The elder grew increasingly uneasy at Yu Shaomingâs prolonged silence. A while later, he cautiously asked, âPatriarch, what should we do next? Should we send someone to capture that Young Lord Dragon Emperor, and that so-called Highness?â
Yu Shaoming did not speak, and there was a turmoil of complex emotions in his eyes. Just as the elderâs fear increased, Yu Shaoming finally spoke, âThere is no need for that. For the time being, continue to keep an eye on the Long Familyâs movements, especially that Young Lord Dragon Emperor. Send people to check if heâs the same Young Lord Dragon Emperor from the past! I am going to see the Old Patriarch now.â
See the Old Patriarch? The elder was genuinely shocked.
Patriarch is going to notify the Old Patriarch about this?
At this moment, the elder realized that the Young Lord Dragon Emperorâs identity was not simple. Otherwise, Patriarch wouldnât have gone to see the Old Patriarch about this matter.
Ever since the Old Patriarch had abdicted, and passed the patriarch position to Yu Shaoming, he had been cultivating inside the Yu Familyâs forbidden land, focusing on stepping into Dao Venerable Realm like their old ancestor.
âYou can retreat!â Upon seeing the elder dazed on the spot, Yu Shaoming ordered curtly, âRemember, do not take any action on your own and wait for my order!â
If it was really Long Jianfei who had returned, it still wasnât a big deal, but what he worried about was Long Jianfeiâs identity as the inner disciple of Dragon Fish Creed and senior deacon of Mission Hall.
The elder did not dare to have any other thoughts and quickly withdrew from the hall. After the elder left, Yu Shaoming went to the Yu Familyâs forbidden land and met with his father, Yu Qi.
âWhat? Long Jianfei?â Yu Qi was genuinely shocked and asked, âIsnât Long Jianfei dead?â
He couldnât believe that Long Jianfei was actually still alive.
Yu Shaomingâs brows were tightly locked together, âWhen Long Jianfei had gone missing, a Dragon Fish Creedâs expert had tried to locate him through a secret method. I remember clearly that he had said that Long Jianfeiâs aura had completely disappeared from the Divine Tuo Holy World. It was because of that the Dragon Fish Creed announced Long Jianfeiâs demise and revoked his inner disciple and senior deaconâs identities. Whoâd have thought that Long Jianfei would return after so many years. Although we havenât confirmed it is Long Jianfei, nine out of ten itâs him!â
It was because the Long Family had only one Young Lord Dragon Emperor.
Long Chenfeng would only call Long Jianfei as the Young Lord Dragon Emperor.
Yu Qiâs eyes narrowed. âEven if Long Jianfei has returned, there is no need to panic. Nothing will happen. His master, Chen Xi, has been missing for a long time, and even if Chen Xi didnât die inside the Bright Lightning Abyss, heâs probably trapped inside the unfathomable restrictions within the Bright Lightning Abyss, and he might never come out!â
âDonât forget, we still have Zhouâer!â
Yu Zhou!
He was the Yu Familyâs most talented genius of this era!
At the mention of Yu Zhou, Yu Qi couldnât help showing a happy and proud expression.
Yu Zhou was one of his grandsons and also Yu Shaomingâs nephew.
Upon hearing Yu Qi speak of Yu Zhou, Yu Shaoming also smiled, and his worries were pacified.
âFather, now that Long Jianfei is back, heâs definitely going to ratify his Dragon Fish Creed inner disciple identity. Before he does that, do you think we shouldâŠ?â Yu Shaoming made a cut-throat gesture.
âAs long as we block the news, and kill everyone that knows of Long Jianfeiâs return, the Dragon Fish Creed definitely wonât hear a word about it. Weâll make Long Jianfei really disappear without a soul knowing about his return!â Yu Shaoming said with a cruel glint in his eyes.
Yu Qi spoke solemnly after considering Yu Shaomigâs words, âYou said that there are two more people who came back with Long Jianfei? Long Jianfei called one of them His Highness? And he looked extremely respectful?â
âYes,â Yu Shaoming nodded.
This was the main reason he did not take immediate action.
âThe young man Long Jianfei called âHighnessâ, who is he exactly? He must at least be a young lord of another powerful creed given that Long Jainfei is willing to call him âHighnessâ respectfully, based on his knowledge as a Dragon Fish Creedâs inner disciple.â
âSend ten Ninth Resurrection Primal Ancestors there!â Yu Qi went on solemnly, âTell them to probe Long Jianfei and that Highnessâ current strength.â
Yu Qiâs order was to probe.
âYes, father.â Yu Shaoming understood and nodded his head.
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NightâŠ
The Long Familyâs main residenceâŠ
Huang Xiaolong, Long Jianfei, and Duan Feng stood in the air above the Long Familyâs residence. Under the silvery moonlight, their shadows on the ground were elongated.
The wind felt cold to the skin.
âYour Highness, I didnât expect my master to have alsoâŠâ Long Jianfei started with a bitter expression on his face.
Originally, his plan was to ask his master for help after regaining his inner disciple identity to bring Huang Xiaolong into the Dragon Fish Creed, but now, with his master missing for many years, this plan wouldnât work anymore.
âItâs alright,â Huang Xiaolong shook his head and added, âYou go ratify your identity first thing tomorrow morning. Weâll talk about entering the Dragon Fish Creed later.â
Long Jianfei nodded.
Early the next morning, as the morning sun was shining radiantly, Huang Xiaolong, Long Jianfei, and Duan Feng left the Long Familyâs residence.
Long Jianfei was going to the Dragon Fish Creedâs branch to report and register, whereas Huang Xiaolong and Duan Feng were idle, thus they went with Long Jianfei. The Dragon Fish Creed had a branch at the Blue Rainbow Sacred Land not far away from their current location.
It merely took them half a month to travel from the Monarch Yu Sacred Land to the Blue Rainbow Sacred Land with the Immemorial Ice and Fire Qilinsâ speed.
However, Huang Xiaolongâs group of three was blocked just as they left the Dragon Emperor Continent. The ones blocking their path was the group Primal Ancestor experts sent by Yu Shaoming, and there were all ten of them. Their strengths were between early Ninth Resurrection to peak early Ninth Resurrection Primal Ancestor Realm.
For a sacred landâs top forces like the Yu Family, they would have a certain number of Ninth Resurrection Primal Ancestors.
âLong Jianfei! Itâs really you!â Amongst the ten people, the group leader stared at Long Jianfei in shock.
âYu Chengming.â Long Jianfeiâs eyes lit up as this was a familiar face from the past. Yu Chengming was one of Yu Xinâs cousins, and he had met Long Jianfei many times in the past.
Yu Chengming gave Long Jianfei a look from head to toe and exclaimed in shock, âMid-Fifth Resurrection Primal Ancestor?â
He hadnât expected Long Jianfeiâs cultivation to have only reached the mid-Fifth Resurrection Primal Ancestor Realm after so long. After all, his strength had always been lower than Long Jianfei in the past, and his talent couldnât be compared to Long Jianfei. But now, he, Yu Chengming, had already entered the peak early Ninth Resurrection Primal Ancestor Realm.
Although Long Jianfei had better talent, the Cangqiong Holy World that he had fallen in had thin spiritual energy, and it was far from comparable to the Divine Tuo Holy Worldâs spiritual energy. Greatly restricted by the environment, Long Jianfeiâs cultivation progress was greatly affected. Hence, Yu Shaomingâs strength had surpassed Long Jianfei.
Yu Chengming checked Long Jianfeiâs cultivation again with a secret method, and confirmed that Long Jianfei was truly only a mid-Fifth Resurrection Primal Ancestor. Then, he scanned over Huang Xiaolong and Duan Feng. Seeing that Huang Xiaolong and Duan Feng were both weaker than him, he was completely at ease. Defeating Duan Feng, who was merely a Seventh Resurrection Primal Ancestor, was as easy as snapping his fingers.
Having seen through Long Jianfei, Huang Xiaolong, and Duan Fengâs strength, Yu Chengming laughed, âLong Jianfei, after so many years, your cultivation has only reached the Fifth Resurrection Primal Ancestor?! Looks like youâre not so great after all. The Long Familyâs genius of an era is actually worse than me.â
âAlso, are you that âHighnessâ Long Jianfei respects so much?â Yu Chengming stared at Huang Xiaolong with a face full of mockery. âA peak mid-Fourth Resurrection Primal Ancestor âHighnessâ?â