âNO! Iâll kill all those brutes!â roared Xiao Fei. His veins were bulging, his face twisted, and blood kept leaking out of the corner of his mouth.
His gums had been split from clenching his teeth so hard, but he didnât notice. His whole body was trembling, but he was unable to move. It was like he was in a nightmare.
âKill? What will you use to kill them? The enemies are so strong that even the Elders werenât able to stop them. Do you think you, a rank one Celestial, can stop them? You are just an ant in front of those invaders. You donât have the slightest ability to resist. Blood has dyed the land, and corpses litter the ground. Their eyes are full of unwillingness. The only ones left are you and aunt Qing. Aunt Qing is heavily injured and on the ground. She looks at you with worryâŠâ Long Chenâs soft voice resounded throughout.
Although they knew he was using a hypnotic art, Long Chenâs Spiritual Strength was too strong. Even though he wasnât focusing on them, they were infected by his voice. The scene of the Xiao tribeâs destruction appeared in front of them.
The Xiao tribeâs warriors all erupted with battle intent, fury soaring in their eyes. Some disciples even automatically activated their Cries of the Heavenly Daos.
Long Chenâs hypnotism was just too strong. Some of the weaker disciples had to be held back by other experts. Chaos raged. They had never experienced such a thing. Even wide awake, they were hypnotized.
It was obvious just how realistic the illusion Xiao Fei was under was. As Long Chen spoke, scene after scene played in Xiao Feiâs head, spurring his emotions. Everything was incomparably real to him.
âDonât come here!â
Xiao Fei suddenly shouted. His arms opened. From his posture, it seemed like he was protecting aunt Qing behind him.
âYouâre doing your best, but youâre still too weak. Youâre unable to defeat your enemies. You can only watch as the evil invaders get closer and closer to aunt QingâŠâ Seeing Xiao Fei move, Long Chenâs eyes brightened. His voice became even softer.
âNo! You canât hurt aunt Qing!â Xiao Fei crazily roared, his arms waving through the air as if he was fighting back enemies.
âDo you want to get stronger?â Long Chenâs voice suddenly changed. He sounded holy and divine now, and absolutely unquestionable.
âI want to get stronger! I want to kill all of them!â Xiao Fei continued to crazily swing his arms.
âThere is a treasure house within your Dantian. If you open it, youâll immediately become stronger, strong enough to kill all these powerful enemies, strong enough to protect your aunt Qing,â said Long Chen.
âI canât open it. Iâve tried for ten years, but it still wonât happen. What am I supposed to do?!â roared Xiao Fei, his voice full of pain and panic.
Long Chen sighed and turned to look at the old tribe leader and the Elders. Those people all felt a burning sensation on their faces.
In these past ten years, they had always been pushing Xiao Fei to get stronger. As a result, it had caused a heart-devil to form within Xiao Fei, and he had no hopes of opening his Dantian anymore. That had added another layer of locks over his power.
That made them turn red to the tips of their ears. They were filled with regret. If it werenât for that extra lock, Xiao Fei could have very likely awakened his energy just now from Long Chenâs guidance.
They hated themselves for being too inflexible, for being so hidebound. If they had tried the method Long Chen was using, perhaps Xiao Fei would have long since awakened his power.
Now seeing that Xiao Fei had failed at this step, they had an urge to find a hole and bury themselves. Long Chenâs previous ridicule hadnât been wrong. It was their fault. They had misled their disciple.
Long Chen also hadnât expected Xiao Fei to have a heart-devil at such a young age. Now it was a bit more problematic. But since things had reached this point, he definitely couldnât give up now.
âYou couldnât open it before, but that doesnât mean you canât open it now. Quickly, aunt Qingâs life is in your handsâŠâ A trace of urgency entered Long Chenâs voice. He needed to test whether or not the suppressed energy within Xiao Fei could be released.
âI want to save aunt Qing!â roared Xiao Fei. He tried to connect with his Dantian. But after several failures, Xiao Feiâs aura began to turn chaotic.
âLong Chen, Xiao Fei will end up crazy if this continues!â warned one Elder.
âShut up!â Long Chen shouted coldly. If it werenât for them having given Xiao Fei such a powerful heart-devil, why would he have to do so much work? If he doesnât succeed, what about his face? Finding excuses wasnât Long Chenâs style.
âXiao Fei, I am Long Chen.â Long Chen suddenly changed tones again.
âBrother Long, save me!â Xiao Fei was delighted to hear Long Chenâs voice. His chaotic aura slowly calmed down, and the signs of him growing bedeviled faded.
âI canât help you. The only one who can help you is yourself,â said Long Chen.
âButâŠâ
âThere are no buts. Do you trust me?â asked Long Chen.
âYes.â
âThen good. Listen carefully. There is immense power within your Dantian. It is heavily locked right now and canât be opened. But with so many enemies before you, you must open it. Thatâs the only way you can protect aunt Qing. The ways you tried to open it before were wrong. Now Iâll teach you the correct method.
âInsert your Spiritual Strength into your Dantian. Use the same method you used to try to open it before, but for the last step, switch your left and right spiritual hands. Concentrate. Feel your energy constantly condensing⊠condensing⊠condensing until all that energy is within your hands,â said Long Chen.
The Elders couldnât help being stunned. The method they had taught him was wrong? The crucial point lay in the final point?
âBig brother Long Chen, itâs still not working!â said Xiao Fei.
âVery good, Xiao Fei. Youâve already condensed a hundred percent of your energy. But to activate your potential, you need to condense a hundred and twenty percent,â said Long Chen.
A hundred and twenty percent? How was that possible? Everyone was stunned.
âIf you donât know where that energy comes from, look back at aunt Qing behind you. Sheâs looking at you with worry, but also encouragement. She isnât worried about her own life, but yours. Are you really willing to let her fall to the hands of your enemies? Let your fury rage! You are a man. Show your domineeringness!
âYou can release your greatest power when you want to protect the people you care about. Show your fangs. Release your roar. Make the mountains crumble beneath your feet, make your enemiesâ souls dissipate. To protect aunt Qing, you feel no fear inside. What are you still waiting for? Explode with your power, open the seal!â
Long Chenâs voice grew louder and louder. It resonated with heaven and earth. It was like the roar of gods, and everyone present was infected by it. Their blood began to boil, and battle intent surged out of them.
âSeal, open!â
What startled everyone was that Xiao Fei suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were completely scarlet like the eyes of a devil. His roar shook the heaven.
âThis⊠this is the revival of the ancestorâs bloodline?â The old tribe leader shot up, his body trembling.
BOOM!
Xiao Feiâs runes surged out of him. They were like huge rivers surging into the dome of the sky. A terrifying pressure descended.
Every member of the Xiao tribe, other than the old tribe leader, knelt on the ground, looking at him excitedly.
Long Chen thought they were being grateful to him, but then he realized they had been affected by this bloodline inheritance.
Runes of three colors formed a huge image behind Xiao Fei. That image was a bit indistinct, so it wasnât possible to see what it clearly was.
âThe tribe diagram! Itâs actually the tribe diagram!â The old tribe leader was so moved that tears began to flow out of his old eyes.
âDonât get too excited, or itâll shorten your lifespan,â advised the white-eyed elder.
âHehe, Xiao Fei has awakened as a rank three Celestial, and heâs also revived the long lost tribe diagram. Even if I died right now, Iâd be happy,â said the old tribe leader. He was unable to suppress his excitement.
âYour enemies are annihilated. You can sleep. When you awaken, everything will be in the past and seem like a dream. When you awaken from your dream, everything will be very normal. Youâll find that everyone in the tribe is alive. Aunt Qing is by your side. Theyâre all looking after youâŠâ said Long Chen softly.
Xiao Feiâs furious aura calmed down, and he slowly closed his scarlet eyes. He collapsed into Xiao Lingâs arms.
âLong Chen, youâre our Xiao tribeâs greatest benefactor. Please accept this.â Xiao Ling actually knelt just like that toward Long Chen.
It wasnât just Xiao Ling. Long Chen was startled to see even the old tribe leader kneel. Long Chen hastily ran forward and pulled the old tribe leader up.
âYouâre shortening my longevity,â complained Long Chen. In truth, he very much disliked this kind of etiquette. Other than parents and heaven and earth, how could you kneel to anyone else?
The old tribe leader saw through Long Chenâs intentions and said, âWe must kneel to express our gratitude. You donât know just how much youâve done for our Xiao tribe. You must accept this gratitude.â
âNo, you should all get up. I only kneel to my parents. As for heaven and earth⊠Haha, letâs not talk about that. Xiao Fei is fine, and Iâm also very busy. To tell the truth, I urgently need a detailed map of the Immemorial Path and any areas with value,â laughed Long Chen.
He found that his face was becoming thicker by the day. He directly asked for the benefits without feeling the slightest embarrassment.
âHahaha, how could just a map express our Xiao tribeâs gratitude? Long Chen, stay for a few days so we can properly thank you,â laughed the old tribe leader.