The Longevity Family: Starting From The Branches And Leaves

Chapter 315: The Shock of Palace Patriarch and the Essence Blood of Rank Five Flood Dragon

The snow was pure white, fluttering in the air. Snowflakes whistled as they fell onto the defensive barrier of the Palace Family, creating a misty atmosphere.

Inside a spacious and simple stone house of the Palace Family.

In the corner, there was an animal-patterned incense burner, with blue and purple flames burning inside.

Palace Nanming was rubbing his hands, pacing back and forth.

After settling the matter, he didn't care about anything else and directly brought Chen Ling and her family to the place where the Palace Patriarch cultivated.

And he sent a request to meet the Patriarch.

The Palace Patriarch, Palace Zhengyang, was a mid-stage Rank Five Barbarian Cultivator who had been cultivating for over a thousand years.

Due to his ancient fire tribe bloodline, the distance between the stone house he lived in and the Cave Mansion of the tribe's sacred beast, the Fire Cloud Divine Sparrow, was less than five miles.

After waiting for a moment, Chen Ling and the others saw a middle-aged man wearing a gray beast robe entering the stone house.

"Greetings, Patriarch!"

"Greetings, Patriarch!"

Palace Nanming hurriedly bowed.

Chen Ling and Palace Mulan also followed suit, bowing.

"It's really Lan'er who has returned, that's great!"

Palace Zhengyang smiled and waved his hand.

His gaze swept over them, then he sat down on the main seat covered with golden fur.

Then his eyes flashed with a sharp light as he looked at Palace Mulan and asked, "Lan'er, is it true that Du Qingyun from the Lan Yue Sect targeted you this time?"

Palace Mulan took a deep breath, nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Patriarch, this person has already been killed by my husband, Chen Ling. My husband, along with the Zhao and Wang families, also joined forces to destroy the Du and Cao families of the Lan Yue Sect. Now, revenge has been taken for me!"

Upon hearing this, Palace Zhengyang looked at Chen Ling with a look of surprise and doubt. Du Qingyun was the number one sword cultivator in the Western Wilderness, and he had long heard of him. It was quite unexpected that Chen Ling, at his age, could defeat Du Qingyun.

Then, Palace Nanming detailed the matter of Chen Ling preparing to challenge Mo Gu.

"Now that our Palace Family's bloodline has reached Rank Six, the essence blood of the sacred beast should naturally be given to Huo'er!"

Palace Zhengyang said decisively after listening.

Upon hearing this, Palace Nanming quickly said, "Patriarch, it would be more prudent to carry out a bloodline comparison as agreed upon by the elders."

Now, among the three major families of the tribe, if they didn't rely on the sacred beast, the Palace Family's strength would already be inferior to the Mo Family. Forcibly overturning the decision of the Elder Council would easily expose their weakness and give the Mo Family and the Tujia Family an excuse to unite.

"Does Ling'er have confidence in defeating Mo Gu?"

"In the bloodline comparison, the use of Dao techniques and other Treasure Weapons is not allowed!"

"I can still make the decision now and take this drop of essence blood."

"But once the challenge fails, Huo'er will have no chance!"

After a moment of contemplation, Palace Zhengyang looked at Chen Ling with a thoughtful expression, then said with a serious face.

Chen Ling's combat power was only mentioned by Palace Mulan.

He hadn't seen it with his own eyes, so he had some doubts.

Although he believed Palace Mulan's words, he speculated that Chen Ling probably relied on a Treasure Weapon or some other unknown means. After all, Du Qingyun's reputation was well-known, and even if he couldn't defeat him, he should have means to save his own life. It was unlikely for him to fall at the hands of a Gold Core Cultivator.

In the bloodline comparison, the battle was based on the pure power of bloodline. What could Chen Ling use to fight against Mo Gu, who possessed a Rank Six bloodline?

Palace Nanming also had the same doubt. Originally, he trusted his daughter, which was why he chose to trust Chen Ling. But now that the Patriarch mentioned it, he was also quite doubtful.

Facing their doubts, Chen Ling calmly replied, "Patriarch, even if it's the power of bloodline, I am not afraid of Mo Gu."

Now, he possessed the Battle Dragon Thunder Body, mainly formed by integrating the bloodline of the Green Flood Dragon.

With the bloodline of the Green Flood Dragon, which was worth a fortune, his bloodline was naturally not inferior to a Rank Six Barbarian Cultivator.

Upon hearing Chen Ling's confident words, Palace Zhengyang and the others were surprised.

The two looked at each other.

Palace Zhengyang smiled slightly and said, "If Ling'er is so confident, then it's a good thing. However, if a bloodline comparison is initiated this time..."

"It's not just about fighting for the holy beast's essence blood."

"Simply put, the outcome of this battle directly affects the position of the Gong family and the Mo family in the tribe."

"Therefore, I want to test Ling'er first. Do you have any objections?"

He understood clearly in his heart the current trend of the entire tribe. The Gong family was declining, while the Mo family was rising and difficult to stop.

Although the Mo family wouldn't dare to act recklessly as long as he and the holy beast were present.

But once there was any movement, the positions of the Gong and Mo families could easily be reversed.

So, if they could seize this drop of holy beast's essence blood this time, it would be even better.

Not only would it elevate their own bloodline, but it would also suppress the Mo family.

Originally, with his strength, he naturally wanted to leave the essence blood for Xinghuo to use.

But what Gong Nanming said made sense.

This would easily lead to an alliance between the Mo family and the Tu family.

In that case, the gains would not outweigh the losses.

But if Chen Ling lost in the bloodline competition, it would be difficult to suppress the Mo family in the future!

Therefore, he had to be cautious and personally test Chen Ling.

After hearing this, Chen Ling hesitated for a moment and asked with clasped fists, "I wonder how the ancestor wants to test me?"

Gong Mulan and her father also looked at the ancestor with flickering eyes.

Gong Zhengyang smiled at Chen Ling and said, "I will strike with forty percent of my strength, without using any bloodline power."

"If you can withstand it, you can challenge Mo Gu!"

"This?"

Chen Ling originally wanted Gong Ancestor to increase the strength a bit more, to truly test the potential of the War Dragon Thunder Body.

Seeing Gong Mulan frowning, he finally didn't say it, and nodded in agreement.

"Mo Gu is also a strong practitioner who comprehended the Four Barbarian Patterns, and his bloodline is from the Fire Rock Clan, possessing an extremely rare and powerful physique."

"Even if we exclude other Barbarian Patterns Divine Abilities, just in terms of physique, it is enough to contend against a Rank Five Barbarian Cultivator."

"So this forty percent of strength is not excessive!"

Gong Zhengyang explained.

"Ancestor, I am currently cultivating a Body Refining bloodline technique and I plan to test its power."

Chen Ling's eyes flickered as he clasped his fists and said to Gong Ancestor.

"What kind of Body Refining technique?"

Gong Zhengyang looked at Chen Ling with a curious tone.

In his opinion, Body Refining techniques and Barbarian Cultivator bloodline cultivation were fundamentally incomparable.

"War Dragon Art!" Chen Ling paused and said in a deep voice.

"War Dragon Art?"

"It's a coincidence. A few months ago, I accidentally obtained a drop of Rank Five Flood Dragon essence blood. Because of its incompatible attributes, I haven't been willing to use it."

"As long as Ling'er can withstand this punch, I will give you this drop of Flood Dragon essence blood!"

Gong Zhengyang said with a smile.

"Rank Five Flood Dragon essence blood?"

Hearing this, Chen Ling's heart inexplicably accelerated, and his eyes were filled with joy.

He was already at the Rank Four Late Stage of Body Refining, and in order to reach Rank Five, he needed the assistance of Flood Dragon bloodline while also increasing his attributes.

The Green Flood Dragon was currently only at Rank Four Late Stage.

Although it was growing rapidly, it would still take some time to reach Rank Five.

With this drop of Rank Five Flood Dragon essence blood, he could accelerate his progress in reaching Body Refining Rank Five.

Truly, when you search everywhere, you find nothing, but when luck comes, it comes like this!

"Are you ready?"

Gong Zhengyang waved his hand and set up a barrier around them.

Chen Ling nodded.

"Then let me see your strength."

As he spoke, Gong Zhengyang struck out with a punch, condensing into a several-zhang-long firebird.

As soon as the Fire Sparrow took shape, it dashed towards Chen Ling with great force.

A solemn expression flashed in Chen Ling's eyes as he clenched his fist and struck back at the Fire Sparrow.

A burst of thunderous light erupted, instantly condensing into a several-zhang-long Thunder Flood Dragon, with its teeth and claws bared, shooting straight towards the Fire Sparrow.

Boom!

Within the barrier, qi surged and thunder exploded.

The roaring thunder overwhelmed the flames, instantly engulfing the Fire Sparrow.

Vaguely, one could see the Thunder Flood Dragon releasing endless thunderous energy, forcing the Fire Sparrow to disperse bit by bit.

The fist energy of the Fire Sparrow unexpectedly appeared to be in a state of being easily defeated.

"Oh?"

Gong Zhengyang looked at the situation within the barrier, his eyes narrowing slightly, his expression filled with surprise.

Although it was only forty percent of his power, it was enough to deal with an early Rank Five barbarian cultivator.

He was actually easily dealt with by Chen Ling?

What shocked him even more was that Chen Ling's attack seemed effortless, with a calm and composed expression.

It didn't seem to consume much energy at all.

"Not bad! Not bad!"

Gong Zhengyang praised twice in a row.

Even Gong Nanming and Gong Mulan were shocked.

Gong Nanming did not expect that Chen Ling's physical cultivation alone would already be comparable to his own.

And as someone close to Chen Ling, Gong Mulan also did not expect him to have such powerful combat strength.

"In that case, I'll add another twenty percent of my power!"

Gong Zhengyang stared at Chen Ling, his face serious.

But his inner thoughts were not as calm as his surface appearance.

After all, if the bloodline competition were to be activated, it would also mean a struggle for the tribe's power.

So there was absolutely no room for error.

Otherwise, with the current development of the Mo Family, the Gong Family would have no chance to rise again.

And Mo Gu was not an easy person to deal with, so increasing the difficulty was also for greater security.

Chen Ling's expression did not change at this moment, feeling completely at ease.

At this moment, the red light of the barbaric pattern on Gong Laozu's forehead suddenly burst forth, and the Fire Sparrow let out a sharp roar.

The flames all over its body rolled rapidly, followed by a surging wave of fire that rose into the sky, and its entire body expanded by another circle, rushing towards the Thunder Flood Dragon with a surging momentum.

Chen Ling's gaze slightly condensed as the qi in his body surged. After several enhancements, his aura visibly skyrocketed, and a phantom Thunder Dragon surrounded him!

"Go!"

Chen Ling's qi and strength erupted, and another heavy punch struck out.

Within the barrier, thunder roared, and the surface of the fist energy column flickered with lightning, like a fierce ancient Thunder Python, unstoppable as it crashed into the Fire Sparrow.

At this moment, the Thunder Flood Dragon and the Fire Sparrow collided heavily once again.

Boom!

A loud noise resounded.

The entire barrier shook violently.

Thunder and flames erupted at the same time, and the two terrifying forces fiercely collided.

Gong Laozu's bloodline Divine Ability was indeed extremely powerful, but the Dragon Fist empowered by the Battle Dragon Thunder Body and the Thunder Origin was equally formidable.

With this strike, the Fire Sparrow only held on for a few breaths before collapsing and dissipating into a burst of fiery light.

"What!"

Gong Zhengyang's face slightly changed.

He had used nearly sixty percent of his power for that strike.

This kid's Body Refining technique and bloodline were unexpectedly so powerful.

This strength is probably already not inferior to Rank Five.

Amidst the astonishment, a great joy rose again.

Chen Ling has the strength that is no less than Mo Gu's!

"My husband, Patriarch!"

Seeing this result, Gong Mulan also shouted with a smile.

Never would have thought that her own husband's cultivation now could withstand the Patriarch's attack.

Although the Patriarch did not go all out.

But she knew better than anyone the power of the Savage Mark Three Transformations.

Gong Zhengyang waved his hand, and the barrier in the air slowly dissipated. He said with a happy face, "Ling'er, this strength is already enough to deal with Mo Gu!"

"This drop of Flood Dragon essence blood is just right for your Body Refining technique!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand and a porcelain bottle fell in front of Chen Ling.

"Thank you, Patriarch!"

Chen Ling's face lit up and he quickly thanked him.

This was an unexpected joy for him, and he was also very grateful to the Patriarch.

His divine sense swept over and he could feel the abundant blood energy contained in the bottle. Without being polite, he directly stored the bottle in his storage ring.

This drop of Rank Five Flood Dragon essence blood was hard to come by.

This time, he was lucky, and his identity as a son-in-law was useful.

Chen Ling was overjoyed.

"This drop of Flood Dragon essence blood was refined from a Flood Dragon skeleton that I obtained from a secret realm a few months ago."

"I couldn't bear to refine and absorb it for a while, so I kept it until today!"

Gong Zhengyang said with a smile.

Although the Flood Dragon essence blood was precious, compared to Chen Ling saving his granddaughter, it was nothing.

Giving it to Chen Ling was also worthwhile.

As long as Chen Ling refined it, his combat power would definitely increase.

There was another layer of assurance in defeating Mo Gu.

"Secret realm!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Ling's eyes.

Did the Patriarch enter the secret realm a few months ago at the same time as Chi Ye?

The timing seemed to match.

And it was impossible for there to be so many time and space secret realms.

Then he clasped his fists and asked, "Patriarch, what is this secret realm?"

"This is an ancient tribe's secret realm, the most powerful Flame Eagle tribe in the Savage Wilderness tens of thousands of years ago."

"This Rank Five Late Stage Black Flood Dragon was killed by the Flame Eagle tribe, but there is still some Flood Dragon blood energy remaining in its bones."

"There should be many Black Flood Dragon skeletons in the secret realm."

"But now the passage jade plaque to the secret realm is in the hands of the Chi Yang tribe. Last time they entered, several tribes, including the Chi Yang tribe, suffered considerable casualties. It is estimated that they won't enter again in a short time."

"The risks in the secret realm are not small. Many of the deceased tribesmen have turned into bone cultivators with considerable combat power and are not easy to deal with."

The Patriarch did not hide anything and said directly.

"It really is the secret realm of the Flame Eagle tribe." Chen Ling thought to himself.

As for the passage to the secret realm, he had it in his hands, so it was easy to enter.

It was just a matter of whether the risk was worth taking!

"Ling'er, how many days do you need to refine this drop of Flood Dragon essence blood?" Gong Zhengyang asked again.

"About five days!" Chen Ling pondered for a moment and replied.

With the Battle Dragon Thunder Body, he could completely refine and absorb this drop of essence blood in one day, but for the sake of caution, he added a few more days.

"Good, then the bloodline competition will be set for ten days from now."

"Nan Ming, you will announce this to the other elders tomorrow!"

Gong Zhengyang's eyes flashed with a hint of brilliance.

"Yes, Patriarch!" Gong Zhengyang respectfully replied.

Afterwards, the Patriarch discussed some insights on body cultivation and cultivation techniques with Chen Ling, showing great confidence in his son-in-law.

(End of this chapter)