"I'm real." Long Chen's mind was a mess.
At his peak, Long Qinglan had been a god-like existence. He had been the Eternal Dragon Emperor, the most powerful person in the Eternal God Domain.
Long Chen remembered every word he said, just like how he remembered his father telling him to become stronger and to fight for the Dragon Seal when they were in the same situation.
"Child …." Tears streamed down Long Qinglan's face as he choked back sobs. "My life is full of regrets. I've missed out on many things, and I've let many people down. If I could, I would like to make it up to them. I would like to wash away the crimes that didn't belong to me. I hope that people, especially my family, and the people of Eternal Dragon City, will treat me right. But I don't have a second chance. When you enter the Eternal God Domain in the future, you will see all of this. But you have your own life, and I won't force you to do anything for me. But after seeing me today, I've changed my mind.
I just want you to live a good life. "Long Chen didn't think that way. He lived for his mission, and the man who had given him everything. Long Chen was willing to work hard for the things Long Chen was passionate about, the crimes he had committed, the unfair treatment he had received, and his glory. That was what Long Chen pursued. His pursuit of his father even surpassed his pursuit of Lingxi.
This was the man who had given Long Chen everything. Long Chen didn't have any theories. He didn't fight for his glory, and he didn't want to fulfill his impossible dreams. "Father, I wouldn't be alive without you," he said firmly. "If I can go to the Eternal God Domain, then everything about you will be my only mission. But right now, I don't understand anything you've said. Can you tell me what I need to do?"
Long Qinglan was incomparably gratified by this resolute youth. That was all he had ever wanted. Today, he had suddenly changed his mind. He no longer wanted to control Long Chen's life, but what moved him the most was that Long Chen didn't seem to care at all.
"My helplessness.... Just wait until you get to the Eternal Life God Domain, and you'll understand everything. Eternal Dragon City, and the people who support me, oppose me, and slander me, are all very important to me. Once you get there, you'll understand everything, and you'll know exactly what you need to do."
To Long Chen, this wasn't just a mission. It was a glory that belonged to his heart. He wanted to prove to his father that he could do it.
Although he still didn't know what he needed to do, it didn't matter what it was, it couldn't shake his determination. If he had been fighting for Ling Xi's sake his entire life, then if he ascended to the Eternal God Realm, then he would fight for his father's glory. He would fight to make up for all his regrets.
The Eternal God Domain was Long Chen's home. He had to go there at least once to prove himself and his father's worth.
Long Qinglan lowered his head and said, "I'm a genius and a great pioneer. I'm not a traitor or an incompetent ruler. You need to prove that to them …."
Pioneer.
Long Chen already knew what to do. Some things were based on obsession and conviction. No matter what happened, Long Chen wouldn't regret it. That was just his personality.
"Let's not talk about that for now. I've come here today to give you the last of my three most precious items." Long Qinglan raised his head and looked at Long Chen seriously.
As for Lingxi, she already knew everything about Long Chen, so she didn't need to hide anything. Long Qinglan had witnessed her growth.
The third item.
If Long Chen wasn't mistaken, the first and second items were the mysterious dragon jade and the Primordial Blood Spirit Dragon's legacy essence blood.
Long Qinglan's eyes flickered with nostalgia. "You must be wondering what the mysterious dragon jade is, right?"
It was the most mysterious item of all. Of course Long Chen wanted to know.
But Long Qinglan smiled bitterly. "But I don't know either."
Long Chen stared at him blankly.
Long Qinglan said, "My achievements have a lot to do with the mysterious dragon jade. When you reach the Calamity Realm, you will slowly uncover its mysterious power. It can be said that without the dragon jade, there wouldn't be the Eternal Dragon Emperor's fame. He appeared in my life by chance, and from then on, my life advanced by leaps and bounds. He brought me glory and status, but he also brought me unease. It was under the guidance of the mysterious dragon jade that I embarked on the path of pursuing the secrets of the divine dragons. Under its guidance, I traversed many paths, and at the same time, obtained two supreme treasures that have never appeared in history."
"You can't imagine what the Ancestral Dragon's legacy essence blood is. It only existed in primordial times, and everyone in the Eternal God Realm would go crazy over it. No one would believe its existence. After all, no one knows where the billions of divine dragons have gone. The ten Ancestral Dragons are the key to the secret. How could their legacy essence blood be left behind like that of ordinary divine dragons? No one would believe it, but I did it."
Long Qinglan's face lit up with pride as he said this.
No wonder he said that he was a pioneer.
"Under the guidance of this mysterious jade pendant, I found the Inheritance Essence Blood of the Ancient Bloodline Spirit Dragon in the Ancestral Zone of the Death Dragon City, one of the five great dragon cities. That's the drop you have. The ancestors of the Death Dragon City have guarded the Ancestral Zone for billions of years, but they never knew that there was the Inheritance Essence Blood of the Ancient Bloodline Spirit Dragon in there. But I found it. For that, I offended the people of the Death Dragon City. Of course, they didn't know that I had the Inheritance Essence Blood of the Ancient Bloodline Spirit Dragon."
"The five great dragon cities are very famous in the Eternal God Realm," Long Chen asked.
Long Qinglan nodded. "The five great dragon cities are the rulers of the Eternal God Realm. Of course, there are other races as well, but generally speaking, the five great dragon cities are the strongest together. We humans are the most orthodox descendants of the divine dragons, and the five great dragon cities are home to a large number of dragon warriors. They are also our burial grounds."
Long Chen silently memorized these words.
"Then, I continued my pursuit of the Divine Dragon. I went to many mystical places, and even with my means, I almost died a few times. This path was too complicated and thrilling, with endless difficulties. Even the heavens were against me. I traveled unhindered across the Dragon Sacrificial Continent, and even went to worlds outside of the Dragon Sacrificial Continent. In another world, I almost solved the mystery of the Divine Dragon. On the way, I followed the guidance of the mysterious dragon jade and found the inheritance blood essence of the Void Cosmic Dragon."
As expected, the third treasure was the Time and Eternal Dragon's essence blood.
"Each of the five great dragon cities worships an Ancestral Dragon as their ancestor. The Death Dragon City worships the Ancient Bloodspirit Dragon, and the Eternal Dragon City worships the Void Dragon since ancient times. That's why I'm called the Eternal Dragon Emperor."
Ten great Ancestral Dragons, five great dragon cities. In other words, there were five Ancestral Dragons that no dragon cities worshipped.
Long Qinglan continued, "But, starting from the Void Dragon, all the clues were cut off. I absorbed the Void Dragon's essence blood and became an Ancestral Dragon warrior. My talent was unparalleled, and my battle prowess was comparable to those ancient gods. But I still died on the way to that secret. There must be someone who doesn't want me to know about this secret."
The Void Dragon's essence blood …
In the Void Realm, Kitten hid in the shadows, licking his claws from time to time with his tender tongue.
The Void Dragon's essence blood came from a place outside of the Dragon Sacrificial Continent, and all of this was the guidance of the mysterious dragon jade that even Long Qinglan didn't know about. That was why Long Qinglan said, "That dragon jade is the key to solving the mystery of the extinction of the divine dragons in the Dragon Sacrificial Continent. I spent my entire life, but I couldn't figure out what it is. I hope you can succeed."
"I will work hard." Long Chen's heart was filled with hot blood.
This was his father's desire, his expectation of Long Chen. In his eyes, Long Chen would always be a child. He would prove to his father that Long Chen would help him fulfill the things he couldn't accomplish in the past. Long Chen would also work hard to correct the injustice he suffered. Long Qinglan nodded in satisfaction.
He said, "It is because of me that I became the infant of the Void Dragon that I know about the past and the present, can see the future and the past, and can travel through time and space. But all of this isn't stable. I'm just a beginner who just stepped onto the path of immortality, but died prematurely. You guessed correctly. I've seen your tracks for the past nine years a long, long time ago. I put down the Extreme Universal Finger I comprehended in the Full Moon Pavilion and told you to come to the Nine-Star Chaos City. I carved a map on a pillar in the City of Tragic Deaths. All of this was waiting for you to come and inherit the other most important thing of mine, and then tell you everything about me. Today, I've finally fulfilled my wish."
He was very satisfied. No matter what happened to Long Chen in the end, he was already very satisfied to be able to reach this step.
"Now, I will hand over the Void Dragon's essence blood to you. This is my greatest attempt. Not only will I create an Ancestral Dragon warrior, but I will also fuse the essence blood of two Ancestral Dragons into one successor. And the key lies in the mysterious dragon jade. Back then, I had already thoroughly researched this path, but unfortunately, it was too late. Because I had already died at that time, all my attempts can only be inherited by you, my child …"
Seeing the old man's eyes that had gone through the vicissitudes of time, Long Chen's blood boiled. He was very proud to have such a father. This was his pride.