"There's indeed something in the depths of the ancestral mausoleum that's attracting me."
Long Chen was even more certain when he entered the dark golden passageway.
It was a long passageway that was about five meters wide and tall. The walls were inlaid with bricks that were as hard as steel. There was a bright lamp hanging on the wall at regular intervals, illuminating a large portion of the path.
After walking past the fiftieth lamp, the path suddenly opened up and a vast space appeared in front of them.
It was a huge and empty basement. Although there weren't many things in it, there was a solemn and dignified atmosphere.
Long Chen's gaze wasn't attracted by the ancestral tablets in the center, but by the dark golden door behind the ancestral tablets.
"The thing that caused the Dragon Jade to tremble is behind this door." Long Chen made a mental note of it.
The walls of the basement were engraved with many images of divine dragons. They were so lifelike that it was too much for one's eyes to take in.
This was probably where the ancestral mausoleum was located.
At this moment, everyone walked towards the ancestral tablets in the basement. Only now did Long Chen notice that the entire basement was filled with thousands of small doors, each of which was engraved with a primordial divine dragon.
"Don't look around. Behind those doors is the burial ground of our ancestors." Dongfang Xuanxiao's voice made Long Chen's heart skip a beat as he looked ahead.
There were many ancestral tablets placed in front of him. Some were big and some were small. The one in the center was a stone tablet that was about two meters tall.
"This ancestral tablet is probably the oldest ancestor of the Dongfang Family." Long Chen thought to himself.
Behind this ancestral tablet was a large door. Behind the door was the thing that caused the Dragon Jade to tremble.
At this moment, everyone followed Dongfang Xuanfeng to the ancestral tablets. Everyone wore solemn expressions in front of the ancestral tablets and didn't dare to say anything.
Dongfang Xuanfeng and the others first bowed to the ancestors before saying to Long Chen and Yin Mengyao, "After paying your respects to the ancestors, you are now members of the Dongfang Family, the descendants of Dongfang Xuanxiao.
Now, perform the three kowtows and nine bows. "
"I've acknowledged someone else as my ancestor. I hope my father won't climb out of his grave to kill me when he finds out."
Long Chen thought to himself. He was very obedient and followed Yin Mengyao's etiquette of kowtowing three times and bowing nine times.
"Light the incense."
After that, Dongfang Xuanfeng took out a handful of incense sticks from his Qiankun Bag. There were about a hundred memorial tablets and a hundred incense burners here. Long Chen and Yin Mengyao had to light incense sticks for each of the incense burners, which was a lot of work. It took about a quarter of an hour for them to finish their work.
After offering the incense, Long Chen secretly cursed in his heart, but on the surface, he was still obedient.
"Fourth Brother, come here," Dongfang Xuanfeng called Dongfang Xuanxiao over and stood in front of Long Chen and Yin Mengyao.
"Kneel down," said Dongfang Xuanfeng.
Long Chen hesitated for a moment. Thinking that becoming stronger was the most important thing and that Dongfang Xuanxiao wasn't a bad person, he knelt down.
However, unexpectedly, Dongfang Xuanxiao held them up and said, "A man's knees are worth gold. Forget about the procedure here. Long Chen, Yin Mengyao, from now on, do you understand what you need me to do?"
The fact that Dongfang Xuanxiao didn't need them to kneel made Long Chen have a better impression of him.
Dongfang Xuanxiao's personality wasn't restricted by worldly etiquette. He was frank and open, and Long Chen liked this kind of person.
"Nonsense."
Knowing that his fourth brother had a stubborn temper, Dongfang Xuanfeng only scolded him in a low voice and didn't say anything else.
Although Dongfang Xuanfeng and the other three addressed each other as brothers, they were not biological brothers. Instead, they were cousins.
Dongfang Xuanxiao's parents had passed away a long time ago, and Fengyu Yunxiao's eldest and second brother, Xuanfeng and Xuanyu, were the current family head's children.
Long Chen and Yin Mengyao understood Dongfang Xuanxiao's question and immediately greeted him respectfully, "Foster Father."
To be honest, Long Chen was a prideful person, but it wasn't that he didn't fear the world. The stronger he was, the more reverence he had for the world. Reverence wasn't fear, but it allowed him to remain humble and move forward.
Dongfang Xuanxiao was naturally happy to hear this, but he only showed a faint smile on his face.
"From now on, the two of you are officially members of the Dongfang Family. You are no different from us. More importantly, the two of you are my foster son and foster daughter."
Looking at the excited Dongfang Xuanxiao, Long Chen nodded his head.
"Alright, since we've paid our respects to the ancestors, let's leave now so that we don't disturb their rest."
Dongfang Xuanfeng said with a smile. From his words, no one could tell what he thought of Long Chen and Yin Mengyao. On the other hand, Dongfang Xuanyu's expression didn't look good, especially when Dongfang Xuanxiao directly exempted Long Chen and Yin Mengyao from kneeling.
"There's one more thing."
At this moment, Dongfang Xuanxiao turned around and looked at Dongfang Xuanfeng, "Big brother, the qualification to touch the Blue Dragon Halberd will be decided soon, right? They are my children, and they are also at the Earth Core realm, so they naturally have the qualification to touch the Blue Dragon Halberd, right?"
"What kind of joke is this?"
Dongfang Xuanfeng didn't answer. Instead, Dongfang Xuanyu sneered, "Outsiders who have just entered the inner clan want to fight for the Blue Dragon Halberd?"
Dongfang Xuanyu's words immediately caused the atmosphere to turn tense. At this moment, Dongfang Xuanxiao's expression turned cold as he stared at Dongfang Xuanyu and said, "I've said it before, since I've paid my respects to the ancestors, they are my children. What do you mean by 'outsiders'?"
Dongfang Xuanxiao's gaze was gloomy, and it contained a soul-stirring power, causing Dongfang Xuanyu to be secretly shocked.
At this moment, Dongfang Xuanfeng hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Second sister, you've indeed said the wrong thing. Furthermore, only those at the Earth Core realm can participate in the Blue Dragon Halberd Competition. Naturally, Long Chen and Mengyao can participate."
With Dongfang Xuanfeng's words, Dongfang Xuanxiao got his answer and left with Long Chen and Yin Mengyao.
"Let's go." Dongfang Xuanfeng's expression remained unchanged as he called out to everyone and prepared to leave the Ancestral Tomb.
"Brother." Arriving beside Dongfang Xuanfeng, Dongfang Xuanyu asked, "Why did you agree?"
"So what if I agreed?
Would outsiders be able to obtain the Azure Dragon Battle Halberd?
Do you think Tianyu is trash? "Dongfang Xuanfeng's expression turned gloomy as he said.
"That's not it."
Thinking about it carefully, if Long Chen and Yin Mengyao were able to succeed, the possibility would be similar to the sun rising from the west. Thus, Dongfang Xuanyu didn't say anything more.
"Second sister, did Tianyu act like a spoiled child towards you?" Dongfang Xuanfeng asked indifferently.
He clearly knew what Dongfang Tianyu had done to Long Chen in the Nine Demon Mountain.
"En."
"Don't spoil him too much. Don't spoil him too much.
A flower in a greenhouse won't be able to defeat a wolf in the wild! "
… …
After returning to his residence, Dongfang Xuanxiao didn't return immediately. Instead, he called Long Chen and Yin Mengyao over to his side. The three of them sat down in the courtyard and Yin Mengyao brewed a pot of tea and served it to Dongfang Xuanxiao and Long Chen.
Dongfang Xuanxiao was somewhat entranced by the pair of children he had obtained out of thin air.
"Foster father, what are you thinking about?" Yin Mengyao asked as she tidied up her waterfall-like long hair after sitting down in the courtyard.
Dongfang Xuanxiao came back to his senses and smiled awkwardly. "Nothing much. I was just thinking that if I were to marry and have children in my twenties, my children would be around the same age as you two."
"The truth is that it doesn't matter whether you marry or not. Furthermore, the two of them are even more outstanding." Long Chen laughed and joked to liven up the atmosphere.
In the past, he was still restrained in front of Dongfang Xuanxiao, but after spending some time with him, he had become much more relaxed and revealed his rascally side.
"Little brat, you're really not modest." Yin Mengyao looked at Long Chen with a hint of rebuke.
This scene and atmosphere were not bad. Although the three of them weren't related by blood, at least they weren't scheming against each other. Furthermore, Yin Mengyao and Long Chen had fought side by side.
Long Chen's words were disrespectful and disrespectful, but Dongfang Xuanxiao only smiled.
He was actually very familiar with Long Chen. Dongfang Xuanxiao had been paying attention to him ever since he defeated Feng Wutian.
"Long Chen, you've just entered the Spiritual Martial Realm. Have you heard of the Blue Dragon Halberd?" Dongfang Xuanxiao got down to business.
"It's one of the five Earth-rank weapons of the Lingwu family. How could I not have heard of it?" Long Chen said.
He was pleasantly surprised that he was able to compete for the Blue Dragon Halberd. There were indeed many benefits to entering the inner clan. He was qualified to compete for the Blue Dragon Halberd right from the start.
Dongfang Xuanxiao nodded and said, "Within the Blue Dragon Halberd is the Blue Dragon Battle Technique. It's an advanced mystic rank battle technique, but there's also an extraordinary Earth-rank battle technique. If you can comprehend it, your future will definitely be bright.
However, there are two obstacles in front of you to comprehend the Blue Dragon Battle Technique. "
"Which two obstacles?" Long Chen was very interested.
Just hearing the names of the Blue Dragon Battle Technique and Earth-rank battle technique made his blood boil.
If he could obtain them, Dongfang Tianyu, Dongfang Tianchen, and the others wouldn't have to be afraid anymore.
"The first obstacle is obviously to obtain a place to touch the Blue Dragon Halberd. There's only one place, and it's very hard to get.
In the Dongfang family, there are many 14-15 year old kids at the initial Earth Core realm. Although they're young, their combat strength isn't weak. Some of them can even threaten Mengyao. As for you, Long Chen, your biggest threat is Tianyu. "
A 14-15 year old Earth Core warrior at the initial Earth Core realm?
That's just too abnormal.
Jin Sheng En was already considered a genius for reaching the initial Earth Core realm at this age. But the Dongfang family had a bunch of geniuses.
"I know. He's at the advanced Earth Core realm, and the battle technique he cultivates is definitely better than mine." Long Chen admitted that he wasn't Dongfang Tianyu's opponent right now.
After all, Dongfang Tianyu was from the inner clan of the Spiritual Martial Realm. He grew up in the inner clan, and the amount of training he received was countless times more than Long Chen.
That time, when he disguised himself as a man in black, it was already extraordinary.
"That's not all.
Tianyu is doted on by my second sister, and he's gotten a lot of treasures these years. The Thunder Talisman is just one of them. As far as I know, he also has an extraordinary advanced mystic rank weapon. Also, no matter if it's his attack, body tempering, or movement skills, he's reached the advanced mystic rank. "
Dongfang Xuanxiao said it lightly, but Long Chen was stunned.
'Fuck.' He started cursing in his heart.