The Great Ancestor of the Blue Dragon knew that Long Chen and Mo Xiaolang had entered the Dongfang Family. When Long Chen walked out of the Xuanyu Pavilion, the Blue Dragon Ancestor appeared in front of him. He looked at him coldly and said, "What did you do to Xuanyu?"
"She is your daughter. I dare not do anything to her."
Long Chen asked. If he dared to touch Dongfang Xuanyu in the Dongfang Family, it was inevitable that he would fall out with the Great Ancestor. Therefore, for the sake of the next big plan, he held back.
"That's good. I heard that you stole Li Ziling's Thunder Flame Crystal Soul. Long Chen, this time, because of your selfish desire, you ruined the plan of the Lingwu family." The Great Ancestor of the Blue Dragon Ancestor was very displeased with Long Chen's behavior.
"Could it be that the Lingwu family wanted to form an alliance with the Morning Light Business League, but because of me, they became enemies?" Long Chen guessed what the Great Ancestor of the Blue Dragon Ancestor was going to say.
"You're right. For this alliance, the four of us have made sufficient preparations, but in the end, you messed it up." The Great Ancestor of the Blue Dragon Ancestor said.
"If you want to blame someone, blame your daughter. She told me that there was a Thunder Flame Crystal Soul in the Thunder Fire Mountain Range. She even sent people to assassinate me. If I wasn't smart enough, I wouldn't be standing in front of you now. Old man, let me tell you, if anything happens to me, my master will definitely destroy your family."
At the mention of Li Xuanji, the Great Ancestor of the Blue Dragon Ancestor's expression changed. Even when Long Chen called him an old man, he did not get angry.
After a moment of silence, he changed the topic and said, "Tonight, we will receive the Ninth Prince at the Jade Emperor Palace. At the same time, all the young disciples who are going to enter the Ancient Ruins must be present. You stay here for now. When the time comes, I will come to pick you up. The Ninth Prince is a noble person. You know how to treat him."
With that, the Blue Dragon Patriarch left.
Long Chen and Mo Xiaolang looked at each other and nodded.
"I haven't seen anyone from the Imperial City in a long time," Mo Xiaolang sighed.
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Night fell quickly.
At that moment, the busiest place in Yuanling City was the newly built Jade Imperial Palace. The Jade Imperial Palace was the most luxurious in Yuanling City, and the cost was shocking. However, the three factions did not even frown at the expense.
Yuan Ling City was a faraway power after all. Rarely would people from the imperial city come here. This was a good time to rope them in.
In the Jade Imperial Palace, there were lanterns everywhere. Most of the lights were from the Divine Jades, gems, and pearls. The lights were misty, but they were full of artistic conception.
In the largest hall of the Jade Imperial Palace, the Jade Emperor Hall, the three factions were all here. Long Chen and Mo Xiaolang stayed in the corner of the Lingwu family's banquet. They were very low-key. To them, there was no benefit to this banquet other than meeting many legendary people.
Long Chen knew most of the people from the Lingwu family. Only two new elders attracted his attention. These two elders sat at the same level as the Blue Dragon Patriarch. They should be the legendary Vermillion Bird Patriarch and White Tiger Patriarch. It was worth mentioning that the Vermillion Bird Patriarch was a woman. She was about the same age as the Blue Dragon Patriarch, but because women paid more attention to maintaining their appearance, the Vermillion Bird Patriarch had black hair and a delicate face. She looked like she was in her forties.
On the side of the Morning Light Business League, the leader was a stout old man. This old man's face was ruddy, and his body was full of fat. He looked like he could be kicked down with one kick. However, Long Chen knew that this old fatty was also a Heavenly River Tier warrior. He was also the leader of the Morning Light Business League. There were two Heavenly River Tier warriors in the Morning Light Business League, and one was the Chief Guest of the Commerce Alliance, who was also a good friend of this old fatty for many years.
Li Ziling and Li Qingling, whom Long Chen had met before, were both in the Morning Light Business League team.
On the side of the Beast Soul Palace in Yuan Emperor City, Long Chen paid more attention to them. It could be said that this was the first time that Long Chen had seen Beast Warriors in the truest sense, and it was a group of them. From this group of people, there was a kind of murderous aura and ferocity unique to Demonic Beasts. Upon a closer look, one could see that the depths of their eyes were bloodthirsty. When this group of people gathered together, it was as if a group of Demonic Beasts were hibernating there. It made people's scalps tingle, and their eyes couldn't help but look in that direction.
Long Chen knew that the rumored strongest person in Yuan Emperor City was not the four Great Ancestors of the Lingwu Family, nor was it the busy old fatty or the Chief Guest of the Light of Dawn, but the only Heavenly River Tier martial artist in Yuan Emperor City — Emperor Yuan. Emperor Yuan, this was the title of the boss of every generation of the Beast Soul Palace.
Long Chen saw this old man now. If the Beast Soul Palace was like a group of Demonic Beasts, then this Emperor Yuan was the leader of the Demonic Beasts, and he instantly attracted the attention of others. The age of this generation's Emperor Yuan was about the same as that of the Blue Dragon Patriarch and the others, but in fact, he looked similar to the son of the Blue Dragon Patriarch, Dongfang Xuanfeng. Black hair, dark eyes, and a face without wrinkles all showed that he still had a majestic vitality.
"This person is really strong. Even the aura of the Blue Dragon Patriarch can't catch up to him."
When Long Chen saw Emperor Yuan for the first time, his eyes seemed to be pierced by the other party. He quickly turned his head away, not daring to look again.
"In the Beast Soul Palace, there are generally three generations. The strongest person in each generation has his own title, which is Emperor Yuan, King Yuan, and Lord Yuan. This time, the one who will be participating in the ancient ruins with us is Lord Yuan, Yan Danqing. He is the beast warrior ranked first on the Hidden Dragon List," Mo Xiaolang explained in Long Chen's ear.
Only then did Long Chen notice the young man below Emperor Yuan. This young man was simply a young Emperor Yuan. He estimated that after a few more days of consolidation, he would be able to transform into an existence like Emperor Yuan. But even now, he was already very terrifying. At least among the younger generation of Yuan Ling City, he was ahead of the others.
When Long Chen looked at this Lord Yuan, the other party's gaze also moved in his direction, but in the end, it stopped on Mo Xiaolang. He looked at Mo Xiaolang for a while, his eyes flashed with a cold light. When the elders began to exchange greetings, he turned his head away and stopped looking.
"Xiao Lang, it seems that he regards you as his only opponent," Long Chen said with a smile.
"That's because he doesn't know how powerful my big brother is," Mo Xiaolang said.
"Wow, how long have you been following me, and you've already learned how to flatter me?" Long Chen ridiculed.
Mo Xiaolang felt awkward and didn't know what to say. At the same time, the leader of the four Patriarchs, the Blue Dragon Patriarch, and the old fatty Li Wudi from the Morning Light Business League, as well as Emperor Yuan, had begun to fight against each other openly and covertly.
"Brother Dongfang, I heard that you have a disciple named Long Chen. He's really amazing, he snatched the Thunder Flame Crystal Soul from Zi Ling 'er and I, and even injured Green Spirit." The old fatty Li Wudi squinted his eyes and attacked the Patriarch of the Blue Dragon Patriarch.
Not many people knew about this. Therefore, when Li Wudi told them about it, everyone looked at Long Chen in surprise. When some of the strong warriors found out that Long Chen had just broken through to the Heavenly Core realm, they were speechless. Even Emperor Yuan looked at Long Chen for a while.
Long Chen was a mess that the Patriarch of the Blue Dragon Patriarch couldn't clean up. Long Chen didn't feel any pressure at all. He answered on behalf of the Patriarch of the Blue Dragon Patriarch, "Natural treasures belong to those with great skills. Only by doing so will their value not be tarnished. Lord Alliance Chief should know this better than me. Even the inheritance of the ancient ruins belongs to those with great skills, right?"
Long Chen was extremely daring. This was not an occasion for him to speak, but not only did he speak, he did so with such confidence that Li Wudi didn't know how to respond. He could only smile, his fat twitching, and say, "What a sharp-tongued kid. You're very smart, and you know how good your kung fu is."
"Not bad." Long Chen said modestly.
His decisive answer really made people want to vomit blood.
At this moment, Li Ziling couldn't stand it anymore. She stood up from her seat, pointed at Long Chen and said, "Bastard, you attacked me after I suppressed the Thunder Flame Crystal Soul and exhausted my energy. You even attacked my brother and threatened me. You've done such despicable and shameless things, and yet you still dare to speak so righteously? You've crossed the line! If you have the guts, fight me now! Let's see who's the real expert!"
Li Ziling had always been straightforward. Her words made everyone look at Long Chen, wanting to know how he would respond. It was quite embarrassing for a man to be called a coward by a woman.
However, Long Chen was not afraid at all. He laughed loudly and said, "Miss Ziling's words are strange. Whether I have guts or not, you can't test it here. You have to go to bed to test it. Could it be that you think I'm good-looking and want to give me a chance to get intimate with you?"
Long Chen's shameless words easily avoided Li Ziling's question. At the same time, he flirted with the other party. Everyone admired him to the extreme. However, this sentence angered the people of the Morning Light Business League.
"Shut up, Long Chen."
Before the people of the Morning Light Business League could react, the Blue Dragon Patriarch roared at Long Chen. Long Chen smiled indifferently and sat down. At this time, other than Li Wudi, many people of the Morning Light Business League stood up and looked coldly in the direction of the Lingwu family. Everyone knew that the relationship between the Lingwu family and the Morning Light Business League was completely broken.
"Long Chen."
Li Ziling's face was livid with anger. She trembled all over and glared at Long Chen. She gritted her teeth and said, "You humiliated me today. I will kill you in the future and use your blood and flesh to wash away the shame you gave me today."
The murderous intent in her eyes made the others shudder.
"What's the big deal? It's not like I'm doing it in front of everyone." Long Chen rolled his eyes and muttered in a low voice. This woman was too arrogant.
Seeing that the conflict was still going on, Mo Xiaolang pulled Long Chen and whispered, "Don't talk. The Ninth Prince is here."