When they saw the four from the Long Family, the Ling Bamboo Palace members finally relaxed. If San Yuanzi had really come personally, the Ling Bamboo Palace would not have been able to escape this time. Ling Hao then gave the order for Ling Yan and the rest to dispel the formation.
When the formation was dispelled, Long Yan and the other three landed within the Ling Bamboo Palace. Long Qi hesitated for a moment, but he could not suppress the throbbing in his heart. He walked forward slowly and hugged Qin Shi's waist. He whispered into his ear, "Qin Shi, it's great that you're alright."
Qin Shi took a deep breath. Hugging this unruly little palace lord whom he had just met, Qin Shi had an indescribable feeling in his heart.
"Brat, your trip to the 7,000 Sea Palace has been fruitful." The evil demon teased.
Qin Shi pursed his lips and ignored the evil demon. At this moment, his gaze turned towards Long Yin and the rest. He had not expected the Three Purities Palace to show up in half a month, but the Long Family had arrived. He knew that the Long Family's sudden appearance must have a motive. He said, "Brother Long, hehe, are you inviting me to follow you to the Long Family this time?"
Long Yin was taken aback. He nodded with a bitter smile. "Yes, that's right. I've already heard about what happened half a month ago. Brat, you are really bold. You actually dared to use elemental beads?
Do you know how many people from the Three Purities Palace were killed with that one move of yours?
The Burning Cloud Palace's status is not light now. The Three Purities Palace is already furious because of this. If not for the Long Family's interference, they would have sent their troops here to deal with you. "
"It's no big deal. Since I dared to strut around, I'm naturally not afraid of them," Qin Shi said.
Long Yan could not help but laugh. "Hehe, newborn calves are really not afraid of tigers. However, kid, I can see that in this half a year, you seem to have mastered a very strange power. To be honest, that power makes me feel a little conflicted, but it is indeed very strong. Given your current level, if you give it your all, you might really be able to make the Three Purities Palace pay a price. But … what about the Ling Bamboo Palace?
Do you have the confidence to protect the Ling Bamboo Palace from the hands of the Three Purities Palace? "
Qin Shi fell silent. Long Yan's words were indeed worth pondering. He understood his current strength the best. In a situation where the evil spirits didn't act, he could borrow the power of many divine treasures. Although it wouldn't be enough to kill San Yuanzi, it wouldn't be difficult for him to fight against one of them. In addition to the gigantic Thunder God Pearl, he was confident that he could destroy the Palace of Three Purities. However, the Ling Bamboo Palace would be in great danger. After all, any one of the San Yuanzi had heaven-defying strength, especially Zong Yuanzi. He had one heavenly secret and was half a step into the Transcending World Realm.
"If I go with you, do you have a way to protect Ling Zhu Palace?" Qin Shi asked.
Long Yin smiled and said, "Brother Qin, don't worry. If it were any other sea palace, we might not dare to guarantee it. However, the Ling Bamboo Palace is different. Within the Ling Bamboo Palace, there is the space network of the 7,000 Sea Palaces. It is an important place of the 7,000 Sea Palaces. It is reasonable for the Long Family to send troops to guard it."
Qin Shi was stunned. He recalled the conversation between Zong Yuanzi and the Long Family. Back then, because he had destroyed the Deep Sea Source Pool, the Long Family couldn't help him. Only then did he nod his head in relief. Moreover, the Long Family was a mysterious and ancient family that seemed to possess immense power. He had been curious about it for a long time. It might not be a bad thing to go to the Long Family to investigate.
Qin Shi was very curious about who the Old Empress Dowager was.
"Alright, I'll go with you."
Qin Shi nodded his head in agreement. He turned to look at Ling Zhu. Ling Zhu looked at him worriedly.
"Don't worry, I'll be back very soon. I'll get back at the Ling Bamboo Palace sooner or later for you."
Qin Shi rubbed Ling Zhu's little face and smiled brightly. "As a little brother, I'll have to take care of my sister when I grow up."
Ling Zhu smiled warmly, but she felt very bitter when she heard about the relationship between brother and sister.
Who would know the first awakening of love in her heart?
Qin Shi turned and said to Ling Hao, "Grandpa Ling, the Long Family will send troops to guard this place. You don't have to worry about the Three Purities Palace harassing you."
Ling Hao smiled bitterly and nodded. "This time, the Ling Bamboo Palace owes you more and more."
"Sister Ling Zhu sees me as her own little brother and took good care of me in the Deep Sea Source Pool. This is something I should do. Also, Grandpa Ling, you don't have to worry about what happened in the past. The Ling Bamboo Palace will be fine in the future." Qin Shi smiled generously.
At this point, Long Yin said, "Alright, let's go. If the Three Purities Palace knows that you're here, the Long Family will be in a difficult position."
Qin Shi nodded, and the five of them soared through the air and left the Ling Bamboo Palace.
The Long Family was above the 7,000 Sea Palaces. In an extremely mysterious passageway, the five of them moved extremely quickly. If an ordinary person had seen them, they would have been shocked. The speed of the five was like a shooting star, and ordinary people would not have been able to catch up. In this period, Long Yan stopped a few times to ask Qin Shi if he needed to rest or slow down. However, each time, Qin Shi smiled calmly and shook his head naturally.
His steady breathing let Long Yan know that Qin Shi was not trying to be brave. This made Long Yan even more shocked. The Long Family had the inherited power of the True Dragon Tribe. In terms of speed, they had a natural advantage, especially when it came to traversing through the void. Their dragon claws could tear through the air, and they could advance a thousand meters with each step. This speed was something that ordinary perfected World Realm cultivators would find difficult to keep up with. However, it was very easy for Qin Shi.
"Keke, what an interesting fellow. No wonder the Empress Dowager is so interested in him," Long Yan said softly.
Qin Shi didn't know what Long Yan was thinking. He used the power of the distorted space along the way, and every step he took could also overlap a thousand meters of space. Coupled with the powerful lightning attribute, this was enough to make his speed not any slower than the Long Family.
Even so, it took him half a month to reach the Long Family. After half a month, an azure vortex floated in front of him. The vortex was like an azure dragon that was spiraling, giving people a formless shock. It was over ten thousand meters wide, and at the very center was a huge bloody mouth. Looking through the bloody mouth, there was an extremely powerful force within.
"Let's go," Long Yan said. "This is the Long Family."
Qin Shi nodded and followed the four of them into the bloody mouth. Once he entered the bloody mouth, Qin Shi felt a strong gust of wind. When the green wind flowed along his skin, there seemed to be a familiar force that affected the Dragon Power in his body, causing dragon scales to rise uncontrollably. He exclaimed, "This is the True Dragon Power?
And it's such a pure True Dragon Power. "
"Brat, don't you know what kind of place the Long Family is?"
"Hmm?
What kind of place is this? "
"Take a closer look and see if it's familiar," the nefarious demon said.
Qin Shi narrowed his eyes and scanned his surroundings. After that, he stared at the endless stretch of celestial mountains and his lips twitched. Although they weren't exactly the same, he could sense that these celestial mountains were extremely similar to the space in the Beast World. He asked in shock, "You're saying that this is the Dragon Clan's Beast World?"
"That should be right, but it's not the Dragon Clan. I believe that the Empress Dowager of the Long Family is closely related to the Primordial True Dragon Clan," the nefarious demon said.
It was only then that Qin Shi pursed his chapped lips, shock rising from the bottom of his heart.
"My young friend, please wait for a moment. I'll go and inform the Empress Dowager." Even Long Yan became extremely humble after entering the Long Family.
Qin Shi nodded his head and decided to wander around the mountain range. Long Qi accompanied him throughout this period of time. After walking one round around the Celestial mountains, Qin Shi discovered to his surprise that this seemingly messy and disorderly Celestial mountain actually had the advantage of the right time and the right place. The Eight Gates of Qiankun, from high up in the sky, actually looked like a gigantic ancient formation. And at this moment, Qin Shi's black eyes were filled with shock. His gaze landed on the place where the countless Celestial mountains finally converged. It was an extremely strange pool of blood. That pool of blood was like boiling magma, and for some unknown reason, with just a single glance, Qin Shi felt as if his entire being was being sucked in, as if there was a summoning from his soul.
"This, this power, what's going on?" This was a feeling that Qin Shi had never felt before.
Slap!
Suddenly, a withered hand pressed down on Qin Shi's shoulder. Only then did it drag him out of the pool of blood. In just a short while, Qin Shi was drenched in sweat. Soon after, he vigilantly turned around, but in the next second, his body stiffened.
Behind him was an old man that was at least ten meters tall. That old man was like a giant and looked to be in his seventies. On the old man's head were two extremely ancient dragon horns. When the old man saw Qin Shi, his turbid eyes became clear. He stroked his beard and smiled, "Haha, after tens of thousands of years, this old man has finally waited for you, little friend Qin."
Standing before the old man, Qin Shi had practically exhausted all of his Spiritual Energy. It wasn't because he trusted the old man, but because he had a misconception before the old man. No matter how he struggled, even if he used all of his strength, even if the Evil Demon appeared, he wouldn't be able to touch the old man. The old man was like the entire sky before him, an existence that he absolutely couldn't win against.
"S-Senior …!"
"Haha!
Hahaha!
What a senior. For the sake of the word 'senior', I've struggled at death's door in the deep sea for tens of thousands of years. Now, it seems that it was worth it. "
The old man suddenly laughed. At this moment, dozens of figures appeared behind the old man. Those dozens of figures were extremely respectful towards the old man, including Long Yan.
The most shocking thing was that Qin Shi saw a few familiar figures amongst those dozens of figures.
"It's them?" Qin Shi couldn't help being stunned.