Chapter 526: Chapter 523: The Strength of the Long Clan
“Your master?” Long Jun frowned, his tone revealing confusion as his gaze shifted to Candle Star and he asked, “Besides him, do you have any other masters?”
Upon hearing this, Long Qing and Candle Star exchanged a glance.
Long Jun actually didn’t know about this!
What did that imply?
Did it mean that Gu An’s Dao practice exceeded Long Jun’s?
It could also mean that Long Jun truly might be from the past, for if he were a man living in the present, it would be impossible for him not to know the name of Supporting Dao Sword Venerable.
…
Seeing their expressions, Long Jun immediately raised his hand and began to calculate with his fingers.
Candle Star suddenly relaxed, thinking that if Long Jun couldn’t deduce Long Qing’s backer, didn’t that suggest the future might not be as he had seen it?
His choice of Long Qing was not just because of Long Qing’s bloodline but also because of Long Qing’s background.
In his view, why would Supporting Dao Sword Venerable take action to shield all living beings from Silent Destruction God Emperor, if not to protect Long Qing?
There were too many coincidences — Long Qing, pursued and hunted, receiving protection from a hidden Great Power, surely had unknown cause and effect!
Long Qing broke the silence, asking, “If you’re truly my ancestor, can you deduce how many members of the Long Clan are still alive in the world?”
As he grew older and more experienced, Long Qing wasn’t foolish; he felt that his master had not just stumbled upon him by chance. Even if it was a coincidence, why would his master adopt him after seeing through his origins?
No matter how he thought about it, he felt it was very likely that his master was also a member of the Long Clan.
Unable to deduce anything about Gu An, Long Jun said, “I have calculated. There are only you and I.”
He furrowed his brows and hesitated before asking, “Could it be that you have another master?”
“That’s right, if he hadn’t taken action, I would have died long ago,” Long Qing replied.
After hearing this, Long Jun’s brow relaxed, and he mused to himself, “No wonder there are so many unclear areas.”
Long Qing no longer spoke further, instead beginning to weigh the divine skills Long Jun had mentioned.
Even though he had another master to rely on, if that master was not from the Long Clan, how could he drag his master into this predestined karmic retribution?
“No matter who your master is, I can confirm that he has no blood relation to the Long Clan, and in the end, you must still bear the fate of our clan,” Long Jun said to Long Qing with seriousness.
He did not further inquire about Long Qing’s master because he comprehended how vast the Great Dao was due to his high realm. Recognizing that there is always someone stronger and that one can never be the strongest if they stop, being captivated by the War Court and not the strongest, it was normal for him to encounter people and matters he couldn’t see through.
He could at least be certain that Long Qing’s master didn’t harm Long Qing, and that was sufficient.
Besides, he had met quite a few benefactors in his life.
Long Qing fell into silence. Long Jun did not press further and instead looked towards the distance, his gaze wandering.
Candle Star telepathically warned Long Qing not to agree, arguing that the War Court might be strong, but there was still a way out.
In his view, the fact that Silent Destruction God Emperor and the War Court had not managed to capture Long Qing up to now was telling.
Long Qing did not respond.
Ever since Gu An left, Long Qing had vowed to only make use of Candle Star and not trouble his master anymore. However, facing Long Jun, who had overwhelming strength compared to Candle Star, and knowing Long Jun’s true self was suppressed by the War Court, what could he rely on if he gave up the Celestial Dragon Dharma Aspect?
Most critically…
The Celestial Dragon Dharma Aspect could summon the ancestors of the Long Family!
Whether in a previous life or in this one, he had always longed for the Long Clan at the height of its power; he wanted to know just how strong the Long Clan had been to bring such suffering upon him for an entire life.
The greater the hardships, the more he anticipated the capability of his own bloodline.
If he could fight alongside the ancestors of the Long Family, even at the cost of his life, it would be worth it.
He had lived long enough and tasted both the bitterness and the joy of the Human World; it was time to pursue what he had never attained before.
Taking a deep breath, Long Qing’s gaze fell upon Long Jun, and he declared, “I am willing to cultivate the Celestial Dragon Technique!”
Long Jun immediately revealed a smile, looking at him with a change in his eyes.
Candle Star wanted to persuade further, but Long Jun waved his sleeve and sent him flying.
At the same time, another person was watching them, it was Gu An, who was far away in the Daoist Field of the Beginningless.
Gu An could feel that Long Jun indeed had the bloodline of the Long Clan and that he had a strong, intricate karma. It was as if he did not belong to this world, he had forced his way in, and the Heavenly Dao wanted to expel him.
From the Sword Domain displayed by Long Jun, his Cultivation Level should be at the Perfection Realm of the Heaven-Encompassing Free Immortal, this Sword Domain is the rudimentary form of the Dao Fruit world. When the Sword Domain is becoming a world, that will be the time Long Jun enters the Innate Golden Immortal stage.
However, judging by what Long Jun said, his future had already been suppressed, so his current realm wasn’t so important.
Even if Gu An were to give him guidance now, it would likely be very difficult to change his fate.
Of course, Gu An would not guide him, as his karma lies in the past. To interfere with the past would only court more trouble in the present.
Gu An was puzzling over one thing now.
How was Long Zhan’s lifespan evolution ability passed on to the descendants?
He suspected there was another cause, perhaps the Silent Destruction God Emperor and the War Court simply mistook the son of Long Jun to have inherited Long Zhan’s capabilities, thereby asserting the bloodline of the Long Clan as special.
Regardless, Long Jun was, after all, Gu An’s grandson, though he was a Reincarnation Body, he could not simply ignore that.
Very well.
Now, he had one more reason to deal with the War Court.
In fact, without initiating an attack, the War Court would continue to pester him, but now that he had an unavoidable reason to make a move, he was even more determined to confront the War Court.
Under the tree, Gu An took out the Fate Pen and the Infinite Sword Book.
There were many ways to kill an enemy!
That was what he would do next, wait for Long Jun to reveal the Lord of the War Court’s name.
As for the Celestial Dragon Dharma Aspect mentioned by Long Jun, Gu An did not take it seriously. Long Zhan did discuss the creation of the Celestial Dragon Reincarnation Dharma Aspect in its early stages with Long Xin, but Long Xin did not actually learn the true Celestial Dragon Reincarnation Dharma Aspect.
Gu An would also occasionally cultivate this Divine Skill, and he had been able to summon the Reincarnation Body.
Long Zhan, Yang Xian, Lu Han, Jí, Black Profound Emperor, and others, each had their own talent. Someday, when Gu An waved his hand grandly, and the Reincarnation Body appeared in front of him, that moment would be terrifying, and even he himself could not judge.
In the future, he would continue to undergo Lifespan Reincarnation, which meant the Celestial Dragon Reincarnation Dharma Aspect could only become increasingly more powerful.
Seeing Long Jun start to transmit Divine Skills, Gu An withdrew his Divine Sense and continued to sleep.
He prepared to dream with the experiences of Jí, to roam the Great Dao worlds of the future.
To comprehend the past, to pursue the origin of the Great Dao, to roam the future, was also to pursue the direction of the Great Dao.
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Long Jun took up residence in the Third Medicine Valley, hiding his real name. As he stayed longer in the Medicine Valley, the disciples began to call him the Senior in White.
He would occasionally guide the Direct Disciples of Long Qing in their cultivation, but more often, he would play Go with others in the Dojo established by Gu An, contemplating the Dao in the game of Go.
In a blink.
Ten years quickly passed.
One day, Long Jun came to the Heaven-Repairing Platform of the Outer Sect City. Having just arrived at Supreme Sect, he had heard of the legend of the Supporting Dao Sword Venerable, but previously his attention had been focused on Long Qing.
Now he understood that Long Qing’s mentor was the Supporting Dao Sword Venerable, who had saved the Celestial Spirit Great World on many occasions, which piqued his curiosity about the Supporting Dao Sword Venerable.
Today, he would experience the Supporting Dao Sword Venerable’s Sword Intent.
He, too, was a Sword Cultivator!
As he just stepped onto the Heaven-Repairing Platform, his face suddenly changed, he furrowed his brows, and then stepped forward.
Thousands of years had passed, yet the Heaven-Repairing Platform was still crowded with people. Anyone who came to the Supreme Sect wanted to feel the mythical heritage of the sect.
Passing through the crowd, Long Jun came to the Heaven-Splitting Axe.
Standing beside the Heaven-Splitting Axe, Zuo Yijian glanced at Long Jun, seeing his extraordinary bearing, he assumed he must be a Great Cultivator. But even with such a guess, Zuo Yijian was not polite and with a wave of his hand, said, “Go back and line up!”