Ling Feng raised his hand slightly, stopping the eager words of Li Tianjiao beside him.
Master Long smiled faintly at the two, signaling that Li Tianjiao's words were acceptable.
Then he said to Ling Feng, "In the early years, our clansmen were arrogant and offended a powerful being. Most of them died, and the rest were hunted. Only I managed to escape!"
A simple sentence, yet it conveyed the vast changes Master Long had experienced throughout his life.
Li Tianjiao's brows immediately furrowed. It seemed his previous question had indeed been inappropriate.
He hadn't expected that Master Long was the sole survivor in this world!
Ling Feng asked in a deep voice, "What kind of powerful being?"
"That was two hundred years ago. A powerful being who called himself a god." Memories flickered in Master Long's eyes.
But then he shook his head at Ling Feng, "It's all in the past, and it's best not to mention it. Tianzun, you must have come to find out where we, those with bloodline power, have been hiding in recent years, right?"
Ling Feng nodded slightly, his gaze sharp and intelligent as he looked at Master Long, "Senior Long, did you anticipate my arrival? Or were you deliberately waiting for me?"
Master Long gave a wry smile, "Nothing can be hidden from Tianzun!"
"Yes, I have been waiting here for two years. Taking up residence with the Bai family as a guardian was out of necessity. The inheritance I passed down is only superficial, and I had no intention of letting the Bai family commit evil!"
Ling Feng glanced at Master Long.
He saw the other party's eyes dart away.
Ling Feng found it somewhat amusing.
All his clansmen were dead, and he was the only one left.
What kind of person would survive?
A powerful being!?
Besides an ultimate powerhouse.
There was only one other possibility: someone extremely adept at evading disaster.
Now, Master Long was trying to distance himself from the Bai family's misdeeds.
This indicated that he belonged to the latter category.
However, if that were the case, Ling Feng didn't believe Master Long's first statement. There must still be descendants, or perhaps clansmen, of Master Long somewhere in this world!
"I am here to inquire about the whereabouts of these people, including your clansmen, Master Long. However, you can rest assured, it is for protection, not destruction!"
Ling Feng said calmly.
Master Long's pupils suddenly contracted. In his eyes, a conflicted expression could be clearly seen.
But then he asked Ling Feng, "Isn't Tianzun curious as to why I would be waiting here for you, or perhaps, who instructed me to wait here for you?"
Ling Feng's expression remained calm, "There must be a grand design manipulating everything behind this, but as long as it poses no harm to me, why should I pursue it?"
Master Long gasped, "Tianzun is indeed no ordinary person. In that case, I shall be forthright!"
As he spoke, Master Long reached under his meditation cushion.
He took out a very thin wooden box.
It looked no thicker than a floor tile.
He then presented it to Ling Feng.
Ling Feng received it with both hands, "What is this?"
"The Spiritual Vein Inheritance Scroll. After reading it, Tianzun will understand!" Master Long said with a wry smile and a shake of his head.
Ling Feng's curiosity could no longer be suppressed.
He opened the wooden box.
Inside was a beast skin scroll. Upon opening it, many characters and even diagrams appeared. However, most of the detailed explanations were incredibly small, making them difficult to discern with the naked eye!
One would likely need a microscope to see them clearly.
However, for Ling Feng, who had already achieved the realm of 'Minute Observation with the Dharma Eye,' he could still see everything within.
Li Tianjiao could also see, but after just a glance, he noticed Master Long's gaze.
It was somewhat awkward.
After all, this was something the other party was giving to Ling Feng, and it wouldn't be proper for him to peek.
However, he would have to ask Ling Feng for it later and examine its contents carefully!
"Spiritual veins converge, transforming into sagehood?! Is this the secret of us bloodline inheritors?" Ling Feng's eyes turned cold. He had already glimpsed most of the secrets within, but his heart was filled with such shock that he couldn't help but look at Master Long.
"Only those who protect Huaxia are qualified to see everything on it. I... am merely responsible for delivering it to Tianzun; I do not fully understand its content." Master Long said with a wry smile and a shake of his head.
But seeing the confusion and shock in Ling Feng's eyes, he shook his head again.
He added to Ling Feng, "The bloodline of my Long family is known as the Golden Sacred Dragon Blood, the sacred blood of humanity. It has miraculous effects on certain illnesses and severe injuries. Therefore, from ancient times to the present, there have been countless hunters of my kin. My Long family has always been quite powerful, but two hundred years ago... we were too arrogant, which led to our current predicament. The remaining bloodlines are few and far between, so I implore Tianzun to show mercy!"
Li Tianjiao, listening beside them, found it all quite mysterious, his brows furrowed.
He had encountered many people with bloodline powers and had even studied them briefly in the past.
He knew that individuals with such extraordinary talent could easily attain great power. As long as their bloodline awakened, they would far surpass ordinary people.
However, the conditions for bloodline awakening were extremely stringent!
Take the Ling family, for instance. Although there were many members of the Ling family with bloodlines now, very few had truly inherited and awakened the power of the Blazing Flame.
It was just that Li Tianjiao didn't know that the blood of this Master Long before him could even heal people, being known as the sacred blood of humanity!
It was no wonder he had suffered such tragic encounters.
Logically speaking, such individuals, existing in the world, were inherently prone to disaster.
In the early years, they should have acted with discretion, but instead, their high-profile actions led to such a genocidal tragedy.
Having gone through so much, it was understandable why the old man was unwilling to reveal the whereabouts of his clansmen.
Ling Feng stared at Master Long and asked in a deep voice, "If you tell me, I can protect them and help your clan's bloodline grow stronger!"
Master Long nodded with some hesitation, then handed a jade bamboo slip, shimmering with a faint spiritual light, to Ling Feng. "With this, you can find my clansmen!"
After saying this, Master Long took out a jade bottle from beside him, about the size of a regular mineral water bottle.
Seeing the other party's actions, Li Tianjiao was naturally filled with curiosity.
Then, Master Long used his fingernail to cut his wrist. Instantly, golden blood dripped down, quickly filling the jade bottle!
"This is the Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline? The sacred blood of humanity?" Li Tianjiao swallowed hard. He didn't smell blood but a fragrant aroma!
Ling Feng understood what Master Long was about to do and clasped his hands in gratitude!
"Keep this, Tianzun. Now, my task is complete. I bid farewell!"
Master Long handed the jade bottle to Ling Feng. As his words fell, his figure, light as a falling leaf, drifted out the window!
Li Tianjiao was stunned and his heart trembled. The cultivation and strength of this Master Long were likely far superior to his own!
If Master Long had chosen to protect the Bai family just now, they would have been in grave danger.
However, it seemed Master Long truly did not consider the Bai family to be of any consequence!
Ling Feng gathered all the items and stood by the window, clasping his hands in farewell. After a slight hesitation, he finally spoke, "Who was the person who instructed Senior Long to wait here?"