The Long Family in the capital city.
Strictly speaking, the Long Family did not have an ancestral mansion like the Ling Family and the Ye Family. This was because the Long Family had been inherited for more than a thousand years and experienced too many changes of dynasties. Therefore, the main residence of the whole family also changed with the location of the capital city of each dynasty.
Therefore, the ancestral mansion of the Long Family was almost all over the ancient capitals of all dynasties in Huaxia. There were so many of them, such as the most famous Chang 'an, Luoyang, Nanjing, and so on. Of course, there was also the current capital city.
Another important reason for this was that the Long Family had been inherited for too long. For thousands of years, the incense had been passed down from generation to generation. Therefore, there were too many direct and collateral branches of the Long Family. Every few decades, there would always be some collateral branches defeated in the cruel competition within the family. In severe cases, they would be directly uprooted by the other party and a branch would be killed. In light cases, they would be banished by the other party or even forced to change their names. From then on, they dared not call themselves the Long Family and could not practice the Long Family's martial arts. Gradually, they became ordinary mortals.
The sea changed into mulberry fields.
Natural selection and survival of the fittest.
It was the same for every species.
For human beings, it was the same for a country, a nation, a family, and even for each individual.
In an instant, the rise and fall passed.
However, in the past six hundred years, because the Ming and Qing Dynasties had set the capital city in the capital city, the winner of the internal competition in each generation of the Long Family would choose a fixed residence not far from the Forbidden City. In this way, it was close to the imperial city and convenient to absorb the breath of the True Dragon to practice the Long Family's inherited martial arts.
Therefore, even though the Long family had an absolute foundation and strength, they did not keep a high profile, nor did they flaunt it. The entire family lived like they were hidden in the wilderness, hidden in the city, hidden in the imperial court. As the saying goes, a dragon can only see its head but not its tail. Just because of the word 'hidden', they were not known by ordinary people.
In the northwest of the Forbidden City, west of Jingshan Park, on the east bank of Beihai, in an old Prince Qing's Mansion.
Nowadays, in addition to the Forbidden City, some famous Prince Qing's Mansions around it had already been developed into famous tourist attractions. Every day, there was an endless stream of tourists, so it was impossible for anyone to live there.
However, there were still some royal mansions that had never been opened to the public. This was because of the existence of the Long family. They had already secretly taken these royal mansions into their pockets and used them for living or training.
For example, this ancient King's Mansion in front of him was in such a situation. Thirty years ago, he was chosen by Long Haoran, who was about to become the Long family's Patriarch, to become one of his private residences where he cultivated in seclusion.
The location of this prince's residence was excellent. It faced the mountains and the water, and it faced the south. It had a wide view, and the interior area was very large. There were pavilions, terraces, and pavilions, as well as rockery and flowing water. Standing at the highest point of the rockery in the courtyard, one could easily see the entire Forbidden City.
For the past twenty years, the Long family's Patriarch, Long Haoran, had spent most of his time in Beijing when he had no important matters to attend to. This place was convenient for him to enter and exit the Forbidden City to absorb the Dragon Energy, and it was also convenient for him to sneak into Beihai to cultivate the Long family's martial arts. It could be said to be killing two birds with one stone.
Like Ling Xiao of the Ling Family, Long Haoran was the peerless genius with the most cultivation talent in the Long Family in the past fifty years. He made rapid progress in cultivating the Dragon Control Art. Furthermore, with the support of the huge amount of cultivation resources in the family, he had already broken through to the Xiantian Realm at the age of ten. From then on, he was appointed by the older generation of the Long Family as the successor of Long Ruoyu. He would be the Patriarch of the Long Family.
Even though the older generation of the Long Family who appointed him as the future head of the family had all gone to Penglai forty years ago, Long Haoran didn't disappoint them. At the age of eighteen, he successfully broke through to Xiantian Realm Level Nine and entered the Supernatural Realm that all ancient martial arts cultivators dreamed of.
However, after that, Long Haoran took the initiative to slow down his cultivation speed and started to move steadily. Even so, after only six years, Long Haoran had already reached the peak of Qi Cultivation Level Three at the age of twenty-four. At the age of twenty-five, he successfully took over the position of Long Ruoyu as the Patriarch of the Long Family. Then, he married and had two sons, Long Tianxing and Long Tianfang.
However, the Long Family was too large and complicated. After Long Haoran took over as the Patriarch of the Long Family, he naturally had to split his attention to deal with the internal and external affairs of the family. Moreover, he also had his own family and had to educate and nurture his two sons. Therefore, his cultivation speed was naturally slower. Of course, this was also done on purpose. Therefore, from the time he broke through to Qi Cultivation Level Four, which was the middle stage of Qi Cultivation Level Four, it took him more than ten years to reach the peak of Qi Cultivation Level Six at the age of thirty-six.
Reaching the peak of Qi Cultivation Level Six at the age of thirty-six was not even worth mentioning in the Cultivation World. Even ordinary cultivators in Shushan and Kunlun couldn't be compared to them. However, on Earth, where spiritual energy was depleted, and in the secular Chinese society, this was definitely an amazing achievement.
However, from then on, Long Haoran didn't make any further breakthroughs for unknown reasons. He stayed at the peak of Qi Cultivation Level Six for more than ten years.
Even now, Long Haoran's two talented sons had already reached the peak of Qi Cultivation Level Six. However, he still chose to stick to his cultivation level and didn't have any plans to break through. It could be said that he was stuck in his old ways to an incomprehensible level.
Of course, incomprehensible was only for outsiders who didn't know the inside story. The Long Family wasn't worried at all, especially the few core members of the Long Family, such as Long Ruoyu, Long Zhaojiang, Long Zhaohai, and the others. They turned a blind eye to Long Haoran's actions. They were filled with confidence and expectations for him.
They knew that Long Haoran had delayed making a breakthrough because he was waiting for the perfect opportunity. When the time came, he would amaze the world with a single brilliant feat. He would soar into the sky!
Moreover, in the past twenty years, Long Haoran had suppressed his cultivation and focused on polishing his cultivation level. At the same time, he could focus on managing the Long Family's affairs, allowing the Long Family's foundation and strength to rise steadily. The Long Family was always able to stand proudly at the head of the tide, occupying the position of the number one family in China. Even the Ye Family couldn't shake them!
Reaching the peak of Qi Cultivation Level Six at the age of thirty-six, taking over as the Long Family's Patriarch for twenty-five years. He had always kept the Long Family at the peak of China, and he had even nurtured two outstanding sons who were on par with him. This was Long Haoran.
If one had to find a word to describe this Patriarch of the Long Family, one could only use one phrase: unfathomable!
Long Haoran's life had been smooth sailing for the past fifty years. Everything came to an abrupt end when another peerless genius appeared out of nowhere.
The Ling Family, Ling Yun!
After Ling Yun appeared out of nowhere, it only took him half a year to crush all of Long Haoran's past achievements. At least on the surface, that was the case.
Especially in the past month or so, Ling Yun had swept through the ancient martial arts world of Hua Xia and led the Ling Family back to being one of the top families in Hua Xia. All the methods that Long Haoran had set up to deal with Ling Yun were met with a head-on blow. This made Long Haoran furious, but he was helpless and couldn't think of any other way to deal with Ling Yun.
After Ling Yun absorbed the six hundred years' worth of Dragon Energy in the Forbidden City, Long Haoran was furious. He sent Long Tianxing to Qingshui City to investigate Ling Yun's background and Long Tianfang to Shennongjia to catch Little Black. At the same time, he sent him to the Devil Subduing Conference to destroy Ling Yun's prestige. In the end, he went for wool and came home shorn. Because of this, his big brother, Long Haoqian, was seriously injured. Long Tianfang went missing in the waters of the Old Master Temple. Only his eldest son, Long Tianxing, returned safely. This was because Ling Yun didn't make things difficult for him.
In the battle of Poyang Lake, the Long Family suffered a crushing defeat and lost all face. Long Haoran, in grief and anger, personally left the capital to invite his father, Long Ruoyu, who had been in seclusion for many years. Even his two uncles, Long Zhaojiang and Long Zhaohai, swore to avenge his elder brother and son. They wanted to regain the Long Family's face and kill Ling Yun before he truly rose to power. However, he never dreamed that in the battle of the East Sea, the three masters of the Long Family, the Thunder Immortal from Mount Longhu, and Celestial Master Zhang Ruyan from the Celestial Master's Abode — five masters in the late stage of Qi Cultivation couldn't even last one round against Ling Yun!
During that battle, not only did Ling Yun boast that he was invincible in the Qi Cultivation Realm, but he also made three, no, four requests to the Long Family.
From then on, the Long Family was not allowed to step into Qingshui City, touch Shennongjia, or covet Emperor Qin's Mausoleum!
Other than that, Ling Yun even made a request to the Long Family that he hoped to see Long Kun and Long Wu regain their freedom before he returned to the capital!
The first request was still acceptable. The Long Family only needed to avoid Ling Yun and restrict their subordinates from going to Qingshui City. However, the other three requests were unacceptable to Long Haoran!
Shennongjia? Emperor Qin's Mausoleum? That was an important and mysterious place in Huaxia. Ling Yun actually said that he wouldn't allow the Long Family to touch it?
There was also Long Kun and Long Wu. Long Kun held the most important thing to the entire Long Family, especially to Long Haoran. That was equivalent to the Long Family's lifeline. Long Wu had already been sent to a mysterious place. Even if Long Haoran wanted to hand her over, he wouldn't be able to!
The most despicable thing was that Ling Yun didn't say those words directly to him. Instead, he said those words to his biological father, the previous head of the Long Family, Long Ruoyu. Asking his father to pass the message to him was equivalent to slapping him across the face!
In this one month, Long Haoran looked at his elder brother who was seriously injured and his eldest son, Long Tianxing, who had lost his composure. He was also worried about his youngest son, Long Tianfang, whose whereabouts were unknown. There was also his father and two uncles who returned from the battle of the East Sea. That feeling of grievance, grief, and helplessness was simply indescribable. It was simply more uncomfortable than being roasted over a fire.
Ling Yun alone crushed and humiliated the most heaven-defying figures of the three generations of the Long Family. Moreover, they were all Long Haoran's closest relatives. This was equivalent to completely trampling on the Long Family!
How could this be tolerated?
In the past hundred years, when had the Long Family ever suffered such humiliation?
However, Long Haoran was Long Haoran after all. He had to endure what he had to endure because even the three people from his father's generation had returned in defeat. He completely understood that the Long Family's current strength was utterly unable to shake Ling Yun in the slightest.
Especially when Long Haoran received the news that the Tianshan Heavenly Sword Sect was completely destroyed a few days ago. He could only smile bitterly, but at the same time, he was secretly delighted.
Because not only did Ling Yun destroy the Tianshan Heavenly Sword Sect, but he also killed all four disciples of the Kunlun Sect!
This was a death grudge. In the future, Kunlun would definitely fight with the Ling Family and Ling Yun to the death!
"The wind blows, the grass and trees crawl."
"For thousands of years, my Long Family has followed the True Dragon and supported the country. We have tolerated and compromised with the Sage Sect, the Buddhist sects, the West, and the East Sea. Isn't our family still thriving now?"
"Even though you, Ling Yun, have appeared out of nowhere, your origins are mysterious. Your cultivation techniques are unheard of, and you even rely on the Emperor Brush and the Earth Emperor's Book. So what if my Long Family temporarily retreats?"
"Even though you, Ling Yun, are indeed heaven-defying, you dared to take in the Western Blood Clan as slaves and kill countless experts from the East Sea ninja clans. During the Demon Subduing Convention, you killed so many experts from the ancient martial arts world in Huaxia that they dared to be angry but didn't dare to say anything. Now, you even killed the four disciples of the Kunlun Sect and took the initiative to bring the hatred between Kunlun and the Ling Family to the surface. Youngsters are youngsters after all. Their foundations are too shallow and they don't understand the various mysterious forces on Earth. In such a short period of time, they have made so many strong enemies for themselves that everyone wants to get rid of!"
"Since that's the case, why don't my Long Family learn from the Ye Family and temporarily hide our strength and bide our time? We'll watch the tigers fight and see how long you can be so arrogant."
"I just need to wait for the news from my ancestors who went to Penglai, or my son, Tianfang, to come back with that amazing lucky chance, or maybe I can get the key to the underground palace, fill my body with the Dragon Qi, pour the dragon blood on my body, change my dragon body, and break through the Laying Foundation Realm.
After dinner, Long Haoran dismissed the servants and sat on the armchair in the main room of the mansion. He had a heavy expression on his face as he silently digested the various grievances that had happened during this period of time. He couldn't help but mutter to himself.
During the whole process, although Long Haoran was deep in thought, he didn't forget to separate a strand of divine thought to constantly pay attention to a Life Lamp that was placed in the west room of the mansion. Originally, the light of the Life Lamp had been flickering as if it would be extinguished at any time. However, suddenly, the dark red flame of the Life Lamp suddenly erupted and blossomed with an extremely dazzling golden color. The dazzling golden light shone through the door and window of the west room, illuminating the entire mansion with a golden brilliance!
"Huh?!"
Long Haoran suddenly became vigilant. Then, his eyes widened, revealing an unbelievable look of pleasant surprise. He didn't need to make any movements. His figure, which was originally sitting upright, directly disappeared from the armchair. The next moment, he had already appeared in the west room.
The golden light of the Life Lamp was too bright. Even with Long Haoran's cultivation, his eyes were pierced by the piercing pain and he couldn't open them. However, he didn't feel it at all. His Adam's apple trembled as he excitedly muttered to himself.
"Fang Er, my good son. You really gained a blessing in disguise. You really deserve to be the only True Dragon in the Long Family in the past thousand years!"
Long Tianfang's Life Lamp continued to shine with golden light and continued to shine for a long time. Long Haoran stood there motionlessly and stared at it without blinking. He was completely unaware of the passage of time until the golden light of the Life Lamp slowly weakened and finally turned into a golden flame that was an inch long. After that, there were no more changes.
"The amazing opportunity is in my hands. It's done!"
Only then did Long Haoran's tense expression slightly relax. At the same time, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he said in a low voice, "The heavens are really helping my Long Family. I didn't expect my Fang Er to have such a heaven-defying encounter in the Great Peng Li Swamp. Once Tianfang returns to the Long Family, it will be time for you to surrender!"
After saying that, Long Haoran stared at the golden flame for a few more minutes until he confirmed that the flame was no longer changing. In fact, it was even growing at an undetectable speed. Only then did he let out a long sigh and slowly walked out of the west room.
He looked up at the sky and silently circulated his cultivation technique. The piercing pain in his eyes quickly disappeared. At the same time, he completely calmed down and calmed down.
Long Haoran suddenly pursed his lips and smiled. He said cheerfully, "If that's the case, tomorrow is Ling Xiao's birthday. I, Long Haoran, will give face to the Ling Family and personally make a trip over to ease the relationship between the two families."
Unfortunately, before he could finish his sentence, suddenly, swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh … There were actually seven to eight black figures that flew into the courtyard!
The Long Family's men of sacrifice!
Long Haoran's face instantly darkened. "Didn't I tell you that no one is allowed to disturb me these few days unless there's something urgent?"
Even so, Long Haoran was the clearest about the Long Family's rules. As he spoke, a bad premonition had already risen in his heart.
Sure enough, he heard one of the men of sacrifice who flew into the courtyard kneel on one knee and say fearfully, "Reporting to Master, something bad has happened!"
Long Haoran's face suddenly changed. He frowned and asked, "What exactly happened? Speak! "
That man of sacrifice immediately said, "Just now, the Ling Family attacked our Long Family!"
"What?!"
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