Chương 16: Rank seven Connate realm!

Long Feng sensed several powerful auras behind him. What really unnerved him though, was the leading aura. It was actually a rank 2 Yin level cultivator! With Long feng's current strength, he could escape from a rank 1 Yin level cultivator without getting killed, but a rank 2 Yin level cultivator could probably kill him. Now, a rank 2 Yin level cultivator was after him! If they were to catch up to him, then Long feng would definitely be caught without resistance. He absolutely could not let them catch him.

But his speed was only comparable to the weakest rank 1 Yin level cultivators, so he couldn't hope to outrun them. The rank 2 Yin level cultivator was catching up! Long feng began to panic. He was almost out of the surroundings of the Star Mountain City entirely and enter the lands of a new city nearby. As long as he could leave the Star Mountain region behind completely he may survive the storm. He used up every ounce of Martial power reserve he had in trying to run faster. Still, the man was catching up!

Long feng was at a loss for what to do. A few minutes later, the man caught up. He was a fairly old man, emanating the aura of a rank 2 Yin level cultivator. He was behind Long feng, rushing over with a dark grin. Long feng knew that running anymore would be foolish, so he stopped. The old man stopped in front of Long feng. Soon, the other rank 1 Yin cultivators arrived. The rest were still far behind.

"It looks like you've surrendered" the rank two Yin cultivator smiled. Long feng chuckled.

"Our clan Chiefs are willing to give you a chance. All the four clan Chiefs have made a decision, that if you agree to leave the Long clan and join the Gong clan, we will spare you. Besides, the Gong clan has far more resources than the Long clan. We can raise You to be the next clan Chief of the Gong clan. The choice is yours" the man said. Long Feng's eyes widened in shock. So that was the plan! They were not really going to kill him. They just wanted him on their side.

Indeed, it was much better to keep something good than to destroy it. Long Feng's head stirred with different plans as his lips curled up into a gentle smile. Since they wanted to play, he would play with them.

"Are you serious?" He asked in a lowered voice. The man's eyes brightened. He was obviously happy, though his aura wasn't lessened in the slightest. He was also an old experienced man. He wouldn't easily fall for a trick. This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author's consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.

"Absolutely. You have my word. The four clans would use every possible effort to groom you. With your talent, you have a chance of reaching the Yang realm within ten years!" The man replied excitedly. Long feng almost puked on hearing that. The Yang realm? His master was asking him to reach the Imperial realm within three years and this old bag of bones was telling him of the Yang realm, and within ten years at that? What damn talent was that? But right now he couldn't show his emotions.

"I'm afraid the Long clan won't let it rest. They'll hunt me down as well." Long Feng sighed. The man's beard instantly flared.

"Hunt you? What Long clan? I'm telling you, the Gong Clan is now the ruler around here. If the Long clan tried anything, hmph. We'll exterminate them as punishment."

"If senior really means his words, then this junior is more than happy to join the Gong clan." Long Feng replied with relief. The man nodded, pleased.

"Good. It seems that you know what is best for you" he said.

"You will come with us to the Gong Clan to join." Long Feng nodded and slowly looked into the sack which the old Clan Chief had given him. Within it was a sword in a sheath. It emanated the aura of a Yin level armament. Long feng recognized the sword. It was the sovereign sword, one of the top three armaments of the Long clan. They actually gave it to him. Furthermore, within the bag were three golden leaves and 10 pure white crystals. They released a very pure energy. The leaves were called Wintry Yin leaves.

They contained a dense amount of natural energy suitable for connate realm warriors. The Crystals were called connate crystals. They also contained a dense amount of natural energy. The leaves were mostly used to break into the Yin realm, while the Connate beads were used as currencies. Their energies could be absorbed and used to cultivate. After connate crystals were Yin crystals, Yang crystals, spirit crystals and even Imperial crystals. The Long clan only had connate crystals.

The crystals were very hard to mine so they were quite rare among the weaker forces. Long feng was quite surprised at the long clan's generosity. They actually gave him such treasures. If Long feng was to cultivate with the Wintry Yin leaves and the Connate Crystals, he might make a breakthrough or two. His eyes turned and he looked at the old man.

"Senior, this junior wishes to cultivate here for a while." He asked meekly.

"Hahaha! No problem. We will guard you here" the man replied after scanning the bag and confirming it was merely some cultivation resources within it. Long feng nodded and sat down cross legged on the floor. He took out the three leaves and the ten crystals.

"You want to cultivate with all these? The energy within them are rough. If you absorb more than two at a time, you may explode!" The man frowned and said.

"Senior, this junior knows what he is doing" Long feng replied. Without wasting time, he grabbed two crystals in both hands —one in each- and began to absorb the energy in them through his palms. A rush of energy flooded into his arms, causing them to ache. He didn't hesitate and began to draw the energy away as it came in, guiding it into his dantian. The energies flowed continuously into his Dantian untill the two crystals were exhausted and they crumbled to dust.

But Long Feng was barely closer to the next level.

"Ha. cultivating with crystals is just slightly faster than absorbing natural energy from the air." Long feng sighed. He continued taking more crystals and absorbing them dry untill he was out of connate crystals. The people around him watched him calmly. None of his actions seemed weird or out of place. After the Connate Crystals were exhausted, Long Feng took the three Wintry Yin leaves and swallowed them. He guided them into his dantian.

The leaves melted into a great deal of energy that was nearly too much for him to control. It took some effort for him to direct all that energy into his Dantian. His Dantian instantly had a bloated feeling, which made him to smile. This meant a breakthrough was coming. And immediately, his aura rose, reaching rank six connate realm. But it didn't stop there. Rank seven connate realm! Finally, his Dantian emptied out again. He sighed with relieve. The old man was still staring at him calmly.

They couldn't feel Long feng's breakthroughs because his aura was compressed within his Dantian. Forget them, not even the old clan chief could sense Long Feng's inner energy. Long Feng's eyes slowly fluttered open. He took a deep breath before he slowly stood up.