Chương 178: The kid is still alive?

The old man nodded his head when he saw Long Feng open his eyes.

"The second Inheritance, is also an opportunity for you."

"Opportunity?" Long Feng's eyes began to glow with anticipation.

"That's right. The five energy gathering realms are not truly regarded as cultivation realms in the great realms. It is simply a state where one is expected to purify his inner energy to the limit so as to prepare for the higher cultivation realms. The purer your inner energy is, the stronger you will be once you reach the deity realm and above. Your inner energy purity also determines your combat Power within the five energy gathering realms." The old man slowly explained.

Long Feng nodded, not too shocked as he had heard something similar before from Old gu.

"I can sense that your inner energy isn't dense enough, and is filled with impurities. This second inheritance was originally prepared for someone at the Dao realm, to strengthen their true essense. But since you are too weak, still within the five energy realms, this opportunity can be used to purify your inner energy of all impurities. I can assure you that your combat power will increase after this" the old man said.

His words made Long Feng think back to when his combat power had dropped when he entered the yang realm. Could it be because the impurities in his inner energy had increased after the break through? This made sense to him. Does that mean that his understanding of the five energy gathering realms had been wrong all this while?

"Senior, what would happen if your inner energy is pure to the limit them?" He asked.

"You won't face any bottleneck until you reach the Dao realm. In fact, your cultivation will advance at a frightening rate and your combat power will also be astounding compared to your peers. Of course, it is next to impossible to completely purify your inner energy as much as I know. Therefore, you shouldn't entertain such thoughts." The old man replied as he formed some complex handseals in an instant. A complicated formation appeared on the floor with a barrier surrounding this formation.

Before he even stepped into the formation, Long Feng could already feel an extremely dense and pure energy surging within it, making his inner energy to circulate by itself.

"This is an energy gathering formation, and it also keeps the energy from leaking. Go on, enter it. The energy within it is limited and wouldn't last for long" The old man said when he saw that Long Feng wasn't moving.

"Senior, if you don't mind, can I… bring them along?" Long Feng asked quietly as he glanced back at Li Yue'er, Yan jian and Hua Liuli. The old man was startled for a moment, before he understood and burst out laughing.

"It's yours now. You can take whoever you want to with you. But it is truly rare to find someone like you in this world! Hahaha! It seems like I wasn't wrong in my choice!" Long Feng smiled and nodded.

"Then I will wait for them to awaken" he sat down on the floor again and waited. Yan jian and Hua Liuli woke up a while later, feeling confused. After Long Feng explained everything to them though, they felt astonished and grateful. Li Yue'er took a longer time to finally stabilize her life source. After explaining everything to her, she also thanked the old man.

"Alright, you can go ahead now." The old man said with a faint smile. But Long Feng still didn't move as he waved his hand.

"Do we have space for a few more?" He asked awkwardly. A few more figures appeared out of thin air as the old man watched in shock.

"Father!" The few figures that appeared were members of the Long clan who were within the origin spirit palace. Of course, it was just about five figures; his father Long Yuan, his grandfather, the old clan chief of the clan, and his cousins, Long qing and two other youths. After all if Long Feng brought out the entire Long clan out here, they would fill up this whole land.

"You are unbelievable!" The old man could only say this at the moment. With all of them entering the formation, the energy within it wouldn't last for long at all. Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings.

"They can come along, right?" Long Feng asked.

"As I said, it is now your opportunity. You can allow anyone you wish to join you" the old man waved his hand and said.

"Thank you, senior." Long Feng explained the situation to his father and the others. After everything, the nine of them finally entered the formation.

"Ha! I thought he was going to bring more people out!" The old man exclaimed as he watch them stride into the formation.

"The energy here is so dense and pure! Cultivating here will definitely be very beneficial to our cultivation!" Yan jian exclaimed after stepping into the formation.

"Indeed! I can already feel my cultivation increasing by just breathing here!" Long Yuan added. His cultivation had already reached the peak yin realm, and all he lacked was an opportunity to finally reach the Yang realm. This could be his chance to breakthrough.

"Alright, let's stop wasting time and start cultivating!" The old clan chief spoke up. Everyone nodded and sat down, beginning a long cultivation session that would last for days......... Outside the coffin, the previously peaceful area was now filled with a pensive atmosphere as various powerhouses waited here. All of the eight Yin monarch were seated here without moving an inch, and the same went for the eight human masters.

The two armies that were engaging in a death battle just two days ago were suddenly seated peacefully together as they all waited.

"That brat still hasn't come out? Could he have died inside the coffin?" The white haired old man asked loudly.

"That isn't impossible, after all the coffin certainly contain unknown dangers. A mere yin realm brat could have died long ago" an old lady beside him nodded in agreement.

"Hmph!" The burly yin monarch snorted coldly as he overheard their conversation.

"If he really died in there, then he got off too easily! But I will not leave this place until it is confirmed whether he is dead or alive!" This wait continued for seven days! Counting with the two days Long Feng took to recover, he had spent a whole nine days inside the coffin. The humans and yin ghosts were more or less convinced that Long Feng was already dead, but none of them dared to leave since the sixteen top masters of both sides were still waiting patiently. ……

Inside the coffin, the energy within the formation was already thoroughly exhausted and the figures sitting cross legged were beginning to awaken. Each of them had great harvest in this cultivation session.

"I have finally reached the peak of the yin realm!" Long Qing clenched her fist as she muttered, feeling while emotional. A year ago, not even the clan chief had reached this level, but now, she had already reached it. A powerful aura spread out from Long Yuan's body as he opened his eyes.

"Rank three Yang realm!" Even someone like him felt excited at his rapid progress within these few days. More and more of them awakened.

"Hahaha! I have finally reached the yang realm!" Yan jian exclaimed excitedly as he sensed the powerful energy in his veins. He had directly reached rank two yang realm. The old clan chief also awakened, with his cultivation having reached the yang realm too. Li Yue'er and Hua Liuli also opened their eyes at the same time. Hua Liuli had advanced from the rank five yang level to the seventh yang level! Li Yue'er on the other hand actually advanced to the fourth yang level!

All of them had become much stronger than they were seven days ago, and even their combat power had increased significantly. Long Feng also opened his eyes as his inner energy erupted.

"Rank six yang level! Not bad!" He clenched his fist and took a deep breath to calm his emotions. Among all of them, he was the one who reaped the greatest harvest from this cultivation session, directly surpassing his former cultivation and advancing to the sixth level! Moreover, he could sense that his inner energy was far more powerful than before, at least five times stronger, and was also very dense. This was the advantage brought by having an extremely pure energy.

"I shouldn't have any bottleneck to worry about till I reach the spirit realm! At this rate, I can definitely reach the imperial realm within a year! Master gave me three years to do that, but I will achieve it in two years!" When he first met Wu Kong back at the Long clan, Wu Kong had asked him to reach the imperial realm within three years. It has only been about a year since then. At his current pace, he was completely capable of reaching the imperial realm in another year!

Unfortunately, he no longer felt any special feeling about the imperial realm after learning of the realms above it. The formation around them slowly dissipated into thin air, as it had served it's purpose already. The coffin spirit's figure appeared before them as he inspected all of them. (Author's POV: the coffin spirit is the old man)"You have all gotten much stronger than you were before. It looks like you all reaped a good harvest!" The old man nodded gently as he walked over.

"Thank you for granting us this opportunity, senior" Long Yuan was the first to reply as he cupped his fist. The others hurriedly did the same thing.

"You are too courteous. Besides, this opportunity wasn't granted to you by this old master. If you must thank someone, then thank this young fellow here" the old man shook his head and replied while pointing at Long Feng.

"Father, grandfather, you should all return back to the palace. I will find a chance to let the whole clan out when I leave this place" Long Feng said. Long Yuan and the old clan chief both nodded and returned to the origin spirit palace.

"Should we leave as well?" Hua Liuli asked.

"No need." Long Feng replied with a light shake of his head. The old man looked at him and nodded again.

"Your inner energy is much denser and purer than before and your cultivation base is solid. With your current strength, you should have few opponents within the Yang realm." He praised.

"I still have a long way to go. This achievement is nothing, senior" Long Feng naturally wouldn't let such tiny accomplishment to get into his head as he humbly replied. The old man simply smiled in reply to this.

"Let's get back to the inheritance. This third inheritance can be said to be the most precious out of all three inheritances. It isn't something that can be sought after no matter how hard you try." He spoke calmly with a serious tone. Long Feng's heart began to burn with anticipation. What could this third inheritance be? The Firmament Sword art was already an unparalleled sword art, but the old man was saying that it was inferior to this third inheritance?

The old man closed his eyes as a mysterious aura spread out from his figure and filled this entire world. Soon, countless divine runes appeared out of nowhere and gathered into a single seal floating in front of him. When Long Feng looked at this seal, he felt as though his soul was sinking into the deepest abyss of infinite mysteries!

"What is this?" He muttered solemnly as he felt the vast and profound energy within this seal.

"Ancestor soul seal, Power of the celestial soul rune, awaken!" The old man muttered as he opened his eyes. A bright divine light flashed in the depth of his eyes and the seal in front of him burst into a dazzling radiance. A soul stirring aura filled this world and even spread outside the coffin. All the masters seated outside the coffin instantly felt this aura and they all exchanged glances, feeling shocked.

"This feeling? It came from the ancestor's coffin!" The burly yin monarch spoke coldly.

"Does that mean that the kid is still alive?" Someone asked and the surroundings fell silent.

"Hmph! That is good too. If he is alive, I can torture him to death while extracting the information I need!" The burly yin monarch snorted coldly and closed his eyes again.