Chương 182: Star Mountain City

"Jianhai province, I'm back. I will definitely make sure to settle my grudges with the jianhai clan. There's also the mortal heaven sect to visit. I haven't seen master yi ming for a while. I'm sure he is dead worried about me." He clenched his fists with this thought.

"And there's that guy, Han Man. I left him at the arena after defeating him back then. I wonder how much he has progressed since then. All my grudges, I will settle then before I leave for the four regions."

"Are you alright?" Yan jian asked Long Feng who seemed like he was in a daze. Long Feng blinked and realized that they were simply standing around.

"I'm fine. Just remembering some memories. Let's go, shall we?"

"Where are you going to go now anyway?" Yan jian asked again. Long Feng pondered on this and replied.

"My first priority is to secure the Long clan in a safe place. After that..." A faint smile appeared on his face.

"I will take care of my matters with the jianhai clan before visiting the mortal heaven sect."

"This all feel like a dream. Back then, just the peak yin level was almost unattainable for me but now, I have even reached the Yang realm. Few things can threaten us in this province now." Yan jian sighed with a deep gaze.

"Indeed" Li Yue'er nodded. Long Feng merely listened to their words with a smile, as he also had the exact same feelings at this moment. The rest of the journey was quite lively as Long Feng led them back to the star mountain city, where the Long clan once lived. With their speed, they arrived at the city gates within a few hours.

"Nothing has changed since I last saw this city." Long Feng looked around with a reminiscent smile on his face.

"You mean since you threw the city into chaos by destroying one of the five great clans, right?" Li Yue'er added casually. Long Feng's smile froze as he replied in a stiff voice.

"I was too impulsive at that time""Are you going to leave the Long clan back here again?" Yan jian asked.

"I'm not sure. I'll depend on my father's decision" After saying that, Long Feng waved his hand, releasing the old clan chief and Long Yuan from the origin spirit palace. The two of them were startled by the sudden change in environment and it took a moment for them to react.

"Star mountain..." Long Yuan looked at the city's name written on the gates and he couldn't help but feel emotional.

"Where are we?" The old clan chief also felt emotional as he gazed at this city which hasn't changed since the last time they were here. Although he clearly knew where they were, he still couldn't help but ask to confirm.

"Star mountain city. We've returned to the jianhai province" Long Feng replied with a smile. The old clan chief stood there as he stared at the familiar city gates before him in a daze.

"Why are we standing out here? Let's go in and look around." Yan jian spoke up to relieve the atmosphere as he took large strides into the city.

"Let's go" the others also strode into the city. The atmosphere inside the city was very lively as buildings and shop stalls filles the streetside and people could be seen moving around. Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. These people were mostly mortals who hadn't even began to cultivate, and few of them could be seen with auras at the connate level.

The star mountain city wasn't anything special in itself, and it was definitely among the weakest cities in the province, but it was this exact lively atmosphere that made Long Feng feel at home. This city was where he truly began his own path, and it brought back some memories, including the times when he couldn't cultivate and was mocked by the entire city wherever he went.

"It really isn't much different than I remember""Let's go. The Long clan used to be at the northern part of the city. Let's check it out, though I'm sure it is still in a bad shape" the old clan chief spoke as he began to lead the way.

"In a bad shape?" Yan jian frowned. Could he be implying that their land has been taken over by another faction or what?

"Uh- about that, I kind of destroyed the clan when I fought against a yang realm cultivator back then." Long Feng replied with a bitter smile as he remembered what happened.

"What? How? Besides, they could have simply rebuilt the place right?" Long Feng's smile became more bitter.

"That wasn't possible then, because my opponent and I battled with our dao concepts and we kind of turned the area into a danger zone for those below the Yang realm" Yan jian was left speechless by Long Feng's reply as he truly didn't expect it.

"Feng'er was truly impulsive at that time. I can say that he has changed quite a bit and is no longer as immature as he used to be" Long Yuan laughed.

"But you could have forcefully dispersed the dao concepts, right? Or you could simply absorb them back into your body since they belonged to you" Li Yue'er asked with an interested tone.

"I couldn't absorb it back because I will risk absorbing my opponent's sword concept and injure myself, and I was too weak to disperse it. Of course, I can easily achieve that now" Long Feng replied.

"I wonder, are the other three clans still around? Since you destroyed the Gong clan back then, they became silent, as though they had vanished" Long Yuan asked curiously. Of course, no one replied.

"We're almost there!" The old clan chief who was at the lead paused with an excited look on his face as they approached the former land of the Long clan. But when they finally arrived, they all paused with confused expressions on their faces.

"Hm? Father, did you take us to the wrong place?" Long Yuan asked the old clan chief as they stared at the grand mansion before them which was two times larger than the Long clan used to be. Several guards could be seen patrolling around the mansion gates with intimidating auras.

"Impossible! This is clearly the place. I would never forget it!" The old clan chief refuted with furrowed brows.

"The demon and sword energies have been dispersed..." Long Feng murmured. Back then, he had fought against a Yang realm Junior and their battle left the place filled with demon and sword energies. Yet, these energies were nowhere to be found.

"Does that means that another faction have settled down here?" Yan jian asked.

"We won't know if we keep standing here." The old clan chief walked straight towards the mansion with the intension to inquire about the situation. The guards around the mansion quickly noticed him as he approached and they all pulled out their weapons and blocked his path.

"Stop! What business do you have with the Lei clan?" One of the guards asked as he released his rank four yin level aura to intimidate the old clan chief. Of course, this aura was nothing more than a slight breeze to the old clan chief who had reached the Yang realm. But the guard's words puzzled him and the others behind him.

"Lei clan? Why haven't I ever heard of them?" Long Yuan muttered.

"Are you deaf? Halt this instant!" The guards were slightly startled to see the old clan chief ignore their auras, but that didn't deter nor scare them at all.

"This Lei clan should be quite powerful, stronger than the Long clan used to be." Long Feng watched with narrowed eyes as he pondered in silence. Back then, even the strongest Gong clan only had peak connate level cultivators as guards, but this Lei clan was able to put out several yin realm cultivators as guards. The difference could already be seen.

"Sorry if I'm bothering you, but I am new to this city and I wanted to inquire about the situation here. Do you mind telling me more about this Lei clan?" The old clan chief ignored the guard's shouting as he approached them with steady steps.

"Get lost old man!"

"Don't take one more step or we'll immediately attack you!"

"The Lei clan isn't somewhere you can randomly come and sully!" The guards shouted and threatened as all of them released their auras with the intention of pressuring the old clan chief to no effect, which left then startled. The old clan chief frowned and released a tiny part of his aura to intimidate these guards. His aura was like a storm, directly destroying their auras and pushing them several steps back. The guards all became solemn as they realized that the old clan chief was a strong person.

One would expect them to lower their heads or at least, be more respectful, but alas...

"Hmph! You better get lost before the clan is alerted. Just because you are slightly powerful doesn't mean that you are unrivaled. The Lei clan has many ways to deal with you!" The old clan chief was left speechless by Tuesday audacity of these guards. Were they just ignorant, or was the Lei clan really as powerful as they said? As he was about to speak, a powerful aura approached them from the mansion, arriving at the gates in a moment.

The guards turned around and appeared to be delighted by the newcomer as stepped aside, creating a path for an old man. This old man had a hunched back and he looked like an ordinary old man with nothing exceptional about him, but Long Feng and the others here could all instantly tell that he was a Yang level cultivator!

"Greetings, Elder!" The guards bowed respectfully to this old man who nodded calmly with a sharp gaze in the group before him. He could feel a powerful aura from each and every one of them, and he knew without needing to be told that they were all powerful figures. In fact, the weakest one among them was actually the old man leading them which made this old man to be wary.

"What happened here?" The old man asked.

"Elder, this group of people approached the clan with unknown motives and they even dared to show off their aura here!" The guards immediately reported. The old man remained silent for a moment. He was actually busy nearby when he suddenly felt an unfamiliar aura of a yang realm cultivator, prompting him to quickly rush over.

"What brings you all to our Lei clan's branch family?" The elder flashed a smile at the group before him as he asked politely. As much as he didn't want to admit it, this group of people weren't to be trifled with.

"Branch family?" Long Yuan frowned as he asked.

"That's right. This is one of the four branch families of the Lei clan. Our humble family is currently the rulers of this city, and it is truly unexpected to suddenly have so many powerful experts to grace our city with your presence""What are you trying to say? What happened to the three great clans?" The old clan chief asked. The elder's eyebrows raised as he looked at them in surprise. Why are they asking this question? Are they new in this area or what?"

Of course, he still answered them as he couldn't afford to offend them, at least, not yet.

"Two of the clans submitted to the Lei clan while the last clan which resisted was destroyed. This happened four months ago."