Chương 238: Aftermath

Long Feng's entire body felt sore and heavy. Even his eyelids seemed to be glued together as he couldn't get his eyes open. All around him was darkness which numbed his heart. This darkness was all he saw for a long time before he finally had enough strength to force his eyes open. The bright light that met his eyes was so piercing that he had to close them back again for a few seconds. Then he opened his eyes again and found himself laying on a comfortable bed. The room was neat and well organized.

He tried to move but failed, moaning faintly at the weight of his body. He laid silently for a few minutes before lifting himself off the bed and sitting down upright. His head began to ache from the abrupt movement but he endured and tried to circulate his inner energy to clear this exhaustion and weakness. But he was startled to find his Dantian and body devoid of any energy. It wasn't that his cultivation was harmed or something. Just that he had completely ran out of every ounce of energy in his body.

It would take a while for him to recover. Standing up, he slowly walked to the door and pulled it open then stepped out. The door's movement seemed to have alerted several people outside the room. Li Yue'er, Hua Liuli, Long Yuan, Long Qing… but no Yan jian. Long Feng's memories rapidly returned as he realized that what he thought was a dream actually wasn't. It was in fact, the reality.

"Brother Long Feng!"

"Long Feng!"

"Feng'er!" Several people stood up upon seeing him. Their expressions brightened as the worry that covered their faces over the past few days gave way to joy.

A few minutes later, Long Feng walked around the current Long clan with Long Yuan leading him.

"Son, it's good that it's over. Although we lost much of our family, the Long clan is still standing. You don't have to feel guilty about anything" Long Yuan glanced at Long Feng's calm face and said.

"It's all my fault. Hundreds of innocent lives died that day. Even if no one blames me, I can't forgive myself" Long Feng softly replied.

"No one will blame you son. They all understand, just still feeling the loss. But it's been a week. They'll eventually get over it" Long Yuan added. Long Feng didn't reply. He was still quite blank after staying unconscious for over a week. Everything that happened still felt like a dream. He didn't ask what happened after he blanked out in his rage, he didn't ask how they survived. What happened to Old Gan? He didn't ask, and he wasn't interested in doing so.

Similarly, Li Yue'er and Hua Liuli understood his state of mind and didn't explain. Long Yuan led Long Feng over to the end of the valley behind the Long clan. This place used to be empty with just lush grasses and trees. But now, all the grasses and trees were uprooted. At a glance, one could see hundreds of graveyards with name plates inserted into them. Long Feng paused as his calm heart began to beat faster. He stared at the hundreds of grave, his calm eyes betraying his pain.

"They're heroes of the Long clan. All of them. Although there wasn't much to bury, we still made a grave for each and every person we lost. And in the center of the graveyard, we created a pillar with all of their names. This entire area is now a restricted land in the Long clan" Long Yuan slowly explained. Long Feng began to slowly walk through the grave, occasionally pausing whenever he found a grave with a name he remembered.

When he saw Long Chen's name, his heart clenched and he closed his eyes for a short while.

"Brother Long Chen… rest in peace and be assured, You didn't give your life for nothing" He opened his eyes again and they had regained their calm. He slowly walked past this grave and found many more of his past siblings whom he had some minor grudges with. Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. But right now, seeing their graves one by one, all he felt was endless pain and gratefulness. He soon reached the center of this graveyard.

There, a graveyard was a bit higher than all the others. The name on it read"87th Clan Chief of the Long clan" This was the old clan chief, his grandfather's graveyard. Behind him, Long Yuan stared at this graveyard with sadness In his eyes.

"Father will be very pleased to know that you survived son." Long Feng nodded. Then he reached the final grave that stood alone from the others. Right behind this one was the large stone pillar Long Yuan mentioned, which contained the names of everyone that died. But Long Feng's eyes were drawn to this final grave and his calm vanished, replaced by pain as he felt that clenching pain in his heart.

"Brother Yan jian…" a tear fell from his eyes and rolled down his cheeks.

"Young friend Yan jian also had nothing left to be buried, but we still created this grave for him so he would be remembered by the generations of the Long clan" Long Yuan patted Long Feng's back and explained slowly. Long Feng sighed and raised his head to stare at the pillar. On it, hundreds of names were listed, all but one bearing the Long surname in their names.

"617…" Long Feng slowly muttered, his heart filled with pain.

"That's right. 617 people exactly lost their lives. We put down the names of every single one of them" Long Yuan replied with a heavy sigh. As the clan chief of the Long clan, the loss of so many clansmen was weighing down heavily on his heart. Although he acted calm, only he actually knew the pain in his heart. Long Feng closed his eyes again and breathed in and out deeply. When he opened them again, they were exceedingly calm. Terrifyingly so even.

He slowly lowered his head and bowed to this pillar, or precisely to the hundreds of names on it. Then he turned around and bowed to the hundreds of graves around.

"You all gave your life to keep me alive. Now, I promise you all, anyone involved in this will die!" He slowly said calmly, emphasizing on the last word. He raised his head and placed his palm on the pillar.

"I will kill that Young master Liu and bring his head over here. And Zhang Mo… I will find him. And I will kill him. If anyone or anything stands in the way of my vengeance, I will slaughter them all." He took this oath solemly. Behind him, Long Yuan smiled very faintly and didn't try to stop him. He would be lying if he said that wasn't what he wanted too. The blood of the Long clansmen wasn't easy to spill and leave freely. There was definitely going to be a terrifying revenge.

Long Feng was well aware that behind that young master Liu was definitely a powerful force of the mainland. He didn't know what force exactly, but from their ability to send a peak deity to protect this young man alone, it could be seen that they were certainly very powerful. But that wasn't nearly enough to bar his path. Even if the four dynasties themselves stood behind this young master Liu, Long Feng would still not hesitate to kill him. And if they tried to stop him then…

well, he didn't mind adding a few more clans as his target. If others could casually slaughter his clan, why couldn't he do the same?

"Feng'er, let's go. You still need to rest" Long Yuan urged him and they left the graveyard to return back to the clan.

"Brother Long Feng!" Hua Liuli's face brightened as she spotted them returning and she rushed over to them. Long Feng also smiled gently.

"Liuli" he called out softly.

"Brother Long Feng, I'm leaving today" Hua Liuli said as her smile faded and she sighed sadly"My father sent someone to get me. He should arrive today" Long Feng nodded.

"It's alright. I can't ever thank you enough for your help Liuli. I'll soon return to the Yihua clan for the hundred continent meeting. I'll find you there" he replied with a warm smile. Hua Liuli's face looked even more downtrodden"Brother Long Feng… I won't be there. I'll be leaving the continent very soon" Long Feng's smile froze and he frowned slightly"Leaving the continent?" Hua Liuli nodded"There's this powerful clan in the Mainland, it's called the Hua clan.

Our ancestor was once a member of this clan before he was expelled and founded the hua clan here. Now, I was able to gain the approval of that Hua Clan and they took me as a member. I'll be leaving before the hundred continent meeting" Long Feng was speechless for a while. Then he nodded"It's good. This continent can't hold you and will just restrict your potential. And that Hua clan will certainly be able to protect you" Hua Liuli smiled bitterly"Brother Long Feng, there's something else you should know.

That Young master Liu… is a direct descendant of the Liu Royal clan" Long Feng's thoughts stilled. Behind him, Long Yuan's expression changed drastically. Even Li Yue'er who was simply standing by the side couldn't hide the shock on her face.

"Which Liu Clan?" Long Feng asked again to be sure"The one and only one, the royal clan of the Liu dynasty." Hua Liuli replied bitterly, the helplessness on her face very clear. Long Feng's heartbeat slowed almost to a standstill. There were four regions in the mainland, each region larger than a hundred high ranked continents. These four regions were each ruled by one of the four dynasties.

These four dynasties were actually just very powerful clans that decided to turn one of the four regions each into their territory and naming themselves as dynasties. Yang Royal Clan Liu Royal Clan Han Royal Road Jiang Royal Clan These were the four strongest forces of the four regions, the only one star forces in the mainland. Even all of the two star forces beneath them didn't dare to slight these four monsters. Long Feng also remembered the four region's strongest masters who faced the Yin monarchs.

He seemed to have heard that they were from the four clans. He didn't expect that young master Liu to have such terrifying backing. In his world, the four clans were the peak. Anyone from these four clans were treated with utmost respect wherever they went, even mere servants. And this was no servant but a direct descendant of the clan. In other words, he was like Long Qing, or Long Chen, having relations with elder figures. How strong would an elder of any of the four royal clans be?

"How can this be?" Long Yuan asked in shock. Hua Liuli sighed softly. It was true. Even she was terrified when she found out his identity from her father after she woke up back then.

"Feng'er…" Long Yuan calmed down and turned to Long Feng, about to ask him to reconsider his earlier decision.

"It doesn't matter. I already said that even the four dynasties won't stop me from killing him. His background changes nothing." Long Feng spoke coldly before Long Yuan could speak.

"Father doesn't need to say anything. I know what I'm doing. And no one can kill my clansmen without reason. And even with a reason… no one still can. I will kill him if it's the last thing I do" Long Yuan could only sigh and remain silent, aware that Long Feng had already made up his mind. Nothing could change his decision.

"Brother Long Feng, he's here" Hua Liuli's eyes stared into the distance as a powerful spirit realm aura approached rapidly and stopped above the Long clan. Many Long clansmen grimaced as their killing intent began to flare. This position of flying above their clan reminded them of Zhang Mo and filled them with new rage. The person who appeared was a middle aged rank seven spirit realm warrior.

He glanced down indifferently at this 'weak' clan, but when he met the few hundred blood red pupils staring up at him with killing intent, his heart shook. The smell of blood from Zhang Mo's slaughter still lingered in the air, making the man's expression to change a bit.

"Uncle!" Hua Liuli sensed the rising tension and quickly shouted, drawing the man's attention to her. She knew that the current Long clan from their clan chief to their young Chief and everyone else were filled with suppressed rage that could explode at anytime. If a fight started and Long Feng lost himself like back then again, then her uncle was most certainly finished.

"Liuli! Your father sent me to take you back to the clan. It's about time for you to leave. You shouldn't keep running around by this time!" The man smiled at her and chided gently. Hua Liuli nodded and turned to Long Feng.

"Brother Long Feng, I'll be going back now. Try to stay out of trouble" Long Feng smiled. He walked up to her and ruffled her hair"I'll be fine. You're going to a new place so I'm more worried about you." Hua Liuli smiled brightly. Before she could reply, Long Feng pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. Hua Liuli's face blushed bright red as she closed her eyes and didn't resist.

"Take care of yourself. I'll come find you in the Hua clan. Wait for me" Long Feng lowered his head and whispered softly into her ears. Hua Liuli flushed as she nodded meekly. Then he let her go and stepped back. Hua Liuli lowered her flushed face and flew into the sky to stand behind the middle aged man without looking back. The man glanced at Hua Liuli and at Long Feng with a frown. But he didn't speak and flew away with Hua Liuli.

"Ah. She's such a good daughter-in-law you know son. Your charm with ladies is much greater than your old father here. I suffered to find a single wife. Yet here you are with two already. So unfair" Long Yuan watched Hua Liuli flying away and said with a faint smile. His voice wasn't exactly low and everyone nearby heard him. Li Yue'er's face turned a faint shade of red for a moment before she recovered.

"What is father saying? I'm just a bit more lucky" Long Feng smiled brightly.