DLWAV CH58

Right at this moment, the voice of the Sixth Elder rang out.

He asked impatiently: “So how exactly did you manage to increase their bloodline concentration by two percentage points in such a short amount of time?”

The Dragon Clan Patriarch and the others: “…”

To be honest, at a time like this, shouldn’t you first be concerned about our innocent, beaten-up Old Ancestor?

This is truly a bit too filial!

Hearing this, Ao Ruize directly said: “The method I thought of is very simple.”

“Since whether it’s humans or animals, after being injured, unless all the blood in their bodies drains dry, they can all recover very easily.”

“In other words, our bodies have the function of producing blood.”

“I figured, since we are descendants of the Azure Dragon, it means we have two types of blood in our bodies: one is Azure Dragon blood, and the other is human blood.”

“The so-called bloodline concentration should refer to the proportion of Azure Dragon blood occupying all the blood in our bodies.”

“Since that’s the case, we could totally try forcing the human blood out of our bodies, and then force our bodies to produce new blood. And in the newly produced blood, there will definitely be a portion of Azure Dragon blood.”

“By doing this, wouldn’t the Azure Dragon blood in our bodies slowly increase?”

“So, based on the Blood Slaughter Pill and the Qi Replenishing Pill, the alchemists from the Zhongzhen collateral branch and I refined two types of pills. One is used to help us expel the human blood from our bodies without harming our foundation, and the other is used to provide a massive amount of spiritual energy for our bodies when producing Azure Dragon blood.”

“Unfortunately, however, this method cannot increase our bloodline concentration indefinitely.”

“According to my estimation, it can at most help us increase our bloodline concentration by five percentage points.”

After all, the human body’s hematopoietic function is limited.

The Dragon Clan Patriarch and the others: “…”

It’s that simple?

But—

Five percent?

You have to know that for many members of the Four Great Families, their bloodline concentration might not even reach five percent in their entire lifetimes.

The eyes of the patriarchs and elders present instantly turned red.

After speaking, Ao Ruize directly took out a red and a green jade bottle, along with four copies of pill recipes, and said: “These are those two types of pills. If you don’t believe me, you can find someone to test it first.”

Everyone’s gaze landed directly on Ao Ruize’s hands, and even their breathing became hurried.

The Sixth Elder immediately said: “My initial bloodline concentration was about the same as Jingdan’s, both around twelve percent. I’ll test it—”

The Dragon Clan Patriarch and the others naturally wouldn’t object.

Then, right in front of everyone, following Ao Ruize’s instructions, the Sixth Elder opened that red jade bottle, poured out a red pill, and tilted his head back to swallow it.

Five minutes later, the Sixth Elder’s face gradually turned pale.

Ten minutes later, fresh blood began to continuously seep out of the Sixth Elder’s skin.

Twenty minutes later, when the Sixth Elder’s clothes were completely soaked through with blood, he opened that green jade bottle, poured out a green pill, gritted his teeth, and swallowed it.

Twenty-five minutes later, the Sixth Elder’s skin began to stop seeping fresh blood.

Thirty minutes later, the Sixth Elder’s breathing slowly calmed down.

Then he began to repeat the previous operation.

An hour later, the Sixth Elder had completely turned into a bloody man.

Two hours later, the blood seeping from the Sixth Elder’s body had already flowed to the feet of the Patriarch and the others.

…

Six hours later, the contours of the Sixth Elder’s face could no longer be made out.

…

Ten hours later, the Sixth Elder’s entire person had turned into a blood-red statue.

If it weren’t for the fact that his breathing was still as strong as ever, the people present would probably have thought he was already dead.

…

Twenty hours later, just as everyone was burning with impatience from waiting, the Sixth Elder suddenly moved.

“Open!”

With a loud shout, accompanied by pieces of blood scabs the size of bowls blasting outward, the Sixth Elder violently shot out from the statue, and then landed steadily on the ground.

Before everyone could react, he had already impatiently dashed toward the Bloodline Testing Stone on the table.

Then, under the intense gazes of the crowd, thirteen red lines slowly surfaced on the Bloodline Testing Stone.

The Sixth Elder subsequently let out a huge breath. He was immensely thrilled: “This result can’t be wrong, because I indeed feel that my bloodline concentration is a bit stronger than before.”

This feeling was even stronger than the feeling he got every time he came out of the half-month-long baptism ceremony in the secret realm.

In other words, after taking the pills Ao Ruize provided, the Sixth Elder’s bloodline concentration had indeed increased by one percentage point.

Boom!

The eyes of the patriarchs and elders of the Four Great Families present all turned red.

They looked at the two jade bottles in the Sixth Elder’s hands with burning gazes.

No—

They immediately turned their heads and looked with burning gazes at the stack of pill recipes placed on the table next to them.

The Patriarch of the White Tiger Clan impatiently reached out his hand, wanting to pick up two of the pill recipes.

However, in the next second, a hand pressed down on that stack of pill recipes.

And the owner of that hand was none other than Ao Ruize.

He wore a subtle smile on his face, but the words he spoke were not subtle in the slightest: “So everyone will probably give their blessings to Sect Master Fu and me, right!”

The Dragon Clan Patriarch and the others: “…”

The great hall instantly fell silent again.

What else could the people present say?

What else did the people present dare to say?

For the Dragon Clan Patriarch and the others, they had just brought Ao Ruize back on the front foot, and Fu Mu had beaten up their Old Ancestor on the back foot. If they dared to do anything to Ao Ruize, who knew what kind of ‘insane’ things Fu Mu would do.

Having high cultivation is just that amazing!

Having high cultivation just means you can do whatever you want!!

As for the patriarchs and elders of the other three clans, the strength of their own Old Ancestors, when compared to the Dragon Clan’s Old Ancestor, could only be said to be half a pound to eight ounces. In other words, the Dragon Clan’s Old Ancestor was clearly a warning example for them—

Wait, hadn’t the Dragon Clan’s Old Ancestor also advanced to the Peak Tribulation-Transcending stage for over two hundred years? How could he actually be suppressed and beaten by Fu Mu, who was only at the Late Tribulation-Transcending stage?

But right now, the most important thing wasn’t this—

Wait, it should be said that the most important thing was never this.

After all, the Dragon Clan’s Old Ancestor got beaten up… what did that have to do with their White Tiger Clan, Vermilion Bird Clan, and Black Tortoise Clan?

It wouldn’t matter even if this world didn’t have that Old Ancestor—

So the most important thing was that they had to seize the opportunity to get their hands on the pill recipes before the Dragon Clan could react.

Otherwise, once the Dragon Clan reacted, it probably wouldn’t be so easy for them to get the pill recipes anymore.

The Patriarch of the Black Tortoise Clan immediately said:

“To express our gratitude to Young Patriarch Long, my Black Tortoise Clan is willing to gift Young Patriarch Long a top-tier spirit vein that produces ten thousand supreme-grade spirit stones annually.”

Seeing this, the patriarchs of the other two clans also instantly reacted.

Although they both felt that the Black Tortoise Clan Patriarch was giving too much, since he had already spoken the words, they could only follow up and say:

“To express our gratitude to Young Patriarch Long, my Vermilion Bird Clan is willing to gift Young Patriarch Long two mid-grade secret realms from within our clan.”

“To express our gratitude to Young Patriarch Long, my White Tiger Clan is willing to gift Young Patriarch Long fifteen Adamantine and Fine Iron mines located near the Dragon Clan’s territory.”

Hearing these words, the smile in Ao Ruize’s eyes deepened.

“Then many thanks to all the patriarchs.”

After speaking, he withdrew the hand resting on the stack of pill recipes.

Then, almost simultaneously, three pill recipes suddenly rose into the air, eventually landing straight into the hands of the three patriarchs.

Only then did the Dragon Clan Patriarch and the others remember that the people from the other three clans were still present.

They instantly grew anxious.

Because originally, if the Dragon Clan could monopolize this method, then it would only be a matter of time before the Dragon Clan once again stood at the pinnacle of the Mingxiao Continent.

But before they could speak, they saw the patriarchs of the other three clans stuff the pill recipes into their sleeves and directly lead their people to run off.

“Patriarch Long, we still have urgent matters, so we’ll head back first. We will come visit Old Ancestor Long another day.”

The Dragon Clan Patriarch and the others: “…”

As if guessing what they were thinking, Ao Ruize simply said: “I originally could have indeed kept this pill recipe, but if the other three Great Families find out about this matter afterward and come knocking to purchase it, should the Dragon Clan give it or not?”

“If we don’t give it, the Patriarch and all the elders should surely understand the principle that ‘a man’s wealth is his own ruin by causing others’ greed’.”

“The other three Great Families would inevitably become alienated from the Dragon Clan over this matter. After all, although the Four Great Families all have friction with one another, when it truly comes to a critical moment, no one holds back. For example, the last time the Demon Race colluded with a spy hidden within the Dragon Clan to attack the Dragon Clan’s territory, if the other three Great Families hadn’t rushed to our aid from tens of thousands of miles away, the Dragon Clan’s territory would probably have been breached long ago. How could the Dragon Clan have the glory it enjoys today?”

“When the time comes and the other families and sects unite to boycott the Dragon Clan, what should the Dragon Clan do?”

“If we do give it, since we’ll have to give it sooner or later anyway, we might as well just give it to them right now. At the very least, the prices they offered were quite generous.”

“What’s more, no matter how vast the Mingxiao Continent is, it is merely one of the hundreds of lower realms subordinate to the Cultivation World. So to some extent, whether it’s the Four Great Families, or the One Sect, Three Factions, and Four Gates, we are all compatriots separated by only a narrow strip of water. Rather than the Dragon Clan dominating alone, it’s better to advance together. This way, if we ever encounter enemies from outside the realm in the future, the Mingxiao Continent will also have the power to protect itself.”

Hearing these words, the Patriarch and the others all instantly calmed down.

They had to admit that what Ao Ruize said indeed made a lot of sense.

Most importantly, this was originally Ao Ruize’s item. They didn’t have much room to question how he wanted to handle it.

Then they heard Ao Ruize say again: “So the Dragon Clan will probably give their blessings to Sect Master Fu and me, right!”

The Dragon Clan Patriarch and the others: “…”

Most importantly, right at this moment, a soldier of the Dragon Guard rushed in: “Patriarch, the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect requests an audience—”

The Dragon Clan Patriarch and the others: “…”

So, seeing that they were continuously detaining Ao Ruize, he simply fought his way to their door?

This is going too far!

But they didn’t seem to be completely human… after all, they were descendants of the Divine Dragon…

…Then it was fine!

The Patriarch immediately cleared his throat and said: “The clan has never interfered with the private feelings of the younger generation. As long as you know what you are doing regarding this matter, it’s fine.”

The other elders chimed in: “We originally were actually doing this for your own good. After all, the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect is not someone to be easily provoked, although it currently seems that he cares quite a bit about you…”

For a moment, the hall was filled with filial sons and grandsons.

But after speaking, as if thinking of something, the Patriarch and the others felt their hearts skip a beat.

Because they suddenly realized something: hadn’t Ao Ruize been acting a bit too calm from beginning to end? Moreover, his tone of voice all along had been neither humble nor arrogant; it didn’t seem like the way one treats their elders, but rather like he was educating his juniors.

But they quickly calmed down.

They figured, after all, since Ao Ruize was so smart and held such a massive trump card in his hands, it was completely normal for him to be a little proud.

Not to mention, he was the Young Patriarch personally appointed by Lord Dragon Soul, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

Ao Ruize simply said: “Patriarch and elders, please rest assured, I know what I’m doing.”

And then… there was no ‘and then’.

As for Long Tiancheng and his group on the sidelines, as well as the Ninth Elder who had impatiently run over to watch the spectacle after hearing the news—

As early as when Long Jingdan revealed her current bloodline concentration, the expressions on their faces had already frozen stiff, and even now, they hadn’t eased up in the slightest.

However, Ao Ruize didn’t pay them any mind at all.

When Ao Ruize walked through the doors of the reception hall, Fu Mu was indeed already waiting inside.

Hearing those familiar footsteps, Fu Mu subconsciously stood up straight.

Because when he came over just now, he happened to bump into Patriarch Zhu and the others who were leaving.

Then he found out exactly what had happened on the Dragon Clan’s side, and also learned that Ao Ruize could actually handle the Dragon Clan’s affairs with his own abilities.

So he quickly calmed down.

Now, it was impossible for him not to notice that something was wrong with himself.

Hadn’t they agreed that he was just going to sleep with Ao Ruize, and when the day came that he had slept back all his losses, he would just pull up his pants and refuse to acknowledge him?

So how did things turn out like this?

Especially the fact that he actually traveled hundreds of thousands of miles to the Dragon Clan’s territory to beat up the Dragon Clan’s Old Ancestor for Ao Ruize…

He couldn’t even do something like this when he was twenty years old.

And he was nearly two thousand years old this year…

Right at this moment, the approaching Ao Ruize directly reached out and hugged him.

Looking down from above, he simply smiled and said: “Sect Master treats me so well. For my sake, you actually didn’t hesitate to run to the Dragon Clan’s territory and beat up the Dragon Clan’s Old Ancestor.”

Fu Mu immediately explained: “I didn’t really beat him up. Furthermore, I even helped him clear his blocked meridians.”

So the Dragon Clan should actually be thanking him instead.

—He wasn’t stupid. If he had really beaten up the Dragon Clan’s Old Ancestor, not to mention the Dragon Clan fighting him to the death, how could they possibly hand Ao Ruize over to him?

Hearing these words, the smile in Ao Ruize’s eyes deepened.

Of course they all knew Fu Mu wasn’t such a reckless person, otherwise how could the Patriarch and the others have relented so easily?

“However, with things like this, I’m afraid Sect Master will have to keep me by your side as a male pet for the rest of my life to make up for your losses.”

Keep Ao Ruize by his side for a lifetime?

The kind where he could put a leather collar around his neck?

Looking at Ao Ruize’s prominent nose bridge, Fu Mu subconsciously licked his lips.

He suddenly felt that this idea seemed quite good.

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