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"We may appear to have gained enormously, but we've also lost something of vital importance — we've forfeited the chance for future generations to comprehend the power of the bloodline."
"And I, as the last member of the
"I will not disappoint your expectations, Clan Chief, nor will I disappoint that great figure, nor will I squander the sacrifice made by our future generations — the sacrifice of never being able to comprehend the power of the bloodline."
"I will master the power of the bloodline, sooner or later."
"However, I can sense that mastering it will be extraordinarily difficult. It is not something that can be achieved in a short period of time. But the agreement with the
"You wish to seek out the secret realm recorded within the Spirit Beast Treasure Map?" the Clan Chief asked.
"Mm." Chu Feng nodded. He wanted to increase his cultivation as quickly as possible, but cultivating on his own would take a very long time.
The path of martial cultivation was one of defying the heavens to seize power. Cultivating in isolation yielded minimal results.
The only shortcut was to seek victory through danger, and opportunity was often accompanied by peril — but opportunity was still a shortcut.
Yet even such a shortcut was exceedingly rare. It wouldn't simply appear because you wished for it. To encounter opportunity, one needed fate and fortune.
Chu Feng's ability to reach where he was today was related to his natural talent and his own hard work, but it was also inseparable from the opportunities he had encountered. He could be considered one of the rare martial cultivators blessed with great fortune.
And now, if Chu Feng wished to increase his cultivation, his only option was to gamble within the dangers of that secret realm recorded in the Spirit Beast Treasure Map. It was the shortcut he needed to take.
"Very well, this old man will accompany you," the Clan Chief said.
"Senior, that can't be right. Setting aside the fact that the clan needs you here, with these eight Bloodline Cultivation Arrays now open, you should be going into closed-door cultivation. You shouldn't waste your energy or time on my account," Chu Feng hurriedly refused.
He was well aware that the
At a time like this, what he ought to be doing was cultivating, not protecting Chu Feng.
"Your rush to break through is for the sake of our clan, and my accompanying you is equally for the sake of our clan. After all… I have no desire to lose the territory our ancestors left behind," the Clan Chief said with a smile, then patted Chu Feng on the shoulder. "This matter is settled. Go back and prepare yourself, and we'll set off immediately."
Seeing how resolute the Clan Chief's attitude was, Chu Feng stopped trying to decline. He knew that no matter how much he refused, the Clan Chief would go anyway.
Even if he didn't go openly, he would very likely protect Chu Feng in secret anyway. Rather than go through all that trouble, they might as well travel together.
Besides, the Clan Chief was a Fifth Grade Exalted — having such a powerful expert protecting him, Chu Feng's trip would undoubtedly go much more smoothly.
So Chu Feng smiled as well and said, "Senior, there's no need to prepare. We can leave right now."
Though Chu Feng didn't need to prepare, the Clan Chief actually did.
They didn't leave immediately. Only after the Clan Chief finished giving
Their destination was the Upper Realm of Red Province.
The only way to reach the Upper Realm of Red Province was through an Ancient Teleportation Array.
However, the power of the Ancient Teleportation Arrays was limited as well. Depending on the distance, the time required for teleportation varied significantly.
Fortunately, the Upper Realm of Red Province was not too far from the
And so, in just a few short days, Chu Feng and the Clan Chief arrived at the Upper Realm of Red Province.