Long Daozhi did not know that Chu Feng was still alive.
He felt immense guilt over Chu Feng's death. He believed that if he hadn't invited Chu Feng to help, Chu Feng would never have encountered the Ancient Heavenly Devouring Beast, and never would have died that way.
But Long Daozhi bore a great responsibility on his shoulders.
He would grieve over Chu Feng's death. He would blame himself.
But he would not abandon what needed to be done because of Chu Feng's death.
Moreover, this matter concerned whether their clan could reclaim the name of the Dragon Clan.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, the moment to seize the Dragon Vein Origin Stone had arrived.
At this moment, Long Daozhi and many experts from the Ancestral Martial Dragon City had gathered outside a massive abyss.
And that abyss was extraordinarily vast. If its width could be compared to a lake, then a human figure would be smaller than an ant in comparison.
In short, when a martial cultivator stood outside this abyss, they appeared incomparably tiny.
Yet at this very moment, many groups had gathered around the abyss.
But regardless of who they were, none could step into the abyss.
Not only was the abyss bottomless, but its entrance was also protected by an invisible barrier. That invisible barrier was incredibly sturdy, blocking every person present from entering.
Long Daozhi stood outside the abyss, but he wasn't paying much attention to the abyss itself — instead, he was sizing up the various groups.
Although these people were technically his kin, and like him had been cast aside by the Dragon Clan — all of them wretched souls in their own right — Long Daozhi knew full well that every one of them was his competitor.
As the saying went, know yourself and know your enemy, and you would never be defeated in a hundred battles. So Long Daozhi dared not be careless.
But at this moment, beside Long Daozhi, apart from the experts of the Ancestral Martial Dragon City, there was also an outsider.
This person was Master Liangqiu, hailed as the most powerful Spirit World Master in the entire Ancestral Martial Starfield.
However, Master Liangqiu's mental state was in very poor condition at the moment.
"City Lord Long, young friend Chu Feng — did he truly meet with misfortune?"
Suddenly, Master Liangqiu spoke.
He had actually learned of Chu Feng's death some time ago, but he found it difficult to accept the truth.
That was the reason for his low spirits.
After all, he had held Chu Feng in very high regard, and their relationship had been excellent.
"Master Liangqiu, this is the absolute truth. I witnessed it with my own eyes."
"It was I who caused young friend Chu Feng's death."
Long Daozhi said with a face full of guilt.
"Long Daozhi, if you want to say that young man is dead, I can believe that."
"But for you to claim he was devoured by the Ancient Heavenly Devouring Beast — that's a joke."
"Everyone knows the Ancient Heavenly Devouring Beast is nothing more than a legend of the Heavenly Devouring Starfield."
"The remains of the Ancient Heavenly Devouring Beast are still here, sure, but it's been dead for ages."
Suddenly, a somewhat mocking voice rang out.
It belonged to a middle-aged man with a black beard, dressed in golden robes.
His features alone radiated a cutting arrogance.
And behind him, many others wore the same attire.
Judging by his words, an uninformed person would have assumed he was Long Daozhi's rival.
But in truth, he was not Long Daozhi's opponent — he had no grudge against him whatsoever.
Not only that, but he was in fact the leader of one of the four factions allied with Long Daozhi.
Although they were all kinsmen cast aside by the Dragon Clan, he looked down on the Ancestral Martial Dragon City, and Long Daozhi along with it.
"I know what I'm saying is hard to believe, but I saw it with my own eyes."
"The Ancient Heavenly Devouring Beast truly still exists."
Long Daozhi said.
"How absurd. It seems your Ancestral Martial Dragon City is just as the rumors say — utterly useless. So useless that all you can do is spout big words to attract attention."
The middle-aged man said.
"We don't care about the affairs of your Ancestral Martial Starfield."
"Long Daozhi, if the Dragon Clan hadn't mandated that five factions must join forces, we would never have allied with you."
"You'd better perform well, because there are only four Dragon Vein Origin Stones. If you don't pull your weight, you're guaranteed to get nothing."
"And that goes not just for Long Daozhi, but for everyone else here."
"There are five factions in our alliance, but only four Dragon Vein Origin Stones."
"So even though we're allies, rewards will be distributed according to contribution."
"Anyone who drags the rest down is destined to walk away empty-handed."