Precisely because the old Taoist was so formidable, even though he had stepped alone into the
He was certain that his Master would return safely.
Sure enough, after roughly half an hour, the old Taoist strolled out from the great hall.
Not only had he returned unharmed, but he was also in high spirits, his aged face creased with so many wrinkles that they bunched together like the folds of a steamed bun.
"My dear disciple, perhaps it is heaven's will — we can enter the Dragon Clan's ancestral land now," the old Taoist said gleefully.
"Master, you found a way in?" Chu Feng asked.
"I did not."
The old Taoist shook his head.
"Master, then what do you mean?"
Chu Feng grew curious.
"We are going to enter openly and aboveboard — with the Dragon Clan's own people leading us inside," the old Taoist said.
"Have them lead us inside?"
"Master, how would that work?" Chu Feng asked.
Rather than answering directly, the old Taoist broke into a mysterious smile.
"Master, just tell me," Chu Feng pressed impatiently.
Only under Chu Feng's persistent questioning did the old Taoist finally speak: "Do you remember, before we arrived here, outside the Dragon Clan's territory, there were notices posted in multiple locations, inviting famous Spirit World Masters to visit the Dragon Clan as guests?"
"I remember."
Chu Feng had a deep impression of that.
Those notices had been posted not long ago, and they seemed rather urgent.
At the time, Chu Feng had speculated that the Dragon Clan must have something they needed to do that required the help of a Spirit World Master — and that it was time-sensitive.
Otherwise, a power like the Dragon Clan would surely have been able to invite a Spirit World Master of a caliber comparable to the Dao Enlightenment Sage. There would have been no need to resort to such a method, posting bounties to lure Spirit World Masters into their territory.
"Master, did something major happen within the Dragon Clan?" Chu Feng asked.
"Yes, indeed something significant has occurred," the old Taoist said.
Then, based on the old Taoist's account, Chu Feng learned the general outline of the matter.
Within the Dragon Clan, outside the ancestral land, there was another place of tremendous importance.
This place was called the Source of the Dragon Vein.
The Source of the Dragon Vein was a location that even the Dragon Clan itself could not open.
But it was said that within it lay an extraordinarily powerful force.
The Dragon Clan had passed down a legend through the generations.
If the day ever came when the Source of the Dragon Vein opened, the Dragon Clan's strength would surely advance by leaps and bounds.
There were even rumors that the Dragon Clan's founding patriarch had established the clan at this very location precisely because of the Source of the Dragon Vein.
And the claim that the Dragon Clan's power would soar once the Source of the Dragon Vein opened was said to have come from the founding patriarch's own lips.
Although, since the founding of the Dragon Clan, the Source of the Dragon Vein had never once been opened…
According to the ancestral teachings, the Dragon Clan had never dared to treat the Source of the Dragon Vein lightly.
All along, the Source of the Dragon Vein had been the Dragon Clan's highest priority.