Cultivating To Immortality

Fang Hong now had access to the memories of the blue-robed young man, whose name was Long Ren, an ordinary disciple of the Dragon Clan with no significant background.

Through Long Ren's memories, Fang Hong learned some internal information about the Dragon Clan.

It turned out that the Dragon Clan valued Bloodline Power above all else, dividing bloodline strength into nine grades, with one being the worst and nine being the best.

The higher the bloodline strength, the more attention one would receive from the Clan's Elders and high-ranking officials, thus gaining more cultivation resources and training opportunities.

Long Ren's bloodline was only grade three, his aptitude mediocre, making him inconspicuous within the clan.

Compared to those exceptionally talented elite disciples who were highly anticipated by the clan, he was far inferior and incomparable.

Fang Hong probed Long Ren's memories, originally hoping to learn some secrets about the Dragon Clan's upper echelons.

However, this was almost impossible; Long Ren's status was too ordinary, and he had no qualifications to access the clan's core secrets.

Long Ren rarely even saw the Elders, let alone the reclusive Old Ancestors.

Therefore, Long Ren was completely unaware of how many Mahayana Old Ancestors were truly within the Dragon Clan, or the Clan's true inheritance.

However, Fang Hong did not care.

His goal for this trip was clear: simply to uncover the secret of the round bead, not to cause any trouble, nor did he intend to confront the Dragon Clan directly.

The Dragon Clan was one of the strongest Divine Beast groups in the Wilderness Continent, with a long inheritance, and it was highly probable that Immortal Artifacts existed within the clan.

If he were to rashly alarm them, he would inevitably fall into danger.

Before exploring the secret of the round bead, Fang Hong also learned a rather interesting piece of news from Long Ren's memories.

Next month, the Dragon Clan would hold an Elite disciple assessment.

The so-called Elite disciple assessment was a fighting competition held by the Dragon Clan every ten years.

All disciples below the Divine Transformation Stage could participate; as long as one stood out in the assessment, one could be officially listed as an Elite disciple.

This status meant an improvement in standing, and also more resources and opportunities.

Becoming an Elite disciple also brought immense benefits; one could not only learn the clan's core secret techniques but also enter the Heavenly Dragon Pool to cultivate.

The Heavenly Dragon Pool was a special secret treasure created by the Dragon Clan's Old Ancestors throughout generations, expending great effort.

It was specifically used to train the younger generation and was regarded by countless ordinary disciples in the Clan as a longed-for cultivation Holy Land.

The Heavenly Dragon Pool contained powerful creation power.

Cultivating in the Heavenly Dragon Pool could not only rapidly increase one's cultivation but also subtly cleanse the body and marrow, enhancing the purity and strength of the bloodline.

Even disciples with ordinary aptitude, as long as they soaked in the pool for a period, could potentially undergo a transformation.

Unfortunately, not all disciples were qualified to enter the Heavenly Dragon Pool to cultivate; only those who ranked in the top ten in the Elite disciple assessment could enter.

Fang Hong originally had no interest in the so-called Elite assessment; he was neither a Dragon Clan disciple nor did he disdain to compete with a group of young people.

However, upon learning of the Heavenly Dragon Pool's existence, Fang Hong's thoughts changed.

If he could enter it and use that unique creation power to temper the True Dragon power within his body, he might gain unexpected rewards.

After a moment of thought, Fang Hong immediately decided to participate in this Elite assessment; it wouldn't be difficult anyway, as his opponents were all young Dragon Clan members at the Nascent Soul level.

Having made up his mind, Fang Hong acted quickly.

He left the temporary residence courtyard and, following Long Ren's memories, returned to his Immortal Cave, intending to patiently await the assessment there.

As for the real Long Ren, he had long been firmly imprisoned by Fang Hong, though Fang Hong did not kill him.

Fang Hong was extremely cautious; he worried that there might be some peculiar restrictions within the Dragon Clan, and if he easily killed Long Ren, it might, like the situation with the Fallen Immortal Sect back then, attract trouble and investigation.

In the following period, Fang Hong honestly stayed in Long Ren's Immortal Cave, only occasionally going out to stroll around the Dragon Clan's main headquarters.

Fang Hong was not aimlessly wandering; he was trying to pinpoint the exact location recorded by the mysterious round bead, and surprisingly, he actually managed to match it.

However, the location recorded by the mysterious round bead was actually in the Dragon Clan's Forbidden Land, Hidden Dragon Valley.

Hidden Dragon Valley was sealed year-round and never opened to ordinary disciples.

Someone of Long Ren's status naturally had no way of knowing its secrets; perhaps only figures at the Elder level could understand a thing or two.

This made Fang Hong's quest to explore the secret of the mysterious round bead much more difficult.

He originally thought the round bead was just an ordinary opportunity, but who knew it was connected to the Dragon Clan's Forbidden Land.

This made Fang Hong even more eager and curious about the secret of the round bead.

What kind of secret was hidden within Hidden Dragon Valley.

However, Fang Hong was not in a hurry to take risks.

Hidden Dragon Valley was heavily guarded; rashly intruding would only expose him.

Since that was the case, he could only bide his time.

When he had the chance to capture a Dragon Clan Elder, he could learn the secrets within Hidden Dragon Valley by performing a soul search.

…

Seven days later.

At this moment, Fang Hong was sitting cross-legged, quietly meditating and Cultivating Qi in his Immortal Cave.

Suddenly, he sensed two auras arriving outside his Immortal Cave.

A woman's delicate shout came from outside the Immortal Cave.

"Long Ren, get out here."

Hearing the woman's voice, Fang Hong slowly opened his eyes; based on Long Ren's memories, he already knew who had come.

Fang Hong walked expressionlessly to the outside of the Immortal Cave, and when his gaze fell upon the open space outside, he saw two attractive women standing there.

One was dressed in blue, and the other in green.

Fang Hong only recognized the green-robed woman; her name was Long Xia, an Early Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, also an ordinary disciple within the Clan.

Some time ago, Long Ren had flirted with Long Xia and even touched her hand, and the two had fought over it.

Unfortunately, Long Xia was no match for Long Ren and could only flee in disarray.

At this moment, Long Xia glared at Fang Hong with a face full of anger; it was clear she had come for revenge.

As for the blue-robed woman beside Long Xia, there wasn't much impression of her in Long Ren's memories.

She was probably a helper Long Xia had found, and her strength was quite good, having already reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

"Long Ren, you lecher, today I specifically invited Sister Long Qiu, let's see if you still dare to be arrogant." Long Xia pointed at Fang Hong and said angrily.

"You are Long Ren? A mere Nascent Soul Middle Stage, yet you dare to bully my good sister? Today, I must teach you a good lesson on her behalf."

The blue-robed woman, Long Qiu, looked at Fang Hong with a face full of disdain.

With that, Long Qiu's entire aura suddenly unleashed, and her oppressive might surged towards Fang Hong.