Chapter 15 Long Tian's Journey

"What is this?" Long Lei asked, as Long Tian began to descend the staircase. "You'll see." He simply replied before Long Lei followed him down. The staircase was dark and dreary, the steps were a dark shade of blue and the walls were gray, if not for the few sources of light along the staircase, Long Lei would have thought it was abandoned.

After a few minutes of walking, Long Tian began to speak. "Back in the day, before I was at this level, I was a simple boy from a simple family." He explained as the sources of light grew in number.

"I began my cultivation at the age of 7, much later than most people, and after a few years I could compete with almost every genius in the kingdom, only one man stood in my way!" Long Tian continued as he summarized his cultivation journey.

"At the age of 17 after I reached the 9th Stage of Qi Refinement, I began my preparation to breakthrough into the Spirit Gathering Realm, but at that point my hope of becoming the No.1 genius in the Flowing River Kingdom had vanished." He uttered, sadness clearly audible in his voice.

"Yang Hong was too strong, he had his entire Sect backing him along with the Divine Flame technique, I had no chance. At the time our Heaven Breaking Sect was inferior to the Endless Hell Sect, till the ancestral gate was opened!" Long Tian stated as his momentum increased more and more.

"This, this was my chance! Once inside I and my fellow disciples fought tooth and nail, each of us finding our own legacies, and then, that's when I found IT!" Long Tian declared with fervor as they reached the final step.

In front of them, there was a room, it was completely empty apart from a small wooden box right in front of them. Without another word, Long Tian strode forward, a lightning bolt emitting from his finger.

He then poked the box 9 times at 9 different locations. The wooden box then shone for a few seconds before opening up, inside, a spatial ring lay.

Long Tian then grabbed the ring, before splashing a drop of blood on it. "That item, no, that technique, it was this technique!" He stated as a scroll appeared in his hand.

It was azure like the sky and looked extremely ancient. "This, is the Thunder Devil Cultivation Technique, my most prized possession." Long Tian said as he gazed at his son seriously.

"I am passed my spring time of youth, and I never managed to realize my dream of being No.1 even after acquiring this technique, but maybe, no, you definitely can! And with your temperament you have to become No.1 or die trying!" Long Tian finished before handing the scroll to his son.

"Father, are you sure about this?" Long Lei asked as he held the scroll. It wasn't a bad technique as far as he could see, in fact it was quite strong for the Flowing River Kingdom, to the point where even Long Lei was a bit shocked.

"Don't worry son, I was sure about this since the day you were born, once you reach the 9th Stage of Qi Refinement, this technique will show its worth, till then keep it close." He answered while crouching down and patting his son on the head.

'This guy, why is my father such a weirdo?' Long Lei thought before his father got up. "By the way, next time you find something special, keep it for yourself, don't even tell I or your mother!" Long Tian told him, before they ascended the steps reaching the storage room.

"So father I have a question." Long Lei said as Long Tian looked at him. "What is it?" He replied as Long Lei had a confused expression on his face. "Since you and Yang Hong are the strongest in the kingdom why is the royal family still in charge." Long Lei inquired.

"Well its not that simple, and I can't tell you anyway, cause I know if I do you'll just blab to everyone." Long Tian answered as he shook his head. But Long Lei wasn't giving up.

"Please! Please tell me, I won't tell anyone, I promise!" He begged as he used his innate power, the power of being 3 years old! After a bit of resistance Long Tian finally gave in.

"Fine, but if you tell anyone I'll beat you up myself!" Long Tian threatened as he gave in. "Pretty much, the royal clan have a soul training technique, which allows them to not only have a stronger soul, but they can also do soul attacks which I and Yang Hong can't defend against, because of this we have no choice but to keep the balance." Long Tian explained briefly.

"Ah, that sounds so cool!" Long Lei said in wonder as Long Tian chuckled. "Ya well, the technique I just gave you is also pretty cool, now you better go to bed you've had a long day today." Long Tian told him.

"Okay, good night father!" Long Lei said before running past Long Tian and to his room. 'Hahaha, this is great news.' Long Lei thought as he entered his room. Not only had he gained a technique today, but he had learnt something spectacular.

"Well for now I better calm down, one thing at a time." Long Lei told himself as he sat on his bed. "Come to think of it, I am pretty tired, I guess I'll just head to bed." He yawned before falling asleep.

Long Lei wasn't going to make it easy on the royal clan, and especially on that Jiang Chen, after what they did to him, after all, Long Lei took no Ls.