Chapter 22: Seclusion

Wang Tian slowly put the dagger inside his bag of holding and then he looked at Liu Hao with grateful eyes.

"Shouldn't I kowtow to you first?" Wang Tian asked as if he was really serious about taking Liu Hao as his master.

"No no no. Let's do that later hehe. The most important thing to do right now is to release me." Liu Hao said while hiding his impatience.

However, it was easily seen through by Wang Tian because of the knowledge and experience that he inherited from Tang Jixian. Wang Tian laughed wickedly in his thoughts when he saw this.

"Senior Dragon" Wang Tian said and he turned to look at the dragon. He was very respectful towards the dragon and only called the dragon by his nickname simply to show that he has inherited the legacy from Tang Jixian.

"Young master, please don't call me Senior. I am but my master's companion." Senior Dragon said.

"That is exactly why Senior Dragon! You are one of my predecessor's companion. Appropriate respect must be given to you" Wang Tian said with a smile.

The dragon felt pleased when he heard what Wang Tian said. An inheritor that doesn't flaunt his status! What a gem!

Liu Hao was feeling that something was amiss. He had a feeling that something bad was about to happen to him. This was a feeling that was brewed for millions of battles and near death experiences.

"Senior Dragon, please..." Wang Tian said with a soft tone.

"Make the cage more powerful." Wang Tian said with an evil grin.

"You fucking ungrateful brat! You dare do this to me?! I am your master! I have even given you a meeting gift!" Liu Hao said while gnashing his teeth.

Wang Tian laughed really hard when he heard Liu Hao say this.

Liu Hao's face became pale and he started to feel shivers down his spine.

Wang Tian looked at Liu Hao with a wide smile and then said, "Do you take me as a fool?? Do you think I don't see the malicious intent behind your words? Stop being pretentious! Maybe you could've tricked the Wang Tian from before. But now?" Wang Tian snorted.

"Senior Dragon please kill him for me" Wang Tian looked at his Senior with a warm smile.

The dragon felt very strange when he saw that smile. 'Before, he was ruthlessly slapping the face of his opponent, and now he is smiling at me warmly...' Senior Dragon thought to himself.

'This kid is quite interesting. A person who knows how to be ruthless to their enemy and be polite to their friends are golden.' The dragon thought.

"As you wish, Young master." The cage suddenly grew tougher and then constantly shrank.

Liu Hao tried to escape but alas it was pointless. He couldn't defeat the dragon back then, how could he be able to break through something that the dragon made now?

"Wang Tian, have mercy and I will pardon what you have done to your master! I will even let you become my clan's Young Lord!" Liu Hao tried to entice Wang Tian with a helpless expression.

Wang Tian laughed and then said, "what makes your clan more special than being the successor of Senior Tang? The position of being your clan's young master is nothing but a fart to me!"

Liu Hao's expression grew cold. He gritted his teeth and then roared out. "Fuck you Wang Tian! If you dare lift a finger on me, my clan will not let you off! I may have disappeared for a thousand years but they know that I am still alive! You won't be able to escape the wrath of the Liu Clan!"

Wang Tian smiled and then said, "Let them come. This Young Master is not scared of them."

Then Wang Tian's expression became cold. He laughed and then said, "You think you can threaten me with the power of your clan?! Even gods and devils won't want to stop me once I want to do something! Even Emperors can't stop me!"

If anyone were to here Wang Tian's words, they would think Wang Tian was crazy. But right now, Wang Tian's words were like the law. It was as if it was true and Wang Tian was of remarkable status! To be able to say such audacious words!

Liu Hao felt fear when he saw this and he said stutteringly, "You... You're co-courting death!"

'Fuck, this kid is insane! Even knowing the risks of killing me, he still wants to do it!' Liu Hao thought.

"Die" Wang Tian said coolly.

The dragon was quietly observing the show play out while constantly slowly shrinking the cage. When he heard Wang Tian said "die". He thoroughly shrunk the cage. Liu Hao became paste and his body was sliced into pieces because of the cage. His flesh exploding into tiny pieces.

Wang Tian smiled evilly and said, "that's enough Senior Dragon."

He walked towards the Liu Hao paste and then he took his storage ring. This was Wang Tian's real intention! To kill Liu Hao and be able to get his storage ring! He was eyeing Liu Hao's storage ring for a while now. He thought that it probably contained countless more treasures. He thought of a plan to borrow his senior's might to kill Liu Hao so that he can take the spoils of battle. His greed was furthermore ignited when Liu Hao casually took out a dagger and gave it to him.

Wang Tian then noticed that Dark Qi was rising from the Liu Hao paste. He was pleasantly surprised. 'I thought the only way for me to get Dark Qi is to personally kill? Could it be that I can contain Dark Qi as long as I'm the one who ordered to kill?!' Wang Tian thought to himself.

The dragon had a cultivation base that was very powerful. Hence, he could see the Dark Qi. 'What is this powerful snd mysterious Qi?? And why is Young Master absorbing it?' the dragon thought to itself with a bewildered expression. All his life, he had seen thousands of different kinds of Qi. But this was the first time that he saw a Qi that was as powerful and as mysterious as this one.

However, the dragon didn't think that this was the right time hence he didn't ask.

After a few moments, Wang Tian was finished absorbing. The Dark Qi that came from Liu Hao was plentiful! It almost filled him 100%.

Wang Tian didn't bother to look at the insides of Liu Hao's storage ring because he thought that there was a lot of time to do so.

The dragon looked at Wang Tian and asked, "What will you do now Young Master?"

Wang Tian looked at the dragon also and then he contemplated on what to do. After a few minutes, he had made up his mind.

'I should stay here since the treasures that I possess will bring me disastrous calamity. And there's that problem with the Liu Clan.' Wang Tian's eyebrows furrowed.

"I want Senior Dragon to train me. Especially in the use of bloodlines." Wang Tian said seriously.

Senior Dragon felt happy when he heard what Wang Tian said. "I'd be honored" Senior Dragon replied.

Wang Tian nodded. 'I have to think of a way to raise my strength here so that I can protect myself when I'm outside.'

"Senior Dragon, are there any places inside this place that has living creatures? Monsters? Humans? Or other races?" Wang Tian asked.

"Yes there is. When Master was nearing his end, he made a beautiful forest inside another spacial rift. He wanted his successor to use it to train. I would sometimes go there to fly so that I can stretch my wings. It is something that only I can open." Senior Dragon said.

'Oh yeah! How fucking stupid am i?! I have the knowledge of Senior Tang yet I didn't use it!' Wang Tian thought to himself.

"Senior Dragon, let's train there." Wang Tian said.

Senior Dragon nodded and then he reaches out he lowered his head towards Wang Tian.

"Climb up Young Master" Senior Dragon said.

Wang Tian infused his feet with Qi and then he jumped towards the head of Senior Dragon. Senior Dragon raised his head and then he roared. The tunnel instantly shook. That roar served as a sign that their Master has found a successor! It was a roar that was produced to inform the other guardians. "Brace yourself Young Master. Hahaha. Be careful not to fall!" Senior Dragon said excitedly.

Senior Dragon shot a fireball towards the top of the tomb and then he flew up. In an instant, that fireball became a portal that led to another spacial rift.

...

Somewhere far from the dragon's place, a big golem could be seen smiling as he heard a thunderous roar. "It seems that that brat has succeeded."

Inside her house, the beautiful lady monster was drinking tea when she heard a powerful roar. "Huh?! That's the last guardian's roar. Old fourth's..." She said while her eyebrows are furrowed.

"No! It can't be! Has that perverted rascal succeeded?! He's the successor of Master?!" The beautiful lady monster shivered in that thought and then she rushed towards the place that Senior Dragon was guarding.

Outside the spatial rift, a figure that was dishevelled and very stressed could be seen punching a rock. Yes! This was Wang Gui! Even after all this time! He still hasn't stopped! Besides him, a humanoid spectre could be seen.

They suddenly heard a roar inside the rock.

"What was that?! Tian'er!" Wang Gui said worriedly.

The first guardian looked at the rock strangely and then he said to Wang Gui. "Brother Wang, did you also hear that roar?"

"Yes I did. It seems that that roar came from a dragon." Wang Gui said worriedly.

"Indeed, it came from Old fourth. The last guardian of my master's tomb. That roar was done to send information." The humanoid spectre said excitedly.

"Brother Wang.. It seems... That your son has succeeded in inheriting the legacy of my master!" The first guardian said sith shining eyes.

"What?!" Wang Gui shouted with a face full of happiness but worry could still be readed in his tone.

Seeing the worry in his brother's eyes he said, "don't worry, only someone with more powerful than you can hurt him now. Since he's now personally guarded by Old Fourth.". These two became closer after all these time. Since they both spent quite a lot of time together. Wang Gui managed to obtain info from the first guardian about this spatial rift.

More than a week ago, Wang Chen succeeded in delivering the message to the Sect Leader. Although he had to fight his way in. Every corner he was blocked by the other elders that didn't join Elder Li and the other eleven elders. But they were still die hard fans of Zhang Xuan and some of them were trusted confidants of Zhang Huo. They tried to stop Wang Chen from delivering the news. They were hell bent on killing him. It was all thanks to the two Hūli Jíng, Ai and An, that Wang Chen was alive. These two were the companions of Wang Gui and they were more powerful than anyone in this Seven Star Sword Sect or maybe even the whole planet.

On the way there, these two kept bugging Wang Chen and teasing him. "Chen Chen my boy, you have grown! Come come and serve this beautiful one" Ai said.

Sometimes when they were faced with enemies, An would say, "Chen Chen deary, Why are you so weak?"

Then the two Hūli Jíngs would laugh at him.

Wang Chen would feel extremely irritated but was helpless since these two were a hundred times more powerful than him.

When they arrived at the Sect Leader's house and told the Sect Leader what just happened, the Sect Leader flew into a rage.

"These fucking elders dare to disobey me and hurt nephew Tian??! Do they want our Sect to die?!" Shangguan Yi was completely enraged. Apart from Wang Chen, he was the only one who knew how dire the consequences were if they managed to offend Wang Gui.

"Brother Chen, please let me handle this. It seems that I have to cleanse my sect again." Shangguan Yi's eyes shone with an evil light and his face turned cold.

Wang Chen nodded.

The Sect Leader shot up to the sky and he yelled.

"Zhang Huo and anyone related to Zhang Xuan! I order you to show yourselves!" The voice of the Sect Leader reverberated through the sky. A few seconds later, all of the people related to Zhang Xuan showed up. Shangguan Yi looked at all of them coldly. The slight change of expressions of the elders were caught by Shangguan Yi. Their throats were slit open.

The Sect Leader of the Seven Star Sword Sect was completely enraged!