As he considered Long Qi’s various accomplishments, Long Kui could not help himself from glancing back at the youth; just how had this kid changed so much? Less than two years ago, Long Kui had heard of Long Qi for the first time, but now, the youth had accomplished feats that others would brag about for their entire lives. Even now, Long Qi had gained the favor of a Progenitor.
Was this youth really the same son-in-law of the clan’s main family who had not even been courageous enough to dodge Elder Qing Xing’s attack in the past?
Lu Yin stood tall, but he did not say a single word to Long Kui. After arriving at Dragon Mountain, Lu Yin did not immediately meet with Long Ke, but rather continued on towards the depths of the mountain.
“Senior Qing Chen, the clan has already prepared a place for you to rest. The patriarch has instructed that you are allowed to enter and leave any place on Dragon Mountain however you wish,” Long Kui respectfully informed Qing Chen.
Qing Chen smiled. “Please extend my thanks to Patriarch Long Ke. All I need is a bit of your White Dragon Brew, haha!”
Long Kui returned the smile with one of his own. “That’s only natural.”
He then turned to look at Lu Yin, “Long Qi, the patriarch has ordered that you are to worship the ancestors in ten days. At that time, the four ruling powers, the Nong family, the Liu family, and the other powers of the Middle Realm will observe the ceremony. Prepare yourself. You should have already learned everything necessary for this ceremony, so make sure that you do not embarrass my White Dragon Clan. Until that time, you will reside at Hidden Dragon Lake.”
“Yes, Elder.” Lu Yin maintained the same attitude as before, and he showed no trace of arrogance.
Long Kui nodded. He first led Lu Yin to Hidden Dragon Lake and then led Qing Chen to his quarters.
There was no need for Qing Chen to worry about Lu Yin’s safety after arriving at Dragon Mountain. If an incident occurred at this place, Qing Chen’s presence would make no difference whatsoever.
Hidden Dragon Lake was located within Dragon Mountain, which contained thousands of lakes. While Hidden Dragon Lake was not the largest, it was certainly quite famous. This was because all of the clan’s direct descendants would live at the lake for a time, which meant that residing at Hidden Dragon Lake indicated that one was ascending to heaven. Long Tian had also once lived at this lake, as had Long Xi.
Since Lu Yin was staying at Hidden Dragon Lake, it showed that his status would be in no way inferior to those two in the future.
Even though the lake was, in comparison to the entire Dragon Mountain, small and was only one of thousands of lakes, the lake itself was by no means cramped. There were planets revolving above the lake as though it was a complete universe, and there was even an independent civilization.
Lu Yin stood on an island in the lake as he stared at its bottom. There, he saw planets shining, as well as the developing civilization on those planets. This sort of scene was simply too common in the Perennial World, and it could be seen everywhere.
In the Fifth Mainland, it was not normal for powers to cultivate independent civilizations, and the closest comparison were hidden worlds, but those worlds’ inhabitants lived there voluntarily.
Lu Yin quietly stayed at the island in Hidden Dragon Lake for several days, and once he confirmed that no one was watching him, he quickly isolated himself and started rolling his die.
Long Kui had said before that Lu Yin should already be fully informed of everything that he needed to know about worshiping the ancestors, but in order to actually prepare himself, Lu Yin would have to ask Long Xi about the ceremonies and any particular forms of etiquette.
The die spun before slowly stopping on six pips.
Lu Yin was not surprised. So much time had passed since he had last rolled his die that it was perfectly normal to roll a six on his first try. Fortunately, he had set aside his cosmic ring after taking out a bit of star essence. This had long since become a habit so as to avoid consuming too much money with an unanticipated roll.
After appearing in the strange space, Lu Yin randomly merged with an orb of light that was not too bright, and the scenery around him changed. He quickly saw a grandfather with his grandchild.
The person that Lu Yin had Possessed actually intended to kill the two people.
“My Lei family has decided to leave Dragon Seek City, so we will no longer fight with you. Why do you wish to kill all of us? Do you really believe that the White Dragon Clan will allow a single force to emerge and dominate Dragon Seek City? Just assume control of a small town,” the old man screamed and clutched his grandchild as he waited to be killed.
The little boy shivered in terror.
Lu Yin blinked and was about to end the Possession. He had no interest in such a small-scale skirmish between two families.
“You may have destroyed my Lei family, but it won’t be long before someone else destroys you! I can tell you that there is an organization behind me known as the Hidden Earth Society. Even though it is not well-known, it wields great influence and even has members within the four ruling powers,” the old man warned. Blood leaked from his mouth, and madness could be seen rising in his eyes.
Lu Yin had intended to simply end his Possession, but he froze and stared at the old man in shock—the Hidden Earth Society? This was the first time that Lu Yin had heard this name since entering the Perennial World.
Lu Yin had already searched for the Hidden Earth Society or the Primeval Surname Alliance many times, but he had never found a single trace of either organization, either in books, records, or by speaking to people.
“Hidden Earth Society? Never heard of it,” Lu Yin answered deliberately.
The old man gritted his teeth and threatened, “You couldn’t have possibly heard of our Hidden Earth Society! We don’t allow outsiders to join, nor do we expose ourselves, but our unique relationship makes us a tight-knit group. We have many experts, and we are everywhere. Let alone within the Dragon Seek City, we can even get revenge on you if you hide in Dragon Mountain! Do not make a mistake.”