Long Chen followed Long Qianxue away, wearing the expression of a victim. He only went to the quiet room arranged for him by her, leaving him alone, before he burst out laughing.
"How shameless!" The Qiankun Cauldron teased.
Long Chen's turnaround left the Dragon family's experts stunned, even the Qiankun Cauldron found it quite amusing.
"Heh, when dealing with shameless people, you can only be even more shameless." Long Chen chuckled.
Long Chen took a pill to begin recovering, but his cultivation level had dropped, causing great discomfort in his body. This would severely weaken his combat power, and he needed to adjust quickly to prepare for any unexpected events.
It took Long Chen three days to gradually adapt to his body. As soon as he stepped out of the meditation room, he received an invitation from the clan leader.
In a smaller council hall, the head of the Long family, the three great Heavenly Saints, and the Lord of Heavenly Affairs were all present.
Long Chen had just sat down when the clan leader got straight to the point: "Let's not bring up the Divine Pool any further. Let's get straight to the next topic."
Regarding the Kuri Pagoda, after discussion, we decided that you could enter the tower to train, but there was one condition. "
Just say what the conditions are!" Long Chen said calmly.
"While you are inside Jiuli Tower, you need to lend us the Qiankun Cauldron." The Long family patriarch spoke each word clearly.
Long Chen originally thought they wanted him to compete against the Long family's prodigy, Long Tianrui, because from Long Ziwei, they learned that Long Tianrui was the undefeated talent of the Long family, and they had absolute confidence in her.
Long Chen thought they wanted Long Tianrui to defeat Long Chen and thus end his hopes, but unexpectedly, what they were eyeing was his Qiankun Cauldron.
Long Chen immediately felt a surge of anger in his heart and was about to speak when the voice of the Qiankun Cauldron echoed in his mind: "Don't rush, this is part of the plan. Keep dealing with them." Hearing
this, Long Chen suddenly understood that it had taken the initiative to make a move that day, deliberately appearing not to intimidate the other party; it had deeper meanings.
Long Chen suppressed his anger and sneered, "What a ridiculous joke. How could I possibly lend you the Qiankun Cauldron?" If I lent it to you, wouldn't that be like a sheep entering a tiger's den? "
The Long family patriarch seemed to have long anticipated Long Chen would say this. He said slowly, "
Whether it's the Destiny Divine Pool or the Jiuli Pagoda, both are treasure lands for our Long family disciples to cultivate. Using them causes enormous consumption.
And your baptism in the Divine Pool has caused a huge loss of the pool. Our Long family needs to use more than half of its resources to maintain it.
You are a disciple of the Long family, and you have the right to use it, but at the same time, you have the duty to uphold it. "
What does maintaining it have to do with my Qiankun Cauldron?" Long Chen retorted.
"You've taken up so many resources and seriously affected others' cultivation, and this deficit can be made up for with the Qiankun Cauldron.
We can use the Qiankun Cauldron to help these disciples who cannot enjoy rights because of you, enabling them to advance in another way and compensate for their losses. This is an equivalent exchange. The Long family patriarch said.
"Can the Qiankun Cauldron be used to help people improve?" Don't try to fool me, how come I didn't know? Long Chen said half-convinced, half doubtful. It wasn't an act—he truly didn't know.
Long Yaoting couldn't help but say, "There are so many things you don't understand. In short, use your Qiankun Cauldron to gain a chance to cultivate in the Jiuli Tower."
After you return from cultivating in the Jiuli Pagoda, the Qiankun Cauldron will return to you. If you agree, we can sign a contract. If you refuse, you have already completed the baptism of the Divine Pool, and you won't be held accountable for destroying it. This would be more than enough for you, and you may leave." "
Jiuli Tower can help others quickly improve their cultivation, and after advancing, their realms become exceptionally solid, completely unaffected by any drop in realm." Long Qihua reminded him.
At Long Qihua's reminder, Long Chen jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on, cursing at Long Qihua:
"So it was you, you bastard, who were up to something. You deliberately lowered my cultivation level, forcing me to use the Jiuli Tower, and ended up trapping me completely. You're so sinister!"
"You..."
Long Qihua was so angry that Long Chen's face darkened with anger as Long Chen pointed at him. He cursed himself for reminding him unnecessarily, but this reminder felt like everything was tightly connected, like a chain of traps. It was like yellow mud spilled on his pants—if it wasn't, it was still.
The Long family patriarch saw that everything was going smoothly, so why did he suddenly lose his temper? His head suddenly faltered, and he hurriedly said,
"Calm down, calm down, it's really not what you say. I swear with my soul, this time is enough, right?"
Seeing the Long family patriarch say this, Long Chen's expression finally softened considerably. Meanwhile, in Long Chen's mind, the laughter of the Qiankun Cauldron echoed:
"That's enough, don't act too far!"
Long Chen's acting was so realistic that even the Qiankun Cauldron couldn't hold back. This group of people encountering Long Chen was basically bad luck for eight lifetimes.
Long Chen's expression softened considerably, but he remained silent. No one dared to speak, afraid that like Long Qihua, one sentence would anger Long Chen again. This guy was too suspicious, like a fox.
While Long Chen remained silent, he was actually communicating with the Qiankun Cauldron. He definitely trusted the Long family a thousand times over.
"Don't worry, they're just trying to use me. I also need to use their resources to quickly restore my strength.
With the Long family's strength, they can't threaten me or keep me. But you, after entering the Jiuli Tower, you have to push forward and reach the peak of the Twelfth Heaven in one go. "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
"Directly reach the Great Perfection of the Twelfth Heaven?" Long Chen couldn't believe his ears.
"You'll know once you go in. Otherwise, I wouldn't have kept urging you to come to the Long family. As for what to do after you enter, I've already left runes in your sea of consciousness. Once inside, they'll automatically guide you.
Did you see the sealing rune on your chest? Once you come out, activate it directly. It can seal your aura between the Fifth and Seventh Heavens, so the Long family won't notice any flaws. "The Qiankun Cauldron said.
Long Chen heard this and realized that since you had already planned everything, why bother with it? I'll just listen to you.
Long Chen simply couldn't be bothered to pretend anymore. He asked the Long family patriarch to take out the contract. When he saw it, Long Chen immediately realized there was something wrong with it. He even sensed something unusual from Lord Tiansi. Clearly, he wanted to remind him, but Long Chen pretended not to see and simply dripped a drop of fresh blood into it to sign.
After signing the contract, Long Chen directly took out the Qiankun Cauldron. Although the Long family's strong members had mentally prepared themselves, the moment they saw the cauldron again, they were still overjoyed, unable to hide their greed.
Long Chen couldn't be bothered to look at them and shouted directly, "Who took me to Jiuli Tower?" However
, at this moment, everyone else's attention was focused on the Qiankun Cauldron, except for Lord Tiansi, who said,
"Then let me escort you!"
As he spoke, Long Chen followed Lord Tiansi away!