"Hmph! Haven't you guys read the scrolls in the family archives. Sigh, by cultivating the Nirvana Flame Technique not only would he be able to awaken his bloodline’s power, but when he advances in his cultivation, he will be drawing closer and closer to his initial awakening. Once this is so, he will be able to achieve the ability to draw upon his 'Bloodline's Prestige.' By the governing laws set and by the will of ancient ancestors. Upon his successful cultivation of the technique, the members of our family bloodline will have a high likelihood of achieving self-awakening, through which we can call upon the powers the bloodline sealed dormant within us!"
Hearing that they could call upon their bloodline powers in the future, the younger generation members became excited.
"Haha! Who would have thought the troublemaker Feng Yu would grant us such good fortune?" said an excited youth.
"HAHAHAHA!" The crisp sound of laughter filled the entire courtyard.
"Hmph!" Suddenly, a snort that seemed to have the power of heaven spread throughout the courtyard silencing everyone from the joyful atmosphere. Looking at the form standing on top of a tree nearby, the people began feeling pensive.
"Ahem!" Clearing his throat, Feng Yunlong looked at the descendants and elders with a slightly warmer expression, he quickly changed the subject, “As Feng Yu has now successfully cultivated the ancient technique, it is now the right time for us of the Feng Clan to prepare. Do not forget your past! Do not forget our grievance! We must strive forward with all efforts to awaken our bloodline and reclaim what we once lost!"
Listening to the directives given by the clan leader, the Feng Family members became more focused and started to engage in the discussion of the family's future.
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The night quickly faded away bringing daytime once more to the town. After an entire night of planning, the Feng Family members had long since dispersed to go about their daily activities as well as duties. Feng Yu, however, was approaching the final stage of his cultivation.
"Woosshh!"
Suddenly, the remaining flames of the pillar within the courtyard soon contracted towards Feng Yu who took a deep breath.
Bang!
Within his body, there was a loud explosion that created a burst of fire energy around the courtyard blowing away all the stones in the vicinity leaving a small crater below Feng Yu's body.
Opening his eyes and observing his body, Feng Yu smiled in celebration, he gripped his fist and flexed his biceps which created a cracking sound, feeling the endless might of his body, Feng Yu felt as if he was in a dream.
"To think I would reach 5th Tier Body Training Realm in one go, there must have been quite a large amount of mortal flame essences gathered last night."
Diving his consciousness into his body, he began to inspect his bones. Currently, they were bright silvery in color and gave off a metallic shine, it could be seen that they were changing into a crystal-clear tone.
"It is truly an amazing cultivation technique! Regarding bone refinement alone. I could have already been said to have achieved perfection in this realm as my bones are far beyond that of ordinary steel and are about to step into precious irons level. Hmm, I need to test my strength."
Looking around the destroyed area of the small courtyard, he suddenly felt that this damage will be coming out of his monthly resources. He got up and made his way towards the training hallway. While passing the area, he noticed that no one seemed to be inside of the mansion today, and instead, it seems that most of the younger generations and elders were busy doing something. Thinking for a bit, he vaguely remembered something.
"Hmm... I believe I heard something about our bloodline last night. Maybe I should first go and talk to Uncle Junling," After a quick thought, he made the decision and headed towards his Uncle's resting space.
Soon, he arrived at the west side of the Feng Manor where there was a small lake, and a bridge was built above it that was connected to a platform located at the center of the lake. Here, a simple hut was constructed surrounded by green grasses and flowers.
Making his way across the bridge and standing in front of the hut, he reached out his hands to knock on the door.
"Little Yu! Come let uncle see your results." Feng Junling's voice suddenly came from inside the hut interrupting him from knocking. Quickly, he opened the door and entered the room.
After entering the room, Feng Yu looked at his Uncle Junling and then bowed while saying "Greetings Uncle Junling!"
Observing Feng Yu for a while, Feng Junling nodded while praising "Very Good! To have cultivated to 5th Tier of Body Training Realm in only a single night, HAHA! just the thought of it alone would scare many individuals senseless, it truly is a technique of legends."
"Uncle's praises are unfounded. I had to rely on the gathering formation to achieve this result. Otherwise, just by using the natural essence of Heaven and Earth, it would have probably taken me more than two weeks of hard training," Feng Yu said humbly.
"Heh! That is part of your strength; we all have our methods through which we cultivate. Not to mention the fact that other cultivators would still need a year or a few months to advance to this stage assuming they are quite talented. Don't downplay your abilities, now let me test your strength attack me with all the power you've got!" Feng Junling replied.
"Here I come then, Uncle Junling! Please, forgive my offending!" Complying immediately to his uncle's command, Feng Yu dashed towards Uncle Junling at high speed while channeling all the power of his fleshy body into his right hand, his muscles began bulging like a balloon.
"TAKE THIS!!" swiftly appearing in front of Feng Junling he struck out a blow unleashing all his stored power. The essences in the room were sent into turmoil, and the might of the punch stirred up the surrounding objects. However, Feng Junling only observed calmly, with a smile on his face he lifted one finger and pushed it towards the incoming punch.
BANG!!!
A loud explosion occurred between the two sending a cluster of energy in all directions, strangely though nothing in the room seemed to have been destroyed.
Whoosh!! Thud!
Like an animal hit by a truck, the figure of Feng Yu was blasted towards the outside of the hut crashing into the ground close to the lake. Shortly after the sound of footsteps, Feng Junling appeared outside of the room looking at Feng Yu approvingly.
"Incredible! That punch of yours had about 1000 pounds of force, which is double the force of an ordinary cultivator at the same Tier in Body Training Realm. The
After picking himself up, Feng Yu then bowed and responded, "Thanks for the help Uncle Junling!"
As he felt happy in his heart, Feng Yu started to ponder, "Never have I heard of someone gaining so much strength even with top-tier cultivation techniques. Hmm, probably the only techniques that could compare to this would be that of Supreme Tier."
Remembering his main goal for coming here today Feng Yu said to Feng Jun Ling, "Uncle Junling! I want to ask about our family blood----" He stopped him before he could finish.
Feng Junling casually responded, "Ah! It's about time I mentioned that, come let's go back inside, I'll explain to you about the history of our bloodline."
Chapter 5
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The Ancestral Phoenix Clan
Sitting on a mat in the center of the hut, Feng Junling reached for a jar of wine and started to chug it down. He looked at Feng Yu, who currently sat before him, with an earnest appearance on his face.
"Our Feng Family Clan has an extremely ancient history. It was only about 100 years ago that we used to reside in a place far away from here. This place was known as, the 'Sacred Domain'. It is a land situated within the core of this continent we live in, which is known as the True Yuan Continent."
Listening carefully to his uncle, Feng Yu was suddenly enlightened. He thought, "So that's how it is. No wonder our bloodline is so special. It seems that this world is as vast as my old world."
"Apart from these clans, there are hundreds of other groups with minor bloodlines from beings of a common heritage. But this does not mean that bloodline clans are the strongest. Apart from bloodline clans, there are Ancient War Saint Heritages, these clans are in no way inferior to either our Supreme Bloodline Clans or Lesser Bloodline Clans. These Families practice Inherited Techniques classed as Supreme Tier. These typically emphasize a weapon of mastery and 'Secret Techniques' that can increase battle prestige no inferior to bloodline prestige.
Curious Feng Yu suddenly asked, "Uncle Junling, I find it strange that they can still compare to bloodline might. Couldn't we use those mystical techniques to increase our bloodline might?"
Smiling at Feng Yu's question, Feng Junling gestured towards a table. Following his gesture, Feng Yu was even more confused as he looked at a full glass jar of water.
Suddenly, Feng Junling motioned his hand towards another jug of water which was so full, it flew over. Then, he looked at Feng Yu and said, "A Jar can only hold so much water, what do you think will happen if you constantly add more water while preventing any of it from escaping?"
Snapping his finger, one of the Jars floated and began to pour water into the already filled jar. Strangely enough, it seemed that some force was preventing the water inside of the jar from overflowing. Soon, cracking noises could be heard from the pot.
Bang! After a loud noise, the jar broke into pieces spreading water all over the table. Its parts scattered about the floor.
Surprised and more enlightened, Feng Yu blurted out "Ah! So that's how it is! No wonder those bloodline warriors didn't overthrow my----" as if realizing his mistake, he quickly rephrased his statement, "My... my idea of the world in the past..."
A confused expression appeared on Feng Junling's face. He looked at Feng Yu's face carefully, but then he paid no more attention and continued to speak.
"That's right. Mystical Techniques are from a similar source of power that increases the power of the blood that exists within the hosts of its practice. Because of this, it will not do bloodline cultivators any good, seeing as we can already summon our prestige through our powerful bloodline. Doing so would cause a conflict between both forces. This would prove to be rather catastrophic. It is because of this that Ancient War Saints Clans and Minor War Heritage Clans keep up with our Bloodline Lineages."
"As our clan was once a powerful Supreme Bloodline family that existed within Sacred Domain, we naturally would have better-inherited techniques and roots compared to any other clans within this small and remote empire. Sigh, but as fate would have it, our clan has declined to this state."
With a sad look on his face, Feng Junling continued, "Among all of the Supreme Clan bloodlines, our Phoenix's clans X Tier Technique was too complex to practice. If the individual did not have a deep understanding of the 'Nirvana' intent as well as an extremely high concentration of our bloodline, it would be impossible to cultivate it."
Feng Yu was baffled "Nirvana... Nirvana, could it be..." he muttered in a soft voice while listening to his uncle.
Feng Junling scratched his chin nodded "Hmmm, I believe the reason that you must have been able to cultivate it was because you have such a strong bloodline concentration. The near-death experience you recently suffered must have given you a decent comprehension of Nirvana."
Seeing that Feng Junling was so focused on the cultivation of the technique Feng Yu asked. "Uncle Junling, is there a drawback for not having someone cultivate using the
Feng Junling replied, "Indeed so, if there is no one to cultivate using the
Feng Yu frowned feeling puzzled then said, "But if it's like this for our bloodline, what of the bloodlines of those other Supreme Family Clans."
"All Supreme Bloodlines have a similar setback but are manageable due to their families having multiple individuals capable of sharing the bloodline’s burden. The easier it is to cultivate, the more people will be able to cultivate the art. This keeps the supreme bloodline clans in order. Sadly, our Phoenix clan has only had one successful cultivator in every era. Since the previous successor to our bloodline died in a calamity 10,000 years ago, our clan kept declining which led to an eventual disaster."
In recalling memories from the past, Feng Junling’s face became filled with extreme hatred. He looked out the window of his hut staring deep into the sky on the clouds. Soon, a scene started to become visible. A palace could be seen far upon a grand mountain hidden by the clouds. He began to reminisce about a story that happened a long time ago.
"It was only about a 100 year before you were born. Your grandfather Feng Tianlong was invited to the Thunder Dragon Clan to celebrate the successful union of your mother and father. All went well, and nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary. However, it was only after completely letting our guards down did we realize what a big mistake we had made. At the party was a gathering of three of the Supreme Bloodline clans, two of which we have always been on bad terms with since ancient times: The Devil Emperor Clan and the Beastman Tribe."
While gritting his teeth and clenching his fist hard, he then continued, "It seemed that without us noticing, the Thunder Dragon Clan had signed some agreement with those two clans. In the past, we had always suppressed the activities of both clans due to their harmful nature and disruptive activities. This unexpected betrayal caused many casualties to both parties including our own. This caused the hatred between our clans to grow and over time, it was irreconcilable. These three Clans Leaders had suppressed your grandfather and began to carry out a slaughter prepared beforehand towards our clansman at the headquarters. During this conflict, your mother, who was pregnant with you and unable to properly fight, suffered an unexpected attack launched by a member of the Devil Emperor Clan."
"Filled with rage, your father and I went on a massacring spree, killing most of the enemies. As we were about to find a way breakthrough, an individual who was among our family captured your injured mother Lei Shangan and threatened us by using hostage tactics. Seeing that he couldn't do anything to help us, your grandfather offered a plea towards the three clans to give the remaining members a slim chance. The Clan Leaders, who had already achieved their goal, then agreed by setting the harshest condition possible. They discarded all the cultivation of the clan elders and destroyed all the techniques handed down from within our clan's Ancient Heritage. After which, they fatally wounded your grandfather and forced the clan to leave the Sacred Yuan Domain."
A teardrop could be seen falling from the eyes of Feng Junling, as he continued his recollection. "It was while traveling from the treacherous Sacred Domain Border to the Outer Continent. Your grandfather exhausted his last bits of strength to teleport us to an extremely distant location after being ambushed by powerful creatures that seemed to know of our traveling route. After being teleported, we found ourselves in a location close to the current kingdom we now reside in. All forms of communication with your grandfather have been lost since then."
Feng Junling sighed as he circulated his aura within his palm. "We had no power to go back and had only a limited amount of resources
remaining. I, along with your father, your mother and your aunt as well as the remaining elders, eventually decided to settle down in this small town. However, because of our severe injuries, we suffered from the crippling of our cultivation. Even when we tried to re-cultivate, we remained unable to progress as smoothly as we did before. This is why our cultivation bases remained at this stage, despite using dozens of years to rebuild. Our enemies let us go due to this very fact. Without unsealing our bloodlines, we have not been able to recover our strength… destined to fade away by the fetters of time. "
Suddenly hearing about his grandfather’s and mother’s tragedies, imperceptible to Feng Yu's noticing, a wave of emotion instantly began to fill the deepest part of his soul and began to overflow. Feng Yu suddenly became filled with endless killing intent and hatred.
"They dared to do this to my mother and grandfather! I, Feng Yu, swear to seek Vengeance even if I die trying!" While filled with rage and shouting out his declaration in his mind, there was a glow from the most profound place within his soul. The last remnant of the previous Feng Yu became content. It fully merged its killing intent with the current Feng Yu's, and the two souls became one true new being.
Subconsciously, Feng Yu no longer considered himself an outsider, but the true Feng Yu of this world with a previous life experience of another.
Recovering from his dry mood, Feng Junling looked at his nephew and started to feel better. "Hearing the might of our enemies and still having the guts to seek revenge on them to the very end, a true Dragon, no... a true Phoenix indeed. It’s a pity your mother still ended up dying. Even after being treated with all kinds of treasures she bore the burden of suffering a curse. Because of the devilish curse arts used by the devil who attacked her, it was only when you were born that she was finally released from the curse immediately dying, leaving us behind.
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