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In the meeting room of the Luo family, more than a dozen people gathered together. They were all old men with white hair and beards, with only two or three young figures.

All the young people who can appear here are the best of the younger generation of the Luo family.

More than a year has passed, and Luo Qingyun is now a fourth-level Dragon Blood warrior. For an ordinary warrior, this is definitely a rapid improvement, and it is no exaggeration to call him a genius.

He is already one of the most talented people in the Luo family in recent years. If the Luo family spares no expense, there is a glimmer of hope that he can forge a Dharma body.

Unfortunately, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst, and the Luo family may not be able to wait until that day.

The meeting room was filled with gloom and everyone had sad faces.

"Qingyun, has Young Master Jiang agreed?"

Luo Hao looked at Luo Qingyun, even though he was trying very hard to appear calm.

But his brows couldn't help frowning, and his black hair was covered with large patches of white.

"Master Jiang is willing to help."

The wrinkles on Luo Qingyun's forehead were no less than his father Luo Hao's, and there was no joy on his face. "But in addition to the conditions we proposed, he also wants to borrow the Heart of the Ocean and return it after the blood pool is closed."

"He is taking advantage of the situation!"

One of the elders couldn't hold it in any longer and started cursing.

The divine weapon is the Luo family's clan treasure. If it weren't for the divine weapon, an old and frail Dharmakaya ancestor alone might not be able to suppress the evil spirits in Donghai County.

It is naturally impossible for them to lend out the artifact easily.

Luo Hao was also a little annoyed. It was just a competition that would end in a timely manner. The other party didn't have to take any risks at all. The conditions they offered were already high enough. He didn't expect the other party to be so greedy.

But what can he do?
They have a reason not to lose this competition!
Otherwise, the Heart of the Ocean would return to the hands of the Wang family. Without the nourishment of the Heart of the Ocean, the old ancestor's blood would quickly decline, and the Luo family would be destroyed in an instant.

"Promise him!"

After hesitating for a long time, Luo Hao finally uttered these three words with gritted teeth.

All the elders who had been clamoring just now fell silent. They did not agree with this decision, but they also knew that they had no choice.

Luo Qingyun's lips moved slightly, and he seemed to want to say something but stopped himself several times.

"Just tell me what you have to say!"

Luo Hao shouted angrily. He naturally saw Luo Qingyun's hesitation. "Everyone here today is the backbone of the Luo family. They are the elders who share life and death with the Luo family. There is nothing that cannot be said."

"Our Luo family is already on the edge of a cliff. If we hesitate, we will only die. If you have a way, even if it means taking a big risk, you can try it."

"The worst outcome is nothing more than the destruction of the family. What are you afraid of?"

Luo Hao looked at everyone in the conference room. His words were not just directed to Luo Qingyun.

Everyone fell silent. They certainly understood what the patriarch meant.

However, they didn't even have a plan to take big risks. To them, the Luo family was now a dead end.

Luo Qingyun, who was still hesitating, made up his mind and said, "Maybe we can not invite Mr. Jiang!"

"I have a candidate!"

Everyone looked at Luo Qingyun, no one was in a hurry to interrupt, but waited for what to say next.

This competition is an exchange between the Luo family and the Wang family. It takes place once every ten years and only the younger generation under the age of thirty is allowed to participate, but outside aid can be invited.

The result of the competition determines who will own the most precious treasure, the Heart of the Ocean.

The Heart of the Ocean was discovered by the Luo Family's patriarch and the Wang Family's patriarch together in the ruins. At the time, they were both only top grandmasters and had experienced countless life and death hardships.

So even with such a precious treasure, the two of them did not fall out.

Later, both of them forged their Dharma bodies with the Heart of the Ocean and built up huge fortunes in Donghai County. As a result, the Heart of the Ocean was no longer that useful to them.

But there is only one treasure after all, so they made a rule that every ten years, the younger generations would have a competition. Whoever won would temporarily keep the Heart of the Ocean for ten years.

After all, they know each other well, and it would be impossible to determine the winner even if they fought for ten days and ten nights.

Moreover, it would be a waste if such a treasure fell into the hands of mediocre people. Naturally, only those who are stronger can comprehend it.

The two had good ideas, but they would never have imagined that thousands of years later, the families established by the two good friends would become mortal enemies and use each other to trip up each other because of the treasure and rules they left behind.

They both wished that the other party's family would be destroyed, so that the other party could enjoy the precious treasure, the Heart of the Ocean, alone.

Over thousands of years, the two families have developed a deep hatred for each other, and only the complete extinction of one family can eliminate this hatred.

"In this competition, we can let Cao Ze fight for our Luo family!"

Luo Qingyun stood up and said the name. He had naturally heard about the assassination of Wang's guest official in the past few days. Others didn't know who the murderer was, but he knew.

Killed the ghost-head knife Li Jiajun in one blow!
Cao Ze's combat power is at least equivalent to that of a fourth-level Grandmaster, and is not much different from Mr. Jiang, who is ranked ninth on the Tianjiao List. Even the Wang family would find it difficult to find someone under the age of 30 with stronger combat power than Cao Ze.

"Cao Ze?"

Everyone in the meeting room frowned, looking confused.

"When did such a figure appear on the Tianjiao Ranking?"

The Daqian Prodigy List is a ranking of Daqian's prodigies under the age of 30, which is the same age as the competition between the Luo and Wang families, so they subconsciously looked for the name mentioned by Luo Qingyun on the Prodigy List.

But unfortunately, they didn't find it.

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in the mind of a gray-robed old man with an immortal look.

When Luo Qingyun recommended him, he was the one who contacted him, so he still had some impression of that name.

But he quickly shook his head. Although the boy was good, he still had a long way to go before he could participate in this level of battle. The person Luo Qingyun was talking about should be another person.

"Are you talking about Cao Ze, the direct disciple of Qingming Peak of Xuanbao Pavilion?"

Luo Hao also thought of that person, but he frowned.

Luo Qingyun nodded.

"Nonsense!"

Luo Hao shouted angrily, "He is only at the Dragon Blood Realm. Do you still expect him to scare away his opponents by relying on his reputation as a disciple of Xuanbao Pavilion?"

The other elders also suddenly realized what was going on. The glimmer of hope that had just risen in their hearts was instantly shattered, and they could not help but look at Luo Qingyun in anger and shame.

However, since Luo Hao had already scolded them like this, they didn't know what to say. They just felt a little disappointed with the number one of the younger generation of the Luo family.

"He was the one who killed Li Jiajun, the ghost-headed knife."

Luo Qingyun spoke.

Those present were the absolute core members of the Luo family, so Luo Qingyun was not worried about the news leaking out.

"what?"

Luo Hao asked subconsciously, and then he reacted and suddenly became serious, "Are you serious?"

Naturally, he knew everything about the assassination of the Wang family's guest official. It had been widely circulated in Donghai County in the past few days. Many people even suspected that it was done by their Luo family, because Guitoudao had injured his daughter Luo Xinyun not long ago.

But he knew that the person who made the move had nothing to do with their Luo family.

However, he did not take this matter to heart. After all, Guitoudao was only a second-level grandmaster. Even if he could kill Guitoudao with one strike, the person who did it could only be a fourth-level grandmaster at most.

In He Zhilin's eyes, such a person might already be a great master, but he still doesn't take him seriously in Luo Hao's eyes.

Although their Luo family is impoverished, they now have several top grandmasters.

But if it was Cao Ze who took action, it would be completely different.

He is a fourth-level grandmaster under the age of thirty!

The Master Jiang who was ranked ninth on the Daqian Tianjiao List and whom they had found through numerous connections, had only fought a tie with a fourth-level Grandmaster in his strongest fight. If that was true, perhaps they really didn't need to go to a faraway place to ask for help from the Master Jiang who was asking for such a high price.

However, according to the news that came back from Xuanbao Pavilion a few months ago, Cao Ze was only invincible in the Dragon Blood Realm. And it’s only been a few months?

Even if his strength improved, he could only break through to the Grand Master level at best.

In such a short time, he has become a fourth-level Grandmaster?

Are you kidding me?
Luo Hao wasn't the only one who thought so.

The elders in the meeting room also shook their heads, thinking that Luo Qingyun had probably gone insane because of the bad situation of the Luo family and too much pressure.

Of course, some people also think that Luo Qingyun was deceived by Cao Ze.

No matter which truth it was, they were even more disappointed with Luo Qingyun.

They indeed did not take the fourth-level grandmaster seriously, but that did not mean that the fourth-level grandmaster was a cabbage.

No matter how talented Cao Ze is, it is impossible for him to improve his cultivation so much in such a short period of time.

"I can testify!"

Luo Qingyun said firmly, raising his hand and taking out the famous weapon, the ghost-head knife.

He knew Cao Ze's character. Although he was shocked when he received the news, thinking back on Cao Ze's experiences over the years, it did not seem impossible.

Wow!
There was a commotion in the meeting room, and then it became silent.

Although the ghost-head knife is a common mist, Li Jiajun's ghost-head knife is a lower-grade divine weapon. Coupled with the thick evil spirit lingering on it, this proves one thing, this is really Li Jiajun's weapon!
"evildoer!"

"What a monster!"

After a long while, the old man in gray robe and with a sage-like appearance sighed.

"Blame me, it's all my fault!"

"If I had believed Qingyun's judgment back then, this evildoer might have been a member of our Luo family."

"There's no need to mention this matter again."

Luo Hao shook his head. "This was a decision we all made together back then. There's no point regretting it."

"If we had really agreed to protect him back then, it's possible that neither our Luo family nor he would have survived until today."

After saying that, Luo Hao turned to look at Luo Qingyun, "You are good friends with Brother Cao, how about you go and talk to him about this matter?"

"The conditions remain the same, except for the Heart of the Ocean..."

"Father, fellow elders, rest assured. Brother Cao is a man of great integrity. He will agree to this even if it does not bring any benefits."

Luo Qingyun stood up and walked to the center of the meeting room, clasping his fists in a circle. "But now the Yuwen family is eyeing him covetously. If he agrees to take action, he will definitely offend the Wang family. When the time comes, I hope the elders in Haijiao City can protect him a little."

"As it should be!"

Luo Hao did not hesitate, "It's just that our Luo family is also in a difficult situation now, and the help we can provide is probably limited, but we will do our best."

"Okay, I'll go find Brother Cao now."

If he had not been forced to do so, he would not have wanted to involve Cao Ze. It was just that Jiang Xiaofan's conditions were too harsh, and he had no choice but to mention Cao Ze's name.

After Luo Qingyun finished speaking, he walked out of the conference room.

"and many more."

At this time, an elder with white hair and beard stood up. His face, which was already full of wrinkles, was now wrinkled into a ball, like a dried chrysanthemum.

The elder looked at Luo Hao and said, "If we make a temporary change, we might offend Mr. Jiang!"

"That person is the one who became the king..."

"How about both of you please?"

Luo Hao shook his head. "Everyone knows about Great Grandfather's current condition. It would cost too much to activate the Heart of the Ocean twice. We can't afford it, and neither can Great Grandfather."

"So what if they are the king's men? They can't reach Donghai County yet!"

"He is the one who asked for such a high price, so he should be prepared to be abandoned by us."

After saying that, he turned to look at Luo Qingyun, "Qingyun, go!"

"Wait!"

At this time, another elder stood up and said, "Of course we believe Qingyun, but it would be too hasty to make a decision based on his one-sided statement."

"It's better to stabilize Young Master Jiang first and wait until Young Master Cao shows enough strength. It won't be too late to make a decision then."

Luo Qingyun understood that this was to test Cao Ze's strength first.

This is as it should be for such a major event.

"Seventh Uncle's words make sense. I understand."

Luo Qingyun bowed, he believed that Cao Ze was not a person who sought fame.

Real gold is not afraid of fire!
……

Cao Family Courtyard,

Seven days have passed since that night in Taotie Forest, but the trouble that Cao Ze had expected did not come.

It seems that he has underestimated the intelligence capabilities of these families in Donghai County.

This is good. I don't have to deal with all those messy things. I can practice in peace for some time. Before the blood pool opens, every improvement in my practice will increase the gain after entering the blood pool.

Call up the panel,

【Wu Fu:
Cultivation: First-level Grandmaster
Dan Ding Jue: Divine Blood Level 7546 (6000/2*)
Dao Seed (Snowfall Blade, Strike the Sea, Wind Shadow Step, Sky-Flipping Seal, Thunderbolt): Entry (807/1000 million)
Sea Covering Decision: Perfection
Love Points: 4472 million]

Now he has enough points, and at his current level, he doesn't have to worry about an unstable foundation.

Without hesitation, a thought came to his mind, "Dan Ding Jue, give me some more!"

In an instant, countless pure and rich qi and blood emerged from the lower dantian out of thin air, like nectar, and were fought over and swallowed by the nine dragons in the dantian!
Soon, a dragon leaped up from the lower dantian, its body winding and twisting, and its scales flashing with a deep and mysterious light, as if it contained the essence of mountains and rivers and the soul of rivers and seas.

It shuttled through the lower dantian, which was filled with powerful qi and blood. Every time it swung its tail, it caused a roar in the lower dantian. The pure qi and blood were like thick dark clouds. As the dragon swung its tail, there were thunder and lightning, wind and rain, and the heaven and earth seemed to be trembling with the impending miracle.

As it continued to climb, the surrounding blood and qi mist began to gather into a vortex, spinning faster and faster, pouring madly into the body of the leaping dragon, and even formed a dazzling hole of light in the center, like a portal to another world!

Suddenly, a huge crack appeared in the swirling clouds, and a golden light poured down like a waterfall, penetrating all the haze and darkness and shining on the dragon.

At that moment, its body seemed to be wrapped in a sacred light, and its scales began to gradually change from dark to light, and the color became more gorgeous and dazzling. Each scale was like a carefully carved work of art, shining with dazzling and pure brilliance.

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable majesty and power surged out from the dragon's body. Its body began to swell, becoming more majestic, its limbs becoming more slender and powerful, and the horns on its dragon's head becoming sharper, flashing with cold light, revealing an aura of dominance over the world.

A fifth claw grew out of its abdomen, and two long dragon whiskers sprouted from its cheeks...

Finally, with a deafening dragon roar, the Jiaolong completely completed its transformation and turned into a real divine dragon!

Its voice pierced through the clouds and echoed between heaven and earth. All things seemed to tremble, even the wind stopped blowing, as if the whole world was silent for the birth of this true dragon.

After a long time, the Qi and blood in Cao Ze's lower dantian slowly calmed down. He opened his eyes and felt the power filling his body, and his eyes became more determined.

It is true that the Grand Master reaches higher levels with each level, and the second level of Divine Blood is much, much stronger than the first level!

Now he even has the confidence that he can easily kill ten versions of himself before the breakthrough!

dong dong dong...

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. (End of this chapter)