Zhao Tianqiu!
The younger brother of Zhao Tianchou, the patriarch of the Zhao family, his strength was second only to Zhao Tianchou. He was at the peak of the ninth-tier Venerable realm, which was the pinnacle of the visible power at play.
The next day, early morning.
Deep within the Imperial Palace.
"What!?"
"Good, I understand."
As the two brothers, Long Baye and Long Bayu, were conversing, Long Bayu had just received a transmission. His expression immediately turned solemn, and he then looked at his elder brother, the Dragon Yang Emperor, "Big Brother, that Ye Xuan just left the Imperial City!"
"Mm!"
Upon hearing Long Bayu's words, Long Baye's brow furrowed. "Left the Imperial City?"
"It seems that little fellow is quite confident in himself."
As Long Baye's voice fell, Long Bayu seemed a bit bewildered and couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Big Brother, you're not worried at all?"
"That Ye Xuan is not only an important piece in our plan, but he might also be the hope for the future rise of our Dragon Yang Empire?"
Hearing Long Bayu's words, Long Baye smiled slightly. "Second Brother, there's no need to worry."
"Ye Xuan has someone protecting him. Let alone the Mountain-Rending King and the Zhao family making a move, even if the Lanling Emperor himself came, he wouldn't be able to take Ye Xuan's life."
Huh!?
Hearing his elder brother's words, Long Bayu became even more confused. "Even the Lanling Emperor couldn't take Ye Xuan's life? Big Brother, you... what do you mean?"
"Heh heh~"
Long Baye chuckled and then told him the news that their father, Long Aoxuan, was still alive.
As expected, upon hearing this news, Long Bayu's pupils contracted sharply!
"Big Brother, you..."
"What did you say! Father is still alive!!"
As these words were uttered, Long Bayu's heart gasped, and he then swallowed hard. "Is this true??"
"Of course, it's true."
Long Baye's gaze fell upon the back mountain of the Imperial Palace. He had only told Long Bayu about their father being alive, but he had not mentioned the ancestors of the Long family to him, as this was the greatest secret of the Long lineage.
Even though he knew his second brother wouldn't leak the secret, the fewer people who knew this secret, the better.
And this...
was why only the successive Dragon Yang Emperors, who were about to step into the Void Ancestor realm, could know.
"Moreover, Father is not just alive."
"Father has already entered the first-tier Void Ancestor realm many years ago and is now at the peak of the first-tier Void Ancestor realm!"
After a pause, Long Baye's gaze fell again towards the Thunder King's Mansion. "That Ye Xuan is personally protected by Father in secret. His safety is absolutely guaranteed."
"This..."
Hearing his elder brother's words, Long Bayu was full of astonishment. "Father is personally taking action to protect him? My heavens, what high treatment!"
Long Bayu couldn't help but smack his lips!
"I didn't expect Father to place such importance on that kid??"
Of course, he didn't know that this was not his father's intention at all, but entirely the intention of their Long family's strongest ancestor, Ancestor Long Yan. If Long Bayu knew that their Long family's strongest ancestor was at the peak of the fifth-tier Void Ancestor realm, who knew what his reaction would be.
"Regarding Ye Xuan's affairs, there's no need to pay too much attention. With Father there, everything will be fine."
Long Baye pondered for a moment, then looked towards the Zhao family's side. "However, have people monitor the Zhao family and the Ji family, the maternal clan of my second brother, recently."
"Colluding with the Loulan Empire, Second Brother and the Ji family are truly audacious for the throne!"
...
At the same time, at the back mountain of the Zhao family.
In the place of seclusion.
*Chih~*
Three figures, like ghosts, appeared in this place. These three were none other than the ancestors of the Three Dragon Family Geniuses.
"The back mountain of the Zhao family, it still hasn't changed."
Long Nixuan sighed as he looked at the back mountain of the Zhao family. The last time he remembered was two thousand years ago. Time had passed so quickly.
"Two thousand years have passed. Things have changed and people are different. Who knows how many of those from back then are still alive."
"The Zhao family lineage, throughout history, who knows how many contemporaries are still alive."
Long Niyu also said with emotion, while Long Nikong heard this and smiled faintly, "Big Brother, Second Brother, who cares."
"Today, let us test the Zhao family's strength."
"So be it!"
Long Nixuan nodded slightly, and then the three stopped speaking. Just then, Long Niyu's spiritual sense detected, "Eh... it seems there's a young fellow in the Zhao family at the peak of the ninth-tier Venerable realm, just one step away from the Void Ancestor realm, who is breaking through. Could it be... this person is the current patriarch of the Zhao family?"
"Heh, since the Zhao family has ambitions, let me help him."
As the voice fell, Long Niyu struck with his palm. With a thunderous roar, Zhao Tianchou, who was desperately trying to break through, instantly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale.
"How is this possible!"
"Who is it??"
Zhao Tianchou's pupils contracted sharply. He had no time to worry about his severe injuries, because he discovered that there was a powerhouse in the Zhao family far surpassing him attacking, and the strength of this person was likely the legendary Void Ancestor realm.
"Presumptuous!"
"Who dares to trespass on my Zhao family!!"
As the voice fell, a person appeared in front of Zhao Tianchou. This person's aura was incredibly powerful, and he was clearly at the third-tier Void Ancestor realm.
"Grandfather!?"
Zhao Tianchou saw the figure before him, and his pupils trembled. He blurted out.
Hearing Zhao Tianchou's words, the figure's gaze fell upon Zhao Tianchou. "You are... the current patriarch of the Zhao family, Tianchou, right?"
"Gulp~"
Hearing his grandfather's words, Zhao Tianchou's heart was filled with excitement. He never expected his grandfather to be alive, and his strength was so formidable.
"Zhao Wanjun!"
Long Nixuan, wearing a cloak, recognized this person at a glance, because Zhao Wanjun was a contemporary of theirs. Although they were the Three Dragon Family Geniuses, Zhao Wanjun's talent and strength at that time were no weaker than theirs.
Seeing Zhao Wanjun, they seemed to have returned to the era two thousand years ago, but now they had all become old monsters in the mouths of the world.
After all, two thousand years was a very long time for ordinary people!
"Who are you all?"
Zhao Wanjun's piercing gaze then fell upon the three figures in cloaks before him. For some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity from these three, but he still couldn't figure out who they were. "Why do you offend my Zhao family!"
"Heh, it's precisely because we are offending your Zhao family!"
As the voice fell, Long Nikong made the first move, a terrifying palm strike directly towards Zhao Wanjun, the aura of a third-tier Void Ancestor surging around him.
"What!"
"Could it be a third-tier Void Ancestor realm!?"
Feeling Long Nikong's attack, Zhao Wanjun did not dare to be careless. He also struck out with a palm, and his aura was also that of a third-tier Void Ancestor. With a thunderous roar, in an instant, it was as if two planets had collided, and the entire Zhao family experienced an unprecedented tremor. The fierce aftershocks could be seen clearly even several kilometers away. At this moment, everyone in the Zhao family was stunned, looking at the apocalyptic scene in the back mountain in horror. "My heavens, what... what is happening in the back mountain!!"