21: Shot myself into hell

It was comfortable, yes.

But Shi Gandang didn’t know.

That slap of his had, in fact, sent himself to Hell.

“Shi Gandang, Clan Chief of the Imperial City Shi Family, very good!

To dare to humiliate my grandfather like this right in front of me, Long Aotian.

I, Long Aotian, swear!

If I don't kill you, I am unworthy of being a grandson!”

In the third layer of the Treasure Pagoda’s spatial world, Long Aotian, who had been constantly monitoring the movements outside the Formation with his Divine Sense, almost went berserk when Shi Gandang slapped his grandfather.

He knew that after receiving that slap, his grandfather must have been furious.

How could his elder, he thought, ever have suffered such humiliation?

Based on his understanding of his grandfather, his grandfather must now be using a secret sound transmission technique to have The Long family disperse and go into seclusion.

Then, he would risk his old life to fight Shi Gandang to the death!

How could Long Aotian not go berserk?

If only he was given one or two more years to grow, he could kill Shi Gandang as easily as butchering a dog, completely disregarding any threats from the Five Great Cultivation Families of the Imperial City.

He had been determined to avoid conflict between The Long family and these behemoths—the Five Great Cultivation Families of the Imperial City, the Three Great Cloud Sects, the Cloud Palace, and the Imperial Family.

But it turned out well.

It really was a case of what you fear most comes to pass.

Long Aotian knew that if he didn't act now and do something, he, Long Aotian, might lose a grandfather who doted on him dearly today.

Thinking of this, Long Aotian directly transmitted a message to the old man with his Divine Sense: “Grandfather, calm down!”

“…”

Long Wudi, on the verge of erupting like a volcano, suddenly heard a voice in his mind that was so familiar he couldn't be more familiar with it, and he too was stunned on the spot.

It was during this moment of stunned surprise that the raging, uncontrollable anger burning in his heart seemed to be doused by a basin of ice water; although it couldn't completely extinguish the fire at once, it at least put out half of it.

The anger was suppressed!

Yes, it was suppressed!

Continue to fight to the death?

No, no, no, what could be more important than his Beloved Grandson's life?

After coming back to his senses, Long Wudi was shocked.

He was absolutely certain that the person who had just transmitted a message to him with Divine Sense was definitely his Beloved Grandson.

But wasn’t his Beloved Grandson unable to Cultivate?

If he couldn’t Cultivate, how could he transmit a message with Divine Sense?

One must know that not being able to Cultivate meant not having a powerful Sea of Consciousness, and without a powerful Sea of Consciousness, one couldn't condense Divine Sense to transmit messages.

Using Divine Sense for transmission was a minor technique that only cultivators could employ!

And now, he heard his Beloved Grandson transmit a message to him with Divine Sense!

The only explanation was that his Beloved Grandson could Cultivate!

As soon as he thought of this, Long Wudi couldn't help but feel a surge of happy, completely forgetting the pain of that slap and the humiliation it brought.

The raging, uncontrollable anger burning in his heart was directly extinguished by two-thirds under the continuous wash of his stunned surprise and the joy of realizing his Beloved Grandson could Cultivate after he came back to his senses.

At this moment, Long Wudi was undoubtedly full of questions.

He also didn't know what Opportunity his Beloved Grandson had encountered, or how he suddenly became able to Cultivate.

However, this was a good thing.

A major event that all of The Long family should feel happy about!

Long Aotian's ability to Cultivate was of immense significance to The Long family; his status was extraordinary, and all Long Family Disciples paid attention to him.

His inability to Cultivate had been a huge blow to The Long family’s cultivation morale.

Take his son, Long Bubai, for example; although he always appeared calm and composed, as his father, he knew that his son was not truly happy.

With his Beloved Grandson unable to Cultivate, as a father, he must have been in pain.

This also directly affected his cultivation.

Otherwise, with his son's Martial Arts Talent, which even he, the old man, felt was far inferior to his own, how could he have been stuck at the Ninth Revolution Peak Stage of the Golden Core Realm for several years?

He should have formed his Nascent Soul long ago!

Now that his Beloved Grandson could Cultivate, this would definitely greatly boost The Long family's cultivation morale and, moreover, clear the dark clouds from his son's heart.

He believed that as soon as he told his son the news, he would be able to quickly form his Nascent Soul!

His son, Long Wudi, was not some cultivation Genius who appeared once in a thousand years, but a cultivation Prodigy who appeared once in ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or even a million years!

Amidst his happy, the old man’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.

What did it mean that his Beloved Grandson transmitted a message to him with Divine Sense at this moment?

Clearly, his Beloved Grandson was very likely nearby!

At this, the old man's heart became unsettled again, and he began to worry about Long Aotian's safety in turn.

But when he released his Divine Sense, besides the people from the Shi Family, Lei Family, and Wang Family, where else were there any other people nearby?

Could it be that his Beloved Grandson's Divine Sense was even stronger than his, allowing him to scan his Beloved Grandson with Divine Sense while he couldn't scan his Beloved Grandson with Divine Sense?

This was clearly impossible!

This thought was immediately rejected by him as soon as it arose.

But if his Beloved Grandson wasn't nearby, he wouldn't believe it even if he was beaten to death.

His Beloved Grandson must have been monitoring this place with Divine Sense, and knowing that he might go berserk after being slapped, he had no choice but to jump out and transmit a message to him with Divine Sense to stop him.

Then, the only possible place his Beloved Grandson could be was… Long Wudi couldn't help but turn his head to look at the Void Realm Formation.

At that moment, his Beloved Grandson's voice sounded in his mind again:

“Grandfather, you guessed correctly!

Tian'er is currently inside the Formation and is now able to Cultivate!

You go back first, and please don't do anything foolish.

Tian'er doesn't want to watch his grandfather die in front of him; that would be worse than killing Tian'er.

A small impatience ruins a great plan, Grandfather, give Tian'er three years, and Tian'er will definitely level the Imperial City Shi Family, making Shi Gandang kneel before you, begging for life but unable to find death.

Hmph, to dare to hit you in front of Tian'er, Tian'er is not done with him!

This Formation is very strange; even a Spirit Division Realm expert wouldn't be able to break it, Grandfather, go home and tell my parents not to worry about Tian'er, Tian'er is doing very well now…”

Long Aotian rambled on and on, because with the Void Realm Divine Sense isolation Formation, only he could transmit messages to Long Wudi with Divine Sense, and Long Wudi couldn't transmit messages to him with Divine Sense.

After learning where his Beloved Grandson was, knowing that his Beloved Grandson could now Cultivate, and being thoroughly comforted by his Beloved Grandson, Long Wudi no longer had any thoughts of fighting Shi Gandang to the death.

If the other party told him to scram, then he would just scram.

“…”

Seeing Long Wudi suppress the anger in his heart, saying nothing and leaving with a calm expression, Lei Zhen and Wang Sisong, as the Clan Chiefs of the Three Great Cultivation Families of Thunder Dragon Royal City, couldn't help but exchange glances.

Among those present, they were undoubtedly the two who understood Long Wudi and the nature of The Long family's people—not causing trouble but not fearing it either—the most, especially since the other party was the Long Family Clan Leader, the God Realm of Slaughter who had annihilated the Gu Family.

And now, Long Wudi actually endured it?

They knew this matter was far from over!

At this moment, Lei Zhen suddenly felt inexplicably happy, and at the same time, a little relieved.

He was happy that Shi Gandang, that blockhead, dared to hit Long Wudi without knowing anything about The Long family, and relieved that the one who hit Long Wudi was Shi Gandang and not Lei Yunshan.

It was foreseeable that the Shi Family would face a tragic storm, and the Shi Family might even fall from the altar of the Five Great Cultivation Families of the Imperial City in this storm.

If it had been Lei Yunshan who slapped Long Wudi, Lei Zhen would have definitely advised Lei Yunshan to directly kill Long Wudi, and then quickly launch an extermination campaign against The Long family, preferably killing all the people in The Long family with the strongest combat power and greatest destructive potential.

However, the one who hit Long Wudi was Shi Gandang, who wanted to step on the Lei Family to have fun; the two families were sworn enemies, so why should he remind the Shi Family?

Not only would he not remind them, but he would also provide The Long family with detailed intelligence about the Shi Family.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Lei Zhen felt that The Long family, this blade, could be well utilized by their Lei Family to maximize the damage to the Shi Family…