5: Disdained trophies

Although Ao Zhan did not say he would accept Long Aotian as his Disciple, what he did for Long Aotian far exceeded what a Revered Master who imparts the Dao and resolves doubts would do.

Memory Legacy is divided into three modes:

Direct Impartation, Dao Lineage, and Sacrifice.

Direct Impartation means the imparter personally teaches some Cultivation Techniques, Martial Skills, Cultivation experience, or selectively imparts a segment of their personal memory to the recipient.

Dao Lineage is when certain powerhouses, before leaving certain Lower Realms, selectively copy and leave their memories to Cultivate those who receive their Memory Legacy, and the recipient of the Memory Legacy must acknowledge the Revered Master status of the one who left the Memory Legacy.

The last type, Sacrifice, has no specific rules; a lifetime of memories is sacrificed to the recipient of the Legacy.

A lifetime of memories, all Cultivation insights, known Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, the Dao of Formations, Dao of Alchemy, Dao of Crafting, Dao of Talismans, secret techniques, and other methods, as well as some secrets of heaven and earth, if not top-secret, would not be selectively erased; everything done, learned, and known in a lifetime would be unreservedly sacrificed to the recipient of the Legacy.

Few people in the world would sacrifice their entire life's memories to another person; it's even more revealing than standing naked in front of someone.

But it was clear that after hearing Ao Zhan's words, Long Aotian knew Ao Zhan intended to perform a Sacrifice-style Memory Legacy on him.

Ao Zhan was even giving him his last Dragon Soul Power and was about to pass away, disappearing between heaven and earth. What was sacrificing his memories then?

Ao Zhan was no longer interested in even asking about the Nine Treasures Glazed Chaos World Tower, which he had fought desperately for in the past. What good would knowing do for him, who was about to perish?

It would only add to his regrets.

With Ao Zhan's Dao, he could naturally see at a glance the huge change in Long Aotian, who was at the Quasi-Vein Opening Realm before entering the Nine Treasures Glazed Chaos World Tower and had stepped into the Vein Opening Realm upon exiting. However, he did not ask Long Aotian about the Cultivation Technique of the Chaos Dao Body.

Knowing or not knowing, for Ao Zhan, no longer held any meaning.

Especially since his time was running out, he didn't want to waste time on meaningless things.

Meeting Long Aotian in his lifetime might be his greatest fortune amidst misfortune.

Focusing on treasures, focusing on the Cultivation Technique of the Chaotic Dao Body, it would be better to use his limited time to focus on Long Aotian... Dragon Soul Power, Dragon Blood Essence, Dragon Bone Essence, Sacrifice-style Memory Legacy—these were all things that required time to do, and things he had to do.

Each of these four things is a rare and precious encounter.

Even though Long Aotian, being as shrewd as he was, knew that Ao Zhan had no other choice at this moment, he was still moved by Ao Zhan's dedication to him.

His end was near, and the tai xu dragon seal was sealed within the mysterious spatial pearl. Naturally, the Dragon Soul Power after his passing could not be placed into the tai xu dragon seal, otherwise the tai xu dragon seal would be exposed to the world.

This might be the greatest disaster for the Grand Void Dragon Clan.

Rather than letting his Dragon Soul Power dissipate between heaven and earth, dying as lightly as a feather, he might as well benefit Long Aotian, shaping a future powerhouse who might even help the Grand Void Dragon Clan, dying as heavily as Mount Tai.

Long Aotian owed him a debt of gratitude. Even if Long Aotian coveted his Grand Void Dragon Clan's tai xu dragon seal in the future, he would likely find it hard to overcome that hurdle in his heart, which would affect Long Aotian's Cultivation Dao Heart.

This is also why the cunning Ao Zhan was so confident and trusting that Long Aotian would help him complete this task.

Besides having no other choice as his end approached, there was also the favor he bestowed upon Long Aotian.

If Long Aotian repaid his kindness, all would be well.

But if he harbored ill intentions and coveted his tai xu dragon seal?

It would be self-sabotage.

Everything is left to fate.

Everything is within a single thought of Long Aotian.

Ao Zhan had not expected Long Aotian to be so sensible as to acknowledge him as Revered Master, but he was immensely relieved.

He had essentially given Long Aotian all the most important things he possessed. Even if Long Aotian were his biological son, he wouldn't receive such treatment. Long Aotian acknowledging him as Revered Master, he accepted it with a clear conscience.

"Little fellow, since you have acknowledged this Venerable as your Revered Master, then this Venerable shall give you another gift for acknowledging your Revered Master!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian's heart couldn't help but be startled.

This old Dragon's treasures haven't been fully accounted for?

Before he could think further, he heard Ao Zhan say, "You should still remember those two Immortal Lords I told you about, right?

One of them is called Wu Fan, and the other is Li Feng.

The one named Wu Fan has already been slain by this Venerable.

The one named Li Feng narrowly escaped death.

If you ever reach the Immortal Realm in the future, be careful. That fellow is not a good person. If you get a chance, kill him."

"I will obey Revered Master's command!"

Long Aotian agreed without a second thought.

Are you kidding? Just based on the fact that Li Feng knew about and coveted the Nine Treasures Glazed Chaos World Tower, Long Aotian had no intention of letting him go.

Otherwise, he would not feel at ease.

Furthermore, Li Feng took advantage of his Revered Master's weakness to rob him. If this Karma was not settled, his Revered Master would likely not rest in peace even after death.

Li Feng must die!

Ao Zhan nodded in satisfaction: "Wu Fan was slain by this Venerable, and his Storage Ring also became this Venerable's spoils of war.

To this Venerable, an Immortal Lord's Storage Ring and the items within it are nothing, but to you now, and even to all Cultivators in the Lower Realm, they are priceless treasures.

Now, this Venerable will give you Wu Fan's Storage Ring. Consider it this Venerable's gift for acknowledging your Revered Master, alright? This Venerable's only presentable item now is this."

As he spoke, Ao Zhan couldn't help but let out a bitter smile in his heart.

To think that he, the dignified and immensely wealthy Clan Chief of the Grand Void Dragon Clan, a powerful expert of the Celestial Venerable Realm, would have to use a mere Immortal Lord Realm ant's Storage Ring as a gift for accepting a Disciple. This was probably the most humble gesture he, Ao Zhan, had ever made!

What a disgrace for a Dragon!

It was too much of a disgrace for a Dragon!

Fortunately, none of his old acquaintances knew about this.

"Thank you, Revered Master, for the treasure!"

Long Aotian, upon receiving the Storage Ring, appeared incredibly happy.

An Immortal Lord Realm expert's Storage Ring.

In Ao Zhan's eyes, an Immortal Lord Realm expert's Storage Ring was an extremely humble item, but in Long Aotian's eyes, it was truly a treasure he desperately sought.

Seeing Long Aotian happily accept the Storage Ring, Ao Zhan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that he didn't despise it!

"The Divine Soul imprint in Wu Fan's Storage Ring has been erased by this Venerable. Since you don't have a Storage Ring right now, you can use this one directly."

"Thank you, Revered Master!"

Long Aotian understood that if Ao Zhan hadn't erased Wu Fan's Divine Soul imprint for him, even if Ao Zhan had given him Wu Fan's Storage Ring, he wouldn't have been able to use it.

An Immortal Lord Realm expert's Divine Soul imprint was an insurmountable chasm for Mortal Cultivators; erasing it was simply impossible.

He also knew about Storage Rings. In their Family, only those at the Family Elder level and above were allocated such resources. Other Family Cultivation Disciples generally used Storage Pouches.

As Long Bubai, the Family Head of the Long Family's only son, Long Aotian could be called the Young Lord of the Long Family. If he could Cultivate, given his special status, the Family could also allocate him a Storage Ring.

However, he couldn't Cultivate and was sent back to Long Village.

Thus, given his special status, the Family could at most give him a relatively low-grade Storage Pouch. Other Family Disciples who couldn't Cultivate didn't even have Storage Pouches.

What good is a Storage Pouch for a Mortal?

Now, the Storage Ring Ao Zhan gave him was exactly what he needed at the moment.

Long Aotian swept his pitifully weak Divine Sense into the Storage Ring. He couldn't even tell how large the space of this Storage Ring was, and his Divine Sense couldn't even reach the bottom of the Storage Ring.

The weakness of his Divine Sense was insufficient to describe the vastness of the space within the Storage Ring used by an Immortal Lord Realm expert.

Long Aotian couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. Having treasures but not enough strength to use them was truly an unbearable itch.

"Next, little fellow, you should first undergo Fusion with this Venerable's Dragon Bone Essence. After undergoing Fusion with this Venerable's Dragon Bone Essence, then consume this Venerable's essence blood.

Thus, after tempering your Physical Body, the Dragon Bone Essence will perfectly undergo Fusion with your Physical Body. At that time, even if you use up the ten drops of essence blood this Venerable gives you, the Dragon Bone Essence within your body will still produce essence blood after a period of time.

As long as you don't extract the essence blood, the continuously produced essence blood will constantly evolve your Bloodline, temper your Physical Body, and allow your Physical Body's strength to reach an unimaginable and unattainable level.

By then, traversing the Void Realm and entering the Immortal Realm should not pose too great a danger to you..."