"Qin Feng"
Long Chen looked at the man, his eyes reddening. He hugged him tightly and shook him hard. That person was none other than a Dragonblood warrior from the First Legion of the Dragonblood Legion, commanded by Gui Guyang.
There were over ten thousand Dragonblood warriors, but Long Chen could call each of them by name, as if they were brothers.
Now, gathering in the Immortal Realm, everything felt like a dream. When the world-ending light first descended, everyone thought he was dead, and Qin Feng was no exception. When he awoke, his intuition told him that everyone was just like him—none had died, and all had ascended to the Immortal Realm.
Now, seeing Long Chen, the two strong-willed, passionate men were both in tears. The commotion here startled Bai Shishi, Luo Bing, and the others. When they saw Long Chen cry, they couldn't believe their eyes.
"Good brother, don't cry. From now on, all the brothers of our Dragonblood Legion will eventually gather together and join forces to turn the Immortal Realm upside down." Long Chen calmed his excitement and patted Qin Feng firmly on the shoulder.
Qin Feng also composed himself and nodded, saying, "I miss my brothers too much. During my days in the Immortal Realm, I thought of you all every day." "
The Dragonblood warriors had lived and died together for so many years, now separated so suddenly, their fate unknown, filled with longing. Long Chen was like this, Qin Feng was the same, and I believe everyone else was too.
"Let's go inside and talk." Long Chen led Qin Feng inside and introduced Bai Shishi, Luo Bing, and the others to Qin Feng.
When everyone learned that Qin Feng had also passed the elimination round, they were shocked. It should be noted that Qin Feng's current cultivation was only at the sixth level of Divine Fire, and anyone who normally participated in the Nine Provinces Conference was a Ninth Heaven expert.
Moreover, although Qin Feng's vital energy and blood were strong, he lacked the aura of heaven and earth. In other words, he was not a first-generation awakened being, yet he managed to break into the top ten thousand, which was truly astonishing.
After Qin Feng's explanation, it was revealed that his qualification to participate in the Nine Provinces Conference was bought by him and a sect.
He ascended to the Immortal Realm without any resources and could only work for a team of adventurers, relying on treasure hunting and hunting to cover his cultivation expenses.
Because of his own strength, he mingled among adventure and mercenary teams, desperately earning money to buy resources to ensure his cultivation wouldn't be left behind.
Just a few months ago, he had gone hunting with a group of adventurers and accidentally found a rare herb, which he had traded for quite a few immortal crystals. For him, this was a considerable fortune. He had originally planned to use these immortal crystals to buy pills and raise his cultivation to the Ninth Heaven of Divine Fire, but then he heard about the Jiuzhou Conference.
At that time, his thought was the same as Long Chen's: if other Dragon Blood Warriors were here, they would definitely participate in the Jiuzhou Conference. So, he used his connections to buy a spot from a local sect.
Because participating in the Jiuzhou Conference requires sects to pay a sum of money, and some sects can't even pass the elimination rounds, so they simply sell part of their spots to minimize losses. So, that's why Qin Feng came here.
However, the sect where Qin Feng bought the spots was too shabby. The flying boat malfunctioned halfway, forcing the disciples to run on two legs to get over.
On the way here, they were intercepted by ferocious beasts. Out of more than twenty people, only three escaped, and even the elders escorting them were eaten by the beasts. It was truly unlucky.
When Qin Feng arrived in Silvermoon City, he was almost turned away because registration for the martial arts tournament had already ended.
But after hearing about their experiences, he felt they were too pitiful, so he made an exception and let them in.
By the time Qin Feng arrived, the Dao Debate Conference had already ended. After running all the way, he was exhausted and had nowhere to rest, so he could only find a corner to rest.
He had just rested when the elimination rounds of the martial arts tournament began, so he spent the whole time busy and hadn't heard any rumors about Long Chen.
But today, having passed the elimination round and seeing the top ten thousand list, he saw Long Chen's name on the list. In that instant, his heart stopped beating.
He hurried to inquire, and sure enough, that made him so excited he nearly cried. He was certain that this arrogant Third Master Long must be the boss. With just a casual inquiry, he found out Long Chen's residence and finally met him.
"Brother, you've suffered." Long Chen hadn't expected Qin Feng to be in such a predicament, almost missing a chance to come over.
"Not bitter. Now that I see the boss, I know I'm about to find happiness after hardship." Qin Feng said with a smile.
Long Chen checked Qin Feng's body and sighed, "During this period, you've been taking those cheap pills, causing too much pill toxin to accumulate inside you. You've been so focused on breaking through your realm that your meridians have narrowed and your combat power has been greatly reduced." "
There was no other way; Qin Feng's survival was a problem. Only by desperately breaking through his realm could he avoid distress and earn more money to buy pills. Good pills were unaffordable, so he had to consume some cheap waste pills.
Luo Bing and the others were shocked. Judging by Long Chen's tone, Qin Feng's combat power was greatly diminished, yet he still managed to break into the top ten thousand. This seemingly ordinary guy—could he really be that formidable?
"Take this pill to expel the poison first. Once it's completely removed, I'll help you expand your meridians again. Once they're restored, you'll break through to your realm." Long Chen handed Qin Feng a pill, and without even looking, Qin Feng swallowed it in one gulp.
Having found Long Chen, he felt he had found his backbone. From now on, he would never have to worry about pills again. That feeling of happiness was beyond words, like a beggar enduring hunger who no longer had to worry about food or clothing.
What puzzled Bai Shishi and the others was that after Qin Feng entered, Long Chen introduced them to everyone. Qin Feng's expression was very calm. You have to know, whether it was Luo Bing, Luo Ning, Lu Mingxuan, or Mu Qingyun, they were all rare beauties, not to mention the breathtaking Bai Shishi.
Most people feel awkward and even uneasy when they see them, afraid that a single wrong word might offend the beauty. But Qin Feng seemed to have grown used to it as if he had grown used to it.
"Hey, let me ask you, did your boss have many women around him before? Isn't it pretty? Long Chen returned to his room to prepare a special batch of pills for Qin Feng to expand his meridians, leaving Qin Feng in the main hall. Lu Mingxuan's eyes darted around as she tentatively asked Qin Feng.
Qin Feng nodded and said, "There are more than you do now, and each one is as beautiful as a celestial being, breathtaking in kingdoms and cities." "
"I don't believe you. Can you share a soul and let me see?" Lu Mingxuan said somewhat defiantly.
"What's so interesting about it? They're not as dirty as you. Long Chen said irritably.
Everyone was startled. Lu Mingxuan exclaimed in surprise, "Didn't you say you were going to refine pills?" "
"It's done, huh?" Long Chen said irritably.
"So soon?" Everyone was stunned. In the time it took to fart, and a whole batch of pills was already refined?
Long Chen couldn't be bothered to respond to her and handed a box to Qin Feng: "Take one in the second half of the night, one tomorrow morning, and the rest after tomorrow's competition." "
To prevent Lu Mingxuan from questioning Qin Feng, Long Chen found a private room for Qin Feng so he could rest well.
The night passed without incident. The next day, everyone gathered, and Qin Feng was noticeably more energetic than yesterday, as if he had become a different person.
"Let's go. Today is another back-and-forth battle. Hopefully, we'll face a few tough opponents." Long Chen led the group, heading toward the morning sun.