Chapter 1217: Conditions Change, Difficulty Remains High

Qinglong Daoren stepped out of the cave dwelling, feeling extremely delighted; his cultivation broke through again, consecutively breaking two realms, directly reaching the True Lord Eightfold Heaven, drawing ever nearer to the Seek Dao Realm.

The path of Three Lives United, he neither walks nor chooses to walk; instead he follows his own cultivation accumulation path, the bloodline route, a pure demon‑beast cultivation route.

The "Qinglong Classic" contains many cultivation divine abilities and various situations; it is the collection of techniques gathered by the ancestors of the Azure Dragon Clan, naturally very complete—at least the techniques concerning the Dao Realm need not be worried about, and one can simply follow this path.

Upon stepping out, Qinglong Daoren saw Elder Xinran standing at the doorway, froze for a moment, and asked in surprise, "Elder Xinran, why are you here? Is there something?"

Elder Xinran scanned Qinglong Daoren from head to toe, shocked, and asked, "You broke through again?"

Qinglong Daoren said happily, "Not bad, I managed to break through two realms with difficulty. Ah, the cultivation path is arduous; breakthroughs are too hard. It took me this long to break through two realms; I really have poor talent."

Elder Xinran's mouth twitched, "…"

Clenching his fist, he wanted to strike, truly, this person was clearly showing off, breaking two realms consecutively and still bragging here.

This is obviously a deliberate show for her, and saying such cold words—clearly making her uncomfortable, right?

"Compared to you all, I'm far behind, sigh."

"I still need to work hard, strive to widen the gap soon, cannot be caught up by you; you know? I'm truly uneasy; every time I close off to cultivate I fear you catching up, I'm really anxious."

"Especially you, Elder Xinran, your cultivation talent is so strong that even casual cultivation could catch up to me; I must work hard."

Qinglong Daoren muttered to himself, his words full of swagger.

Clang.

Elder Xinran drew her sword from its scabbard; she truly couldn't hold back, about to act.

Qinglong Daoren immediately pressed her sword hilt, preventing her from drawing the blade.

"Enough, Elder Xinran, don't get angry; we are all comrades, how can you draw a sword at me?"

Elder Xinran said coldly, "You are too arrogant; I hate it when people show off in front of me."

This person just broke through a short while ago, and now breaks again; breakthroughs are as easy as drinking water.

The cultivation talent is truly god‑defying, worthy of being a fragment of Chen Chuyang; this speed rivals Chen Chuyang's.

But compared to him, I am far behind; Elder Xinran broke through one realm, while this man before me has at least broken through three realms, perhaps more.

Yet this person is still unsatisfied, still swaggering here.

It drives one crazy.

"There's no such thing; I don't know how to show off, you misunderstood me." Qinglong Daoren, still wanting to keep bragging, saw Elder Xinran's face gradually soften and hurriedly said, "Enough, I won't say more; do you have something?"

Getting straight to the point, Qinglong Daoren smiled.

Elder Xinran looked at Qinglong Daoren, hesitated a moment, and said, "Your two good sons want to leave Longshe Shan and follow Huang Yan away; what do you think?"

Qinglong Daoren, upon hearing this, lifted his head and looked toward his two sons in the distance.

Huang Yan watched the whole scene; at that moment, his master's standing in his heart plummeted to the bottom of a valley.

So it turns out the master also enjoys showing off; indeed, no one is perfect.

However, such a master is truly annoying; that show‑off skill is really… infuriating.

"How can I view it? Just like that; they want to leave, naturally no problem."

Hearing this, Chen Qinglian and Qi Haoyang let out a sigh of relief, preparing to go before Qinglong Daoren to express thanks.

"But."

The tone shifted, Chen Qinglian and Qi Haoyang's movements stiffened, nervously staring at Qinglong Daoren.

Huang Yan also stared at the master, wanting to see what the master would say.

"But what?" Elder Xinran pressed.

"They want to leave, no problem, but they must rely on their own strength to break the Formation." Qinglong Daoren said with a smile, "As long as they can break the Formation, they can leave at any time."

Chen Qinglian: "…"

Qi Haoyang: "…"

Huang Yan: "…"

Elder Xinran asked, "Is there no second way? With this Formation, even giving them a hundred years they still cannot break through."

This Formation is no longer the original one; it has been upgraded many times. Even if they could pierce the Formation, they cannot keep up with its upgrades. Qinglong Daoren gains insight periodically and then strengthens the Formation.

At his rate of insight, not even a hundred years— they could never leave in a lifetime.

Isn't this making it hard for the two of them?

"You make a valid point; this Formation is indeed difficult, and it's unlikely they can break it." Qinglong Daoren thought for a moment and said, "How about this: you let the two of them enter the Formation and deal with the person inside; as long as they win, they can naturally leave."

He loosened the conditions; Qinglong Daoren conceded.

Lan Tiansheng's strength is not weak; if they can defeat him, they will naturally have self‑preservation ability, which is more realistic than breaking the Formation.

However, the difficulty remains high.

Elder Xinran frowned, "Lan Tiansheng? That person's strength is great; the two of them are no match for him."

Lan Tiansheng's cultivation is not lacking; he excels at concealment, and his scheming is deep; defeating him is unlikely.

According to Elder Xinran's estimation, Lan Tiansheng's strength is at least at the True Lord Five‑Sixfold Heaven, while Chen Qinglian and the other are only at the True Person Realm; there is a major realm gap, making defeating Lan Tiansheng extremely difficult.

"This is already the minimum requirement; if they cannot meet it, then they should not leave." Qinglong Daoren spread his hands, his face indifferent, and said.

Elder Xinran knew this condition could not be lowered; it was already the minimum.

"All right, if they manage it then you cannot renege." Elder Xinran blocked Qinglong Daoren's retreat, not allowing him to back out.

Qinglong Daoren smiled, "Rest assured, I will not renege on my promise."

"Fine, a word is binding."

"A word is binding."

The two finalized the specifics; Elder Xinran immediately came before them and said, "You have heard; defeat Lan Tiansheng inside the Formation, and you can naturally leave this place."

Chen Qinglian and Qi Haoyang frowned; they were well aware of the strength of the person inside the Formation. Heishanyang had often caused him trouble; each time it was a sneak attack, and if it missed, it fled immediately.

Each time it was unexpected; either a sneak attack or striking when Lan Tiansheng was unguarded.

Heishanyang is extremely sinister, yet Lan Tiansheng still lives just fine—proof enough of his formidable strength.

"Lan Tiansheng?" Huang Yan exclaimed.

Several others turned their gaze to him, Chen Qinglian asked: "Huang Yan, do you know this person?"