Chapter 378: Bloodline of the Ying Dragon (Three-in-One Chapter, Requesting Everything)

This blood-covered man was none other than Li Zhangsheng's second uncle, whom he hadn't seen for several months—Li Haoqiong!

Li Haoqiong looked wretched; his mind was dazed, his face was pale and bloodless, and his lips looked as if they had been soaked in water for three days. His right leg was severely twisted, likely broken, and his body was covered in wounds of varying sizes. The most severe wound was on his chest and abdomen, where a gash deep enough to reveal bone stretched two or three feet long.

From Li Zhangsheng's perspective, two or three of Li Haoqiong's ribs seemed to be broken, and a beating heart was faintly visible. If the wound had been any deeper, his second uncle might not have made it back.

Seeing Li Haoqiong's miserable state, Li Zhangsheng was visibly stunned. From childhood to now, this was the first time he had seen Li Haoqiong in such a sorry state, having nearly lost his life.

It wasn't just Li Haoqiong; the Dragon Python's body was also covered in a large number of wounds. Clearly, Li Haoqiong had been through a fierce battle.

Additionally, Li Zhangsheng discovered that Li Haoqiong seemed to have broken through.

More than four months ago, to cover up the signs of the natural spirit's birth, Li Haoqiong had once used the signature ability of a Fourth-rank Demon Tamer—Instant Movement.

Now that more than four months had passed, Li Haoqiong's Mental Power was far stronger than before, barely any worse than Ning Bizhen's.

Who had injured Li Haoqiong?

Li Zhangsheng felt suspicious and became vigilant, fearing that Li Haoqiong's enemy might be pursuing him from behind. Even without thinking, he knew that anyone capable of injuring a Fifth-tier Beastmaster like Li Haoqiong must be even more powerful.

Fifth rank or Sixth rank? Or perhaps Li Haoqiong's enemy wasn't a Demon Tamer, but a very powerful Spirit Beast?

"Second Uncle, are you alright?" Li Zhangsheng hurriedly stepped forward.

"Do I look like I'm alright? I nearly lost my life. *Cough, cough*, hurry up and help me down!"

Li Haoqiong said weakly. Due to excessive blood loss, he was now completely exhausted. It was fortunate that he was a Fifth-tier Beastmaster with powerful vitality; otherwise, if he were an ordinary person, he would have perished from such heavy wounds long ago.

As Li Zhangsheng helped Li Haoqiong down, he asked, "Second Uncle, who injured you?"

"Don't ask about things you shouldn't know. Rest assured, I've already shaken him off!" Li Haoqiong allowed Li Zhangsheng to support him; only now did he have the time to look at his nephew, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Suddenly, Li Haoqiong looked as if he had encountered a Divine Beast. His eyes widened, and he pointed at Li Zhangsheng with a trembling right hand, saying with a distinct tremor in his voice, "Zhangsheng, you, you, you've reached the Third Rank!"

"That's right, I've reached the Third Rank!" Li Zhangsheng looked at Li Haoqiong strangely. He hadn't expected that Li Haoqiong hadn't heard about his display of power at the Academy Exchange Tournament!

Where had he been during this time?

"From nothing to this, all told, it's been less than half a year..."

A bitter smile touched the corners of Li Haoqiong's mouth. His nephew had dealt him a heavy blow, nearly shattering his self-confidence.

Li Haoqiong considered himself a top-tier genius, having become a Fifth-tier Beastmaster in his early thirties, a figure of note in the Langya Kingdom. But compared to Li Zhangsheng's speed of progress, he seemed far inferior back then.

"He's my nephew, why the hell am I jealous? I should be happy!" The next moment, Li Haoqiong instantly turned his thinking around. The more outstanding Li Zhangsheng was, the more he could bask in the reflected glory.

Li Haoqiong's hand movements were not slow; he shamelessly patted Li Zhangsheng's shoulder and said, "Hahaha, as expected of my nephew, you have quite the style your second uncle had back in the day! *Cough, cough, cough! *"

However, Li Haoqiong forgot that he was severely wounded, and this directly tugged at his wounds, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood.

"Second Uncle, drink this first. We can talk about everything else later!"

Li Zhangsheng hurriedly took out a small bottle of Life Water. Even though Kailan had become an Elite-level Demon Pet, the production of Life Water had never been very high, and for now, it was only enough for self-sufficiency.

"What is this?"

Li Haoqiong said, while drinking the Life Water without hesitation.

The next moment, Li Haoqiong felt a warm current surge from his stomach, rapidly spreading through his body. His spirit lifted, and a faint green light began to permeate the wounds on his body. Under the effect of this green light, his wounds seemed to be healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When the effects of the Life Water faded, Li Haoqiong's spirit was no longer as listless as before, his wounds had scabbed over, and a sense of strength seemed to surge through his whole body.

At the same time, to a certain extent, the Life Water compensated for the vitality Li Haoqiong had lost.

"This is Life Water made by Kailan. Kailan, come out and say hello to my second uncle!"

While speaking, Li Zhangsheng summoned Kailan.

"Wau, good evening, Second Uncle!" Kailan naturally recognized Li Haoqiong; back then, it was Li Haoqiong who helped her cover up her aura fluctuations.

Seeing that Li Haoqiong was heavily injured, Kailan hurriedly cast Aromatherapy to accelerate the healing of Li Haoqiong's injuries.

"Kailan has grown so big!"

Li Haoqiong stared at Kailan in surprise. Four months ago, the newly born Kailan was only the size of a palm, but now she was nearly 90 centimeters tall. However, what surprised Li Haoqiong most was Kailan's aura; this was a genuine Elite-level Demon Pet.

"It's not just Kailan; Aixi has also changed a lot. Let's not talk about this for now, let's go inside first!"

The recovery effect of the Life Water was excellent, but his second uncle's injuries were too severe; it would at least take a period of recuperation to fully recover.

Li Zhangsheng supported Li Haoqiong, but Li Haoqiong accidentally tugged at the wound on his right leg, causing him to frown in pain and subconsciously curse, "Damn Cai Yang..."

As if remembering something, Li Haoqiong hurriedly shut his mouth.

Li Zhangsheng immediately stopped in his tracks. With hatred in his eyes and a ferocious expression, he looked at Li Haoqiong and said seriously, "Second Uncle, was it Cai Yangqian who injured you?"

Li Haoqiong was clearly taken aback and couldn't help but ask with a trembling voice, "You, how did you know? Big Brother clearly shouldn't have told you!"

"So you went to seek revenge on Cai Yangqian? How is his strength?" Li Zhangsheng said, enunciating every word. Li Haoqiong felt a strange tremor in his heart; he could hear the bone-deep hatred within these seemingly calm words.

"Very strong, far beyond what an ordinary Fifth-tier can compare to!" Li Haoqiong took a deep breath and, after thinking for a moment, decided to tell him everything.

Li Haoqiong pointed at the Dragon Python following behind and said, "He has two Lord-level Demon Pets. Although their strength is not as good as my Dragon Python, it is not far off. Additionally, he has several very powerful Leader-level Demon Pets.

Zhangsheng, listen to your uncle's advice: do not seek revenge on him until you reach the Fifth rank. With your talent, I believe you can reach the Fifth rank in a few years. When that time comes, we uncle and nephew will go seek revenge together!"

It wasn't that Li Haoqiong didn't want to retract the Dragon Python; it was that his Consciousness Sea was currently in a state of turbulence. If he forced a retraction, it would inevitably exacerbate the process.

That's right, in his battle with Cai Yangqian, Li Haoqiong could almost be described as having suffered a crushing defeat, with one of his blood Demon Pets killed by the opponent.

Li Zhangsheng was not too surprised by Cai Yangqian's strength, because he had also been secretly collecting information on Cai Yangqian. Moreover, the other party likely possessed the Book of Bloodlines Part One; even if the efficiency of purifying bloodlines was not as good as Li Zhangsheng's, it would certainly not be poor.

"Second Uncle, do you think Cai Yangqian will give us that much time?"

Li Zhangsheng's counter-question left Li Haoqiong speechless. Even though Li Haoqiong had shaken off Cai Yangqian while escaping, the other party must have remembered his appearance and characteristics. There were only so many Fifth-tier Beastmasters in the Langya Kingdom; even if Li Haoqiong kept a low profile, the difficulty of finding him would not be very high.

Most importantly, Li Haoqiong and Li Zhangsheng's father looked somewhat similar. Cai Yangqian would definitely associate this with that. He was still coveting the legacy of the Hundred Victories King and the Book of Bloodlines Part Two, and would likely subconsciously assume that these items were on Li Haoqiong.

Once he found out Li Haoqiong's identity, Cai Yangqian would inevitably deal with them at all costs. The Li Family was right here; unless Li Haoqiong abandoned the family, he would be a target.

While Li Haoqiong was thinking of countermeasures, Li Zhangsheng also obtained the data on this Dragon Python. When he saw the Dragon Python's data, he couldn't help but be shocked.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Dragon Python (Mature Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Lord 1st Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: Medium Monarch

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Top Grade

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Yinglong (Thick)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Water + Earth

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: None

The Dragon Python is a Medium Monarch species Spirit Beast; Li Zhangsheng naturally remembers this. The key is that this is a top-grade Dragon Python, and it also possesses the bloodline of the top-tier Divine Beast, Yinglong.

Among the many dragon-type Divine Beasts, Yinglong is a dragon with wings, also known as the Flying Dragon, and sometimes as the Yellow Dragon; it is also one of the most powerful of the Dragon Clan.

Among all the Demon Pets Li Zhangsheng has seen, this Dragon Python can be said to be the second most excellent Demon Pet, after the Three-Legged Fire Crow.

However, Li Zhangsheng believes that as long as he is given some time, he will certainly be able to collect enough Spirit Essence to evolve Aixi, Adai, and his other Demon Pets again. As long as they complete their evolution once more, they will certainly not be inferior to Li Haoqiong's Dragon Python in terms of excellence.

Li Zhangsheng supported Li Haoqiong and soon brought him to the small courtyard where they lived, naturally leaving the subsequent care to the servants of the courtyard.

Li Haoqiong took a Spirit Nourishing Pill and closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, seeking to calm his shaken Consciousness Sea as quickly as possible.

At this time, Li Wenbo and other high-ranking members of the clan who had received the news hurried to the courtyard, and when they saw Li Haoqiong's miserable appearance, they were all greatly shocked.

At the same time, they also sensed Li Haoqiong's current cultivation realm.

If it were under normal circumstances, they would naturally be overjoyed, because as long as one possesses a Fifth-tier Beastmaster and a certain foundation, a clan can be promoted from a Local Power to a County-level Clan.

It is just that seeing Li Haoqiong in this state, their mood suddenly became very complicated; they were both happy that the clan had a step toward promotion, and felt a few more points of fear for the future.

The person who beat Li Haoqiong into this state must be even stronger, and they might find this place at any time to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots.

Seeing that Li Haoqiong was still regulating his breathing, Li Wenbo and the others had no choice but to pull Li Zhangsheng aside to inquire about the news.

"I know what everyone is worried about. To tell you the truth, the person who seriously injured my second uncle this time is a Fifth-tier Beastmaster. Do not worry, don't forget that my Instructor is still here, but the relevant martial law preparations should still be made!"

Li Zhangsheng did not hide anything. Even though Cai Yangqian far exceeded an ordinary Fifth-tier Beastmaster, he believed that Ning Bizhen was no worse than him, and if Li Haoqiong were added, even if they could not keep the opponent, they would certainly be able to repel them.

Of course, once it drags on, it is very likely to turn into a dispute between clans, but Li Zhangsheng had also considered this aspect. Even though the Cai Clan is a County-level Clan, it has only recently been promoted, and its overall strength is not much different from the Li Clan.

In addition, Liyang City, where the Cai Clan is located, is thousands of miles away. They also have opponents in Liyang City and cannot move out in full force; at most, they can only dispatch a batch of elites.

Upon hearing that the person who injured Li Haoqiong was a Fifth-tier Beastmaster, Li Wenbo and the others breathed a collective sigh of relief. Just as Li Zhangsheng said, even if Li Haoqiong was not the opponent's match, what if Ning Bizhen were added?

Li Wenbo looked at the Clan Elders who had followed and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, pass down the word: for this recent period, the clan will consolidate its forces to cope with potential enemies!"

Immediately after, Li Wenbo turned to Li Zhangsheng and said: "Zhangsheng, please be sure to persuade your Instructor. If there is an invasion by an outside enemy, I hope she can take action once. At that time, the clan will certainly have a great reward!"

"Hmm!" Li Zhangsheng nodded solemnly.

Li Wenbo expressed his satisfaction. Before leaving, he seemed to remember something and said: "By the way, these days our Luo City is also not peaceful. Almost every night, Low-tier Beastmasters are assassinated. Their state of death is extremely miserable, with all the blood in their bodies drained. Although I think you can protect yourself with your strength, it is better to be safe than sorry. If there is nothing important, it is best not to go out!"

Li Wenbo and the others came quickly and left quickly. Before long, the entire clan was in a state of panic; some clansmen who were out were also summoned back, and they began to be under martial law.

"Drained of all blood, and the targets are Beastmasters. I always feel like I've seen such records somewhere before!"

Li Zhangsheng rested his chin on his right hand, showing a thoughtful expression, but he could not recall the relevant content for a moment, so he had to let it go for the time being.

Li Zhangsheng returned to his room and asked Kailan: "Kailan, how is your mastery of the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion formula?"

"I have mastered everything that needs to be mastered; all that's left is the final practice!"

In this regard, Kailan appeared very confident.

During this period, Kailan has been very attentive to pharmacology. The key is that her talent for pharmacology is extremely high. In just over a month, she has fully mastered primary potions, and her success rate in refining is not low.

The difficulty of refining the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion formula is not high; after all, there are only a dozen or so materials in total, and the difficulty is not much higher than that of primary potions.

"I'll leave it to you then, good luck!" Li Zhangsheng took out the materials and handed them to Kailan for refining.

"Hmm, I will definitely give it my all!"

Kailan raised her small fist, her beautiful little face full of seriousness.

She knows very well that whether a potion can be successfully refined mainly depends on the control of heat, the mastery of rhythm, and the control of time.

As for the raw material components, order, and quantity, these have long been written clearly on the formula, so there is no need to consider them.

However, it sounds simple, but it is extremely difficult to do. Many pharmacists without talent are afraid that they will only be able to stop at basic potions for their whole lives.

Just the two major difficulties of accurately controlling the heat and the timing have stumped who knows how many pharmacists.

Given that this is the first time refining the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion, for the sake of caution, Kailan did not use all these materials at once, but divided them into five portions, preparing to do it one by one.

Although this is much more troublesome, it is safer. Otherwise, if these materials were invested all at once, it would be gratifying if it succeeded, but if it failed, everything would be gone.

Just collecting these materials again would be enough to give Li Zhangsheng a headache.

After making up her mind, Kailan set up her tools, the most important of which was a small alchemy furnace.

An alchemy furnace can not only refine pills but also refine potions.

Soon, a flame rose, and it began to enter the preheating stage.

Afterward, Kailan began to control the size of the flame and adjust some other tools. When everything was handled, the alchemy furnace had just finished preheating, and its surface began to emit a startlingly high temperature.

The next moment, Kailan activated the Innate One Qi Profound Brake Wonderful Truth Green Lotus, and her body surface was covered by a thin layer of green light. She reached out and grabbed the lid of the alchemy furnace, feeling no heat at all, and then her left hand flipped, carefully pouring a portion of powdered material and a portion of liquid material into the furnace, simmering slowly over a low fire.

After about a minute, Kailan opened the furnace lid again, poured in another material, and simultaneously increased the firepower to calcine it.

In this process, Kailan would occasionally put in one or more materials, either simmering slowly over a low fire or calcining with a high fire, while controlling the changes in firepower and gradually pouring in materials, constantly repeating this process.

After half an hour, Kailan poured the last material into the furnace. It was also at this time that she activated the Restriction on the furnace, and the furnace began to rotate slowly.

As time passed slowly, the small holes on the furnace began to emit a refreshing medicinal fragrance, which made one feel refreshed upon smelling it.

When the medicinal fragrance became increasingly rich, Kailan made a prompt decision and completely extinguished the flame. However, she did not open the lid immediately, but waited on the side while carefully sniffing the medicinal fragrance.

Suddenly, Kailan's expression changed, and she hurriedly opened the lid as fast as she could.

However, at this look, Kailan's heart sank, and her complexion was inevitably a bit ugly.

At the bottom of the furnace, there was a small puddle of blue-purple liquid.

"It failed!"

Kailan shook her head in disappointment. If the refining had been successful, the color of the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion would be a pure purple, not a mixture of blue and purple.

"Don't be discouraged, keep it up!" Li Zhangsheng's only role was to encourage her from the side, and incidentally take out a silk handkerchief to carefully wipe the sweat beads for Kailan.

Kailan did not immediately start the second refining, but sat at the table with her eyes closed, trying hard to recall the details just now, wanting to learn lessons from the experience of failure.

While Kailan was closing her eyes in contemplation, Li Changsheng took out an empty Jade Bottle and used his Mental Power to control the blue and purple liquid in the alchemy furnace, collecting the failed potion into the Jade Bottle.

Even a failed potion does not mean it is completely useless; they often contain some toxicity and might perhaps be useful in the future.

Five minutes later, Kailan opened her eyes again and refined the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion once more.

The raw materials were the same, but the steps and rhythm had changed slightly; unlike the last time, this time, after opening the furnace, there was a small puddle of pure purple liquid at the bottom of the alchemy furnace.

"Yay, success!"

Kailan clapped her small hands, and a charming smile appeared on her originally serious pretty face.

"Well done, Kailan!"

Li Changsheng offered praise at the right moment and incidentally collected the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion.

After resting for a while, Kailan continued refining; naturally, there were successes and failures.

By the time all five sets of materials were refined, Kailan had succeeded a total of three times, obtaining three portions of Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion; for her first time refining it, a success rate of over fifty percent makes one have to marvel at her talent in pharmacology.

"Kailan, this portion is yours!" Li Changsheng immediately handed one of them to Kailan.

Kailan was already known for her speed; if she drank the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion, her speed would surely become even more astonishing, and her survival ability would naturally be improved.

Kailan did not decline and happily drank this bottle of Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion.

"The taste is quite good!" Kailan indicated that she liked the taste of the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion very much.

The next moment, a wisp of hazy purple aura gradually permeated Kailan's entire body, and a tingling sensation emerged in her heart.

Under the transformation of this aura, Kailan felt her body become increasingly light, and once the transformation was complete, this feeling became even more obvious.

Kailan began to test it; her speed was indeed faster than before, by about twenty or thirty percent, and such an increase can be said to be quite astonishing, especially for a Demon Pet that is already good at speed.

With two bottles of Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion remaining, Li Changsheng naturally had to make choices; Aixi would definitely occupy one, which could further increase her advantage in speed.

For the last bottle, Li Changsheng finally chose Baitian and Heiye; they were also known for their speed, and due to the special nature of the Light-Dark Symbiotic Body, it was equivalent to one resource becoming two.

"Baitian, Heiye, drink them!"

Soon, Baitian and Heiye both drank the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion.

What surprised Li Changsheng was that perhaps the potion suited Heiye's taste, or perhaps the potion contained some energy; in short, when drinking the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion, Heiye's whole body was wrapped in Rich white light, and eventually, she completed a breakthrough in her realm.

At the moment Heiye broke through, due to the special nature of the Light-Dark Symbiotic Body, Baitian, who had been idling on the side, also took the opportunity to complete a breakthrough.

They became Li Changsheng's fourth and fifth Elite Demon Pets.

"An unexpected joy!" Li Changsheng smiled; the breakthrough of the two cats had, more or less, dispersed the gloom in his heart.

Li Changsheng tidied up the bedroom and walked toward the guest room where Ning Bizhen was staying.

Before Li Changsheng could knock on the door, the door opened just right, revealing Ning Bizhen's increasingly charming face.

At the first moment, Li Changsheng shook his Monster Pet Bag and hurriedly released the Six-Armed Naga, saying, "Instructor, this is a gift I have for you; I hope you like it!"

"Eh, how did you know today is my birthday?"

Ning Bizhen blinked, her bright eyes seeming as if they could speak, and a brilliant, eye-catching smile appeared on her pretty face.

As long as you keep your promise, even the most difficult things can be accomplished! Damn it, I really don't want to go to the bathroom anymore...

Today's goal: Three, pigs, certificate!

(End of this chapter)