Chapter 248: First Battle with Tong Bo

In the dead of night, Duan Fengyun changed into the Night-Walking Garment he had prepared during the day.

He wanted to go to Longze Villa to see if there were any records of the Dragon God Skill within the ancestral grounds of the Long Family.

During the day, he had inquired all along the way to gather information about Longze Villa.

After some digging, he had indeed managed to locate Longze Villa.

The appearance of Longze Villa also gave Duan Fengyun a new understanding of the current timeline.

Since Longze Villa had appeared, it meant that Tong Bo had already obtained the Shenlong Sword; it seemed the day to destroy Yin Zhong's Underground City and unseal Shuiyue Dongtian was not far off.

But Duan Fengyun did not care about these things; he had only two goals: to obtain the Dragon God Skill and to defeat the complete form of the Nether Sword-wielding Yin Zhong.

Duan Fengyun arrived outside Longze Villa, which was deathly quiet; it seemed that apart from the Tong Clan Brothers, there was no one else here.

Duan Fengyun wandered around Longze Villa for a while before arriving at its library.

Since he was already there, he might as well make the best of it; Duan Fengyun searched through the library to see if he could find any useful information.

As he flipped through the books, he unexpectedly found one titled "The Origins of the Tong Clan and the Long Family."

Duan Fengyun opened the book with great interest and began to read:

"The book records that from the time Pangu opened the heavens and Nuwa created humanity, the Tong Clan had already existed on this land."

The naturally gifted Tong Clan was also regarded as the messengers of the gods, acting on their behalf to govern the Human Realm.

Upholding the will of heaven, the Tong Clan had always been relied upon by the imperial court.

It was not until the end of the Qin Dynasty that a traitor emerged from the Tong Clan; because his heart was crooked, he practiced the Dragon God Skill (the Dragon God Skill being the unique art of the Long Family), and was discovered by the Tong Clan Elders and expelled from Shuiyue Dongtian.

The traitor, in his resentment, incited the Emperor to exterminate the Tong Clan, but fortunately, the Great General Long Teng risked his life to save them, allowing the Tong Clan to flee into the deep mountains.

The Tong Clan Leader, lamenting that life is but a dream and prosperity is merely a reflection in a mirror or the moon in the water, named their place of refuge "Shuiyue Dongtian" and strictly forbade the Tong Clan from ever leaving the mountains again.

As for the Dragon God Skill, the unique art of the Long Family, once mastered in conjunction with the spells of the Tong Clan, one could attain an immortal body.

Once the Dragon God Skill is mastered, one can transform into a dragon head, possessing incomparable power; it can neutralize potent poisons and allows one to fly freely in the sky or swim through the water.

Because the traitor of the Tong Clan had mastered the Dragon God Skill, combined with the Tong Clan spells he practiced, he had already achieved an immortal body.

All members of the Tong Clan and the Long Family who encounter this person must eradicate him to prevent him from bringing disaster upon the world!"

After finishing this record of the Tong and Long clans, Duan Fengyun was very clear that the traitor mentioned within was none other than Yin Zhong.

Yin Zhong's wild ambitions had long made him covet the Dragon God Skill, and he had eventually violated clan rules to secretly practice it.

It seemed that Tong Bo and the others had likely already guessed Yin Zhong's identity.

It was just that they thought Yin Zhong could unseal the ice of Shuiyue Dongtian, so they had not yet exposed his identity.

After finishing the book, Duan Fengyun put it back in its original place and continued his search.

He refused to believe he could not find any records regarding the Dragon God Skill here.

But things did not go as he wished; he turned the entire library upside down, yet still found no clues regarding the Dragon God Skill.

It seemed that after the incident with Yin Zhong, the Long Family had placed great importance on keeping the Dragon God Skill secret.

It appeared that if Duan Fengyun wanted to obtain the Dragon God Skill, he would have to think of another way.

At this moment, Duan Fengyun's Spirit Sense sensed someone approaching; he hurriedly left the library and quietly flew onto the roof to hide.

Although most of his cultivation had been sealed by the Martial Dao Gate, the Martial Dao Gate had not sealed his Spirit Sense, which left Duan Fengyun with a small but useful cheating tool.

After Duan Fengyun hid on the roof, a white-bearded old man and a somewhat foolish-looking youth walked to the library.

From their appearances, one could tell that these two were Yinxiu and Tong Xin.

But why were these two coming to the library so late at night?

Tong Xin stood outside the library and said:

"Yinxiu, I always feel like I'm a snake; what do you think is going on?"

Yinxiu shook his head and replied:

"Tong Xin, don't ask me; I don't know anything."

Tong Xin's words rang in Duan Fengyun's ears.

"Like a snake?

It seems Tong Xin has already drunk the blood of the blood python; if so, the day Tong Bo blows up the Underground City is not far off."

Duan Fengyun did not want to interfere too much with the plot of Shuiyue Dongtian; he wanted to wait until the Spirit Mirror Legend plot began before stepping out to push the story forward.

However, while completing his mission, he also had to hurry and find the Xuanyuan Sword.

Only after obtaining the Xuanyuan Sword could his strength truly surpass this world.

It was just that he didn't know where that guy from the Martial Dao Gate would have hidden the Xuanyuan Sword.

With his current heart-to-heart connection with the Xuanyuan Sword, he had actually felt nothing of its presence.

It seemed the Xuanyuan Sword must be in a place isolated from the outside world.

Meanwhile, Tong Xin and the other, who were about to enter the library, were called out by Tong Bo, who had just arrived.

The library contained too many secrets of the Long Family, and Tong Bo did not want to tell these to outsiders.

He could not guarantee that another Yin Zhong would not appear in the Tong Clan, so he had to stop Yinxiu and the others.

Actually, Tong Bo didn't need to be like this, because he had never really looked at the books inside; there wasn't much secret information in there at all.

At this moment, a cat quietly leaped onto the roof and locked eyes with Duan Fengyun.

"Meow, meow, meow!"

The cat looked at the motionless Duan Fengyun and let out a cry; it was surprised by the arrival of this man in black.

Yinxiu said:

"Why is this cat meowing so loudly in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?

Could it be in heat?

But it isn't spring yet."

Yinxiu was still chattering away, but Tong Bo made a shushing gesture at him.

A cat was still meowing incessantly on the roof late at night; it seemed to have encountered something.

And since this was the roof of the library, the meticulous Tong Bo could not help but believe there was someone up there.

When Duan Fengyun heard the chattering Yinxiu go silent, he knew Tong Bo must have guessed there was someone on the roof.

Duan Fengyun muttered to himself:

"As expected of Tong Dage, such meticulous thinking."

Since that was the case, he simply went down openly, rather than waiting for Tong Bo to come and drag him down.

Duan Fengyun jumped off the roof and said to Tong Bo:

"As expected of Tong Bo, you discovered my tracks even like this."

Tong Bo, who had intended to leap onto the roof, was also incredibly startled to see the man in black descend of his own accord.

Tong Bo replied:

"You are also very impressive, to have seen through my thoughts at the very first moment.

However, sir, breaking into my Longze Villa at night and walking about the villa without our permission, this seems inappropriate, does it not?"

Duan Fengyun laughed:

"I am merely here to see if the only descendant of the Dragon Clan, Long Bo, has disgraced his ancestors."

Tong Bo was greatly shocked upon hearing this, and immediately looked at the man in black before him with rising killing intent.

This man in black actually knew that he was a descendant of the Dragon Clan.

This was the critical period for tricking Yin Zhong into going to Shuiyue Dongtian to unseal it; if Yin Zhong were to find out he was a member of the Dragon Clan, he would certainly not go to Shuiyue Dongtian with him.

For the sake of Shuiyue Dongtian and the members of the Tong Clan, Tong Bo had to eliminate this man in black who knew the secret and could not let the matter leak out.

Seeing Tong Bo's rising murderous heart, Duan Fengyun waved his hand and said:

"Come, let me see what kind of strength you, the only descendant of the Long Family, possess today."

Upon hearing this, Tong Bo stepped forward and began to trade blows with Duan Fengyun.

"Dare to touch my big brother, I will beat you to death!"

Seeing Tong Bo and Duan Fengyun engaged in combat, Tong Xin, anxious to protect his brother, also stepped forward and began to fight Duan Fengyun.

Duan Fengyun turned his left hand into a fist and his right hand into a palm, fighting the two Tong brothers.

Although his cultivation had been restricted by the Martial Dao Gate, his martial arts techniques remained; while he was equal in strength to Tong Bo, his experience was far superior to Tong Bo's.

The skills of Tong Bo and Tong Xin were indeed impressive, parrying Duan Fengyun's moves and not falling behind in the slightest.

Tong Bo became more and more astonished as they fought; the man in black before him could easily parry the attacks from both him and Tong Xin.

One had to know that with the skills of him and Tong Xin, there were no more than two people in the world who could withstand their attacks.

One was the traitor of the Tong Clan, Yin Zhong, and the other was this man in black.

Seeing this, Tong Bo decided to use the Shenlong Sword to resolve the battle quickly and deal with the man in black before him.

He spoke up:

"Tong Xin, move aside, I am going to use the Shenlong Sword."

Upon hearing this, Tong Xin immediately retreated.

Hearing that Tong Bo was going to use the Shenlong Sword, Duan Fengyun was full of anticipation for this divine weapon, which existed alongside the Nether Sword as the most powerful in Shuiyue Dongtian.

Legend had it that the Shenlong Sword was a divine weapon forged by the ancestor of the Dragon Clan, General Long Teng, and could only be activated by the blood of a Dragon Clan descendant.

The Dragon Clan ancestor Long Teng had exhausted his life's energy to forge this indestructible divine weapon with peerless divine iron.

Furthermore, he had infused it with Dragon Clan blood during the forging, so only the Dragon Clan could wield the Shenlong Sword.

If combined with the Dragon God Skill and brought to its limit, it would be invincible; moreover, the Shenlong Sword could heal any accidental injuries of the Dragon Clan members—Tong Bo had used the Shenlong Sword to heal his injuries after being struck by the Mysterious Hidden Needle.

The Shenlong Sword was incredibly sharp, and together with the infinitely powerful demonic Nether Sword, they were known as the strongest divine swords.

Tong Bo took two short swords from his long boots, threw them into the air, and instantly, a long sword radiating fierce Sword Qi appeared out of thin air.

Tong Bo took the Shenlong Sword, held it, and aimed it at Duan Fengyun, saying:

"Sir, do not blame me for being heartless with my sword."

Looking at the sharp Shenlong Sword, Duan Fengyun felt an immense longing for his Xuanyuan Sword; if the Xuanyuan Sword were here, he would let Tong Bo, Yin Zhong, and the others see what a real sword was!

Holding the Shenlong Sword, Tong Bo thrust it toward Duan Fengyun.

Duan Fengyun raised his Kirin Arm and easily blocked the Shenlong Sword.

Seeing the Shenlong Sword blocked, Tong Bo continued to exert force, wanting to pierce Duan Fengyun's right arm.

But the more force he exerted, the more astonished he became.

No matter how he exerted his strength, the Shenlong Sword remained completely unmoved.

Tong Bo could not help but be shocked; what kind of kung fu did this man in black practice that his Shenlong Sword could not even pierce his skin?

Brought to you by the great god Duan Fengyun, from "Traveling Through the Heavens Starting from Wind and Cloud"