Chapter 78: The Person Fated with the Dragon Vein

Duan Fengyun stood outside Lingyun Cave, sighing with emotion.

He felt as if he had some mysterious connection with this Lingyun Cave.

From the time he transmigrated to Lingyun Cave, to finding the Fire Scale Sword and Fire Bodhi, and then to taking the Qilin Blood to activate the Jue Sword and obtaining the Kirin Arm.

Now, he was going into Lingyun Cave again to search for the foundation of the Shenzhou land—the Dragon Vein.

This Lingyun Cave was truly fated with him; he hoped this trip would go smoothly and that he could successfully obtain the Dragon Vein.

Duan Fengyun adjusted his mindset, drew the Jue Sword, and cautiously walked into Lingyun Cave.

The path ahead was already familiar to him, and soon he reached an unfamiliar area; before him was a junction with three paths.

Duan Fengyun looked at the three-forked road before him, unsure of which way to go for a moment. Just as he was hesitating, his Kirin Arm kept trembling toward the path on the right.

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun understood that the Kirin Arm had sensed the presence of the Fire Qilin, and the Fire Qilin should be near the Dragon Vein.

It seemed the path on the right was the correct one. Without a second thought, Duan Fengyun resolutely stepped onto the path on the right.

Duan Fengyun kept moving forward in this unfamiliar passage when suddenly, something appeared before his eyes that gave him a great shock.

Deep inside Lingyun Cave, there were actually traces of someone having lived there. Who could it possibly be, to be able to live in a place where the Fire Qilin stayed?

"Who are you?"

Two middle-aged men appeared before Duan Fengyun. The two men had steady auras, and at a glance, one could tell they were outstanding experts.

Holding to the mindset of not easily inviting trouble, Duan Fengyun cupped his hands and said:

"Junior Duan Fengyun, may I ask who you two seniors are?"

Upon hearing Duan Fengyun's answer, one of the two men shuddered. He asked tremblingly:

"What did you say your name was?"

"Junior is Duan Fengyun!"

Duan Fengyun replied.

The man looked at Duan Fengyun with bloodshot eyes and said:

"Son, my son, I am your biological father, Duan Shuai!"

Hearing this, Duan Fengyun retorted with sarcasm:

"Your Excellency is going a bit too far. My late father passed away long ago. What is your intention in impersonating him?"

The man claiming to be Duan Shuai recounted his story with bloodshot eyes:

"He followed the ancestral teachings of Duan Zhengxian, living beside the Leshan Giant Buddha with his sons, Duan Fengyun and Duan Lang, hoping that one day he could encounter the Fire Qilin and revitalize the Duan Family.

One day, the Fire Qilin suddenly burst out and snatched him inside, leaving behind his two sons.

However, the Fire Qilin did not harm him, and he even discovered the location of the Zhongyuan Dragon Vein within Lingyun Cave.

In order to protect the Shenzhou land, he lived in seclusion here while practicing martial arts."

Duan Shuai had thought that after so many years, he would have no chance to see his sons again; he never expected that he would be reunited with his son today.

Fearing his son would not believe him, he demonstrated the Duan Family's ancestral sword technique, the Eclipse Sun Sword Technique, before Duan Fengyun.

Once this sword technique was revealed, Duan Fengyun believed that the person before him was indeed his cheap father, Duan Shuai.

Duan Fengyun spoke up:

"Father, alright, I believe you are my father."

Duan Shuai asked, weeping with joy:

"Son, how have you and your younger brother been all these years? Father has failed you two brothers. By the way, where is your brother A Lang?"

Duan Fengyun told Duan Shuai about how he and Duan Lang were taken in by Xiongba into the World Society, then how he and Nie Feng and others were taken in by Xiongba, their later defection from the World Society, and the current situation of Duan Lang.

The man on the side, upon hearing Duan Fengyun mention the name Nie Feng, suddenly asked in a panic, despite his previously cold-as-ice demeanor:

"Nie Feng! Are you talking about the son of Nie Renwang—Nie Feng?"

Duan Fengyun nodded and replied:

"Junior is indeed referring to that person."

At this moment, Duan Shuai spoke up:

"A Yun, this senior is exactly Nie Feng's father, Nie Renwang. Their Nie Family and our Duan Family are family friends; you should address him as Uncle."

It turned out that on that day, when Nie Renwang fought Xiongba at Lingyun Cave, they disturbed the Fire Qilin.

Nie Renwang was carried into Lingyun Cave by the Fire Qilin, but the Fire Qilin did not harm him either.

Nie Renwang discovered his old family friend, Duan Shuai, inside Lingyun Cave.

The two discovered that the Dragon Vein within Lingyun Cave was linked to the imperial lineage of the Central Plains, so they decided to stay behind to protect the Dragon Vein.

Nie Renwang was also filled with guilt toward Nie Feng; Nie Feng had lost his father's care and his mother's love from a young age, and growing up alone must have been very hard.

But hearing that Nie Feng had now become a hero of the martial arts world, he was very gratified.

Returning to the main topic, the two asked why Duan Fengyun had come to Lingyun Cave.

Duan Fengyun would not reveal his secrets just because of the identities of the two men before him; he explained to them:

"Now, a person with high-level martial arts named Jue Wushen has appeared in the Shenzhou land.

This person comes from Dongying and has ambitious designs on the Shenzhou land; even the Martial Arts Myth, Senior Wuming, is no match for him.

After gathering information, Jue Wushen learned that the Dragon Vein is the foundation of our Shenzhou land and wants to destroy it, causing the Shenzhou land to lose its foundation to achieve his goals.

My purpose in coming here is to take the Dragon Vein away, then take it far away and hide it again so it won't be discovered by those with ill intentions."

"What? This Dongying person is actually so powerful that even the Martial Arts Myth, Wuming, is no match for him?"

Duan Shuai asked with an expression of disbelief.

Duan Fengyun would not tell the two that the Wuming at that time was a weakened Wuming who had been poisoned.

He continued:

"Yes, Senior Wuming and the others are no match for him. So, while they were in a great battle with Jue Wushen, I came to Lingyun Cave, wanting to take the Dragon Vein."

Duan Shuai shook his head and said:

"A-Yun, it is not that Father won't let you take the Dragon Vein, but because the Dragon Vein is the Foundation of the Shenzhou land. If the Dragon Vein is rashly moved, I fear it will cause a great upheaval in Shenzhou."

Duan Fengyun did not expect that even after telling such a monstrous lie, this old thing Duan Shuai still refused to let him take the Dragon Vein.

A murderous intent suddenly arose in Duan Fengyun's heart. He had no impression of this cheap father Duan Shuai, let alone Nie Renwang. Wouldn't it be that no one would know if he killed them here?

He slowly placed his hand on the Jue Sword, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to the two of them while they were off guard.

Just as Duan Fengyun was about to make a move, a roar interrupted his thoughts.

After hearing the roar, Duan Fengyun knew the Fire Kirin had arrived and immediately drew the Jue Sword.

The Fire Kirin walked in front of the three, and Duan Shuai and Nie Renwang greeted the Fire Kirin affectionately.

This situation left Duan Fengyun speechless. Was this really the demonic beast Fire Kirin that made the martial arts world tremble with fear?

The Fire Kirin before his eyes was practically a pet dog.

The Fire Kirin recognized Duan Fengyun before it at a glance as the person who had stabbed its scar with a sword not long ago, causing it to bleed.

However, because Duan Fengyun had regrown his Kirin Arm and already possessed Qilin Blood in his body, the Fire Kirin felt that the person before it was very intimate.

The Fire Kirin lowered its head and lunged at Duan Fengyun, and Duan Fengyun held the Jue Sword, preparing to counterattack.

But he discovered that the Fire Kirin seemed to have no ill intent; he saw the Fire Kirin lower its head, stick out its huge tongue, and lick Duan Fengyun's right arm.

Duan Fengyun felt a wave of coolness spread from his right arm, and after licking him twice, the Fire Kirin lifted its head.

Duan Fengyun was surprised to discover that after the Fire Kirin's licking, the Triple Burner mysterious barrier of his Kirin Arm had actually opened.

He lifted his Kirin Arm and swung it; the previous feeling of a burning sensation whenever he exerted force was gone.

Next, he felt as if something had been added to his body, and he understood that after the Triple Burner mysterious barrier opened, the Qilin Blood had circulated throughout his entire body.

Nie Renwang and Duan Shuai had never seen the Fire Kirin be so intimate with anyone; even they only interacted with the Fire Kirin normally.

It seems this Duan Fengyun has quite a few secrets.

When the two saw Duan Fengyun lifting his right arm and holding the Jue Sword, they were suddenly stunned.

They had seen the scene before them countless times in Lingyun Cave.

It turned out that deep inside Lingyun Cave, where the Dragon Vein was located, there was a mural.

The man in the mural held an unknown weapon with a strange shape and a completely red body, and a fiery red Fire Kirin was tattooed on his arm.

Duan Fengyun's appearance at this moment was exactly the same as the one depicted in the mural.

The two looked at each other and said:

"A-Yun, you must be the fated person the Dragon Vein has been bitterly waiting for. We will take you to retrieve the Dragon Vein now."

This left Duan Fengyun completely confused as to how he suddenly became the fated person for some Dragon Vein, but since the Dragon Vein had delivered itself to his door, it would be a waste not to take it.

Duan Shuai and Nie Renwang took Duan Fengyun and continued walking deeper inside.

Soon the path ahead ended, and what entered Duan Fengyun's eyes was a massive underground palace.

In the underground palace was a huge stone dragon carving; the stone dragon was coiled, and its pair of pitch-black eyes stared fixedly at the cave entrance where Duan Fengyun was, making Duan Fengyun's scalp tingle.

Duan Fengyun looked forward; in front of the underground palace lay a skeleton, and in the skeleton's hand was a string of vertebrae. The vertebrae were the goal of Duan Fengyun's trip: the Foundation of the Shenzhou land—the Dragon Vein!

Behind the skeleton was a mural, and when Duan Fengyun saw the mural, he was instantly unsettled.

He understood why Duan Shuai and Nie Renwang said he was the fated person, because this mural was truly exactly the same as him.

The exact same Jue Sword, the exact same Kirin Arm, the exact same hair.

First there was the mural of someone holding the Peerless Sword with a Fire Kirin tattoo and the appearance of Bu Jingyun, and now there was a mural of someone holding the Jue Sword with a Fire Kirin tattoo and his own appearance.

What exactly did these two murals mean? This made Duan Fengyun feel that there must be a hand behind the scenes silently manipulating all of this.

But the most urgent task was to take the Dragon Vein first; Duan Fengyun channeled his Wind God Leg and flew directly to the place where the skeleton was.

Besides the Dragon Vein, there was also a sword in the skeleton's hand.

Duan Fengyun picked up the Dragon Vein and discovered that there was actually a faint connection between the Dragon Vein in his hand and himself in the dark.

Then, a scene that made Duan Shuai and Nie Renwang's jaws drop occurred.

The Dragon Vein slowly rose from Duan Fengyun's hand, then moved behind Duan Fengyun and stuck to his spine.

Then the Dragon Vein disappeared behind Duan Fengyun, and the two hurried over.

They touched Duan Fengyun's back and discovered that the Dragon Vein had not been hidden by Duan Fengyun.

The two asked:

"A-Yun, where is the Dragon Vein? Where did you hide it?"

Not to mention them, Duan Fengyun was also completely bewildered.

The Dragon Vein struggled in his hand for a moment, so he let go of it to see what it wanted to do; as a result, the Dragon Vein slipped and darted into his body.

"Haha, it seems my son is truly the fated person; the Dragon Vein has actually recognized its master and merged into one with him."

Duan Shuai laughed loudly.

Nie Renwang suddenly thought of something and said to the two:

"The matter of the Dragon Vein merging into A-Yun's body is of great importance; you must never speak of it to others.

Now that the Dragon Vein has merged with A-Yun, no one will know the whereabouts of the Dragon Vein again, putting an end to the schemes of those with ulterior motives. This is a blessing for the martial arts world."

Duan Fengyun and Duan Shuai knew the seriousness of the matter and nodded one after another.