Chapter 1357: Tai Jin’s Anger And Jealousy
Tai Tan and several living ancestors of the Titan Race had already arrived at the side of the golden pillar, but it blocked them from entering. Moreover, they couldn’t peek into the altar because the pillar blocked their view, which confused them. Even so, they were relieved that the creature was gone, and access to the Titanblood Ascension Altar was reopened, allowing their descendants to awaken their bloodline in the future.
"Do you remember anything like this happening in the past, brother?" Tai Tang asked Tai Tan.
Tai Tan shook his head in response. "I’ve seen many members of our race awaken their bloodline in the past, but none of them could summon such a huge and wide golden pillar. If Tai Tianmei summons this pillar, it means that her bloodline is exceptional, and she is our future leader."
"Do you really want to appoint Tai Tianmei as our future leader, Brother?" Tai Jin asked, but his tone was filled with disapproval.
Unfortunately, they misunderstood the appearance of the golden pillar, and they still don’t know that it wasn’t Tai Tianmei who summoned the golden pillar but Ling Yun.
Tai Tan and Tai Tang turned to Tai Jin with frowns, while a female titan immediately asked him. "Do you want to lead our race? Do you have that ability?"
"What do you mean by that, Tai Ying? Are you looking down on me?" Tai Jin turned to ask with a furious expression.
Tai Ying shrugged. "Isn’t it obvious you don’t have the ability to lead our race? To be a leader, we can’t just rely on our formidable strength, but we must also have a strong character and temperament. As for you, you should be aware that many of our younger generation dislike you because you are too hot-headed, and you are never fair to them."
"You—"
"Jin’er." Tai Jin swallowed his words back when another female titan called out to him. "If you weren’t so hot-tempered, you would have seen the situation clearly. You’re so old, so you should already know how you treat your direct descendants compared to the other descendants. You always show favoritism among them, which is why most of them dislike you. Furthermore, all of us are one race, so we shouldn’t have to fight to be the leader of our race; instead, we should choose the best to lead our members."
Tai Ying smiled mockingly when she saw Tai Jin closing his mouth tightly, not daring to argue with their friend. However, she suddenly remembered something and asked her. "Tai Lingyu, do you really think it was Tai Tianmei who created this golden pillar?"
"What do you mean by your question, Ying’er? None of our members went with them, right?" Tai Lingyu looked confused by that, as did the three male titans.
Tai Ying let out a soft sigh before answering. "Brother Tan gave Tai Tianmei to Long Hun’s heir, which gave me another thought. I think she might have passed her bloodline to that kid, and he was the one who created this golden pillar."
All of them frowned after Tai Ying mentioned that, and they began to realize the same thing. They couldn’t believe that Tai Tianmei would successfully summon such a golden pillar that could block them, considering the difference in her strength with them. Ling Yun, on the other hand, was Long Hun’s successor and had more advantages than her.
"If Tai Tianmei really gave her bloodline to Ling Yun, it could be that he was the one who summoned this golden pillar." Tai Lingyu touched the pillar and tried to feel the Qi flowing within it, but unfortunately, she couldn’t tell the difference.
Tai Jin immediately asked them. "Do you think we can break into this pillar to check inside?"
"What a fool!" Tai Tan and the others shouted to him directly.
Tai Tan then spoke to him. "Ling Yun may have summoned this pillar, but he didn’t create it. Instead, our ancestors created it to give their gift to him, and they were far more powerful than us, even though they’ve been long dead. Even if we manage to break through this pillar with our combined strength, they will be furious with us, and our actions will only make our descendants suffer."
"Brother Tan is right." Tai Ying spoke, nodding her head. "For now, we have no other choice but to wait for this golden pillar to disappear by itself, and we will know the truth after that."
"In that case, I will return now, especially since we can monitor this golden pillar through our castle." After saying that, Tai Lingyu immediately flew away, followed by Tai Ying.
After thinking for a moment, Tai Tan and Tai Tang let out soft sighs before flying away from the area together.
On the other hand, Tai Jin remained standing in his spot and touching the golden pillar, but his expression was clearly not good. He tried to punch the golden pillar a few times while shouting angrily. "Damn it! I can’t accept this! That kid is indeed Long Hun’s heir, but he is merely an outsider to our race; however, my ancestors bestowed upon him extraordinary gifts! They should have given it to me, but they only gave me small gifts in the past!"
After some time, Tai Jin decided to leave the place, but he looked back several times, and his eyes were filled with jealousy.
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"Hahaha!" Long Hun laughed out loud as he could see and hear Tai Jin from behind the golden pillar. "Hey, Yiqin! One of your descendants is truly an idiot! Just because he’s a pure Titan, he thinks he’s better than my heir. Moreover, he already had the opportunity when he awakened his bloodline in the past, but he failed to gain their recognition, and he blamed them instead of realizing his mistake."
Tai Yiqin released a soft sigh. ’Aren’t all living creatures the same? Not only our race, but humans, demons, beast races, and natural races have people like Tai Jin, right?’
"You’re right." Long Hun replied with a nod of approval before turning toward Ling Yun, who was still floating in the air. "How long do you think it will take him to complete the process?"
Tai Yiqin shook her head. ’I can’t confirm that, especially since no member of my race has ever summoned such a huge golden pillar in the past. My ancestors clearly liked your heir; Otherwise, they wouldn’t have created this huge pillar. Therefore, the process will likely take longer than Tai Tianmei’s previous experience.’
"Phew." Long Hun let out a soft sigh. "Fortunately, Huang Lingzhu has accelerated the flow of time in this domain; otherwise, he would have wasted too much time just going through the process."
’How far has Huang Lingzhu accelerated the flow of time in this domain?’
Long Hun shook his head in response. "Even though I know Huang Lingzhu’s character very well, she is always secretive, and she never discloses her plans to anyone, including me."
’I see.’ Tai Yiqin nodded in understanding. ’I hope the process will end sooner, and Ling Yun can continue his cultivation; otherwise, he wouldn’t be ready for his final battle against your father, and this universe would truly cease to exist.’
"Hey, didn’t you notice?" Long Hun pointed at Ling Yun. "Try to feel the situation in his body first, and you will be surprised."
’Hmm?’ Tai Yiqin raised an eyebrow for a moment before looking at Ling Yun, and her expression turned to surprise as Long Hun had expected. ’He goes through the process while cultivating? How could he do such a thing?’
"Haha." Long Hun laughed at that. "The method is actually easy, but no cultivator in this universe dares to do it, except for him. He could do it even while he was asleep, especially since he sealed his senses and allowed the Qi to flow into his body by itself."
Tai Yiqin nodded several times. ’Sigh! I hope Tai Jin doesn’t cause any trouble after Ling Yun completes the process; otherwise, my titan race will lose one person because of you two."
"Hehe." Long Hun grinned broadly. "I won’t make a move if Tai Tan doesn’t seek trouble with us directly, so it all depends on him."
’Yeah.’
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Meanwhile, Long Shuiya flew into a domain, carrying Ling Yun’s clone and Yue Lian on her back.
Yue Lian’s eyes were filled with longing after they arrived at that domain, especially since it was her home in the past.
"Do you remember any memories from the past?"
"Yes." Yue Lian nodded to Ling Yun’s clone before pointing into the distance. "My family and I used to live by that clear river, and we were truly happy back then. However, things changed with the sudden appearance of the Night Howler Fiend, and he killed my family. Actually, I also almost died at that time, but I was lucky because of the appearance of a cultivator who hunted the beast, and I managed to escape from it because of that person."
"Have you never heard of that beast again since that day?"
"No." Yue Lian answered with a shake of her head. "After I recovered from my injury, I traveled to many different domains, but I have never heard of that beast again."
"Then, how did you meet Shuiya and move there?"
Yue Lian’s lips twitched in response, but Long Shuiya immediately answered him. "I brought her to our domain by force, Master. Back then, a man accidentally saw her human form, and she was infatuated by her beauty. However, news of her quickly spread out after he told other people about her, and other men tried to hunt her down to take her as their wife."
"Ugly faces are always insulted; beautiful faces bring trouble." Ling Yun’s clone then opened the map to search for the whereabouts of the beast in that domain. "Shuiya, take us to Yue Lian’s old river first."
"Yes, Master."
- To Be Continued -