Yuanling Pill

Long Chen spoke very softly, but everyone could hear him. Tang Waner and Ye Zhiqiu looked at them in disbelief.

"The Ancestral Mark… has… awakened?"

Tang Waner and Ye Zhiqiu simply could not believe their eyes. Without them realizing it, a faint layer of runes had lit up on the foreheads of Song Mingyuan and the others.

Although they appeared somewhat blurry, they emitted a faint pressure; that was definitely the Ancestral Mark, there could be no mistake.

Song Mingyuan and Luo Cang only then reacted. They exchanged a glance, and upon seeing the Ancestral Mark on each other's foreheads, they could not help but be wild with joy.

"Hey, hey, Li Qi, are you done yet? Are you addicted to biting?"

Li Qi did not hear Long Chen's words at all. He hugged Long Chen's arm, his eyes bloodshot, and like a madman, he was crazily biting Long Chen's arm.

"Riiip."

Long Chen gave a forceful shake, and Li Qi was immediately sent flying. Although he was sent flying, his teeth were still fiercely biting into Long Chen's arm, forcefully tearing off Long Chen's sleeve.

Everyone was both shocked and amused. Li Qi had just been thrown away, but he immediately pounced back up, his eyes bloodshot as he roared: "If you want to kill my brother, I'll bite you to death!"

Song Mingyuan and Luo Cang immediately grabbed Li Qi and shouted: "Hey, hey, wake up, everything is over."

Li Qi was held down tightly by the two of them, and only then did he gradually calm down. With a confused expression, he asked: "Why are you holding me down? We're on the same side."

Long Chen lifted his exposed arm. There was a bruise on it, which was exactly where Li Qi had bitten him. He said with annoyance: "I didn't expect you to have hidden such a finishing move. Not bad."

Looking at the bruise on Long Chen's arm, everyone could not help but laugh, while also feeling moved. When facing a life-or-death decision, they had all chosen to never abandon each other.

"Long Chen, have we really awakened our Ancestral Mark just like that?"

Although they could feel their Bloodline beginning to circulate slowly within their bodies, and a strange energy surging back and forth, this was exactly the manifestation of a Bloodline Awakening.

However, they still found it hard to believe. One had to know that their Family had gone to great lengths and still couldn't accomplish it, and the Family had already given up hope. Yet, it had awakened in the blink of an eye; no matter who it was, they wouldn't dare believe it.

Long Chen looked at the three of them, who had expressions of disbelief, and shook his head: "I'm not too sure either. Should we try it one more time?"

After speaking, the bone blade in Long Chen's hand swung, and the three of them screamed in terror: "Stop, stop, hurry and stop, we believe you!"

They would rather face the violent experts of the Evil Path than face Long Chen, feeling that Long Chen was even more violent than those Evil Path experts in the final assessment.

The most terrifying thing was that Long Chen was violent to the bone, which couldn't be seen on the surface at all. By the time one realized it, they would basically be dead.

Seeing that the faces of the three had turned green from fright, Tang Waner could not help but laugh. Even the usually expressionless Ye Zhiqiu could not help but smile; Long Chen actually had a playful side too.

A moment ago he was like a cold-blooded and ruthless messenger of death, and now he had immediately changed into this appearance; it was truly hard for people to accept.

"Haha, the three of us brothers have also awakened our Ancestral Mark. Hehe, if my old man knew, he would be happy to death!"

The three of them laughed madly, finally accepting the fact. Happiness had come too suddenly; even though the three were core-level Disciples, they were still unable to remain calm.

Within the Family, how many generations of Geniuses might not produce a single person who could awaken the Ancestral Mark; what kind of pride was this.

"Long Chen, when will you be able to awaken your Ancestral Mark?"

"If you could awaken your Ancestral Mark, how powerful would that be?"

After the three of them finished being excited, they couldn't help but look at Long Chen. Long Chen's cultivation was only at the Peak of Blood Condensation; if he awakened the Ancestral Mark, he would simply be invincible.

Long Chen smiled slightly, but the smile was a bit bitter. His own Spirit Blood had been drained away, and not a single drop of Ancestral Blood remained; what would he use to awaken the Ancestral Mark?

Spirit Blood, Spiritual Root, Spirit Bone—nothing was left. He didn't even know who his parents were or if they were still alive.

The only clue was that jade pendant. However, Long Chen knew that he currently lacked the qualifications to know his own background; he had to continue accumulating power.

Everyone felt that Long Chen's gaze was a bit strange and hurriedly stopped speaking. Long Chen was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud: "My Ancestral Mark is different from yours; it depends on Opportunity." Long Chen did not want to continue with this topic.

"Long Chen, did you know about this method of activating the Ancestral Mark long ago?" Song Mingyuan asked curiously.

Earlier, when Long Chen said he would help everyone awaken their Ancestral Mark, his voice had been very calm and full of confidence.

Long Chen shook his head: "I knew about it, but I didn't have much certainty that I could help you activate it, and I didn't expect that all three of you would be activated."

"Long Chen, what exactly is going on? We still don't understand even now." Li Qi said with a confused face.

This activation of the Ancestral Mark had happened too quickly, so quickly that they didn't even have a chance to react before the Ancestral Mark appeared automatically; it was truly strange.

"First, I want to apologize here. I almost misled you. At the beginning, I asked you to imagine the people beside you as your closest kin because I was afraid you wouldn't cherish each other enough."

"But later I realized I was wrong. You all treat each other as brothers, valuing the other's life more than your own, preferring to die yourselves than to see the other fall in front of you. This is the reason why you were able to awaken the Ancestral Mark so quickly."

Long Chen looked at the group and said: "Actually, the methods your Families use to stimulate you are all wrong. They think that when a person's life is threatened, they will explode with all their energy and stimulate their Bloodline Power."

"In fact, they don't know that there is a kind of power that can make a person's power far exceed all the power they usually possess, and that is what I said when I fought Guisha before—Protection."

"This is a very sacred power. When you can freely sacrifice your own life to protect the goal in your heart, that is when you are at your strongest state."

"Because that goal is more important than your life, and to protect it, you need more powerful strength, and that desire is an incomparable yearning."

"When this desire is born in your body, your spiritual power begins to crazily dig out all your potential. Just like that, the Bloodline Power you inherently possess begins to awaken, and then your Ancestral Mark awakens."

Upon hearing this, everyone could not help but be shocked. When Long Chen fought Guisha, he had mentioned Protection, but at that time they only half-understood and did not comprehend it.

But today, with Long Chen saying it like this, plus the fact that they had awakened their Ancestral Mark, this vivid example proved that Long Chen's theory was correct.

"Long Chen, if you sold this secret to those Families, you would definitely make a fortune." Li Qi said.

Long Chen shook his head and smiled: "How could it be that simple? Do you think just knowing this method is enough to activate the Ancestral Mark?"

"Why?" Everyone was stunned.

"People are all selfish, especially those spoiled Disciples who have been showered with love since birth."

"Most of them love themselves the most, so how could they possibly sacrifice their lives to block a blade for someone else? Without a cherished object of protection, how can one stimulate the desire to become stronger?"

"So the principle is simple, but putting it into action is incredibly difficult. Therefore, we brothers, from now on, are true brothers."

After Long Chen finished speaking, he reached out a large hand, and Song Mingyuan and the other two followed suit, extending their large hands and stacking them together.

"When brothers are of one mind, their strength can cut through metal."

The four of them shouted in unison, and then the four grown men just stared at each other affectionately.

"Ugh."

"You four grown men are so disgusting, don't make that look." Tang Waner stood there and could not help but say with feigned anger.

The four of them laughed out loud. Today, the three of them had awakened their Ancestral Mark, which was a huge happy event. Everyone returned to the branch courtyard and began to celebrate.

When the news that Song Mingyuan and the other two had simultaneously awakened their Ancestral Mark spread, the entire branch courtyard was stirred up.

Even Tu Fang came over in person. Long Chen did not need to hide anything and explained the ins and outs of the matter.

Looking at Long Chen, Tu Fang couldn't say a word, and at the same time, he felt a trace of admiration for Song Mingyuan and the others.

Being willing to die for a companion requires more than just courage. Even Tu Fang was deeply moved by the brotherly bond of these few.

However, he knew that even if people knew this method, it was basically of little use. Not everyone could be upright and honorable, with loyalty reaching the heavens.

In the hearts of most, what Song Mingyuan and the others did was simply foolish, just like how, back then, they knew Long Chen had been exiled and that the hope of him returning alive was slim, yet they still resolutely allied with the Heaven and Earth Alliance for the sake of the promise in their hearts, remaining loyal even when facing such powerful opponents.

After all, such "fools" were truly too few, and Long Chen's method was specifically aimed at these "fools"; it would never be applicable to those smart people.

After the three of them awakened their Ancestral Mark, they simply stayed at the Heaven and Earth Alliance side, because with the two veteran experts Tang Waner and Ye Zhiqiu present, they could give them more guidance and teach them how to quickly control the power of the Ancestral Mark.

Long Chen was also very unceremonious, directly collecting all the points of the five people and going to the Profound Heaven Pavilion to buy a large amount of medicinal herbs.

Thus, in the remaining time, Long Chen basically did not step out of his door, continuously refining Medicinal Pills every day. It was only after a full half month that Long Chen came out of the Immortal Cave.

In his hand, he had over five hundred Origin Spirit Pills. They were also Tier 3 Medicinal Pills, but the Origin Spirit Pill was a mid-to-high-tier existence among Tier 3 Medicinal Pills and was very precious.

It could allow an expert at the Tendon Transformation Realm to quickly increase their strength by one Heaven, and without worrying about side effects. Especially for everyone who had just stabilized their Realm, it was very practical and could directly step into the first Heaven of Tendon Transformation.

Moreover, all of Long Chen's Medicinal Pills were High Grade, and with the support of the Spirit Stone array, the medicinal effect was extremely powerful. Increasing their Realm by one Heaven was absolutely no problem; as for how much more they could improve, that was related to individual Aptitude.

When Song Mingyuan and the others heard about the efficacy of the Origin Spirit Pill, their eyeballs almost popped out; this was simply cheating.

Among the Medicinal Pills sold in the branch courtyard, there were also Origin Spirit Pills, but those Origin Spirit Pills were all Low Grade, and they were also deathly expensive—one pill cost over five thousand points. Even if the benefits had increased, they couldn't afford to eat them.

Moreover, one had to eat at least three or more Low Grade Origin Spirit Pills to have a chance of advancing one stage.

The most important thing was that usually, when eating a Medicinal Pill, the first one had the best effect, the second one had its effect halved, and the third one halved again; after the fourth one, because the body had developed drug resistance, it was basically ineffective.

Long Chen had said that once they had completely refined the medicinal power of the Origin Spirit Pills, he would see if there was still time, and if so, he would refine another batch for them.

This made everyone wild with joy, and they all returned to go into seclusion. Long Chen spent another three days preparing a large amount of medicinal powder.

Three days later, Long Chen took all the Myriad Beast Essence Blood and left the branch courtyard alone. Others' matters had been resolved, and he himself also needed to start improving his cultivation.