Clan Inheritance

In a lush forest, there was a simple-looking courtyard.

The courtyard looked simple on the surface, but you can see complex array's spread across the whole courtyard.

In front of the main courtyard, there was a pond. Anybody can see that there was really something special about this pond because the water inside the pond was blood red.

No animals or birds dared to go near the pound.

"Arghhh… "

Zhu Shen groaned painfully as he opened his eyes. He felt like his body was aching all over. Zhu shen looked around and found out that he was now inside a simple-looking room.

Zhu Shen tried to get up but he had no control over his body. He was covered in bandages from head to toe.

"You can't get out of bed for 3 days…."

The Voice of an old man could be heard from outside of the room as an old man entered the room.

There was a bowl in the old man's hand with some kind of black liquid inside it.

"Here… drink this, you will feel much better…"

The old man said as he helped Zhu Shen sit down on the bed.

Zhu Shen took the bowl from the old man as he looked at the black liquid inside. there was some strange smell coming out of this liquid.

"Gulp…"

Zhu Shenclosed his eyes as he disgustingly drank the liquid.

Surprisingly the black liquid tasted delicious. Zhu Shen finished the whole bowl withing three mouthfuls.

After the old man saw Zhu Shen finish the bowl of medicinal liquid, he said,

"You will be living here from now onwards… get used to the environment… you can call me old man Ao if you need anything…"

Zhu Shen looked at the old man Ao and nodded. He felt that after drinking the medicinal liquid, warmth spread across his body.

This made him feel really comfortable. Zhu Shen felt really sleepy. Old man Ao saw Zhu Shen dozing off as he said,

"Take your time to heal… after 3 days we will start your training…"

Zhu Shen's eyes regained some clarity as he looked at the old man leaving his room. He could only say 2 words,

"Yes Master….!"

Even Zhu Shen didn't know why he referred to the old man as his master. But subconsciously he can feel a connection between him and the old man.

The old man heard Zhu Shen calling him master as his whole body shivered. He looked at Zhu Shen with a complex gaze and said,

"okay … get well soon… "

As he disappeared from the spot.

Zhu Shen was confused when he saw the guilty look in old man Ao's eyes.

'Did he know me before…?'

A question flashed in Zhu Shen's mind.

'Maybe I'm thinking too much…'

But he didn't think much of it. Old man Ao's cultivation was so deep and he was merely from a small family on earth.

Zhu Shen kept the thought in the back of his mind as he closed his eyes.

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Inside a secret cave somewhere in the dragon palace,

Old man Ao was looking at a portrait of a man with a hurtful look. The man was in his 20's and looked really handsome.

If Zhu Shen was here he would have been shocked to see the man in the portrait looked exactly the same as Zhu Shen.

"Little Wen, I finally found your descendant today…He looks just like you when you were his age.. and… and he just called me Master"

Old man Ao looked at the portrait as he said in a teary voice. The portrait in front of him was his blood brother who got lost in the battle more than 500 years ago. The old man looked at the portrait in front of him as he started crying,

"He wants to become stronger just like you that year…."

If word got out that old man Ao crying, everybody will get frightened. Who was old man Ao… one of few venerable realm experts of dragon palace.

Old man Ao wiped his tears as resolution flashed in his eyes,

"If he wishes to become stronger…. I will make him stronger… "

He will do everything in his capabilities to make his brother's descendants powerful.

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3 days passed in a blink of an eye…

Zhu Shen was recovering in his room quietly. Sometimes he would go out into the courtyard to feel the fresh air.

The courtyard was very special as it would attract fresh air from the surroundings.

As Zhu Shen was resting in his room he heard footsteps coming towards the room. He heard old man Ao's voice coming from outside...

"How many days more do you want to sit in your little room… come out.."

Zhu Shen hastily got up and went out of the room. He did not want to anger the elder.

As soon as Zhu Shen got out of his room he saw old man Ao in golden robes waiting for him outside.

Seeing Zhu Shen get out of his room, old man Ao waved his hand as a new golden robe materialized in front of Zhu Shen.

"Change your clothes into these new one's quickly… we need to go somewhere…"

Old man Ao said as he turned back towards the courtyard.

Zhu Shen got back into his room as he changed into the golden robes bought by old man Ao.

As Zhu Shen got out of his room towards the courtyard, the old man ao sized him up.

'Just like little Wen that year…' Thought Old man Ao

"Follow me to a place…"

The old man said to Zhu Shen, as he went along a narrow path. Zhu Shen followed old man Ao looking at the scenery of this place.

Soon they reached a cave. The cave looked like any other cave except there were guards guarding that cave.

As the guards saw old man Ao they bowed,

"Ancestor…"

Old man Ao nodded at them and entered the cave. Zhu Shen hastily followed behind.

The interior of that cave looked really simple. Except there were 10 statues of men placed at the centre of the cave.

Old man Ao bowed to the statues and ordered Zhu Shen,

"Step on this circular platform and light up an incense stick to the ancestor…"

Zhu Shen followed old man Ao's instructions as he stood upon the circular platform and light up an incense stick.

To Zhu Shen's surprise, he got into the mysterious space with stars again. This time the scene was different.

In front of Zhu Shen was a huge battlefield. All races were fighting with strange-looking creatures.

"Devils…"

A thought flashed in Zhu Shen's mind. They were the devils. He saw chaos and death everywhere he looked.

"Roar…."

Then suddenly he saw 10 dragons appear on the battlefield. As soon as the dragons took action, the situation reversed. Soon all the devil forces were pushed back until they disappeared. Everything becomes peaceful again.

The 10 dragons looked in the direction of Zhu Shen. Zhu Shen felt like he was being watched by 10 hungry beasts. He suddenly knelt down on the ground.

All the dragons just looked at him kneeling on the ground. They all shouted at the same time,

"DRAGON CLAN INVINCIBLE….."

Boom….

Zhu Shen felt like his mind was about to explode as 10 bubbles of light entered his mind.

Zhu held his head painfully as he screamed on top of his lungs,

"Ahhhhh…."

Zhu Shen felt a throbbing pain in his mind as his consciousness faded.

Unknown to Zhu Shen, his actual body was still kneeling on the circular platform which was now glowing in golden colour. All 10 statues were extruding an ancient aura onto the golden platform inclosing Zhu Shen in a cocoon of light.

Dragon clan had a special way to impart inheritance of their clan to the next generation. The older generation will leave a wisp of their soul behind on the statues to help future generations comprehend the clan inheritance more quickly.

Old man Ao was looking at the scene in front of him with the usual expression on his face. This scene was nothing special to him. He looked at Zhu Shen and thought,

'How much you can comprehend will decide your future path…'

Soon old man Ao left the cave as he gave the order to the guards…

"Nobody is allowed inside the inheritance cave… until the kid comes out…"

"As your wish ancestor…"

The guards bowed to old man Ao and said respectfully.