Chapter 453: Once a Big Brother, Always a Big Brother!

Hm? The Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect's legacy seed?

What does this Fourth-Rank Grandmaster want?

Yang Ling felt a flicker of suspicion in his heart, and continued to play dead.

The other party hadn't finished him off immediately. Perhaps there was a sliver of hope for survival.

This dungeon run had set off blaring alarm bells in his mind.

This kind of dungeon without any difficulty had far too many variables!

At the same time, the Fourth-Rank Grandmaster's attack power had given him a completely new understanding.

This was absolute, utter domination!

"My strength rivals Upper Fifth-Rank, but it still can't reach Ji Kongliu's level..."

"Even Ji Kongliu, facing a Fourth-Rank Grandmaster, would probably be killed in a single blow."

"Fourth-Rank against Fifth-Rank is complete domination!"

"Stop playing dead. The Internal Technique Method you cultivate is somewhat special. That punch just now failed to kill you, and in an instant you recovered."

The Fourth-Rank Grandmaster said with a frown.

Yang Ling weakly opened his eyes:

"Senior..."

"Get down here."

Yang Ling didn't say another word and jumped down, then cupped his fist in salute:

"Senior, I am also a disciple of the Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect. Even if you've surrendered to the Divine Guard Bureau's side, there's no need to truly wipe us out!"

"Do you know who I am?"

The Fourth-Rank Grandmaster didn't answer Yang Ling's question, but asked one of his own.

Yang Ling pondered for a moment, then said: "This junior's cultivation level is shallow. I only know that Senior is a Fourth-Rank Grandmaster of our sect."

"My name is Ji Tianming. Ji Wusuan, a First-Rank Land Deity of the Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect, is my grandfather."

Ji Tianming said indifferently.

The grandson of a First-Rank Land Deity!?

Yang Ling was slightly startled. This might be the most badass big shot he'd ever met in a dungeon!

"However, not many within our sect know of this matter. Right now, my grandfather only just passed away in meditation ten years ago, and already the outside world has come knocking at our door. This shows that the bastard within our sect who knew about this has become a traitor."

Ji Tianming looked Yang Ling up and down:

"With your abilities, if you surrendered, the Divine Guard Bureau would be willing to recruit you. But you killed so many of their experts, cutting off your own retreat for surrender."

"Senior Ji, if you have something to say, please just say it. The Fire Spirit Pearl here seems to be affecting you."

Yang Ling stared at the festering sores on Ji Tianming's skin, feeling a chill run down his spine.

These sores had already accelerated. In just this short while, as a Fourth-Rank Grandmaster, Ji Tianming's entire neck had rotted beyond recognition.

There were even signs of it spreading to his face!

If the Fire Flood Dragon Island they were heading to now was covered in this kind of radiation...

No wonder Fifth-Rank and Fourth-Rank didn't dare set foot on the island. Going up there was courting certain death!

"You think this is the Fire Spirit Pearl's effect?"

Ji Tianming casually touched his neck and tore off a chunk of rotting flesh.

"Isn't it?"

Yang Ling was somewhat stunned.

Ji Tianming: "Do you know how the Fire Spirit Pearls came to be?"

"No."

Yang Ling shook his head.

Ji Tianming smiled: "There aren't many places in this world that can nurture Fire Spirit Pearls. Within the Martial Alliance's sphere of influence, there might be some, but once you leave the Martial Alliance, seeing a Fire Spirit Pearl is as hard as reaching the heavens."

Yang Ling instinctively glanced at the ground beneath his feet.

Fire Spirit Pearls only appeared on Fire Flood Dragon Island, which meant this place was special?

"Our Fire Flood Dragon Island has a true Old Ancestor. It's just that the Old Ancestor sleeps year-round."

"The Fire Spirit Pearls are the essence this Old Ancestor expels from its body at regular intervals."

"The mysterious power that truly affects us Grandmasters actually originates from the Old Ancestor."

"Whenever the Old Ancestor expels Fire Spirit Pearls, depending on the quantity, the concentration of this mysterious power varies as well."

"During the process of expelling Fire Spirit Pearls, it sleeps even more deeply. It cannot possibly awaken."

"This is precisely why the Great Dream Dynasty's Divine Guard Bureau chose this moment to strike at us."

"The Divine Guard Bureau has already planted quite a few spies within our Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect."

"Including that Sect Master. Who knows when he long ago threw in his lot with the Great Dream Dynasty's petty-minded Crown Prince."

"Today, the Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect faces this calamity, and I'm afraid it will be hard to resolve. As for my life, it all depends on whether they're willing to let me scrape by."

From Ji Tianming's tone, Yang Ling once again sensed a trace of helplessness at being swept along by fate.

"The grandson of a First-Rank Land Deity, and himself a Fourth-Rank Grandmaster, yet still facing such a situation..."

Yang Ling felt a slight chill in his heart.

"Your name is Yang Ling, right? Originally, I should have killed you in exchange for a chance to survive."

Ji Tianming sized Yang Ling up again, and his gaze made Yang Ling's hair stand on end.

"But you really are extraordinary. With merely Upper Sixth-Rank cultivation, you survived a punch from me."

"And you have that determination to die rather than submit."

"It seems your Vital Qi has also reached perfection. You could advance to Fifth-Rank at any time. Compared to those few name-worthy prodigies of our sect, you're not inferior at all."

"I have no children in my life. The Ji family line ends with me. If..."

"What orders does my godfather have?"

Yang Ling's eyes flickered, and he stepped forward, lowering his voice:

"As long as I can survive, if in the future I can advance to the First-Rank Land Deity realm, I will slaughter the Divine Guard Bureau, destroy the Great Dream Dynasty, and avenge this deep hatred for our Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect!"

"If my godson speaks a single word against his heart, may I be struck by lightning, may the nine heavens' divine thunder strike me down!"

A hint of deeper meaning appeared in Ji Tianming's eyes:

"Very good. Your will to survive is strong, and you're not stupid. Only this way can you live well."

"Your chances of survival are very high. However, I don't intend to take you as a godson. I want to take you as a godgrandson for my grandfather."

Yang Ling's mighty frame trembled. There was such a good thing?

Becoming the godgrandson of that First-Rank Land Deity who had already passed away in meditation?

Wouldn't that make him brothers with the man before him?

"Big Brother, once a Big Brother, always a Big Brother!"

Yang Ling cupped his fist in salute.

Ji Tianming nodded slightly: "I originally had one more copy of the Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect's Top-Tier Internal Technique Method on me.

Unfortunately, before coming here, it was already confiscated by the Divine Guard Bureau.

Right now, I cannot pass on the Top-Tier Internal Technique to you, nor can I pass on Martial Arts Techniques.

I can only give you a map. This map can help you reach the Old Ancestor's location.

What you need to do is survive in the meantime. The Divine Guard Bureau may not continue sending people to hunt you.

Once this mysterious power from the Old Ancestor ends, you go to the Old Ancestor's side and report this matter.

Our Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect's legacy will then fall upon you."

He suddenly threw open his robes. The qi energy within his body burst forth, and on a patch of intact skin, a route map abruptly appeared.

Ji Tianming expressionlessly removed this patch of skin and handed it to Yang Ling, then turned and left.

Yang Ling stared blankly at the human skin map in his hands, then looked at Ji Tianming's retreating figure, and hurriedly called out:

"Sworn Brother, I will help you take revenge!"

"Unlucky! It's not certain that I'll die either!"

Ji Tianming had already disappeared. His voice remained in the mine shaft, echoing.

Yang Ling drew a deep breath.

After confirming that Ji Tianming had truly left, he finally found a place to sit down, and from the Green Dragon Ring took out the Sixth-Rank Ironclad and put it on.

"I really am far too calm."

"Just like that, I easily resolved a calamity!"

His gaze fell upon the human skin map in his hands:

【Ji Tianming's Human Skin Map: Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect Main Quest Item】