Chapter 109

"Could it be that you are here alone? If you are willing, I think that it would be a good idea for you to either join us or another group. You seem like a very capable individual, but you are the weakest cultivator here which means that you may be the first to be killed." the older man told Timothy as the young man at his side remained silent, but it seemed like his words made the young man's ears perk up slightly.

"I actually came over here, because I felt that the current scene seemed rather unusual. If you are both willing to travel inside of the ancestor's tomb with me, I would be very much grateful." Timothy replied, waiting for the two to respond either with an offer, or a refusal. "I may only be of the Elementary stage of cultivation, but I am a dual cultivator, so I could flee from danger if the situation calls for me to."

"We would be willing to accept you into our small group. However, it seems that you do not know who we are, which just makes me feel slightly unpleasant. We are from the Blood Ridge clan within Sky City. My name is Tyler and I am the last in line direct descendant of the Patriarch of the clan, while this elder of our clan is my fourth uncle. The reason no one here wants to work along with us, is because my siblings are currently working against each other in a succession war. Unlike them, I am not the type who wants to be held down by a position like that, and because of that, not many are willing to even talk to me."

"Do not worry, even if there are not many willing to associate themselves with me, it does not change the fact that I am a direct descendant. As long as you are willing to associate yourself with me, I can at least guarantee that neither of my brothers or sisters will try to pull you into the succession war. However, I can also guarantee you that they may not even allow you to be treated very well if you were to visit us at our headquarters. Are you still willing to join our group?" Tyler asked Timothy with his smile turning into a small frown.

Everything was now making more sense to Timothy, because it seemed that Tyler's family was rather large, and if anyone were to publicly align themselves with him instead of those fighting in the succession war, it would mean that they would be treated in a less neutral position in the future regardless of who won or lost the succession war of their clan. Since Timothy cared very little about such circumstances since he came from a commoner type background, this was not enough for him to join the other groups.

"Well, you should know more about me. I am not a spineless individual so of course I would be willing to join you two. I just hope that you could accept this gift on behalf of our new friendship." Timothy, not even taking a moment to ponder over the situation, told the two before passing Tyler's fourth uncle a storage ring that held roughly ten thousand gold pieces. This was considered a rather decent sum of wealth, but because it did, it proved that Timothy was indeed very sincere with his actions and that the two could trust him.

"Very good, then just continue waiting here with us. If we are able to survive, I hope that we can take you in as a guest after in Sky City. The only reason that none of my siblings had come, is because they already began their cultivation paths and our clan is not in need of any more things. Although I am slightly behind, I am technically the only direct descendant that was able to reach the requirements to leave for this place. My Blood Ridge clan has been the number one power within Sky City for roughly nine centuries now."

"Unlike the average clan or organization within Sky City, none of them have a special bloodline like my clan does. WIth our bloodline, we are able to use blood based techniques just like others could use elemental techniques. Grandpa had told me that many powerful clans had similar types of bloodlines but for other techniques, but that what makes our blood techniques so strong, is that if any one of us were to reach immortality, we would have enough strength to crush any opponent using the blood within their own bodies!"

"However, I have yet to be able to control my bloodline in a way that allows me to even use the most basic of our clan's blood techniques. My siblings have made many jokes saying that I must have been adopted, but I know for a fact that my father is in fact my father. My fourth uncle has been by my side since I was a child and he told me that maybe my blood was slightly different because there existed experts who were unable to learn their clan's special techniques either."

Hearing that Tyler was also struggling with his cultivation made Timothy really feel as if their connection could be built in a very genuine and caring manner. If it was not for Master Sei or his new ability, he would not even have the right to speak to Tyler on an equal level. Therefore, whenever he ran across someone who also had their own set of troubles, Timothy could not help but to feel initially close with them, because he knew how it felt to feel like an outsider.

"Tyler, I will tell you now that I am less inclined to want the ancestor's inheritance if it is based around some techniques or a training manual. So if we are able to come across it, you do not have to worry about me trying to compete against you for it. All I care about is getting some items and treasures from this trip, because I am the owner of a merchant group and profit is everything." Timothy told Tyler with a stern expression on his face.