Chapter 154- Riddle of the four dynasties

Chapter 154

 The yin ghosts were surprised when their master suddenly muttered to himself and disappeared. They looked at each other in confusion and were about to speak when their master reappeared as though he hadn't vanished. The only difference was that he reappeared with a new human standing behind him.

They were all confused but didn't dare to speak without their master's permission. Still, they all had the same thought, where did master get a human from after a moment's disappearance?

"Take them away. The supplements should be enough for now. I will be sure to reward you all for your hard work. I will absorb the supplements tonight" the pale complexioned man spoke.

"Yes, master!" The Yin ghosts all bowed.

The pale complexioned youth was about to leave when he stopped and stared at long Feng with his green eyes.

"Pay extra attention to this one. Something is different about him but I can't tell what. He might give me a pleasant surprise tonight." He added before leaving.

"Yes, master!" The yin ghosts bowed untill the pale complexioned man returned to his palace. Then they all gave Long Feng curious looks. It was rare for their master to pay attention to any human but today, their master said that this human was different. To them, it was a complement and a honor.

Long feng smiled bitterly with a lump in his throat. He was really unlucky. Running into a group of spirit level yin ghosts? Alright, good. It was acceptable.

But catching the attention of an imperial level yin soldier? What the hell? Where was all this shitty luck coming from? His ancestors?

Just thinking about the matter made long Feng feel bitter. Their group of prisoners were led away by the yin ghosts to a corner of the land where a large building stood. There were a few yin ghosts standing guard outside this building making the building look conspicuous.

"Get in!" The leading yin ghost growled at them. The doors of the building was opened and the prisoners all stepped into a large Hall and the door was shut tight.

Long Feng looked around in this Hall and saw that apart from them, there were other humans locked up in here. A quick estimation totaled almost a hundred people of both genders and various ages.

"Big brother Long Feng?" Long Feng heard his name and looked over.

"Liuli?" From amongst a group of people seated at a corner of the hall, A petite figure hopped up jumped straight at him.

"Big brother Long Feng! I knew you would be fine!" The person turned out to be Hua Liuli!

Her shout attracted the crowd's attention but they were soon ignored. Everyone here was worried about their lives. They could care less about another's reunion.

"Liuli, how did you get here? Are you alright?" Long Feng was surprised as he inquired.

Hua Liuli pouted her mouth the next instant, making her look pitiful.

"Those ugly ghosts are very bad. Liuli doesn't like them."

Long Feng couldn't restrain his chuckle. 

"Alright, you don't like them. How did you get here? Were you caught by them?"

Hua Liuli shook her head and explained. 

"After the energy storm, I found myself in the forest and I didn't know which way to go, so I picked a direction and followed the path. Then I saw a few buildings which looked like a city or somewhere I could rest, so I came over but those ugly ghosts appeared and led me here"

"Pft!" Long Feng almost chocked himself by suppressing his laughter. Compared to hua Liuli's encounter, his own bad luck seemed quite normal. She had actually delivered herself to the yin ghosts without knowing? A city in the middle of the yin ghost forest? Could that ever be possible?

"What's so funny that you're laughing? Hmph, Liuli won't speak to you again!" Hua Liuli turned and began to walk away.

Long Feng quickly caught up. 

"How can that be? I wasn't laughing. How could I?"

"Then what were you doing?"

"I was clearing my throat. Alright, forget that. How long have you been here for?" Long Feng asked seriously.

"I think two days. The yin energy storm seems to have lasted for a moment but in reality, it lasted about seven to ten days before it stopped." Hua Liuli replied.

Long Feng nodded. That was something he had previously noticed. 

"Did you meet yan Jian or Li yue'er?"

Hua Liuli shook her head.

"Oh well. At least, I've found you. I hope they are alright. Do you know what all this is about? I overheard some yin ghosts discussing about a seal and the humans of the four regions. What do they need so many human supplements for?" Long feng asked the questions that were currently bothering him.

Hua Liuli fell silent for a moment before she sighed. 

"You will find out about it anyway, so telling you no makes no difference. There are more continents out there, I'm sure you know that?" She asked.

Long Feng nodded. "I know of that." Everyone knew that, even some commoners.

"Well, the truth is that there are hundreds of continents out there, some of which completely thwart the Yihua continent in terms of strength and vastness. The Yihua continent can only be classified as a low ranking continent if placed amongst the hundreds of continents out there"

Long Feng felt surprised at this revelation but it didn't shock him. If Yihua continent existed, then other continents definitely existed. It wasn't so shocking to hear this.

Hua Liuli continued "Those continents have figures with strength far surpassing the imperial level. But all the existing continents are only islands situated on a vast sea. This Yihua continent is the same. It is only a tiny island when looked down on from a certain height. All continents are the same. The four regions on the other hand are vast areas of lands, almost endless which these tiny continent islands can't compare to, in terms of martial civilization and everything else. The cultivation levels there are profound, not something the Yihua continent can ever compare to. The overlords of the four regions are four family clans with overwhelming strength and deep heritage of over ten thousand years. They are behemoths in this world. These family clans created dynasties and ruled over the four regions for thousands of years. They are the Han dynasty of the southern region, the Fan dynasty of the northern region, the Liu dynasty of the eastern region and the Yang dynasty of the western region. The continents are all subordinated to one of the four dynasties. The Yihua clan is subordinated to the Liu dynasty and we give them a large portion of the continent's resources in exchange for their protection every year. It is with the help of the dynasty that our clan overthrew the previous overlords of this continent and ruled over it."

Long Feng was completely shocked hearing about all this. What was the concept of a ten thousand years heritage? If an ordinary clan was to somehow exist for a thousand years, it was enough for the clan to become a continent overlord after a thousand years of accumulation.

Ten thousand years of accumulation was enough to thwart every surviving clan of all the continents and even the four regions. It was not surprising that the four dynasties held on to their positions as overlords despite the presence of other powerful clans and sects.

"The four dynasties know of some secrets regarding the yin ghost forest which no one else knows. They worked together to keep eyes on the forest and the existences within. The yin monarchs are the strongest existences within this forest. Their strength isn't something we can comprehend and only the four dynasties have figures on par with the monarchs. Now that the yin monarchs are planning something, the four dynasties definitely wouldn't sit still and let the plan succeed. A huge battle will definitely occur once the masters of the dynasties arrive. The monarchs are aware of that and are hoping to complete their plan of destroying the seal before the four dynasties arrive, and that is where we come into use. They are planning on consuming our cultivation and life sources so as to hasten the completion of the plan. Of course, this is just my guess, but it shouldn't be far from the truth" Hua Liuli added.