Chapter 1177 - 1177: The Real Secret

Liu Zixuan had a forehead full of black lines, he had only been in the Jiang Family mansion for no more than an hour, and suddenly there's another grandpa.

Before he had a chance to speak, the elder kicked Jiang Yifan, "Speak, what's going on!"

"Old man, you're going too far, outsiders are watching, kicking me like this makes me lose face!" Jiang Yifan grumbled unhappily.

"Outsider?"

The elder looked at Liu Zixuan: "What's your name?"

"Liu Zixuan."

"Alright, from now on you're my brother, Jiang Long." The elder said and kicked Jiang Yifan again: "Kicking you in front of my brother isn't going too far!"

Jiang Yifan's mouth twitched hard: "What the heck is this, in the blink of an eye he becomes your brother."

"I find him agreeable, besides, we are destined to be friends, what's wrong with an intergenerational friendship?" Jiang Long scolded.

Liu Zixuan quickly moved over: "I think it's fine, Dragon Bro, let me tell you, this little Jiang here is quite the character, always strutting around, just look at him, he looks like he wants to eat us."

Jiang Yifan's eyes widened: "Old man is messing around, and you're joining in too!"

"Old man thinks highly of me; I have to cooperate." Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow, smiled meaningfully: "Why anger someone at this age!"

"You..." Jiang Yifan was completely speechless toward Liu Zixuan.

Jiang Long heard and said: "Look at Zixuan, now look at you. I feel like I gave birth to you just to oppose me."

"Ahem, you mean you're his father?" Liu Zixuan scratched his head.

"You just realized?" Jiang Yifan and Jiang Long asked in unison.

Liu Zixuan scratched his hair, seemingly finding the hierarchy a bit messed up now.

Jiang Yiyi is his woman, so undoubtedly Jiang Yifan is his father-in-law, and Jiang Long is indeed at the grandfather level. But now talking brotherhood with the old man, doesn't that flip the hierarchy?

Though it's somewhat awkward, taking advantage of Jiang Yifan seems quite fun.

Jiang Long didn't continue this topic and asked: "I received information that the Dragon Spirit is in trouble, and it involves you?"

"The Dragon Spirit has changed, it's no longer the Dragon Spirit from your time, no longer dedicated to protecting Star Sea." Jiang Yifan said truthfully.

"But it can't be completely lost." Jiang Long slammed the table: "That's the blood and sweat of countless generations, lives exchanged for it. Even though it's changed, you can't just destroy it completely."

Jiang Yifan frowned: "Old man, you know me, I've never felt anything good towards Dragon Spirit. Watching over it for you was already doing my part. Now that it has teamed up with the Netherworld Hall against Star Sea Martial Realm, what can I do?"

"Can't you gather them again, remove the wrong ones, and keep the right ones?" Jiang Long spread his hands: "I don't need it to be powerful, I just want it to exist."

"Gather them again, and then? Who manages it, me or you?" Jiang Yifan asked impatiently.

"I'll manage it, is that okay!" Jiang Long stood up abruptly: "You were born to oppose me, right? I owe you and your mother, haven't paid back all these years?"

Well, this seems to involve another historical story.

Liu Zixuan sensibly moved aside, not wanting to get mixed up in this family storm.

Jiang Yifan took a deep breath: "Don't get angry, you're so old, I wouldn't know how to face my mother if you got sick from anger."

"You think I like getting angry." Jiang Long's voice softened.

Jiang Yifan was silent for a moment: "Fine, I'll help you gather the dispersed ones back. Then you can stop worrying about it. You're almost a hundred, why get involved?"

"Then you're going to manage it?"

"No, recently the officials contacted me; they also wish to keep Dragon Spirit. If you still want it to exist, let future Dragon Spirit be an official protection organization.

Jiang Long pondered for a moment: "Alright, after all, the initial purpose of Dragon Spirit is to protect Star Sea."

"Also, Wang Kun's son took the Dragon Spirit's treasured item!" Jiang Yifan muttered.

"What!" Jiang Long raised his voice, "That box?"

"Yeah." Jiang Yifan spread his hands: "But honestly, what's inside?"

"A key."

"Just a broken key, if it's lost, it's lost!" Jiang Yifan said carelessly.

But as soon as he said it, Jiang Long became anxious: "That's one of the keys to the Yudou Treasure, how can it be a broken key!"

"What!"

This time, Jiang Yifan was shocked, not only him but even Liu Zixuan showed a stunned expression.

Well, it turns out the Yudou Treasure is also connected to Dragon Spirit.

After the shock, Jiang Yifan looked upset as he spoke: "Old man, all these years, you've held back from me, I chased you asking about Yudou Treasure, you said nothing, but you give it to an outsider, and now it's taken by outsiders."

Jiang Long's eyes flashed with embarrassment, slowly he said: "You're my son, how could I hold back from you? The founding purpose of Dragon Spirit is to protect Star Sea, and even more deeply, to safeguard the martial artist resources of Star Sea. That Yudou Treasure is undoubtedly the largest martial artist resource there is. It's Star Sea's root, and it can't be moved lightly."

"What's really going on?" Jiang Yifan asked in confusion: "The Yudou Treasure is related to the Ancient Ruins too, right?"

"That's correct."

Jiang Long sighed: "Yudou Treasure is part of the Ancient Ruins and accounts for one-fourth of the share. The Ancient Ruins belong to the world, and Star Sea, being the civilization's originating country, holds the largest share. That's why Star Sea keeps growing stronger, and there are always many martial artists."

Jiang Yifan's lips twitched a few times: "You really showed up just in time, if not for today, I probably wouldn't know these secrets!"

"These are the real secrets. People who know worldwide are no more than a handful."

Jiang Long looked deeply at Jiang Yifan: "Use every means necessary to find Wang Kun and retrieve that key, otherwise once all four keys are gathered, the Yudou Treasure will be revealed to the public, which will not only be a disaster for Star Sea Martial Realm but for the whole of Star Sea."

"Not sure if we can retrieve it in time."

Liu Zixuan laughed sheepishly and then told the tale of the Netherworld Emperor.

Jiang Long furrowed his brows: "If the son of the Netherworld Emperor spreads the news, martial artists worldwide will converge on Star Sea, and once Yudou Treasure is opened, it's tantamount to opening the Ancient Ruins back then..."