Chapter 1: The Descent of the Dragon

  Tenglong Country has four major forces occupying the east, west, south and north, although there have been a series of conflicts between them, but they have never really clashed.

  In the Western region, there is an ancient religion called "Ming Jiao", which is actually a demonic cult. It is said that this religion originated from the early Ming dynasty and was initially founded by some righteous men. However, over time, it gradually deviated from its original path and lost its righteousness, becoming somewhat despicable. The Ming Jiao is the most powerful force among the four major powers, controlling the underworld of Tenglong Country and even infiltrating various industries, with some officials also having ties to the cult.

  The second major force is located in the south, named "Wu Zong", and most of its members are from ancient martial arts families that have been renowned throughout the ages. These ancient martial arts families' cultivators, due to the evolution of history and the passage of time, gathered together, with the above-mentioned official family as the leader, summoning members from various families to form the Wu Zong group, which is well-known in Teng Long Guo. The alliance leader, Shangguan Xihong, is in charge of all major matters of Wu Zong, and Wu Zong controls all military power in Teng Long Guo, its influence should not be underestimated.

  The third major force is "Xianren Pavilion", a group of self-righteous individuals with a cultivation method different from the Wu Sect. The pavilion is led by an elder named Shangguan Rong, who has already reached the realm of True Cultivation. Xianren Pavilion dominates various major sects, including Wudang, Kunlun and Emei, among others. Even mysterious figures beside national leaders and Baizhu have extraordinary relationships with Xianren Pavilion.

  The last major force is a family, the ancient Lei family, which is located on a high mountain in the eastern part of Tenglong Country. The Lei family has been inheriting the legacy of their ancestors and has been working hard to expand the family business. Today, the Lei family is a powerful commercial family in Tenglong Country. Although there are less than 100 members within the family, the power of its external members is extremely impressive. On this mountain where the Lei family resides, not only have they established large and small processing factories, but all internal members of the Lei family also live here, almost like a small kingdom.

  The head of the Lei family, Lei Yuntian, had two sons. The elder son was named Leilong and the younger son was named Lei Yu. However, the origin of this younger son, Lei Yu, was extremely suspicious.

  The Lei family ancestral hall.

  "There's no family crest, and it's impossible to cultivate any family techniques!" an old man with white hair said in a cold tone.

  Watching the light on his right arm fade away, but there was no mark left behind, even the little boy himself was somewhat puzzled.

  The old man's words fell, and the great hall was suddenly silent for a moment. Immediately afterwards, waves of disdain and ridicule rose and fell.

  "Haha, is this really the son of the family head? He doesn't even have a family crest?"

  "I don't think he's necessarily someone's child!"

  "He's probably some illegitimate child, pretending to be the son of the master!"

  "Wild!"

  "Monster!"

  The little boy clutched his head and ran out, standing in the backyard and shouting hysterically: "Why! Why don't I have a family crest? Why!"

  "Roaring towards the sky: 'I am not a wild breed! No! Why?!'"

  In the grand hall, a middle-aged man in his forties looked very unsightly. The white-haired old man beside him gently patted his shoulder and said, "I advised you at the beginning, but you..."

  After a sigh, the middle-aged man said: "The baptism ceremony is over, let's disperse." After saying this, the middle-aged man sat down on the chair behind him, looking weak.

  Lei Yu learned from Liu Bo that he had entered the Lei family gate at the age of one. The woman who left him behind had disappeared and never appeared again.

  "Liu Bo, what did my father say?" Lei Yu hastily ran to Liu Bo's side as soon as he entered the door and asked anxiously.

  "Alas... child, you'd better leave." Liu Bo shook his head helplessly. This child had been raised by him since he was young, so naturally they had a very deep affection for each other. But after this incident happened, there was nothing that could be changed anymore.

  Lei Yu sat back down on the bed, Liu Bo's words were clear, his father did not want him to stay in this family anymore. Was it just because he didn't have a family crest? No! Lei Yu was unwilling to give up, and insisted on staying.

  Rai, who had already been determined to have no family crest, underwent a drastic change in life after the baptism. There were no more flattering words around him, nor was there anyone who would give him a smile. Instead, people often looked down on this ten-year-old child with disdain, and some even insulted and ridiculed him.

  However, Lei Yu endured all kinds of insults and ridicule, he was constantly training himself. In Lei Yu's heart, even without the family crest, he could still become very powerful and formidable, as long as he became strong enough, he would once again receive attention from his family.

  Day after day of training, also spent a lot of money to find several well-known martial artists for guidance, daily sweating and non-stop training, forged Lei Yu's strong physique and firm temperament.

  Eight years have passed and Lei Yu has only seen his father a few times, and those few times were just watching his father's back from afar.

  For eight years, every day, the insulting words of "wild species", "waste", "eating idle rice" and so on surrounded Lei Yu's ears like a flood, but he persisted, endured, and wanted to prove himself to everyone.

  "Xiao Yu, you'd better leave, the master...". Liu Bo stood outside the door and said to Lei Yu who was reading a book in the room.

  "What's wrong with Father?" Lei Yu suddenly felt a panic in his heart.

  Gritting his teeth, Liu Bo finally spoke up, "The head of the household has decided to let you leave the Lei family. He said that the Lei family doesn't raise useless people, so..."

  Lei Yu swallowed hard, unable to speak for a long time. Seeing Lei Yu's expression, Liu Bo let out a sigh and shook his head helplessly before leaving.

  "Why? Why? Doesn't Father see my efforts over the past few years? Why must I be considered a waste? Must one have the family crest to be considered a member of the Lei family?" Lei Yu shook his head in disbelief, unable to believe that such a thing had actually happened to him, but it was indeed reality.

  "Get out! Why are you still lingering around here?!"

  Struggling in agony, Lei Yu suddenly heard someone shouting outside the door. Turning his head around, the most ugly and nauseating face appeared in Lei Yu's mind - it was the grandson of the family elder, named Lei Yun, who was the next successor to the position of elder. Since the baptism five years ago, this Lei Yun, who was a few years older than himself, had never gone a single day without mocking or insulting him, and would even resort to physical violence.

  Lei Yu stared at Lei Yun with a cold gaze, "Scram!"

  Lei Yun's face suddenly changed, he didn't expect the waste of his family to dare speak to him like that, especially since he had already been designated as the next elder's successor. He waved his hand and several young men of the same age walked up behind him, each with an unfriendly expression.

  "What are you? How dare you speak to me like that!" He glanced at the several young men beside him and said, "Drag him out for me!"

  Lei Yu had practiced martial arts for several years, but facing these few family members who had received special training since childhood, Lei Yu was unable to resist and was carried by several people, with his arms and legs held, to the edge of a cliff.

  "What are you going to do!" Lei Yu struggled with all his might and shouted.

  Several people threw Lei Yu to the edge of the cliff, starting a flurry of punches and kicks, which also contained the flame ability unique to the Lei family. How could an ordinary person like Lei Yu withstand this?

  He raised his hand to block a heavy punch, and Lei Yu threw a punch from bottom to top, piercing through his chest and heavily smashing into Lei Yun's chin. Suddenly, there was a crisp "crack" sound, and fresh blood flowed out of Lei Yun's mouth, with a tooth flying out of his mouth.

  When had he ever suffered such injustice? Lei Yun was thoroughly enraged, "Throw him down for me!"

  "These..." Several young men looked at each other in dismay, they could still bear the consequences of fighting, but if it was murder, they couldn't afford to take that responsibility. However, Lei Yun was after all the next elder's successor, and they couldn't just ignore him, one by one they were at a loss for what to do.

  Seeing several people hesitating, Lei Yun angrily said: "Quickly throw him down! I'll take responsibility for anything that happens!"

  Lei Yu took a few steps back, standing at the edge of the cliff, his eyes narrowed together, coldly staring at Lei Yun. Having been driven to this point, anyone would be unbearable. The abandonment of his family, the beating and scolding of his own kind, Lei Yu had completely gone mad.

  "Lei Yun, if I don't die today, I'll definitely come after you! If I do die, even as a ghost I won't let you off!" Lei Yu's tone was filled with resentment, and the few people present felt their hairs standing on end, their spines chilled.

  Lei Yu left these words behind, turned around and jumped down. Even if he died, he would die with dignity. Lei Yu wouldn't beg for mercy. Knowing that he would be beaten to death by the few of them or even thrown off the mountain, it was better to jump down himself.

  "You all saw that, he jumped down by himself, it has nothing to do with us!" Lei Yun rubbed his chin: "Damn, died and still made me lose a tooth!"

  The sky suddenly began to change, with dark clouds gathering above the few people, and flashes of lightning flashing in the gathered clouds. The few people thought it was going to rain and ran towards their families.

  Suddenly, a bolt of lightning cut through the sky like a dragon, and the thunder was like its long roar. The lightning shot straight down, and its target was Lei Yu, who was already drifting lifelessly in the river water deep below.

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