279: Chapter 279 Qin Dao

"The years have shifted; I can no longer remember clearly when it was."

"I only know that back then, the Ancient Realm of Longevity was home to ten thousand races, and Longevity Beings were everywhere. It was the absolute peak of prosperity."

The woman spoke slowly.

Qin Tian listened intently, never once interrupting.

"At that time, the Dragon Clan was at its zenith, arguably the number one power in the Ancient Realm of Longevity. The Ancestral Dragon Bloodline was incredibly powerful; from those in the Longevity Realm down to the younger generation, every single one was invincible within their own realm, finding it hard to meet a worthy opponent..."

"Among them, the most dazzling was the young Supreme of the Azure Dragon lineage; her name was Luo Hai."

"Luo Hai was born restless. In a thousand years, she spent nine hundred and ninety-nine of them seeking people to battle."

"She once claimed she would defeat everyone of the younger generation. For every person she defeated, she would take one of their Magic Treasures and place it inside the Linlang Pavilion."

"Luo Hai was victorious in every battle. In just a thousand years, there were nearly ten thousand Magic Treasures in the Linlang Pavilion."

Qin Tian paused, and three words involuntarily surfaced in his mind—

Battle maniac.

"What happened later?"

The woman gave a faint smile. "Later, Luo Hai arrived at a Human Race Immortal Dynasty, just as she usually did."

"Her target was actually the Son of the Immortal Dynasty at the time, but because of a cup of tea, she got into a conflict with a handsome young man..."

"That young man didn't want to cause trouble and tried to leave, but Luo Hai was proud and arrogant; how could she possibly let him go..."

"And so, a sudden battle began..."

The woman's voice became increasingly soft.

"Who won?"

The woman shook her head. "Luo Hai neither lost nor won..."

"She thought they had fought to a draw..."

Qin Tian: ?

"Luo Hai immediately became interested in that young man. To have a cultivation level that could rival hers at only eighteen or nineteen years old—this made Luo Hai very excited."

"Afterward, she kept pestering that young man, fighting a match every few days. She could neither lose nor win, and meanwhile, she definitely had people investigate the young man's background."

"His surname was Qin, his name was Dao. His parents were both dead, he was lonely and without support, and his entire cultivation seemed to have appeared out of thin air, with no trace to follow..."

"This sense of mystery made it hard for Luo Hai to hide her curiosity, and she could no longer look away from Qin Dao."

Qin Tian opened his mouth slightly.

Qin Dao...

Was it he who established the Qin Clan...

"Senior, what happened after that?"

"Later..." The woman couldn't help but give a self-deprecating smile. "Later, Luo Hai discovered a Longevity Secret Realm and invited Qin Dao to explore it together."

"In the Secret Realm, the two experienced life and death together. It was only then that Luo Hai discovered Qin Dao's strength was actually far above hers."

"At the time, Luo Hai was very angry and vowed to duel Qin Dao once more..."

Qin Tian's eyes flickered slightly. "Did they duel?"

The woman hesitated for a moment, a faint blush appearing on her face. "They did duel, of course, but just in a different way..."

The woman did not say more.

Qin Tian naturally guessed it.

A lone man and woman, dry wood and a raging fire—what else could they have done...

He naturally wouldn't ask more about such a private matter.

"What happened later?"

The woman paused again.

This time, the silence lasted quite a while.

"After leaving the Secret Realm, Luo Hai wanted Qin Dao to return to the Dragon Clan with her to get married. With the Dragon Clan's resources plus Qin Dao's talent, his future would have been limitless..."

"But, he refused... At the time, Luo Hai couldn't understand why, and she even had a huge argument with him because of it. The two parted on bad terms..."

Qin Tian: ...

He could probably guess the reason why Qin Dao was unwilling to go.

How could someone who could suppress a Genius the Dragon Clan pinned high hopes on before the age of twenty not have secrets of his own?

Going to the Dragon Clan would be no different from suicide.

As for Luo Hai...

A proud and arrogant favored daughter of heaven, rejected by the man she loved—it was natural she would overthink things. It wasn't surprising she said some angry words in the heat of the moment...

"Later, was the misunderstanding cleared up?"

The woman let out a sigh.

"After that time, Luo Hai never heard from Qin Dao again. It was as if he had evaporated from the world and disappeared."

"Luo Hai searched for several hundred years but found nothing..."

"She regretted it..."

"Actually... she regretted it the very day she went back after the argument... She went back to find Qin Dao, but he was already gone without a trace..."

"The two met again only several hundred years later..."

"It was at a grand gathering. Luo Hai once again saw that figure she had been yearning for day and night..."

"However... there was another woman by his side..."

"That woman was beautiful, so beautiful it broke Luo Hai's heart..."

Qin Tian: ...

"As the daughter of the Azure Dragon, Luo Hai was being watched by countless people; she couldn't step forward."

"Actually... at that time, Luo Hai really wanted to know... if Qin Dao still had any feelings for her in his heart... She planned to find him after the gathering ended... However, it was precisely this moment of hesitation that meant Luo Hai never had the chance to stand by his side again..."

"Why?"

"That day, Qin Dao had come for revenge... to avenge the blood feud of his entire family being exterminated... He borrowed power from somewhere unknown and, by his strength alone, trapped and killed several Longevity Beings... and slaughtered all of his enemies to the last man..."

"That woman stayed by his side from beginning to end, accompanying him through the blood and the killing, sharing a common fate in life and death, never leaving him..."

"Luo Hai was quickly taken back by the Dragon Clan Elders. her mind was a complete blank; she only wanted to cry..."

"She understood that in Qin Dao's heart, she would never compare to that woman..."

"Months later, Luo Hai finally recovered. She was a daughter of the Dragon Clan; feelings could disturb her for a while, but they could never disturb her for a lifetime..."

"She began trying to accept it, and also started trying to listen for news of Qin Dao."

"Beyond her expectations, news of Qin Dao's deeds was everywhere for months... almost every power in the Ancient Realm of Longevity was hunting him down... even including the Dragon Clan..."

"By himself, he turned danger into safety several times, creating countless incredible miracles..."

"Just like that, several thousand years passed in a flash... and still, no one had caught Qin Dao."

"Until that day, when Qin Dao was about to attain the Dao of Longevity..."

"Luo Hai was struck with terror in her heart; for Qin Dao, this was a crisis of life and death."

"She knelt before the Dragon Hall for a long, long time, begging the Clan Elders to help..."

"Whether the Clan Elders acted, Luo Hai did not know, but she knew that Immortal Omens filled the sky; Qin Dao seemed to have successfully achieved a Breakthrough..."

"From that day on, the entire Ancient Realm of Longevity began to chant Qin Dao's name. With his power alone, he slew a Quasi-Immortal King, becoming famous in a single battle. From then on, everyone knew that a terrifying being had risen..."

"Hearing all this, Luo Hai's eyes filled with smiles."

"She decided to enter secluded meditation to charge for the Longevity Immortal Realm..."

Qin Tian took a deep breath.

"Senior, is Qin Dao the ancestor of the Qin Clan?"

The woman nodded slowly. "After Qin Dao attained the Dao of Longevity, he found the members of the Qin family who were scattered abroad, and also his... wife gave birth to many children."

"The Longevity Qin Clan was thus established..."

So that was it...

Qin Tian finally knew the origin of the Qin Clan.

"Senior, then why did the Qin Clan undergo a great upheaval later, and why were clan members sent to the Immortal Ancient?"

The woman's expression faltered, and she let out a heavy sigh.

"It was all because of this thing..."

As her voice fell, the woman turned her hand, and a terrifying black light suddenly emerged in her palm...

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