"You may all withdraw as well."
The moment Wu Liang left, Long Lie waved away the several low-level cultivators serving in the room.
Seeing that he intended to discuss something confidential, Luo Hong and the other two could not help but tense up, fearing they might run into some troublesome matter.
As if he had seen through their concerns, Long Lie immediately said in a deep voice:
"You three need not overthink things. I kept you behind because I have a good opportunity to entrust to you.
This Dragon Blood Trial will involve forty-nine members of my Long Family, including my own granddaughter.
I hope the three of you will give up competing for Blood Marks and ensure her safety!
Afterward, I will naturally compensate you for your losses, allowing you to return fully laden without having to risk your lives against the rest of the Deity Transformation Cultivators."
"Senior Long, this... this seems unnecessary.
Throughout the history of the Dragon Blood Trial, no Long Family member has ever come to harm. Asking us to do this seems rather superfluous.
Or could it be that this trial..."
Li Jun hesitated and glanced at Long Lie before continuing:
"...has changed?!"
"Sigh! Since you have cultivated to the Deity Transformation Stage, you are naturally no fools. I will not hide it from you—this trial may differ from all previous ones."
After draining a cup of wine with a troubled expression, Long Lie slammed the cup down and continued:
"The purpose of the Dragon Blood Trial is to nurture a cultivator from my Long Family qualified to advance to Mahayana. It has been held many times before, yet never once has it borne results.
Other than the earliest ancestor, my Long Family has never produced another Mahayana Cultivator.
With this in mind, the