At the mouth of the cave, set against the depths of the endless darkness, an old man with white hair draped behind him, snowy eyebrows like swords, and a withered face stood there. He was wearing a set of grey linen clothes, very simple, and looked extremely inconspicuous.
However, it was such an inconspicuous old man who came behind Ao Fan and Little Spirit Child without either of them knowing, and issued a question.
Both Ao Fan and Little Spirit Child recognised this person, and it was here that they met. This white-haired old man who had suddenly appeared was, without a doubt, none other than the Dragon Race senior who had originally been cultivating at the mouth of the Dragon Valley. According to Imperial Mother Fang Xue, he was also a very special elder.
Within the Dragon Clan, to be able to sit in the position of Elder, one must have an extremely powerful cultivation. From this, it could be seen that the strength and cultivation of this old man in front of him was absolutely astonishing!
After being slightly stunned, Ao Fan first came back to his senses and opened his mouth to say, "Late generation Ao Fan, this is my sister Ao Ling, our siblings came from the very cave behind the Elder, and accidentally entered this place."
Within the Dragon Clan, the status of an Elder was very high and revered, and even the Royal Princesses, when they had not cultivated to an extremely high realm, had to refer to themselves as juniors.
"Your surname is Ao?" The old man listened to Ao Fan's words and did not probe into the cause of how he came to this place, instead, he asked about their surname, his gaze thoughtful.
"We are precisely surnamed Ao." Ao Fan admitted.
The old man nodded slightly and spoke, "In that case, you should be the royal sons and princesses of my clan. In my clan, only the current Dragon Emperor and his direct descendants are able to bear the surname Ao."
"That's right." Little Ling'er replied before him.
Hearing this, the old man turned around and looked towards the pitch-black passageway, saying leisurely, "This passageway is so hidden, but I didn't expect you guys to be able to search for it and come in. Since we have already met, it is fate, so the old man will instruct you in your cultivation."
The old man said and turned back to Ao Fan, but did not say that he would instruct Little Spirit, and he did not know why.
When Ao Fan heard this, there wasn't any joy on his face, his face was flat as usual. After all, as the Dragon Clan's royal son, even though he was not popular, it was easy for him to get guidance from the clan's seniors. His mother, Fang Xue, alone was capable of doing so.
Therefore, he instead opened his mouth and asked, "I wonder if the elder has anything he can instruct the junior?"
"Yes." Little Ling'er also blinked her big eyes and opened her mouth to ask, "The clansmen who want to instruct my brother and I can all queue up from the Jade Cuisine Hall to the Hua Bedroom Hall."
The old man heard this but smiled, then eyed Ao Fan and directly said, "You are a red dragon, right?"
In an instant, Ao Fan's heart had a nameless fire ignited, and his face sank, like a cloud. Anyone whose heart's most unwilling thing to be brought up for others to say would be extremely angry, and Ao Fan was no exception.
"What does Elder mean by this?" Ao Fan asked coldly.
"Elder has no intention of looking down on you." The elder spoke again before Ao Fan and Little Ling'er s siblings continued to speak, "I believe no one has told you yet, in fact, the old man is also a red dragon! A lower-ranked divine beast Red Dragon!"
As the old man spoke, two reddish dragon horns quickly grew again on his originally wrinkled forehead, drilling out his long white hair, which was particularly conspicuous.
Ao Fan and Xiao Ling'er were instantly shocked, their hearts were clueless, staring blankly at the old man's forehead, unable to speak.
The old man smiled, and the two dragon horns quickly retracted again, then he said, "You and I are both red dragons, do you think that the old man's instructions to you can be higher than others' instructions to you?"
"Naturally higher than." Ao Fan came back to his senses and said convincingly.
His heart understood very well that since this Elder in front of him could be ranked as an Elder with the identity of a District Red Dragon, or a special Elder, he must have extraordinary aptitude cultivation. For example, he might possess a weapon that was comparable to a jewel, or he might possess a unique dharma that was suitable for a red dragon's rapid cultivation. All of these would allow this Elder to far leave behind the clansmen who were also Red Dragons.
Although Ao Fan didn't ask about the major events in the dragon domain, he also knew that there were fifteen elders in the dragon clan, and all of their cultivation was profound and unfathomable.
And among them, he used to know that apart from not knowing about this low-profile Elder in front of him, he knew that among the rest of the Elders, six of them were of Upper Order Divine Beast Identity, and the other eight of them were of Middle Order Divine Beast Identity. As for the lower-order Divine Beast status, but ranked as an Elder, there was only this old man in front of him who looked the least bit inconspicuous.
Seeing that Ao Fan understood, the old man continued, "In that case, would you be willing to accept the old man's instructions to you?"
"Honoured to the core." Ao Fan said with slight excitement.
There was no doubt that the elder in front of him was the one who was the strongest red dragon in the Dragon Domain, and being able to receive guidance from the other party, Ao Fan was confident that his cultivation could grow rapidly and greatly shorten his cultivation time.
"Little Princess." The old man looked at Little Ling'er again and said indifferently, "The old man has something to say to your royal brother, should you leave."
To the old man's words that were so blunt, Little Ling'er was not displeased. She understood what Ao Fan was thinking in his heart and knew that Ao Fan had always wanted to increase his strength so that the Dragon Emperor would no longer look down on him. Now that there was an opportunity in front of him, she knew that Ao Fan would never give up.
She nodded her head and looked into the depths of the Dragon Valley, thinking for a moment, but then entered the dark tunnel next to her, with only her remaining voice coming out slowly, saying, "Brother, I'll wait for you in the Sea of Flowers ..."
Ao Fan looked deeply at the direction where Little Spirit left, then eyed the Elder and listened to the instructions.
The elder, however, did not directly instruct Ao Fan, but first introduced, "The name of the old man is Blood Peak, and the cultivation dharma decision, 'Blood Sea Heavens', was created for his own perceptions after countless hardships and dangers. It is also because of this dharma that my cultivation has risen so much that I am ranked as an Elder!"
Once Ao Fan heard this, he inwardly admired this Elder named Blood Peak even more, to be able to create his own Dharma Decision and cultivate to the strength he has today is truly terrifying.
"Before instructing you, the old man will first inform you of some things about cultivation well." Elder Blood Peak gave a little thought and then said, "Do you know what realms you need to step out of when you just set foot on the path of cultivation?"
Ao Fan replied without thinking, "I know that the first realm of cultivation is the Mortal Realm, which is subdivided into three. It is only after stepping through the three realms that it is the Dao Realm. As for how the Dao Realm is, I wouldn't understand it, let alone the realms after that."
Elder Blood Peak nodded and mused, "In that case, I will tell you the division of the Dao Realm first."
Ao Fan did not open his mouth as he washed his ears.
Elder Blood Peak said, "The Dao Realm is much more subtle than the Mortal Realm, so it's impossible to compare them. The Dao realm is divided into nine realms, namely the 'Nine Revolutions of Infinity', and the strength and cultivation of each revolution can be said to be the difference between heaven and earth, the difference between the clouds and mud. After stepping through the Dao Realm, there is another new realm, the Extreme Realm!"