Chapter 441 Four Ancient Families (1/2)

”Someone who is a half-dragon is usually a human with dragon blood mixed within their blood. They're not really dragons, but they have the power of dragons.” Feng Yuxiang explained to him.

”I see… That explains her unique appearance. A half-dragon, huh? Does this mean there are also half-phoenixes and half-serpents out there as well?” Yuan then asked.

”That's correct.” Feng Yuxiang said.

”By the way, you said the Four Ancient Families, right? I remember hearing about them at the Dragon Essence Temple. How do they differ from the Seven Legacy Families?” Yuan continued to ask, as he found these powerful families that have existed for thousands of years to be very interesting.

”Yes, they're similar to the Seven Legacy Families in the way that they're only branches of the main family somewhere in the upper heavens. However, compared to the Seven Legacy Families, the Four Ancient Families are far superior in terms of prowess and influence in the Nine Heavens.”

”While the Seven Legacy Families would have at most two or three Spirit Grandmasters in each family, the Four Ancient Families have at least 7 Spirit Grandmasters in each family. Furthermore, they have near inexhaustible resources compared to the Seven Legacy Families.”

”However, unlike the Seven Legacy Families that enjoy being in the spotlight, the Four Ancient Families are very secluded and private. They won't make an appearance unless absolutely necessary.”

”Then what is someone from the Four Ancient Families doing in this place?” Yuan then asked.

”She's probably doing her trial.”

”Trial?”

”Members of the Four Ancient Families are required to leave the family after they reach a certain age to go on a trial. The trial differs from person to person, but if they are unable to pass the trial in 10 years, they are forced to leave the family, and their cultivation will be crippled before they leave. However, if they pass the trial, they will be allowed to ascend to the next world.”

”Crippled and forced to leave the family if they fail the trial? That's even stricter than the Seven Legacy Families…” Yuan was speechless upon hearing this, and he wondered why there are so many families like this in the cultivation world.

It was at this moment the door behind him suddenly opened, and Meixiu came running outside in a panicked manner.

”Yuan?!”

Meixiu didn't expect Yuan to be sitting right in front of the door and fell on top of him.

”Are you okay?” Yuan said to her who was on top of him, and he could feel two round and soft sensations pressing against his body.

Meixiu quickly got off his body and stood up with a flushed face.

”Looks like you're finally done with your cultivation. It's been two days, you know?” Yuan said to her in a calm manner.

”I-I am so sorry! I don't know what happened, but it didn't feel that long when I was cultivating! I thought only a couple of hours had passed at most!” Meixiu's habits as a servant kicked in, causing her to lower her body until she was bowing to Yuan.

”It's okay, Meixiu. What you experienced is called enlightenment. You easily lose track of time when you're in that state, so I don't blame you. It also happened to me before, so we can call it even with this.” Yuan said with a smile on his face.

When Meixiu got out of her enlightenment and saw how much time she had left in the room, she almost thought that she was dreaming, so she logged off to see the time, and sure enough, two whole days have passed since she started cultivating.

In other words, she didn't cook food for two straight days, leaving Yuan to starve.