Long Chen was confused, so Shao Yu exined, “The man in purple is the patriarch of the Thunder n. He’s as strong as the patriarchs from the Five Element Alliance. He’s also roughly three hundred years old right now, and a man of legends. In the past, when he was only at the Eighth Earthly Martial Stage, he killed three of his siblings at the same cultivation level to be the patriarch! As for the youth in ck, hehe …”


    “What about him?”


    “You must be thinking that he’s just a regr person, right? He’s actually the patriarch of the Demon n! He should be five hundred years old already! He’s also one of the few legendary Heavenly Martial Realm cultivators in the Ten Thousand Nations Territory. Five hundred years! He is the legend of the Demon n, and also my idol hehe!”


    Shao Yu was excited when he talked about the Demon n’s patriarch. His saliva flew everywhere, and Long Chen could tell that he was a passionate man.


    At the same time, Long Chen silently noted down the appearance of the Demon n’s patriarch.


    Long Chen was just a small ant right now, but he was confident that he could catch up to them soon!


    He also had the Prismatic Key in the Primordial Realm. It was supposed to unlock the treasure left behind by the Five Emperors. Long Chen was certain that the Nine Great ns were looking for it too!


    After the patriarchs of the Thunder Demon faction walked forward, the patriarchs of the Divine Wind faction came forward too. The Wind n’s patriarch was a wizened old man that looked like a sage. He had snow-white hair and a faint smile on his face. Long Chen was certain that the man was roughly as strong as the Thunder n’s patriarch. Long Chen then took special notice of the Divine n’s patriarch.


    The Divine n’s patriarch was a youngdy.But Long Chen knew that this person was most likely simr to the patriarch of the Demon n. <em>She should be an old crone who has lived for hundreds of years. </em>


    The patriarch of the Divine n was wearing a long, white dress and a white veil covering her face that gave an impression that she was a goddess. No matter where she went, her aura made her the center of attention.


    Many of them looked at the patriarch of the Divine n and caught glimpses of her beautiful face through the veil. Long Chen wasn’t attracted to her since he kept thinking about her age.


    She was also the only female amidst the patriarchs.


    “Of the nine patriarchs, the Divine and Demon ns’ patriarchs are the strongest. Both of them are at the Heavenly Martial Realm. One of them is my idol, while the other is my goddess! I never thought that I would get to see them both today!” Shao Yu was starstruck.


    Long Chen, however, maintained his rity as he looked at all of them,paring them to himself.


    <em>It took me almost four months to reach the Third Earthly Martial Stage from the first, and the difficulty between each stage seems to be at least fifty percent harder. Does that mean I will take four to five years to catch up to them? </em>Long Chen was slightly depressed by that calction.


    But if anyone were to know his inner thoughts, they would’ve pped him. The two patriarchs had reached the Heavenly Martial Realm after cultivating for hundreds of years, and they never got stronger ever since they reached that stage. It was clear that cultivation was extremely difficult, and yet Long Chen wasining about taking four to five years.


    But it was still true that Long Chen couldn’t defeat anybody from the Nine Great ns right now.


    <em>I need to hide and increase my strength for now. If not, I will die in the Ancient Graveyard.</em>


    No one dared to move on the starte. Many of them were wary of each other because the killing would start the moment they reached the Ancient Graveyard.


    There was only war here!


    Even the Nine Great ns would do the same.


    Just then, the nine patriarchs started conversing and taunting each other.


    On the Five Element Alliance’s side, an old man with a gold marking on his forehead said to the Thunder Demon faction and Divine Wind faction, “Thunder, Demon, Wind, and Divine Patriarchs, how do you do?”


    The Demon and Divine ns were the ones leading their respective factions. Before the Demon n’s patriarch could say anything, the Divine n’s patriarch responded with her soft voice, “Gold n patriarch, is that all you can say?”


    She ignored the five patriarchs and instead taunted them without any reservations. It was clear that she was very arrogant.


    But the patriarchs were not the type of people that would lose control of their emotions so easily. The Gold n patriarch smiled and rebuked, “So the Divine n’s patriarch is still short-tempered. You are already so old and yet you still have a menstrual cycle?”


    Everyoneughed.


    All of them secretlymented on how the Gold n’s patriarch had a venomous tongue.


    The Divine n’s patriarch saw that she had not only failed to agitate the Five Element Alliance, she was getting insulted too. Her eyes grew cold and everyone stoppedughing. They felt the chilling anger exuding from her spreading throughout the spinning starte.


    The Five Element Alliance, the Divine Wind faction, and the Thunder Demon faction all took their stances as they red at each other.


    The atmosphere was tense and filled with gunpowder.


    The Demon n’s patriarch''s deep voice broke the tension. “What a joke.”


    “This is the Ancient Graveyard, a ce where we kill each other. There’s no need to be friendly. We will all meet on the battlefield. Don’t forget that it’s a stupid idea to fight here. If the starte breaks, all of us will die.”


    The Demon n’s patriarch returned to his group and sat down to meditate.


    <em>The Demon n’s patriarch is quite straightforward.</em>


    With just a few words, Long Chen had a good understanding of the dynamics between the factions as well as the patriarchs’ temperament.


    The reason why the three factions had remained standing for so long was because none of them wanted to ally with each other. If not for that reason, any two factions would have destroyed the other one.


    The Demon and Divine ns were strong, but the Five Element Alliance were the oldest ns in the Ten Thousand Nations Territory with a wealth of resources. All three factions were equally strong right now.


    The Demon n’s patriarch was straightforward and ruthless. The Divine n’s patriarch was arrogant and snobby. The five patriarchs were undoubtedly cunning old men.


    <em>Just kill each other, dammit. </em>Long Chen wanted all of them to die fighting so that he wouldn’t have to face them.


    After the Demon n’s patriarch stepped away, the others scoffed and returned to their respective ces too. They were now waiting to arrive at the Ancient Graveyard, the ce where their true battles would take ce.


    Long Chen noticed that when the Divine n’s patriarch returned to her group, a young man weed her. The young man had his hair tied into a neat crown. His eyebrows were neat and tidy while his white robes were flowing in the air. He looked just like a god descending from the heavens. His skin had a faint glow and his eyes contained beams of light. His face was undoubtedly the most handsome one on the starte.


    The youth radiated a strong aura. The patriarchs had all suppressed their auras, but the youth did not. His monstrous aura threatened everyone near him.


    <em>He should be one of the stronger youths in the Nine Great ns. He’s probably at the Eighth Earthly Martial Stage.</em>


    The youth was talking to the Divine n’s patriarch, and Long Chen heard him calling her “mother.” <em>So he’s the patriarch’s son? But they look almost the same age.</em>


    “Ah, that must be the famous young master of the Divine n. I’ve heard that the patriarch of the Divine n loves him more than anything. Why did she bring him here, then? The Ancient Graveyard is a dangerous ce … Also, there are a lot of stronger cultivators. I wonder if there will be a major incident this time?” Shao Yu mumbled.


    “Young master?” Long Chen now had an impression of the youth. He knew that he couldn’t even hold a candle to the youth right now, but it was fine since he didn’t have a grudge against the youth.


    <em>Even the strongest youths of the Nine Great ns are high above the Divine Martial Empire.</em>


    “The starte is slowing down. We should be arriving soon. Oh, little Long Chen, can I ask you something?”


    “What is it?”


    “You are here alone, and you are also the weakest person here. To be honest, it will be difficult for you to stay alive. Since fate has brought us together, why don’t you join us?” Shao Yu’s eyes were glittering when he said that.


    Shao Yu saw that Long Chen was still young. It would be a shame for him to die so young, so he wanted to save him.


    Before Long Chen could reject him, a man that looked like a vulture approached them and red at Shao Yu. “Idiot! You are already dead weight to us and now you want another one to join us? Do you not believe that I would cut you down right now?”