"tsk, tsk, what a lucky chad "
" Not even the Imperial Prince is as lucky as the Ba King, three quasi King lightning Roc beasts pulling carriage "
" The Sky dominating Emperor really went all out for his son, all out ".
" And when the Ba King is the Chancellor, does bad qualifications stop him from admitting himself to the academy "
" Fortunately the Sacred sky throne is by true virtue and power, not background or status "
Xuan Yu held Ba Tian Ren as they flew to the carriage together atop a floating cloud.
It was already distracting enough for three quasi King lightning Rocs to appear in the linfeng academy.
Unless it was necessary or he didn't have Xuan Yu to help him to the sky, Tian Ren wouldn't have them descend.
Entering the treasure carriage, Ba Tian Ren willed the sky dominating carriage to the Ba Clan domain.
....
Ba Clan, Dominating mountain, Sky Dominating World
The former Ba Clan was relatively just a top clan, but after a descendant held the Imperial dharma, he exalted it to a King clan.
Ba Tian Di, Tian Ren's father.
Know in their annals, the first Ba ancestor was a progeny of a powerful transformed lightning Roc spirit beast and a human.
Bearing the attributes of both, a clan of humans that wielded lightning attributes and golden lightning Roc innate powers was born.
The Ba Clan occupied a an extremely tall peak in the center of the Ba state, back then when Tian Ren's father was still Emperor , it has been been the center of the human realm.
But with the Ji clan bearing the imperial mandate, the Ji state of the Emperor was the present center state.
It didn't matter the geographical alignment, the center is the ground underneath the Emperor's dwelling.
Ba Tian Ren's carriage flew between the thick mist clouds and landed in the main grounds of the clan.
Descending from the carriage together with Xuan Yu .
" My lord, the clan elders and some of the younger clan members ", Xuan Yu informed Ba Tian Ren
Ba Tian Ren could imagine that this group of elders and youths all stood by the side clearly in wait for him.
Bowing in reverence they said in unison, " We greet the King "
Endowed with sky lightning powers, the Elder Ba members especially would have felt the sky turbulence caused by his arrival
Ba Tian Ren knew why they were waiting.
Though young and not powerful, Ba Tian Ren was both king of the Sky Dominating World and head of the Ba clan.
The Human Imperial line was not passed down to descendants, but having graced the imperial seat, the Emperor's blood could no longer be mundane.
Hence the Emperor's clan became king clans.
Tian Ren was Ba Tian Di's true blood, only he could bear the kingly crown.
Unless he gave it, even this closest relatives couldn't aspire his crown.
And beyond the crown, they needed him, every good inheritance of the Ba Tian Di's legacy was in Ba Tian Ren's hands.
Towards his family, Ba Tian Ren felt bitter sweet, all sorts of factions, schemes, and so on, but as for as they did not touch his bottom line, he let it be.
Amidst the gathering, an old man with bright spirited eyes and golden hair drew out, with a strong aura and an hunched back.
Gold lightning colored hair, signature of all main Ba Clan members, except Tian Ren, who was black haired like his father.
" Clan head "
" Great uncle ", from the voice Ba Tian Ren recognized the person and bowed lightly to the old man.
Status wise he was great, but this old man was the oldest ranking and stabilizing figure of the Ba Clan.
Ba Tin
" Your highness ", the old smiled as he also bowed in response.
" You came earlier than usual, this year's worship ceremony of your father, this old man has a request "
Ba Tian Ren nodded, which the old man took as an opportunity to continue.
" Taking a solemn breadth, the old man bowed his head lower and beseeched Ba Tian Ren.
" Let Ba Peng and Ba Mei Lin follow you into the shrine, I hope that they may also receive of the Sky dominating Emperor's legacy "
Everyone was here was a main member of the Ba Clan, from in between them Xuan Yu spotted two youths.
One a tall handsome young man, just shorter than Ba Tian Ren a bit, at 1.8 meters, with spirit eyes and strong gait unlike Ba Tian Ren's delicate fragile appearance.
Another was a beautiful young lady with a valiant aura about her, both with the signature golden hair of the Ba Clan.
Though this two also had their head bowed with the rest, Xuan Yu could feel no submission in their gait, no respect.
The geniuses of the Ba Clan, Ba Peng and Ba Mei Lin, Xuan Yu had heard about them. Truly geniuses, Xuan Yu thought in sacarsim, they disdained their King!
The worship ceremony of Ba Tian Di was a commemoration of Ba Tian Ren's Father's death.
This commeration was done in Ba Tian Di's shrine, and usually only Ba Tian Ren entered Ba Tian Di's shrine.
it had been so for 15 years, and his Father had died when he was 3.
But it had been his Father's instructions to restrict access to his shrine to anyone for that amount of years.
The Shrine contained Ba Tian Di's legacy so it was reasonable for members of the Ba clan to want to enter now the wait was over.
Ba Tian Ren shook his head, not responding to their request.
" Later, afterwards, for this year's worship ceremony it would still be only me
Let the great uncle and elders prepare, I would be going to the the Zhan clan, Ba Peng and Ba Mei Lin, together with other talented youngesters of the clan can follow...
Also prepare for the Realm summit, I would be attending this year "
Saying so he left, with Xuan Yu guiding him to the shrine.
Seeing that Ba Tian Ren had left, Ba Peng raised his head showing a spiteful face, why this Ba Tian Ren being difficult!
He was the highest talent of the Ba clan, manifesting the rare lightning Roc wings at 3, initially named Ba Feng, he had been renamed Ba Peng!
But only has he grew older, did he see the insurmountable gap between him and Ba Tian Ren.
Whilst he was had to aspire for greater heights, his cousin was the greater heights, just because he was Ba Tian Di's son
From his early years, being restrained by the 15 years decree of the Sky dominating Emperor he had waited for this day to be be able to come in contact with Ba Tian Di's legacy.
Ba Peng felt Ba Tian Ren didn't deserve everything he had, wasn't it better in his hands for the betterment of the Ba clan!
Now he had to wait more, was he ever going to get it.
Unlike Ba Mei Lin who was relatively composed, Ba Peng was anxious.
The elders though they looked composed also had various thoughts in their minds.
Though they had started with Ba Peng and Ba Mei Lin, it was just the initial testing of the waters.
If Ba Tian Ren allowed this, it meant he had relaxed his hold of the Sky dominating Emperor's legacy.
In the future more descendants of the Ba family would also be able to cultivate it, even they, though they were old, who knew if they would be able to cultivate it too.
Unlike the cunning elders who could restrian their thoughts , Ba Peng was clearly more impetuous .
" Great uncle, would Tian Ren keep the Sky dominating Emperor's legacy all to himself "
" Ba Tian Ren is not like that, since he said not now instead of no, he would surely share it, just wait "
How could Ba Tin not know what was going in the minds of all of them.
The truth was, he was the same, but unlike the rest that had these thoughts for personal ambition, it was the greater prosperity of the Ba Clan that was in his heart.
He also felt that the Sky dominating Emperor's legacy should be shared with the clan.
Then turning to the other elders with a stern face, he spoke, " Make the arrangements Ba King ordered "
Compared to the internal issues of the Ba clan, Ba Tian Ren's visit to the Zhan clan and the Human realm summit were more pending issues for now.
...
In a large shrine, Ba Tian Ren stood in a golden blood pool.
Ba Tian Di's shrine had the outer and inner court, but while the outer court truly contained Ba Tian Di's cultivation technique, the inner court contained the true legacy for Ba Tian Ren.
It wasn't that Ba Tian Ren was really withholding from his clan members, but he had his reasons.
He wasn't done, and Ba Tian Di's legacy wasn't for them.
Inside this blood pool, Ba Tian Ren sat crosslegged as he revolved the Sky Dominating chapter of the Heaven dominating cultivation tactic.
Within his body, a drop of golden blood, revolved round his body before settling at the middle of his chest cavity at each cycle.
This cultivation technique was some parts what outsiders thought, but some parts wasn't.
The Sky Dominating scripture was an ancient innate godfiend refining technique.
it was with this technique Ba Tian Di had seized the mandate of the Human realm.
The outside world thought his cultivation talent aptitude were bad, and even with Ba Tian Di's bloodline he couldn't truly inherit his Father's legacy.
But it wasn't so, Ba Tian Ren had done so and beyond.
He had progressed but had seemingly not progressed.
His aspects of existence prevented him for progress.
That the past should stand before the present.
Ba Tian Ren remembered the vision his father had imprinted in his mind.
Of three hims, of one him.
" Wait for it, he said... "
Did father know things would be like this
There were still so many things he didn't understand, but now he also understood a lot.
Some vague pieces had become clearer over time.
The Sky dominating scripture was a derived technique from the Heaven dominating tactic.
Ba Tian Ren hadn't learnt it, it just came to him innately.
Ba Tian Ren had a terrifying feeling, one he presumed his Father had also felt.
That, this legacy had come to his Father because of him.
That this wasn't his Father's Ba Tian Di's legacy, but his!