X-Dragon Era

But the leader of the Crazy Dragon Gang didn't simply think about surrendering; what he valued more was the future. He was very clear that once they joined Longmen, they could possess the ability to never age or die, and they would definitely receive some Innate Spiritual Treasures. Although their status would drop considerably, their power would only rise and not decline.

Power is a very subtle thing. It's not that the boss always has the greatest power. Even if one has absolute power within the gang, when facing other gangs, one still faces restrictions. At that time, power is diminished.

On the other hand, with the strength of Longmen, if one could join, although power would definitely decline in the short term, with the Potential of Longmen, it wouldn't be long before one soared. By that time, just being the leader of a small squad, the extent of your power would be incomparable to that of the current leader of the Crazy Dragon Gang.

The king of a small country might only manage a few thousand subjects, while a village chief in a big country could govern tens of thousands of people. Although it seems on the surface that the king has more power, in fact, it's quite the opposite.

The leader of the Crazy Dragon Gang knew himself well. Although his aptitude and potential were good, if he continued to develop, he would not achieve much in his lifetime, and he didn't know when he might be killed.

But joining Longmen was different. Not only was the future much brighter, but one could also transcend life and death. And it wasn't just for himself; even his family could become immortal. The temptation was simply too great.

In a moment of rapid thought, in the blink of an eye, the leader of the Crazy Dragon Gang made his decision and smiled at Xin Yun, saying, "Please put away your Spiritual Treasure, we are willing to submit!"

"Er..." Hearing the other's words, Xin Yun was taken aback. He had thought of many possibilities, and although he had considered that the other party might submit, he hadn't expected them to be so direct and so decisive!

Note that submission and words like forfeiting or surrendering are completely different. Forfeiting merely acknowledges defeat due to being outmatched; if one surrenders, they simply become prisoners. But submission is different. Here, submission is predicated on serving. It means that once Xin Yun accepts the leader's submission, the Crazy Dragon Gang would cease to exist from that point on, and its leader would become Xin Yun's subject!

There was a brief shock, but Xin Yun quickly came to his senses and admired the leader before him. Although their contact was not extensive, to be able to understand everything and make the most rational choice in such a short time showed that the other person was no simple character; at the very least... his intelligence was very fearsome.

Xin Yun reached out with his right hand and retracted the Heaven and Earth Seal from mid-air, then smiled at the other party, saying, "Submit? Are you sure you haven't used the wrong word?"

Hearing Xin Yun's words, the leader of the Crazy Dragon Gang's face became solemn as he earnestly said, "I have not misspoken; please take me in, Master."

With a laugh, Xin Yun joyfully said, "Then that's just wonderful. I have no reason to refuse. However, I still have to ask one more time, are you certain you won't regret it? You should understand that once you join Longmen, there is no chance of leaving. All traitors will be erased..."

Smiling and nodding, Mad Dragon confidently said, "Of course, I could never betray. In fact... even if you were to expel me, I'm afraid no one would leave, right?"

Astonished, Xin Yun quickly burst into laughter and nodded at the leader of the Crazy Dragon Gang, "You are very clever, truly very clever. There's no need for tests, I can tell you with certainty that once you join Longmen, you no longer have to worry about life and death. Those who enter Longmen attain eternal life!"

Hearing Xin Yun's words, a gleam of joy flashed in the eyes of the leader of the Crazy Dragon Gang. As a Martial Artist, although everyone pursued strength, fundamentally, what they sought was to transcend life and death.

Now that he had such an opportunity, who wouldn't take it? If one could attain immortality, what matter the cost? Furthermore... what Xin Yun asked for was not much, simply that they become members of Longmen, which was no different from their past lives but a change of allegiance.

With hands clasped together, Mad Dragon said loudly, "Tie Zhan, along with his brothers, pay homage to the Master!"

Nodding with a smile, Xin Yun laughed heartily and said, "Good, very good... On behalf of all members of Longmen, I welcome you to our ranks. From now on, the former members of the Crazy Dragon Gang are integrated into Longmen, all of you will join the Crazy Dragon Hall, with Tie Zhan as the Hall Master!"

Pausing briefly, Xin Yun continued, looking at Tie Zhan: "Although you have joined Longmen, I will grant you enough freedom. From now on, your duties remain unchanged, whatever you were supposed to do before, you will still do, and Shoushan and Ling Shan will be controlled by you!"

In the following days, Xin Yun and the others returned to their closed-door cultivation in the Bottle Heaven to stabilize their new realm, while all external affairs were arranged by the members of Crazy Dragon Hall.

As for the Dual Assassins, although they kept looking for opportunities, to their disappointment, before they could complete their arrangement, an order from Xin Yun came down: abandon the assassination mission, the Crazy Dragon Gang had already been fully merged into Longmen, and all its former members had become part of Longmen's Crazy Dragon Hall.

Originally, Xin Yun's realm had already stabilized at the One Star crystal level, but after today's battle, he had risen again, by a full four stars, and if he didn't stabilize it with closed-door cultivation, the consequences could be very grave.