Chapter 620: Gifts and Bloodlines

Chapter 620: Gifts and Bloodlines

A short flight and a hop through the teleportation array later, Chen Wentian and Zhou Ziyun arrived at the Sky District. They didnt pay attention to the tall skyscraping pagodas around them and headed straight for the library.

Youre not mad are you? He asked.

She snorted, Why would I be mad?

That I signed you up for some Dao preaching competition.

Ill be fine. Worst case, I make a fool of myself and make you lose a lot of face.

Hahaha! I have complete faith in you.

Mmmhmm.

They both left it at that and arrived at the entrance to the library. The building was also a pagoda that stood ten stories tall. The sides were made of white stone while the roof tiles were red. It was a curious sight, a beacon of knowledge amidst the forest of tall buildings. It was one of the few benefits the Immortal Association provided to the human population under their protection.

Only, this benefit required a lot of money.

Two people, that will be two hundred kilograms of red spiritual crystal for a one-day pass. Said the dispassionate voice of the clerk behind the welcome desk.

Chen Wentian tried to give the person the stink eye but they werent even looking in his direction. He made a noise of disapproval and dropped a sack of money on the counter. It disappeared in a flash and two wooden badges appeared in its place.

Bloodthirsty He muttered as he took them.

In this sense, Chen Wentians blue dragon powers could be considered a kind of bloodline power. It did not completely come from his blue dragon soul but the source of fire that it left behind before it died. Because of this source of fire that dragons usually only left for their own kin, he could temporarily transform his body into one akin to a dragon. There was a trace of dragon blood in his veins and his bones were tough as a dragons. Even if he did not have the blue dragon soul, he would have still been able to wield blue dragon flames although it would have been somewhat weaker.

And it was entirely possible that he was not the only human with the powers of divine beasts. It wasnt difficult to imagine grand royal families and ancient noble lineages residing in blessed realms and holy worlds that have stubbornly held onto bloodlines stolen from divine beasts.

Finally, human bloodlines didnt come from just beasts but also demons and other races. Demon bloodlines were especially powerful and strange. There were all kinds of demons in the world with a myriad of powers. Those humans that cultivated demon bloodlines could either kill demons and rob their blood or they could even be demon worshippers, having completely fallen to the enemy of their own race.

These demon worshippers were even worse than actual demons. The Immortal Association had a standing order to wipe out all demon worshippers and their kin, down to every last chicken and pet dog. Everything had to be wiped out where demon worshippers existed.

Therefore, Chen Wentian concluded after the long lecture, To address an unknown power, we need to establish where it came from, a heavenly gift or a hidden bloodline. If it is heavens gift, then there is nothing to worry about. Qingcheng, Qianyu, Yingluo, or you, if your ability was a gift, then we will simply rejoice and we can cultivate it without worry. But if your ability came from a bloodline, we will have to proceed carefully.

How so? Zhou Ziyun asked.

The best case is that it is a hidden human bloodline. Perhaps one of your parents is the great-great-great-descendant of some folks that got lost in the subcontinent. These human factions with bloodlines are often more powerful than the Spirit King Realm. Things can get messy if your secret ability attracts their attention. They might want you back and they might be unruly and too powerful for me to handle.

If the bloodline came from beasts, which is probably unlikely in your cases, it will definitely attract greedy people from all directions. The news of divine beasts always brings out the worst in us. Greedy and jealousy are difficult to defeat and there has been endless bloodshed over these matters.

He sighed and shook his head, But if the bloodline came from demons, this is the most worrisome. I dont have to repeat myself with regard to demon worshippers. But even for clans that kill demons and steal their blood, there is a certain sense of taboo about them across the land. They are often looked down upon and sometimes even outright outlawed. They will not only face the wrath of demons but the narrow-minded opinions of other people. They may even be hunted and killed by their own side.

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