that of the損友 kind..."What's the point of that Don't waste your youth here, let's have another round of riddles. If I win, I'll go on a date with Nangong Su!" The young miss got straight to the point...Chapter 231: Lineage 2
"Actually..." He was about to say something when he suddenly realized a problem and decided not to go through with it. Instead, he asked, "Um, I want to ask a question. Does this count as an event"
"Of course this counts as an event, and a big one at that! What do you mean by your question" Black Snow was confused and replied somewhat irritably.
"Black Snow, he wants to say if helping us open the door counts as fulfilling one of your conditions, which would allow him to deduct one!" Big Red understood Free-Spirited's intentions and immediately reminded her.
"Alright, then it can count as deducting an event," Black Snow nodded. She didn't want Free-Spirited to do anything in the first place, so this was just a backup plan that happened to be useful now.
">>>" Big Red hadn't expected Black Snow to agree so readily; wasn't she making things too easy for him No, it couldn't be like that!
"Deducting an event is fine, but you can't just open the front door. You have to open every part of this magic palace! If I need your help, you'll still have to take full responsibility and can't say it's another matter." Big Red tied Free-Spirited down to exploring this underground magic palace; he could be summoned for any task.
Only then did Big Red feel normal. Letting Eastern Wu Niang go would indeed be worthwhile, or rather, extremely worthwhile!
"If you think it's appropriate like that, then let's do it. Anyway, I also want to take a look inside; otherwise this year would have been wasted!" Free-Spirited said nonchalantly as he covered up how much of the place he had already explored.
If he showed indifference now, others might suspect whether he had seen something inside and was therefore indifferent. Anyone who waited here for over a year wouldn't not look; even if Free-Spirited didn't care about other things, he couldn't help but want to take a peek!
So it made the most sense for him to request entry. He didn’t mind spending more time inside either; there might be new discoveries since his attention had been on mechanisms and books all year.
"Alright then, let's do this!" Big Red said.
"Let’s get started then! Right now there are three ways to open the door. First, force it open!" Free-Spirited pointed a finger.
"No way! The entire magic palace is protected by formations; if you try to force it open, it will collapse!" Black Snow immediately rejected this idea.
Free-Spirited naturally knew that too but had ways to destroy parts without affecting the whole. Don’t forget how he got in originally. However, he didn't want to expose his powers or use them casually.
Furthermore, such an action would ruin the palace's integrity and leave others feeling regretful. Given Free-Spirited’s attitude toward these ruins, he wouldn’t destroy them without reason.
"Second method!" He pointed two fingers at the door. "Break the mechanisms on it; that will take some time."
"Take your time if you must; better than not being able to open it! I called you over specifically for this task. Since you could destroy my device and crack the Invincible Sword’s mechanism in a day, you can certainly do this one quickly!" Black Snow nodded.
"Right, what's your third method" she asked.
"The third method is the simplest and saves time," Free-Spirited smiled, looking at her as if he was about to drop a bombshell.
"What method" Black Snow wasn’t fazed; she wanted to know what it was since the most important thing was getting this door open quickly.
"It’s bleeding!" Free-Spirited said calmly.
">>>" Everyone fell silent. They had all been looking forward to something else, but...
"Did you forget I already told you that the people of the bloodline have long since vanished and we don’t know where to find them; it would take who knows how much time! This is your fastest option!!" Black Snow patted Free-Spirited’s head sympathetically.
"Get off, I haven't forgotten!" Free-Spirited swatted her hand away. "Do you realize that just a few people three thousand years ago could have had countless descendants There might be more people with their bloodline than you can imagine!"
"What’s the point; we don’t even know who they are!" Black Snow said.
"Though we don’t know, we can try! Theoretically, among these people there's a chance someone has the required bloodline—especially since it’s your own sect’s bloodline. There will be an even higher chance here in your magic sect; anyway, just a drop of blood is all it takes!" Free-Spirited said.
That's right, from a probability standpoint, as long as those individuals at the beginning didn't completely cut off their lineage, they would certainly pass down their bloodline. Over three thousand years, if it develops well, there might be an unimaginable number of people with this bloodline.
There are over a thousand people here, and the chances are very high!
"Get someone to come and bleed quickly!" Black Snow softly shouted; without realizing it, she had learned the phrase 'bloodletting' from Xianyao's vocabulary.
Soon enough, people gathered together, even Eastern Wunan and her sister were brought over. Xianyao noticed that there seemed to be an indicator where the blood was dripping on the main gate.
This line had originally been a color but when someone dripped their blood, it started changing colors from one end to another!
"What does this mean" Black Snow also noticed this and asked Xianyao.
"This might require a certain amount of blood. The person who just bled has the Demon Sect's bloodline, but that’s not enough; it may need more blood or... better yet, you go over there and bleed some more..." Xianyao called out to the person with the bloodline who could activate it.
After this person dripped a little bit of blood, he noticed no reaction at all. Even after dripping more blood, nothing happened. He wanted to continue...
"Alright, there's no need to keep trying. This should only be recognized once per person based on the purity of their bloodline! Others can try too, hoping that someone with a purer lineage might show up." Xianyao was somewhat無奈, it seemed he had underestimated this process. If things were like this, perhaps his method couldn't open this place.
Black Snow also thought the same but continued to order people to bleed since she could use this opportunity to identify some with Demon Sect bloodlines. These individuals could be cultivated specifically as only those with such a lineage can practice Heavenly Demon Arts, and there must be secret manuals for it within the Magic Palace.
Soon enough, all of the Demon Sect members had bled, and indeed, others were found; not just one but several. Among these thousand people, there were actually six individuals with Demon Sect bloodlines, though their lineages weren't very pure—combined, they didn’t even reach half of the length of that line.
"What do we do now Shall we summon more people" Black Snow frowned; the Demon Sect definitely wouldn’t be limited to just these thousand individuals. The ones who came out this time were only a part of their elites, but in any case, bloodline matters don't depend on whether one is elite or not.
However, if they did that, it would take much more time. Yet, there was also an advantage: they could identify those with Demon Sect bloodlines.
"That depends on what you want!" Xianyao said indifferently; this was entirely up to Black Snow.
“Let’s summon them! But before that, let's try these two. If only I hadn't driven those people away earlier.” Black Snow frowned and ordered Eastern Wunan and her sister to come forward for bloodletting while making the call.
Though unlikely, she wanted to give it a shot anyway.
"Hmph, how boring! How can we possibly have your Demon Sect's bloodline!" Eastern Wutong found this situation ridiculous; she was from the Heavenly Gate and belonged to a prestigious sect.
Black Snow thought the same but felt it couldn’t hurt to try. Even if only slightly possible, better safe than sorry!
But unexpectedly, when Eastern Wutong’s blood dripped in, that line actually moved! This indicated that she had Demon Sect blood as well.
Much more surprisingly, her lineage was purer than the others; her blood activated about a quarter of the length!
"This... How can this be I couldn’t possibly have Demon Sect blood!" Eastern Wutong said blankly, unable to believe and unwilling to accept it.
“There’s nothing impossible about that. Your lineage is something your ancestors gave you; you can't choose it. Also, what does who my ancestors were matter to me If my ancestor was an emperor, does that mean I must be one too Would the entire world then be filled with emperors” Xianyao said coolly.
Eastern Wutong’s initially chaotic thoughts suddenly cleared up upon hearing this. She felt a bit enlightened; if she had collapsed at this moment, it might have affected her martial path. Luckily, thanks to Xianyao's reminder, she regained her senses.
"Thank you!"
“It’s nothing.” Xianyao said casually. He would do something within his capacity, but afterwards, he added more words that could possibly make Eastern Wutong even more distraught.
“Your bloodline being so pure might be because you're the direct descendant of the Demon Sect. The Heavenly Gate has always belonged to the Eastern family; since they chose this place as their base originally, perhaps it’s due to the Eastern ancestors who were actually descendants with Demon Sect lineage and quite pure. Later, after time passed, they became a prestigious sect, hiding that fact from future generations!”
"..." Eastern Wutong fell silent; Xianyao's theory seemed plausible since why the Heavenly Gate was here remained vague.
“If so, then it’s not coincidental that the Heavenly Gate is here but rather they knew there were secrets to be found. I said before, how could anything in this world be such a coincidence There are plenty of places to choose from, yet they picked this spot.” Xianyao muttered; naturally, this was merely his conjecture. Perhaps it had just been a coincidence.(To Be Continued)t."Miss Dongfang, who is Solitary Star Who is Black Snow" Fēngchí asked, wanting to find someone to threaten Xiāoyáo. At this moment, his daughter wasn't feeling well even though Tián Yì had stabilize...