Chapter 305 - 173: Evolution 4
Chu Lingguang stood up again and bowed to Yun Hong. He knew this was a debt of gratitude for recognizing his talent.
Regardless of whether he could successfully open the fourth layer of his Dharma Aspect, being able to cultivate in front of the stone stele on the back mountain was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He was very curious about what kind of stele could emit a fluctuation that felt like the weight of a thousand pounds was pressing down on him.
Of course, upgrading his bloodline was also an urgent matter.
He and Yun Hong finished the pot of Spirit Tea, and he took the opportunity to ask for guidance on the questions from Sima Army and the others’ notes.
Yun Hong was a magnanimous person.
Plus, he appreciated Chu Lingguang’s character. For the few questions Chu Lingguang asked on behalf of others, he answered everything he knew. He even watched as Chu Lingguang recorded his words on paper, who claimed—for good measure—that he was afraid he might misremember the answers later.
In the end, Chu Lingguang returned with a great haul.
Not long after he returned to his small courtyard, Sima Army, Jin Huang, Zhao Rushuang, and a few other students he had recently gotten to know all rushed over to get the answers from him.
When they saw that Chu Lingguang had actually written everything down, they were all deeply moved and thanked him profusely.
Lines of text also appeared before Chu Lingguang.
"Helped Sima Army ask Yun Hong for guidance. Gained 142 Favor Points."
"Helped Jin Huang ask Yun Hong for guidance. Gained 131 Favor Points."
"Helped Zhao Rushuang ask Yun Hong for guidance. Gained 151 Favor Points."
"Helped Ma Kun ask Yun Hong for guidance. Gained 98 Favor Points."
...
(Received thanks from multiple people simultaneously. Obtained one ordinary Saber Technique, «Broken Water Blade».)
Chu Lingguang was very satisfied.
Helping them ask Yun Hong for guidance was a simple matter. Gaining seven or eight hundred Favor Points was already beyond his expectations, and he had even obtained an ordinary Saber Technique, the «Broken Water Blade».
Although it was just an ordinary Saber Technique, it was better than nothing. He could give it to someone else in the future and earn another wave of Favor Points.
Inside the small courtyard, Chu Lingguang took out a handwritten manual. The contents were basically the knowledge Yun Hong had taught at the Learning Palace that day.
It contained the classification for the evolutionary levels of bloodlines.
The Sunrise Bloodline is an Evolutionary Technique. It can help people evolve their bloodlines and also help them find the point of compatibility between the Dragon and Elephant.
There are three levels of bloodlines: Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced. Each level is further divided into Upper, Middle, and Lower Grades.
An ordinary person’s bloodline is Primary, Lower Grade. It remains at this level from birth until death.
Even the Bloodline Levels of Long Xin, Xia Tianzhong, and Xu Kanghui were originally only Primary, Lower Grade.
But their circumstances were exceptionally privileged. They were nourished with all sorts of medicinal foods from a young age. Even without practicing a Bloodline Evolution Technique, their Bloodline Levels would generally reach Primary, Upper Grade—or even surpass the Primary level entirely—by the time they became young men.
And this second round of assessment didn’t look at a person’s original Bloodline Level, only the strength of their level at the time of the test.
According to the contents of the Sunrise Bloodline Evolution Technique and the instructions from the teachers, Chu Lingguang learned that during the process of awakening the Dragon Elephant, everyone’s bloodline had been evolving unknowingly.
This was especially true under the protection of the Pile Skill, where it slowly began to change.
However, for most, the changes were not significant.
But Chu Lingguang’s Primordial Bloodline value was over seven thousand, and he could fuse the Dragon and Elephant into one. His own bloodline had long since surpassed Primary, Lower Grade.
If he followed the teachers’ instructions, Chu Lingguang felt his bloodline had already unknowingly reached Intermediate, Lower Grade.
It was at least enough to support the circulation of True Dragon Power.
Once he opened his Bone Aspect, the True Dragon Power within his bloodline would become like a primordial beast. The power it unleashed would skyrocket, perhaps even helping him place in the top ten of the Qiling Governor’s Mansion Provincial Examination.
Of course, for now, all of this was just Chu Lingguang’s own hopeful speculation.
So, he checked his status panel.
Favor Points: 766
Mixed Element Skill (0-10000)
Primordial Bloodline (7196-12000)
Wind-Chasing Step (0-6000)
Broken Water Blade (0-1000)
(Remaining Lifespan: 120 years)
’Since I’ve already raised the Primordial Bloodline to this level, there’s no need to specialize in the Sunrise Bloodline. Besides, the Sunrise Bloodline’s level probably can’t be stronger than the Primordial Bloodline.’
’The fact that I can seamlessly fuse the Dragon and Elephant is inextricably linked to my Primordial Bloodline.’
’If I want to continue obtaining Celestial Cultivation Resources in the next round, I must raise my Primordial Bloodline again. I have to focus all my attention on it,’ Chu Lingguang thought.
He then spent all of the seven hundred-plus Favor Points he had just obtained on his Primordial Bloodline.
The status panel’s information changed.
Favor Points: None
Primordial Bloodline (7962-12000)
In the following days, Chu Lingguang focused on cultivating his Primordial Bloodline. With his Thoughts Reach Far and Wide and his stats increasing, he discovered that the evolutionary method for the Primordial Bloodline was not much different from the cultivation guidelines for the Sunrise Bloodline. In fact, it was even simpler and yielded results more quickly.
At the very least, when cultivating according to the Primordial Bloodline’s method, Chu Lingguang could clearly feel every one of his blood vessels breathing in and out, as if they were absorbing some kind of power and evolving by being nourished by it.
Progress visible to the naked eye was the most encouraging.
Chu Lingguang was full of confidence. As agreed, he spent four hours every day for the following days cultivating in front of the stone stele on the back mountain.
BAM!
Chu Lingguang saw a moss-covered stone stele on the back mountain, looking as if it had been abandoned at the foot of the hill. He walked toward it. When he came within a hundred meters...
An unexpected force slammed down on his shoulders, forcing him to drop to one knee. He struggled back to his feet and straightened his chest, but he could feel his entire body being suppressed by a power, as if a thousand-pound weight was truly pressing down on him.
He had already prepared himself.
But he was still caught completely off guard.
He walked forward.