Chapter 424

Chapter 424: Bloodline Lock and the Unlocking of the Heavenly Path

The meeting continued.

The final topic circled back to the internal issues of the Luo Dynasty.

The Lord of Luo and the strength that surged within the Luo Dynasty due to Extreme Spiritual Law was now the most critical concern.

“I don’t know if you’ve heard of the bloodline lock?”

Qi Lian suddenly spoke up.

“What is that?”

Tang Si looked up; she possessed a vast amount of knowledge but had never heard of such a thing.

Everyone felt uneasy just from the name, adopting an attentive manner to listen.

“It literally means to lock the bloodline so that only specific individuals can unlock it.”

Qi Lian explained.

“Locking the bloodline?”

“What do you mean, Seventh Seat?”

The group exchanged anxious glances, their bad premonition intensifying.

“This is information I extracted from the minds of the Holy Lineage’s Mystic Realm practitioners. Their clan is inherently bound by a bloodline lock. Once activated, the bloodline becomes sealed, stripping away all resistance. If the activation is violent, it can even cause the bloodline to collapse, which would severely injure even a real being, reducing their power to the lowest point.”

“The Lord of Luo can command real beings because he holds the bloodline lock. He is currently the strongest of the Holy Lineage bloodline. Even if his Dao Artifact does not surpass that of a real being, they cannot refuse his commands. This is a method for higher-ups to command lower beings and also a way to prevent the bloodline from leaking outside the clan.”

Qi Lian elaborated.

“Preventing leakage?”

Yun Ye pondered.

“The bloodline information is inscribed on the Heavenly Path. Even without blood ties, one might still obtain a similar bloodline. Only by initially setting the lock can they avoid being inherited by others, after all, it’s just a matter of a spell to resolve.”

“The Holy Sect in Huangzhou also perished due to this reason. Otherwise, even if luck was involved, there would always be someone inheriting the Ascension of the Heavenly Path bloodline.”

Qi Lian chuckled lightly.

“The Ascension of the Heavenly Path is a talent exclusive to the Holy Lineage. It cannot be casually inherited.”

Yuexin remarked lightly.

“Don’t be too serious. Do you really believe that all those who once had the talent of the Holy Lineage are extinct?”

Qi Lian shook her head slightly.

“Fourth Seat, Seventh Seat, it sounds like you both understand the Ascension of the Heavenly Path well. Is it possible for us to achieve the Ascension of the Heavenly Path?”

Tian Jialun interjected.

“It’s difficult. To reach the first tier of the Heavenly Path grants the Origin Law, while reaching the eleventh tier acquires the ascent law of the spiritual realm, which records the bloodline. At the twenty-first tier, you gain the ascent law of the law realms, once again recording the bloodline. At the thirty-first tier, you obtain Mystic Realm spells and record all information, which can be used to repair even damaged Spiritual Roots.”

“The Ascension of the Heavenly Path sits above all this, belonging to the effects of the forty-first tier. As long as you reach the forty-first tier, there’s a chance to obtain the possibility of Ascension… But it’s just a possibility; multiple ascents to the forty-first tier may be needed to inherit the talents of the Holy Lineage and pass on the ability of the Ascension of the Heavenly Path.”

Yuexin responded.

She had been studying these advanced concepts, and she herself had already reached the twentieth tier, but no matter what, she couldn’t break through to the twenty-first tier.

To break through, she had been studying, trying to understand why she could not pass.

She had also asked Yun Ye, who simply told her that she needed strength; without strength, it was impossible to advance past the twenty-first tier.

This was a dead end for her because the strength Yun Ye mentioned referred to knowledge and control over spirituality. She believed her knowledge within the Tomorrow Society was unmatched, but controlling spirituality proved challenging. For many years, she had lingered in Early Stage Four, unable to reach a higher realm, partly due to her body being transformed by the Force of Freedom.

Moreover, relying on the spirituality acquired through the body diminished significantly when switching bodies on the Heavenly Path. Not everyone, like Yun Ye, had the Rebirth Book, which made any body capable of functioning.

Thus,

both Yuexin and Qi Lian concluded: “Currently, within Tomorrow Nation, there’s no possibility of achieving the Ascension of the Heavenly Path. Even for tier twenty-one, only Ming Waiyang has passed, let alone the subsequent stages.”

“Didn’t the records of the two sects mention that once the super formations were completed, it would be possible to attain the Ascension of the Heavenly Path bloodline?” Tian Jialun asked persistently.

“…”

This question indeed stumped the two women. They did not understand the reasons—though the two sects had explained the function of the super formations, they could not be applied to Tomorrow Nation. Forget the forty-first tier; it was even impossible to break through the twenty-first tier.

The biggest issue still lay with the Heavenly Path’s inability to carry out memories; no one knew what had happened. Otherwise, the answer may have already been evident.

“The reason is quite simple: it all comes down to ‘stance.’”

Yun Ye shook his head, “The reason the two sects hope to return to the Holy Sect with the complete super formations is merely that a unified stance would greatly enhance their fortune, thus lowering the difficulty of ascending the Heavenly Path stages. This tactic is ineffective for us because even with the reduced difficulty, we still cannot pass.”

“This is evident from the ascent levels of the Seventh Seat. She does not fully believe in the path of tomorrow, yet she has already crossed the thirty-first tier… Meanwhile, practitioners who genuinely believe in the path of tomorrow have all, without exception, gotten stuck at the twenty-first tier. This has nothing to do with talent; it’s purely based on stance.”

“Perhaps the reason the Heavenly Path cannot convey memories is to maintain a monopoly, to hinder later arrivals from advancing. The nature of the ascent law shows this clearly. A family with a powerful ascent law cannot be toppled by those who arrive later.”

“Without Extreme Spiritual Law, what kind of peerless individuals could possibly reach our current state? What is the possibility?”

Yun Ye stated calmly.

His words struck deeply, like blades piercing the hearts of everyone present.

What is the possibility?

Of course, it is zero.

Throughout history, the lower class has never succeeded in revolting, and not even the names and deeds of such attempts were worthy enough to be recorded.

Today, they felt those blades pierce them repeatedly.

It was simply that they hadn’t noticed before.

This time, with the mention of the Heavenly Path, certain truths were uncovered, laid bare before them; even the slowest among them should have sensed something was amiss.

Tian Jialun looked at the Chief, who sat with hands crossed, lost in thought…

He couldn’t help but feel a cold sweat trickle down.

What did Ming Waiyang mean by this…?

“Chief, what does this stance refer to? The New Dao versus the Old Dao?”

Jiang Peiyao asked calmly.

“…”

Yun Ye silently shook his head; what did it matter? After all, it was a dispute among the surface dwellers. The real issue was the immortals—they overlooked the mortal realm, cutting off anything that threatened them. But Yun Ye clearly couldn’t state this aloud; he nodded and said, “This is a matter of stance and also a matter of path. The ruling Dao claims all resources and rights for itself, while the path of tomorrow advocates for joint development and shared results.”

“No matter how we compare, our generation of cultivators must far exceed those of the two sects. Yet, the Heavenly Path stages stop at the twenty-first tier, which speaks volumes. This is a fundamental contradiction; the Heavenly Path is clearly created by the predecessors of the ruling Dao, leaning more towards it. If we cannot break this, we will ultimately go no far.”

“Just now, the Seventh Seat mentioned the bloodline lock. Honestly, this inspired me greatly. It may be time to unravel the veil of the Heavenly Path.”

Hum!

Everyone felt a sudden jolt, their heads roaring; they stared in shock at Yun Ye, “Chief, what are you saying?!”

“You mean, you have a way to unlock the mystery of the Heavenly Path?”

The Heavenly Path is considered a miracle in the cultivation world.

It holds countless treasures.

Even without memories, just the power granted by each tier made them unwilling to believe the Heavenly Path held no grand secrets!

From the first to tenth tier, it deduces the Origin Law, making the spiritual bodies born from the Origin Law increasingly powerful.

From the eleventh to twentieth tier, the eleventh tier records the law of the spiritual realm, documents the bloodline, and enhances the effects of the spells; the following nine tiers can deduce spells.

From the twenty-first to thirtieth tier, the twenty-first tier records the law realm while also preserving the bloodline; the remaining nine tiers similarly have deducing effects.

There are still stages thirty-one, forty-one, and beyond…

If they could unlock the secrets of the Heavenly Path, it would be no less than cracking the Origin Law—imparting spirituality to the masses!

What method could possibly unravel the Heavenly Path?!

“Very simple: the bloodline lock.”

“Since the Heavenly Path recognizes the bloodline lock and allows the insertion of hidden nails, then it should also be possible to write some words into the Origin Law.”

Yun Ye declared.

He excelled in reverse deduction; he knew the Heavenly Path had a deducing effect and proceeded according to its own will, making this possibility entirely feasible.

Recording one’s own memories within the bloodline, expressing them as cultivation progressed, then analyzing the fixed positions of the spiritual gene fragments.

To be honest, this wasn’t a particularly unique idea. Yun Ye didn’t believe that for so many years, those top-tier forces had yet to crack this mystery.

As long as there is a loophole, someone will inevitably exploit it. The Heavenly Path suppressing memories works just like that. Yun Ye’s wisdom was ordinary, yet after countless calculations, he could deduce it.

For those with exceptionally high intelligence, as long as they researched the Heavenly Path, they would understand that the core issue was merely a matter of time.