Chapter 1014: Another Truth...

Kin?

Back then, the lineage of the Innate Ancient Gods had long since perished in the distant primordial era. Even the ancient tribes, descendants of the ancient gods, became increasingly sparse. In later eras, the surrounding flames no longer even appeared, and they intermingled with the Witch race, gradually becoming indistinguishable from them.

"Could it be Ruyun and Di Qi?" Phoenix mused inwardly.

The era she left was too ancient...

But she knew, of course, that Dao Changsheng had driven out Di Qi, and she had witnessed the Creator God's descent. The two of them, Di Qi and the other, had flown off into the distant cosmos.

"Are we to meet again here?" She couldn't help but ponder.

She indeed felt a subtle bloodline connection, somewhere far off within the ruins.

At their level, having cultivated their race's genetic bloodline transcendent system to its peak, their bloodlines naturally possessed a subtle sense of connection.

"I..." She hesitated.

"Don't rush."

Moon God Ji smiled and said, "You should first cultivate and rest for a bit... The other party is still a very long distance from reaching here."

Cultivation knows no time.

For enlightened beings of this caliber, spending one or two hundred years exploring a ruin is perfectly normal.

After all, a ruin is inherently the site of a vast transcendent world.

"You can use this time, before they reach the depths of the ruins, to cultivate your system, supplement your last few genes, and break through to the complete ninth-tier..." Moon God Ji said calmly, "Although my lineage still has many members, in terms of bloodline, you are the only close relative remaining... As for them?

The situation when you meet them is unknown... They might not come with you or heed your advice, but may have already integrated with the natives, heading towards localization."

Phoenix's expression was complex.

Indeed.

In reality, few Innate Ancient Gods inherited much of her bloodline.

And Di Qi and the others might not care about their original race's bloodline, as it offered little combat power. They had long since integrated the bloodlines of other races...

"It's as if it's fate that they've come here to explore... I hope I can persuade them; after all, returning to our own race would be safer and more stable than remaining within an enemy's tribe..." Phoenix's expression became serene as she looked at the survivors of the ruins and the two, Ji Yi and the other.

After a moment of silence, she respectfully said to Moon God Ji, "Grandfather, thank you for bringing me back to our race... I will dedicate some of my attention to caring for the young of this lineage."

Moon God Ji smiled and said, "From now on, you will be the heir of our lineage."

Ji Yi and Ji Ming watched, gritting their teeth, their hearts pounding.

It seems there's another competitor for the heir position!

Moon God Ji had said before.

The re-propagation of Mother River Civilization also had a major goal: his lifespan was nearing its end...

Therefore, he planned to integrate the stolen immortal bloodline, and also, like the enemy's super ancient gods, to cultivate a guardian of the Dao. This guardian would be his equal, and together they would govern the entire world...

This was a chance to reach the pinnacle, and no one would choose to give it up!

"It seems we need to work harder." The two exchanged glances.

Especially the one who had served as Moon God Ji's moon attendant felt a profound sense of crisis.

"The other person also naturally possesses an immortal bloodline; this is a huge advantage... Could it be a bloodline mutation from two races? Ares and the other's immortal blood merging together... creating an energy-form immortal gene?"

"Highly probable!"

Ji Yi and the other whispered, their eyes shining brightly.

This is very possible!

Unfortunately, this is a unique mutated gene, and it would be difficult for them to obtain it.

Because the only genes that can be passed down are those in the first 'gene slot,' which represents the original gene of that race.

For instance, Di Qi's first gene slot is the 'flame gene,' which is his racial characteristic. Nine out of ten of his descendants would also be ancient tribes with flame genes. However, the 'Witch race gene' and 'Primordial gene' in his second and third gene slots are not inheritable.

The Phoenix before them was also like this.

Her first gene is 'energy manipulation,' so her descendants all inherited this genetic talent, becoming Innate Ancient Gods surrounded by energy flames, rather than inheriting her later genes...

Thus, her subsequent genes are unique, and cannot be inherited or passed down.

"The universe is truly wondrous; it's unknown what kind of reproductive environment gave birth to such a unique mutated lifeblood, it's simply a divine gift..."

"The variations in genetic bloodlines are endless and too mysterious... Life itself is the most complex and mysterious thing in the universe, and these changes are hard to quantitatively predict."

"Enviable!"

"Unique, no wonder such immense effort was expended to forcibly reclaim this being of our race!"

"But this is also extremely fortunate; even if descendants mutate, most would likely mutate into low-grade, useless bloodlines, wouldn't they?"

"It seems that when two powerful bloodlines with different genes exist, there's an extremely low probability that their offspring might merge both sets of genes, with the genes from both sides somehow fitting and merging to cause a mutation?"

"Unknown... Even if a mutation occurs, it's an extremely low probability. And for such powerful beings, a single act of procreation consumes immense mental effort and essence; how could they give birth frequently? Let alone undergo bloodline mutation."

The two continued to converse, their discussion drifting further and further.

As the vanguard unit, they quickly familiarized themselves with the environment and summoned Ji Shang, Li Li, and even the most powerful being of the Mother River Civilization, the ruler of the Sun Dynasty — the Sun God Asa.

They descended upon this land.

A colossal and mighty elemental god descended upon this land, radiating vastness and majesty.

The Sun God Asa.

Currently, the strongest combatant in the Mother River Civilization!

Indeed, his path to the ninth-tier was already more than halfway complete.

"From the subtle aura, are you our ancestor?" At this moment, Asa, with great piety and respect, looked at Phoenix Daojun, feeling an intimate and gentle connection to her bloodline, possessing the simplicity inherent to elemental life forms.

At the same time, he looked at the beings within the Four Elemental Planes with great joy, "Ah! Suddenly, we have so many more kin...."

He then looked at the newborn semi-elemental infants and the pure elemental life forms on this land, overjoyed. "Our elemental race has an extremely low birth rate to begin with, and now we suddenly have so many more kin... No wonder, the accumulation here is vast."

This marked a major burst of development.

The members of the Sun Dynasty instantly increased by countless folds.

Next, they explored the surrounding ruins to obtain resources. "Mother River, a Mother River branch can be established here... running through the entire ruin..."

At the same time, they began to search for the bloodlines of the enlightened beings that had been sent, observing them carefully.

However, their standards were too high. While most of the bloodlines possessed some characteristics, none were truly powerful.

After all, how could truly powerful ninth-tier enlightened beings possibly perish in such a place?

Most were incomplete or weak enlightened beings.

And for powerful civilizations like the Abyss Blue Divine Realm, while they might not necessarily break through the ruins, it was almost impossible for them to perish here, dying at the hands of the tomb's guardian deity!

"It's developing..." Moon God Ji smiled, watching Phoenix here, constantly absorbing insights and notes on elemental cultivation techniques, looking very serene.

She would probably complete the final organization, perfecting some minor flaws in her four genes, and then break through to the complete ninth-tier.

Further away, Yuan Qinghua, who had descended into the Mother River Civilization and evolved the 'skeleton bloodline' gradually becoming a native here, also arrived with the main force.

He was even more startled; various pieces of information were assaulting his mind, which felt like it was about to split.

He wandered around here, utterly bewildered,

"Holy crap! What a coincidence? So this elemental ruin, a tenth-tier ruin's elemental civilization, which the Abyss Blue Divine Realm is exploring, is actually Moon God Ji's origin and ancestral home?"

"So they were already hidden deep within the ruins?"

"Holy crap, Daojun! Why is Phoenix Daojun here?! She's actually a relative of Moon God Ji. What kind of melodramatic, clichéd drama is this, where the murderer of my father raises me... So Di Qi and the others wouldn't be..."

"A saga of noble bloodline feuds, could Di Qi and the others be of the enemy's bloodline? This is bad. Given the situation, Di Qi is still pressing deeper; it's likely they intend to meet... They might betray!"

Yuan Qinghua watched, growing sufficiently alarmed, feeling as if he was going mad!

"It seems he's uncovered another horrifying truth of history..." Xu Zhi gave a faint, knowing smile, glancing at the dumbfounded fellow, yet remained quite calm.

Despite the commotion, he still lowered his head, observing the accumulated bloodline remnants numbering over a hundred thousand, and began to study them carefully, saying:

"Although most are unconventional paths, perhaps some enlightened beings from powerful, mature civilizations made mistakes here and perished, as too much time has accumulated..."