"Yes, why haven't I heard about it either?"

Zheng Changge looked curiously at Bai Yi, who gave a faint smile: "It's normal that you haven't heard of it, because the cultivation of bloodline is considered a taboo in Ancestor Dragon City. Nowadays, out of tens of thousands of families in Ancestor Dragon City, only a handful continue this practice."

"The Vermilion Bird main lineage of the Sikong Family is one of them. Additionally, among the eight top royal families, the Xuan Yuan clan is said to have the Ying Long bloodline."

"There's also the Ji Family, which supposedly has the Xuanwu Bloodline, making these the three families with heritage in Ancestor Dragon City."

"Oh, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, Ying Long, the four Holy Beast Bloodlines gathered in three families. So is there no bloodline inheritance for the White Tiger?"

Talking about this bloodline inheritance, Zheng Changge became interested as well, since some secrets pertain to history, and some are things the major families don't wish to spread. These things are often preserved only by some very ancient families."

The eight top royal families surely know the most, as these eight families have been present since the founding of Ancestor Dragon City, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a legacy spanning generations."

In its heyday, Bai Yi's Bai Family was second only to these eight top royal families, but it fell into decline over the last thousand years, becoming second-rate. However, the Bai Family's heritage wasn't severed, so many historical accounts are recorded in the family's books."

Bai Yi, raised as one of the Bai Family's heirs, has been well-educated since childhood. While others might not be keen on perusing these things, Bai Yi studied them deeply and naturally learned many things unknown to others."

"Indeed, but the family that inherited the White Tiger Bloodline was exterminated, and it seems there was no bloodline left behind."

"Hmm, exterminated?"

"Yes, exterminated. As for the underlying history behind it, that's also a secret, best left unsaid." Bai Yi shook his head, showing no intention to elaborate further, for according to the Bai Family's records, the reasons behind the loss of the White Tiger heritage seemed complex."

"Could it be related to that turmoil over two hundred years ago? I'm not very interested in history, but I've heard it mentioned in the family academy."

Yet Zheng Changge hadn't stopped: "Over two hundred years ago, at that time, Ancestor Dragon City did not reject bloodline cultivation, and because bloodline transformation could strengthen the physical body, and due to the innate attributes of bloodlines, cultivation became faster, breakthroughs happened more quickly, and there was greater affinity for elemental spiritual energy, seemingly accelerating the advancement to the Golden Core, and the combat power unleashed was also stronger."

"However, subsequently, crucially during a great war, some families suddenly betrayed Ancestor Dragon City, siding with the Demon Alliance, causing us immeasurable losses."

"It's said that in that battle, although Ancestor Dragon City claimed victory, in reality, our victory was pyrrhic. Now, more than two hundred years later, it seems we've never recovered the strength we had back then."

Zeng Jingtian listened silently from the side. The Zeng Family's rise was within these hundred or two hundred years, only spanning a few generations, or perhaps the Zeng Family ascended by filling the void left by that battle over two hundred years ago."

Back then, the Zeng Family was merely an insignificant lineage, with naturally few records."

Bai Yi hummed."

"Since you know this much, it's easier to explain. Over two hundred years ago, during that battle, Ancestor Dragon City was at its strongest in thousands of years, expanding territory for miles, its military might reaching the ends of the earth."

"Yet excess breeds decline, and the Demon Alliance was far from being mere wastrels. Quite the opposite, the wisdom of the Demon Alliance's ten great Demon Ancestors was in no way inferior to ours. While we researched bloodline power and relentlessly seized diverse bloodlines to strengthen ourselves, we unwittingly sowed the seeds of disaster."

"Bloodline power might very well have been a trap laid by the Demon Alliance, a gambit executed over hundreds of years."

"The final harvest came with that battle two hundred years ago."

"Oh?"

Zheng Changge stared at Bai Yi: "Continue."

"The cultivation of bloodline power first involves secret techniques for blood exchange, refining and integrating the essence blood of the Demon Clan and even Demon Beasts into oneself. Once the fusion is complete, our bloodlines inherit the vitality of the Demon Clan or Demon Beasts."

"The Demon Clan and Demon Beasts don't require postnatal cultivation like humans do, who refine and condense Qi for Foundation Establishment to enhance their aptitude for cultivation. The Demon Clan and Demon Beasts are born with immense power; as they grow, their bloodline power continually awakens, and their strength naturally increases."

"These Demon Clan and Demon Beasts possess ancestral memories etched into their blood; continuous activation grants them powerful innate abilities and even innate skills."

"The stronger the bloodline, the more innate abilities it harbors, and the more formidable its power."

"Thus, from the discovery of the bloodline power cultivation path until its zenith over two hundred years ago, nearly half the populace of Ancestor Dragon City pursued this path."

"Half the people cultivated bloodline power?" Hearing this, Zeng Jingtian couldn't help but exclaim. So many cultivated it, yet today, only a few families remain in Ancestor Dragon City, and fusing bloodlines has been classified as a forbidden technique, not tolerated."

The calamity of that time, the losses Ancestor Dragon City sustained, can well be imagined."

"What's this got to do with Li Feng's undying body?" Zheng Changge asked.

Bai Yi didn't answer directly, instead saying more.

"Over two hundred years ago, bloodline power cultivation reached its pinnacle, and simultaneously saw the emergence of numerous strong individuals wielding bloodline power. These were exceptionally talented people, naturally attuned to bloodlines."

"As these individuals continued cultivating, forging their innate bloodlines, they gradually encountered limits."

"These limits are akin to the barriers from postnatal to innate, from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core. Upon reaching this stage, one encounters a bottleneck, unable to advance without breakthrough."

"Similarly, this bloodline limit was the bottleneck of the bloodline cultivation path, but it's evident that those prodigies weren't easily hindered. Soon, some broke through this limit.""

said Bai Yi.

Zheng Changge and Zeng Jingtian fixed their gaze on Bai Yi, clearly knowing the next segment was crucial."

"When someone broke through this limit, their bloodline became more potent, granting stronger bloodline feedback, and simultaneously activating more bloodline talents and innate skills, including Bloodline Ancestor Return."

"Once a person activated their bloodline and underwent Bloodline Ancestor Return, it was like a demon beast possessed them, bestowing immense bloodline power instantaneously. Merging this power into techniques made them far surpass peers of the same rank."

"And the stronger the bloodline transcended the boundary, the more powerful the feedback received from it. The few Holy Beast Bloodline families over two hundred years ago gained such momentum that their power rivaled the eight top royal families."

Yet Bai Yi didn't continue on this subject, but instead shifted the topic: "However, because of this, under Bloodline Ancestor Return, those cultivating bloodline power began exhibiting physical regression."

"Some grew scales, feathers, even clawed fingers appeared, body hair became more lush, in all sorts of strange ways."

"But due to the widespread pursuit of bloodline cultivation at the time, it didn't cause much disturbance, and people quickly accepted it, until...!"