Chapter 12 The sky is high and distant, riding the wind and guiding the air

  Prison yard, ancient well location.

  A cool morning, with high clouds and a clear sky, fresh air, and a gentle breeze carrying a hint of chill.

  The distant sky is vast and blue like the ocean, with white clouds drifting lazily by, like a thousand sails anchored quietly, hiding the sparkling waves.

  On the earth, the last taste of lingering spring is diffused, quiet and melancholy.

  Lin Ji wore a black robe, standing quietly in the golden morning light, carefully sizing up the slightly green youth in front of him. He was speechless for a long time. Finally, he looked deeply at the youth in front of him, who seemed a bit more mature, and said meaningfully, "Young man, you're not bad."

  You had a sudden thought in your mind, muttering to yourself, this Taishang elder is probably already aware of his plan.

  "The young one thanks the elder for his support and kindness. The elder's great kindness, the young one dare not forget. For the young one's rashness, please forgive me, elder."

  "It's done, since this matter has already been settled, you don't need to be like this." The old man in black nodded slightly and said "I see the divine mark between your eyebrows has appeared, I suppose the power of your bloodline has awakened."

  "The elder's gaze was like a torch, and the young one's bloodline had just awakened at the moment of breaking through to the second stage!"

  Looking at the black mark in the shape of a water droplet between the boy's eyebrows, Lin Ji's eyes flashed with an unusual light, and he hummed softly.

  "Don't show off your little cleverness in front of me, young one. This time it's me who's here; if it were someone else, you might be worried about your life!"

  A faint sound, like the hum of a mosquito, fell into Jun Wuming's ears, as if a basin of cold water had been poured over his head, drenching the heart that had just broken through and was slightly arrogant.

  Transparent and refreshing.

  He shivered with cold sweat, and it was only then that Jun Wuming realized that what he thought was wisdom was laughable in the eyes of these old monsters who had lived for hundreds of years.

  "One's own strength is the foundation, wisdom and power are equally important for a strong person!" With a profound gaze at Jun Wuming, he shook his head. Seeing Jun Wuming wake up from his proud thoughts, he continued to ask:

  "We have stood since ancient times as a multitude of continental ethnic groups, with myriad paths competing for supremacy. Currently, it is known that there are tens of thousands of kinds of bloodline powers."

  "The power of bloodlines varies, and their might is different. As long as one cultivates to a high level, the greater ones can change the heavens and earth with ease, while the smaller ones can also move mountains and rivers, and shake down stars. This power of bloodlines also has its own hierarchy, can you sense your own bloodline's grade?" After finishing speaking, he once again sized up the mark on Jun Wuming's brow and said

  "The power of bloodlines is as numerous as the stars in the sky, but those who can truly awaken their bloodline are few. As far as I know, you are the first natural awakener of a bloodline in Lianyun Villa in nearly a hundred years."

  "You seem to have some doubts?" The old man in black saw that Jun had a furrowed brow and asked with a stroke of his beard.

  "Elder, just now listening to your words, I am the only one who has awakened the bloodline of Yunzhuang. Although I don't pay much attention to major or minor matters within the clan,..."

  "But many have seen the power of blood vessels awakening, haven't they?" The old man in black stroked his beard and laughed loudly.

  The white-clothed gentleman, who had been sitting on the bluestone for a whole night, lazily lay down on the bluestone and glanced at the black-clothed old man. Seeing that the gentleman looked puzzled, he chuckled and said, "Young brother, I actually know about this matter. You sit down and listen to me explain it in detail."

  "This power of the bloodline can only be awakened by a small number of people with extraordinary talents." As he said this, the white-clothed sword-browed youth couldn't help but glance enviously at Jun Wuming, who was sitting on his knees.

  "The power of the bloodline, as recorded in ancient texts, was passed down from the Primordial Strong Ones. The Primordial Strong Ones were born with great divine powers, without cultivating their hearts or intentions, only cultivating their methods, not understanding the will of heaven, and not cultivating merit. In the Primordial Era, they roamed freely and fought fiercely. Later, a powerful demon god created the Bloodline Technique, using its own essence and blood to give birth to a new tribe. The strong ones of this tribe only needed to cultivate the power of the bloodline to attain great divine powers. The intention of the Primordial Strong Ones was to use this to dominate the universe. The myriad tribes of today are the remnants left behind by the Primordial Strong Ones."

  "It wasn't until later that these powerful demons discovered that every generation, the bloodline's power gradually thinned out, to the point where they finally found that the power of these descendants was not even one ten-thousandth of the first generation."

  The white-clothed man nodded and said, "It's not easy to continue the practice of bloodline cultivation after falling into the dust. Only occasionally will some naturally talented people awaken their bloodline. Of course, this is the method of awakening one's bloodline, but there is also a way to forcibly open up one's bloodline. However, forcibly opening up one's bloodline greatly damages one's own essence and blood, and very few people do so."

  The beautiful woman on the green chair glanced at the white-clothed young man who was talking incessantly with her bright apricot kernel eyes, and she stroked her hair and interrupted, "You're right about one part, Worry."

  Seeing the white-clothed youth and the green-clothed youth looking over, she smiled and said, "This method of forcibly opening up one's blood vessels is not uncommon, but it's also not rare. Apart from the strong ones you've seen in the village, after reaching a certain level of cultivation, they can forcibly open up their blood vessels. At that time, their realm will be high and deep, their essence and blood will be thick and not comparable to ordinary people, and they can naturally minimize the damage. Just like my grandfather, who is your great-grandfather, a certain irresponsible old man, opened up his blood vessel power." As she spoke, the beautiful woman seemed to glance at someone in front of the ancient well with an unnatural expression, as if she was pouting.

  At this time, a big man with a sleepy face swaggered to the side of the green stone slab where Jun Wuming was sitting and sat down cross-legged, saying "Mother, didn't you say that our great-grandfather had been secretly killed by the enemy family?"

  The old man in black stood with his back to the green-robed woman, his face still calm, but a hint of eerie blue air spreading across his complexion.

  The young man in white clothes was holding back his laughter, his delicate face flushed bright red.

  You had no name and no expression, but the smile in your eyes couldn't be hidden. He was taken to see this black-robed old man by Lin Hong when he was just born, and he already knew about it from their conversation. As for the white-clothed young master beside him, it seemed that he also knew about it.

  A woman in a green dress with a beautiful face and phoenix-like eyes, shining with a flowing light, stared at the black-clothed old man who was standing with his back to her and said, "This matter will be discussed later, if you want to know, go ask your maternal grandfather."

  "Alas, but this old man is no good thing. Since childhood, he has never taken care of your maternal grandfather, abandoning his wife and children to run wild outside."

  "Cough, cough... The remaining method to open up the bloodline is to put a newborn baby with a relatively thick bloodline into a medicinal liquid and use a secret method to open it up. The materials needed for this method are extremely precious and cannot be gathered by ordinary powers." The old man in black saw that the beautiful woman's words were becoming more and more absurd, so he quickly spoke out to change the subject.

  "This bloodline power has various attributes, and its level is indeed difficult to divide, but the method of cultivating this bloodline is divided."

  "The first layer is the awakening of blood vessels; The second layer is the initial formation of blood vessels; The third layer is the perfection of blood vessels; The fourth layer is the refinement of blood vessels; The fifth layer is the fusion of blood vessels; The sixth layer is the harmony of blood vessels with heaven and earth. Each layer progresses gradually, don't underestimate it, later when you meet a Blood Vessel Cultivator, be careful."

  As soon as the words were spoken, the black-robed old man didn't wait for everyone to react. A flash of green smoke passed by, and he had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a faint echo coming back. "Green-clothed young master, just now there was news that came saying that at the edge of Peach Mountain Ancient Town, in the river, there is a fierce beast stirring up trouble. You have now awakened to the power of water flowing through your veins, and you are as comfortable in the water as a fish. This matter will be handed over to you, hurry and go!"

  The beautiful woman curled her lip and coldly snorted, "Don't worry about this beast for now, it's not something you can catch in a short time."

  "Young Master looked at the green-robed woman with some confusion and asked, 'Aunt, what kind of ferocious beast is this? Do I have to take action to capture it?'"

  "It's not difficult to capture that fierce beast, it's just that these old men are self-sufficient in their cultivation and don't want to take action easily!"

  The beautiful woman couldn't help but smile and say, "It's laughable to think about it. This ferocious beast has just awakened its spiritual intelligence, just like you who have just entered the second stage. It's been causing trouble in the Bi Bo River, destroying several boats in the process. Many strong warriors from the village with good aquatic abilities were sent out multiple times to capture it, but this beast is extremely slippery and cunning, always escaping without a trace after causing chaos before the village's strong warriors can even make a move."

  "In our sect, the strongest in assassination and tracking is your master Qing Lao. Your master has closed himself off to break through, and many of your senior brothers are either busy or wandering outside. This should be a matter for that old man's door, but since you've taken advantage of him, he's come looking for you. However, with your innate water vein, it won't hurt to try."

  "What kind of ferocious beast is this, so slippery?"

  "This is unknown, you have to find your own name."

  The beautiful woman chuckled and said, "However, you can rest assured that this fierce beast has just broken through to the second stage. Although it is extremely skilled at escaping, it does not pose a great threat to you. Moreover, you are not an ordinary second-stage strong practitioner, so I suppose dealing with such a beast should be no problem for you?"

  "It's like that, then I'll prepare myself first. I'll go and prepare something to achieve a good deed." Jun Wuming smiled calmly and immediately prepared to return home.

  At first, some spiritual objects were prepared and are now being used. He has been preparing for the breakthrough to the second stage for many years.

  "Don't be impatient, look at the divine mark between your eyebrows, it should be the Water God Mark. Although my Yunzhuang has only been established here for a thousand years, its roots are actually from a great clan that guarded a region in an ancient imperial dynasty, and was once a state king."

  "At the beginning of our escape, we were forced to abandon many precious items to distract the enemy, but the foundation of our clan was not lost. Especially the ancient books in the Scripture Pavilion have not been lost, and now that you have awakened to your bloodline's power, go to the Scripture Pavilion first to receive the method for cultivating your bloodline's power. This will also give you more means to defend yourself. Here is my token, take it to the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion to retrieve a volume of cultivation methods."

  A woman in green clothes handed over a pale blue token, Jun Wuming took it and nodded, smiling "Thank you, Auntie, I'll go to the Scripture Pavilion now."

  With a swift movement, he rolled up a clear breeze and flew straight towards the Cangjing Building. The Second Stage of Wind Control, the Fourth Stage of Void Control - this Wind Control flying technique, Jun Wuming had been thinking about it for a long time.

  This time, the second-order casting is completed, and the aura soars into the sky. It's as if he's familiar with the carriage and horse, his body relaxed and open, with a natural elegance. The dark-colored magical power protects his body, and with one breath, he charges out several miles away.