Grand Ancestral Bloodlines

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Even as the center of the world, Ryu's indifference was just as palpable. He didn't change based on the attention others gave him. It felt like even if the world itself was collapsing, he would be the very same Ryu, unmoved and unbothered by it all.

He began to slowly teach the methods of the Nine Pillar Flame Sect to the soldiers below, but his methods were clever and shocking.

When many taught Corps Formations, they would begin with describing the holistic formation, before breaking it into parts and passing it down. This was because in order for a formation to work properly, all those within it had to have an understanding of the overall situation.

However, Ryu didn't do this, that was because his comprehension of the formation was far beyond anything these individuals could imagine. He was able to give control over small portions of the formation, while also giving them exactly the amount of information they needed to execute it perfectly.

He acted as though it was he who had created the formation, and truthfully, those watching had no reason to believe anything different.

But the mind numbing part about it all was that due to Ryu's methods, it was absolutely impossible to reverse engineer the Corps Formation. Even if the Dream Asura Race caught every single member of this garbage unit and interrogated them one by one, it would be useless. That was because, much like he had done for Mae, Ryu's method of teaching the formation was different for everyone he spoke to. It was as though he could see through their very foundations and describe it in such a way that only they would understand.

Unfortunately, it wouldn't be until many years later that the Dream Asura Race realized how useless their attempts were. That was because Ryu was actually speaking to these members of the garbage units through his Spiritual Sense, all at once. Even they weren't aware that this was the case until they looked toward one another and saw the fire in their eyes.

But even this was only a small part of the reason. Even if someone broke through these barriers and formed a rough understanding of the Corps Formation... what good would it be to them without Ryu's alchemy?

That was right, the most important part of all of this wasn't Ryu's method of teaching, it was rather the pills that had incorporated the secrets of the Nine Pillar Flame Sect!

It had to be understood that these formations of the Nine Pillar Flame Sect were created to be used by their disciples. Each one of these disciples had exceptional bodies, tempered through their own special methods of Body Realm Cultivation. The stress that such formations placed on their bodies was great. While it was within the scope of what they could handle, if not people tried to use it, they would be sucked dry.

That was where Ryu's pill came into action.

The pill became a new vessel for Vital Qi, absorbing energy from the surrounding atmosphere and filtering it into the pill. This pill then radiated the aura of the Nine Pillars, incorporating its unique runes and the profundities of its hidden, mysterious nature.

This might not sound special, but it was an absolutely astonishing matter. Even the little woman, who was even a hint disdainful-not because she looked down on Ryu but rather because she was simply too far beyond him in terms of alchemy-was sitting in absolute silence.

This pill that Ryu had seemingly created casually... could change Body Realm cultivation forever!

Why were Bloodlines so important?

Well, there were a myriad of reasons, but maybe the most important reason was raw strength and power. Depending on one's Bloodline, the amount of Vital Qi one could store within one's body would vary. And, depending on the amount of Vital Qi one could store, the amount of strength one would output with their body would likewise vary.

It had to be remembered that back in Sacrum, Ryu's Bloodline had directly decided the strength of his fists down to the precise jin. This was the reality of Bloodlines.

But Ryu claimed that this newly created pill of his could form a separate vessel for Vital Qi. Not only could it force a separate vessel, but it could directly absorb qi from the atmosphere, incorporating it into the pill and becoming new Vital Qi.

The shock of this matter couldn't be understated. It was as though Ryu had created a separate Bloodline within the body of a weak individual without affecting them in the slightest. If the alchemy world came to know of this, they would be thrown into an uproar.

Of course, what this pill could do was still limited. For example, it could mimic a Bloodline, but it couldn't become it. It was temporary, and it also wouldn't increase the strength of the person wielding it, after all, it was fabricated to supplement the existence of the Corps Formation.

That said, while it wouldn't increase individual strength, what it could do was increase the formation's overall strength, making it seem as though exceptionally talented Body Realm cultivators had all gathered together.

But even with all of this said, maybe the most astonishing part of all of this was the pill's incorporation of the secrets of the Nine Pillar Flame Sect. If these low-quality unit soldiers were lucky, after swallowing this pill, they could gain an inkling of the secrets and it would greatly help their cultivation into the future.

The idea of bestowing understanding through a pill was only something that Ryu had casually thought of doing and it had actually worked out. The astonishing weight of this matter absolutely couldn't be understated, it was no less shocking than the Favor Alchemy Art Sky God fooling death!

Ryu finished teaching and then he waved a hand, causing a pill to fall into the hands of each one of the low-quality unit members before him. They all shook in excitement, not believing that they had something so valuable upon their palms.

"We will move out now," Ryu said coolly. "I suggest that none of you try to hide the pills that I've given you, or else when the formation activates, only death awaits you."

A bucket of cold water was poured over those that had other thoughts.