Chapter 1419: Treecorpses Mark (2/2)
Li Qiye didn’t find this surprising at all and insipidly explained: “Locations with a lot of treecorpses will have more seeds. These seeds will be much stronger and ferocious. On the other hand, the seeds near the locations of the withered won’t attack people. They would wait until you are dead before drilling into your forehead.”
“Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+” The sizzling of fire came about. A treecorpse actually spewed out a blazing flame towards the cultivator.
Some of them used fire while others preferred ice for an a.s.sault. Some cultivators were frozen completely.
Xiaoxiao was a bit dumbfounded to see this and asked Li Qiye: “Didn’t you say the treecorpses don’t cultivate? Aren’t they using merit laws right now?”
“No, this is just part of their nature.” Li Qiye shook his head: “They were born with these types of fire and ice.”
“How can that be?” She was stunned again. If a cultivator could be born with these natural gifts, wouldn’t they be exceedingly powerful in the future?
“This is all thanks to their parents.” Li Qiye elaborated: “The marks of the living cultivators still remain after the transformation process of the first generation. For example, when the corpse was alive, they might have cultivated an ice art. Because of this, when the first generation took over, they would pa.s.s on the mark of this cultivator to the second generation, allowing them to have this innate gift of ice.”
“So it’s like that.” She murmured: “Doesn’t that mean a successful second generation capable of cultivating would be immensely powerful?”
He flatly responded: “Definitely, but it is also bad in a sense. All in all, the cons outweigh the pros. There’s no need to be envious, such innate gifts aren’t necessarily a good thing.”
“Why not?” She found this surprising.
“It is precisely because the first generation carries the mark of the host that the second generation can’t be successful.” He explained: “Even a successful second generation with a soul and natural gift of ice has a negative prospect. This is because these are marks that belong to a different race, not the withered. To a certain extent, it reduces the intelligence of these second generations.”
He paused for a bit before continuing: “At the same time, due to these foreign marks, even if the second generation could cultivate, they would be alienated from the dao. Their foundation at the start is too convoluted and needlessly complicated, making it easy for them to suffer qi deviation.”
Li Qiye had studied the withered from one generation to another. He had absolute authority in this field; no one in the nine worlds understood this race more than him.
“But there are the same as interracial marriages in Heaven Spirit.” Ye Xiaoxiao asked: “There are no problems there. Sometimes, the bloodlines would become even more powerful. For example, charming spirits and humans would allow for an easier reproduction of the spirits’ bloodline.”
“That’s a different scenario.” Li Qiye shook his head: “The marriage between those two races is a type of bloodline fusion. Meanwhile, the first generation relies on corpses to come into being. They can’t fuse with marks from other races. Because of this, the remnant marks do not belong to them, so they can’t integrate it into their own blood.”
“Ah, I see.” Her understanding of the withered grew deeper after this explanation.
“Ah!” More screams echoed across the valley. At this time, the battle has come to an end. This group of cultivators overestimated their abilities and were wiped out before being able to penetrate the valley. All of them were turned into first generation withered after death.
“Let’s go inside now.” Li Qiye chuckled after seeing this scene and said: “We’ll take a look at what they are doing.”
In the blink of an eye, the duo went inside and was immediately met with aggression from the treecorpses.
Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but say: “Should, should I prepare or something? It would be bad if a seed drills into my forehead….” She felt nauseous after recalling the scene of a living person turning into a withered.
Li Qiye laughed and replied: “Don’t worry, even the most powerful seed wouldn’t dare to touch you since you have the supreme bloodline. You are completely untouchable at the Divine Tree Ridge. Your blood will absolutely crush them!”