Chapter 2906 — The Matter of the Successor
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"If one had cultivated from childhood, it might be possible, but from the look of it, this cultivator, though younger than you, Senior Wei Zhao, cannot be much younger. In terms of time, it is too late—at least for cultivators of our earth attribute, it cannot be done." The Earth Tyrant shook his head and said with certainty: "To be frank with you, Leader, if there were a solution, the direct bloodline of our Yellow Earth High Sect would not be so thin. Down to the present, only my uncle and I remain! That is also why my uncle agreed so readily to trade the earth-attribute essence liquid for my life—because everyone else in our family has already passed away..."
"Oh?" Wei Zhao was somewhat shocked. The Earth Tyrant's family... all dead as well? Of course, Wei Zhao did not doubt that the Earth Tyrant would joke about such a thing; a single inquiry to Ge Xian would reveal whether it was true.
"There is no need for surprise, Leader Wei Zhao. Our family's bloodline is in fact the same as the one you described—the body contains a great quantity of earth elements, and one must cultivate our Yellow Earth High Sect's mnemonic formulas from childhood. Moreover, before the age of twenty, one must step into the heaven rank, or else face death. At that point, one needs the earth-attribute essence liquid combined with parts from an earth-attribute heaven-rank spirit beast to relieve the condition, but the effect varies from person to person, and it buys only ten or twenty years of life..." The Earth Tyrant said: "But reaching heaven rank before twenty—a sect, even with all its strength, can cultivate only one or two such disciples in any given period. After all, the accumulation of pills is limited. It is like the Mingri Fu Mingri Sect concentrating its efforts on cultivating Zhang Naipao; our Yellow Earth High Sect concentrated its efforts on cultivating me."
"But could you not become successors? Why not accept the inheritance, then?" Wei Zhao asked, puzzled.
"Successors are all women. Male cultivators cannot receive the perception of the inheritance and cannot become successors. And our Yellow Earth High Sect's bloodline is very peculiar—all descendants are male. To produce a daughter, one must employ a highly complicated method, expending vast effort and rare treasures, before a female descendant can appear. This is done specifically for the cultivation of successors," the Earth Tyrant said.
"Then... why did you not produce a female descendant yourselves to receive the inheritance?" Wei Zhao asked, rather curious.
"There is... my uncle has a daughter, who is also my cousin. It should have been a cause for great celebration, but..." Here the Earth Tyrant suddenly realized he had said too much. Before Wei Zhao, he had let down his guard, and in an unguarded moment had spoken of a secret that must not be told.
"What is it?" Wei Zhao, seeing the Earth Tyrant suddenly stop short, was at once puzzled.
"My apologies, Leader Wei Zhao. This is a matter of some secrecy within our family, and I have let slip more than I should..." the Earth Tyrant said with some embarrassment. "In any case, all you need to know is that we tried, but did not succeed..."
"Did not succeed? So even if my friend went to your sect, there is no guarantee she would successfully receive the inheritance?" Wei Zhao countered.