Above The Sky
Chapter 1014 - 1014 109 Bloodline Blessing Extra for Alliance Leader 20221022134953283

1014: Chapter 109: Bloodline Blessing (Extra for Alliance Leader 20221022134953283) 1014: Chapter 109: Bloodline Blessing (Extra for Alliance Leader 20221022134953283) Returning to Harrison Port, it was already late at night.

The Fae remained in the labyrinth.

They had much work to do, and the Green Tide was also under Ian’s orders.

The soldiers guarding the city recognized Ian and Elder Pude, naturally opening the gates to let them through early.

During Ian’s absence, Elder Pude had moved into Ian’s home to take care of Elan.

Besides that, as Elan was Ian’s brother and a future Ascender, there were naturally others responsible for taking care of his daily needs.

Even though it might sound like he was without parents, and his brother left him behind, in reality, Elan’s family had a home and wealth, was favored by the Huai Guang Church, and had limitless prospects for the future.

He was diligent and earnest in his efforts…

A solid protagonist template.

So, Ian wasn’t worried at all about Elan’s future development.

But Elder Pude had a different perspective.

“I’ve completed the Silver Peak Emissary inheritance for the family.

As long as you, Elder Pude, can find children with potential, send them to Xiawei Territory.

I’ll gather and train them collectively.

These children will become the backbone of our family in the future.”

Ian said this: “As for you, Elder, advancing to the Second Energy Level is already imperative.

The territory and the family are about to enter a period of rapid growth.

In fact, Harrison Port is also within such a phase of rapid development.”

“I predict that Viscount Grant will advance to the Third Energy Level within the year, and there will be a group of other Ascenders in the port advancing to the Second Energy Level… Elder, if you don’t act quickly, the family might lose some of its advantage.”

“For me, advancing to the Second Energy Level isn’t actually so urgent.”

After accompanying Ian and his brother back home, Elder Pude, who originally intended to return to the Elder’s Hall to enjoy a drink by himself, was persuaded by Ian to stay.

Faced with Ian’s suggestion, he hesitated and said, “What can I really do even if I reach the Second Energy Level?

Extend my life by another ten years?

What good would that do…”

Saying so, the old man sighed.

His left hand stroked his beard, and his right hand patted Ian on the shoulder: “In this life, I don’t have many ambitions.

All I’ve ever wanted is to live up to my mother’s expectations and to restore the family’s past glory—but I lack the strength to do this, while you have it.

So I’ve no other desires left in this lifetime.”

“The Magic Potion for the Second Energy Level is, no matter how you look at it, a significant cost.

Even if there are extra resources, they should always be prioritized for the younger generation…”

That’s the proper logic.

The Ascender System does not inherently increase longevity.

Its origins stem from a primordial esoteric cultivation system, one that theoretically required abandoning the physical body to allow the soul to persist eternally.

Of course, that was just theory.

In reality, no one—not even civilizations of the previous epoch—ever achieved it.

Instead, their creations, like the Voidrealm Machine Gods, managed to attain a form of immortality from a certain perspective.

However, after the Calamity of Heavenly Fall, the extreme abundance of Ascension materials led that spiritual cultivation system to shift towards a more body-centric approach… Indeed, the power wielded by today’s Ascender System is unimaginably strong, to the point of being able to single-handedly suppress entire planets.

Yet, this power does not pertain to the essence of life itself.

It’s more akin to a fusion reactor or weapon module—in essence, humanity becoming humanoid Ascension battleships.

And since they are battleships, they require maintenance and upkeep.

Yet this is precisely where Terra is lacking in technology—even the Qing Steel Dragon can only mimic the “Cradle of Twinkling Light” System to produce a rudimentary form of self-healing capabilities.

Such immense power cannot extend lifespan, and in a way, this actually serves to promote civilization.

Otherwise, if those at the Fifth Energy Level could live forever, there would be no need for reproduction, nor for ruling over ordinary humans… It is precisely because the lifespan of today’s Ascenders is not much longer than that of regular humans that Terra’s societal order can be maintained.

It was only after experiencing the power of Ascenders firsthand that Ian truly understood why Inega II, upon learning of the “Technique of Immortality,” developed a sense of rejection.

As an emperor, he, of course, could attain immortality, but doing so would fundamentally deny the significance of the world he professed to love, as well as the existence of all the citizens of the Empire.

Moreover, an immortal emperor would destabilize the entire system.

Ian believed that the rebellion led by the Crown Prince back then was precisely because he knew his father had mastered the technology of immortality.

Who would want to be the Crown Prince for seventy years?

Nobody would want that.

The inability to attain immortality, ironically, ensures stability.

Yet, for this very reason, many older Ascenders, even when they are at the end of their lives, hesitate to use the Magic Potion materials that could allow them one last breakthrough, instead choosing to leave them for the next generation… After all, if they used it themselves, they might only be able to protect their families for another decade or two.

But if the next generation received a higher-energy-tier Magic Potion, they could safeguard the family for decades or even close to a century.

Such self-restraint is extremely common on Terra, and it’s not so much driven by morality as by practicality—it really isn’t worth it.

If the Origin Structures within a Magical Beast resembled raw iron ore or crudely processed iron ingots, then the Origin Structures refined through Magic Potions were like screws, steel bars, cement, and bearings.

Finally, the Sublimation Organs assembled by the Ascenders themselves became the ultimate industrial machines, the towering skyscrapers.

The extensively processed Origin Structures could no longer be directly utilized by other Ascenders.

This also meant that humanity could scarcely obtain another’s Sublimation Organs through killing.

The reason Ian was able to inherit Hiliard’s Ancient Dragon Heart Core was, in truth, due to the Silver Chip—it was the Silver Chip that helped Ian control the power of the Ancient Dragon Heart Core.

Otherwise, the immense energy of the core might have either killed him instantly or transformed him into a monstrous half-human, half-dragon abomination.