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Chapter 509: The Hidden Lineage
Chapter 509: The Hidden Lineage
Two hours had passed since the start of the Divine Flame Body Tempering, and now only a handful of people remained on the elevated platform.
Among these individuals, there was one notable trait: all of them, except for Song Chi, had Guidance Technique cultivation levels of at least lv57, with five of them being at the peak of the fifth rank, lv59.
As for Song Chi, he was able to endure this long due to his previous enhancements to his physical body. However, as the surrounding tempering flames grew more intense, he was reaching his limit.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes, but instead of turning to leave the platform, he raised his right hand, which had been clenched tightly.
In the palm of his hand was a bead the size of a dragon's eye, emitting a dense mist and shimmering with silver light. It was a silver-ranked ice-attributed oddity named Ice Spirit Orb.
Song Chi had obtained the Ice Spirit Orb not long ago from the Dimensional Space Stone of the Hunting God. Although it couldn't be used to transform ship components, he had originally planned to store it in the Oddity Exchange Shop to charge his Marketplace Projection Token in the future.
However, upon hearing about the Divine Flame Body Tempering, he decided to try carrying the Ice Spirit Orb with him.
"Hopefully, it will be of some use!"
He lifted his hand slightly and placed the Ice Spirit Orb directly into his mouth, not needing to swallow it but keeping it there.
Instantly, Song Chi felt an intense icy sensation in his mouth, but with the manipulation of his shadow energy, the coldness quickly spread throughout his body along with the shadow energy.
A sense of comfort filled his mind, and the unbearable heat from before was instantly replaced by a refreshing chill, providing much relief to Song Chi.
He sat down on the platform again.
Slowly, the number of people on the platform decreased.
Seven;
Five;
...
When Song Chi stood up, he realized that besides himself, only two others were still enduring on the platform, making him one of the three who had lasted the longest.
He didn't pay much attention to this and turned to leave the platform with difficulty.
Even with the assistance of the Ice Spirit Orb, he could no longer bear the heat at this point. Forcing himself to continue would only cause uncontrollable damage to his body, which was unnecessary.
Moreover, he had already gained significant benefits from enduring this long. His physical strength had improved by several points compared to before the tempering.
For Song Chi's current physical strength, this improvement was invaluable.
The two people still on the platform were once direct descendants of the Tuoba royal family, and like Song Chi, they had water or ice-attributed oddities to aid them, along with their fifth-rank peak Guidance Technique, which allowed them to persist for so long.
However, not long after Song Chi left, they also reached their limits and could no longer endure. The Divine Flame Body Tempering session finally came to an end.
Following the tempering, a banquet was held, but it didn't have any significant highlights. After the banquet concluded, the Divine Flame Ceremony officially ended.
In the sky, the Sea Dominator and the Heaven Ruin Skydome raced back to Moonlit Lake. With the ceremony over, there was no need to stay any longer, but it was still necessary to bid farewell in person.
In the encrypted warship channel, Song Chi suddenly asked, "Old Ancestor, what rank is the Flame Seed of that newly promoted Old Ancestor?"
There was no need to hide this information, so Song Wujiang directly replied, "The same as Ru Yaotou!"
Upon hearing this, Song Chi immediately understood.
"Is it also red? Sigh, silver-ranked ascension flames are too rare!"
His brows furrowed, and his eyes darted rapidly as his thoughts raced.
For a sixth-rank Fearless Fleet Admiral, not having a silver-ranked flame for the ship was a significant limitation to their combat power.
Even with four dreadnoughts, the additional power of the Heaven Ruin Skydome, the three-eyed royal flagship, and the projection of the Marketplace Projection Token, there would still be risks in dealing with the Sovereign-level Black Devouring Beast King. It wouldn't be a guaranteed victory.
At this thought, he immediately recalled the Silver Apple Mother Tree. With his current ability to promote red-ranked ascension flames at will, he only needed to promote the Silver Apple Mother Tree to the seventh rank. Then, he could produce an endless supply of seventh-rank silver apples, making it possible to obtain silver-ranked Flame Seeds.
With determination in his eyes, Song Chi seemed to have made up his mind. He turned to Song Wujiang and said, "Old Ancestor, your grandson needs a sixth-rank starry plant heart. As long as there are enough sixth-rank starry plant hearts, perhaps..."
"Hmm!"
Song Wujiang responded before Song Chi could finish.
He scanned his surroundings, and Song Chi instantly understood his intention. After all, they were on Tuoba Clan territory, and there might be surveillance methods; the magnetic wave-encrypted channel of a sixth-rank Fearless Fleet Admiral wasn't absolutely secure.
Knowing that the ancestor had understood his intention, Song Chi didn't say more.
After several dozen minutes, two warships rose from the surface of Moonlit Lake and, under Tuoba Jun's watchful gaze, eventually disappeared into the clouds.
"A sixth-rank Starry Plant Heart... Could it be that a core member of the Song family is approaching the end of their lifespan?"
A hint of doubt flashed through his mind, but Tuoba Jun didn't dwell on it. Regardless, he had obtained a silver component.
Indeed, just now, Song Wujiang had proposed a trade, offering a silver component in exchange for a sixth-rank Starry Plant Heart, and in the end, he acquired three sixth-rank Starry Plant Hearts from Tuoba Jun.
The silver component was naturally obtained by Song Chi from the Hunting God's private treasury, originally intended for exchange in the Star Tower Mall. Now, being able to trade it for three Starry Plant Hearts was even better.
However, this wasn't enough. With only four sixth-rank Starry Plant Hearts, it was still far from enough to upgrade the Silver Apple Mother Tree to the seventh rank. More acquisitions were needed.
This time, the two didn't head to the Silver Disc Mall but instead rushed out of the continent.
After the Divine Flame Ceremony, Song Chi's third-place finish had attracted a lot of attention. If he were to suddenly disappear from the Silver Disc City, it might draw the attention of those with ulterior motives.
After several jumps, they finally chose an uninhabited fragment zone and returned to the Dragon Spine Continent.
...
At the Green Moon Estate, Song Chi and Song Wujiang appeared in the courtyard together. Before leaving, Song Wujiang once again reminded him:
"Within the next few years, the family will take action against the Black Devouring King Beast. Don't go too far. The Chaos Sky Domain is the Morning Star Clan's territory. Who knows, one day they might discover the existence of the Black Devouring King Beast. We must act quickly!"
"Yes, Grandfather!" Song Chi replied.
After receiving Song Chi's response, Song Wujiang summoned the Sea Dominator and soared into the sky.
...
In the Celestial Marketplace, the All-Attribute Training Room.
Song Chi began another session of Guidance Technique cultivation. Between comprehending the secrets of the Martial Dao Celestial Eye and cultivation, he chose to focus on cultivation.
In his eyes, the Guidance Technique was the foundation of a long lifespan, and compared to it, combat power was merely a means and guarantee to help him obtain a longer lifespan. The importance of each was clear.
This time, he stayed in the All-Attribute Training Room for three months, using up the two remaining 10,000-year-old Abyssal Pearls he had. However, his luck wasn't great this time, or perhaps as his Guidance Technique improved, the difficulty of breakthroughs increased. In the end, he only managed to break through from level 51 to level 52.
Just as he was familiarizing himself with the changes in his strength and preparing to use the Multi-Eyed Clan Origin Pupil to comprehend the secrets of the Martial Dao Celestial Eye, a family notification arrived through the spatial spirit.
Buzz!
Above Green Moon Lake, accompanied by the activation of spatial teleportation, the Heaven Ruin Skydome disappeared.
At Dragon Spine Mountain, the Ancestral Hall.
When Song Chi arrived, thick chaos fog had already risen in the Ancestral Hall. Looking up, he saw a human figure projected on a golden starry sky throne. If it wasn't Song Shiyuan, who was far away on the Catastrophe Wind Floating Continent, then who could it be?
In addition, five figures stood in front of the Ancestral Hall, including Song Wujiang, Song Xingru, Song Dingbang, and Song Tianhao. As for the last figure, Song Chi was seeing him for the first time, but judging from the sixth-rank life aura emanating from him, it wasn't difficult to guess that this was the ancestor from the Hidden Lineage who had successfully advanced to the rank of Fearless Fleet Admiral.
Seeing this lineup, Song Chi understood that, aside from Song Xuan Cang, who was far away on the Catastrophe Star Continent and couldn't be present, these were all the high-level combat power of the family.
Song Tianshu's warship had successfully advanced to the rank of a battleship, but he himself was still in the midst of breaking through to the fifth rank of the Guidance Technique. Moreover, he was already over 1,900 years old, leaving him with limited time. Therefore, the family's ancestors hadn't disturbed him.
Soon, Song Wujiang took the initiative to introduce Song Chi.
"Little Chi, this is the ancestor of the Hidden Lineage, the Origin Thriving Ancestor. Come and pay your respects."
Origin Thriving?
Was he of the same generation as the original ancestor?
Multiple thoughts flashed through Song Chi's mind, but he wasn't slow to react. He quickly walked up to the ancestor of the family's Hidden Lineage, bowed, and said, "Tenth Direct Lineage, Song Chi, greets the Origin Thriving Ancestor!"
"Good!"
"Additionally, I, as the old man, have also benefited from your help, which allowed me to advance to the rank of Fearless Fleet Admiral. Here, this is a gift for you."
Song Chi knew that the old ancestor, Song Shixing, had successfully promoted his flagship to the rank of Fearless Fleet Admiral due to the second promotion opportunity granted by the Time Boundary Fruit.
As for the gift the other party handed over, seeing the familiar palm-sized crystal, which radiated not spatial energy but light attribute energy, Song Chi could roughly confirm that this should be a Light Divine Crystal.
Just thinking about his current understanding of the Light Law being less than 50%, Song Chi's eyes couldn't help but flash with a fiery color.
However, out of restraint, he turned his gaze to Song Wuxiang on the side, seemingly seeking the old ancestor's opinion.
Before Song Wuxiang could speak, Song Shiyuan in front of him smiled and said,
"There's no need to be so reserved. Although the Hidden Lineage has been developing in a different realm, our Song Family's ancestral lineage and the Hidden Lineage have always been one. Soon, you'll also need to live in the Hidden Lineage for a while!"
Hearing this, Song Chi naturally wouldn't hesitate and directly accepted this Light Divine Crystal.
Due to the issue with the Bright Sun Divine Bird, the Bright Sun Blood Pact had long been made public within the family's core members. Along with Song Chi's cultivation of the Spatial Law, his auxiliary practice of the Light Law was also not a secret. Therefore, Song Shiyuan had specifically prepared this gift.
After the introductions, everyone immediately turned the conversation to the main topic.
Song Wuxiang spoke first to Song Shiyuan and Song Tianhao:
"Shiyuan, Tianhao, this operation is of great importance, and the family's peak combat power must not be held back. Therefore, the Dragon Spine Continent and the Disaster Wind Floating Continent, the two family strongholds, will be left in your hands!"
Saying this, he threw two projection components to the two of them.
"These are the silver projection components. If there are any unresolved issues later, you can directly activate them!"
After entrusting Song Dingbang and the others, Song Wuxiang turned his gaze back to Song Chi and the others.
"As for us, we'll set off tomorrow, but to reduce the chances of being discovered, everyone will first enter the spatial artifact in Xiao Chi's possession, and then Xiao Chi's Heaven Ruin Skydome will depart alone!"
Originally, Song Wuxiang had planned for the Sea Dominator to handle this part, but based on Song Chi's trust in the Mirage Dragon Transformation Orb, he took the initiative to take on this task.
"Additionally, Shiyuan, you must be careful. Currently, there are many eyes watching the Disaster Wind Floating Continent."
Above, Song Shiyuan's projection nodded slightly.
"You can rest assured, old ancestor. The High-Dimensional Teleportation Gate component on my flagship has been enhanced to lv70, which is sufficient to ensure a quiet and stealthy departure."
"The key issue is that if we all disappear collectively, it might not be a problem in the short term, but if the time stretches too long, it will undoubtedly arouse suspicion and prying from the outside world!"
Hearing this, everyone frowned.
At this moment, Song Chi said,
"How about this, I'll pilot the Heaven Ruin Skydome to head towards the Chaos Sky Domain first. After successfully reaching the black hole, I'll return to the Dragon Spine Continent to pick everyone up. During this time, the old ancestors can casually reveal themselves, allowing the outside world to notice your presence!"
The group exchanged glances, all feeling that this plan was feasible, especially Song Wuxiang. Having experienced Song Chi's miraculous abilities, he could instantly arrive at the Chaos Sky Domain and start the operation, saving a lot of time.
"Alright, then it's decided!"
...
The next day, Song Chi activated the "Mirage" trait of the Mirage Dragon Transformation Orb and quietly rushed out of the Dragon Spine Continent. He followed the Red River Star Domain, racing towards the central region of the Chaos Star Domain.
To ensure absolute secrecy, he only traveled during the duration of the "Mirage" effect each time. Although this method would take up a lot of time, it guaranteed the absolute safety of their movements.
Moreover, the old ancestors and the original ancestors were still under the surveillance of outsiders, so there was no need to worry about time.
It took Song Chi more than half a month to finally enter the central region of the Chaos Star Domain.
As a star domain already belonging to the Morning Star Clan, the patrol fleets in this area were numerous. However, under the "Mirage" trait and the added effect of the "High Authority" trait of the Void Veil, no one could discover the Heaven Ruin Skydome secretly moving through the shadows.
(End of Chapter)
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