"System, what is this Great Emperor Bloodline?"
Ji Tianyu instinctively knew that this must be the bloodline left behind by Ji Haotian's mother, who sealed it before leaving.
However, he had no idea what this bloodline really offered or what level of existences were Great Emperors even.
The strongest realm he had heard of since arriving in this world was the Nascent Soul Realm, and above that were those scattered myths and legends of a realm called the Spiritual Enlightenment Realm.
[Bloodline of the Great Emperor: Born extraordinary, the direct descendent of a Great Emperor. Great Emperors are beings who possess heaven reaching methods, allowing their direct descendent to inherently possess a sliver of opportunity from their own Great Emperor Dao to attain Emperorhood, giving those born with the Emperor Blood a huge advantage over those who don't.]
A sliver of opportunity for Emperorhood?
System, just what is a Great Emperor, for just a sliver of opportunity for one to attain Emperorhood is so highly valued?
[Host, your current cultivation base is too low. Knowing too many heavenly secrets can lead to you being tainted by karma. Reaching the pinnacle of the Azure Essence Mortal World is the prerequisite for you to know the details of the Great Emperor Realm.]
"Azure Essence Mortal World... is that what this world is truly called?"
Ji Tianyu was both surprised and delighted.
Surprised because he didn't expect the prerequisite to even understand some things about the existence of Great Emperors, he needed to reach the pinnacle of the Mortal World.
Delighted because he finally gained some useful knowledge, such as the name of the world he was currently in.
Before this, even with the vast influence of Ji Mansion and his own peak Innate Realm cultivation, he only knew that beyond the Great Jing Dynasty existed forces far stronger than it, and the place the Great Jing Dynasty was located on appeared to be the Vast Earth Continent.
Now it seemed that the Vast Earth Continent was in the Azure Essence Mortal World.
It had to be said, this world was extremely vast. Just the Lingshan County alone occupied an area of dozens of miles, the Baiyun Prefecture had several counties within it, including the Lingshan County, stretching out for hundreds of miles, and the Qingyun Province occupied a full nine thousand miles of mountains and rivers!
There were 12 such Provinces in the Great Jing Dynasty, extending for over a whopping hundred thousand miles, and the Great Jing Dynasty was merely a corner of the Vast Earth Continent, with those forces that had Nascent Soul Realm and even Spiritual Enlightenment Realm experts in charge occupying millions of the continent.
Ji Tianyu didn't even understand how could such a big world even exist according to the laws of physics, but considering it was a Xuanhuan world where a person could attain supernatural powers and longevity, the idea didn't seem too far fetched either.
"Reaching the pinnacle of the Azure Essence Mortal World... it's not an easy task by all means. But with the system, it's indeed doable!"
Ji Tianyu's gaze turned to the system screen once again, inquiring.
"System, can the seal on Haotian's Great Emperor Bloodline be lifted right now?"
Right now, with Ji Haotian's Third-Grade Talent, advancing even a single minor realm was an arduous effort.
The fact he had reached the peak of the First Stage of Body Tempering Realm at the age of 15 was all due to the immense resources poured into his cultivation by the Ji Mansion, otherwise, it would have taken him at least 3 more years to just enter the Body Tempering Realm.
But if his Great Emperor Bloodline could truly be awakened, then as the system had stated, his talent would be significantly enhanced.
The next second, the system replied.
[Yes, the seal on Ji Haotian's Great Emperor Bloodline can be lifted right now, but he needs to be within a ten meter radius of the host.]
Ji Tianyu's brows immediately relaxed upon hearing this. If the seal could be lifted, many problems would be solved.
He didn't waste any time and directly ordered a servant to bring Ji Haotian to him.
...
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Ji Mansion.
Ji Haotian was in a good mood.
He had just come back from spending time with his good friend, Wu Liang, the second young master of the Wu Mansion, and even learned a piece of good news from him.
Apparently, in the upcoming auction 3 days from now, a precious century old herb will be sold at the Jade Cloud Pavilion that can greatly increase the cultivation speed of a Body Tempering Realm cultivator if made into a pill.
Of course, the pill here does not refer to those pills made by true alchemists.
Someone can only be called a true alchemist after reaching the Qi Refinement Realm, which is the most basic threshold, as only Qi Refinement Realm cultivators could refine the Spirit Qi of the world into their own Spiritual Energy, and use it to perform heaven defying tasks, including generating the spiritual fire required for true alchemy.
All cultivators below the Qi Refinement Realm couldn't be considered true cultivators, as the three realms of Body Tempering, Meridian Cleansing, and Innate were all foundational realms, to prepare the cultivator for transcending mortal limits.
No matter how great a talent an alchemist was, they needed to at least reach the Qi Refinement Realm to be considered a real alchemist. Those below the Qi Refinement Realm were all apprentice alchemists.
Even then, every apprentice alchemist was a valuable existence comparable to a Innate Realm cultivator, as they could refine pills for cultivators below the Qi Refinement Realm using mortal means and special methods that did not require Spiritual Energy.
Apprentice alchemists were valuable enough for there to be less than ten in the entire Lingshan County, and one of them had a contractual relationship with the Ji Mansion, naturally, so Ji Haotian wasn't worried about finding no one to refine pills for him.
As for buying the herb from the action, even without regarding his identity, just the money he could take out of the Ji Mansion was more than enough to buy dozens of that herb from what he learned from Wu Liang, so it was naturally not an issue.
Just as Ji Haotian entered the Ji Mansion, a servant quickly came to him and relayed Ji Tianyu's message.
Ji Haotian was slightly surprised.
His father usually didn't ask for him to see him unless it was an important matter, all other discussions took place at dinner time.
He quickened his pace, arriving at the entrance of the main hall after some time. Xue'er thoughtfully moved away, going to tend to other tasks in the estate.
As soon as he entered the hall, his gaze landed on a solitary figure standing near the window.
"Dad, did you call for me?"
Ji Haotian bower slightly, asking in a low voice.
Ji Tianyu turned to look at him, a tapestry of complex emotions flashing past his eyes, before he let out a long sigh.
Ji Haotian's heart trembled ever so slightly. He had never seen his father like this throughout his entire life.
He couldn't help but think, What could have possibly happened?
Just then, Ji Tianyu's voice brought him out of his thoughts.
"Haotian, do you know that your mother is still alive?"
As soon as he heard these words, Ji Haotian's breath caught in his throat, his eyes widening with disbelief.
The disbelief slowly turned into shock, and then into excitement.
He had never known anything about his mother ever since he gained consciousness. His father never mentioned her, and even when he asked during his childhood, all he received were noncommittal answers.
Ever since he got mature enough, he stopped asking about her. There must be a reason why no one talked about his mom in the entire Ji Mansion.
But now, his dad was personally talking to him about his mom, so he couldn't help but let his mind wander to countless absurd possibilities.
However, in essence, he felt happy knowing that his mom was still alive, no matter the circumstances of why she was not with them.
But then, he gradually sensed that something was wrong. Why did his dad choose such a specific time to tell him about this?
Ji Haotian's intuition told him that he was going to hear a big revelation, far beyond his level to comprehend.
Ji Tianyu didn't beat around the bush and said faintly, "I met your mother fifteen years ago, when I had just returned to mortal life and opened a restaurant after reawakening. Despite knowing her extraordinary origins, I turned a blind away, and we had you.
However... due to certain special circumstances surrounding her background, she had no choice but to reluctantly leave us, and she sealed your Emperor Blood so that you don't attract her powerful enemies. At that time, my Dao injuries had not recovered, and my strength wasn't even a fraction of what it once was before my slumber, and I could not stop her from sealing your Emperor Blood.
But now, all of my Dao injuries have fully healed, and my strength is slowly recovering back to its peak. It was my fault I could not save your talent, but now, I can fully unsealed your Emperor Blood."
Hearing his father's words, Ji Haotian was as if struck by lightning.
His whole body stiffened, mouth hanging open in shock.
Mom was a powerful expert? Emperor Blood? Dad reawakened from slumber?
So, my father is actually a peerless powerhouse!?