Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 210: Bloodline is shackled, and the breakthrough ultimately fails
"Compared to the simple nesting of the second-level spirit ship formation, the complexity of the third-level ship formation has undergone a fundamental qualitative change!"

All the foundation-building cultivators of the Lin family who knew the second-level formation came under the leadership of Lin Rongrong to learn the supporting formation of the Zhentao ship. The key points were explained in a simple and profound way, hoping that they would have the ability to stand up and maintain some of the second-level formations of the Zhentao ship at critical moments.

"Oh my god, this level of complexity makes me dizzy just looking at it! It's far more complex than the Moby Dick. How can I possibly understand it?"

Even using the foundation-building divine consciousness to read the core of the various formations of the Zhentao ship would feel very difficult and beyond the limit of adaptation, not to mention understanding the changes and making corresponding adjustments.

"Of course! Otherwise, why wouldn't you be able to buy a Tier 3 battleship even if you have money? Otherwise, why would a Tier 3 formation master be so valuable? If you find it difficult, don't force yourself. Just find your comfort zone. Human power is limited, and this kind of ship is not something that ordinary people can fully handle."

The Zhentao ship is divided into multiple formation cores, including driving force, comprehensive defense, attack weapons, identification and intelligent connection, with more than a dozen necessary cores of different sizes.

They were all connected in parallel by the Spirit Source Well, forming a complex and extremely large formation group, just like the meridians of a Jindan cultivator, far exceeding the limit of the ability of a second-level formation master.
Lin Qianfan was fine. After possessing divine consciousness, his ability to accept memories of his past life improved a lot. He also made in-depth explorations into the shipbuilder section and had already surpassed the Ninth Elder.

In addition to the dozen or so necessary core formation groups, there are also a large number of unnecessary first and second-level formations. Any foundation-building cultivator of the Lin family who understands second-level formations can find the part that suits them to learn and understand thoroughly, and they can also grow in the process.
"Compared to the 'shell-hard-resistance' defensive formation used by the second-tier spirit ships, the Zhentao ship's core defensive formation, the 'Sea-Calming Ring,' is more comprehensive and complete. Besides being able to significantly redirect magical attacks into the ocean, it can also effectively counter physical attacks..."

As a third-level formation master carefully trained by the Lin family, Lin Rongrong originally had a good grasp of the Lin family's formation inheritance. After obtaining the certification rights of the Zhentao ship, she quickly mastered the formation system of the Zhentao ship and naturally explained it very thoroughly.

If we only talk about the formation, the formation structure of the Zhentao ship does not exceed the Lin family's formation inheritance. The Lin family's formation inheritance has reached the peak of the third level.

As for how much the younger generations can understand, it depends on their fate. After all, as the family continues to develop, the foundation-building cultivators are constantly added, and the foundation-building layer will be further differentiated into different levels.

Some people are destined to be only ordinary foundation-building elders, doing basic work without much development and not much future;
Some people can master a core immortal art, contribute to the development of the family, adapt to multiple roles, and realize their own value;
A very small number of people can continue to stand out and receive additional training from the family, and it is not ruled out that they can even become golden elixir seeds;

This process is both a selection and a motivation, and it is also a demystification of warships. Perhaps some of these people will go further because of it.

"Compared to second-tier spirit ships that rely heavily on physical attacks inspired by spiritual tools, the Zhentao ship's 'Sky Sword' attack capability is entirely realized by third-tier formations. It poses a high threat to early-stage third-tier demon kings and even early-stage Jindan cultivators..."

In fact, most of the hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals are not independent paths. On the contrary, the more you go in the back, the greater the connection, and the more difficult it is to be independent. The basic structure of many different paths is the same, so even people who are not shipbuilders can understand the content of the Zhentao ship.

After Lin Rongrong's overall explanation, everyone finally had a new concept of the structure of the Zhentao ship. This ship was far more complex than the White Whale, and its individual strength was completely comparable to that of a veteran Jindan early stage all-round war weapon. If it was paired with a suitable Jindan early stage captain, it would not be difficult to fight against opponents of higher levels.

"Due to the limited population of our family, the Zhentao ship needs to be equipped with some puppet ship workers. I hope you can come down and learn about puppetry. If anyone has talent in this area, they will surely shine in the future!"

Although the Zhentao is just a frigate, which is the smallest among the third-tier warships, it can actually be equipped with more than a hundred sailors without being crowded. These sailors are not there to fish, but are technicians and combat sequences.

Technical personnel are not easily replaced, but combatants can be replaced by puppets. These puppets can also be connected to the control system of the battleship itself and can achieve highly coordinated control. However, the Lin family currently does not have a second-level puppeteer, so someone is needed to switch to this area.

The foundation of a puppeteer is similar to that of a shipbuilder, and both require the coordination of three abilities: runes, refining, and formations. Lin Qianfan had this idea before, and there will definitely be a need for it in the future, but he has too many things to take care of right now, so he is not in a hurry for now and will wait until he has time.

The Jindan family is so big, and according to the current booming development trend, there may be other third-order ships in the future. Now there are so many foundation-building cultivators, so it is impossible for Lin Qianfan to learn and take care of everything by himself. Someone has to pick up these burdens. After all, everyone is a team, and the team needs division of labor and cooperation.

A few days later, it was mid-winter.

Lin Qianfan received a notice from the family to gather at the Lilong Fishery. In addition to Lin Qianfan, all the other golden elixir seeds of the family came: Elder Tao, Lin Qianxue, Lin Qiansuo, Jiu Ye and Xue Lie.

The protagonist this time is none other than Blood Hunter, who is going to reach the third level in the sea cave spirit vein under the Carp Dragon Fishing Ground.

The last time Lin Dayan attacked the Golden Core, the Lin family didn't know that the Millennium Wave had come. At that time, they were not very confident, so they did not let those who had been injured for many years come out to wait in line, giving them unattainable false expectations, so there were some imperfections.

But this time was different. Even though the chances of reaching the third level were still slim, the difficulty of breaking through to the third level during the wave seemed to have decreased. In the past few years, many people in the four regions of the Inner Sea had broken through one after another. Many well-developed forces had old people who had established their foundation and had recently reached the Golden Core stage.

Therefore, we organized people to come to the ceremony and learn in advance this time. Since these people are all golden elixir seeds, there is no need to worry about missing out. When monsters are promoted to the third level, they also receive the grace of heaven. Although there are some differences in the details, the core is similar. Sharing a little bit will benefit you endlessly.
"here we go!"

Monsters also have a heart of Tao, and the Blood-Splitting Shark's heart of Tao is equally tenacious, especially since its master successfully reached the Golden Core Realm first, which gave it great confidence and courage.

He entered the place where the Carp Dragon Demon King practiced, ate the Blood Waterfall Demon King's demon pill that was specially exchanged for him, and immediately began to absorb and refine it.

"It must succeed!"

The people guarding outside were also nervous. The demon king had a long lifespan, and successfully training a demon king would greatly benefit the family.
After the success of the Blood Shark, it can quickly make the Jindan level one ancestor Lin Dayan active. Otherwise, he really dare not let him walk outside in the current turbulent world.
A small portion of the overflowing heavenly grace and rain is an opportunity for the foundation-building cultivators, and bathing in this opportunity will more or less improve the foundation for future elixir formation. This is one of the reasons why large-scale golden elixir forces can produce golden elixirs so frequently and stably.

However, everyone saw sadness on Lin Dayan's face, a sadness that could not be dispelled. It seemed that the situation below was not going well. But this was also within the original expectations.

After all, the bloodline shackles of the blood-ripping shark species are at the peak of the second level, and it is quite difficult to break the bloodline shackles and upgrade.

The path of Qi and blood that monsters take is different from the path of Qi refining that humans take. Monster species all pay attention to an innate bloodline, and there is objectively something called a bloodline shackle in the bloodline.

Bloodline is both an innate aid and an innate shackle!
For example, although a first-order bloodlined Swift Wolf cub is not born into the first order, and is not much stronger than a human cub, as long as it grows and develops normally, it can easily enter the first order and successfully become a first-order early demon wolf. As long as there are no congenital defects, they can reach this step.
Individuals with a little talent can continue to grow to the middle stage of the first stage, and the elites can continue to grow to the late stage of the first stage, successfully becoming the wolf king and wolf queen of the wolf pack.
In comparison, many human children do not have spiritual roots, cannot draw energy into their bodies, and cannot embark on the path of cultivation. This is the benefit brought by the bloodline of monsters such as the Gale Wolf.

However, it is extremely difficult for a first-level peak Swift Wolf to continue to advance to the second-level Swift Shadow Wolf. Its bloodline is only at the first level, and the bloodline will imprison it at the critical moment.
It is much more difficult for it to enter the second stage than for humans to build a foundation. It must be a genius among the geniuses of the Wind Wolf Clan, able to overcome difficulties and obstacles, and finally break the blood shackles to continue to advance.
Moreover, this breaking of the bloodline shackles is only temporary and will likely be triggered again later. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is more difficult for the Wind Wolf to become the Wolf King than for a human cultivator to achieve the state of incarnation.

Therefore, in the land-based cultivation world, although the number of first-level Swift Wind Wolves is obviously greater than that of Qi Refining cultivators, the number of second-level Swift Wind Shadow Wolves is extremely rare. After all, it is not easy for Swift Wind Wolves to produce geniuses.
Similarly, other monster species have more or less this kind of blood shackles. The difference is that the blood shackles of different species are different. Some are high, some are low, some are strong, and some are weak, but they are universal.

The mainstream human race (those who follow the path of refining spirits into qi) can be said to be the only large race found in the entire vast sea world that has completely escaped the shackles of blood.

This is also the reason why the human race separated itself from the myriad races, and why the human race has become the darling of the world in this era. Similarly, this is also the reason why human cubs need to practice from scratch no matter how strong their parents are.

Because the human race doesn't care about blood! There are no blood shackles!
Even the sons of Yuanying cultivators have to start from drawing Qi into the body. The only difference is that the sons of Yuanying cultivators can stably have spiritual roots, and can even stably produce high-quality spiritual roots. However, it is not easy for Yuanying cultivators to find a spouse who is able/willing to have children, so humans cannot mass-produce geniuses with good innate conditions.

After all, God is fair, and the principle of balance is always followed!
Back to the book,

Before a monster with good bloodline encounters bloodline shackles, its growth difficulty is relatively small, and even its success rate is quite good when it breaks into a high level.

For example, a blood-cracked shark pup is an early to middle stage first-order monster right after it is born. If it transitions normally to adulthood, it can smoothly reach the late stage of the first order or even the peak of the first order.
Although they still need to go through certain tribulations to reach the second level, it is less difficult than humans to build a foundation. This is the advantage brought by blood. This is why humans need to choose spirit beasts with good bloodlines, because they are easier to train.

The early stage of the second stage is often the normal support limit of the blood-splitting shark species. There is no blessing after that. When it reaches the peak of the second stage, the bloodline becomes a hindrance, making it more difficult to pass the tribulation.

Wow~
The sea surface above the sea cave was churning, and power was constantly overflowing.

As Blood Hunter continued to refine the Blood Fall Demon King's demon pill, he continuously eliminated unnecessary extraneous powers and absorbed only the most fundamental power of water and blood. The originally mixed powers in his body were constantly discarded, and Blood Hunter's aura was also becoming purer.

Although it had already reached the peak of the second stage and was still absorbing power, its aura had not broken through. It was only becoming deeper and deeper, gradually moving towards the direction of the Ice Crystal Chilong, which seemed to be beyond its current state but was still at the peak of the second stage.
Its body was also constantly changing. The numerous, incurable scars left by countless battles were constantly being repaired. The impurities and impurities that had accumulated from the large amounts of flesh and blood it had devoured were being expelled. Its eyes and body, which were once bloodshot, became clear and incomparably blue.

At the last moment,
Its body, which had originally reached the growth limit of the second-level blood-cracked shark, actually began to grow further, and began to show signs of developing into a super-level body like the Frost Pond Giant Seal, but its aura still remained at the peak of the second level, and ultimately failed to make any further progress.
"As expected, it still doesn't work?"

Lin Dayan had actually anticipated this in his mind, because it was very difficult for him to succeed in forming the pill, and he had just stepped onto the line. The Blood-Splitting Shark had an extra bloodline shackle compared to himself, and the help that this Blood Waterfall Demon Pill could provide was obviously not unlimited. Unless it was a third-level Blood-Splitting Shark Demon Pill of the same origin, there would be a greater possibility.

"That's alright! I've taken a small step forward today and laid a good foundation. I just hope I can exchange it for a suitable demon pill in the next beast tide. Next time, my chances will be much better."

As the boiling sea water gradually subsided, there was no breath of a newly promoted third-level being coming from below, and there were still snowflakes floating in the sky without the breath of calamity clouds. Everyone understood that the Blood Shark had failed to break through.

"Go back, everyone. Remember, cultivation must focus on the foundation. If the foundation is not solid, the whole world will be shaken. One day you will have to go back and make amends."

Lin Dayan quickly let go of his worries. Although he failed to break through this time, he did not gain nothing. Since the second-level monster beasts already had a monster pill in their bodies to facilitate and tolerate mistakes, they did not have the concept of a permanent fake pill state.
This time, Blood Hunter cured his previous hidden injuries, eliminated all the alien attribute powers deposited in his body, and retained only the purest blood and water attributes. He also broke the shackles in some dimensions. Next time, if he can find the Blood Shark Demon Pill, it will definitely be a third-level one. Even other blood and water dual-attribute demon pills have a high probability of success.

[Since we're talking about this, let's talk about Silver Scale.]

About Silver Scale, about Dragon Species, about other similar species,
Their growth path is somewhat different from the promotion path of ordinary monsters. They take the path of tracing their bloodline back to their ancestors. Their goal is not to go from a first-level fish monster to a second-level fish monster and then to a third-level fish monster, which is a heaven-defying path of constantly breaking the shackles of bloodline.

Instead, he wanted to take the path of transformation into a dragon, constantly removing the worthless fish demon blood in his body and purifying it into dragon blood, until one day he completely changed his race, from a fish demon to a dragon, thereby greatly increasing the upper limit of his blood and weakening the blood shackles.
That’s right, taking the path of dragon species can weaken the shackles of bloodline. This is also the reason why Lin Qianfan was willing to choose the carp dragon fish monster. There are infinite possibilities in taking this path.

The monsters that have taken the path of transformation into Jiao are collectively referred to as dragon species or Jiaolong species. They are all of them. They can be any species that are congenitally activated or infected with Jiaolong blood.

As long as they keep going forward successfully, they will all end up in the same place in the future. A carp demon and a water python demon that are completely unrelated now may both turn into blue water dragons in thousands of years.

This kind of dragon created by tracing back to the ancestral origin of blood is called a "wild dragon". The blood inheritance of wild dragons is not perfect. The children born by wild dragons are probably not real dragons. They are still wild dragons, or even still dragon species, but they may have a better starting point than the mother.
The difference is the "real Jiao" who is born as a Jiaolong. The real Jiao carries the complete bloodline inherited from the ancestors, and its strength at the same level is obviously stronger. The powerful dragon kings in the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest are all real Jiaolongs with inheritance.
A wild dragon can also continue to counterattack and become a real dragon, but it still needs to go through the "dragon tribulation" alone. After going through it, it will become a real dragon and will no longer be laughed at by other dragons. It can even directly join the orthodox Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
Even if the rank of a wild dragon remains unchanged when it becomes a real dragon, its ability will still increase greatly, and it can also permanently solidify its bloodline and successfully pass it on. However, if it cannot make it through, it will naturally die.

In addition to dragon seeds, there are naturally other similar bloodline tracing paths such as phoenix seeds and roc seeds. As long as you can find a faint trace of blood differentiated from the ancient true spirit in the body and activate it, you can continue to refine and strengthen it, and make the seeds blossom and bear fruit!
This is a highway!
Of course, the real dragon can continue on this path of transformation into a dragon. There are also real spirits and real dragons above it, but the road is too long, and it may not be possible to achieve the vast world of the sea.

(End of this chapter)