Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 33 The Truth of the Continent

The remnant spirit of the monkey circled around her again and again, as if confirming her identity, and uttered bursts of surprise, "You are born with a Taoist body, without sin or evil. Add to that the automatic avoidance of the isolation formation and this sacred object, this time I am sure you... are truly from the legendary Blue Star Clan."

Qiu Ci didn't move, standing there as it examined him. He frowned slightly as he watched the increasingly transparent spirit. It seemed the giant shadow had used up its last bit of strength, and this remnant soul couldn't hold out for much longer.

"My... friend, what happened to the beastmen?" she asked again.

The beast's eyes darkened, and his entire soul exuded a dead look. After a while, he sighed and said, "The beast tribe of the past... no longer exists in this world."

"..." What's going on? The beast tribe was wiped out?
"My name is: Xixi, an ally from Blue Star. Our clan has been awaiting your return for tens of thousands of years, but... you arrived too late." Tears welled up in his eyes, as if recalling some sad memories. After a moment, he said urgently, "But if it were you, you would definitely help our clan find the young master. For the sake of our alliance, could the people of Blue Star ask for your help?"

"Young Master? What happened to your clan's Young Master?"

The fur on the monkey's face was filled with rage, and the wool on his body was all standing on end. He said angrily, "Those traitors stole it. The young master was born with a deficiency, and it was extremely difficult for him to break out of the shell. Now that he has left the Holy City, I'm afraid he will be in great danger. But now that you are back, all problems can be solved. The beast tribe says that the people of Blue Star have the ability to reach the sky and the earth, and reverse life and death. There must be a way to save our master."

"..." Qiu Ci was silent. She really didn't have the ability to do that. After thinking for a moment, she spoke frankly, "I'm sorry, I'm the only one back. The entire Blue Star clan has ascended many years ago. I was stranded here due to an accident and am currently trying to catch up with my clan. By chance, I discovered the alliance between the two clans, so I found myself here."

"What?!" Xi was stunned. His eyes, which had just lit up, quickly dimmed again. After a moment, he still spoke with some hope, "Then...will you help my tribe find the young master?"

"Of course!" Qiu Ci nodded vigorously. "I will do my best, but I have been asleep for too long. Can you tell me in detail about the covenant and what happened to the beastman tribe after our tribe left?"

The look in his eyes darkened, and he sighed once more before speaking softly, "Alas, everything stems from the greed of my people."

It looked up at the stone statue in front of it before explaining.

"Everyone in our tribe is born with unique talents. Although we are powerful, we are also coveted by others. Tens of thousands of years ago, ferocious beasts and aliens joined forces, nearly causing our tribe to suffer a catastrophic disaster. In the moment of danger, our master led the last of our tribe and accidentally escaped to this isolated Linyuan Continent. It was only later that we learned that this area was isolated because of you, the Blue Star Clan."

As it spoke, it pointed to the light blue barrier in the sky. "You, the Blue Star Clan, used your immense magical powers to isolate the entire Linyuan Continent from the other continents. But the people of Blue Star accepted the Beastmen and signed an alliance, allowing the Beastmen to survive on this continent and providing them with necessary protection. That period was the most peaceful for the Beastmen."

Qiu Ci nodded. She had seen these things in the agreement, but the treaty didn't elaborate on the reason for their protection. So the beastmen were driven to this continent? There really were other continents in this world, and they looked much larger than Linyuan.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it's clear that when Blue Star established a research base, the more secretive and secure the better. So it was normal to isolate a remote continent for research. The beastmen must have accidentally intruded before Blue Star had time to completely isolate the continent.

There was suddenly a new resident on their base, so forming a peaceful alliance was naturally more in line with Blue Star's style than directly fighting.

and many more!

If the Beastmen were an accidental intruder, then what about those with awakened bloodlines on the Linyuan Continent? They're more like the continent's native inhabitants, aren't they? Why didn't Blue Star ally with them? There are no legends about Blue Star on the mainland; even Chinese has become magic words. Or has this history been lost on land?

Qiu Ci couldn't understand, but soon, Xiong Xi gave her the answer. "Later, the Blue Star Clan prepared to evacuate this continent," Xiong Xi continued. "Our clan requested that Blue Star grant us the ability to protect ourselves, but Blue Star's cultivation methods are not suitable for the Beast Clan, unless one can cultivate to a Dao Body."

"Tao body?" Qiu Ci was stunned. "Human form?"

"Yes! Only humans are born with Taoist bodies. Although we beastmen can also transform into human form, it requires extremely high cultivation and huge spiritual power. At that time, only the clan leader could do it." The beastmen are different from the humans. Their strength depends entirely on their own strong physique, so their abilities rely entirely on their own talents and cannot be improved through practice.

This becomes a vicious circle. Only the Dao body can be cultivated to become stronger, and the beast tribe can only transform into a Dao body when it becomes strong.

"But Bluestar agreed to our final request."

"What?" Qiu Ci was shocked.

The look in Xi's eyes grew even darker as he continued, "The Blue Star people can't directly help the Beastmen to develop Dao bodies early, but they have provided another method, creating a natural ally for the Beastmen. You left behind a gestational pool. As long as the Beastmen drip their own blood into the pool, a new life with the same bloodline will be bred from the pool, and it will be born with a Dao body."

"Biotechnology." The word flashed through Qiu Ci's mind.

"It's extremely difficult for the beast tribe to give birth to offspring, especially for some tribesmen who are unique. For example, we, the Xixi, can only have one Xixi in the world. If I need to give birth to a new Xixi, I will need to use all my strength to ensure its successful birth."

Xiong explained slowly, "Although the method Blue Star gave us gave birth to brand new life, it shared the same bloodline with us. Over time, we considered them the continuation of the Beast Tribe's bloodline, treating them as our own offspring and calling them the New Beast Tribe. However, unlike the Beast Tribe, they can't live for thousands of years from birth, but they can improve through training."

"This... is no longer the orc race, right?" This is obviously a completely new race, and a product of technology.

"Yes, it's just that the Beast Tribe at that time was too eager to possess its own bloodline." Xiong sighed. "At first, the tribe was somewhat restrained. After Lan Xing left, the tribe relaxed, and more and more new Beast Tribes were born. They are indeed all gifted. Although they have to go through the hardships of training, they have unlimited possibilities. Some of their cultivation levels even surpass those of the Beast Tribe."

"But for some unknown reason, as time went on, the incubation pool gradually lost its original effectiveness, and no new beast tribes were born. However, the offspring of the new beast tribe that had once bred began to show characteristics of the beast tribe. They were no longer perfect Dao bodies, and some even lacked spiritual roots that could be cultivated. This caused conflicts between the two tribes."

"..." The gestation pool is a product of technology. It is normal for it to become ineffective after a long time. As for those imperfect offspring, it should be due to genetic regression that the beast characteristics appear.

and many more!

Beastman characteristics!

In a flash, she suddenly understood something.

Could it be that the aboriginals she encountered now, whose bloodlines had awakened, were the descendants of the original New Beast Tribe?! Could it be that everyone on this continent was a creation of Blue Star Technology?

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