Junior sister, I really need to control you

Actually, she was just talking nonsense. Although her spiritual awareness had greatly improved after she went into seclusion, and she had already entered the realm of a True Person.

However, Li Yinsheng's spiritual sense seemed to be a bit higher than hers, and she could not clearly sense Li Yinsheng's cultivation aura.

But given Li Yinsheng's talent, his cultivation level must have improved after a few months apart.

"You've made some progress," Li Yinsheng said with a smile. "But you can't compare to Miss Shangguan, whose cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds in just a few months of seclusion."

A genuine look of amazement appeared on his face: "Judging from Miss Shangguan's cultivation, it seems that she is already close to the peak of the Great True Person realm?"

Upon hearing Li Yinsheng's words, Shangguan Ling'er's lips involuntarily curled into a smile.

"Excellent, Mr. Yin has a good eye!"

Seeing the surprised expression on Li Yinsheng's face, Shangguan Ling'er couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

Yes, yes, yes! That's the expression I want to see! The expression on your face when you're shocked by my improvement in cultivation!

Shangguan Ling'er felt incredibly happy.

After getting to know this prodigy for a while, she began to doubt her own talent.

Now we've finally turned the tables!

The surprise on Li Yinsheng's face was genuine and not at all feigned.

It took him more than a year to raise his junior sister's cultivation level to over seventy years.

However, Shangguan Ling'er only went into seclusion for a few months, and her cultivation level soared from the initial stage of the Great True Person realm to the peak, which was close to the Great True Person realm.

In terms of cultivation level, she has already surpassed everyone else.

Even though he had just received another forty years of cultivation, Li Yinsheng estimated that he was only at most halfway to the Great True Person realm.

It seems that only if his junior sister achieves an A-grade rating can he reach or even surpass Shangguan Ling'er's current cultivation level.

Of course, if my junior sister proves herself and wins the championship, then reaching the Dharma Aspect realm will naturally follow.

But Miss Shangguan doesn't have a hidden world!

In just a few short months, her cultivation level improved far more than she had instilled in her junior sister over the past year.

This is probably even more difficult than cultivating from a True Person to a Great True Person.

Most importantly, her aura was still very calm, indicating that her foundation was still solid!

Li Yinsheng hesitated for a moment. Although he knew it might be a bit presumptuous, he couldn't help but ask.

"Miss Shangguan, your cultivation has improved so rapidly, and your foundation still seems to be very solid. How did you manage to do that?"

As he spoke, Li Yinsheng couldn't help but glance at his junior sister, who was still refining the fire seed.

If this method could be used on my junior sister, wouldn't it be easy for her to become a True Person, and then a Great True Person?

Even if it only has one-tenth of the effect, it is already a huge improvement!

Seeing Li Yinsheng looking at Mu Xiaoyu, Shangguan Ling'er immediately realized what he was thinking.

It's not that she's particularly perceptive, it's just that she's experienced it several times before.

"You're not thinking of using this method on Xiaoyu, are you?" Shangguan Ling'er asked with a dark expression.

Caught off guard, Li Yinsheng was somewhat embarrassed: "Miss Shangguan is truly intelligent, kind-hearted, and beautiful both inside and out..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Even though she knew Li Yinsheng was talking nonsense, her cheeks still felt hot.

Don't think that saying lots of flattering words will work!

Shangguan Ling'er shrugged: "Although this matter is a secret, you are not an outsider, so I don't need to hide it from you."

"The reason I was able to raise my cultivation to such a level is entirely due to the fact that when I awakened my divine veins, my divine veins underwent a reversion to their ancestral state, giving birth to a trace of the ancient true phoenix divine vein, which greatly improved both my cultivation and talent."

She looked at Mu Xiaoyu and shook her head: "So, this method can't be used on Xiaoyu."

"Divine veins?" Li Yinsheng was taken aback. "How come I've never heard of them before?"

"Because the divine veins don't exist in the Hundred Thousand Mountains," Shangguan Ling'er explained.

"The so-called divine lineage is the bloodline left behind by ancient powerful beings and even ancient gods, passed down from generation to generation by a very small number of powerful descendants."

“All divine lineages, regardless of their branches, can almost always be traced back to those ancestors who were revered as ancient gods.”

"The name 'Divine Vein' means 'the bloodline left behind by the ancient gods'."

“Cultivators who inherit the divine veins have the opportunity to awaken their divine veins when their cultivation level rises above that of a True Person, thereby enhancing their talents and cultivation, and even inheriting the divine powers of their ancestors.”

"The closer the awakened divine bloodline is to the ancestor, the higher the grade, and the greater the benefits."

"My situation is rather special. My family knew that my divine veins were of a higher grade when I was born, so they didn't awaken them until I became a Great True Person, in order to prevent my body from being unable to withstand them."

"Since divine veins are attached to bloodline inheritance, cultivators who possess divine veins almost always exist in the form of families."

"Although some may join sects, they ultimately prioritize their families."

"There aren't many families in the cultivation world that possess divine lineages. The divine lineage I possess is inherited from my mother's family. Although my father's family is also a cultivation family, they don't have any divine lineages."

Li Yinsheng asked with some curiosity, "Are families with divine lineages necessarily superior to families without them?"

“Not absolutely, but it applies to over 90% of cases,” Shangguan Ling’er said.

“My father’s family isn’t bad in terms of influence, but compared to my mother’s family…”

She shook her head, and although she didn't say anything more, her meaning was clear.

"Hiss..." Li Yinsheng gasped. "Miss Shangguan, I remember you said that there was more than one immortal in your father's family."

"If your mother's family is even stronger, wouldn't they be... comparable to the Dao Palace?"

Shangguan Ling'er shook her head: "Actually, I don't know much about my mother's family, because my mother's status in the family can only be considered average."

"However, based on the little information I have, my mother's family... might be similar to the Taihao Immortal Sect?"

Li Yinsheng fell silent.

“Of course, that probably has little to do with me,” Shangguan Ling’er shook her head and said, “Even if my divine veins have reverted to their ancestral form, I’m afraid they’re not among the best in my mother’s family.”

"My mother's family might try to groom me later, but it's unlikely they'll let me into the family's core."

She paused, then added, "Divine veins are classified into grades, and the grade depends on how close they are to the bloodline of our ancestors."

"The lowest grade of divine vein is the hidden vein. Even if it is awakened, it will bring little benefit to the individual. Therefore, it is called 'hidden' because it is easily overlooked."

"The next level up is the final lineage. The descendants of cultivators in the final lineage may not be able to inherit the divine lineage, or even the hidden lineage. The divine lineage may be cut off in this generation, hence the name 'final'."

"Above the terminal vein is the true vein. The descendants of the true vein will definitely inherit the divine vein, but the grade is likely to be the hidden vein or the terminal vein."

“The true pulse is called the manifest pulse. This manifest pulse does not mean that it corresponds to the hidden pulse, but rather that it is ‘illustrious’.”

"If one can awaken the Manifestation Meridian, that would be enough to establish a prominent family in the cultivation world."

"Above that is the primordial meridian that I have awakened."

"Those below the Yuanmai level inherit too little and too little ancestral bloodline, so they can only improve their talent and cultivation."

“Starting from the Yuan Meridian, a trace of the true bloodline of the ancestors will be born in the cultivator’s body. Even if there is only a trace, it is enough to greatly enhance the talent and cultivation, and also inherit some of the ancestors’ divine abilities.”

After saying this, Shangguan Ling'er said, "My mother has the true lineage, while my aunt, who is also my master, only has the terminal lineage."

"Therefore, my aunt was not highly regarded in the family, so she simply left the family to make her own way, which is why she joined the Dharma lineage."

Li Yinsheng pondered, "Among the cultivators who migrated to the Ten Thousand Mountains back then, were there no cultivators with divine veins?"

Shangguan Ling'er shook her head.

"Families with divine lineages have a long history and have cultivated their own territories for countless years. Even their branches would not migrate to a place like the Ten Thousand Mountains."

"Therefore, there are almost no divine veins within the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

"Even if, by some chance, a few cultivators with divine veins leave behind descendants in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to inherit their divine veins, it is extremely difficult for the divine veins to awaken naturally."

"Generally, cultivators need to first cultivate to the level of True Person, and then they need the corresponding inheritance method to awaken their divine veins."

After hearing this, Li Yinsheng couldn't help but feel disappointed.

No wonder Fellow Daoist Shangguan's cultivation has improved so rapidly; it turns out it's the power of his bloodline.

It seems this method is indeed not very effective for my junior sister.

unless……

After pondering for a moment, Li Yinsheng asked seriously, "Fellow Daoist Shangguan, is the divine lineage only inheritable through bloodline?"

"What do you mean?" Shangguan Ling'er's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a very bad premonition.

"Is it possible, I mean, is it possible," Li Yinsheng said, "that divine veins can be acquired through some means later in life?"

Shangguan Ling'er pondered these words for a moment, then her expression changed drastically, and she let out a sharp, explosive sound.

"No! Absolutely not!"

Chapter 150 Formidable Rival

In Li Yinsheng's room at Zhengyang Palace.

Seeing Shangguan Ling'er suddenly become excited, Li Yinsheng couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Fellow Daoist Shangguan, is this... perhaps obtaining a divine vein after birth is something impossible?"

Shangguan Ling'er sighed, her face solemn.

"To acquire a divine vein later in life, one can only rely on certain evil arts and secret methods to forcibly strip away another person's divine vein and then refine it for one's own use."

“Any family that possesses a divine vein will value its own divine vein immensely, and will not easily allow cultivators with high-grade divine veins to have offspring with outsiders.”

"And for outsiders to strip the divine veins from the family members is an even greater taboo."

"Whenever they encounter someone like this, those families will fight to the death."

"Even other divine lineage families, if they encounter such a person, will kill him if they have the ability to do so."

She paused, her expression becoming even more serious.

"In the eyes of families that possess divine veins, such cultivators who steal divine veins are far more hateful and deserving of death than evil cultivators."

"Moreover, the grade of a divine vein refined later in life will drop by at least one grade. Even a manifest vein, after being stripped and refined, will only be about the same as a true vein or even a terminal vein."

"Moreover, even if it is separated, refining the divine vein is extremely painful, even a matter of life and death. Even if one is lucky enough to succeed, the divine vein will still be somewhat repulsive to the cultivator, leaving hidden dangers for future cultivation."