I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

Feel the intense attraction that originates from the depths of your blood and leads straight down into the cave.

The alligator snapping turtle was almost out of control; its massive body moved involuntarily step by step into the dark passage.

The steps were slow yet firm, as if guided by invisible threads.

Lin Che exchanged a glance with Cangming Jiao and Chi Yan, and followed closely behind in tacit agreement.

At the same time, he pushed his divine sense to its limit, meticulously scanning every inch of the rock wall and every shadow in the passage, probing for possible traps, restrictions, or other dangerous auras.

Fortunately, this natural passage leading underground, though deep, is unobstructed.

Aside from the increasingly rich and pure earth elemental energy and that strange summoning fluctuation, Lin Che did not detect any malice or hidden threat.

After walking for a while, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a huge natural cave.

Without the slightest hesitation, the alligator snapping turtle went straight in.

Lin Che paused briefly behind them and exchanged a glance with Cangming Jiao and Chi Yan.

A faint blue light emanated from the Cangming Jiao, while the Chiyan Hu crouched low, letting out a low growl, its claws digging into the ground. Both entered a state of high alert for battle.

After confirming that they were both ready, Lin Che stepped into the cave.

The cave is extremely spacious, with a height of about ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).

The surrounding rock walls, having undergone countless millennia of water erosion and spiritual energy infusion, possess a smooth and rounded texture, with a faint shimmering light.

A few glistening stalactites hang from the cave ceiling, dripping with a spiritually rich nectar.

However, the most eye-catching and awe-inspiring sight is the towering boulder in the very center of the cave.

The stone tablet is about nine feet tall, and its entire body has a warm and restrained dark yellow jade texture, as if it bears the deepest weight of the earth.

Its shape is not a regular cuboid, but more like a miniature, naturally formed mountain wonder.

Its surface is covered with natural textures that resemble the veins of real mountains and valleys, full of the wonders of nature.

There are no words engraved by humans on the surface of the monument.

Instead, there are countless naturally formed, seemingly alive, dark golden dragon-shaped patterns that flow slowly and flicker within the jade.

These patterns have a certain rhythm.

It seemed to be the pulsation of the earth's veins, or perhaps a response to the waxing and waning of the moon in the outside world.

The periodic alternation of light and dark is like the long and ancient breath of this giant monument in its slumber.

The strange fluctuations that attracted the River-Overturning Crocodile Turtle and even subtly stirred the dragon blood within the Azure Sea Flood Dragon originated from this.

At this moment, the alligator snapping turtle was completely attracted by the stone tablet, and it lay devoutly not far in front of the stone tablet.

Its enormous head was bowed, its eyes closed, as if it were on a silent pilgrimage.

The aura emanating from his body strangely merged and resonated with the fluctuations emanating from the stone tablet.

Lin Che gave Cangming Jiao and Chiyan a wink, signaling them to stay alert.

He took a deep breath, focused his mind, and quietly activated the system's detection function.

The next moment, detailed information about the stone tablet unfolded in his mind like a scroll:

【Longbei Stele】

Rank: Innate Spiritual Object (Special)

Origin: In ancient times, when a top-level spirit beast with the pure bloodline of Baxia (one of the nine sons of the dragon) perished, its original essence merged with the laws of heaven and earth that it carried. After being nurtured by the earth's veins for ten thousand years, it finally transformed into a primordial wonder.

characteristic:

Bloodline Origin Monument: For all the descendant spirit beasts possessing the bloodline of Baxia, this monument is the beacon of their bloodline and the supreme sacred object.

Origin Resonance: The special fluctuations emitted can directly trigger, resonate, sort out and purify the Baxia origin contained in the bloodline of future generations, remove impurities, and guide their bloodline back to a purer ancestral form.

Bloodline Summoning: Within a certain range, all alligator turtle-type spirit beasts with the relevant bloodline will feel a strong attraction from the depths of their souls and will involuntarily gather at the location of the sacred monument, as if on a pilgrimage.

Nourished by the Blessed Land: The spirit beasts that live within the influence of this monument for a long time, even if they are just resting or sleeping, will have their bloodlines slowly and continuously purified naturally, their shells will become thicker and stronger, and their strength and defensive talents will steadily increase.

"So that's how it is!" Lin Che suddenly understood, and many of his previous doubts were now resolved.

Why are alligator snapping turtles so strongly attracted to this place?

The fundamental reason is that they actually possess a very thin but real bloodline of Baxia, one of the nine sons of the dragon!

This also explains why their earth-elemental abilities are so prominent.

This is precisely the manifestation of Baxia's characteristics of "bearing heavy loads" and "suppressing the earth".

If it weren't for this fortuitous encounter with the Fuyue Dragon Stele today...

Even with system assistance, it's likely that these latent bloodlines won't truly manifest until their bloodlines advance to the fourth rank.

At the same time, this also solved a mystery that had been in Lin Che's mind for a long time.

The ancestor of this group of armored alligator snapping turtles was clearly a vortex dragon turtle with the bloodline of the ancient vortex turtle.

But why is it that none of his descendants have inherited this bloodline?

Now the answer is clear.

Because the Baxia bloodline has a higher status and is more domineering and powerful!

In the implicit competition for bloodline inheritance, this faint trace of dragon blood suppressed the manifestation of the Xuan Turtle bloodline.

Combined with the unique topography of this area, these towering giant stone pillars are fossils of crustacean mythical creatures.

Perhaps it is a remnant of the weathering of the unique geological structure at the bottom of a huge lake after it dried up in ancient times.

Lin Che speculated that ten thousand years ago, this area was likely the ancestral home of the Fujiang Crocodile Turtle clan!

As the world changed, lakes disappeared, the environment changed drastically, and ethnic groups were forced to migrate and disperse.

Over the long years and without the nourishment of their ancestral land, the Baxia essence in the bloodline of the descendants gradually diluted and subsided, and by the time of the alligator snapping turtle, it was almost gone.

The patriarch of the River-Overturning Crocodile Turtle clan in front of them was first upgraded in bloodline by Lin Che using the system, and then he cultivated hard to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Its life level and bloodline concentration may have just reached the minimum threshold that allows it to faintly sense the summoning of the "Bearing Mountain Dragon Stele" in the distance.

That's how this strange "journey to find our roots" came about!

Looking at the ancient and profound Fuyue Dragon Stele in front of him, which was covered with dark gold dragon patterns, Lin Che was overjoyed.

This is like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you effortlessly!

He had been searching for a high-potential earth-attribute spirit beast for nearly a year to cultivate the "Five Saints Blood Pact Spirit Forging Secret Chapter," and it turned out to be right there in his own body!

Moreover, the effects of the Fuyue Dragon Stele are not limited to a single spirit beast, but can benefit the entire race!

This means that the Lin family's alligator turtle clan will experience a qualitative leap in overall strength and potential!

The Lin family's strong foundation will be strengthened in terms of the clan members' defenses like never before!