Duan Lingtian cultivated for an entire night and deeply sensed his current cultivation base. Not long after, he heard Zhao Lu's voice from outside. "Duan Lingtian, I'll bring you to complete the procedures to enter the school."
Duan Lingtian, who was mentally prepared, immediately left the mansion when he heard Zhao Lu's voice. He stepped into the air and arrived beside Zhao Lu who had been waiting for him for a long time. "Elder Zhao Lu."
"Let's go."
Zhao Lu smiled amiably.
"En."
Duan Lingtian nodded. Then, he followed Zhao Lu and left the floating island. During the journey, Zhao Lu also introduced the island to him. "This floating island is said to be the cultivation place of our Cloud Peak. It's also called 'Cloud Peak Island'."
"The name 'Cloud Peak' has no other meaning. It's just the name of our Old Ancestor."
"Our Old Ancestor is called Zhen Yunfeng. He's also the father of Elder Zhen who brought you back from the Tianlong Clan. He's said to be one of the few Void Pierce Stage elders in our Chunyang School."
"You should also know that the Void Pierce Stage elders in our Chunyang School are all experts who have stepped into the Mid God Emperor Realm."
Duan Lingtian nodded after hearing Zhao Lu's words.
After leaving Cloud Peak Island, Zhao Lu continued, "In our Chunyang School, there are many branches. Anyone who has reached the Profound Void Stage or above can establish a branch of their own."
"For example, Martial Granduncle can actually leave Cloud Peak and establish his own branch … However, he's not interested in doing so. Besides, even if he establishes his own branch, I'm afraid there won't be many people because the people of the same branch as him are all in Cloud Peak. "
Duan Lingtian nodded after hearing Zhao Lu's words.
They were all family.
Even if they split from the family, as the son, he might not be able to bring many people with him.
That was because the people of Yun Feng's bloodline would definitely respect Zhen Pingfan's father more than him.
"Elder Zhao Lu, if Elder Zhen establishes his own Progeny, won't the Progeny he establishes be called the Ordinary Progeny? And the Floating Island where his Mundane lineage resides will be called Mundane Island? "
Suddenly, Duan Lingtian thought of this and immediately asked Zhao Lu about it.
Zhao Lu had a strange expression on his face when he heard his words. Then, he shook his head and smiled. "In fact, the name that the Ancestor gave to Martial Granduncle was often criticized by the other Ancestors. They said that a genius like Martial Granduncle is not worthy of the word 'ordinary'."
"However, under normal circumstances, if Martial Granduncle were to establish his own lineage, he would indeed use the name of the Ordinary Lineage, and the floating island he occupies would also be called Ordinary Island."
Zhao Lu smiled.
"Normally speaking, in a situation like Elder Zhen's, there shouldn't be many independent sects, right?"
Duan Lingtian asked with a smile.
"Of course."
Zhao Lu nodded. "After all, he's not the strongest person in his Progeny. Although he's qualified to establish his own Progeny, it's meaningless for him to establish his own Progeny.
Is he going to establish his own Progeny to compete with his father's Progeny?
Unless he's not the Ancestor's son but a nephew or something. If that's the case, he can take his Progeny away and establish his own Progeny. "
Duan Ling Tian could understand Zhao Lu's words. It was indeed the case.
"Then … what if one day, Elder Zhen becomes even stronger than his father? What will you say?"
Duan Lingtian asked.
In terms of growth, the Master of a Progeny was usually the strongest person in that Progeny.
However, what if a stronger person appeared?
Moreover, what if the stronger person was his son?
Zhao Lu was stunned when he heard Duan Lingtian's words. Then, he smiled and said, "Under such circumstances, Martial Granduncle would either establish his own Progeny, or the Ancestor would transfer the Progeny to him and rename it the Mundane Progeny.
Of course, the Ancestor must be willing to do so. Otherwise, if he wants to become the Master of a Progeny, he'll have to establish his own Progeny.
However, that won't happen … Putting aside Martial Granduncle's personality, he's not interested in leading a Progeny. Even if he was, would he take the initiative to compete with his father? It's meaningless. "
Zhao Lu paused for a moment before he recalled something and sighed. "Moreover, the Ancestor's 1,000 year Heavenly Tribulation a few hundred years ago was already difficult for him. I wonder how many more Heavenly Tribulations he can withstand."
All Celestial Kings and above had to face the 1,000 year Heavenly Tribulation. No one could avoid it.
In the various Realms of Gods, the 1,000 year Heavenly Tribulation was also known as the Life Seeking Heavenly Tribulation. The longer one lived, the stronger the Heavenly Tribulation. If one's strength could not keep up, one would eventually perish under the Heavenly Tribulation.
For example, in the Tianlong Clan where Duan Lingtian was from, many Higher Divine Emperors had perished under the Heavenly Tribulation because they failed to break through and become God Emperors.
If they could break through and become God Emperors, even if they might not be able to live forever, they would at least be able to live longer.
For this reason, Duan Ling Tian did not feel anything when he heard Zhao Lu's words.
Zhen Pingfan's father was definitely not young anymore.
"Even a Middle God Emperor would find it difficult to withstand the Heavenly Tribulation … How powerful must he be?"
Duan Lingtian's heart trembled just thinking about it. If he were to face such a Heavenly Tribulation, wouldn't he be reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye?
"However, our Progeny is still fine. Even if the Ancestor really does meet with misfortune, Martial Granduncle will still be there to support him. As for the other Progeny, many of their Progeny are having a hard time facing the Heavenly Tribulation without having a successor."
Zhao Lu's expression clearly showed how fortunate he was when he said this.
Duan Lingtian could understand what Zhao Lu was saying.
It was just that some Progeny only had one God Emperor supporting them, and that God Emperor was beginning to feel powerless in the face of the Heavenly Tribulation of a thousand years. Once he died, if his Progeny did not have a second God Emperor to support them, they would lose their backbone.
"If a Progeny's only God Emperor dies, what will happen to the people of that Progeny?"
Duan Lingtian asked.
Zhao Lu sighed. "If that happens, the people of that Progeny will have to move away from the Floating Island they're on. Only a Progeny with a God Emperor supporting them can occupy a Floating Island in the Chunyang School's encampment as their base of operations.
"If a Progeny loses a God Emperor, the people of that Progeny will be assigned to the cultivation grounds of ordinary elders and disciples after they move away from the Floating Island they occupy. They will no longer enjoy special treatment.
Of course, if there are outstanding existences among them or if they have connections, they can go to other Progeny with a God Emperor supporting them. "
Zhao Lu's words made Duan Lingtian realize the reality of the Chunyang School. However, he could understand this reality.
After all, there was no such thing as a free lunch.
You can enjoy special treatment because your forefather is a God Emperor. If your forefather dies and your Progeny doesn't have a God Emperor, your special treatment will be revoked and you'll be sent to accompany ordinary elders and disciples.
"However, that's something the other Progeny have to worry about. Yun Peak doesn't have to worry about that. At the very least, our Yun Peak lineage can change its name to the 'Ordinary lineage'. "
"Furthermore, even if that time really comes, it will be thousands or even tens of thousands of years later."
Besides, who knows if our forefather will make a breakthrough in the next ten thousand years and become even stronger to face the Heavenly Tribulation?
"No one could have predicted such a thing."
… …
Duan Lingtian chatted with Zhao Lu on the way to the Chunyang School's encampment. He learned a lot about the Chunyang School from Zhao Lu.
For example, there were a total of nineteen Progeny branches in the Chunyang School.
Yun Peak's Progeny was just one of them.
Among these nineteen Progeny Branches, seven of them were the strongest because they were all led by Void Pierce Stage elders. Therefore, they were naturally the seven strongest Progeny Branches in the Chunyang School.
The remaining twelve Progeny Branches were led by Jing Xu Elders. For example, when Duan Lingtian first arrived at the Chunyang School, Lan Xilin's Progeny Branch was one of them.
"Elder Zhao Lu, will I be considered a member of Yun Peak's Progeny after going through the procedures? Or do I still need to go through other procedures in Yun Peak? "
Duan Lingtian asked Zhao Lu. He suddenly thought of this question.
Hearing this, Zhao Lu smiled and said, "After going through the procedures, you can only be considered a disciple of the Chunyang School. If you want to join our Progeny Branches and become a member of our Progeny Branches, you need to go through other procedures in our Progeny Branches and leave the brand of our Progeny Branches on your identity token.
"Of course, those imprints can be removed. This is also to allow some people to have more choices."
"If you feel uncomfortable in any Progeny Branches and feel bad, as long as you have the ability, you can choose to join another Progeny Branches if there are other Progeny Branches that want to accept you.
"In the Progeny Branches, this is not considered betrayal … At most, the people of the previous Progeny Branches will target you.
"Of course, this kind of thing doesn't happen often in our Chunyang School."
A complicated light flashed through Zhao Lu's eyes as he spoke. Although it was just a flash, Duan Lingtian still caught it.
"Elder Zhao Lu, you seem to be rather emotional when you say these words … Could it be that there's such a person in our Yun Peak?"
Duan Lingtian was good at reading people's expressions. He could see the change in Zhao Lu's expression at this moment.
When Zhao Lu heard this, he smiled wryly and said, "It's no big deal to tell you this … In fact, I'm such a person myself.
"I, Zhao Lu, was not a member of Yun Feng's bloodline. Instead, I belonged to another bloodline … However, in order to allow me to focus on my cultivation without any distractions, that bloodline actually sent people to exterminate my distant clan.
"When I found out that the instigator of all this was my master at that time, I almost went crazy …
"Later, my master was expelled from the Progeny Branches. Because I felt awkward staying in that Progeny Branches, I switched to Yun Peak.
"Then, I met my master after that. He treated me like his own son. Unfortunately, he passed away too early. Before I could show him my filial piety, he died under the Heavenly Tribulation."
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