Dou Di can activate their Bloodline and bless their descendants. Zhao Li was actually a bit skeptical about this. One reason he never thought of himself as a Dou Di was because he had never received any news about this from anyone in his Clan.
Logically, anyone would be surprised by the sudden increase in the Clan's Strength. It would be easy to think of him, the foremost person in the Clan, and seek him out for confirmation.
He didn't believe everyone in his family had such good Temperament and could remain so composed. That could only mean that this matter hadn't happened.
Of course, it was also possible that the Space here was abnormal, and all messages were blocked. Perhaps the Clan was already in an uproar, but he knew nothing of it, although this possibility was very small.
But no matter the reason, he had to go back and see how his Heavenly Supreme differed from a traditional Dou Di.
"Let's go back and see if Father and the others have activated their Bloodline and significantly increased their Strength. If possible, I'll also need my Wife's cooperation to Branch Out and Spread Leaves."
Zhao Li said, looking at Ye Yunsheng with a mischievous smile.
Ye Yunsheng was quite helpless hearing him say this. After a Hundred Years, the two still had no descendants. It wasn't that she didn't want them; it was simply impossible for her. Her Strength was too great; almost any foreign object or energy could be refined. Giving birth to offspring was truly a bit difficult.
Zhao Li naturally knew this reason, but as a man of 'nature' with a beautiful companion, he had no thought of abstinence whatsoever.
Ye Yunsheng softly hummed in agreement. Then, the two moved their feet, and their figures were no longer there. However, not long after they left, a white speck emerged from the Abyss. Like a newborn life, it was curious about everything around it...
In the Pocket World, Zhao Li and his Wife didn't delay at all. They went straight to Zhao Lingxiao and his Wife, who had long since settled into a retired life.
He could clearly feel that the Bloodline flowing within him was similar to the Bloodline of Zhao Lingxiao and Han Xiangyu. However, Zhao Lingxiao and his Wife showed no signs of having awakened their Bloodline. Even their Strength was still at the low-level Dou Venerate Realm.
Although he already had a guess, seeing that his parents, while still relatively young compared to the lifespan of a Dou Venerate, still couldn't hide their signs of aging, Zhao Li felt a slight disappointment.
While his analysis suggested that the Dou Di Bloodline might not be entirely a good thing, for his parents, it could undoubtedly allow them to go further on the Cultivation Route.
Just as he was pondering this, Han Xiangyu said gently:
"Li'er, we barely see you more than a few times a year, let alone asking you to have a child to keep us company. We haven't seen any progress from you two."
Han Xiangyu didn't know why Zhao Li and his Wife had suddenly returned and excitedly sought them out, but she didn't care about that. It wasn't easy to see Zhao Li and his Wife, so she had to say what needed to be said.
Although she had only barely reached the Dou Venerate Realm with the help of countless Pills, the anticipation and deterrence in her eyes when she spoke made both Zhao Li and Ye Yunsheng instinctively shrink their heads, speechless.
After a long time, he looked at Zhao Lingxiao, shifting the Fire onto him, and said:
"Although you two are getting on in years, your bodies are perfectly fine. How about you, Father, put in some effort and make another one?"
Zhao Lingxiao, who had been nodding and watching the show, never expected Zhao Li to turn the Fire on him. He waved his hands repeatedly as if shooing away flies, his mouth full of disdain:
"Go, go, go! You never bring good news when you come back. You know I'm getting old? Look at your siblings in this generation, which one hasn't Branch Out and Spread Leaves? Only you, you've been delaying your mother's wish to hold a grandchild for decades."
This was a fact, and Zhao Li was powerless to refute it. Not only his generation, but even the younger generations already had more than one generation of descendants.
The current Zhao Family, while still not comparable to families with a Legacy of hundreds or Thousand Years with countless Branch Lineages, was no longer a family of only a few dozen people across four generations like it was over a hundred years ago.
Starting from him, the Zhao Family had already moved beyond the scope of a Hundred-Year Family. It was no longer a situation where the predecessors could only hope that the descendants wouldn't tarnish their reputation and barely hold on until a successor appeared before passing away.
Now, not to mention the old man, even Zhao Father and his brothers were slowly becoming the Foundation of the family. And with them, the Zhao Family's snowball would only roll bigger and bigger. The three Branch Lineages of the current Zhao Family already had nearly a Thousand Direct Lineage members.
Of course, before a new Dou Sheng appeared in the Zhao Family, all of this was essentially Flowers in a Mirror, Moon on the Water. Without Zhao Li, the Zhao Family would be a defenseless but extremely plump sheep, a child parading through the streets with a huge sum of money. It would quickly be devoured completely.
Ye Yunsheng saw Zhao Li being lectured by his parents and watched for a while. Then, she took the initiative to share some of the Fire with him. For a time, it was a scene of Filial Piety and harmony.
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With his Heavenly Supreme Strength, Zhao Li could clearly sense that his life level had definitely transformed. However, returning this time, he didn't see what he expected, which left him with Doubt and also made him ponder the reason.
"It seems that the Bloodline awakening of Dou Di clansmen isn't solely due to the power of the Dou Di. If a Dou Di could achieve Bloodline mutation, normally there shouldn't be anyone with the same Bloodline as them in the world. However, the ability for one person to Become Emperor and then for everyone else to rise up is clearly abnormal."
Zhao Li muttered to himself. He had felt this Doubt since he read novels. Why, if a Dou Di had already achieved Bloodline mutation, could they still bless the clansmen who hadn't mutated and logically shouldn't share the same Origin Bloodline?
If the descendants of a Dou Di had exceptional Talent, that would be understandable. But for a Dou Di's existence to be able to affect the Bloodline that existed before them was a bit strange.
That situation was truly like the joke he heard about a son telling his father, 'You'll understand when you're my age.'
Now, Zhao Li's life level had also undergone Ascension, but his Bloodline of the same Origin hadn't received any blessings, which validated his guess—the Dou Di Bloodline didn't seem to be solely due to the Dou Di, or rather, not entirely due to the Dou Di.
"Perhaps this is also a unique characteristic of the Dou Qi Continent. Hmm, could it be because I haven't achieved Dao Confluence?"
Zhao Li thought of the Contention for Dao Confluence at that time. He had a feeling that by completing the Heaven and Earth and strengthening its Origin, Heaven and Earth would compensate him.
Unfortunately, he didn't achieve Dao Confluence. One reason was that his ambition wasn't on the Dou Qi Continent. Another reason was that he wasn't a Dou Di. If he achieved Dao Confluence, he would inevitably lose his Physical Body, and his remaining Soul would very likely "Ascend," eventually being assimilated by Heaven and Earth and returning to nothingness.
But a Dou Di was different. For a Dou Di to Become Emperor, they needed Origin Qi. And Origin Qi, in Zhao Li's understanding, should be something similar to the Grandmist Violet Qi in the Primordial Era stories. With it, a Dou Di could further deepen their connection with the Power of Heaven and Earth and step into a completely new Realm.
Moreover, this was one of the reasons why Dou Di were only Quasi Heavenly Supreme. Without Origin Qi, they might not be Dou Di. During this time, they needed to use Origin Qi to connect with Heaven and Earth for Enlightenment, Refining the False into the True.
The false wasn't false, but borrowed. They had to turn the borrowed power and Realm into their own.
And for Heaven and Earth, because of the existence of the Emperor's Origin Qi, Dou Di actively connected with Heaven and Earth. To absorb and record the Dou Di's Dao, they didn't need to snatch it like Zhao Li did!
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