"I definitely don't have any background."
Lu Yuan spread his hands and told the truth.
Then he added, "More precisely, I ascended from the lower realm. After arriving in the Myriad Heavens, I met her when she was being hunted by numerous spirit beasts. So, while I do have some background, it's definitely nothing I could bring out before your noble clan."
Qing Qing Cang showed an unsurprised expression.
Although he had no clear understanding of Lu Yuan's identity or background, he could roughly judge its level from Lu Yuan's mannerisms.
He had not sensed any noble bloodline or Spirit Vein within Lu Yuan.
The Dragon Clan bloodline flickered faintly within him.
At a glance, it was clear that he was not pure-blooded.
Mixed-blood dragons found it even harder to take human form than pure-blooded dragons.
The only explanation was that Lu Yuan had absorbed part of the Dragon Clan's bloodline.
Therefore, it could be concluded that Lu Yuan's background had not reached the level of the Five Ancient Clans, or even the level of an Earth Supreme. Any family that possessed an Earth Supreme would have undergone bloodline optimization. To them, even a Heavenly Sovereign-level bloodline was far inferior to the improvement offered by their own primordial bloodline. They would not even have enough time to raise the purity of their own bloodline, much less abandon the root for the branches and absorb outside bloodlines.
What suited one best was the best.
From the Supreme Realm onward, more and more cultivators came to understand this principle. It was also one of the reasons for the enormous disparities in the cultivation world.
If one's parents were ordinary people—
From the first step onto the path of cultivation, everything one faced was unknown. One had to endure countless pains and setbacks,