[The drawback of an Imperial Technique like this was that its upper limit was not high. Since most of it had not been comprehended step by step through one's own efforts, it was difficult to truly cultivate the supernatural power to its limits.
Its advantage, however, was its high lower limit. While it could not make one exceptionally rare in terms of supernatural powers, it could still bring one to an outstanding level. At the very least, it guaranteed the foundational combat strength of one's descendants. Thus, living beings bearing Imperial Marks usually held an advantage in strength over cultivators of the same realm.]
[The second type of Imperial Technique was a forbidden art unique to oneself. In most cases, it centered on burning the Imperial Blood within one's body and making the Imperial Marks shine.
Such Imperial Techniques often allowed the caster to erupt with tremendous power in a short time. The gains obtained from burning Imperial Blood also surpassed the ordinary explosive methods of burning vital blood or life essence in the vast majority of cases.
This was also one reason why many ordinary cultivators feared those of the same realm who possessed Imperial Marks. No one could be certain which Imperial Technique the other party had chosen. If they risked their lives in battle and their strength was not too far apart, burning Imperial Blood could grant such a great increase in power that the possibility of being struck down by a sudden reversal was far from small...]
[Yet regrettably, the Imperial Techniques had nothing to do with Liu Wuxiang or the other members of the Liu Family in Supreme Changrong Heaven. They possessed only Imperial Blood and Imperial Marks, but had failed to inherit the method of awakening Imperial Techniques.
The reason for this was Liu