A while earlier.
An Jing guided Miao Yunying's Stardust Dragon body as it raced toward the Ganyuan Sea.
With nothing else to do, they struck up a conversation. "Brother Miao, your Stardust Dragon body looks pretty cool. I heard that Immortal Fallen involves drawing out the bloodline power within one's body and combining it with a Supernatural Ability Dharma Form. When you fully transformed into a Stardust Dragon, did you have any insights you could share?"
"What insights could I possibly have?"
Miao Yunying gave a wry smile. "The Heavenly Dao simply poured its power into me, and the Shangxuan Sect added its blessing. Together, they forcibly fashioned a Stardust Dragon body for me. Otherwise, with my cultivation, manifesting a half-Dragon-Man would've been my limit. How could I possibly possess a True Monarch Dharma Body like this?"
"I see."
An Jing sounded a little disappointed. "I'd hoped I might learn a thing or two about Immortal Fallen from your experience, Brother Miao. Since ancient times, you're the first Immortal Fallen to regain your former state and possess self-awareness. If we could learn some of the Heavenly Dao's methods for elevating bloodlines, they'd be invaluable—whether for modifying our own bodies or improving the bloodlines of the Martial Dao Seed People."
"Even if those methods didn't work, we could use them to cultivate Dao Soldiers. Without the Heavenly Dao pouring its power into them, they'd basically have no chance of reaching the True Lord realm in one leap, but perhaps we could raise an army of Dao Soldiers made up entirely of True Persons."
"Huh?"
An Jing and Miao Yunying had made no effort to keep their conversation private; they'd spoken aloud the whole time. Everyone Miao Yunying was carrying behind him had heard every word.
Chen Yunfei and the others were