Legend held that Great Emperor Wu Shi was Immortal King Wuzhong reincarnated in a lesser incarnation, hence his dazzling talent, unmatched throughout the ages. Yet his identity as the son of two emperors could not be overlooked either.
Had he not been the son of the Western Empress and a Great Accomplished Saint Physique, combining the bloodlines of two physiques, Great Emperor Wu Shi could never have smashed the Eternal Great Emperor's Divine Mecha before attaining enlightenment, or caught the Central Plains' Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon with his bare hands.
Even the most powerful software needed powerful hardware to match.
Just look at Ruthless. Her talent was dazzling, worthy of the very pinnacle, yet her physical body remained a weakness. She could only upgrade it herself, evolving toward a chaotic body.
This alone showed the importance of one's physique, especially within the human domain, before ascending to immortality.
Even a Heavenly Emperor could only declare that a mortal body was the true foundation after becoming an immortal amid the red dust.
Before becoming an immortal, having a good physique and good parents was an enormous advantage.
"Passing down blood is the continuation of life. Passing down conviction is the immortality of the spirit."
"These are two paths. Fragments of an ancestor's Great Dao exist within the bloodline, allowing them to be passed down from generation to generation."
Lin Xian spoke with easy confidence. "The conception of a physique is fundamentally not that different from spiritual conviction. Have you ever seen a man and woman produce offspring through spiritual communication and an exchange of convictions?"
"This isn't some nebulous myth or legend, with pregnancies conceived through divine influence and innate divinity."
"On the path of bloodlines, even a True Immortal would need physical intercourse to pass down their blood."
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