This did not mean that Dao Lineages could not have relationships of mutual Birth and restraint. Rather, Jiang Yang had comprehended these relationships himself; they were not reflected in the Immortal Gateway Dao Chapter.
What did this imply? It meant that the relationships of Birth and restraint between those Dao Lineage manifestations had come later—at least after this immortal manual had been written.
Clearly, some hidden event had brought this about. Taking that speculation a step further, Broadwood's present obscurity probably had an inseparable connection to it. That was what he needed to watch out for.
"Earth Altar Thunder... Remnant Metal..."
Jiang Yang murmured the names to himself, but neither rang any bells.
Another new Dao Lineage had appeared. Its name alone made its direct connection to the thunder Dao clear. Apart from having encountered execution thunder, Jiang Yang had also read of Pivot Thunder in ancient texts, with one or two inheritances occasionally appearing within the Zheng Kingdom.
Since ancient times, the thunder Dao had been an exceptionally domineering tradition. It governed punishment, wrought destruction, and excelled at crushing its foes. Its offensive power scarcely fell short of that of Sword Cultivators, and its reputation was widespread.
Yet although many of its cultivation arts had scattered into the world, few could uphold its orthodox inheritance or grasp its essence.
As for the other lineage, Remnant Metal, he had never even heard of it. As Jiang Yang had said before, the longer he cultivated and the more he learned, the more he realized how many Dao Lineages remained beyond his recognition.
Thanks to the Yi Sword Gate, metal virtue Dao Lineages were fairly prosperous within the Zheng Kingdom. The sect primarily cultivated geng metal, supplemented by xin metal and Origin Metal, bringing them together into a tradition known as the