The Beast Spirit Immortal City was in the midst of welcoming distinguished guests, with everyone in high spirits and beaming with joy.
The collateral lineage Golden Pill cultivators of the Hei Clan were excited and joyful, their long-cherished wish of many years about to be fulfilled today.
Many Golden Pill Monks had tears in their eyes as they remembered the past.
In their youth, they paid the blood tax every year, their own children dying one by one, sent into the Blood Pool where their flesh and souls became nourishment for the direct lineage's aptitude, never allowing top-aptitude cultivators from the collateral lineages to emerge.
Whenever a cultivator with a Sky Spiritual Root or a different exemplary Spiritual Root emerged, they would immediately be sought after by the direct lineage with manic joy, becoming part of their achievements.
This was the hidden pain deep in the hearts of every collateral lineage cultivator.
