“Then it would be too late. The Patriarch and the others would try to finish the problem first.

You know their methods best. What do you think will happen if they look down on their enemy?

The primordial is something new, something that you all have never faced before. With their arrogance, they will underestimate the risk and won’t tell you any information.”

“Well, they tend to do that, but I blame Stell for it. He will get angry if he deems the matter unimportant.”

“You should understand now why Father did this then. Rather than having them all dead pointlessly and escalating the problem, it’s better for both of you to take matters into your own hands.”

“Wait, does this mean the method he promised me exists beyond the rift? Or is he just scamming us to pull off his plan?”

“I don’t know about that. Rather than waiting for the answer, why don’t you try to pursue the method I told you before?”

In reality, Alex knew the answer; Edward was scamming them. He didn’t know what was beyond the rift other than to look for traces of the one responsible.

How could he then know there was a way to break through to the immortal realm?

This is why Alex decided to change the topic; he deemed telling Clara the truth would just cause an unnecessary wedge between them.

Any ill will toward Edward would be projected toward him.

“Your method? I tried to think about it, but I didn’t get any idea how to proceed.”

“Hmm… I also thought about it. As you see, I need to find a method to break through to a new realm.”

“Why do you want to do that? Your strength comes from that green energy of yours. I am sure it belongs to a different power system; you should just focus on that.”

“Yes, it does, but it will require a lot of time to break through using this power system.”

“Can you tell me more about it? I am curious. Maybe I can find some clue on how to break through to a new realm from it.”

“Well, it’s not a huge secret. I basically use life force energy to cultivate.”

“Lifeforce… so something similar to demonic cultivation? No wonder many of the plants wither to death.”

Clara still remembered how green particles came out from it, being absorbed by Alex’s array. She then sighed as she realized she was the one who would need to prepare the plants to replace them.

After the Patriarch was gone, most things in the clan were taken care of by her. That is why she complained about it.

“It’s very different from demonic cultivation. Their method is cruel. They absorb souls without knowing what they are made of, which results in them getting many impurities, resulting in madness.”

“So life force is pure without any side effects?”

Alex looked at Clara for a moment, then took out a blood contract.

“I respect you as a researcher, and honestly, I want to collaborate with you. But the answer to this will require you to sign the contract.”

Clara frowned, looking at it. With Alex’s current power, she was sure even if she didn’t die, it would still hurt her a lot.

She then read the terms, “Are you sure about this? It says the blood contract will void if I feel the information is useless.”

“Yes, it’s not like I’m asking much from it. I just want to make sure you don’t spread the information around.”

“Well, other than this, it just states for us to exchange information; this is fine with me.”

Clara then reread the contract once again to make sure nothing was wrong. She then signed it.

If it were the old Alex, he would have hidden some hidden clause in small words just for a joke and to see how others would react.

Unfortunately, based on logic alone, he didn’t find any use in doing this.

“Life force is the basic foundational block for many types of energy. I can use this to boost my cultivation realm almost instantly as long as I have enough understanding of it.”

“What???” Clara asked in disbelief. Instantly, as long as he had enough understanding, it was a concept she never imagined possible.

“Are you sure? Does it really have no side effects?”

“Yes, I tested it myself. Well, I say instant, but it’s only in the lower realms. In higher realms, you will need to understand it completely first, so it takes a long time.

This is also the reason why I’m stuck in my realm for a long time.”

Clara put her finger on her chin as she started thinking about something. She began walking around the room.

Alex didn’t disturb her since he knew she was deep in thought. Some people had that habit, just like him, tapping their fingers when busy thinking.

He then looked around the place to learn what kind of experiments Clara did here. One of them then caught his interest.

It was a few glass jars filled with different colored liquids. Each of them contained a strong life force presence.

‘Is this extracted purified bloodline?’

Alex walked closer and started observing it. Each jar had a label with detailed information. It stated age, concentration, and the beast it came from.

‘So a bloodline is basically blood coming from a beast at the divine level. It also needs to be extracted from their core directly…

Wait, in this case, how could people take it? With this much energy, I am sure their bodies would explode.

But even Mingyue had a bloodline in the past.

They probably did something to weaken it, then put it in someone’s body.’

Based on Alex’s calculations, the most effective method was quite cruel. They would find a woman with a special constitution to hold the blood, and she would then be forced to give birth to a baby with this bloodline.

This method had its ups and downs, but it was still better than directly injecting it into a cultivator. He was sure 100 out of 100 would end up dying.

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