"Yes, an impure pill will leave impurities in our bodies that can give us many side effects. However, we also have other pills to purify this; some techniques were also created to mitigate this effect. So cases of pill poisoning are very rare to happen."
"What happened to your friend now?"
"She's recultivating. I feel guilty about what happened, so I begged my father to give her a 4-petal phoenix flower."
"It's an Ancient grade medical plant that allows a cultivator to recreate their body. But it's only useful for those under the Mystic Integration stage."
"So the strongest that can use it is Spiritual Transformation Realm?"
"Yes, well, if we are more patient, waiting another 10,000 years will make it grow another petal, allowing a Mystic Integration stage to be reborn. The body is also better than the last one."
"How about their bloodline then?"
"They keep it as long as they put the bloodline inside. In fact, with this method, as long as you have the wealth, you can recreate the cultivator's body to become stronger.
However, if the bloodline is too strong, it can end up eating through the cultivator's soul. Many clans do this for their less talented descendants."
Hearing this, the first words that appeared in Alex's mind were, 'The rich become richer, the poor become poorer.'
No matter what civilization he visited so far, the same thing still happened.
An immortal cultivator could easily give their descendants as many bloodlines and talents as they needed. They could give them many treasures, boosting their soul strength while at the same time weakening the bloodline's lingering will.
At the very least, those born here could hope heaven's will grant them a huge blessing, being born with heavenly talent. But the more he thought about it, the more he realized it wasn't different from his world even before the dungeon break.
A child could be born a genius despite their parents being rich or poor. With their intellect, they could pave their own path and become rich.
"No matter where the world is unfair," Alex mumbled.
"I'm sorry, what do you mean?" Reina asked with confusion.
"Nothing, forget it, I just got caught up in my own thoughts. So, who do you think poisoned your friend? Since it's from the pill, you should be able to track the seller."
"Yes, but the seller kept saying they were innocent, then put all the blame on the alchemist. The association got involved, making things more complicated."
"What association? Alchemists?"
"Yes. In the past, alchemists were hunted down by many clans and strong cultivators. This kept going until, finally, one of them succeeded in becoming immortal. After he did, he made the Alchemy Association with the sole job of protecting other alchemists," Reina replied.
She didn't find it weird, as Alex didn't know, as the association only acted in big cities. Based on what Alex had said so far, she speculated he came from one of the hidden villages.
This is the name they gave to a village filled with cultivators but cut off from the rest of society. They weren't necessarily stronger, but each of them always had their own unique thing. For example, in Alex's case, it was the spice water.
They continued their talk for a while until the announcer finally walked toward the ring.
He began giving a speech welcoming the presence of big sects and clans that came, but Alex ignored all this. He closed his eyes like he was sleeping, while in reality, he was focusing his senses on his hearing, trying to find more information on the world's dynamics, but he didn't learn anything important.
Most of it was just filled with which princess they bet on and some small talk.
'These cultivators are like a bunch of horny teenagers,' Alex thought.
The rumors he heard mostly consisted of romance stories. Who married whom? This cultivator became a green hat, and some even talked about their elder's kink. This was not limited to male cultivators; the female cultivators' talk was even worse, in Alex's opinion.
Alex opened his eyes as finally the match started. The first fight was between Zhu Zeng and a Middle stage Spiritual Transformation realm cultivator. An awakened cultivator from the Midnight clan.
"I always wanted to know how strong the Blood Asura is. Let me feel that strength," the cultivator said without any fear. He wasn't afraid Zeng would kill him, as the competition was done in friendly sparring.
"I am famous with that title for a reason. Are you sure you want to find out?" Zhu Zeng asked with a smirk on his face.
A transparent barrier then appeared, surrounding the arena.
"Go ahead, you can go first," Zhu Zeng said with a gloating tone.
"Don't underestimate me!" The man said with a beastly roar.
His body then began to transform. Bronze scales grew from his skin as his body grew larger and became more muscular. His pupils then narrowed, becoming vertical slits.
"Earth dragon bloodline, although it looks different from the last time I saw it, it seems to have become purer," Reina mumbled.
"Probably because of the spice water. How about you? Has your bloodline become stronger?"
"Yes, Sir Alex, thanks to you, my bloodline has become purer, but it doesn't give me much strength boost."
"So your transformation doesn't change?"
"No, but it does allow me to have more control over it. Now I can do this." Reina said as she raised her finger.
She then transformed only the tip, making the nails grow larger.
"I see… What is your bloodline anyway?" Alex asked.
Moria's ear perked up, "That is a secret, junior. You don't need to answer that, Reina."
"It's fine, Uncle. Sir Alex has helped me a lot."
Her voice then transformed into one that could only be heard by Alex.
"People think I have a wind dragon bloodline, but in reality, it's a tempest dragon."
"What is the difference?" Alex asked.