King of Ten Thousand Years

”So it is Elder Cheng Yu.”

The noblewoman glanced at the Grand Elder, but her intention of recruiting Luo Tian didn’t diminish in the slightest.

The Grand Elder of the Yunxiao Sect was a man of high status and great power. Below the Sect Leader, everyone had to obey him.

But at this moment, the noblewoman showed no fear. In fact, it was the Grand Elder who seemed to be at a loss with her.

”Luo Tian, the Linglong Commerce Association is just a group of people who only know how to make money. A sect is the proper place to benefit your Martial Arts cultivation.”

The Grand Elder said to Luo Tian, seemingly afraid that he would join the Linglong Commerce Association.

After all, the Linglong Commerce Association’s enterprise was massive, and they were known as the wealthiest faction on the Dongchen Continent. In terms of resources and treatment, joining them would certainly be better than staying with the Yunxiao Sect.

”Thank you for your kind intentions, Lady Ling.”

Luo Tian politely declined.

The Celestial Ring Alliance put benefits above all else, and the Linglong Commerce Association was the prime example of this.

His heart was set on the path of Martial Arts; he didn’t want to become a mere tool for making money.

After they finished selecting their rewards, the Grand Elder immediately led everyone away.

Right now, Luo Tian was a hot commodity, especially in the eyes of the Celestial Ring Alliance.

After all, Qi Yuntian, who was hailed as a peerless genius that appeared only once in a millennium, had also been defeated by Luo Tian.

They had to keep a close eye on him to prevent him from being poached.

...

After receiving their respective rewards, the members of the Yunxiao Sect returned to the Gathering Immortals Inn.

After a round of eating and drinking, Luo Tian went back to his room to get some much-needed rest.

The Celestial Pride Conference had lasted nearly ten days, filled with countless battles big and small. Now that he could finally relax, he felt a wave of exhaustion.

”Junior Luo.”

A few hours later, Ye Feng’s voice came from outside the door.

”This is what Master asked me to give you. It’s information about some of the mysterious inheritances on the Dongchen Continent.”

Ye Feng handed over a small booklet.

”Excellent!”

Luo Tian’s eyes lit up.

In three days, the top three of the Celestial Pride Conference would have the right to designate a mysterious inheritance to be opened.

Luo Tian had never encountered these before, so he naturally needed to learn more about them.

The booklet simply recorded information about all the mysterious inheritances on the Dongchen Continent from the past ten thousand years.

Some inheritances had been opened many times and had more information available, while others had very little.

”The most famous are the three great inheritances: the ’True Martial Inheritance,’ the ’Sword Tomb Secret Realm,’ and the ’Profound Thunder Inheritance’!”

The True Martial Inheritance was known to contain the legacies of three True Martial Realm experts. It belonged to the Righteous Dao, was difficult to obtain, but had a low mortality rate.

The Sword Tomb Secret Realm was a mysterious, unknown Sword Tomb. Many geniuses who entered it had obtained Supreme Divine Soldiers that surpassed the Treasure Level, sparking bloody conflicts.

The Profound Thunder Inheritance was suspected to be the final resting place of a Martial Venerable. It contained a rare Thunder Dao inheritance and was quite difficult to open.

Besides these three great inheritances, there were other inheritance Secret Realms, but in terms of opportunity, they couldn’t compare to these three.

’The Sword Tomb Secret Realm is the most suitable for me. As a backup... there’s the fifth-ranked ’Frosty Winter Secret Realm’!’

Having made his decision, Luo Tian focused on reading the information related to these two mysterious inheritances.

’Inheritance Secret Realms also carry risks. Inside, there are no rules or restraints. For the sake of opportunity, it’s not unheard of for fellow sect members to kill each other!’

After he finished reading, Luo Tian began his cultivation.

Although he had defeated Qi Yuntian and become the King of the Celestial Pride, if they were to fight again, the chances of him losing were higher.

In his battle against Qi Yuntian, Luo Tian had hastily broken through to the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm.

Right now, his focus was on consolidating his cultivation, and then practicing the Earth Level Upper Grade Martial Skill, Cold Wind Palm.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

Suddenly, a knock came from the door.

Luo Tian swept the area with his Spiritual Sense before opening the door.

”It’s truly incredible! I never imagined that at such a young age, and without even breaking through to the Earth Element Realm, Luo would become the King of the Celestial Pride!”

The speaker was an old woman in a blue robe whom Luo Tian didn’t recognize.

But beside the old woman stood a long-legged young woman—it was none other than Ji Qingrong, whom he had met before in the Manglong Mountain Range.

The expression in Ji Qingrong’s eyes was somewhat complicated. Two faint blushes colored her jade-like face, and she looked slightly embarrassed.

”You flatter me, Senior.”

The blue-robed old woman was an expert at the Earth Element Realm, so Luo Tian spoke respectfully.

”I heard that Luo knows my granddaughter, so I came to pay a visit and offer my congratulations.”

The blue-robed old woman continued, leading Ji Qingrong into Luo Tian’s room and striking up a warm conversation.

After a short while, it dawned on Luo Tian. ’Is this old woman here to set me up with her granddaughter?’

He glanced at Ji Qingrong again. The blush on her slightly tense, pretty face was gradually deepening, and Luo Tian became more or less certain.

When it came to marriage, Luo Tian wouldn’t make a rash decision. He still had to find Xueyao.

After being politely rejected, the blue-robed old woman felt a bit regretful but didn’t give up. In her eyes, love could always blossom over time.

”In three days, when the inheritances open, I hope Luo will look after my granddaughter.”

The blue-robed old woman added.

The top three of the Celestial Pride Conference could each designate a mysterious inheritance to be opened. Each inheritance had a limited number of spots, filled according to rank.

She was worried that Ji Qingrong wouldn’t be able to get into a good inheritance.

”I will be choosing the Sword Tomb Secret Realm, and Miss Ji is not a sword user!”

Luo Tian stated bluntly, making it clear he couldn’t help.

The blue-robed old woman looked slightly disappointed and rose to leave.

After they left the room.

”Grandma can tell that he doesn’t dislike you. Perhaps there’s still a chance for you two!”

The blue-robed old woman said to Ji Qingrong.

”Grandma! Please just stay out of it,” Ji Qingrong said with a pained expression, letting out a sigh of relief.

”What? Don’t tell me you look down on him?”

Ji Qingrong looked stunned for a moment. Her cheeks then flushed slightly as she whispered, ”That’s not it entirely... but we’ve only met once...”

”Now it’s been twice...”

...

After seeing off the members of the Ji Family from the Ten Hidden Families, Luo Tian resumed consolidating his cultivation.

But less than an hour later, there was another knock on the door. It was the Gu Family, another of the Ten Hidden Families, and they had brought a pure and lovely young woman with them.

Learning from the previous experience, Luo Tian understood their intentions immediately.

After much difficulty in sending them away, a high-ranking member from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect came to visit.

Luo Tian finally understood the troubles that came with being too famous. Fortunately, the Yunxiao Sect was also alerted and dispatched a high-ranking elder to live in the room next to Luo Tian’s, putting a stop to those trying to poach him.

「Three days passed quickly.」

Early in the morning, the top one hundred disciples from the Yunxiao Sect, led by their superiors, headed to the core area of the Celestial Ring Alliance.

The other major factions and their talented disciples also arrived around the same time.

The core of the Celestial Ring Alliance was a massive, circular building, heavily guarded.

Everyone arrived at a vast, dimly lit, and ancient hall.

The first thing that caught their eyes was a great array filled with an ancient aura. Complex, obscure array patterns and mysterious ancient script intertwined, covering more than half of the palace hall.

Around the great hall were many strange ancient artifacts, such as a broken statue, a broken sword, and a plaque. Some seemed ordinary, while others emanated a mysterious aura.

”Luo Tian, this is your Celestial Pride Order!”

A high-ranking member of the commerce association took out a pale gold Glazed Token. Starlight flickered within it, as if it contained an entire starry cosmos.

The Celestial Pride Order was the symbol of the King of the Celestial Pride.

The token contained an extremely vast amount of Celestial Fate Qi, which could protect the wearer and increase their luck to a certain degree.

Luo Tian accepted the token and wore it. He was a believer in things like luck.

”Luo Tian, Qi Yuntian, Celestial Evil Sword! Have you decided? Which mysterious inheritance do you wish to open?”

”Let me declare this first: the three great inheritances are the most difficult to open. Historically, the failure rate is over fifty percent. If you fail to open one, you can choose another mysterious inheritance!”

Vice President Long said gravely.

”The True Martial Inheritance!”

Qi Yuntian said decisively.

”The Sword Tomb Secret Realm!”

Celestial Evil Sword also spoke.

As long as he could find an opportunity within the Sword Tomb Secret Realm, he was confident he could surpass Luo Tian.

There had been similar cases in history.

A genius ranked in the teens had obtained a heaven-defying opportunity in an inheritance and surpassed the King of the Celestial Pride in less than a year.

Luo Tian’s target was also the Sword Tomb Secret Realm, but since Celestial Evil Sword had already designated it, he thought for a moment and decided he could just open any inheritance.

”The Frosty Winter Secret Realm!”

Luo Tian said.

With the three mysterious inheritances designated, the others around them immediately began to discuss which one they would enter later.

The True Martial Inheritance and the Sword Tomb Secret Realm were the most popular choices.

”Everyone, let us begin!”

Vice President Long swept his gaze over the high-ranking members of the various major factions present.

They all flew up and hovered above the ancient array, their bodies unleashing terrifying auras like raging tidal waves.

The Qi Seas within the bodies of all the geniuses present trembled. Their True Qi solidified, and they found it hard to breathe.

Then, the Earth Element Realm Great Powers of the Dongchen Continent simultaneously shot out a resplendent river of light. The multi-colored radiance descended with the force of a rainbow, pouring into the array below them.

”First, opening the True Martial Inheritance!”

The array began to operate, blooming with a five-colored radiance. Streaks of mysterious, ancient script extended like tentacles toward a dilapidated plaque nearby.

Instantly, the plaque pulsed with a magnificent aura that seemed to pierce the heavens, and the void trembled violently!

Gradually, a vast, formless shadow appeared in their vision. Within it, one could see tall buildings and ancient halls, majestic and solemn, filled with an exotic style.

HUM!

Within the vast shadow, a golden Light Cave gradually formed—this was the entrance to the True Martial Inheritance.

The Light Cave twisted and spun, expanding and contracting.

POP!

Suddenly, the Light Cave erupted in golden light as if it had shattered into pieces, and the vast, illusory shadow vanished along with it.

’It failed?’

Luo Tian guessed.

Qi Yuntian’s expression dimmed a little.

Among the many mysterious inheritances, the True Martial Inheritance was the one he was most interested in, but the attempt to open it had failed.

Although he had been mentally prepared for it, he couldn’t help but feel disappointed!

”Next, the Sword Tomb Secret Realm!”

Vice President Long said in a deep voice.

The group of Earth Element Realm Great Powers once again poured their power in to activate the array.

This time, the array connected with a broken shortsword. The originally unremarkable shortsword erupted with a heart-pounding silver gleam, a sword light that seemed capable of piercing through anything and cleaving the very soul.

In the void, a blurry, illusory scene appeared once more: desolate tombs and dense shadows of swords. No one knew what kind of stories the Sword Tomb Secret Realm truly held.

HUM!

The entrance to the Sword Tomb Secret Realm quickly stabilized. It was a successful opening!

”Excellent!”

Celestial Evil Sword’s eyes shone with excitement.

The mysterious inheritance that Qi Yuntian longed for had failed to open, but the one he desired had succeeded.

If he could seize this opportunity, he would surpass Qi Yuntian, and perhaps even Luo Tian!

The higher-ups of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect were also all smiling, since everyone in their sect was a Sword Cultivator.

Luo Tian also breathed a small sigh of relief. His target was also the Sword Tomb Secret Realm.

”Next up is the Frosty Winter Secret Realm!”

Compared to the three great mysterious inheritances, the fifth-ranked Frosty Winter Secret Realm had a much higher chance of being opened successfully.

Not far away, the Extreme Ice Fairy looked nervous.

The Frosty Winter Secret Realm was her target, but she was worried Luo Tian would prevent her from entering.

HUM!

Inside a brocade box, a dark blue Stone Pearl began to bloom with a mysterious blue radiance, cold and magnificent.

Icy water light rippled through the air, and the phantom of a world of ice and snow emerged.

But just then, Luo Tian felt the Mysterious Blue Treasure Pearl he wore on his person spontaneously emit a wave of mysterious power, which permeated the void and spread into the unknown distance!

”Hmm? What’s going on?”

Luo Tian felt something was strange.

BOOM!

Suddenly, a vast, mysterious blue-green shadow appeared, directly swallowing the phantom of the ice and snow world. Mysterious, dark water light stirred up surging waves that swept out in all directions.

Even the phantom of the Sword Tomb Secret Realm was squeezed to the side, showing signs of instability as its entrance portal flickered and twisted.

This scene made the hearts of the many geniuses who had their sights set on the Sword Tomb Secret Realm pound wildly.

Luo Tian couldn’t help but feel nervous as well. ’What is this powerful and terrifying inheritance phantom?’

”Is this... the Frosty Winter Secret Realm?”

Several of the Earth Element Realm Great Powers looked slightly bewildered.