20: Chapter 20 Entering the Land of Inheritance

Watching Luo Yonghao's Sword Immortal demeanor, Ning Yuan felt a flicker of envy in his heart. How wonderful it would be if he could be like that someday.

When that time comes, he'd be clad in white robes, holding 'Yuan Zhi,' flying through the air. Just thinking about it felt cool; he'd probably even surpass Luo Yonghao.

After all, his own looks were even more handsome than Luo Yonghao's. Ning Yuan couldn't help but feel a bit narcissistic, his lips curling upwards unconsciously.

Seeing him grinning foolishly to himself, Bei Liyue couldn't help but feel disdain, saying with contempt:

"What are you thinking about? Something so funny? You're even drooling!"

Her words directly jolted Ning Yuan out of his fantasy. He instinctively raised a hand to wipe the corner of his mouth, finding no drool.

Immediately feeling displeased, he shot Bei Liyue a glare. Why did she have to speak up and ruin it? Now he had no mood to continue the daydream.

Seeing his silly expression, Bei Liyue couldn't hold back a giggle. She hadn't expected him to have such a foolish side.

Ning Yuan couldn't help but glare at her again, growing more annoyed inside. Was it really that funny?

At this moment, Bei Liyue felt that following Ning Yuan might not be such a bad thing. At the very least, it wouldn't be boring; it was much more interesting than staying at the Tianbao Pavilion... At the break of dawn,

the Qingyun Mountain Range was now gathered with a massive number of Cultivators. All the major named and reputable forces had basically arrived.

So many Cultivators gathered together created a scene even more lively than the Tianbao Pavilion's auction.

It also showed just how fierce the competition would be. With his own cultivation level, he wouldn't even get a sip of the broth. So, Ning Yuan looked towards Bei Liyue once more.

Whether he could get a sip of that broth next depended entirely on her.

The look Ning Yuan gave her made Bei Liyue instantly feel uneasy. Was he scheming something bad again?

Hmph!

If he really dared to target her with his schemes, she'd show him what's what!

And right at that moment, a powerful surge of spiritual energy suddenly began to emanate slowly, invigorating everyone present.

Beneath this wave of spiritual energy, a magnificent complex of structures slowly materialized, revealing itself before the crowd.

Mountains with immortal cranes dancing, majestic and towering halls, pagodas piercing the clouds... The sights were dazzling, too many to take in at once.

Everyone watched with blazing eyes, wishing they could rush in immediately to seize the tremendous Opportunity, allowing themselves to soar to the heavens in one leap.

"It's appeared! It's appeared!"

"Judging by the scale, it should be a major Sect, its strength unimaginable!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! Just taking a little something from inside would be enough for me to live comfortably for a lifetime!"

"..."

Everyone was extremely excited by the sight before them, as if the Opportunity was already within their grasp.

Ning Yuan gazed at these palace-like structures, his heart also burning with fervor.

This was a wondrous sight he had never seen before, leaving Ning Yuan, a man who hadn't seen much of the world, utterly astonished.

Even Bei Liyue's eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of shock. She hadn't expected such a Sect Legacy to exist in this mere Qingzhou region.

Judging by its scale, it wasn't much inferior to her own Tianbao Pavilion. This shocked her heart but also added a layer of wariness.

Her knowledge wasn't something the minor forces of Qingzhou could compare to. If Qingzhou truly had such a powerful force in the past, why was it never recorded in the books?

Her Tianbao Pavilion may not have recorded the entire history of the Eastern Region, but it did have ninety percent of it.

Yet, in her memory, the records about Qingzhou completely contradicted the scene before her.

After all, the more powerful a force, the more detailed its records.

After sensing something amiss, Bei Liyue subtly sent a voice transmission to Ning Yuan: "Something's not right here! Be careful later!"

Hearing this, Ning Yuan was taken aback. He hadn't expected her to say that, and a sense of unease instantly arose within him.

Ning Yuan still trusted her judgment; her identity was the best proof.

If Bei Liyue said there was a problem, then there was likely some hidden danger unknown to others.

This made Ning Yuan hesitate, unsure if he should still go.

However, he instantly suppressed the hesitation in his heart. He had already made the decision before coming; otherwise, why was he here?

Now, with just the final step remaining, how could he possibly give up!

Ning Yuan gave an almost imperceptible nod, signaling to Bei Liyue that he would be careful.

Seeing Ning Yuan had no intention of giving up, Bei Liyue couldn't help but feel a surge of irritation.

She wished she could kick him to death right now, lest she really had to collect his corpse later.

Since that was the case, she could only risk her life to accompany this gentleman. Who asked her to be stuck with someone like Ning Yuan!

About half an hour later, the complex of structures solidified completely, presented before the crowd.

Who could resist such temptation now? Like a swarm of locusts, they surged forward, each fearing they would be a step too late.

Seeing this, Ning Yuan didn't hesitate in the slightest, following the crowd forward, with Bei Liyue naturally sticking close by his side.

But to Ning Yuan's surprise, the people at the front who entered the Legacy Grounds first vanished in the blink of an eye.

This filled Ning Yuan with inexplicable unease, but the others paid no heed, seeing nothing wrong at all, and continued to enter one after another.

It seemed the temptation of the Opportunity had clouded their minds, robbing them of their reason.

Regarding this, Ning Yuan could only secretly heighten his vigilance to avoid dying without knowing how.

Soon, after passing through a barrier-like thing, Ning Yuan also entered the Legacy Grounds. Yet, a white light appeared before his eyes, enveloping him.

Ning Yuan had no time to react before he vanished.

No wonder the earlier people disappeared; it was this white light causing trouble.

Immediately after, Ning Yuan appeared amidst a stretch of ruins. But before he could even observe his surroundings, a sound of something cutting through the air attacked from behind.

Without time to think, Ning Yuan immediately executed the Heaven Treading Steps, dodging to the side and successfully evading the strike.

Immediately, more sounds of cutting air assaulted Ning Yuan, showing a relentless, life-or-death determination.

Ning Yuan could only dodge rather awkwardly while trying to see what was attacking him.

They were strands of black vines, covered in thorns that gleamed with cold light.

Since they were vines, they must be afraid of fire. So, Ning Yuan enveloped himself in the Extreme Yang Fire.

The result was just as Ning Yuan thought. Under the effect of the Extreme Yang Fire, those black vines didn't dare approach him.

After circling around Ning Yuan for a while and finding they couldn't breach the Extreme Yang Fire, the black vines slowly retreated and disappeared.

Only after seeing the vines disappear did Ning Yuan let out a sigh of relief. Looking around, he discovered many corpses lying on the ground.

It seemed they were Cultivators who had entered here earlier, but he hadn't expected them to die here.

Ning Yuan walked up to one of the corpses. After observing for a moment, he concluded the person had died from having all their blood drained by those black vines.

There were many broken vines left on the ground, which Ning Yuan used as the basis for his deduction.

Fortunately, he hadn't gotten entangled with those vines but had used the Extreme Yang Fire to force them back. Otherwise, he would have been surrounded.

While surveying his surroundings, Ning Yuan realized he was the only one here. It seemed they had been separated by teleportation upon entry.

Just as Bei Liyue had said, this Legacy Ground was indeed not right.

He had just entered and encountered a vine attack. Who knew what other dangers he might face later?

Originally, he could have relied on Bei Liyue a bit, but now that was impossible. He could only depend on himself.