Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 152 The Ruthless Golden Core Remnant Soul (Please Subscribe!)

After Tie Chi raised his inheritance token, Shi Ningyu and the other three, who were holding inheritance tokens, also raised theirs.

At this moment, each of the five inheritance tokens released a crimson light, which intertwined and fell onto the hill in front of them.

The hill itself was a third-tier magic artifact. After the five crimson rays of light landed on the hill, they immediately activated the third-tier magic artifact.

The dense array of runes on the hill emitted wisps of spiritual light, and the hill, which originally looked very ordinary, gradually began to exude an extremely intimidating and oppressive aura.

The five inheritance tokens had broken free from the control of Shi Ningyu and her group of five. They hovered around the hill, continuing to draw upon the power of this third-tier magic artifact.

Tiechi and the others kept a close eye on the changes in the hills ahead, afraid of missing this opportunity.

Lu Cheng'an's gaze also fell on the hill in front of him, but his mind was drawn to the rune array that emerged on the hill.

Previously, in order to refine the incomplete Seven Birds Divine Fire Fan, he spent a great deal of time studying the incomplete third-order rune array within the Seven Birds Divine Fire Fan.

This hill is a perfectly intact third-tier magic artifact, and the third-tier rune array within it has not been damaged.

When Lu Cheng'an was studying the third-order rune array imprinted in the hill, the confusion he had about the third-order rune array was now understood.

Time passed slowly, and after this situation lasted for nearly half an hour, the five inheritance tokens suddenly merged completely with the hill.

With a dull thud, the hill suddenly rose from the ground, transforming into a small black mountain the size of a palm, suspended in mid-air.

After the hill rose from the ground, the land it originally covered was revealed, which was a huge courtyard made of fine iron.

At that moment, a slightly aged voice rang out from the courtyard.

"Greetings, young friends. The old lady was known as True Person Liuyun. In her lifetime, she was a top-grade third-tier spirit array master, whose cultivation was at the peak of the Golden Core stage... The fact that you young friends were able to enter the inheritance grounds left by me shows that you are all people destined for me."

However, the inheritance I left behind is extremely dangerous. If you young friends feel that your abilities are insufficient, I will bestow a portion of the inheritance upon you and send you away from this place. I hope you young friends will choose carefully!
I will give you young friends the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to consider. If you choose to accept my test of inheritance, then please enter the courtyard!

This voice was left behind by True Person Liuyun when he left this place of inheritance. It was previously sealed by the third-grade top-quality magic artifact, Mount Sumeru Seal, which is why it has been preserved until now.

The Mount Sumeru Seal was the third-tier top-grade magic weapon that True Immortal Liuyun was most satisfied with before his death. The main material used to make this magic weapon was extraterrestrial meteorite iron.

In addition, Master Liuyun also refined a large amount of Yuan Magnetic Divine Iron into it, which made the Mount Sumeru Seal extremely restrained by the Five Elements Magical Artifacts.

The meteorite iron from outer space was extremely heavy, and relying on this characteristic, Master Liuyun imprinted a large number of gravity runes into the Mount Sumeru Seal.

Gravity rune arrays are a rather special type of rune array, with the lowest grade being at least level three.

If such a rune array is imprinted on a magical artifact, once the rune array is activated, the weight of the artifact can increase rapidly.

In addition to the gravity rune array, Master Liuyun also imprinted the Sumeru rune array on the Sumeru Mountain Seal.

Like gravity rune arrays, the lowest grade of Sumeru rune arrays is the third rank.

The Sumeru Talisman Array allows magical artifacts to change size at will.

The second-tier magic sword is imprinted with a rune array similar to the Sumeru Rune Array. This rune array can increase the size of the magic sword slightly, but it is far from being able to change the size of the magic weapon at will by the Sumeru Rune Array.

The Mount Sumeru Seal is a top-grade third-tier artifact. Even just relying on the Sumeru rune array and gravity rune array imprinted within it, this magic weapon can severely injure a cultivator at the Golden Core Perfection stage.

Moreover, the rune arrays imprinted on this top-grade third-tier magic artifact are not limited to the Sumeru Rune Array and the Gravity Rune Array.

If one can obtain the inheritance of True Person Liuyun, this top-grade third-tier magic artifact, Mount Sumeru Seal, will fall into the hands of the inheritor.

There are three types of tests left by Master Liuyun: first, cultivation talent; second, combat ability; and finally, weapon crafting talent.

The reason why Master Liuyun set up such a test was that he mainly wanted the chosen successor to avenge him.

Master Liuyun did not die of old age, but was severely injured by his enemies and eventually died.

He has been gone for hundreds of years, and that enemy must now have the cultivation level of the Nascent Soul realm.

If the successor chosen by Master Liuyun only has talent in weapon crafting but not outstanding talent in cultivation, there is no possibility of him avenging his death.

After Master Liuyun finished speaking, Lu Cheng'an and the others remained silent, because Master Liuyun had clearly stated that the three trials he had set up were extremely dangerous.

The second test of combat ability is particularly important; the danger that Master Liuyun mentioned mainly lies in this test.

A cultivator's energy is limited. Apart from geniuses like Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu who have cheat codes, the number of cultivators who can achieve high levels in all the arts of cultivation while also maintaining both cultivation and combat abilities is extremely small.

At least Shen Yunhui and Ji Zhijun do not meet this condition. Although both of them are at the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage, their combat abilities are not actually that strong.

Ji Zhijun was born into the Kongming Sect. She had an outstanding talent for weapon crafting and her cultivation talent was not bad either. Therefore, she received special training and care from the Kongming Sect.

However, precisely because of this, she has very little experience fighting enemies, let alone life-or-death battles.

Shen Yunhui's situation was similar to Ji Zhijun's. Although he was a rogue cultivator, he had Zhou Liang by his side who always stood in his way, and he didn't have much experience fighting others.

Therefore, after Master Liuyun said that the test he set was extremely dangerous, Zhou Liang and Tie Chi, who were standing next to Shen Yunhui and Ji Zhijun, became anxious first.

They began to secretly communicate, discussing whether or not to abandon the legacy left by Master Liuyun.

Lu Cheng'an naturally had no intention of giving up. Although his cultivation level was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, the lowest among them, he was confident that he could obtain the inheritance left by True Person Liuyun.

Su Yu shared the same idea as Lu Cheng'an.

At this moment, Su Yu's face was filled with joy. He felt that the inheritance left by True Master Liuyun was specially prepared for him.

He perfectly fit all the trials left behind by Master Liuyun.

He has excellent comprehension and formidable combat ability. Born into the Hundred Weapons Sect, he can be nurtured as a Golden Core seed. His talent for weapon crafting is also outstanding.

The Hundred Weapons Sect, the Heavenly Flame Sect, and the Empty Bright Sect are all Golden Core forces within the territory of the Ancient Desolate Sect. Although the three sects are far apart, they still have a certain understanding of each other's situations.

Su Yu knew Ji Zhijun of the Kongming Sect, but he had never heard of Xu Ran's reputation, so he figured she wasn't a formidable opponent.

As for Lu Cheng'an and Shen Yunhui, he didn't take them seriously at all. These two guys, whose backgrounds were unknown, and one of them was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, how could they possibly be his opponents? Xu Ran and Chen Yuan from the Tianyan Sect were also somewhat hesitant now, as they both knew Su Yu.

Although Xu Ran, a Golden Core Seed of the Hundred Weapons Sect, was also a second-tier top-grade weapon refiner and his cultivation was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, he clearly understood that there was a considerable gap between him and Su Yu.

The time it takes for an incense stick to burn quickly passed, and then Master Liuyun's voice came from the courtyard again.

"The time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed. What have you all decided?" Master Liuyun's gentle voice rang out.

This is a wisp of Liuyun Zhenren's lingering will, which has been preserved to this day thanks to a secret technique.

Only when he has chosen the true successor will this lingering regret completely dissipate.

"Senior, we know we are not strong enough, so we voluntarily give up participating in the test. Please let us leave!" Zhou Liang and Shen Yunhui said loudly.

Both of them were rogue cultivators, and their personal foundation was definitely not as good as that of Su Yu and others who came from Golden Core sects.

They had seriously considered that even if they could obtain the inheritance of True Person Liuyun, there was a high probability that they would be killed by Su Yu and others who came from Golden Core sects.

Moreover, they have a very clear understanding of their own strength, and it would be difficult for them to compete with Su Yu and others who come from Golden Core sects.

After Zhou Liang and Shen Yunhui finished speaking, Xu Ran and Chen Yuan, who had been hesitating, immediately spoke up, making the same decision as Zhou Liang and Shen Yunhui.

They didn't want to take any risks, so they thought it better to obtain part of Liu Yun Zhenren's inheritance now and leave safely.

"Since you four young friends have made this choice, then I will now let you leave!"

The gentle voice of Master Liuyun once again echoed from the courtyard. The moment his voice fell, four beams of dark golden light instantly emerged from the Mount Sumeru Seal floating above the courtyard.

The dark golden light, like a sharp magic sword, pierced towards the foreheads of Zhou Liang and the other three who had given up on the test the moment it condensed from the Sumeru Seal.

The Mount Sumeru Seal is a top-grade third-tier magic weapon. Although True Person Liuyun's remnant spirit had not retained much power, the attack he released through the Mount Sumeru Seal was still comparable to that of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Zhou Liang and his three companions were completely unprepared, and they were utterly unable to withstand the four attacks of dark golden light comparable to those of mid-stage Golden Core cultivators.

In an instant, a bloody hole appeared between the eyebrows of Zhou Liang and the other three. Their heads were pierced by the dark golden light, and they died instantly.

This turn of events was completely unexpected by Su Yu and the others. They never imagined that Master Liuyun, who had given them a kind impression, would be so ruthless.

"This was also one of my tests, but unfortunately you made the wrong choice!"

Master Liuyun spoke with a tone full of regret, then smiled and said, "Congratulations to the six young friends for making the right choice. Now, enter the courtyard and accept the test I have left behind!"

"Why would you do this, senior? Do you intend to kill everyone who failed your test?" Tie Chi asked in a deep voice.

"Since you've seen through it all, why bother saying it out loud?" Master Liuyun sighed.

The moment Master Liuyun finished speaking, the expressions on Tie Chi and Su Yu's faces immediately turned extremely ugly.

Even though Su Yu was confident that he could pass Liu Yun Zhenren's test, he was also somewhat afraid of the actions of this Golden Core cultivator.

Since Master Liuyun is so ruthless in wanting to kill all the cultivators except those who have passed the test, even if he can pass Master Liuyun's test, he may not be able to leave the inheritance land safely.

Su Yu and Tie Chi exchanged a glance, then looked behind them.

After the Mount Sumeru seal changed, the passage they entered was completely closed.

If they cannot eliminate the lingering resentment of Master Liuyun, they will have no chance of getting out of here.

Su Yu and Tie Chi pondered their power. As the Golden Core seed of their respective sects, they each carried items that could protect their lives.

However, these life-saving items were completely ineffective against Master Liuyun. The power of the Mount Sumeru Seal was too overwhelming, easily destroying their life-saving trump cards.

After their initial surprise, Lu Chengan and Shi Ningyu quickly calmed down.

Because Shi Ningyu had told Lu Cheng'an about this situation before they entered the Hong'e Mountains.

Shi Ningyu even told Lu Cheng'an about the dangers he might encounter after receiving the inheritance of Liuyun Zhenren.

That was because he was possessed by the remnant soul of True Man Liuyun!
Liu Yunzhen was at the Golden Core Perfection Realm in his lifetime. Even though he has been gone for many years and only a fragmented soul remains, he is still stronger than a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

The reason Shi Ningyu brought Lu Cheng'an to the place of Liuyun Zhenren's inheritance was not only to help Lu Cheng'an obtain the weapon-refining inheritance left by Liuyun Zhenren, but also to find a spiritual item among the treasures left by Liuyun Zhenren.

This spiritual object is called Soul-Nourishing Wood, which is the main reason why Master Liuyun's incomplete soul has been preserved to this day.

Shi Ningyu wanted to obtain the Soul-Nourishing Wood mainly because she wanted to refine its power to strengthen her own soul.

Shi Ningyu cultivated a secret technique to strengthen her soul, which was called the Void Yang Soul Refining Technique.

Although the Void Yang Soul Refining Technique is a secret technique for strengthening the soul, it does not improve the soul's power very quickly.

However, if one obtains a spiritual object that nourishes the soul, and then refines it using the Void Yang Soul Refining Technique, the soul's power can be rapidly enhanced.

However, spiritual items that nourish the soul are extremely rare. It took Shi Ningyu a long time to discover that the Soul-Nourishing Wood was among the inheritance left by True Person Liuyun.

After telling Lu Cheng'an about the potential dangers, Shi Ningyu also gave Lu Cheng'an a treasure.

This treasure is called the Soul-Shattering Arrow, a secret treasure specifically designed to attack the soul of cultivators.

This was obtained by Shi Ningyu when she acquired the Void Yang Soul Refining Technique.

The Soul-Shattering Arrow can severely damage the complete soul of a Golden Core cultivator. Although True Immortal Liuyun was at the peak of the Golden Core realm in his lifetime, he has been dead for many years.

Even though the remnant soul was nourished by the Soul-Nourishing Wood, its spiritual power still dissipated significantly, not even comparable to that of a normal early-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Shi Ningyu gave Lu Cheng'an a choice: if Lu Cheng'an was worried about encountering danger, Shi Ningyu would not force him.

After careful consideration, Lu Cheng'an finally agreed to go to the place where Master Liuyun inherited his legacy.

(End of this chapter)