Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 304 Obtaining the Inheritance: Mid-Nascent Soul Cultivator
It was for this reason that, after some discussion, the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ziyang Sect ultimately gave up on forcibly opening the Shenyu Sect ruins.

After all, Sha Zehan still has the qualification to compete for the inheritance of the Divine Jade Sect, so their Ziyang Sect still has at least a 50% chance of obtaining the inheritance of the Divine Jade Sect.

If they were to forcibly open the Divine Jade Sect ruins, their chances of obtaining the Divine Jade Sect's inheritance would not be that high.

After confirming that Sha Zehan had entered the Divine Jade Sect ruins, Jin Ge Zhenjun quickly resumed his previous state of seclusion and cultivation.

As Shi Ningyu had said before, Jin Ge Zhenjun had been in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm for four hundred years.

This time was something Shi Ningyu had learned during her travels in Hezhou. After so many years, Jin Ge Zhenjun had actually stayed in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm for more than five hundred years.

Because of the attack by the Holy Sun Sect, the Purple Sun Sect has now mobilized its resources to enhance the strength of its cultivators as much as possible.

Now, True Monarch Jin Ge has reached the bottleneck of the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. He only needs to cultivate in seclusion for another one or two decades to be confident of breaking through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

While Lu Cheng'an and Jin Ge Zhenjun were cultivating in seclusion outside the Shenyu Sect ruins, Shi Ningyu and Sha Zehan, who had entered the Shenyu Sect ruins, were facing numerous trials left behind by the Shenyu Sect.

This is the beginning of the selection process for the final successor of the Divine Jade Sect, so the various trials set up are quite difficult.

Shi Ningyu and Sha Zehan's strength was far beyond that of ordinary Golden Core cultivators. Although the trials set by the Divine Jade Sect were quite difficult, Shi Ningyu and Sha Zehan passed them all.

If Shi Ningyu and Sha Zehan both pass the tests set by the Divine Jade Sect, then the final test will be a battle between Shi Ningyu and Sha Zehan. Only the one who survives will be able to inherit the Divine Jade Sect's legacy.

Time passed slowly, and two months went by in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Shi Ningyu and Sha Zehan both passed the test set by the Divine Jade Sect. After passing the test, the two met in the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect.

They both knew what the test was, so the moment they met, a fierce battle broke out between them.

Without hesitation, Shi Ningyu unleashed the Great Sun Golden Flame, a secret technique for attacking the soul, as soon as she engaged Sha Zehan in battle, aiming to strike at Sha Zehan's soul.

The surging golden flames of the great sun appeared in Sha Zehan's sea of ​​consciousness, but were blocked by a cloud of bluish-green mist.

"Shi Ningyu, I've been on guard against your soul attack for a long time!"

Sha Zehan sneered. He knew that Shi Ningyu had mastered the method of attacking the soul when they entered the Shenyu Sect ruins last time.

Therefore, Sha Zehan specifically mentioned this point to the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ziyang Sect.

The Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ziyang Sect had a strong interest in inheriting the relics of the Divine Jade Sect, so they bestowed upon Sha Zehan a top-grade third-tier soul defense artifact, the Azure Mist Tent.

The Azure Mist Tent, a top-grade Tier 3 soul defense artifact, can basically block all soul attacks at the Golden Core level.

The Ziyang Sect did not bestow upon Sha Zehan a fourth-tier soul defense artifact because such artifacts were extremely rare, even among the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ziyang Sect.

Furthermore, it is quite difficult to activate a soul defense artifact of this grade. With Sha Zehan's current strength, it would be difficult for him to activate such a soul defense artifact.

Shi Ningyu was not surprised when Sha Zehan blocked the Great Sun Golden Flame, a secret technique for attacking the soul.

She attacked Sha Zehan's soul with the Great Sun Golden Flame to test whether Sha Zehan had any trump cards to protect his soul.

Now that she had figured out the result she wanted, she didn't hesitate and directly activated the Yinming Shattering Soul Needles that she had been nurturing in her sea of ​​consciousness.

She held nothing back, pushing the power of the Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles to their limit.

Although the Azure Mist Tent, a divine soul defense artifact, reached the top-grade third rank, it still couldn't withstand the attack of the Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles for long. It was pierced into a sieve by the nine Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles and was completely destroyed.

"This is impossible. What kind of magical artifact are you using?"

Sha Zehan cried out in terror. After the Azure Mist Canopy was destroyed, seven of the nine Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles were also broken. The remaining two Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles were also severely depleted of power. However, under Shi Ningyu's urging, they continued to pierce Sha Zehan's soul rapidly.

The power of these two Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles was greatly depleted, and their remaining power severely damaged Sha Zehan's soul.

Before Sha Zehan could react, Shi Ningyu activated another set of Yinming Shattering Soul Needles nurtured in her sea of ​​consciousness.

This time, she still didn't hold back at all, pushing the power of the nine Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles to their limit.

Now that her struggle with Sha Zehan has reached its final stage, she cannot give Sha Zehan any chance to turn the tables!

While Shi Ningyu was activating the second set of Yinming Shattering Soul Needles, Sha Zehan also took out a talisman from his storage ring.

This talisman is of the fourth rank, low grade, and it is also a fire-attribute attack talisman.

This violates the rules of the Divine Jade Sect's heritage assessment, but now Sha Zehan is forced into a corner with no other options.

If he hadn't used a low-grade fourth-order attack talisman to attack Shi Ningyu, he would have been killed by her, and the inheritance of the Divine Jade Sect would never have fallen into his hands.

However, if he kills Shi Ningyu with a low-grade fourth-order talisman, then he will still have the possibility of obtaining the Divine Jade Sect's inheritance.

The only two people chosen by the Divine Jade Sect to inherit the throne were him and Shi Ningyu. If he killed Shi Ningyu first, then he would be the only one left to inherit the throne.

Even if he violates the rules of the Divine Jade Sect, he still has a good chance of obtaining the sect's inheritance.

However, he was a step slower than Shi Ningyu. Before he could fully activate the power of the fourth-grade low-rank talisman he had taken out, his soul was struck by the nine Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles.

Sha Zehan's soul was much more fragile than that of a top-grade third-tier Azure Mist Tent. After being attacked by the nine Yinming Soul-Shattering Needles, his soul was instantly shattered by them.

At this point, the fourth-grade low-level talisman that Sha Zehan had activated halfway could no longer be activated by him.

Shi Ningyu looked at Sha Zehan's body as it collapsed, and also saw the low-grade fourth-order talisman in Sha Zehan's hand that was only half activated.

She breathed softly; her meeting with Sha Zehan was very brief.

She was somewhat relieved that she had used a soul attack as soon as she made her move, and that she had activated the Yinming Shattering Soul Needle, a set of soul attack magic weapons, to kill Sha Zehan first. Otherwise, she might have been killed by Sha Zehan in return.

After calming down, Shi Ningyu quickly ransacked Sha Zehan's belongings.

Before she could even clean up Sha Zehan's body, a stream of jade-colored light suddenly enveloped her body, and then took her into the true inheritance ground of the Divine Jade Sect.

"A treasure that can condense a Nascent Soul!"

The moment Shi Ningyu entered the inheritance grounds, she saw a treasure that had condensed a Nascent Soul. ...

Outside the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect, the moment Sha Zehan died was known to True Monarch Jin Ge.

Jin Ge Zhenjun carried Sha Zehan's soul tablet, which was made by extracting a bit of Sha Zehan's divine soul power.

If Sha Zehan dies, this soul tablet containing Sha Zehan's soul will shatter.

Soul tablets are very difficult to craft; only Nascent Soul cultivators can craft them.

After Lu Cheng'an broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, he also planned to refine soul tablets for the clan, but he had not been able to find the time.

"What a waste!"

Jin Ge Zhenjun cursed loudly, and then immediately sent a message to the other Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect, informing them of Sha Zehan's situation.

This is one of the plans of the Ziyang Sect. If Sha Zehan does not obtain the inheritance of the Shenyu Sect, then the Ziyang Sect will force the cultivators who have obtained the inheritance of the Shenyu Sect to hand over the inheritance.

As for cultivators who received the inheritance of the Divine Jade Sect, they would imprison them or kill them directly.

In short, they will not let the cultivators who have inherited the Divine Jade Sect leave.

After all, he was a Nascent Soul cultivator. If he harbored resentment towards the Ziyang Sect, it would definitely cause them a lot of trouble.

Not long after Jin Ge Zhenjun gave the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ziyang Sect, a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator soon left the Ziyang Sect's mountain gate and rushed towards the location of the Shenyu Sect ruins.

The Nascent Soul stage cultivator sent by the Ziyang Sect this time is Hanli Zhenjun, a female cultivator who practices ice-attribute techniques. Her strength is second only to the Ziyang Sect Master, Ziyun Zhenjun.

The fact that the Ziyang Sect sent Hanli Zhenjun at this time shows that the Ziyang Sect is determined to obtain the inheritance of the Shenyu Sect.

Lu Cheng'an was unaware of the matters concerning the Divine Jade Sect's inheritance. He continued to diligently cultivate the Tranquil Ancient Seal, a divine power involving the Dao of Time, in his cave.

Of course, he had also been keeping an eye on Jin Ge Zhenjun's situation.

Hanli Zhenjun was very fast. In less than two days after Jin Ge Zhenjun sent the message, Hanli Zhenjun arrived near the ruins of Shenyu Sect.

Lu Cheng'an had been using his Nascent Soul power to investigate the area around the Divine Jade Sect ruins, so he immediately noticed Han Li Zhenjun's arrival.

He then immediately withdrew his Nascent Soul power and carefully concealed his whereabouts.

In that instant, he sensed that True Monarch Hanli's cultivation level was at the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Although Lu Cheng'an was very confident in his strength, he also knew that he was definitely no match for a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

In addition to Han Li Zhenjun, who is in the mid-Nascent Soul stage, there is also Jin Ge Zhenjun, whose strength is equally formidable.

If he were to reveal his whereabouts now, he would face an attack from these two Nascent Soul cultivators.

Hanli Zhenjun did not investigate the area near the Shenyu Sect ruins in much detail. After arriving near the Shenyu Sect ruins, she went directly into the cave where Jin Ge Zhenjun was located.

This is because Jin Ge Zhenjun has been staying near the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect for a long time, and Han Li Zhenjun has considerable faith in Jin Ge Zhenjun's strength.

If there were any anomalies near the Shenyu Sect ruins, they would have already been noticed by Jin Ge Zhenjun, so she didn't investigate very thoroughly.

After entering the cave of Jin Ge Zhenjun, Han Li Zhenjun inquired about the current situation of the Shenyu Sect ruins.

However, Jin Ge Zhenjun didn't know much about the situation inside the Shenyu Sect ruins. He only knew that Sha Zehan had died in the Shenyu Sect ruins because the soul tablet he was carrying had been broken.

After that, True Monarch Hanli did not ask any further questions, but instead stayed here with True Monarch Jin Ge, waiting for the cultivators who had received the inheritance of the Divine Jade Sect to come out of the Divine Jade Sect ruins.

After learning of the arrival of Han Li Zhenjun, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, Lu Cheng'an roughly guessed the Zi Yang Sect's intentions.

After hesitating for a while in the cave, he sent a message to True Lord Kushi, briefly explaining what had happened to them and asking for his help.

This matter involved the Ziyang Sect, and True Monarch Kushi couldn't make a decision on his own. Therefore, he immediately informed the other Nascent Soul cultivators of the Desolate Ancient Sect of Lu Cheng'an's request for help.

The Ancient Desolate Sect now regards Lu Cheng'an as their ally. If, as Lu Cheng'an said, his Daoist partner Shi Ningyu's cultivation can also break through to the Nascent Soul realm, then they will gain two Nascent Soul realm allies.

When their sect leader's cultivation breaks through to the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm, the strength of their Ancient Desolate Sect will double.

This was the idea of ​​True Monarch Kushi, and the other Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ancient Desolate Sect shared the same thought after learning of this news.

True Monarch Qiongmiao is currently in seclusion in her cave, preparing to break through to the perfect Nascent Soul realm, and she is unaware of this matter.

Ultimately, it was the Great Wilderness True Lord who made the decision to go to the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect and bring Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu back.

The Great Wilderness True Monarch's cultivation level is at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. He cultivates the Great Wilderness True Scripture, one of the two sect-protecting techniques of the Ancient Wilderness Sect, and his strength is even a notch stronger than that of the Cold Li True Monarch.

True Monarch Dahuang was certain that if he showed up at the Divine Jade Sect ruins, True Monarch Hanli and True Monarch Jingge, the two cultivators from the Purple Sun Sect, would definitely not make a move.

After all, the situation is different now; their primary enemies are the Sacred Heart Sect and the demonic beasts within the Hong'e Mountains.

When the Great Wilderness True Monarch was about to arrive near the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect, he stopped and sent a message to Lu Cheng'an, informing him that he had arrived.

After Shi Ningyu emerged from the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect, and the two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Purple Sun Sect prepared to make their move, Lu Cheng'an immediately sent him a message saying he would arrive in time.

Upon receiving the message from the Great Wilderness True Monarch, Lu Cheng'an breathed a sigh of relief. He then began to consider how to repay the Ancient Wilderness Sect.

"I wonder what Ningyu will obtain from the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect?"

"Or we could skip over what Ningyu obtained in the ruins of the Divine Jade Sect, tell the Ancient Desolate Sect the secret of the Ancient Sui Scripture, and then give the Ancient Quiet Seal to the Ancient Desolate Sect."

After careful consideration, Lu Cheng'an felt that compared to the treasures inherited by the Divine Jade Sect, the Ancient Desolate Sect would definitely prefer the secrets of the Ancient Desolate Scripture and the divine power of the Quiet Ancient Seal.

He has not yet cultivated the Thousand-Year Seal, so he does not intend to tell the Ancient Desolate Sect about it.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Cheng'an replied to the Great Wilderness True Monarch and then waited in his cave for Shi Ningyu to come out of the Divine Jade Sect ruins.

(End of this chapter)