Chapter 223: Chapter 215: Changing Weather
"Kid, what are you staring at? I’m doing this for your own good. If I hadn’t made a mistake, would you have known you had such potential?"
The Immortal Saint Venerable shamelessly said.
Wang Xu was filled with resentment, but he couldn’t do anything about the Immortal Saint Venerable. Fortunately, Wang Xu was powerful enough to have endured the trial until now. What if it were some other Cosmic Martial Artist taking the trial? They might have just torn up the map and run without hesitation.
Shaking his head, Wang Xu took the Cyan Crystal Jade, and as his Spiritual Sense penetrated it, a flood of information began pouring into his mind. The Cyan Crystal Jade slowly melted and completely disappeared.
Two hours later.
"Clone!" From within Wang Xu’s body, a plume of white smoke suddenly emerged, swirling around him before gradually taking shape beside him. From human appearance to eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, it finally completely transformed into a black-robed Wang Xu. In terms of life aura and appearance, it was almost identical to Wang Xu.
"Impressive indeed!" Wang Xu locked eyes with his clone, feeling like he was looking into a mirror.
Wang Xu’s hand gently landed on the clone’s body; it was his first time seeing himself from another perspective, feeling the clone’s skin as indestructible as Golden Stone.
Bang! Wang Xu punched, sending the clone flying back, but it stopped in mid-air unharmed.
"The physical body’s strength is half of mine, not bad, not bad." Wang Xu nodded repeatedly, and with a thought, the clone began performing the Endless Inheritance according to his intentions.
However, no matter how the clone performed, it had no effect whatsoever.
"Try ’Sword Unrivaled’." With a thought from Wang Xu, the clone transformed into a White Jade Long Saber, successfully wielding the Sword Unrivaled moves.
"The unique inheritance can’t be used by the clone, but the secret techniques are seamless." Wang Xu thought.
The Immortal Saint Venerable flew over, arrogantly saying, "Kid, what you just used in the battle with my clone was also an inheritance technique, right?"
Wang Xu nodded, saying, "That’s right, it’s an inheritance I stumbled upon, named ’Endless’."
The Immortal Saint Venerable could today be considered half a mentor to him, having taught him, so Wang Xu naturally did not dare to be disrespectful.
"This inheritance is quite good, able to rival my ’Formless Sacred Image’." The Immortal Saint Venerable boasted shamelessly.
Wang Xu’s mouth twitched. No matter how he looked at it, the Endless Inheritance was far more powerful than the ’Formless Sacred Image’.
The Immortal Saint Venerable saw through Wang Xu’s thoughts, glared at him, and said, "Kid, don’t underestimate my master’s Sacred Image Inheritance. If you manage to successfully condense your Sacred Image, you will understand just how powerful the Sacred Image Inheritance truly is."
"Senior, how does one condense the Sacred Image?" Wang Xu asked.
"The ’Formless Sacred Image’ explains it quite clearly. I won’t say much more." Even he did not know; his master’s extensive research over the years only resulted in a failure, indicating that the condensation of a Sacred Image is not easy.
With a flash of insight, Wang Xu understood. He browsed the information on the "Sacred Image Chapter" in his mind, finding a vast amount of obscure text, difficult to understand.
"Kid, the Sacred Image is just one of my Immortal Saint Venerable’s techniques. In another place, I’ve left two more inheritances, and if you can obtain them, you will grow strong and become as powerful as my master." The Immortal Saint Venerable said.
Wang Xu’s eyes lit up. Some super strong beings possessed numerous techniques and left multiple Ancient Inheritances. However, these inheritances were mostly meant to select suitable disciples rather than actual successors.
Just like the Endless Saint Venerable, he could have hidden the four great Endless in different places for Cosmic Martial Artists to seek out, but he entrusted them all to Wang Xu in one go. What does this imply? The Endless Saint Venerable wasn’t looking for a disciple, but an actual successor!
When super strong beings are alive, they take on disciples and teach them their specialty secret techniques. Even after death, they can still leave these secret techniques as inheritances for future generations to continue their legacy.
That’s what disciples are.
However, if one were to receive the complete teachings of a super strong being, mastering all their proud secret techniques, they would become their sole successor.
Wang Xu is now the sole successor of the Endless Saint Venerable, the only one in the Cosmos with the Endless Inheritance.
Now, the Immortal Saint Venerable, too, has left all his proud inheritances. If Wang Xu can acquire the other two, he will also become the successor of the Immortal Saint Venerable, possessing the unique Sacred Image Inheritance in the Cosmos.
"Thank you, teacher!" Wang Xu respectfully saluted the Immortal Saint Venerable.
The Immortal Saint Venerable waved his hand, saying, "What teacher? I’m just a caretaker. Off you go; you’ve passed your trial, and ’Formless Sacred Image’ is in your hands. It’s time to leave."
"Yes!" Wang Xu respectfully performed a grand ceremony and then tore the map, leaving this space.
The Immortal Saint Venerable sighed, looking lonely: "Alone again... I hope you get those three inheritances soon and free me from this life."
Whiz, whiz, whiz!
Suddenly, the Immortal Saint Venerable’s eyebrows twitched, and he suddenly appeared at the entrance.
"Three Trial Takers?" The Immortal Saint Venerable looked at the three figures wrapped in black robes, shrouded in black smoke, and spoke, "You’re late, the Ancient Inheritance has just been taken."
The three black-robed figures laughed raspily, "Oh, is that so? Well, we didn’t come here for the Ancient Inheritance."
"Oh? So you came for me? Do you know what this place is?" The Immortal Saint Venerable, full of presence, with dark hair flowing, boldly asked.
"Jinling Holy Land." One of the black-robed figures said.
"Then do you know who I am?" the Immortal Saint Venerable asked.
"Immortal Saint Venerable." The black-robed figure responded, causing the Immortal Saint Venerable to laugh heartily. It seemed he was still famous in the Cosmos, not completely forgotten by the world.
"Do you know what the spear in my hand is called?" the Immortal Saint Venerable asked again.
"Black Cosmos and White Universe," another figure in black robes replied.
"Absolutely correct!" The Immortal Saint Venerable was very pleased, "You truly understand me, but unfortunately, the ancient inheritance has just been taken by someone else. You came too late, so leave."
"Immortal Saint Venerable, not only do we know these things, but we also know you have another identity," a voice from one of the black-robed figures said hoarsely.
"Oh? I have another identity?" The Immortal Saint Venerable raised an eyebrow, "Go ahead, tell me."
"We also know you... are a failure!"
As soon as the words fell, the three figures in black robes suddenly waved their hands, immediately sending three smoke-shrouded rings flying out to envelop the Immortal Saint Venerable!
"God-Binding Ring?!" The Immortal Saint Venerable’s gaze sharpened. Just as he was about to act, his eyes widened suddenly, his body froze, and a wisp of transparent smoke floated out from the top of his head.
"Who... who are you!" On that wisp of transparent smoke, there was seen the face of the Immortal Saint Venerable, who shouted in terror.
"Do you recognize this?" A black-robed figure tore open his robe, revealing a mysterious black mark on his forehead.
"Dark Holy Banquet... it’s you! Damn it! You were supposed to have been annihilated!" The Immortal Saint Venerable, seeing the black mark, felt panic boil in his heart, memories rushing back to that cosmic battle.
Countless super strong beings fell, and those below the Saint Venerable level had almost no power to resist, all turned to dust, while the Immortal Saint Venerable relied on his formidable body to barely escape with his life. Eventually, a figure appeared, completely reversing the battle...
Being the sacred image of the Immortal Saint Venerable, he shared all the Immortal Saint Venerable’s memories, having even deeper fear and panic.
But it was the Dark Holy Banquet that initiated that war, and the Immortal Saint Venerable clearly remembered the figure that saved everything and turned the tide, the Dark Holy Banquet being bloodily purged... it was said to have been wiped out in that battle. Why then does the Dark Holy Banquet still exist?
"Hehehehe..." The black-robed figure let out a hoarse laugh, "Darkness, eternally indestructible!"
Subsequently, the wisp of the Immortal Saint Venerable’s soul could no longer resist the God-Binding Ring and was directly sucked into it.
The Immortal Saint Venerable’s body fell to the ground, without a soul, more terrifying than without consciousness, completely reduced to an empty shell.
"A failed and incomplete product, poor guy, take him away."
One of the black-robed figures took out an ice coffin exuding a chilling aura, placed the Immortal Saint Venerable’s shell inside.
"Go!"
Thereupon, the three tore through the map and left this space.
......
After leaving the Jinling Holy Land, Wang Xu chose not to continue hunting cosmic martial artists for fragments but instead found a secluded place to begin cultivation of the "Formless Sacred Image."
This was a life-preserving secret technique; he had to at least reach some progress in cultivating the "Formless Sacred Image" before leaving the Thousandfold Divine Country. With a clone, even if pursued, he could calmly escape through the clone’s self-detonation.
Wang Xu was already acknowledged now, having gained a spot to participate in the upcoming true qualification battle. Naturally, there was no need to rush, taking his time to cultivate.
And so, Wang Xu’s cultivation lasted for fifty years.
......
Fifty years is not long for cosmic martial artists, especially for Wang Xu, who was immersed in cultivation, as if an eye blink had passed.
But within the Thousandfold Divine Country, these fifty years had already become turbulent.
The scramble for map fragments had long become history; today’s cosmic martial artists no longer focused on map fragments but a complete map!
As the number of geniuses from various countries dwindled, map fragments became increasingly concentrated. Cosmic martial artists began exchanging map fragments among themselves, able to make trades without relying on secret exchanges.
Thus, complete maps were born one after another.
What does that mean?
That’s right, one by one, ancient inheritances appeared before people’s eyes!
The mighty ancient inheritances displayed their formidable power, and those who possessed the ancient inheritances became figures feared by all. With drastic improvements in strength through the ancient inheritances, cosmic martial artists began wanton slaughter.
"More, I want more ancient inheritances!" They roared greedily.
Greed has no end, and strength has no limits. As long as they have formidable power, slaughter and mercy would be under their control!
The slaughter surged more fiercely, even Togu City, Chi Xiao Elephant, and Moluo Yue encountered degrees of injuries.
The ancient inheritances were too terrifying, changing those who originally did not have strong combat power drastically. They directly combined forces, preparing to overthrow the geniuses of the Ten Extremes Great Country!
The geniuses of the Ten Extremes Great Country had not anticipated such an upheaval. It must be known that before this qualification battle, no previous qualification battle had seen such a large number of ancient inheritances. Yet, this time, the appearance of ancient inheritances gave these cosmic martial artists a sliver of hope, and they capitalized on this hope to rise completely.
Another ten years passed, and the number of people in the Thousandfold Divine Country continued to dwindle, with fewer than ten thousand remaining.
In the depths of the underground abyss, Wang Xu sat cross-legged, and behind him, over a thousand identical black-robed figures stood behind him. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit to read.)