Chapter 62: Inheritance

Soon.

Several figures appeared near the Black Water Prison.

From a distance of several hundred meters, they could all smell the strong bloody odor lingering in the air.

The ground was pitted and scorched, with unextinguished flames, and even the air was dry and hot.

They stood in midair, feeling a strong thunderous aura.

"Being able to summon such a rare Heaven's Punishment talisman, Su Chen, Su Chen, you really surprise this young master; it's no wonder you act so recklessly with a talisman master backing you."

Feeling the lingering electric arcs in the air, Ye Xuan's expression turned grim; with his Martial Lord Realm cultivation, he keenly sensed that something was amiss after the battle broke out.

"Young Master, looking at the material, this broken sword on the ground is no lower than Saint Tier."

Hiss!

The other Dharma Protectors also gasped in shock.

Even though it was no lower than a Saint Tier mystic weapon, they directly and without hesitation detonated its inscriptions.

You should know that even as a major power of the Central State like the Star Pavilion, their hoard of Saint Tier mystic weapons never exceeds a hundred pieces.

As for the rare Thunderfire Talisman, even Ye Xuan felt tempted.

Seeing this,

he thought,

Healing Saint Medicine, Return Spring Pill, rare high-grade talismans, endless mystic weapons, and protective spiritual treasures.

All these opportunities point to——the Martial Emperor's inheritance, or rather, the inheritance of a Martial God expert above the Martial Emperor.

Su Chen definitely got lucky, obtaining the supreme inheritance of a certain Martial God Realm expert; he's familiar with this routine!

But he should have been the one favored by heaven; from his damaged meridians to his childhood sweetheart being defiled, he walked step by step to today, enduring countless hardships before attaining his current cultivation.

Su Chen, a spoiled rich kid, how could he obtain the supreme inheritance of a Martial God Realm expert?

He was unwilling!

His eyes were about to burst!

"Nearly a thousand cultivators dealing with three people ended up like this."

"Su Chen, Heavenly Profound Dao Sect......" Ye Xuan struggled to calm his emotions, his back to the vanished thunderfire, facing the remaining wreckage.

The seven Dharma Protectors' expressions had already frozen, and not a sound could be heard.

They harbored a bold guess: that Su Chen's cultivation might at least be in the Martial Lord Realm.

On the way here, Ye Xuan caught a wisp of the remnant soul of the Azure Abyss Sect's chief; that wisp told them everything before dissipating into heaven and earth.

At this moment, the seven great Dharma Protectors finally believed.

Just then, the Sixth Prince arrived with his retinue to look for Ye Xuan, and the leader of the dark guards monitoring the Heavenly Profound Dao Sect was among them.

"Your Highness the Sixth, look, it's the Young Master!"

"Greetings, Young Master."

A fearful kowtow sounded from behind, causing Ye Xuan to snap his eyes open.

"Swish!"

He hooked a wisp of spiritual energy with his fingertip; an invisible force pulled the dark guard leader, whose body flew uncontrollably to Ye Xuan's face.

Ye Xuan gritted his back teeth, forcibly suppressing his anger, and the pressure of a Martial Lord Realm expert leaked out.

It made the Azure Abyss Sect cultivators feel immense pressure, and those with weaker cultivation had blood trickle from the corners of their mouths.

He looked down at the dark guard leader, a pang of alarm and anger mixed with fear in his voice: "Look at me, young master, and tell me—is this what you were assigned to monitor, the Heavenly Profound Dao Sect?"

"How does he have talismans, Saint Tier mystic weapons, and Healing Saint Medicine! How could the five hundred inner disciples of my Azure Abyss Sect together not stand against three cultivators?"

"And what about the Wang Yaoshi we sent over? Get him out here, or else—I'll make him wish he were dead!"

The dark guard leader was like someone eating coptis while mute—suffering in silence!

Even now he still couldn't figure out why, under his surveillance, Su Chen suddenly……

During this time, his subordinates had been closely watching Su Chen's every move, yet he had never practiced a single talisman, taken a pill, or wielded a mystic weapon.

But how could he——

suddenly break out of a deadly situation?

The dark guard leader, racking his brains to no avail, replied with a trembling voice: "Young Master......"

"Wang Yaoshi was already killed by Su Chen."

"I swear on the heavens that all the dark guards have been diligently monitoring the Heavenly Profound Dao Sect this month, whether Su Chen or his family, maintaining full surveillance for ten shichen with no blind spots."

"Where did those terrifying talismans and pills he holds come from? I truly don't know."

"The Heavenly Profound Dao Sect's treasury has been completely looted of spiritual treasures, not even a low-grade spirit stone left—unless…… he possesses the 'Exquisite Small World' left behind by a deceased Martial Saint Realm expert."

"Young Master, please see clearly!"

Ye Xuan's mouth was almost twisted with rage; damn Su Chen, why is he so lucky, even obtaining a precious treasure like the Exquisite Small World.

No, he must cultivate, or else he could really be turned the tables on by Su Chen.

From today's initial clash of divine sense, he faintly felt a bad premonition: that Su Chen's cultivation might have surpassed his own.

And above the Martial Lord Realm lies the Martial Saint.

Before, he couldn't figure it out, but once he suspected Su Chen possessed the supreme inheritance of a Martial God Realm expert, he began to feel anxious and restless.

It felt as if something had slipped out of his control, and this feeling was truly terrible for him.

"What good is an ignorant fool? Why keep you around?"

Ye Xuan's palm clenched suddenly; the wisp of yuan energy that had entered the dark guard leader's body went berserk and finally exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

The blood mist drifted onto the faces of several cultivators, making the Second Senior Brother of the Azure Abyss Sect tremble with fear.

The clan leaders and sect leaders' hearts stopped instantly; they drew a deep breath to calm their emotions.

He whispered: "Young master, now is not the time to pursue faults, but Su Chen has already gone to Yunhai City; he will certainly pass through the Ye family on the way, and now the Ye family is……"

"Once Su Chen leaves Qianyuan City, we lose our leverage over Su Changfeng; if he really has dealings with the Yao clan, or if he summons a Heavenly Demon, how can we resist?"

"We still don't know whether Su Chen is backed by many senior experts behind him, or merely obtained an inheritance."

"How many talisman papers does he have on hand, and are his medicinal pills exhausted? If we rashly go to Yunhai City, we won't only fail to capture him, but might even be counter‑killed."

"……"

Ye Xuan's brows jumped violently, and a killing intent spread throughout his body.

Suddenly.

In Ye Xuan's pupils, an undisguised greed flashed; he narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly: "I thought he was just an animal that thinks with its lower body, but he actually fooled everyone."

"It's my oversight as the young master!"

"The seven Protectors, along with the remaining Elders of my Ye family, will immediately go to Yunhai City to intercept Su Chen; dead or alive, we must seize the inheritance in his hands."

"Such a supreme inheritance—he can't even protect it; it rightfully belongs to me as the young master."

"And Lin Jianran?"

A clan chief hurriedly replied: "Reporting to the young master, they have already returned to the Lin Manor."

"Summon him to the Qingming Sect, and bring her together with Liu Liyan to the Qingming Sect; these two women are deeply involved with Su Chen, especially Lin Jianran—I don't believe they know nothing about it."

"What about Su Changfeng's side? How should we handle it? Young master, please give your orders."