Chapter 26: Questioning me? Are you even worthy?

Upper Realm Pill Cultivation Inheritance?

Lu Ren's heart skipped a beat.

This world consists of five continents; Dongzhou's resources are barren and scarce, and the Teleportation Arrays to other continents are almost all in a ruined state, with only a few people holding the resources for Teleportation Arrays.

And this world is named Tianxuan Xiao Shijie, also called Tianxuan Continent; beyond this, there are other worlds, but the Upper Realm does not belong to any Xiao Shijie, but is the world after Ascension—only that place is called the Upper Realm! It is even the true Immortal Realm.

An Alchemy Inheritance from the Upper Realm.

Lu Ren originally did not like alchemy, but now he has changed his mind.

Since he already has a Strange Fire in his hand, it would indeed be a bit of a waste not to practice alchemy.

He looked at the Inheritance Spirit, who was watching him with anticipation, and said calmly, "Thank you for your kindness, but I have no intention of taking anyone as a master."

Even if the system didn't say so, Lu Ren would not have agreed.

The exquisite-looking Inheritance Spirit in a white dress quickly replied, "I knew you would agree, I... wait, what did you say? You aren't willing?!"

She stared at Lu Ren in disbelief, her expression slowly fading, and she spoke with displeasure.

"Junior, are you sure you didn't misspeak?"

"This seat is Luoyun; when I fell, I was already a Jiujie Dandan Shi. If you refuse my inheritance, you will lose the connections and legacy I left for my disciples. Have you thought it through?"

She felt some regret.

She shouldn't have rushed out like this; before her main soul fell, she had set up several barriers to screen for a successor.

But Lu Ren's talent shocked her, and he even had the Red Lotus Karma Fire on him; in less than a hundred years, he actually had the cultivation of a Supreme Saint—he was simply... simply born for alchemy!

She was about to dissipate, which was why she was so anxious, fearing that if she missed this village, there would be no such shop.

But she had never thought that Lu Ren would actually refuse.

If he wasn't going to agree, why enter her Inheritance Land! A faint laugh issued from Lu Ren's throat, and he said, "I'm afraid you've misunderstood. Once I entered, I never thought about failing. The inheritance, I want; your legacy, I also want."

"What do you mean?"

The Inheritance Spirit keenly sensed danger, and her eyes narrowed.

The surrounding atmosphere became tense.

Lu Ren raised his hand and pointed, pushing the two terrified people beside him in front of the Inheritance Spirit.

"Pick one."

Huh? The Inheritance Spirit was stunned.

After a long while, she suddenly reacted, her face flushed red with anger.

"You! Even if you aren't willing to accept, don't even think about humiliating me like this! These two, one is as stupid as a pig—forget about alchemy, it would be good if they could even light a fire! The other is even more incompatible with my aura; they are gloomy and cold—those who know will think it's alchemy, those who don't will think it's poisoning!"

"This seat belongs to the path of spiritual pills and has never been connected to poison pills!"

She knew she was no match for Lu Ren, and a fierce glint flickered on her face.

"I was indeed drawn to your talent, which is why I appeared, but you are too naive if you think you can trap me like this! I would rather self-destruct!"

Having said that, the Inheritance Spirit didn't say another word and intended to self-destruct!

Lu Ren hadn't expected this Inheritance Spirit to be so hot-tempered.

He flipped his hand, and a verdant bamboo flute was held in his hand. As the first note fell from the flute he placed to his lips, the Inheritance Spirit's swelling body actually began to shrink and calm down.

After only a moment, the Inheritance Spirit groaned, clearly having suffered damage.

She said with hatred and disbelief, "What kind of evil path is this..."

She had never heard of a self-destruction being reversible! Lu Ren was noncommittal.

He only said one thing: "Contract with the disciples of my clan, and I will ensure your Soul Body does not perish. If you perform well, I can let you borrow the Upper Realm Pill Formula."

The Inheritance Spirit's eyes widened even further, and her breathing suddenly became heavy.

"Are you telling the truth or lying?"

"Is it really an Upper Realm Pill Formula?" She was clearly tempted, but still hesitant.

"I can agree to you, but you must swear an oath!"

Hearing this, Lu Ren sneered and turned to leave.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you. Daoshuang, Daocheng, let's go."

"Wait! Wait!"

Seeing that he was actually leaving, the Inheritance Spirit regretted it again. She gritted her teeth and floated in front of him to block his path, no longer having her previous arrogance, but instead looking pleading.

"I agree! But, if you don't let me borrow the Upper Realm Pill Formula, I... I will die for you to see!"

After uttering this hollow threat, the Inheritance Spirit floated to Lu Daoshuang and pinched her nose to accept it.

"What is your name?"

Lu Daoshuang hadn't expected this matter to fall on her; it seemed that the one described as "stupid as a pig" must be Lu Daocheng.

She replied, "My name is Lu Daoshuang."

The Inheritance Spirit sighed and swore a Great Dao Oath.

"I am a split soul of Venerable Luoyun, named Luoyu. Here, I swear to the Great Dao that I am willing to form a bond with Lu Daoshuang of the Lu Family, to teach everything I know, to pass on the inheritance to Lu Daoshuang, and to gift all the legacy left by my main soul in exchange for the Upper Realm Pill Formula!"

Lu Ren didn't care that Luoyu had played a little trick and used the Pill Formula as an exchange; after he refused Luoyu, the system had already given him the Alchemy Inheritance.

It was so complex that even though Lu Ren didn't practice alchemy, he benefited greatly, and there were plenty of Pill Formulas.

Luoyu's calculations were wrong; as an Inheritance Spirit, even if she could practice alchemy, once she entered his Lu Family, those would be his Lu Family's pills! After the Inheritance Spirit Luoyu swore the oath, she twisted her body and dove into a Jade Pendant. The Jade Pendant fell into Lu Daoshuang's hand, and she was overjoyed.

"Thank you, Family Head, for the blessing. After Daoshuang returns to the clan, I will go to the Alchemy Hall and let Senior Luoyu teach the people of the clan."

That was exactly Lu Ren's intention.

The reason he took this split soul into his pocket was because, in Mo Tianming's plot, the Inheritance Spirit was also a cannon fodder.

She looked down on Mo Tianming's talent but was forcibly contracted by the Long Aotian system, so she indignantly self-destructed, causing Mo Tianming to suffer a great loss. Once his strength was sufficient, he returned and destroyed the Luoyun Mijing.

Speaking of Mo Tianming...

"Where is Mo Tianming?"

Why was he not inside the Inheritance Land? Hearing Lu Ren's question, Lu Daocheng hurriedly said, "I was afraid he would eavesdrop on our Lu Family secrets and afraid he would snatch the inheritance, so I tied him up at the entrance."

He had been flustered and busy when he did it, but fortunately, he had tied the person up securely.

Lu Ren:...

Even he was speechless for a moment.

Fortunately, unless he permitted it, no one could touch the Immortal-Binding Lock, and presumably, no one would dare to steal his... dog.

Just as he was thinking this, the formation at the entrance suddenly shattered, and a group of people swarmed in, but after entering, some sensed something and their faces turned black.

They whispered to each other, and in the end, the person who had first spoken to Lu Ren stepped forward, rubbing his hands with a fawning expression.

"Senior Lu, did you take the inheritance here?"

"We don't know what kind of inheritance it is; is it truly an alchemical inheritance? And what is its focus? Could you tell us about it?"

He appeared fawning, but was actually pressing for answers, and the others also assumed a silent, encircling posture.

Lu Ren took one look and saw several Supreme Saints looking at him with disdain.

After all, this was a ten-thousand-year-old Secret Realm; it was not strange for there to be Supreme Saints.

Lu Ren raised an eyebrow indifferently and smiled in an instant, though the smile never reached his eyes.

"Questioning me?"

"Are you even worthy?"

(End of chapter)