Chapter 72

Chapter 72

Everything around shattered into pieces. Su Zhou sat solemnly atop Lingxiao Peak, as if nothing had ever occurred.

Yet his very presence was like the convergence of ten thousand Daos. Wherever his gaze fell, it was as if heaven and earth were turned upside down.

“The Golden Era… turns out to be the true Age of Declining Dharma after all…” he murmured.

Raising his head to look at the firmament, it was as if he had peered through the endless void, through countless Daos, and saw those crimson, twisted eyes… they were laughing.

As though they had caught sight of an unprecedented delicacy laid before them.

“Heh.” A cold chuckle echoed atop Lingxiao Peak—Su Zhou let out a light laugh.

Gazing upon it all, his eyes betrayed no joy or sorrow.

“I really want to see what exactly you all are…”

He had forged a completely new path, one unlike the rest of the living beings who struggled in the Sea of Bitterness.

He knew that one day, he would face those beings head-on. But with the aid of the system, and the new path he had walked…

He would eventually annihilate everything!

[Ding!! Congratulations to the Host for completing the Family Mission: Clash of the Heaven’s Chosen!]

[Mission Evaluation: Red Grade!!]

[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: Supreme Mystery Box of the Myriad Realms!]

[Supreme Mystery Box of the Myriad Realms: Upon opening, one can randomly obtain a reward]

[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: Void Tree!]

[Void Tree: Planted in the void, it grows amidst nothingness. Once planted, outsiders will be unable to find the family’s location, and it enhances the clan members perception of the Laws of the Void!]

[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: Snow Dragon Cavalry x 30,000]

[Snow Dragon Cavalry: Clad in white armor atop silver steeds, blood-drenched and veiled in snow. An invincible army from the Immortal Antiquity. Each soldier possesses External Realm cultivation, and when arrayed in formation, they can gain a terrifying amplification—capable of contending with Moon Grasping-level powerhouses!]

[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: Great Luo Sword Embryo!]

[Great Luo Sword Embryo: The embryo of a Supreme Emperor Weapon. Once fully formed, all Daos and all Laws across the Myriad Realms shall bow before it!!]

“Hmm?”

Hearing the well-timed notification in his ear, Su Zhou curved his lips into a faint smile.

“One year… The inheritance should indeed be coming to an end.”

Su Zhou murmured. Cultivating the Ninefold Reversal of the Dao, reshaping each realm anew—it felt like only a moment to him. Yet outside, a full year had passed.

Such was the way of cultivation—no sense of time in the process.

He smiled as he looked toward the direction of the Secret Realm. His indifferent gaze seemed to see through all things.

Then, the next second, the smile faded from his face. Around him, it felt as if a Dead Sea surged and boiled.

“Such audacity!!”

Qingfeng Mountain.

One by one, the heaven’s chosen were being teleported out from the Inheritance Cave Heaven.

Some were beaming, having gained significant benefits. Others looked crestfallen, having come out empty-handed.

The illusory shadow of the cave abode now appeared on the verge of collapse, its radiance fading as if all energy had been drained.

The Secret Realm was clearly on the verge of closing.

RUMBLE!!

A bewitching flame burst forth from within the Secret Realm.

Pale and pitch-black—two utterly contrasting hues—merged flawlessly in that moment, opening a new path within the Secret Realm.

The surrounding scene kept shifting between nothingness and stark reality. Waves of illusions surged forth.

Many of the weaker-willed heaven’s chosen had already become lost within hallucinations.

A slender youth in black, bearing a massive ruler on his back, walked upon the flames, emerging slowly.

Wherever he passed, all flames bowed low.

He looked like the true Master of All Fire.

This man was Su Yan.

After subduing the Death Mirage Demon Flame, his cultivation had taken a great leap—from External Realm Stage One directly to Stage Seven.

Moreover, the [Burning Art] he cultivated had been upgraded to a Earth-grade technique after devouring the flame.

“Hahaha, Cousin Su Yan, looks like you’ve truly gained a lot this time!”

A warm voice sounded behind Su Yan.

At once, it drew everyone’s attention. Though all present were heaven’s chosen of various clans, none had noticed this person’s presence until now.

Su Buku clapped Su Yan on the shoulder with a simple, honest smile.

His aura wasn’t hidden, but until he revealed himself, no one had been able to detect him.

At the beginning of the Secret Realm’s opening, Su Buku’s murderous aura had resembled a vast sea of blood—an unforgettable presence. Now, that killing intent was gone.

Yet as Su Yan looked into his cousin’s eyes, beyond that gentle demeanor, what he saw were two crimson, star-like pupils.

Su Yan understood—his cousin had grasped a higher realm of comprehension.

When the killing intent was not revealed, it remained invisible.

But when it was unleashed…

It would annihilate the world, slaughtering all living beings!

“Just a stroke of luck,” Su Yan replied with a faint smile.

Originally, he had thought that obtaining the Death Mirage Demon Flame would help boost his ranking. But now it seemed that his fellow clansmen had also gained plenty.

Yet rather than envy, Su Yan felt genuine happiness in his heart.

While the two were conversing—

RUMBLE!!

The Secret Realm grew dimmer, almost on the brink of complete dissolution.

“Su Yang still hasn’t come out!” Su Buku’s eyes filled with worry.

The Secret Realm was inherently illusory. Once it vanished, it would dissolve into the endless void.

If one got trapped inside, even a supreme powerhouse might never escape!

“That little monster of a brother… there’s probably no need to worry,” Su Yan said with a light chuckle.

It wasn’t that he wasn’t concerned—

But after fusing with the Death Mirage Demon Flame, his perception of surrounding changes had become extremely sharp. He had already sensed an overwhelmingly terrifying sword intent.

Swoosh!!!

Just as Su Yan finished speaking—

A sword light pierced through all things, annihilating everything.

An utterly cold sword intent, like the Dao itself towering above all living things, looked down upon all beneath it.

The Secret Realm was cleaved open in a single stroke.

Su Yang stepped out with long strides. His sword intent had become deeper, his aura even more terrifying.

After obtaining yet another piece of the Nine Tribulation Sword, he had directly advanced into the Heavenly Origin Realm!

“Did either of you… feel like something just passed by just now?”

Su Yang looked at Su Buku and Su Yan as he asked.

With his Sword Intent of the Heavenly Dao, all living beings appeared as ants.

With the Nine Tribulation Sword in hand, all creatures were as visible as lines in the palm of his hand.

Yet the moment he drew his sword just now—he had faintly sensed someone pass by him.

That someone had even sighed—

But the feeling was too ethereal to confirm.

Su Buku and Su Yan exchanged a glance and shook their heads. Neither had felt a thing.

At this point, the Secret Realm’s greatest inheritances had already been claimed by the three of them—

And also by a certain Su Changsheng, who preferred to remain unnamed… currently toying with a pair of pupils imbued with heavy fate.

Then Su Yang noticed a green-brown jade pendant hanging at Su Yan’s waist.

“Brother Yan, you have one of those jade pendants too!”

As he spoke, he pulled out an identical jade pendant from his robe.

“After I subdued the Death Mirage Demon Flame, this jade pendant appeared from nowhere. I figured it must be something important, so I took it,” Su Yan replied with a smile.

Su Yang’s experience was the same—after obtaining a piece of the Nine Tribulation Sword, the pendant manifested out of thin air.

At that moment, Su Buku also took out a jade pendant identical to theirs, lightly swaying it.

As a reincarnator, Su Yang naturally knew what it was—but he couldn’t speak openly of it.

The origin of the Inheritance Secret Realm was ancient and mysterious. It was like a gift from heaven to chosen ones.

Anyone who was acknowledged by the Secret Realm had a chance to receive this jade pendant.

And this pendant was a ticket—a ticket to an even more terrifying inheritance!

The moment the three of them took out their pendants—

A pair of drooping eyes snapped open from the shadows.

“Gu Jue…”

“Heh… it wasn’t in vain that this old man came all the way to this little Tiandu Domain…”

A raspy voice echoed slowly.

Thick dark clouds began to gather above the firmament.

As if a mass of black ink was pressing down upon the heavens…

Su Buku and the others suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of oppression envelop them.

In the sky, a face covered in deep wrinkles slowly emerged.

Within its eyes, it was as if sun and moon were gestating.

“Hand over the Ancient Jade of Immortal Burial… and I’ll spare your lives.”

That voice was like thunder crashing—or like the voice of the Grand Dao itself!

Su Buku reacted first. The smile vanished from his face as endless killing intent surged forth.

A blood-red crescent shadow surged toward the sky.

At the same time, demonic flame blossomed into a red lotus, soaring toward the heavens—Su Yan struck together with him.

And Su Yang unsheathed his sword—his sword intent as vast as the heavens!