Chapter 228: This Is A Serious Inquiry (2/2)

”In short, the reason why Yao’Er can directly enter the treasure room without taking any test is that the Ancient Sword Tomb thought that Yao’Er has a predestined fate with it, therefore it opened a ‘back door’ for her. Otherwise, no matter how accomplished Yao’Er is with the Stellar Sword cultivation, she could not violate the rule of inheritance of the tomb.”

Liu Xian approvingly nodded at Zhu s.h.i.+yao. ”So that’s how it is. We really must congratulate you for your immortal chance.”

However, Lu Li unexpectedly frowned. ”Senior Brother, there’s a problem here. If Yao’Er has a predestined fate with the tomb, why must the tomb also open its front door to let other cultivators enter the tomb?”

The rest of the elders were stupefied.

Feng Yin’s complexion also sank down, and he seriously said, ”This is the thing that I want to discuss next. The scale of the Ancient Sword Tomb is much larger than what we initially expected. This is an unprecedented ancient remains. More likely that this was left by a True Immortal before the Age of Chaos. The ancient sword that Yao’Er took is only a treasure on its outer layer, and could not be compared at all with the core treasures deep inside that place. Therefore, taking away the ancient sword will not, in any way, hinder the normal inheritance selection.”

Several Heavenly Sword Hall Elders were shocked.

Liu Xian’s voice trembled as he said in disbelief, ”Left behind by a True Immortal!? Does this age really have an inheritance from a True Immortal? Didn’t they all die at the Age of Chaos? This is an enormous academic discovery!”

Fifth Elder angrily spat. ”Academic my a.s.s! This is money!”

Lu Li uncharacteristically nodded in agreement with Fifth Senior Sister. ”Yes, if top grade spiritual treasure is just a peripheral treasure, then unmistakably, this sword tomb is an inheritance from a True Immortal… Inside, there must be Immortal Tools, and most likely True Immortal Tools. To say that it’s a priceless treasure is not an exaggeration—moreover, it’s on par with the Shengjing City. This ancient tomb is comparable to one of the Five Uniques. But, Senior Brother, is this information true?”

Feng Yin said, ”When Yao’Er communicated with the sword spirit of the ancient sword, it has at least confirmed the existence of the deeper levels. Unfortunately, the sword spirit has been in a deep sleep for countless of years, so it has lost many of its memory. Moreover, when it was born, it was soon sealed, so it really knew very little. Otherwise, alone with Yao’Er’s ancient sword, our Spirit Sword Sect will hold an incomparable advantage over other sects.”

w.a.n.g Wu sneered. ”But, other sects may know this already. I’m afraid Kunlun Immortal Sect and Ten Thousand Arts Sect are gnas.h.i.+ng their teeth jealously.”

Feng Yin, however, thought otherwise. ”For an inheritance sword tomb on such a scale, no sect could eat it alone, even Shengjing Sect. Therefore, cooperation is inevitable. Moreover, once parts of the sword tomb have been harvested, our information advantage would be wiped out. Therefore, there’s no need to maintain strong hostility. I estimated that, before long, Ten Thousand Arts Sect and Kunlun Immortal Sect would send their official doc.u.ment for cooperation. At that time, we need to consider it carefully.”

Each of the elders have their own ideas, however, the final decision of this matter would naturally be decided by the Sect Leader.

”Senior Brother, what are you going to do?”

Feng Yin said, ”There are two plans. First is to use all our power to exploit the sword tomb. The rule of the sword tomb is to look for the young and malleable cultivator to be its inheritor. The surrounding spiritual energy on the ancient tomb is rich, so it has a much higher standard than the present. From our Spirit Sword Sect, perhaps only Zhu s.h.i.+yao, w.a.n.g Lu, as well as Liu Li have the qualification to partic.i.p.ate. The three of them naturally would take this undertaking; if there are other appropriate candidates, they can also partic.i.p.ate. At the same time, us old fogies can’t stay idle either. Although the sword tomb would not let us in, we can use everything we can to support Yao’Er and the others from the outside. As a last resort, we can even break through the sword tomb the hard way. The advantage of this plan is its relatively low risk. Regardless of the rules of the sword tomb, it is an inanimate object from thousands of years ago. With the teaming up of the elders from the three sects, the risk would always be lower than letting young generation disciples explore on their own. However, the problem with this plan is, once the elders make their move, this matter would inevitably shock the world, and no longer will we have the opportunity to conceal it. And once this alarmed the Shengjing Sect… Hehe, I believe the other two sects would not want Shengjing Sect alone to get bigger. Therefore, the second plan is more feasible…”

Feng Yin paused as his eyes swept around him, then, with a sinking voice, he said, ”Fully trust our Successor Disciples and their actions alone. Us, old guys will not partic.i.p.ate, but we also won’t allow fellow old guys from other sects to meddle. As long as our three sects insist that this is the immortal cultivation for the younger disciples, even Shengjing Sect could not force themselves to meddle. Regardless of how much the harvests, they would be divided equally among the three sects. I believe Kunlun Immortal Sect and Ten Thousand Arts Sect would be amenable to this plan.”

Hua Yun was somewhat not a.s.sured. ”Wouldn’t it be too risky if it’s just the few of them? After all, it’s a thousands of years old ancient inheritance tomb, which has also experienced the last Age of Chaos. Even if the original owner’s intention is to choose its successor, it shouldn’t too harsh. However, what if the arrays inside were accidentally changed? Their cultivation base is still low after all!”

Feng Yin said, ”Therefore, there’s also the third option: We consider this matter as something that never happened.”

Hua Yun was immediately speechless.

Among the present elders, only Hua Yun didn’t really experience the disaster incident one hundred years ago. Therefore, her feeling was the weakest. As for the other elders, no matter what they thought about this, they did not want to give up this opportunity, even if there was a big risk behind this opportunity.

If they sent the other disciples, it would not really matter. However, since it would be the Successor Disciples, which carried on the inheritance and future of the Spirit Sword Sect, even so much as shouldering the mission for the new age, they were doomed not to grow under the drizzle within the gentle breeze.

Indeed, risks were everywhere inside the ancient sword tomb, however, what was this ordeal compared to the growth process of the Heavenly Sword Hall Elders? Let alone opportunities were also everywhere inside the sword tomb, moreover...

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