The Six Peaks of Golden Rainbow, the Strongest Inheritance

On the mountain path to the outer sect, lush green pines lined both sides. The mountain breeze swept through the woods, carrying waves of cool pine fragrance.

As Lu Yang walked, he took out the outer sect token he had just received.

He brushed a fingertip across its surface and released a wisp of spiritual power, sending Lin Ying a voice transmission. "Senior Sister Lin, I passed the assessment. Starting today, I'm officially an outer sect disciple."

After sending it, he thought for a moment and sent Qin Nanyue a message as well.

Lin Ying's reply arrived in just a few breaths. "Really, Junior Brother Lu? Where are you now? I'll come find you!"

Lu Yang stared at the flickering light on his token and paused.

He hadn't expected Lin Ying to say she would come find him.

But then he thought of Lin Ying's favorability toward him, and it didn't seem so surprising after all.

He smiled and replied, "I'm on my way to the outer sect now."

"Oh, have you registered at the affairs hall yet? Wait for me. I'll go with you."

"All right. I'll wait for you at the outer sect square."

Lu Yang had just lowered his token when Qin Nanyue's message arrived. "Congratulations, Junior Brother Lu! Are you free tomorrow? How about we celebrate? I'll treat you all to a meal at the Golden Rainbow Restaurant!"

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow and tapped the token. "Then I won't stand on ceremony. I'm free."

After agreeing, he couldn't help reflecting.

The cultivation world was different from the city he had lived in during his previous life, after all.

Cultivators entered seclusion at the drop of a hat, and days or even months passed in the blink of an eye. Friends saw each other far less often than they did in the city.

When an urban tycoon wanted to raise a beauty's favorability, it was easy to invite her to a meal or go shopping. Someone like him could spend ten days or half a month cultivating without even stepping outside. It would be strange if his favorability rose quickly.

It was rare for Qin Nanyue to take the initiative and arrange a gathering, so naturally he wouldn't miss it.

Beside him, Wang Siyuan saw Lu Yang keeping his head lowered as he fiddled with his token, spiritual light flickering at his fingertips. Curiosity crept into his eyes.

Who is Senior Brother Lu sending voice transmissions to?

But then he remembered that he and Lu Yang weren't all that close. He opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't ask.

The two made their way to the outer sect square.

The square was vast, paved with bluestone, with several sword-testing stones covered in sword marks standing around its edges.

Several stone paths led away in every direction, each toward a different peak.

It was nearly dusk. The last rays of the setting sun fell across the square, dyeing the bluestone slabs a warm gold.

Several distant peaks appeared and vanished amid the clouds and mist. Now and then, a streak of sword light flashed across the sky, trailing a long, slender tail of light.

The two stood in the middle of the square, gazing at the stone paths leading off in all directions. For a moment, both were at a loss.

Wang Siyuan scratched his head and looked around before turning to Lu Yang, bewilderment written all over his face. "Senior Brother Lu, which way do we go? I don't know anything about the outer sect."

Lu Yang said frankly, "I don't know either."

Wang Siyuan glanced at the outer sect disciples coming and going across the square and ventured, "How about... we ask a few senior brothers and sisters?"

Lu Yang was about to speak when his gaze fell on a figure approaching from not far away.

He smiled. "No need. Someone's here to show us the way."

Wang Siyuan paused and followed Lu Yang's gaze, somewhat puzzled.

A woman in outer sect disciple robes was walking toward them. She had a slender figure and delicate features as pretty as a painting, with a gentle, serene bearing like a pool of still water.

Wang Siyuan's face turned red at once. He hurriedly lowered his head and leaned close to Lu Yang, speaking in a low voice. "Senior Brother Lu, the senior sisters in the outer sect are really beautiful. There's no one this pretty among the entry disciples."

Lu Yang smiled. "She is quite pretty."

The woman drew closer, heading straight for the two of them.

Wang Siyuan grew nervous and tugged discreetly at Lu Yang's sleeve. "Senior Brother, she seems to be coming this way... Should we move aside?"

"No need," Lu Yang said calmly. "She's my friend."

Wang Siyuan was startled at first, but quickly understood.

Word had already spread among the entry disciples that Senior Brother Lu was close to two outer sect senior sisters, both of whom were said to be exceptionally beautiful.

The woman before them must be one of them.

Wang Siyuan marveled inwardly, though he wasn't particularly envious.

With Senior Brother Lu's own looks and his unfathomable background, it was only natural that he knew beautiful senior sisters.

Lin Ying spotted Lu Yang too.

Her eyes lit up almost instantly, and a radiant smile blossomed across her usually gentle, quiet face. Her steps unconsciously quickened, and she jogged over to Lu Yang.

The mountain breeze had tousled a few strands of hair at her temples. She raised a hand and gently tucked them behind her ear, then looked at Lu Yang with shining eyes, still slightly out of breath. "Junior Brother Lu, I'm here. Sorry to have kept you waiting?"

Seeing that her breathing hadn't quite settled, Lu Yang knew she had run all the way here.

He shook his head. "No, we only just arrived ourselves. Thanks for running all this way, Senior Sister."

Lin Ying smiled faintly, her voice light. "It was nothing..."

Of course, she wouldn't say that when she received Lu Yang's transmission, she had been about to start refining pills, with all the ingredients already laid out.

The moment she saw the message, she had put away the Pill Furnace and hurried out the door.

"Come on, I'll take you to register at the affairs hall!"

Lu Yang nodded. "All right."

Then he remembered something and stepped slightly aside, revealing Wang Siyuan, who had practically reduced himself to part of the background.

"Oh, right. This is Junior Brother Wang Siyuan. He just joined the outer sect too, and he came with me."

Only then did Lin Ying notice that there was another person standing beside Lu Yang.

After spotting Lu Yang from afar, she hadn't looked anywhere else.

She gave Wang Siyuan a gentle nod, polite and measured. "Hello, Junior Brother Wang."

A little overwhelmed by the attention, Wang Siyuan hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed. "Greetings, Senior Sister!"

Lin Ying nodded, and her gaze soon returned to Lu Yang. She naturally stepped over to stand beside him.

They were close enough that their shoulders brushed lightly against each other from time to time as they moved.

Lin Ying seemed entirely oblivious and smoothly picked up the conversation. "Shall we go now, Junior Brother Lu? I'll tell you about the sect on the way."

"All right."

The corners of Lin Ying's lips lifted slightly. She raised a hand and pointed toward the peaks appearing and vanishing amid the clouds and mist at the far end of the square. "Our Golden Rainbow Sword Sect's outer sect has six main peaks: Pill Peak, Talisman Peak, Artifact Peak, Seven Kills Peak, Profound Metal Peak, and Golden Light Peak."

"The first three peaks carry on the sect's three crafts of pill refining, talisman making, and artifact forging. Many of the pills, Law Artifacts, and talismans in the sect's market are made by disciples of those three peaks, making them a major source of income for the sect. The last three peaks represent the sect's fighting strength—Seven Kills Peak focuses on the sword Dao, Profound Metal Peak gives equal weight to the sword Dao and the metal Dao, while Golden Light Peak focuses on the metal Dao."

Her voice was soft and clear as she explained at an unhurried pace. Whenever she mentioned a peak, she pointed in its direction, giving Lu Yang a rough picture of the sect's layout.

"For outer sect disciples, it doesn't really make much difference which peak they join. At the outer sect stage, we don't have access to the peaks' true, exclusive inheritances. Everyone cultivates the same common cultivation methods and Law Techniques. But once you advance to the inner sect, your choice of peak becomes crucial. Each peak has its own unique core inheritance, and once you choose one, it more or less determines the future direction of your cultivation."

When she finished, she turned to look at Lu Yang, a hint of curiosity in her eyes. "Junior Brother Lu, which peak are you planning to join?"

Listening to Lin Ying's explanation, Lu Yang couldn't help feeling surprised.

People rarely talked about these things over at the entry disciples' residences.

The Golden Rainbow Sword Sect's internal inheritance system was far more intricate than he had thought.

Almost without hesitation, he ruled out Pill Peak, Talisman Peak, and Artifact Peak.

Those three peaks focused on crafts, and crafts were ultimately a way to earn Spirit Stones.

Spirit Stones were the one thing he didn't lack now.

Before obtaining the Tycoon System, he would certainly have chosen a craft to rely on, using his skills to earn Spirit Stones and exchange them for resources, climbing upward one step at a time.

But now that he had a golden finger, Spirit Stones and resources were no longer a problem. Naturally, he would set his sights higher.

Ascend and become an immortal, live forever without dying!

Who wouldn't want that?

Since he didn't lack resources, what he lacked most was a way to protect his Dao.

He needed sufficiently powerful means to protect the cultivation he had attained.

That left him with a choice between Seven Kills Peak, Profound Metal Peak, and Golden Light Peak.

Should he focus on the sword Dao, give equal weight to the sword and metal Daos, or focus on the metal Dao?

For a moment, Lu Yang couldn't make up his mind.

Logically, he had just obtained the "Swordsmanship Apprentice" Fortune Trait, which gave him a twenty percent bonus to both his sword Dao talent and his cultivation speed with cultivation methods. Choosing Seven Kills Peak and focusing on the sword Dao should be the best option.

But the problem was, he might well obtain more Fortune Traits in the future.

What if he got something like "Metal Dao Apprentice" next?

Besides, with his comprehension constantly rising, cultivating two Daos at once didn't seem impossible...

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yang looked up at Lin Ying and asked a very direct question. "Of Seven Kills Peak, Profound Metal Peak, and Golden Light Peak—which of the three has the strongest inheritance?"

Lin Ying thought for a moment, then quietly sent him a voice transmission. "If we're talking about the strongest inheritance, that should be Profound Metal Peak's."

"The Golden Rainbow Sword Canon, created by the founding patriarch of our Golden Rainbow Sword Sect, is said to be an earth-tier, supreme-grade cultivation method of formidable power... But it's been many years since any disciple in the sect was able to obtain the Golden Rainbow Sword Canon's inheritance."