This was a magnificent palace suspended in the void. A sun and moon hung to its east and west, slowly revolving. At this moment, the sun was directly above the palace, while the moon lay beneath the transparent floor, like a moon reflected in water.
Four enormous square stone platforms stood around it, each bearing a statue: Candle Dragon, Kunpeng, Diting, and Bai Ze, the four divine beasts. All four had their mouths open, angled toward the void.
At the center of these four stone statues, each roughly a hundred zhang tall, stood a square altar spanning about an acre. Above the altar floated a golden orb. Zhang Tie and Xuan Gu stood upon the altar beneath it, and the directions faced by the four divine beasts' open mouths all converged on that golden orb.
"What place is this? Do you have any inheritance information about it?" Zhang Tie looked at Xuan Gu.
"No. There is not a single bit of information about this place in my inherited memories. However, this place seems somewhat similar to the legendary Inheritance Land. These divine beasts around us represent the directions of the inheritances."
"Oh? Tell me in detail." Zhang Tie grew interested.
"The place where we stand is called the Inheritance Platform, while the four divine beasts around it are called Inheritance Beasts. Take this Candle Dragon, for example. Legend says that when it opened its eyes, it became day; when it closed them, it became night. Its breath determined winter and summer, directly governing the alternation of day and night and the cycle of the seasons. The inheritances related to it are most likely connected to the Great Dao of time."
After pausing, Xuan Gu looked toward the Kunpeng again. "The Kunpeng is not only incredibly fast, but it can also