Outside the Inheritance Tower.
The Xin Hen Clan's Great Elder sat cross-legged quietly outside the barrier, waiting for Jin Yu's result.
Ever since instructing the other elders to arrange the welcome ceremony, he had remained here waiting.
Originally, it would have been enough to assign any Xin Hen Clan warrior to stand guard, but Alex had refused.
He had waited far too long and carried far too much. He did not want to miss even the slightest opportunity for the clan's rise.
As the days passed, Alex grew increasingly anxious.
Under normal circumstances, previous inheritors would finish in about half a year and become his father's nominal disciples.
Yet Jin Yu had already been inside for half a year.
After half a year passed, Alex became exceptionally nervous. In his heart, he constantly prayed that Jin Yu would not come out!
The longer he stayed, the better! It meant he received more of the inheritance, possessed greater talent, and offered greater hope for the clan's future rise.
As the days continued to pass, Alex remained on tenterhooks.
Until, one year later, the entire Inheritance Tower lit up with a brilliant pillar of light!
The pillar shot from the tip of the tower straight into the sky, and Alex sprang to his feet in shock.
"What! A Personal Disciple?! He really did it!" Alex stared at the sky-piercing pillar of light in disbelief.
His father had told him back then that as long as someone within the clan, or a genius drawn in from outside, met the Inheritance Tower's requirements, they could become his Personal Disciple.
This pillar of light was the signal to the Xin Hen Clan that a new Personal Disciple had been born.
Now, Lord Xin Hen's other Personal Disciple was the grandmaster stationed in Chaos City, supporting