The Secret Legacy Disciple's Astonishing Treatment

Han Yuan looked expectantly at Ancestor Ziyun.

"Our sect has a total of Fifteen Peaks: Spirit Planting, Beast Material, Pill Artifact Talisman, Formation Script, Metal Wood Water Fire Earth Peaks, as well as Earth God Peak. Every single peak actually possesses a Primordial Spirit inheritance cultivation method! Earth God Peak's Main Peak even has cultivation methods beyond the Primordial Spirit level! So theoretically, there can be fifteen Secret Legacy Disciples. Oh, right, the Main Peak gets two extra slots, making seventeen in total."

Han Yuan was greatly shocked. "That many? Do other sects not even have a single Primordial Spirit cultivation method?"

"That's right!" Ancestor Ziyun said proudly. "The other sects do not know this. They only know that we have Primordial Spirit cultivation methods, but not that we have so many. Remember not to tell anyone! Once you leave the Scripture Repository, act as though this never happened!"

Han Yuan's mouth twitched. "Ancestor, you just told me so easily? I'm scared now!"

"Don't worry. Under normal circumstances, you won't be able to tell anyone." Ancestor Ziyun gave a mysterious smile.

Han Yuan understood, then asked in confusion, "Then does that mean I'm actually a Secret Legacy Disciple of Ancient Wood Peak? But I'm a True Disciple of Spirit Script Peak!"

"Secret Legacy Disciples are recruited from across the entire sect to begin with. It all depends on the judgment of each peak's ancestor. First come, first served," Ancestor Ziyun said.

"So that's how it is!" Han Yuan suddenly understood.

With a flip of one hand, Ancestor Ziyun handed him a hexagonal, jade-green crystal.

Han Yuan took it and examined the crystal curiously.

"This is the Inheritance Crystal of the Jianmu Immortal Codex. It has only one chance to pass on its inheritance, including the main cultivation method and every compatible spell. Fuse it into your Sea of Consciousness. Every time you break through a realm, you will obtain the contents for the next major realm. This crystal is an Inheritance Treasure. Once you die, it will automatically dissipate. If anyone attempts to forcibly obtain the Inheritance Crystal, it will self-destruct as well."

Han Yuan said in astonishment, "Y-you're giving all of this to me?"

Ancestor Ziyun sighed. "In the past, the Heaven God Sect passed down its inheritances level by level as well. Later, when the Heaven God Sect was destroyed, the ancestors who escaped possessed only the cultivation methods above the Primordial Spirit level from their own lineages. The other cultivation methods were all merely Primordial Spirit level, while everything beyond the Primordial Spirit realm was completely lost. So after the new sect was established, we learned from bitter experience. If we are giving it, we might as well give it all at once!"

Han Yuan asked blankly, "Ancestor, aren't you worried about undercover spies or something?"

Ancestor Ziyun said calmly, "This Inheritance Crystal can only be passed on once. Only after cultivating it to a profound level can one pass it on to others. But if someone has already cultivated it to such a profound level, they can cover the sky with one hand in the Earth God Sect. Why would they need to be an undercover spy? Wouldn't it be better to become an ancestor of the Earth God Sect directly?"

That made so much sense that Han Yuan was left speechless.

"Stop fooling around and fuse it directly!" Ancestor Ziyun said.

"Yes!"

Han Yuan solemnly placed the Inheritance Crystal against his forehead. Once his Spiritual Sense entered it—

The once-solid Inheritance Crystal seemed to turn into an illusory shadow and drilled straight into the center of his brow.

The next moment, it appeared in his Sea of Consciousness!

When he focused his awareness on it, knowledge was directly transmitted to him.

Yellow Grade High-Rank Cultivation Method: the complete Qi Refining section of the Ancient Wood Nourishing Spirit Art!

Mysterious Grade Upper Rank Cultivation Method: the early and middle Foundation Establishment sections of the Azure Wood Spirit Art!

Yellow Grade High-Rank core spells: Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art, Ancient Wood Qi Recovery Art, Ancient Wood Qi Control Art.

Mysterious Grade Upper Rank core spells: Azure Wood Hidden Origin Method, Azure Wood Augment Origin Method, Azure Wood Control Origin Method.

As well as eighteen other high-rank Wood Attribute spells of various kinds!

The sheer richness of the contents made Han Yuan click his tongue in amazement.

With this, he would no longer need to worry about cultivation methods in the future.

"Are you satisfied?" Ancestor Ziyun smiled faintly. "Even True Disciples can at most obtain inherited spells up to the Nascent Soul Realm. Only Secret Legacy Disciples are qualified to receive this kind of inheritance that leads directly to the Primordial Spirit! You may not understand it now. But when you meet those Nascent Soul Rogue Cultivators in the future and feel their helplessness at being forever stuck in the Nascent Soul Realm, unable to advance another inch, you will truly understand just how valuable the identity of a Secret Legacy Disciple is."

The Dharma must not be passed on lightly!

Han Yuan still understood the meaning of those words!

The reasoning was simple. In the entire Earth God Sect, not even True Disciples were qualified to obtain a Primordial Spirit inheritance. At most, only seventeen disciples in the entire sect possessed the qualifications to inherit one!

How many people were there in the whole sect?

There were definitely more than seventeen Golden Core True Persons, yet none of them were qualified to inherit a Primordial Spirit cultivation method!

Meanwhile, he had obtained inheritance qualifications while he was merely in the Qi Refining Realm!

Thinking of this, he realized just how outrageous his heaven-shaking performance of making all seven scripts appear before the Spirit Script Ancient Stone Wall had been. It had actually made a Nascent Soul Ancestor so readily offer him the qualifications of a Secret Legacy Disciple!

"I'm satisfied! This disciple is incredibly satisfied! I will certainly cultivate diligently and make immense contributions to the future of the Earth God Sect and the future of Ancient Wood Peak, strengthening our Earth God Sect and Ancient Wood Peak!" Han Yuan declared firmly.

Ancestor Ziyun laughed despite himself. "Wait until you break through to the Golden Core Realm before saying such things!"

Han Yuan scratched his head. "Besides the inheritance, can I obtain any other resources? My cultivation speed has been a little slow!"

Ancestor Ziyun asked doubtfully, "Don't you already have the Cangming Cave Mansion?"

Han Yuan said awkwardly, "I don't dare be too high-profile. Ancestor, you understand."

"Hehe." Ancestor Ziyun smiled faintly. "Secret Legacy Disciples naturally have benefits. You may even have the chance to choose any treasure you like from Ancient Wood Peak's Treasure Vault. Those Magic Treasures and precious treasures all have a chance of being yours!"

Han Yuan's eyes lit up. "Then..."

"Simple! I'll assign you missions. Complete them, and you can obtain rewards. I already told you about this before. Hmm, you are only at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer right now, so the missions I give you will be simple: comprehend the Ancient Wood Qi Recovery Art, Ancient Wood Qi Control Art, and Ancient Wood Nourishing Spirit Art to the perfected level."

"The Ancient Wood Qi Recovery Art is more than ten times harder than the Hidden Qi Art. I'll give you one year. If you can comprehend it to the perfected level within one year, I can let you choose one treasure from the First Layer Treasure Vault."

"The Ancient Wood Qi Control Art is even more difficult than the Ancient Wood Qi Recovery Art. I'll give you nine years to cultivate it. Once you perfect it, I'll let you choose one treasure from the Second Layer Treasure Vault!"

"The Ancient Wood Nourishing Spirit Art is a Qi Refining cultivation method. Reaching perfection requires a certain amount of fortune, so it is difficult to set a time limit. If you can perfect it within ten years, you may choose two more treasures from the Second Layer Treasure Vault!"

"So little?" Han Yuan said helplessly.

"Anything that can be placed in the Treasure Vault is precious beyond imagination! You'll understand when the time comes!" Ancestor Ziyun shook his head without explaining.

"What if I comprehend them ahead of schedule?" Han Yuan asked.

Ancestor Ziyun shook his head. "Don't aim too high. The time I gave you is already rather short. Being able to comprehend them successfully within that time would already be very good. If you seek to go even faster, it may instead backfire!"

It seemed there would be no additional benefits.

Han Yuan's eyes rolled. "But I've already comprehended the Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art to perfection. Since the latter two spells can earn rewards, then perfecting this spell should earn me a reward as well, right?"

Ancestor Ziyun looked at him strangely. After thinking for a moment, he nodded. "Fine, I'll let you have a taste of sweetness! I'll take you to see the Treasure Vault!"

Han Yuan's eyes lit up. "Thank you, Ancestor!"

"Follow me!"

Ancestor Ziyun walked ahead with his hands clasped behind his back.

Han Yuan naturally followed at once.

The two walked along Ancient Wood Peak, encountering quite a few Outer Sect Disciples along the way.

Yet every person who saw them subconsciously overlooked them.

"What kind of method is this?" Han Yuan asked curiously.

"The True Wood Illusion Technique. Want to learn it? I created this method myself. Some plants possess methods of illusion. After observing them for many years, I created an illusion technique!" Ancestor Ziyun smiled faintly. "This is also the origin of my Daoist Title. Ziyun is also illusory cloud!"

Han Yuan nodded in realization. This spell was awesome. Used for an ambush, it would catch one target after another without fail.

"I want to learn!" Han Yuan nodded.

"Then finish your missions sooner!" Ancestor Ziyun said calmly.

Han Yuan curled his lips.

The two arrived at the sect's main hall. Ignoring the Ancient Wood Peak Lord and several Foundation Establishment Elders conversing inside, they went directly to the hidden Treasure Vault behind the hall.

A figure suddenly appeared at the entrance to the vault and bowed toward Ancestor Ziyun.

Ancestor Ziyun waved a hand. "I'm taking something. No need to concern yourself."

"Yes, Ancestor!"

The middle-aged man who had suddenly appeared possessed an exceptionally powerful aura. He was likely a Golden Core True Person of Ancient Wood Peak. Yet this True Person had not noticed Han Yuan at all.

At that moment, Han Yuan suddenly thought of something and asked Ancestor Ziyun, "Ancestor, I heard someone say that Spirit Script Peak has declined. Is it because Spirit Script Peak has no Nascent Soul Ancestor?"

Ancestor Ziyun asked doubtfully, "That is indeed the case, but how did your thoughts turn in that direction?"

"I saw that this elder knows of your existence. That means Master Du surely knows whether his own peak has an ancestor as well. Only if there is no Nascent Soul Ancestor would he be so eager for a True Disciple with potential to appear."

There was something Han Yuan did not say. He had caused such a huge commotion at the Spirit Script Ancient Stone Wall, yet no ancestor from Spirit Script Peak had appeared. Instead, an ancestor from Ancient Wood Peak had appeared. That alone already explained some things.

The two conversed as though no one else were present, and that Golden Core True Person truly did not notice the slightest anomaly.

Han Yuan was secretly astonished.

The two entered the Treasure Vault.

"There are many formations guarding this place. Don't sneak in here normally. Your Inheritance Crystal can be used as the key to the Treasure Vault," Ancestor Ziyun suddenly reminded him.

Han Yuan was stunned. It could be used like that?

He had not thought much of it before, but was Ancestor Ziyun deliberately reminding him of this?

"Alright, pick one for yourself!"

Ancestor Ziyun remained where he was and pointed at the treasures before them.

Han Yuan looked around, and the treasures on the first layer entered his sight. The first thing he saw were chest after chest of Spirit Stones!

Every chest contained at least ten thousand Spirit Stones!

"Don't pay attention to those Spirit Stones. They're the least valuable things in here!" Ancestor Ziyun kindly reminded him.

Han Yuan nodded and looked at the other items. There were materials of every color and kind whose quality he could not discern, all manner of Magic Tools such as spears, sabers, swords, and disks, as well as pills, talismans, Formation Disks, and Formation Flags in vast quantities. Han Yuan's eyes were nearly dazzled.

There were not many things he could make sense of. For example, there was a green flying sword. He had seen its price at the exchange hall: thirty thousand Spirit Stones. Only someone at the Qi Refining Peak Stage or Foundation Establishment Realm could afford it.

He sighed and turned to Ancestor Ziyun instead. "Ancestor, can you help me find a treasure that can affect me directly?"

"Can't choose one? Hmm, I'll help you choose this once. In the future, you need to study more knowledge. Visit Spirit Beast Peak, Spirit Planting Peak, and Spirit Material Peak more often. Otherwise, when you go out to gain experience, you won't recognize treasures even when they are right in front of you!" Ancestor Ziyun said with a trace of disdain.

Han Yuan indicated that he understood. These things truly were important. When he went out to steal... ahem, ahem, dig up treasures in the future, it would be over if he did not recognize the treasures.

"Your choice is still acceptable. For your current self, treasures that can strengthen your foundation are indeed more important."

Ancestor Ziyun stepped over to a Jade Bottle and pointed at it. "This is the Wood Heart Fluid of Golden Core Realm purple vines. There are one hundred drops in total. It can slightly improve your Wood Spiritual Root. Your Wood Spiritual Root is only middle-rank, which is indeed a little too low. These Purple Vine Wood Heart Fluids are most effective with the first drop, and their effects grow weaker and weaker afterward. But if you use them all, your Spiritual Root can still improve somewhat. Although it cannot rise to high-rank, it can at least make your cultivation a little faster."

Han Yuan's eyes widened. "A treasure that can improve Spiritual Roots?"

"This is one of the most valuable treasures in the First Layer Treasure Vault. It is worth ten thousand Spirit Stones per drop, and it is something with a price but no market. You simply cannot buy it. You've gotten lucky!" Ancestor Ziyun said.

Han Yuan took the Jade Bottle in delight and immediately put it into his Storage Pouch, afraid that Ancestor Ziyun might change his mind.

Ancestor Ziyun smiled faintly. If one wanted a horse to run, how could one not let it eat grass?

He believed Han Yuan would soon bring him good news.