"You brat, do you have an objection?" Luo Liuli suddenly turned to look at Wei Qing.
"N-No, of course not. I'd be delighted, hehe."
Wei Qing's voice abruptly rose three pitches as he repeatedly waved his hands to show that he had no objections.
Inside, he cried out in alarm. Could Senior Luo read minds? Otherwise, how did she know what he was thinking?
Luo Liuli withdrew her gaze and turned to Yun Tianheng. "Shouldn't you show some appreciation?"
Yun Tianheng was momentarily stunned, then quickly understood. "My oversight. Since he is Your Excellency's disciple, I will make up for the meeting gift right away."
In his eyes, Wei Qing had comprehended two profundities before even reaching eighteen.
That certainly could not have been achieved without Luo Liuli's guidance.
Though neither of them had addressed the other as master or disciple, their master-disciple bond had effectively been established.
Little did he know that this was Wei Qing's first time meeting Luo Liuli.
Seeing that Luo Liuli did not deny it, Wei Qing was inwardly thrilled. With such a massive thigh backing him, who could possibly refuse?
Then Yun Tianheng raised his hand and gave one of the Coiling Dragon Pillars behind him a light sweep.
In an instant, an ancient ring engraved with dragon patterns burst forth like bamboo split by a blade and landed steadily in his palm.
"These are the few remaining possessions of my Cloud Heaven Sect. They are all yours."
"Thank you, Senior. One day, this junior will make the Cloud Heaven Sect's radiance shine across the Eastern Region once more." Wei Qing accepted the ring and made a solemn promise.
Though the other party had not said it outright, accepting such favor for nothing was not Wei Qing's style.
Besides, without the Cloud Heaven Sect back then, the Eastern Region would likely have already fallen.
"Then, thank you, little brother."
At those words, Yun Tianheng's soul body trembled, and an almost imperceptible quiver entered his voice.
He could tell at a glance that the sincerity and resolve in Wei Qing's words came from the bottom of his heart. That made him acknowledge Wei Qing from the depths of his heart as well.
Calling him little brother was his way of showing his stance.
"Alright, you should be leaving now. If there is anything you do not understand later, ask him first. Do not disturb me unless necessary."
Without waiting for Wei Qing to respond, she waved her right hand and forcibly sent him out of his sea of consciousness.
Once his awareness returned, Wei Qing stood there dumbfounded. "Who exactly is the owner of this body? I do not even have permission to stay in my own sea of consciousness—"
Suddenly, bone-piercing cold rose from within his sea of consciousness, frightening Wei Qing into hastily changing his words. "Oh my... the weather is truly wonderful today!"
Only after the chill receded did his fear of getting beaten slowly ease.
"I still do not know your name, little brother."
"Senior, this junior is Wei Qing."
"What Senior this, Senior that? Just call me Brother Tian. I prefer that form of address." Yun Tianheng laughed heartily, his tone carrying a touch of warmth.
"Alright, Brother Tian."
Wei Qing answered readily, with a hint of delight in his voice.
Another massive thigh.
"Brother Wei, I will go consolidate my soul first. Call for me if you need anything."
"Alright, Brother Tian."
Afterward, Wei Qing took out the ring Yun Tianheng had given him and eagerly opened it.
The moment he saw what was inside, it nearly blinded his 24K titanium alloy eyes.
Spirit stones piled into mountains, four high-grade spirit veins, and even one supreme-grade spirit vein.
One had to know that after the great battle back then, the Heavenly Origin Realm's spiritual energy erupted, producing only forty-nine supreme-grade spirit veins in total.
After that tremendous war, fewer than thirty remained.
Yet there was actually one inside this ring.
Apart from the spirit stones, there were also twenty-six cultivation manuals. Though not many, every single one was a powerful technique starting at Earth-grade.
Beyond that, there were eighteen weapons of Earth-grade and above. Even the five or six damaged weapons among them emanated an aura far beyond what ordinary peak Mystic-grade weapons could compare to.
As for spirit herbs and medicinal pills, there were not many. They had probably been consumed during the great battle.
"And this is only what remained. I truly cannot imagine how wealthy the Cloud Heaven Sect was back then... And now it is all mine, hehe."
Wei Qing suddenly felt like a beggar who had transformed into a billionaire overnight.
At this moment, even if he wanted to establish a first-rate power, these resources would be more than sufficient.
After checking all of his gains, Wei Qing put away the ring, rose to his feet, and left the palace.
The other nineteen had already received their inheritances before him.
When Wei Qing emerged, everyone's gazes turned toward him. Seeing that his cultivation had not changed in the slightest, they were all stunned.
After all, every one of them had improved by at least two minor realms.
Dongfang Rongrong and Zhang Xue had even crossed an entire major realm.
The most terrifying was Jun Wushang. Not only had he crossed a major realm, but he had also advanced another minor realm on top of that, catching up to Zhang Xue's cultivation: Seventh Rank Intermediate.
Wei Qing had emerged from the central main hall, so logically, his cultivation should have improved even more.
Yet now, it had not improved at all. He was still at Seventh-Rank Advanced.
"Qingzi, what happened to you?"
Jun Wushang stepped forward, concern in his voice.
"There was a small accident, but thankfully, I am fine."
Wei Qing did not reveal what had happened inside the main hall. Otherwise, he would face pursuit from every power throughout the Eastern Region.
With his current Sixth Rank Advanced strength, lasting even one day against them—
would already mean that the Wei family's ancestral graves were sending up green smoke.
Seeing this, the others did not press further.
After all, even if Wei Qing's strength had remained where it was, they all knew that even the current Wei Qing was not someone they could defeat easily.
"Alright, gather everyone first. I have something to announce." Wei Qing's concise and forceful words interrupted their thoughts.
A moment later.
Everyone returned to the square before the steps, their eyes all fixed on Wei Qing.
Wei Qing did not waste words and said directly, "Everyone present understands that, regardless of whether you obtained an opportunity or inheritance, we must speak with one voice to outsiders. The three words 'Cloud Heaven Sect' must never be mentioned."
He stressed the three words "Cloud Heaven Sect" particularly heavily.
Tantai Yue, Qin Shuang, and a few others immediately understood what Wei Qing meant, and their expressions changed drastically.
"Why is that? Can we not even tell our sect elders?"
One sect disciple who had received an inheritance asked, utterly confused.
"Are you stupid?" Qin Shuang looked at him as though he were an idiot and explained, "How powerful was the Cloud Heaven Sect in the Eastern Region back then? How many outside powers could resist such an enormous temptation without being moved?"
"Our elders or sects may still have some reputation in Jizhou Prefecture, but once we expand the scope to the entire Great Zhou or even the Eastern Region, we are merely a drop in the vast ocean, utterly insignificant."
"I would wager that the moment the words 'Cloud Heaven Sect' get out, those super sects, imperial powers, hidden Lineages, and even super powers from the other four regions will swarm out like cats that have caught the scent of fish, fighting to seize the Cloud Heaven Sect's inheritance."
"Even if you tell them then that you gained nothing, they will never believe a word you say."
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