"Kid, do you have a problem?" Luo Liuli suddenly turned toward Wei Qing.
"No... no, of course this junior is more than willing. Hehe."
Wei Qing's voice abruptly rose three octaves as he waved his hands repeatedly to show that he had no objections.
Could Senior Luo Liuli know how to 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 something as well?"
Yun Tianheng froze for a moment, then understood. He said, "It was my oversight. As the adult's disciple, I'll make up your meeting gift right away."
In his view, Wei Qing had comprehended two Profound Principles before even turning eighteen.
That was certainly inseparable from Luo Liuli's guidance.
Although the two of them did not call each other master and disciple, their master-disciple relationship had already been established.
Little did he know that Wei Qing was meeting Luo Liuli for the first time.
Seeing that Luo Liuli did not deny it, Wei Qing was also thrilled. With such a massive thigh shielding him, who could possibly refuse?
Yun Tianheng then raised his hand and lightly waved it toward a coiled-dragon pillar behind him.
In an instant, a simple, ancient ring carved with dragon patterns burst out like a bamboo shoot breaking through the earth and landed steadily in his palm.
"These are the few things my Cloud Firmament Sect has left. I'm giving them all to you."
"Thank you, Senior. In the future, this junior will certainly make the Cloud Firmament Sect's glory shine once more throughout the Eastern Domain." Wei Qing accepted the ring and solemnly made his promise.
Although the other party had not said so, it was not Wei Qing's nature to accept another person's kindness for nothing.
Besides, if not for the Cloud Firmament Sect back then, the Eastern Domain would probably have fallen.
"In that case, thank you, little brother."
Yun Tianheng's soul trembled at those words, and his voice carried a faint, barely perceptible tremor.
He could tell at a glance that the sincerity and resolve in Wei Qing's words came from the bottom of his heart. This also made him acknowledge Wei Qing from the depths of his soul.
Calling him little brother was an indication of his attitude.
"All right, you should leave as well. If there's anything you don't understand afterward, ask him first. Don't bother me if there's nothing important."
As he spoke, Yun Tianheng did not wait for Wei Qing to reply. With a wave of his right hand, he forcibly sent him out of the sea of consciousness.
After his consciousness returned, Wei Qing wore a baffled expression. "Just who exactly is the owner of this body? I can't even stay in my own sea of consciousness..."
Suddenly, a bone-chilling coldness rose from within the sea of consciousness. Wei Qing hurriedly changed his words in fright. "Ahaha... The weather sure is wonderful today!"
Only after the coldness receded did his fear of getting beaten slowly subside.
"I still don't know your name, little brother."
"Senior, this junior is Wei Qing."
"Don't call me Senior this and Senior that. Just call me Brother Tian. I prefer that form of address." Yun Tianheng laughed heartily, his tone carrying a touch of warmth.
"All right, Brother Tian."
Wei Qing answered, a trace of delight showing in his voice.
Another massive thigh.
"Wei, little brother, I'll go consolidate my soul first. Call me if anything comes up."
"All right, Brother Tian."
Afterward, Wei Qing took out the ring Yun Tianheng had given him and impatiently opened it.
When he saw what was inside, he was nearly blinded by the light reflected in his 24K titanium-alloy eyes.
Spirit Stones piled up like mountains, four high-grade Spirit Veins, and even one supreme-grade Spirit Vein.
One had to know that during that battle back then, the spiritual energy of the Tianyuan Realm had erupted, and only forty-nine supreme-grade Spirit Veins had been formed.
After the great battle, fewer than thirty remained.
Yet, unexpectedly, there was actually one inside this ring.
Besides the Spirit Stones, there were twenty-six cultivation manuals. Although there were not many, every single one was a powerful manual at least of Earth Grade.
There were also eighteen weapons of Earth Grade or above. Even the five or six damaged weapons emitted an aura that was by no means inferior to that of ordinary peak Profound Grade weapons.
As for Spirit Grass and Pills, there were not many. They had probably been consumed during the battle.
"These are only the remnants, and they're already this incredible. It's truly impossible to imagine how wealthy the Cloud Firmament Sect must have been back then... And now, all of it is mine. Hehe."
Wei Qing suddenly felt as if a beggar had transformed into a billionaire.
At this moment, even if he wanted to establish a first-rate faction, these resources would be more than enough.
After checking all his gains, Wei Qing put away the ring and rose to leave the palace.
The other nineteen people had already finished receiving their inheritances ahead of him.
When they saw Wei Qing emerge, everyone's gaze turned toward him. Upon noticing that his cultivation had not changed in the slightest, they were all stunned.
After all, every one of them had advanced by at least two minor realms.
Dongfang Rongrong and Zhang Xue had even crossed an entire major realm.
Most terrifying of all, Jun Wushang had not only crossed an entire major realm but had also advanced another minor realm on top of that, catching up to Zhang Xue's cultivation: Mid Seventh Rank.
Wei Qing had emerged from the central palace. Logically speaking, his cultivation should have improved even more.
Yet now, it had not increased in the slightest. He was still at the High Seventh Rank.
"Qingzi, what's going on with you?"
Jun Wushang stepped forward and asked with concern.
"Something unexpected happened, but fortunately, I'm fine."
Wei Qing did not reveal what had happened inside the palace. Otherwise, he would have to face the pursuit of every faction in the Eastern Domain.
With his current High Sixth Rank strength, if he could withstand it for a single day,
that would already count as his Wei family's ancestors' graves emitting green smoke.
Seeing this, the others did not ask any further.
After all, even if Wei Qing's strength had remained where it was, they knew very well that the current Wei Qing was not someone they could defeat easily.
"All right, gather everyone first. I have something to announce." Wei Qing's words were concise and forceful, interrupting everyone's thoughts.
A moment later.
Everyone returned to the plaza before the steps, their gazes all turning toward Wei Qing.
Wei Qing did not waste words and spoke frankly. "Everyone here knows that regardless of whether we obtained an opportunity or inheritance, we must present a unified account to the outside world. The words 'Cloud Firmament Sect' must never be mentioned."
Especially the words "Cloud Firmament Sect"; he pronounced them with particular emphasis.
Tantai Yue, Qin Shuang, and a few others immediately understood what Wei Qing meant, and their expressions changed drastically.
"Why is that? Can't we even tell our sect elders?"
One of the sect disciples who had obtained an inheritance asked in utter confusion.
"Are you stupid?" Qin Shuang explained with a look as if he were staring at an idiot. "How powerful was the Cloud Firmament Sect in the Eastern Domain back then? How many factions in the outside world could endure such an enormous temptation without being moved?"
"Our elders and sects may still have some prestige in Jizhou Prefecture, but if we broaden the scope to the entire Great Zhou—or even the Eastern Domain—we're nothing more than a drop in the ocean, utterly insignificant."
"I'll bet you this: the moment the words 'Cloud Firmament Sect' come out, those super sects, imperial factions, hidden lineages, and even the super factions from the other four domains will come swarming out like cats that have caught the scent of fish, fighting to seize the Cloud Firmament Sect's inheritance."
"Even if you tell them then that you obtained nothing at all, they absolutely won't believe you."