Bal fell silent for a long while, as if hesitating over something. In the end, he spoke.
"The Burial God Graveyard has opened many times. At first, the prodigies who entered relied on blind luck, but they gradually discovered a few patterns."
Patterns?
Kill Monster Spirits, gather God-Demon Fiendish Qi, and draw the lingering wills of Ancient God-Demons closer.
Wasn't that how the Burial God Graveyard worked?
But from the sound of it, Bal meant there was more to it.
"Killing Monster Spirits to gather God-Demon Fiendish Qi does draw the lingering wills of Ancient God-Demons closer. But those wills could belong to anyone. They might not suit you at all. You could spend ages killing in the Burial God Graveyard and attract plenty of them, only to find that not one was useful. All that work would be for nothing."
"So... people turned their attention to the Inheritance Lands nearer the center."
Inheritance Lands.
There was another name for them.
The places where God-Demons were buried.
Over the vast course of history, even the bodies of Ancient God-Demons could not endure forever after death. Eventually, they became hidden troves.
Those troves contained the essence of everything the Ancient God-Demons had cultivated throughout their lives.
According to rumor...
All three of humanity's current Heavenly Kings had opened the hidden trove of an Ancient Demon God in the Burial God Graveyard and entered an Inheritance Land.
One look at Su Ye's expression told Bal that he already knew about the Inheritance Lands. Bal skipped the explanation and continued.
"Here's what people discovered... To enter an Inheritance Land, you need enough God-Demon Fiendish Qi to protect you. Your own Intent also has to resonate with the Law its former owner wielded. And that resonance must be strong enough before the Inheritance will