Inheritance

"No one was chasing us." After the three of them lay low for a while and confirmed there was truly no danger, Su Yun finally relaxed a little. He patted Su Yu's tense arm, telling him to loosen up and stop being so damn afraid of dying.

Su Zhi handed the three Cosmos Bags, along with that Demonic Artifact Formation Flag, to Su Yun for inventory.

After checking everything, Su Yun frowned slightly and took out a black token. Nine purple demonic flames were patterned across it.

Su Yun asked doubtfully, "What is this?"

Su Zhi's expression changed slightly upon seeing the token. She quickly took it and examined it closely. "A Nine Souls Demonic Palace inner disciple identity token... I think. I saw records of it in the sect, but that's impossible. This Demon Path force isn't from our Great Moon Prefecture."

"Besides, Ghost Head Golden Condor wasn't qualified for such a thing. That is a Demon Path force on par with Great Moon Palace, perhaps even stronger."

Su Yun's expression shifted slightly as he thought of that incomplete Demonic Path Formation Flag.

But before long, Su Yun shook his head. "Ghost Head Golden Condor couldn't possibly be connected to that force. What he cultivated wasn't a Demon Path cultivation method either."

He searched through Ghost Head Golden Condor's Cosmos Bag and found a Beast Hide Map.

It was a very ordinary map.

"This seems to be a map of Eight Demon Ridge?" Su Yun was not entirely certain. Eight Demon Ridge was not far from here; they could reach it in a day.

It was a place where demonic beasts gathered. There were even rumors that the Demon Race lived within.

The name Eight Demon Ridge itself was connected to the Demon Race.

And Su Yun keenly sensed a faint trace of residual demonic aura on the map of Eight Demon Ridge.

Su Yu was unfamiliar with Eight Demon Ridge, so he could only watch from the side.

Su Zhi, however, knew the place well. She had gone there before to complete sect missions. Leaning over for a look, she immediately nodded in confirmation. "It really is a map of Eight Demon Ridge."

Su Yun's pupils contracted as he lowered his voice. "Ghost Head Golden Condor's demonic token, as well as that Formation Flag, are very likely connected to Eight Demon Ridge."

They found no further clues or items, and the map did not mark any location.

So after looking over the map, Su Yun put the token away again, setting the matter aside for the moment as he continued sorting through the other items.

"Three hundred and seventy-eight Low-grade Spirit Stones, four Mid-grade Magical Artifacts, three Low-grade Magical Artifacts, a set of High-grade Rank 1 Trapping Formation Flags, and one Low-grade Rank 2 Incomplete Demonic Formation Flag."

"Oh, there are even five Ancient Jade Boxes? Two have been opened, and three remain unopened."

Su Zhi calculated carefully. A Mid-grade Magical Artifact was worth one or two hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones each, while a Low-grade Magical Artifact was worth seventy or eighty each. A set of High-grade Rank 1 Formation Flags should be worth three or four hundred, and that incomplete Rank 2 demonic formation flag, even as a Demonic Path magical artifact, was no less valuable than the Trapping Formation.

Their haul should be worth thirteen or fourteen hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones.

"Not a loss. Good, at least it wasn't a loss." Su Zhi let out a breath of relief.

She had been badly frightened earlier as well.

She had already felt that bringing five High-grade Rank 1 Talismans was a lot.

Yet Second Elder had thrown out twelve of them in one go!

Even her younger clansman, whose cultivation was lower than hers, had used seven incredibly powerful High-grade Rank 1 Talismans!

Those two truly treated High-grade Rank 1 Talismans as if they were nothing.

What if those people had run away?

Then they would have suffered a huge loss.

Even Cloud Sword Sect could not afford to fight like that. It was far too expensive.

All to deal with one ninth-layer Qi Refining Realm cultivator and two eighth-layer Qi Refining Realm cultivators.

And on their side, they had one ninth-layer Qi Refining Realm cultivator and one eighth-layer Qi Refining Realm cultivator. In truth, even if they had fought, it was not certain that they would have lost.

Even if they could not win, breaking the formation and retreating should not have been too difficult.

Seeing Su Zhi like this, Su Yu smiled faintly. "Sis, whether it was a loss isn't really important. What matters is that we survived, while Ghost Head Golden Condor and the other two died because of those Talismans."

"Even to kill a chicken, use twelve butcher's knives, then scatter its ashes to the wind. Staying alive is what matters most."

Su Zhi looked at Second Elder, who nodded in deep agreement, leaving her speechless. "..."

This master and disciple, both high-grade Rank 1 alchemists, really spoke without knowing the price of rice.

If not for her family's support, she could not even afford those five High-grade Rank 1 Talismans, much less ordinary independent cultivators.

"Hehe."

Su Yun smiled and gave all three hundred-plus Low-grade Spirit Stones to Su Zhi. Then he pointed at the magical artifacts and said, "Zhi girl, see whether any of these are useful to you. Pick whatever you can use. If you don't need them, I'll take them back to the family for Grand Elder."

Su Zhi looked them over and shook her head. "The magical artifacts I have are enough."

Su Yu had no need for those magical artifacts either, but he had his eye on the three unopened Ancient Jade Boxes. Pointing at them, he said, "Master, Sis, should we open them?"

Su Yun smiled and tossed the three unopened Ancient Jade Boxes to Su Yu.

In Su Yun's eyes, these Ancient Jade Boxes were no different from toys. Most were empty. It was merely greed and the thrill that made some people obsessed with Ancient Jade Boxes, seeking so-called Ancient Opportunities.

Su Yu did not think much of the Ancient Jade Boxes either. With a surge of mana, he struck the residual restrictive aura, and all three Ancient Jade Boxes opened.

One Ancient Jade Box was empty.

Another contained several pieces of clothing, but the instant it was opened, they turned into flying ash.

The last one, however, concealed a Jade Slip.

"Eh!?"

Su Yu, Su Yun, and Su Zhi all cried out in surprise. Su Yu froze for a moment.

They had actually opened something?

Su Zhi said delightedly, "Yu, hurry and see what it is."

"Alright." Su Yu answered and picked up the Jade Slip. Under Su Yun and Su Zhi's expectant gazes, he sent his spiritual sense into it. In an instant, a flood of inheritance information poured in.

Golden Jade Heavenly Puppet Forging Method.

A high-grade Rank 2 Puppet Master Inheritance, containing methods for crafting all kinds of puppet beasts.

Crack!

The vast inheritance information surged into Su Yu's mind. The Jade Slip in his hand immediately shattered and slipped from his grasp to the ground. It was only half an hour later that he recovered and opened his eyes.

Su Yun hurriedly asked, "How was it?"

Su Yu pondered for a long while before saying, "It was a high-grade Rank 2 Puppet Master Inheritance."

"Puppet Master..."

Su Yun's face was full of regret. This was high-grade Rank 2! Why could it not have been an alchemist or Talisman Master inheritance? No one in the Su Family knew anything about puppets.

"It's fine. We'll see who wants to study Puppet Master arts in the future. It won't go to waste," Su Yun said. "But don't tell anyone about this inheritance. A high-grade Rank 2 inheritance is enough to make some people harbor crooked thoughts."

Su Yu and Su Zhi both nodded.

"Let's go. Back to the family."

The three set off again. Without spirit horses, it took them five days to return to Azure Mountain in Jiang City.

The Su Family had moved into the Spirit Vein Blessed Land within Azure Mountain. Su Yu had not returned for several years, and this time, he saw the immense changes the Su Family had undergone during those years. Courtyards had been built throughout the Spirit Vein Blessed Land, arranged in a pleasing scattered pattern.

Su Qingyi and Chen Sisi's wedding date was drawing near, and the Su Family estate had been decorated in great festivity.

After Su Yu returned, he began considering what congratulatory gift he should give the two of them?