At once.
A terrifying aura suddenly surged through the air, condensing into a black finger seal that struck the Jade Bamboo before him.
Cracking sounds rang out.
The Jade Bamboo shattered, yet the inheritance he had expected did not appear.
And yet, he could still sense that the inheritance was right before him—seemingly within easy reach, yet seemingly separated by an entire world. Even if he shattered heaven and earth, he might not be able to obtain it.
"Come back first!"
The Demon Venerable's voice came through.
"Go back?"
Chen Chong's expression darkened to the extreme.
But the inheritance was nowhere to be found. No matter what he did, he could not conjure it out of thin air. Since the Demon Venerable had promised to help him think of a solution, he could only place his hopes on that all-powerful Demon Venerable.
When he returned to the front of the main hall, the sorrowful look on his face had yet to fade.
"If I am not mistaken, the inheritance you seek is not within this stretch of heaven and earth. Otherwise, the finger strike with which I shattered the Jade Bamboo would have been enough to break open heaven and earth and seize the inheritance for you."
"What? It isn't in this stretch of heaven and earth?"
Chen Chong's mouth fell open at once. "Martial Uncle, I still do not understand. What does it mean for it not to be in this stretch of heaven and earth? Does that mean it is not in the Cangming Sea? Or could it be..."
His voice caught, and he did not dare continue the thought.
"Since you have already thought of it, why ask?"
A trace of puzzlement appeared in the Demon Venerable's eyes. "You are still young and do not understand many