What was an inheritance?
Just as the word suggested, these were the inheritances left behind by those who had held fast through countless ages, including those who had fought beside them against foreign foes.
Qin An nodded. "That's right. Anyone who wins the recognition of a weapon here can receive an inheritance—of strength, but also of spirit."
The Ten Thousand Swords Elder gave a long sigh. "And of the will of those ancient forebears."
Qin An understood what he meant.
Everything here had been left by those ancient forebears.
They had left these weapons and inheritances so that those who came after them could inherit not only their strength, but also their spirit and will.
What spirit and will?
The will to fight the Betrayers and the Heavenly Demons' lackeys, and never forget that fight even unto death.
Anyone who received an inheritance here had won the recognition of a weapon's former master. Neither their strength nor their character was in question. It was also a way to find people loyal and steadfast enough for the task ahead.
Qin An said slowly, "In that case, the Formation here has been broken. But we may need to inform the Evil Extermination Division."
If the Formation within the Ten Thousand Swords Bamboo Grove had been ordinary, breaking it would have been the end of the matter.
Its secrets would have belonged to the Ten Thousand Swords Bamboo Grove alone.
But this Formation was complicated. Since it involved the inheritances of fallen Holdouts, what it contained was no longer solely the Ten Thousand Swords Bamboo Grove's concern. They needed to speak with the Evil Extermination Division.
Qin An had expected the Ten Thousand Swords Elder to object, perhaps even try to stop him. After all, everything here belonged to the Ten Thousand Swords