"Then we'll do as Senior Brother Lin suggested," Zhang Xiucheng said with a sigh.
"Very good. Follow my directions and complete the first trial." A devilish whisper sounded beside Lin Yansong's ear.
Then he headed off in a certain direction without looking back. Zhang Xiucheng watched his retreating figure.
"It seems you cherish your bond as fellow disciples. That is an admirable quality. However, there is only one inheritance.
"I will give it only to the person best suited to it.
"If you wish to give up, there is still time." "No, I accept the trial!"
"Why? You just seemed unwilling to compete with him. Was that merely an act?"
"No. Our sect has quite a few Golden Core cultivators, but only a handful are close to me. Even within the Zhang Household, not every Golden Core cultivator gets along." "Then why?"
"Because the Ancestor of my Zhang Household may need this inheritance. Our household also needs it to advance further!"
"So I will spare no effort to pass these trials, even if it means competing against a fellow disciple!"
"A firm will and a clear goal. I hope you achieve your wish." Immediately afterward,
Zhang Xiucheng flew toward another mountain range.
Lu Jiusi, Qi Quan, Demon Three, and Nangong Wen had come alone to begin with, so they had no such concerns.
Su Zhaowu and Su Zhaolie separated without hesitation. Although Su Zhaolie seemed like Su Zhaowu's follower,
he was also one of the few members of the Su Household who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Su Zhaowu, and was likewise qualified to compete for the position of lineage head. It was just that Su Zhaowu was a direct descendant of the lineage head's branch, while his grandfather was merely the lineage head's brother.
If there was little