Ji Kun in trouble! An immortal's inheritance?

Seeing Lin Fan's reaction, Nangong Yu'er smiled. "It seems you know him, young master! I heard that, for some reason, the prodigies of the Wang Clan, Luo Clan, and Feng Clan have been hunting him in the core region for two and a half days. I heard he has some connection to you, so I guessed..."

"They're courting death!"

Upon learning the news about Ji Kun, Lin Fan understood what she meant before Nangong Yu'er could finish. Ji Kun had been dragged into trouble because of him. He could not help cursing in fury and was about to leave.

But as though remembering something, Lin Fan paused again. Only his voice came drifting back. "Thank you for telling me, Miss Nangong. I owe you a favor. If you need anything in the future, feel free to come find me!"

Nangong Yu'er covered her mouth and giggled. "You'd best hurry, young master. If you get there too late, you might not see him! Do be careful. I heard the three great prodigies have broken through to the Purple Mansion Realm!"

Watching Lin Fan's departing figure, Nangong Yu'er frowned. "Strange! Just now, I clearly sensed Sword Intent from him! But when I tried to sense it more closely, it vanished completely, and he noticed my presence instead!"

"Miss, he's only in the Spirit Sea Realm. How could he possibly comprehend Sword Intent?"

The maid beside her, Xiaoyu, looked startled, then changed tack. "It must have been a misperception. No matter how monstrous his talent is, wouldn't he at least have to reach the Heavenly Dipper Realm before he could comprehend Intent?"

She knew how difficult it was to comprehend Sword Intent!

Even her young mistress, the daughter of the Nangong Clan's patriarch, had only comprehended the first level of Sword Intent in the Heavenly Dipper Realm despite the Lineage pouring resources into her.

Nangong Yu'er finally shook her head with a light laugh. "Yes. Even Wang Teng, who is said to have the makings of a Great Emperor, only comprehended Intent when he broke through to the Heavenly Dipper Realm. Someone who comprehends Sword Intent in the Spirit Sea Realm... perhaps no such monster exists in this world!"

The world had no shortage of prodigies who comprehended Intent in the Heavenly Dipper Realm, but a monster who comprehended Intent in the Spirit Sea Realm had never been seen!

Comprehending Intent required an opportunity.

In the Heavenly Dipper Realm, one needed to choose Gang Qi to draw into the body. Different kinds of Gang Qi had different attributes.

Gang Qi was born of heaven and nurtured by earth, containing the true meaning of heaven and earth. Prodigies and monsters with extraordinary comprehension could comprehend various kinds of Intent through the Gang Qi drawn into their bodies.

Ordinary cultivators, however, only comprehended Intent after breaking through to the Purple Mansion Realm.

Those in the Purple Mansion Realm could commune with heaven and earth and comprehend their artistic conception. Combined with Gang Qi that had grown powerful enough, this allowed them to comprehend Intent in one stroke.

Xiaoyu asked, "Miss, why are you so courteous to Young Master Lin? This isn't like your usual proud self!"

Nangong Yu'er smiled self-mockingly. "Proud? Hehe, the world may see me as the favored daughter of an imperial clan, but before Young Master Lin, who belongs to two supreme imperial clans and whose parents are Great Emperors, I'm hardly worth mentioning!"

As though remembering something, Xiaoyu said, "Right! Aren't you looking for outside help, miss? What about this Imperial Son Lin...?"

Nangong Yu'er froze. "Him..."

Xiaoyu asked, "Would he not do?"

Nangong Yu'er shook her head. "That's not it. Although Young Master Lin is famous and monstrously talented, and just killed some prodigies, his cultivation is ultimately a major weakness. Give him two or three years, and perhaps he could sweep through Archaic. But asking him to face the true prodigies of the imperial clans now? He's not enough yet!"

Rumble!

Suddenly, a violent rumbling came from the distant cloud stairway.

Nangong Yu'er and Xiaoyu looked toward the cloud stairway, shock appearing on their faces at the same time, their little mouths falling wide open. "This is..."

The cloud stairway's thousand-plus steps actually shattered. The hundred-zhang-tall stone statue collapsed as though it had lost the spiritual power supporting it, crashing into the plaza and sending rubble flying everywhere. The plaza became a field of ruins.

What had happened?

Nangong Yu'er looked in the direction Lin Fan had left, a faint light flickering in her beautiful eyes as the corners of her mouth lifted slightly. "Still, it's not out of the question. I hope he can give me a little surprise..."

Hum!

Lin Fan darted through the forest, leaving afterimages as he headed toward the core region of the Primordial Chaos Realm. A trace of delight showed on his face.

One could never let down one's guard against others.

Lin Fan had not fully believed Nangong Yu'er's words.

He feared that the three imperial clans, including the Wang Clan, had used Nangong Yu'er to set another trap, luring him into throwing himself into their net.

After all, since ancient times, the beauty's pass had always been the hardest to cross!

He had kept his wits about him!

After coming out, he had spent half a day gathering information. Sure enough, it was just as Nangong Yu'er had said!

Ji Kun was being hunted in Fallen Sage Valley!

Presumably, Wang Kunlong and the other two great prodigies wanted to capture Ji Kun to threaten him. Even after setting up a grand formation, were they still uneasy and wanted leverage over him?

But Ji Kun was not dead yet!

As long as Ji Kun was still alive, he could be saved. The three great prodigies were nothing to fear!

What delighted him was something else!

Several wisps of chaos origin had actually gushed out in the core region.

What did he lack most right now? Wasn't it chaos origin to open up his Spirit Sea?

He had actually managed to encounter the first eruption of chaos origin in ten thousand years. His luck was simply unmatched!

After receiving the news, he had rushed toward the core region without stopping. Unfortunately, the Primordial Chaos Realm was vast, and reaching the core region would still take at least two hours.

Meanwhile.

In the core region of the Primordial Chaos Realm.

The place where countless ruins and opportunities of the Primordial Chaos Realm converged.

There stood a towering hall! Like a colossal behemoth standing between heaven and earth, its magnificent presence inspired awe.

The hall rose high, its peak seeming to pierce straight into the clouds and meet the firmament.

Viewed from afar, the outline of the hall looked especially distinct in the sunlight, gleaming brilliantly and exuding a solemn, majestic air.

The hall's walls were actually built from some precious immortal metal that could be used to forge imperial armaments and increase their hardness. It was so precious that even a Great Emperor would be unable to walk away upon seeing it, leaving one marveling at the extravagance of the hall's owner.

Ancient patterns and mysterious runes were carved into the walls. The patterns' flowing lines were vivid and lifelike, as though telling ancient stories from ages past.

Many cultivators had long since come to pay their respects around the hall, and whispers drifted through the surroundings. It could be said that cultivators from all the major orthodoxies of Archaic had come for this place.

"Do you think Hunyuan Hall will open this time?"

"It will. It'll definitely open this time. Heh! You don't know, do you? According to rumors, this may very well be the last time the Primordial Chaos Realm opens. The Primordial Origin Immortal's inheritance will appear!"

"What? Is that true?"

"Heavens, that's an immortal's inheritance! I wonder if I'll have a chance to obtain the Primordial Origin Immortal's inheritance?"

"You? Stop fucking daydreaming. Why don't you piss a puddle and look at your own talent in it? Are you worthy? Forget the immortal's inheritance. If you get even a collateral inheritance, that'd already mean green smoke was rising from your ancestors' graves!"

Hearing that the Primordial Origin Immortal's inheritance would appear, the surrounding cultivators burst into discussion, so shaken and excited that they could not control themselves.

Many cultivators could not help breathing heavily, imagining themselves obtaining an immortal's inheritance, soaring into the heavens in a single leap, and becoming peerless experts of Archaic.