Although they had not obtained an inheritance, they had all gained something from observing countless sword paths over the past few days.
Wu Fei stood where he was, watching intently as one hand touched the ink-black xiao hanging from his Buddhist beads.
A long while later, the sword intent withdrew, and a figure clad in blue brocade robes appeared before everyone.
Among the onlookers were disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, whose faces lit up with excitement. "It's Senior Brother Jing!"
As soon as Jing Fanyu emerged, he spotted the Buddhist disciple standing quietly outside another palace. He smiled faintly, flashed over, and glanced at the palace behind Wu Fei. "Did you obtain an inheritance too, Senior Brother?"
"Indeed. Congratulations to you as well." Wu Fei glanced around. "Let's leave this place first."
At that, Jing Fanyu paused. Following Wu Fei's gaze, he saw the pits of varying sizes in the ground and the growing number of cultivators. He suddenly understood and nodded.
"We'll be leaving first. Fellow brothers, you can try the trials in the other inheritance palaces."
After transmitting this message to Kuzheng and his other fellow disciples, Wu Fei and Jing Fanyu abruptly vanished from the inheritance grounds.
None of the cultivators present were fools. Someone had clearly entered the inheritance grounds before the yellow sand dispersed and taken the heavenly materials and earthly treasures. In everyone's minds, he and Jing Fanyu were the two likeliest suspects.
The cultivators of the cultivation world were manageable, but Devil Cultivators and Demon Cultivators would not listen to reason. He and the protagonist could only wield cultivation at the nascent soul peak within the small world. They might as well leave and wait until all the inheritances had been claimed before departing the small world.
"Congratulations on breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Stage, Senior Brother," Jing Fanyu said.
Wu Fei glanced at him. "You're only a step away from the Spirit Transformation Stage yourself, Junior Brother Jing."
Jing Fanyu's cultivation had not advanced much, but Wu Fei could sense that his sword intent had undergone a complete transformation and reached another level.
Five days later, the final inheritance was claimed, and a token suddenly materialized in the hand of every cultivator within the small world.
Near a mountain stream far from the inheritance grounds, Wu Fei and Jing Fanyu both paused in surprise and carefully examined the tokens in their hands.
Wu Fei said, "They're teleportation tokens. It seems all the inheritances have been claimed."
Jing Fanyu looked at him. "Shall we leave now?"
Wu Fei nodded slightly. The two channeled spiritual power into their teleportation tokens. White light flashed, and their figures abruptly vanished.
Outside, more than half a month had passed since the various factions' disciples entered the great inheritance tomb. The Mahayana Stage cultivators were all sitting quietly outside, waiting.
Spiritual qi stirred in midair, and two disciples appeared out of thin air.
As though a switch had been flipped, disciples emerged from the small world one after another.
Suddenly, everyone's gaze fell on two people who had just appeared-a Buddhist cultivator and a sword cultivator.
As soon as Wu Fei and Jing Fanyu emerged, freed from the small world's suppression, their auras surged and instantly broke through to the Spirit Transformation Stage.
During the days after leaving the inheritance grounds, Jing Fanyu had also broken through to the Spirit Transformation Stage "along the way."
The gazes of the cultivators who had emerged from the great inheritance tomb held even more meaning as they looked at the pair. They were almost certain that these two must have taken the heavenly materials and earthly treasures from the inheritance grounds.
Despite being watched by so many people, Wu Fei and Jing Fanyu remained unperturbed. After bidding each other farewell, they returned to their respective sects.
"Master." Wu Fei bowed.
Jingguan nodded slightly. He had also noticed the strange looks the others were giving his disciple, but this was not the right setting. He could only wait until they returned to ask.
Wu Fei took out his teleportation token. "Master, this token can still be used."
The implication was that they could still enter the great inheritance tomb. Although its thirty-six most important inheritances had already been claimed, the small world held abundant resources. Moreover, there were quite a few inheritances like the cave abode Wu Fei and Jing Fanyu had entered before...
Jingguan paused briefly, then understood what he meant. "We'll discuss this after returning to the Heavenly Sword Sect."
On Moon-Questioning Peak in the Heavenly Sword Sect.
With one hand resting on his knee, Jing Fanyu gazed at the moon and the stars hanging low in the sky. As he watched, his gaze could not help drifting to the face of Wu Fei, who sat beside him.
"I hadn't expected to end up admiring the night with you at the Heavenly Sword Sect first, Senior Brother Wu Fei."
Wu Fei tilted his head up slightly, countless stars reflected in his eyes. The corner of his lips lifted. "The stars and moon shine together. It is indeed much better than the nights in the great inheritance tomb."
He slowly turned his Buddhist beads with his right hand, making the little ink-black xiao hanging from them particularly conspicuous.
Jing Fanyu stared at Wu Fei's hand for a long while before asking, "Senior Brother, that ink-black xiao on your Buddhist beads?"
At that, Wu Fei paused briefly, then lowered his eyes and smiled faintly. "A gift from a friend."
He turned his head slightly toward Jing Fanyu, a little puzzled inwardly, though none of it showed on his face.
A dark gleam flashed through Jing Fanyu's eyes at his words. "What... sort of friend?"
"Someone free-spirited who follows his whims." Wu Fei resumed turning his Buddhist beads, a hint of amusement rising in his lowered eyes. "If the opportunity arises, I can introduce you, Junior Brother Jing."
The following day, after discussion, the various factions decided not to reclaim the teleportation tokens. Instead, they stationed several mighty cultivators outside the great inheritance tomb to guard it. Starting the following year, each faction could select a group of Golden Core and Nascent Soul Realm disciples every year to enter and leave the small world using the teleportation tokens.
Wu Fei also returned to the Buddha Spirit Sect with his sect.
The sect master summoned Wu Fei to the council hall. When Wu Fei arrived, several elders were present in addition to Jingguan.
Wu Fei said, "Greetings, Master. Greetings, Elders."
Jingguan got straight to the point. "I heard that you and the Heavenly Sword Sect master's True Disciple took all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures from the inheritance grounds."
Apparently, what the two had left behind was Mysterious Lightning Wood over ten thousand years old. It was not hard to imagine the quality of the heavenly materials and earthly treasures they had taken... Just thinking about it made the other factions' disciples' eyes redden.
"That is indeed the case," Wu Fei admitted directly. "Junior Brother Jing Fanyu and I accidentally entered the inheritance grounds two days before they opened."
Although the sect master and elders had already guessed this before Wu Fei arrived, hearing it now still made their hearts tremble.
Then Wu Fei continued, "Most of the heavenly materials and earthly treasures we took from the inheritance grounds were spirit medicines and spirit fruits ten thousand years old. The most precious were over a hundred Mysterious Lightning Fruits and twenty Mysterious Lightning Wood trees more than fifty thousand years old."