Born with immortal seed

Chapter 20: The Inheritance Begins

The heritage stele is about ten zhang tall and has more than a hundred characters engraved on it, arranged vertically, full of ancient and weathered atmosphere.

"Is this the heritage stele...? It looks quite ordinary, but I can't recognize any of the characters on it."

Early in the morning, guided by the cultivators of Qingfeng Sect, Bai Zichen and a large group of family cultivators arrived at the third floor of Wuyue Temple, where they were greeted by this majestic stone tablet.

When the cave was opened that day, the Qingfeng Sect initially regarded the inheritance stone tablet as a special treasure that could not be refined.

It wasn't until Master Yang consulted numerous ancient texts and made many comparisons that he finally confirmed that this was the inheritance stele of the Naihe Sect.

It is unknown how the Five Mountains Immortals obtained it.

This item is related to the lineage of the Naihe Sect and has never been leaked to outsiders; even cultivators outside the sect have very limited knowledge of it.

Master Yang even made a special trip to Lingzhou to buy information from a cultivator in the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion about this inheritance stone tablet. Only then did he learn that the unfamiliar characters on the stone tablet were ancient flower and bird seal script, which had long been abandoned by the cultivation world over time.

The text on the stone tablet is simply a prayer to Heaven, not a cultivation technique.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, once all the cultivation families had arrived, another group of young cultivators walked over and stopped at the very front.

"The disciples of Qingfeng Sect... are indeed still arrogant and haughty."

Bai Zichen thought to himself, this kind of temperament is unique in Black Mountain, even the disciples of several immortal cultivation families are not so arrogant.

"Everyone, today my Qingfeng Sect is sharing the inheritance stone tablet with you all, hoping to work together to make the Black Mountain cultivation world even more prosperous. This is the kindness of our two ancestors, so please cherish it and do not waste this rare opportunity."

The middle-aged man speaking at the head of the table had dark skin and a rugged appearance. He was Peng Chong, an elder of the Qingfeng Sect's Weapon Refining Hall, who was in charge of the inheritance stone tablet.

"As mentioned before, any gains obtained by your family members can be exchanged with the sect, with no upper limit and no exchange restrictions."

"Furthermore, according to the ancestor's assessment, this inheritance stone tablet will collapse after a maximum of five hundred uses. Therefore, to avoid wasting this hard-won opportunity, the elders have decided to rank the results of this stone tablet comprehension evaluation. The bottom five families should not come again in the next ten years, as they would be wasting their chance!"

As soon as Elder Peng announced the news, the cultivator families below the stage looked at each other in surprise, all sensing the impending crisis.

Five out of fifteen companies were eliminated, which is a significant ratio.

Losing the opportunity to comprehend the inheritance stele means losing this opportunity and being seen by others as being eliminated from the circle of top-tier cultivation families.

Over time, the influence will become deeply ingrained in people's minds, and they might actually fall out.

Each clan elder hurriedly gave instructions to the younger members of the clan, but no one dared to question the outcome.

The Azure Maple Sect is the sky over Black Mountain. Even if they don't allow a single spot, what can these cultivation families do?

"You both heard that, you absolutely must get into the top ten! If you do, I'll go back and apply for 500 family contribution points for each of you!"

Hong Gu's voice suddenly rang in Bai Zichen and Bai Ling's minds. This was a secret transmission technique, which only cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining could cultivate and master.

The two nodded excitedly in agreement.

Five hundred family contribution points!
This is no small sum.

In contrast, as the manager of the family caravan, the chubby old man could earn about fifty family contribution points for a round trip to Qingfeng Gate Market, and it would take him about three years to reach five hundred points.

"They released the spots first, and now they're taking them back. What's the Qingfeng Sect up to..."

While Elder Peng was still speaking, Bai Zichen, somewhat lost in thought, began to ponder this question.

"It couldn't be out of kindness as a reward, and winning over the Black Mountain cultivation families must only be a small part of the reason. It must be for the sake of the inheritance of the Naihe Sect!"

"The Inheritance Stone Tablet has its own scoring system, which guides disciples to the appropriate path of cultivation and gives out different rewards. In the first year, it includes all the outstanding disciples of all cultivation families. There will always be those with exceptional talent who will receive special rewards to supplement the Qingfeng Sect's cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities."

"By the second session, there is a high probability that the same techniques will appear, so there is no need to waste the quota on outsiders."

"If I'm not mistaken, the number of spots available to outsiders will only decrease with each term until they all end up in the hands of the Azure Maple Sect."

The more Bai Zichen thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was pretty close to the truth, and he was somewhat fortunate that he was in the first session, so there were still plenty of spots available.

Lost in thought, the process of comprehending the heritage stele has officially begun!
The stone tablet has five sides, allowing five people to stand on it simultaneously to receive the inheritance. The first group of five nervously approached the tablet and placed their palms on it. Following Elder Peng's instructions, they infused their own magical power into the tablet and awaited the tablet's response.

Bai Zichen stared intently at the five people without blinking.

About fifteen minutes later, all five people were bounced back by the stone tablet and walked back somewhat bewildered.

"So, what kind of inheritance did you receive?" Old Master Fang nervously grabbed his nephew's arm and asked anxiously.

"Ancestor, my mind is blank. It seems... it seems I haven't gained anything..." The boy stammered, on the verge of collapse under immense pressure, his eyes filled with tears.

"How is this possible! How can there be no inheritance at all?"

Fang Jia Lao Xiu let out a loud roar in disbelief.

The crowd was in an uproar. In the past, as long as one stood in front of the inheritance stone tablet, one could obtain a share of the inheritance, only the quality varied. Who would have thought that one could end up with nothing?

"Is there something wrong with your method, or is the inheritance deeply embedded in your consciousness and hasn't surfaced yet?"

"Silence! I've said it before, giving opportunities to those with low aptitude is a waste!" Elder Peng shouted angrily when he saw the old cultivator from the Fang family still making a fuss. "If you keep arguing, remove the other person from your family's spot right now!"

In the first round of comprehension, only the young man from the Fang family gained nothing, while the other four all received the inheritance.

Judging from their expressions, which revealed their undisguised joy, it was clear that the harvest would be quite good.

Following the second round of comprehension, five more people stepped forward.

This time it was even worse; two out of the five failed to comprehend it, looking utterly defeated and dejected.

The old cultivator of the Fang family finally regained some of his energy. The second disciple of the Fang family lived up to expectations and successfully obtained the inheritance. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Elder, it's a body-refining technique, divided into nine levels, which can be cultivated up to the late Foundation Establishment stage. Upon reaching minor success, one can condense a Fiend Body, increasing the probability of Foundation Establishment!"

The young man from the Fang family shouted excitedly, but fortunately he immediately realized that the occasion was inappropriate and stopped himself in time.

However, it still drew everyone's attention. Techniques that could increase the probability of Foundation Establishment were extremely sought after, regardless of the probability.

As for the cultivation method being interrupted after the late Foundation Establishment stage, that's not a problem. We'll talk about it when you reach that level.

(End of this chapter)