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Insidetheilluminatedcavethatseemedlikeitwascoveredindaylight,thegroundunderTangXiuandXueYu'sfeetsuddenlyrotatedasanenormoussuckingforcesuddenlyswallowedthem,causingtheduotoinstantlyvanishfromtheirspot."What'sthisplace?"Inonlyaflash,thecoupleappearedinanemptyands.p.a.cioussubterraneans.p.a.ce,whereaconvergedrivermadeofmagmaflowedbeforethemasitpouredintotheseeminglyendlesscave.Suspendedabovetheriverofmagmawasahead-sizedbulboflightthatemittedoutastronglifeforce,givingoffasoothingeffecttoalltheopenedporesoftheirbody."Lookoverthere,quickly!"saidXueYua.s.shepointedtotherockwalloppositethemagmariver.TangXiufollowedthedirectionofherfinger.His.e.xpressionimmediatelychangedashesawsomethingresemblingastatueonthegiganticbluestoneinthecenteroftheshallowpoolthatsurroundedit.Someinscriptionscouldbeseencarvedonitssurface."Let'sgothereandtakealook."TangXiuembracedXueYuandfloatedupastheystreakedforwardtothefrontofthestatueinjustafewseconds.Helookedaroundtheshallowpoolsurroundingitbeforehiseyesslowlymovedandeventuallylandedonthewritingonthebluestonewall:"IamDaoMasterGuai,theonlyt.i.tleI'vetrulybeenusingamongthecountless.e.xistencesofmyendlessreincarnation.ThisistheplaceI'vebeencultivating,whichwillbelongtosomeonethathasbeenpredestinedwithme.Thosewhowishtowors.h.i.+pmeasaMaster,kowtowtomeandyouwillacceptmylegacy."TangXiuandXueYuexchangeddismayedglances.TherewasnoImmortalTrove,eventhoughtheyhadbeenlookingforitforalongtime,andtheyinsteadbecameeligibletoacceptaninheritanceofsomeDaoistcultivator.TangXiuhimselfwasdownrightdisappointedasthiswasaletdowntotheextreme.Whywouldheneedtoinheritsomeone'slegacywithhisformerpowerandident.i.tyinthefirstplace?"Well,itturnsoutthatthisImmortalTroveiskindofaninheritanceplaceofDaoMasterGuai,"softlysaidXueYu."Iwouldn'thavetriedtoopenthisImmortalTrovehadIknownaboutthis,"repliedTangXiuwithaforcedsmile."Thisissuchawasteoftime!""Eh?"XueYulookedpuzzledandasked,"Isn't.i.tagoodthingthatwecangethisinheritancethough?""Notreally."TangXiushookhisheadandsaid,"ThistypeofinheritanceisofnousetomeunlessthispersonissomeonewhohasreachedG.o.dhoodandbecameadeityoftheG.o.dsRealm.Anyways,let'sforget.i.t.Sinceyou'vetriedyourbesttoopenthisImmortaltroveandalsohavealreadycomeinhere,youcantryit!I'mnotinterestedinanyofDaoMasterGuai'sinheritancewhatsoever."Foramoment,XueYuhesitatedbeforeshewalkedovertothecus.h.i.+onoutsidetheshallowpoolunderTangXiu'sinstructionandkowtowedthere.Justa.s.shefinishedwithherkowtowandraisedherhead,thestatueemittedoutanenormousaurawhilethedarkgreenliquidintheshallowpoolturnedintoanaquaticdragonthatinstantlyenvelopedherwithin.Thehead-sizedgreenspherethatwasfloatingabovethemagmariversuddenlyshrunkahundredtimesitsoriginalsize,turningintoathumb-sizedlightspherebeforedrillingintoXueYu'sforehead.Buzz…Amagicalaurawasformedintheentiresubterraneans.p.a.ce.TangXiuinstantlytookalookaroundandfoundthatthereweregreenenergystreamscomingoutfromtheninegreenbeadsthatwereembeddedinthewallastheybegantointerconnecttogetherwithXueYu,whereasagreenmistfilledeverysmallcornerofthes.p.a.ceinjustafewseconds."Thisis…"TangXiutookaheavybreathandlookedsurprisedashecouldclearlyfeelthatthegreenaurathatwasfloodingaroundhimwa.s.stronglyrejectedbyhisbody.Itseemedlikethereweretwokindsofmagneticpoles,positiveandnegative,thatwantedtoforcehimoutofthiss.p.a.ce."Hmph…"TangXiuquicklygrabbedsomearraydisksandarrangedthemintotheFourDivisionArraypositionlightningfastwhilereleasinghisPrimalChaospower.Afterthegreenaurawasdispelledforafewmeters,heimmediatelyactivatedthearray,drivingawayallthetracesofthesuppressingaurainhischestinstantly.Afterthat,TangXiuraisedhishandtotouchhischinwhilearuminativelookflashedinhiseyes.HecouldtellthatthisinheritancewasnotlikelytobefromjustsomeordinaryDaoistcultivator,unlessthepersonhadreachedanImmortalrealm.Itwouldbeclosetoimpossibleforonetoachievesuchafeatunlessthatpersonusedanarraytodoso."IhadneverheardofsomeonenamedDaoMasterGuaibackwhenIwasintheImmortalWorld,though.Ipresumethathe'snotsomeonepowerful?Butnow,theinheritanceceremonyisabouttounfold,soI'llwait!"TangXiuthensatcross-leggedandpreparedtoabsorbtheenergyofthestarsandbegancultivating.However,hewasimmediatelystunnedwhenfindingthatthegreenenergyfloatingoutsidetheFourDivisionArrayunexpectedlyisolatedandseparatedthiss.p.a.cefromtheoutsideworldcompletely;now,evenifheforcefullycultivatedhere,hewasunabletoabsorbanybitsofthestars'energyfromtheoutsideworld."Soweird!"TangXiusighedandgaveuphisideaofcultivatinghere.Hetookabookfromhisinterspatialringandthentookaseatonthegroundtowatchthescenequietly.Timefleetedbyandtwelvehourspa.s.sed.TangXiuhadjustfinishedthefourthbookanddigestedallthecontentsinallofthemas.h.i.+s.e.xpressionslightlychanged.Hes.h.i.+ftedhissightatXueYu,whowa.s.stillbeingenvelopedinsidethegreenlight."Iunderstand."XueYu'sredlipsslightlyopeneda.s.shelookedatthestatueinfrontofher,b.u.t.therewasnoemotionalfluctuationcomingfromhervoice.Ashervoicefadedaway,shegentlywavedherhandandallthegreenlightsintheundergrounds.p.a.cesuddenlyswarmedintoherbody.Then,thewholes.p.a.cereturnedtoitsoriginalstateinjustafewbreaths."Whatastrongaura."TangXiuwasquiteshockedashelookedatXueYu.Hecouldsensethatherbodywasnowfullofpower;eventhemereaurasheemittedoutmadehimfeelsuffocated.Hecouldn'tevenfigureoutwhetherthispowerfulauracamefromherorfromDaoMasterGuaiwhopa.s.sedthisinheritancetoher."TangXiu."XueYucalledoutaftershefloatedtotheFourDivisionArrayaftergivingakowtowtothestatue.TangXiuremovedthearrayandcircledaroundherwhileobservingherwholebeingforalongwhile.Then,heasked,"What'syourcurrentcultivationnow?"XueYuseemedtothinkforashortmomentbeforeasmilesuddenlysportedonherface.Withthewaveofherwhitelongdress'ssleeve,aminiatureversionofherselfthatwasenvelopedingreenlightthenemergedoutofthinair.Thismini-versionofXueYuevenwinkedatTangXiuwhilecoveringhermouthandchuckled."NascentSoul?"TangXiu'sheartquiveredafewtimes.Hewasquiteshockedafterlookingatthenakedandmischievousmini-versionofXueYuinthegreensphereoflight.Eveninhisdreams,heneverexpectedthatXueYuwoulddirectlybreakthroughtotheNascentSoulStagefromtheQiRefiningStagebyjustmerelyobtainingsomeone'sinheritance."Well,Idon'tthinkI'matNascentSoulStage,though."XueYuchuckledandcontinued,"Ishouldbeat…SoulFormationStage.""Nos.h.i.+t!"TangXiuwa.s.soshockedthathewasrenderedspeechlessandcouldonlystareblanklyatXueYu'sNascentSoul.Allofasudden,ablushcoveredXueYu'sprettyfaceandshewavedherlongsleevestoimmediatelytakeherNascentSoulbackintoherbody.Shedidn'tfeelthat.i.twasinappropriatewhenshefirstunleashedherNascentSouloutnaked,b.u.t.tangXiu'sstaringat.i.tafterwardwa.s.somewhatunbearable.TangXiulookedupinastonishmentandfoundtheshyandblus.h.i.+ngfaceofXueYu.Heimmediatelyrealizedwhatcauseditandloudlylaughed,"Hahaha,we'rewifeandhusbandalready.There'snoneedforyoutobeshyabout.Ifanything,there'salsosomegoodstuff.Wecandowifeandhusbandthingsindoublecultivationalldayandnightsoonerorlater.Ah,that'snotright.I'vealreadychangedmycultivationtechnique,makingitpracticallyunabletoformanyNascentSoulatall.""Youcan'tcultivateaNascentSoul?"askedXueYu,confused."Why?"TangXiutookadeepbreath,andwithabitofregretinhisvoice,hespoke,"WhatIoncecultivatedwasapeerlessImmortaltechnique,soIwasabletocultivateaNascentSoulallthroughtheNascentImmortal.Butlateron,duetospecialcirc.u.mstances,Iturnedintoanordinaryperson,soIbegancultivatingawholedifferent,yetmoreprofound,cultivationtechniquethatemphasizesonphysiquetemperingandrefining.It'sakindthatispracticallyimpossibletocultivateNascentSoulwith."XueYugentlynoddedinresponse.Shemayhavehadhercultivationgreatlyincreasedbyacquiringaninheritance,thusobtainingalotofusefulknowledge,yetshecouldn'tunderstandmuchaboutTangXiu'ssituation.Nolongerwantedtoprolongthediscussionabouthisownissues,TangXiulookedatXueYuandasked,"Anyway,let'stalkaboutyourinheritancefromthisDaoMasterGuai.Whoexactlyisheandwhatdidheimpartuponyou?"XueYuspreadherpalm,causingagreensphereoflighttosuddenlyappearonit.Thenshespoke,"ThisisamediumsphereofmyMaster.Hissoulavatarwillappearhere."Withthatsaid,sheinstantlyactivatedthegreensphereoflight.However,TangXiuwa.s.stunnedandhiscomplexionsuddenlychangedandurgentlyshouted,"Don'tactivateit,I…"Buzz…Aterrifyingauraemergedoutofthegreenlightsphereand,inalmostaninstant,thegreensphereblastedopen,formingagreen-coloredfigurebeforeTangXiuandXueYu.Thefigurewasthin,yetexudedasage-likeauraofanimmortal."XueYu?ItrulyneverthoughtmyPristineImmortalConfucianistSectwouldhaveafemalediscipleagain.Thiswouldspelltrouble."DaoMasterGuaishookhisheadandhelplesslycontinued,"Haih,whateverwillbe,willbe.Givemeawispofyoursoul.You'renowhenceforthadiscipleofmyPristineImmortalConfucianistSect.However…youmustnotdirectlylookformeafteryou'veascendedtotheImmortalWorld.I'mgoingtoleaveamarkinyoursoulsea,soyoucangotothatplacetofindmeonceyou'rethere."XueYuhurriedlykneltandrespectfullykowtowedtohimthrice.Thensheaskedwhilekneeling,"Whycan'tIG.o.directlytothePristineImmortalConfucianistSecttofindyou,Master?Aren'tyouoneoftheeldersthere?Youmentioneditinyourinheritance!""I'llanswerthatquestionofyoursinsteadofhim!HisPristineImmortalConfucianistSectonlyreceivesmalesasdisciplesanddoesn'tacceptfemales."TangXiusighedandreachedouttopullXueYuupandcalmlysaid,"Itwasoncebittenbyasnake,andhasgoneforevermeekforthousandsofyearsalready."DaoMasterGuaizonedout,asonlyatthismomentdidhefindoutthattherewa.s.stillayoungmanwithhisdisciplewhohadacceptedhislegacy.Therewasabitofshockonhisfaceasheasked,"Wh.o.a.reyou?ThisplaceshouldbeEarth,right?Howdoyouknowaboutmysect'ssituationintheImmortalWorld?"Asmilewa.s.sketchedonthecornerofTangXiu'smouth,"ImaynotknowhowmuchtimeintheImmortalWorldhaspa.s.sed,b.u.t.there'sonethingIknowof.TheAncestorofyourPristineImmortalConfucianistSectwaskilledbymyfollower.Itwasalsobecauseofmysubordinatethatyoursectvowedtoneveracceptfemaledisciplesagain.AlthoughI'veneverheardofthenameDaoMasterGuai,I'mfamiliarwiththatPristineStreamguyfromyoursect.""What?"exclaimedDaoMasterGuaiinalarm.Heinstantlysteppedbackafewsteps,startingatTangXiu'sfaintlysmilingfaceforalongwhile.Then,hesuddenlykneltinfrontofTangXiuwithabitoffearandrespectinhisvoice,"DaoMasterGuai,the326thgenerationPristineImmortalConfucianistSect'sdisciple,paysrespecttotheVenerableSupreme.Pleaseforgivethisjuniorwhohasbeenignorantandactedindiscourtesybeforeyourpresence."