Shen Yuan Ring

On the outskirts of the Tagalach Monster Forest,

Outside the secret realm of Qi Wei's lineage, in the temporary camp,

The five major families shine like stars, and forces from all sides converge like a tide.

Today, the day the Inheritance Realm opens has finally arrived. They have been waiting for this exciting moment for half a year.

The leaders of the five major families—Tie Shixin, the elder of the Tie family; Yao Xinghe, the elder of the Yao family; Ji Hai, the patriarch of the Ji family; Yan Yi, the elder of the Yan family; and Nangong Xiangrong of the Nangong family—were at the forefront, with the experts at the Divine Realm leading the way. The other forces that came were all cultivators at the Nascent Soul Realm.

Yan Yi looked at Tie Shixin with a grin and asked curiously, "Old Tie, which family do you think will win the inheritance this time?"

"No need to ask, it's definitely our Tie family! In terms of strength and talent, our younger generation is top-notch."

Yao Xinghe said with a hint of pride, "That's hard to say. Qi Wei is a very skilled alchemist, and I've heard that he doesn't have a good relationship with your Tie family. Our Yao family is a family of alchemists, so it's most suitable for my younger generation to inherit his skills."

"All you guys do is refine pills, your skills are terrible, it's questionable whether you can even participate in the assessment." Tie Shixin retorted without backing down, showing no mercy to Yao Xinghe, and the others were used to it.

"You..." Yao Xinghe was furious with Tie Shixin.

"If that's the case, I think the younger generation of the Nangong family also has a chance. Qi Wei is not only good at alchemy, but also very skilled at setting up formations, and his level is quite high."

Nangong Xiangrong hadn't expected Yan Yi to drag her into this, so she could only laugh it off and say, "My juniors only know a little bit about the basics. I didn't expect them to get any inheritance this time. I just hope they can come back safely. I, on the other hand, have high hopes for the juniors from the Ji family. I heard that the Ji family has made a lot of preparations for this inheritance."

"Elder Nangong, you flatter us. We are merely trying to increase the chances of survival for the younger generation in the secret realm. As you said, we would be happy as long as they return safely," Ji Hai replied modestly, without putting on airs as the head of the family.

Of course, the most important thing is that his cultivation level is 'too poor'. The cultivation level he has shown to the outside world is only at the early stage of the Divine Realm, while the other cultivators at the Divine Realm present are at least at the middle stage.

In a world where strength reigns supreme, those with low cultivation levels have no voice, and even those of equal status find it difficult to gain respect from others.

Logically speaking, as the head of the family, he shouldn't be leading the team personally, but all the family's elders at the Divine Realm level were in seclusion with the old patriarch, and the other stewards were only at the Nascent Soul Realm, with very poor cultivation.

As for Ye Li, although she has the cultivation of a perfected Divine Realm cultivator and can suppress all Divine Realm cultivators on the field, she is not suitable to come here.

"Haha, you are all so modest. Our juniors have not yet returned. Since we have nothing to do, how about we have a big gamble? I happen to have a piece of Flame Stone Mother here, the value of which I'm sure you all know." As Yan Yi spoke, he gently flipped his palm, and a fiery red crystal the size of a palm shone brightly in his hand like a dazzling ruby.

"Is this the one that was auctioned off by a mysterious person a while ago? I never expected it to be yours. You actually used it as a bet. Aren't you afraid that your juniors will be unworthy and make you lose this priceless treasure?" Yao Xinghe stared at the Flaming Stone Mother, deeply shocked by Yan Yi's audacity.

"I have full confidence in my younger generation. It's up to you all to see if you have the courage to place your bets. Of course, if you are unwilling, I will not force you."

“Why not gamble? I’ve been coveting this Flaming Stone Mother for a long time. If I hadn’t been preoccupied with other trivial matters at the last auction, how would it have ended up in your hands?” Yao Xinghe waved his left hand, and a jade bottle appeared in his hand as if by magic.

"In this bottle of mine are a full twenty Cleansing Spirit Pills! Although they are only grade two, their value is self-evident."

"Brother Xinghe is indeed bold, even using the Cleansing God Pill as a wager. It seems you care a lot about my Blazing Mother Stone!"

Seeing that the treasures the two had brought out were so extraordinary, Tie Shixin was also tempted and said, "It's not impossible to gamble, but if none of our families obtain the inheritance, then who should win this bet? We can't lose both the inheritance and the treasures, can we?"

"What's so difficult about that? If none of us inherit the legacy, then we'll see which family's younger generation gets the greatest opportunity."

“Very well. Although I, Old Tie, have no other treasures, I do have a few Yuan artifacts. How about I use my pair of Phoenix Meteor Hammers, low-grade Earth-level Yuan artifacts, as the stake for this bet?”

"Okay!" Yan Yi and Yao Xinghe both nodded, agreeing to his bet. Although they didn't need it themselves, they could still trade it.

Then all three of them turned their gaze to Nangong Xiangrong and the head of the Ji family.

Those eyes seemed to say: We've all participated, do you two still want to stand by and watch? Nangong Xiangrong wanted to refuse, but looking at the three of them, who looked at her as if she was disrespecting her old friends if she didn't gamble with them.

Left with no other choice, she had to take out a piece of extraterrestrial meteorite iron that she had acquired long ago.

Ji Hai had quite a few good things on him, but he really didn't want others to know that he had so many treasures, so he pretended to be a little reluctant and took out a five-hundred-year-old Spirit King Ginseng.

Just fifteen minutes after the group made their bet, the Inheritance Realm was finally reopened.

"Someone's coming out! Look, which faction they belong to!"

"Li Er was the first to come out. Judging from his anxious appearance, could it be that something earth-shattering has happened in the secret realm?"

Seeing that the people who came out were not from the five major powers, the onlookers chattered incessantly.

Before they could even question him, they saw batches of people emerging from the secret realm's exit, including members of the five major powers. However, they couldn't spot a single member of the Yao or Ji families.

Tie Shixin grinned and said, "Haha, it seems that this bet will have to be decided among the three of us. The Yao family and the Ji family have not shown up at all. Could it be that they have been completely wiped out inside?"

"I never expected that, although only three people from our Yan family have emerged, there is no guarantee that one of them may have inherited the legacy."

Upon hearing their elder's boastful words, the members of the Yan family all lowered their heads in unison. If they had a choice, they would have preferred to come out later.

"Hmph, the exit isn't closed yet, so how can you so arbitrarily conclude that my juniors can't get out? Maybe your juniors were scared out of their wits by my clan and ran away in a panic." Yao Xinghe retorted angrily when he heard the two men's sarcastic remarks.

Although Ji Hai was also worried about his descendants, as the head of the family, how could he show his worries and anger? Even if the sky were to fall and the earth were to crack, he could not express his feelings and could only wait for the final result.