A Large Group of Followers

Jiang Yao looked around in confusion.

The place felt very strange, not like an illusion, yet it couldn’t possibly be a real space.

“Little girl, stop looking around.”

“This place is not a real world; it’s a space of consciousness.”

“But for your consciousness, this place can be considered a real world,” the woman in blue proactively greeted her.

Jiang Yao immediately fixed her gaze on the woman.

She couldn’t see through her, but she understood that this person must be the owner of that tombstone, Yin Yuqiong.

“A space of consciousness?”

“Then, senior, you must be the tomb owner, Yin Yuqiong?”

Jiang Yao first bowed to her, then asked about her identity.

The woman in blue teleported to Jiang Yao’s side in an instant, looking her up and down.

Her face was filled with satisfaction.

Clearly, she was very pleased with this fated person, Jiang Yao.

“That’s right, this is the world after my death.”

“What you’re seeing now is just a remnant consciousness I left behind before I died,” Yin Yuqiong replied.

Jiang Yao found this method to be miraculous.

Although a Divine Venerable expert could also manage to have their remnant soul survive after their main body’s death, to preserve the consciousness from before death was very difficult, definitely not a feat a Divine Venerable Realm expert could achieve.

Therefore, the person before her was most likely a cultivator beyond the Divine Venerable Realm.

“So that’s how it is.”

“It seems senior is definitely a cultivator who has surpassed the Divine Venerable Realm,” Jiang Yao replied.

Yin Yuqiong smiled.

“Divine Venerable?”

“In your eyes, is a Divine Venerable already very strong?”

Jiang Yao knew there were realms above Divine Venerable, but that realm was still very distant for her.

“The highest realm we have come into contact with so far is the Divine Venerable Realm.”

“To understand stronger realms, one must leave this world and ascend,” Jiang Yao explained.

This sentence made Yin Yuqiong frown slightly.

“Is that so?”

“Before we, the cultivators of the Tianchen Sect, pass away, we all go to the Burial Realm of the Tianchen Treasury to bury ourselves and leave behind our remnant consciousness to wait for a fated person from a later generation.”

“Only after choosing a successor will we completely disappear from the world.”

“I have waited for so long and finally found a fated person like you.”

“But little girl, you should be a disciple of our Tianchen Sect, right?”

Jiang Yao was stunned.

“Tianchen Sect?”

“No, I am a disciple of the Yunhua Sect on the Tianchen Continent.”

Jiang Yao’s answer made Yin Yuqiong’s expression even more surprised.

Or rather, from the moment Jiang Yao entered, she seemed to have noticed that something was amiss.

“Tianchen Continent?”

“You are a person from the Tianchen Small World?”

Jiang Yao didn’t quite understand what she meant.

“What does senior mean by the Tianchen Small World?”

Yin Yuqiong’s eyes flickered.

She said, “The Tianchen Small World is the primordial continent where we, the disciples of the Tianchen Sect, first trained.”

“This world was artificially created, you call it a continent.”

“However, this statement is not entirely correct.”

“The Tianchen Small World is just a term; it is not a continent itself.”

“My sect, the Yunhua Sect, is one of the strongest sects on the Tianchen Continent.”

“No, this Tianchen Continent is just a place within the Tianchen Small World.”

“Then, what exactly is the Tianchen Small World?”

“And why was it artificially created?”

“It was the founding ancestor of the Tianchen Sect who, with his supreme divine ability, constructed a giant tomb and buried himself within it.”

“With his own essence and blood, he created a small world.”

“With his own flesh and blood, he derived a star.”

“With his own bones, he created a world.”

“The entire Tianchen Small World was built by the ancestor of our Tianchen Sect using his own body.”

“Among them, the Tianchen Continent is just one of the ancestor’s palms.”

Jiang Yao was dumbfounded.

“The ancestor buried himself within it, created a small world with his own essence and blood, derived a star with his own flesh and blood, and created a world with his own bones.”

“The entire Tianchen Small World was built by the ancestor of our Tianchen Sect using his own body.”

“Among them, the Tianchen Continent is just one of the ancestor’s palms.”

“But our Tianchen Continent is indeed a subordinate world of the Xuanyuan Realm.”

Yin Yuqiong’s expression became grave.

She paced back and forth in front of Jiang Yao, and soon she understood something.

“Sigh! I understand.”

“It seems our Tianchen Sect no longer exists, otherwise how could outsiders be allowed to enter the Burial Realm at will?”

“But that is no longer important.”

“Little girl, what is your name?” Yin Yuqiong asked Jiang Yao.

“Senior, my name is Jiang Yao,” Jiang Yao replied.

“Good, Jiang Yao.”

“Next, I will pass my legacy to you through consciousness.”

“But since you have accepted my legacy, you must promise me one thing,” Yin Yuqiong said, not wasting any time.

Jiang Yao didn’t think much of it.

“Senior, since I have accepted your legacy, then this junior is your disciple.”

“As long as it does not violate my principles, I can agree to anything.”

Yin Yuqiong chuckled.

“Don’t worry, it won’t violate your principles.”

“But for you, it might be a little troublesome.”

Yin Yuqiong began to tell Jiang Yao her conditions and requirements, and at the same time, explained her own identity.

This Yin Yuqiong was once a Holy Maiden of the Tianchen Sect.

Her cultivation in her lifetime had reached the Self-Enlightenment Realm, which was four realms higher than the Divine Venerable Realm.

Even in the Upper Realm, she would be considered an extremely strong expert.

But in the end, she still failed to break through to the Void Dao Realm and passed away.

As for Yin Yuqiong’s request, it was that Jiang Yao must keep her identity and her legacy a secret from others.

If there was hope in the future, she must help the Tianchen Sect be re-established.

Jiang Yao had no reason to refuse, as it did not violate her principles.

“Alright, senior, I promise you.”

“In the future, if I am able…”

After hearing her request, Jiang Yao directly agreed.

Yin Yuqiong smiled and then placed a finger on Jiang Yao’s forehead.

“Close your eyes, relax your consciousness, and accept my legacy.”

Jiang Yao quickly relaxed.

Immediately, a vast amount of information related to cultivation poured in like a sea.

“Little girl, while accepting the legacy, you must also remember my words.”

“Although I am not sure what has happened in the outside world, our Tianchen Sect would definitely not be in such a small world, the so-called Tianchen Continent you speak of.”

“It must have already been controlled by other forces.”

“What they are after should be the greatest secret of our Tianchen Sect, and this greatest secret is hidden in the treasury of the ninth level.”

“I will tell you what the greatest secret is.”

“If you can go to the ninth level, you must obtain that treasure.”

“As long as you have that treasure, the reconstruction of the Tianchen Sect will be just around the corner.”

“Also, do not easily trust others.”

“This world has probably already been invaded by the outside world…”

Yin Yuqiong told Jiang Yao a lot, and after Jiang Yao began to absorb her legacy, she gradually understood what was going on in this world.

Looking at the outside world, many cultivators were being repelled by the power of the tombstones.

Judging by their expressions, they probably did not obtain the legacy.

The tombstones gave them a chance, but they might not be able to gain the approval of the tombstone’s owner.

For example, some of the disciples of the Demonic Dao, some of whom had decent aptitude, but the cultivation techniques they practiced made it very difficult for them to re-cultivate other methods in this lifetime.

This would cause the tombstone owner to drive them out.

“Bastard, you pedantic old fool!”

“I’ll dig up your grave!”

The cultivators who were driven out were so angry that they attacked the tombstones on the spot.

But their power could not shake the tombstones in the slightest.

Angry as they were, after their anger subsided, they still had to go and try for other opportunities.

The higher-ups of the Righteous Dao Alliance and the Demonic Dao Alliance were still waiting patiently here.

“Everyone, how many of them do you think will obtain a legacy?”

“And while obtaining the legacy, will they be told some secrets?” someone asked.

“It’s been so many years, the Tianchen Treasury has opened several times.”

“Except for the last time when that Heavenly Poison demonic woman obtained an unknown great treasure, it seems no one else has obtained any great opportunities.”

“Let’s just wait and see,” Alliance Master Lin said.

The Demonic Dao side sneered.

“You people of the Righteous Dao Alliance, you just love being dogs for the major sects of the Upper Realm.”

“On the surface, it’s for some kind of justice, but in reality, it’s purely to help the Upper Realm find things.”

“You guys will be like this for the rest of your lives.”

The righteous and demonic paths had been passed down for so long, they certainly knew each other’s secrets, but they usually didn’t want to talk about it.

But their philosophies had nothing to do with it.

The Demonic Dao had existed for much longer than when the major sects of the Upper Realm had invaded the continent.

And the Tianchen Sect was not some purely righteous force.

In the Xuanyuan Realm, there was no such thing as righteous, demonic, monstrous, or evil, only different stances.

The cultivators of the Righteous Dao Alliance did not argue with the Demonic Dao over this sentence.

Because on this matter, many of them looked down on themselves, but they had no choice.

Many of their forces were branches supported by the major sects of the Upper Realm, a relationship of mutual benefit.

As for the disciples of the Dao Palace, these disciples were actually being nurtured for the major sects of the Upper Realm.

Every so often, the major sects of the Upper Realm would open the Heavenly Gate and select some disciples with excellent aptitude to go directly to the Upper Realm.

Not everyone needed to brave the Heavenly Gate.

There were only two types of people who could: the first were those that the major sects of the Upper Realm looked down upon, and the second were those who had been demonized.

As they were talking, Yan Yun and Yan Lingyun also arrived at the Burial Realm.

Someone suddenly entered, and the experts of the righteous and demonic paths immediately looked over.

They saw that the two people were not anyone they recognized.

“Strange, someone else managed to break into this place.”

“Alliance Master, are they from your Demonic Dao?” Alliance Master Lin asked.

Yuan Mie glanced at Yan Yun and Yan Lingyun and immediately shook his head.

After the two of them entered, Yan Lingyun immediately sensed the situation here and quickly detected the auras of Jiang Yao and the others.

“Found them.”

“Little one, your wife, and old mom are all here.”

“This is the Burial Realm, a place where legacies are buried,” Yan Lingyun explained.

As she said this, her gaze swept across the two major forces, righteous and demonic.

Her eyes were clearly a little strange; it seemed there were acquaintances of hers among them.

“It’s good that they’re alright.”

“Since we’ve confirmed they’re fine, why don’t we go to the ninth level?”

“This trial doesn’t seem to be dangerous,” Yan Yun said, completely relieved.

Yan Lingyun nodded.

This place was indeed not suitable for revealing her identity.

After all, many people in the Righteous Dao Alliance had a negative attitude towards Yan Yun.

So the two of them flew away as if nothing had happened, flying towards the passage to the next trial.

“They went directly to the next trial?”

“Does one of those two know the way?”

The cultivators of the righteous and demonic paths immediately focused their attention on the two of them.

In fact, it wasn’t just them who had entered the seventh level.

After all, the people from the Qianjin Pavilion had also entered the seventh level, but they seemed to have no interest in this trial and had already gone directly to the eighth level, without taking them along.

Since the Qianjin Pavilion’s background was too great, they didn’t dare to provoke them.

But these two who had suddenly appeared seemed to know the entrance to the eighth level, so they couldn’t miss it.

At the very least, they had to go and see.

That’s right, neither the righteous nor the demonic paths knew where the entrance to the eighth level was, which was why they had been waiting here, wasting time.

“Let’s follow them and see,” Yuan Mie said and followed.

The other experts of the Demonic Dao also followed.

Once the Demonic Dao followed, the Righteous Dao couldn’t possibly wait, so a large group of hangers-on appeared behind Yan Yun and Yan Lingyun.

“Ancestor, they’re all following us.”

“What’s the situation?” Yan Yun glanced behind her.

Yan Lingyun also sneered.

“They probably don’t know the entrance to the eighth trial.”

“Last time, only a few people found the way to enter the eighth trial.”