Chapter 52

When Ye Zhong's body entered the Xiantian Gate, he could clearly feel a strange spatial fluctuation spreading around him, and then the scenery before his eyes began to change.

What appeared before Ye Zhong was a dark, ancient corridor. On both sides of the corridor were what seemed to be luxurious stone chambers, exuding an ancient aura in the silent stillness.

Clearly, this was the inner sanctum of the Xiantian Gate, the place of inheritance!

Ye Zhong and the others looked at this scene. Among the nine people who had entered, including Ye Zhong, every one of them had a fiery gleam in their eyes. Even Ye Zhong's gaze became more serious. The ancient aura in this place of inheritance clearly indicated that there were many valuable things here.

"Everyone, this is not the time for us to fight. Let's meet at the final Inheritance Hall!"

Mo Fanlong laughed and then shot forward, dashing in a certain direction.

The other strong individuals, seeing this, all had a flash in their eyes but did not rush to follow.

From the current situation, it was evident that the Xiantian Holy Temple's place of inheritance was incredibly vast. Besides the inheritance of the Xiantian Holy Temple, there were likely many other valuable things. Although the inheritance was something everyone desired, the other treasures could not be overlooked either.

"Let's go—"

Almost instantly, Rong Tian, Song Shaochen, and the others chose a direction without hesitation, each with their own plans.

"Senior Sister Su Yu, are you going to go with me, or are you going to look for treasures on your own?" Ye Zhong, after watching the seven strong individuals disappear, turned to look at Su Yu and asked.

"Let's go together. You seem to know a lot." Su Yu glanced at Ye Zhong but did not rush away like the others.

Hearing this, Ye Zhong nodded. He and Su Yu had a cooperative relationship due to the Xiantian Holy Temple, and although they had separated earlier, since they had now reunited, their cooperation naturally continued.

Without saying more, Ye Zhong waved his hand and led Su Yu forward swiftly.

One by one, the luxurious stone chambers were left behind. Each entrance to these chambers was protected by a dazzling light barrier, and inside, there were many treasures. However, Ye Zhong ignored them and continued to move in a straight line deeper into the place of inheritance.

At first, Su Yu was slightly puzzled by Ye Zhong's actions, but as time passed, she gradually understood that Ye Zhong had a specific goal.

Indeed, Ye Zhong had a goal. Smelling the faint scent of Xiantian Spirit Liquid in the air, he pushed his speed to the limit. Although he knew there were many other valuable things in this place of inheritance, Xiantian Spirit Liquid was an extremely rare divine substance, even in the Three Thousand Divine Realms, let alone in the Western Wasteland. Therefore, no matter what, Ye Zhong would not make the foolish mistake of letting the melon slip while holding onto the sesame.

"Boom—"

After about half an hour of rushing through the vast place of inheritance, Ye Zhong, who had been moving in a straight line, suddenly stopped and landed in front of an ancient stone chamber.

This stone chamber was covered in moss, a place that anyone would overlook at first glance. However, Ye Zhong's figure landed here, and his eyes gleamed with excitement.

The extremely faint scent of Xiantian Spirit Liquid was emanating from this stone chamber.

"This is...?"

Su Yu looked at the ancient stone chamber in front of her, puzzled. She did not understand why Ye Zhong would abandon so many valuable things and come directly here.

"The Xiantian Spirit Liquid inside is mine. You can choose whatever else you want, and then we will compete for the inheritance." After a brief explanation, Ye Zhong did not hesitate and raised his right hand. The Asura Sword Seal appeared in his palm, and with a palm strike, it landed on the weak light barrier of the stone door.

"Boom—"

With one palm, he broke through the light barrier. After taking a deep breath, Ye Zhong stepped inside. His gaze swept around, and his eyes flickered.

"The Hall of Spirit Herbs?" Su Yu looked around and said with a hint of surprise.

At this moment, inside the stone chamber, there were various flowers and herbs placed everywhere, all emitting a faint medicinal fragrance, clearly indicating that they were good spirit herbs.

However, Ye Zhong did not pay attention to these spirit herbs. His gaze quickly swept the area, and in the next instant, it landed on the deepest part of the chamber.

At the end of the stone chamber, there was a palm-sized golden tree. On the golden tree, there was a crystal-like fruit, and inside the crystal, three drops of spirit liquid could be seen flowing.

"Three drops of Xiantian Spirit Liquid!"

Ye Zhong's eyes flashed with intense heat. Just one drop of Xiantian Spirit Liquid could provide the capital for someone to reach the eighth level of the Body Tempering stage, the Heaven Passage. Three drops of Xiantian Spirit Liquid had even greater effects, possibly allowing him to reach the legendary ninth level of the Body Tempering stage, the Immortal Body.

Although it was just a possibility, this possibility was enough to make one's blood boil!

"That thing is mine! Everything else is yours!"

At this moment, Su Yu's gaze also landed on the golden tree. Although she did not recognize it, the strange aura made her curious. However, Ye Zhong quickly spoke.

Hearing this, Su Yu hesitated for a moment and then nodded slightly. She knew that this thing was likely not simple and was probably the Xiantian Spirit Liquid Ye Zhong mentioned. Since she did not know its use, it was better to do him a favor.

Seeing Su Yu nod, Ye Zhong did not hesitate and carefully approached the golden tree. He reached out and directly pulled the Xiantian Spirit Liquid from the tree.

"Boom—"

However, just as Ye Zhong pulled the Xiantian Spirit Liquid, a sudden, intense gust of wind swept from the side, rushing towards him.

"Be careful!"

Su Yu, who was behind him, sensed the danger first, but she could not react in time and could only shout a warning.

"Bang—"

Ye Zhong, who had already grabbed the Xiantian Spirit Liquid, turned and struck with his palm, pushing back the attack, and then his figure instantly retreated.

"Bang, bang, bang—"

As Ye Zhong retreated, a several-meter-long snake emerged from the herbs. Its eyes glowed with a greenish light, and its scales were twisted like tree bark.

Ye Zhong frowned and instantly recognized the snake's strength.

The Swallow Herb Green Snake, equivalent to the fourth level of the Body Tempering stage for humans.

He had been too excited when he saw the Xiantian Spirit Liquid and forgot that all heavenly treasures were guarded by spirit beasts, especially something as rare as Xiantian Spirit Liquid.

"What do we do now?" Su Yu also frowned at the sudden appearance of the Swallow Herb Green Snake. Although it would not be difficult for the two of them to deal with the beast, they were afraid that their actions might destroy the spirit herbs.

"Let me handle it."

After a moment, Ye Zhong casually put away the Xiantian Spirit Liquid and then raised his hand, the Void Sword appearing in his palm.

"Hisss—"

The Swallow Herb Green Snake, which had been slowly approaching, paused. It sensed a threatening aura from the Void Sword in Ye Zhong's hand.

"Whoosh—"

However, in the next instant, it could not tolerate the anger of having the Xiantian Spirit Liquid taken. After a moment of hesitation, it pounced.

"Clang—"

Ye Zhong's eyes flickered, and the Void Sword flashed. In the next instant, the Swallow Herb Green Snake was cut in two and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Su Yu was slightly stunned and then shook her head with a bitter smile. In just a few days, Ye Zhong's abilities had become even more terrifying. Even she admitted that, although she had gained some, she would likely not be a match for Ye Zhong in a real fight.

"Alright, let's gather the things."

Ye Zhong put away the Void Sword and said calmly.

"Got it, Junior Brother!" Su Yu smiled, glanced at Ye Zhong, and then waved her hand to gather all the spirit herbs on the ground into her spatial ring.

"Whoosh—"

However, just as Su Yu moved, several sharp whistling sounds suddenly echoed in the stone chamber. Several shadows shot towards Su Yu's vital points at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

"Whoosh—"

Ye Zhong instantly flashed forward, and with a quick flick of his finger, he precisely struck the shadows.

Ding, ding, ding—

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and several black needles fell to the ground. The tips of the needles corroded the stone upon contact, clearly containing a powerful poison.

This ruthless move made Ye Zhong's face change, and he looked coldly at the entrance.

At the entrance, a figure in a black robe slowly walked in. When he saw Ye Zhong's gaze, the pale-faced youth suddenly smirked, "Heh, I didn't expect someone to be faster than me..."