"Immortal cultivation itself is a path that defies the heavens, what is demonic, and what is immortal?"
"If the heavens abandon me, then I would rather become a demon! Though the Magnificent Jasper has perished, I leave my inheritance in this place."
"Out of compassion for future disciples, should anyone find this place, let it be known that my Magnificent Jasper has not been extinguished!"
"...Xuan Xiao left this."
"...Su Yao left this."
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Next, the four of them saw countless words and names engraved throughout the underground palace hall. Some of the stone slabs had fallen due to the passage of time, rendering the inscriptions unclear.
Yet the meaning behind them was perfectly understood.
This was indeed the inheritance of the Magnificent Jasper Faction, and moreover, it could only be opened by a disciple of Magnificent Jasper!
In an instant, the gazes of Qin Yi and Li Yuanli both turned toward An Yi.
"Yiyi, what comes next will depend on you," Qin Yi said with a flicker in his eyes and a faint smile.
"You're completely reckless! This is defying the heavens, the Heavenly Realm will never let you off! I won't help you!" An Yi shouted angrily, fear filling the depths of her eyes.
These two were simply madmen. The Magnificent Jasper Faction had long been buried beneath the Kunlun Mountains. Even if it was only an inheritance, once it spread to the outside world, it would cause immense chaos. If the Heavenly Realm were to discover it, disaster would descend without fail.
Reckless, this is utterly audacious.
"Hahaha, that's not up to you." Qin Yi's eyes burst forth with sword intent. Sword Energy surged skyward, divine brilliance blooming in his gaze as he stared straight into her pupils.
"Buzz!"
The void trembled. An invisible sword intent-carrying spiritual force surged directly into An Yi's eyes. Her entire body shuddered, and she instantly fell into a dazed state.
Immediately after, under Ning Ya's tense gaze, An Yi actually released the Magnificent Jasper Qi Refining method, channeling power toward the inheritance Spirit Sword—she was already under Qin Yi's control.
As soon as this power of the same origin made contact, the inheritance Spirit Sword erupted with dazzling blue, red, yellow, green, and purple light. Complex patterns and ancient characters flashed forth, filling the entire underground palace hall. As they drifted through the air, they gathered together, forming thin volumes.
One sutra after another appeared, condensing into solid form and landing on the ground before the four of them.
Qin Yi's eyes shone brightly, the smile at the corner of his mouth growing wider.
With a sweep of his sleeve, just as Li Yuanli reached out, the sutras on the ground were already in Qin Yi's hands. Li Yuanli grasped at empty air.
"What are you snatching for?" Qin Yi teased.
Li Yuanli twitched his lips, showing a bitter expression. "Your Majesty!"
"Relax, there'll be some for you. Let me collect these manuals and sutras first!"
At this moment, An Yi had already regained consciousness. Seeing the scene before her, her expression changed drastically. Her figure flashed as she tried to seize the Magnificent Jasper sutras.
"Chi!"
Sword energy erupted. An Yi's moving figure abruptly froze. She glared furiously at Qin Yi, yet there was nothing she could do.
"The distribution of rewards will be arranged later, don't rush."
A light chuckle sounded as Qin Yi waved his hand again, collecting the remaining sutras from the ground.
The inheritance Spirit Sword continued to tremble. Words filled the sky, condensing into one sutra after another, all of which were gathered by Qin Yi. As he scanned through them, the smile on his face deepened.
"Excellent, this truly is the Magnificent Jasper inheritance!"
With a casual breath, the sutras flipped open on their own. After checking them again, he discovered that these scriptures were profound and complex. Comparing them to the Mount Shu techniques, he realized that they were largely on the same level—some even surpassing them.
Magnificent Jasper had originally been a great sect specializing in sword forging. Their attainments in sword forging far exceeded those of Mount Shu. If the strengths of both sects could be combined, fused into a single whole, and give birth to an entirely new cultivation system, then…
At this thought, Qin Yi's eyes gleamed as a smile spread across his face.
He could already imagine that from this day onward, his strength would undergo another explosive leap. And moreover, the foundation of Qin's Nation in this world would finally be forged.
For a full half hour, the inheritance Spirit Sword gradually faded away, eventually transforming into rolls upon rolls of sutras before the four of them, each emitting a hazy, mysterious glow.
"The entire Magnificent Jasper inheritance is contained right here!" Qin Yi let out a long sigh, radiant light bursting forth from his eyes.
At this moment, An Yi and Ning Ya were utterly shaken. They saw precious, jewel-like brilliance flickering across the sutras, and they clearly understood what kind of power this inheritance possessed. It was not merely the lingering radiance of True Qi or True Essence, mixed within it was wisdom capable of influencing the world, and the Dao-brilliance born after Achieving the Dao.
This was a light that could push a cultivator's realm to the very limits of immortality, symbolizing enormous wealth and a radiant future.
"Y-you really dare to do this?" An Yi asked in shock and disbelief.
"Why wouldn't I dare? Since you are a disciple of Magnificent Jasper, from today onward, you shall also enter my sect!" Qin Yi laughed loudly.
"Li Yuanli, this Headmaster appoints you as the Vice Headmaster of our sect!"
"Ning Ya, are you willing to join my sect as a Founding Elder?"
He first shouted toward Li Yuanli, whose expression instantly filled with excitement, and then turned to Ning Ya.
"Founding Elder?"
Ning Ya froze. Seeing that the man before her did not seem to be joking, she asked timidly, "But… Senior Martial Uncle, aren't you an elder of Mount Shu?"
"Does that matter? Whoever said this Headmaster can't also be an elder of Mount Shu?" Qin Yi replied loudly.
Ning Ya was stunned and was about to refuse, but she quickly caught An Yi's glance. After a moment's thought, cold sweat broke out all over her body.
Now that the Magnificent Jasper inheritance had emerged, she knew a secret of this magnitude. This Senior Martial Uncle before her would probably not let her go so easily.
"I… I'm willing!"
Qin Yi's gaze sharpened. After staring deeply at her, he shouted, "Good!"
"Then from this day forth, the Magnificent Qin Faction is hereby established!"
He extended one hand, condensing Qi to imprint the sutras. In an instant, countless characters floated into the air once more, gathering in his palm and forming the inheritance Spirit Sword again.
The sword-casting techniques of the Magnificent Jasper Faction were extremely mysterious and powerful. Even this inheritance Spirit Sword alone was a formidable weapon, far stronger than his previous Azure Edge Sword.
"Magnificent Qin Faction?"
"Good… at least this guy hasn't gone completely insane."
An Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had truly feared that he would foolishly use the name Magnificent Jasper, doing so would have been courting death.
"Li Yuanli, find a geomantically auspicious location within the Kunlun Mountains and establish our sect's dao ground!" Qin Yi commanded again.
"Yes!" Li Yuanli responded loudly.
Filled with excitement, he soared into the sky. His Memories from the Past talent was extremely powerful, finding a suitable sect site by probing information within space and time was effortless for him.
Meanwhile, Qin Yi led the two newly accepted female disciples and continued searching the Magnificent Jasper underground ruins for anything of value.
An hour later, their arms were filled with numerous bottles and jars.
"These were all medicine pills left behind by the Magnificent Jasper Faction. When the sect was destroyed, they were buried underground as well. Now, it's unclear whether they're still effective." An Yi sighed.
Although she was a Magnificent Jasper disciple, she did not feel deeply attached to the long-vanished great sect, only a sense of faint melancholy when thinking about it.
"Don't worry. Even if they can't be used as they are, once this Headmaster refines them again, they can still be put to use." Qin Yi replied.
The Mount Shu cultivation system was vast and complex, encompassing many disciplines, alchemy among them.
In addition, they also gathered several damaged swords. The materials were all excellent; if they were remelted and reforged using Magnificent Jasper's sword-casting methods, it might be possible to create entirely new weapons.
After that, they flew out of the Magnificent Jasper ruins.
Qin Yi was thoroughly satisfied, inheritance Spirit Sword in hand, his robes stuffed full of medicine pills.
At this moment, Li Yuanli returned to find them once more.
"Your Majesty, I've found it! A place with beautiful mountains and clear waters and there's even a waterfall behind it!"
(End of Chapter)
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