Luo Changxi was taken aback by the strange words that suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. He then sensed that the strangeness should have originated from a jade pendant on his body.
This jade pendant was given to him by Luo Tingchuan when he went to the Black Dragon Pool ten years ago. It was said to be a keepsake passed down from generation to generation in the Luo clan, so he had always kept it with him.
However, he was not in the mood to delve into this strange matter for the time being. He quickly crouched down to show concern for Luo Tingchuan, who had fallen to the ground." Patriarch!"
Luo Tingchuan, who was on the ground, kept trembling. He tried his best to look up. He stared at Perfected Beiyun in despair. His lips were still bleeding as he pleaded," Perfected Beiyun, our Luo family has been wandering for hundreds of years…"
Perfected Northern Cloud stood with his hands behind his back. He was unmoved. He looked down and said," Tingchuan, you should rest well first. The sect will take care of the Luo family. As for the Heng Yun Mountain…I promise that as long as the sect has the strength, we will definitely plan for your family."
Luo Tingchuan, who had already been lied to once, would not believe this nonsense. His bloodshot eyes almost popped out." Immortal, you promised Tingchuan…"
Perfected Northern Cloud's tone gradually turned cold." Tingchuan, you've always been a person who understands the big picture. Don't make things difficult for me. The sect has its difficulties too. You have to understand. Don't worry, I'll take good care of the Luo family in the future."
Over the years, the Purple Cloud Sect had been declining day by day. The loss of Yulin was not an isolated case.
The number of spirit meridians that the sect could reward was getting fewer and fewer. Ten years ago, he had no choice but to promise Luo Tingchuan. However, reality had forced him to go back on his words. A year ago, he had already rewarded the grade one spirit meridian of Yulin to the Bai family, a cultivation family that had contributed to the sect's war against the outside world.
After all, compared to the Luo Family, the Bai Family was more valuable to the sect and was worth winning over.
As for the Luo Clan, they did not have any foundation in the sect. It was already very difficult for Luo Tingchuan, who was already in his twilight years, to be able to come back alive after spending ten years in the Black Dragon Pool.
A family without a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would not be able to keep it even if they had a spirit vein. This arrangement was also for the good of the Luo family…
In the end, Luo Tingchuan fainted.
Luo Changxi could only carry him out of the hall with Perfected Northern Cloud's tacit consent.
The members of the Luo family had been waiting outside the hall for a long time, feeling nervous and expectant. However, no matter how much they thought about it, they did not expect that the ancestor would be carried out of the hall by Luo Changxi.
Seeing Luo Changxi's solemn expression, the group did not dare to ask any more questions. They escorted Luo Tingchuan to the courtyard where he was cultivating in the sect.
Although Luo Tingchuan had left the sect for ten years, he had not been abandoned because Luo Changxi had stayed here for a long time.
After settling Luo Tingchuan down, Luo Changxi could only tell him what had happened in the hall under the incessant questioning of the elders of the Luo family.
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, but they were helpless. After all, the old ancestor was unconscious, and the other party was an existence that the Luo family could not shake. They could only treat the old ancestor while guarding the bedside with a dead heart.
When Luo Tingchuan returned from the Black Dragon Pool, he was already an arrow at the end of its flight. Now that he had suffered a huge blow, he was powerless to turn the situation around.
Now that things had come to this, the Luo Family could only wipe away their blood and tears and wait for Luo Tingchuan to wake up to make arrangements for his funeral.
Luo Changxi cried by the bed for a while. She knew that she still had to shoulder the burden of the entire Luo family's future, so she stopped crying. While Luo Tingchuan was still unconscious, she went to a quiet place to check the strange jade pendant on her body.
Just as he took out the ancient and mysterious jade pendant, the words from before appeared in front of him again.
[Ro Family: No place to stand, like a candle in the wind.]
[Six inheritances have been unlocked!]
Just as Luo Changxi's thoughts were stirred, the words in front of him changed again.
Level 1 [Metal Element Cultivation Method-Complete]
Level 1 [Wood Element Cultivation Method-Complete]
Level 1 [Water Element Cultivation Method-Complete]
Level 1 [Fire Element Cultivation Method-Complete]
Level 1 [Earth Element Cultivation Method, Complete]
Level 1 [Cultivation of 100 Arts, Complete]
" Inheritances... They are all genuine inheritances!"
Luo Changxi looked at the vast amount of information that had appeared out of thin air before him. Even though he was young and experienced, he could not help but feel shocked.
Inheritance was the most precious thing in the cultivation world. It was an existence that had a price but no market. This was because techniques were not easily passed down. No matter if it was an individual or a sect, as long as they were not forced to, they would never bring their inheritance to the market.
Even the Purple Cloud Sect, which was a large Golden Core sect, had to vow not to teach anyone the most basic and ordinary technique they had learned in the sect, whether it was Luo Tingchuan, who was already in the Foundation Establishment realm, an elder of the sect, or Luo Changxi, who was an ordinary disciple.
As a result, even though Luo Tingchuan had been doing his best to acquire inheritances for the Luo Family and improve the family's foundation, he had not gained much.
Other than Luo Tingchuan and Luo Changxi, who had cultivated the sect's heritage that could not be passed down to the family, the Luo family was extremely lacking in heritage. Other than a set of Level One Five Elements cultivation techniques passed down from their ancestors, they were basically lacking in tactics. Most of them only had some techniques to control and release spiritual energy. The clansmen had almost no ability to fight and kill enemies.
On the other hand, the inheritance given by the jade pendant was not only complete in the first grade of the five elements, but it also included escape techniques, footwork, and so on. Its value could not be ignored.
If such a rich and complete inheritance could be passed back to the clan for the clansmen to cultivate, not to mention that the Luo clan was only a clan of itinerant cultivators with a scarce inheritance, even the combat strength of a cultivation clan could be improved by several levels, let alone the Luo clan.
One had to know that the three most important foundations for the survival of a cultivation force were talent, territory, and inheritance.
Although the spirit vein had failed, it had unexpectedly solved the problem of inheritance.
Moreover, from the information transmitted by the jade pendant, as long as the Luo family grew stronger, there would be more high-level inheritances unlocked in the future. How could Luo Changxi not be shocked and excited?
"The ancestor is awake!"
At this moment, Luo Tingchuan's voice sounded.
Luo Changxi had no choice but to put away the jade pendant and return.
"Ancestor!"
When Luo Changxi walked into the house, the elders of the Luo Family, who had already tacitly acknowledged him as the next head of the Luo Family, automatically made way for him and allowed him to go straight to Luo Tingchuan's bedside.
"Ancestor!"
Luo Changxi held Luo Tingchuan's trembling hand.
" I, Luo Tingchuan…have let down my family, let down…"
Luo Tingchuan choked on his words with difficulty. In the end, all that was left was a silent murmur. However, from his determined gaze, it was clear that the second person he had let down was Luo Changxi.
Obviously, he was blaming himself for not being able to open up a smoother path for this junior. The future of the Luo family was still full of ups and downs.
" Ancestor…Changxi has let you down…"
Luo Changxi could not help but sob.
" When can our Luo clan…settle down…"
Luo Tingchuan looked up at the sky and sighed. Then, he looked at Luo Changxi again and said solemnly," Changxi, I'll leave the Luo family to you. After I die, bury me back in Cangnan County."
"Don't worry, Patriarch."
Luo Changxi wiped away her tears and said in an extremely firm tone," Even if I die, I will find a place for the Luo family to settle down. I will not let you down!"
Luo Tingchuan's gaze was filled with relief, but it immediately dimmed.
On this day, Luo Tingchuan, the most outstanding genius of the Luo Clan in the past 200 years and a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, died with regret.
Luo Changxi discussed with the elders of the family in grief and decided to follow Luo Tingchuan's last words and bring his body back to Cangnan County for burial.
Cangnan County had been the habitat of tens of thousands of Luo Clan members for hundreds of years. Although there was no spirit vein there, there were a few spirit spring eyes. Although the place belonged to another cultivation clan in name, the other party had a spirit vein, so they did not care about a few spirit spring eyes. Instead, the Luo Clan could provide labor for them by settling there.
Thus, the Luo family split into two groups, one returning to Cangnan County to report while the other handed over to the Ziyun Sect.
After the Purple Cloud Sect received the news, they sent over a large number of spirit stones and elixirs, as well as a huge cloud seal that broke the hearts of the Luo Family.
With this seal, the Luo family would be able to legally own Heng Yun Mountain under the protection of the Purple Cloud Sect. Unfortunately, it was just a name. Now, it was a desolate land occupied by the great demons. Not to mention the Luo family that could not open it up when Luo Tingchuan was around, even the current Purple Cloud Sect was unable to recover its old land due to internal and external problems.
Even though it was impossible, Luo Changxi did not give up. After all, the Luo Family had gained something from this trip. Now that they had the inheritance from the ancestral jade pendant, the Purple Cloud Sect had compensated them with a large number of Spiritual Stones, elixirs, and other resources, as well as the ownership of Heng Yun Mountain, which was better than nothing, they just had to continue to slowly accumulate strength and wait for an opportunity.