An hour later, Mu Tao Lei prepared a separate courtyard for Xiaotian. In that room, he set up places for training, for viewing the scenery, and other amenities he would need.
At the same time, all members of the Mu Mansion were ordered: No one would be allowed to enter that courtyard from now on, not even the cleaning staff.
Only Mrs. Wang and her husband, Mu Tao Lei himself, his wife, and Mu Ruxue had permission to enter. Not even Ruxue's brothers.
"This is all I can do for you for now, little Xiaotian. I'll see how I can get you the other things."
"Thank you, Uncle Mu." Xiaotian smiled happily.
"Even so, little one." Tao Lei looked at him and spoke in a deep voice. "The Sect issued a statement regarding your father's Legacy Technique. It said that only two people will be eligible to contend for it: the one chosen by the Zhang family in one month and the Core Disciple who left Hutian."
"I heard it, Uncle." Xiaotian nodded. "Don't worry. I won't let anyone get it; trust me."
Tao Lei gave him a deep look before patting him on the back.
"You're just like your father, little Xiaotian. It seems that you are once again the Son of the Sword that he boasted about when he was drinking." With a smile, Tao Lei left the room and then the courtyard, leaving Xiaotian alone.
Ruxue had gone out to buy him some things, so Xiaotian took the opportunity to look around his new courtyard.
But, in particular, to look at his prize.
He had cleared a Mystical Ruin on his own, and news that someone had done so would surely spread quickly. No one would imagine that it was him who had done it.
So he had to check his reward.
Especially... that item.
First, he entered his inventory. He had more than a thousand spirit crystals; most weighed half a kilogram, the norm. They were the reward for completing that mission.
For cultivators, spirit crystals were more than currency; they were strength. Everyone depended on them to become strong, since what the body produced was not enough.
The path of the cultivator is slow and long. It is a path of glory, power, and the pursuit of immortality and divinity; therefore, the time required to reach that summit was usually hundreds or thousands of years for a talented cultivator.
But even they have to live, and that consumes spiritual energy.
Strengthening the body is another thing that must be done, and that also requires spiritual energy.
Not to mention strengthening cultivation, which is where you spend the most, you also spend on training or attacking. Everything a cultivator does is to spend spiritual energy throughout their life.
That's why Xiaotian's current fortune, valued at about 1,500 spirit crystals, was great. He feared that not many people in the city had it, beyond the large organizations.
But he didn't look at his growing fortune because he would soon have to spend it; instead, he looked at what he had longed for throughout his previous life.
[Title: Conqueror of Ruins.]
"He who subdues what time has forgotten."
| Effects:
| Deep Vision (Passive): You can see hidden traps, formations, and mechanisms, enabling you to control your environment.
| Ruin Perception (Passive): You can detect ruins before anyone else; spiritual echoes and secret rooms will be child's play for you.
| Affinity with Ancient Artifacts (Passive): Reduces the difficulty of activating Artifacts from Past Eras.
| Minor Inheritance Luck (Passive): Slightly increases the chance of finding items in Ruins, whether they be legacy techniques, treasures, fragments, or other items.
[The Ruin has recognized you as someone worthy.]
He shuddered as he read the effects.
He had received four passives... not even in his wildest dreams did he imagine he would get so many at once. He had always heard that it was normal to get one passive, two if you were very lucky. But four?
He had never heard of anyone getting so many.
'After misfortune, there has to be a blessing, right?' He laughed inwardly and enjoyed the pleasure of finally obtaining a title, and one of the greatest ones at that.
In addition, his third passive brought back memories of the item he most wanted to see. Perhaps it was this passive effect that reduced the difficulty of obtaining this legendary item, although it was more likely that this small effect would not work on him.
After all... it was legendary.
After quickly verifying that his Root of Life had indeed increased to Level 2, he took out the Legacy Technique he had obtained: a neatly rolled scroll with a simple white tie.
Then he closed his eyes and brought out a black ball from inside.
This black ball floated in front of him, staring at him intently, even though it had no eyes.
Xiaotian touched it once, and suddenly, his body and the black ball disappeared.
If you looked closely, you could see a dark, almost imperceptible energy moving gently around the room.
Xiaotian found himself in a recognizable black world, where he could see nothing but his own body.
Suddenly, a voice shook him.
"Human."
Xiaotian turned abruptly to the sides, looking up and down... There was nothing.
But that voice...
"Since when can you talk?" Xiaotian asked suddenly, knowing it was the item speaking to him. The voice seemed to come from the depths of something infinite.
"I've always been able to."
"Always?" Xiaotian blinked.
"Always."
"Then why did you speak to me in inaudible whispers before?" He protested.
"Because I felt like it," it replied casually.
Xiaotian could have sworn that the guy was shrugging after answering.
"What surprises you? Everyone can understand words, but not many understand whispers."
"Sigh. A test, huh." Xiaotian sighed.
"I needed to know if you were worthy."
"And am I?" Xiaotian asked.
"For now." The item replied. "Even if you weren't, you would have become worthy after spending a few thousand years with me there anyway." It seemed to laugh, resigned.
Ideally, it would have liked to find a powerful master who would allow it to grow even beyond its limits. Unfortunately... once Xiaotian defeated the one who restrained it, it had no choice but to accept him as its master.
"If you can talk, then all the better." Xiaotian decided to get to the main point. "I noticed earlier, when I became your master, time works differently here, right?"
"That is correct," replied the voice in a deep, ancient tone. "Three hours here are one hour outside."