CHAPTER 642: CHAPTER 639: I WANT TO BECOME STRONGER, IS THAT OKAY?_2

Sect Legacy or something... Senior Jiang is kind-hearted, just giving a nice title.

On the other side of the Sealing Rune, as soon as the Bluebird jumped out, she shouted loudly, "Brother! I’m here to lend you a hand! Yay..."

Then she didn’t even know where to swing the axe—Jiang Yuan was sitting leisurely on the hillside drinking tea, what danger is there that needs help?

Not far away, the almost flattened small valley was covered with wriggling tentacles and giant eyeballs rolling around. The strong, eerie aura made her wrinkle her nose involuntarily, "Yikes! Did you take down that big guy? This smell is really stinky!"

"That’s why I need you to help purify it." Jiang Yuan pointed lazily at the ruins in the distance behind him, helplessly saying, "My Ice Flame is still too weak, purification speed is too slow."

What?

Your Ice Flame? Purify?

The Bluebird immediately widened her eyes, tiptoeing with her left hand shading her eyes as she looked over. Sure enough, amidst the pile of ruins, there was a small light blue flame burning diligently, turning all the eerie aura it touched into nothing.

Indeed, brother must have a Celestial Fire Body!

Otherwise, how long has it been since he subdued the Ice Flame that he can command it at will? The key is it really can purify filth obediently!

Even those with Ice Phoenix lineage must first nurture the Ice Flame for several years, living together day and night to understand each other’s nature before they can attempt to play with it for a moment, let alone subduing it one minute and making it work the next.

Do you really think Ice Flame is just a ball of fire with no temper?

"Brother, you’re already quite incredible, honestly, it’s been less than half a month since you got the Ice Flame, but you’ve already nurtured it so much and can use it to purify filth, super awesome!" She giggled, flattered him, and sneakily observed his expression.

Jiang Yuan had no idea there were so many intricacies in using a fire, thinking it’s just easy to upgrade from level 0 to 1, 1 million Spirit Stones spent didn’t feel like much pressure, but starting at level 2 it’s hard!

Out of nowhere, you need 10 million Spirit Stones, without items like Upgrade Cards, you’d need assets exceeding a billion to even consider it.

The key is he’s raising two direct money-burning things, both are quite useful, he can’t bear to let either fall behind. So he still needs to find ways to make more money, or trigger more side quests to win items...

"It’s okay, not too hard at the beginning." He casually replied, then asked, "How long do you think it will take to purify here?"

The Bluebird saw his calm and relaxed demeanor, growing more certain in her heart, even thinking her brother is a bit too self-effacing.

Not too hard at the beginning? That’s you! Try someone else, if they’re unfamiliar with the Ice Flame and dare to directly handle it, out of a hundred, ninety-nine would end up burnt and charred, and the remaining one would probably be scorched directly.

Haha, luckily I’m smart, quickly clung to the golden thigh, acknowledging brother to form a bond, now he can’t shake me off!

"You’ve already solved the biggest problem, what’s left here are just severed limbs and remnants, not difficult at all. Give me a day and I’m sure I can do it." She flew around once, confidently patting her chest to guarantee.

Jiang Yuan dumped all the spoils contaminated by the eerie aura, "What about these?"

Bluebird: ...

Oh my! Brother’s grand harvest this time!

"Emmm... these should be weapons and Magical Treasures of cultivators, marinated in eerie aura, dealing with these things is quite troublesome. My suggestion is—just throw it away, it’s not that valuable anyway, no need to waste years on it."

She fiddled with them a bit, picked out one antiquated Water Cloud Pattern item, and weighed it. A light blue flame spread over it, and within seconds, the attached filthy aura vanished completely.

The Bluebird tossed it to him, "See, this level is purified casually, the kind that seems entrenched can just forget about it. It’s a pity we don’t know what this thing is, it looks quite nice though."

Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow, catching the purified Wild Wave Sect Key, a previous scene flashed in his mind of a human Cultivator scavenging the ruins, instinctively feeling a possible connection between the two!

"You keep busy, I’ll check if there’s a place to use this." He stretched, the soreness in his body mostly relieved.

After defeating the big boss, the eerie aura wasn’t as intense, he simply took out a paper crane from the Storage Bag and blew a breath. Riding the paper crane, he observed from high above, indeed, the ruins where the human was scavenging before were marked with the same Water Cloud Pattern.

Looking at the walnut-sized key in hand, Jiang Yuan descended into the ruins, searching for matching Water Cloud Patterns while wondering, logically, after the Fox Demon eerily occupied Wild Wave Sect, they dug tunnels under the palace, didn’t they discover spaces the key could open?

Could it be just a self-opening small space?

"Is this a beam? Or a column?" The ruins revealed a section of red giant wood that would take several people to hug, reminding him of the solemn, large columns seen when touring Ancient Temples, in Buddhist Halls.

In the modern world, clearing out this giant wood would surely be useful, but now the system’s identification deemed it as ruins, without usage rights so temporarily unable to clear.

Even with usage rights, likely it will be cleared with a shovel, once the progress bar fills the ruins will vanish, leaving some wood, Stones, and other basic materials in the Storage Bag.

"Buzz~"

Strolling through the ruins, after a moment, the key in hand suddenly glowed and vibrated slightly, indicating the destination was nearby.

Jiang Yuan took two steps to the left, the light on the key instantly dimmed, returned to the original position, and then took two steps backward. After trying several directions, the nearer he got to a pile of broken bricks, the brighter the light on the key, buzzing with something like jubilation.

Bending down with the Dragon Roar Sword to scrape the bricks and tiles away, he finally discovered matching Water Cloud Patterns emitting a soft glow in response in what’s left of a corner.

"Click!"

The key in hand pressed against it, the two merged into one.

One positive, and one negative, slowly rotating, the light circle grew larger until it became over three meters in diameter, the Water Cloud Pattern floating vertically in mid-air. With a "buzz" sound vibration, the light door opened, revealing a seamless, pure white space.

"Who comes here, state your name." A dignified voice echoed in his ears, Jiang Yuan politely replied, "Loose Cultivator, Jiang Yuan."

"Ah, a human Cultivator." The voice noticeably relaxed, "No eerie aura, very good. Please come in, Jiang Yuan, I am a remnant Divine Sense left by the Wild Wave Sect ancestor before passing away, waiting for a destined one."

[Achievement: Obtained the first recognition of an extinct sect’s inheritance. Reward: Skill Upgrade Card +1]

A prompt unexpectedly popped up in his vision, a skill upgrade card shining with golden light floated into the Storage Bag.

All are pleasant surprises!

Jiang Yuan felt delighted as he stepped into the light door, at once seeing an old man’s phantom sitting cross-legged on the Water Cloud Pattern.

[The remnant Divine Sense of Wild Wave Sect ancestor Lian Ji: Due to world collapse, surviving members of Wild Wave Sect faced Daoxin collapse, words and deeds degenerated and unrestrained.

Aging Lian Ji, with his Lifespan coming to an end, powerless to stop them. To preserve the last sect’s legacy from being wiped out in the vast void, he preemptively passed away, leaving a sliver of Divine Sense in the Inheritance Space, waiting to pass down the sect’s Cultivation Techniques.

Note: The remaining Divine Sense hates eerie aura profoundly, try to eliminate residual eerie aura nearby, or inheritance acceptance may not go smoothly.]

"Oh, still a child." The old man’s brows and beard were all white, glancing at him with a kind smile, "A young man in his twenties, the time to dare and venture. Child, do you wish to receive the Wild Wave Sect’s inheritance and learn one of our sect’s Cultivation Techniques?"

Before he could answer, the old man continued explaining, "During the disaster, the entire Wild Wave Sect was united, helping laypeople by building houses, organizing farmlands, and distributing food for disaster relief. But later, they realized nothing existed beyond this land. Not knowing from whom it began, moral depravity took root step by step.

Initially, it was just internal sect, scheming openly and secretly, making those Magical Treasures their targets; eventually, they started oppressing laypeople, later under the guise of sheltering, they took Fox Demons as slaves and playthings.

I grew old, my Lifespan was ending, couldn’t manage or control them anymore. Before passing away my soul, I left this Inheritance Space. I left a token with the sect leader, informing him that only Cultivators who uphold their Daoxin can obtain this inheritance.

With hearts scattered, the Heavenly Dao brought calamity, they all were tainted into eeriness, and they couldn’t enter this space. Fortunately, finally waiting for a destined one, what Cultivation Technique do you wish to learn?"