Deduction

"A breakthrough?" Jiufeng looked at Zhenyan King in surprise. "Master, you... you're about to..." Luo Feng couldn't help but feel overjoyed. His master had been stuck at the final step for an eternity, and receiving the Beast God inheritance here was a chance. Yet, no one could guarantee success. He hadn't expected that right after the inheritance concluded, his master would be on the verge of a breakthrough. Zhenyan King, however, was extremely agitated. He had waited too long. When he first embarked on the path of a powerful being, he had family by his side. But as time passed, his loved ones grew old and passed away. His hometown flourished because of him, and after countless years, its foundation was solid, no longer requiring his concern. It seemed there was nothing left in Zhenyan King's life that truly troubled him. His only pursuit was the path of power! Yet, he had been unable to advance. Some of the alien super-geniuses who were his peers back then had become Universe Venerables. Zhenyan King could only choose to live in Chaos City; teaching the younger generation was probably the only thing that gave him a sense of accomplishment. Receiving the Beast God inheritance was his greatest opportunity. But an opportunity didn't guarantee success! "Haha, I just feel like I'm on the verge of a breakthrough, filled with inspiration," Zhenyan King said with a continuous laugh. "As for when I'll take that final step, it's hard to say." "It's good to have a feeling," Jiufeng smiled. "What's truly frightening is having no feeling at all, being at a loss. Since you have so much inspiration, go back and carefully comprehend it immediately... especially delve deeply into the Way of the Beast God again. Some memories from the inheritance that you couldn't recall before might resurface." "Ah," Luo Feng exclaimed in surprise. He couldn't recall them at all; could he really remember them now? "This is a little trick. During the inheritance, for example, Daohe King, you received the third-tier inheritance. In truth, you've already fully observed all the profound mysteries of the third-tier. It's just that your cultivation foundation was only so strong before, and there's a limit to what you can remember and comprehend. That's why you can't recall more. But once you go back and carefully comprehend it, you'll be able to recall a bit more. The key is, you must seize the time! Immediately study the Way of the Beast God!" Jiufeng reminded them. "Thank you, Jiufeng," Luo Feng and Zhenyan King both said gratefully. "Also, was the inheritance very effective?" Jiufeng looked at Luo Feng. "I can tell from your expressions, but don't get too complacent too soon. It seems this inheritance was better than cultivating and comprehending for countless years. In reality, this is an illusion." "An illusion?" Luo Feng and Zhenyan King were startled. "You previously toiled diligently in cultivation and comprehension; perhaps you understood some things, and some you didn't. But precisely because you carefully comprehended for so long and had many things you didn't understand... when you received the inheritance, you suddenly had an epiphany, directly comprehending profound mysteries that you had struggled with. That's why you feel like you've grasped so much at once," Jiufeng said. "If you think you don't need to cultivate, and can rely solely on inheritance... then you are gravely mistaken." "Without those countless reflections, failures, and doubts beforehand, even if you receive the inheritance, you won't gain anything. You'll forget it all completely," Jiufeng stated solemnly. Luo Feng and Zhenyan King understood instantly. This was very similar to the Chaos Tablet; normally, one would cultivate diligently and accumulate many questions, then observing it would yield excellent results. And this 'Beast God inheritance' merely amplified the effect of the Chaos Tablet by tens of millions of times! But fundamentally, cultivators still needed to diligently cultivate and comprehend in their daily lives. "When can we receive the inheritance again?" Luo Feng asked repeatedly. "The Beast God inheritance is divided into seven tiers, and you each have one free opportunity to comprehend each tier," Jiufeng said. "If you comprehend the second tier, you can freely receive the third-tier inheritance. When you've fully mastered the third tier, you can freely receive the fourth-tier inheritance... and so on. The principle is very simple." "Each free opportunity for a tier is only once." "In other words, Daohe King, if you want to receive the third-tier inheritance for free again, it's not possible," Jiufeng said. Luo Feng immediately pressed, "Not for free? Does that mean we have to pay a price?" Even exchanging a valuable treasure for an inheritance opportunity would be worth it. "What price do we need to pay? Treasures?" Zhenyan King also asked. "Does the Ancestral God Sect care about your meager wealth?" Jiufeng shook his head. "To receive additional inheritance beyond the free opportunities, you must go to the 'Glory World'." "Glory World?" Luo Feng and Zhenyan King both committed it to memory. "Once you enter, you will know," Jiufeng said. "I can only advise you to be extremely cautious." Jiufeng looked at Luo Feng and Zhenyan King in the void: "Finally, two common facts for you. First, killing is forbidden within the range of the Aurora Lake. Sparring and competitions are allowed, but if you attempt to kill an opponent, you will be attacked by the Aurora Lake! Of course, once you leave the Aurora Lake's range... no one will care what you do. Second, every inheritor on Purple Thorn Island has a palace residence. Your palace is your own territory, and other powerful beings are forbidden from trespassing. By the same token, you are also forbidden from trespassing into other powerful beings' residences, unless accompanied or permitted by the owner." "Remember these two points." "Go," Jiufeng said. "The spatial tunnel entrance is right behind you." Luo Feng and Zhenyan King bowed respectfully. Looking back, they saw an area in the void rippling with transparent waves. The two immediately flew into it. *Whoosh!* They were then teleported away. Only Jiufeng remained in the void, sitting on a meteorite, watching Luo Feng and Zhenyan King disappear with a smile. He muttered to himself, "Daohe King? Is he the Daohe King who is actually a Sector Lord? Truly extraordinary, to reach the third tier of inheritance as merely a Sector Lord." ... Purple Thorn Island. Emerging from the fountain's water curtain, Luo Feng and Zhenyan King transformed into two streaks of light and flew towards their residences. "Disciple, I am now filled with all sorts of inspiration and many ideas. I feel very confident about a breakthrough. If I truly succeed this time..." Zhenyan King looked at Luo Feng, "it will be thanks to you." "Without Master's countless years of arduous cultivation, what good would an empty Beast God inheritance token be?" Luo Feng quickly replied. "Hahahaha... you have a point! But taking you on as a disciple, I've truly profited, haha..." Zhenyan King said cheerfully. "I still need to carefully comprehend and then attempt the breakthrough. This time, to break through and become a Universe Venerable, I estimate it will take anywhere from half a year to a year and a half, or as long as ten thousand years. If I don't succeed within ten thousand years, then it's likely I won't succeed anytime soon." "Master will surely succeed," Luo Feng quickly said. "Good, with your words, disciple, I'll consider myself touched by your luck and will surely succeed." Zhenyan King was also full of fighting spirit. "During my comprehension, I'm afraid I won't appear. Unless it's an urgent matter, you don't need to look for me." "Understood," Luo Feng nodded. At such a crucial moment, how could he disturb his master? "I hope that when we meet again, I will already be a Universe Venerable," Zhenyan King said. "I also look forward to that day." Luo Feng's eyes sparkled as he watched Zhenyan King fly directly into the distant residence. *Whoosh*, the residence's door closed immediately, clearly indicating Zhenyan King was about to enter seclusion. Luo Feng stood by the riverbank, gazing at his master's residence, an involuntary smile gracing his face. Joy swelled in his heart: "Master has yearned for this moment for countless eons, and now it's finally here. After a long pause on the path of power, Master will once again take a step forward, ascending to a higher peak. Hmm, I must also work hard! Inheritance is miraculous, but daily cultivation and comprehension are the true foundation." Luo Feng entered his dwelling, sat cross-legged on the flagstone path beside the pond, facing the pond and rockery, and began to meditate quietly. ... Time flowed, and nearly half a year passed in the blink of an eye. Luo Feng, sitting cross-legged on the flagstone path by the pond, opened his eyes: "Jiufeng's words were true; my progress over the past half-year has indeed been significant, though far less exaggerated than during the inheritance. Yet, it far surpasses my comprehension during my time in the Ice Prison." "Now, my comprehension speed has returned to normal." "There's no need to rush then," Luo Feng rose and walked out of his residence. Luo Feng walked to the river, looking around. His master's residence nearby was still closed, and he could vaguely see some figures in other distant areas. "Where to go?" "Glory World, Inheritance Grounds, Treasure Grounds, Secret Realm Grounds." Luo Feng muttered to himself, "I don't dare go to the Secret Realm Grounds for now; I know nothing about them, and foolishly rushing in would be suicide. I can't receive inheritance at the Inheritance Grounds. Hmm... no rush for Glory World, I'll go to the Treasure Grounds first." Luo Feng was filled with anticipation. The Treasure Grounds... according to the Guardian Beast God, it was a concentrated area of treasures left behind by numerous Beast Gods, Guardian Beast Gods, and many super-powerful beings, holding a vast amount of riches. "Did that Guardian Beast God say a human youngster obtained a treasure recently?" Luo Feng's mind involuntarily recalled the scene of Seven Swords King using that golden pool. "Could it be him?" "Never mind, I'll go check it out first." Luo Feng transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the island master's palace square. When Luo Feng landed, he discovered a figure standing in the square, nearly three meters tall, wearing strange armor resembling dark green tree bark. His exposed skin had a silvery metallic sheen, he was bald, and his eyes were like two crystal diamonds. "A Mechanical Race member," Luo Feng murmured as he landed. "Human," the Mechanical Race powerful being also stared at Luo Feng, scrutinizing him as if performing a machine scan. The Mechanical Race powerful being then grinned: "My database contains information on 91,293 human King-tier powerful beings, and the famous ones among human King-tier Immortals are all recorded. Logically, someone who can enter with a Beast God inheritance token should be a rather renowned King-tier powerful being from the human race. Yet, strangely... I couldn't find your data. However, based on information from a battle between Daohe King and Ti King in the outer-region battlefield several millennia ago, when Daohe King makes a move, a Beast God phantom appears. That Daohe King clearly cultivates the Way of the Beast God." "And in the last 10,000 epochs, the number of humans cultivating the Beast God Way has been extremely small." "What kind of talent does that Daohe King possess... the human race would certainly give him a Beast God inheritance token. Combining all this information—" "If my guess is correct... you are Daohe King!" "Tsk, tsk, ultimate treasures are truly wondrous; they even prevent me from discerning that you are actually a Sector Lord," the Mechanical Race powerful being said, looking at Luo Feng.