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Returning to the battlefield where the Celestial Lotus Sect, and their ambushers were battling it out against each other, the two sides that were at odds had stopped fighting. After a majority of the disciples that were weaker had fallen, only those that were strong survived. Even then, both sides were heavily injured and only glared daggers at each other.

With Yan Lenglei's group's return, their ambushers were pressed since the three of them were unscathed. Not only that, they couldn't sense the cultivation bases of this trio, making it hard to estimate their strength. At the same time, the ambushers had seen the expressions on the faces of the disciples of the Celestial Lotus Sect, which meant that these three were obviously strong.

Since they were injured, Yan Lenglei's group meant bad news for them. Without saying anything, Long He Yu's Spatial Ring flashed, as a loud 'thump' was heard. Immediately, the faces of the disciples who had been fighting were filled with despair. Even though it was dead, the aura of a Late Stage Second Grade Demonic Beast could still be sensed by them.

Even after fighting against such a beast, the three of them were completely unscathed. Looking at each other, the disciples in black nodded and came to an agreement. "This brother, we apologize and are willing to leave some things behind as long as you're willing to let us go." their representative said.

"No, you can't let them go. They killed many of our brothers and sisters, it was only right for us to get revenge and kill theirs." a Celestial Lotus Sect disciple shouted. "Leave." Mo Jidong muttered.

As they couldn't quite hear his words, the representative was about to confirm what he had said, before an extremely terrifying feeling enveloped the bodies of every single disciple. A great sense of death enshrouded them, as they looked over at Mo Jidong, before quickly running away as fast as they could.

"This, you really let them go?" someone asked. "They aren't disciples of the sect, they don't need to do anything for us, it's already good that they have scared away the attackers." someone else replied, shutting down the disciple who asked.

Returning the corpse of the Demonic Beast into his Spatial Ring, Long He Yu was silent . As for the disciples of the Celestial Lotus Sect, they could only bury the bodies of their brothers and sisters before recovering from their injuries, before continuing in search of the remaining sect disciples.

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Days passed within the Gu Feixu. Ning Lianqi who was leading the Celestial Lotus Sect disciples had regrouped with the remaining disciples of the sect. Of course, since time had passed, the initial two hundred or so discoples were down to only forty or so. Those who were remaining were the stronger ones, or the ones who were lucky enough to survive.

During that time, they hadn't encountered any inheritances. Half the time within the Gu Feixu had gone by, with only one disciple being lucky enough to inherit something from the Mini World. With this, they would be entering the second half, where only the strong remained inside the Mini World.

Dozens of top ranked sects had entered with hundreds of disciples each, as thousands of discoples entered, only a small portion of that number would return alive. This was so every time the Gu Feixu opened, and had never been any different from the past.

Those few days, they hadn't encountered any powerful Demonic Beasts, or any other sects that were waiting to attack them on sight. Not only that, some disciples also managed to make a breakthrough due to the conditions within the Mini World and because of the rich Spiritual Qi. Even so, the combat strength of the group didn't increase by much, since those that were already towards the peak of the Noble Realm hadn't made too much progress, only those who were at lower stages had benefited most from their situation.

Passing through the Gu Feixu, the entire surroundings were exactly the same no where how much they traveled. All they could see was the scorching sun within the Mini World during the day, and the freezing moon during the night. Otherwise, there would be sand and fallen architecture that had failed to survive the war and the passage of time.

Even with Yan Lenglei and Mo Jidong's extraordinary sight, they couldn't sense any inheritance that had been left behind. Obviously they were hidden very deeply, as well as due to their limited cultivation base. After all, they were still in the Awakening Realm which was the beginning of cultivation.

Since this was the case, they could only explore in hopes to find anything that may catch their interest. By the next week, the Celestial Lotus Sect ran into another group of disciples of another sect. Fortunately, this sect was friendly enough to not attack them, and even pass on information to them.

Apparantly, every sect had received news that an ancient inheritance that was left behind by a Duke Realm cultivator was found. Every sect was on their way to the location in hopes of being able to crack the puzzle and find the truth of the inheritance. What was a Duke Realm cultivator? They were amongst the cream of the top, even in the higher realms of the Three Thousand Worlds.

Awakening, Noble, Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquess. Above the Marquess Realm was the Duke Realm. If a Marquess Realm expert could control a Lower Realm, then a Duke could control a Middle Level Realm. The difference between a Lower Realm and a Middle Realm was extremely large.

The Spiritual Qi of a Middle Realm was many times richer than that of a Lower Realm, which meant that experts were as vast as the clouds within a Middle Realm. One had to know, that the minimum requirement to ascend from the Lower Realm, to the Middle Realm was the Viscount Realm. Only by ascending to the Middle Realm, could one be considered a real cultivator.

The inheritance of a Duke would obviously draw the attention of every sect within the Great Solar Realm. After all, even the Great Solar Emperor himself was only half foot into the realm. Even so, the disparity between a half Duke, and a true Duke was as vast as the difference between Heaven and Earth.

The same inheritance that the Celestial Lotus Sect received news about, was hidden behind a complex puzzle that was unsolved by the first sect that had discovered it. After failing to crack the puzzle, the sect decided to spread the news in hopes that the sects could work together to crack the puzzle, before competing for the right to accept the inheritance.

After receiving the news, the Celestial Lotus Sect immediately headed for the location of the inheritance, while the people that handed them the news stayed to inform other sects that passed by. The distance from their location to the inheritance was only two days away, leaving five days to crack the puzzle and accept the inheritance.

This news of a Duke's inheritance erked even Yan Lenglei's group. The inheritance left behind by a Duke was sure to be powerful. Even if they didn't accept the inheritance themselves, the person who does at the end may be worth fighting against.

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Two days later, the Celestial Lotus Sect arrived at the location of the inheritance. There, dozens of top ranked sects were all sitting around, waiting for the arrival of every sect that had entered the Gu Feixu. Obviously, those who were here were amongst the top of those in the Noble Realm of the entire Great Solar Realm. With the arrival of the Celestial Lotus Sect, there would only be one or two more that had yet to arrive.

A while later, the last few sects arrived, which meant those of every single sect in the entire Great Solar Realm had arrived. This included disciples from Grade One Sects, which were the highest ranked sects within the entire realm.

Probing around, Yan Lenglei could see a few people who caught his attention. Amongst the hundreds of disciples that remained who were already at the top, there were five figures that stood out among them. Judging from their aura, they seemed to be much stronger than Ning Lianqi who could fight an entire small realm above her.

It seemed like those disciples had either stayed hidden, or the Great Solar Emperor didn't want to spread the news of their geniuses to the other Lower Realms. Each of the five individuals each had an astounding temperament, as well as extreme confidence in themselves. Judging by their auras, each of them could fight more than three stages above them, making them able to compete against even peak Nobles.

Those five individuals sudden felt a pair of eyes on them and all turned at the same time. Yan Lenglei didn't avoid them, nor did he stop proving them even as they all stared at him. Sensing a chilling aura from each of the five, displayed a different facial expression for the first time in a long time.

With all the sects around the inheritance. It was time to begin cracking the puzzle that lead to the inheritance of a Duke Realm expert. The surrounding location was different from the other parts of the Gu Feixu.

Rather than just sand and fallen buildings everywhere, there was large platforms that lead into the sky. Not only that, there were floating boulders in every direction, forming a circle. Obviously, something powerful was hidden within this platform and floating boulders.

Soon, someone stood out amongst the disciples of every sect and spoke. A young man dressed in gold cupped his hands and spoke. "Greetings fellow daoists. I am Sun Quan of the Sky Fire Sect. I hope that you are all fine with me being the spokesperson." Sun Quan said.

The Sky Fire Sect. A Grade One Sect that was amongst the top five even amongst Grade One Sects. As a disciple of the Sky Fire Sect, it was obvious that Sun Quan was qualified to become the spokesperson.

"Since you have no qualms, then let me begin. As you all know, this is an inheritance that was left behind by a Duke. How do we know this? For those that aren't interested in books, I will explain it to you."

"In the past, a Spiritual Tool of the Seventh Grade had been brought back by the Great Solar Emperor of the past. The aura of the said Spiritual Tool was sensed by the many Sect Masters who recalled the feeling and could even replicate it for the disciples to feel using a special Spiritual Tool."

"After the previous Great Solar Emperor broke through, he passed on his position to the current Great Solar Emperor and left for the Upper Realm with the Spiritual Tool. Since then, we of the Sky Fire Sect have been in contact with the replicated aura of the Seventh Grade Spiritual Tooll, hence we can confirm that this inheritance was indeed left behind by a Duke."

"I'm sure the disciples of the Ice Goddess Temple, the Earth Shrine, the Wind Abode, and the Golden Fae Sect can confirm my words." Sun Quan explained. Of course, as the disciple of a renowned sect, his words could very well be the truth even without verification. Those of lower ranked sects whispered amongst each other, before Sun Quan continued.

"Now, if everyone could send their strongest or most talented few up with me, then we could all work together to crack the puzzle."

Soon enough, the disciples of the various sects began discussing and choosing the members that would represent them. As for the Celestial Lotus Sect, Ning Lianqi would obviously be selected. Only five from each sect would come up, which meant that there were only four remaining spots left.

During rhe past few days, the disciples of the Celestial Lotus Sect had seen Yan Lenglei's group's strength, hence they hoped that they could take three spots, leaving them with one open spot. Naturally Yan Lenglei agreed, since he also needed to protect Ning Lianqi who was still weak.

If a fight were to occur, Ning Lianqi would be one of the first to be targeted with her weak cultivation base. Not only that, they were also interested in the inheritance itself, which would kill two birds with one stone.

As for the remaining spot, a young man who had reached the Ninth Stage of the Noble Realm was chosen to take the last spot. His young man was relatively talented amongst the older disciples who were able to join on this trip to the Gu Feixu, he had been the first of the Eighth Stage Nobles, hence his peak Noble Realm would definitely be a huge help to the group. After selecting five members to ascend the platform to crack the inheritance, each sect sent out their representatives.