Empress!
[Protagonist's Inherited Treasure Halo]: Don't talk to me about the limitations of lineage in front of the protagonist! If you obtained the inherited treasure but cannot use it, can you still be called a protagonist?
Once activated, the host can ignore any restrictions and use any inherited treasure with special usage limits! The specific power depends on the cultivation realm of the host at the moment!
The long-lost prompt system voice sounded.
Su Zhan's face looked strange.
What a coincidence!
Maybe if I take a sword and point it at my own neck now, I can truly open the Protagonist's Immortality Halo...
Muttering to himself, Su Zhan still didn't dare to take his own life to test whether this halo system could be relied upon or not.
He entered the halo panel and immediately deactivated all the halos, then activated the Inherited Treasure Halo.
Next moment, the heritage bead that Su Zhan had touched but received no response suddenly emitted a bright light!
As Su Zhan exerted a little bit of power, he took the heritage bead embedded with dense runes in the center.
His spiritual power entered without hindrance, and all the cultivation techniques, martial arts, and even some secrets of the Xu Family emerged.
Moreover, when Su Zhan took the heritage bead, there seemed to be some changes in spiritual energy throughout Lutai Mountain.
Su Zhan stared at the heritage bead carefully. Absorbing its true qi, he suddenly had a very strange feeling.
It seemed that he had full control over the spiritual energy of Lutai Mountain!
In fact, that was true.
With a single thought, spiritual energy from all over Lutai Mountain gathered towards him.
"This... Can this bead manipulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?"
Su Zhan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. "No, it doesn't manipulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but rather controls the spiritual energy of this specific area... It is more accurate to say that this spiritual energy is inherently connected to this bead... What is so special about this bead?"
Unable to figure it out, he looked towards the confused elders of the Xu Family.
"Yes, yes, it's a spiritual vein!"
The elder Su Zhan was looking at hurriedly spoke up.
"Spiritual vein?"
Su Zhan was curious.
He had seen spiritual veins before. The Yuntian Sword Sect was located on a large spiritual vein, and Baiyun Peak was one of the outlets of spiritual energy from that vein. As a result, the disciples of Baiyun Peak cultivated several times faster than the outer disciples, even ten times faster!
Spiritual veins were always very vast, spanning hundreds or thousands of miles.
Could this egg-sized bead in his hand have a connection with a spiritual vein?
He looked at the elder and said, "Explain it clearly."
"Yes, yes!"
The elder didn't dare to neglect and quickly said, "Hundreds of years ago, our ancestors discovered a miniature spiritual vein about twenty miles long beneath Lutai Mountain.
Once other forces became aware of the spiritual vein, they would definitely compete for it!
Therefore, our ancestors used the excuse to incorporate Lutai Mountain into our Xu Family's territory and placed the heritage bead here. They formed a special formation to allow the heritage bead to consume the spiritual vein!"
"Was that necessary? Couldn't you let the disciples cultivate here?"
Su Zhan was puzzled.
The elder forced a bitter smile and said, "Young Master Su, you don't understand the situation. Although this spiritual vein is only twenty miles long, it affects an area with a diameter of over a hundred miles!
When divided, the concentration of spiritual energy in this area may be slightly higher, but not significantly. Besides, our main branch of the Xu Family was originally located on a spiritual vein, so this level of concentration is not significant.
However, if we incorporate a miniature spiritual vein into the heritage bead, it greatly reduces the affected range and can at least increase the concentration of spiritual energy in one place by more than five times!
If used by only one person for cultivation, the concentration can even reach ten times higher!"
Therefore, our ancestors made this decision, hoping to use the heritage bead to cultivate a great expert for our Xu Family.
Moreover, it was only about a dozen years before the heritage bead completely consumed the spiritual vein. Young Master Su, you..."
"It's okay. I don't need the remaining spiritual vein. Keep it for yourselves!"
Su Zhan smiled and waved his hand, appearing generous.
The elder was stunned.
Did I imply that?
I wanted to prevent him from taking it and exchanging it for something else!
The elder raged inwardly but managed to put on a smile on his face. "Thank you, Young Master Su, for your generosity."
Saying this, all the elders of the Xu Family felt like they were about to explode.
Clearly, Su Zhan took their most important treasure, yet they had to thank him for his generosity...
This was outrageous!
Although they were all upset, as soon as they saw Su Zhan looking at them, they immediately smiled, appearing very grateful.
Satisfied, Su Zhan put the heritage bead into his storage space.
From now on, he could cultivate with the spiritual vein by his side... Truly refreshing!
Thinking about this, he smiled and took out an IOU. He destroyed it with his true qi in front of everyone. "Alright, the Xu Family no longer owes me anything. Since that's the case, I'll take my leave."
After speaking, Su Zhan threw the Extreme Yang Sword and flew into the sky.
"Take care, Young Master Su!"
Hundreds of members of the Xu Family watched Su Zhan leave with his flying sword, finally feeling relieved.
Many people were so nervous just now that they collapsed to the ground.
"Elder, did we just suffer a pointless loss?"
"When has our Xu Family ever been humiliated like this!"
"But that person is truly frightening!"
...
The voices filled with anger, fear, and hatred were heard one by one.
The skin of an elder from the Xu Family turned dark as he walked to the edge of the square and directed his gaze at the Xu Family disciples flying towards them. Anxiously, he asked, "How is the ancestor? What happened to the ancestor?"
"Ancestor, ancestor..."
The disciple's expression became possessed, and then he said with great sadness, "The ancestor has passed away!"
The ancestor has passed away!
As this voice was heard, the previously bustling square at the peak of Lutai Mountain suddenly fell silent.
Those filled with anger, hatred, and revenge plans trembled.
They thought that one sword strike only defeated the ancestor.
But they never expected that with just one sword, their ancestor would die...
It was terrifying, truly terrifying!
No one dared to seek revenge anymore, and all that remained in their hearts was fear.
Xu Yao's body trembled, and the last trace of his desire for revenge vanished from his mind.
Revenge?
Revenge against Su Zhan, such a strange person?
Don't make jokes!
Isn't it better to stay alive???
The elder of the Xu Family remained silent for a long time before whispering, "Our Xu Family was the one who initiated the attack, and this outcome can only be blamed on ourselves... From now on, our Xu Family must take this as a lesson and act cautiously. If we provoke a madman like that again... our Xu Family might be expelled from the Hua Yue Kingdom!"
Hundreds of core members of the Xu Family nodded silently.
...
In the imperial city of the Hua Yue Kingdom.
Inside the palace hall.
The graceful and impeccably dressed empress, radiating imperial charm and majesty, sat on the grand chair.
Her gaze passed through the thin silk curtains in front of her and fell upon Hua Yiyi, who had a face full of complaints.
"As you said, you were forced by him, so this promise doesn't count, of course."
The empress spoke in a calm tone, "I will personally write a letter to inform the Yuntian Sword Sect, so you don't need to worry.
However, what intrigues me more is why, when you mentioned Su Zhan, I could see such deep fear in your eyes?
As a Barrier Master Realm cultivator, even if he has extraordinary talent, what qualifications does he have to make you so afraid?"