Chapter 252: Land of Inheritance

The geniuses were abuzz with discussion. Beside Li Yang, Mute clenched his fists, his face flushed with excitement. "A Dominator! A true pillar of the Human Race! Someone who can kill an Emperor with a wave of their hand. Every single Dominator of our Human Race is an existence that strikes fear into the hearts of the Cosmos’s countless races. I can’t believe I actually saw one today!"

Even though his own teacher was an Emperor, Dominators were the stuff of legends to him—beings he might never have seen in his entire life.

Li Yang was also shaken.

He possessed an avatar like the Fire Nether Divine Beast, which would make becoming one of the Deities in the future a simple feat. However, the probability of him becoming an Emperor was not high.

And above Emperors, there were beings at the Dominator level! ’Could I ever reach such a level in the future?’

Experts like that were the true pillars of the vast Human Race!

The geniuses were all incredibly excited and thrilled, and even more so, envious that Mixed Void had been accepted as a disciple by such an existence.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Not far away, several figures flew over. Seeing Longyan Emperor, they said respectfully, "Longyan Emperor."

"Mm."

Longyan Emperor nodded, looked at the crowd of geniuses, and said, "You have arrived within the Saint Hall. These people will take you to your residences. Very well. I hope you will all grow at an even faster pace here."

After speaking, Longyan Emperor departed.

He had brought the geniuses here; the rest was not his responsibility.

Ten people walked over, all of them experts at the Deity level. One of them, a short, three-eyed old man, addressed the crowd. "Those ranked third to fourteenth—Long Zhan, Dilunxi, and the others—come over here."

Immediately, Li Yang and the others stepped forward. The twelve geniuses gathered around the short old man.

The old man smiled. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Barton. You can call me Mr. Barton."

"Next, I will take you to your residences."

He started walking, and Li Yang and the other geniuses obediently followed.

"The place you’ll be living is called the Lianyun Mountain Range. It has many palaces, and twelve of its peaks will belong to you."

’The Lianyun Mountain Range? Mountain peaks?’ Li Yang thought.

’This Human Race Eternal Saint Hall really has a strange way of housing its disciples—making them live on a mountain range.’

Just then, Huo Lie, one of the twelve, couldn’t help but ask, "Mr. Barton, do Mixed Void and Lan Yu live somewhere different from us?"

Hearing his question, the other geniuses pricked up their ears.

They had just arrived at the Human Race Eternal Saint Hall and were unfamiliar with how things worked.

Barton smiled and nodded. "The Lianyun Mountain Range is divided into the summit, the mountainside, and the base. Mixed Void and Lan Yu are at the summit. You all are on the mountainside. As for the other geniuses, they are at the base."

Upon hearing this, another genius quickly asked, "Mr. Barton, is there any difference between these three locations?"

Barton explained, "Weren’t you all observing the various law-engraved patterns in the void? The higher up you are, the better the effect of comprehending these law-engraved patterns. The effect at the summit is the strongest—1.5 times better than the mountainside and twice as good as the base."

"1.5 times the effect?"

Hearing Barton’s words, the expressions of the group changed slightly. It was clear they were being treated differently from the other geniuses.

The many fragmented law-engraved patterns in the sky were much more potent than the Path of Deities, as everyone had already experienced.

And the comprehension effect for these law-engraved patterns at the summit was twice as strong as at the base, and also significantly stronger than their own level on the mountainside.

Although their expressions flickered, they weren’t resentful.

In any organization, there were divisions like Core Disciples, ordinary disciples, and so on.

If you wanted better training, you had to display greater Talent.

"Additionally," Barton continued, "the contribution points distributed at the summit, mountainside, and base at set intervals are different. You can use these contribution points to exchange for various cultivation manuals and other items in the Human Race Saint Hall’s treasury."

"Furthermore, the geniuses at the summit get one inheritance opportunity every five years. Those on the mountainside get one every ten years, and those at the base get one every twenty years."

"Inheritance opportunity?"

Hearing this, another genius quickly asked, "Mr. Barton, what is this inheritance opportunity?"

Barton smiled and said, "Don’t be anxious. You are ranked third to fourteenth. According to the previous genius selection, you are classified in the second tier, and each of you has two inheritance opportunities. Once we get to your residences, I will take you to the inheritance grounds. You’ll understand then."

The geniuses all listened intently, Li Yang included.

In the previous genius selection, the first and second place winners, Mixed Void and Lan Yu, had both received three inheritance opportunities. It must be something of immense benefit, which was why it was given to them as a reward.

The number of opportunities awarded was so small—even the strongest, Mixed Void, only got three. This showed that the inheritance opportunities must be incredibly precious.

As he was speaking, another genius asked, "Mr. Barton, is there any way for us to get to the summit?"

Li Yang glanced over and saw that it was the youngest, Dilunxi, who had asked.

A glint of fighting spirit was in Dilunxi’s eyes. According to Barton, the cultivation environment and resources were better at the summit, so of course he wanted to go there.

Barton smiled. "As long as you demonstrate exceptional Talent, or if your rate of progress can match that of Mixed Void and Lan Yu at the summit, then you will have a chance to go there."

"Alternatively, you can challenge Lan Yu and Mixed Void. If you defeat either one of them, you can also move directly to the summit."

Hearing Barton’s words, the expressions of the geniuses shifted.

’Progress faster than Mixed Void and Lan Yu, or even defeat them?’

That was a truly high bar.

As for Dilunxi, his eyes lit up.

He was very confident in himself. He believed that after entering the Human Race Eternal Saint Hall, he would quickly catch up to Lan Yu, and even Mixed Void.

Therefore, he was determined to reach the summit of the Lianyun Mountain Range.

"Here, these are for you."

Barton continued, handing twelve smart wristbands to Li Yang and the others.

"These are the smart wristbands specially equipped for the Core Disciples of our Human Race Eternal Saint Hall. They contain an AI consciousness that can assist you in your cultivation. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask the AI directly."

Li Yang and the others nodded. An ordinary smart device obviously couldn’t access things like the treasury within the Human Race Eternal Saint Hall.

"We’re here."

Barton explained continuously as he led Li Yang and the others to a series of mountain peaks, each crowned with rows of palaces.

These palaces were the residences for Li Yang and the others—one palace per person.

After letting the group take in their new homes, Barton smiled and said, "Now that you’ve seen where you’ll be living, I’ll take you to the inheritance grounds."

He once again led Li Yang and the others, traveling continuously through a Space Teleportation Array.

Since it was their first time here, Li Yang and the others silently memorized the routes.

Ten minutes later, the group stopped at another location.

They had arrived at the inheritance grounds.

(Ah, apologies, something came up. I’ll post a make-up Chapter tomorrow. Thanks to Bansheng Liangliangliang dao Shang for the 1,500-coin tip, and thanks to 08a, Xiangruyimo1314, and Book Friend 130212152833687 for the 100-coin tips. Thank you.)