“How should we deal with the remains of this Celestial Venerable?” Xiao Qingfeng asked what everyone was thinking.
Every single one of them was warily on guard against the people around them. For something like this, if you could take it all for yourself, who would be willing to share?
Seeing this, Feng Qingran just shook her head.
Just one skeleton, and they’d already forgotten why they’d come in here in the first place.
Feng Qingran quietly shuffled her feet, retreating back along the path they’d come from. When she reached a turn, she suddenly spun around…
Thud! —
Feng Qingran’s nose bumped into something hard.
It hurt so much that she furrowed her brow slightly.
She raised her hand to feel what was in front of her.
She touched an invisible barrier. So it didn’t want to let her leave?
Meanwhile, the others were silently pulling out their weapons.
But no one was willing to launch the first attack. After all, the space was too small, and they were worried about damaging the remains.
There was another reason they weren’t making a move.
If a Mahayana Celestial Venerable had left behind an inheritance before death, they would usually leave behind a wisp of their residual soul to test any cultivators who passed by.
Only those who passed the test would receive the inheritance.
“Everyone, it looks like we’re trapped here?” Feng Qingran leaned against the wall, sounding helpless.
Everyone’s eyes fell on her.
“Why are you all looking at me? There’s a barrier here—I can’t get out.” Feng Qingran didn’t get it. Being trapped here was dangerous, wasn’t it?
Rong Zhuofan walked over, raised his hand, and felt the barrier.
He then struck it with his full strength. It was like throwing a mud ox into the sea—there was no reaction at all.
Seeing this, the others walked up to the barrier one after another and tried to smash through the barrier wall. All their efforts were completely useless.
“This must be a test from the Mahayana Celestial Venerable!”
That person was incredibly excited and continued, “As long as we can break through the barrier, we’ll receive the Celestial Venerable’s inheritance and get the skeleton…”
“But there’s no way to break the barrier with just one person’s strength alone.” Baili Xuanqing’s voice was cold and deep.
“We can work together to open the barrier, and then we can discuss how to split the inheritance,” someone suggested.
Feng Qingran asked curiously, “Can an inheritance even be split?”
Of course an inheritance couldn’t be split!
Everyone knew that. The reason he said that was just to get the barrier opened first.
With just one sentence from Feng Qingran, the pretense of goodwill on everyone’s faces crumbled.
“Are you sure that whoever gets the inheritance won’t just kill everyone else to silence them?” Feng Qingran spoke up again.
Everyone’s expressions turned sour. Seeing through things but not saying them outright had always been the unspoken rule among us strong ones. This girl really didn’t play by the rules, did she?
They chose to ignore Feng Qingran and looked toward Xiao Hongyu.
“Sect Leader Xiao, what do you think we should do?” Xiao Qingfeng looked at Xiao Hongyu, whose face was imposing and dignified.
Xiao Hongyu had always been a symbol of fairness and integrity.
If he said what should be done, everyone would be more convinced.
Xiao Hongyu said in a deep voice, “This inheritance concerns our entire Azure Cloud Province. I suggest that no matter who gets the inheritance, they must not keep it for themselves. They should share whatever they obtain with everyone else…”
Rong Zhuofan asked, “But we don’t even know what’s inside the inheritance. How can Sect Leader Xiao guarantee that whoever gets it won’t hide some of it?”
Xiao Hongyu’s face showed displeasure. “What do you mean by that, Sect Leader Rong? All of you are powerful cultivators above the Spirit Transformation stage. Surely your word is as good as gold.”
Xiao Qingfeng said coldly, “Rong Zhuofan, why are you always trying to stir up trouble?”
Rong Zhuofan pretended not to hear Xiao Qingfeng’s words. “I’m just stating the facts. Some things simply can’t be split equally. I suggest we let everyone rely on their own abilities. Whoever gets it, it’s theirs, and no one else is allowed to fight for it.”
“Sect Leader Rong, you can’t be so selfish. We all found these things together. How can one person claim them all for themselves?” Xiao Hongyu’s tone was stern.
“I really am not as righteous as Sect Leader Xiao. Fine, I don’t want the inheritance. But then that magic robe belongs to me?” Rong Zhuofan’s eyes were filled with sarcasm.
Xiao Qingfeng immediately jumped in. “Rong Zhuofan, you’re dreaming…”
……
The three of them went back and forth, each saying their piece.
Listening to them was making Feng Qingran so bored she could fall asleep.
The other family heads didn’t feel like they could chime in either. Their strength wasn’t as good as the sects’, so even if they got something, they wouldn’t be able to hold onto it.
But what puzzled all the family heads was this.
Baili Xuanqing had remained completely silent from start to finish.
Feng Qingran’s beautiful eyes sparkled with a roving light. She glanced sideways at Baili Xuanqing, her red lips curving slightly. Usually, the ones who don’t say anything are the most ruthless.
And as for Xiao Hongyu being so righteous—he had probably already realized that this Mahayana Celestial Venerable wasn’t a sword cultivator. So receiving the inheritance wouldn’t bring much benefit to the Heavenly Sword Sect anyway.
He might as well offer up the stuff and earn himself a good reputation.
Ah-ha! —
Feng Qingran let out a yawn.
She just wanted to get out. She didn’t want to listen to them argue anymore. It was so exhausting.
“How about we just bury the person directly and let the elder rest in peace?”
Suddenly, there was complete silence.
Everyone stared at Feng Qingran.
They wondered if they’d heard her wrong.
Baili Xuanqing folded his hands behind his back and looked at Feng Qingran with cold, gloomy eyes.
Feng Qingran said indifferently, “You’re all so worked up because you can’t agree on how to split the loot. Instead of wasting time on this, why not just bury it? Then nobody gets anything, and you still get to stay alive.”
“I agree!” Rong Zhuofan was the first to speak up.
“The young lady’s suggestion isn’t unreasonable. Burying it is good,” an elderly voice chimed in. He was truly afraid his old bones might end up right here.
Xiao Hongyu’s sword-like brows were tightly furrowed. Even if they did bury it, who could guarantee that no one would come back to dig it up?
But no one said that out loud.
Feng Qingran’s words had gained approval from most of the people.
A Mahayana Celestial Venerable’s inheritance was tempting, but as long as you were alive, you had infinite possibilities.
While everyone was still hesitating, a hoe had already appeared in Feng Qingran’s hand.
