154: Heritage across time and space

“I do indeed possess a forbidden Seal technique.”

“Using Protective Aura as a guide, mobilizing the power of heaven and earth, and with the aid of Mental Energy, shaping it to condense into Restriction chains…”

“The stronger the user’s power, the more effective the chains. From sealing a target’s Qi and Meridians to their Divine Soul and consciousness, eventually, it can even Seal space-time.”

“But the problem is…”

Revered Xinghe’s tone shifted, his gaze fixed on Su Lei.

“Currently, you don’t meet the conditions to learn this secret technique, let alone use it.”

“Although your physique and Protective Aura have been tempered to near perfection, and a Small World is being nurtured in your Sea of Consciousness, you are still one step away from becoming a Martial Ancestor… you lack a certain catalyst.”

“It could be a day, or it could be a year.”

Su Lei took a deep breath, “I understand, but there’s no time. Is there a quick method?”

Revered Xinghe fell silent, then sighed softly after a long while.

“There is indeed another method—the Promotion Ritual.”

Su Lei noticed that when he mentioned “Promotion Ritual,” the expressions of Weber and the guards suddenly changed drastically.

Weber subconsciously took half a step forward, his scar-riddled face exceptionally solemn.

“Venerable, please reconsider!”

“The Promotion Ritual will consume a great deal of your power!”

The Captain of the Guards knelt on one knee, his armor clashing with the ground with a dull thud.

“We need you at your peak to face the approaching enemy!”

Su Lei even saw several guards clutching their weapons tightly, their knuckles white.

The Venerable turned to Su Lei, his gaze seemingly piercing through the mists of time: “Everything is predetermined; history cannot be changed.”

Revered Xinghe raised his hand, the starlight flowing from his fingertips tracing an arc in the air.

Everyone immediately fell silent, but their eyes were filled with deep confusion.

The Venerable turned to Su Lei, his gaze seemingly piercing through time.

“Everything is predetermined; history cannot be changed.”

“Our civilization will eventually perish, but Cultivation Techniques, Martial Skills…” The Venerable’s voice suddenly became ethereal, “will Transmigration through the river of time and reappear thirty thousand years later.”

“And now, his appearance is an opportunity to break the cycle.”

Weber’s single arm trembled violently, and his bone saber let out a wailing vibration.

“But at what cost… are we to gamble with all our lives?”

“What if… what if he returns and still can’t withstand the Demonic Beast’s attack? Wouldn’t that be…”

Revered Xinghe looked at Su Lei with piercing eyes.

“If he fails, human civilization will be extinguished again. Then, tens of thousands of years later, a new cycle will begin…”

“So, a trial is needed.”

“A trial?” Su Lei raised an eyebrow.

The Venerable nodded slightly, and the shadows beneath his throne suddenly spread out, forming a star map on the ground.

“Not just me, but the entire civilization can bet on you. But the question is—”

“Do you have the right?”

The Venerable’s voice boomed like thunder.

“Can you bear the hopes of two eras, lead humanity to survive the catastrophe of Demonic Beasts, find the ultimate answer, and break this endless Reincarnation?”

Su Lei suddenly smiled. He raised his hand to wipe away the bloodstains seeping from his nose—capillary rupture caused by excessive Mental Energy pressure.

“How do I prove it?” He looked directly at the Venerable, Battle Intent burning in his eyes.

“The Trial Tower.” Revered Xinghe waved his sleeve, and the illusory projection suddenly magnified.

“It was created with the painstaking efforts of the seven strongest individuals of our clan. Your consciousness will enter a Mental Energy illusion, and you will face life-and-death trials as a Mortal.”

With each sentence he spoke, a layer of the tower lit up: “For every two layers you pass, a Mental Energy imprint of a predecessor will merge into your Sea of Consciousness, imparting Cultivation Techniques, Martial Skills…”

Su Lei’s expression suddenly became strange.

Of course, he knew about the Trial Tower; not only did he know, but he had personally experienced it three times in the future world.

Weber misunderstood his expression, and a sneer appeared on his twisted, scarred face.

“The trial is indeed difficult, but it is something we Martial Artists must experience.”

“If even this causes you to shrink back…”

“I have no objections.” Su Lei suddenly interrupted him, looking directly at the Venerable, “What are the conditions?”

Revered Xinghe’s white hair moved without wind, and the star marrow throughout the entire hall simultaneously brightened to its maximum.

“Pass one hundred layers within one day.”

As his voice fell, the illusory Trial Tower crashed to the ground, materializing and standing in the center of the great hall.

The moment the tower gate opened, Su Lei’s robes flapped wildly, torn by the violent Mental Energy currents.

He looked back at Weber’s shocked expression, chuckled softly, and stepped into the light without hesitation.

“Buzz!”

A wave of energy swept over his entire body like a tide. The world before his eyes spun, and his consciousness suddenly blurred… Su Lei slowly opened his eyes. Golden sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, dappling his face.

A gentle breeze blew, carrying the unique fragrance of grass and trees. In his ears were the crisp chirping of birds and the soft rustling of leaves.

He propped himself up, his palms sinking into the soft earth. His fingertips could clearly feel the damp moss and fine gravel.

It was exactly as he remembered.

He looked around, surrounded by towering ancient trees and hanging vines. In the distance, the gurgling of a stream could faintly be heard.

In a daze, he couldn’t even tell if this was an illusion or reality.

“Thirty thousand years have passed, yet the rules within the Trial Tower remain unchanged…”

Su Lei murmured to himself, a complex emotion rising in his heart.

This Trial Tower carried the shared memories of Martial Artists from two eras.

Even though the outside world had long undergone vast changes and civilizations had risen and fallen, the trials within the tower remained constant,

like a bond spanning the river of time, closely connecting the Martial Dao spirit of both eras.

Such a brilliant civilization, such powerful Martial Artists, ultimately perished in the catastrophe of Demonic Beasts.

Although the Trial Tower preserved some Legacy, those vast ancient secret techniques, those astonishing and brilliant Martial Dao ultimate skills, ultimately dissipated into the long river of history with the passage of time.

Su Lei’s fists unconsciously clenched, his nails digging deeply into his palms.

If… if he could change their fate… But then, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Even an existence like Revered Xinghe, who transcended the Great Grandmaster, was powerless to reverse the situation; he had even less of a way.

A moment later, he took a deep breath, his gaze gradually becoming firm.

“Although I can’t change anything, I must at least master more information about Demonic Beasts and learn the secret technique of Restriction Seals,

to protect my own world!”

Su Lei slowly stood up, patting the dust from his body.

Although he was empty inside at this moment, without Protective Aura, without Mental Energy, and even his physical fitness had returned to that of an ordinary person, his gaze was firmer than ever.

The experience of three trials, the thorough understanding of countless Martial Cultivation Techniques… Even if he chose no rewards this time, he had absolute confidence to defeat that Great Grandmaster as a Mortal and pass one hundred layers… Inside the great hall, starlight flowed.

Weber looked at Su Lei’s disappearing figure at the entrance of the Trial Tower, a hint of worry appearing on his face.

“Passing one hundred layers within one day… He can’t do it.”

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