528: Rapid improvement

“Master… Master!”

This time, the Lord of Silent Extinction Court was certain that the body the other party currently controlled was that of his true Master, the Lord of Silent Extinction Hall!

As if sensing the surging emotions and calls, the black-armored man, who was the Lord of Silent Extinction Hall, slowly turned his head and nodded slightly towards the Lord of Silent Extinction Court, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

After a long gaze, he looked towards Lin Yan, who also met his gaze.

Neither spoke, seemingly communicating with their eyes. Then, the Lord of Silent Extinction Hall bowed slightly to Lin Yan, and his figure began to dissipate.

At the very end, he looked towards the World Ancient Tree behind him, a hint of regret in his eyes. The World Tree, being sentient, also rustled its leaves, as if bidding farewell.

Surrounded by countless emerald green light particles, the figure of the Lord of Silent Extinction Hall finally vanished completely between heaven and earth.

Master!

The Lord of Silent Extinction Court whispered, with a strong sense of reluctance, silently watching all of this.

He naturally knew that his Master had long since perished, and what he had just seen was merely a remnant thought.

“I already know the location of the inheritance. Follow me!”

After a long while, Lin Yan slowly spoke, leading the way towards the massive roots of the World Tree.

At the base of the World Tree, there was a stone gate, tightly connected to the World Tree as if it were one entity. The stone gate exuded an ancient and weathered aura, clearly indicating its long history.

The Lord of Silent Extinction Hall had already informed him of the method to open the stone gate, which was exactly as the Lord of Silent Extinction Court had said: it required a bronze fragment of the heavenly dao cauldron to open.

Although the bronze fragment of the heavenly dao cauldron in his hand was incomplete, it was already sufficient to open the stone gate. Inside the stone gate lay the true inheritance and foundation of the Silent Extinction Shrine, enough to allow an ordinary person to soar to great heights.

Lin Yan did not delay, directly taking out a bronze fragment that was more than half a meter tall. At this time, the fragment already had some rudimentary shape, similar to a cauldron, but it still lacked two-thirds of its parts, possessing only one leg.

After the bronze fragment appeared, it emitted an ancient fluctuation, resonating with the stone gate, and soon a connection was established.

Rumble.

The stone gate let out a heavy rumbling sound, and then slowly opened under everyone’s gaze.

As the stone gate opened, a passage appeared before everyone, leading to an unknown destination.

“You all may go. Whether you can obtain the good fortune and inheritance depends on your individual destinies!”

Lin Yan said indifferently. Clearly, he did not have much interest in the inheritance of the Silent Extinction Shrine; the main reason was that it offered no substantial help to his current self.

The only thing in the Silent Extinction Shrine that could pique his interest was the World Tree!

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Silent Extinction Court quickly regained his composure, looking at the passage with a hint of fervor and longing.

As a member of the Silent Extinction Shrine, and having cultivated its core cultivation technique, he was the most promising candidate to acquire the inheritance.

However, the foundation of the Silent Extinction Shrine encompassed everything, and if others were lucky enough, they could also gain immense benefits!

Lin Yan also summoned the Chang Sheng Sect from his inner world, preparing to let the Chang Sheng Sect disciples also try their luck.

The Lord of Silent Extinction Court took the lead, swiftly entering the passage. The Emperor Lord and others, seeing this, followed closely behind.

And the Big Yellow Dog and others, after learning the origin of this place, also looked eager to try, one after another stepping into the passage.

After everyone had entered the inheritance secret realm inside the stone gate, Lin Yan slowly raised his head to observe the towering divine tree before him.

Through his previous exchange with the Lord of Silent Extinction Hall, he had also learned the general situation of that year: the Heavenly Devil Emperor led a host of Heavenly Devils to attack the Silent Extinction Shrine, and the Lord of Silent Extinction Hall battled him.

Finally, the Lord of Silent Extinction Hall, relying on his supreme power, perished together with the Heavenly Devil Emperor. However, the Heavenly Devil Emperor was like a centipede that dies but never falls, managing to infiltrate a wisp of his remnant soul into the body of the deceased Lord of Silent Extinction Hall.

Over countless years, the remnant soul grew stronger, showing signs of revival. Fortunately, the Lord of Silent Extinction Hall also had a contingency plan.

At the moment of his demise, he fled into the Silent Extinction Valley, intending to use the World Tree's infinite world power to suppress and kill it.

It must be said that the Heavenly Devil Clan's vitality was tenacious; under such suppression, it not only did not perish but also grew stronger day by day.

Hundreds of thousands of years later, it even gained the power to leave this place. Fortunately, it encountered Lin Yan, which prevented it from achieving its wish.

The Lord of Silent Extinction Hall also saw the hope for the future in Lin Yan. After imparting the inheritance, he also requested that if the Heavenly Devils were to destroy the world in the future, he hoped Lin Yan would step in to prevent it all.

Lin Yan did not refuse this. When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. The two sides were inherently opposed; even if he did not take the initiative, the Heavenly Devil Clan would not allow him to exist in the world.

His palm slowly covered the trunk of the World Tree, as if communicating with it, and the latter also trembled gently a few times, as if responding... Time flowed, a hundred years passed in a flash. During these years, the Chang Sheng Sect disciples had emerged from the inheritance secret realm and were cultivating using the Spring of Life and the Time Tower, their cultivation rapidly improving.

However, the figure of the Lord of Silent Extinction Court had never appeared, which meant something self-evident.

Clearly, the Lord of Silent Extinction Court must have obtained the inheritance of the Silent Extinction Shrine, and this process would not be too short.

This result was not unexpected; the former was originally a person of the Shrine, and all of this could be said to be a natural progression.

However, in addition to the most core inheritance, the inheritance secret realm also contained countless opportunities unimaginable to the outside world, and everyone else also had their own gains, benefiting greatly.

Nevertheless, it was clear that everyone's secluded cultivation was far from over, so the valley remained as peaceful as ever.

During this period, Lin Yan and the World Tree also formed a very deep connection. When everyone's secluded cultivation ended, he would take the World Tree with him from this place.

This was also the intention of the Lord of Silent Extinction Hall. The World Tree was extraordinarily divine, one of the few divine objects in heaven and earth. If it remained dormant here indefinitely, it would be somewhat wasteful.

Two hundred years later, the Lord of Silent Extinction Court finally emerged from the inheritance secret realm. His aura was not evident, but it caused heaven and earth to subtly tremble, and the sharpness in his eyes was even greater than before.

Lin Yan, in the courtyard of the Chang Sheng Sect, also instantly sensed the other party's aura and nodded inwardly. He could feel that the Lord of Silent Extinction Court's cultivation had advanced further at this time.

He had probably touched the Quasi-Immortal Emperor Realm in one fell swoop, which could be called a culmination of long-term accumulation.

Even the Emperor Lord had taken a big step forward in the Immortal Bridge Realm, only a step away from the peak.

As for the others from the two major forces, they all made rapid progress. Old Man Tian successfully stepped into the Immortal Bridge Realm with this opportunity, and the Four Divine Beasts also reached the peak of the Saint King stage.

The Lord of the Myriad Immortals Court, Xiao Yufeng, had also long since entered the late Saint Realm, and was progressing towards the Saint King Realm.

The most terrifying progress belonged to the Chang Sheng Sect disciples. Among the original group, the highest cultivated was the fierce beast Taotie, who had reached the peak of the Immortal Venerable stage, while the others were in the early to middle stages of the Immortal Venerable stage.

But now, Taotie had directly leaped to the late Saint Realm, and Luo Qinglian, relying on his terrifying talent and aptitude, had also reached the late Saint Realm, even subtly touching the Saint King domain.

As for the Big Yellow Dog and others, they had also crossed the threshold of the Saint Realm, entering the middle stage. The slightly less advanced beasts like Niu Fei and Tianhu also successfully ascended to the Saint Realm.

Such speed was incomparably faster than when they were in the lower realm. One must know that the difficulty of advancing in later realms only increases, and the speed also slows down accordingly.

Yet, everyone broke the norm, which shows how immense the opportunities within the Silent Extinction Shrine were.

However, the Saint Realm was already at the peak in the lower realm, but in the current tense situation of the Source Realm, it was still somewhat insufficient. At the very least, one needed to reach the Immortal Bridge Realm to have a shred of self-preservation.

Fortunately, Lin Yan had already planned everything. In the time to come, he would seek out the other four top forces on par with the Silent Extinction Shrine, and even the legendary Heavenly Dao Sect, one by one.

And using this as a stepping stone, he would strive to reach the pinnacle before the ultimate war begins.

The outcome is not yet decided, and he believes that day will not be too far off!