81: Tai Xuan Tian Zun's Inheritance

“This is the rumored Grand Profound Heavenly Venerable!” someone said.

“That’s right, the former Extreme Dao Supreme Being of our Tianqi Realm.”

Each person arriving at the main hall had heard of the former Extreme Dao Supreme Being of the Tianqi Realm; they all held nothing but respect for such a figure.

Qin Gelan looked at the Heaven's Inch in the statue's hand; it was exactly the same as the Heaven's Inch in his own.

Could it be that this Grand Profound Heavenly Venerable had also obtained a Heaven's Inch in the past?

Just as everyone was discussing fervently, the scene of the entire main hall shifted. The heavenly clouds were permeated with the color of blood, and Blood Crows began to appear—densely packed and countless in number!

Those who had come to the main hall were all greatly alarmed, looking at this scene with vigilance.

The Blood Crows emitted eerie, hair-raising, and piercing cries, dyeing the entire world blood-red.

“These Blood Crows are attacking us!”

“Let’s strike together!”

A full million Immortal Venerable Realm experts struck out at once, launching various Dao technique attacks at the Blood Crows that blanketed the sky and earth.

For a time, Blood Crows fell like rain.

“Stay close to me!” Qin Gelan said to Luo Liuli and the others.

A Formation Plate appeared in Qin Gelan's hand, emitting a golden light that slowly condensed.

Immortal Annihilation Azure Sky Grand Array!

Qin Gelan deployed the Immortal Annihilation Azure Sky Grand Array, placing himself, Luo Liuli, and the others beneath it.

The densely packed Blood Crows, devoid of any intelligence, charged directly into the Immortal Annihilation Azure Sky Grand Array.

The grand array activated, instantly strangling the Blood Crows into a bloody mist.

But soon, even more Blood Crows lunged at them. The power of the Immortal Annihilation Azure Sky Grand Array became even more terrifying; no matter how many Blood Crows came, they were all directly strangled by the array.

Meanwhile, among the others dealing with the Blood Crows, some were already injured, and some were being swallowed by the flock.

Seeing that Qin Gelan was protected by a grand array, people began to rush toward his direction one after another.

The Blood Crow flock was too terrifying, seemingly endless; as soon as one batch was killed, more would appear. Now, disregarding everything else, they mindlessly stepped into the Immortal Annihilation Azure Sky Grand Array.

But they soon discovered that this Immortal Annihilation Azure Sky Grand Array was even more terrifying than the Blood Crows; they were strangled into bloody mist the moment they entered.

Qin Gelan watched all of this coldly, not stopping the operation of the grand array in the slightest.

What did the life or death of others have to do with him?

“Saint Qin, please let us enter the array! We will surely offer a great reward afterward!”

Qin Gelan remained unmoved, ignoring these people.

The Blood Crows lunged at the various Cultivators once more. Although over a million people had gathered in the main hall, the number of Blood Crows was even more terrifyingly vast—so many that it was impossible to even estimate how many there were.

“Saint Qin, we are all on the same side now. We hope you will lend a helping hand and let us enter the array.”

“Aah!”

The moment the words fell, the speaker was swallowed by the Blood Crow flock.

“Saint Qin, save us!”

“Saint Qin, as long as you are willing to save us, we will no longer compete with you for the main hall's Opportunity!”

There was still no response. Qin Gelan simply sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes to rest.

Luo Liuli and the other Chief Disciples also watched the crowd being swallowed by the Blood Crows with indifference.

“Aah! Qin Gelan, you will die a horrible death!”

“Qin Gelan, you selfish beast! Even as a ghost, I won’t let you off!”

Seeing that Qin Gelan had no intention of saving them, they turned to cursing him, but were soon covered by the Blood Crow flock.

On the other side, Mo Tianlin of the Shen Tian Sect and Cao Wudao of the Demon Flame Divine Hall were also struggling to hold on. Fortunately, they had Secret Treasures for protection, allowing them to persist until now.

Only an hour had passed, yet nearly half of the million people who had come to the main hall had been killed by the Blood Crows; it was quite tragic.

But the Blood Crows continued to appear in swarms, driving everyone to despair.

Just then, the statue standing in the center emitted a blinding white light, covering the entire hall.

Wherever the white light passed, the densely packed Blood Crows melted away like snow.

The white light seemed capable of cleansing all the filth in the world, and the blood-colored heaven and earth also began to be purified by it.

In a short while, the Blood Crows were cleansed away, and the sky returned to clear blue with high clouds.

“Phew... we’re saved!”

“That was close. Thanks to the power left behind by the Grand Profound Heavenly Venerable, otherwise we would have been swallowed by the Blood Crows.”

Some were gasping for breath, while others felt fortunate to have survived the ordeal.

The remaining half of the people were all injured to varying degrees; some were even on the verge of death. Before the Opportunity had even appeared, their Origin Qi had already been severely depleted.

Crack... crack...

A series of cracking sounds rang out. The statue standing in the center was covered in cracks; pieces of stone fell, and the statue began to crumble away bit by bit.

“What’s happening?!”

“The statue is shattering!”

People began to grow vigilant; after the battle just now, they didn't dare to be careless again.

Fragments of the statue smashed onto the ground, kicking up clouds of dust as it completely disintegrated.

As the dust settled, a Spatial Portal appeared in the center of the hall.

Through the Spatial Portal, another world could be seen—a world where True Dragons circled and Divine Phoenixes danced, with towering mountains standing like a fairyland, beautiful and natural.

Looking past all of this, at the very end, a woman sat cross-legged. Her face could not be seen clearly, but one could feel her peerless elegance; that ethereal and transcendent aura carried an unspeakable nobility.

“Who is this woman?”

“Could she be alive?”

“No, look at the sword beside that woman!”

Everyone saw the sword beside the woman; it was the same as the sword held by the statue. Qin Gelan frowned, sensing something unusual.

“Could it be that the statue wasn't the Grand Profound Heavenly Venerable, and that woman is the real Grand Profound Heavenly Venerable?” someone wondered.

“The Grand Profound Heavenly Venerable is a woman?”

“Not necessarily; she could be the Grand Profound Heavenly Venerable's Dao Companion.”

Just as everyone was speculating, a beautiful female voice came through:

“Those who enter may receive the Legacy.”

Like a stone stirring a thousand waves, everyone's eyes emitted a burning light, their greed fully revealed.

“The Legacy of the Grand Profound Supreme!”

“The Legacy has appeared!”

Someone finally couldn't help themselves and flew directly toward the Spatial Portal.

Boom!

Just as they reached the Spatial Portal, an attack struck, killing the greedy individual in a sneak attack.

It seemed there was some disagreement over how to divide this Legacy.

Luo Liuli looked at Qin Gelan and asked, “What should we do?”

The twelve Chief Disciples were also waiting for Qin Gelan's decision.

Qin Gelan shook his head and said, “There is a great horror behind this door; we must not act rashly.”

Luo Liuli and the others were shocked and asked curiously, “Could it be that the true Legacy is not behind this door?”

“I’m not sure. Let's watch for now and act once the true Legacy appears,” Qin Gelan replied.

Luo Liuli nodded.

Meanwhile, in front of the Spatial Portal, people had already begun to exchange blows. Some tried to fish in troubled waters and sneak inside, but were killed by the concentrated fire of several others.

For a time, everyone fell into chaos, each person being wary of the others.

Qin Gelan thought to himself: Dog eat dog, fighting to the death for the sake of a great horror.

Mo Tianlin of the Shen Tian Sect stood up and spoke loudly: “Everyone, there is only one Legacy. If we keep fighting like this, no one will get it.”

“How about this? We all go in together and see who the Grand Profound Heavenly Venerable chooses; the Legacy will belong to whoever is chosen.”

The people who were fighting stopped one after another.

“Saint Mo is right; let the Grand Profound Heavenly Venerable choose for herself.”

“Naturally.”

“Then let's go in together.”

Qin Gelan thought to himself that this was bad; if this whole group went in, they would probably all be throwing their lives away...”}],