My Arts Evolve When Perfected

Ever since entering the Dusk Holy Ruins, Xue had felt a faint sense of familiarity, as if something in the ether was attracting her. This attraction was not shared with Jiang Qiu.

In other words, this attraction was directed solely at Xue as an individual, not at Jiang Qiu.

Yes, the two of them had not yet stepped into the Unity Realm. A tiny barrier still existed between them. This barrier didn't affect their communication or cause any rift between them; it was merely a final form of protection.

And yet, this tiny bit of information that wasn't shared with Jiang Qiu was something Xue could relay to him completely, holding nothing back. So, in effect, nothing could truly be hidden.

That sense of familiarity originated from the remote Secret Realm before them. It most likely contained a part of the Dragon Emperor's inheritance...

"A part of the Dragon Emperor's inheritance is in there?"

Jiang Qiu frowned. The Secret Realm before him looked extremely remote. It was a place no one would bother with, completely lacking any buzz of activity. A single glance revealed no trace of Spiritual Qi; the surrounding aura was heavy and stagnant.

Places like this were the most backward and easily overlooked, much like the Blue Star Realm within the Primordial world cluster—both were extremely remote.

Jiang Qiu could believe it held an inheritance; after all, every world fragment here contained one and had once been inhabited. However, to say it held the Dragon Emperor's inheritance... even Jiang Qiu himself found that a bit hard to believe.

The Dragon Emperor, the True Dragon, had transcended this world. He was the last Transcender of the Dragon Race. How could his inheritance possibly be obtained so easily?

"True Dragon" meant he was genuinely of the Dragon Race. "Dragon Emperor" was the respectful title for that True Dragon—of course, in the past, no one actually knew he was the Dragon Emperor.

In the past, the two words "Dragon Race" alone were incredibly intimidating. The True Dragon possessed infinite power. Whether he was the Dragon Emperor or not, he was an existence no one could surpass.

Therefore, not many cultivators knew the title "Dragon Emperor." It could be said that before coming to the Dusk Holy Ruins, no one was aware that the True Dragon had another title: Dragon Emperor.

And the Dragon Emperor's inheritance was something everyone would fight for throughout the entire Primordial world cluster. It was a supreme inheritance, on par with some of the most mysterious legacies from Ancient Times.

Take the incident in the Yin Yang Great Realm, for example. Netherworld, a peerless prodigy at the Initial Tier of the Unity Realm who was on the Yin Yang Celestial Pride List, gathered experts from all over to open the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm. A total of eight Unity Realm experts showed up, including the Red Demon Venerable, who was no weaker than Venerable Zuo Xuan!

Nine Unity Realm experts gathered to compete for a single inheritance. Such was the allure of the True Dragon's inheritance to cultivators. To this day, many believed that obtaining it would give them a chance to reach the Unity Realm, or even achieve Transcendence.

Of course, there was no precedent of anyone actually obtaining the True Dragon's inheritance before; it was all just speculation about Transcenders.

Now, the Dusk Holy Ruins, this final land of feasting, had designated the Dragon Emperor's inheritance as the ultimate inheritance, a reward for the one who ranked highest on the leaderboard. This alone was enough to prove its value.

'One must understand, what is the will of the Dusk Holy Ruins?'

'It's the will of the previous epoch!'

'It's equivalent to the condensed will of the entire current Primordial world cluster. Of course, the will of the Primordial world cluster isn't even worthy of carrying the shoes of the previous epoch's will. After all, that was the will of a mature epoch. Even in its current, fragmented state, it could obliterate anyone who dared break the rules within the Dusk Holy Ruins' Secret Realms with a single thought!'

Regardless of their realm.

This meant that the previous epoch acknowledged the Dragon Emperor's inheritance as supreme—a paramount inheritance that surpassed all others, so much so that it could serve as the greatest reward!

And it was true. The Dragon Emperor's inheritance could help one achieve Transcendence. If that wasn't the best inheritance, the idea would be absurd.

No matter what peerless Cultivation Techniques or invincible Divine Artifacts other inheritances offered, as long as they couldn't help one achieve Transcendence, they were ultimately nothing more than caged birds.

The Primordial world cluster was vast, but in a way, it was also small. Even the most powerful Unity Realm experts could not outlast the Space-Time Dao. Even peerless experts most skilled in the Space-Time Dao would eventually die from its backlash.

Unwilling to let their cultivation, honed over ten thousand years, be ground away by the Space-Time Dao and the Void Dao, they could only struggle upward, searching for a chance at Transcendence...

Thinking of all this, even Jiang Qiu, who was currently only at the Half-Step Unity Realm, couldn't help but feel a flicker of desire for the Dragon Emperor's inheritance. 'If I achieve Transcendence, will I see a wider world? Will I attain eternal life?'

In truth, he was still very young. By the measure of time he had experienced, he had reached the Half-Step Unity Realm in less than a hundred years. Such speed was unheard of for anyone not on a special path like the Path of Returning to Simplicity!

Furthermore, with three Great Daos empowering him, his strength was immense. Among them, the Dragon Race Dao was a perfect match for the Dragon Emperor's inheritance, making him the ideal candidate to receive it. As long as he obtained more of the Dragon Emperor's inheritance, he would most likely achieve Transcendence!

"Let's go in."

No longer hesitating, Jiang Qiu chose to enter the Secret Realm before them with Xue. He trusted Xue completely, as she often produced unexpected results.

For example, her keen intuition had once allowed her to detect the Bloodthirsty White Tiger undergoing its Unity breakthrough from outside the Thunder Restricted Area. She had even known with pinpoint accuracy that it might condense a pure White Tiger Bloodline. Her intuition was truly astonishing.