Chapter 947: Inheritance

On Zhijing Island, there were hundreds of millions of inheritors. Luo Feng and Zhenyan followed the location indicated by the previous Venerable of the Feicang Clan to begin constructing their residences.

“Condense!” Within his world, Luo Feng rapidly shaped a mansion using ‘World Power,’ adopting the architectural style of the ancient Jiangnan gardens from his hometown on Earth. This was a grand courtyard exuding majesty in all directions, with winding paths paved with pebbles, various flowers alongside, and beside them a pool of water.

In Jiangnan gardens, the pool is the essence.

Across the pool stood stone bridges, surrounded by pavilions and waterside pavilions, white walls and black tiles, hazy and indistinct. There were also many independent study rooms, reception halls, and other pavilions, some of which were also built around pools, with artificial hills placed in the center. Although the entire garden covered only nearly one kilometer in diameter, it was built with great charm, fully capturing the essence of the Jiangnan gardens Luo Feng remembered from his hometown. During Earth’s Great Nirvana Era, many gardens were destroyed, but later in the Base City Era, some wealthy individuals rebuilt garden villas, and the Huaxia Nation also renovated several ancient gardens.

When Luo Feng was in school, he had studied these in history class. With his extraordinary memory, he directly replicated the layouts of gardens he knew from history books, merely expanding them.

Using World Power to condense, Luo Feng created this mansion with just a single thought, expending considerable World Power to ensure its durability.

“Appear!”

Luo Feng pointed at the nearby hills.

Boom!

A massive, neatly squared private garden settled directly onto the land. In the distance were undulating mountains, and rivers surrounded it, blending the garden seamlessly with the surrounding scenery.

“Disciple, you this—” Zhenyan was painstakingly preparing to build a large palace, but upon seeing Luo Feng’s residence, he blinked in surprise. Naturally, with a sweep of his divine power, he saw everything clearly. “Truly… truly…”

“Master, you cannot grasp the cultural subtleties of my hometown just by observing with divine power. Come inside and see,” Luo Feng smiled, leading Zhenyan into the garden. Zhenyan, having traveled the universe and seen much, knew that the densely packed buildings on Zhijing Island each had their own style, many of which rivaled Luo Feng’s in intricacy.

But…

Zhenyan had never seen this type before.

Walking across the stone bridge, Zhenyan remarked in surprise, “It’s indeed unique. In an area less than a kilometer long and wide, your residence gives me the feeling of a complex, luxurious palace spanning dozens of kilometers. Moreover, although it’s just a single pool and its surroundings, the scenery appears completely different from various angles.”

“Changing views with each step is one of the wonders of this architecture. Through visual guidance, the same scenery can offer various forms of beauty,” Luo Feng explained with a smile.

“Come, come, come! Give me one too!” Zhenyan urged eagerly.

“Since my master commands it, how could your disciple dare refuse?” Luo Feng immediately condensed another mansion. However, the style of this residence for his master was slightly different. If his own mansion leaned more toward the elegant style of the Ming and Qing dynasties, then the garden mansion for his master leaned more toward the Tang dynasty, appearing more direct and imposing.

…

After completing the mansions, Luo Feng and Zhenyan returned to the plaza in front of the Zhijing Island lord’s palace.

“Go.”

Luo Feng and Zhenyan simultaneously stepped into the left fountain.

As their bodies touched it, they vanished instantly.

…

Luo Feng’s vision changed, and before he could even see the surroundings clearly, a terrifying pressure enveloped him.

“Boom~~” It was more oppressive than the suppression in the Ice Prison, heavier than having a neutron star resting on one’s body, and accompanied by a soul-pressure descending upon him.

“This is…” Luo Feng looked around and saw that the surroundings were a void, with black mist surrounding the space.

Floating in the void was a meteorite, on which sat a powerful figure clad in purple armor with a wolf’s head—the warrior of one of the larger branches of the human race, the Werewolf Clan. Seeing Luo Feng and Zhenyan, the werewolf warrior showed a trace of surprise, then smiled, “You two must be Daohe King and Zhenyan. I was informed you would come.”

“Greetings, Venerable Jiufeng,” Zhenyan said respectfully.

“Greetings, Venerable Jiufeng,” Luo Feng also quickly bowed, though he was filled with bewilderment. At that moment, Zhenyan’s voice transmitted into his mind: “Disciple, Venerable Jiufeng is one of the Seven-Star Sovereigns of our human race, an equal to the Tianchi Palace Lord you are acquainted with. It is said he has inherited a complete Divine General legacy.”

Luo Feng was secretly shocked.

A complete Divine General inheritance? A Seven-Star Sovereign comparable to Tianchi Palace Lord?

“This is a sacred site of the Ancestral God Church’s legacy,” Venerable Jiufeng, seated cross-legged on the meteorite, smiled at the two of them. “Naturally, it emanates immense pressure—a force that weighs upon both the divine body and soul imprints. Without the strength of a King, one might perish instantly. This is also why the clan’s prodigies typically must attain Immortality before receiving a legacy token. After all, those exceptional geniuses who are granted legacy tokens, upon reaching Immortality, are all at least of King-level prowess.”

“Do you see the black mist around you?”

Venerable Jiufeng pointed at the surroundings.

Luo Feng and Zhenyan both nodded, looking around. This space was too eerie; even divine power and World Power could not probe it, and the surroundings were shrouded in black mist.

“Enter the black mist and accept the inheritance,” said Venerable Jiufeng. “You two should separate, not staying in one place.”

“Yes,” Luo Feng and Zhenyan respectfully replied.

Then the master and disciple flew in two different directions.

As Luo Feng flew into the black mist, an inconceivable force acted upon his entire body. Even with a willpower surpassing most Cosmic Sovereigns, Luo Feng could not resist this mysterious force! Helplessly… Luo Feng stood stupidly in midair, slightly extending his right index finger.

“Chi!” A strand of World Power emerged from Luo Feng’s fingertip, rapidly condensing into law runes.

One after another, law runes emerged, and from the most basic level, the fusion law of ‘Space and Gold’ began. Unexpectedly, Luo Feng started demonstrating it uncontrollably, step by step from the basics, interpreting all his insights. As it progressed, more and more law runes emerged, surrounding strands of law rune threads entwining to form a beautiful law world.

After a long time, Luo Feng stopped.

The mysterious force instantly detached from Luo Feng’s body.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng regained consciousness.

“What.” Instantly, a layer of cold sweat appeared on Luo Feng’s back and forehead, he was frightened. He clearly remembered the scene just now, remembered being controlled by an invisible force and then being forced to fully interpret the mysteries of the fusion law.

“It’s too incredible. My willpower is so strong, and even in my soul, the Pagoda Pearl is stationed! Even a Cosmic Lord might find it hard to directly control my soul, yet that mysterious force controlled me… This is simply…”

Luo Feng sensed the terrifying power of the Ancestral God Church.

“That’s right.”

“This is a place of inheritance. Not only me, but even those Cosmic Sovereigns, or even beings like the Tianchi Palace Lord, such as Sirado, if they haven’t received the complete inheritance, they might also come here. This mysterious force controlling me probably treats all inheritors equally, controlling everyone who comes here. That means… it could also control Sirado.”

“I felt that this mysterious force, without the slightest trace of tyranny, left me without even the thought to resist.”

“What kind of power is this?” Luo Feng was still pondering.

The mysterious force descended again.

“The Third Layer!” A powerful voice resonated directly in Luo Feng’s mind. Though no words were spoken, Luo Feng immediately grasped that it signified ‘The Third Layer.’ The wondrous sound continued to echo within his consciousness, once again immersing him in a deep trance.

He fell into a strange illusion.

In that illusion, the deeper mysteries of the Beast God Path were continuously and meticulously revealed to Luo Feng, tearing apart the profound aspects of the ‘Space and Gold’ fusion law and explaining them inch by inch. It was too detailed! As if a supreme being was directly pouring the mysteries into his mind!

This was even more effective than viewing the ’52 Chaos Tablets’ or the ‘Beast God Statue’.

Not knowing how long had passed…

The force dissipated.

The surrounding black mist suddenly expelled Luo Feng, causing his body to tumble backward.

“It’s too, too incredible,” Luo Feng blinked, his eyes ablaze with excitement. “I, I… if it could happen a few more times, that would be great.”

“I cultivated in the Ice Prison for over two thousand years, and I barely grasped a tiny bit of the third volume of ‘Yanshen Qibian.’ The third volume was clearly much harder, yet I never expected that in just a short moment of inheritance, I gained more insight than I had in over 2000 years before! If it happened one more time, I feel like I could complete the third volume.”

“Previously… the mysteries of the third volume were definitely explained to me completely, but now I can only remember half of it, the rest is already unclear.” Luo Feng was very anxious.

He hadn’t felt this way in a long time.

It was like when he was a child on Earth, waking up and knowing he had dreamed of a certain story, yet only being able to recall a small part of it. Since becoming a powerful being, Luo Feng had never experienced such unclear memories. Yet now, he had that feeling again. All the details of the inheritance were hazy, he could only remember part of the third volume’s mysteries, but he was certain… he had definitely experienced that scene.

“You two don’t need to stand there like fools,” said Venerable Jiufeng, sitting on the meteorite.

Luo Feng and Zhenyan were both standing stupidly in the void, startled awake, both with expressions of surprise and joy in their eyes.

“The inheritance site is naturally formed within the cosmos, mysterious and unfathomable, and serves as the most sacred place of the Ancestral God Church,” Venerable Jiufeng said. “Each inheritance first evaluates your progress in comprehending the laws. The Beast God Inheritance is divided into seven levels. If you have fully mastered the first two levels but have yet to grasp the third, then the inheritance you receive will be the third level. If you have already mastered the third level, then the inheritance you receive will be the fourth level.”

“How did you two do?” Venerable Jiufeng looked at Luo Feng and Zhenyan. “Which layer did you each reach?”

“The third layer,” Luo Feng said. “I gained considerable insight.”

“The fourth layer. I’ve long since grasped the first three,” Zhenyan’s eyes were filled with excitement. “I feel, I feel… I’m about to break through.”