Secret Inheritance Grounds - 454

Zhu Yi clicked on the crystal pad and entered the crystal pad network. Upon clicking on the icon, all that Zhu Yi saw was a search bar at the top. Below it was an empty white screen.

Zhu Yi had an idea of how the crystal pad network worked after living in White Palace City for so many years.

He searched, "Is there a place to learn arrays in White Palace City?"

After a moment, a few links popped up. Zhu Yi clicked on one of them. It led him to some sort of "Forum". Whatever that was supposed to mean.

He saw a discussion in the past asking the same question.

"Is there any place to learn arrays in White Palace City?"

"There isn't. As a place with nobody at the core formation realm or above, it is mainly just a tourist attraction. If you want to learn arrays, join a sect or find some sort of inheritance."

It was a short conversation, but it had everything that Zhu Yi needed to see. It was only a few years old, so it was very likely that there had been no changes in the city since then.

Zhu Yi got off the crystal pad and walked up to the front desk. He needed some information. Although some things could be found on the crystal pad network, there was not much, especially at his low rank.

"I'd like to buy information from the Assassination guild." Zhu Yi said.

The lady at the front desk nodded and turned around. She went through a door and came back a moment later.

"Go to waiting room three." She said as she pointed towards a hallway.

Zhu Yi thanked her and walked towards the room. He entered, and inside was a small room. It was completely enclosed besides a small, rectangular slit in the wall.

Zhu Yi sat down on the only chair inside and waited.

After a few moments, he heard an upbeat voice. "Welcome, Zhu Yi. First time having you here."

Zhu Yi did not recognize the voice, but as a member of the Assassination guild, it was not weird that this person knew him.

"Hi. I need information on where I can learn arrays." Zhu Yi said.

There was no response for a moment. "That's quite the request. I assume you don't intend to join a sect or other organization, which makes this almost impossible. There is one possibility, however. You are under the age of 20, right?"

Zhu Yi nodded. "I am."

"And it seems that you've entered the Foundation Establishment realm, am I correct." 

Zhu Yi nodded again. "Indeed."

The voice was envious. "Your talent is great."

To most people, weak rank meridians were already quite good. It was not common. However, it did not usually allow someone to reach the foundation establishment realm before the age of 20.

The bottleneck was what stopped a vast majority of cultivators.

"Anyway. I have some great information, and even an opportunity. Of course, it isn't free." The voice said.

"How much?" Zhu Yi cut to the chase.

"I want 30 low-level spirit stones."

"Can I take that on debt?"

"Of course. A talented cultivator such as yourself would have no need to scam little old me."

Zhu Yi used all his spirit stones to cultivate, leading to a lack of money. Luckily, as a foundation establishment realm cultivator, he had more options than before.

"Thank you."

"Alright, listen up. In White Palace City, there is a secret inheritance grounds."

The man's first words shocked Zhu Yi, but he continued without stopping.

"There are only two conditions to participate. One, be at the foundation establishment realm. Two, be under the age of 20. Although this applies to many people in the world, the leaders of our world have created their own limitations. They control who enters and exits, real scummy work. Anyway, as the branch of the Assassination guild in White Palace City, we get special treatment. We have two spots available. One is already set in stone, while the other is fought for among everyone else. I can get you in that competition."

"And there is information on arrays in there?" Zhu Yi asked.

"Hah!" The man suddenly burst into an uncontrolled laughter.

"Arrays! Hah! That inheritance ground was created by countless powerhouses of the past, and the leader of them was none other than Chen Jie. Not to mention information on arrays, you could get the opportunity to become the number one array master in the world. In fact, arrays aren't even important compared to some of the other stuff I've heard of, though those are just rumors."

Zhu Yi was amazed. If even Chen Jie had participated in the creation of the inheritance grounds, then was it not the number one in the world?

"You were truly lucky to be born so close to this city." Zhou Fan said.

Zhu Yi nodded in agreement.

"Please sign me up for the competition." Zhu Yi said.

"Of course. In fact, here."

Through the slit in the wall, the man handed him a letter.

"Everything you need to know is inside."

Zhu Yi thanked him again before leaving. He walked to his house before opening the letter.

After some words describing what was going to happen, a tournament between every cultivator in the foundation establishment realm below the age of 20 in the White Palace City Assassination guild branch, Zhu Yi got a location and time.

"A month. We need to train." Zhu Yi said.

"This is a great opportunity. I can't help you too much due to lack of materials, but if you can find them in the inheritance, we'll be fine."

Zhu Yi naturally did not need a teacher to teach him arrays with Zhou Fan, but there were a couple of issues involved.

First, there was no explanation for why Zhu Yi would suddenly learn arrays. If anyone found out, it could lead to big trouble. Some may think he had found an inheritance and would attack him. The results of such an issue were unknown.

Secondly, he needed materials. Array materials could not be casually found in White Palace City and were usually hoarded by sects.