The Inheritor

"But my plan failed, I could not draw spirit energy without the assistance of the universe's will. Without external Spirit energy, the earth had to survive with its innate spirit energy only. So the spirit energy present on earth was shallow, and people could not cultivate with this meagre spirit energy. Thus helplessly I decided to assist humanity through various forms of god and other means."

"After my death, the earth would face numerous natural calamities due to the unbalance present in the planet. Due to the wound, I failed to develop a balanced world.

But after achieving equilibrium Earth would be integrated itself with the universe as the weakest world. Earth would be renamed to avoid unnecessary trouble. All living beings on earth will forget everything transpired to date."

"As the time flow in the void current is chaotic, I could not predict how many years have passed since the calamity and the present situation of the universe. Though I'm not afraid of death, the knowledge that was left by the people who sacrificed their lives trying to save the earth should not be lost."

"Hence, I have two missions for you. I would not force you to accept it as they are challenging missions. The first mission, you must inherit the entire legacy left behind by the earth's saviours. The second mission is to find suitable discipline or owner for some specific inheritance."

"Let me warn you though there are two problems you must face in completing the mission. Firstly, though I can't calculate the exact number of years that have passed since that calamity, I roughly estimated a minimum of 50 million years should have passed. Don't worry the life span increases with cultivation and a few million years is not a long time for supreme cultivators."

"Moreover all the universe's top powerhouses died, and thus the universe is sure to go through a period of temporary deterioration. After 50 million years of development, it will likely break-through the past peak and most probably in a very different direction. So the inheritance will have deviated from the present and a bit outdated. Since you must inherit all the knowledge, this implies that you can never fully concentrate on a single path."

"So in short, you have two problems; the first one is that you cannot concentrate on a single path and you will find it very difficult to reach the peak as your path will be diverse;

The other problem is that your inheritance will be outdated, some could be irrelevant, and most will be different from the present, so you need to work hard to merge all of it. You cannot drop out any part of the legacy before achieving the same level as their owner. "

"Now make your choice after careful consideration. If you accept, then you would be reborn in some other planet with the inheritance and the White box after it merges with your soul. If you reject, then I would erase your memory and sent you back to earth."

Alistair was knowledgeable and could figure out all the issues and difficulties involved and identified the crux of the problem. The secret behind his success was his meticulous calculations and cautious approach.

'Although accepting the inheritance is the right option from moral standing; it's after all the last wish of earth's saviour, though there was an element of selfishness in their endeavour. It's undeniable that they saved the earth. But there are many complicated issues hidden."

"Though the old man said that the inheritance will only be slightly outdated, I suspect that there will be a large gap between the present and past. It's safe to assume at least one-fourth of these legacies will be irrelevant. Investing such useless and irrelevant skills is like throwing money out the window."

"And I can't reject the portion of legacy. It's impossible to reach the level of someone who dedicated entire life without fully concentrating on it, even if it's possible it would take a long time and lots of efforts." As Alistair was a businessman, he tends to see everything a project and search for profit.

'On the other hand, humanity is indebted to those who saved our planet and moreover I really don't want my memory to be erased. Besides, if I played the cards correctly, it might be possible to convert this dead weight into great assistance.

At least I will have more advanced skill if I could combine both present and past knowledge. There is also the risk of failing to fuse, but the risk is worth the reward. Anyways my new like will be adventurous a one.' Alistair forgot about the white box the old man promised.

"Okay, Mr Guardian, I will accept your offer." Alistair decided to accept after long contemplation.

"hahaha, I really did not select the wrong person. You are really a valiant and compassionate person" the old man laughed and praised Alistair. If any of Alistair's enemy were to hear this, they would be coughing litres of blood. Alistair was the cruellest and most conceited person they ever knew.

"In case you are curious about your selection, I picked a particular second before I lost my powers and bought all people who died at that exact second to the white box and then filtered those who did moral acts at their last second.

Then I tested their willpower by keeping their soul in isolation until only one remained. This is how you were selected. I'm satisfied with you so congrats my INHERITOR."

"After I die, my soul will merge with the white box, but my will would return to earth for creating a new guardian. So the soul formed in the white box is essentially a separated being not in the least bit connected to me. It's like dividing my soul into essence and will; substance will be absorbed by White box.

Even after long research, I failed to find out what are its functions all I could do is either enter or exit. So this treasure is for you to explore but don't underestimate this box. It surely has some terrifying secrets hidden waiting for you. I'm not sure after how long you would be reborn, but you will undoubtedly be reborn."

"One last reminder, the disciplines you select for the legacies will receive a few powerful treasures, and the legacies are also very powerful, the treasures were not merged with earth's core due to their innate resistance. So select owners for these legacies carefully to avoid unnecessary complications. Goodbye"

After the guardian's voice vanished, the whole white room started to disintegrate into tiny white particles and entered Alistair's soul. This was an excruciating process.

It felt like superheating the whole body and then puncturing it with ice-cold needles it will sooth the heat, but the pain of piercing went to the deepest part of the soul. Alistair couldn't bear the pain, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't faint. After a long time, the torture ended while sending him into a deep coma.