The Inheritance - 458

These twenty newcomers could be from various backgrounds. They could be from sects just below the top ten, or even rogue cultivators, though that was unlikely.

With the last group arriving, 44 participants had gathered. They seemed to form three groups.

One, those from the top ten sects, showed the most arrogance and disregard. Another, the new 20, were arrogant and disregarded those from white palace city, but were very wary of those from the top ten sects.

Finally, there were those from White Palace city. Among them, only Zhu Yi stood calm and steady. The other three had already begun to feel inferiority.

Still, few even looked at those from White Palace City.

The two guild masters spoke. "Welcome to White Palace City."

Although the 40 participants were arrogant, they had to at least show some respect to the guild masters of the branches within White Palace City.

They quieted down and allowed the guild masters to speak. "We will be heading to the White Palace from here. When we arrive, I'll explain everything regarding the inheritance. Let's depart."

The guild masters set off with Zhu Yi and the other 3 behind them. Behind them were the rest, walking slowly and unconcerned.

However, as they got deeper into White Palace city, everyone quieted down. Zhu Yi followed their gazes. As they were all extremely talented and most likely from high level sects, they had hardly reacted to the White Palace. Initially, they had only taken a glance. After all, cultivators could build giant and elegant buildings anywhere.

Yet, as they got closer, a feeling began to press down on all of them. The source was the White Palace, or rather, Chen Jie. 

No matter how talented the cultivator, they would never say that they could compare to Chen Jie.

An overwhelming feeling pressed down on all 40 newcomers. The other three from the guilds felt a little better seeing their reactions.

No matter who they were or where they came from, they could not match Chen Jie.

The group soon arrived near the White Palace in silence. Nobody was allowed inside of the White Palace. This was a rule that applied to all life in the world.

However, there were no rules saying that a person could not go below White Palace City.

Near the White Palace, the guild masters led the group of 44 participants and 10 servants to a hole in the ground. Leading down this hole were stairs.

The guild masters stopped. "This is as far as we will take you. Now, listen closely. As you are walking down the stairs, your mind will start to fog up. Before you realize it, you will have been randomly placed inside an area within the inheritance grounds that lies below the White Palace. Although there have been many accounts of the inside, many are different. It is hard to know what you will see or find. Understand that it is possible to die inside the inheritance grounds. There is nobody who would be able to save you. Be cautious and careful. Now, in around three minutes, the inheritance will open. You can leave earlier if you find an exit, but if you stay, you will automatically be moved out after a year. Good luck."

The two guild masters moved and sat off to the side. The ten servants also moved to the side. Only the 44 participants silently waited. 

When three minutes passed, the guild master of the rogue cultivator guild nodded.

Everyone began to walk down the steps. Zhu Yi paid attention to those around him, though everyone was keeping a distance from each other.

Soon, Zhu Yi's mind clouded up. He tried to resist, but he was soon unable to think. Around him, everyone else was in the same situation. Only Zhou Fan observed them all.

He soon saw a light below their feet.

"Teleportation array, huh."

All 44 participants disappeared.

When Zhu Yi opened his eyes, he looked around. He had expected to see some sort of cavern, or at least a ceiling above his head, but there was none of that. 

Around him was the most beautiful environment he had ever seen. Above were clouds and even a sun. 

Zhu Yi felt as if he had entered another world. He looked at Zhou Fan.

Zhou Fan noticed his gaze and spoke. 

"Some space expanding arrays to make the area below the White Palace larger. The clouds are real. The sky and the sun are fake, though impressive imitations." He said.

Zhu Yi naturally did not understand. "Space expanding arrays?"

"You can't understand the specifics right now. Focus on your surroundings."

Zhu Yi nodded and looked around. He seemed to be in a flat grassy area. The grass sparkled with dew, though the air did not feel humid. 

In the distance, Zhu Yi saw large mountains, a waterfall, a bright light, a floating palace, and many other mystical looking things. 

He looked around and saw a giant sword.

"Should I go there?" Zhu Yi asked Zhou Fan.

"I doubt that there's anything here I can't teach you. Your priority here should be finding material things. Treasures, materials, weapons, armor, or anything like that." 

Zhu Yi nodded. Although he did not know much about his master, it was safe to say that he wouldn't lie.

Zhu Yi turned and began to run towards a giant mountain in the distance. For ores, there was no better place than a mountain. Besides a ravine or large cave, but the mountain was more obvious. 

Although the space was big, it was at most the size of White Palace City. Zhu Yi quickly arrived at the mountain. After all, it was not at the edge and only around 10 miles away from him.

As he ran, he looked around. Yet, he did not see anything. He continued forward and ran up the mountain. The mountain was large and tall, but not steep.

There were a few other mountains in the inheritance, but the one Zhu Yi ran towards was the biggest. 

As he ran up, he spotted someone, his first interaction in the inheritance.