Entering Right In

Lin Xiang and Xie Ya casually looked up, noticing a deathly calm elderly man in the air.

The elderly man wore the luxurious runic robes of the Sacred Emperor Mansion. These runic inscriptions shined a brilliant golden glow, like the divine rays of the sun.

His status was evidently higher than anything Lin Xiang had seen before. The elders he saw in Polaris Mountain wore slightly luxurious clothing.

Even the Heavenly Cloud surging under this elderly man's feet radiated a noble intensity.

The elderly man's intense gaze swept over Lin Xiang and Xie Ya. A look from him would make any weaker cultivator feel as if they were thrown into the deepest pits of hell. Shivering and kneeling wouldn't be uncommon.

However, Lin Xiang and Xie Ya only calmly stared back, not blinking throughout the entire moment.

The elderly man retracted his gaze a moment later. He only said, "Come with me."

Not needing to be told twice, Lin Xiang and Xie Ya flew into the skies, their Heavenly Clouds streaking out brilliant lights.

The duo silently followed along with the elderly man. Their speeds were exceedingly swift, tearing through the skies without the slightest bit of resistance.

They had passed several smaller buildings that housed weaker Heavenly Origin cultivators and the rare Profound realm cultivator.

In a bout of curiosity, Lin Xiang silently spread his soul essence. Nothing could prevent his eavesdropping. No Heavenly Ruler elder means it was an effortless task to peer into these lower cultivators' conversations.

"Really, everyone is just growing bolder by the day! Every damn genius now wants to foolishly believe their better than our Sacred Yong. I really want to see them keep this dog talk when Sacred Yong enters the inheritance ground."

"Mn. Of course. Sacred Yong was just a late bloomer than others. He's far younger and is already miles better than that Moon Fei."

"He's even better than Dragon Tang. And the only left is...Azure Duan."

Even from miles high in the skies, Lin Xiang could still feel the tremor in their tone and the apprehension clouding their minds. This was the status of a genius whose feats are far too terrifying to deny.

"Haaah...it's not that anyone of us is lacking, but this Azure Duan is far too monstrous! I mean, late layer Heavenly Origin at his age? And 4 Heavenly Clouds? Just what kind of concept is that? Even other peak Heavenly Origin elders are beneath his feet!"

"There's also the fact that Azure Duan had recently stayed inside the inheritance ground for a month already. I don't even want to think how much he grew since then."

"Hopefully...hopefully, Sacred Yong can reverse the status quo!"

'These are the geniuses, huh?' Lin Xiang felt a pang of intriuge. But not in the geniuses, but that inheritance ground they so casually mention.

Withdrawing his soul essence, Lin Xiang refocused on flying.

A couple of minutes later, the elderly man led the duo toward a massive grassy field.

Lin Xiang tossed a sweeping glance, noticing the luminous shine of Law rune radiance engraved all across the grassy field.

It was only when they were close that the elderly man talked again, "Here is the testing ground. The shockwaves of your battles will be contained here, so there isn't a need to worry about doing collateral damage."

As he spoke, the trio already touched down in the massive field.

The elderly man spoke once again. "Before we begin, if you two have a special bloodline, show it to me. Depending on its quality, you can be allowed to directly skip over this combat portion."

Xie Ya's eyes sparkled. But, instead of acting on her own, she conferred with Lin Xiang as this was his idea. 'What do you think? I'm sure just the slight showing of our bloodline can skip the extra steps.'

Lin Xiang thought for a moment. Truthfully, unless one is a high cultivation master from the Sacred World, it would be impossible for anyone else to detect the quality of his bloodline.

Black grade goes far beyond ordinary perception. A source of mystical power containing endless particles of world source energy and the source of the Great Dao. It's simply incomprehensible to mortals.

But even with that said, Lin Xiang's bloodline pressure was still evident to feel. Even though they won't be able to tell the exact quality, everyone will still know it's extremely terrifying.

Thus, Lin Xiang nodded and said, "We have a special bloodline to showcase."

The elderly man quickly took out a cosmic recording ring and then indicated for the duo to go ahead.

Flashing Lin Xiang with a cheeky smile, Xie Ya went up first. With just one step, her entire presence transformed.

Streaks of crimson lightning radiance whirled from her body. Thunderous booms rattled the atmosphere. Four dotted runes, each luminously shining with the destructive power of crimson lightning manifested at the center of Xie Ya's forehead!

The pressure of a lightning destroyer descended from the heavens. Every speck of crimson lightning radiance seeks to destroy and exterminate all life.

Such pressure couldn't be contained. All those wishing to resist would simply be incinerated to ashes!

The elderly man's eyes considerably widen. He even felt a stirring in his blood by just being in the general vicinity.

While his cultivation base gave him automatic protection against the bloodline pressure, the elderly man could still identify that Xie Ya can practically go unbeatable across every peak Heavenly Origin expert!

Only a select few extremely talented experts could match her.

The elderly man deeply nodded, saying, "You can stop. This is more than enough to qualify as low, high-force Elder."

At his words did Xie Ya recalled her domineering Heavenly bloodline. She instantly regained her slightly mysterious presence.

'Don't show me up too hard now. I still want to retain some dignity after you.' Xie Ya lightly teased in a transmission.

'Don't worry. Showing off too much always runs the risk of running head first into a dead-end.' As he spoke, Lin Xiang had already stimulated his bloodline.

His once foggy presence instantly vanished. What was replaced was an overwhelming whirlwind of pressure!

Airwaves, countless razor-sharp airwaves sliced across the entire grassy field. Power and energy, one that's beyond the perception of Heavenly warriors, rippled the atmosphere.

Streaks of fire-ice radiance beautifully exuded from Lin Xiang's eyes. Just these two radiances flashes alone transformed Lin Xiang.

He wasn't an expert shrouded in mystery, but an all-powerful controller ready to harvest lives within seconds!

The source of his Profound Laws was displayed, but this was merely the tiniest particles of his bloodline. Just the tiniest portion, yet, it can already swarm the world.

'Hm?!'

The elderly man was briefly stunned. It was odd, incredibly odd. The power radiating from Lin Xiang felt generally the same as Xie Ya. Invincible across the entire Heavenly Origin realm.

And yet, Lin Xiang's bloodline aura still felt so much more. He withheld a source never before seen by mortal eyes. A force of power that no matter how hard the elderly man focused on, he simply couldn't understand the foundation of this powerful concept!

Even though Lin Xiang did perfectly control the level of his bloodline power, it was simply impossible for the current him to control the complexity of his bloodline.

This was a concept down to its most fundamental level. It's what arranges the entire structure of Lin Xiang's bloodline. Impossible to change and forever exude the mystical sensations of the universe itself.

Lin Xiang didn't have the means to mask the fundamental concept of his bloodline.

Thus, even with power equal to Xie Ya, the elderly man was in much more awe of Lin Xiang.

The elderly man even briefly wonders. Could this boy possibly match the power of a Heavenly Ruler?

The elderly man couldn't say for sure unless he witness Lin Xiang in a fight. But, in terms of passing the combat test, there wasn't a need to test either Lin Xiang or Xie Ya.

The elderly man sighed. He put away the cosmic recording ring and said, "You can stop. I believe it goes without saying that you two passed the test and can instantly become low, high-force Elders. As you can expect, there's no need to worry about being unknown. What I've recorded is being transmitted as we speak."

At this point, the Elder took out another spatial ring, summoning two sets of similarly styled Sacred Emperor Mansion robes. He also took out another set of two spatial rings.

The elderly man paused for a moment. Glancing between Lin Xiang and Xie Ya, he asked, "Will you two require separate chambers? Or..."

Lin Xiang casually said, "The same chamber."

His casual tone caused a slight tremor to shock Xie Ya's body. Her brows creased, but she held her tongue.

Truthfully, for even as bold and daring as she is, Xie Ya did feel some strange feelings about staying alone together in a room with Lin Xiang.

He does indeed have a decently handsome face that exuded mysterious qualities, as if looking into a gorgeous painting that becomes brighter the more you stare at it. Plus, his natural presence was also wrapped in endless mystery.

His strength as well would be a natural attraction to many other cultivators. After all, high power is the way the world can move forward. Only with strength could any cultivator live a better life, as if it was a shining beacon of hope.

But at the same time, Xie Ya was a cultivator with dozens of years of experience under her belt. She quickly got over her strange feelings and look forward to secluded guidance from Lin Xiang.

Guided by Lin Xiang was the most exciting part Xie Ya could possibly look forward to. Any advance of her cultivation is simply her deepest dream coming true.

At this time, the elderly man summoned a golden badge along with the sacred robes. He tossed over the robes and spatial rings to the duo and the golden badge to Lin Xiang specifically. "With this, you two are now a part of the Sacred Emperor Mansion. Since you are low, high force Elders, both of you are not required to complete any mandatory missions nor are required to show up to Elder's summons. What is required is to answer the Sacred Emperor's summons and defend the mansion from any and all threats. I would recommend settling down in your room first if you want the more technical side of our mansion and for the news of your joining to spread. Inside your spatial ring are a map of our estate, your living quarters, and your starting salary of Spirit and Heavenly beads. Farewell, for now."

With his piece said, the elderly man surged a Heavenly Cloud and swiftly took off into the skies.

Left alone, a glint shined through Lin Xiang's as he recalled the conversations he eased dropped on.