Outside the Immortal Tomb:

The high-ranking members of the great clans, led by the two foremost Immortal-grade families, had been carefully observing the Beast Realm for several days.

They confirmed that after the Beast Clan’s elite entered the Beast Realm, there had been no further activity.

After some discussion, these leaders largely agreed that something similar to the situation in the Immortal Tomb was occurring in the Beast Realm.

—That is, the Beast Clan’s elites were also undergoing a selection process for their ancestors’ soul inheritance.

This was a mixed news scenario.

The downside was that if the Beast Clan’s elites received this inheritance, their strength would increase significantly.

If they grew stronger as a result, they could become even more challenging to deal with in the future.

The upside was that since the human elites were also receiving their inheritance, there was a tenuous balance being maintained.

However, some elders proposed causing disturbances outside the Beast Realm to disrupt the Beast Clan’s inheritance selection process.

This suggestion was indeed very tempting.

After all, despite the Ruins being at the junction of the two realms, it was still within the human realm’s territory.

This was precisely why they, as elders, had the conditional access, while the Beast Clan’s high-ranking members were very limited in number.

The absolute advantage in high-level combat power meant that if they chose to cause disruptions, they had a high chance of success.

This proposal clearly aligned with Feng Qinxue’s thoughts. She was the first to speak up: “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If successful, we might be able to wipe out the elite of the Beast Clan in one fell swoop. Wouldn’t that cut off the future foundation of the Beast Clan?”

As the leader of the Feng Clan’s expedition to the Ruins, Feng Qinxue represented the stance of the Feng Clan among the Immortal-grade families.

Her words received support from several Immortal-grade elders.

Feng Qinxue looked at Fifth Sheng and the other two hidden clan elders.

Whether or not they should cause disruptions was not something she could decide alone; at least Fifth Sheng’s agreement was needed.

Feng Qinxue’s gaze was filled with hints, but Fifth Sheng obviously disappointed her.

“I do not agree with this proposal,” Fifth Sheng said slowly, but his resolute attitude was clear.

He continued, “The number of people we have may seem large, but that doesn’t guarantee success in attacking the Beast Realm.

After all, that is where the Beast Clan’s ancestral souls reside. Think about it—if the Beast Clan were to attack the Immortal Tomb, would the Immortal Tomb be so easily disrupted?

The ancestors buried in the tomb are not to be trifled with. The same logic applies to the Beast Realm.”

Fifth Sheng’s expression grew serious as he raised his voice, “If we proceed, there is a high chance of awakening the ancient demons’ souls lying dormant within the Beast Realm.

At that point, not only might we fail to disrupt the inheritance selection, but even our lives could be at risk.

Most importantly, such an action could cause a major upheaval in the Void Realm, and who would be responsible for the consequences?”

The crowd fell silent under his argument. Feng Qinxue, however, sneered disdainfully, “In the end, it’s just cowardice.”

She shot a sharp glance at Fifth Sheng and then coldly explained:

“The risks you mentioned were not unconsidered… But why do you believe that disrupting the Beast Realm is bound to fail?

Remember, the Void Realm still belong to our human realm. Our ancestral souls might be silently watching over us.

Moreover, considering the recent disturbances in the Immortal Tomb, it at least proves that a certain mighty being has awakened deep within the Immortal Tomb.

Would that mighty being really stand by and watch us be overrun by ancient demons’ souls?”

Fifth Sheng retorted, “Isn’t that also a gamble? What if that mighty being in the Immortal Tomb does not take action?”

“Not wanting to take any risks and expecting everything to be handed to us is not realistic!

Even as an Immortal-grade Ancestor, don’t you understand this principle?

This time, the risks are high, but so are the rewards. If successful, it could sever the Beast Clan’s future foundation…”

Feng Qinxue and Fifth Sheng had just begun arguing in front of everyone.

The others were clearly used to their disputes.

In the end, the decision was made because Elder Luo of the Hidden Luo Clan firmly stood against Feng’s proposal and voted for Fifth Sheng.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Feng Qinxue’s arguments were reasonable and her proposal quite tempting, as the head of the Fifth Family said, the risks behind it were too great.

If the powerful beings awakened deep within the Immortal Tomb did not come to their aid in the event of a crisis, causing chaos in the Beast Marsh and leading to turmoil in the entire Ruins, the cost would be unbearable for them.

Of course, the fundamental reason was simple: in the confrontation between humans and beasts, humans were actually the weaker side.

Humans were making every effort to maintain the balance, not daring to act recklessly for fear of disrupting the delicate equilibrium and triggering a war.

—They were not yet prepared for war.

Understanding this, Feng Qinxue, though dissatisfied with the rejection of her proposal, only huffed in frustration and did not insist further.

After observing for a few more days and finding that there was no further activity in the Beast Marsh, they returned to the Immortal Tomb.

However, in just a few days, there was a small change in the Immortal Tomb.

A virtual ranking list, glowing with golden light, appeared in the barrier that had previously kept them outside.

The ranking list was simple, with horizontal and vertical lines intersecting, showing only the six major Rule Caverns and the corresponding Dao inheritances behind them.

Listed from top to bottom were the names of many outstanding individuals, categorized by the different Dao inheritances.

It was not hard to deduce that these individuals had chosen to accept the corresponding inheritance.

The expressions of the high-ranking humans were visibly excited.

Although they had been pleased that the younger generation had this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in the inheritance selection openly, they were still anxious, not knowing what was happening inside.

The competition for top inheritances was always fierce and often bloody.

Not being able to see what was happening inside was like having their eyes covered, and their worries were magnified, fearing that their own juniors might die in the selection process.

Now that the ranking list had appeared on the barrier, it allowed them to get a glimpse of what was happening inside.

“From the looks of this list, it seems the younger generation has entered a place called the Rule Cavern.

Each Rule Cavern corresponds to one of the six Dao inheritances. By choosing different Rule Caverns, they also choose the corresponding Dao inheritance.”

The people outside easily deduced this conclusion.

As high-ranking members of the human race, they were particularly concerned with matters of inheritance.

Upon seeing the rankings, their primary focus was on the names of the inheritances provided in this selection.

The first reaction of the Celestial Family leaders, represented by Fifth Sheng and Feng Qinxue, was to look for the names associated with their own inheritances.

They were overjoyed to find names like “Origin” and “Mystic Nether” among them.

These names symbolized the pinnacle of human realm inheritance!

Since the establishment of the great clans, the Immortal-grade families had undergone various changes, but the clans that became Immortal-grade had generally inherited these two types of legacy, with few exceptions.

However, due to wars and the passage of time, complete inheritances had gradually been lost.

This led to the current situation where even the two major Immortal-grade families only possessed incomplete inheritances.

Their main purpose for this expedition to the Void Realm was to obtain the complete inheritance, so seeing these top inheritances listed in the official selection was immensely gratifying.

If younger generations could successfully accept these top inheritances, the human realm would have no worry about lacking successors.

With the appearance of the strongest and most orthodox inheritances, everyone’s minds were put at ease, and attention was turned to the other inheritances.

Out of the six major inheritances, some names were familiar while others were unfamiliar.

Most of them could be inferred from their names, but one stood out: the “Azure Lutos Dao Physique.” The name alone was puzzling.

An expert spoke up, “Azure Lutos? If I remember correctly, there was an ancient Dao Physical called Azure Lutos, which was quite obscure and mysterious.

Only a few ancient texts mentioned this Dao Physique, and even those were scant. It is known that this Dao Physique was extremely rare in ancient times and has almost disappeared in the present day.”

“I’ve also heard some rumors about it. I didn’t expect there to be a Dao Physique with the same name. It’s unclear if it’s a coincidence or something else…”

Several elders from various families gathered and whispered among themselves.

Fifth Sheng looked at the name Azure Lutos with a look of suspicion, clearly deep in thought.

As the Clan Leader of an Celestial-grade family, Fifth Sheng had heard of the Azure Lutos Dao Physique and even had related records in the Fifth Family’s library on the sixth floor.

His suspicion arose because of one person: Qin Ruoqing.

The Qin Clan, from which Qin Ruqing came, was originally a small family.

A family became a great clan because of its strong bloodline and resource inheritance.

The Qin Clan lacked powerful ancestors, so they could not support Qin Ruqing’s bloodline.

Her nearly demonic Immortal-grade aptitude was clearly an anomaly of her own.

Upon further reflection, there were only a few possible answers:

A rare and unique bloodline or physique.

An innate spiritual body.

Most likely, a favored child of the heavens: a Dao Physique.

Since the Fifth Family learned of Qin Ruqing’s name, they had speculated about her extraordinary nature.

Combining her displayed abilities, there had been speculation that she might possess one of the famous Dao Physique, including Azure Lutos.

However, descriptions of the Azure Lutos Dao Physique were so scarce that only its strong survival ability was known.

Dao Physique with such characteristics could be counted on one hand, making it difficult to make a definitive judgment based solely on this information.

Now, among the six Dao inheritances released by the Immortal Tomb, there was actually an inheritance called Azure Lotus!

Could it be that the rare and obscure nature of this Dao Physique is far beyond their imagination?