These were nine of the last twelve Jade Seals. The first twelve trial winners are going to get the twelve jade seals.

Unfortunately, though Sheng Tian pa.s.sed all the trials, there were only nine of them while there were twelve jade seals.

He already got the most he could.

Sheng Tian closed his eyes and descended into cultivation.

At the exact moment, Xiao Lian opened her eyes in the Snow Glazed Lotus Realm.

The Snow Glazed Lotus Realm is vast. It is a pocket dimension realm.

The day and night are controlled by the owner of the realm, so is its structure.

Simply put, the Laws of the realm are controlled by the owner. The stronger the laws, the stronger would be the owner.

The catch is the stronger you are, the stronger will be the laws you can access. That means it doesn't make a weakling insanely stronger but increases the strength of a strong person by many folds in the realm.

The Realm is full of lush green gra.s.s. There is no sun, yet it is not dark. The skies are blue and there is no end of the realm in sight.

In the vast land, an eye-catching pond with pristine water was present.

At the centre of the pond was a large, beautiful and chilling lotus—Snow Glazed Lotus.

On the lotus was a peerless woman with unmatched beauty—Xiao Lian.

The beauty's eyes showed defeat seeing the things under the shade of a large tree.

It was Sheng Tian's doing.

He started using the Snow Glazed Lotus Realm for storage purposes not long ago.

At the beginning, he was only using when necessary, but the longer they spent with each other, the less restrained he got.

Now, he uses this realm as his own and doesn't even ask for her permission.

Thankfully, whenever he keeps something, he makes sure to not throw them all around and put them properly.

"d.a.m.n Sheng. It's my home, not ours....."her voice grew quiet as a faint blush appeared on her cheeks realising the implication of her words.

She was shocked at her own reaction. "Why am I embarra.s.sed?"

"I surely don't like that annoying fellow. He already said that he is gonna chase that Ice Beauty. Humph! And he will not stop at one girl. I'm sure this pervert will try to make a harem. No way I'm gonna like him." Xiao Lian tried to convince herself.

But she herself didn't know if she was interested in him.

And the answer Sheng Tian gave that day kept ringing in her mind continuously.

"I don't love anyone. It only brings pain. I like her as a woman, but I don't want to be tied with anyone."

'What are you hiding behind that smile?' recalling Sheng Tian's carefree smile, Xiao Lian sighed.

Somehow, she knew that Sheng Tian was not totally the person he appeared to be. He was like a fleeting cloud, never attached to anything. He is someone with a story, like her.

It's just that she was not confident if their relations.h.i.+p would stay the way it is if she tried to touch his past.

The fear of losing the only person who gave her the warmth due to an impulsive question stopped Xiao Lian from asking his past.

Shaking her head, Xiao Lian tried to be optimistic about the future.

Now, she was not too keen on getting the revenge on them. Their strange relations.h.i.+p slowly became important her life.

Waking him up, eating together, listening to his banter, his words, their small fights, those silly jokes, guiding his cultivation and training him—this was her everyday life.

Strangely, however, she didn't hate it. In fact, she liked her current life quite a bit.

As she thought of Sheng Tian's smug expression after completing the trials in the Hall of Inheritance, she feigned disdain.

This fellow surely has no shame. He just finished a lowly mortal trials and feels proud of it. As expected of you, Sheng.

With her divine sense, she scanned the hall of inheritance.

Her divine sense penetrated the ground below and suddenly sensing something, her eyebrows knitted together.

"Asura Race?!!! No, they won't bother themselves to visit this weak planet. This is not the Asura Race's aura, but it resembles them quite a bit. Hmm, it is incomparably weak and polluted in quality. Even the lowest mortals of Asuras have better auras!" Xiao Lian's eyes narrowed.

"Ah well, I'm leaving it to you. There's a chance you could escape it."she threw the matter to the back o her mind and looked around.

With a wave of her hand, the ancient manuals flew into her hand.

Carefully examining them for unexpected surprises, Xiao Lian was disappointed.

She was at a loss thinking of who would guide him in the future.

Maybe she should find him a beautiful master, but what if she reminds him of her when she is gone?

Would he remember her after five years? ten years? hundred years?

Will he ever remember that a young girl from earth taught him his first lessons in Cultivation when he becomes a peerless expert?

Will he remember that she was the person he talked to the most?

Will he remember that she was the one who listened to his awful jokes, his shameless bragging everyday without getting tired of them?

Will he remember that she was happy to stay with him and wished to stay like this forever?

The corner of her eyes became moist as Xiao Lian tried to control the outburst. However, the tears fell down like a broken flood, unrestrained and chaotic.

"Idiot." she muttered.

Closing her beautiful eyes, she heaved a deep sigh. After a long time, she opened her eyes. There was a new found determination in them.

She made up her mind to observe Leng Yue Yan and possibly Meng Xin. If they are someone she could trust , then everything would be alright.

She didn't want him to worry. She wanted him to be the person he is when she met him, the person he still is.

A shameless, funny and carefree guy. He takes advantage of her but also cares about her.

Xiao Lian lips curled into a dazzling peaceful smile. The look on her face was similar to the first time Sheng Tian met her. But there was a hidden bitterness in it.

... ... ... ... ... ...

Sheng Tian woke up from cultivation.

The profound energy here is very rich, thus cultivating her is many times more rewarding.

Earlier when he was cultivating, he suddenly felt a deep sadness engulfing him. He didn't know what it was.

Before he could ponder about it, one by one, the contestants began to wake up.

As everyone else saw it, Sheng Tian who was also 'closing his eyes' woke up after a few others.

The discussions broke out.

Only Qin Qing's team was different.

Qin Qing became a love-struck maiden with stars in her eyes as she listened to how Ling Chen finished the comprehension test in 'just' 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, the duo, Gu Song and Duan Han headed straight to the Icy cold Sisters to brag about their exploits.

Now, the only ones left are Sheng Tian and Leng Yue Yan.

Seeing everyone talking cheerfully,Sheng Tian felt awkward for being so silent. Leng Yue Yan had the same indifferent and cold look on her face.

He scolded the ancient voice who couldn't stop from speaking earlier for becoming silent now.

Under the hall of inheritance ,a soul sneezed. It muttered, "Who dares to scold this Lord behind my back?".

... ... ... ... ... ... ...

The Ancient voice sounded in the hall again "The twelve Jade Seals are given. The Ancestral Tomb will open now. Youngsters, you can get not only my inheritance and treasures but also the Command Token which can give you full authority over the Clan. Fight, change your destiny."

All the people in the room fell silent. They didn't forget about the Ancestral Tomb.

With a loud voice, the enigmatic wall filled with numerous carvings lifted up revealing a gigantic grand double door.

Slowly, the doors opened themselves revealing a pa.s.sage to the underground.

The end of the pa.s.sage was not within their sight.

The teams organised themselves and looked at each other with hostility. Even the ones in the same team looked at their teammates vigilantly.

Everyone wanted treasures, there will inevitably be conflicts of interests.

Particularly, the one command token—it is the legend of Qin Clan. The one to get it shall have the control over the Qin Clan. No one should disrespect them. Even the Ancestral rules can be rewritten if they have the command token.

The Qin siblings would risk it all to get their hands on it.

The air was filled with a thick killing intent.

However, they didn't attack now.

An enemy alive is better than an enemy dead.

If there are any traps, the enemies alive could be used as scapegoats.

Qin Cheng had a very cruel smile as he glanced at Sheng Tian and Leng Yue Yan.

He didn't forget these two people. He was just waiting for the perfect chance to take them down completely.

Sheng Tian and Leng Yue Yan too felt the gaze and turned to Qin Cheng.

Leng Yue Yan had the same cold look on her face but the coldness in her eyes increased seeing his smile.

Sheng Tian, however, walked towards Qin Cheng and greeted him with a friendly smile "How are you doing, You little son of b*tch?" his expression was casual.

The entire chamber fell silent.