Jiang Chen respectfully bowed to the Celestial Fate Daoist and said, "Senior, I need to exchange for a Holy Infant Celestial Spirit Fruit!"

White Tiger’s Dantian had been crippled, and only the Holy Infant Celestial Spirit Fruit could repair it.

"Granted!"

The Celestial Fate Daoist nodded, gave Jiang Chen a Holy Infant Celestial Spirit Fruit, and asked, "Jiang Chen, is there anything else you wish to exchange for?"

"I’ll wait for now. Let’s see what I can exchange for after I’ve received the inheritance," Jiang Chen said.

"Mm."

The Celestial Fate Daoist nodded.

Jiang Chen then stepped back, and the other experts went forward one by one to use their points to exchange for their final treasures.

Many of them planned to leave the Celestial Fate Ancient Realm immediately after receiving their inheritances and treasures, so they unhesitatingly converted all their points into items. This would make them easier to carry away.

After all...

These points were only useful within the Celestial Fate Ancient Realm!

’Go ahead and trade! The more, the better!’

Jiang Chen glanced out of the corner of his eye at the crowd, who were enthusiastically exchanging for treasures, and a mysterious smile touched his lips.

He then handed the Holy Infant Celestial Spirit Fruit to White Tiger.

White Tiger’s face was filled with gratitude. "Thank you, Alliance Leader!"

Jiang Chen waved his hand and smiled. "We’re brothers. There’s no need for such formalities!"

"Mm!"

White Tiger nodded heavily, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Alliance Leader, you destroyed the Sect Master’s Spirit Body and killed Lan Haichen. The Sect Master will definitely not let you go. Do you have a plan?"

"I plan to increase my strength in the Celestial Fate Ancient Realm and leave only when the one-year limit is up," Jiang Chen said.

"That’s for the best!"

White Tiger nodded. "Once my injuries have healed and I’ve received my inheritance, I’ll leave the Celestial Fate Ancient Realm first. I’ll go to the Tenth Hall and inform my grandfather and father. If they intervene, the Sect Master should be wary!"

Jiang Chen nodded. Suddenly recalling something, he quickly took out a Storage Ring and handed it to White Tiger. "Things were too hectic before, and I forgot. I found this on the remains of a senior named Bai Changsheng. Inside is the Tenth Hall’s Hall Master’s Order and his personal belongings. I never had the chance to return it to the Tenth Hall, so now you can take it back for me!"

"Bai Changsheng? That’s my great-grandfather! He disappeared over a hundred years ago. That’s also when my Tenth Hall began to decline!" White Tiger’s eyes widened as he spoke in disbelief.

Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, then said, "So you truly are Senior Bai Changsheng’s descendants. That sets my mind at ease about giving this to you. Oh, right, Senior Bai Changsheng also asked me to tell you that his murderer is Tu Shanhe!"

"Tu... Tu Shanhe?"

White Tiger’s expression changed drastically, a look of shock on his face. "I can’t believe he was the one who killed my great-grandfather!"

Jiang Chen asked doubtfully, "You know Tu Shanhe?"

"Yes."

With a complicated expression, White Tiger said, "Actually, you know him too. He is the current Sect Master of our Saint Martial Sword Sect!"

Jiang Chen was speechless. "..."

Damn it!

’After all this time, the Saint Martial Sword Sect’s Sect Master is the one who murdered Bai Changsheng?’

Jiang Chen gave a bitter laugh. "It seems I was fated to clash with that master and his disciple. Even without Lan Haichen, I was bound to become Tu Shanhe’s enemy!" He had promised Bai Changsheng that if he ever became strong enough, he would avenge him!

Tu Shanhe had killed Bai Changsheng.

Jiang Chen was now destined to be his enemy!

White Tiger’s expression grew solemn. In a deep voice, he said, "Alliance Leader, this matter is of utmost importance. As soon as I’ve recovered, I will return to the Tenth Hall immediately. I’ll give them the Hall Master’s token and tell them the news that Great-grandfather was murdered by Tu Shanhe. I was worried before that my grandfather and the others would be too wary of Tu Shanhe to act, but with this, I guarantee that if Tu Shanhe tries to move against you, they will definitely intervene!"

"Alright, but you be careful," Jiang Chen said.

"Don’t worry, Alliance Leader!"

White Tiger replied with a nod.

And so...

White Tiger began to consume the Holy Infant Celestial Spirit Fruit to restore his shattered Dantian, while Yuwen Xunyi, Bai Ling, Lin Feifei, and the others also gathered around.

They surrounded Jiang Chen, especially Lin Feifei. She was no longer the ice-cold beauty she had been when they first met; instead, she had become like a chattering warbler, chirping away nonstop. This left Jiang Chen feeling rather exasperated.

Yuwen Xunyi said, "Alliance Leader, my older brother asked me to tell you that the Royal Family will always stand with you!"

Few words were needed; Jiang Chen knew Yuwen Tiandu was showing him goodwill.

However...

Jiang Chen didn’t take it to heart.

The Royal Family’s balancing act had always revolved around their own self-interest.

’What use is Yuwen Tiandu’s verbal promise to stand by my side? If I return to the Saint Martial Sword Sect and have to face the pressure from the powerhouses of the Ten Great Dynasties as well as Tu Shanhe, with no apparent chance of survival, I don’t believe for a second that the Royal Family would actually risk universal condemnation to help me.’

’In other words, they would only truly act if my performance satisfied them and could bring the Royal Family immense benefits.’

Still, he had to keep up appearances.

Jiang Chen looked toward Yuwen Tiandu in the distance, cupped his hands in a fist-and-palm salute, and smiled. "Many thanks, Crown Prince!"

"You’re too kind!"

Yuwen Tiandu smiled amicably.

Jiang Chen withdrew his gaze. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Bai Ling and the others, he walked straight to the entrance of the Inheritance Space, sat down cross-legged, and entered a state of meditative cultivation in the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture.

It took a full two double-hours for the nearly one thousand people there to finish exchanging their points for treasures.

The Celestial Fate Daoist, a kind smile on his face, spoke up. "If there is anyone who has not yet made an exchange, you may do so with me upon your return from receiving your inheritance. Of course, if you have already exchanged for treasures, you may also choose to continue cultivating in the Inheritance Space after receiving your inheritance and leave the Celestial Fate Ancient Realm directly from there when the one-year time limit for the Celestial Fate Hunting is over!"

"We understand!"

"Senior, please hurry up and open the Inheritance Space!" everyone urged.

The Celestial Fate Daoist nodded. Standing on his Flying Carpet, he slowly flew to the center of the Celestial Pride War Hall.

"Inheritance Space—open!"

VMMMM...

The Flying Carpet beneath his feet shot into the air and hung above the gate to the Inheritance Space.

A brilliant light shone from the Flying Carpet.

The entire Flying Carpet transformed directly into a spatial transport gate!

"The Inheritance Space is now open. You may all enter. The Dragons of Fortune you carry will automatically deliver you to your corresponding Inheritance Space," the Celestial Fate Daoist said impassively.

"The Inheritance Space! It’s said to even contain Divine Skills and Divine Weapons. I hope I can get a supreme treasure!"

"I got lucky. While Jiang Chen was fighting the Celestial Alliance, I reaped the benefits like the fisherman and made it onto the Hundred Kings List. I’m definitely going to get something good this time!"

"If I can get an ancient inheritance, I’ll soar to greatness!"

With excited expressions, the experts flew rapidly toward the Inheritance Space.

However...

Just as they came within five meters of the Inheritance Space entrance, Jiang Chen’s eyes snapped open. With a flick of his finger, an unparalleled Sword Aura shot out.

SHING—

A shower of blinding sparks erupted on the ground between the entrance to the Inheritance Space and the crowd. The sparks stretched out, carving a sword mark several meters deep and a hand’s breadth wide.

It was like a boundary line.

Separating Jiang Chen from the crowd!

The crowd was stunned, then looked at Jiang Chen with fury. "Jiang Chen, what do you think you’re doing?"

"Get out of the way! We need to receive our inheritances!" the experts roared in anger.

Jiang Chen shot them a cold glance, and the previous uproar instantly died down, falling into dead silence. His icy gaze swept over them one by one as he said nonchalantly, "Everyone except for the Heaven-Soaring Alliance, listen up. Hand over your Storage Rings and all your valuables. Otherwise... anyone who dares cross this line will be killed without mercy!"

At these words...

Before the Celestial Pride War Hall, the hundreds of prodigies were all shocked, furious, and utterly terrified...