Song Wanning, who had been lagging behind, caught up step by step. In less than an hour, she had already surpassed Ye Chuxue and arrived at the tenth trial.

At first, Mu Zixu would still mutter a few complaints, but later on, he could only stare in frustration, so angry his beard was practically askew.

Mo Yang Immortal Monarch was still present, and this girl in black was clearly doing this on purpose, trying to use the girl in white as a stepping stone.

’Luckily, I have a discerning eye and saw right through her little scheme. I won’t let her get her way!’

A short while later, Song Wanning successfully passed the tenth trial and arrived at the final Inheritance Hall.

She cleared the trials so quickly that Wang Yang couldn’t help but feel it was a shame.

Mu Zixu obviously disliked her, and even her arriving first wouldn’t change his mind.

’She certainly got here fast!’

Mu Zixu glanced at the girl in white. She was already tackling the tenth trial. It wouldn’t be long before she, too, entered the Inheritance Hall!

He snorted. "Let me go see what this girl is made of!"

A wisp of his Divine Thought still lingered in the Inheritance Hall in the Lower World. It hadn’t dissipated yet and could serve as a vessel to form a bridge.

.....

Inside the Inheritance Hall, rows upon rows of shelves were filled with spirit tablets.

Too many to count.

Song Wanning froze, taken aback.

’I thought the Inheritance Hall would be full of Inheritance Classics, or at least Magical Treasures and Spiritual Medicines. Who would have thought it would be nothing but spirit tablets?’

They were arranged neatly, tier after tier, row after row.

A solemn, tragic aura filled the air.

’Just how many people died here?’

Song Wanning raised an eyebrow and began to survey the Inheritance Hall.

The top row of spirit tablets all belonged to Nascent Soul Stage cultivators from the Medicine King Sect, clustered around a single Divinity Transformation Stage expert in the very center.

After the great war in Ancient Times, the Yao Xu Realm was split in two. The highest possible cultivation in their Lower World was restricted to the Divinity Transformation Stage.

The Upper Realm was the Spirit Realm. Its Spiritual Energy was far richer, making it a place all cultivators from the Lower World yearned to reach.

However, the complete cultivation system should progress from Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Divinity Transformation, Void Refinement, Body Integration, and the Mahayana Realm, before finally ascending to the Immortal Realm.

’Master ascended to the Spirit Realm more than fifty years ago. I wonder how he’s doing now?’

Song Wanning seemed lost in thought, the experience only further solidifying her resolve.

’I will not only ascend to the Upper Realm, but I’ll also bring the entire Song Family with me. It’s what I owe them from my past life!’

’And Bai Yang and Ye Chuxue will be my stepping stones!’

Just as the thought crossed her mind, an ethereal figure appeared in the hall—it was Mu Zixu.

"Who goes there? State your name."

Mu Zixu eyed Song Wanning coldly, his thoughts on Ye Chuxue. ’That girl in white should have made it by now,’ he thought.

Before Song Wanning could answer, Ye Chuxue pushed open the great doors, just as he’d expected.

The excitement radiating from her face instantly froze the moment she saw Song Wanning.

’Someone actually beat me here? They’re already in the Inheritance Hall!’

’Does that mean they’ve already claimed the inheritance?’

Her heart sank, but when she saw Mu Zixu off to the side, she quickly forced a smile and greeted him proactively. "Senior."

Mu Zixu was instantly mollified and nodded in satisfaction.

’My judgment of character has always been sharp.’

’And this time is no exception.’

Song Wanning, who had been watching Mu Zixu’s eyes the entire time, didn’t miss the shift in his expression. She narrowed her own eyes slightly.

’It seems his favorite is still Ye Chuxue, even though I passed the trials first. Nothing’s changed!’

She shot Ye Chuxue a cool glance, a slight smirk forming on her lips beneath the mask.

’This time, I’ll see with my own eyes just how Ye Chuxue plans to get *my* inheritance.’

"This is the Inheritance Hall of my Medicine King Sect. Congratulations on passing the many trials to arrive here."

Mu Zixu put on the air of a great master, hovering in mid-air and looking down upon the two of them. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

His condescending and oppressive aura was meant to inspire reverence and fear.

"So it’s really the Inheritance Hall?"

Ye Chuxue’s eyes lit up, and she clenched her fists. "This junior has long heard of the illustrious Medicine King Sect. Seeing it today, I find its reputation is well-deserved!"

"Meeting you, Senior, is the greatest fortune of this junior’s life!"

’If I want to stand out, I have to work for it.’

’I have to sweet-talk him as much as possible to make up for being a step behind.’

’Everyone likes to be praised, after all. Even seniors are no exception.’

Ye Chuxue’s eyes burned with determination, her fighting spirit soaring. ’I have to get this inheritance. Otherwise, how will I ever beat Song Wanning?’

’She could already picture Song Wanning’s shocked and pathetic expression as she fled in defeat.’

"Heh heh... This little girl is quite well-behaved."

Mu Zixu’s mood improved considerably. The girl was a sweet-talker with high aptitude; the more he looked at her, the more he liked her.

’On the other hand, that girl in black is covered in Evil Qi and looks completely untamable. Does she look like she’s here for an inheritance?’

’She looks more like she’s here to cause trouble!’

His dislike for her grew.

"And you?" he couldn’t help but ask, turning to Song Wanning. "Have you nothing to say?"

At his words, Song Wanning tilted her head slightly, looked up at him, and spoke in a disguised voice. "I, too, originally came for the Medicine King Sect’s inheritance. I just didn’t expect that the sect’s talents had long since withered away, with most of them dead or wounded."

’In my past life, I was humbled enough before Gu Qingyuan.’

’In this life, no one will ever make me bow and scrape again.’

’Besides, his malice is so obvious, and I, Song Wanning, am no fool!’

Her words struck a major nerve. Mu Zixu’s expression instantly darkened, and he roared, "Don’t you spout such nonsense!"

"The legacy of my Medicine King Sect is eternal! We stand firm in the Spirit Realm as well. How dare an ignorant junior like you presume to comment?"

"It seems to me you’re just here to stir up trouble!"

Mu Zixu made no attempt to hide his disgust, a sight that made Ye Chuxue inwardly rejoice.

’My opponent is pathetic. Eagerly rushing to offend a senior... what an idiot!’

’With EQ like that, she actually dreams of competing with me for the inheritance?’

’What a pipe dream.’

"Senior, please don’t be angry. This fellow Daoist must know very little about the Medicine King Sect to have said something so ignorant."

"Once she witnesses the former glory of the Medicine King Sect, she’ll immediately realize how outrageously wrong she is."

She gave an understanding smile, but her words were subtly crafted to manipulate the situation.

’Before she transmigrated, she was the director of a large corporation managing over a hundred people. How could she have gotten that far on her own without some EQ and skill?’

’Now that I’m in this Otherworld, I can be just as invincible and sweep away every obstacle!’

Ye Chuxue’s hypocritical, smug expression made Song Wanning narrow her eyes.

’She’s always been like this. Clearly hating my guts, but still putting on a righteous front to show off how magnanimous and tolerant she is.’

’So pretentious.’

’It’s sickening.’

"As you said, that was its *former* glory."

"But times have changed. The Medicine King Sect was wiped from the records of the Lower World long ago. That is an indisputable fact."

"For a fellow Daoist who claims to know so much about the Medicine King Sect, surely you’re not ignorant of these facts?"

"If you ask me, the one who knows very little about the Medicine King Sect is you."