"Of course I do," Yun Jin sighed. "The Trial Tower's basically useless now. Last time, when I comprehended the Primordial Yin and Yang, it even created a special comprehension space for me. But after only fifty years, that space collapsed. Said I'd finished understanding it."
"In the Celestial Divine Palace, Senior also left behind the inheritance of the Primordial Yin and Yang. I think what Senior left should be enough for me to study for a few thousand years, right? Isn't that way better than the Trial Tower?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhu grew excited. "That's only natural. Forget about a thousand years, even ten thousand or several tens of thousands of years wouldn't be enough for you to finish comprehending it!"
"You see, that's where our advantage lies." Yun Jin continued, "This Trial Tower… it's simply…"
Ta Ling could no longer listen. "What exactly is your purpose in coming this time?"
Though still that mechanical voice, Yun Jin clearly caught a faint grinding of teeth behind it.
She coughed lightly. "Senior Ta Ling, you need not feel so inferior. After all, the Celestial Divine Palace is an ultimate treasure of the God Realm's strongest beings. It's normal that it's stronger than you. The only reason you could beat Zhu Zhu before was because she was a newly-born artifact spirit. If her predecessor were still around, the one getting thrashed might very well have been you."
Zhu Zhu immediately puffed herself up proudly. "Exactly, exactly, the one getting thrashed would have been you."
Ta Ling: "…"
The next moment.
Yun Jin and Zhu Zhu were instantly expelled from the tower.
Eh?
So petty?
But Yun Jin was not discouraged. She re-entered the Trial Tower.
"Senior Ta Ling! Why get so worked up? I didn't come this time just to mock you."
Ta Ling: "…"
"Heh, really? Not here to mock me?"
"I actually have a way to let Senior display your true strength! The Celestial Divine Palace may also be my treasure, but it was something inherited. The Trial Tower, however, is the native treasure of our Wushuang Sect!"
Her voice turned impassioned. "We must let the Celestial Divine Palace know that our native treasure is no weaker than any other!"
Ta Ling took a deep breath. "Speak plainly!"
Yun Jin quickly explained. "I want to use the fifty years I stored up. I plan to comprehend the inheritance of the Primordial Yin and Yang left behind in the Celestial Divine Palace. Can't you think of a way to move that inheritance space into the Trial Tower? Or maybe just change the flow of time in it?"
If this worked, fifty years would be enough for her to dive even deeper into the Yin Yang Codex. Right now, it was her strongest ability.
If she wanted to strengthen herself before the upcoming tribulation, deepening her comprehension of the Primordial Yin and Yang was the most cost-effective choice.
Of course, she could also try to comprehend one of the elemental Primordial Force. But to truly master an elemental Primordial Force required an opportunity. In just one month, the probability of encountering such an opportunity was minuscule. Without mastering an entire Primordial Force, her strength would barely improve.
Thinking it over, comprehending Yin and Yang was still the most efficient path.
"You really dare to think!" Ta Ling's voice finally sounded again.
"Could it be that Senior cannot do it?" Yun Jin's expression exaggerated dramatically. "No, impossible! In my eyes, Senior Ta Ling is omnipotent! The Trial Tower's rewards even include teachings on the Law of Space and the Law of Time. Only the Primordial Yin and Yang isn't there yet because it's a newborn Force. If we can move the inheritance from the Celestial Divine Palace here, the Trial Tower could add it to its collection too!"
Privately, Yun Jin was already scheming.
The Trial Tower had its own mechanisms. It could directly instill Laws into challengers. If she brought the inheritance over, not only could she comprehend it herself, but if the Trial Tower absorbed it, then it could later award her more Yin-Yang insights directly.
She had researched it.
The next upgrade of the Trial Tower would be its final form. At that stage, rewards would no longer be limited. She could freely choose Primordial Force as her reward. If the Trial Tower absorbed the Primordial Force of Yin and Yang's inheritance, then as long as she cleared its trials, she could quickly obtain this portion of inheritance.
This way, she would not need thousands or tens of thousands of years. Once the Tower upgraded, she might completely grasp the inheritance. Even better, if the inheritance was embedded into the Trial Tower, it could subtly pass on to Wushuang Sect's disciples as well.
With the Sect Master's Residence's effect, any new insights they gained could immediately feed back to her. A hundred cultivators working together would surely surpass one person cultivating alone. Of course, all this was still just Yun Jin's ideas. The key was whether Ta Ling could actually do it.
Yun Jin spoke in a deliberately flattering tone. Ta Ling paused in silence, then answered calmly. "Whether the inheritance can be moved here… I must go to the Celestial Divine Palace to see first."
"Zhu Zhu, hear his audacity! He dares to claim he can move an entire inheritance. Quick, send him there. Let's see if he has the ability!" Yun Jin said at once.
Even Zhu Zhu went silent for a moment.
This "fanning the flames"… even she could see it.
But despite knowing, she still felt competitive!
The inheritance left behind by her previous master was not something easily moved. She wanted to see just what extraordinary ability this Ta Ling had.
"Senior Ta Ling, reveal your form, will you?" Yun Jin pressed.
Ta Ling remained quiet for a while.
Then, a small crystal-clear tower appeared in Yun Jin's palm.
"You may send me now," came his voice.
Zhu Zhu tested it. She found space power could indeed penetrate into the tower. She immediately summoned a vortex portal.
In the blink of an eye, Yun Jin disappeared within.
When she reappeared…
Ten full days had passed.
Ten days and nights—yet Ta Ling had truly moved over the entire Primordial Yin and Yang inheritance from the Celestial Divine Palace.
Inside the Celestial Divine Palace, Yuan Yuan looked at the chamber that had now become no different from any ordinary room. His eyes flickered with a strange brilliance.
So this was the true reason Zhu Zhu had suddenly changed her mind… this miraculous Ta Ling.
The inheritance had been transferred, yet Yuan Yuan's eyes only held anticipation. Before, he merely thought to at least find a successor for his late master.
Avenge his master?
He hadn't dared hold too much hope.
For Yun Jin, however dazzling she was, was still only a creature of a small world. Whether she could even ascend to the Immortal Realm remained uncertain. And even there, to reach the God Realm was a one-in-ten-thousand chance.
And among countless God Realm beings, across endless epochs, only five Origin Master had emerged.
For Yun Jin to one day contend with such Origin Master…
How impossibly difficult was that?
It was almost an unachievable mission.
But now…
This Ta Ling had suppressed the Celestial Divine Palace in every way.
What did that prove?
That the one who created the Trial Tower was even stronger than his former master!
With such a treasure in her hands, Yun Jin's future was immeasurable.
Yuan Yuan's crimson eyes gleamed even brighter.
Stronger. She must grow stronger.
As long as Yun Jin could advance faster, he would gladly see not only the inheritance of Yin and Yang moved, but even the entire Celestial Divine Palace transferred into the Trial Tower.
Inside the Trial Tower.
Yun Jin was still praising aloud. "Senior Ta Ling, you truly are extraordinary. With one gesture, you change the mountains and rivers, reverse sun and moon—"
Before she could finish, an unseen power swept her away. She now sat within a secret chamber identical to the Celestial Divine Palace's Law of Yin and Yang inheritance room. The entire legacy had been transported.
"Fifty years' time. The countdown begins now."
Ta Ling's voice echoed.
A glowing countdown screen appeared in the air.
"…I wasn't even finished talking. No need to rush." Yun Jin muttered, then promptly sat down cross-legged, immersing herself fully in comprehension.
Inside the Tower, fifty years.
Outside, only fifteen days.
Counting the ten days taken to transfer the inheritance, once she emerged, her heavenly tribulation would already be near. In all the ancient texts, heavenly tribulation was described as utterly terrifying. Although Yun Jin had plotted against Lin Xiao using the heavenly tribulation, she too felt a trace of tension.
After all, this was heavenly tribulation.
She had to go all out, prepare every possible thing.
Only then could she ensure nothing would go wrong.