The formation spirit looked toward the ceiling of the inheritance hall.
His expression, which had remained calm throughout their conversation, suddenly became solemn.
After a brief moment of silence, he spoke in a deep voice.
"It is time."
Lin Sheng looked at him.
"It is?"
The old man nodded slowly.
"You have already obtained this inheritance."
"The outside world continues to move."
"Remaining here any longer serves no purpose."
Before Lin Sheng could respond, the formation spirit raised a finger.
The massive Rank Five formation beneath their feet instantly came alive.
Ancient runes emerged from the floor like rivers of light, intertwining before the old man.
The surrounding space rippled.
Then—
A crack quietly appeared in mid-air.
It gradually expanded until it became a doorway nearly three meters tall.
Beyond it...
Lay an entirely different world.
Rows upon rows of jade shelves stretched into the distance.
Ancient weapon racks filled the halls.
Countless boxes, jade cases, pill bottles, talismans, ores, spirit woods, beast bones and treasures rested quietly, each sealed within individual formations.
Even from where he stood, Lin Sheng could feel the dense spiritual fluctuations pouring from within.
His pupils shrank slightly.
"A treasury..."
The formation spirit smiled faintly.
"The Heaven Seal Gate's True Disciple Treasury."
"It contains rewards prepared for every successor."
He looked toward Lin Sheng.
"You are permitted to choose two items."
"No more."
Lin Sheng nodded respectfully.
"Thank you, Elder."
The old man merely waved his sleeve.
Before Lin Sheng could even step forward—
Space twisted.
His surroundings blurred.
The next instant, he found himself already standing inside the treasury.
The entrance behind him disappeared without a trace.
Only a faint voice echoed through the vast hall.
"You have one hour."
"Choose wisely."
Silence returned.
Lin Sheng slowly exhaled.
His perception immediately spread throughout the hall.
At the same time, countless blue windows appeared before his eyes.
> Scanning...
> Treasury inventory analysis initiated...
The Chip immediately began cataloguing everything within range.
Rows upon rows of information rapidly streamed across his vision.
Rank Two Flying Sword...
Rank Three Defensive Artifact...
Rank Three Fire-Attribute Talisman...
Purple Crystal Spirit Iron...
Seven-Colored Spirit Wood...
Golden Essence Sand...
Thousands of names flashed by.
Lin Sheng did not rush.
This was likely the greatest treasury he had encountered since arriving in this world.
Every step he took revealed another priceless treasure.
Several weapons alone were enough to drive entire Purple Palace cultivators into madness.
Unfortunately...
Most of them weren't suitable for him.
"I don't need offensive treasures."
"They'll eventually become obsolete."
"My greatest advantage is still the Chip."
He continued walking deeper.
The treasury itself seemed to be divided into sections.
Weapons.
Artifacts.
Talismans.
Formation materials.
Alchemy ingredients.
Spirit herbs.
Rare ores.
Each category occupied its own massive chamber.
Lin Sheng eventually entered the ore section.
Unlike the dazzling brilliance of the artifact hall, this place appeared far more ordinary.
Countless stones, crystals and metals floated quietly inside transparent barriers.
Yet every single one radiated astonishing spiritual fluctuations.
The Chip quickly completed its first round of analysis.
> Inventory Summary
> Rank One Items: 31%
> Rank Two Items: 46%
> Rank Three Items: 23%
Lin Sheng wasn't surprised.
This was merely a True Disciple Treasury.
Rank Four materials were treasures capable of driving Golden Core experts into war.
It would have been strange if such items were casually stored here.
Still...
Rank Three resources were already enough to satisfy him.
He patiently walked through the section.
One ore after another entered the Chip's database.
Nearly ten minutes later—
The Chip projected three recommendations.
> Priority Candidate One
> Rank Three Defensive Armor Artifact
> Estimated durability: withstand repeated Purple Palace Realm attacks.
> Maximum full-power defense duration: approximately one minute before energy depletion.
> Recommended Value: High.
Lin Sheng nodded slightly.
"A good life-saving treasure..."
"But not irreplaceable."
He continued walking.
Soon, another recommendation appeared.
> Priority Candidate Two
> Void Stone.
> Primary application: spatial formations.
> Core material for teleportation arrays.
> Secondary applications: storage pouches, storage bags, storage rings.
Lin Sheng stopped immediately.
Before him floated an enormous dark-gray crystal nearly the size of a grown man.
Space itself seemed slightly distorted around it.
His eyes lit up.
"So large..."
Even the Chip recalculated several times before displaying additional information.
> Estimated mass: extremely high.
> Spatial fluctuations: stable.
> Equivalent volume exceeds provincial teleportation array cores by dozens of times.
Lin Sheng couldn't help smiling.
The teleportation formations connecting provinces only required Void Stones roughly the size of a fist.
The one before him...
Was nearly the size of a boulder.
Its value was immeasurable.
"This..."
"I have to take."
His long-term plan had always included repairing the cross-continental teleportation formation recorded within the Scripture Pavilion.
This enormous Void Stone would save him countless years of searching.
Without hesitation, he marked it as his first choice.
As he prepared to continue searching for his second reward—
His footsteps suddenly halted.
Not because of the Chip.
But because of...
His own Sea of Consciousness.
A strange warmth spread from within.
The Yellow Origin Contemplation Diagram, which had remained motionless for days, suddenly began rotating faster.
Its speed increased ever so slightly.
Not enough to cause instability.
But enough for Lin Sheng to immediately notice.
"What..."
His gaze slowly shifted toward a nearby shelf.
Resting quietly upon it was an irregular crimson stone.
Its surface shimmered faintly beneath the formation light.
Within the crimson...
Tiny streaks of orange could barely be seen, flowing like molten lava beneath translucent crystal.
The moment Lin Sheng looked at it—
The Yellow Origin Contemplation Diagram rotated even faster.
For the first time since reaching eighty-nine percent completion...
It reacted.
Lin Sheng's heartbeat unconsciously accelerated.
"This stone..."
"...what exactly is it?"
Lin Sheng slowly approached the crimson stone.
The closer he came, the more active the Yellow Origin Contemplation Diagram within his Sea of Consciousness became.
Its rotation, which had remained almost completely stagnant ever since reaching eighty-nine percent completion, now accelerated at a visible pace.
It was not absorbing anything.
Nor was it attempting to draw the stone into his Sea of Consciousness.
Instead...
It was resonating.
Almost as if it had finally encountered something it had been searching for.
Lin Sheng's expression remained calm, but inwardly his thoughts surged.
"So this world really does possess treasures capable of affecting the Yellow Origin Contemplation Diagram..."
He had always believed that the diagram's progression depended solely on his own comprehension.
Now it seemed that assumption had been incomplete.
The Chip immediately began another detailed scan.
> Scanning target...
> Unknown Yang-attributed mineral detected.
> Energy composition exceeds current database.
> Comparing records...
Several seconds later, another notification appeared.
> Analysis failed.
> Insufficient reference data.
Lin Sheng was not disappointed.
Even Qin Fenxing's memories contained almost no information regarding rare ores beyond those used for ordinary formations.
The Chip could only analyze based upon the knowledge it possessed.
If the information did not exist, neither could the analysis.
Lin Sheng extended his hand.
The protective formation surrounding the ore quietly dispersed after sensing the True Disciple token.
He carefully lifted the crimson stone.
It was unexpectedly heavy.
Although only the size of two clenched fists, it weighed almost as much as a fully grown man.
The moment it touched his palm—
The Yellow Origin Contemplation Diagram shone brilliantly.
A faint warmth spread throughout his body.
His Sea of Consciousness trembled ever so slightly.
Then...
Everything returned to normal.
The diagram once again slowed until it reached its previous speed.
Lin Sheng narrowed his eyes.
"So merely touching it causes such a reaction..."
"This definitely isn't an ordinary Rank Three material."
Without further hesitation, he decided.
"This will be my second choice."
He carried the stone in one hand while looking toward the gigantic Void Stone resting deeper within the chamber.
That one proved considerably more troublesome.
The Void Stone itself distorted space.
Attempting to place it inside his storage bag would almost certainly destabilize the bag's internal space, destroying both it and everything contained within.
After thinking briefly, Lin Sheng simply stored the crimson stone inside his storage bag while carrying the Void Stone on his shoulder.
The immense crystal looked almost ridiculous against his comparatively ordinary figure.
Fortunately, his physique had already reached the Xuan Gang Realm.
Although cumbersome, carrying it posed no difficulty.
With both treasures chosen, he walked toward the exit.
The moment he stepped outside the treasury—
Space rippled once more.
His surroundings blurred.
The next instant, he stood once again inside the inheritance hall.
The formation spirit smiled upon seeing the enormous Void Stone resting on Lin Sheng's shoulder.
"You chose quite well."
Lin Sheng clasped his hands respectfully.
"Elder."
"My first choice is this Void Stone."
The old man nodded approvingly.
"Indeed."
"It is among the finest spatial materials the Heaven Seal Gate ever possessed."
"It was originally intended for constructing long-distance teleportation formations."
"Unfortunately..."
"The sect was destroyed before it could ever be used."
Lin Sheng silently nodded.
That matched the records within the Scripture Pavilion almost perfectly.
His gaze then shifted toward the crimson ore in his hand.
"Elder..."
"What about this one?"
The formation spirit glanced at it only briefly before answering.
"That is a Bright Sun Yang Stone."
"It naturally absorbs the purest Yang essence between Heaven and Earth."
"It is commonly used as a supplementary material when refining Yang-attributed artifacts and treasures."
"It can greatly increase their destructive power."
Lin Sheng looked thoughtfully at the stone.
"So it's simply an auxiliary refining material?"
The old man nodded.
"For most people... yes."
"It possesses little direct value outside artifact refinement."
He smiled faintly.
"Had you been an artifact refiner, your choice would have been understandable."
"As a formation master..."
"It is somewhat unusual."
Lin Sheng merely smiled without explaining himself.
The formation spirit naturally could not know about the Yellow Origin Contemplation Diagram.
Nor did Lin Sheng intend to reveal it.
Whatever secret this Bright Sun Yang Stone possessed...
He would uncover it himself in the future.