So it turned out he had poured so much effort into gathering Ling Shi, only for the Glazed King City's inheritance to have already possessed all those resources?
If that was the case, hadn't he truly been doing pointless work?
But Jiang Chen quickly dismissed that thought. His trip to Myriad Abyss Island had absolutely not been pointless. If he hadn't gone to Myriad Abyss Island, how could he have destroyed Elder Guangdu, that ancient demonkin monster?
If he hadn't gone to Myriad Abyss Island, how could he have gained such capable subordinates? How could he have gathered the Four Great Divine Beast bloodlines? How could he have obtained those prismatic crystals? All of those were crucial safeguards for subduing the demons in the future!
Those two trips to Myriad Abyss Island had not been made in vain!
"Senior, when I entered the Sixth Palace, the changing seasons I witnessed and the scenes of battlefield carnage — were they recreations of ancient battles?"
"Yes, they were recreations of the battles against the demon race. Were you able to gain any insight from them?"
Jiang Chen did not answer immediately, a contemplative look in his eyes.
"Very well. These things take time to gradually comprehend. This Six Palaces of Inheritance has waited since the ancient era until today, and has finally found a new master. Jiang Chen, before you received this inheritance, had you already steeled your resolve? Do you have the determination and courage to once again suppress the demons' rampage?"
Jiang Chen took a deep breath, his gaze profound. "Even without this inheritance, I have never lost my determination and courage. My home, my family — they all need me to protect them."
"Good. Home. Home is the sanctuary we are willing to give our lives to protect, isn't it?" Xia Tianze murmured softly.
"Go in." Xia Tianze let out a gentle sigh. As his voice faded, a transparent void door suddenly materialized before Jiang Chen, and a powerful radiance spilled forth from within.
One sacred step after another unfurled, extending all the way to Jiang Chen's feet.
Jiang Chen's mind settled into perfect calm, and he stepped onto the staircase.
"Remember — the moment you receive the inheritance is the moment we gain our freedom." Xia Tianze's voice echoed from behind him.
Xia Tianze was the Glazed Great Divine Sovereign's trusted subordinate, while the rest had been invited by the Glazed Great Divine Sovereign through various means to guard the Six Palaces of Inheritance.
Once this inheritance found a new master, the guardians of the Six Palaces of Inheritance would naturally be liberated. They would regain their freedom.
The staircase carried Jiang Chen to another world, an entirely new world.
This place was the seat of the ancient Glazed King City's legacy. From the ancient era to the present, countless ages had passed, yet the ancient Glazed King City showed not the slightest sign of decay. It was as though time itself had been frozen here, leaving behind absolutely no traces of its passage.
Aside from the absence of people and the lack of vitality, Jiang Chen could not find even the faintest mark of time's passage. And yet the entire layout of the ancient Glazed King City was suffused with the solemn gravitas of the primordial age.
In his previous life, Jiang Chen had been the Son of the Celestial Emperor, dwelling in the palace of the Great Emperor of the myriad heavens across the myriad Great Worlds. When it came to architectural splendor and luxurious grandeur, few realms in any plane could compare.
The Glazed King City, too, still fell noticeably short of the Great Emperor's palace in that regard. But the Glazed King City possessed its own unique style.
Jiang Chen entered the palace, savoring every inch of the ground beneath his feet.
Was this the true inheritance left behind by the Glazed Divine Sovereign? Everywhere Jiang Chen looked, he found that all the facilities and all the structures had been perfectly preserved.
There were storehouses, alchemy chambers, formation arrays, and scripture libraries.
Jiang Chen merely extended his senses, and the magnificent bearing of the ancient era's greatest power immediately surged toward him, filling him with boundless delight.