“Swish!” At that moment, a dazzling white beam shot out from the nine-thousand-zhang mark on the sword peak, streaking toward the young commander of the Tiger Guard and surging into his brow.
The scene fell silent instantly. Even Ji Mo, Qi Mubai, and the others were visibly shocked. What was the background of this young commander of the Tiger Guard that he received an opportunity greater than theirs?
Their own inheritances were no small matter—news of them would cause a stir if it spread.
Clearly, the opportunity the young commander received was even more formidable.
The silence lingered for a moment before the young commander opened the eyes visible through his mask. The crowd could plainly see the excitement in his gaze.
For a typically composed sixth-tier Martial Venerable to show such an expression, one could only imagine the magnitude of his gain.
At this point, many began to feel a chill in their hearts. The beams had now reached nine thousand zhang, nearing the peak. If they hadn’t received anything yet, did that mean they’d missed their chance?
They didn’t believe their talents surpassed those of Ji Mo, Qi Mubai, or the mysterious young commander of the Tiger Guard.
“Boom!”
The heavens shook, the void trembled, and a white beam erupted from the ten-thousand-zhang summit. Its brilliance was blinding, nearly impossible to look at, and a terrifying pressure spread across the world.
“Swish!” Amid the crowd’s shock and curiosity, the white beam shot toward the brow of the young girl beside Lin Xiao.
“It’s her! She’s received the greatest opportunity here!”
Someone cried out, their eyes brimming with intense envy.
Even Ji Mo, Qi Mubai, and the others showed flickering expressions. Only they truly understood how extraordinary an eight-thousand-zhang inheritance was. Now, with the ten-thousand-zhang peak inheritance revealed, its calibre was unimaginable.
The scene nearly exploded with excitement, leaving everyone’s minds reeling.
“This girl is indeed remarkable—claiming the Sky Spider Demon Silk and an inheritance earlier, and now the greatest opportunity here!”
“At her age—probably fifteen or sixteen—with a cultivation at the sixth tier of Heavenly Martial, her talent likely surpasses everyone here. Even Lin Xiao and that mysterious Tiger Guard commander might not have matched her at that age!”
Some exclaimed in awe, others sighed, while most felt a chill in their hearts.
They were all human—how could the gap be so vast? Others had claimed peak inheritances while they got nothing.
“Wait, Lin Xiao doesn’t seem to have received anything!”
At that moment, someone turned their attention to Lin Xiao.
They had assumed the ultimate opportunity would go to him, but now, with the peak beam already dispensed, it seemed no further opportunities remained.
In other words, this “Monarch’s Cache” had concluded.
In terms of combat power at the same tier, no one disputed Lin Xiao as the strongest. Yet now, this top contender had received no inheritance at all…
The scene grew still for a long while, and the sword peak showed no further activity.
Even Lin Xiao himself was stunned, feeling an urge to curse. After fighting tooth and nail on the Talent Platform, taking down so many, and sensing the unparalleled sword charm of the peak, he’d ended up with nothing?
Not even as much as a youth he’d injured with a blast?
“Hahaha…”
At that moment, Ji Mo couldn’t hold back his wild laughter, brimming with unrestrained glee and excitement.
Since entering through the stone gate, he’d been stifled by Lin Xiao in every way, barely able to breathe.
Now, on this most mysterious sword peak, Lin Xiao had gained nothing, while Ji Mo’s own inheritance made the contrast utterly satisfying.
Even Hu Yue’s greater opportunity didn’t bother him.
“Lin Xiao, you might not realise how powerful the opportunities here are. Give me some time, and I’ll leave you far behind!” Ji Mo laughed triumphantly.
Qi Mubai shook his head with a smile, seemingly agreeing with Ji Mo.
“Hmph, so what if you’re the strongest in combat? No matter how great you are, you’re worse off than even me, someone you injured!”
The youth who’d received the first beam cursed angrily. His resentment wasn’t just toward Lin Xiao—he was also venting frustration at his own lesser inheritance.
He’d thought he’d claimed the greatest opportunity here, only to find his was the lowest. Seeing Lin Xiao empty-handed, he couldn’t resist lashing out.
“That shouldn’t be!” Yu Jingge shook his head. With Lin Xiao’s talent, he should have received something here by all accounts.
The young commander of the Tiger Guard’s eyes also flickered with confusion.
At that moment, only Hu Yue remained with her eyes closed, unopened.
“Hahaha, stumped, are you? Don’t think you’re so great—your achievements in this life might just end here!” Ji Mo seized the chance to strike at Lin Xiao mercilessly.
But just as his words fell, a deafening roar erupted. The silent sword peak suddenly trembled violently, the entire area shaking as if struck by a massive earthquake. Rolling dust billowed from around the peak.
“Swish!”
In that instant, the entire ten-thousand-zhang sword peak blazed with blinding light, brighter than ten suns, illuminating the whole chaotic burial ground and filling every inch of space.
“Whoosh!”
Then, a slender beam shot from the waist of the glowing peak, racing toward Lin Xiao’s brow. The entire radiant mountain seemed to connect with his forehead.
The glowing peak began to shrink rapidly, as if transforming into light itself, until it fully merged into the beam and vanished entirely into Lin Xiao’s brow.
Not a trace of the sword peak remained in the area.
In that moment, everyone’s eyes nearly popped out, their expressions frozen, bodies almost petrified…
This was bloody… shocking, staggering, beyond belief!
They had received mere beams, priding themselves on their heights.
But Lin Xiao had claimed the entire mountain peak, which had turned into a beam and poured wholly into his consciousness.
Moments ago, they’d mocked him for getting nothing, and now…
The difference was astronomical, leaving them speechless for a long while!
Ji Mo’s body stiffened completely, his face contorted—eyes and mouth twisted in an expression as ugly as it could get.
At that moment, aside from Hu Yue, who remained with her eyes closed, everyone watched the scene unfold— including the young commander of the Tiger Guard and Yu Jingge—each one utterly dumbfounded.
Lin Xiao, however, paid no heed to their reactions. A stream of scripture flooded his mind, and the instant it fully entered, he opened his eyes. A vision appeared before him.
