Elder Longbrow’s face was full of astonishment as he saw three shimmering golden characters on the stone wall deep inside the cave.
“Inheritance One!”
Below the wall, there was a wooden box.
Was there really an inheritance?
Elder Longbrow found it hard to believe, then rushed forward like a gust of wind.
“Slow down, be careful of danger,” Ye Qiu warned.
However, Elder Longbrow reached the box without encountering any danger and swiftly grabbed it.
“I’ve obtained the sage’s inheritance?”
Holding the box, Elder Longbrow felt it was unreal.
In the past, whenever he acquired a treasure, he faced countless trials. Yet now, he had effortlessly taken the box without any danger, as if in a dream.
“Heaven has finally opened its eyes.”
Elder Longbrow was so moved he nearly cried, excitedly opening the box.
The next moment, his face froze.
Inside the box were only a few dried leaves, nothing else.
“What’s going on?”
Elder Longbrow was baffled. “How could the sage’s inheritance be leaves?”
Ye Qiu walked up behind him, curiously asking, “Old man, what’s the sage’s inheritance?”
Elder Longbrow remained silent, his expression sour.
Ye Qiu peeked over and saw the dried leaves in the box. Stunned for a moment, he said, “Maybe these leaves are some kind of heavenly treasure?”
“Rubbish!” Elder Longbrow snapped. “If they were a heavenly treasure, how could they have no spiritual energy? These are clearly ordinary leaves!”
“Unbelievable, a mighty sage playing tricks on his descendants. Utterly shameless!”
The more Elder Longbrow thought about it, the angrier he got. With a “bang,” he threw the box to the ground and stomped on it repeatedly.
As he stomped, he said, “Little rascal, don’t you think the tomb’s owner is deranged?”
“If he didn’t want descendants to get his inheritance, why leave this useless box to get our hopes up?”
“Isn’t he just messing with our minds?”
“Hmph, he’d better hope I don’t find his bones, or I’ll give his corpse a good thrashing.”
Elder Longbrow was so furious his teeth itched, feeling utterly played.
“Old man, don’t be angry. Maybe the tomb’s owner did this to test his descendants,” Ye Qiu consoled.
“Test, my foot,” Elder Longbrow cursed. “He’s just toying with me.”
“I seriously suspect the tomb’s owner knew I’d come, so he deliberately mocked me.”
“Damn his immortal soul.”
“I want to see what else he’s left in this cave.”
Fuming, Elder Longbrow stormed forward.
At that moment, he didn’t care about danger, only wanting to find the tomb owner’s bones and give them a beating to vent his anger.
Ye Qiu prepared to follow, but his eyes caught the leaves on the ground.
Suddenly, golden patterns appeared on the dried leaves, flowing and transforming into words, looking profoundly mysterious.
“Old man, wait.”
Ye Qiu called out, quickly picking up the leaves and glancing at them. Each leaf bore four characters.
The first leaf: “One Step, Ten Li!”
The second leaf: “One Step, Hundred Li!”
The third leaf: “One Step, Thousand Li!”
The fourth leaf: “One Step, Ten Thousand Li!”
The fifth leaf: “One Step to Heaven!”
Ye Qiu was puzzled. Could these leaves be magical treasures?
Elder Longbrow turned back, seeing the leaves in Ye Qiu’s hand glowing brightly. He hurried back, saying, “Little rascal, give me those leaves quick.”
Ye Qiu raised his hand to pass the leaves, but at that moment, the words on them shone like the sun, turning into a golden stream that shot into Ye Qiu’s forehead like lightning.
Instantly, Ye Qiu’s body trembled, as if frozen by a spell, standing motionless.
At the same time, the leaves in his hand, as if drained of their essence, crumbled into ash.
Seeing this, Elder Longbrow was livid. He couldn’t believe he’d thrown away a treasure that Ye Qiu now claimed. Heartbroken, he wailed, “Why was Ye Qiu born when Longbrow exists?”
“Damn heavens, you’re screwing with me!”
“I don’t care, little rascal, you owe me compensation. I want a hundred ten-thousand-year spiritual herbs.”
Elder Longbrow, seeing Ye Qiu ignore him, reached to shove him.
“Don’t touch him!”
Fairy Hundred Flowers’ voice rang out, saying, “Don’t disturb Ye Qiu now.”
“Why not?” Elder Longbrow asked, confused.
Fairy Hundred Flowers said, “Ye Qiu is in a state of enlightenment.”
Elder Longbrow looked closely and saw Ye Qiu was indeed in a meditative state. Realising the inheritance should have been his, he felt as if a knife had pierced his heart, grumbling, “Why is this rascal so lucky?”
Lüluo laughed, “Because Young Master Ye is handsome!”
What, are you saying I’m ugly?
Is that how you talk?
Have you no respect for elders?
Elder Longbrow was so angry he nearly choked, collapsing flat on the ground.
Lüluo, startled, asked, “Elder, have you fainted?”
Elder Longbrow said, “I’m not fainted. I just want to lie quietly for a bit. Stop talking, or I’ll have a brain haemorrhage.”
…
At that moment, Ye Qiu was immersed in enlightenment.
He hadn’t expected the words on the leaves to turn into a golden stream, entering his forehead and forming a technique in his mind called “One Step to Heaven.”
In essence, it was a divine movement technique.
Ye Qiu quickly comprehended it, though with his current low cultivation, he could only achieve one step, ten li.
According to the technique, at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, one could travel ten li in a step.
At the peak of the Cave Heaven Realm, one hundred li.
At the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, one thousand li.
At the peak of the Spirit-Connecting Realm, one could step to heaven.
The phrase “one step to heaven” sounded abstract, but it referred to a sage’s ability to instantly reach any desired destination.
In short, teleportation!
The technique’s greatest advantage was its low true energy consumption. With Ye Qiu’s current cultivation, he could use “one step, ten li” over a dozen times.
“This technique is a perfect escape tool!”
“With it, even if I can’t defeat an enemy, I can flee.”
“One day, when my cultivation reaches the peak of the Spirit-Connecting Realm, I’ll visit the Yin-Yang Sect’s headquarters.”
