Chapter Sixteen: The Inheritance of the Heavenly Way

  Sitting on the bed, Wang spent some time sorting out his belongings. The most important thing in his hand was that mysterious treasure box, followed by three small spirit pills, then a mid-grade spirit stone, and finally those low-grade spirit stones.

  In the past, there was no storage bag, and carrying Ling Shi on his body was inconvenient. Moreover, he used Ling Shi for cultivation, so Lin Qi didn't have any extra Ling Shi. However, things are different now that he has a storage bag, storing Ling Shi is much more convenient.

  "Hmm, looks like I'll have to save some spirit stones from now on." Wang Ke's heart stirred as he knew the uses of spirit stones were not small. Apart from being used for direct cultivation, they were also the currency that circulated in the immortal world and could be exchanged for things that would be useful to him in the future.

  "Hmph, it seems that the master of Xuanwu Peak had ulterior motives for assigning me to guard this forbidden land. However, this place is quite suitable for me, no one will come to disturb me, and I can cultivate in peace from now on."

  Wang Ke wasn't a fool and instantly thought that he was deliberately arranged by the master of Xuanwu Peak to come here, in this place where spiritual energy is completely absent, it's fundamentally impossible to cultivate.

  After thinking for a while, even if I knew I was being deceived, there's nothing I can do about it. After all, my abilities are weak and I don't have any backing, so being able to enter the Qingmu Sect is already quite good.

  "I will cultivate diligently from now on, the path of immortality is rugged and difficult to travel, I will definitely persevere" Wang Ke's eyes condensed, he said in a low and determined tone, his fists clenched instantly.

  He grasped an inferior spirit stone in his palm, and the Qi absorption technique began to revolve. A surging spiritual energy gushed out of the spirit stone, drilling into his body, and after circulating for a week, it converged at the Dan Tian position. At this time, in Wang Ke's Dan Tian, a spiritual cloud was swirling, already many times larger than when he first entered Qingmu Sect.

  An hour later, Wang Ke slowly opened his eyes with a smile on his face. He had already felt the spiritual cloud in his dantian and a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  "I didn't expect the cultivation speed to be so fast, it seems that I will be able to enter the mid-term of Qi Refining soon." Although he was a miscellaneous spirit root, with an endless supply of spiritual stone resources, his cultivation progress was shockingly fast, even surpassing some of the sect's geniuses.

  After practicing for a while, Wang Ke felt that it was almost enough for today, so he lay down on the bed and started resting, unknowingly falling into a deep sleep.

  However, not long after, the strange wooden box he placed on his bedside began to undergo a mysterious transformation. A faint silver light emerged from the surface of the treasure box, and then the mysterious patterns on the surface of the treasure box came to life, starting to move around on the surface of the treasure box, looking very mystical.

  Then, the silver light emitted from the surface of the treasure box formed a light mask, which instantly wrapped Wang Ke's head inside. Only to see a mysterious silver glyph flashing on the light mask, and in an instant, it drilled into Wang Ke's brain.

  However, such a change did not wake up Wang Ke. At this time, he was breathing slowly and steadily, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep and knew nothing.

  King fell into a deep sleep and had a dream, in which he appeared on an endless vast plain, with endless black air floating above the plain. The surrounding air was filled with black fog, blocking most of his vision, making it hard for King to see clearly what was around him.

  "Where is this place and why am I here?" Looking at the eerie plain in front of him, Wang Ke felt a sense of unease. The air was thick with an ominous energy, giving people a very uncomfortable feeling.

  Standing in the center of the plain, unable to see the surrounding situation, he took a deep breath and walked forward. A crisp "crack" sound came from under his feet, and Wang was startled. He looked down and saw that he had stepped on something white and broken it. His gaze condensed as he looked further.

  "This, this is a human bone!" Looking at the white hand bones that had already broken off under his feet, Wang Ke's eyes widened and his unease grew stronger. At this moment, a gust of cold wind blew by, and Wang Ke couldn't help but shiver.

  The cold wind dispersed the black fog in the sky above the plain, and finally Wang Ke could see the plain clearly. He saw that the plain was covered with countless white bones, some of which were already broken, while others still maintained a fighting posture. Countless white bones, it's unknown how many people died here.

  "What is this place? Who are these people?" Wang Ke's eyes began to show a fearful color, but at this moment, a voice started floating in Wang Ke's ear.

  "This is the path of cultivation, these withered bones are countless cultivators, among them even the strongest have powerful immortal beings, perhaps on this path of cultivation you will also become an existence like them, becoming one of these withered bones. Are you still willing to take this road?"

  This faint voice echoed in Wang Ke's ears, and he didn't know where it came from, but he heard it very clearly, as if every word appeared directly in his heart.

  "Who! Who is speaking!" Wang Ke turned his head around, trying to locate the source of the voice, but no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find the direction where the voice was coming from.

  No one was around to talk to, Wang Ke gradually calmed down, and the words from earlier kept flashing in his mind. After a while, Wang Ke's gaze swept across the entire plain, and he suddenly became resolute.

  "No matter how bitter the road to cultivation is, even if I were to become one of them now, I will still embark on this path!" Wang Ke's voice rose in a firm roar, looking up at the sky and letting out a loud bellow that spread far and wide.

  The surroundings were desolate and empty, without even an echo. Wang Ke lowered his head, and bloodshot eyes began to appear, when suddenly, a strange movement came from afar.

  Her eyes fixed, looking straight ahead, all she saw was a black cloud floating towards her from the distant front. Earlier, because of the great distance, it hadn't been clear, but after a moment, that black cloud finally became visible.

  All that could be seen was a dark cloud formed by countless grotesque and twisted faces, many of which did not appear to be human. Some had three eyes on their face, while others had only one mouth with sharp teeth, emitting blood-curdling screams from the dark cloud. Upon hearing these countless screams, Wang Ke felt his whole body go numb.

  The dark cloud floated over, looking at Wang Ke on the plain, all of them were like flies seeing rotten meat, and they all rushed over. On the plain, Wang Ke looked at these rushing ferocious faces, his face showed a terrified expression, after a moment, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes, his fists clenched tightly, staring fiercely ahead.

  "Come on, come on, all of you, no matter what evil spirits or monsters you are, I'm not afraid!" Wang Ka shouted, facing the dark clouds and charging forward.

  He was on the plain, with no way to retreat. The black cloud moved extremely fast, and running away was not an option. Wang Ke gritted his teeth and charged towards the black cloud.

  Wang Ke charged forward with all his might, his eyes fixed on the black cloud. However, just as he was about to collide with the black cloud, a huge black whirlpool suddenly appeared in front of him. In an instant, a massive suction force burst out from the whirlpool, and Wang Ke's figure was swept up by the whirlpool and sucked in whole.

  Wang Ke only felt a dizziness, his head was dark, and when he woke up, he found himself in a mysterious place.

  "What is this place!" Looking at this mysterious space, Wang Ke's heart rose again with a sense of unease, the strange scene on the plain just now still floating in his mind.

  However, since I came to this place, after a moment, I calmed down and started looking around. The space in front of me was very strange, with emptiness all around, while under Wang Ke's feet was a platform. In front of the platform was a staircase that led directly upwards, the staircase was very wide, but it was unknown how long it was. At the end of the staircase was a huge temple, the entrance to which was open, and it was also unknown what the situation inside was like.

  Just as Wang Ke was sizing up this space, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ear again, and this voice was the one that had just echoed on the plain.

  "This is the staircase leading to the Great Way, as long as you can climb to the end of the stairs, you have hope to attain the Great Way, but the road ahead is fraught with endless difficulties and dangers, it's possible that you will get lost in it and never come back."

  Upon hearing this voice, Wang Ke fell into silence, countless thoughts flashing through his mind as he gazed at the long staircase before him, lost in bewilderment.

  "Can one attain enlightenment just by reaching the top of the stairs?" he muttered to himself, and after a while, Wang Ke's eyes narrowed, staring at the stairs, his gaze becoming more determined, finally falling on the temple entrance above.

  "Hmph, the path of ascension? I'd like to see what difficulties and obstacles lie ahead." Wang Ke thought to himself, without hesitation, he lifted his leg and stepped onto the stairs.

  The moment his feet stepped on the stairs, the scene in front of him suddenly changed, and the surrounding scenery transformed. He had actually returned to Qingmu Sect, back to the moment when he was humiliated by the disciples of Qinglong Peak.

  At this time, Wang Ke was in a sorry state, being trampled under Yu Zheng's feet. Yu Zheng held Wang Ke's bundle in his hand and said with a smug expression: "Hmph, now all your things have been taken away by me. You'd better leave Qingmu Sect early, a miscellaneous spirit root like you won't have any prospects for cultivation."

  "Yu Zheng said it right, a miscellaneous spirit like you will never achieve results in cultivation, so just give up."

  "Haha, a miscellaneous spirit root, unexpectedly also an inner sect disciple, you'd better give up on cultivating early" The disciples of Qinglong Peak next to them started mocking.

  "Give up? Should I give up......" A voice echoed in Wang Ke's mind, as if it had magical powers, persuading him to abandon his cultivation.

  "Let's go, we don't care about him, he's just a useless waste of space, even if he cultivates he won't amount to anything." The disciples of Qinglong Peak left with a pleased expression, and upon leaving, Yu Zheng didn't forget to spit at Wang Ke.

  Wang Ke slowly got up, looked at the direction where Yu Zheng and others left, and felt a little confused. At this moment, a familiar voice sounded beside him: "Little Ke, let's go home, this place is not worth staying, whether we cultivate or not doesn't matter".

  Wang Ke suddenly turned his head and saw his grandfather standing in front of him, looking at him with a kind face and a worried expression.

  Looking at the familiar figure in front of him, Wang Ke couldn't help but want to agree, however he gritted his teeth and with tears welling up in his eyes, he turned around and walked away.

  "No matter what, I will persist on the path of cultivation," Wang Ke said with an unusually firm tone. Suddenly, a whirlpool appeared in front of him, and the scene changed. In an instant, Wang Ke was back on the stairs again.

  "Hmph, what kind of trick is this? Don't think you can stop me!" Wang Ke let out a cold snort and strode forward, but before long he fell into another illusion. Not long after, he broke free from the illusion, his eyes revealing an eerie color.

  In the illusion just now, he transformed into a general, invincible on the battlefield, becoming a national warlord, with glory and wealth gathered together, possessing a beautiful wife, and his wife was unexpectedly Qin Ke'er. The Qin Ke'er in the illusion was gentle and elegant, with emotions like water, but in the end Wang Ke still firmly cut off the illusion and escaped from it.

  Next, Wang Ke fell into one illusion after another. In the illusions, he either became a master of a country, enjoying wealth and glory, or transformed into a powerful immortal, with the power to destroy heaven and earth in every move. Each illusion was extremely realistic, and in these illusions, as long as Wang Ke's Dao heart was not firm, he could fall into them at any time and never come out again.

  One by one, the illusions disappeared, and Wang Ke felt as if he had experienced thousands of years. His eyes were filled with a faint sense of vicissitude. Finally, after an unknown amount of time, his feet stepped onto the top step of the stairs.

  "Rumble!" A loud noise, at the moment when Wang Ke stepped onto the top step of the stairs, a huge shockwave came from under his feet, and the entire space began to shake. The stairs below started to collapse, and the temple in front of him also began to crumble. Then, that sound rang out again.

  "In the void, creation is born, and the spirit of life is revealed. The divine has changed, deviating from the original way. The heavenly path is passed down, forever immortal!" A faint voice echoed in space, Wang Ke's heart was filled with doubt, and the tremors beneath his feet grew stronger. Before long, Wang Ke's feet left the ground, and he plummeted downwards.

  Just as Wang Ke fell into a dream, the silver light shield outside the room began to fluctuate violently. The mysterious spiritual patterns on the treasure box flashed and transformed into silver light symbols. Countless light symbols formed a light band that rushed into Wang Ke's brain.

  Wang Ke's body shook violently on the bed, his face twisted in agony, as if he was suffering greatly. The silver light band lasted for several hours, finally pouring into Wang Ke's head.

  Just as the light band disappeared, a golden lightning bolt flashed through the endless void, causing a huge sensation in the vast expanse.