Chapter 401: Inheriting the Legacy

There wasn’t much to gain from the great master—aside from a first-class Qimen weapon called the “Gold and Silver Ring” and a manual titled “The Deadly Gold and Silver Ring,” which could only be practiced at the Life and Death realm, nothing else.
Happy carefully stored the manual and weapon, then returned to Black Willow Manor, where he acquired some fine pills, two top-notch martial arts manuals, as well as various jades and antique paintings. After amassing a hefty haul, he stopped.
By the time he returned to the entrance of the rockery, the underground chamber had collapsed and been sealed off. Mo Mo stood in the pavilion with a disappointed expression, her white veil gently swaying, looking pitiful.
“Are you okay?”
“…”
Facing Happy’s gaze, Mo Mo silently replied, “My master is gone.”
“At least his wish has been fulfilled. Please console yourself.” Happy looked at her sympathetically. Though it was just a game, Mo Mo, who had inherited the Wind God’s legacy, was technically his disciple.
Mo Mo nodded.
After a long silence, she spoke again:
“If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have had such an opportunity. I owe you another favor…”
“Don’t mention it.” Happy smiled, then changed the subject: “Would you mind telling me what legacy you’ve inherited? The Wind God was extremely powerful, but I’ve never heard of him passing on his masterful skills. I’m really curious.”
Mo Mo replied without hesitation:
“My master was a martial arts genius and a true enthusiast. His famous martial art was the ‘Wind God Art.’ Later, he mastered the techniques of six major sects and many renowned masters, integrating them into his own style. His strength was complex and unfathomable… My master said that mastering the techniques of other sects could attract their pursuit, so he only taught me the ‘Wind God Art’ and the ‘Finger Snap Skill’.”
After saying this, Mo Mo noticed oddly that Happy touched his nose, looking both amused and exasperated. She was puzzled: “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing. I just suddenly felt that some people are truly infuriating…” Happy smiled bitterly as he paced in the pavilion. “Some people may never get a peerless martial art in their entire lives, while others struggle hard to inherit the skills of powerful masters. Yet some people get the inheritance of two such skills at once, and they even say… it’s just two skills. If that gets out, I wonder how many people will be enraged.”
“…”
Mo Mo remained silent, standing there gracefully.
What a cold girl.
Happy thought to himself, then bowed and said, “Well, since everything’s settled, I should go. Let’s part ways here. See you again someday.”
“Wait.”

Mo Mo finally spoke again. Happy could sense the gaze behind the white veil, and her voice seemed to have returned to its previous coolness: “In six days, the six major sects will besiege Guangming Summit. Shall we go together? It’ll be nice to have company on the way.”
“This girl isn’t completely heartless after all.” Of course, Happy wouldn’t say that out loud. After pondering for a moment, she nodded: “Okay. We’ll meet here again then.”
“Agreed.” With that, Mo Mo summoned her horse…
Happy was stunned. She didn’t expect the girl to be so straightforward, thinking she might have more to say.
“Wait.”
Happy called out to Mo Mo, who was mounting her horse, and warned her seriously, “The Wind God Art must be a set of martial arts that takes a lot of time to master. These days, you might as well focus entirely on practicing the Finger Snap Skill. This martial art should be very powerful and useful in many situations. There are no rules at Guangming Summit—knives and swords can be used freely, so it should come in handy.”
Mo Mo nodded silently, replied, “I’ll be careful. See you later,” then quickly rode away without hesitation.
Happy watched Mo Mo go. Turning back, she saw the ruined Hei Liu Manor. She summoned her horse and leaped through the broken wall gap to return to Hongwu City.
Not long after leaving, players soon discovered that the once-famous Hei Liu Manor had somehow become a dilapidated, abandoned estate, empty of people…
…
Back in Hongwu City, Happy immediately gave the Ice Palm to Silver Fox. Along the way, she had thought a lot. The Ice Palm was an extremely powerful martial art, but its true potential could only be realized by someone truly skilled. In his past life, Silver Fox had used a set of killing techniques to challenge experts beyond his rank. The Hook of Separation was probably just one of his killing methods; his real strength lay in his fists and feet—although he also wanted to practice those skills himself, he lacked a suitable weapon. Moreover, it would take at least three months to master the Red Flame Palm to the master level, which was too long a timeframe for his current situation.
At present, Silver Fox didn’t actually possess many powerful martial arts.
Giving the Ice Palm to someone else in the Mu family might create a great first-class expert, but giving it to Silver Fox was like giving him an unparalleled martial art. If he mastered the Red Flame Palm, he could even defeat Bloodclothes, who possessed the Star Sucking Art, with ease.
“Thank you,” Silver Fox replied quickly, clearly very pleased with the gift.
…

There were a few other outstanding items. “Lethal Gold and Silver Rings” was truly exceptional—being a unique weapon and martial art that combined offense and defense. Its initial damage was astonishing at 700 points, while its defense stood at over 400 points. It also had certain effects to break through defensive barriers. For players, it was hardly inferior to “Flame Palm.” Happy sent it to Lei Zhan, asking him to store it in the gang’s warehouse with a contribution value comparable to that of a peerless martial art.

Unexpectedly, as soon as “Lethal Gold and Silver Rings” appeared, along with its weapon, it was immediately taken by someone else.

Upon hearing this, Happy frowned…

“Is the contribution value five million taels of silver?”

“That’s right.”

Lei Zhan’s reply stunned Happy. “The one who got this set is the leader of Black Roses—Black Roses herself.”

“Her?”

“Is there a problem?”

Facing Lei Zhan’s question, Happy shook his head. “No, forget it. Since she wants it, let her have it.” Although this set of martial art secrets was unique, it required high skill to master and wasn’t something ordinary people could handle. As a professional player, Black Roses should be able to use it skillfully without wasting it.

After adding the other loot obtained from Black Willow Manor, Happy calculated that his total earnings amounted to over 60 million, not including the two special palm technique manuals.

However, the greatest gain was the improvement in his realm—his Shadowless Blade allowed him to directly advance into the Life and Death Realm. Though he still needed to practice further in the coming days, he was no longer at the disadvantage of entering the Life and Death Realm at Mount Brightness and immediately being knocked back to the Mysterious Realm.

At the bank, after sending everything away, Happy’s gaze fell on a box at the top of his private warehouse…

A lacquered box!

It had been over two months since the mission related to the Emperor’s birthday had ended. He had delayed dealing with it all this time. Now, as the mission to confront Mount Brightness approached, it was time to open it.

Taking out the lacquered box and putting it in his Qiankun Bag, Happy quickly went to a nearby inn, rented a room, closed the door, and placed the box on the table.