Chapter 1: Proof (Part 2)

With a sharp shout from Ban Xi Long, the word “roll” instantly transformed into runes, exploding in front of the two of them. A massive shockwave seemed determined to shatter their souls.
Guo Shier thought to himself, “I wonder if I’ll be able to reincarnate this time, and where I’ll wake up.” With Ban Xi Long’s strength, it would take him no effort to kill them instantly.
At this critical moment, Guo Shier felt heat on his forehead. Eagle Demon felt the same.
A golden barrier erupted from Guo Shier and Eagle Demon’s foreheads, instantly protecting them. When they received the inheritance from the ancient Mi Luo family in the Tan Ya Secret Realm, they had obtained an identity token. But this one was different—it was directly engraved on their foreheads and embedded in their souls.
They never expected the identity token to have such a function—protecting its bearer.
The golden barrier formed a strange pattern, blocking Ban Xi Long’s attacks.
Ban Xi Long grew furious. He hadn’t intended to kill them; he just wanted to teach them a harsh lesson. To find that they could even block his attacks enraged him further. He roared, “Want to die? I’ll grant your wish!”
Yan Mi Luo had initially watched with a smile, but when the two golden barriers appeared, forming strange patterns and ancient runes, he immediately recognized what they were and was stunned. Hearing Ban Xi Long’s furious shout, he hurriedly cried out, “Stop!” His sharp command made the entire hall shake.
Ban Xi Long was stunned. His finger was about to touch the altar when the attack was abruptly halted. He hadn’t expected Yan Mi Luo to intervene. Annoyed, he said, “Old man, what’s the matter?”
Ai Yi Mi Luo was terrified. She hadn’t expected Ban Xi Long to kill Guo Shier.
Yan Mi Luo examined the golden barriers around the two for a moment before they disappeared. He stood up and asked in surprise, “Are you from our ancient Mi Luo family?”
Guo Shier sighed inwardly. They had finally been exposed, but it was better than being killed by Ban Xi Long. Without hesitation, he replied, “Yes.”
Ban Xi Long was shocked. He couldn’t believe these two were from the ancient Mi Luo family. Judging from Yan Mi Luo’s reaction, their status must be extraordinary—something that could shock Yan Mi Luo so much must involve something unusual. He regretted bringing them here.
Yan Mi Luo stepped forward and asked, “How did you follow him? When did anyone from our ancient Mi Luo family become a vassal of the ancient Xi Long family?” His face turned ashen.

Guo Shier said indifferently, “We were captured.”
Ban Xilong immediately felt his head buzzing. This matter could be serious or minor; if the Gu Miluo family insisted on pursuing it, he didn’t know what to do.
Yan Miluo turned and said, “Ban Xilong, you need to give me an explanation.”
A slight clamor arose among the professionals in the hall.
Ban Xilong was filled with hatred, but he had no explanation and could only say, “I don’t know either.”
Yan Miluo said, “Very good. I believe someone will go to you soon… For now, you may leave!” He issued an order to expel them.
Ban Xilong’s face turned pale. Things had escalated quite a bit. Yan Miluo held a high status in the Gu Miluo family, so his words carried weight.
Ban Xilong was stunned for a moment before retorting angrily, “Let’s go!”
Guo Shier said, “Wait!”
Ban Xilong replied coldly, “What do you plan to do?”
Guo Shier turned to Yan Miluo and said, “One of our companions was also captured. He is also a descendant of the Gu Miluo family.”
Yan Miluo’s expression darkened as he asked, “What’s his name?”
Guo Shier replied, “Luo Zhan.”
Yan Miluo said, “Ban Xilong, I expect you to bring Luo Zhan to the Qianyan Continent within ten days.”
Ban Xilong snorted, turned, and led the group of great masters away. He was so angry he trembled all over. He didn’t know which bastard had captured someone from the Gu Miluo family—this had utterly disgraced him. Fueled by rage, he left without hesitation, riding a flying vehicle back to his family through the Magic Gate.
Back on the Gu Xilong Continent, Ban Xilong caused a huge uproar over this matter. Given his status, he certainly had the right to make a fuss. This incident also alarmed the higher-ups of the Gu Xilong family, and Luo Zhan was quickly found. To avoid further conflict, Luo Zhan was swiftly sent to the Qianyan Continent.
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Yan Miluo watched Ban Xilong’s retreating figure with a cold smirk on his lips.
Zhou Xiaoling whispered, “Shier, are you okay?”
Guo Shier slowly shook his head, feeling lucky in his heart. He knew he wasn’t steady enough, but if he let Zhou Xiaoling go, it would be hard to find her again. After being separated from Luo Zhan, he had always felt guilty, which was why he was determined to keep Zhou Xiaoling this time.
If it weren’t for the identity token of his heritage protecting him during this confrontation, Guo Shier knew he would be finished. For Ban Xilong, killing two of his subordinates was no different from killing two chicks. He deeply lamented that lives were worthless in this world, even for professionals.

Yan Miluo waved his hand tiredly and said, “Everyone else, go ahead. The two of you… um, and this little girl, stay behind. Come with me.” He stood up. Ai Yi Miluo quickly supported him, saying, “Ancestor, I’ll go too.”
They entered the room inside.
Yan Miluo sat down slowly and said, “Sit down, don’t be formal.”
Guo Shier and Eagle Demon exchanged a glance before sitting cross-legged. Yan Miluo said, “Ai Yi, you and she go play over there.”
Ai Yi Miluo replied, “Ancestor, I won’t leave. I’ll play right by your side.”
Yan Miluo stroked her head affectionately and said, “Alright, then listen carefully and don’t be naughty.”
Zhou Xiaoling didn’t want to pay any more attention to Ai Yi Miluo—her words had almost cost Guo Shier his life. So she sat silently, looking very upset.
Yan Miluo’s expression turned serious. He said in a deep voice, “Where did you get this inheritance? There must be an identity token, right? Show it to me.”
Guo Shier didn’t have any identity token. What they had was a strange symbol that merged directly into their foreheads. He exchanged a glance with Eagle Demon and gently tapped his forehead.
In an instant, a flash appeared on his forehead. Yan Miluo felt as if he had been punched hard. He exclaimed, “An ancient inheritance… Good heavens, it’s the true secret of the ancient Miluo family—the ancient inheritance! How… how is this possible?” He almost roared the last sentence.
Ai Yi Miluo asked curiously, “Ancestor, what is an ancient inheritance? I’ve never heard of it.”
Guo Shier and Eagle Demon remained silent. Eagle Demon habitually followed Guo Shier’s orders and rarely spoke on his own, while Guo Shier knew this situation was extremely critical, directly affecting his life or death, so he had to be cautious. Based on his past experiences, when unsure or unable to act, it was better to say as little as possible—even pretending to be dead was better than talking nonsense.
With his experience, Guo Shier understood that the real critical moment was yet to come, depending on how Yan Miluo would ask questions.
After a while, Yan Miluo calmed down. He stared intently at Guo Shier, ignoring Ai Yi Miluo’s questions, and asked, “Where did you get this inheritance?”
Guo Shier felt a chill in his heart. He knew things were bad and said, “No coordinates were left. It’s a secret realm—going in and out is utterly mysterious.” Such situations did indeed exist; secret realms were full of oddities, and no one could explain their rules clearly.

Yan Miluo stared into Guo Shier’s eyes for a long time before saying, “Really?” He saw no evasion in Guo Shier’s gaze. Based on his experience, the kid seemed honest. If Guo Shier had been an older man, he might have doubted him, but knowing Guo Shier was only twenty, he thought it impossible to deceive him.

Unfortunately, Yan Miluo didn’t know that although Guo Shier was twenty in this life, he had a past life as well, making it not difficult to deceive him.

Guo Shier nodded seriously. “Yes!” He didn’t say much, which made Yan Miluo even more convinced. Yan Miluo sighed and said, “I hope you can help us find that secret realm.”

Guo Shier remained silent.

Yan Miluo asked, “Don’t you want to?”

Guo Shier kept his mouth shut.

Yan Miluo was puzzled—why wouldn’t this kid answer him? He asked again, “Don’t you want to?” His voice rose involuntarily.

Guo Shier sneered, “We have received the inheritance of the ancient Miluo family. According to their rules, we should be considered members of the ancient Miluo family. So we’re not criminals of the ancient Miluo family!”

Yan Miluo was stunned. He realized he had made a mistake. The inheritance they had received was nothing trivial—it was an ancient lost heritage, and their identity tokens were ancient soul tokens. Such methods of engraving identities with souls were no longer used by the ancient Miluo family. He had indeed been a bit rough earlier.

“I’m sorry, I got a little excited. Please don’t mind. Of course, you are important members of our ancient Miluo family—there’s no denying that.”

Guo Shier secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had feared Yan Miluo might be unreasonable and use force to suppress him. In that case, he wouldn’t have any chance to resist. Fortunately, Yan Miluo still respected their inherited status, giving him room to negotiate.

Yan Miluo turned and saw Ai Yi Miluo pouting, looking unhappy. He asked, “Little one, what’s wrong?”

Ai Yi Miluo said, “He doesn’t even answer when asked questions!”

Yan Miluo asked, “What did you ask?” He hadn’t heard anything, so of course he didn’t know what she had asked.

Ai Yi Miluo said, “What is an ancient heritage? Isn’t our ancient Miluo family’s inheritance just an ancient heritage?”

Yan Miluo said, “The true inheritance of a family comes from its master warriors who perished outside. Perhaps they were from ten thousand years ago, or even hundreds of thousands of years ago. Such masters usually explode their own altars when they die, but there are very rare cases where they leave behind their altars… If one gains recognition of such an altar and thus receives its inheritance, it is called ancient inheritance.”
His eyes shone as he added, “This kind of inheritance… often possesses the essence of family talismans and can be considered a secret tradition.”
Ai Yi Miluo was surprised and asked, “Ah? Is that possible? Does the family recognize these inherited practitioners?”
Yan Miluo nodded. “Of course! And they will hold a high status, as long as they can prove they have received such an inheritance.”
Ai Yi Miluo pointed at Guo Shier and asked, “Then have they proven it?”
Yan Miluo’s tone carried a hint of complexity as he replied, “They have! They possess the oldest identity seals, which cannot be forged.”
Guo Shier felt completely relieved. As long as the other party didn’t force him, he still had a chance to outmaneuver them.