Chapter 9: The Gu Dai Legacy (Part 2)

Guo Shier didn’t obtain any souls, so he immediately turned to another altar, one that was also severely damaged.
Xian Ru Dai paid close attention to Guo Shier’s actions. This girl was extremely smart; she knew Guo Shier must be searching for something, and it surely had to be something unique to the altar. But she had no idea he was extracting souls. This skill of soul extraction was brought by Gu Mo Lian. Even experts with intact altars might not be able to retrieve the remaining souls of those altars, which left her puzzled.
This time, he only got a tiny amount of remaining souls, leaving Guo Shier somewhat disappointed, while the handsome old man lamented it even more.
It was unclear how many Ancient Symbol People had perished here, as damaged altars were everywhere. Guo Shier discovered four more broken altars. Although he obtained few souls, he still gained something.
During the break, Guo Shier asked, “Zhang Yaojin, how did you get here? Do you have the coordinates to get back?”
Eagle Demon, Luo Zhan, and Zhou Xiaoling looked at Zhang Yaojin nervously, their eyes filled with hope.
Zhang Yaojin was stunned and asked, “You want to go back? Didn’t you have coordinates when you came?”
Guo Shier smiled bitterly. “It’s a long story. We can’t find our way back.”
Zhang Yaojin showed a troubled expression and said, “I just wandered around… How could I remember the way back?”
Guo Shier was shocked—was there really such a person? He asked, “So after coming out, you never planned to go back?”
Zhang Yaojin nodded. “You really understand me.”
Guo Shier almost spat blood. How the hell could he understand her? Annoyed, he said, “Good heavens, where do you find such a fool… After finally meeting someone familiar, we still have to figure out the way back on our own.” Eagle Demon and the others also looked disappointed.
Zhang Yaojin said, “Why go back? The outside world is so exciting. Hehe, if I hadn’t been traveling outside all the time, do you think I could have risen to the rank of Great Sage? I definitely won’t go back. Even if there’s a way back, I still won’t!”
Xian Ru Dai asked curiously, “Where do you want to go back to?”
Guo Shier replied, “Home!”
Xian Ru Dai was surprised. “Home? Which home?” She really didn’t understand. Seeing that Guo Shier didn’t answer, she quickly thought of something and suddenly giggled, “So you’re lost, huh? Haha, I didn’t expect anyone to be more confused than me. Hahaha.” She couldn’t help but laugh happily.
Guo Shier gave her a speechless look, thinking, “This carefree little girl has no idea about our troubles.”

Zhou Xiaoling hugged Xian Ruidai tightly and said with a smile, “Sister Xian, don’t be naughty. We’ve been away from home for so long; of course we’re eager to go back.”
Xian Ruidai was puzzled. “You’re professionals, not ordinary people. How could you get lost?”
Zhou Xiaoling replied, “We were captured and brought to the Ancient Continent through a large-scale talisman portal… that’s why we don’t know the way back.”
Xian Ruidai wasn’t surprised at all. She simply asked, “Which ancient family?”
Her reaction surprised Guo Shier, who had been watching her closely. He said, “Don’t you find it strange?”
Xian Ruidai smiled. “There’s nothing strange about it. Our Gu Dai family also captures people; otherwise, we wouldn’t have enough hands to work.”
Guo Shier was speechless. So these ancient families all went to other continents to capture people. No wonder she seemed unimpressed—these ancient families were really too domineering.
Xian Ruidai said, “I’m actually curious, Brother Shier. How did you manage to escape? You know, all ancient families are extremely careful when doing this kind of thing!”
Guo Shier had no answer. Eagle Demon said, “We managed to escape because of special circumstances. We weren’t being chased.”
Xian Ruidai nodded. “Mm, that makes sense. If you were being chased, I doubt you could have escaped. As long as one expert from an ancient family showed up, you wouldn’t stand a chance, let alone have the energy to come to the Secret Realm of Fierce Battles.”
Guo Shier and the others looked troubled. Only Zhang Yaojin didn’t understand what was going on. He asked, “What’s wrong? What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”
Xian Ruidai smiled. “Brother Shier, Sister Dingding, don’t worry. It’s just how our Gu family is. There’s nothing strange about it.”
Guo Shier said, “Forget it. Let’s stop talking about this and keep searching for the altar.”
Xian Ruidai muttered, “I wonder what you’re looking for. I won’t get anything. Ugh, it’s so boring.”
Guo Shier said, “Then keep searching. Look for whatever you need. There’s always something around the altar. It depends on your luck.”
Xian Ruidai immediately became energetic. She waved her little fist and said, “Right! There must be something good!” Then she added, “It’s all your fault! Being so mysterious keeps distracting me!” Since her attention was always drawn to Guo Shier, who was kneeling by the altar, she never had time to search, resulting in her getting nothing.
Guo Shier knew there was no point in arguing with such a little girl. He flew low to the ground and said, “Follow me!”
Xian Ruidai stamped her foot in anger and flew after him.

A group of people flew forward at high speed, occasionally circling around huge rocks and massive skeletons. These skeletons were extremely hard; all the fragments that fell to the ground were picked up, leaving only the huge bones intact, as ordinary professionals couldn’t handle them due to their size and hardness—even great masters found them insurmountable. Of course, there were still many valuable items left on the ground, depending on each person’s luck. Intentional searching might yield nothing, while chance could lead to discovering something good. Along the way, more and more Spirit Beasts appeared, including advanced ones, even some at level 15, which equaled the strength of a level 12 mutated Symbol Beast. Guo Shier and the others carefully avoided them, as they didn’t want to provoke such powerful Spirit Beasts at all. As for Spirit Beasts below level 10, they ignored them unless they got in the way. When they encountered reckless ones, Eagle Demon and Zhang Yaojin would act together, usually killing them with a single strike before rushing past. As for those shattered Spirit Beasts, they rarely had a chance to reassemble, as there were too many others around, and they would immediately be devoured. The Spirit Beasts active in this area constantly fought among themselves; once their forms were shattered, their only fate was to be consumed. That’s why advanced Spirit Beasts were often seen here. Strangely enough, advanced Spirit Beasts rarely attacked lower-level ones; once they reached a certain level, they mostly fought other Spirit Beasts of similar strength. Guo Shier and the others quickly noticed this pattern. Of course, if a lower-level Spirit Beast was shattered, the advanced ones would come to eat its fragments. They flew at full speed. Guo Shier and his group were very strong, with almost no Spirit Beasts able to stop them. Moments later, they saw an altar not far away. Eagle Demon shouted, “Over there! It’s an altar!” Guo Shier had already flown to the left and could see the top of the altar. It was an altar located on the edge of a deep ravine, and its condition couldn’t be determined yet. In an instant, Guo Shier landed on the top of the altar. Immediately after, Xianru Dai and Eagle Demon landed, followed by Zhang Yaojin, Luo Zhan, and Zhou Xiaoling. Guo Shier examined it carefully and said, “This altar seems intact! Dingding, try to see if you can receive the inheritance. Let’s go down!” Everyone flew down. With so many people on the altar, it wouldn’t activate the inheritance. Guo Shier said, “Dingding, go up and give it a try!”

Zhou Xiaoling’s expression turned serious as she said, “Okay!” She carefully made her way to the bottom of the altar, looked up, took a deep breath, and stepped onto it.
The altar suddenly trembled slightly. Guo Shier smiled and said, “There’s a reaction!”
Eagle Demon couldn’t help but sigh, “It’s really not easy…”
Zhang Yaojin said, “Of course it’s not easy. This is different from the inheritance of family sects. This is what’s commonly called ‘wild inheritance’—you can’t obtain it without any luck at all.”
“Wild inheritance? Is it bad?”
Guo Shier found this term quite novel. By that logic, what he had received was also wild inheritance.
Zhang Yaojin shook his head and said, “It’s hard to say. If you’re lucky enough to get a powerful inheritance, it might even be better than that of an ancient family. But when learning, you have to rely on yourself—no one can help you. It’s completely different from the orderly inheritance of sects, so it’s hard to say whether it’s good or bad.”
A rainbow-colored light suddenly rose from the altar, enveloping Zhou Xiaoling as she moved.
Guo Shier said, “It worked!” His tone was filled with excitement.
Zhang Yaojin said, “I want to go up too. Shier, protect me.”
Guo Shier nodded. “Don’t worry. I won’t let the Spirit Beasts disturb you. It depends on your luck now.”
Zhang Yaojin nodded and stepped onto the altar. A colored light rose, enveloping him as well.
Eagle Demon laughed and said, “Not bad, not bad. Both of them have obtained an inheritance. It’s just unknown what kind. Hehe, if it’s an ancient inheritance, that would be great.”
Xian Rudei said, “It must be an ancient inheritance. Those who perished here were all Ancient Symbol People. If you’re lucky enough to get a complete inheritance, hehe… If not, you’ll end up with an incomplete one, which is quite unfortunate. Wild inheritance always has its shortcomings.”
Guo Shier couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Wild inheritance was still inheritance—better than having none at all. As an outstanding disciple of an ancient family, Xian Rudei’s standards were undoubtedly top-tier, so it was normal for her to look down on wild inheritance.
Zhou Xiaoling was extremely excited because she had already sensed the power of this altar. Stepping onto the steps, virtual symbols flew up. She knew that the inheritance had begun.
When the altar started transmitting its inheritance, it immediately attracted the surrounding Spirit Beasts, all of which rushed toward it. Guo Shier was surprised and asked, “Huh? Why are the Spirit Beasts coming?”
Xian Rudei curled her lips and said, “Soul fluctuations strongly attract Spirit Beasts. What’s so strange about that?”

Since the altar was on the slope of a gully, with a deep ravine on one side and flat ground on the other, they only needed to defend one direction. The spirit beasts that gathered around were not very powerful, mostly at the sixth, seventh, or eighth level. Guo Shier said, “The duration of the inheritance varies; I hope it won’t take too long this time.” Eagle Demon said, “Get ready for battle!”