madnovel Chapter 423 Cutting the East River - Chen Yuan
Chapter 423 Cutting the East River - Chen Yuan
Chapter 423 Cutting the East River - Chen Yuan
After the final successor was determined.
Overjoyed, Duan Donghe showed no mercy. With a thought, he manipulated the crystal pillars on both sides of the corridor to kill the four participants, including the Lord of Mangxia.
Of course, he kept his promise and only annihilated the divine body, not the soul, so for them it was just the loss of an avatar and treasures.
A moment later, only Chen Yuan and Duan Donghe remained in the corridor.
"Keep the treasures they possess."
Duan Donghe waved his hand, and several treasures that had fallen to the ground flew over.
Chen Yuan took a look and found that most of them were top-tier treasures, with only one supreme treasure, which was a weapon.
This harvest is better than nothing, I suppose. I can sell it in the Tower of Primordial Chaos later; maybe those four participants will buy it back.
Compared to these treasures, he was more interested in the secret patterns contained within those crystal pillars.
While solving the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation, he also collected information on the secret patterns from 10080 crystal pillars through the Primordial Eye. Unexpectedly, these secret patterns combined actually increased the Primordial Eye's proficiency by 1.5%!
In other words, these runes may not be at the level of Void True God, but rather at the level of Eternal True God; otherwise, they could not have had a promoting effect on the Primordial Eye, which is already at the fifth level (Chaos Ruler).
"An unexpected surprise." Chen Yuan was in a very good mood. What he lacked now was information on Void-level and Eternal-level beings, and even information on True God-level beings.
Despite having created two peak ninth-tier secret techniques, all his knowledge of true god-level techniques comes from the analysis of innate secret techniques and the transformation of true god-level secret runes he mastered while refining treasures.
Chen Yuan's knowledge of proper secret techniques was still what he learned in the Beast God Realm, and it was no longer keeping up with his strength.
Now that he has received the inheritance of Duan Donghe, he will not lack relevant secret techniques and information at least below the Chaos level. Coupled with his long-cherished cultivation method of divine power, his future cultivation can be described as a smooth road.
"Come with me."
Duan Donghe pointed into the distance, and with a rumbling sound, the gate at the end of the corridor rose, revealing a dark hall.
"call out!"
Chen Yuan followed closely behind Duan Donghe, and the two of them crossed the sluice gate one after the other and arrived at the hall.
"arrive."
Duan Donghe stood before the only throne in the hall. Suddenly, he reached out and the entire throne and the cliff behind it split open, revealing an incredibly vast space.
"This is the inheritance space of my Duan Donghe lineage."
Duan Donghe turned to look at Chen Yuan and smiled, "Actually, the original location for the fourth round of assessments was also here. Many inheritors would choose some basic inheritances to create secret techniques that suited them, and the most outstanding one would become the final inheritor."
"Of course, you have already met the requirements for the unique inheritance by successfully solving five thousand incomplete puzzles in the Rhinoceros King's Bureau, so this final test is naturally unnecessary."
"However, the inheritance space is vast and boundless, containing many different spaces of various shapes and sizes, and even the purpose of each space is different."
Duan Donghe continued, "This is only the outer perimeter of the inheritance space; the true core is still inside."
Chen Yuan nodded slightly. He could also divide space. For example, the Primordial Tower he crafted was divided into thirty-three layers of space. These functions all came from the Void-level spatial runes he learned from various ruins.
Following Duan Donghe into the inheritance space, the two arrived at the edge of the space and then saw a spatial passage suddenly open in front of them.
If he's right, the true core of the Duan Donghe lineage lies behind this passage.
Chen Yuan stepped through the spatial passage, and in an instant, time and space shifted. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at an infinitely high mountain peak, with endless clouds and mist below, and no land in sight.
"Is this the core area of the inheritance space?" Chen Yuan looked around the distant environment with curiosity. Suddenly, an idea struck him. He turned to look at the top of the mountain, where a majestic human-shaped statue stood.
"Huh?" Duan Donghe suddenly looked surprised and uncertain. "You actually sensed the Ancestral Master's aura?"
"The founder?" Chen Yuan was taken aback.
Then, upon reflection, he realized that the original work did indeed contain such a description, but he was so focused on this space that he forgot the details.
However, when he was gazing at the distant scenery, his mental power did sense something unusual, which is why he subconsciously turned his head to look at the statue of the patriarch.
Recalling the description in the original work, Chen Yuan thought to himself, "This statue... it seems to be the statue of the third generation patriarch of the Duan Donghe lineage?"
As expected, Duan Donghe then explained the origins of the Duan Donghe lineage to him and told him that the statue was the third patriarch, named Duan Donghe Jueyi Saint King.
The current Duan Donghe is actually the 192nd generation successor, whose full name is Duan Donghe Zhenchan Wu.
"So, Zhenwen is your real name?"
Chen Yuan asked curiously, "And after I become the new successor, I should be called Duan Donghe Chen Yuan?"
"Smart." Duan Donghe smiled and said, "Come, kneel down before the statue of the Third Patriarch."
"Once you complete this ceremony, you will be the 193rd successor."
Chen Yuan nodded, walked forward without hesitation, came to a black prayer mat under the statue, and resolutely knelt down and kowtowed.
Well, there's nothing shameful about kowtowing in order to inherit the tradition; just consider it as becoming an apprentice. He also kowtowed a lot when he apprenticed to Master Darkness and Master Sitting Mountain.
Bang!
When Chen Yuan's forehead touched the ground, countless black lights immediately surged from the black futon below and entered his body. At the same time, the statue of the third patriarch also emitted white light, which similarly entered his body.
The ceremony of passing on the tradition begins!
Suddenly, the two beams of light that had been there earlier reappeared between Chen Yuan's brows, intertwining and slowly forming a mark of inheritance.
This process was extremely painful, but Chen Yuan could endure it. After all, his willpower was equivalent to the late stage of the Void Realm, so a mere inheritance mark was naturally no challenge for him.
A moment later, the pain vanished instantly, and a complete black and white mark formed between his eyebrows. With a thought, the mark immediately disappeared.
"It's done." Duan Donghe, who had watched the whole thing, smiled and said, "Chen Yuan, from this moment on, you are the new Duan Donghe."
"Yes." Chen Yuan was equally happy, after all, this meant that his wish was about to be fulfilled.
Then he couldn't help but ask, "Now that I have successfully inherited it, what about the lineage's legacy—"
"Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged."
Duan Donghe smiled slightly, "The inheritance space is a treasure left behind by the three generations of ancestors. Now that you have inherited the inheritance mark, this inheritance space already belongs to you, and all kinds of inheritances are naturally included within it."
"However, I am currently in control of the inheritance space. Only when I relinquish control can you fully inherit it."
"But there's one more thing you need to do before I give up."
Chen Yuan said earnestly, "Please speak."
"I swear," Duan Donghe said solemnly. "You will learn from me."
Chen Yuan nodded.
"I, in the name of the new Duan Donghe, swear, with the mark of inheritance as my witness, that I, Duan Donghe Chen Yuan, will never reveal the core inheritance of the Duan Donghe lineage to outsiders. If I break this oath, may my soul be annihilated."
Hearing the same oath as in the original work, Chen Yuan read it aloud in its entirety. After the oath took effect, he asked curiously, "By the way, the oath says that the core inheritance of Duan Donghe cannot be passed on to outsiders."
"But if I comprehend these traditions and create my own secret techniques, can I pass that on to others?"
"Create your own secret technique—" Duan Donghe was speechless for a moment, completely shocked by Chen Yuan's audacious idea.
It should be noted that their core inheritance leads directly to the realm of the Chaos Ruler. Not to mention a Universe Lord, even an Eternal True God would not be able to alter a single detail of the secret runes in their core inheritance.
"Don't even think about copying it," Duan Donghe couldn't help but remind him. "This oath is engraved in your soul through the inheritance mark. If you try to spread it by trickery, you may fool others, but you won't fool yourself."
"As soon as your soul senses that the oath has been broken, your soul will be annihilated and you will die. You must be very careful."
"I understand." Chen Yuan nodded and smiled. "Don't worry, I won't do anything shortcuts. I'm just saying, if—if I can use this knowledge to create a completely different, entirely new secret technique, that shouldn't be considered a violation, right?"
"————" Duan Donghe remained silent for a long time before finally shaking his head. "As long as the similarity of the core runes of the secret technique does not exceed 30%, it will not be considered a breach of oath."
"That's good." Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
In fact, the runes of many secret techniques are very similar, and the combinations are virtually endless. The core of each secret technique is a special combination method.
What Chen Yuan was referring to was actually the secret runes themselves! The secret runes he had mastered were all too low-level, and even if they were perfectly combined, their potential was not very high.
However, if he obtains the advanced secret runes inherited from the Broken East River and combines them on his own, then the secret technique he creates will have almost no connection with the core of the original secret technique.
According to Duan Donghe, it wouldn't matter if such a secret method were to be passed on.
In this way, Chen Yuan can pass on the secret techniques he will create in the future to the clan, thereby enhancing the overall strength of the clan.
Especially Luo Feng, the original inheritor of the Broken East River tradition, has now missed out on these inheritances.
Chen Yuan, relying on his foresight, intercepted this opportunity ahead of time. Feeling indebted to Luo Feng, he still wanted to help him out to the best of his ability.
"I'm sorry, Luo Feng, I also urgently needed these materials, so I had no choice but to remove the inheritance ahead of schedule."
Chen Yuan thought to himself, "Don't worry, I will arrange everything for you from now on to ensure that you can successfully pass through reincarnation."
As for what happens after he passes through the cycle of reincarnation? To be honest, by then Luo Feng's talent will have been fully displayed, and he will naturally become the Lord of Hunyuan, so there's no need for him to worry about it.
On the other side, after seeing Chen Yuan's expression, Duan Donghe understood his thoughts and could only shake his head inwardly: "I hope you are really confident that you will not break your oath."
But the inheritance has already been passed on, and as a virtual consciousness, he can't control the behavior of the successor. Anyway, he will dissipate after he finishes explaining the rest, and the future of Duan Donghe will be left to the successor!
"Let's go." Duan Donghe stretched out his hand again, slashed through the void, and a spatial gate appeared once more.
"The oath is over. Now it's time for you to come into contact with the true core inheritance of the Duan Donghe lineage."
"Oh?!" Chen Yuan's eyes lit up; he had been looking forward to this for a long time.
Without a second thought, he followed Duan Donghe and stepped through the spatial portal.
The next second, the two arrived at an island in the middle of a lake.
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