Chapter 163 Inheritance

For a long while, someone started to sob softly, then the sound grew louder and louder, and many disciples hugged each other, tears and snot flowing freely.

No one had ever thought that the end of the Heavenly Sword Sect would come so suddenly.

The elders watched the reactions of the disciples, sighing secretly in their hearts.

They were supposed to be the backbone of the sect. Under normal circumstances, they would have grown into sect elders sooner or later, but now they had become like this.

Amidst the crying and sorrowful emotions, someone suddenly stood up and walked towards the elders.

"Tian Ruichi..."

"Alas, this child was supposed to have the brightest future in the Heavenly Sword Sect..."

"He shouldn't have to endure this..."

The elders looked at Tian Ruichi walking over, and sighed in their hearts.

When Tian Ruichi approached, he looked around at the elders present, then knelt down with a thud, kowtowing heavily to them several times.

Then he stood up, said nothing, but with a murderous aura all over his body, turned around and left.

Although he didn't say anything, anyone could see that Tian Ruichi was going to the Extreme Ice Sect! To avenge his master, and to avenge his sect! Even if it meant sacrificing his life!

"Tian Ruichi! Wait!"

Several elders looked at each other, and one of them suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Tian Ruichi.

"Don't leave yet. Come with us to a place, and then leave the Heavenly Sword Sect."

Tian Ruichi looked puzzled. His mind was now full of how to avenge his master and kill the enemies of the Extreme Ice Sect. He had no intention of caring about anything else.

But the strength of the elders was far stronger than Tian Ruichi's. Under their forceful pull, they quickly took Tian Ruichi away from the Sword Tomb Forest and to a secret room in the Heavenly Sword Hall.

In the secret room, the other three elders who had not shown their faces since the death of the Sword Tomb Elder were also there, seemingly having been waiting for a long time.

"Elders, what exactly is going on..."

"Tian Ruichi, don't speak yet, listen carefully to what we have to say."

The elder who led the way exchanged glances with the other elders, nodded slightly to each other, and then spoke to Tian Ruichi.

"Actually, when Sword Elder left, we elders had secretly discussed and exchanged ideas about a possibility. That is... what if Sword Elder also fell? What should the Heavenly Sword Sect do?

"For this reason, we made two preparations.

"However, the result was even more tragic than we thought. Sword Elder not only fell, but never returned.

"And our Heavenly Sword Sect, naturally, can only make the worst plan, disband the sect, break it up into smaller parts, and protect the disciples as much as possible, in order to one day make a comeback."

Saying this, the elder took out a package from the cabinet in the secret room.

"Tian Ruichi, you are the sect master's personal disciple, and you also have the Wood Soul Sword Embryo physique. According to the original plan, you should be the most suitable person to inherit the Heavenly Sword, and perhaps the strongest Heavenly Sword wielder in history. However, fate is unfair, causing you to miss this opportunity, and also causing the Heavenly Sword Sect to possibly lose the chance to witness the birth of the strongest sect master.

"But as the saying goes, 'While there's life, there's hope.' As long as you are still alive, the Heavenly Sword Sect still has hope."

Tian Ruichi's face was moved.

"Elder Zhang, do you mean..."

"That's right! The small box in this package contains the Heavenly Sword Sect's inherited secret techniques. After careful discussion among us elders, we finally decided... to hand this thing over to you, to be taken away from the Heavenly Sword Sect by you, to preserve the last spark of the Heavenly Sword Sect!"

Tian Ruichi's eyes welled up with tears.

He clenched his fists.

"Elder... I, but I, I want to avenge my masters, to go to the Extreme Ice Sect and fight those villains! That Qi Ba Jiu, must be covered in wounds and seriously injured after the battle with Master and Sword Elder, this is my best opportunity to take revenge!"

Elder Zhang sighed.

"We understand your feelings, but what you have to face is not just one Qi Ba Jiu, but the entire Extreme Ice Sect. With your ability, do you think you can kill that high and mighty Supreme Sect Master Qi Ba Jiu in the heavy siege of the Extreme Ice Sect?"

"..."

Tian Ruichi was silent, because he himself knew that this was impossible.

But where should this angry mood, this anger of losing his master and knowing who the enemy is but not being able to avenge him, go?

"Endure!"

Elder Zhang pressed his hand on Tian Ruichi's shoulder.

"For revenge, for the Heavenly Sword Sect, for the Sect Master! You must endure! Take the Heavenly Sword Sect's secret techniques, leave the capital far away, hide in a place where no one can find you, cultivate diligently, and spread the Heavenly Sword Sect's martial arts. When the time is right, make a comeback, rebuild the Heavenly Sword Sect, and behead the enemy!"

Tian Ruichi clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "Will... will there be such a day?"

Elder Zhang sighed, he found it difficult to give a definite promise, and only said: "No one knows the future, only by going all out can we know if there is a road ahead."

"Elder..."

"Go, take the package and leave through the secret passage. The other disciples who go down the mountain will become your cover. Remember, no matter what happens, you must protect the sect's inheritance and protect your own life!"

Tian Ruichi looked at the other elders, and found that the other elders also meant what Elder Zhang said.

Tian Ruichi finally suppressed his anger, and an emotion called responsibility pressed on his shoulders.

He was not only the disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect's master, but also a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect!

"Disciple... obeys!"

Giving the elders a final deep salute, Tian Ruichi picked up the package and turned to leave the Heavenly Sword Sect through the secret passage.

After Tian Ruichi left, Elder Zhang's expression slowly calmed down, and then he took out another black package from the cabinet, identical to the one Tian Ruichi had taken away.

Then, like the other elders, he sat quietly on the ground.

After a while, another elder walked in from outside the door, and the elder who had just arrived also brought an Extreme Ice Sect disciple with him.

"Leng Yue, although your whereabouts are usually mysterious, your strength is definitely among the best in the Heavenly Sword Sect. Today, the Heavenly Sword Sect is facing a disaster, and the revenge of the Extreme Ice Sect and the persecution of other sects will soon follow. Since this sect is no longer able to fight against those major sects, it is better to disband and break up into smaller parts to find another way out. And this way out falls on you!

"After a unanimous decision by our elders, we will hand over the Heavenly Sword Sect's inherited secret techniques to you to take away! After it is safe enough, you can cultivate all the mysteries in the Heavenly Sword Sect's secret techniques, but there is only one requirement, that is, to protect the inheritance of the secret techniques, so that the Heavenly Sword Sect's martial arts will be passed down forever! It must not fall into the hands of villains!"

Leng Yue, who usually had an unchanging expression, also changed slightly at this moment, her mood fluctuating, and she knelt down on one knee.

"Disciple obeys!"

The elders didn't waste any time, and let Leng Yue leave with the package quickly.

And the elder who brought Leng Yue also sat down inside, like the previous Elder Zhang, waiting for the next elder to bring someone over.

They seemed to be plotting something, and Tian Ruichi seemed to be just a part of the plot.

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