Chapter 1317: Inheritance

As soon as Xu Fan stepped inside, he saw a ball of eternal burning divine fire.

Surrounding the divine fire was a layer of transparent rune formations that bound it.

Beneath the divine fire stood chaotic rune pillars, one after another.

Each pillar was inscribed with thousands of systematic chaotic runes.

“If nothing unexpected happens, this should be a refining place of a primordial artifact master,” Xu Fan said softly as he gazed at the chaotic pillars.

“Indeed, my master, Cang, was once a peak artifact master.”

A small flame suddenly appeared before Xu Fan and Zhang Weiyun.

“What about your master now…” Xu Fan inquired.

“My master felt that in this endless Chaotic Mist Area, there was no place left for him to yearn for, so he dissolved into this endless chaos.”

“Although my master has departed, his inheritance remains with me, waiting for a talented artifact master to inherit everything.” The small flame fluttered rapidly around them, leaving trails of fire.

“If you can unravel the chaotic formation on the door, it proves you have the preliminary qualifications to tackle the challenges.”

“As long as you completely pass the assessments left by my master, you will inherit everything he left behind, including me, a spirit accompanying a primordial artifact master.”

“I can assist you with everything aside from artifact crafting.”

As soon as the small flame finished speaking, for some reason, its core suddenly felt a sense of being watched.

“Trials, how interesting; let’s hear what they entail,” Xu Fan said with a smile, recalling it was his second time entering such a secret realm of inheritance.

“The first step is to light up all the chaotic rune pillars here.”

“There are 3,600 in total; as long as you can comprehend all the chaotic runes on the pillars and use them flexibly, you can light up one,” the small flame said in a tone that was quite profound.

“How many challenges are there to obtain the inheritance?” Xu Fan asked curiously.

“You only need to tackle three challenges, and you must possess the potential of a primordial artifact master.”

As the small flame spoke, it illuminated the entire area.

Suddenly, the 3,600 chaotic rune pillars became clearer before Xu Fan’s eyes.

“Anyone who wants to tackle the challenges may begin.”

“If you don’t wish to tackle the challenges, I will reward each of you with one Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure to send you out,” the small flame said.

“I’ll go; Weiyun, wait here for a moment, I’ll be quick.”

Xu Fan said as he walked toward the chaotic rune pillars.

“Just a moment? Even a top-tier Xuanhuang artifact master would not dare to claim they could light these chaotic rune pillars in just a moment,” the small flame said, sounding quite disdainful.

“Has anyone come in before?” Zhang Weiyun asked curiously.

“In the past ten million epochs, 76 beings have entered this secret realm.”

“Among them, even three powerful beings at the Chaotic Great Saint level attempted to force their way through without passing the challenges, but all were driven out by me,” the small flame said proudly.

It had been a long time since it had communicated with a living being, so it was eager to answer Zhang Weiyun’s question.

“You’re so impressive; since you could drive out powerful beings at the Chaotic Great Saint level, you must be a formidable primordial supreme treasure,” Zhang Weiyun exclaimed.

At that moment, Xu Fan’s voice echoed.

"This world is the Primordial Supreme Treasure."

The Small Flame, who was about to continue chatting with Zhang Weiyun, suddenly jolted awake.

All 3,600 Chaotic Rune Pillars had been illuminated.

The radiant light piercing the sky made this area resemble a brilliant star from above.

“In your realm, there are very few Xuanhuang Artifact Masters with such strength in the entire Chaotic Mist Area.”

“I’m starting to think you might become my new master,” the Small Flame said, its tone brimming with excitement.

“Would you like to call me master now to get used to it?” Xu Fan said with a slight smirk.

Xu Fan had already deciphered the chaotic runes on those pillars.

Even if he hadn’t seen them before, understanding these chaotic runes would be instantaneous.

“Alright, since that’s the case, let’s move on to the second challenge.”

The Small Flame led the two to a Teleportation Portal.

“For the second challenge, you need to craft eleven Xuanhuang Supreme Treasures, and my master’s residual soul will evaluate them.”

“Once you meet the standard, you’ll automatically proceed to the next stage.”

As the Small Flame spoke, it gestured for Xu Fan to step into the Teleportation Portal.

Xu Fan nodded and stepped through.

He found himself on a star ablaze with endless chaotic solar energy.

Not far from the star was a treasure vault filled with endless chaotic spirit ore.

Anything Xu Fan could name, he could find in that vault.

“Crafting eleven different styles of Xuanhuang Supreme Treasures isn’t difficult, just very time-consuming,” Xu Fan said as he began to rummage through the vault.

Soon, he gathered enough chaotic spirit ore to craft a Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure.

“With the solar star here, it saves me some effort,” Xu Fan said as he tossed the prepared chaotic spirit ore toward the solar star.

Under the immense solar energy of the star, the chaotic spirit ore began to slowly morph into various forms.

Zhang Weiyun and the Small Flame watched the light curtain before them.

For some reason, the Small Flame was filled with nostalgia.

“If my master were here, he would definitely take your husband as a disciple.”

“What a pity.”

Hearing this, Zhang Weiyun looked at the Small Flame with confusion.

“Isn’t it true that you can obtain everything from your master through inheritance?” Zhang Weiyun asked, puzzled.

“Only if you can pass.”

“Don’t worry; my husband will definitely pass,” Zhang Weiyun said confidently.

“Many beings have said similar things upon entering, but they all left more defeated than the last,” the Small Flame replied with a smile.

“If he can reach the third stage and still be eliminated, I can give you a bit more chaotic Spiritual Treasures.”

The Small Flame took out a jade-like spiritual flower.

“Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure, Space Flower, there are two in total.”

“With this flower, even if you are separated across the entire Chaotic Mist Area, as long as you think of each other, you can appear before him at any time.”

“Since you two are so loving, I’ll give it to you for free.”

“No need for freebies; after all, these will belong to my husband sooner or later,” Zhang Weiyun said with narrowed eyes.

“I hope you can say the same when my master’s residual soul evaluates you.”

Meanwhile, Xu Fan split into ten avatars, crafting eleven Xuanhuang Supreme Treasures simultaneously.

This move left the Small Flame stunned.

“Using avatars to craft so many Xuanhuang Supreme Treasures at once, with your soul power so divided, can the treasures turn out well?”

“I’m retracting my earlier assessment of your husband,” the Small Flame said.

“Let’s wait until my husband finishes crafting these Xuanhuang Supreme Treasures,” Zhang Weiyun said, fully confident in her husband.

“Then let’s wait and see.”

With time acceleration in effect, thousands of years passed in the area where Xu Fan was located.

Those eleven Xuanhuang Supreme Treasures began to take shape one after another.