Chapter 1742: Land of the Spirit Patriarch’s Death

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“You’re way out of your league!” the Spirit Maiden huffed angrily.

“Can someone who’s way out of their league crush the four Holy Beast trials and obtain all the inheritances of the Spirit Patriarch Palace?” An Lin retorted.

The Spirit Maiden’s face flushed red.

“In any case, even if I die, or even if I have to live in loneliness in this Spirit Patriarch Palace for all eternity, I won’t accept you as my master!”

The Spirit Maiden fumed in anger as she pointed at An Lin’s face.

An Lin blinked as he listened to this.

Why does this sound so familiar?

Right at this moment, the air around them suddenly began to tremble.

A gate of light suddenly appeared in the center of the spacious palace,

Immediately afterward, a magnificent and soul-stirring voice traveled into their ears.

“Congratulations, trial-taker. You’ve successfully obtained the core inheritances of all four Holy Beast trials. Now activating the hidden trial—Trial of the Spirit Patriarch. Trial-taker, welcome to this hidden trial.”

An Lin was astonished upon hearing this. Had he just completed a hidden achievement and unlocked a special mission?

The Spirit Maiden was rooted to the spot in shock.

“Spirit Patriarch… this is the Spirit Patriarch’s voice. Who would’ve thought that he would leave a hidden trial here…” The Spirit Maiden was extremely excited. It was as if she had just discovered a new continent.

An Lin stepped into the gate of light without any hesitation.

“Hey, wait for me!” The Spirit Maiden followed behind An Lin and also flew into the gate of light.

A burst of powerful spatial energy acted upon their bodies.

An Lin came to a sudden realization. This was a small mystic realm that existed within the Spirit Patriarch Palace.

In no time, the void before them distorted, and they arrived in a new realm. A peculiar land that was filled with jagged rocks and brimming with colorful soul power appeared before their eyes. Harmless spiritual beings hovered all around this realm. All of them looked An Lin up and down curiously.

Once the Spirit Maiden appeared, they all flew toward her affectionately.

There was a two-handed creature that had a lower body that looked like a piece of fried dough and an upper body that looked like a mushroom. As it opened its hands, a bouquet of roses materialized before it. This creature was openly expressing its love for the Spirit Maiden!

A white, ball-like spiritual being even tried to sneak over and kiss the Spirit Maiden’s cheek. However, it was mercilessly swatted aside by her.

An Lin found this all very interesting. It looked like the Spirit Maiden was a goddess-like being in the Void Spirit Tribe.

Moreover, it seemed like members of the Void Spirit Tribe didn’t care about appearances when choosing dao partners. The only thing that they cared about was the attributes of other spiritual beings.

This was also why the Sword Essence Emperor and Chaotic Demon Ball had still become euphoric when the Spirit Maiden had transformed into the form of a sinister ghost.

With this in mind, it seemed like the Void Spirit Tribe was the most romantic and least appearance-focused tribe.

That’s right, when choosing dao partners, they only considered internal qualities. They would only judge you by how interesting your soul was.

As for external appearances? Sorry, but members of the Void Spirit Tribe didn’t have a standard form. If there were ten-thousand Void Spirit Tribe members, then there would be ten-thousand strange and peculiar external appearances.

The attributes of the Spirit Maiden’s spirit body were most likely very good. Right now, all of the spiritual beings in the mystic realm were surging toward her and boldly expressing their love for her. A short while later, however, these members of the Void Spirit Tribe were all intimidated by her rough and violent temperament. Thus, they became much more controlled and restrained.

“There are so many weak Void Spirit Tribe members here. There’s also quite a lot of rolling hills. However, the layout of this place is extremely chaotic and a complete mess. Where on earth is the Spirit Patriarch located? And where on earth is the trial located?” There was a look of confusion on An Lin’s face.

The Spirit Maiden shut her eyes lightly. When she opened them again, she raised her slender arm and pointed in some direction. “I can sense the Spirit Patriarch’s aura. It’s over in that direction.”

An Lin immediately started moving upon hearing this. After walking for more than ten kilometers, he finally arrived before an ugly-looking cave that was located within an ugly-looking mountain.

“Um… the powerful and supreme Spirit Patriarch actually buried himself in such a place?” An Lin finally sensed an unusual aura after arriving at this cave. It was extremely faint, yet it was unable to be ignored. The reason for this was simple. The faint soul power that drifted out of the cave caused An Lin’s divine sense to tremble involuntarily.

“How can someone like you understand my master’s low-key nature?” The Spirit Maiden tilted her chin upward as she said this.

An Lin rolled his eyes. What’s with her expression? Is this something to be proud of?

“Master regarded riches and fame as nothing more than sh*t and dirt, and he dedicated his entire life to researching and experimenting with spirit bodies. He’s the undisputed number one individual of the Void Spirit Tribe. He forged a path of hope that led directly to the Great Dao, an action that benefited millions, even billions, of Void Spirit Tribe cultivators. It’s impossible to find a second Void Spirit Tribe being who is so great!” There was a look of immense reverence and yearning in the Spirit Maiden’s eyes as she spoke about the Spirit Patriarch.

“How did such a mighty and non-materialistic being pass away?” An Lin asked the question that had been weighing on his mind this entire time.

The Spirit Maiden faltered slightly upon hearing this. Then, an expression of grief appeared on her face. “I can’t tell you,” she said while shaking her head. “The Spirit Patriarch personally asked this of me. He said that only he could speak of the true reason behind his death.”

Speak of the reason by himself?

The Spirit Patriarch is already dead; how is he going to explain it?

An Lin couldn’t help but feel a sense of anticipation.

He walked into the cave and continued forward for hundreds of meters. Then, he saw a red barrier that defended and blocked out all matter of the external world. The rank of this barrier was extremely high.

Moreover, it seemed like this red barrier could perform a scan of An Lin’s body. After confirming that An Lin’s divine sense possessed the necessary unique aura, the barrier rumbled open and expressed its welcome.

An Lin walked in. What entered his sight was a gigantic research laboratory.

There were all kinds of strange and peculiar instruments in this laboratory. Some of these instruments were also extremely high-tech—cutting and stripping, reconstituting life, particle collisions, space reformation… The instruments in this laboratory were capable of performing all kinds of functions. It was much like the scene that existed within Bai Ling’s personal laboratory. Meanwhile, some of the instruments in this laboratory were also very unusual. There were some that looked like ancient tripods, and there were also some that looked like chains or ghost-painted pillars. Some of the instruments were even painted with countless incantations and possessed extremely peculiar energies.

An Lin also saw numerous strange spiritual beings that were stored in transparent vessels. They were shrouded in some special energy, and they still showed the unique signs of life. It was just that they were stuck in a deep slumber.

He also saw the Spirit Patriarch’s remains. This was a skeleton with finely chiseled features.

This skeleton was around the size of a child, and it had a dragon skull as well as a pair of phoenix wings. Meanwhile, its torso was that of a human. Judging by the bone structure, its four arms and two legs were also human body parts.

As for why An Lin knew that this was the Spirit Patriarch… that was because the soul power released by this small skeleton caused him to feel a deep sense of apprehension. The Spirit Patriarch was dead, yet his remnant powers still remained!

The Spirit Patriarch was silently sitting on a laboratory chair. Before him was a simple work desk. Looking at this scene, it appeared as if the Spirit Patriarch was shouting in an ancient voice, “Even if I die, I’m going to die in my laboratory!”

As expected of a manic researcher.

He definitely lived up to his reputation!

When they died, which supreme being didn’t carve a domineering statue and create a grand and tremendous tomb?

However, this Spirit Patriarch was unique in his ways. His corpse sat silently in his laboratory—simple and plain. It was as if time had been frozen at this instant, the instant after he died. This scene also told a vivid story about the aspirations and pursuits of his life.

An Lin was touched by this, but most of his attention was still focused on the Spirit Patriarch’s inheritance.

He turned his gaze toward a jet-black stone slab that stood beside the Spirit Patriarch. Written on it was a dense slab of white words.

An Lin was instantly dazed when he read the large words written at the top of the stone slab.

The large words were: “Do you want to receive my inheritance? Do you want to receive riches, fame, and power? Then come and answer some questions! If you correctly answer all of the one hundred questions below, then I’ll give you everything!”