Chapter 680: Section 467: Inheritance Gate Opens
At the foot of the snow-covered Spliced Mountain, Grafting Town gradually faded into the twilight of the setting sun.
In the heart of Grafting Town, within the residence of the Golden Level Mage Jia Bing, Zi Di and Zong Ge were making their final attempt.
Zi Di successfully cast the spell, and the radiant light of the spell clung to the square metal door.
The metal door buzzed as it was scorched by the radiant light of the spell.
Zi Di gritted her teeth, exhausting her mind and soul to maintain the spell.
Zong Ge took a deep breath and lunged forward. His arm muscles bulged instantly, and he swung the Golden Flower Steel Saw in his clenched hands through the air, creating a swath of light and shadow.
Clang!
The Golden Flower Steel Saw viciously chopped down on the metal door. Due to the reaction force, it recoiled slightly, then was forcefully pressed down by Zong Ge.
The Golden Flower Steel Saw, clinging to the metal door, rotated its teeth fiercely, chewing into the door.
Sparks in large numbers were generated, swirling through the air before cascading down and striking the metal door.
Snap, snap, snap…
The crisp sound of sparks colliding with the metal door, along with the violent noise of the steel saw grinding against the metal, mixed together and assaulted the eardrums of Zi Di and Zong Ge.
Time trickled away.
Soon, a flash of bright red bloodlight streaked across Zong Ge’s body.
The Half-Beast grunted coldly, forced to step back and retract the Golden Flower Steel Saw.
Zi Di had no choice but to gradually cease the spell she was maintaining.
After the glow of the spell and the flurry of sparks slowly dissipated, the metal door that was revealed was completely intact, without even a scratch.
Zi Di sighed, “Alas, it’s still no good! This was already our strongest means of attack.”
In the recent attack, she had used a Silver Level Magic Scroll to assist Zong Ge.
Zong Ge led the attack, his weapon of choice being the Golden Flower Steel Saw. This weapon was particularly suited for cutting through hard materials.
However, during the process, the burst of bloodlight on Zong Ge’s body interrupted his infusion of Fighting Energy, almost causing him injury.
Zi Di looked at Zong Ge, “The technique that the Axe Gang Leader planted in you before his death needs to be removed as soon as possible. Have you noticed that it’s been activating more frequently?”
If not for this technique flaring up, Zong Ge certainly could have held on much longer.
But it wasn’t much help in breaking through the metal door.
Zong Ge stared at the metal door, his voice calm, “Even if Blood Vengeance didn’t hinder me, we were bound to fail this time. The defense of the metal door is unimaginably strong, worthy of its origin from a Legendary individual.”
The two had now clarified the information regarding the metal door.
They knew that this was something left behind by the Booming Hybrid Master, hiding his legacy!
This was the answer Zi Di obtained from the documents and notes left by Jia Bing.
Upon discovering the inheritance unexpectedly, Jia Bing had rented this building and converted it into an alchemy laboratory.
He had tried many methods here to crack the metal door, but none were successful.
This was why he specifically set up the alchemy laboratory in the central area of the town. Because the metal door was here!
Generally speaking, when Mages set up alchemy laboratories, they choose locations with few human traces and abundant natural resources.
Anyone who touched the metal door could obtain a piece of information left by the Booming Hybrid Master.
The information detailed the standards of the test.
As long as the grafted Magic Plants met these standards, the metal door would open.
Jia Bing’s first attempt was this orthodox method.
But he failed.
Although Jia Bing was an Alchemy Mage and even at the Golden Level, he specialized in Alchemy Puppets and was not adept at cultivating Magic Plants.
Though not completely ignorant, he was clearly unable to meet the standards of a Legend.
Jia Bing had not given up and was always trying new methods. His latest plan involved using acid to corrode the metal door, so when Zi Di arrived, she saw the unfinished magic potion Jia Bing had left behind, which was indeed of the acid corrosion type.
“The last gamble failed, let’s go,” Zong Ge said.
Zi Di nodded, without hesitation.
This had been their agreed-upon plan.
This time, they had managed to seize Jia Bing’s inheritance, which was no small feat. They saw no hope in breaking through the metal door.
Zi Di and Zong Ge could only wisely withdraw.
However, before leaving, they used an Array Map, consumed Pearl Bubble, and enchanted the metal door with Deception and Disguise Skill.
In Jia Bing’s diary, Zi Di learned that Jia Bing had not disclosed information about the metal door to others.
His specific plan was to act on his own initially, aiming to sneakily succeed. If that failed, he would then seek the help of others.
Thus, Jia Bing’s forces were still unaware of the metal door’s situation.
If they had known, Zi Di and Zong Ge would never have used Deception and Disguise Skill.
Jia Bing’s situation was quite similar to that of Master Cai Jing.
Both had discovered the prosperous and diverse master’s inheritance and wanted to secretly excavate it.
Jia Bing was even less fortunate.
He was killed at a time when there had been no progress, and his entire inheritance was subsequently plundered.
By comparison, Master Cai Jing was luckier.
Although his secret of inheritance was exposed due to disturbances from Ba Qi, he swiftly adjusted his strategy and invited mages like Zhong Bei and Jia Bing for assistance, which accelerated their progress by several folds!
Now, it was their time to try.
A row of potted plants was placed in front of the metal door.
A similar scene unfolded as before.
Fingers extended, projecting beams of condensed, curved light. The light penetrated the potted plants, continuously drawing nutrients from the Grafted Magic Plants.
These Magic Plants visibly withered at a discernible speed, some collapsing outright.
Cai Jing, Jia Bing, Zhong Bei, and others held their breath, growing more tense as they watched; it was the final moment, with just one last yellow beam remaining.
The beam pierced through the Magic Plant, the energy it drew flowing back into the emblem on the fingers.
“Not good,” Zhong Bei suddenly exclaimed.
The last Magic Plant showed signs of instability, as if it might collapse at any moment.
Jia Bing immediately took out a vial of potion from his chest and sprinkled it directly on the Magic Plant in the pot.
It was Bloodline Stabilizer!
With the help of the magic potion, the collapsing Magic Plant stabilized once again.
But the relief was short-lived, as after about a dozen seconds, it again showed signs of collapsing.
Jia Bing repeatedly emptied vials of Bloodline Stabilizer, aiding the Magic Plant to hold on.
After about ten minutes, Jia Bing had used up over twenty vials of the potion. The costly price chilled him to the core.
Despite the heavy price paid, the Magic Plant finally stabilized.
The yellow beam seemed satisfied, slowly retracting, making the widely opened emblem even more dazzling.
Multicolored radiance emitted from the emblem, covering the surface of the metal door, then quickly infiltrating it.
The glow was not intense and faded quickly.
Next moment, Cai Jing, Jia Bing, and others saw the metal door slowly vanish, revealing a safe-like inner compartment.
“We did it!”
“Is this the Legendary inheritance?”
Cai Jing and others did not bother to celebrate, but instead cast intense, probing glances.