Chapter 392: Don’t Worry About Bullying.
After hearing the question, Jason nodded and replied, "We were surprised to come here too."
"Apparently it was common news in the inner sect that we at the third mortal coil would participate in the inter-sect disciple once every 200 years. As new inner sect disciples, we didn’t know about it until we were told."
Thor had a strange look on his face as he said, "Don’t tell me that you guys will be competing with us. That’s bullying."
Arthur patted his shoulder and consoled him, "Don’t worry about it. Even if it comes to that, we can take them."
Thor relaxed visibly after hearing that. He nodded and said, "That’s true. Rank 3 opponents are not special to us. We’ve been dealing with them for a while now."
Goldwyn’s eyes twitched when he heard what they said. He couldn’t take it anymore, so he said, "Don’t get your hopes up yet. We won’t be competing with you for the things in the secret realm. We will only be competing for the inheritance in the ruins of the secret realm."
Thor asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
Jason explained to him, "There is a particular secret realm among the 25 in the Five Veins region. Many centuries ago, probably thousands of years even, a rank 4 being left her inheritance in that secret realm. The place she left it used to be a temple, but it has become a ruin after so many years."
"Every 200 years or so, the ruin opens up to select a disciple. That happens to be now. It is why we are here."
"Actually, we shouldn’t be here. The ruins only like to test people at the second mortal coil and reject those at the third mortal coil. But after so many years, not only has the appearance of the temple worn down, but its arrays and mechanisms have also worn down. This allows those at the early stages of the third mortal coil to sneak in."
Thor said, "So you’re indeed competing with us for things in the secret realm."
Jason shrugged at the accusation. He didn’t deny it, but he also didn’t feel ashamed about it.
Arthur wasn’t too worried about competing with the fresh inner sect disciples. But he had another thing on his mind that concerned him.
He asked Jason, "Why are you guys going, though? I assume that the person who set up the inheritance test wants people at the second mortal coil who haven’t set their foundation yet. You’ve forged your foundation. So even if you get the inheritance, it might be useless to you."
Jason shrugged again. This time, his actions were more exaggerated. He said, "It is true that our foundation might be incompatible with the inheritance. But that doesn’t mean we can’t sell it if we get it."
Goldwyn shook his head and said, "It is not about benefits for the Blood Skull sect and also about benefits."
"I read that the person who set up the inheritance might be from the Jade Cauldron sect. The Jade Cauldron sect is the alchemy sect that the Sword Way sect replaced. So the inheritance is probably about alchemy, which will make it highly incompatible with our foundation."
"It is highly possible that the inheritance will be compatible with any of the current five sects. But that’s why we must have it. If we get it, it will expand our power."
"Most importantly, if we get it, that will mean that the other sects can’t have it. That’s the most important reason to participate in the test for inheritance and why the Blood Skull is stuffing disciples at the early stages of the third mortal coil into the ruin. The objective is to get it or destroy it."
Thor chuckled and said, "That’s the Blood Skull sect I know about. It is not only about benefits and also about benefits. If it is about benefits, it must benefit us. If it won’t benefit us, then it mustn’t benefit anyone else."
Jason shook his head and said, "Now that’s just slander. You’re saying that as if we are the only ones going to do it. The other four sects will do it too."
Arthur wasn’t impressed. He said, "Then I think everyone is making a mountain out of an anthill. It is just the inheritance of the Jade Cauldron sect. Aren’t they supposed to be the weakest sect? Why would anyone care so much about the inheritance of a loser?"
Goldwyn said seriously, "You can’t think like that. No matter how weak they were, they had something that made them strong enough to become a sect. No matter how little and weak that thing is, it can still help us."
Jason added, "Besides, the Jade Cauldron sect wasn’t weak because they were not useful. They had a lot of useful techniques for growing plants and making pills. Their ability to make high-quality pills cheaply made them have a fast speed of cultivation. They could always churn out people at the fourth golden core if they needed to."
Thor also came to the help of the Jade Cauldron sect by saying, "I also heard that they had a fire-controlling technique that was sublime and a way to create a special flame. That flame is not only useful for making pills, but it can also forge artifacts, and it is very powerful if used to fight others."
"This flame is the Jade Flame. It is green and has low heat in its natural state. This makes it rather harmless to most living things in its natural state. Even some plants can use the flame as soil to grow in and gain nourishment from it."
"The only thing that agitates the Jade Flame in its natural state are metals. It will burn fiercely and reach a very high temperature when it comes into contact with metals. This makes it an ideal candidate for forging."
"But of course, the people from the Jade Cauldron sect used it to forge. They actually employ the open-air pill-making method, where they dump the medicinal materials directly into the fire and control the fire to refine it into pills through direct contact."