Li Xuan stood still, eyes sweeping across the hidden chamber beneath the ruined hall.
Now that the threat had been eliminated, he could finally explore the inheritance with a clear mind—and what he discovered left him breathless.
Behind the altar, a shimmering wall of light had partially receded, revealing a sealed vault. Moonlight runes glittered along the frame, gently resonating with the token he carried.
As he held the sect token up, the wall dissolved silently, revealing rows upon rows of jade and gold-etched crates stacked to the ceiling.
He stepped forward cautiously and opened the nearest crate.
His eyes widened.
Inside were tightly packed spirit stones, not the common ones he'd seen or read about, but shimmering with a rich, pure glow—high-grade.
He opened the next. More stones. The next—again.
And then he found the tall black chest in the center, sealed with a powerful lock of celestial energy. The system scanned it instantly.
[Seal Recognized – Nine Heavens Moon Sect Treasury Vault]
[Authorization Confirmed – Sect Token Holder: Li Xuan]
The lock clicked.
When the lid lifted, radiant light flooded the chamber. Within lay mountains of low-grade spirit stones, refined and stacked into neat formations, untouched for millennia.
[Treasury Assessment: Completed]
[Contents Logged:]
– High-Grade Spirit Stones: 950,000
– Middle Grade Spirit Stones: 2,000,000
– Low-Grade Spirit Stones: 10,000,000
– Spirit Jade Slips: Alchemy, Array, Formation Paths
– Spirit Rank Artifacts: Armor, Talismans, Cauldrons
– Divine Moon Sect Storage Rings x5
– Soul-Linked Sect Manual: Nine Heavens Moon Inheritance Scripture
– 500 high tier Men Moon Sect robes
– 300 high tier female robes
Li Xuan was stunned. This was no minor legacy—this was a treasury worthy of a sovereign sect.
"This… this amount of spirit stones alone would drive entire kingdoms to war…" he whispered.
[System Notification: Wealth Milestone Achieved – Middle Sect Lord Tier]
[Rewards: Shop Inventory Expanded | Sect Management Interface (Locked – Requires Foundation Establishment)]
Li Xuan smiled faintly. "A sect… of my own, huh?"
He waved his hand, and the system inventory expanded instantly to accommodate the incoming wealth. The crates shimmered and vanished one by one into storage.
Only the spirit egg remained.
It sat quietly on the pedestal, glowing faintly with a soft blue sheen, pulsing like a heartbeat.
Li Xuan approached it carefully, lifting it with both hands. The warmth of life emanated from it—soft, subtle, but undeniable.
"I wonder what you'll become…"
He stored it gently.
As he turned to leave the vault, his robes rustled with silent determination.
He had come to this forest as a crippled disgrace. But now, with a divine sword at his side, a fortune behind him, and a system pulsing with power in his mind—
He was no longer a broken noble. He was the inheritor of a forgotten sect.
Li Xuan of the Nine Heavens Moon Sect.
And the world would learn to fear that name.
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