"Brother Wang, this is the ancient house of our Qiu Family. After the Qiu Family flourished, I ordered it to be renovated, making it many times larger than before."

Elder Qiu led Wang Xu through the Qiu Family estate, continuously introducing its various features to him.

Wang Xu said nothing.

He had seen palatial halls as grand as stars, and strange, small peculiar buildings, and was long accustomed to such sights.

"Brother Wang, that is the martial arts training ground of our Qiu Family. Our family's younger generation is quite promising. Those few children, at just seven or eight years old, have already reached the first layer of martial artists. Perhaps in the future, they might have the chance to become Earth Level Martial Artists!"

Elder Qiu said with hope.

Elder Qiu understood very well that the current status of the Qiu Family was entirely due to Wang Xu's influence.

However, Wang Xu could influence the present, but not the future. To solidify the Qiu Family's status, strong individuals must be born to guard the family.

This process is long, but everything must be taken step by step, without haste.

Subsequently, the two visited the Qiu Family's Martial Arts Pavilion and Weapon Tower, which were not inferior to those of the previous four great families.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Wang Xu detected a subtle fluctuation of spiritual consciousness, an almost imperceptible ripple, but his keen senses caught it.

To emit such a wave of spiritual consciousness, could it be an Earth Level Martial Artist?

Wang Xu remained expressionless, and his spiritual consciousness quietly seeped out.

In an instant, his spiritual consciousness enveloped the entire Qiu Family compound.

Abruptly, his body stiffened, and his pupils contracted rarefied.

"Brother Wang, what's the matter?"

Elder Qiu noticed Wang Xu's aura fluctuating slightly, and the aura of an Earth Level Martial Artist overwhelmed him immensely.

Wang Xu retracted his extended aura and pointed towards a spot.

"Does your Qiu Family have anything special at that place?"

Wang Xu asked.

Elder Qiu followed Wang Xu's gaze, pondered for a moment, and nodded.

"Indeed, that is a place our Qiu Family has been guarding since our existence."

Elder Qiu said, "It's a deep well, and legend has it there is a Ghost Fiend inside. Anyone who enters disappears without a trace. Once, an Earth Level Martial Artist came to investigate, but before he could reach in, his face changed drastically, and he turned and left."

"The Ghost Fiend Well is bizarre and unpredictable, often causing strange occurrences. Over time, no one is willing to go near it anymore, and it has become the forbidden area of the Qiu Family."

Wang Xu's gaze was deep, looking in that direction.

The source of the mysterious spiritual wave was emanating from the ancient well.

"I want to take a look there."

Wang Xu said.

"Brother Wang, that is the Ghost Fiend's realm. If something happens to you, our Qiu Family can't bear the responsibility even if we die a thousand times!"

Elder Qiu hastily exclaimed.

"It's okay."

Wang Xu's eyes were resolute.

Seeing he couldn't persuade him otherwise, Elder Qiu had to guide him there.

"Open the door."

The location of the deep well was a spacious courtyard, deliberately guarded by clan members to prevent the young members from accidentally intruding.

"Clan Leader, you are…?"

The guarding clansman naturally understood the fatal nature of the ancient well, and seeing that Elder Qiu intended to enter the courtyard, he was taken aback.

"Open the door; we need to have a look inside."

The guarding clansman, upon hearing the clan leader's instruction, directly opened the gate to the courtyard.

Elder Qiu and Wang Xu stepped into the courtyard.

Woo~~~

Suddenly, a cold gust of wind howled in, sounding like the wailing of ghosts.

Elder Qiu's gaze was extremely vigilant, with a weapon at the ready to guard against any unforeseen events.

Wang Xu, however, remained at ease and natural.

The two approached the ancient well.

The howling cold wind intensified, and the closer they got to the well, the more noticeably the surrounding temperature dropped.

"You stay here."

Wang Xu instructed Elder Qiu to stop, then proceeded alone.

Elder Qiu knew Wang Xu's strength and did not intervene.

Wang Xu reached the edge of the well and leaned over to look in.

It was pitch black; he couldn't see anything inside. Even though Wang Xu's eyesight was many times sharper than that of an ordinary person, all he could see was darkness.

Silently, his spiritual sense spread out, probing the bottom of the well.

A moment later.

"It's it!"

A gleam shot from Wang Xu's eyes.

Without hesitation, Wang Xu leaped down!

"Brother Wang…"

Elder Qiu tried to stop him, but his speed could not match Wang Xu's swift actions and could only watch as Wang Xu jumped into the ancient well.

"Clan Leader, this is..."

The guarding clansman felt a chill down his neck, as if a ghost were breathing on him from behind, his eyes filled with fear.

The ancient well was deep, and Wang Xu descended bit by bit into its depths.

The deeper he went, the more immense the wave of spiritual consciousness became.

At the same time, frost formed on Wang Xu's robe from the cold, but with a gentle shake, all the frost fell away.

"It's right here."

Wang Xu stopped in his tracks. Before him was a pitch-black void, but his spiritual sense could clearly "see" a white object floating not far away.

The Dragon Carved Saber hovered in the air, and even Wang Xu dared not take it lightly.

He slowly stepped forward, his spiritual sense constantly observing the surroundings.

Along the way, Wang Xu saw many skeletal remains—warriors who had entered this deep well before him, all of whom had met untimely deaths.

Whoosh—

Suddenly, a sharp screech pierced the air, and a gust of wind rushed at him from behind!

The Dragon Carved Saber was ready, and Wang Xu swung it back with a fierce strike.

Whoosh!!!

A scream echoed as Wang Xu's spiritual sense saw a black, transparent entity split in two, dissipating like smoke.

"It's a special life form."

Wang Xu recognized that this was not a Ghost Fiend, but a special life form born from the evolution of Heaven and Earth Primordial Power in the natural environment.

Whoosh————

At that moment, a cacophony of sharp screeches filled Wang Xu's ears.

Soon, shadowy black figures appeared all around, screaming, wailing, clawing, and rushing towards Wang Xu.

Wang Xu frowned; the screeches made him very uncomfortable.

Being an Earth Level Martial Artist, he found it unsettling, which indicated the tremendous effect it had on the warriors who had entered before him.

Whiz!

Suddenly, a red and white flame appeared abruptly.

"Wang Xu, you're really not fair, keeping such a grand feast to yourself!"

Red-robed You Ji eyed the oncoming special life forms hungrily, licking his lips.

"You can devour special life forms?"

Wang Xu asked.

"You call them special life forms? These are Spiritual Souls! Born with spirituality in nature, they're a type of soul, and when they grow stronger, they can transform into true life forms."

You Ji explained, "However, before they become true life forms, they are an abundant spiritual feast, my favorite dish of all! Eating them provides immense nourishment!"

You Ji let out a piercing laugh and pounced fiercely.

He grabbed a Spiritual Soul, igniting its head with a spark of flame, causing it to scream in agony.

Then, You Ji ripped off its limbs as if savoring a delicacy, chewing them slowly.

All the Spiritual Souls screamed and retreated at the sight of this.

"Trying to escape? You're all my main course!"

You Ji sneered cruelly, flicking his fingers, and flames sprayed out, igniting all the Spiritual Souls' heads with the Fire of Silence, making them wail miserably.

As You Ji enjoyed his feast, Wang Xu continued forward, moving towards the floating white object.

Finally, as he drew closer, he saw the true form of the white object.

"It ended up here!"

In front of Wang Xu was a peculiar eyeball.

He remembered back during the qualification battles in the Thousandfold Divine Country, after just breaking through to the White Hole Level, Wang Xu encountered a Cosmic Martial Artist who had received an ancient inheritance.

That Cosmic Martial Artist had a third eye on his forehead that could perceive Wang Xu's movements.

But in the end, under Wang Xu's formidable power, the Cosmic Martial Artist furiously chose to self-destruct, and the ancient eye on his forehead was sucked into a void rift, disappearing without a trace.

Now, in front of Wang Xu was the very ancient eye that had been drawn into that void rift!

The ancient eye belonged to an external inheritance, one that could be claimed by killing the original owner.

And the owner was long dead, so the ancient eye was now without a master.

"Ancient inheritance..."

A fervent look appeared in Wang Xu's eyes.

What Wang Xu longed for the most was to become stronger, to enhance his power.

An ancient inheritance could undoubtedly provide him with substantial assistance.

Wang Xu reached out, attempting to take the ancient eye in his hand.

However, the ancient eye seemed to sense Wang Xu's intention, emitting a purple energy barrier that enveloped it completely.

Wang Xu raised the Dragon Carved Saber, planning to use an attack to break through the energy barrier.

River Blade Strike!

Saber light poured out like a river, fiercely bombarding the energy barrier.

The energy barrier remained undamaged.

Wang Xu attacked repeatedly, but striking the energy barrier had no effect, only causing the ground to tremble violently.

Wang Xu sheathed the Dragon Carved Saber; with his current strength, he couldn't shake the energy barrier.

Previously, Wang Xu had used power comparable to the Mixed Universe Realm to unleash the Endless Saber, needing several strikes to break the energy barrier.

Now, without even reaching the Void Level, his actual power was not even comparable to a Star Level from the Ancient Luo Cosmos, making it a pipe dream to shake the energy barrier of the ancient eye.

"Haha... So delicious, absolutely delicious!"

At this moment, You Ji returned, savoring the experience.

All the Spiritual Souls were devoured by him entirely, and he specifically searched around until every last Soul was swallowed, only then returning to Wang Xu's side.

"Such delicious Spiritual Souls, what will I do when there's nothing to eat in the future? Huh? What's this?"

You Ji mused, then focused on the ancient eye, "Is this... a Mechanical Ancient Eye?!"

"You recognize it?"

Wang Xu asked.

"This is the Mechanical Ancient Eye from the 'Descendants of the Mechanical', offspring of the once incredibly glorious super race, the 'Mechanical Race'... This Mechanical Ancient Eye belonged to at least a Saint Venerable Level individual, to find it here!"

You Ji exclaimed.

Wang Xu's heart stirred; why would an item from the offspring of a super race from Chaos fall into the Ancient Luo Cosmos? Moreover, this was an ancient inheritance, suggesting... could it be that people from Chaos had been to the Ancient Luo Cosmos before? (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)

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