That's it!

Lin Guang thought of something: "I have one more important thing to do."

The next moment, he pulled out a compass in front of everyone and took out spiritual materials, beginning to set up array patterns beside a well at the village entrance.

Under the silent gaze of the villagers, Lin Guang concentrated intensely, racking his brains and nearly exhausting all the remaining spiritual materials from that ring to set up a spirit rune array.

The foundation directly used the array from the first stage for soil stabilization and water gathering, and he added some of his own understanding to expand the range as much as possible and prolong the effect.

The spiritual materials were stacked up, with spirit patterns borne upon them, appearing like a translucent small earthen platform in front of the well.

But as Lin Guang infused it with spiritual power, the array's light shone and spread around, and its effect was immediately apparent.

The water in this well slowly began to rise.

In the desert, water is an incredibly precious resource, enough to even spark wars.

Yet, this array could gather a certain amount of fresh water continuously every day.

And the array's function was not limited to just this.

Perhaps in the future, as the array operates for longer periods, a farmland could appear at the village entrance, and it would expand itself over time.

Although, for a typical village, possessing such a treasure might attract calamity.

But…

This was a place secluded by a cultivator.

Once the boy's father returned, with a Qi Cultivation peak individual possessing Foundation Establishment insights to guard the well and farm while maintaining the array, it might be sufficient.

What Lin Guang could do in the short term was only this much.

And after finishing this task, almost only a few minutes remained.

It seemed to be ending.

Thinking of this, Lin Guang suddenly heard a voice calling from behind.

"A-Che!"

Lin Guang turned his head.

A middle-aged man, thin but wearing a white robe, with an ethereal aura, quite different from the villagers here, stood behind him.

He was dust-covered, with a solemn expression, evidently showing signs of fear yet still displaying a hint of pride and joy in his eyes, along with some hope for the future.

At this moment, the boy glanced around at the villagers and then looked into his father's eyes.

The boy said nothing more.

But Lin Guang clearly felt... a kind of joy in his heart that was almost like crying.

Protected it.

He had safeguarded everything.

And at this moment, the entire world suddenly froze.

But the next moment.

Images and information flashed before Lin Guang's eyes like fleeting shadows.

It was the original true historical trajectory.

The boy knelt in the village filled with dried corpses, unable to distinguish between the bodies of sand raiders and villagers, with only his father, the thin middle-aged man, barely intact.

Beside him stood the white-robed elder, whose true nature was no longer hidden, with bloody energy surging from his body.

The boy was indeed a natural talent in Array Dao, solving the restriction with his formidable intellect, but he failed to discern the true identity of this benevolent-looking elder.

After the Blood Refining Old Ghost escaped, he did keep his promise, killed the sand raiders, and took the boy as a disciple, but at the cost of everything the boy had.

And this…

Became the beginning of this legendary figure's tumultuous life.

Yet also became an unforgettable memory of his lifetime.

"..."

Lin Guang and the three partners remained silent, taking a long time to come to their senses.

[Submit results.]

Lin Guang silently recited in his heart.

The inorganic wave resounded again.

[Seventh stage completed]

[Completion rate: Perfect]

[Reward: Inheritance core permission (1%)]

...…

"You smart-ass little brat, this old man will kill you now!"

Swish—!

A blood-red light shot from the white-robed elder's finger, flying towards the Heaven-slaying Demon's chest.

However…

The next moment, a black light appeared instantly at the spot, firmly intercepting the attack.

In the white-robed elder's horrified eyes, a black qilin, towering and mighty, appeared on the scene, with only a barely discernible mark at the point of impact.

The Heaven-slaying Demon shook his fan, smirking: "Finally able to make a move, it was killing me."

"Gold… Golden Core Stage Great Demon?! Wait, your aura…"

"You're not in Qi Cultivation at all!"

"Spare me, spare my life... I was wrong..."

The Heaven-slaying Demon shook his fan and sighed, "A Golden Core Great Cultivator, right?"

"Forcing me to waste Ether... This place isn't easy to restore, why can't you just die peacefully?"

The next moment, energy erupted, and a black pillar of light engulfed the white-robed elder's figure.

......

Without any physical movement, beside Zhao Yue, a plump pink Dream Immortal Tapir just released a Mystical Technique with its eyes, causing the white-robed elder to freeze in place, unable to move, and even spoke his true thoughts like a puppet, word by word.

......

Zuo Qingtian's Netherworld King Snake whipped its tail and directly smashed the white-robed elder into a pulp.

......

Jiang Nalan ignored the elder altogether and rose skyward amidst the flowing water.

......

Such scenes flashed across the minds of the True Men.

As those in the front row successively toyed with the white-robed elder like a plaything, and then broke through the seventh gate with unstoppable force, their expressions finally eased quite a bit.

Even while maintaining the domain and information transmission, Zhao Qin's voice couldn't help but ring in the ears of the other True Men:

"This illusion realm is truly incredible. Despite its small scale, the entities within seem to have a consciousness of their own, evolving in such a lifelike manner."

In this illusion-like seventh gate, the nature of the trial seemed to have changed.

Freedom suddenly increased, Spirit Beasts could be summoned to join the battle, or even communicate with the characters within to gather intelligence.

This also meant that problems could be solved through brute force and intelligence, not necessarily requiring Array Dao.

And this scene seemed like someone's memory and obsession.

A True Man murmured, "Are these the memories left by the Inheritor?"

"Is it... their youth? Going back to their youth to make up for regrets, fulfilling those deep-rooted obsessions?"

Someone suddenly realized, "I see, you can either choose to use the ultimate techniques they later created or directly use brute force or other methods, as long as the goal is achieved."

"This actually seems like a normal inheritance."

This is not uncommon.

The so-called inheritance is a way for the inheritor to continue their self and life.

Turning their past experiences into a scene is not rare in various worlds, many Secret Realms are like this.

On one hand, it's a test, and on the other hand, it's to inform the trial takers of their past.

And Jiang Wencha finally smiled.

No other reason.

No matter how excellent Lin Guang and Zhao Yue are in other aspects... Jiang Nalan has one indisputable point.

Undoubtedly, the future Patriarch of the Jiang Family and his partner's combat power far surpasses Lin Guang's current level.

If combat power is also considered in the inheritance... it's hard to think of a reason why Jiang Nalan would lose.

The current rankings confirm this.

[First Place: Jiang Nalan—21,000 zhang]

[Second Place: Lin Guang—20,700 zhang]

[Third Place: Zuo Qingtian—20,500 zhang]

[Fourth Place: Zhao Yue—20,100 zhang]

[Fifth Place: Du Qing—19,400 zhang]

[Sixth Place: Heaven-slaying Demon—19,400 zhang]

Jiang Nalan has already overtaken, and Zuo Qingtian is also starting to push forward.

Actually, passing this gate is quite simple, just kill the Blood Refining Old Ghost, then deal with the sand bandits, and finally set up a Spirit Pattern Array for the village.

But...

Even with perfect completion, the time difference will affect the height.

Others just forcefully rushed through.

But Lin Guang's contractual partner's level and Ether reserve are obviously lagging, so he chose to pass in a way that consumes the least, not requiring combat power, and it took some time to recover, thus naturally falling behind in height calculations.

He ultimately has disadvantages.

In other words, Lin Guang and Zhao Yue's advantages in Spirit Patterns and Array Formation are being gradually erased by the advantage of strong combat power, not to mention Jiang Nalan's talent is extremely suitable for Array Formation.

At this rate, this time's inheritance trial,

however, at this moment, Lin Qingxuan, who had been watching the elder on the summit of Celestial Ladder Mountain within the Secret Realm, suddenly spoke up.

"Have you ever thought about it."

"This scene is surely considered by the Secret Realm Master."

"If the trial takers are allowed to use all their means. Then following its style... how difficult will the next two gates become?"

"Moreover, there is a third trial."

"Would he so easily hand over the inheritance?"

Lin Qingxuan frowned, "I have a very bad premonition."

......

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