"No… why is there the aura of Celestial Jade Physique Scripture…"
Ethan narrowed his eyes and stared at the golden stone slab within the crystal box.
The aura was faint, almost imperceptible beneath layers of ancient runes... but to him, it was as distinct as his own pulse.
He leaned closer, perception flowing like water, brushing over the patterns engraved upon the slab.
Then it struck him.
"So that's it…"
"Emperor Sage also cultivated the Celestial Jade Physique Scripture!"
A cold gleam flickered in Ethan's pupils.
No wonder.
No wonder his blood essence could activate the inheritance platform.
After circling through countless possibilities, the truth was unexpectedly simple.
They walked the sa dao.
Not master and disciple.
Not predecessor and successor.
But inheritors of the sa supre body-refining scripture.
"Teachers from the sa school…" Ethan muttered inwardly, lips curling faintly.
The stone slab likely recorded the body-refining chapter of the Celestial Jade Physique Scripture.
According to Onyx Orchid, the Celestial Jade Physique Scripture was suspected to originate from the Divine Statue Emperor.
Whether this slab contained a deeper layer… or rely Emperor Sage's refinents… remained unknown.
But even refinent alone—left behind by a Great Emperor—was enough to shake mountains and rivers.
"Mr. Ethan…"
Elara's voice trembled slightly.
"These should be the inheritance of Emperor Sage. After more than a hundred thousand years, his heart still contains such majestic vitality. It's incredible…"
The others stared at the crystal box in the center.
Within it, the crimson heart beat steadily.
Thud.
Thud.
Each pulse was deep and heavy, like war drums echoing through an ancient battlefield. Invisible waves of life force radiated outward, pressing upon their souls.
It was not rely preserved.
It was violently alive.
"You all step back."
"I'll see if I can open this box."
Ethan's tone was calm, but his gaze was sharp.
Elara and Risa retreated without hesitation.
Lunara stepped back several paces, her voice soft but firm. "Be careful."
"Junior brother," Kara added solemnly, "the easier sothing is to obtain, the more dangerous it often is. Don't relax your vigilance."
Ethan gave a slight nod.
"Since my blood can open the stone platform, it ans I share destiny with Emperor Sage."
Even as he said it, his entire body entered peak alertness.
His palm descended onto the crystal box.
The material was transparent yet indestructible, clearly a top-tier weapon-refining creation. Even without activating any formation, it exuded a faint suppressive aura.
Ethan exerted force.
The muscles in his arm tensed; divine power surged subtly beneath his skin.
The ground beneath his feet cracked.
The crystal box did not move.
Not even a tremor.
"…Impressive."
Ethan's eyes narrowed slightly.
"This thing could withstand a strike from a Perfect Supre without shattering."
Brute force was aningless.
He withdrew his strength and shifted his thod. His fingers rotated gently along the seams of the box.
Click.
The box loosened from the tray.
A faint smile flickered across Ethan's face.
It was not sealed by strength, but by recognition.
Ti was short.
The Palace of the Four Cycles had undoubtedly already taken action against the Sky family. Lingering here was unwise.
Without hesitation, Ethan removed all three crystal boxes, the heart, the purple storage ring, and the golden stone slab, and stored them within his own ring.
The mont the final box left the platform.
Blood-red light burst forth.
Cracks spread rapidly across the stone surface.
Click.
The entire stone platform collapsed, turning into powder before their eyes.
At the sa ti, the ground trembled violently.
Ethan lifted his head.
The murderous tide above the valley receded like a withdrawing sea.
Massive cracks tore across the sky.
"This is bad…"
"The Training Trial Secret Realm is collapsing."
A gentle voice echoed.
"Ethan, you have received Emperor Sage's inheritance. This space has completed its purpose."
"It will collapse and rge with the outside world."
"All beings within will see the light again."
"It can be considered… a blessing you have brought."
Ethan turned toward the towering sacred tree.
"What about you, senior?"
"The sky grows strange. A fate-taker has appeared. This era may soon reach its turning point."
"I will remain here… and wait for the mont when the barrier between heaven and earth vanishes."
"The barrier between heaven and earth…"
Ethan's gaze sharpened.
"Senior, you know of the black chains in the sky?"
"Yes."
His expression darkened.
"With your realm and power… you cannot break them?"
"If I could," the Hibiscus Sacred Tree replied softly, "I would not have been trapped in Oceanreach for so long."
"Trapped?" Ethan's voice turned cold.
"Impossible."
"Nothing is impossible."
"Oceanreach is but one continent of the world. There are six continents."
"In ancient tis, this world was called Heavenreach world."
"The Emperor Realm is not the end. Above the Immortal Emperor lies a realm no one has stepped into for countless years."
"The black chains imprisoning Oceanreach were left by such an existence."
"Even I cannot break them."
"But you…"
"I have attempted to spy upon your destiny."
"I cannot see your future clearly."
"Perhaps one day, you will shatter the shackles binding Oceanreach."
Ethan stared at his own palm.
"My destiny is mine."
"I do not believe in fate."
"But if I truly am this so-called fate-taker…"
"Then I will break the barrier between heaven and earth."
"If you wish to do so," the Sacred Tree warned, "you must surpass even . The road will be lonely."
Ethan's fist tightened.
"From the mont I stepped onto the path of cultivation, I decided."
"In this life, I will stand at the summit."
"I will beco the strongest."
The leaves rustled softly.
"You resemble that boy Sage."
"Ti is short."
"There is one final matter."
"Onyx Orchid made an agreent with ."
"In exchange for my help, you would unconditionally fulfill one request."
Ethan did not hesitate.
"What must I do?"
"It is only a small matter."
The mont those words fell—
His vision flickered.
The collapsing valley vanished.
When clarity returned, Ethan stood in a different space.
Silent.
Boundless.
Before him stood a tree no taller than one foot.
A miniature Hibiscus Sacred Tree.
Yet the aura it emitted was suffocating.
This is the origin of the Hibiscus Sacred Tree!
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