The Starseizing Estate's Inheritance

Ji Ning, holding his daughter, rose and said, "All of you, please rise."

The seven Empyrean Gods and the yellow-furred bear all stood up, their eyes filled with excitement.

"Don't kneel to me again in the future," Ji Ning said, cradling his daughter and shaking his head. "I only obtained the inheritance of my master, Daoist Threelives, and was fortunate enough to become the master of this Starseizing Estate. In terms of years of cultivation, each of you is far more ancient than I am. In terms of strength, you and I are both merely Empyrean Gods and True Immortals."

"The master is the master," the enchanting, white-browed woman 'Snow Scorpion' said with a smile. "You command our Starseizing Estate, and we are your subordinates. Naturally, there must be rules."

"Yes, Master," the bald elder 'Nine Fangs' laughed. "In the old days, when the Godking gave a single command, countless Fiendgods would prostrate themselves before him... Hahaha, the very thought of it makes my blood boil. I wasn't even an Empyrean God back then."

"Master, you also..." the Viper Serpent Empyrean God began.

"My rule is this," Ji Ning's gaze swept across them. "No more kneeling."

Red Snow and the other six Empyrean Gods glanced at each other, all sensing Ji Ning's will. They no longer defied him, respectfully replying, "As you command."

At Ji Ning's level, his Dao-heart was utterly pure. What he liked, he liked. What he disliked, he disliked. The old customs of the Starseizing Estate could not bind him. Ji Ning was different from the Godking, Daoist Threelives. Threelives had delighted in conquering the world, but Ji Ning did not. What he pursued was personal power.

With sufficient power, one could naturally sweep away all obstacles.

Just like Mother Nuwa... peerless throughout the Three Realms.

What Ji Ning sought was to become like Pangu, like Nuwa, or even... to go higher! The premise was that the Primordial God level was not the end of the path.

"Junior apprentice-brother."

"Senior apprentice-brother Ji Ning."

The group of onlookers from afar were utterly shocked. Among the numerous observers from the Mount Innerheart lineage, except for a very few, like the Mad Monk Jidian who had just learned it from Patriarch Subhuti, the vast majority had no idea about the relationship between Ji Ning and Daoist Threelives!

People like Mu Northson and Autumn Leaf were also in the dark.

"Daoist Threelives? That was a True God born from the endless primordial chaos. I've heard that his self-created divine ability, the 'Starseizing Hand,' was a divine power no less formidable than Houyi's archery."

"Senior apprentice-brother is actually Daoist Threelives' successor."

They were stunned.

Ever since the seven Empyrean Gods led by Red Snow had acted in the Realm War, information about them having once followed Daoist Threelives had long since spread. Daoist Threelives was once again remembered and spoken of by many Immortals and Fiends of the Three Realms. Naturally, people like Mu Northson and Uncle White had also heard the stories of Daoist Threelives.

"Yes."

Ji Ning's gaze swept across these familiar relatives and fellow disciples. He nodded. "Daoist Threelives is also my master. When I was very young, I happened upon his inheritance by chance. From today onward... I am also considered a member of the Starseizing Estate lineage. Red Snow and the other six are also Empyrean Gods of our Starseizing Estate lineage."

The Mount Innerheart faction governed many separate forces.

For example, there was the formidable Flowerfruit Mountain lineage of the monstrous race.

The lineage Ji Ning now commanded was the Starseizing Estate.

"Then that means I'm a member of the Starseizing Estate, too?" Mu Northson laughed.

"I'll count you as one, I suppose," Little Qing teased from the side. "I am my master's spirit-beast, so I'm definitely a member of the Starseizing Estate."

"Junior apprentice-brother Ji Ning, you've suddenly become a noble Estate Master. I'm afraid this senior apprentice-brother of yours might have to come begging you for help in the future," Senior Apprentice-Brother Silvermoon said with a smile.

"The foundations of my Starseizing Estate are still weak. How about joining us, Senior Apprentice-Brother?" Ji Ning laughed.

His master, Bodhi, had twenty disciples.

The eldest disciple was the Woodcutter.

The second disciple was the Mad Monk Jidian. These two great senior apprentice-brothers were both Daofathers.

The third disciple, Golden Radiance Chan Master, was a Golden Crow born on the Sunstar. His talent was extraordinary, and his power was astonishing, but he roamed the Three Realms with elusive, unpredictable traces.

The fourth disciple, the North River Sect Leader, was a human from the primordial era. He now occupied a celestial river in the Heaven Realm called the 'North River' and had established the North River Sect, commanding over a dozen Empyrean Gods and True Immortals, making him a regional hegemon.

The fifth disciple was Senior Apprentice-Brother Silvermoon. Senior Apprentice-Brother Silvermoon was also a monster, a ferocious beast by nature. He was a true great demon who had stirred up blood and slaughter in the primordial era. Later, however, he had calmed down and lived in seclusion at Mount Innerheart, content to be a guardian of the Divine Immortal Palace.

The sixth disciple was none other than Sun Wukong, the leader of the monstrous horde on Flowerfruit Mountain. He was born from a piece of the 'Five-Colored Stone' that Mother Nuwa had left behind when she mended the heavens. Having accumulated the essence of heaven, earth, and the five elements, absorbing the spiritual energy of the world for endless ages, he was a naturally born freak. His cultivation time was even shorter than Ji Ning's! He had become an Empyrean God in one go! Now, he had broken through to become a True God and held considerable prestige among the monstrous race.

The later disciples of Bodhi need not be mentioned, but the first six alone were all extraordinary.

"Join your Starseizing Estate?" Silvermoon shook his feather fan, a trace of hesitation on his handsome face. "It sounds... not bad."

"If you join, Senior Apprentice-Brother Silvermoon, the two of us could each command one of those three-eyed Empyrean Gods," Red Snow also laughed.

Confident as Red Snow was, he would not dare to claim he was stronger than Silvermoon.

"Two junior apprentice-brothers." Silvermoon pondered for a moment, then smiled at Ji Ning. "I'm not joking. Now that the great calamity is upon us, my peaceful days may truly be coming to an end. I'm in no hurry yet and want to observe a little more. If I decide to enter the world... I'll join your Starseizing Estate."

Ji Ning and Red Snow were overjoyed!

They had only made the invitation casually, never expecting Silvermoon to seriously consider it.

The space around them grew hazy.

Ji Ning and the seven Empyrean Gods stood in midair.

"We've entered the Starseizing Major World," Red Snow said, pointing below. "This is the boundless Starseizing Major World, the current foundation of our Starseizing Estate."

"Mn."

Ji Ning’s heart stirred.

Boom!

His heartforce directly released, expanding wildly, soon spreading to cover the entire Starseizing Major World.

"Our master's heartforce is incredibly powerful, covering the entire Starseizing Major World," the enchanting woman Snow Scorpion exclaimed in admiration.

"Completely covered?" The bald elder Nine Fangs was also greatly surprised. "Master has only been cultivating for a century, yet his heartforce has grown to this level?"

Heartforce depended on the soul.

The stronger one's power, the faster the soul would naturally be nurtured. During the Primal Daoist stage, the nurturing of the soul was already quite strong. The Void stage enhanced it even more. When one became a Celestial Immortal and formed a 'Golden Core', the soul completely merged into the core, causing the rate of improvement to be astonishing. As for the 'Pure Yang Golden Core' of a Pure Yang True Immortal, the nurturing of the soul was even more remarkable.

But this kind of nurturing took time. Ji Ning's true body had only just become a Pure Yang True Immortal! If a thousand years were to pass, and his soul had been nurtured to an extremely high level by the Pure Yang Golden Core, then for his heartforce to be so astonishing, they would not have found it strange.

But Ji Ning had only just transcended his tribulation, and from birth to now, he had been cultivating for only a hundred years.

"Don't forget, master is at the fourth level of Heartforce," Red Snow said.

Ji Ning did not elaborate.

Even with just his Heartforce, he could envelop a major world. Releasing his heartforce through his Heartforce... the range was even broader. But this was nothing. One had to know that every Daofather, mustering all their strength, could envelop the entire Three Realms with their heartforce. Of course, they could only do so for a short time, as it placed a great burden on the soul.

"Mn," Ji Ning nodded slightly. "The Starseizing Major World has over sixteen thousand Celestial Immortals, over one point five million Loose Immortals, and over a hundred thousand Void Fiendgods... It is indeed not inferior to the Grand Xia."

"Those Void Fiendgods have been alive since the primordial era," Red Snow shook his head. "Throughout the endless years until now, only Nine Fangs has broken through. None of the others have. As for the over ten thousand Celestial Immortals... not a single one has become a Pure Yang True Immortal."

Ji Ning was astonished. "Why is that?"

"Because they were cut off from the outside world," Yuan Guang Empyrean God said solemnly. "They could not obtain true tempering. Without sufficient tempering and pressure, breaking through becomes much harder. Celestial Immortals of the Grand Xia World, for example, could roam the Three Realms, fighting and struggling against the experts of the three thousand major worlds and even the Heaven Realm. Naturally, some would occasionally break through."

"But the Starseizing Major World has always been sealed," Yuan Guang Empyrean God shook his head.

"We have been waiting, waiting for the birth of a new Estate Master. As long as no Estate Master appeared, our Starseizing Major World would never emerge," Red Snow also said.

Ji Ning deeply admired Red Snow and the other six.

Back then, Daoist Threelives' fate was unknown, and he had not forced them to remain loyal. Many of his former subordinates had left, but these few had persisted, holding the line.

"Although the Celestial Immortals and Loose Immortals of my Starseizing Major World are not numerous, they are enough to form a formation comparable to a perfect Karmic Punishment Deity," Red Snow suddenly said, glancing at the void beside him. The yellow-furred bear appeared in the void, looking at Ji Ning with a pitiable expression.

"Big Bear," Ji Ning was startled.

The yellow-furred bear's eyes held anticipation. "In the old days, master left many treasures in the Treasure Hall for the successive inheritors. After all, he didn't know how many generations of inheritors it would take before one could truly become an Empyrean God and become the new master of the Starseizing Estate. Ji Ning... now that you have become the Estate Master, you can go and retrieve those three treasures that master left for you. That spatial pocket can only be entered by the new Estate Master. Even I can't get in. Throughout these endless years, I've been wondering what those three treasures master left behind are. It's been driving me crazy with curiosity. You should go and retrieve them right now and show me. I swear I won't tell a soul."

The yellow-furred bear looked at Ji Ning, full of expectation.

"Three treasures?" Ji Ning was surprised. "Didn't Master Daoist Threelives leave behind those sets of Pure Yang Dharma treasures?"

"Those were for the successive inheritors. Now that you have become the Estate Master, all the Dharma treasures are yours to command. And there are also these most important treasures," the yellow-furred bear said hurriedly.

"I've heard of this. The Godking mentioned it to us," Red Snow looked at Ji Ning. "The Godking's Starseizing Hand has already reached the sixth cycle, making it stronger than any Innate Spirit Treasure. It has reached the legendary Chaos Treasure level! The Godking even exchanged the treasures in his possession with other True Gods and Daofathers, leaving behind three treasures for you. It was also a preparation he made... for the Starseizing Estate to rise again."

"Master, go and retrieve them quickly. Our foster father never told us what they were back then. We're curious too," Yuan Guang Empyrean God also urged.

"Alright."

Ji Ning was also curious about what three treasures Daoist Threelives had left behind. He immediately looked at the yellow-furred bear. "Big Bear, lead the way."