The Snow Wolf, Baobao, also received a fair share of the inheritance. Every spiritual beast has broken through to the Martial Saint rank one by one. Yan, the White Tiger, and the Black Tortoise's powers have even reached the late-stage Martial Saint rank! Though the power in the inheritance was not limited to certain clans, the Azure Dragon, who was from the Dragon Clan, had received better benefits than the other spiritual beasts.

Hence, he, who had been much weaker than the Vermillion Bird, managed to reach the mid-stage Martial Saint in the exceeding state rank at the same time as the Vermillion Bird. He was only one step away from the late-stage!

"Master, Master."

The Vermillion Bird happily threw herself into Gu Ruoyun's arms. Her little face was like a pink powder puff, she was absolutely adorable. "I've finally reached the exceeding stage! From now on, you won't have to be afraid of those b*stards! Also, this fellow, the Azure Dragon, has also reached the mid-stage of the exceeding state just like me. He had managed to absorb a little bit more power than me."

She looked rather sulky as she spoke.

After all, the Azure Dragon was the leader of the Four Divine Beasts. However, due to the fact that all four of them had suffered serious injuries, the Azure Dragon's powers had been reduced to zero. Even though he had managed to regain quite a bit of his power with great difficulty, he was still a far cry off from the Vermillion Bird's power level.

She, on the other hand, finally had the chance to show off in front of her Leader.

However, she never thought that the Azure Dragon would surpass her not too long after that. One could imagine how unhappy the Vermillion Bird was.

"Master, I've made a decision. I'm going to find the Vermillion Bird Clan's inheritance! This way, I can enjoy more of the power than the Azure Dragon." The Vermillion Bird pouted as she exclaimed indignantly.

The honest and good-natured Black Tortoise, Lingxiao, glanced at her and exclaimed, "You're the only Vermillion Bird Clan member in this world."

The Vermillion Bird felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured onto her, leaving a penetrating coldness in her heart. Her little face broke down defeatedly and she pouted sulkily at Lingxiao.

"I'm just telling things as it is."

Lingxiao rubbed his head at the sight of the Vermillion Bird's pitiful gaze and replied in a good-natured manner.

"Alright, the inheritance has been accepted. It's time for us to leave now."

Gu Ruoyun slowly rose to her feet, curled her lips and said, "You'd all better go back to the Ancient Divine Pagoda now and consolidate the power from your breakthrough."

After she said that, she returned all of them back into the Ancient Divine Pagoda without giving them any chance to react. She then headed towards the ruins' exit.

After she had left, the voice which had become quiet for a while spoke up once again.

"I don't know if giving the inheritance to this little girl would bring fortune or calamity to the Dragon Clan. I hope that no one in the Dragon Clan offends her. Otherwise, with Zixie and the Four Divine Beasts on her side, their powers alone could crush the Dragon Clan even without my inheritance. Even though Zixie's powers aren't at his peak now and the Four Divine Beasts have regressed greatly, the Dragon Clan would not be able to resist them once they've grown. If the Dragon Clan does offend her, I hope that this little girl would spare the Dragon Clan member's lives on account of this inheritance."

The Dragon Clan ancestor's voice became more feeble as if he was going to disappear at any moment.

"However, the inheritance has been passed on so it's time for me to leave forever."

He sighed, still feeling a certain fondness towards this world. However, in the end, he slowly passed on as if he had never existed in this world at all...

...

Outside the ruins, Gu Ruoyun stepped out and felt the warm rays of the sun. She smiled and murmured, "We've finally left that place and our harvest is rather generous this time. I never thought that the black dragon's body would still be here after such a long time. Since that's the case, I'm going to take it with me."