Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

By now, the Nascent soul realm elders had relaxed a bit and weren't as anxious as before. While they were still pressured by the aura of the twenty three Nascent soul realm beasts and the Dao Shell realm Twin Lights Liger King surrounding them, they were at least a bit convinced they won't be killed right away.

Additionally, the conditions of the beasts were turning out to be far better than they had expected. Other than the first one, the latter two were simpler.

"Now then, the third condition was something that was made to favor the kingdoms mostly." The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape spoke. "But the fourth condition will be something the sects will like." He continued.

This time all the Nascent soul realm elders from the sects looked at the Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape with interest. It was intriguing to some of the beasts to see how quickly the humans adapted to the situation.

Despite the fact that one of their kin was killed just a few minutes ago, they were already in acceptance of it and were even behaving more reserved now.

"What is it?" Minister Ting asked after glancing at the sect elders for their opinion.

They simply gestured for him to proceed as normal and were tacitly agreeing to his direction for now.

"The fourth condition is that the sects can send their disciples to the millennium forest for a fortunate encounter." The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape revealed.

"Huh?" All the sect elders and even the kingdom elders were surprised.

"What kind of a fortunate encounter is it?" One of the elders inquired.

There could be many kinds of them, ranging from the birth of a natural treasure all the way to the legacy of a fallen expert.

"The sect disciples will be allowed to undergo certain trials and if they pass it, they will gain an expert's legacy." The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape replied.

"AN EXPERT'S LEGACY!" The sect elders exclaimed.

There had been many rumors about the millennium forest holding such things, but the ones that were found until now were simply the remains of those that had perished here.

Thus, the legacies weren't that good in the end. Even the strongest of the cultivators that had died here were only at the Nascent soul realm in the past. Thus the legacies left behind were by them.

"Wait, what kind of a legacy is it even? Won't it be useless if it is claimed by the winners?" One of the sect elders asked in doubt.

This was a valid question, as not all legacies were able to continually reward the ones that found it. Most would be exhausted after just one winner.

"You won't have to worry about it. The expert left behind an inheritance ground and the rewards are in the form of cultivation techniques and insights." The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape added.

Hearing this, the eyes of all the elders shined. They too felt like this was far better than before.

"And before you ask, let me just tell you that the cultivation techniques and insights won't be any weaker than that of the top sects." The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape threw another bone.

~Gasp~

The elders were even more stunned than before.

"H-how can we believe you, though? What if this is all just a trap to take our disciple's hostage?" Another elder asked.

Even if this was a very tempting bait, they knew that they couldn't just take it Willy-nilly. They had learned from the arrogant elders' mistake and knew to look before they trod.

"You won't have to worry about that. After all, you all won't be the first ones to get it. By the time you return to your lands, your people will tell you about the Frozen Cloud sect and its disciples that benefited from it." The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape stated.

Hearing this, the elders still found it hard to believe it.

"Wait… could it be the one that the chief disciple of the Frozen Cloud sect got?" One of the elders recalled something.

A decade ago, there had been rumors that the new chief disciple of the Frozen Cloud sect had only risen so quickly because of a fortunate encounter. There were even other people from their sects that had come to the forest in search of it, but all had returned empty handed.

Some had even made great losses, and the worst were those that lost their disciples here.

"You can say that." The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape neither fully accepted it nor denied it.

Yet, this was enough to ignite the desire within the hearts of the elders. This was perhaps the greatest temptation of it all.

"What are the limitations of that inheritance? I don't think you will allow just anyone or any number to try it?" Minster Ting asked further.

The sect elders nodded in agreement as they too felt it was a little too good. This condition favored them a lot, and they doubted the beasts would be as generous as this.

'There is bound to be a con for this…' Some of the elders reckoned.

"Of course there is. There is always a chance of death in the trials, thus you will have to deal with that on your own. Additionally, all those that want to take the trials will have to present a tribute to our king.

Oh and another thing… The trials can last a long time." The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape answered.

Hearing this, they all furrowed their brows and thought it over.

"C-can the kingdoms send their people for this too?" An elder from the Pale Marble Kingdom asked hesitantly.

They couldn't stay still while the sects got such a big benefit after all. The third condition that favored them was rather light compared to a big thing like an expert's inheritance.

There was also the chance that the sects might just grow too strong and overthrow the kingdom within whose borders they lived.