Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile-Chapter 149: The Inheritance Trial

"So these are the heavenly rules," Ye Chen said to himself as he found some information from the owner's memories.

However, he did not care too much about the information and fixed his gaze on the ancient characters.

These ancient characters were very similar to the ones he had on his spiritual root. But there was one major difference: the characters in front of him contained profoundness and seemed to transcend time and space.

Moreover, the longer he looked at the characters, the more he was unwilling to look away, as if the characters were not complicated and unrecognizable text but a piece of art drawn by the heavens itself.

Just as Ye Chen was immersed in this feeling, the first character on the bottom left lit up with a fiery radiance and then started to flow to the right, slowly yet surely illuminating the characters.

After one line was completely illuminated, the second line of characters started to light up from left to right. Then came the third line, followed by the fourth, fifth, and so on.

No one knew how much time had passed, but just like that, a hundred lines lit up on the wall. After this, the next line tried to illuminate but was not able to do so even after several tries.

Ye Chen did not know any of this, as he was still immersed in admiring the art of heaven, and he wanted to continue doing so. But at this moment, he felt a sense of loss. The beautiful art he was able to understand suddenly became complicated and chaotic.

It was as if he no longer had the qualifications to look further.

Feeling this, Ye Chen could only sigh and tear his gaze away from the wall. In that instant, the hundred lines that were lit with fiery brilliance dimmed, and on the stone tablet where his name was written, a few words appeared in front of it.

It was none other than his evaluation, which was not Heaven, not Mystic, but 'Saint-Grade!'

Watching this, Ye Chen was stunned for a moment but then he understood. The talent test here did not assess the spiritual root but the ability to understand the 'Laws of Heaven,' which were referred to as rules by the cultivators who had no true knowledge of them.

'If I guessed correctly, then Li Mei and the others should not have too much of a problem dealing with this,' Ye Chen thought to himself, as he understood that this trial evaluated their affinity with the heavens.

This affinity was somewhat similar to karma. Doing good deeds increased one's affinity with the heavens, while doing evil would decrease it. But it did not stop there, as talent and special physiques also affected this affinity.

Ye Chen's talent was just barely Mystic grade, and he did not have any special physique, so he should not have had this much affinity with the heavens, especially after the intense killings from a few weeks and a day ago.

However, he was not a human but a spiritual mountain born from the heavens. There was no way an entity that was favored by the heavens would possess no affinity.

But still, even with this, Ye Chen was only able to light up a hundred lines of characters, while the wall had hundreds of thousands of them, reaching up into the clouds.

Just as Ye Chen was busy in his thoughts, the memory fragment changed and he appeared in a similar test.

The previous one was the 'Law of Fire,' and now it was the 'Law of Water.' All he had to do was look at the towering wall and everything would fall into place automatically.

As for the benefits and rewards?

There were none!

Because he did not truly understand the law, he was just looking at it. Similar to how a foodie might watch the process of cooking but would not fully understand it unless they tried to cook themselves. Ye Chen was in the same situation.

Nonetheless, in every trial, he touched on something that no one had ever reached in countless years!

…

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Within a few breaths, Ye Chen's acknowledgment bands started to break one by one. He was too fast, even faster than Lin Xian'er. It did not take long for him to leave her behind.

Watching this, the old man was a little unhappy.

'Humph, taking advantage of the Divine Dao Physique,' he thought to himself, as the same thing could only be done by someone who possessed such a physique.

Nonetheless, he was still happy inside, especially after finding another promising disciple.

Just like that, the trial continued, and slowly yet surely Li Mei and the others caught up with Ye Chen.

Unlike him, they did not receive the evaluation of 'Saint;' however, they did manage to reach the Mystic grade, even Wang Yiyi.

As for King Grade? There were only four!

The first was Lin Xian'er, the second was Li Mei, the third was Su Ying, and lastly, the crown prince Ji Feng.

The trial was, after all, not too difficult, so it was easy for talented people like them to achieve outstanding results.

But despite this, two disciples failed and were teleported out instantaneously. The number of disciples, which was twenty-five when they came here, was now just twelve.

The first ten were still the same. As for the remaining two, one of them was Zhu Dong, while the other was Fu Lei from the BlueMoon Pavilion.

Swoosh!

It did not take long, and Ye Chen refined all of the acknowledgment bands. There were many things he learned through this, and he also touched on various laws such as wind, earth, space, and even time.

Although there was no change in his strength, he felt he could now utilize it even more smoothly than before.

'This brat!' The old man saw him completing the trial first, which was not surprising. However, when he felt a faint speck of law around him, he was shocked.

This, after all, meant Ye Chen was close to mastering the law of heaven; it was just that he needed time, opportunity, and a slightly higher realm. Even the previous Divine Dao Physique possessor might not have reached such a stage so early.

Just like that, hours passed by, and soon everyone was able to clear the trial.

"Follow me!" The old man Yang Wuji didn't beat around the bush and directly led everyone to a new room.

Rather than a room, a massive cave would be the right word here, as the area was very large. Moreover, there were six huge bronze doors set at some distance from each other, forming the shape of a hexagon.

However, what attracted everyone's attention was not these mysterious doors but a golden token hovering in the middle of the hexagon with the word 'Dao' written on it.

For some reason, everyone's heart would tremble with excitement when they glanced at it. Even Ye Chen was no exception.

"Welcome to the inheritance trial!"

"The six doors you see are the inheritances left by six saints! Each belonging to a different occupation and different trials inside. You may even be required to fight, so decide smartly which inheritance trial you want to take. Furthermore, each trial has different rewards. For example, the 'Alchemy Saint's' trial will reward you with rare pill formulas and herbs, while the 'War Saint's' trial will give you weapons and rare martial skills."

"Be careful when deciding which inheritance you want, because each of them has different requirements, and you can only take the inheritance trial once! Now comes the last part — the 'Dao' token you see here. Once you acquire this token, you can initiate the 'Dao' trial, which will lead you to the seventh inheritance, the most powerful one!"

The old man explained.

Hearing this, everyone else couldn't help but feel shocked. They had thought the inheritance was just one; furthermore, they had already expected Ye Chen to win the inheritance, so the old man's words stunned them.

"Senior, how do we acquire this 'Dao' token?" Zhu Dong inquired, his eyes flashing with excitement.

Although he understood his chances were slim if he competed with Ye Chen, there was still hope as long as it was related to skill and not just talent.

Hearing his words, Fu Lei, Xue Feng, Ji Feng, and Liu Jiarong's breathing hastened. It would be a lie if they claimed they were not interested in acquiring the 'Dao' token.

"Haha, it's easy to acquire this token. All you need to do is please the saint's will at the end of your inheritance, and then they will give you the 'Dao' token! If you want it, then better hurry and start the inheritance trial as soon as you can," the old man responded with a laugh as he pointed at the six bronze doors.

Each of them belonged to different saints, and they were: 'Alchemy Saint,' 'War Saint,' 'Beast-Master Saint,' 'Forging Saint,' 'Spiritualist Saint,' and 'Formation Saint.'