Chapter 1855: The Celestial Forest Heavenly Lord

On this day, within the Tianyang Mountain Range a million li northeast of the Qianling Imperial Capital, light suddenly blazed forth.

Four colossal phantoms soared into the sky, extremely dazzling, clearly visible throughout the entire Qianling Imperial Capital.

Looking closely, these four phantoms were the extremely rare Four Symbols Divine Beasts of the Tongtian Realm.

Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise!

The energy fluctuations stirred up by the four phantoms surged violently, nearly sweeping across the entire Qianling Imperial Capital.

Not just the Qianling Imperial Capital itself, but the entire territory under its jurisdiction, including all imperial cities, royal cities, and prefectural cities.

Its power was evident.

Just then, each of the Four Symbols Divine Beasts spat out a beam of light, converging in the sky.

In the center, the phantom of an old man gradually took shape.

"I am the Celestial Forest Heavenly Lord, who fell here by accident. My full strength has no successor, and it would be a pity to discard it. Hence, I have set up this cave dwelling, seeking a successor to inherit my legacy!"

This voice spread like rolling thunder, clear to everyone.

In the Qianling Imperial Capital, Ye Yuan heard this voice and felt as if struck by lightning.

So, what Wu Chen had said about something related to them was actually the Celestial Forest Heavenly Lord!

"It's him! Indeed it's him! Haha, this old thing actually buried himself here!"

In Ye Yuan's sea of consciousness, Wu Chen laughed wildly.

Looking at that towering figure like a deity, Ye Yuan was speechless for a long time.

Was this the Celestial Forest Heavenly Lord?

Truly overbearing and unmatched!

Even choosing a successor, he made it known to everyone.

Beside Ye Yuan, Leng Qiuling's beautiful eyes also flickered continuously, clearly very tempted.

A Heavenly Lord powerhouse!

Throughout the Tongtian Realm, a Heavenly Lord was absolutely a nuclear-level existence.

Just as the Divine Lord realm blocked most martial artists, the threshold of Heavenly Lord also blocked countless peerless geniuses.

In the entire Tongtian Realm, True Gods were as numerous as hairs on an ox, but among them, not even one in a million could become a Heavenly Lord!

From True God to Heavenly Lord was an insurmountable mountain.

The entire Qianling Imperial Capital was in an uproar; almost all martial artists were eager to try, and many had already rushed out of the capital toward the Tianyang Mountain Range.

Such an opportunity came only once in a million years!

However, Ye Yuan's brows were furrowed.

What was the Celestial Forest Heavenly Lord up to?

"What's the matter, Brother Ye? You don't seem very interested in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Ye Yuan's reaction somewhat surprised Leng Qiuling.

A Heavenly Lord's inheritance was something everyone dreamed of, yet Ye Yuan was frowning deeply.

Even she, with her cold and indifferent personality, felt a stir of excitement, but Ye Yuan seemed utterly unimpressed.

Ye Yuan was startled, then laughed: "Of course I'm interested, but I find it somewhat suspicious."

Leng Qiuling's beautiful eyes moved, curious: "Suspicious?"

Ye Yuan nodded: "This senior said he's looking for a successor, but he didn't set any requirements for bone age, cultivation level, or talent. Also, he announced his own title, as if afraid his enemies wouldn't know. Isn't that strange?"

Leng Qiuling was also taken aback; hearing Ye Yuan say this, it really was fraught with oddities.

Usually, when seeking a successor, extremely high demands were placed on talent.

For a Heavenly Lord's successor, the requirements were astronomically high.

The Qianling Imperial Capital was merely a True God-level force, yet its requirements for disciples were at Leng Qiuling's level.

The Celestial Forest Heavenly Lord was a peak Heavenly Lord peerless powerhouse; if he truly sought a successor, how could he have no regulations at all?

Of course, there was something Ye Yuan didn't mention: almost all of the Celestial Forest Heavenly Lord's inheritance had been left in the Celestial Forest World; aside from one Heavenly Lord spiritual treasure, he had obtained the rest.

So, what was this inheritance here?

Leng Qiuling's beautiful eyes scrutinized Ye Yuan, as if seeing him for the first time.

She found that Ye Yuan was truly a mysterious figure.

His wisdom and talent put so-called geniuses to shame.

Including herself.

In the blink of an eye, over ten years had passed, and Ye Yuan's cultivation had soared, reaching the peak of the second layer of the Heavenly God realm.

As for her, she had only cultivated to the middle stage of the fifth layer of the Heavenly God realm.

Now, if Ye Yuan fought her again, they could end in a draw.

Such a rate of progress was simply astonishing.

"Why are you staring at me like that? Do I have flowers on my face?" Ye Yuan felt a bit uneasy under Leng Qiuling's gaze and laughed.

Leng Qiuling smiled: "Facing a Heavenly Lord's inheritance, you can still remain so calm. I'm afraid you're the only one in the entire Qianling Imperial Capital."

Ye Yuan laughed: "It never hurts to think things through. The more tempting something is, the more danger often lurks behind it."

Leng Qiuling savored these words and found them very reasonable.

Many powerhouses fell because they couldn't resist temptation.

But faced with such an inheritance, how many could remain calm?

Leng Qiuling looked around and saw that everyone was extremely fervent, as if the inheritance was already in their grasp.

"So, you're not going to wade into this muddy water?"

Ye Yuan laughed: "Haha, this is a Heavenly Lord's inheritance after all. How could I let it go?"

Leng Qiuling couldn't help rolling her eyes. This guy had said so much but it amounted to nothing.

But then Ye Yuan suddenly turned serious: "Qiuling, go tell your master that it's best to hold off for now and wait to see how things develop. This Heavenly Lord's cave dwelling may not be so easy to enter."

Over the past ten years, Ye Yuan and Leng Qiuling had become good friends.

As for Leng Qiuling's master, he was the ruler of the Qianling Imperial Capital.

Leng Qiuling was slightly surprised but still nodded: "Alright, I'll go find Master right away. But... I don't know if he'll listen."

Ye Yuan shook his head: "Ten days! Have him wait ten days! Within ten days, something will definitely happen."

Leng Qiuling nodded slightly and turned to leave.

...

"Master, are you... going to that Heavenly Lord's cave dwelling?"

When Leng Qiuling arrived at the Qianling Mansion, her master had just emerged from seclusion.

It seemed he was about to set out.

Leng Qiuling thought to herself, just in time; if she had been a step later, her master would have left.

Leng Qiuling's master, Gu Tianque, was a peerless powerhouse at the seventh layer of the True God realm and the ruler of the Qianling Imperial Capital.

As for his disciple Leng Qiuling, Gu Tianque naturally regarded her highly.

"Hehe, this is a rare great opportunity! The Qianling Imperial Capital is close to the water, so we can't let others take the advantage!"

Gu Tianque, as a seventh-layer True God, could clearly sense the power of Celestial Forest.

This Heavenly Lord was no ordinary one but a high-level Heavenly Lord.

Given Gu Tianque's talent, barring unforeseen circumstances, it would be difficult for him to make further breakthroughs in this lifetime.

Now that such a great opportunity had suddenly appeared, how could he not be tempted?

Leng Qiuling, however, shook her head: "Master, you cannot go to this Heavenly Lord's cave dwelling!"