Chapter 311: 169 Heavenly Destiny Inheritance

“You’re not him?”

Hearing the voice, the elder realized the situation and slowly lifted his head.

Before him stood a young man in his twenties, completely different from the person in his memory. Although not as tall as the other party, the youth before him was even more handsome, distinguished, especially his eyes that carried a peaceful demeanor, unlike the other’s cold indifference.

“My name is Zhang Xuan. May I ask how to address my senior?” Seeing that he was not attacking, Zhang Xuan took a step back, maintaining a safe distance, and then cupped his fists and bowed.

“Zhang Xuan?”

The elder shook his head in confusion, “Are you… a disciple of Yang Baiye?”

“Yang Baiye? I don’t know…”

Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan suddenly paused and realized, “Are you referring to… Mo Baiye?”

“You killed me, seized the heavenly destiny that I comprehended, and changed your name for fear of being traced? Mo… Hahaha, what a clever change indeed!”

The elder laughed maniacally, his eyes filled with hate.

“Killed? Seized? Changed names?”@@novelbin@@

Hearing these words in succession, a flash of Spiritual Light went through Zhang Xuan’s mind, and the previously unclear questions became instantly clear. His body trembled involuntarily, “Do you mean… Mo Dao Destiny wasn’t created by Mo Baiye but by you?”

If Mo Dao Destiny was created by this man before him, and Mo Baiye merely appropriated it, that would explain why there was a Heaven Mandate Domain and why the other had said such things.

This time it was the elder who looked puzzled, “Mo Dao Destiny?”

Zhang Xuan nodded, “Yes, that’s the saber art you used just now!”

“Mo Blade? Mo Baiye? Hahaha, turning my Yang Blade Destiny into Mo Blade… Is this guy trying to erase every trace of my existence? Indeed, this scoundrel, he could really do such a thing!”

The elder laughed loudly, his face showing insanity.

“So it’s true…” Zhang Xuan’s expression grew somber.

He thought it was just speculation, but seeing the other’s attitude, he was now certain of it.

Moments later, the elder’s laughter ceased, and he looked coldly, “Since you call him by his name, I assume you are not his disciple, right?”

“I bear a grudge against him. I was about to kill him when he escaped, and I stumbled upon this place by accident…” Zhang Xuan explained.

Judging from the other’s attitude, it was clear that their relationship was quite strained, so he might as well tell the truth.

“To not have accepted his inheritance and yet to have comprehended Yang Blade Destiny, and the most critical point – to have broken through to the fourth level… Not bad, not bad at all! It seems that heaven doesn’t want the heavenly destiny I comprehended to be completely extinguished!”

The hostility disappeared, and in contrast, the elder showed a trace of excitement, looking forward with anticipation, “Since you’re not his disciple, would you be willing to accept my inheritance?”

“Accept the inheritance? Senior, what exactly is going on? Could you please explain in detail? I’m a little confused…” Instead of replying immediately, Zhang Xuan couldn’t help but ask.

“There’s no harm in telling you!”

The elder looked at him, “Here’s what happened…”

The elder, named Yang Mo, as Zhang Xuan had guessed, was Mo Baiye’s mentor, and the so-called “Mo Blade” was indeed created by him. Originally called the “Yang Blade,” it wasn’t widely known or passed down as he had not taken many disciples.

Mo Baiye, previously known as Yang Baiye, was an orphan taken in by Yang Mo from a very young age and taught the saber art since childhood.

Yang Mo possessed exceptional talent and had comprehended this heavenly destiny to the fourth level by himself. However, reaching a bottleneck and unable to break through, he planned to leave seclusion and take on many disciples in hopes of surmounting the higher realms.

Mo Baiye, fearing that his inheritance would be taken by others, secretly poisoned his own mentor and used a secret art to create the Heaven Mandate Domain, locking his mentor’s soul within and rendering it unable to escape.

The cave that appeared earlier was the place where he resided before his death.

After killing his mentor, for fear of others finding out, he changed “Yang Blade” to “Mo Blade” and altered the name Yang Baiye to Mo Baiye, then claimed to have comprehended the saber art himself and began to widely take in disciples!

Thus, he transformed, becoming the founder of “Mo Blade.”

“No wonder he was always reserved with any disciple, and even those he raised himself, ready to kill at a moment’s notice… It turns out this was the reason!”

Having listened to the explanation, Zhang Xuan understood.

He had witnessed Mo Baiye’s ruthless and unrighteous acts, and now the reason behind them became clear.

For the cultivation method, to kill his own mentor, and naturally fearing a similar fate himself, Mo Baiye’s teachings of Mo Blade always held back something, ensuring that disciples like Mo Hong could practice with all their might but would never be able to catch up.

Although this ensured there was no danger, the disciples made little progress, and he himself found it difficult to break through, which was why he had been stuck at the third level.

“To become part of the Heaven Mandate Domain, I have indeed died long ago. What you see now is merely a fragmented soul! Of course, my passing on the inheritance to you is not without conditions!”

Yang Mo looked over, “First, you must make Yang Blade flourish once more. Second, help me to kill the scoundrel and avenge me. If you can do these two things, I will willingly pass on all the strength I’ve comprehended to you…”

“Please rest assured, senior, even if you don’t give me the inheritance, I will still kill Mo Baiye!”

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Even if the other did not mention it, he was determined to kill Mo Baiye. Being able to accept the inheritance and comprehend a higher level of the Mo Blade would greatly aid his strength.

“Very good!”

Yang Mo nodded in satisfaction, “Release the Mo Dao Destiny you have comprehended…”

“Release? How do I release it?”

Zhang Xuan looked puzzled.

Up to this point, he had only been able to condense the Heavenly Destiny River within the Library of Heaven’s Path and had never released it.

“It’s quite simple, just envelop Mo Dao Destiny with soul energy…”

Yang Mo explained the method in detail.

Zhang Xuan nodded and, according to the elder’s instructions, wrapped his soul energy around the Mo Blade Water Flow within the Library of Heaven’s Path and felt it could move.

With a flicker of thought, a moment later, a semblance of Mo Blade’s water flow appeared before him, hanging in the air like a tiny stream, flowing ceaselessly.

Although the Mo Dao Destiny River of the fourth level was not yet vast, it was not small, resembling a stream at the edge of a village, stretching into the distance without end in sight.

“Not bad, this is indeed Yang Blade Destiny, and very pure at that…”

Yang Mo inspected it closely and became increasingly astonished.

The heavenly destiny that the other had comprehended was even purer than his, the creator. This level of talent was terrifying!

“Accept the inheritance…”

Shaking his head to clear away these distracting thoughts, Yang Mo gave a low shout, and the entire Heaven Mandate Domain began to shake, like a whirlwind injecting into the River of Destiny in front of Zhang Xuan.

In an instant, Zhang Xuan seemed to see a river twice as wide as his own, furiously rushing toward him, threatening to shatter his River of Destiny at any moment.

It was as if the tiny village stream was suddenly merging into the mighty Yellow River.

Zhang Xuan’s complexion changed.