Chapter 1 Silence

Quiet, deathly silence.

Chen Xiao opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't make any sound.

"What exactly is this place?" Chen Xiao's mind was filled with questions.

"You've come. I've been waiting for you for five hundred years."

Suddenly, an old but resonant voice echoed in this space. Then, Chen Xiao saw a phantom hundreds of meters tall faintly emerge in front of him. The phantom was shrouded in a halo, looking incomparably sacred.

This was an old man whose age couldn't be discerned. His hair and beard were all white, and he wore a wide robe.

Although he was far away, the phantom was so large that Chen Xiao could see the ravines on the phantom's face, a weathered and lonely face, with only a pair of eyes shining brightly, without a trace of turbidity.

"Five hundred years? Could he be the legendary Wuzhe Shengzhe (Sage Wuzhe)?" Chen Xiao's mind raced, but he couldn't ask because he still couldn't make any sound.

At this moment, the old man spoke again, "Oh, I almost forgot, you can't speak here. Poor old me hasn't seen any living person for five hundred years. It's hard to finally see one, but he can't speak. Alas, alas."

The loneliness on the old man's face deepened, with a hint of regret.

"Let me give a simple self-introduction. Since you can obtain my inheritance, you must have guessed who I am. That's right, I am the Wuzhe Shengzhe (Sage Wuzhe) in your mouths, but I still prefer others to call me Wuzhe Zi. The so-called Shengzhe (Sage) is just a false name imposed on me by mortals."

"What you see now is just a wisp of my soul, not the entirety of Wuzhe Zi. I am only responsible for guarding the inheritance within the Shishen Zhi Shu (God-Slaying Book). So, I am Wuzhe Zi, but Wuzhe Zi is not me. I have pondered this question for five hundred years, until your appearance, when I had a flash of inspiration and thought of the answer."

"Damn, why is this old man so long-winded? Everyone says that Wuzhe Shengzhe (Sage Wuzhe) is a loner without friends. I'm starting to suspect that his friends all left because they were annoyed by his chatter." Chen Xiao thought to himself helplessly.

"Alright, time to talk about serious matters." Wuzhe Shengzhe's (Sage Wuzhe's) face was solemn. "Yesterday, I gave you a prescription, and you only used one night to comprehend and refine the medicinal pill, and even surpassed the original grade of the pill. This is enough to show that you are gifted with extraordinary talent, and also have perseverance and patience. Therefore, you are qualified to obtain my inheritance."

"What? Didn't I already obtain the inheritance? The Chao Pin Ling Zhong (Super Grade Spiritual Seed) physique, Shishen Jue (God-Slaying Art), Liuhe Quan (Six Harmony Fist), aren't these all his inheritance?" Chen Xiao was a little confused. "I have clearly already obtained the inheritance, so why is he only saying now that I am qualified?"

"I know what you're thinking, and what you obtained are just my most mediocre skills. I originally entered the Dao through refining pills. The world is ignorant, only knowing that my cultivation is heaven-defying, but they don't know that my strongest skill is the art of refining pills."

The old man's words shocked Chen Xiao. The Chao Pin Ling Zhong (Super Grade Spiritual Seed) physique, Shishen Jue (God-Slaying Art), Liuhe Quan (Six Harmony Fist). Any one of these three, even if placed in the Holy Domain, would be something that everyone would flock to. How could they become mediocre skills in his mouth?

If calculated according to this, then how strong would his pill refining skills be?

"Since you have obtained my inheritance, you must also inherit my last wish. I, at the age of forty, entered the Dao through refining pills, and at the age of one hundred, I broke through and entered the Shengzhe (Sage) realm, able to glimpse the secrets of heaven. In the following one hundred years, I went to heaven and earth, searching for the truth of the world, but I inadvertently discovered that gods actually exist in this world."

Hearing this, Chen Xiao's expression changed slightly: "I didn't expect that gods actually exist in this world!"

The old man didn't give Chen Xiao time to think, and continued, "At the same time, I also discovered that the gods are without morality, no different from pigs and dogs. Clearly receiving the offerings and respect of the world, they regard the world as ants, and I, a dignified Shengzhe (Sage) realm expert, in their eyes, am only a slightly stronger ant."

Speaking of this, Chen Xiao discovered that although this Wuzhe Shengzhe (Sage Wuzhe) was just a phantom, he had clearly become flushed, enough to see that his hatred for the gods was not ordinary.

But why? Just because he was looked down upon? This old man has quite a temper!

"Later, I found the ambition of my life, to kill all the gods in the world, vowing to turn this heaven upside down and transform this world into another sight!" The phantom's face was first filled with excitement, and then became extremely painful. "Unfortunately, ants are still ants after all, and my power alone is limited. In front of the gods, it is completely insignificant, and in the end, I ended up with a broken body. This wisp of soul still hid in the Land of Reincarnation, so it was not destroyed."

Chen Xiao's expression was solemn. He always felt that this old man was hiding something from him. What exactly did the gods do wrong to make Wuzhe Shengzhe (Sage Wuzhe) so recklessly devoted?

"Therefore, my last wish is, to slay the gods! And you, are the person I have chosen to complete my last wish!" The old man's voice was as loud as a bell, directly hitting Chen Xiao's heart!

"Damn, what is all this? Slaying the gods?! Isn't that an impossible mission?! Isn't that just sending me to my death?" Chen Xiao couldn't help but protest.

The old man naturally couldn't hear Chen Xiao's protest, and even if he heard it, he would ignore it. He continued, "Alright, I've said so much today, I'm very satisfied! Chen Xiao, prepare to accept my inheritance!"

"This old man even knows my name, he really is secretly monitoring me!" Chen Xiao complained again in his heart, but the old man said he was going to give him an inheritance, he was still very excited, his little heart was thumping non-stop, wondering what kind of surprise this would be.

At the same time, the old man's phantom became fainter and fainter, and finally disappeared. Then, in the dark space, four large characters appeared - "Yao Sheng Dan Fang" (Medicine Saint Pill Recipe).

Immediately afterwards, countless medicine names and prescriptions poured into Chen Xiao's mind like a flood. Even Chen Xiao, who had amazing willpower, found it unbearable.

Chen Xiao gritted his teeth and tried to hold on, but it was useless. Finally, in the face of wave after wave of fierce attacks like floods and beasts, he fainted.

…

When Chen Xiao woke up again, he found that he was still in his room in the Zheng Yi Pavilion. Everything just now seemed like a dream.

It wasn't until he discovered countless high-grade prescriptions in his mind that he dared to confirm that everything that had just happened was real, not a dream.

"Could it be that this is Wuzhe Shengzhe's (Sage Wuzhe's) true inheritance? He wants me to use these prescriptions to fight against the gods? If he wants me to die, just say it directly, don't harm people like this!"

Chen Xiao was speechless for a while. He felt like he had been tricked. He was originally full of expectations, but the old man's so-called inheritance was just a pile of prescriptions. But even if the refined pills are more powerful, what can they do? If they can't be converted into direct combat power, it's useless when encountering strong enemies.