Chapter 75 The Lord Of The Mountain Range

Chapter 75: 75 The Lord Of The Mountain Range

75

The Lord Of The Mountain Range

Ariselle remained motionless.

Her eyes passed over the three warriors who had just reached the tenth stage, then shifted toward the cultivators of the Profound Flower Sect.

They had entered the mausoleum with authorized permission, yet they had not fully reported what had happened inside.

Lian Yue noticed the same thing.

"All of us saw formations similar to the ones you described inside the mausoleum of the Great Alchemist."

Guo Han remained silent. Zhao Ming slowly looked at Yun Che.

"If this is about the mausoleum, then we don’t know anything about this phenomenon. However, the Necromancer was there until the very end."

Chen Ruyue also turned her face. One after another, their gazes converged on the masked man.

Yun Che remained seated for several seconds before suddenly letting out a small laugh that escaped his lips.

"Hahaha..."

It was not a nervous laugh. It was as if something had gone exactly as he had planned. Seeing his behavior, Ariselle narrowed her eyes.

"You knew this would happen?"

Yun Che slowly raised his face.

"I knew that the mausoleum possessed powerful formations and that they would manifest."

"What are you hiding?"

The hall fell silent once again.

Yun Che stood up.

"It’s time to clarify a few things."

He looked at Ariselle.

"The mausoleum was not merely an ancient place that belonged to the Medusa tribe, as you claimed it was."

He paused briefly.

"The inheritance of the Great Alchemist Rafael has been obtained."

"Whose inheritance?" Thesira asked.

Yun Che answered without hesitation:

"That of the Great Alchemist Rafael."

The cultivators of the Profound Flower Sect remained silent. They knew that name. They had seen the old alchemist and witnessed the trial.

Hearing that declaration in the hall made everything seem different. Ariselle took a step forward.

"You received the inheritance?"

Yun Che nodded.

"Of course."

Vaelra frowned.

"Then everything that happened inside that mausoleum..."

"Was the inheritance trial."

Guo Han slowly lowered his eyes. He had already suspected that something like this might have happened.

The mysterious masked cultivator had not entered that place merely in search of resources as they had. This was clear from the abilities he demonstrated during the trials.

He had become the old man’s successor after all. And to think that he had not even demonstrated all of his alchemical abilities.

Yun Che continued:

"Rafael recognized me as his successor after I completed the final trial."

No one spoke.

"And he left everything to me."

Ariselle kept her eyes on him.

"What exactly is everything?"

"The herb garden, the library, the formulas, the furnaces, the formations, and the spiritual crystals."

Yun Che paused.

"Treasures, materials, alchemy tools, and the knowledge he accumulated throughout his life."

The elders remained motionless, and then Yun Che added:

"And the mountain range that encompasses the entire Medusa territory."

Mirevra’s eyes widened.

"The mountain range?"

"Exactly."

Yun Che turned his face toward the mountains.

"The territory surrounding the mausoleum is also part of the Great Alchemist’s mausoleum formation."

Ariselle did not respond.

Now the barrier, the tremor, and the formations all seemed to be part of the same change.

Yun Che continued:

"When I received the inheritance, the mausoleum recognized me as its new owner."

He turned his eyes back to the Queen.

"Therefore, this mountain range is under my authority now."

The silence became absolute. The Medusas who had treated those mountains as their territory struggled to understand those words.

Now, the man who had inherited the mausoleum stood before them. Lian Yue observed Yun Che.

"So you knew that the mountains were part of the inheritance."

"I knew that the territory surrounding the mausoleum was part of it. I didn’t know the true extent of the formation."

Guo Han frowned.

"And this barrier appeared because of that?"

"Probably. The formations are active now, protecting the entire area inside and outside the mausoleum."

Ariselle looked at the warrior who had brought the news.

"Were you able to find any boundary?"

"No, Queen."

"And the formations?"

"We also don’t know how many there are."

Ariselle closed her eyes for a moment.

The Earth Elementals had received a mausoleum inheritance in the past, and afterward, their territory had become extremely difficult to invade. Now, something similar seemed to have happened before them.

Seraphina remained looking at the three newly advanced warriors and then walked toward them.

The three straightened their postures. Seraphina turned her eyes toward Yun Che, her expression becoming firm and resolute.

"From now on, you will follow only my orders."

The princess looked at the three warriors.

"You three."

They looked at her.

"Stay by his side and protect him if anyone decides to attack him. Even if it is the Queen or the Council, you must not refuse."

The three hesitated for a moment, exchanging complicated glances between themselves, until the princess ordered again:

"Protect him."

Vaelra was surprised.

"Are you serious?"

"Yes."

"He just said that this mountain range belongs to Rafael’s inheritance. Why place three tenth-stage warriors to protect him?"

Seraphina looked at Yun Che.

"Because, at this moment, he is the most important person within this territory."

Ariselle remained silent, unable to understand Seraphina’s behavior as she protected Yun Che.

The Queen spoke:

"All cultivators of the Profound Flower Sect, leave the room."

Lian Yue raised her eyes.

"Queen?"

Ariselle kept her voice firm.

"The next matter concerns only the Medusas and the heir of the Great Alchemist Rafael."

Guo Han and Zhao Ming looked at Yun Che one last time before leaving, and one after another, the cultivators began to exit.

Yun Che remained in the center of the hall, surrounded by the three newly advanced warriors.

The doors closed.

The sound of the Profound Flower Sect cultivators’ footsteps slowly disappeared down the corridor until no noise could be heard anymore.

Inside the room, only Ariselle, the four elders, Seraphina, the three newly advanced warriors, and Yun Che remained.

The atmosphere had completely changed. They were no longer under the curious gazes of outsiders.

There was no longer the presence of human cultivators watching every word.

Now it was a conversation between the Medusas and the man who had just declared that he possessed the territory where they lived.

The three warriors remained close to Yun Che. Ariselle immediately noticed.

Her eyes passed over the three of them.

"Why are you standing beside him?"

The three exchanged glances. The first stepped forward.

"Because the princess ordered us to."

Ariselle narrowed her eyes.

"I know that. I want to know why you accepted so easily."

The warrior took a deep breath.

"Because we have served the princess for many years."

Another completed:

"We were entrusted by the Queen to accompany, protect, and teach the princess ever since she was very young."

The third slightly lowered her head.

"Throughout all these years, we have remained by her side."

Seraphina remained silent.

Ariselle looked at her daughter before turning her eyes back to the three warriors.

"And that is enough to obey an order that could put you against the Council?"

The first warrior answered without hesitation:

"Yes."