Later, Wen Jiaren understood that this was inheritance.
The elder had imparted to her all his lifelong learning and the memories of his epiphanies.
When Wen Jiaren opened her eyes again, it was ten minutes later, and her mind seemed to be filled with many memories that were not originally her own. But she had no time to sort through them, anxious to leave this place, fearing that the talisman of the Blood Oath might fall into the hands of others, which would be troublesome.
When she looked at the elder again, he had returned to the ice bed, no longer sitting in meditation but lying there powerlessly. He said to her, "In my lifetime, I was just a step away from crossing that great divide, but because I lacked a Spirit Root, I couldn't break through. In the end, I could only keep company with these people."
He paused and continued to look at Wen Jiaren, "You are not the first person to find my tomb, but none of them possessed what I was looking for. You, however, have it."
