"Thank you, senior."
Ethan cupped his hands again, his posture respectful and calm.
"The inheritance of that boy Sage lies within this stone platform," the gentle voice of the Hibiscus Sacred Tree echoed softly through the valley.
"Those who are destined will obtain it. I have already glimpsed the threads of fate—child, you are not the one chosen. Do not place too much hope upon it."
As those words fell, Kara, Risa, and Elara all showed expressions of shock and astonishment.
The inheritance of Emperor Sage…
It was not hidden deep within the ruins beneath the ground, nor sealed behind layers of formations and traps.
Instead, it rested openly within this Spiritual Valley—protected by the Hibiscus Sacred Tree herself.
This revelation overturned all common sense.
