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When the time came… She dared not imagine it.
She stood there in a daze as she could not stop the tears streaming down her face. “My death doesn’t deserve pity, but my master is going to suffer criticisms from others because of me! Ihate you guys! How did I offend you guys…”
Hermione shrugged and did not say anything.
Meanwhile, Dave touched the golden coffin with the phantom fingers inside the cave-dwelling and said, “Young man, do you know how many years I have been lying inside this coffin?”
Alex shook his head.
Dave said, “It will be two full millennia next year.”
Alex looked at the formation blueprint on the ground and asked, “Did Senior use this kind of method to prolong your life? I also once heard the outsiders talk about you. You were a True Immortal two millennia ago. I have also read the ancient books and found out that one’s lifespan would increase by leaps and bounds after his cultivation base reaches Immortalization. Even someone who has just turned into an Immortal could live for three to five millennia if there’s neither pestilence nor disaster. Moreover, someone in the True Immortal realm could live for ten millennia. Could it be that you’re the supreme big shot that existed ten millennia ago?”
Dave shook his head. “Young man, didn’t the people from your sect tell you the reason that you can’t become an Immortal now?”
Alex replied, “I did hear about it. It’s because the laws in the current world are incomplete.”
Dave said, “That’s right. Then, do you know the real difference between the immortal realm and the mortal realm?”
Alex answered, “The law?!”
“That’s right. It’s the law. After the Immortalization stage, one could control the power of laws and borrow help from the laws of heaven and earth. This is the essence of an Immortal!” Dave smiled bitterly for a moment. “But to stop the Undying Clan from invading the great world of America in ancient times, the few Heavenly Emperors from the alliance joined forces to break the laws, causing the laws here to be incomplete. Therefore, it’s a disaster to the human cultivators above the Immortalization stage.”
Alex asked, “Why did you say so?”
Dave said, “Above the Immortalization stage, the Immortal Wheel of Life would be formed inside one’s body. This is the combination of the spiritual root and the laws. The Immortal Wheel of Life is the foundation of all the Immortals. Its existence requires the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, fairy energy, and the nourishment of the power of laws all the time. Now that the laws are incomplete, it has become a luxury to nourish the Wheel of Life.”
“And, once the Immortal Wheel of Life loses the nourishment of the power of laws for a long time, it will wither like a flower and its vitality will fade because of the insufficient fairy energy. Finally, it will be at its last gasp and even fall apart… There’s only a dead end for an Immortal without the Immortal Wheel of Life.”
“I’m reluctant. I don’t want to die yet because I still have to wait for someone.”
“So, here I am, sealing myself in to slow down the withering period of the Immortal Wheel of Life.”
“In fact, the people above the Immortalization stage who remained from the ancient times back then faced such embarrassment too. As a result, many people chose to seal themselves, waiting for the laws to return to normal someday. So, it’s difficult for you to meet a True Immortal and a deity now.”
After finished listening to Dave’s words, Alex was a little dumbfounded for a moment. If this was really the case, could he still tum into an Immortal?
If he could not become an Immortal, wouldn’t he be unable to enter Nirvana of the great Genbu? Wouldn’t he be unable to see his daughter?
He was a little anxious.
“No, Senior. Have you heard of the Phoenix Sect? Legend has it that once you enter the Phoenix Sect Sanctuary, there would be complete laws over there, and you could transcend into an Immortal. It could also nourish the Wheel of Life…”
Dave shook his head. “I know about the Phoenix Sect. I once visited there before the decline of the Phoenix Sect Unfortunately, after the Phoenix Sect was sealed, no one knew its whereabouts. According to rumors, it’s hidden within the boundary marker of the universe. So, no one could enter it at all. Moreover, the laws inside it aren’t necessarily complete. Even if they’re complete, there would still be no laws available for use after coming out! Do you know what realm I was in three millennia ago?”
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Alex wanted to say, ‘Aren’t you a True Immortal?’
Then, he suddenly understood it on second thoughts. Dave said that it was three millennia ago, but it was not two millennia ago. And, it was two millennia ago when he led thousands of Pompeii Fairyland experts into the depths of Misty Swamp.
Hence… “Senior, are you an Immortal from ancient times?”
“I’m not an Immortal. Back then, I had reached the Heavenly Deity realm.”
“F… F*ck!”
Alex counted silently in his mind. He had seen the division of normal cultivation realms in the legacy of the Ultimate Book of Medicine, not to mention the part before the Immortalization. It was the real journey of an Immortal from the moment of Immortalization. There was a division of many levels at this stage alone, namely…
Immortal, Human Immortal, Earthly Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Golden Immortal, Immortal Monarch, and Immortal Emperor!
It was the Incarnate Deity after the Immortal Emperor. Then, it was the Heavenly Deity realm after experiencing this vast and difficult realm.
In fact, the so-called True Immortal realm was another name for the Heavenly Immortal realm. How many realms were there in between the Heavenly Immortal and the Heavenly Deity?
One would know how enormous the gulf was between them just by looking at the names.
However, Dave had declined from the Heavenly Deity realm to the Heavenly Immortal realm in just a short millennium. The decline was too fast.
If he hadn’t sealed himself up halfway, he would have become a pile of white bones by now at this rate. When he could not even preserve the Immortalization realm, the Immortal Wheel of Life would fall apart and collapse entirely. When the time came, what awaited him would only be a dead end.
After pondering for a while, Alex finally said, “How do you want me to help you? Let’s make a deal. I’m not going to help you for nothing.”
Dave said, “Is there also a time where you Divine Medicine Sect people are such profiteers?”
Alex snorted. ‘You want me to help you. Could it be that you even want me to help you for free? I can tell your situation isn’t good at a glance, so it’s probably not even easy to lend you a hand.’
“It isn’t easy for anyone nowadays!
“As you just saw, so many people wanted to kill me. It’s challenging for me!”
“The Divine Medicine Sect now depends on my support. If I don’t earn some profits, who’s going to help me?”
Dave said, “You’re right. I haven’t been holling up here every day for the past two millennia. I would go out for a walk sometimes to look at the changes outside. Sigh… I can only say that this is really a terrible era. The true Immortals don’t dare to show their faces, yet some fake Immortals are strutting around out there. Those from whatever Sun Shrine used to be something I would ignore even if they kneel before me, but now they have become the kings of Western Ridge?!”
Speaking of this, he waved his hand. “It’s off-topic. Let’s talk about the business! I heard that your Divine Medicine Sect has an amazing sealing spell that could seal the Immortal Wheel of Life completely. Even the Path of God can’t be sensed after the Immortal Wheel of Life is sealed. Therefore, it’ll conceal the Immortal Wheel of Life so that it won’t wither like a flower.”
“As for the reward, I think you’ll be satisfied for sure.”
Alex walked over and touched the golden coffin as well. He gently stroked the surface with his finger.
When he ran his finger through the coffin’s surface, he could sense a stream of subtle energy flowing through his body. There was the power of laws on it.
Unfortunately, Alex’s realm had not transcended into the Immortalization yet, so he was puzzled about the power of laws and could not sense it.
“Young man, take your hand off the coffin!
“I’m afraid you’ll need to change your hand for a new one if you touch it for a long time.”
Alex was startled for a moment. “What do you mean?”
Dave said with a smile, “Could it be that you didn’t sense that there’s a gush of chilly force impacting your meridians? This is the incomplete power of laws. And, such power of laws isn’t a good thing for cultivators, but it’s something similar to chronic poison. Once the amount entering your body exceeds the limit, boom! Your flesh won’t be able to endure it and explode.”
“Uh…” Alex froze for a long time.
He only retracted his hand after another full half-minute.
He did not feel any discomfort. However, the gush of energy did rush into his body’s meridians and even wanted to get into his mind palace. All of this came all of a sudden, so he was not prepared at all.
However, just as Alex was about to retract his hand out of the panic, the crystal-clear Chaos Tree emanating luster inside his mind palace gently shook. Then, countless green lights turned into thousands of green light bands to envelop all the energy and absorb it.
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He did feel a slight discomfort in his body previously, but it vanished in a puff of smoke.
Hence…
The current Chaos Tree possessed the method to purify the incomplete power of laws. Not only that, the power of laws that the Chaos Tree had absorbed was fed back to him after purification.
It seemed to have become the absolute power of laws.
‘This… Can’t be an illusion, right? Isn’t it too onmipotent?’
Even Alex was in slight disbelief because even if it had transfomied into feedback, the amount was minuscule. Moreover, he was not sensitive to the power of laws as he had not reached the realm!
To confirm that the condition occurring in his body was not an illusion, he placed his hand on the golden coffin once again.
This time, it was not just a finger. Instead, he did it with both hands.
Furthermore, he even triggered the golden cores so that the ninety nine golden cores in his body moved rhythmically altogether.
Buzz!
The formation pattern under the golden coffin and the formation blueprint engraved on the golden coffin all shone at this moment, activating the spell formation entirely with the ancient runes lighted as bright as stars.
Countless power of laws was activated.
Dave was shocked, so he hurriedly shouted, “Stop it! Brat, stop it right now! What are you doing?! Are you nuts?!”
The coffin and the formation blueprint under the coffin were all used to condense the power of laws. He was not there to absorb the power of laws because he would die faster if he could absorb the incomplete power of laws faster.
He was borrowing the condensed power of laws to conceal the loss of laws in his flesh. He barely managed to survive!
But now, Alex had activated too much incomplete power of laws at once.
This would destroy the balance between the two formation blueprints on the golden coffin and the ground. After breaking the balance, the incomplete power of laws would flood into his body frantically. When the time came, even god would not be able to save him.
‘D*mn it, I really deserve to die! Why did I believe this rascal and even bring him here?’
‘What should I do?’
Dave flew into a rage. Now that the formation blueprint had been activated, it would be late even if he beat Alex to death now.
However, the next second, he surprisingly discovered that the constant influx of power of laws did not flow into his golden coffin, but it all went into Alex’s body as if his body had become a bottomless pit that specifically absorbed the power of laws.
But, how could this be possible? Was he not afraid of death?
Buzz!
The spell formation shook once again. The condensed power of laws here was becoming more and more.
Even a vortex of laws was formed above the sky of the house, creating an anomaly.
Donovan and the others were astonished when they saw this anomaly while waiting for the news of Alex and Ynes’ deaths not far away. “What’s that? It looks like it’s above Dave Quinn’s house.”
“There’s no need to create such a huge commotion to kill a few people, right?”
“Go take a look!”
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Burble!
Flowing water-like sounds rang in Dave’s house, and the sound was getting louder. Later, it sounded like an incoming water wave and a surge of the tide.
“What is that sound?”
“Is there a tide coming? There’s a rising tide in Raze City?”
Both Hermione and Ynes looked astonished as they could not figure out where the sound came from. Then, they could even sense a kind of coercion between heaven and earth at close range, as if they were in the center of a tsunami with millions of continuous tidal waves pressing on them. It suffocated them and almost crushed all the bones in their bodies.
“That’s… The direction they went in.”
“What happened to them there?”
***
Dave was stunned when Alex was still standing there properly after an endless amount of power of laws rushing into his body as if he was completely fine.
He murmured to himself, “Impossible. How is this possible?”
He was a mighty Heavenly Deity Supreme who had been forcibly reduced to a Heavenly Immortal.
Now, he was emotionally unstable and was about to go out of his mind because of Alex’s single action. However, this was the fact.
The Chaos Tree purified the massive amount of incomplete power of laws that had entered Alex’s body and supplemented it to completion, leaving most of it behind. And, some portion of it flowed to Alex after it overflowed. At the same time, this power of laws also contained Chaos Chi energy of extremely high purity.
Wham!
Alex sensed it.
The paths of acupoints and meridians in his body that the resistance had blocked previously achieved breakthrough under the effects of the power of laws.
It went all the way down. New golden cores were formed.
One core, two cores, three cores…
Other than being in a daze, Alex could not help but want to laugh when he finally figured out the reason why he had failed to break through the hundredth acupoint previously. The total number of cores in the first stage was only ninety-nine, whereas it was not an issue on the amount of spiritual energy of heaven and earth to break through the second stage. Instead, he needed the power of laws.
A total of eleven acupoints that had been broken through condensed the golden cores. All the eleven golden cores contained the power of laws. As for the attributes…
Alex was dumbfounded at a glance as there was no division of attributes, but it was a mixed attribute. It was an assortment with a bit of everything.
‘This… What’s the use of this?’
It was like all kinds of debris, rubbles, iron filings, and feces had been mixed in the rice. So, how could he wield it? There was no way he could wield it!
The eleven acupoints were like eleven stars. He felt their weight.
What a wonder!
To his surprise, the golden cores possessed weight.
At this moment, the tide that the power of laws had formed finally stopped as well. Alex looked down, only to find the runic formation blueprint under the golden coffin was broken as it could not bear the scour from such a massive flow of the power of laws.
“Ahem, sorry for breaking your formation blueprint here. I’ll compensate you later.”
When Alex let go of the golden coffin and stretched his body, a burst of aura erupted all over his body with a series of crackles on his body, causing the clothes on his upper body to explode. On his body surface, where the eleven newly condensed golden cores of laws were located, eleven golden light spots emanated dazzling radiance. And, there was a vague runic imprint flowing inside every light spot.
However, Alex did not notice this anomaly.
Soon, the eleven light spots became hidden under the body skin in a flash and could no longer be seen.
“You… Are you really alright?”
Dave was stunned.
How could an ordinary person absorb and digest such a massive amount of power of laws? Even if he were still in the Heavenly Deity realm, he would not dare to absorb the power of laws so recklessly. Moreover, it was still the incomplete power of laws that would harm one’s body. So, what was the difference between this and consuming poison?
“I’m fine. What could have happened to me? But, look, I’m completely fine!” Alex smiled in a great mood.
Although he did not know what effects all the golden cores with mixed attributes would have, it was always a good thing that he could break through new acupoints. Otherwise, his cultivation would have hit a bottleneck.
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Dave’s phantom stretched out a hand, pressing toward Alex. However, Alex did not allow Dave to touch him and shook lightly to dodge Dave.
Although this guy said Alex and Pompeii Fairyland had some connection, Alex did not know if that was the actual case. After all, this was the Heavenly Immortal in reality. Even if his main body were lying inside the coffin, it would not be a good thing once Alex discovered too many secrets.
“Senior, do you want to open up the coffin yourself? Or, should I lend you a hand?” Alex asked.
“I better do it myself!” Dave’s phantom shook and disappeared on the spot.
Soon, the golden coffin’s lid was slowly opened, and a gorgeous… Young man sat up from the inside. Looking at that facial appearance, he was seventeen or eighteen years old at most with long hair black hair, and there was not a single wrinkle on his face.
“This…” Alex was stunned.
This was too young, right?
“Senior, does this flesh really belong to you?”
Alex seriously doubted if the old man had found someone else’s body so that he could reincarnate in that person’s body.
When Dave walked out of the golden coffin, he seemed to have noticed Alex’s doubt. So, he said, “I know what you’re thinking. Don’t worry. This is indeed my main body. Once one’s cultivation base reaches the Heavenly Immortal realm, he would attain eternal youth. My original appearance will stop at eighteen years old forever.”
This… Was rather smug. Moreover, it was also desirable.
Alex also wanted to turn himself into eighteen years old… But, oh, it seemed to be too young. Twenty years old would be much better. How great it was to have eternal youth!
At this moment, Dave continued, “Look, I can sense my Immortal Wheel of Life is slowly depleting my lifespan, and I keep losing the fairy energy.”
Whoosh!
Dave released his Immortal Wheel of Life in a brief moment. It was a splendid thing. His Wheel of Life had four layers in total.
From Immortalization to Immortal Emperor, one would gain an additional layer of Wheel of Life for each transcended realm, and its color would vary. Those different colors presented were based on the various attributes of the spiritual roots.
Dave’s yellow Wheel of Life was of the earth attribute.
***
Indeed, there was a method to seal the Immortal Wheel of Life in the Ultimate Book of Medicine. It was known as the Forbidden Life of Zharvakko in the Ultimate Book of Medicine!
It would consume the caster’s blood essence. However, the reward that Dave offered was decent and moved Alex: it was an airship… It was certainly not the spaceship made via modern technology, but a spiritual airship required spiritual stones to be maneuvered…
When Alex had acquired the legacy of the Ultimate Book of Medicine, he had seen many daily scenes of the cultivation world. He had also seen such an airship, but it was pretty shocking for him to witness it with his own eyes.
Alex had sealed Dave’s Immortal Wheel of Life half an hour later.
It was neither complete nor could stop the depletion of Immortal Wheel of Life at 100%, but it was much better compared to before.
Alex acquired a storage ring that contained the airship. The deal ended.
Dave did not ask Alex to compensate for the formation blueprint under the coffin, but he left the cave-dwelling impatiently and vanished in the blink of an eye.
Alex looked at the golden coffin. Eventually, he did not take it away and left the cave-dwelling as well.
The shackles on Hermione and Ynes disappeared right after Dave left. Just as Alex was planning to take Hermione and leave the house, a woman rushed in.
Ynes’s delicate body shook vigorously as she saw the person who came. “Master, why are you here?”
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As soon as they heard what Ynes Larkin had said, Alex and Hermione Yggdrasil, who had stepped towards the door with the intention of leaving, stopped dead in their tracks.
It was the sect master of Yorshire Palace who had arrived in person.
Alex, Hermione and Breena Davey only stood a short three meters from each other. For a cultivator, this was equivalent to nothing.
Thump, thump, thump!
Hermione hurriedly pulled on Alex and retreated quite a few steps. They backed up all the way behind Ynes.
Breena’s eyes were cold, hurt, angry, and there was also something else that flashed. Either way, it was complicated. She rushed in quickly, all the way to the front of Ynes.
Slap!
A hard slap landed right away.
Half of Ynes’ face was red and swollen, and a bright red handprint materialized on her fair skin.
“Wha…”
Alex and Hermione were shocked. Breena had slapped Ynes so hard, it was like the scene of a wife hitting a mistress.
In the next instance, Breena’s voice exploded. “Don’t call me master! I don’t have such a shameless disciple like you! What did I ask you to do here, and what did you do? You had an engagement here… With a man and two women, no less! Do you even know what decency and shame are? You have disgraced my Yorkshire Palace!”
Her voice echoed like thunder roaring in the skies. It was clear that Breena’ s furious temper had reached a high level.
Why has she appeared here?
Of course, it was because Melanie Zelda had sent a message back to Yorkshire Palace, and Breena had rushed over because of it.
Breena had initially placed her faith in Ynes, after all. Ynes had been by her side since she was a child, and Breena raised and watched her grow up. She felt that she knew her disciple well, seeing Ynes as the future of Yorkshire Palace. Whether or not Yorkshire Palace would be able to rise to the peak again, now all depended on Ynes.
These past few days, however, Ynes had embarrassed her a whole lot.
Just two days ago, Breena had attended a banquet where the masters of several famous sects from the Western Ridges were also present. As a result, someone had brought up the scandal in Yorkshire Palace and singled out Breena. Breena didn’t know how the news got out, but at that moment, she really felt humiliated.
There were even a few from the Sun Shrine who spoke about withdrawing the marriage on the spot.
As the leader of Yorkshire Palace, Breena had never been so humiliated before, and she wanted to find a hole to burrow herself into. She was so embarrassed, where the entire Yorkshire Palace had become a laughing stock to the others. Today, she finally received information that Ynes was stalking a man, someone she even had a rendezvous with. And there was even a woman that had been added to the mix.
The worst part was that Donovan Orlando had caught them in the act. There was nothing more to be said.
She was furious!
Breena felt that even if she were to eat ten pounds of peppers, she wouldn’t be feeling as explosive as she was.
Thud!
Ynes knelt down in front of Breena, her face full of tears. “Master, I didn’t!” she cried.
Breena couldn’t believe her anymore. “How dare you talk back to me? Everyone else has seen it. Do you think all of them are blind? Ynes Larkin, you made my heart ache so much, and you’ve disappointed me! The biggest mistake in my life was picking you up from the snow! If I had been indifferent to you, I wouldn’t have had to experience the ridicule of this group. Yorkshire Palace wouldn’t have become the laughing stock of everyone else! You are the biggest sinner of this age… How pitiful the people of our Yorkshire Palace must be!”
“Master…”
Ynes’ face filled with despair.
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Ynes Larkin couldn’t have imagined that things would have gone this far!
She felt extremely regretful right now. If it wasn’t that day under the waterfall when Alex had fallen on her if she hadn’t chased after him so hysterically… If she hadn’t allowed anyone to know about the bra hanging off Alex’s belt being hers, it would have never escalated to this point. On the surface, everything would still be fine.
However, no medicine in this world could cure regret. She had made the wrong decision and had not only ruined herself but disgraced her master and the people in her sect.
At the end of the day, it was all her own fault.
The more she thought of it, the more powerless and regretful she felt. Ynes didn’t want to explain anymore. By now, no one was willing to listen to her. Even her master didn’t want to.
“I’m sorry!”
“Is there any use of apologizing? Will my Yorkshire Palace regain its reputation? Will people pretend that nothing has happened? The wrath of the Sun Shrine will burn so hard that you will never be able to quell in your entire lifetime!”
The emotions in Breena Davey were overwhelming, and she finally let out an exasperated sigh. “Ynes, I picked you up and raised you. It is my fault for not teaching you correctly. So, I will take your life in order to appease Sun Shrine’s wrath for Yorkshire Palace.”
Ynes closed her eyes and raised her chin slightly. “Go ahead and do it, Master. I am willing to die for my sins!”
Swoosh!
Breena drew out her long sword.
“Stop!”
Alex finally couldn’t help himself and said something. The matter with Ynes was his fault, and he felt responsible for it. If he didn’t, he wouldn’t overcome the hurdle in his heart. In addition, he really disliked Breena as a person.
Breena looked at Alex coldly. “Who are you to talk to me? You’re the one who pushed my disciple into harm’s way… To this extent. You’re the one who caused my Yorkshire Palace to become the biggest laughing stock of all the sects in Western Ridges. All of this started because of you! Did you think that I was going to let you go?”
Hermione Yggdrasil’s face paled as she faced Breena, who was brimming with rage.
Even though Yorkshire Palace had not fallen to the bottom, it was still a huge obstacle in Hermioen’s eyes. The sect master of the Plenilune Sect had behaved extremely respectfully in front of Breena!
Alex, on the other hand, was not afraid.
He disagreed. “I now know why Yorkshire Palace has fallen to such a state. It’s all thanks to a cowardly, self-serving sect master like you! In order to appease the anger of another sect, you actually tried to kill your own disciple?!”
“Shut your mouth! Do you think I won’t kill you right now?” Breena growled as she raised her sword and pointed it at Alex.
Alex shrugged. “I still want to say it. So what? You claim to be heartbroken as if you love your disciple so much. The very fact is that you don’t’! You only love yourself, and you’re fanning the flames of your own ego. You’re egoistic and selfish. Do you really believe the words of others? You didn’t even bother to check the truth of the matter, but just because some others whispered a few words in your ears, you were already prepared to kill your own disciple… You don’t believe, and you’re cowardly and a weakling. You don’t dare to fight harder against the Sun Shrine, and you’d rather sacrifice your own disciple? You’re a coward!”
“With Yorkshire Palace in your hands, it will perish one day!”
Breena screamed. “Sinful beast, I’ll kill you!”
In her anger, she struck out with all her might and stabbed her sword through Alex’s heart, moving as quick as lightning.
Whoosh!
Alex sensed a serious threat to his life at that moment. And inside his body, the eleven golden cores of laws that had formed shook violently and rushed out from where it was in his acupoints. Faint symbols were flowing on it, and it mysteriously arranged themselves, distributing across the surface of Alex’s body, forming an ancient radiant formation.
The power of laws surged.
It instantly curled and flew out towards Breena’s long sword.
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What then was the power of laws?
It was a mysterious power that existed in the world. It concerned the origins of heaven and earth, the beginning of the universe, and the root of all things that existed.
To compare it, why did heaven and earth exist? Why was light needed in order to see? Why did humans need to eat to live?
Everything and anything had some kind of rule applied to them. What everyone was accustomed to was a type of supreme law, and it was its essence that was manifesting everywhere.
Compared to the spiritual essence of the world, human martial arts, the power of laws was unreal, far stronger than any of those things.
Whoosh!
The eleven golden cores of laws inside Alex’s body contained the power of laws. Although its capacity wasn’t as large as the portion the Chaos Tree absorbed, what Alex got wasn’t even one-thousandth… Alex himself wasn’t aware of what these Chaos attributed golden cores could actually do. And at this moment, the eleven golden cores shone brightly.
A wave of law power shot towards Breena Davey’s long sword.
The fierce sword energy was dissipated in an instant. That was not all. The law power then rolled backward, changing its direction of where it shot off towards.
A sword came from the east side, but at this moment, it was reversed without explanation. It turned a corner and hurled itself right toward Breena.
“Master, look out!”
Ynes froze in her tracks.
She was well aware of the power behind her master’s sword. She believed that that d*mned thief, Alex Rockefeller, would definitely die this time. Never did she expect Alex’s strength to be at such a level. Those were very fierce and abrupt sword moves, and all Alex did was casually wave his hand. He actually took down her master’s killing moves so easily, and as a result, attacked her master.
How was he able to do it?
Ynes’ cultivation was still a lot lower than Breena’s.
She couldn’t see the wave of law power, but Breena had long since been a ninth realm to Imminent Immortal. In other words, she knew about and understood the powers of laws a little. Only, the laws were incomplete, and there was always this small distance that would prevent her from achieving immortality. She could see and touch it, but she couldn’t turn it to her own gain.
At this moment, when she saw Alex wielding the power of laws with such ease and familiarity like the back of his hand, she was shocked and envious.
But at this instant, the most important thing was for her to dodge the sword that had recoiled backward to her.
In the end, she was floored.
That piece of law power, messy as it was, was simply untraceable. All sorts of attributes and law powers were mixed together, forming a unique secret power. It enveloped her body, and she was surprisingly unable to move her limbs as though all of them were frozen. A death-like fear gripped her, rushing to her heart…
Forget about how she was the sect master of Yorkshire Palace and had an honorable status-when faced with the threat of death, the fear was the same for everyone. In the nick of time, Ynes suddenly stepped forward and stood in front of Breena.
A long, slender leg kicked out across the air.
Squelch!
The long sword that shot out like lightning instantly pierced through someone’s thigh. The wave of law power also disintegrated at the same moment, disappearing without a trace.
Ynes forced herself to endure the excruciating pain in her thigh and said to Breena, “Master, are you alright?”
Breena was shocked but was greatly relieved when she saw that the law power had dissipated and secretly thought to herself, ‘So, this guy can only manipulate the power of laws for a short time, and it’s also chaotic. How frightening. I thought he could really control it as he liked! Looks like he‘s only mastered some kind of arcana.’
Mastering an arcana was also one way to make use of the power of laws.
But, it was still a long way from the true power of laws. When Breena figured this out, the shock on her face disappeared, replaced by rage and cruelty.
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Just now, in a moment of carelessness, Breena Davey had almost been killed by Alex, which was simply a great shame.
Burning anger surged up in her chest. When she heard Ynes Larkin’s question at this moment, she only took it as false concern from the younger woman and immediately roared, “Do I need you to block a sword for me? You think you can get me to let you go with such a trick? Impossible.”
Ynes wept, “Master, I never thought of that. I caused Yorkshire Palace’s reputation to be damaged, and I’ve caused you to be ridiculed by your peers. I deserve to die, and I have no complaints.”
“It had better be!”
The anger on Breena’s face did not ease up in the slightest. She gave a violent wave of her hand.
The long sword that had pierced through Ynes’ thigh immediately pulled out and returned to Breena’s hands. Ynes, who couldn’t bear the pain, screamed.
Her thigh had been forcefully gouged out, and there was a hole where blood gushed from.
Forget about the pain Ynes was in. Even Alex and Hermione Yggdrasil could practically feel the pain Ynes was in just looking at her.
Breena held the long sword in her hand, her eyes chillingly cold. “Ynes Larkin, the harm you have caused Yorkshire Palace will not be appeased even if you had a hundred lives. For the sake of the master-disciple relationship between us, I will be quick about taking your head. I will send it to Sun Shrine to resolve the anger it caused them during this time. Everything has been your own fault. Once everything is resolved, I will sew up your head back on your body and find a good place to bury you, something I consider as giving you a good end.”
Ynes trembled. Of course, she was also afraid of dying.
Moreover, the thought of having her head chopped off sent a chill up her spine.
Alex furrowed his brows. “You’re still her master. Don’t you think it’s a little too cruel? I can tell you that this entire matter is a misunderstanding. Your disciple did not keep a man in the forbidden area, and I have not slept with her, nor do we have children. All are rumors. You haven’t even checked the truth, yet you’ve already made your decision?”
Breena snorted coldly. “There is no need. The news has spread, and the world will only think that the holy maiden of Yorkshire Palace is tainted. Any more explanations will only be in vain. Only death and blood will clear the reputation of Yorkshire Palace. When she dies, you will not be able to escape either.”
Once Breena was done speaking, she aimed her long sword at Ynes’ neck.
Ynes trembled violently, her face pale, and her eyes were closed in fear. She had already resigned herself to her fate.
This life had been given to her by her master anyway, or she would’ve probably frozen to death when she was an infant.
Clang!
In the end, a flash of golden light suddenly appeared. A golden lance violently intercepted halfway, forcefully blocking off Breena’s sword.
The lance was Athena’s weapon, and she was from the divine tribe. Being one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, and although it was only a legend, it was still extraordinary. Plus, he had used this lance to break the sword of the grand elder, Melanie Zelda’s sword, and he had full confidence in the weapon.
However, Breena’s sword was also not some average blade. That one blow was enough to prove that both weapons were evenly matched.
But Ynes was saved.
Hermione puffed out her cheeks. “Sir, they’re turning on each other. Why would you bother saving her?”
Alex waved his hand dismissively. “I have my own reasons. Go on ahead first. I’ll come to you later.”
Hermione gave a sound of agreement, then ran around Breeena and out of the house.
Ynes turned to Alex, angrily yapping, “I don’t need you to save my life! Everything is because of you!”
Alex shook his head. “Do you still not see? Your master is not blaming you for harboring a man but for disrupting the reputation of Yorkshire Palace, even though she can clearly see that you’ve been falsely accused. Don’t worry. Rest assured, you will benefit once you leave your master.”
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Instead of feeling grateful towards Alex, Ynes Larkin lashed out at him, slapping a palm on him.
Bish!
Alex was hit on his chest.
Nonetheless, his current defense was still extremely strong, and he still had Neela to help him on the inside. Not only was Alex unharmed from the blow, but it also triggered Neela’s counterattack A fist covered in greenish-golden dragon scales rushed out ruthlessly and collided against Ynes’ palm.
In terms of physical strength, Ynes was no match for Neela. In addition, there was a hole in her thigh, which seriously affected the potency of her attack.
With a cry, Ynes was sent flying backward by Neela.
Breena Davey did not know what transpired, only seeing Ynes’ body flinging backward. Without saying anything, she raised her sword and slashed it towards Ynes’ back.
“This old fart!”
Even though Alex didn’t like Ynes’ attitude and actions, he felt even more disgusted toward Breena, the sect master of Yorkshire Palace. That woman looked kind on the outside, but was in fact, extremely selfish. She acted like some merciful goddess when nothing affected her interest. Once her reputation was involved, however, she would turn completely vile, striking down those who threatened her without care if they were friend or foe.
To have such a master, Ynes really was pitiful!
Breena’s blade missed Ynes. Instead, it sliced onto the top of a large, bronze bell.
It was Alex who had called out the Requiem Clock, which he used to cover Ynes’ entire body.
And, the sound of the bell being struck sent out a wave of magnificent Buddhist power. Breena’s eardrums swelled from the sound, and her entire spirit was traumatized and muddled by it.
In that small gap, Alex called back the Requiem Clock and dragged Ynes back.
“Foolish girl… You now know that your master is not a good person, right?
“You’d even die for a master like that? Are you out of your mind?”
“My life was given to me by my master,” Ynes rebuked.
“I have complaints about how she treats me. Master, I’m willing to die. I’m willing to atone for the sins of Yorkshire Palace. Cut off my head. I won’t resist”
Breena’s ears still buzzed, and her eyes were glazed over. It felt like her lungs were about to explode. In her mind, Ynes was snuggling in Alex’s arms.
What she said also sounded more like sarcasm.
“Ynes Larkin… Still won’t admit that you have an affair with him? You sinful disciple, how dare you collude with an outsider and try to kill me? You’re worse than a pig!” Breena roared.
“I didn’t, master. I really didn’t…”
“Prove it to me then. Kill this man!”
The more Alex watched the plot develop, the more melodramatic he felt it was. Breena was a woman devoid of all humanity, and Ynes was a stupid and simple holy maiden, one even stupider than a pig. He almost blew his top from the anger coursing through his veins, but he still felt that it was his fault that Ynes had been reduced to this state… And he couldn’t just leave her be.
A myriad of emotions surged through him. As the saying went, in for a penny, in for a pound.
He held Ynes’ waist and suddenly kissed her on her red lips, even licking it forcefully. While Ynes was frozen and stunned by his actions, Alex said to Breena, “I have fornicated with your disciple. What about it, huh? You old fart… Whether you believe it or not, what if I release news that I too have an affair with you? The sect master of Yorkshire Palace hid a beautiful man in a secret room, doing implicit things every night. The man then shifted his affections to the holy maiden after getting bored with old meat, moving to live in the forbidden area. Once this title is released, I guarantee your Yorkshire Palace will be the hot topic. You can even consider this as free advertising.”
When Breena heard this, her eyes bulged, almost falling out of her head. It was too shameless.
There was no limit to how shameless he was!
Once such news spread, Breena’s reputation would be completely ruined, even her death wouldn’t wash away the taint on her name.
“You… You… You…!”