Ch. 3041..3050
The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 3041
However, Eustace rushed into the crowd like a Grim Reaper from hell the next second, mercilessly generating consecutive booms. Every move he made contained boundless killing intent, not to mention that he was also using the mental cage. Under such circumstances, it was a pretty much one-sided slaughter of the dozen black-clothed guards of the Fourcade’s.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
A dozen guards were killed one after another in less than two minutes. Each of them would die a horrible death.
At that moment, only the sect master of the Lightning Pavilion, Luis Ackerman, had not been killed at the scene. Luis was dumbfounded as he watched the bloody horror unfolding.
Before he came, he had even fantasized that those Fourcades would seemingly hear an unwarranted grudge against Alex. In that case, he could add fuel to the fire and make a fuss about it. When the time came, he would watch those Fourcade’s deal with Alex, then head to Mount Dragon-Tiger to give Jade and the others a hard time.
Who would have thought the few who came down Mount Yukon would have such ridiculous strength?
Luis saw Eustace fix his eyes on himself. Luis couldn’t stand it anymore, so he knelt on the ground with a thud and said tremblingly, “Sir, please spare me. I’m not with these people. These people are from the great world of America. They are here to give Alex Rockefeller a hard time, but not me. I was coerced.”
‘Uh… They wanted to give Alex Rockefeller a hard time?!”
Eustace looked at the corpses on the ground with a little regret. It would be better if he hadn’t killed them and allowed them to give Alex a hard time. Then, he would watch the show while hiding in the dark.
“Who are you then?” asked Eustace.
“Sir, I am… The sect master of Lightning Pavilion. I’m Luis Ackerman.”
“Aren’t you going to give Alex Rockefeller a hard time?” Eustace asked.
Luis hurriedly said, “No, of course. In fact, the Lightning Pavilion is somewhat connected to Alex Rockefeller. We are allies.”
He had said that, believing that he would receive friendly treatment from Eustace if he did.
Unfortunately, he made the wrong guess.
“Alex Rockefeller’s ally? All the more so, you deserve to die!”
Eustace instantly fell out and slapped Luis across the face.
Smack!
Luis’s head burst right away. Predictably, he was dead.
Even so, that guy was a sect master with many magical treasures for defense on him. That slap was equivalent to destroying several magical treasures that Eustace was wearing. Various magical treasures wailed, but his soul was preserved, and it floated out of his body.
“Hmph!”
Eustace snorted coldly. He was about to make another move to destroy the soul.
However, Nadia stopped him. “Young Lord, we have stayed in Yukon for three millennia and know nothing about the current Wasteland. We need someone to be our guide. This guy is the master of a certain sect and must know many things. It’ll be better if we make good use of him.”
Thinking the same, Eustace nodded in agreement.
***
At the same time, at the mansion of the Fourcade family in the great world of America.
“Oh, no! Oh, no! Something terrible has happened to the third young master! Something terrible has happened to the third young master!”
Someone frantically rushed out of the Hall of Soul Stones and barged into the mansion’s parlor, looking awfully terrified. The third young master was none other than Wilnas Fourcade.
“What?! What happened to him?”
“His… Soul Stone has cracked.”
Instantly, those who were present were left petrified. They felt as though their hearts had cracked.
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After that, Wilnas was killed.
Eventually, Eustace’s tyrannical, indifferent and contemptuous face was fixed on the Rewinding Pearl.
“Ahhh!” Wilnas’ mother shrieked. Unable to accept the fact that her son had died just like that, she abruptly spat a mouthful of blood. Everyone present stared intently at Eustace and his eight maids displayed on the Rewinding Pearl, their eyes widening with rage.
Roar!
Wilnas’ father, Tyrone Fourcade, roared furiously. “No matter who you are, I will kill you with my own two hands!”
“Patriarch, please allow me to take a hundred black-clothed guards to the Wasteland!”
“Alright! I approve!”
***
Eustace did not know that he had been targeted by the Fourcade’s. Even if he did, he would not take it to heart, he would kill as many incoming people as he could.
Her Highness had set a restriction on him. He couldn’t do whatever he wished, especially brutalizing living beings in the mortal realm. However, this time, they had provoked him first, which meant they were not innocent. They had simply brought it upon themselves. Sure enough, Eustace pretended to obey Her Highness’s words.
“Hmph!”
“When my cultivation level as the seed reaches new heights someday, so what if you are Her Highness? I will kill you too if you really pose any threat to me.”
Presently, Nadia had detained Lightning Pavilion’s sect master, Luis, in a special box.
He probably had never dreamed of ending up in such a miserable state. After half a day of soul torture, Luis’s arrogance had completely subsided… Although he still did not know Eustace’s identity, he acquired a lot of information from the content of Eustace, Nadia, and the others.
The people before him turned out to be ancient figures cultivating in Yukon Sanctuary. To his surprise, there were living people in there. It was utterly terrifying.
Why did they exist in Yukon, but not Pompeii?
However, now that he was already dead, it was pointless for him to care!
Then, like a semi-intelligent robot, he answered whenever someone asked, the situation in the Wasteland of America.
The degree of spiritual energy’s resurrection. The basic information of all the major sects. The differences between the domestic and foreign countries.
In addition, they could see countless powerhouses from the universe gathering on the atmosphere’s periphery. As soon as the upper limit of the Immortal-slaying Formation was unlocked, those people would immediately act and rush into the Wasteland. They could think on their feet about what would happen next.
Eustace, Nadia, and the others digested the information.
Eustace viciously said, “Hmph! That bast*rd thinks he will win for sure after snatching away Yukon and Kalonex Divine Tree. What wishful thinking!”
“The current Wasteland is full of opportunities and resources!”
“I may have lost Yukon for now, but I can still take it back after three months… Moreover, I will take all the sacred realms and sanctuaries in the Wasteland within these three months. Whoever dares to snatch them shall become my enemy.”
Nadia said, “Young Lord, this Luis Ackerman guy, is Lightning Pavilion’s sect master. The Lightning Pavillion have occupied Pompeii Fairyland, whereas Pompeii Fairyland was a ranked major sect back then. Why don’t we go there first? Perhaps we will have a windfall.”
“Alright! Let’s go to Pompeii Fairyland!”
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“What on earth happened in the Wasteland?”
“With Wilnas’s cultivation, he was definitely at his pinnacle. How could he ever die? Did he barge into some peerless sacred realm and encounter a spell formation beyond Divine-tier?”
The Fourcade’s were all heartbroken.
Wilnas was the leading figure of the younger generation in the Fourcade family. They had spent countless resources on him, including paying a dear price so Wilnas could enter the Wasteland this time. Tens of thousands of Fourcade elites were sacrificed while crossing the Endless Sea before succeeding to send Wilnas and the team of black-clothed guards safely across the Endless Sea.
Their purpose was to acquire sufficient opportunities during the resurrection of spiritual energy in the Wasteland.
How long had it been?
And now… He was dead?
“Patriarch, can you see Wilnas’ final moment with your Rewinding Pearl?” a woman asked while shedding tears.
That woman was Wilnas’s mother. Initially, a mother’s status would rise with the son’s value. With such an outstanding son like Wilnas, her position in the family would rise with each passing day, but now, she was equivalent to having lost her patron upon her son’s death. It probably wouldn’t take long before she had to give up everything she had relied on her son to acquire.
“The Rewinding Pearl… Comes at a great price!” The patriarch was slightly hesitant.
Thud!
The woman stood up before she dropped to her knees and knelt.
“Patriarch, I beg of you! My Wilnas can’t just die for no apparent reason!”
Thud!
Another person dropped to his knees. He was none other than Wilnas’ father and Julian’s son.
“Patriarch, such misfortune has befallen my son who entered the Wasteland for the first time. The Wasteland is obviously not that straightforward. Now that the spiritual energy over there has resurrected and the ancient sacred realms are about to revive, it will be a hotly-contested spot for other great worlds!”
“When I observed the astronomical phenomena at night, I noticed unusual movements in the sky of the Wasteland. A few days ago, the heavenly dog and the golden-winged condor were suspected of manifesting and attacked the force field of the Wasteland. Someone must have entered it at this moment… I suspect Wilnas ended up dead probably because he encountered the universe’s powerhouses that had entered the Wasteland.”
“Patriarch, please use the Rewinding Pearl to check my son’s last memory before his death. After watching it, I’m willing to take a hundred black-clothed guards and cross the Endless Sea again to find opportunities for the Fourcade family.”
When he spoke to that extent, the patriarch of the Fourcade family nodded.
The Rewinding Pearl was taken out.
A snow-white pearl with natural cloud patterns, it was extremely rare and as big as a basin. This pearl was born and raised naturally from some immortal shell. After that, with the presence of new opportunities in the sea and the world’s fortune, it fed on the essence of the sun and moon and unlocked its intelligence over the years.
The Fourcade family’s Rewinding Pearl contained the soul imprints of many of the core Fourcade family members.
It could rewind and check the final moments of those who died. Nonetheless, it would have to consume the caster’s mental strength during its operation.
Only the patriarch in the Fourcade family had the capability to cast the Rewinding Pearl. In other words, the patriarch’s mental strength was required in order to cast it.
Whoosh!
The patriarch in the Fourcade family helplessly cast a mystic art. At that time, he felt a throbbing pain, as if his head was about to explode, and a large amount of mental strength was instantly devoured. At the same time, the Rewinding Pearl clearly displayed the appearance of Eustace and the eight women around him.
“Woman, you better watch your mouth! Do you believe I will pull out your tongue if you dare to speak rudely again?”
“You know what? It’s difficult for me to look for a punching bag, but now, you are of great help.”
“What do you mean?”
“It means you will go to hell!”
A few short sentences came out of the Rewinding Pearl.
A few short sentences came out of the Rewinding Pearl. That’s right. Not only could the Rewinding Pearl display images, but it could even play audio.
The only flaw was that the voices coming out of it were slightly distorted.
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Three days later, a piece of news came out that shook America to its core.
[The Stoermer Sect has made a comeback!]
[The Lightning Pavilion has yielded to the Stoermer Sect! From now, the Lightning Pavilion ceases to exist! Only the Lightning branch of the Stoermer Sect will exist!]
For a moment, internet and live-streaming platforms were full of news about the Stoermer Sect and the Lightning Pavilion.
Truths and shams of all manner existed. Americans were no stranger to the Lightning Pavilion. It was because the six ancient sects had just stirred countless turmoil on Earth, especially in American territory, terrorizing the people. The Lightning Pavilion name was also deeply rooted in the people’s hearts.
On the contrary, not many people knew about the Stoermer Sect. Everyone who still remembered the name was definitely not an ordinary person.
Countless puzzled netizens asked about the identity of the Stoermer Sect. However, nobody could step up to answer, as if no one knew what Stoermer Sect even was.
Consequently, another piece of news came out not long after the first shocker.
[The Beast King Sect swears its allegiance to the Stoermer Sect. From now, the Beast King Sect ceases to exist. Only the Beast King branch of the Stoermer Sect will exist]
In an instant, the internet was in an uproar again. People had remembered the two words “Stoermer Sect” since then. However, it did not intend to stop the pace of expansion. The next day, another piece of news came out again, as expected, the Demonic Spirit Cult had also joined the Stoermer Sect.
That was simply terrifying.
Surprisingly, the Stoermer Sect could make the ancient sects yield one after another.
What on earth was it?
Currently, nobody bothered speculating about the Stoermer Sect’s true identity, but rather, the identity of the next sect that would come under its wing. Supposedly, only the Snow Dragon Valley remained.
In that case, it seemed that Snow Dragon Valley would soon become a vassal of Stoermer Sect, judging by previous developments.
***
In the Snow Dragon Valley, Lenneberg Snow found her daughter, Maya Howards, and interrupted her cultivation. She told Maya to leave the sect quickly.
“Mom, what happened?”
In the face of her daughter, Lenneberg wasn’t as indifferent as she was, but she was very gentle instead. She told Maya about the reemergence of the Stoermer Sect. “You probably have never heard about the Stoermer Sect before, but they are absolutely terrifying! It was an ancient sect ruled by the two Heavenly Emperors, Rowan and Phoenix. It possesses a pivotal status in the universe. Others aren’t even qualified to look up to it.”
“Moreover, the Stoermer Sect holds an excellent reputation. However, the current Stoermer Sect is a bit intriguing. It is abnormally high-profile and is simply expanding at an alarming rate. It isn’t the style of Stoermer Sect at all. Most importantly, the Demonic Spirit Cult is a satanic cult, but Stoermer accepted it wholeheartedly. The Stoermer Sect is probably a fake.”
“But no matter what, many sects it has under its wings, it is mighty. It will definitely come after us next. Babe, you have to leave right now and head to Yukon!”
Maya left the large snow mountain on the same day.
Eustace came with his men almost right after she left. The signage at the Snow Dragon Valley’s entrance had been razed to the ground.
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Eustace’s goal was straightforward.
Now that Alex had snatched away Yukon and the female statue keeping an eye on him, he dared do nothing. However, he wanted to occupy the other sanctuaries and sacred mountains with the eruption of spiritual energy tide. Even someone who asked for a handout had to get his permission first.
Although every other sanctuary was no match for Yukon, they came in alarming numbers that, were definitely superior.
Snow Dragon Valley fell after only five minutes!
And the engagement?
It didn’t occur!
Those like Eustace and Nadia were at the pinnacle of their cultivation in the current America. Moreover, as the seed, he possessed so many deity-tier magical treasures that no one would pick them even if he threw them onto the ground. If he were to have done that outside, they would be objects major sects would kill to seize.
Lenneberg let out an involuntary sigh.
In those troubled times, numerous evil forces emerged in the Wasteland with the resurrection of spiritual energy. In the sky, sect master leveled bigwigs were filled with envy. All of a sudden, the Stoermer Sect had popped out of nowhere. Small sects like theirs were genuinely struggling to survive.
After another five minutes, news about Snow Dragon Valley becoming the Stoermer Sect’s vassal emerged.
***
Eustace’s expansion still continued.
Currently, many organizations that had occupied the land of spiritual energy tide were on pins and needles, regardless of cultivation sect or psychics. It was because they didn’t know when the Stoermer Sect would come after them. The more timid ones even abandoned their lands and fled.
At Mount Dragon-Tiger, the Flying Eagles members investigated the Stoermer Sect. They had now found out where Eustace and the others first appeared, beneath Mount Yukon.
“Did they come out of the mountain?”
“Such powerful experts couldn’t have been local cultivators. Alex is currently in Yukon. He probably knows something, but we can’t get in touch with him.”
Jade was slightly worried.
In her current life, Alex mattered to her the most. In fact, she thought of finding him long ago as she was extremely bored at Mount Dragon-Tiger… Most importantly, the Flying Eagles existed in name only. There was no war over the ancient force field, and they were unable to deal with so many that had crossed the boundary from the universe.
This included the previous six ancient sects.
If Alex and Jade’s suddenly surged strength hadn’t forced them to live with each other in peace, America would’ve experienced a regime change.
“I’m going to Yukon and find him to understand the situation!” said Jade.
Next to her, Gilbert looked up and nodded. “How about this? I will go with you to take a look… I miss our daughter!”
A Flying Eagles member next to them said worriedly, “But, what should we do if the Stoermer Sect comes after us while you are away?”
Jade said, “The weak are no match for the strong. Even if we are here, there is no room for resistance. When the time comes, you will just surrender right away. You guys better cultivate while you can. I’m afraid this place will change hands soon.”
Every Flying Eagles member felt extremely aggrieved. They had gained a firm foothold on this place with great difficulty, and they had also gained dominance when they resisted the six ancient sects. Surprisingly, this was the result.
“Don’t be discouraged,” Gilbert said. “It’s a chaotic time, and evil forces are running rampant. We, local cultivators, never had the upper hand. Our main mission is to survive the predicament, preserve our lives, and don’t make futile sacrifices. I believe that soon, there will be a light at the end of the tunnel.”
The tactician, Eleanor, asked, “Principal Henderson, could you see the fortune of that Stoermer Sect guy?”
Gilbert shook his head. “I couldn’t tell. He is beyond my ability… but I can vaguely feel that my son-in-law, Alex Rockefeller, will be the key.”
***
The key figure, Alex, had been busy concocting the Pill of Enlightenment for the past couple of days, completely oblivious to what was happening outside.
The Pill of Enlightenment was a ninth-grade supreme immortal pill.
Lorelei, a pill alchemist herself, didn’t believe that Alex could concoct pills at first, but now… She ingratiated herself with Alex as she knelt next to his feet while cupping his vamp, she said, “Master, teach me about pill concoctions! Teach me! I am your most loyal maid!”
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All fifteen sisters who originated from Yukon knew that Lorelei had a huge passion for alchemy. She was basically a very devoted alchemist, even considered to be an obsessive pill lover.
It was most likely thanks to Lorelei’s heart disease that she turned out this way. Although her illness would not kill her, it limited her powers. She had already hit her peak after achieving the last stage of Heavenly Deity… She was so close to achieving Heavenly King, but simply couldn’t seem to reach that cultivation. Her cultivation journey had been put to a halt thousands of years ago. Thus, she lost interest in cultivation and started obsessing over alchemy, an infatuation that ended up a burning passion.
It was scary how efficient one could be when obsessed over something. Moreover, Lorelei had been fixated on alchemy for several millennia. In reality, the woman had already made a name for herself back in ancient times. As a famous alchemist, multitudes begged her for medicinal pills.
Nobody actually knew the main reason of Lorelei’s promise to support Eustace in Yukon. The area was filled with various kinds of spiritual herbs, and it possessed all the Chi and spiritual energy of the entire universe.
That meant that the success rate of making pills within the sanctuary would be much higher than usual. This was actually her real reason of coming Yukon. However, Lorelei realized that her alchemical skills had reached its limit after being in Yukon for three thousand years. At this point, she personally believed that she wouldn’t be acheiving anymore shocking breakthroughs in her learning.
She figured that she was likely the strongest alchemist in this universe, and had only been trying to achieve in making the Great Star Pill her entire life. Even then, she had managed to do this a while ago. Now, she realized that she was horribly wrong. There were people out there who were better when it came to alchemy.
Alex showed her that there were bigger goals in life, and that her alchemy skills weren’t as great as she thought it to be. He made her realize that a completely pure medicinal pill did in fact exist, and wasn’t merely fictional.
When Alex synthesized a pure Enlightenment Pill, Lorelei was exceedingly overwhelmed, so much so that she hugged him. In the end, she even groveled before him, holding his feet out of respect and nearly kissing his toes.
Alex couldn’t understand what she was feeling.
She was unhappy that Alex’s skills were greater than hers, but she was happy that her alchemy journey hadn’t ended just yet. Instead, a longer path seemed to lie ahead something that satisfied and delighted her a lot.
It was similar to leveling up in a game.
Anyone would still be excited before reaching the top, doing missions and quests continuously, working together with other players to fight off monsters, all these just to obtain the excitement of going up to the next rank. However, when a player had reached the top, the fun was no longer there, and they’d lose the motivation to play.
The fun had to come from achieving a goal, an indication that the journey wasn’t over.
Alex was speechless as he continued to stare at Lorelei. ‘Doesn’t she just want to make pills? Why is she being so dramatic? Look at her. She’s literally fallen to her knees.’
“Get up!”
“No! If you don‘t promise me, I won’t get up. Forever!”
“Are you really doing this now?” Alex found this rather ridiculous. He was starting to wonder if Lorelei had merged with the soul restriction spell he did on her. After all, he wasn’t controlling her at this moment she was doing all this voluntarily. This was in complete contrast to her self-centered behavior. It was way too different.
“You have to understand one thing. I promised to break the restriction spell on you after ten years. You’d be able to regain freedom by then.”
“But now, if you’d like to learn alchemy from me, you need to recognize me as your master, which means joining my clan. You’d have to follow my rules and listen to everything I say. Are you sure about this?” Alex asked.
Lorelei immediately replied. “Yes, I’m very sure!”
Alex looked at her. “Alright then. I’ll take you in since you’re being so sincere. Let’s make more Enlightenment Pills tomorrow. Today, we can share these.”
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“Eustace is the real seed. And I don’t know if you can even be a seed!”
“When I let him go, I made him promise not to kill you or kidnap anyone on your team for three months. That’s right, you heard me. You only have three months! He will come back to Yukon after that. When that time comes, you will have to depend on your skills and strength to survive.”
Alex was so mad that he wanted to vomit blood.
“You’re just trying to find an excuse to take revenge!”
“Can’t you be a little more broad-minded? If anything, we’re still on the same boat here!”
The woman said, “It’s not that easy to substitute the seed. If you still insist, you’ll need to experience the suffering of the mortal realm to achieve enlightenment. You’re just too weak, no match for the seed. If you want to replace him, then show that you are, in fact, stronger than him… Stop saying that you’re more polite and decent. In reality, this is all bullsh*t. All we need from the seed is power and strength. Anything else is simply unnecessary.”
Alex replied. “Well, all I can say now is that I’m sorry for your shallowness.”
“You… You’re calling me shallow?”
“Are you not? You never look at anyone’s potential but only at their current strength! That’s too shallow! I dare say that my potential is a hundred times more than that of Eustace’s. How long has he been training for? Now, look at me! I have only been training for five years at most, while he has trained for over three millennia!”
“You’ve only been training for five years? And you could already tell what I am?” The woman was now shocked.
“How about now? Have you changed your mind about my potential then? I can already trap that guy so easily, despite our difference in training periods. Oh, wait. No. He didn’t exactly train. He’s just a guy you all supported and nurtured for three thousand years. Anyone could tell who’s stronger now, right?”
The goddess was speechless.
“So, don’t make such stupid decisions! Just you wait. With my potential and luck, I would definitely be hundreds of times stronger than Underwood. It’d be your best bet to choose me as the seed!”
Alex wasn’t being shameless or arrogant when he said those words. He was just trying to take the leap of faith. The woman still cared a lot about the seed’s position.
If Alex could prove that he could be stronger than the current seed, he figured that she wouldn’t give up on him just yet. Moreover, he was rather worried that this woman might actually kill him right there and then. She was just too powerful, even Shelly herself didn’t think she could ever go up against her.
“Don’t be afraid. I won’t kill you, for now.”
“I said that I would let you two compete, so I would still give you a chance… But you don’t have much time, and you’re far from what is expected from a seed. If you really have such great potential, Eustace would be your motivation to become stronger.”
“If you were to be killed by him after these three months, then that just means you’re not destined to be the seed from the start.” The woman said, then vanished into thin air.
“Damn, did she just disappear like that?”
“She really is like some kind of ghost,” Alex muttered under his breath. He was actually quite relieved that she had left.
Alex immediately returned to the outskirts of the Yukon Sanctuary after that… That was their main area, so Jade and her group wouldn’t be able to enter without him bringing them in.
A few minutes later, he went to look for Jade and the others again.
“How was it? You left in such a hurry, just not. Have you found traces of the Stoermer Sect? Can we handle them?” Jade asked.
Alex smiled bitterly. “I can only say that this is a test of fate.”
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Alex had made twenty-five of these Enlightenment Pills, and there weren’t any residual herbs left within the stove.
He then took the pills but didn’t hand any to Lorelei. Instead, he said in a slow and calm tone, “Your cultivation levels are currently limited, so eating any more pills would only be wasting them. That’s why I’m not giving you any now. I’ll stock some up for you, though. I’ll hand you some once your heart problem is cured.”
Although Lorelei really wanted it, she agreed with Alex after some thought.
Twenty five pills weren’t a lot, so it didn’t take long for all of them to be distributed.
Just as Alex was about to swallow his pill, he suddenly had the feeling that Jade was coming. Alex then left the Cleansing Vase and headed to the gates of Mount Yukon alone. That was because he had changed the formation around the mountain. It would be exceedingly difficult for outsiders to attempt climbing this mountain. On the contrary, going down the mountain was very easy.
When he reached the gates, he realized that Jade wasn’t the only one who came. Gilbert was right behind her. Even Maya was there.
Alex froze from shock and asked Maya, “Sis, why are you here? Has your mother finally let you out?”
Maya shook her head. “Snow Dragon Valley is in trouble!”
On her way here, she had heard that Snow Dragon Valley had submitted themselves to the Stoermer sect. It was fortunate that the two parties didn’t cross swords. Lenneberg knew her strengths, so she didn’t put up a fight and accepted the Stoermer Sect’s proposal In front of an overwhelming, formidable force, the Snow Dragon Valley people didn’t even have the courage to resist or defend themselves.
Maya had received a call from Lenneberg not long ago, which meant she was still alive and well.
Alex nearly gasped out loud after hearing what Jade had to say. The Stoermer Sect had once again arisen, preying on sanctuaries that had an abundance of spiritual energy. The six biggest ancient sects had been defeated, forced to submit to them. They even had to give out their hard-earned sanctuaries and dungeons.
Alex knew more about the Stoermer Sect than most, mainly because it was where Xienna was bringing Dorothy to.
‘Dorothy had left for some time. She’s probably gotten the legacy by now, right? So, does that mean the current Stoermer Sect is led by Dorothy?’
However, Gilbert replied. “The Stoermer Sect first appeared at the foot of this mountain. Someone even found out that these people had gone against the Lightning Pavilion, and the sect lost. Luis Ackerman died in the process too.”
“Going down, Yukon?” Alex was surprised. “Who?”
“A guy and eight women. The guy’s name is Eustace, and the women’s leader is Nadia.”
“What the f*ck?!” Alex yelled.
He couldn’t help himself after all. Those people should’ve been trapped within the boundary in this valley. Moreover, he even altered the formation several times and was confident that Eustace and his group would definitely find no way out of the formation.
He led them into Yukon, then instantly rushed towards the center of the sanctuary. He was stunned after reaching the mountain valley.
The formation was completely fine. It looked just the same as when he first set it up. That meant that the formation didn’t break. Yet the people inside had disappeared.
“Holy sh*t. What the heck happened here?!”
“How did they get out?”
A voice came from behind Alex. “I let them go.”
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It was the voice of a woman.
“Who is it?” Alex turned around immediately, but he saw nobody around him.
He was the only one within this boundary. However, he was certain that someone was actually behind him, talking. According to how the voice sounded, it was a young lady with a raspy voice. It even sounded rather familiar… He had most likely heard it somewhere in the past.
‘Could I have been hallucinating?’
Alex walked around, even using his divine eye to search his surroundings. Even then, he didn’t notice any other person around this place. Just as he was about to open up the boundary to leave, he felt a warm tickle at the back of his neck… It felt like someone was standing right behind him, blowing on his neck. It was a bone-chilling sensation.
“Who’s there?”
“Come out, right now.”
“Why are you hiding? Are you that sloppy?”
Just then, the person spoke once again, still behind him. “Hmph! I wondered how powerful you had to be to substitute the seed’s status. It turns out you couldn’t even find me, even when I was standing in front of you just now. How disappointing.”
A shadow appeared in front of Alex and slowly turned into a woman.
“The goddess?!” Alex was shocked.
The woman in front of him looked just like the statue within the Yukon Palace, the only difference being size, as she was currently the size of an average human. However, the goddess did indeed look the part. Even though the statue itself was already quite beautiful and realistic, her real self was more perfect… Even calling her a beauty would be an insult.
The woman’s beauty, however, was not the main attraction. It was her elegance. Her expression was cold and distant, but that didn’t matter at all. She still looked ethereal regardless of her attitude.
Alex looked towards the palace out of instinct, wondering if the statue had actually come out here.
The woman scanned Alex briefly. “I’m starting to regret my decision. People like you are everywhere.”
Alex was enraged. “Go find someone just like me then! If you can, I’ll call you mommy!”
“Are you trying to harass me?” the woman huffed coldly.
Alex tightened his lips. “Why would anyone want to? You’re obviously not human. You just gave yourself a pretty little face! It’s just like the tons of people using filters on their live streams, but they’re just a bunch of ugly hags in reality. They conned men into thinking that they are beauties!”
The woman glared at him with furrowed eyebrows. “Are you saying I’m ugly?”
“No, when did I ever say that? Don’t put words in my mouth. I wasn’t even talking about you. If you really look like how you are now, then you’re definitely not ugly. But well… Your current state is just too odd to determine that.”
“You’re not human, nor are you a spirit. You can change your looks by will too. Who knows what you actually look like? Uhm… Are you getting angry? Don’t tell me, you’re actually ugh… Not that pretty? It’s okay. I don’t judge people by their looks. I wouldn’t say you’re ugly even if you really are. I have basic manners, you know?”
The woman felt like she was going mad. No one would be happy to hear such words, after all.
“Hold on!” Alex suddenly remembered the main issue here. “Did you just say that you let go of Underwood and his eight servants? Why did you do that? Didn’t you say you’d let us compete on our own?”
“You said it was up to destiny to decide who could become the seed! Yet, now, you, the judge, are helping one of the competitors cheat! I already trapped him, and that would be the end of the competition!”
The woman’s expressions had turned as dark as charcoal.
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Alex had made twenty-five of these Enlightenment Pills, and there weren’t any residual herbs left within the stove.
He then took the pills but didn’t hand any to Lorelei. Instead, he said in a slow and calm tone, “Your cultivation levels are currently limited, so eating any more pills would only be wasting them. That’s why I’m not giving you any now. I’ll stock some up for you, though. I’ll hand you some once your heart problem is cured.”
Although Lorelei really wanted it, she agreed with Alex after some thought.
Twenty five pills weren’t a lot, so it didn’t take long for all of them to be distributed.
Just as Alex was about to swallow his pill, he suddenly had the feeling that Jade was coming. Alex then left the Cleansing Vase and headed to the gates of Mount Yukon alone. That was because he had changed the formation around the mountain. It would be exceedingly difficult for outsiders to attempt climbing this mountain. On the contrary, going down the mountain was very easy.
When he reached the gates, he realized that Jade wasn’t the only one who came. Gilbert was right behind her. Even Maya was there.
Alex froze from shock and asked Maya, “Sis, why are you here? Has your mother finally let you out?”
Maya shook her head. “Snow Dragon Valley is in trouble!”
On her way here, she had heard that Snow Dragon Valley had submitted themselves to the Stoermer sect. It was fortunate that the two parties didn’t cross swords. Lenneberg knew her strengths, so she didn’t put up a fight and accepted the Stoermer Sect’s proposal In front of an overwhelming, formidable force, the Snow Dragon Valley people didn’t even have the courage to resist or defend themselves.
Maya had received a call from Lenneberg not long ago, which meant she was still alive and well.
Alex nearly gasped out loud after hearing what Jade had to say. The Stoermer Sect had once again arisen, preying on sanctuaries that had an abundance of spiritual energy. The six biggest ancient sects had been defeated, forced to submit to them. They even had to give out their hard-earned sanctuaries and dungeons.
Alex knew more about the Stoermer Sect than most, mainly because it was where Xienna was bringing Dorothy to.
‘Dorothy had left for some time. She’s probably gotten the legacy by now, right? So, does that mean the current Stoermer Sect is led by Dorothy?’
However, Gilbert replied. “The Stoermer Sect first appeared at the foot of this mountain. Someone even found out that these people had gone against the Lightning Pavilion, and the sect lost. Luis Ackerman died in the process too.”
“Going down, Yukon?” Alex was surprised. “Who?”
“A guy and eight women. The guy’s name is Eustace, and the women’s leader is Nadia.”
“What the f*ck?!” Alex yelled.
He couldn’t help himself after all. Those people should’ve been trapped within the boundary in this valley. Moreover, he even altered the formation several times and was confident that Eustace and his group would definitely find no way out of the formation.
He led them into Yukon, then instantly rushed towards the center of the sanctuary. He was stunned after reaching the mountain valley.
The formation was completely fine. It looked just the same as when he first set it up. That meant that the formation didn’t break. Yet the people inside had disappeared.
“Holy sh*t. What the heck happened here?!”
“How did they get out?”
A voice came from behind Alex. “I let them go.”
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It was the voice of a woman.
“Who is it?” Alex turned around immediately, but he saw nobody around him.
He was the only one within this boundary. However, he was certain that someone was actually behind him, talking. According to how the voice sounded, it was a young lady with a raspy voice. It even sounded rather familiar… He had most likely heard it somewhere in the past.
‘Could I have been hallucinating?’
Alex walked around, even using his divine eye to search his surroundings. Even then, he didn’t notice any other person around this place. Just as he was about to open up the boundary to leave, he felt a warm tickle at the back of his neck… It felt like someone was standing right behind him, blowing on his neck. It was a bone-chilling sensation.
“Who’s there?”
“Come out, right now.”
“Why are you hiding? Are you that sloppy?”
Just then, the person spoke once again, still behind him. “Hmph! I wondered how powerful you had to be to substitute the seed’s status. It turns out you couldn’t even find me, even when I was standing in front of you just now. How disappointing.”
A shadow appeared in front of Alex and slowly turned into a woman.
“The goddess?!” Alex was shocked.
The woman in front of him looked just like the statue within the Yukon Palace, the only difference being size, as she was currently the size of an average human. However, the goddess did indeed look the part. Even though the statue itself was already quite beautiful and realistic, her real self was more perfect… Even calling her a beauty would be an insult.
The woman’s beauty, however, was not the main attraction. It was her elegance. Her expression was cold and distant, but that didn’t matter at all. She still looked ethereal regardless of her attitude.
Alex looked towards the palace out of instinct, wondering if the statue had actually come out here.
The woman scanned Alex briefly. “I’m starting to regret my decision. People like you are everywhere.”
Alex was enraged. “Go find someone just like me then! If you can, I’ll call you mommy!”
“Are you trying to harass me?” the woman huffed coldly.
Alex tightened his lips. “Why would anyone want to? You’re obviously not human. You just gave yourself a pretty little face! It’s just like the tons of people using filters on their live streams, but they’re just a bunch of ugly hags in reality. They conned men into thinking that they are beauties!”
The woman glared at him with furrowed eyebrows. “Are you saying I’m ugly?”
“No, when did I ever say that? Don’t put words in my mouth. I wasn’t even talking about you. If you really look like how you are now, then you’re definitely not ugly. But well… Your current state is just too odd to determine that.”
“You’re not human, nor are you a spirit. You can change your looks by will too. Who knows what you actually look like? Uhm… Are you getting angry? Don’t tell me, you’re actually ugh… Not that pretty? It’s okay. I don’t judge people by their looks. I wouldn’t say you’re ugly even if you really are. I have basic manners, you know?”
The woman felt like she was going mad. No one would be happy to hear such words, after all.
“Hold on!” Alex suddenly remembered the main issue here. “Did you just say that you let go of Underwood and his eight servants? Why did you do that? Didn’t you say you’d let us compete on our own?”
“You said it was up to destiny to decide who could become the seed! Yet, now, you, the judge, are helping one of the competitors cheat! I already trapped him, and that would be the end of the competition!”
The woman’s expressions had turned as dark as charcoal.
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“Eustace is the real seed. And I don’t know if you can even be a seed!”
“When I let him go, I made him promise not to kill you or kidnap anyone on your team for three months. That’s right, you heard me. You only have three months! He will come back to Yukon after that. When that time comes, you will have to depend on your skills and strength to survive.”
Alex was so mad that he wanted to vomit blood.
“You’re just trying to find an excuse to take revenge!”
“Can’t you be a little more broad-minded? If anything, we’re still on the same boat here!”
The woman said, “It’s not that easy to substitute the seed. If you still insist, you’ll need to experience the suffering of the mortal realm to achieve enlightenment. You’re just too weak, no match for the seed. If you want to replace him, then show that you are, in fact, stronger than him… Stop saying that you’re more polite and decent. In reality, this is all bullsh*t. All we need from the seed is power and strength. Anything else is simply unnecessary.”
Alex replied. “Well, all I can say now is that I’m sorry for your shallowness.”
“You… You’re calling me shallow?”
“Are you not? You never look at anyone’s potential but only at their current strength! That’s too shallow! I dare say that my potential is a hundred times more than that of Eustace’s. How long has he been training for? Now, look at me! I have only been training for five years at most, while he has trained for over three millennia!”
“You’ve only been training for five years? And you could already tell what I am?” The woman was now shocked.
“How about now? Have you changed your mind about my potential then? I can already trap that guy so easily, despite our difference in training periods. Oh, wait. No. He didn’t exactly train. He’s just a guy you all supported and nurtured for three thousand years. Anyone could tell who’s stronger now, right?”
The goddess was speechless.
“So, don’t make such stupid decisions! Just you wait. With my potential and luck, I would definitely be hundreds of times stronger than Underwood. It’d be your best bet to choose me as the seed!”
Alex wasn’t being shameless or arrogant when he said those words. He was just trying to take the leap of faith. The woman still cared a lot about the seed’s position.
If Alex could prove that he could be stronger than the current seed, he figured that she wouldn’t give up on him just yet. Moreover, he was rather worried that this woman might actually kill him right there and then. She was just too powerful, even Shelly herself didn’t think she could ever go up against her.
“Don’t be afraid. I won’t kill you, for now.”
“I said that I would let you two compete, so I would still give you a chance… But you don’t have much time, and you’re far from what is expected from a seed. If you really have such great potential, Eustace would be your motivation to become stronger.”
“If you were to be killed by him after these three months, then that just means you’re not destined to be the seed from the start.” The woman said, then vanished into thin air.
“Damn, did she just disappear like that?”
“She really is like some kind of ghost,” Alex muttered under his breath. He was actually quite relieved that she had left.
Alex immediately returned to the outskirts of the Yukon Sanctuary after that… That was their main area, so Jade and her group wouldn’t be able to enter without him bringing them in.
A few minutes later, he went to look for Jade and the others again.
“How was it? You left in such a hurry, just not. Have you found traces of the Stoermer Sect? Can we handle them?” Jade asked.
Alex smiled bitterly. “I can only say that this is a test of fate.”
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“What?”
To Alex’s knowledge, Eustace had been conquering divine sanctuaries out there, even going as far as to seize the land of the six largest ancient sects. As if that wasn’t enough, he had been expanding his territory every single day.
This caused Alex to be completely speechless.
“I just got news about the Stoermer Sect obtaining another three divine sanctuaries today, including Lao Mountain, Mount Drie, and Trinity Valley,” Gilbert said.
“Stoermer Sect is snowballing out of control now,” Maya added. “The further they go, the bigger they become. Those who were forced to submit would then proceed to force others to submit to them.
“Could he be trying to obtain every location that experienced the spiritual energy overflow?” Alex asked.
“That way, nobody apart from him would be able to absorb it.”
“That’s possible! Who’s this Eustace Underwood anyway?” Jade asked.
“He trained within the bowels of Mount Yukon for three thousand years, the chosen seed of the League of Cultivators and several Supremes!”
“The law power of the Wastelands and the universe have been stripped away as well, all this just for their so-called seed plan… All in the name of making it invincible… Too bad that we’re not compatible with the seed, so we can’t be on the same team. And now we’re enemies even. It’s either him or me.”
Jade said, “So it’s either him or us, huh…”
She mentioned this because their souls were connected.
“He will be coming back to kill us after three months,” Alex said.
“Why three months, though?” Jade asked.
He then explained the matter regarding the statue to them.
“So what are you planning to do, Alex?” asked Gilbert. “We can discuss it if you tell us. We can’t just sit here and watch that Underwood guy expand his territory. He won’t stop until he comes back to kill you in three months.”
Alex really didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t think of that many tricks before someone so powerful. The last time, he managed to trap Eustace and his servants because it was the right time, right place, and he got the right help, not to mention having some insane luck to turn the tables around.
Thus, doing that again would be impossible. Eustace and his servants would definitely be on high alert with the formation in use. It would be hard to set once they had their guard up.
Just then, Maya pointed towards the bejeweled jade palace within Yukon’s depths. It was above the large sanctuary, high above the clouds. She said, “Look, there’s some light over there.”
Everyone looked towards the direction she was pointing at. The highest building was being engulfed by the colorful, shocking light.
“Could the second spiritual energy overflow have started?” Alex took a guess.
“Quick. Follow me. Don’t waste this great chance.”
Alex led the way, right at the very front. Thanks to their powerful skills, they could travel with great speed, which enabled them to get to the main area in the blink of an eye. However, the glowing building had fallen silent once more. The light faded entirely as if nothing had happened just now.
“There’s definitely something very wrong with that building,” Jade said.
“Could there be any treasure?”
“It’s possible!”
“Let’s go take a look!”
In mere moments, the group entered with Alex’s help. However, after putting in some thought, Alex halted in front of the entrance. The commotion around that building was quite large, and everyone in America should’ve seen it, let alone Yukon. This was especially true for those who had been watching closely from outside the atmospheric layer.
Eustace and his eight servants might have a chance at bouncing back as well. Hence, the defense around Yukon’s periphery became of great importance.
“Save the main area. Let’s give up on the outskirts!” Alex made this decision on the spot.
Whoosh!
Alex summoned Lorelei and Nebula from the Cleansing Vase. The two were Heavenly Deities, after all.
The moment they appeared, Jade, Maya, and Gilbert instantly felt that they were in grave danger, like facing some extremely terrifying nemesis. Goosebumps sprouted all over their bodies, and their pupils constricted from instinct.
“Don’t be nervous!” Alex smiled.