Thea had already informed the Callahans of their return in advance. Thus, as soon as the cruise ship docked, David appeared in a pickup truck. James immediately loaded the things they brought back from the island onto the truck.Then, James approached Thomas at the dock.“Grandpa, when will you bring me to see Dad and the rest of our family? Also, I’ve been wondering who exactly my mother is.”James had never seen his mother before.As far as he could remember, his family had never said anything about his mother.His father also remarried, and he had a stepmother—Rowena.However, his decision brought disaster to his family.Thomas smiled and said, “Stay in Cansington for a few days. I’ll bring your father to come and see you soon.”After Thomas finished speaking, he left. As for James’ mother, he did not mention anything about it.James was looking forward to it.Soon, he would reunite with his family.The Callahans had no idea what James and Thea had headed overseas to do.
All the Callahans had eaten the delicious dragon meat.After consuming it, they felt like a fire was burning within their bodies.However, the fire did not burn them. It simply made them feel as if there was a warm current surging through their bodies. It was very comfortable.It made them feel as if they were ascending to heaven.Soon, dinner was over.James and Thea returned to their room on the third floor.Thea showered and walked out of the bathroom with a thin towel wrapped around her body. Her body was covered in injuries from the dragon’s claw. Fortunately, the wounds had already clotted.She wiped her hair with another towel as she walked over. Seeing James sitting on the bed in a daze, she could not help but ask, “What’s the matter, Honey? What are you thinking about?”James regained his senses.“It’s nothing. I was just wondering why the Prince of Orchid Mountain and the Omniscient Deity would give you qilin blood and phoenix blood. Also, I can’t seem to understand
The air in the morning was the freshest and purest.“Breathe and grow in capacity.”James started to ponder on the Heaven and Earth Art.He recited the cultivation method in his mind repeatedly.After witnessing the alternation of night and day just now, he realized many things.With the sudden realization, he thoroughly understood the Heaven and Earth Art.“I see. That’s how it is.”James' face lit up.The Heaven and Earth Art was no ordinary cultivation method. It surpassed his former understanding of martial arts.The so-called Heaven and Earth Art was a breathing method.It was important for one to breathe in the fresh morning air.Air could be said to be Spiritual Energy.It was heaven and earth’s Spiritual Energy.Fresh air was most abundant in the morning.James began to breathe according to the Heaven and Earth Art’s breathing method.Swoosh.With the fresh air entering his body, heaven and earth’s energy also permeated his body. His body felt an indescribable c
“Okay.” Omniscient Deity nodded and said gently, “Rise.”Sky stood up.He stood aside nervously.Sky remembered provoking a fight with James at the Jade Sect, and he broke out in a cold sweat. He would never have dared to act so arrogantly on Mount Jade if he had known the Omniscient Deity was his teacher.The Omniscient Deity remained silent.Sky was flustered.“Sir, please let me explain. On the island, the Prince of Orchid Mountain appeared, and I… I…”The Omniscient Deity waved his hand and said, “I know.”“Then, why have you come to see me?”Sky looked at the Omniscient Deity.He thought his teacher was here to scold him, but that did not seem to be the case. He was unable to read the Omniscient Deity’s intentions.“You’ve already ascended the Skyward Stairway’s Ninth Stair and are one step away from becoming a ninth-ranked grandmaster. I’ve come to give you some advice and guidance to break into the ninth rank.”Hearing this, Sky was overjoyed. He knelt on the groun
James was startled and said frantically, “What are you doing, Thea?”Thea replied with a smile, “It’s useless to me. I already have the Four Holy Beasts’ blood in me. Plus, we’ve collected so much dragon blood. It’s good enough for me to consume some of the dragon blood. The Dragon Essense will be a waste on me.”Henry held the Dragon Essence in his hands and felt its warmth.He could not help asking, “Thea, what is this?”Before Thea could reply, James interjected. “This is an extraordinary treasure that martial artists worldwide risked their lives to obtain. Not long ago, powerful martial artists worldwide went through a lot of effort to kill the dragon and acquire the Dragon Essence.”“Is this the Dragon Essence?”Henry held up the cyan Dragon Essence in his hand with shock.James replied, “Mhm.”“No, this is too valuable for me to accept.” Henry immediately handed it back to Thea.“I can’t accept this, Thea.”Thea said, “Just take it. It’s really useless to me.”“James,
Thea disappeared after leaving a letter for her family.In the letter, she left a message about her wishes to wander the world with James.However, they had not left Cansington.After leaving the Callahans’ villa, they went to the House of Royals.James planned to retire and leave with Thea.However, Thea said that James still had too many unfinished businesses.She said he had not settled and made arrangements for the people around him.That included Quincy, Maxine, Tiara, and Cynthia.Thea was worried about these unsettled relationships.“I’ll give you a few days to deal with these things.”Thea gave James enough time to deal with his complicated relationships.James was troubled.Initially, he simply wanted to leave.“Thea, is this really necessary?”Thea replied with dissatisfaction, “Why not? I know their feelings for you. What would they think if you just left without a word? Do you really want to leave them with hope and let them wait the rest of their lives for yo
James apologized, stood up, and bowed his head.“I’m here to apologize for it.“I’m really sorry.“I’m unable to keep my promise to you.“I should’ve made it clear to you earlier, but I’ve delayed it until now because of so many unexpected things.”Tears kept rolling down Tiara’s cheeks.Tiara knew this day would come, but she still held on to some hope all this time.At that moment, she did not feel too much sadness but instead felt relieved.Tiara said with a smile, “You don’t have to feel guilty about it, James.”Although she was smiling, tears still rolled down her face.Even so, she tried her best to comfort James. She did not want James to feel guilty or be burdened by her.James heaved a sigh of relief, seeing that Tiara had accepted his words.“Thank you for the Dragon Essence.”Tiara knew James would feel bad and brood over it on his future martial art path if she did not accept it.“I’ve got something else to do, so I’ll take my leave first.”Tiara left with th
James caught a glimpse of the sadness that flashed in her eyes.However, he could only pretend not to notice anything.He stood up and said, “What do you want for lunch? It’s my treat.”Quincy took out her phone, checked the time, and said, “I’m afraid I don’t have the time to have lunch with you. I’ve already resigned from my position as the head of New Era Commerce. Xiomara is managing it right now. I’m currently working in Cansington and took a leave to meet up with you after getting your call. So, I’ll have to leave first.”She raised the dragon blood and said, “Thanks for the dragon blood. Bye.”After speaking, she turned and left.She took a few steps and stopped in her tracks. She turned around with a smile and said, “Remember, you still owe me one meal. If we have the chance to… to meet again…”As Quincy spoke, she choked up and could not finish her sentence.She wanted to pretend to be fine as if she did not care.However, she could no longer keep up with her pretense