Mount Stratmark was a renowned mountain range located far away at the north pole, whose peak was covered in snow all year round. At the moment, a group of men in black robes were kneeling on the ground as if awaiting the arrival of someone of great importance. Fwoosh! At that moment, space was distorted. A crevice appeared in the sky, and a man walked out of the crevice and levitated in mid-air. He was a handsome-looking man wearing a white robe, and the aura he exuded was so imposing that the snow-capped mountains collapsed into rubble. At the same time, the snow melted and turned into a cascading waterfall. "Greetings, Your Holiness!” The men greeted in unison. The man descended from the sky and landed steadily on the ground. Wearing a composed expression on his face, he looked at the group of men and asked coldly, “How’s the situation on Earth?” “Your Holiness, the situation remains stable at the moment. The seal’s showing signs of loosening. Besides, cultivators fro
Even the strongest of them all was at the Supernatural stage… How weak! “What should we do now, Your Holiness?” A man asked. The Grand Priest contemplated for a brief moment before saying, “I brought the Five-Colored Holy Stones here this time to fortify the seal. This will prevent those from the other realms to travel here through the seal. First, we’ll annihilate the Void Sect on Mount Bane and seize the mountain for ourselves. Then, we’ll fortify the seal while searching for the four keys at the same time. Once an opportune moment shows itself, we’ll activate the seal. In the meantime, I’ll conquer Earth to prepare for my sect’s future endeavors here.” “Understood.” “Alright now, stand up and talk.” Only then did the men stand up. Meanwhile, the Grand Priest left Mount Stratmark and headed to Sol alongside his entourage. At that moment, Thea left Cansington and embarked on a journey to Dragonville in the Southern Plains. At the same time, a handsome-looking man i
James did not expect Thea to be here at Mount Thunder Pass. “Where’s Winnie? Who’s taking care of her now?” Thea explained, “I left her in my mother’s care. I was worried about you and didn’t want you to deal with this alone. I came here to lend you a helping hand.” Upon hearing this, James had to suppress his tears. He considered himself the luckiest man in the world to have married Thea. “By the way, how did the cultivation go?” Thea asked. “It went well, I guess.” James nodded slightly and said, “I’ve already broken free of the first shackle and am now on my way to breaking the second one. Based on my current speed, I’ll need about three months to accomplish that.” “That’s great.” For the next few days, they began cultivating at Mount Thunder Pass. Five days later, Delainey arrived. Upon seeing Thea, she froze momentarily before walking over to them, saying, “James… Thea…” The two who were in the midst of absorbing the Phoenix Essence’s strength stopped. Thea g
Thea, on the other hand, had long crossed into the ninth rank after absorbing the power of the Phoenix Essence. Besides, she was close to sensing the existence of the first shackle inside her body. James sat in a lotus position at the peak of Mount Thunder Pass, exuding a powerful aura. At that moment, he stopped cultivating. Thea followed suit and glanced at James, asking, “What’s wrong?” James said, “I can sense the second shackle.” “Congratulations.” Thea was overjoyed. James sighed. “The Phoenix Essence is too powerful. If I cultivated one step at a time, I wouldn’t have been able to sense the second shackle for another ten years.” Thea cheered him on, “You can do this!” At that moment, Delainey walked toward them. Though she had been wandering about inside the mountains over the past three months, she could not find any berry imbued with Empyrean Spiritual Energy. In the meantime, however, she wasted no time and cultivated non-stop. Although she did not absorb t
Thea had no plans of absorbing the remaining Phoenix Essence. That was because she wanted James to reach even greater heights. Delainey, who had absorbed some of the Phoenix Essence, also had her True Energy boosted. Now, she believed she had gathered enough power to cross into the ninth rank. “The same goes for me, James.” “Mhm.” James nodded. Greater energy would be needed at later stages of cultivation. Hence, the remaining Phoenix Essence should only be enough for James alone to break the third shackle. James continued cultivating. Meanwhile, since the ladies had nothing else to do, they chose to leave and head to Dragonville. Soon, two months passed. James had been in a closed-door meditation on Mount Thunder Pass for almost six months now. His strength had drastically increased. One night on Mount Bane… Boom! Thunder struck an old tree and disintegrated it. However, at that moment, a seed began to germinate and flourish at the roots of the tree. Almost immed
Even if he stood no chance against them, he had to go regardless. Perhaps he might gain something out of this. “Let’s go.” After brief contemplation, he stood up and said with determination in his eyes, “No matter what, I have to go.” “Mhm.” Thea nodded. Soon, the two hurriedly left. Upon returning to Dragonville, James stored the remaining Phoenix Essence away and boarded a private plane headed to Mount Bane alongside Thea. The trip to Mount Bane only took three hours. When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, it was only eleven in the morning. Currently, a thin mist enveloped the mountain range. At the same time, the mist radiated a glimmering light. James knew that this light came from the magical-looking statue. Meanwhile, a purple light could be seen at a place not too far away. Although they were a distance away from Mount Bane, James could still sense the alluring fragrance and the powerful energy imbued in it. A single sniff was enough to make one lose concen
With the occurrence of the bizarre phenomenon at Mount Bane, Juniper Waseem, the Grand Priestess of the Void Sect, knew that something magical was born. Although she knew that she would not stand a chance against Conrad, she came regardless. She surmised that he would not dare go all-out against her. Even if she perished in battle, Conrad would be gravely injured. This would provide the earthlings an opportunity to strike. Thus, Juniper was unafraid when faced with Conrad. She exuded a powerful aura as she looked death calmly in the face. Holding a sword in her hand, she pointed it at Conrad and said coldly, “Come at me, Conrad. We couldn’t fight to our heart’s content the last time we fought. Let me see how powerful you really are!” Conrad’s face darkened as he looked at her. He had not expected her to return to Mount Bane. He knew about Juniper’s strength when he fought against her last time. Since she was only comparatively weaker, he would surely suffer grave injuries in th
“Does that mean that both the Void Sect’s Grand Priestess and Conrad Titus are on Mount Bane?” “Mhm.” James nodded and said, “You’re correct.” Langston was lost in thought. He would have ascended the mountain without hesitation if there was only a single opponent up there. After all, he stood no chance against the combined strength of two martial artists at the Supernatural rank. He scanned his surroundings. Upon noticing that the Omniscient Deity was nowhere to be seen, he could not help but ask, “Is the Omniscient Deity here?” James said, “I have been waiting here since noon yesterday. However, there’s no sign of him.” “We’ll wait here, then.” Langston said, “ Mount Bane is where the seal is located, so the Omniscient Deity must be paying close attention to the events unfolding here. He will definitely come.” Langston was confident that the Omniscient Deity would arrive soon. More and more people gradually arrived. “Hahaha! Hey there, James!” Laughter boomed in the