From afar, a loud voice rumbled through the sky.Following the sound, a cloud of Demonic Energy appeared in the distance. The Demonic Energy gathered together and formed a black lotus. A man was seated in a lotus position at the center of the ominous, obsidian flower.The man was dressed in a black robe and black mask.In his seat, James spoke in a cold voice, “You’re very brazen, Marquis.”He obtained a lot of information from Sophie.Although the demons had left the earth before it was sealed, they left behind an organisation called the Demon Castle.The Demon Castle had members spread throughout the Three Thousand Worlds.James wore a mask and pretended to be a prominent figure from the Demon Castle.Marquis saw the black lotus. Even though he was a Sage of a high rank, he felt intimidated by the black lotus’ dangerous aura.He was startled and shaken to the core.“W-Who are you?”Marquis took James for a member of the Demon Race because of the Demonic Energy coming from
Marquis did not recognize the person sitting on the black lotus.However, he could sense that the black lotus had a unique aura—Pure Demonic Energy.The token was also extraordinary. It felt like he was up against a powerful demon.Thus, he did not dare question James’ order and ordered his army to retreat.Following his order, his troops quickly withdrew from the area.The Ancient Realm’s powerhouses stood with their jaws agape.They would have died today if not for the mysterious person that had shown up.“Who’s this person?”“Why did he save us?”Everyone was puzzled.After Marquis retreated with his army, James also left. After leaving the Ancient Clan’s territory, he changed back into his previous clothes and returned to the area.When he reached back to the scene of the commotion, Farley had already dispelled the seal on his cultivation base and was helping the others.As soon as James appeared, Yoan asked, “Where did you go, James? I’ve been looking everywhere for yo
“Father, the people who’ll be granted permission to enter the Pagoda of Flames haven’t been determined yet.”“Then, that should be settled as quickly as possible.”Farley sighed slightly and said, “Our clan has sustained severe losses, and we’ll need at least a few years to fully recover from today’s tragedy. Get Elder Thoryn to make the appropriate arrangements. After the situation with Pagoda of Flames has been sorted out, our family will go into seclusion and won’t wander around the Ancient Realm.”Quintina nodded. “Alright.”“By the way, did James come to the Ancient Clan to access the Pagoda of Flames too?” Once again, Farley brought up James.Quintina explained James’ original intentions for coming to the Ancient Clan.Farley finally learned James’ purpose for coming here. He also learned that James chose to surrender his match against Harold.“Tell Elder Thoryn to give James a spot in the top ten. Alright, I’ll be going to mediate in seclusion now.”After Farley finish
James did a cursory investigation of the pagoda’s ground level.The ground level was not very big with an area of only about 200 square meters. Stone walls surrounded it, and it was hard to identify the material used to make it. The stone walls were red, seemingly heated by the high temperature within the Pagoda of Flames.In the corner of the room, there was a stone staircase that led underground.The others that entered the Pagoda of Flames did not stay on the first level but chose to go deep underground.James did not stay idle either. He followed behind everyone and went further underground.The temperature on the second underground level was much higher than on the first level.After arriving at the second underground level, he immediately noticed the sizeable and obvious temperature difference compared to the first floor.The heat wave swept over him, and he felt a burning sensation on his skin.Everyone that entered the Pagoda of Flames were all very strong.It was unsu
A slight leak had already contained such intense energy.How strong were these flames?James could not wrap his head around the idea. He put his worries aside and sat in a lotus position on the ground. Then, he activated his Novenary Golden Body Siddhi and quickly absorbed the energy around him.The Novenary Golden Body Siddhi could not only be used for body refinement but was also a splendid cultivation method that could absorb a variety of energies and either convert them into sustenance for his body or into his own True Energy.He absorbed the aggressive energy around him and refined it into pure energy of his own.James began to focus all his effort into cultivating.One day later…Boom!The True Energy flowed like a raging torrent, surging through his body’s meridians.His energy increased tremendously, and he had a breakthrough. After cultivating for just a day in the Pagoda of Flames, his True Energy increased, and he reached the Sixth Layer of the Herculean rank.“I
After a long time, he finally reached the Immortal Ascension.His True Energy had also been refined and improved exponentially, now becoming True Essence.There was a world of difference between True Energy and True Essence.This great leap in difference was akin to comparing an ember to an inferno.After entering the Immortal Ascension’s First Stair, James did not relax for a moment and continued cultivating since he still had a lot of time to spare.He sat in a lotus position on the ground and activated the Novenary Golden Body Siddhi once more. Powerful energy entered through his pores and was refined into True Essence. James’ True Essence continued to grow day by day.After he reached the Immortal Ascension, he would require tremendous amounts of energy to have another breakthrough.This time, he cultivated for three whole months before finally getting close enough to step into the next stair. However, he chose not to and condensed his True Essence for another month until it
Surprised, James asked, “What exactly is that?”Sophie continued to observe Quintina.She looked at the mysterious scripts around Quintina’s body. The scripts were composed of True Energy and were constantly morphing.“If I’m not mistaken, it’s probably an unknown power. She must have some kind of inexplicable ability.”James was puzzled.Sophie explained, “She’s a Grand Supernatural and was born with a Supernatural Power. Every Grand Supernatural’s Supernatural Power is unique. The Inscription of the Way must’ve been engraved within her when she was born. Although she still can’t understand their meaning, it can still give her great power.”After Sophie’s explanation, James felt like he was able to understand better.At that moment, Quintina sensed someone was watching her, and she stopped cultivating. She looked at James standing before her, and her brows furrowed slightly. She said, “Why’re you staring at me instead of cultivating?”James returned to his senses and replied w
James was puzzled. ‘Why does Farley want to see me now?’He was not the only person confused by the situation, Quintina was as well.She knew her father’s character. He had never bothered with the Ancient Realm’s affairs. Even powerful prodigies could not catch his eye, but somehow, he favored James.Moreover, he had requested to see James in person.James said, “Lead the way.”“This way, please.” Quintina beckoned him. James turned to Yoan and said, “Sir, I’ll go and come back quickly.”Yoan nodded and said, “Alright, go on.”Afterward, Quintina led James to Mount Trinvard. They went to Farley’s seclusion sanctuary located in the back mountain.“Father, I’ve brought James,” Quintina said respectfully to Farley.Farley gently waved his hand and said, “Alright. You may leave first.”Quintina was perplexed. She did not know what Farley wanted to speak to James about, but she did not ask any questions. After casting a glance at James, she turned to leave.Farley sat in a lotu