Free Web NovelChapter 33: Chapter 33
Adam’s heart was still full of worry. Although Silver Willow dynasty was currently like the setting sun, its lingering prestige kept the empire clinging to a superficial stability.
If Silver Willow dynasty crumbled, there would be no order left on this land whatsoever.
Especially when the Sixth Heaven and Earth Upheaval arrived, peerless experts would engage in massive battles over resources. If a situation like just now occurred again, a mere aftershock could wipe him out.
Strength. It still came down to strength. Although he was now in the Grandmaster Realm, compared to those two peerless powerhouses, he was nothing more than a slightly larger ant.
Before the Sixth Heaven and Earth Upheaval fully descended, he had to properly raise his strength.
Sigh, who knows what Miss Veil’s fate will be after being taken by that eunuch. It’s a pity about that secret realm. Adam took out an ancient jade from his robes, a trace of regret in his eyes.
When comprehending the mysteries of the Pill King’s Precious Mirror, Adam had glimpsed a corner of that secret realm. Millennium-old great herbs grew everywhere, there were dozens of ten-thousand-year Herbs, and even a few legendary Immortal Herbs.
He was now a Grandmaster-level existence and could refine high-grade pills.
If he could enter that secret realm and refine the Herbs and Immortal Herbs into immortal pills, his strength would undergo a qualitative leap.
However, Maren had been taken by the Silver Willow Imperial Family, her journey boded more ill than good, and it seemed he was not fated for that secret realm.
It was a pity his strength was still too weak. Otherwise, for the sake of those immortal herbs, he could have risked it all.
Suppressing the fantasies in his heart and calming his mind, Adam picked up the historical text by his desk and began reading with relish.
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Silver Willow Imperial Palace, Purple Gold Pavilion.
"Imperial Master, the Veil Manor remnant has been brought back. This is the scroll found on her person."
After bringing Maren into the Purple Gold Pavilion, Allen respectfully placed the scroll beside the dragon bed.
A moment later, a hand covered in the aura of death, resembling withered grass, reached out from behind the curtains and took the scroll inside.
Not long after, a majestic and resounding laugh echoed from within.
"Correct, correct! What is recorded on this scroll is indeed the location of the secret realm where Raiden encountered his fortuitous opportunity back then."
"In a thousand years, the seas change into mulberry fields. With this scroll, we only need to find the location and quietly wait for the Heaven and Earth Upheaval. When the secret realm descends once more, we can enter and seize all its opportunities."
"Hm?!"
After the laughter ceased, a soft exclamation of surprise came from behind the curtains.
"Rumor has it that after Raiden emerged from that mysterious secret realm, aside from possessing unfathomable alchemy skills, he also brought out an ancient jade."
"Allen, what is the meaning of this? Where is that ancient jade?!"
Hearing this seemingly casual but furious rebuke, Allen hurriedly knelt, a trace of panic on his face.
"Imperial Master, that ancient jade is not on this girl’s person."
"It’s not?! What is going on?"
A cold voice came from within the curtains. Though not loud, it transmitted with absolute clarity into Allen’s ears.
Allen hurriedly explained. "Reporting to the Imperial Master, it must be that this Veil Manor remnant hid the ancient jade."
Upon hearing this, the person inside the curtains flew into a thunderous rage, a terrifying aura capable of swallowing mountains and seas erupted from the bed. A voice like divine thunder rang out.
"Allen, you know how important that secret realm is to me. With your methods, could you not make this Veil Manor remnant reveal the whereabouts of that jade?!"
"Quell your anger, Your Majesty."
Allen buried his head even lower, his face nearly pressing against the floor. Seeing this posture, it was hard to imagine that not long ago, he had been a peerlessly magnificent figure with heaven-reaching techniques. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
One could only wonder what kind of existence the Imperial Master truly was, to make such a figure bow so subserviently.
Seeing that no further sound came from behind the curtains, Allen continued. "Your Majesty, there is a matter from earlier that this old servant forgot to report."
"The ancestors of the Veil Manor once bestowed a great favor upon the Sword Sect. The Sword Sect Master laid down the law, forbidding the Silver Willow Imperial Family from harming her life."
"Otherwise, with this old servant’s cultivation, I would not have had the ability to snatch this girl from the Sword Sect Master’s hands."
"Imperial Master, you are aware that this old servant has certain methods. But this Veil Manor remnant is merely at the Innate Realm. If subjected to my methods, she would likely perish body and soul."
The curtains fell silent. After a long while, a slightly helpless voice sounded. "The Sword Sect Master intervened! From your exchange with him, what level do you feel his strength has reached?"
Allen pondered for a long time, repeatedly weighing the encounter before replying with uncertainty. "Reporting to the Imperial Master, this old servant is terrified to admit it, but the one I fought was merely a wisp of the Sword Sect Master’s divine soul."
"Although just a wisp, it contained heaven-shaking power. This old servant has never seen an existence at the Comprehending the Dao realm possess such might in a single wisp of their soul."
"Let alone Comprehending the Dao. Even an existence at the Entering the Dao realm could not bear such power in a single wisp of their soul the way the Sword Sect Master did."
"Are you saying..."
The person behind the curtains paused. He seemed to have thought of something, but the words simply would not come out.
Allen’s gaze flickered. Gritting his teeth, he finally spoke with absolute resolve. "Imperial Master, this old servant suspects that the Sword Sect Master has likely already stepped into the Mastering the Dao realm."
"He might even be just one opportunity away from stepping into the Proving The Dao realm and becoming a Heaven and Earth Deity."
