"Why can't you tell me? Was my father murdered? Why didn't my mother let me see him one last time after he passed away?" Benjamin was visibly agitated, having gone through a lot in the past few days.Chad sighed and said, "You wouldn't have been able to see him. Your father's body was never in the capital city."Benjamin was stunned. "Who killed my father?"Chad did not answer immediately. Instead, he gave Benjamin a firm pat on the back, trying to locate where the parasitic insect had nested in his body.Poison witch doctors typically cultivated parasitic insects that would target specific areas such as the brain, heart, or intestines. However, Benjamin's parasitic insect seemed unusual. Chad found it lodged in Benjamin's lower energy core.A Mystic's energy core was divided into three sections—lower, middle, and upper. The lower energy core was at the navel, the middle at the heart, and the upper energy core, also known as the Sea of Consciousness, was located in the brain.The
The Elixir of Perception streamed to the ground, forming an elliptical sphere that refused to disperse. Anything that landed on it could not float.The black substance Benjamin vomited exhibited the same characteristics, creating a solid mass upon hitting the floor. Chad could see something moving inside the sphere.Benjamin continued to vomit, but Chad realized that something was wrong. He noticed that Benjamin's body was visibly dehydrating.Although unsure of the exact cause, Chad treated Benjamin to stop him from vomiting. Once the vomiting ceased, Benjamin collapsed to the ground, his body as limp as mud.Benjamin's condition resembled what Chad had seen in Joe's body reconstruction video.However, Benjamin did not turn into a pile of mud, unlike Joe. Instead, he was weakened and flattened, resembling a paper-thin figure on the ground.Benjamin's transformation process was relatively brief, lasting about half an hour. When it was over, Benjamin looked significantly healthier
Chad was surprised that she had changed her name to Tiffany Putnam and, more shockingly, had mastered the poison witch doctor's techniques. Chad speculated that Tiffany must have met Alexander before her brother Nathan did.Chad asked, "You said she studied in Saffronesia?"Benjamin nodded. "Yes, she attended high school in Saffronesia and stayed there until she graduated from university before returning."It meant Tiffany had lived in Saffronesia for about seven or eight years. She could have become quite skilled if she had reconnected with Alexander and learned poison-witch techniques during that time.Chad asked Benjamin, "Now that the poison is gone, what do you plan to do next?""I need to go back to the capital for my father's funeral. I must attend his funeral no matter what," Benjamin replied sincerely. No matter what happened next, he was determined to return to the capital for the funeral.Chad had also received an invitation to the funeral that would take place in five
Joe had just become a Mystic practitioner and was not well-versed in the ancient legends of Hacniane. "What kind of tree is Yggdrasil? Is it very valuable?" he asked.Quade, excited, replied, "Yggdrasil is the Path to the Zenith, isn't it?"Camden clapped and exclaimed, "Yes, it's the Path to the Zenith. Mystic practitioners didn't need to ascend to become immortals in ancient times. Once they reached a certain level of cultivation, they were qualified to ascend the Path to the Zenith."Still skeptical but not daring to voice his doubts, Joe remained silent. He thought the idea of Yggdrasil being the Path to the Zenith was far-fetched, but with his newly reconstructed body, he was not in a position to argue.Quade asked, "Master, what should we do now? Yggdrasil is much taller than before. How can we obtain it?"Camden shook his head slightly. "We can't move it. Yggdrasil has rooted itself deeply here. We'll need to negotiate with the Pernier family unless we buy this land. Let's
Sten said, "There was a war 20 years ago. Hacniane calls it the Battle of the Sky, and in Saffronesia, it's known as the Battle of the Dome. I fought in that war."Matilda was taken aback. "Twenty years ago? A war? I was only three or four years old then. Why are you telling me this?"Sten smiled. "During that war, two of my comrades remained in the sky..."Matilda was confused but continued to listen politely."They left behind these relics," Sten said, opening an old digital camera. He flipped through the photos on the small screen, showing images of a couple with their daughter.As Matilda saw the photos, she felt a vague sense of familiarity, as if some long-forgotten memories were resurfacing. The child in the pictures looked strikingly like her."During the war, the couple often looked at these photos," Sten said.Matilda, entranced by the photos, asked, "What happened to them?"Sten replied, "The war was brutal, with many casualties every day. One day, I returned from th
Matilda took the check, signaling the end of the business meeting.Around four in the morning, Matilda and Marilyn returned to their apartment. Marilyn watched Matilda alternately cry and laugh, which piqued her curiosity."Matilda, what's going on? What did that bald Saffronesia guy say to you?"Matilda shot her a glance. "He's my Uncle Sten, so don't call him that!""Uncle Sten?" Marilyn was surprised. She did not understand where that relation came from."But I don't remember you having any relatives from Saffronesia?"Matilda grabbed Marilyn's arm. "Hey, let me ask you something. Do you know anything about the firmament?"Marilyn stiffened but replied, "No, I don't."Matilda looked puzzled. "Uncle Sten said that about 20 years ago, there was a so-called Battle of the Dome at the firmament. He said it was a worldwide war..."Marilyn quickly interrupted her. "What does that have to do with you calling Sten uncle?"Matilda explained, "He was a fellow soldier with my parents.
Marilyn started coughing.She did not expect Chad to ask about the jade pendant. She had yet to swallow the tea she was drinking, and in her excitement, she choked on it."The jade pendant? It's just something I bought from a street vendor for fun. It's not worth anything!"Marilyn tucked the pendant back into her clothes, hoping to brush the matter aside.However, Chad extended his hand. Marilyn could not think of a reason to refuse him.Unbeknownst to her, Chad had already activated his Clairvoyant Eye. To his surprise, he could not see through the quality of the pendant with it."It's just a regular trinket from a street vendor—"Reluctantly, Marilyn took it out from under her clothes and stretched her neck, bringing the pendant to Chad's face.Chad looked at Marilyn's comical expression and grabbed the pendant. The moment he touched it, the glow on his hand changed color, startling him into letting go.Marilyn quickly pulled it back."I told you it's just an ordinary pend
Chad hoisted the unconscious Stanley and went to the air-raid shelter in the backyard's underground villa.He noticed that the walls were covered with Yggdrasil roots. He began to worry that the Yggdrasil might destroy the newly built underground villa if left unchecked.However, his immediate task was to help Stanley restore his life energy and break the enchantment spell he was under. Chad used several needles to adjust Stanley's breathing rhythm.Following the fire folk's breathing technique, he guided Stanley in gradually replenishing his body's life energy through controlled breathing.As Stanley followed the breathing technique, noticeable changes appeared in his condition. Half an hour later, Stanley woke up and, seeing his surroundings, was puzzled."Mr. Jennings, what happened to me?"Chad glanced at him and began removing the needles. He said, "I was helping you regulate your body.""Oh! Right! I'm marrying Jojo, and you invited me for a check-up—"Halfway through his