Gracie's complexion had turned visibly flush at that point. She gazed at Severin with a look of attraction and admiration."I enjoyed the dinner very much. Shall we head back soon? It's getting late," Severin smiled and suggested.Gracie pouted playfully and said in a coquettish tone, "Hmm… But I want some more wine. Could you have a few more drinks with me, please?"Severin, somewhat unsure of how to respond, signaled the wait staff to bring two more bottles of red wine.The men at the neighboring table could not help but envy him."Get a load of that guy's luck! We'd be happy for the rest of our lives if we could share some drinks with a beautiful woman like her!""Hehe, it's more than just some drinks, you know. Can't you see how tipsy she is? I'm pretty sure he'll use the opportunity to bring her to a hotel and have a little extra fun! They look like they're on very good terms with each other, so she probably won't mind if she finds out the next morning that some sexy time ha
Gracie walked over promptly and opened the door."You've woken up!" A trace of disappointment crossed her face after she noticed that the visitor was Severin. Ever the gentleman that he was, he had escorted her back to her room without making further advances, even though she wore some alluring clothes and was drunk."Yeah. I'll be waiting for you downstairs then. It's almost time to set off." Severin offered a warm smile as he gazed at Gracie, whose hair was still somewhat disheveled.Gracie watched as Severin left without saying anything else. She bit her red lips and asked, "Wait! Did you bring me back to my room after I got drunk last night?"Severin turned around and smiled. "Yes. It couldn't have been anyone else!"Gracie then asked Severin embarrassedly, "Then… Did I say anything embarrassing to you when I was drunk? I can't remember a single thing from last night."Severin grinned and replied, "No, not at all. I'll wait for you downstairs." He turned around and made his w
"Great Elder, Hall Master, these people claim to be accompanying Dracodeus Temple's Supreme Leader to meet us," one of Simia Hall's disciples announced when they arrived in a courtyard.Upon landing there, Severin stowed his flying sword and approached the two individuals who were awaiting him."How can we be certain that the Supreme Leader of Dracodeus Temple is here?" asked Simia Hall's leader. She was a middle-aged 30-something woman with a curvy figure and a unique temperament.Severin took a step forward, extended his right hand, and said to her, "You wish to see the Dracodeus Ring, yes? Well, here it is."The woman examined it closely, and her excitement became even more evident. "It… It really is the Dracodeus Ring! You are him! You are our supreme leader!" She gestured for her people to kneel and exclaimed, "Greetings, Supreme Leader!""Heh, there's no need for such formalities. You are one of our own." Severin chuckled. He glanced at the woman's attainment and frowned. "Y
Cyril, Simia Hall's great elder, smiled as well. They had been searching for Dracodeus Temple's leader for many years. As time passed, he began to suspect they had been deceived by the old wacko. However, the arrival of a new supreme leader, one who was also a fourth-grade low-rank alchemist, left him incredibly pleased. After all, alchemists of such a caliber were revered wherever they went.Severin took out over twenty second-grade low-rank pills and handed them to Shirleen. "Take these pills and hand them out to the other elders and protectors. This will allow them to improve their attainment over the next two days, after which it will be time for us to set off.""Thank you, sir!" Shirleen expressed her gratitude and took the pills in glee. She then said, "Please come with me. I'll make arrangements for your accommodation."Cyril then said, "You've come a long way, Supreme Leader. Please rest up. I'll have someone prepare some good food and fetch the best wine for our celebration
"I see. I'll put in some extra effort to make a breakthrough in attainment. It's about time I picked up the pace," Shirleen responded with a nod before returning to her drink.That night, Shirleen and the others began their training in seclusion.With nothing pressing on the agenda for the next few days, Severin and Gracie decided to explore their sights around them. Gracie was very happy to have had yet another opportunity to spend time with Severin. Such changes were infrequent, so she wanted to make the most out of it. Time tended to pass quickly whenever one was enjoying it, and two days had passed before they knew it. Shirleen managed to reach level five warrior king, while those who had received the pills made steady progress too."Time for us to make our way back to South Link City!" Severin announced after instructing Shirleen to gather Simia Hall's people around.Shirleen frowned after having made some guesses of Severin's intentions. "We might slow you down if you take us
Shirleen frowned and asked, "Why not? You're already a saint, and you won't have anything else to fear after you enter your uncle's sect."Cyril expressed some confusion as well. "Our knowledge in attainment extends at most to that of saints. We do not know if there are any levels higher than that. You're the only saint we've met so far, and our training has always been focused on reaching the level of a saint. Are you saying that there are higher attainment levels beyond that of a saint?"Everyone there looked at Severin with eager anticipation, clearly seeking answers from him.Severin offered a wry smile and said, "Those stronger than saints are known as royal saints. I'm sure you're aware that a saint can extend their lifespan up to two hundred years. Would anyone care to guess the total lifespan of a royal saint?"Everyone gasped collectively when they registered what Severin said to them. They initially believed that saints were already the peak of what attainment had to offe
"Do you happen to know if your uncle's sect is considered a lower-class, middle-class, or upper-class sect?" Gracie expressed her curiosity. She pondered for a moment and could not resist asking.Severin had a bitter smile as he shook his head. "I don't have the answer to that, unfortunately. After all, I've met my uncle-master only once in the past. I believe the question of whether his Skyblue Sect is considered a lower-class, middle-class, or upper-class first-tier sect will be answered soon enough when we arrive."Gracie shrugged her shoulders and said with a smile, "In that case, I'm very much looking forward to it. There's less than a month to go before we finally enter a secluded sect." Before long, she frowned again and asked, "Your uncle said that you'd be rewarded for being us there. I'm curious about the nature of that reward. Another question on my mind is whether or not we can join the sect if we follow you there. I have no clue about the criteria used by first-tier secl
Once Severin had landed in an open area, all the hall masters and their respective elders came to greet them."Since you're all here, I shall introduce you now to Shirleen, the leader of Simia Hall. This is their great elder, Cyril, and beside him is their second elder…" Severin introduced each member of the newcomers to the hall masters.Once the introductions were completed, Rachel smiled and remarked, "Haha! I thought the leader of Simia Hall would be a man, so I'm a little surprised to see that she's a woman."Larry added, "Same here. I had no idea she'd be so pretty."Shirleen chuckled wryly and said, "Haha, well, I asked the former supreme leader if I could be appointed to a hall with another name, but he appointed me as the leader of Simia Hall without giving me a choice. It does feel a little awkward, given my gender and the name of the hall that I am supposed to lead."Mick chimed in, "Perhaps many people associate Simia Hall with apes and all that. It would be logical to
At that instant, Infernatur and Damnatur felt a sudden chill, as if an impending doom loomed on the horizon.Severin then said softly to them, "I'm gonna need you as a helping hand!"Infernatur and Damnatur recoiled as a horrifying realization dawned upon them."Have you taken that leap?" Infernatur's voice trembled with uncertainty.Severin remained silent and simply waved his hand gently. The 129,600 cosmic laws surged with boundless power, reducing the huge figures of Infernatur and Damnatur to dust.Within moments, two essences of pure primordial power flowed into Severin's inner world, while the desolate chaos sea crumbled and was consumed by his voracious appetite.Severin's form eventually began to fade until it became a flicker of light that vanished completely. His consciousness had been devoured entirely.Everything before him was empty and devoid of substance.An indefinite amount of time passed before Severin's voice echoed through the emptiness, "Chaos springs from
With a deft stroke of the bronze halberd, the path hovering above Severin shattered."This is a peculiar weapon," Severin recoiled in alarm, raising the Oculus Blade to defend himself "It has the ability to dismantle the great path!"Simultaneously, he utilized his space-time path to shield against potential assaults, especially any sneak attacks.Explosions reverberated, unleashing torrents of elemental energy and spatial turbulence throughout the chaotic sea. Time passed indeterminately amidst the chaos.For centuries, the trio engaged in combat, their auras undiminished by time's passage.Meanwhile, the four Dominus Nosters in the Celestial Realm waged war against the extraterrestrial intruders, reclaiming territories with unparalleled ferocity.Under the leadership of figures like Callide, the extraterrestrials were simply no match for them.The Southern, Western, and Devil Regions were reclaimed quickly, yet everyone from the Celestial Realm remained vigilant, for war conti
Outside the Heaven Palace, the few who had been appointed Dominus Noster along with a cohort of quasi-royal celestials were faced with the grim reality at hand.Clad in resplendent hues, Callide—who was their leader and carried the title Dominus Noster Arcanum—donned celestial attire woven from stars and the galaxy. With a regal bearing, she commanded from atop a cloud, "Follow me, my brethren! We shall vanquish the extraterrestrials in the Devil Realm!""At your command, Dominus Noster Arcanum!""Yes, Dominus Noster Arcanum!"With their resounding battle cries, streams of light surged across the Nine Heavens Ten Lands, converging upon the territories occupied by the extraterrestrials—they were the Devil Region, Southern Region, and the Western Region.Amidst the vibrant rainbow, a towering figure emerged, blotting out the sky and earth. Everyone recognized that figure as Severin, and knew that the battle against the quasi-celestial regents would soon begin.Adrian, who was alrea
Armin then spoke with a calm authority, "You cannot remain in this time and space, for you are from the future. It is time you return."As he uttered these words, Severin sensed an invisible force pushing against him and urging him to depart.Standing upon the river of time, he overlooked the tumult of the quasi-celestial regent conflict looming below. He mumbled Armin's counsel, "By receiving nourishment, shattering constraints, tearing open chaos, and reaching the other side…" As Severin pondered over those revelations for an indefinite amount of time, clarity dawned upon him like the sudden rising sun. "So that's the way!"By the time he snapped to his senses, he discovered that his primal spirit had traversed countless epochs in the river of time. "Did I spend that long in the river of time?" he asked himself. Fortunately, the duration he spent in the river of time was but a fleeting moment in the real world.Severin's resolve solidified. Though his brief discourse with Armin,
Severin could sense the mental connection between himself and the weapon, almost as if it was an extension of himself. Severin then raised his gaze to the celestial expanse beyond."I'm almost on Armin's level now that I've made a breakthrough to the rank of quasi-celestial sovereign. However, facing the extraterrestrials' quasi-celestial regents isn't going to be easy meat for me," he mused aloud.Armin was once the sovereign architect of the Imperial Court and the ruler of the Celestial Realm, yet even he found himself at the mercy of the attack of Heaven's Will. Even a mighty quasi-celestial sovereign was reduced to naught but dust.Severin felt the weight of the responsibility settle upon him. Confronting the two quasi-celestial regents would require him to transcend to the realm of celestial sovereign—a realm of which he had scant knowledge of.He understood the concept of the celestial sovereign only in the context of attaining liberation through enlightenment via the 3,000 p
In the vast expanse of the chaotic sea, occasional gusts of strong wind whipped up the formidable chaotic energy. A single whirlpool could claim the life of even a true immortal.Amidst that tumult, two colossal figures lay prone within the abyss. They emanated an aura of unparalleled power, commanding even the paths to heed their authority. The turbid breath exhaled in their slumber had the capacity to tear the fabric of the chaotic void, unveiling dreamlike cosmic chiliocosms.They were the progenitors of the extraterrestrial race, the alpha and omega of the enigmatic beings. Their names were Infernatur and Damnatur. To the uninitiated, and sometimes even to their own kind, it was widely believed that Infernatur and Damnatur were distinct entities. However, they were but facets of the same being.Infernatur could be deemed the primordial offspring of chaos itself, having borne witness to the most primitive and barbaric epochs of the Bleu Celestial Realm. Being born of chaos, he po
Heaven Palace could now boast four royal celestials, along with nearly 20 quasi-royal celestials and 5,000 true immortals. Those esteemed individuals once served the Longevity Alliance, Clear Wind Sect, Tri Celestial Island, and Ingeni Paradise. While their numbers paled in comparison to the 120,000 true immortals during the ancient Imperial Court's heyday, Severin was confident that he could revive that with time. After all, the new Imperial Court had only just been re-established, and there was still more work to do.Severin then addressed the assembly, "As you continue raising your attainment, you shall have to anticipate the looming threat of conflict with the extraterrestrials. Now that you have are bestowed with titles as the custodians of heaven and earth, it is our solemn duty to reciprocate the blessings bestowed upon us.""Yes, we shall!" echoed the resolute affirmation from the gathered immortals.Having concluded his address, Severin went to speak briefly with Diane and
In the Heaven Palace, Callide sensed that the aura emanating from Severin was simultaneously as vast the sky and ocean but as indiscernible as that of a mortal. Tremors of terror gripped her, as she knew that he had far surpassed the realm of a cultivator who had attained the perfect-stage royal celestial. It was no exaggeration to say that Severin could obliterate a royal celestial with a mere thought.Balke, Libra, and Creatia shared Callide's apprehension. To them, Severin embodied the very essence of the path—intangible, silent, abstruse, incomprehensible, and undetectable.As the imperial robe adorned Severin, Balke and the others bowed in reverence. "Long live the Celestial Sovereign!" they chanted in unison.A subtle wave of fortune floated toward the heavenly heart imprint as Severin acknowledged their worship with a satisfied smile. He raised his hand and lifted them effortlessly with an unseen force.With a thunderous voice that resonated in their ears, Severin proclaimed
The true immortals, quasi-royal celestials, and even the eminent royal celestials held their breath. Everyone observed in silence as Severin wielded the heavenly heart imprint.With each strand of luck infused into the heavenly heart imprint, Severin sensed his dominion over the Bleu Celestial Realm becoming stronger. He had the feeling that he could reshape the world with only a single thought.Once the destinies of tens of thousands of races were bound with the heavenly heart imprint, the golden tourmaline quivered violently and radiated an aura that could be felt across the Nine Heavens Ten Lands. Acknowledging the momentous occasion, Severin tapped his forehead and directed a fragment of his soul to command the heavenly heart imprint. The 3,000 great paths within him erupted from his being and materialized."Today shall be the day that I, Severin, rebuild the Imperial Court in the Nine Heavens! As wielder of the great path, the world shall be inscribed in me, and I shall embody