Gilda hastily replied, "He's busy making pills. I didn't want to disturb him, so we just had a brief conversation before I left him to do his work." She then immediately entered the house.Wuhlricht walked out of the door and muttered to himself, "What is going on with Severin? He's completely clueless! My daughter is very beautiful, and she even took the initiative to drop by and see him. Isn't that a very good opportunity for them to grow closer? He's been crafting pills for days on end now. It wouldn't hurt to take half a day off to spend time with my daughter, right?"Wuhlricht's thoughts then took a different turn as he suddenly realized, "Is it possible that Severin doesn't like Gilda? That doesn't make any sense though. Why did he promise me that he'd take good care of her if he didn't like her? Does he feel a sense of obligation simply out of guilt?"After contemplating for a while, Wuhlricht decided to confront Severin about it. He arrived at Severin's residence just as Sev
In response, Severin smiled and said, "Narrow-minded people like her won't go far in the future.""Well then, I shall excuse myself now." Wuhlricht nodded and quickly departed.Severin did not expect his three wives to show up just moments after Wuhlricht left."Aren't you three supposed to be training?" Severin asked in surprise. He could not help but feel as though they had planned to come in at that moment.Sheila smiled and explained, "We were done for the day, and we were just about to chat with each other in the next room when we heard the sect leader paying you a visit. We were curious, so we couldn't help ourselves from listening in on the conversation."Severin was speechless for a moment and his expression soured a little. "Don't you think it's a little rude to be eavesdropping on our conversation?""Well, we couldn't help it! And you two were being pretty loud. We would've overheard you even if we didn't want to," Sofia said.Diane then added, "We didn't expect the co
Diane was also surprised at the revelation. After a moment of thought, she chuckled and said, "Haha, if it's really you, then it's even better if you manage to win her heart!""Yes, but you mustn't let her know right now. Win her heart before revealing the truth to her. If you tell her before she falls for you, she might dislike you or even resent you. That'll make things even more difficult for you," Sheila advised after giving it some thought.Severin concurred. "I agree. This is something that must only be revealed at the right moment."Sofia thought for a moment and asked, "Does that mean your body has a unique constitution too?"Severin nodded. "Yes. I have what's called the Sun-Heart Constitution.""But why did Gilda's attainment level increase significantly while yours remained stagnant? Isn't it unfair?" Sofia questioned somewhat bitterly.Sheila realized that point as well and immediately complained, "Yeah! Shouldn't your attainment level have increased just as much as h
Severin smiled wryly and said to them, "Well, if you're worried about that, then perhaps it's a good idea for you to stay behind and focus on your training.""Not an option," Sheila replied immediately. "We haven't been to the Paradise Secret Realm yet, and we're all very curious about it. Besides, aren't practitioners like us supposed to engage in more battles and face death fearlessly before we can improve? We need to go."Sofia chimed in and smiled. "We ought to be numb to death. If we fear for our lives, we will never be able to attain true strength."Diane added, "We've all been training super hard with the aim of entering the Paradise Secret Realm. We're not just going to abandon it halfway!"Severin nodded after hearing their determination. "I've been told that we'll all be separated when we enter the Secret Realm, but we'll usually find ourselves in the extensive forest within the realm's periphery. We can then make our way towards the center after we enter."He then pause
Elsa then paused for a moment before adding, "But I was fortunate enough to make a breakthrough several days ago and become a first-grade high-rank alchemist."Severin could not help but chuckle when he heard that. "First-grade high-rank alchemist? That's some good progress, and yet you're still so humble.""You're progressing very quickly, Elsa! Plenty of people must be jealous of your talent," Sheila added. "It's a shame that we don’t have the aptitude for alchemy as you have. How we wish we could learn alchemy too!"Elsa smiled and reassured them, "But you already have a steady supply of pills from your husband. Since you can always ask him to make some whenever you need, there's no reason to bother yourself with doing alchemy. It's a very laborious and time-consuming task.""Shall we make a move?" Diane asked. "We'll take a walk around town and buy some groceries for our barbecue."Severin agreed and said, "Oh, and I'd have to buy some wine from town, too. I need to replenish
"Okay! We'll call you Gilda from now on! I hope you won't mind if we treat you like our sister from now on!" Sheila grinned as she exchanged glances with Sofia and Diane. The three of them were the only ones who truly understood the significance of treating Gilda as their 'sister'. Gilda's understanding of that was very different from theirs.Gilda smiled and took her seat. "Of course!" She then turned to Severin and asked, "By the way, do you remember what my dad promised you last time?"Severin thought for a moment and eventually remembered. "I do. He said he'd help me find a treasure that could help change a person's talent for attainment.""Then why didn't you ask him about it when you arrived?""Because he didn't say anything about it to me, so I didn't want to impose it on him. And besides, he might not have mentioned anything about it because he hasn't found it yet."Gilda chuckled and handed a small porcelain bottle to Severin. "You do remember! Well, my father promised to
Gilda frowned when she looked at the barbecue. "Greasy food isn't really my thing."Diane encouraged her, "Give it a try. You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you don't! His barbecued meat is out of this world. It's the best you'll ever have!"Sheila added, "Some people said the same thing as you did in the past, but they couldn't stop eating after taking the first bite. Don't you think the aroma itself is mouthwatering?"Gilda felt that they were being a bit over the top with the way they described Severin's cooking, but she eventually decided that there was no harm in trying it. As soon as she took a small bite, she immediately admitted, "You're right! This... this is amazing!"Following that first bite, she continued to eat and savor the delicious barbecued meat that melted in her mouth. "The meat is super delicious!"Sheila handed Gilda some wine and said, "Have a drink. We have plenty of fine wine here too.""Don't be shy, Miss Gilda!" Selene said in between mouthfu
Sheila's words made Gilda blush again, but the latter felt a tiny little glimmer of happiness in her heart. Gilda had developed feelings for Severin and wanted to try dating him. Her father seemed to think highly of Severin, and that was likely the reason he asked her to join them and bring him a gift. It was a clear sign that her father supported the idea of her being with Severin.Gilda, however, had her concerns. She was worried that Severin's three wives might not like her, or worse, resent her and bar her from joining their group. Nonetheless, her fears were allayed after she sensed their receptivity toward her. None of them seemed to dislike her in any way, so she felt that there was a good chance for her to be welcomed into their circle.Severin then kindly cut another large piece of barbecued meat and placed it on Gilda's plate. He smiled at her and said, "Have some more. Don't mind Sheila's teasing. She's always like that.""I don't mind it at all." Gilda nodded appreciativ
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