Megan was staring suspiciously at Severin when the latter smiled and produced a tiny bottle with a wave of his palm. He handed it to her and said, "I returned to give you this. Do you remember my promise to give you a treasure that could change your attainment if I managed to find something like that? Well, here it is. There are two drops of liquid inside this little bottle. Fill a bathtub with water and put one drop in. Then soak yourself in the bath. Do this twice, and your attainment talent should be sufficiently boosted to help you make a swift breakthrough to profound master.""Thank you so much! I thought you'd forgotten all about it! I'm glad you came back and gave this to me!" Megan exclaimed in joy. The treasure meant the world to her because it was the key to whether or not she would be able to become a practitioner.Severin then reassured her, saying, "Benjamin is an alchemist, so you'll be able to train very efficiently in the future with the pills he makes. We're not sur
Gilda's eyes widened in bewilderment as she was pulled into Severin's embrace. She had not expected Severin to be so bold as to kiss her so forcefully, but it did not take long for her to close her eyes and enjoy the feeling of being kissed by someone.Several minutes passed, and Gilda gently pushed Severin away and stared at him with flushed cheeks. "Don't you think you're being too ravenous, Severin? How long more are you going to continue kissing me? We've flown nearly a hundred kilometers now! What if someone spots us?"The coquettish expression on her face left Severin feeling a warm flutter in his heart. He could tell from Gilda's bashfulness that she had fallen in love with him.Severin smiled sheepishly and scratched his head. "Your lips are so kissable that it was a little too addicting for me.""As if I'm going to believe you!" Gilda rolled her eyes at Severin before sitting awkwardly to one side of the flying sword.Two more days passed, and the couple finally returned
Wuhlricht then reached for the teacup and continued to sip his tea."Oh, we're together now. I enjoyed my time with him these past few days, and I'm starting to like him even more now," Gilda said as she sat on the swing and recalled her time with Severin. A sweet smile graced her lips as she reminisced about the moments that they shared.Wuhlricht was so surprised by her revelation that he spurted out his tea. He asked in bewilderment, "You're already together? I'm clearly behind the times here."Gilda chuckled at her father's jaw-dropped reaction. "Haha!"Meanwhile, Diane and the others had recently concluded their training and were in the process of stabilizing their levels of attainment. When Severin returned, they all gathered around him with Selene."You're finally back!" Diane said.Sheila then asked, "So, did anything happen when you and Gilda went out alone?"Severin replied as calmly as he could, "No, nothing happened. We just went to South Link City and returned to th
Needless to say, Severin's wives were just as delighted as Selene after learning that they were going to have a barbecue for dinner. Before long, they left for the town at the foot of the mountain and bought many of the ingredients.When evening came, Wuhlricht arrived at Severin's residence with Gilda."My, oh my! It smells heavenly! Gilda and I caught a whiff of the delicious aroma right from the entrance! My stomach is starting to grumble," Wuhlricht remarked as he entered the yard."My dad brought a few jars of fine wine for everyone. He wants to enjoy himself tonight," Gilda added with a smile."Oh! Then I'd be happy to taste some of the wine that our sect leader brought. I bet it's going to taste fantastic," Sheila commented, licking her lips."I'm already looking forward to it," Diane said.The evening started on a good note. After tasting a piece of Severin's barbecued meat, Wuhlricht completely disregarded his image as a sect leader and ate gluttonously. At the same time
Gilda began to think that Severin would be repulsed by her if he found out that she was carrying someone else's child. He might still be averse to her even if she decided to abort the child.Gilda was so overwhelmed with fear that her mind was starting to buzz."No… this can't happen! There has to be another reason why my period is late. I'm not pregnant, right? It has to be a coincidence!" Gilda shook her head repeatedly and paced anxiously in her room. She did not dare to dwell too much on that and was desperately hoping that she was overthinking.She eventually sat down, closed her eyes, and used her mental power to check the situation in her womb. Her face paled with fright as soon as she found out the truth. Her worst fear had come true—she had gotten pregnant due to that fateful night."Why is the world doing this to me?" Gilda cried out in resentment. She did not even have the slightest idea as to who the child's father was!"I need to terminate the pregnancy," Gilda decide
Wuhlricht smiled and handed the twelve oriental zodiac tokens to twelve level eight and level nine saints."Take good care of these tokens. Each of you will be leading a team of one hundred individuals. You'll be scattered in different places once you enter the realm, so commit the names and faces of your team members to memory. Help your fellow sect members as much as possible, and locate the miniature black tower as quickly as possible. This mission will depend very highly on Elder Severin," Wuhlricht instructed after handing over the tokens.The disciples nodded in acknowledgment and turned their attention to Severin.Severin was one of the leaders who were given a token, and standing with him were the other eleven. All twelve of them were venturing into the Paradise Secret Realm for the first time, and only a first-tier sect could achieve their sort of numbers.Larry and a few others were part of Severin's group."The Soul Compass is with you," Wuhlricht said to Severin, "so y
Severin smiled and extended his hand toward Heidi. "You flatter me, Miss Heidi. Your team's overall strength is much greater than mine, and we're of the same attainment level too. It would be more accurate to say that we will have to look out for each other during this expedition."Heidi chuckled upon hearing that. "You're being too modest! I firmly believe that your combat ability far exceeds mine despite our similar attainment levels. I also have faith that you, as an alchemist, will make a breakthrough to level one royal saint."Severin did not anticipate her to be such a smooth talker. She grinned and replied, "Don't worry. We're all from the same sect, so it's only natural for us to look out for one another in there. Let's all have each other's back and remain vigilant."Heidi then produced a flying sword. She enlarged it and hopped on with her team before ascending into the air. Meanwhile, Severin took out his flying sword and got on with 1,200 of his team members."This will
Heidi was a very attentive woman. She knew that everyone—be it higher-level or lower-level disciples—regarded Severin highly within the sect. His presence was more beneficial to many of the disciples.Heidi smiled before continuing, "Even though this is my first time entering the Paradise Secret Realm, I've tried to get insights from my seniors who have ventured in there before. Aside from an abundance of fourth-grade spiritual herbs, there are equally as many fifth-grade herbs. Sixth-grade ones can be found there as well, but they're almost always very rare."Severin was taken aback when he heard that. "There's sixth-grade herbs too?!""Yes," Heidi said with a nod. "But the realm is teeming with spiritual beasts. It's important to be cautious and act in accordance with one's attainment level. Disciples with lower-level attainment are advised not to venture too deep into the forest."Heidi continued to explain different aspects of the Paradise Secret Realm, much to the amazement of