Unbeknownst to Elsa, Severin had only planned the barbecue to ease their awkwardness that night. If they had nothing to occupy themselves with, it would become incredibly awkward for the two of them. It seemed to have worked, as Elsa thoroughly enjoyed the dinner with Severin.As the night wore on and they had their fill, the atmosphere grew slightly more relaxed. Elsa struggled to find a topic for conversation, and after some consideration, she retrieved her cauldron and decided to do some alchemy while having Severin's guidance. They spent the night doing alchemy until the sun peeked up from the horizon."Let's continue our journey and head that way!" Severin and Elsa left the cave and charted their course after consulting the Soul Compass.Elsa appreciated the compass's handiness. "This is such a gem! Having a clear course of direction will allow us to locate the miniature black tower more efficiently. It's such a useless little tool."Ten minutes in, Severin's expression soured
Rachel's words brought renewed hope to the other two despairing Skyblue Sect disciples. They began giving it their all in their resistance."Elder? Did their elders enter the Paradise Secret Realm too?" The Highworld Sect disciples were immediately taken aback, and many even ceased their attacks for a moment. The thought of confronting a rival sect's elder was an intimidating prospect because those who could become an elder would almost certainly be very strong."Impossible. They must be lying to us. Elders are usually at least royal saints, and most of them will be much higher than just level one or level two royal saint," a Highworld Sect disciple mused. "Unless the elder that they speak of is an alchemist. That is much more reasonable. Most alchemists have lower attainment levels and may only be a level seven or level eight saint, but their ability in alchemy might allow them to be conferred the status of an elder.""Hahahah! Then there's nothing for us to worry about. We might e
Rachel smiled and remarked, "Well, judging from his attacks, he must have become a royal saint already. We can never hope to catch up to him in terms of talent." She was full of admiration for Severin."Thank you for saving us, Elder Severin. We would have been in big trouble if you hadn't shown up!" Several disciples stepped forward to express their gratitude.Severin smiled and said, "The Highworld Sect disciples are utterly despicable. I would have found it less distasteful if they only wanted to rob you of your spiritual herbs. It's sickening that they would try to kill you."He then said to everyone, "Take whatever items you want from their spatial rings. We'll find a place to rest for a bit so all of you can recuperate. Our journey will resume once your injuries have healed. If you meet any of our fellow sect members, remember to tell them that the Highworld Sect isn't our only enemy. The Horizon Sect's disciples must also be regarded as a hostile force.""Are we to consider
"I'm so jealous to hear that you and him go way back. Time to step up your game and get him," said another disciple in a light and cheery tone.Rachel felt self-conscious and responded, "Don't say that! He and I are just friends. Besides, I don't think I stand that much of a chance because a lot of women want to be with him.""Then just try harder! You never know if it'll work eventually," the female disciple replied with a smile.Meanwhile, Severin and Elsa had already covered a distance of several hundred miles.All of a sudden, a furious roar echoed, and a spirit beast with an attainment level comparable to that of a level eight saint soared into the sky. He emanated an exceedingly violent aura."Haha, to hell with you." Severin chuckled, opting not to engage with the spirit beast, which was a two-headed firewolf. Instead, he swiftly changed direction and deftly flew past the massive beast. After a quick acceleration, he soon left his relentless pursuer far behind."This two-h
Their varying attainment aside, they were still a formidable force even though they were in a very small group. Losing that many saint-level disciples would be distressing for the Horizon Sect."I can't help it. My ex was from the Skyblue Sect," he admitted with a chuckle. "She was the one who asked to break up, so I was planning to give her a piece of my mind if I run into her. It's a shame she isn't participating in the current excursion though," the man lamented as he revealed the reason behind his actions."I never knew you had such a close relationship with the Skyblue Sect disciples, Roddy!" another male disciple remarked. "You'd have no trouble winning the hearts of our sect's disciples with your talent."Roddy grinned and replied, "Well, the girls from our sect have their unique charm, but I have to admit that Skyblue Sect has more female disciples. You'd be more spoilt for choice then, don't you agree?"At that moment, a fierce roar reverberated through the air, and there
The colossal two-headed firewolf released a terrifying roar and spewed forth flames from its mouth with a single breath. These flames appeared to be condensed spiritual energy, and the heat was strong enough to incinerate those with lower attainment levels into ash. The spirit beast had been thoroughly provoked by Severin and was closing in rapidly toward a group of Horizon Sect disciples."My fellow practitioners! Let us work together to deal with the beast," Severin proposed as he approached Roddy and the others. "We should join forces! We're all on the same side, anyway."Roddy could hardly contain his frustration and shot Severin a glare. "You fool! This was your doing, wasn't it? You led this powerful spirit beast here on purpose. How do you expect us to handle it together?"Another female disciple from the Horizon Sect expressed her anger as well. "Since you called yourself an ally of ours, you should show some initiative and save us by sacrificing yourself instead of leading
Severin eventually decided to tell her the truth. "I stumbled upon some opportunities when I entered here, and I've also been taking some fourth-grade high-rank pills. I'm not a level three royal saint.""No wonder I could sense an increased level of confidence from you! You're already a level three saint, and you're capable of defeating stronger opponents now! You have nothing else to fear in this place."Elsa was taken aback by Severin's attainment level. It was so much higher than she had anticipated.Severin merely smiled at her remark. From the looks of it, she seemed to believe his explanation. He continued the journey with Elsa while the sun was still out. If they encountered any disciples from the Highworld Sect or the Horizon Sect, he would eliminate them without hesitation so the Skyblue Sect disciples would be much safer when traversing the realm.When the sun set, Severin used alchemy as a pretext to dispel any awkwardness between them. Thanks to Severin's nightly guida
Severin and Elsa had not flown very far when Severin noticed something and halted the flying sword mid-air."It's that Terry guy! Even Heidi and Tamara are having a hard time dealing with him," Elsa exclaimed after scanning the area with her mental energy.Severin frowned and assessed the situation. "Terry's group all have a formidable attainment level. Heidi and Tamara are level nine saints, and even though they might be able to go up against Terry when it's two-against-one, the odds aren't stacked in their favor with another three people backing Terry.Following a pause, he remarked coldly, "Well, it's about time Terry dies." He then proceeded to fly down. Heidi and Tamara stood with their backs against each other on a mountaintop. They both looked anxious, while Terry grinned and taunted them. "You're quite the prodigies within the Skyblue Sect, but it's a shame that you'll have to face me."Both Heidi and Tamara had used pills provided by Severin to advance to the level one r
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