Surprised by what he heard, Severin soared up from his chair and flew out of Pearl Light Isle as soon as he heard Emery's voice echoing outside the island.As he stepped out of the island's protective formation, Severin's attention was drawn to the sight of a captivating woman. Her graceful figure was clothed in a pure white robe that complemented her peachy face. Like a flower unsullied by the soil that it grows on, she emanated a prominent and serene aura that captivated anyone.Severin stood suspended in the air upon seeing Emery. He gazed at her and suggested, "Let's call off the bet we made, Emery. It's not something that we ought to be taking too seriously."Having won the tournament against Emery and obtained the Pristine Spirit Pill and its recipe, Severin faced much animosity from Daniella, who tended to be very protective of her student. To avoid any potential conflicts, Severin decided to forgo Emery's unfulfilled part of the bet.Emery, however, seemed offended by his s
Emery recalled vividly her master's advice during that challenging time, where she was told that confronting the problem head-on was the best way to overcome her inner turmoil. However, Emery hesitated to immediately fulfill her part of her bet, believing that she could conquer her traumatic experience without any help. Alas, the outcome was a resounding failure. Since her defeat to Severin, Emery found her progress becoming stagnant. There was even a decline in her success rate of refining the sixth-grade medium-rank Crystal Spring Pill.In her helpless desperation, Emery finally accepted reality. Letting go of the trauma after Severin's defeat would require her to face the situation head-on. After days of internal struggle, a recent surge of terrifying swordwill on the Seventh Mountain caught her attention, and it later transpired to her that Severin was behind that.Emery's master, Daniella, insisted that Severin possessed the potential to become a celestial, which only highligh
When Severin entered Pearl Light Isle, he observed Emery's movements with his divine senses and saw Emery following him in with the token in hand. His previous wariness of Emery's master, Daniella, had reduced slightly because Emery had entered out of her volution. The distinction between coercion and voluntary action were two different things, and it was not the place of any outsider to comment on that.After withdrawing his divine senses, Severin smiled to himself and thought, 'Hmm… Emery is going to be very useful in helping to craft sixth-grade low-rank and medium-rank pills. That'll help me to focus on making a breakthrough to seventh-grade alchemist.'Severin was motivated by the prospect. Though his elevated status as the sixth core disciple sparked many an envious glance from the ordinary disciples, he knew all too well that his responsibilities continued to grow. His days were spent either training, polishing his combat techniques, or creating pills to secure a much-anticipa
"She'll be my maid from now on," Severin said openly. His straightforward response came as a bit of a surprise to them. Though they knew of Emery's earlier bet, they hardly expected her to hold on to her word and become his maid.The usually mediative Gilda voiced her concern. "Having her become a maid doesn't seem like a particularly good idea."Doing so might bring disgrace to the Sixth Mountain if word got out. Severin understood the reasons behind her concern and reassured her with a smile.Emery, on the other hand, offered her reassurance to Gilda. "It's just a bet. I lost to Severin, and it is my obligation to fulfill my end of the bet."The firmness in her reply helped reassure them that she seemed to have done it out of her own free will. They all got up and approached Emery. As the first wife, Diane had a caring character that could set everyone at ease. She smiled and suggested, "Don't think of yourself as a maid. Just make yourself comfortable as one of us."Gilda and S
The extreme shock on Emery's face elicited a giggle from Diane and the other girls. Diane, as the eldest among them, stood up and said, "It's all thanks to Severin. We wouldn't have been able to make such quick breakthroughs without his alchemy skills."Gilda and the others nodded wholeheartedly upon hearing that. Though they had the privilege of residing on Pearl Light Isle, the training resources they received followed the standard given to normal disciples—two sixth-grade low-rank pills each month and a few spiritual stones. Breaking through to the fourth level of Supreme Saint with such limited resources was difficult, if not nearly impossible.Emery had already predicted yet, and she looked at the girls with envy. Consuming sixth-grade pills like candy was a luxury beyond imagination, and one that would surely leave everyone else outside of Pearl Light Isle in shock. Lucky for Emery, she was able to calm herself down quickly as a result of her experience.She then observed that
During the period where she had to grapple with her inner trauma, maintaining even a thirty percent success rate with the sixth-grade low-rank Crystal Spring Pill was challenging. Several cauldrons nearly burnt to the point of being unusable during the refinement period."I'll be back to my best again if this continues!" Emery thought. Her remaining resentment toward Severin had dissipated. After doing a stretch, she carefully sealed the dozen or so Crystal Spring Pills in a box.Upon completing the task, she opened the door and entered the garden courtyard. There, she found Severin and others lounging on chairs and reading books. Emery approached them and handed the book, saying, "Here are the pills."Severin put aside his guidebook to the places outside of Southsky and took the box. He opened it to find fifteen Crystal Spring Pills inside. After a brief inspection, he frowned and closed the box. He tossed it to Diane and the girls before remarking, "The quality isn't good enough,
After suppressing her excitement, Emery gestured respectfully to Severin and said, "I can't help but wonder how far you've progressed in alchemy. I feel like I've been enlightened by your advice."The excited look on Emery's face led Severin to smile calmly. "I am making preparations to become a seventh-grade alchemist!"It had been nearly two months since he became a sixth-grade high-rank alchemist, and after digesting the knowledge passed down to him in the Alchemy Tower, Severin had a better idea of how he could become a seventh-grade alchemist. By his estimation, it would not be long until he achieved that.Emery's jaw dropped upon learning that Severin was already preparing to become a seventh-grade alchemist. As far as she knew, Severin was only a sixth-grade medium-rank alchemist when she lost to him in the contest. Seeing him about to be promoted to a seventh-grade alchemist gave her the impression that breakthroughs in alchemy came naturally to him!As a prodigy of the Six
Every single one of Severin's wives stood up one after another. Diane stared at the dark clouds blotting out the light as well as the thunderous aura contained within them. She might be a level four supreme saint, but she was still intimidated by the spectacle. As Selene's mother, she could not help but ask anxiously, "Why would thunderbolts appear when Selene is merely making a breakthrough from royal saint to supreme saint?"Even Severin was a little puzzled by that. When he first broke through to level nine supreme saint to that of a paragon, the phenomena that occurred were limited only to a vortex of spiritual energy. There were no thunderbolts, as suggested there. However, Selene's breakthrough made it appear as though the thunderbolts in the sky were some sort of heavenly retribution!Emery stopped in her tracks as she was about to leave and offered some words of comfort as she looked at Diane's anxious expression. "This is a good thing, and there's nothing to be worried about
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