Steward Horne's jaw fell open, shock flashing in his eyes. "It is you! Have you become one of Saber Farring's men now?" "No. I'm here to help you." "Help me?" Steward Horne glanced at Wilbur warily. "Are you sure?" Wilbur summoned the Magic Dragon Blade and pointed it at Saber calmly. "You can get out of here first, Steward Horne. We'll meet again after I kill these bastards." Saber's plan had been to rile up Steward Horne and then go in for the kill. He had recognized Wilbur the second he had put his hair up and had thought that Wilbur would not be an enemy even if their deal had fallen through. Much to his surprise, Wilbur actually wanted to kill him. Saber could not hold back any longer as he spat, "What did you just say? You want to kill me, huh?" Wilbur walked past Steward Horne, making his way towards Saber slowly. "You can drop the act, Saber Farring. You tried to plot against me to get me killed, but I managed to escape. I wasn't going to kill you, but people like
Saber and Hayden no longer had any more help at the moment, thus Saber did not respond to Steward Horne's taunts and threats. Saber whispered, "Our men should be here in five minutes. Once they get here, we'll be able to take these bastards down." "It really is strange, though. Most lower dimension cultivators who come here usually have their powers severely decreased. How is this guy still so powerful?" Hayden glanced at Wilbur. "My only guess is that he's the most powerful cultivator in his lower dimension, so his powers are still pretty decent even after they've shrunken down. Don't you forget, Mister Saber, that every cultivator who comes to the middle dimensions would suffer from shrunken powers." "I see. That's probably it, then." Saber and Hayden walked backward as they spoke. Wilbur called out loudly when he noticed that, "What's this? Trying to run?" Hayden had been right. Wilbur was the most powerful cultivator on Earth, but that was not the case for every cultiva
"Please! Please let me go! I'll give you whatever you want. Let's make a deal!" … Wilbur's gaze flashed. "Say goodbye to this world, Saber Farring!" He flicked his wrist sharply, and the enormous palm clenched tightly into a fist. Saber's body exploded into small particles that drifted off into the wind. Just then, a series of footsteps could be heard. Steward Horne grabbed Wilbur by the wrist, urging, "Their men are here, let's go quickly!" Both of them raced through the woods as the soldiers chased after them, both on the ground and in the sky as they shouted for the pair to stop. The soldiers were unable to catch up to Wilbur and Steward Horne, but the distance between both parties was quite short. The two men ran for their lives in the snow, and Steward Horne turned around. Pain shot through his chest all of a sudden, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. The pair were forced to stop, and Steward Horne let go of Wilbur's wrist. "You go on ahead. I can't run any further
Jack knew that Firetree Pythons were extremely ill-tempered, and a violent battle was bound to break out once it sensed that someone had broken into its nest. It would take at least three junior guards and twenty soldiers to kill an adult Firetree Python, and Jack was pretty certain that Wilbur and Steward Horne would not be powerful enough to defeat one. They would be dead for sure. All they had to do now was wait for that to happen. Jack had been told that he had to bring Steward Horne's corpse back, but now felt like that was not necessary anymore. Once it was confirmed that the Firetree Python had woken up, Jack would be able to head back with everyone else. This was Divan's task, not Jack's. It was just that Jack had to listen to Divan as he was under him. The thought of Divan reminded Jack of the past. The two of them had entered the Reyne family together, but Divan had made it as a Middle Guard in just two thousand years while Jack remained a Junior Guard. Jack was ce
Everyone was beside themselves with terror. After all, other species outside of human beings could cultivate in the middle dimensions as well. Just like Wilbur's master had once told him, the universe was a vast expanse, and cultivation was not something that was just limited to the human race. "A wyrm?" Jack widened his eyes. He was no more than a Junior Guard. If Saber was here, the two of them might have a shot at defeating a Firetree Python together. But if the python had evolved into a wyrm, Jack and his men would not stand a chance. If they were to stay here and the wyrm were to burst out of the hole in the tree all of a sudden, they would all be dead. Either way, the wyrm had been awakened and there was no way Wilbur and Steward Horne could still be alive. There was honestly no point in staying here any longer. Buck Town was a place filled with murder and danger, where countless tragic incidents played out every day. It was only natural that everyone would look out for t
Wilbur did not know what to say to Felix. He did not know the guy well, and the middle dimensions were far more dangerous than he even knew. Agreeing to Felix's request might get him into unwanted trouble. Despite the fact that Felix had helped Wilbur before, Wilbur had also saved his life in return. The two men did not owe each other anything anymore, and Felix was currently being hunted down by the Reyne family. Wilbur might become a target himself if he agreed to Felix's request. Just as he was thinking about it, Felix pushed himself off the bed before falling to his knees in front of Wilbur. "Please, honorable Child of Light. Please let me follow you for the rest of my life." "Please stand up, Senior Horne." Wilbur was about to help Felix up, but Felix was hellbent on remaining on his knees. "No! I won't get up until you say yes to me, even if I have to die like this!" "You don't have to do this, Senior Horne…" Wilbur sighed. He was not a ruthless man, and eventually ag
Felix stared at Wilbur solemnly. "I've finally found the reason why the Eight Great Families have been able to reign supreme in Buck Town for tens of thousands of years without any decline, Master. It's because of the special aura in the four forbidden grounds—the Azure Dragon Lake, White Tiger Forest, Vermillion Bird Mountains, and Black Tortoise Lake." After a brief pause, Felix explained further, "The energy aura in Buck Town is so thin because the energy in these four forbidden locations is controlled by the Eight Great Families. They've been able to claim these energies as their own and use them to cultivate for thousands of years. It's terrifying." Felix could not help but shake his head at the thought. This had seemed practically impossible when he had first found out about it, but that was the truth. Wilbur frowned. "So, the Eight Great Families took over the four energy sources of Buck Town, controlling and absorbing the energy aura that comes out of them, leaving whatev
Felix's plan, despite being a pretty solid one, was still too rash for the time being. Besides, Felix has yet to recover fully. Wilbur could only console him, telling him that they could postpone their escape plan for a later day. Throughout the next month, Wilbur would go hunting late at night and cook up some good food. He would eat with Felix in the cave, and then continue cultivating. Time sped by, and Felix's injuries had finally completely recovered. Due to the freezing weather, Wilbur collected some firewood and lit a fire in the cave. There was a breeze blowing into the cave that night, and thus they did not have to worry that the fire would go out. Felix got off the stone bed, stretching his body before walking up to the fire. "Master, have you thought about the plan I proposed to you a month ago? When are we getting out of here?" Wilbur stoked the fire with a branch, sparks kicking up from the breeze outside. He stared at them calmly, saying, "I've considered it a lon