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
"By the way, I found an even more secluded cave a few mountains behind last night. I think we should move there tomorrow for safety's sake." "Alright." The following night, Wilbur and Felix crossed the mountains under the moonlight to the next cave. Throughout the next year, they would move locations every one to three months. At the end of the year, they had reached a snowy mountain several thousand kilometers away from Buck Town. There was a lake under the snowy mountain that was filled with fish. Wilbur and Felix cultivated there and went fishing whenever they got hungry. Felix would always look surprised when he saw Wilbur sprinkle seasoning on the grilled fish. After eating the seasoned fish, Felix would give Wilbur a thumbs-up and look genuinely impressed. "That fish was amazing, Master." "Yeah? Have some more, then. We'll get back to cultivating after you're done eating." Felix nodded. "I'll work hard on my cultivation, Master." Wilbur saw the look of joy on his
"No, I meant the energy aura in the water. It seems to be several times more powerful than usual, and it grows stronger the closer you get to the bottom of the lake. I think… this might be a special energy source." "What?" Wilbur was shocked. Energy aura was extremely important to a cultivator, and the energy aura in Buck Town was so weak that Wilbur and Felix had hardly progressed with their cultivation even after a whole year. Just a few days ago, Wilbur had mocked that at the speed they were going, they would never come close to the elites of the Eight Great Families even if they had ten thousand years. It seemed like there was hope after all, and this was his chance. Wilbur dove into the water at once, swimming downward quickly. The lake was far deeper than he had expected. He had yet to reach the bottom even after swimming two hundred meters downward. Nevertheless, Wilbur was thrilled. He found that the energy aura was stronger the deeper he dived, and by the time he had
"It's over a thousand times stronger!" Wilbur took out the bronze mirror that No-Night had gifted him, stroking its surface. "This is our chance to improve our cultivation quickly." He dove into the water once more, reaching the bottom of the lake in no time. The Black Tortoise appeared again. It did not seem to be afraid of Wilbur at all, swimming around him in circles as if trying to befriend him. Wilbur was caught off-guard but then remembered that he was also a dragon clan cultivator. There were four major forces on Earth: the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermillion Bird, and the Black Tortoise. The dragon clan was connected to the other major forces in one way or another, which meant that the Black Tortoise was affectionate toward Wilbur because it sensed the dragon aura coming off him. Wilbur took out the bronze mirror, muttered a spell, and began to absorb the energy aura at the bottom of the lake with it. The powerful Black Tortoise energy aura was channeled into
Wilbur frowned at the lake, feeling something inexplicable. The energy aura in Buck Town really was far too weak, and even having it a hundred times stronger would only make it of the same level as it was on Earth. It would take forever to improve one's cultivation here. The evil gods' powers were starting to seep into the lower dimensions, and they would be usurped completely if Wilbur could not restore order in the lower dimensions in time. Despite the fact that cultivating in the mirror dimension for a century equated to merely one year outside, the energy aura was still far too weak. If this were to go on, there would not be much improvement even if one was to cultivate for a thousand years. The main problem Wilbur was facing was still the concentration of the energy aura. It would be great if he could raise it somehow, but that seemed like a rather difficult feat now and it was starting to make Wilbur's head hurt. Felix walked up to him with a frown. "Master, could you tel
Wilbur soon realized that the energy aura in the mirror dimension would weaken every five days but restored itself within an hour. Thus, Wilbur guessed that that was the time the energy aura at the bottom of the lake would recharge itself. Since the bronze mirror could automatically absorb energy aura, Wilbur and Felix would not have to leave the mirror dimension at all. Eventually, a hundred years had passed in the mirror dimension as the two of them cultivated. One day, Conrad Albert, the head of the Albert family had just finished a three-year-long isolated cultivation. He walked out of his room barefoot and made his way toward the Black Tortoise Lake around two hundred meters away. There were already dozens of beautiful women lined up by the path leading to the lake. They were the women of the Albert family, stunning beings who had been cherry-picked from the others. However, they could only be servants and maids of the family, serving the core members of the family and satia
"I'm afraid I don't, sir." "The energy aura in the Black Tortoise Lake has decreased significantly. You were in charge of guarding it, and this happened under your watch. Do you know how much trouble you've brought to the Albert family?" "W-What?" Shawn's jaw dropped open as he trembled from head to toe, bowing repeatedly as he apologized. "I'm so sorry, sir. Please give me a bit of time, and I'll be sure to find where the energy aura is flowing out of and block it off." "You have one day. Remember that on top of finding the leak, you're also going to kill whoever benefited from it." "Yes, sir." Shawn left feeling terrified, and Conrad sat on the ground. He suddenly remembered what that dimensional guardian had said to him all those years ago. Was it possible that that particular elite had shown up? The four major forces of energy aura would not leak out easily unless that elite was here. And if it was indeed the case, he would need to be killed so that there would be o