Dorrah waved his glass at Conrad. "Well, now that you've found the source of the leak, all you need to do is just block the stream off and the energy aura won't leak anymore! Case closed." However, Conrad still looked worried. He was unsure if this would harm the Four Great Families if it went on, but this may be the only way to solve the situation at hand. After giving it some thought, Conrad asked, "Shawn, are there any cultivators near Mount Noss?" "About a dozen or so of them. They fetch water from the lake every now and then, But I've killed all the cultivators within a ten-kilometer radius around Mount Noss, and the outside world hasn't noticed." "Have you blocked off the underground stream?" "Yes, I had the servants do it." "Good job, Shawn. You may leave now." "Thank you, sir." After Shawn had left, Dorrah goaded Conrad into a few more glasses of wine. Eventually, the four family heads got to their feet silently. Following that, Babbit, Grote, and Dorrah faded a
A soldier shouted at Wilbur and Felix from afar. Felix was about to storm over, but Wilbur grabbed him by the shirt and gave him a pointed look. The two men turned to leave. As they walked, Felix said, "Master, it looks like they've planned for this. I don't think we'll be able to get the energy aura from the Black Tortoise Lake anymore." "I know, but when there's a will, there's a way. There's still the Azure Dragon Lake. We can take a look near there instead." The four major energy sources were located in the Azure Dragon Lake, the White Tiger Forest, the Vermillion Bird Mountains, and the Black Tortoise Lake. Since the Black Tortoise Lake was now guarded, Wilbur believed they could try looking around the Azure Dragon Lake instead. Water was a body of matter that could form underground streams, and it was much easier for energy aura leaks to happen to a lake compared to a forest or mountain. The two men were in the middle of a forest when a voice sounded from behind them. "He
Felix sneered at the man. "So, you're one of the Alberts' dogs, then. Alright, let's do this." "F*ck you!" The man in black charged toward Felix, who muttered a spell. He began to emit a white glow, then threw a punch at the man. Just then, the man's sword swiped through the air in front of him. Wilbur called out, "Be careful, Senior Horne!" Felix's fist collided with the sword, resulting in a loud clang that sent a powerful ripple of energy outward as both men retreated several steps. The man in black stared at Felix in shock. "I can't believe you've got a thousand years of cultivation in you. You forced my hand! I've never lost before, and I'm sure as hell not losing today." Upon saying those words, the man emitted a black aura. Felix let out a smirk, saying, "Well, you're not getting away for standing in our way, either." The man and Felix exchanged a wordless glance. In Buck Town, two enemies would usually not say much to each other. Their conflict would be resolved t
A smirk spread across Felix's face, but the man in black disappeared in the next second. He then reappeared right behind Felix, bringing his sword down against Felix's back. Just then, a black sword pierced through the man's body before his attack could reach Felix. The man in black froze in mid-air, and Felix turned around to see that Wilbur had stabbed the man through the chest with his Magic Dragon Blade. The man in black disappeared in a cloud of miasma before appearing on the left of Wilbur. However, Wilbur was much faster and reduced the man into black miasma once more. In the next few seconds, the man appeared around Wilbur and Felix. Wilbur was able to beat him with ease every time and finally said, "You've Flash Stepped six times. This is your last chance, dude." The man appeared a hundred meters away, and Wilbur teleported over the next second to drive the Magic Dragon Blade through him for good. Felix ran over, his eyes still wide with shock. "Master… that guy was
Wilbur frowned upon hearing those words. A hundred gold coins was definitely a lot, but how was Felix so sure that the man had earned them through less-than-savory methods? "How do you know he earned the coins through doing bad deeds? He's a member of the Albert family, after all. Couldn't that be the money they paid him, or bonuses he got for completing tasks for them?" "No." Felix shook his head. "I know Buck Town too well, Master. Any regular cultivator here, even if they were a slave of the Eight Great Families, can only make two gold coins each year at most. After deducting all the necessary expenses, which would amount to no more than two hundred silver coins. One gold coin is worth a thousand silver coins, and a regular cultivator would have to work for five years to make one gold coin. A hundred gold coins would require five hundred years of work, and that's without stopping or resting. It's just simply impossible." Wilbur snorted. "Really, now? Well, how did you make fiv
At last, their prayers were answered. After three days of looking, the pair found a lake named Heavenfrost Lake under a mountain west of Azure Dragon Lake. It looked just like any other lake, but Felix was able to tell upon taking a sip of the lake's water that it contained traces of faint energy aura. That night, they saw a creature akin to an azure dragon swimming around on the surface of the lake. It appeared very briefly, and Wilbur knew at once that it was formed out of Azure Dragon aura for sure. Wilbur and Felix dove into the water at once. Sure enough, there was an apparition of an azure dragon at the bottom of the lake. It was a lot meeker and more docile after sensing Wilbur's dragon aura and disappeared a few moments later. Wilbur glanced at Felix, and the two of them entered the mirror dimension together. It was slowly filling up with energy aura, and Felix said excitedly, "Master, this mirror's going to get us another few centuries of cultivation!" "I sure hope so.
Despite all that, Augheimer remained sitting cross-legged on the ground, his eyes shut as he continued to cultivate. He knew that everyone else would be begging, and begging was something that did not help increase one's value. If he were to join the flocks of people begging, it would deteriorate his own value as well. Augheimer was a man of pride and was not about to get on his knees so easily. In fact, he had even made up his mind. If he was not chosen to be a slave of the Eight Great Families, he would live on the outskirts of Buck Town and then enter the town once he was powerful enough. Divan Reyne walked past the cells. They were lined with people calling out to him, but he hardly even glanced at them. Just then, the guard asked, "Why aren't you choosing a slave, Mister Divan? Are these not good enough?" Divan said, "The last slave I chose got me a terrible scolding from Mister Firton that lasted two whole hours. It's been a while, but I'm still troubled by it." "But if
The guard turned to roar at the noisy cultivators, "All of you shut up before I make you!" The air fell silent, but Augheimer remained on one knee. "I won't do it, sir." Divan said, "Very well. What if you just have to get on both knees and call me 'Master'? How's that?" "I'm sorry, sir, but I'm not your slave." "Hahaha! Why would you be on one knee if you weren't? You're doing this because you want to become a Reyne family slave, but here you are saying you're no slave of mine? Are you trying to be funny here, Augheimer?" Augheimer said coldly, "Sir, I'll never be a slave to someone else. I'm on one knee to show my respect. It's not a position I seek, but an opportunity to prove myself. I can help the Reyne family earn even more riches, and I'll hardly take any of it." Divan smirked. "You sure are confident. Fine, I'll take you in since you did show me some respect. I hope you keep to your word." "Don't worry, Mister Divan," said Augheimer. "I don't make promises I can't