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
There were three lakes across the area outside of the Azure Dragon Lake: Lake Carrie, Cava Lake, and Planter Lake. All three lakes were under a snowy mountain. Babbit first headed to Lake Carrie. He stood by the lake, releasing his spirit energy to search the waters, but could not detect any energy aura at all. Babbit teleported to Cava Lake next, searching the waters with his spirit energy. Yet it was to no avail, and he headed to the third lake. Planter Lake was the biggest out of the three, and its size was a tenth of the Azure Dragon Lake. Babbit was searching the lake water to find the elite who had actually benefited from the energy aura from the Azure Dragon Lake. Just a few days ago, he had sent the elites of the Reyne family out to kill all the cultivators nearby. Despite the fact that thousands of cultivators were killed in just three days, Babbit knew that the cultivator who had killed someone like Keane was definitely extremely powerful, so there would be a battl
"Lord Babbit?" Babbit said, "So you're the one who told an outsider the secrets of the four major families. I'll leave aside your transgressions for now. Tell me who this person is right now. How did you two manage to steal the energy from my Azure Dragon Lake?" Wilbur looked at Babbit and said bluntly, "We did not steal the energy from the Azure Dragon Lake. The energy from Azure Dragon Lake dispersed on its own and happened to flow into Great Plant Lake. We merely benefited from it." Babbit said angrily, "Ha, yeah right! I don't care who you are. You deserve to die because you stole energy from my Azure Dragon Lake. And you, Felix! You should've died long ago. I sent them to hunt you down last time, but you managed to survive. I won't give you another chance to escape this time." Felix said with a pained expression, "Sir." Wilbur extended his hand to stop Felix. He said, "Senior Horne, it seems he has no intention of letting us go. In that case, there's no need to waste our
Felix knelt on the ground and wiped away his tears as he said, "Sir, I can retrieve the Dark Mask from Edmund for you if you're willing to spare Wilbur. You could replace him and become the new ruler with the Dark Mask." The reason why Edmund was able to become the ruler of Buck Town was none other than his own capabilities. Edmund was also someone who cultivated dark energy and was in possession of a treasured artifact, the Dark Mask. The Dark Mask was a product of Edmund's dark energy cultivation. It contained eight thousand years of Edmund's cultivation. Whoever wore the Dark Mask would gain the power of eight thousand years' worth of cultivation. Therefore, the Dark Mask was highly coveted by many cultivators. Several millennia ago, the Eight Great Families feared Edmund because they dreaded provoking him and potentially inciting a battle that could lead to their massacre. However, the Eight Great Families had since grown stronger and established their influence. The Eight
"I'm far more powerful than the Child of Light, Felix. Being my servant will undoubtedly elevate the status of your family in the middle dimensions. What is it? Are you unwilling to do that? Could it be that it's because this person is the Child of Light you seek?" The Light Dimension was not one of the Nine Major Towns. It existed within the middle dimensions outside of the Nine Major Towns. Many cultivators that resided in the Light Dimension were powerful, but their enlightened hearts prevented them from dominating or ruling over others. Felix followed the Child of Light not because of status. Unfortunately, Babbit would never understand that. Felix glanced at the unconscious Wilbur on the ground. He sighed helplessly, then bowed and said in a respectful tone, "I pledge my life to serve you, sir, to fight your battles and fulfill your dreams." "Haha!" Babbit laughed heartily when he heard that, then said, "Alright! Get up, Felix. I'll spare him just because of what you said. N