"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
Wilbur clenched his jaw when he thought about that. He thought to himself, 'Oh, come on, Wilbur! You've been cultivating in the mirror dimension for a thousand and five hundred years! I can't believe you couldn't even save Senior Horne!' He was unsure whether Felix was alive. He wanted to save Felix, so he changed his appearance and entered Buck Town with the Alberts' town token. He arrived at a tavern and ordered two jugs of wine, then sat there drinking while eavesdropping on the conversations around him. Wilbur had helped a cultivator drive a wild bear away just before entering town. Then, he learned from that cultivator that the best place to gather various intel in Buck Town was the tavern. Most cultivators in Buck Town enjoyed drinking. Therefore, regardless of their status, the cultivators would go to the tavern to drink. They would inevitably reveal some intel once they were intoxicated. In fact, many of the killings in Buck Town happened outside of the tavern. That
Wilbur thought that Augheimer would head to Walker Town. Much to his surprise, Augheimer was also in Buck Town. Moreover, it seemed that he became a slave in Buck Town. Wilbur thought that questioning him might help uncover Felix's whereabouts. Augheimer turned and walked away, so Wilbur followed closely behind. Wilbur saw him enter a trial ground adorned with a massive sculpture of an azure dragon, with a sign next to it that read 'Azure Dragon Trial Grounds'. Numerous battles took place on the trial grounds each day. However, only members of the Eight Great Families were allowed to enter. There were three arenas inside. The slave arena, servant arena, and guard arena. Augheimer entered the Azure Dragon Trial Ground. He was then led by a slave to the slave arena. A slave from the Bill family stood there on the stage with his hands on his hips. He proudly declared, "Anyone who dares to challenge me can come up and fight." Augheimer jumped onto the stage with a leap. He looked c
Wilbur noticed Augheimer's surprise, so he frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Are you that surprised?" "I'm indeed very surprised. You probably don't know what Senior Horne is capable of. As far as I know, he managed to earn hundreds of gold coins in only three months. That's something that would take others hundreds of years to achieve. I can help you ask around for his whereabouts, but you should know that the Reyne family has strict security. Ordinary cultivators are not allowed to be near the head of the family. For now, I'm not able to do that," Augheimer replied. "Yeah, thanks. I look forward to good news," Wilbur said. Wilbur wanted to leave, so Augheimer stopped him by saying, "Wait, Wilbur. I have a request. You should know that cultivating in Buck Town is very difficult, so I hope you can help me out." Wilbur turned to look at Augheimer upon hearing that. He nodded and said, "I understand. I can give you fifty gold coins for now. Once I rescue Senior Horne, I'll give y
Otherwise, they would only be killed. Wilbur reflected on the past, and he found himself understanding Augheimer a bit more. It seemed that life in Buck Town was not easy. The cultivators living in Buck Town were members of the Eight Great Families, working as slaves in the vast town. They were busy every day, with hardly any time for themselves. One could always hide in caves and hunt for food outside the town. It was more remote, and even though the meals were not lavish, it provided the freedom to have private cultivation time for improvement. It had been less than two years since Wilbur arrived in Buck Town. He gained a thousand and five hundred years' worth of cultivation in two years. Such rapid progress was enough to make countless cultivators envious. Wilbur also reflected on why his cultivation had improved so rapidly. While he was cultivating in the mirror dimension, Felix told him that dimensional items were extremely rare, and only a few people possessed such artifa
In other words, the Eight Great Families were an exception in Buck Town. The killing would not work upon encountering members of the Eight Great Families. If a member of the Eight Great Families was attacked and killed without them initiating the fight, their respective family would send people to hunt down and kill the assailant. That was precisely why the members of the Eight Great Families had immunity. They had a safe place in Buck Town with the town tokens granted by the Eight Great Families. They would not be killed as long as they did not provoke others. Many cultivators went to great lengths to join the Eight Great Families. Unfortunately, the Eight Great Families only select a thousand individuals from the tens of thousands of slaves arriving in Buck Town each day. The other slaves were not accepted unless they possessed exceptional cultivation, managed to survive on their own, ranked as the top ten cultivators of the four major trial grounds, or succeeded in the semiannua