"I had no idea that he was a martial monarch. No wonder I was defeated in a blink of an eye. I didn’t even see him make a move.""Tsk. You’re useless in this regard. If I wanted you killed, you'd be dead by now. You didn’t think you could really fight me just because I lowered my cultivation to match yours?" Caspian said sarcastically."That’s true." Chase scratched his head in embarrassment. He continued saying, "If he’s a martial monarch, why was he suddenly unsealed only now?"Caspian gave this some thought before replying, "There might be a connection between you and that martial monarch. It could be triggered by his aura."This was the only explanation that made sense.Chase was voicing his agreement when Caspian said something else."Although, rumor has it that the martial monarch, Lucas Evans, is closely related to the Esoteric Medical Sect.""Do you mean to see that he was unsealed because he sensed a familiar aura?" Chase questioned."I didn’t say that’s the reason. I’
Lucas started ignoring Chase.Chase was not mad at this. He sat on the ground cross-legged and began cultivating.The spiritual energy here was slightly thicker than in Caspian’s place.A night passed by, and Chase’s cultivation enhanced slightly. He left the Dragon Vein Secret Realm after that. Chase had just left when he saw Blake coming toward his floor with Linus. He went out the door to welcome them.Something seemed to be on Blake’s mind. He looked embarrassed when he saw Chase."I’m sorry, Chase. You might have to fight to get what I had initially promised you.""What happened, Elder Evans?""I met the elders of the sect yesterday, and after our discussion, we decided to hold a Pill Refining Summit in three days. All disciples and elders will take part in it."Chase realized those two had appeared last night because of this. He smiled and said, "That’s a good thing. Why do you look so out-of-sorts, Elder Evans?""Since the death of the last Pill Refining Master of our
It was not long before they arrived at the side of an abyss."Jump down, young man!" Lucas insisted.It was a dark, bottomless abyss and Chase tried to sense inside it. He realized that it was filled with restrictive mechanisms all the way down. There were flight restrictions, true energy restrictions, sense restrictions, and many others.Chase put on a troubled look and said, "Sir, I’m just a marquis of martial arts. I'd either die or get seriously wounded if I jump down like this.""What are you afraid of? I was the one who set up these restrictive mechanisms years ago to scare off people like you. All you need to do is jump. Nothing will happen. Don’t worry, I won’t harm you!" Lucas said angrily in Chase's mind."You aren’t lying to me, are you, sir? You’ve already tried to kill me several times today, after all." Chase was reminded of how Lucas had obliterated him. He began to wonder if Lucas was trying to trick him into jumping down the abyss seeing as he could not kill Cha
"Vine Saint!"Chase was stunned to hear that.A Vine Saint existed in this world?While he was pondering this, the green light gathered in front of Chase and condensed into the figure of an old man. Chase felt a chill when he noticed the similarity this place had with the Dragon Vein Secret Realm.Where was this? Could it be…?Chase did not even have time to defend himself against the sudden appearance of the man. He did not even have time to feel alarmed. All he could do was stare at the old man warily.Fortunately, the man did not seem to have any ill intentions toward Chase. Lucas did not trick him."Don’t be afraid, young friend. I can sense the aura of another young friend from you. Are you willing to tell me who led you here?" the old man asked in a friendly manner.There was no aura from the old man at all, and he could even be a hallucination, but Chase knew that the old man was real. This was only happening because his cultivation was completely gone."I was led here
"You got lucky, young man. When you were falling down the abyss and fell unconscious, Master Vine conducted a test on your character while you were passed out. If he had found you to be filled with ill intentions, you wouldn’t be here at all."It’s because you've passed the test that you’re able to appear within the Holy Vine. I had no idea that you had a good heart," Lucas explained slowly with slight jealousy and slight relief."Is this the internal location of the Vine Saint that you mentioned?" Chase looked around curiously."Yes. You can only come here if Master Vine approves of you. Hurry up and cultivate, young man. I’ll explain more to you once you’re out," Lucas insisted.Chase stopped chatting with Lucas and immediately sat on the ground cross-legged. He began to cultivate.He found that his cultivation had been restored during the process and guessed that Master Vine had lifted all restrictive mechanisms off him. The moment he channeled his skills, a flash of green ener
Chase leaped down the abyss once more at this thought. He prepared to get to the bottom once more.Just as Chase made the leap and was right above the abyss, the restrictive mechanisms were triggered and Chase’s body fell downward.Chase was suddenly transported away.He returned to the cliff before the abyss.What?Did something go wrong with the restrictive mechanisms?Chase leaped down once more, and he was in mid-air.A flash was seen.Chase returned to the cliff again.He finally understood that there was no issue with the restrictive mechanisms.Chase vanished and reappeared inside the Dragon Vein Secret Realm. He realized that the dragon image in the air seemed to have consolidated more.He did not think much about it as he appeared in Lucas’ space."What happened, Sir?" Chase asked.Lucas had to know something because he was looking at Chase strangely."You’re the first person whom Master Vine has tried to hide from, young man. That’s really something."Lucas sta
The scent of herbal medicine filled the air. Anyone present would be astounded by this. Chase did not require a pill furnace to refine the pills. He was refining them in the air just like that.Probably no one in the cultivating world had witnessed such a thing before. Fortunately for Chase, he was doing this in the pavilion, and no one was there to see this.Only the two men in Chase’s mind were able to sense this with their mental energies. However, they knew that this was a crucial moment and did not disturb him. They waited until the pills were formed.The medical herbs in the air vanished. Ten Element Nurturing Pills floated in the air in place of the herbs.Lucas could not help exclaiming."Where did you learn to refine pills this way, young man?""I learned it from my master, of course," Chase replied."Who exactly is your master?" Lucas asked once more."I have no idea what his name is, but I’ve always just called him ‘old man’," Chase replied honestly. He had spent mor
"This isn’t possible!""How is this happening?""What exactly is your cultivation level?"The group of Esoteric Medical Sect disciples began exclaiming in shock when they felt the powerful energy from Chase.Livingston did not dare make a move as he stood still where he was. He stared at Chase’s back in fear. He could sense the astonishing power from Chase even from his back."You’re here under the orders of Floyd Bale, aren’t you?" Chase looked at them and asked slowly."N-No, we’re not. We’re just here to get to know you because you’re new to the sect," Livingston stammered in reply when faced with Chase’s question."How dare you lie to me?!" Chase raised his voice slightly.Livingston got scared."You…"Are you trying to kill me while inside the sect? Our rules have stated that disciples aren't allowed to kill one another. Don’t do anything stupid. If anyone dies here, the Esoteric Medical Sect won’t accept you!"There was fear in his voice, but it did not stop him from t