A dark elf was watching him from that big tree. It was the dark elf that Chase had seen, and he was paying attention to everything Chase did. Even though the elf said nothing about Chase coming to this tribe, he was watching Chase covertly.For some reason, he felt his consciousness being suppressed, and his range of sense was half of what he was used to in Bactria. When Chase reached out his consciousness up into the tree, he realized that there was a part of the tree up there that he could not sense at all.This was truly an unusual place.Chase said good night to Becker with a troubled heart. He went to sleep like a normal person. Since he had decided to be an ordinary person here, he had to be convincing even though this place was rich with spiritual energy.It was late after midnight when Chase finally sensed the elf gradually stop watching him. That elf was quite patient. That was when Chase also finally felt relieved.He had some questions for Lucas."Sir, can you try to h
Everyone was slightly relieved to hear that Chase knew this man.However, Becker continued asking, "Are you two really from the same tribe? Did we bump into another one of you so coincidentally?""Yes, what a coincidence, isn't it? It's all thanks to you, Becker. If you hadn't brought me here, I would never have been able to find Rufus," Chase returned to showing off his acting chops."You're my lucky star, Becker. If you hadn't brought me here, I wouldn't have known what to do. Without Rufus protecting me, it'd be difficult for me to go back to my tribe…" Chase kept on explaining how their group had split up during hunting.Chase told this story passionately, and it almost sounded like it was true. Even Chase almost convinced himself of it.In the end, he managed to quell the dark elf's suspicion temporarily, and the elf disappeared into the big tree. Chase knew that they had managed to get through the most difficult part of the night.As Chase and the man he called Rufus had n
"There are two or three of us. Why aren't you with your clan?" Chase had no idea how many of the Salvatores were here and just gave a vague answer."You probably have no idea about this, Chase, but everyone inside here wants an opportunity of their own. No one would be willing to share such a resource. What about you, Chase? Why are you not with the others?" Bo asked."That's because I'm on another mission," Chase replied mysteriously."I see. May I know what news you've found out about this place?" Bo could tell that Chase was much more powerful than he was and would be better at Bo at getting information, so he decided to ask Chase the question."It's embarrassing to tell you this, but I've been here almost a day, and I haven't found out much yet. I have no idea where opportunity lies in this place much less complete my mission. By the way, do you have the same mission?" Chase asked."Finding the crystal?" they said in unison."What exactly is that crystal?" Chase thought that
Chase knew that Bo had agreed so readily because he had revealed his power in front of Bo by suppressing him. If they were both equivalent in strength, Bo would not have even considered Chase's offer."By the way, I've hidden my real power here. Be careful not to reveal this. I'll follow your lead tomorrow, and we'll leave after saying goodbye to them. Try to find out more about this place," Chase instructed Bo before going to sleep.Bo did not object to the plan and agreed. It was not often that he would have the chance to order around someone more powerful than he was.After they were done discussing this, Chase retracted his consciousness, and there was silence until the next day.Not long after the sun rose, Chase pushed Bo to say goodbye to Becker and inform him that they were going off to find their lost friends.Even though Becker tried his best to convince them to stay, Bo was adamant about his decision. Rather, it was Chase who was adamant about this.Becker had no choic
Could what he saw be a hallucination? Could someone have set a trap to lure people here?Anywhere with wild birds and beasts meant that the place had no people. In addition to the castle that looked abandoned, this land gave the impression that it had no owner.If someone had planted this place as a trap and if one were to assume the worst of the situation, the land's owner must have purposely created this image to lure people here because they had ominous plans for these visitors.This place was definitely set up by a scheming powerhouse.It would especially influence cultivators. Any misconception of this place being real would affect their spirits and nature without them realizing it.Any cultivator who was alert would notice the signs later, regardless of what their cultivation was. They would eventually figure out the situation, but their first reaction here would have affected them.If Lucas had not warned him about it, Chase would not have realized anything. He would be un
"This place doesn't belong to you. If you can be here, why not me?" Everett replied haughtily.Chase had completely healed during this short chat. He poked quietly at his surroundings. The suppression was so strong that he was only able to unleash the power of a meridian-opening master. It was terrifying to experience that. Even his consciousness could not leave his body. No wonder Everett was able to sneak an attack on him. If they had been outside this place, Everett would have never been able to come close to Chase as Chase would have sensed him right away."You look like you're trapped here too. You don't look like you were waiting for me." Chase could tell that despite the doors being wide open, it would be difficult to walk out just like that."Hmph. That doesn't matter. You're trapped here with me anyway." Everett grunted coldly in response to Chase revealing his predicament."Now that you know who I am, I'll just have to kill you first." Chase suddenly attacked Everett af
Chase was surprised about this. There were so many surprises happening to him today.He had no choice but to sit cross-legged on the floor to recover his spiritual energy. Despite being surrounded by superior spiritual stones, something seemed to be keeping the spiritual energy at bay. He was unable to absorb anything.In addition to that, there was no spiritual energy in the hall of the old castle. The only way to recover spiritual energy was to slowly channel it himself.Chase finally understood what Everett meant about it being difficult. It was truly torturing as he could not even use the spiritual energy inside the Dragon Vein Secret Realm.It had been a long time since Chase last felt so helpless.He had no choice but to slowly recover by cultivating with his physical body.When Everett saw Chase meditating to recover, he sat down cross-legged as well to recuperate.Chase finally revived all the spiritual energy of a meridian-opening master when night came.Bo had been st
"I know one of them. That's Leia Sacco from the Unorthodox Sect. I haven't seen the other one before," Bo said directly, not hiding anything. There was no point in concealing the information as the others would find out soon anyway."Leia, you say? So that's her," Everett said with a mysterious smile.Bo had a similar smile, which made Chase curious. How famous was this person? From Everett's and Bo's expressions, it seemed she was quite notable."Chase, you may not know, but Leia is a well-known figure among the Four Sects," Bo explained, noticing Chase's curiosity."Oh, what is she famous for? Is she widely acclaimed for her strength?" Chase asked.Bo said, "Not exactly. Leia is famous more like a top courtesan in the mundane world, known for her beauty. But she practices the path of debauchery and is rumored to cultivate by absorbing the essence of men. "They say if she doesn't engage with men for a while, her strength declines. Many in the Four Sects are willing to be her cu