One of the elders walked forward and looked at Fane expectantly.Fane glanced at the young man and woman in front of her. He thought about it and said, “How about this: I’ll go take a rest first, but can you both meet me in my room about one hour from now?”“Alright, Young Master Fane!” The young man and woman looked at each other. Although they were slightly puzzled, they still nodded and agreed to it.Soon, the Owens family arranged residence for Fane and Daniella in a secluded garden.“Weren’t you in a hurry? Why aren’t you in a hurry now?” Daniella glanced at Fane and said curiously. “Why did you ask the geniuses of this family to meet you in your room later? Is there something that you need to personally tell them?”“The two of them are ninth-grade grandmasters, and they’re only one step away from the elementary stage of the semi-god level,” Fane explained to her. “I happen to have several groups of ingredients for pills. I can cultivate one for each of them and help them bre
However, the young woman rolled her eyes at the young man. “What are you talking about? Why would he ask you to go come along if he’s interested in just me? Unnecessary, no? Would he ask you to observe us when he takes advantage of me?”The guy smiled bitterly. “I’m worried because you’re quite the pretty face. What if Fane made up that excuse because everyone else was present—including the family master—and have me leave after we both go to him later? What if he asks you to go into the room alone? We’ll never know!”“What are you talking about? Young Master Fane isn’t that kind of person!” The young woman once again rolled her eyes at the young man before a sweet smile appeared on her face. “It’s good if such a prepossessing man like Young Master Fane can fancy me...but I heard that his wife is drop-dead gorgeous. You can see what a beauty that Third Young Mistress Cabello is. I think those two share a tight bond, which probably explains why such an angel is willing to follow him!”
Resting for a couple of minutes, the Owens family’s prodigies came to Fane’s room not long after.“Young Master Fane, is there anything important that you’ve asked us to come?” asked the duo curiously, glancing at one another when they realized that Daniella was also in the room.Fane had cultivated five first-grade intermediate-level pills just now. He took two out with a flip of his hand and said, “Here’s one for each of you. These are first-grade intermediate-level pills, used to increase fighting prowess. They should be able to help you both break through and achieve the elementary level of the semi-god stage. I suggest that you both spend some time here and leave for the main family after you’ve broken through. That would help increase your speed when you travel.”“W—What? This...this is for us?” The young man gulped, wondering if he heard wrongly. These were pills, and having these were much better than having spirited grass.It was because of this that pills were extremely p
“Thank you very much...!” Still embarrassed at what happened this morning, he fought his shyness and got up the horse’s back, sitting behind Daniella.“Are you sure you don’t want to hold on to me? Don’t fall later!” reminded the blushing Daniella.“Alright...!” replied Fane before placing his hands around Daniella’s waist from behind.Recalling something, Daniella then said, “Oh, right. The triennial martial arts competition among the reclusive families is coming up next month. Although it’s just for us to learn from each other, it bears great importance for the eight families and the other reclusive families. As a member of the Woods main family, you have such high fighting prowess. You’ll definitely join since you must be a genius of the main family, right?” Fane nodded. “My father told me about that, and that’s why I got to make this trip of choosing prodigies for the main family short. I need to go back earlier so that I can join this martial arts competition, and that’s why
Fane fell silent for a moment before he spoke, “That’s not the only problem. You’ve been out for so long, and if you don’t go back, the Cabello family members will search everywhere for you when they learn you’ve been captured. Won’t your parents be worried if you don’t go back for such a long time?”Daniella’s face darkened when she heard this. She thought about it and said, “They don’t know I was captured by Munro Quinn. All they know is that I’ve gone out to play, so they won’t be too worried since I have good fighting prowess, though they’ll still worry if I don’t come home after quite some time.”Stopping the horse at that moment, she turned to Fane and smilingly spoke, “However, I’ve made up my mind to follow you to the Woods family to play. After all, you guys will be joining the martial arts competition within several days, so I’ll follow you to the competition and meet my parents then…”“A… Alright!” Fane nodded, agreeing to her stance. It was nice to have a genial relation
Thus, they continued their journey ahead on their steed, with Daniella eager at the thought of having dinner with Fane alone.Moreover, she found that being next to Fane gave her a sense of security. Although he was six or seven years older than her, the mature Fane made her even more fascinated as she spent days with him.He was a far cry from the other young masters that gifted her roses, chocolates, jade pendants, and spirited grasses. They bored her senseless. Eventually, the duo arrived outside a small town as the sky slowly turned dark.The small town seemed rather vast as it was brightly lit at this hour, festive-looking as many night market stalls were put up on the streets. "Not bad… This small town looks much like an ancient, bygone town. What a sight for sore eyes!" Daniella had a smile on her face as she walked on the wide bluestone street with the tall Blood dragon Horse in tow."Feel free to tell me whatever you’d like to eat, Third Young Mistress Cabello, there's
Much like casual martial artists, people like them would only have small amounts of spirited stones. It was considered nice to have several pieces, though they would use such spirited stones to train and try improving themselves as much as possible. How could they use it for food?"This is ridiculous! Open your dog-like eyes and see who I am! Do I look like somebody who can't afford a meal?" It was apparent that Daniella had never received such treatment in the past as she was on the verge of exploding. She never expected to be looked down on when she came to a small town for food.“What are you talking about, young girl? Do you know who the boss of our restaurant is? How dare you say ‘open your dog-like eyes’ to us! Haha…! Let me tell you this: even employees like us aren’t people you can simply offend!” The burly man immediately got angry and looked at Daniella despicably. “You’re a stunner, but that’s all you are, no cash on you. Women like you are trophy women—what else would you
Upon seeing who came for them, both burly men scrambled to their feet from the floor as they whimpered and muttered, “Young master, this young girl is too…too much…! She hit members of our Murphy family!” Annoyed, Young Master Murphy glared at both men. “You’re both useless. You can’t even win in a fight against a woman!”“Young Master, this woman has the fighting prowess of the semi-god level, and it’s only natural that we in the grandmaster stage will lose…!” one of them reasoned as he held his abdomen, face scrunched up in pain. “She doesn’t look to be from around here and seems to be more than just a casual trainer!”“Semi-god level?” Young Master Murphy’s face darkened when he heard this. A person with this level of fighting prowess would be regarded as a master.His father was also in the final stages of the semi-god level and was a considerably formidable force in this town. Their family also had several masters, but they could not go offending some master of the semi-god l
There was a heavy rumbling as the door slowly opened. A boundless sense of energy seemed to come from it.A few of them looked inside. Other than the green light, they could see nothing. The light completely obscured their sight. If they wanted to look inside, they would have to step in themselves.On the way there, Fane had already talked to Lourain about it. Lourain wanted to see what the legendary Valley of Enlightenment was like. That was why Fane asked for two spots.The three of them exchanged looks with each other, and they did not hesitate to step forward together, entering the door.The power of distorting space suddenly pulled the three of them in. The space around them started to spin rapidly. They did not know how much time passed, but it felt like a whole century before the space slowed down in front of them. Then, the sense of weightlessness disappeared as their feet landed on solid ground.The three of them had not been sent to different locations and arrived at the
Zayne scoffed, "Alright then, how do you want to work together?"He wanted to see what Fane was trying to do.Fane did not waste any time, "Both of us have all three keys, and we can open the door. Ten people can enter the door anyway. I just need two of those spots.Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, "You sure know quite a bit."Fane even knew that only ten people would be allowed through. He seemed to have done his homework.Zayne took out his purple key from his storage ring. At that moment, all three keys were there. As long as all the keys were placed together, the gateway to the Valley of Enlightenment would open."If you only need two spots, then I don't mind working with you," Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, but he quickly added, "However, make sure you don't cause any trouble during the important moments."Fane smiled before he said, "I've always been someone who keeps to my word. I'm more worried that you'll cause me trouble instead. There are many geniuses in the V
The two of them knew what that meant. Their eyes met, and worry was evident in their eyes."Is it Fane again?" Zayne said with a frown. At that moment, the first name that popped up in his head was Fane.Only Fane would truly be a big problem for them. Seymour's expression turned sour. He suddenly felt like Fane seemed to be his Achilles heel. Fane could pop out at any time and put him in a difficult spot."That's right! It's me!" At that moment, a voice was heard from afar. The two of them looked in the direction of the voice and saw five figures appearing in the air.This time, Fane did not have a disguise on. He was facing everyone with his real face."It really is you!" Zayne's face completely soured at that moment. Even if they were meeting for the first time, he was already incredibly sensitive to Fane's name.Nothing good ever happened when Fane was mentioned and Fane had actually appeared in front of him."How dare you!" Seymour shouted angrily!He walked forward to sta
When Shin and the others saw that, they were speechless. That person who had looked down on them was completely bound and on the ground at that moment. He looked pathetic.Fane quickly walked toward Warren, reaching out to pull off the mask to reveal his face.Fane controlled his energy, reducing the destructive power in Warren's soul. After the pain diminished, Warren slowly woke up.He looked up and saw the one person he never wanted to see in his life. He lost his voice as he said, "Fane?! It's you!" He almost bit his tongue as he spoke.Fane smiled and nodded slightly, "Yes. It’s me.""No wonder, so it's you! Where's Presti then?" Warren looked up and said.Fane raised an eyebrow and shot an incredulous look at Warren. Warren immediately understood what happened, and his whole face turned pale, "He's dead!"Fane nodded. There was nothing much to hide. Warren gulped, suddenly feeling like his thoughts from earlier were an absolute joke at that moment. He had even been think
After seeing that, there was a surprised look on Warren's face. However, he quickly pushed back that surprise. Even if that man was skilled, he would just be an above-average warrior. Above-average warriors were like paper to him!"Brat, it looks like you have some skill. However, that means nothing in front of me. I'll show you right now what a warrior at the peak is!"Right after he said that, he circulated his true energy around his feet. Red energy started to frantically blow away the dust on the ground. He lunged into the air incredibly fast.Fane raised an eyebrow before he started to form seals with his hands. Countless seals danced around in the air, and a chain appeared.That chain looked like a black dragon as it danced in the air.Warren scoffed in disdain. It was just a petty trick from an above-average warrior in his eyes. That chain would shatter in just one blow.He did not even bother thinking about it as he raised the sword in his hand. A silver ray of light quic
He leaped forward and landed in front of those four. Fane had already noticed Warren a while ago, but Fane relaxed when he saw Warren was alone. If it was just one person, then there was nothing to worry about!"Presti really is a piece of trash. He couldn't even get you!" Warren said with a sneer.Shin clutched his chest and turned to look at Cavill next to him. Cavill nodded slightly and did not say anything. The two of them shut their mouths at the same time as they looked in Fane's direction.Warren immediately felt something was wrong. He turned to look at Fane and saw that Fane was still completely calm as if nothing had happened."Brat, it looks like you're no ordinary person!" Warren said with a sneer.Fane turned to look at him before saying calmly, "Are you here to kill us?"Warren laughed out loud, and his eyes were full of mockery, "What do you think I'm doing here? Do I look like I'm here to chat?"Fane laughed. He could not believe another one turned up so soon aft
When Warren heard that, he felt incredibly exasperated. He mumbled, "It's just Shin, how could there be any trouble? Even if he has some fellow disciples with him, Presti is more than enough. They're all trash anyway."Zayne frowned, and he unleashed an incredibly strong aura that forced Warren to take a step back, "Shut up! Do you think we can afford to be careless right now? We're at the cusp of accomplishing everything right now. We have to be extremely careful. What kind of attitude is this?"Warren immediately shut up and did not dare to say anything. Zayne coldly looked at Warren, and deeply felt like Warren was not someone who could accomplish much. If it was not for the fact that he was useful, Zayne would not even bother bringing Warren through the door with him.Seymour turned to look into the distance. Gray mist filled up the skies, and no one could see the end of the horizon.There was nothing in the skies, and Seymour suddenly started to feel some worry. He was not clo
In front of an ancient stone door, two men were standing there, while another was sitting down and resting.The men who were standing had very stiff expressions on their faces. The two of them looked at each other with animosity in their eyes. It was obvious they were not friendly with each other. The man who was sitting down had his eyes shut and completely ignored the other two."Seymour! You're just the same as Desmond. You can't even get something so simple done. Desmond lost his life. I think you're about to follow suit!" Warren sneered as he mocked.Seymour's expression was dark, and he shot right back, "Warren, stop with those disgusting words of yours! Don't think I don't know what you're trying to do. You're just trying to push me down and take all the credit for yourself!"Stop joking around! You aren't smart enough to steal my credit! Even though Desmond is already dead, he still did the best he could. He was just tricked by Fane. If it was you, you wouldn't even have
Fane frowned. After he reached out to grab Presti's neck, Presti's life ended with a crack.Shin's eyes widened as he looked at Fane with fear. His savior could very well kill him!Cavill started to panic as well. He looked at Fane with alarm. Even though he was thankful that Fane saved the two of them just now, he had no way to tell what Fane would do after this. Fane slowly walked in front of them, and he did not show much emotion on his face.Cavill said in a dry voice, "Fane, you…?"Fane shook his head, "Don't panic. I won't kill you. Let's work together. It's not like only one person will be able to enter after the door opens."Shin looked at Fane with an incredibly inquisitive look. He thought about it before he said, "I… I don't want to work together. I'll give you the key as thanks for saving me. That Valley of Enlightenment doesn't sound like a good place at all. If I enter, I don't even know if I'll be able to survive."As he spoke, Shin had a bitter look on his face.