Rudy felt the same way as Grayson did. Phoenix Valley was no longer somewhere he wanted to go. He did not even want to be a disciple of the alliance anymore. He would rather live than 'strive and improve himself'!Fane pursed his lips, speechless at the sight.Rudy looked like he had been injected with false bravado as he continued, "As long as we can find someone or a place with a hint of civilization, we'll be able to find a transport array. Once we determine where we need to go, we'll be able to go back. We can't panic at a time like this!"Rudy's words seemed to calm Grayson as he felt like Rudy's words made sense. As long as they could find civilization, they would be able to determine where they were and how they should proceed.He had decided to never go anywhere else upon returning safely. He would obediently stay in Rosefinch Pavilion, the safest haven there was. He would live a good life.He did not want to go through any of those scary dangers again.At that moment, so
Fane, Grayson, and Rudy were so agitated during the fall of the vessel that they had not had the time to wonder where they were.At this moment, they finally had a good look, and a hopeless feeling filled their bodies.Looking at their surroundings, they were definitely deep in those mountains that no one ever got out of. Danger lurked in every corner too, no doubt.The lack of any hint of civilization meant that the place was not suited for martial artists. The three of them were not that strong. It would be incredibly difficult for them to return peacefully.Rudy looked over at a massive root toward the east. "What's that?" He quickly rushed toward the direction he had stared at.Fane and Grayson turned their heads and saw Rudy kneeling next to the root as he picked up a strand of white hair.Fane and Grayson immediately walked over and stared at the strand of white hair. Rudy blew at the hair.An icy aura strangely permeated on the hair strand, and all of a sudden, Rudy's han
Fane raised an eyebrow as he suddenly asked Rudy, "Can you tell what realm my strength is at?"Rudy was taken aback for a moment before he looked up. He used his senses to assess Fane's strength for a good while before, eventually, his lips twitched somewhat awkwardly."I can't! So what, though?" scoffed Rudy haughtily. "No matter how strong you are, you're probably at the middle-stage of the innate level at most!"Fane smiled wryly, not saying anything.Grayson frowned and asked, "Did you learn some skill that lets you hide your strength? Why can't I tell what realm you are either?"Fane shook his head; he did not learn anything of such sorts. The internal damage he had suffered back then was what caused his strength to seem like it was concealed.Fane decided to make use of his situation the moment he noticed this. He deliberately did not heal some of the injuries, wanting to prevent others from studying him.Rudy and Grayson, on the other hand, were not that strong. They were
Alas, massive trees lined his sight wherever Fane looked, and he could not even make out the cardinal directions, let alone walk out of the forest. He exhaled a long sigh.Just as he was planning the next course of action, Fane suddenly heard a rustle. With a frown on his face, he snapped at Grayson and Rudy, "Shut up right now! Something's coming!"Both Grayson and Rudy shuddered at Fane's warning, and their sobs ceased instantaneously. The way the two of them were acting earlier, they had completely ignored the fact that their wails could attract any nearby beasts.They both did not even dare release the breath they held after Fane's warning.Fane raised an eyebrow as his ears perked to detect the sounds around them. He tried to observe his surroundings as he sent out his senses to feel everything around him.They were in a foreign place at that moment, where danger could happen at any moment. If they were not careful, the three of them truly could end up being beast-food.Afte
Crying was pointless, and they needed to find a way out. Thinking of this, an idea crossed Grayson's mind.He abruptly turned around and said, "There is something we can do right now, though!"This stunned Fane and Rudy for a moment. They then turned to see Grayson facing the spiritual vessel, pointing at the door as he said, sounding all too sure of himself, "The door isn't broken yet! We can still use the door!"Fane hurriedly asked, "Is it not broken? Can it still be closed?"Grayson took a deep breath as Grayson wiped his face with his hand. After calming himself down thoroughly, Grayson said, "I actually forgot about that. My master once had a small spirit vessel like this, but he sold it for a middle-sized one eventually."Even though there are a lot of problems with spiritual vessels like this and it's low-priced, there are still some practical functions. There's more than one way to open and close the door. This is to prevent the occupants from being unable to get out if t
Grayson's mind truly did digest the situation they were in. Fane had just thought about all of that when Grayson spoke of it.Grayson was right. They could use the distribution of the weak and the strong to determine where they should flee toward. The stronger beasts would usually always be in the inner areas of any forest.The weaker the beasts, the longer they would stay around the outskirts. With this tactic, they would be able to leave this place. However, they first needed to find somewhere they could be safe in before that.The spiritual vessel might have been wrecked, but its hard outer shell could still withstand a certain level of attacks. As long as it was not a dangerously strong fiend, they would be able to hide inside for temporary shelter should any danger present itself to them.With the spiritual vessel as a temporary shelter, they could slowly start to explore outward.Grayson took a deep breath. "I guess there's always a way—"The moment he said that, the sound
Fane's lips twitched as he looked at Grayson helplessly. He had just praised Grayson for being somewhat smart when Grayson decided to show his stupidity again."Do you think there would be any enemies pursuing him deep in a forest like this?" countered Fane rather impatiently. "Before that, why don't you look at the wounds on his body? Those aren't weapon-inflicted. They must be wounds from the claws and teeth of beasts."Grayson was taken aback by Fane's words. He immediately turned to look at the white-robed man's wounds. Sure enough, the man's wounds did look like they had been caused by the teeth of a beast.Before Grayson could contest the idea, Fane added, "This man must've been chased by beasts. Normally, it's best to mind our own business, but this situation is different. The fact that he's in here should mean that he knows how to get out. Don't we need a guide right now?"Fane's words had hit them right where they needed to, reminding them of their situation. After all, ho
The wolf rammed right into the vessel, causing the men in the vessel to jolt. Thankfully, the vessel's door closed right in the nick of time, saving them from their doom.Rudy was so terror-stricken that he was speechless, petrified as merely stood still. Grayson, on the other hand, did not fare any better, clutching his chest as his heart pounded against his ribcage. If his heart had raced any faster, it might have jumped out of his throat.Fane took a deep breath. He was the calmest among the three of them, but what had happened still shook him. They were mere breaths away from disaster, after all.Fane was quite confident in his own skills, but even he was not sure if he would be able to escape a spring solidifying realm beast."That was horrendous! That was way too close. If we continue on like this, I'd probably die of a heart attack if I'm not swallowed by a beast!" bleated Rudy as he collapsed on the floor.Grayson took a deep breath to calm himself down. "That was an actua
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.