After all, the winner of the tournament was Phoenix Valley. Even though Elder Rick was the one who recommended Fane, Phoenix Valley suffered no losses.Even if Elder Turner decided to pursue the matter, Elder Rick could push the responsibility aside by saying he just wanted to recommend the best candidate. Nothing could hinder him by then, but the same thing could not be said for Fane.Fane had offended Elder Maurice, and with Fane soiling the group's results with his performance in the tournament, he would be punished. Elder Rick just needed to fan the flames by the side, and Fane would suffer consequences he surely could not handle. He could even imagine Fane being chased out of Phoenix Valley.If Fane was chased out of Phoenix Valley, Rick would have him assassinated. No matter how much potential Fane has, he was nothing more than a vermin he disliked. He was, after all, a person that would rather kill his opponents than forgive them.Fane would not live another day, and he woul
What? Claude helped outsiders and joined them belittling Fane? He was just there to fill up the numbers! Should they not be talking about how Fane had soiled the valley's good name with his poor performance? Why was Elder Turner defending Fane against Claude?The elders were baffled by the sudden turn of events.Meanwhile, Elder Rick's eyes widened as he stared at Elder Turner. He wanted to say something at that moment, and he even wanted to snatch the merit log from Elder Turner to see what had actually happened during the tournament.Nonetheless, he knew that he would be overstepping his boundaries if he did that. With Elder Turner's temper, things would not go well for him. With that, Elder Rick swallowed his words.Claude shivered as cold sweat started to form on his head, his eyes reddening in the process. He wanted to explain himself at that moment, but he did not have the words to do so, believing it would not be appropriate. He was worried that he would just make matters wo
Elder Turner turned to glare at Rick, and this was the first time Elder Rick saw Elder Turner use such a merciless expression against him. That look held a trace of warning as if Elder Rick would be punished on the spot if he continued to intervene.Elder Turner's attitude shook Elder Rick of all his confidence.Elder Turner shifted his gaze and raised his hand to call the deacons behind him."I don't want to listen to any more of your nonsense. You've already crossed the line with your antics. Bring him to the reflection hall. As for the punishment, I'll talk about it with the elders first."A few deacons immediately pinned Claude down on the floor. Claude struggled as he continued to cry out, but the deacons stuffed a piece of cloth in his mouth, silencing him from the 'explanation' he tried to conjure, save only his muffled cries.In a few moments, Claude was dragged away. Everyone else merely watched, not knowing what to say. Still, the other elders wanted to ask what Claude h
However, the moment Elder Rick spoke, Elder Turner interjected, rebuking, "Fane is right. You did all of that just to settle your grudges. After Elder Maurice investigated the matter, it's been proven that you did everything for that reason. Rick! How dare you!"Elder Turner's tone sounded demanding, imposing; it was obvious just how angry he was. Elder Rick panicked at that moment, never expecting Elder Turner to point the gun at him so quickly.The other elders were completely baffled by this, not knowing what was happening at all, especially with Elder Turner. Everything Elder Turner had done seemed to be for the sake of protecting Fane, much to their confusion.Why did he want to protect a sixth-grade alchemist? Was there something to Fane that they did not know about?Before anyone could voice their questions, Elder Turner said, "You know better than anyone what you've done. Don't even think about denying it."You never knew whether Fane had the ability of a seventh-grade alc
The two of them were witnesses to the incident. With how arrogant Rick was acting earlier, the two of them were incredibly happy about Rick's current state!Elder Eliot was incredibly angry the moment he thought about how Rick was acting earlier, so he sneered as he said, "Elder Rick, don’t be so emotional. Didn't you say earlier that you'd be the one laughing till the end as long as we won this tournament? Why are you in such a panic now?"Rick was not in the mood to exchange words with Elder Elliot at that moment. His only thought in mind was to push away the responsibility, but Elder Turner had never liked to dwell on things like this.He coldly glanced at Rick, not even giving Rick the chance to speak before getting the deacons next to him to drag Rick away with a wave of his hand.Everything had happened far too quickly, and some of them could not really process things. Elder Rick, who had always acted so proudly, was actually being dragged to the punishment hall. They could n
Rudy pursed his lips, cursing that Fane was still the same as always. He said after a slight cough, "Let's forget about me for now. I want to talk about you first. You didn't tell me you were back. Who won the tournament? Did that Rick guy cause you trouble?"Fane raised an eyebrow before quickly telling Rudy a summary of the story. When Rudy heard that Rick was already locked up in the punishment hall, he danced happily.After they drank their tea, he finally composed himself. Fane sighed in exasperation as he said with a serious tone, "Don’t be too excited. You said you had something to tell me. Tell me what it is before you celebrate."Rudy knew that Fane did not like having things hanging, so he said, "Do you know about the Whirling World?"Fane raised an eyebrow, looking at Rudy curiously. It was obviously the first time he had heard of such a thing. Rudy was quite pleased as he continued."I knew you wouldn't have heard of it. After all, you've been busy with the tournament
Rudy shook his head and answered, "There's no need for any such thing. Anyone who meets the conditions can enter. The conditions are very simple. You can't be over sixty."Hearing that, Fane straightened his body, "You can enter as long as you're not over sixty years old?"Rudy nodded earnestly at that. He had already looked into it and was very versed in the requirements.Fane took a deep breath as he said after some thought, "The Whirling World probably has a lot of valuable things inside. Otherwise, you wouldn't be telling me so much."Rudy nodded earnestly as his smile deepened, "Someone's already entered. However, it's said that you can only return after two years. An illusion was transferred out, though. There are a lot of amazing things inside."There are various famous materials. From the scenes inside, the Whirling World must have already been closed for many, many years."Those materials are all incredibly old. There's also an ancient city within. There are a lot of pla
"Even now, we don't know why Grayson was taken away. Nor do we know if we'll end up like Grayson. Furthermore, my little levels of talent won't be properly cultivated in Phoenix Valley. It would be better if I go somewhere else. Once I get out of the Whirling World, I'll be completely free!"Fane frowned, looking at Rudy earnestly, "Your thoughts are reasonable. Since you want to leave so much, why don't you just go back…"Before Fane could finish, he was interrupted by Rudy. Rudy anxiously said, "I would have gone back early on if it were that easy. With your talents, you can firmly make a place for yourself in Phoenix Valley."Even if you did anything suspicious, people wouldn't do anything too bad to you thanks to your talents. I'm different, I'm expendable."The moment I mention wanting to leave Phoenix Valley, I'll definitely be captured. The Whirling World is just an excuse for me to leave Phoenix Valley. There's no way for them to know what I've encountered in Phoenix Valley
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.