Here's the passage with the apostrophes and double apostrophes changed to curly ones:“Back then, only Frona and I knew about this,” Yefrenes said. “Our Daoisms are different. I created Mordecai Preston, while she created Dillon Zacharias.“But they don’t belong to the orthodox. They happened to balance Waitara, so we kept them.”Yefrenes took a deep breath. “It’s unexpected that Waitara locked them here.”After hearing Yefrenes’ explanation, Amos frowned. “Since Dillon is here, James and Xanthakos must have been controlled by him, right?”“I don’t know about James.” Amon stared at the void where the ball of blue gas disappeared. “I only know that Xanthakos isn’t being controlled. Otherwise, his Nothingness Dead Energy would have been devoured long ago. Why bother leaving behind a pillar?”“What do we do next?” Quintinus looked at Yefrenes. “We can’t stay here for too long. Otherwise, the effect of the Immutable Pill will fade. By then, we can’t return to the Xanadu Realm. It wil
Inside the mysterious cave, Dillon appeared in a flash of blue light. He was holding Yukha.Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Dillon let go of Yukha. He clutched his chest and slid down the stone wall.“The Caeloros Gods of Nothingness are really powerful. It seems that the peaceful days are coming to an end.”“It is you!” At this moment, Yukha exclaimed and rushed toward James.Upon seeing that, Dillon shouted, “Don’t go there! The pestle will kill you. I don’t like burnt meat.”It was a pity that he was too late.When Yukha rushed over with excitement, she was knocked out by James’ Historial Pestle that was spinning.Yukha hit the thick stone wall and fell to the ground. She spat out a mouthful of blood.Dillon, who was sitting to the side, immediately said with sympathy, “It hurts, doesn’t it?”Yukha endured the pain from her injuries and got up. “Master...”“Don’t go there.” Dillon grabbed Yukha. “You’re too weak. You can’t get close to him.”“What happened to him?” Yukh
“Master, I’ve finally met you.” Yukha hugged James, tears of joy streaming down her face.Though James remained silent, Yukha continued to pour out her heart and recount what had happened.Dillon listened attentively, nodding in understanding.“So, his name is James. He values relationships and justice highly. He’s a righteous man. No wonder we connected so well when we first met.”At that moment, a faint amethyst-gold light emanated from James’ body. It intertwined with a bit of blue light from Yukha’s body and quickly escaped the formation created by the Historial Pestle, appearing next to Dillon.In a flash, a beautiful figure materialized—Lesia.Dillon was taken aback, staring at Lesia in surprise.“What are you?”“How dare you,” Lesia said sternly. “Don’t you recognize the Lord of Daoism?”Dillon frowned. “You?”Lesia turned to face him. “Have you become an idiot after being beaten by Waitara?”Dillon’s face twitched. “Watch your words. I have a bad temper. Even if you’
“Where’s my wine?” Dillon yelled. “Didn’t we agree that if I answered one question, I’d get a jar of wine?”Lesia snapped back to her senses. She waved her hand, causing all the jars of Chaos Absinthe to fly toward Dillon, burying him under them.“I’ll give it all to you. Now, you must answer all my questions!”Trapped among the jars, Dillon revealed a pair of dark eyes.“With your strength, it shouldn’t be a problem to catch Xanthakos,” Lesia said. “Why did you leave him and run away with Yukha?”“Why do you think I didn’t want to eat him?” Dillon retorted, as he made the jars disappear.“When I was about to catch him, I sensed three terrifying auras approaching. If I didn’t stop, I might’ve lost my life.”“Three terrifying auras?” Lesia frowned. “You’re equivalent to Waitara. Could it be that…”“They’re the Caeloros Gods,” Dillon said irritably. “Even your master can’t handle them, right?”Lesia’s expression changed.They had arrived earlier than she expected. This trip to
“Let go,” Lesia pointed at Yukha viciously. “Otherwise, I will let Dillon grill you and eat you.”Yukha snorted and hugged James' arm tighter.Lesia was furious, but she held back from attacking Yukha because James waved his hand.Looking at Dillon, who was drinking wine, James suddenly said, “Sir Dillon, you owe me a favor.”Dillon was taken aback. Then, he said irritably, “You’re James, and he’s Xanthakos. You two are mortal enemies. He even holds your wife captive, half of the Yin governor. I’ve finished answering!”James was at a loss for words.Then, Lesia moved to James’ side and whispered a few words.After that, James raised his head. “Everything will come eventually. Perhaps this is what Xanthakos relies on to take risks.”He then narrowed his eyes. “Yukha chatted with me just now. Now, I’m only worried about whether the three Caeloros Gods will get there first and take the treasures, including the Path Designation Bead, before running away.”“No!” Lesia said firmly.
James walked over slowly, his hands behind his back. Yukha and Lesia followed him. He stared intently at Dillon, then suddenly smiled.“I’ll let you stab Waitara Path as many times as he imprisoned you. I won’t go back on my word.”Facing James, Dillon narrowed his eyes into slits, instantly emanating a terrifying aura that caused Lesia and Yukha to turn pale under the immense pressure.“This condition is tempting enough, but I want more,” Dillon said, grinning.James raised an eyebrow, then nodded with a smile. “Go ahead.”“I want her!” Dillon pointed at Yukha, a wicked smile flashing across his face.Yukha’s eyes widened in shock.Seeing Dillon’s sinister look, Lesia cursed, “Lecher! Do you think we’re running a brothel?”James raised a hand to stop Lesia and smiled at Yukha. “What do you say?”“I don’t want to!” Yukha shook her head urgently. “I’m your pet. I’ll never leave you. No one can have me.”“What if I force you to go to him?” James’ face darkened.Yukha was stunn
Dillon looked at James. “Give her some time to collect herself. Let’s discuss business first.”As he spoke, he cast a blue light, revealing an enormous map in front of James and Lesia. The map was vivid and lifelike, depicting a grand array of palaces forming the shape of Wuia. It was slowly rotating.James examined it for a moment before speaking, “Is this the current layout of Wuia Palace?”“It should be.” Dillon nodded. “We’re in the central twenty halls, also known as Xantheon Hall.”“Beyond that are the last twenty halls,” Dillon pointed on the map, his tone serious. “An old monster resides there. His strength is almost equal to mine.”James smirked. “Mordecai Preston?”“I don’t care what he’s called,” Dillon said angrily. “He’s just a wretched creature who can’t even fully transform into human form. All he knows is the Shadow Mist Technique. He is despicable and cowardly.”James chuckled at Dillon’s indignation. It was clear that Mordecai was Dillon’s old nemesis, providin
At the Forty-Ninth Heaven of the Greater Realms, a dazzling black-and-white light flickered over the ruins of the Goyoan Temple. A handsome man in a black robe suddenly appeared. Moments later, two brilliant silhouettes materialized beside him.“Yin governor, you crazed fiend, don’t go too far! I haven’t provoked you today!”Following the voice filled with hysterical rage, Yehria immediately grabbed the man’s hand.“Waitara Path, why don’t you do something about her? She beats me every day. I came into your space, and she followed me here to beat me. Who is your ally... Ah!”Before Yehria could finish her sentence, Thea grabbed her by the hair and forcefully dragged her away, all the while kicking and punching her.Waitara Path’s face contorted with extreme irritation as Yehria’s agonized screams echoed. Ever since capturing the Yin governor, his life had been anything but peaceful. The Yin governor, with her mastery of the Three Treasures Integration and the Zenthur Rank, relentl