However, Zane's slaps did not have the same effect."He's about to die! However, your 20 slaps actually ended up saving his life, my lord. It is very strange." Lyanna was equally confused.Usually, the appearance of dark energy meant that a person's soul was about to leave the body. It was a sign of impending great misfortune. However, Sebastian's slaps had actually knocked the danger out of Jayden.When Sebastian looked at Jayden once more, he saw the dark energy slowly gathering again. "Jayden seems to have offended someone…" Sebastian said thoughtfully."No. He has offended an expert in the mystic sects, or perhaps the Stallones have done so," Lyanna said impassively."Offended someone from a mystic sect?" Sebastian's brow furrowed. Although Jayden could be rather reckless and did behave like a spoiled heir, would he dare to do anything to someone from a mystic sect?"If I'm not mistaken, someone has probably switched his fortune by force," Lyanna said earnestly.Realiz
"Why don't you let me keep it for you? If so, you'll be able to avoid the danger," the old man said, grinning.He still looked kindly and genial.However, Sebastian felt more and more repulsed by the old man as he looked at him. "Oh, I could never do that. If it's going to bring danger upon me, it might cause your death." Sebastian's smile disappeared gradually."Young man, you should always listen to those older than you." There was a cold glint in the old man's eyes. "Do you want to educate me on a few things?" Sebastian's expression suddenly darkened. The old man scoffed and said, "Young man, I will come and kill you tonight." He threw his head back in laughter and left the convenience store.Sebastian watched him leave, then looked at Jayden, who was already far off in the distance. "Is Jayden a victim of his mystic arts?" Sebastian asked Lyanna as he pointed at the old man. "My lord, there was something very odd about that man. I couldn't detect the energy of a livin
Lyanna stuck several paper charms in different directions while summoning the six revenants. Now, all they had to do was wait for the fortune-telling old man's arrival. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Lyanna saw a paper man standing at the door. "My lord, it's here," she said calmly.She had been facing off against dead people since she became an adult, so the paper man did not scare her at all. Sebastian and Rose both got up, and both their swords gleamed sharply. The paper man knocked on the door for a while before entering the convenience store through the crack in the door.As the paper man entered, seven lights flickered on at once. It was the formation that Lyanna had set up earlier. A sheet of golden light blocked the paper man's path, and it began burning as soon as it stepped into the sheet of light.The paper man scoffed. Its voice was that of the old man."Soul control?" Lyanna frowned slightly.It wasn't mystic arts. Soul control didn't even belong to t
Only those in medicine or in the art of pill refining were particularly interested in medicine cauldrons. They were useless to shamans and sorcerers. Even if the old man got the medicine cauldron, it wouldn't be of much use. "I'm just helping a friend to get back what was originally his." The old man looked impassively at Sebastian.He felt that Sebastian was already at the end of his tether since he had already broken through Lyanna's formation and trapped the demon slave. Would they come to blows next?The old man couldn't help smiling inwardly. He hadn't even played his trump card yet. Did Sebastian really want to challenge him in martial arts? The old man wouldn't be stupid enough to battle in martial arts against two experts in sword fighting. Only an idiot would do that."Oh? Are you really that confident?" Sebastian smiled.He could see that the old man was holding back on something, and it would be a very tough card. However, Sebastian had his own tricks to play.
Although they were at a very low level and hadn't even managed to get rid of their animal-like appearance, they were very powerful. Even if Lyanna's six demon slaves joined forces, they would still be no match for the snake deity. The formation she had laid out earlier did have the power to subdue all evil things, but it had been broken by the paper men and was no longer of any use. "Well, young man? Hand it over. I don't want to cause too much trouble," the old man said smugly as he stroked his beard. "Old man, you're taking things by force," Sebastian said calmly."Hmph! I'm showing you kindness by taking your things. Otherwise, I could just as easily get what I want by killing you," the old man said, fixing an icy gaze on him. There was a slight hint of murder in his eyes. "Why do you keep talking about murder at your age? It seems inappropriate. Besides, don't you think it goes against the law of nature to kill and take the possessions of others? If we subdue this litt
Lyanna couldn't help feeling rather embarrased. Sebastian was extraordinarily powerful. He could adapt easily to any situation."Did you say that you've never killed anyone?" Sebastian's gaze turned icy instantly as he stared at the middle-aged woman.A bolt of vital energy immediately enveloped the woman. Very soon, the pretty woman's fingers turned bright red and even began to drip blood.When everyone saw what was happening, they all stepped backward in slight surprise. It did look rather terrifying.Blood dripped off the woman's fingers, and the vital energy enveloping her slowly became a white fog. Countless illusions soon appeared in the thick fog. There was only one person who starred in all the illusions. It was the pretty, middle-aged woman.Countless people had died at her hands. There were the elderly, the young, as well as both men and women. Some had been flayed and skinned, while others had had their bones cracked open and their marrow sucked out."Did you say t
The old man had gone pale with anger. He clenched his teeth as he said, "I'll remember this!"He turned to leave, but he had no chance of doing so. The old man's soul control had relied completely on Nina's help. He had no training of his own at that level.Nina's betrayal had rendered the paper men heaps of useless paper. Lyanna's demon slaves immediately surrounded the old man."Old man, what kind of place do you think my convenience store is? Do you think you can cause trouble because you want to and then leave as if nothing happened?" Sebastian grinned at the old man as he spoke. "You… What else do you want?" The old man was frustrated. If he had known that Sebastian had such a formidable trump card, nothing could have convinced him to get involved."I don't want anything. Didn't you say that you came here to help a friend get something? Who ordered you to come?" Sebastian asked coldly, his smile dropping off his face."Well…" The old man's eyes flickered, and he hesitat
"Where is the sect leader of the Pinnacle Sect right now?" Sebastian asked. "Um… I-I am too scared to say anything. The Pinnacle Sect is too big and consists of 16 mountains. How would we know where he is?" the old man asked mournfully. It would be very hard to find even a single person in the Pinnacle Sect. It would be hard to find even one among a hundred men."Let him go," Sebastian said, waving a hand at Nina.Rose looked at Sebastian in confusion. Why was he letting the enemy go?"Mr. Ballard, we can't let him go," she said rather anxiously.Sebastian knew what Rose's intention was, but he waved his hand and said, "Without Nina's help, he can't even defeat an ordinary Warrior. It's alright."The old man looked awkwardly at Sebastian and turned red. He clenched his teeth and slunk off.Although Sebastian had spared his life, the old man felt extremely humiliated. Sebastian had felt that it was beneath him to kill the old man. He was completely disrespecting him.After th
Even though Declan had already said that the old man was only in shock and didn't have a cerebral infarction, the middle-aged man still wanted to hear the opinion of a young traditional medicine doctor like Sebastian! He must be either crazy or an idiot!"If he applies that needle, your father's complexion will go from pale to dark at once. When that happens, it'll only be even more dangerous," Sebastian said impassively."Stop talking crap, Sebastian! My grandfather is the elder of the Healer Sect! Are you implying that he's not as good as you are?" Bryce yelled angrily, pointing at Sebastian.He was furious. "Sebastian, are you doubting my skills in medicine? You're a rookie in the medical field. I only complimented you at the dinner table out of politeness. Did it go to your head?" Declan demanded curtly, his expression changing."You're trying to prick the acupuncture points on the base of the patient's neck as well as in the center of his chest so that you can unblock his br
"Wow, it really is Mr. Byrne Senior! Hello, hello!" A slightly pudgy middle-aged man exclaimed. He hurried forward and shook Declan's hand heartily.Declan frowned and looked at him for a long time, but he couldn't remember where he had seen the pudgy man before.There were too many people who tried to flatter Declan every day, and he couldn't possibly remember every single one of them."Who are you?" Declan asked, his brow furrowed as he shook the man's hand. "Mr. Byrne Senior, you're so busy, so of course you won't remember me! I'm Fritz Thomson! I had the pleasure of meeting you two years ago while I was shooting a documentary about traditional medicine," Fritz said courteously.Declan finally nodded. Fritz was either a reporter or a director. It wasn't surprising that Declan had forgotten who he was.Although the Healer Sect was also among the mystic martial arts sects, it was very different from the Nine Sects. The Healer Sect had always had close connections with the sec
Sebastian waved a hand slightly at the middle-aged man and said, "I'm not a genius doctor. I'm just an ordinary traditional medicine doctor. However, that old man is in a very dangerous situation. You must not touch him!"He spoke urgently when he saw that the middle-aged woman was propping the old man up so that he was lying on her lap.The middle-aged woman looked up at the middle-aged man. She was clearly hesitant.They were on the top floor, and the tiled floor was so cold. She didn't think that it would be safe for her to let the old man just lie on the floor. "Listen to Dr. Ballard! You won't go wrong!" the middle-aged man said quickly to her."Dr. Ballard? He's nothing compared to my grandfather!" Bryce exclaimed. He was annoyed to hear the middle-aged man addressing Sebastian so respectfully.After all, Declan was the elder of the Healer Sect. There were even numerous sage doctors who had to treat Declan with respect as their senior in the industry!Who did Sebastian th
Since Declan had coincidentally met Sebastian at the dinner table that day, he had thought of bringing the latter over to his side. That way, Sebastian could work for him. "Sebastian, I'm planning to make an exception and take you as my apprentice. What do you think?" Declan asked again when he saw that Sebastian was ignoring him.Sebastian continued to ignore him. Did he really thought he could be Sebastian's mentor? The old man must be crazy!"Sebastian, you should hurry and kneel to my grandfather! You're lucky to get him as a mentor! My grandfather hasn't accepted any apprentices for 20 years!"Bryce glared at Sebastian, whom he felt was being far too tactless. There were countless people fighting to have Declan as a mentor."Mr. Byrne Senior, I don't wish to have a mentor. Besides, no one is qualified to be one," Sebastian said impassively. "You little—"Declan was furious. Sebastian was far too arrogant! He was already humbling himself by deigning to take Sebastian as an
Bryce saw the anger in Declan's face, so he said reluctantly to Larys, "I'm sorry, Mr. Compton. I've acted impulsively."Acted impulsively? It would have been better if Bryce hadn't apologized at all. His apology had made Larys even angrier. He clearly had no respect for Larys at all if he could slap him just out of a moment's impulse. Larys was the mayor of Steinberg. How could he just let things go just because Bryce had said that he had been impulsive? "Mr. Compton, my grandson is young and ignorant. Please don't hold it against him." Declan had no choice but to speak up and apologize to Larys on Bryce's behalf. Larys could only nod. He smiled slightly and said, "Forget about it. Make sure that it doesn't happen again."Once everyone was seated once more, Bryce continued staring viciously at Sebastian. It was all Sebastian's fault that he had been slapped twice by Declan!He couldn't just let him go, but he didn't dare to cause any more trouble at the dinner table. Howeve
"People always say that you can see what a person is like from looking at their family. I can see that it's true," Sebastian said impassively.That was a harsh insult to Declan. It implied that Bryce's rude behavior was a reflection of Declan's lack of good character, and that their family didn't have good manners.Declan turned purple with rage. Ever since he had become one of the esteemed members of the Healer Sect, everyone in the martial arts community always spoke respectfully to him, especially those of the traditional medicine community. All of them were polite whenever they met him.However, Sebastian had insulted him thrice in a row, and each insult was worse than the last. Rosalie couldn't help but laugh. She leaned on Sebastian's shoulder and turned her head away, her slender figure trembling with the effort of not laughing out loud."You're terrible! You've insulted them so slyly!" Rosalie whispered in Sebastian's ear.Sebastian reached out to put an arm around her t
Sebastian's expression turned cold at once. What was so important about an elder of the Healer Sect? Was there any reason for him to make so many people wait?Besides, the banquet had been set at 9:00 pm, and both he and Rosalie had arrived on time. Why should Declan be treated differently?Sebastian had never had any patience with people who used their age as an excuse to do whatever they wanted to."Forget it. Calm down, both of you, and let's both refrain from saying anything else."Larys stood up quickly to smooth things over. Both Sebastian and Julian remained silent out of respect for him. However, they both exchanged icy looks.Now that the conflict had subsided, Larys leaned closer to Sebastian and whispered, "Mr. Ballard, I'll be honest with you. I can't afford to offend either you or Mr. Byrne. Please help me out and refrain from pursuing this matter further."Larys was being sincere. He was in awe of Sebastian's allies, but Declan had equally powerful allies supporting
Upon hearing Rosalie's words, Sebastian laughed wryly and shook his head.The Nine Sects wouldn't dare to say a thing to the Ballard Estate, who in turn thought nothing of the Healer Sect.Andreas snorted in laughter and said, "If you had said so 100 years ago, even I would have had to concede. However, times have changed now.""What do you mean?" Rosalie looked curiously at Andreas. It seemed that Sebastian's cousin was very familiar with the Healer Sect. "About 12 years ago, they went on the wrong path. If you check thoroughly, you'll probably find that the development of many new medicines was related to the Healer Sect. However, they are not the refiners!"Rosalie seemed to be deep in thoughts. Her brow darkened as she said thoughtfully, "Do you mean to say that the Healer Sect has abandoned the art of medicine and has decided to go in the direction of the art of pill refining instead?"This made Andreas see Rosalie in a different light.Medicine and pill refining were very
"Are you talking about your cousin? He doesn't look like a businessman at all, though. He looks more like…"Rosalie put her chin in her hands, her brow tightly furrowed. However, she couldn't find an appropriate way to describe Andreas.He felt very strange to Rosalie. There was a kind of energy he had that was difficult to express in words. "It doesn't matter whether he's a businessman or not. He just has to have money. Why don't we discuss it with him tomorrow? I think he'll probably support you unconditionally," Sebastian said confidently."Really? But if we develop a similar medicine, won't we be going against the Croydons? That doesn't seem right."Lorcan was a friend of Oliver's, after all. That meant that he was a friend of the Griffins. Rosalie didn't want to make such an important family their enemy in business. "With that contract, we have to show the Croydons that they shouldn't become ungrateful, nor should they use their force against us!" Sebastian exclaimed in a