Eloise asked, "Are you really at level nine? And what about that senior from earlier?" She sensed Adrian's level and realized that he was not lying. It was just that she had been too emotional to notice earlier.Adrian smiled and said, "Which senior are you referring to? Do you mean this?" He revealed a drop of white faith power in his hand, and its pressure made Eloise sweat. "What is this?" she asked."This is the power of faith. It's a type of power," Adrian replied.Eloise was taken aback. "What is the power of faith?" "It's the fusion of various elemental laws. This drop of faith power is a combination of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder law fragments. That's why you sensed it as level nine power yet found it familiar.""But I'm only at the Aqua Root Stage. How could I have obtained faith power?" Eloise asked skeptically.If what Adrian said was true, then reaching beyond level nine seemed impossible. Most cultivators had a single root stage, and tho
"Water Sage was impressed by your mother's special constitution and accepted her as an apprentice. As for me, I was left on the South Sea due to your mother's plea. Water Sage deemed it the safest place from daemonic invasion, which turned out to be true. Soon after I arrived on the island, Daemonia invaded. Daemons and monsters came. All the large islands and medium-sized islands were destroyed. No one escaped unscathed."I foresaw that the seven major factions of the Central Lands would come to the aid of the maritime immortal region. However, I also perceived the cunning of Daemonia. Thus, I devised a plan to lure the land sages of the seven major factions to my side."This was partly due to your mother's help and my divination skills, but most importantly, the seven land sages found me. My divination skills are unparalleled, and I helped them predict the death of Dark Sage and the path of the daemon invasion."Ultimately, the land sages decided to leave on an Immortal Ark. Durin
“Protection?” Adrian sneered. “I can't fully fathom the intentions of that entity, but I can guess a few things.”“That entity?” Eloise grew even more confused. She could not tell how much of her father's story was true or false, and now another mysterious figure had been added to the mix.‘Has he gone mad from being trapped for a thousand years?’ she thought.Adrian gave Eloise a playful flick on the forehead and said, “Don't speak ill of your father.” Startled and in pain, Eloise asked, “How did you know what I was thinking?”Adrian smiled. “The Exile Realm is my lifebound spiritual artifact. It's powered by the Draco Veinergy. Not only can I read your thoughts, but I can also predict your future decades from now.”Adrian's smug expression made Eloise feel both amused and exasperated. Did this mean she could not think at all?“You can think whatever you want,” Adrian teased, finding Eloise quite interesting. It seemed Rozi had raised her well. At least she was optimistic and
"You’ve got some insight, little girl, but you're still a little off the mark," Adrian said playfully.Annoyed, Eloise replied, "What do you mean by that, old man?""We need to start with the levels," Adrian began to explain, "Do you know how many levels there are?""Even a three-year-old knows the answer to that. It's Body Trainer, Foundation, Golden Core, Level Eight, Integration, and then Void Abyss. Beyond that, who knows," Eloise rattled off, finding the question childish and almost laughable.Adrian chuckled and said, "Yes, that's correct, and level seven is a dividing line. I lived with a level nine immortal for two hundred years and naturally have a different understanding.""Hmph, a level nine immortal? She’s probably my stepmother, right?" Eloise said with an apprehensive look, clearly skeptical of this Water Sage Adrian had brought up over and over again.Adrian cleared his throat and quickly steered the conversation back to levels. "Below level seven, you practice spi
“But...""Spit it out already.”"But I have my methods.""And what methods are these?""I have the Draco Veinergy. As long as I have enough life in me, I can seal away all the bad karma. If that doesn't work, I transfer this karma. At a certain level, these things are possible."Hearing this, Eloise felt relieved. She then said, "We've talked so long, yet you still haven't explained why the level nine immortals disappeared. Besides, there are still seven land sages alive right now.""Silly girl. The reason level nine immortals disappear is because they pose a threat to that entity.""A threat?""Yes, a threat. Because of faith power, that entity began to worry about them. Although level nine immortals can bring him more law fragments, they would have a chance to contend against him once they mastered faith power. The law fragments in this Exile Realm can be used for attacks and one fragment is consumed per attack. This is why level eight immortals can live well, while level nin
“Although I have yet to see what the celestial barrier looks like, I have discerned its function. I also know the role of the daemons in all this," Adrian said."Their function?""They are here to raise livestock, the livestock being the humans of this world. That entity needs humanity to generate law fragments for them, so they can't let humanity go extinct. However, when daemons became dominant and humans had a hard time coping, they gave humans a chance by forming the celestial barrier. If humans continued to live and die on this continent, laziness and lack of external threats would inevitably lead to extinction. This has been proven in the Exile Realm."“That is a terrifying thought... Are we really that pitiful?" Eloise found all this unbelievable but could not refute it, so she accepted Adrian's perspective.Suddenly, she realized something was off. Was she not out on a journey to break through to level nine? This quest she was on was exactly for that, right?"Then I can't
"It's my fault I failed your mother. Our parting was too abrupt back then. Where is her grave?" Adrian wanted to visit Rozi, to talk to her and share his experiences, hoping it would bring her peace."In the Southern Forest at Oxridge where you two lived together. I made all of Oxridge into her resting place. Mother often went there, so after she passed, I laid her to rest in the place she always longed for," Eloise replied."Did she ever say why she thought I didn't come for her?" Adrian asked.Eloise murmured, "She never said, but I think she believed you were dead. I often saw her crying alone in front of your portrait. She never showed her sorrow in front of me, only when she thought no one was watching...""Your hesitation is because of her, isn’t it?" Adrian asked.Eloise nodded. "If I have to stay here forever, I won't be able to visit her grave and talk to her. If that's the case, I'd rather not break through to level nine."Adrian smiled and said, "Silly child. In a few
“After Mother broke through to level eight, she stopped paying me so much attention. She often went alone to the deep sea, searching all over the South Sea, yet still found no trace of you. In her later years, she gave up. She brought me back to live in Oxridge in the Southern Forest to make pills for some junior immortals. She didn't ask for essence stones for payment, nor let them owe her any favors. She only asked them to let her stay on Oxridge. Many immortals benefited from Mother’s offerings and naturally had no complaints. With her being a level eight immortal, Oxridge became our home.“The day I broke through to level eight, Mother finally said she could rest assured and leave. From that day on, she no longer searched for Longevity Pills. I stayed by her side and stopped training. Before she left this world, she gave me the Water Spirit Soul of Weststar. After merging with it, I advanced to the middle stage of level eight.“For the hundred years after Mother passed away, I fo