"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
[Adrian, if you see this letter, please find me at Oxridge. The time we spent here together was the happiest time of my life. You forged weapons, I made pills, and our lives were peaceful.[These past thousand years have been so hard because you weren't here. I didn't know where you were and searched everywhere but could never find you. I searched all over the Southern Forest but found no trace of you, nor had anyone heard of you. I combed through the South Sea, but the sea route was slow and the islands were countless, making it impossible to find you.[All my friends advised me to give up. Some even pursued me, but Adrian, do you know that my heart belongs only to you? Without you, the sky was always gray. I often went to the stall in Oxridge, reminiscing about our time together. If only Eloise had been with us then. Our family of three would have been so happy.[Eloise came to me just right on time, and she has been with me ever since. Without her, I don’t know what I would have
Once no one was there to do everything for her, Eloise had to push herself to plan her future. Although she was at the peak of level eight and faced little danger, she knew she had limits. She was essentially a reflection of Weststar's legacy, a coming-of-age gift from Rozi. However, in terms of combat and strategy, she was still a child. Otherwise, Rozi would not have worried so much about her.Adrian had long seen from Eloise's behavior that this little girl was no pushover and was very capable of causing trouble. Since Eloise was already at the threshold of a breakthrough, he decided to let her manage the Exile Realm. This way, she would not be bored or in danger. It was a perfect solution that also honored Rozi's wishes. According to Rozi's hopes, she wanted Eloise to spend her days innocently in a utopian-like place Adrian described.Adrian was worried about his daughter. Therefore, he decided to have a serious talk with her about the future. As a newly-minted father, he was con
"Looks like I have a younger brother. So you’ve decided to abandon me since you have another child?" Eloise said, her voice growing louder and more accusatory with each word.Adrian speechless. He hurriedly tried to explain that that wasn’t the case, but no matter what he said, Eloise wasn’t hearing it. Defeated, he decided to change the subject and informed Eloise of his plan: to rectify the karmic entanglement caused by the faith he had established, erasing the beliefs of the people in the Southern Forest and the South Sea to avoid attracting the attention of that entity.The entity could sense level-nine immortals because their emergence generated faith power, which came from heaven rather than believers' prayers. The entity likely decided to cleanse anything that emitted this faith power. If Adrian didn't sever these beliefs, the entity might come down to eliminate the threat. He thought it best to avoid provoking such a powerful being."I have no choice but to let go," Adrian l
Adrian felt like a string, with countless streams of mortal destinies making knots in him. He couldn't distinguish between those from the Southern Forest, the South Sea, and the Exile Realm because some of those from the Exile Realm originated from the South Sea and the Southern Forest. This created a deadlock. He wanted to resolve it, but it seemed almost impossible without making a bold decision.‘Won't everything I did in the Exile Realm be in vain then? How am I supposed to accept that…’ He stood there, deep in thought. Eventually, he chose to temporarily give up and went to ask Eloise if she had any good ideas.After Adrian explained the situation to Eloise, she believed he should have the courage to make a bold decision. Since that entity chose a secure path of merging laws to gain faith power, she believed Adrian shouldn't take any shortcuts either. The truth was that even if one recklessly plundered the faith power, they wouldn't necessarily be crushed by karma. However, the
In other words, laws were unique and universal. Even the big shots outside of this world had to go through stages like the Body Training Stage, Foundation Stage, Golden Core Stage, the eight ranks, Integration Stage, and Void Abyss Stage before reaching the pinnacle of the immortal path.Eloise looked at Adrian with feigned pity and said, "Old man, you have to work hard in your training. Don’t worry, I'll supervise you.”This left Adrian feeling speechless. It seemed like Eloise intended to train him like Rozi had done with her. When Rozi taught Eloise, she was absolutely uncompromising. If Eloise wished to sleep, she was made to practice first. To go outside and play, she had no chance until she finished training.Under Rozi's strict guidance, Eloise had been pushed to level eight before Rozi's passing. Coupled with being from Weststar and possessing the Water Ethereal Physique, Eloise’s progress had been extremely rapid. Adrian, on the other hand, was just an outsider with poor ta
Adrian sought out anything of value, down to every blade of grass and tree. He even engaged in buying and trading celestial veins, ensuring his small world possessed them through the use of Celestisorb Trees. However, he felt that it would still take a long time for his small world to naturally form celestial veins.While contemplating all this, he had already severed nearly half of his karma. Ordinary people suddenly felt empty inside, but he ignored them and continued using the Tri-Seals to sever their karmic entanglements.After a long time, Adrian dealt with all potential problems and conducted several searches, feeling satisfied that everything was in order. He then visited Eloise and left again shortly after.With a clear goal in mind, Adrian rolled up his sleeves and got to work. The first thing he did was gain a place of residence—a sizable mansion—to establish his reputation and earn what he needed. However, he couldn't accomplish this without Lexie's help, so he quickly co