Adrian refused to retreat into his shell like a turtle. What was the point of hiding? The beast swarm presented an opportunity. As the saying went, "You can catch fish in troubled waters,” so why not take advantage of the situation?Often, the most dangerous place was the safest. Adrian and Lexie both believed that if a beast swarm erupted, the open sea might become safer than the inner sea, where dark beasts could become more abundant. However, overcoming the dark beasts' defensive lines was a challenge.Adrian never considered aligning his fate with these immortals. After hundreds of years, patience wears thin, and people often become what they once, and Adrian was no exception.He once debated with the seven land sages, trying to lead people down a better path. Now, such ideas seemed laughable and naive. He realized they couldn’t save the world; they could only save themselves, and even that wasn’t always possible.This was the harsh reality: the immortal world was cruel. There
Adrian admired Clyde’s determination but still had doubts. The super beast swarm, which occurs only once every ten thousand years, might easily break through defenses. Taking refuge on Celesta Rain Island could be the true path to survival. Adrian needed to plan for himself as well.Before the beast swarm fully formed, Adrian spent his time not only being affectionate with Lexie but also searching for small beast swarms. He hoped to gather dark spiritual energy for the Exile Realm and was deeply concerned about the Invisibees.Lexie suggested that the Exile Realm residents should have a complete set of educational books to develop a proper value system. While Adrian might not change the current generation's thinking, he could influence the next.In the Exile Realm, time accelerated; three or four years there equaled a generation’s worth of time. Adrian could guide these people to form a perfect belief system without being burdened by causality. After all, they lived in the Exile Rea
Ragan knew that Spectral Legacy would eventually be destroyed. He realized that if he didn’t secure a new ally before the faction’s downfall, it would be too late to seek refuge elsewhere. Aligning with a more influential faction rather than a lower one seemed the best strategy.He decided to approach the Tranquil Gate faction, a moderately sized faction ranked fifth. This faction was well-established in the central lands, known for their alchemy, which made them highly influential among immortals, especially those above level eight.After securing his future with Tranquil Gate, Ragan left Spectral Legacy. However, Spectral Legacy was aware of his plans. They knew that Ragan intended to leave before their downfall, and his departure could lead other members to abandon them as well, especially in a crisis.Ragan understood this well. He knew Spectral Legacy had treated him fairly despite his mixed-blood heritage. Many factions resented Spectral Legacy for accepting him, and some had
Ragan realized he would make little progress if things continued this way. Staying with a perpetually ranked-seven, and precarious at that, offered no future. Everything aside, all the factions targeted Spectral Legacy because each death of an apprentice from the faction would weaken it, further entrenching their seventh place.This trial made Ragan realize he had to leave Spectral Legacy or he would eventually die amidst the faction's struggles. Humanity had never recognized his bloodline, and some apprentices even secretly called him a mongrel—a term that infuriated him. Therefore, Ragan never liked humans. Despite them raising him and teaching him to train, he despised them because they were not his kin.Ragan decided to incite Heavenly Order’s wrath through a series of provocations. They issued the central lands order, indicating they would no longer tolerate Spectral Legacy’s misdeeds. All the affected factions could unite to attack them, whether or not Spectral Legacy handed ov
Immortals Alliance believed they shouldn't tolerate such unfairness and felt the alchemists were too privileged. Almost every immortal had faced the arrogance and arbitrary price increases imposed by alchemists, leading to long-standing resentment.Tranquile had never encountered a situation like this. The other six major factions served Heavenly Order, which was established to generate spirit stones. Heavenly Order also created the other five factions and implemented a competition system to maintain peace in the world. That was why only the seventh-ranked faction changed after a thousand years.However, Heavenly Order had to confront the fallout from their mismanagement, which allowed Immortals Alliance to rise rapidly in power. Immortals Alliance had become too strong to control, making things with Tranquile increasingly tense.Immortals Alliance submitted a petition to Heavenly Order, accusing Tranquile of wrongdoing and insisting the alchemists needed restriction. Power was para
Tranquile concentrated only on alchemy, leaving combat responsibilities to Heavenly Order. In this arrangement, they were just workers. Whenever problems arose, they would depend on Heavenly Order. But with Heavenly Order’s authority now in decline, they were unsure of their next steps.Level nine immortals would only get involved when Heavenly Order faced a critical situation. If Immortals Alliance stayed rational, they would avoid provoking Heavenly Order. However, the intentions of the other five factions remained uncertain. Heavenly Order's mistake had led to a loss of momentum, leaving them uncertain about whether to fight. Engaging in battle would mean confronting the entire central lands as Immortals Alliance was a grassroots group. Conversely, choosing not to fight could lead to Immortals Alliance undermining their influence, even if they didn’t attack. Therefore, Heavenly Order could only stay quiet.It was then that credible information from the maritime immortal world that
Just when Daemon Ancestor Forgotten Shore’s soul was about to collapse, he met Ragan. The former found Ragan highly appealing when he noticed Ragan’s treacherous and ruthless nature and half-daemon heritage.He then taught Ragan to summon daemons. He enticed Ragan by suggesting that successfully summoning the daemons was a great achievement. However, he warned that failure would mean Ragan could never change his life.Ragan struggled to gain respect in the human world due to his background. The daemons considered him impure, while humans were cautious of his daemonic heritage. Even dark immortals looked down on him. He thought it would be a great accomplishment if he could summon daemons.Daemon Ancestor Forgotten Shore, who held significant status among the daemons, could ensure Ragan's future success. The focus on summoning was intentional. Although Daemon Ancestor Forgotten Shore wanted to keep the process a secret, Ragan insisted on learning the details. He even threatened to ba
Ragan’s voice spread uniquely in frequency and volume until it reached the Daemon Domain. There, a blood-red eye noticed his voice. A massive head emerged, listened, and departed gleefully to report to its superiors.In the Daemon Domain, a strict hierarchy required reporting any event. Everything was reported to the family, then a course of action would be decided on by family elders, or reported to the tribe and decided by the tribal leader. Eventually, the upper leaders realized the signal originated from a domain they had failed to conquer twice. After brief communication among level eight and above daemon ancestors, they set out toward the spatial coordinates.The technology mastered by the daemons was beyond human comprehension. Their invasions relied on their ability to perform spatial jumps using coordinate points to form a spatial array. However, the daemons encountered limitations. High-ranking daemon ancestors could not pass through easily or had to pay a considerable pric