In Mount One''s main hall, Xachary sat in the highest seat, listening to Zared, with teary eyes,in about Mount Martialis and James. He was surprised to hear that James absorbed Zared''s Genesis by striking the Yuraeceon Genesis Bell.


    Zared raised his head, looked at Xachary with moist eyes and said, “Mr. Xachary! Mount Martialis has gone too far...”


    “That''s enough.” Xachary cut Zared off. Then, he slowly stood up and walked down from his seat, saying, “How long have we known each other, Zared?”


    Zared was slightly startled by the question. He rposed and answered, “I''ve been following you since the incident with Franciscus Yun.


    Xachary took a deep breath and said, “Back then, you were already a talented alchemist at the Yuraeceon Daelm Rank’s Eighth Tribtion. You''ve entered the Ninth Tribtion very recently, right?”


    Zared was confused as to why Xachary was beating around the bush. He frowned and asked, “I don''t understand what you''re trying to say, Mr. Xachary.”


    Xachary sighed and said, “Your cultivation rank has dropped. Right now, you''re between the Yuraeceon Daelm Rank’s Eighth Tribtion’s peak and the Ninth Tribtion’s lower grade.”


    The news came like a bolt from the blue. Zared asked confusedly, “H-How is that possible? I went through a powerful tribtion and almost died just to reach the Yuraeceon Daelm Rank’s Ninth Tribtion!”


    Xachary looked at him and said, “Yes, you reached the Yuraeceon Daelm Rank’s Ninth Tribtion. However, your cultivation base is unstable. During the battle with Forty-nine, you lost a lot of Genesis, which resulted in a drop in your cultivation rank.”


    Zared asked in disbelief, “Are you saying I lost too much Genesis to that demon while trapped under the Yuraeceon Genesis Bell...”


    Xachary said softly, “If you don''t believe me, you can try to cast your Dark Lotus mes and see for yourself. Can you still summon nine of them?”


    Zared quickly spread his hand and summoned his Dark Lotus mes without hesitation.


    At that moment, nine Dark Lotus mes swirled around him.


    Zared said with joy, “There are nine mes! I''m okay!"


    Xachary looked at him, shook his head and turned around.


    Not long after, Zared shouted from behind him, “What is happening? Why did one of my mes extinguish? Impossible! This is impossible!!!”


    Zared retracted his Dark Lotus Flowers, then cast the Supernatural Power again. Once again, nine mes emerged. However, one of them extinguished much faster than the first time.


    Zared went limp and copsed to the ground as soon as the me went out. The test had proved his cultivation rank had dropped. He went through a deadly tribtion to reach the Yuraeceon Daelm Rank''s Ninth Tribtion, but it was now in vain.


    He never expected a powerhouse at the Yuraeceon Xaelm Rank and two at the Yuraeceon Daelm Rank to defeat him and cause him to drop in cultivation rank.


    Zared felt extreme sorrow after realizing his loss. It was worse than losing his only son, who was a fool.N?velDrama.Org ? content.


    His son had caused him a significant loss.


    Xachary sighed. With his back facing Zared, he said, “You''ll need to cultivate for a long time. I''ve chosen a good ce for you to go into seclusion.”


    He turned around and looked at Zared, who was still slumped on the ground with a nk expression. Then, he said, “You don''t need to bother with Mount Elixir''s affairs for now. While you''re gone, I''ll train and take good care of him.”