Severin smiled. That may be, but I’m worried that disciples from other sects might be jealous. I’ll


    have to keep this under wraps if I seed, and my priority would be to prepare more fifth–grade pills


    for our sects’ saints to be royal saints. It would be best for the level two and level three royal


    saints to have a breakthrough as well. Having more royal saints would naturally be better because we


    won’t need to fear other sects even if they attempt to cause trouble.”


    Elsa nodded and agreed. “That would allow the overall strength of the sect to experience very


    significant growth. We no longer have to fear the other sects! The highest–ranked elders and the sect


    leader’s attainment levels would need a bit of catching up though.”


    Severin smiled and acknowledged that fact, “You’re right. However, it would still be best not to unt


    our strength even if we do end up having more royal saints. We should keep it as discreet as possible


    unless we have individuals who are level nine royal saints. After all, the Horizon Sect has such


    individuals already, but my uncle–master is only a level seven royal saint. It’s a very big gap in


    attainment.”


    Elsa remarked yfully. “In any case, the future of our sect rests on your shoulders. Small fry like me


    won’t make much of an impact.”


    “Small fry?” Severin chuckled at Elsa’s modesty. “You’re already a second–grade alchemist who has


    shown tremendous potential. All you need is time. Besides, who isn’t a small fry before reaching their


    peak?


    To their surprise, the Soul Compass in Severin’s possession began emitting an rm–like sound.


    Severin then noticed a faint but constantly shing light on thepass.


    “Has it sensed the miniature ck tower already? Elsa asked in anticipation.


    Severin’s excitement mirrored hers as he replied, “Haha, looks like it to me! This seems to indicate that


    the ck tower is now within a hundred miles of us. Let’s hurry! We’ll need about ten or so minutes to


    reach it.”


    Severin elerated in the direction of the blinking light, and the flying sword left fleeting afterimages in


    its wake as they streaked through the air. However, Severin noticed that the flying tower was moving as


    well. He remarked with a frown, “Something’s not right here. Why is the ck tower moving too?”


    Elsa noticed the same anomaly. Though they would be catching up to it very soon, they did not doubt


    that the tower was moving slowly. “Why is it moving? Is it capable of moving on its own?”


    After pondering the situation, Severin shook his head and reasoned, “Probably not. Someone must


    have found it already.”


    “It would be great if the disciples from our sect found it, but we might need to seize it forcefully from


    them if it turns out that someone else has it,” Elsa said.


    Severin concurred, “Yes, we’ll have to take it by force if disciples from other sects have gotten to it first.


    That being said, I wouldn’t want to snatch something from someone else unless they’ve provoked us.


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    key is not to have any unnecessary bloodshed.”


    “Why not just take it without resorting to killing them? Elsa suggested. She agreed that killing someone


    for the tower would be too cruel, especially since they might have just stumbled upon it by chance.


    “That’s not possible.” Severin shook his head. “If we do that, then they might suspect it of being useful


    in one way or another. It would be best if the disciple who finds the ck tower is our enemy because


    then we could just kill them. However, if the disciple was from a second–tier sect, then I feel it would be


    a little


    excessive to end their lives just because we want the tower from them.”