Meanwhile, in a dark underground chamber, Barker was still lounging in his chair.


    The ck, viscous liquid in the basin where his feet were soaking had reduced by half.


    Raymond knelt on the floor and said, "Master Barker, I''m back."


    Barker nced at Raymond and asked, "How did it go, Raymond? Did you kill the man I told you to?"


    "I-I failed."


    Barker''s eyes snapped open as he straightened up and pped Raymond across the face.


    "You fool, I told you to kill him!"


    "I''m sorry, Master Barker."


    Raymond bowed his head.


    In Barker''s presence, he was undeniably a weakling.


    He dared not face Barker''s wrath directly, so he kept his head down, trembling and meekly saying, "Master Barker, rest assured, though I couldn''t defeat him, I saw him enter the mine with my own eyes. I didn''t leave immediately. After he entered, I destroyed the entrance. He''s trapped inside now. It won''t be long before he dies in there."


    Barker stared at Raymond in silence for a moment before saying, "Oh. It seems I misjudged you. Leave me be for now. I want to be alone."


    "Sure, Master Barker. Wait, there''s one more thing."


    "What is it?"


    "Should I retrieve the dragon cauldrons after the Dark Tree consumes him?"


    "The Nine Dragon Cauldrons? Fremont''s prized possessions? Fine. Remember to


    be on high alert from today onward. Once that man dies, Fremont will undoubtedlye. We''re in for a tough battle."


    "Understood, Master Barker."


    As Raymond emerged from the underground chamber, he was filled with confusion.


    ording to his understanding, no one in this lower dimension could defeat Barker, except Fremont.


    If what Barker said was true and everything Fremont foresaw was destined to happen, then Fremont might have already learned the power of the universe''sws from the upper dimension.


    While the characteristics of the upper, middle, and lower dimensions differ, it was extremely difficult for those in the lower dimension to learn the universe''sws of the middle dimension.


    Those cultivators protected by experts in the middle dimension were already very lucky.


    It was nearly impossible for someone in the lower dimension to directlyprehend the universe''sws of the upper dimension.


    However, if such an event were to ur, it would indicate one thing: the entire universe had a dimensional axis and possibly many unique singrities.


    When the mental strength of cultivators from different dimensions approached these singrities and the dimensional axis of the universe, a select few might be chosen ones.


    Through the unique properties of these points, they could potentially grasp the power of the universe''sws from the middle dimension or even the upper dimension.


    In Raymond''s lower dimension, countless cultivators exist.


    Even so, most of them were stuck at the Aura level.


    Few reached the Ambience level, and even fewer achieved the Sanctuary level,


    with a chance that was lower than one in a thousand.


    Those who attained the Emperor level, surpassing the Sanctuary level, were extremely rare.