"That guy with grey irises and above average appearance?"
Hearing Sebastian, the Old man couldn''t help but leisurely caress his long beard. Delving into his memories as the image of the young man, unconsciously emitting cold energy within its being appeared within his mind...
Making him feel that thed was extremely strange due to his choice to stay within that nd and dpidated cemetery instead of living in this lively town.
Sigh~
"Unfortunately, if he just lived within the town, then he could earn a lot of money just by selling potions...''
...
"Old man, should we ask him to live in the town from now on?"
Seeing that his old man was again lost to his thoughts, Sebastian couldn''t help but speak, snapping the Nascent Soul being awake from its deep thoughts in the process.
Waving its slightly wrinkled hands toward Sebastian beforezily shaking its head.
"There''s no need. Although it was regretful that the cemetery was far away from the town, making him unable to arrive in time when the disaster urred...
"Being part of the town is already enough, no need to make him do beyond his wishes..."
Pausing slightly to catch his breath, the old man unhurriedly took out an old book within the void, lightly patting the illusionary dust that stuck to its wooden cover before abruptly tossing it toward Sebastian.
Making thetter stretch his hand to catch the fast approaching book... making him sigh in relief afterwards upon seeing that it wasn''t damaged due to the strength his old man used.
"This? A General Knowledge for Cultivator?"
Weakly mumbling to himself upon seeing the familiar words on the wooden cover of the book, Sebastian couldn''t help but unfold a confused look toward his old man in the short distance, unable toprehend what it wanted and understand the reason behind his action.
Since he already read and memorized this book a couple of times in the past... Years ago when he was still an innocent teenager...
Reading this again wouldn''t help him in any way, it would only make him remember his childhood where life only revolved around finding love.
...
"Old ma..."
However, before he could fully open his mouth to ask his old man about his action, a sudden angry sound of harrumph escaped from the thin lips of his old man...
Making him scratch his head in confusion, understanding that he somewhat angered his old man due to an unknown reason.
"You idiot! Of course, it wasn''t for you! It was for Leo so he could gain deeper knowledge regarding cultivation!
"Furthermore, he also needed to understand that rashly increasing his realm and level could lead to countless problems... That''s why it was necessary to strengthen one''s foundation in every realm!
Sigh~
"Fortunately, most of the beings below the Core Formation realm rely on killing beasts in order to increase their realm and level, making their foundation somewhat solid due to it...
"If not, I''m afraid that most of them would die when they attempted to advance toward the Core Formation realm."
Sighing slightly. Sebastian again scratched his head in confusion, hiding the book within his inventory before asking the question that bothered him upon hearing what his old man said.
"Then, why don''t we publish this book within the town so the residents could gain basic knowledge regarding cultivation?"
Hearing his grandson''s inquiry, the old man didn''t immediately reply, instead, he shifted his gaze toward the towering wall in the far distance, asionally shaking his head in regret...
Beholding how the yellowish sunlight illuminated the epassing of thend, warming the sorrowful atmosphere that lingered within the atmosphere in the process.
Huff~
Taking a light breath of vexation. The old man, after watching the town in silence for minutes, finally replied to Sebastian on his back.
"It''s not that I don''t want to, but the higher-ups from the various provinces forbid beings below the core formation realm within the towns to gain basic knowledge regarding cultivation...
"They wanted to go back to the time when they were still in control of all powers within the world."
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Gasp!
Gasping loudly, Leo unhurriedly opened his eyes, revealing the dangerous glint within that instantly pushed and dispelled the thick mist that shrouded the almost enclosed cave.
Making the curious silver skeletons and puppets to immediately look at his unfolding figure in pure curiosity.
However, upon being unable to detect the changes in Leo''s appearance, other than his much darker hair and somewhat strange vibe that he unconsciously emits, Skeleton #1 and the puppets unisonly shake their head in pure disappointment...
Feeling that Leo wasted their precious time for nothing.
...
"Keke~ I again, finally upgraded my species to another level!"
Ding!
[ Congrattions upon sessfully upgrading your species from "High Demon" to "Peak Demon"! ]
Ding!
[ Congrattions upon gaining a basicprehension of the rule of shadows! A rule that was under the Dao of Darkness! ]
Clenching his fist, not caring about the notification that emerged within the corner of his consciousness...n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Leo unhurriedly closed his eyes, faintly sensing the mysterious and unknown strength coursing through his whole being, making him extremely excited upon sensing that his overall strength had increased by at least 30%!
With his current strength right now, Leo highly doubted that the low devil that he met in that town would have the capability to escape his grasp!
Of course, he was talking about its weakened status.
As for the low devil''s peak condition, Leo concluded that he could at least fight it head-on without falling into a disadvantage!
Making him feel satisfied with the drastic increase in his strength!
As for beings at the peak of the core formation realm with ss jobs that were below the Rare rarity, Leo felt that he could kill them in just a couple of minutes without difficulties!
"If I further deepened my mastery over my skills, technique, and strength, then mybat ability would further increase by at least 5-10%!
"Almost making me invincible below the Nascent Soul realm!"
...
Keke~ Keke~
Cough... Cough!
Laughing for a couple of minutes, feeling that he was about to ascend to the illusionary immortal world due to his strength that was capable of fighting above his realm.
Leo, who wasughing demonically suddenly choked on his own saliva, causing him to release an intense sound of coughing, making the disappointed beings in the far distance immediately unfold an interesting expression on their face...
Making Leo, who managed to catch their annoying expression to suddenly unfold a dark stare in his grey eyes- immediately releasing an intense hatred that warped the surrounding shadows, making them churn dangerously toward the direction of skeleton #1...
Causing them to immediately flee toward the surface of thend upon realizing that they anger their heartless creator!
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"Ungrateful bastard! Just wait until I finish what I''m currently doing!
"I will ensure that you all will love my tinkering of your coreter!"
Leo shouted angrily, watching them unfold a rare expression of fear on their porcin and rotting faces as they hurriedly rushed toward the hole in the ceiling. Exiting the forsaken ce at a swift speed...
Allowing him to sense a rare sensation of fulfillment upon sessfully scaring them all.
Unfortunately, he didn''t know that the only reason they fled with fear reflecting within their nd eyes was because of the rumor Skeleton #1 spread...
Lowering his reputation toward the inhabitants of the nd Cemetery, to the point that just hearing his name, all of his puppets would think of a certain boss who often dismantles useless puppets just to re-use their functional parts in order to create another new one!
...
Shaking his head, deciding to momentarily bury the anger in the back of his mind. Leo immediately rubbed his pale hands in anticipation, unfolding a wide smile on his pale face as he hurriedly opened his character panel...
Wanting to see his current overall attribute stats upon upgrading his species to Peak Demon!
Ding!
[ Name: Leo Ricafrente
Species: Demon/Peak-level Entity!
Job ss: ( Neutral Primordial Witchcraft ! (Umon))
Cultivation Technique: Undying Soul Conqueror (Low-Immortal grade)
Lifespan: 0/ ???
Innate Skill: Mind Corrosion, Sinful Desire!
Physique: Physical Body of the Soul!
Rules: Life Nature (55%), Fear of the Unknown (52%), Despair (5%), Hatred (5%), Inevitable Death (22%), Shadows (5%)!
Iplete Domain: Domain of Unpredictable Death (Level 3), Domain of Reality Distortion (Level 3)!
Complete Domain: Domain of Despair (Level 7)!
___ Attributes ___
Level: 6 Core Formation realm ( 5,520/32,000 Exp )
Free Attribute Points: 12
Health: 650/650
Qi: 1800/1800
Stamina: 650/650
Strength: 375
Speed: 350
Qi Power: 575
Soul Power: 1,075
____Skills____
Skills: Invisibility (Lvl 8), Mist of Illusion (Lvl 7), Jinx (Lvl 5), Constricted Soul (Lvl 5), Decayed Aura (Lvl 5), Wisp of Poison (Lvl 5), Nightmare (Lvl 5), Telekinesis (Lvl 5), Physical Body of Soul (Lvl 9), Condense Soul Shrieking (Lvl 5), Soul Scan (Lvl 7), Strong Physique (Lvl 5), Dying Immortal (Level 5)...
ss Job Skill: Advance Potion Knowledge (Lvl 5), Advance Puppetry Knowledge (Lvl 5)...
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Horror Points: 210,500!
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