《Barging into a Magic World after Returning from Xianxia》 Chapter 1 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In the Tian Xuan Land. The dome above the land stretched tens of thousands of miles high, surrounded only by clouds. It was so high to the point that an ordinary person would never be able to reach the top even if they used up all their strength. It was at that moment that several figures stood there in this place. If those mortals from the lower realm could stand where they were, their jaws would drop in shock. Their legs would simply go limp as they knelt to the ground, trembling while being unable to say a word. This was because the six most powerful Emperors of the Tian Xuan Land had stood above them for tens of thousands of years. They were¡ª The purgatory Demon Lord, Jack. The Eternal Lord, Mumbis. The Nether King of the Void, Bander. The Demonic Night Blood God, Claude. The Nine Dragons Emperor, Osifo. And the evil Spirit Queen, Sylar. ¡°I¡¯m leaving.¡± A voice rang out in the Emperors¡¯ ears. It was only then that they dared to look up. Several kilometers above them, there was a young man standing calmly. If any mortal were to notice this young man at that moment, they would have trembled and knelt down before him. At the same time, they would know why the six Emperors were in such a position. In the entire world, the only person who could make the six Emperors raise their heads and look up at him was none other than the Celestial Emperor himself. The Heavenly Emperor of the Infinite Realms, Austin! They did not know where the Heavenly Emperor of the Infinite Realms had hailed from. All they knew was that when Austin had been transported here from another world, he had started out as a nobody. Step by step, he trained and grew stronger. In just the blink of an eye, he had quickly raised himself to become the youngest Emperor in the history of Tian Xuan Land and in the shortest amount of time too! However, just when everyone thought that Austin had reached the peak of his power by becoming an emperor and was about to reach a standstill¡­ Austin¡¯s next move shocked everyone once again. Austin relied on his powerful strength to take the initiative to attack all the other emperors within this world. In the end, he fought three emperors at the same time and eventually killed them all. After this particular battle, Austin finally broke through the shackles of Heaven and Earth, becoming a god that had advanced through the Heavenly Emperor Realm. At this point, Austin was truly the ruler of the Tian Xuan Land and its surrounding continents. At the same time, the six strongest Emperors of the land also changed. After Austin killed the six strongest people, his own subordinates replaced them. These subordinates were the six people standing under Austin¡¯s feet. Purgatory Demon Lord Jack. He was originally just a flame seed that existed on the land. After he was enlightened by Austin, he followed Austin step by step and grew up. Eventually, he became the Flame Demon Lord that everyone in the continent feared as he controlled Hell itself. The Eternal Lord, Mumbis. At the beginning, he was just a prison gatekeeper. He was also casually guided by Austin because the other found him pleasing to the eye. After that, he awakened his life force and became an Emperor, allowing him to control the life-force of beings on the planet. The Nether King of the Void, Bander. Demonic Night Blood God, Claude. And the Nine Dragons Emperor, Osifo. The three of them had surrendered the moment Austin had showed up. Up until now, they had become Emperors and were in charge of the void world¡ªthe Demon World and the Dragon Domain. As for the evil Spirit Queen Sylar, she had been protecting Austin since the beginning. Even after becoming an emperor, she had only been protecting Austin. When they heard Austin say, ¡°I¡¯m leaving,¡± the six Emperors who spent their days looking down upon millions of people all revealed a look of reluctance on their faces. ¡°After I leave, this continent will be under all your control. Without my restrictions, you will definitely be able to live more freely. You might even have the chance to break through to the Heavenly Emperor Realm on your own. There¡¯s no need to be sad.¡± Looking at the six people who were reluctant to let him, Austin said these words calmly to reassure them. Jack¡¯s eyes became anxious. The great Emperor knelt to the ground as he said painfully to Austin who was above his head, ¡°My Lord, our lifelong pursuit is not to achieve the Heavenly Emperor Realm like you. Instead, we hope to follow you forever and protect you!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, my Lord. No matter where you go, we are willing to follow you forever, my Lord!¡± Claude also knelt down and said firmly. ¡°My Lord, please take us with you!¡± Sylar¡¯s beautiful eyes looked at Austin who was up in the sky. There was no longer any aura of the evil Spirit Queen emitting from her body. She was just like a maid who wished to follow her master. She felt decisive about her decision in this. This time, Austin finally spoke up. ¡°It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t want to take you guys with me. It¡¯s just that I want to return to my hometown. That world is called Earth and it¡¯s completely different from the Tian Xuan Land. It¡¯s unsuitable for the rest of you guys if you follow me,¡± Austin spoke slowly. At the same time, his voice fell and there was a wooshing sound. Thousands of stars shattered before everyone¡¯s eyes as a crack appeared in the sky. This was an ability that could only be obtained after ascending to the Heavenly Emperor Realm. With a casual wave of his hand, he tore apart the sky. When the six Emperors saw this scene, their eyes were filled with shock. They immediately knelt down on one knee and spoke in unison. ¡°We bid farewell to the Heavenly Emperor!¡± A voice sounded from behind him as Austin walked straight into the spatial rift. There was a space fluctuation in front of him. He was shuttling through the turbulence of this space-time rift. Austin could not help but recall all the previous events that had happened during his life there. Everyone in the Tian Xuan Land knew that he had teleported from another world and eventually became the Heavenly Emperor. However, no one knew that his hometown was Earth. After he rose to become the Heavenly Emperor, everyone in the Tian Xuan land could no longer compete with him. It was not until he became the strongest in the world that he inadvertently recalled his hometown and his friends back home. He did not know how they were doing. For this reason, he did not hesitate to use his divine power to open a space passage, wanting to return to Earth to take a look again. Having planned it right from the start, he had already activated the power of the stars and calculated the location of Earth¡¯s distance from the Tian Xuan Land. Next, he just needed to wait for his destination to appear before him. ¡°Hmm?¡± It was at this moment that Austin¡¯s eyes moved. Suddenly, he discovered that hundreds of kilometers in front of him, a mass of spatial turbulence was raging. The spatial turbulence was extremely wild and reckless and at the same time, extremely difficult to pass through. An ordinary emperor would be torn into pieces if he were to attempt passing through. However, this was just a casual matter to Austin. He raised his hand and a majestic, divine power surged out. The space turbulence several hundred kilometers away instantly surged. Right then¡­ Boom! A loud sound rang out, as if the starry sky had begun to shatter. The space turbulence shattered and his journey continued as usual. However, what Austin didn¡¯t notice was that the place where the space ripples had spread out had already disturbed his previously calculated location. Within the distance of tens of millions of light years, the difference of just a single millimeter would skew things beyond belief. Chapter 2 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The Landry continent. A magical era. In a small town within the Human Imperial City. Suddenly¡­ Austin opened his eyes once again. After looking at the unfamiliar surroundings and the uniquely decorated room, he had a rare astonished expression on his face. Immediately, he subconsciously used his spiritual sense to check his location. He wouldn¡¯t know if he didn¡¯t check. Once he checked the teleportation location, he could tell that it was indeed different from the previous location he had marked Earth to be at. The space passage that he had built seemed to have deviated slightly. It sent him to a planet thousands of light years away from Earth, which was where he was originally from. As for the reason why there was a problem with the teleportation¡­ Austin thought about it carefully. The only reason he could think of was due to the space turbulence he had encountered on the way. After all, he had spent a lot of manpower, resources, and magic arrays to travel through space. He had done all that so that he could get back to Earth. He had gone and checked through the process countless times before tearing through space. There shouldn¡¯t have been any problems. This was also his first time traveling through space. He wasn¡¯t familiar with it, which was why he had encountered the spatial turbulence which resulted in a slight deviation in his intended location. After understanding the reason in his heart, Austin immediately used his divine sense to investigate the surrounding world. At this moment, he heard a series of footsteps as the door opened. Austin turned his gaze only to see a young girl walking in. After the young girl entered, she was somewhat startled as she subconsciously asked, ¡°Eh, you¡¯re awake?¡± Austin¡¯s brows were furrowed as he was puzzled. Looking at Austin¡¯s slightly furrowed brows, the girl could not help but giggle. ¡°It¡¯s normal that you don¡¯t remember.¡± ¡°Yesterday when I was walking in the forest, I found you unconscious, so I brought you back to my family. If it wasn¡¯t for me, you might have been eaten by the magical beasts in the forest by now!¡± Looking at the smiling girl, Austin also had a question that he was curious to get answered at that moment. ¡°Where am I?¡± Hearing this, the girl was stunned for a moment before coming to a realization. ¡°Oh, so you¡¯re a foreigner. No wonder you look so lost. This is the Cybercity, located in the West of the Landry continent¡­¡± The girl answered Austin¡¯s question. As the two chatted, Austin gradually understood this world. The girl¡¯s name was Christina and he was currently in the Human Imperial City, the Seth Kingdom. This world was a magical world called the Landry continent. This continent did not have much spiritual energy but was extremely rich in magical elements. In the Xianxia world, one needed to self-absorb spiritual energy through cultivation methods to be able to use spiritual energy to perform all kinds of cool martial art techniques. It was similar here. The people here could also absorb the magical elements in the world and absorb them into their bodies for cultivation, just like how his people absorbed spiritual energy. The purer the magical elements in their bodies, the more powerful a mage would be. However, the division of power was a little different from how it worked in his previous life. This was mainly because his previous life had already exceeded the scope of ordinary spiritual power cultivation. In the Tian Xuan Land, spiritual power cultivation was divided into grades 1 to 99! Above Grade 99 was the King Spirit Realm, the Emperor Spirit Realm, the Supreme Realm, the Great Emperor Realm, and the Heavenly Emperor Realm. He had now broken through the shackles of the Tian Xuan Land and advanced to the Heavenly Emperor Realm. Even his six subordinates were all Great Emperor Realm experts. Naturally, he was different from these mortals. In the Landry continent, people were also divided through their cultivation levels of magic elements into levels 1 to 9. Level 9 mages were the highest level that ordinary humans could reach. When they encountered enemies or magical beasts, they were masters of all kinds of high-level spells and had the strength to fight a thousand people all on their own. Above the ninth-tier, there were also grandmaster mages, supreme mages, extraordinary mages, and legendary sorcerers. These were the four different categories of advanced mages there were. These were the most powerful people of the human race in this world. Moreover, Christina had also mentioned it to him. Once, there seemed to be a legendary sorcerer who once fought a lord-tier monster for forty-nine days. During that time, the only thing that people could see was the light of forbidden spells filling the sky. In the end, the lord-tier monster was destroyed with a loud bang, creating a thousand-mile crater in its last breath. If an ordinary person had witnessed this level of combat strength, their legs would definitely go limp on the spot. However, the whole situation still did not seem like much to him. After all, they were not on the same level of combat strength. No matter how strong a mage was, they were still humans. It was estimated that even if the strongest legendary mage of the Landry continent came forth, they would still not be able to defeat his subordinates if they lifted a single finger. Other than humans and monsters, there were also other races in this world. There were so many races here. For example, there were werewolves who would demonize people under the shine of the moonlight, vampires who would suck the blood of living creatures at night, the elves in the forest, and the dwarves who were constantly expanding their territory as they went. Each race also had its own forces, innate skills, and its own powerful people. They were not inferior to the legendary mages amongst humans. In a simple sentence, Austin had already confirmed one thing¡ªhe had not returned to Earth but had actually arrived in another magical world! However, these were all things that he would just have to deal with later. They were not the problems that Austin had to face at the moment once he heard the situation. Christina was in the mood to chat and was about to say something else to him when another faint voice sounded from the door. ¡°Miss, we should go.¡± The maid was going to take her to see her father. Christina could only stop and look at Austin. ¡°Alright, you can stay here for now. I¡¯ll come back to check on you later.¡± After saying that, Chris closed the door and left with the maid. It was not until the sound of their footsteps disappeared into the distance that Austin finally let out a sigh of relief. Just at that moment, he had figured out the state of the world he was in. Now that the girl was gone, he finally had a chance to explore the inside of his body. After all, even the hair on his body was considered an important entity as a Celestial Emperor. He couldn¡¯t afford to be careless with such questions. With this thought in mind, Austin¡¯s mind stirred as he probed his body with his divine sense. Chapter 3 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After using his divine sense to probe his body carefully, Austin soon let out a small breath. Sure enough, the Heavenly Emperor Realm that he had cultivated in the Tian Xuan Land was still there even after he had gone through space travel and his soul had been placed into an ordinary human¡¯s body. It was just that the spiritual energy he had cultivated previously had been almost exhausted due to opening a space tunnel. This was nothing to Austin. Even if his former strength returned to him, his body would explode due to being unable to support his vast spiritual energy in his current mortal body, turning him back into a wandering soul. As he still had the Heavenly Emperor Realm, it was only a matter of time before his strength returned to normal. As for the matter of traveling through time and space and returning to Earth¡­ Austin had already made a plan long ago. From his many checks before transmigration yet again, it was obvious to most people how serious he was about returning home. He was extremely meticulous in his heart. How could he allow himself to just simply become a mortal after going back to Earth when he had the Heavenly Emperor Realm? Therefore, he had already made sufficient preparations long before he started the journey! Austin¡¯s heart stirred. The remaining spiritual energy in his body surged out as he closed his eyes. Nine balls of spiritual light lit up in his spiritual state until Austin finally revealed a smile. It seemed that even though his transmigration was a little off, his original plan still went off without a hitch. If the nine balls of spiritual light he sensed in his spiritual state were from his previous world, then even his six Emperor-level subordinates would tremble when they saw them. This because these orbs were the top-tier treasures of the Tian Xuan Land. The Nine Heavenly Floods ancient cauldrons. Austin had once found them in an ancient divine ruin. It was a sacred artifact. After activating it, there were a total of nine cauldrons. Each cauldron had the strength to suppress an Emperor-level existence. It was not even the most powerful aspect of the nine cauldrons. The most terrifying aspect of the nine cauldrons was their defensive capabilities. Even if he used his full strength to attack the nine cauldrons at his peak, he would not be able to cause any damage to them. This was the terrifying ability of saint weapons and was the most suitable weapon to protect something! Therefore, he had to use this saint weapon to support the spatial tunnel while opening it in order to make sure that it was stable through his journey. At the same time, he had also projected several rays of light into it. That¡¯s right, they were his own nine types of divine power! This included the Supreme Divine Body, the Divine King¡¯s blood and bones. These were all parts of Austin¡¯s body that had divine powers after he became the Celestial Emperor. The Supreme Divine Soul was his Celestial Emperor¡¯s divine soul, split into two. A wisp of unsullied divine soul allowed his eyes to see through everything in the world. A wisp of corrupt divine soul allowed him to have the power to kill gods and thousands of enemies. Other than that, there were also the Yang Sky Furnace, the Godslayer, and the Unlimited Realm Pearl. They were the divine weapons he had been using since he became the Celestial Emperor, divine weapons of killing and space. All this divine power was channeled into the nine cauldrons and followed him through the space teleportation. Finally, he arrived at the Landry continent together with them. It had to be mentioned that the divine power in the nine cauldrons was different from those usually inherited. The inheritor had to absorb their energy bit by bit. This divine power was something Austin had refined with his divine will. As long as he could find a Nine Heavenly Floods cauldron, he would be able to automatically obtain the divine power within it without even absorbing it. That was the most important thing. Once he had all nine cauldrons, he would be able to fully recover his Heavenly Emperor powers. By then, even if all the legendary mages in Landry continent or the strongest amongst the various races joined forces to attack him, they would not be able to lift a single finger against him. At this moment, under Austin¡¯s perception, the nine ancient cauldrons had split and landed in various places within the Landry continent the moment he had arrived. With the cauldrons¡¯ power, there would no doubt be others swarming to covet its power as soon as they felt it. For this, Austin was naturally prepared. He personally wrote a line of divine seal on each of the Nine Heavenly Flood cauldrons. Even if the Landry continent¡¯s experts fought over it till their deaths, they would not be able to obtain even a trace of its divine power. But then again, even if these experts were unable to sense the mysteries of the cauldrons, they would definitely guard it tightly and not allow outsiders to seize them. Under such circumstances, he was still a mortal at the moment and didn¡¯t have enough strength to get them back. He needed to take it one step at a time. At the moment, what Austin wanted the most was his Supreme Divine Body. This was because with his current body, he simply could not withstand the cultivation of the Heavenly Emperor¡¯s Divine Art. Once he obtained a Supreme-being body, he would be able to get back his original divine powers. At that time, cultivating the Heavenly Emperor Divine Art would be as simple as eating and drinking. However, it was not that Austin did not have any treasures on him even now. He raised his right hand and a golden ring appeared on his finger. It was a saint-grade artifact, the God King¡¯s Ring. Due to his limited strength, he could only open a portion of the Ring¡¯s space and take out its outermost item. However, this was more than enough. The God King¡¯s Ring contained all sorts of spiritual treasures that he had collected since he became the Celestial Emperor. Even if he took out a random talisman from the closest corner he could grab, it would attract the attention of many living beings from the Landry continent! Through his spiritual perception, he could sense that his Supreme Divine Body seemed to be in a region not too far away from him. However, he did not know the exact location. Austin was not too worried about this because things like divine power were originally his power. After existing in his body for thousands of years, he had already developed something akin to resonance that came from the depths of his soul. ¡®As long as I follow that resonance, I¡¯ll definitely find it!¡¯ Chapter 4 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Austin¡¯s perception of his body while in the room continued into the night. After making sure that there were no abnormalities within his body, he opened his eyes again. After a day, he had accepted the fact that he had come to this magical world. Although Austin also wanted to return to Earth right now, it was obviously not feasible before he recovered his Celestial Emperor powers. The first thing he had to do now was to survive here and slowly consolidate his nine divine powers so that he could finally break through the void and return to Earth. While thinking about this in his heart, Austin allowed his mind to move out again. As the Celestial Emperor, he had long developed an extremely cautious character during his thousands of battles in the Tian Xuan Land. After arriving in an unfamiliar place, he naturally had to figure out the situation around him first. A wisp of his spiritual sense immediately spread out from the room, sensing everything within his surroundings. Wherever the spiritual sense passed by, Austin could clearly see everything in his mind, down to even a single leaf falling in the courtyard. Through the sounds he managed to capture, he had definitely been able to get a clearer understanding of the situation around him. Right now, he was in the Nolan family¡¯s territory, the leader of the three great families in the Seth Kingdom. Furthermore, the place where he was staying now was the guest room where the daughter of the Nolan family¡¯s head used to entertain her friends. Naturally, the daughter of the head of the Nolan family referred to Christina. It was also at this moment when he heard a sudden series of clanking sounds that attracted his attention. It turned out that there was a group of people carrying mops and buckets walking around the courtyard. Judging from the way these people were dressed, they were probably servants who had just finished their work and were going back to their rooms to sleep. After knowing that these people were servants, Austin did not pay any attention to them. However, just as Austin was about to retract his divine sense, a discussion suddenly caught his attention. ¡°I heard that our young miss was called to the main hall again today, right?¡± ¡°Yeah, sigh. With the personalities of the other young misses within our family, our own young miss will definitely be ridiculed again.¡± ¡°Johann, be careful with your words! If your words are heard by the other young misses or their servants, they will break your jaw!¡± ¡°Yes, yes!¡± The straightforward servant immediately shut his mouth. However, the atmosphere had already been tainted. Soon, one of the servants sighed and said helplessly, ¡°It¡¯s our young lady¡¯s fault for being the eldest daughter and not having any talent for cultivation like the rest of us.¡± ¡°With the Madam¡¯s death, the young lady no longer has anyone to support her. She can only be looked down coldly by those young ladies on the side and just be ridiculed.¡± ¡°Sigh, perhaps I would have broken down a long time ago if I were the young miss.¡± Hearing this group of servants talking about Christina who had brought him home yesterday, Austin immediately focused his attention on the conversation. The servants had been busy for a whole day. This night-time conversation was also a rare time for them to kill time. As these people talked more and more, Austin gradually understood the overall situation. The story started with the Nolan family that Christina hailed from. As the Nolan family¡¯s eldest daughter, her father, Lance, was a count with the Seth Kingdom. He had the strength of a third-tier mage. Although his strength did not seem high, he was already one of the strongest people in this small kingdom. It was due to this that the Nolan family was able to become the leader of the three great families in the Seth Kingdom. Other than that, the other two great families of the Seth Kingdom were the Ingrid family and the Murphy family. These two families also had extraordinary strength. The heads of each family had the strength of a second-tier mage. They were almost on the verge of becoming third-tier mages. Recently, their positions had changed a little. The Landry continent was considered a world where strength was respected. As long as they could become the most powerful family in the Human Imperial City, they could monopolize most of the businesses within it. Hence, the other two families had always regarded the Nolan family as a thorn in their side. No matter what, they were always thinking about how they could replace the Nolan family to take the top position in Seth¡¯s Human Imperial City. For this reason, the Ingrid and Murphy families had secretly used many different underhanded methods against the Nolan family but they all proved ineffective. This situation continued until four years ago. When the younger generation of each family had reached the age of fourteen, they had to undergo a test to figure out their magical talents and enter the Magic Academy to cultivate it further. This caused a big problem for the Nolan family. This was because the Nolan family¡¯s eldest daughter¡­had an innate magical power score of zero! What did this mean? On the Landry continent, an ordinary person usually had about three points of innate magic power and very few people had more than 10 points. However, as long as they could awaken their innate magic power, they would qualify to enter the Magic Academy for cultivation even if they only had one point. Since Christina¡¯s innate magical power was zero, it meant that she would never be able to become a mage no matter how hard she tried. As mentioned before, strength was the most important thing in the Landry continent. Around this time, it was time for the older generation to retire and the new generation to take over. Therefore, Christina became the main target of the two families. Whether it was mocking her in the open or in the dark, it didn¡¯t matter. In short, Chris suffered a lot in their hands. However, the ridicule from the outside world was nothing. What was important was that Christina¡¯s own status within the Nolan family had also plummeted. Even her father Lance, who had high hopes for Christina in the beginning, became cold toward her after he learned about this. After Christina¡¯s mother died, this situation was magnified to the extreme. It was not only her father, but the rest of the family also became cold toward Christina. Those who had been chasing after Christina and envied the other young masters who had been courting her had also started to sneer and mock Christina. However¡­ Chris had never complained to anyone despite the situation. She only lived alone with her attendants. She knew very well what it felt like to be looked down upon and treated coldly. Hence, from time to time, she would take out her savings that had already been reduced by quite a bit and let the servants prepare free porridge for the poor people in Seth¡¯s royal city. All the people at the bottom of Seth Kingdom¡¯s food chain knew how kind this girl was However, there was nothing they could do. With their status, they couldn¡¯t help Christina. They could only feel sorry for her. After gathering all this information, this was the first time Austin learned that the girl who had been chatting with him during the day had actually gone through such a tough experience. After experiencing all this, she did not think about how to take revenge on the people around her. Instead, she thought about people like himself, giving food to the poor for free. Moreover, he could see how pure Christina was as she had brought him to her home when he was unconscious. ¡°Poor woman. If she had awakened her innate magical powers back then, not only would her current situation be different, she would have a much better future and definitely have some achievements in her future. It¡¯s a pity¡­¡± Austin slowly opened his mouth and shook his head slightly. That was how the world worked. No matter where one went, strength was the most important. If one did not have strength, then it did not matter how kind or pure they were. In the end, she could only be mocked by the people around her. Chapter 5 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Before he knew it, morning had arrived. Austin, who had rested for the whole night, got out of bed and stretched his body. Now that he was just an ordinary person, he would also feel sleepy like one. He would also feel hungry. From yesterday until now, he had not even eaten a single meal. Just when Austin felt that his stomach was a little empty¡­ Knock, knock, knock. There was a knock on the door. ¡°Austin, are you there?¡± ¡°Come in.¡± Hearing the familiar voice at the door, Austin naturally spoke up. The door was gently pushed open. It was Christina who walked in. Immediately after, the aroma of food drifted over. Chris was holding a tray with rice, dishes, and a pair of chopsticks resting on it. ¡°You must be hungry. This is the food that I specially asked someone to prepare for you this morning. Try it first.¡± Noticing Austin¡¯s gaze, Christina smiled slightly and placed the food in front of Austin. ¡°Then I won¡¯t stand on ceremony.¡± His stomach rumbled. Austin did not bother to be polite with Christina. He immediately picked up a steamed bun and started eating the food. Austin ate very quickly. This scene stunned Christina. She held her cheek with one hand and could not help but laugh. ¡°If only I had half of your appetite while eating, my body wouldn¡¯t be so weak as it is now.¡± Austin was slightly stunned when he heard this. Seeing this, Christina realized that she had let it slip and quickly added, ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine. You just have to eat. There¡¯s more than enough food. ¡°I didn¡¯t mean anything by what I said. I just felt a little helpless when I saw how delicious your food was. It a lot more appetizing than the medicinal soup I have to drink every day.¡± ¡°Do you still drink medicine?¡± Austin glanced at Christina as he ate. He had already scanned Christina¡¯s body with his divine sense and in his opinion, she did not seem to have any symptoms. ¡°Yeah, I do. But I don¡¯t drink medicine because I¡¯m sick. I drink it mainly to recuperate my body.¡± Chris smiled and explained it as if she did not have a care in the world. ¡°Because my constitution is a little special, I was wondering if I could improve it by drinking some medicinal herbs that are beneficial to my body. It¡¯s because I drink those bitter herbal soups every day that I don¡¯t have much appetite. Seeing you eat is rousing my appetite though.¡± At this point, Chris couldn¡¯t help but pout. It seemed that she really envied Austin¡¯s appetite to eat so well. ¡°Alright. Speaking of herbal soups, I¡¯m going to prepare some herbs in a while. so just leave the cutlery there. I¡¯ll pack it up and take it away.¡± Christina looked at Austin¡¯s leftovers and was about to tidy up the bowls and chopsticks. However, Austin stopped Christina from doing so. ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll tidy it up myself. It just so happens that I also want to go out for a walk,¡± Austin said as he smiled and tidied up the cutlery. The food that he ate was personally delivered by Christina. If he were to let someone else clean up for him, he would be stepping on their generosity. If he still had the power of a Celestial Emperor like before, then he would naturally feel that it was his duty to let Christina personally deliver the food to him and pack up the remaining tableware. But now¡­ Since he had become an ordinary person who just had a figment of his original power, Austin wanted to be an ordinary person and not act all high and mighty. It just so happened that after resting in his room for a day, he really wanted to go out for a walk. Immediately, Austin went out with Christina. After Christina put the bowls and chopsticks back into the kitchen¡­ When she returned, she naturally had to prepare the herbs that she said she would earlier. Austin also had nothing to do so he decided to go with Christina. The two of them walked together toward the Nolan family¡¯s herb shop. Perhaps it was a little boring on their way there that Christina suddenly turned to look at Austin and asked, ¡°Oh right, Austin. Where are you from?¡± Austin paused for a moment. ¡°I¡¯m an explorer. My hometown is called Mumbis. I come from a place far, far away. Maybe you haven¡¯t heard of it,¡± Austin replied casually. Mumbis was just a random place he had made up on the spot. He was naturally prepared to answer Christina¡¯s question. However¡­ Austin turned to look at Christina. ¡°Why are you suddenly asking this?¡± ¡°Nothing much. I¡¯m just curious if there are any powerful alchemists there,¡± Christina said directly, not hiding anything. ¡°After all, pills are the most powerful thing when it comes to improving one¡¯s physique. Pills are made from all kinds of precious herbs that are combined with pure magical elements. Their medicinal power is hundreds of times stronger than ordinary herbs. ¡°At the same time, the alchemist in charge of refining pills is also considered to hail from a noble profession in everyone else¡¯s eyes. Therefore, pills refined by an alchemist are much more useful than drinking medicinal soup.¡± Saying this, Christina sighed again, looking very dejected. ¡°However, even if you meet an alchemist, the price of a randomly refined pill can go up to a ridiculous price. As soon as it¡¯s sold, there are countless wealthy and influential people fighting over it. ¡°I¡¯m a girl from a small family, so how could I have the money to buy it?¡± These words made Austin¡¯s heart waver. Speaking of which, he also wanted to see if the herbs in this world were any different from the ones he had in Tian Xuan Land. If the types of herbs in the two worlds were basically the same then perhaps in the future, his alchemy skills that far surpassed countless geniuses could be put to some use. With his own ability, even the most low-quality herbs could be refined into treasures using his abilities as long as he was familiar with them. Back then when he had just become a Celestial Emperor in the Tian Xuan Land, who knew how many emperors would fight over a pill that he had casually refined? In the words of those emperors, the pills he refined were still immortal pills even if they were previously considered dregs. Any other ¡®good¡¯ pills not refined by him were considered dog sh*t in comparison. Of course, regarding these words¡­ He thought that those emperors were just flattering him so he never paid attention to them. He didn¡¯t think too much about it. Very soon, Austin followed Christina to an herb store. ¡°Grandpa Robbins, get me some herbs. I want¡­¡± While Chris was grabbing the herbs, Austin looked around the store and saw a row of herbs at the top. Moon Spirit Flower, Fire Spirit Grass, Wind Leaves¡­ Looking at these herbs, their names automatically appeared in Austin¡¯s mind. His expression suddenly brightened. Sure enough, although these herbs were the lowest-grade herbs in the mortal world, they were really no different from the ones that were available in Tian Xuan Land. Through this, the knowledge of pharmacology that he had in Tian Xuan Land could be used here as well. Chapter 6 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Austin thought to himself for a while as he looked at the sight in front of him. Christina was taking the medicine bag from the shop owner as he handed it to her. Before it passed through their hand, he paid special attention to the bag¡¯s contents. Hundred Immortals Grass, Moon Shade, and Starry Sky. The herbs that Christina bought were indeed herbs that could improve one¡¯s physique. It seemed that even though this girl didn¡¯t say it on the surface, she was still very strong at heart. She was constantly doing what she could. Without saying anything else, Austin looked at Christina who had already taken the herbs from the assistant and directly said to Robbins, ¡°Boss, bring some more herbs over. I want 50 grams of Glazed Wood, two Purple Star Vines, and three Jade Mortal Flowers¡­¡± Austin told Robbins the names of the medicinal herbs one by one. Hearing Austin list down the herbs, Robbins and his assistant were both stunned. Then, they looked at Christina who was next to them and said with some doubt, ¡°Miss, who is this young man next to you¡­¡± Christina was instantly stunned. She also looked at Austin who was next to her and was extremely puzzled by his behavior. However, since Austin had already spoken, Christina could only smile at Robbins and explain, ¡°It¡¯s okay, Grandpa Robbins. He¡¯s my friend.¡± ¡°Oh, so he¡¯s the Miss¡¯s friend.¡± Robbins¡¯ eyes revealed a look of understanding. He then looked at his assistant and smiled gently. ¡°Rodney, go and get the herbs that this gentleman wants.¡± ¡°Okay,¡± the assistant replied. Then, he returned to the shelves in the shop and grabbed the corresponding herbs. After all, he was considered an apprentice in the herb shop. Even though he did not truly remember the names of the herbs Austin had just told them, he could roughly recall which ones he needed and just grabbed them one by one. ¡°Hello, sir. These herbs cost a total of 2 gold coins and 20 silver coins.¡± After packing up all the herbs according to their required dosage, the assistant handed the medicine bag to Austin and told him the price. In the Landry continent, gold, silver, and copper were the three currencies in circulation. The exchange rate between them was 1000 silver coins to 1 gold coin, and 1000 copper coins to 1 silver coin. The annual income of an ordinary person¡¯s family was around 20 gold coins. Therefore, the herbs that Austin had just asked for were not cheap. After all, only members of mage families could afford these sorts of high-level herbs. After hearing the assistant name the price, Christina took out her purse and was about to pay but Robbins stopped her with a wave of his hand. ¡°That¡¯s alright. Since it¡¯s the herbs that the Miss¡¯s friend wants, you can just take them without cost. Just treat it as a gift.¡± Robbins pushed the purse back into Christina¡¯s hand. Seeing Robbins¡¯s determined look, Christina did not bother arguing, her eyes moving slightly. It had to be said that ever since her mother passed away, the monthly living expenses she received from her family had been decreasing. From the initial 200 gold coins, it had been reduced to 5 gold coins at the moment. Although she did not need to pay for the medicinal herbs she got from her family, she had basically spent most of her money on the daily necessities of others, such as ordering the servants to buy clothes for the poor. If she spent another two gold coins on medicinal herbs today, she would really run out of money in the future. After thinking it through, Christina did not reject Robbins¡¯ good intentions. She smiled sweetly and said, ¡°Thank you, Grandpa Robbins.¡± ¡°Okay, good girl. Now hurry up and go home!¡± Robbins smiled warmly as he looked at Christina with satisfaction in his eyes. After that, Austin took the herbs. After confirming that the herbs were the ones he had asked for, Austin nodded to Christina and said, ¡°Let¡¯s head back then.¡± ¡°Okay!¡± Chris smiled at Robbins and said, ¡°Goodbye, Grandpa Robbins.¡± After that, the two of them left together and headed home. After watching Austin and Christina leave, Robbins smiled and walked back into the shop. At this moment, the assistant who was cleaning the shop tables finally walked over. He was puzzled by Robbins¡¯ gesture since he was willing to give the herbs to the young man for free due to the young miss. However, the herbs themselves were not cheap. As an outsider, how could he just give them away to the young man just like that? Besides, he and his master weren¡¯t actually members of the Nolan family. They only helped them manage the herb store and did not receive any sort of salary from them every month. Their source of income usually came from a 5% to 20% commission rate for the herbs they sold to other mage families that came to buy from them. If they could sell the herbs that they had just given away, the commission alone would allow them to earn hundreds of silver coins. He couldn¡¯t figure his master¡¯s motives. Why would his master, who didn¡¯t have much money, be willing to give up an opportunity to make some? Perhaps he saw his assistant¡¯s confusion that Robbins¡¯ eyes slowly swept over as he said, ¡°Rodney, are you curious why I was willing to give up our sales commission to give those herbs for free to that young man?¡± ¡°No¡­ I wouldn¡¯t dare to question it!¡± Rodney, who had just walked over, hurriedly lowered his head. When he noticed that his master¡¯s gaze did not seem right, he immediately became terrified. He did not dare to bring up the doubts in his heart. However, Robbins still spoke up after hearing his response, ¡°It¡¯s okay. If you want to ask then just ask. I¡¯m not afraid to tell you.¡± As he said this, he glanced in the direction where Christina and Austin had left. Then, he slowly said, ¡°If I said that in this world, there was someone I wouldn¡¯t harm no matter how unscrupulous I am, then that person would be no other than Miss Christina.¡± His assistant looked at him in surprise. Robbins continued to speak indifferently, ¡°As you know, I¡¯ve taken over this herb shop from the Nolan family for decades. And in these decades, I¡¯ve seen all the changes regarding Miss Christina. Regardless of how well-to-do I look on the surface now that I¡¯ve taken over the Nolan family¡¯s herb shop, I also came from a poor background. I know how hard it is to struggle with nothing. ¡°When it comes to being kind, none of the other children from the three major families can even compare to Miss Christina. I respect her for that. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that she wasn¡¯t able to awaken any innate magical power within her when she was fourteen, she wouldn¡¯t have ended up in the state that she¡¯s in now.¡± Robbins sighed as he said that. There was a hint of sadness in his weathered eyes before he continued, ¡°In short, you can ask around. All the poor people in the Seth Kingdom are grateful to Miss Christina.¡± ¡°The batch of medicinal herbs that I gave Miss Christina for free just now was only a small show of kindness to repay her for all that she¡¯s done. Now, I only hope that one day, the young miss can truly get rid of her family¡¯s coldness.¡± After saying that, Robbins sighed again as he turned around and left. Chapter 7 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After buying the medicinal herbs from the herb store, Austin and Christina headed home together. Because they had already bought the herbs they needed, they couldn¡¯t help but just take a leisurely stroll back since they were done with what they needed to do. While walking beside Christina along the way back, Austin realized that it was also the first time he had a chance to carefully inspect the Nolan family¡¯s influence on the environment and atmosphere based on the way the surrounding houses and building were decorated. The Nolan family had a large influence over the Human Imperial Capital that he was currently residing in and based on how things looked, they were indeed worthy of their number one title. One after another, he saw houses with paved roads made out of bluestone. People were busy attending to their own matters, running back and forth between different family members. Of course, there were also young people with some status in the family that didn¡¯t have much on during weekdays, only needing to practice their magic more. It was then that Austin retracted his gaze and stopped concentrating on what they were doing. What he wanted at this point was to return to his room and see if he could refine the bag of herbs he had just gotten into pills. Even though the herbs looked the same, he still needed to test out whether he could refine them using the alchemy skills that he had cultivated while in the Tian Xuan Land. If he could really refine them into medicinal pills¡­ He would not need to worry about any financial problems in the future. Furthermore, he would not be in a similar situation like today where he needed someone else to pay for his herbs. With this thought in mind, Austin wanted to return to his room and see if he could try to refine the herbs. However, just as he was thinking about what kind of medicinal pills he should refine them to after returning to his room¡­ He heard an extremely melodious voice coming from in front of him. ¡°Yo, isn¡¯t this our family¡¯s little princess? Why is she free to come over here today?¡± There was an intention behind their words. The owner of the voice was definitely not trying to greet them. It sounded akin to ridicule. Austin and Chris immediately stopped in their tracks as they saw a smiling woman and a young man walk toward them with a group of people behind them. Noticing the two of them walking toward them, Christina¡¯s expression changed the moment she saw them. She hurriedly pulled Austin and said in a low voice, ¡°Let¡¯s walk faster!¡± Austin was a little puzzled. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°The two people coming toward us are my third sister and second brother. I don¡¯t want to deal with them.¡± As she said that, Christina pulled Austin and quickened her footsteps. Austin did not say anything. He could not be bothered with these things and immediately followed behind Christina. However, before the two of them could walk past them, her sister spoke up, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Christina? You can¡¯t even greet your sister anymore once you see her?¡± Her sister turned to look at her, the corners of her mouth curved into a smile once again. Christina stopped in her tracks and held the bag of herbs in her hand. She looked at her sister and said coldly, ¡°I just bought some herbs. I¡¯m in a hurry to go home and prepare them.¡± Hearing this, her sister¡¯s lips curled into an imperceptible sneer. She then pretended to sigh and said, ¡°So you¡¯re going home to brew medicine. What a pity. I guess I won¡¯t be able to follow you. After all, I¡¯ve already made an appointment with Brother Enoch to go to the family¡¯s magic pavilion. Otherwise, I might be able to walk around with him.¡± The Third Miss deliberately emphasized the words ¡®magic pavilion as if mocking Christina for not having any magical talents or qualifications to enter the magic pavilion. Even their brother at the side smiled. She was blatantly showing off. They were the Third Miss, Elena, and the Second Young Master, Mycroft. If Christina remembered correctly, the two of them were those who were kind to her when she was still regarded as a treasure in her father¡¯s eyes. They surrounded her all day, asking about her well-being and calling her ¡®sister¡¯ affectionately. Now that she was discovered to have no magic talent and was ignored by her father, they treated her like a completely different person. They kept ridiculing her as if they were disgusted and wanted revenge. How could she not hear the sarcasm in Elena¡¯s words? However, Christina still secretly clenched her small hands and looked at Elena coldly. ¡°Sorry, I¡¯m still busy with my herbs so if you¡¯ll excuse me.¡± Saying that, Christina took Austin¡¯s hand and walked toward the direction of the house. Maybe because he was extremely dissatisfied with Christina¡¯s attitude, Mycroft turned his eyes to look at her as she retreated away with some young man. His gaze only lingered on Austin for a second before he stopped paying attention. Instead, he looked at Christina and sneered at her once more. ¡°As our big sister, you¡¯re leaving without even saying goodbye to your family even after seeing them on the road. Heh, as expected of some trash without any magic talent. You haven¡¯t even developed any manners in your lifetime.¡± With that, Christina¡¯s footsteps suddenly stopped. Everyone in her family knew the truth that she was unable to practice magic despite being from a mage family. However, having this brought up in front of so many people in such a ridiculing tone would make even the best-tempered person become angry. Christina turned her beautiful eyes to look at him and said coldly, ¡°Mycroft, I¡¯m warning you to not step the line!¡± Then, Christina said word by word, ¡°Speaking of etiquette, our family¡¯s younger generation regards me as their elder so you should be calling me ¡®elder sister¡¯. But in the past few years, have you ever called me elder sister since that incident happened? Instead, you keep calling me by my first name, Christina. You¡¯re using etiquette to pressure me even though you yourself have forgotten?¡± When she mentioned this point, Christina¡¯s gaze swept to Elena who was at the side. ¡°If I remember correctly, it was you who called me elder sister most cordially a few years ago. Hehe, you two are such good brother and sister!¡± Christina smiled coldly. This last sentence also hit a sore spot for Mycroft and Elena. At this time, Christina, Elena, and Mycroft¡¯s confrontation in the middle of the road had already attracted the attention of most passerby. They stopped in their tracks to watch the scene unfold in front of them. Chapter 8 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation At this moment, their frustration was bubbling out in front of so many people. Elena was so angry that her face drastically contorted. She walked quickly in front of Christina and said coldly, ¡°It seems you still have the nerve to talk back about me! Do you know why our family have been on a decline in the recent years? It¡¯s all because of you, a good-for-nothing! As the eldest daughter, you¡¯re unable to cultivate any magic. Our family has almost lost all face because of you! ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for your mother seducing our father, you wouldn¡¯t have been our eldest sister. I was really blind to worship you before. Fortunately, I¡¯ve awakened innate magical power. I have to climb to higher heights to avoid being as shameful as you. You¡¯re just a b*tch that was born without any magic whatsoever. Do you think you have the right to criticize me?¡± At the end of her sentence, the furious Elena coldly pushed at Christina with her hands. If anyone was close by, they would have noticed that there was a faint trace of magic from her hands. Even if it was very slight, it was enough to injure Christina who was only an ordinary person. There was a possibility she would not be able to get out of bed for a few months. Elena¡¯s move was extremely sinister. At this moment, Austin who had been quietly watching everything from the side moved his eyes slightly. He looked at Elena¡¯s hand as it went closer to him. Finally, he snorted coldly and waved his hand. Slap! A crisp and clear slapping sound was heard. With a scream, Elena was sent flying. Seeing Elena fall to the ground with a thud, Austin finally clapped his hands with a calm expression on his face as he slowly said, ¡°You¡¯re so noisy!¡± Everyone was silenced! The passersby who had gathered on the bustling street to watch the show suddenly quieted down. They saw Elena being sent flying far away. At that moment, whether it was the group of Nolan family members led by Mycroft or the group of passersby on the street, everyone was dumbfounded! Everyone immediately looked at the person who had sent the Nolan family¡¯s third daughter flying. They saw that it was a young man dressed in white. When everyone saw that the person who had sent the Nolan family¡¯s third daughter flying was a young man who looked like he was only 20 years old, they were in disbelief and shock yet again. ¡°What happened? Someone hit the Nolan family¡¯s third daughter?¡± ¡°How dare that kid hit Miss Elena?¡± ¡°It¡¯s over, it¡¯s over. Mycroft, the Nolan family¡¯s second young master, is right next to him. Even if the young man was standing up for Miss Christina, his actions were far too impulsive.¡± ¡°How will Miss Christina be able to save him?¡± ¡°I dare say that this young man is most likely dead for sure.¡± While everyone was discussing the matter before them, Mycroft¡¯s expression changed as well. He hurriedly rushed to Elena who was lying on the ground and helped her up. It wasn¡¯t until Elena stood up that everyone noticed that Elena¡¯s entire face was swollen. Elena herself was beaten until she was in a daze, but the burning pain on her face immediately woke her up a little. Touching the swollen half of her face, Elena¡¯s expression instantly froze. Malfoy, who was at the side, also noticed this scene. He first glanced at the young man in front of him but there did not seem to be any magic fluctuations coming from his body. His expression immediately became ferocious as he roared at the people behind him, ¡°What are you all standing here for? Hurry up and break that kid¡¯s legs!¡± As soon as Mycroft gave the order, the group of servants behind him immediately rushed toward Austin. As he spoke, Mycroft also mustered up all the magic elements in his body and walked toward Austin step by step, his eyes filled with fury. His killing intent gradually rose. To be honest, he had never thought that there would be anyone who would dare to cause trouble in front of the Nolan family before this. Although the Nolan family had recently been in a decline, they were still the leader of the three great families in the Seth Kingdom. They were definitely not people that any random person could simply provoke. This kid in front of him was also not someone from the other two great families. Not only did he injure Elena, but his actions were like directly slapping the Nolan family across the face. After such a thing had happened, it would be hard to solve the problem without crippling the kid in front of her. ¡°Austin, leave quickly!¡± Noticing the killing intent in Mycroft¡¯s eyes, Christina panicked. As the Nolan family¡¯s eldest daughter, she naturally knew the consequences of offending the Nolan family in the Seth Kingdom¡¯s Human Imperial City. She didn¡¯t want Austin to be implicated because of her but for some reason, her heart was stirred up by something she could not put a finger to. Ever since she was tested to have zero innate magic power, she had received countless taunts, cold stares, and all kinds of pitying gazes. However, there had never been a person who dared to take the initiative to help her when she was being made fun of, even if it was just standing by her side. Austin was just an ordinary person. While feeling this way, she knew clearly what would happen to Austin when she saw Mycroft charging over with such killing intent. After seeing that Austin had no reaction to what she had just said, Christina¡¯s beautiful eyes became even more panicked. She thought that as an outsider, Austin did not know how terrifying the Nolan family¡¯s power was. She hurriedly added as fast as she could, ¡°Austin, you might not know this but my family is very powerful in the Seth Kingdom. ¡°You just hit the Nolan family¡¯s third daughter and I¡¯m just a disgraceful daughter. I can¡¯t protect you so hurry up and leave!¡± When she told him to hurry up and leave, Christina was practically begging him on the spot. Chapter 9 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation However, the murderous-looking Mycroft and the others had already arrived in front of them in just a few seconds. It was too late to escape now. Christina, who was already in despair, had already prepared to use her body to block them from Austin. However, at this moment¡­ A faint voice was heard. ¡°What even is the Nolan family?¡± Austin spoke indifferently. He could see that the group of people rushing over were looking for trouble with him. However, they were a group of regular mortals in his eyes, just like the woman he had sent flying. He didn¡¯t even need to look at them as he threw out another palm. This time, Austin used a bit of spiritual energy. As he threw out a palm strike¡ªwhich was a terrifying swirl of wind that came from his palm mixed with his own spirit energy¡ªit whistled out, accompanied by a strong gust of wind. With a loud sound, the people who had just rushed in front of Mycroft were immediately hit by this wild wind. A burst of miserable shrieks was heard and in an instant, the magic dissipated as they flew out in all directions. Boom! After the wind blew away several people, its power did not decrease. It then went on to forcefully destroy several fruit stalls in front of them, ruthlessly ¡®slapping¡¯ the group of people on the wall before dissipating. For a moment, the remaining wind swept up the broken wooden boards and rolled away the fruits on the ground. Hiss¡­ Mycroft and the others were knocked to the ground by Austin¡¯s palm strike. Even one of the servants at the outermost area, who had barely grazed against the attack, was sent flying seven to eight meters before he fell heavily to the ground. He felt as if his bones were about to break. A sharp pain surged through his entire body, making him tremble. Just thinking about it was enough for one to know how terrifying the force was from Austin¡¯s palm strike for the group of people that had received it head-on. For a moment, Mycroft, along with the dozen or so servants, could even stand up and straighten their bodies. They just lay there, moaning in pain. Right in front of this group of people was Elena, whose face had been slapped swollen. At this moment, she had a blank expression on her face. Just a moment ago, she was still angry that the young man in front of her dared to slap her in front of everyone. But now, she was ¡®slapped awake¡¯ by Austin¡¯s second attack. At this moment, she even began to rejoice that Austin had only slapped her once and did not kill her. She thought of the consequences¡­ If Austin had used the power of the second ¡®slap¡¯ against her face¡­ Plop. Elena¡¯s face turned pale. She was so scared that her legs went limp and she fell to the ground. This scene was also witnessed by Austin, who was right opposite her. ¡°Embarrassing.¡± Austin revealed a disdainful expression before he looked at Christina and said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go.¡± At this time, Christina was still in shock from Austin¡¯s ¡®slap¡¯ that sent everyone flying. It wasn¡¯t until she heard a voice beside her ear that she suddenly jolted back to reality. She was stunned for a moment and said without thinking, ¡°Oh, okay!¡± But when she came back to her senses, she saw that Austin had already walked forward indifferently. After looking back at Elena and the others who had fallen to the ground, Christina immediately looked at Austin and said, ¡°Hey, Austin, wait for me!¡± As she finished speaking, Christina also hurriedly quickened her pace and followed Austin. As the two of them walked with one another, they gradually walked further and further away from the scene. In an instant, only Elena and her group were left on the street, as well as the passersby who were watching the show. The storm had died down but many people were still standing rooted on the spot, unable to recover from the shocking scene that had just occurred in front of them. From the first slap Austin gave Elena, to Mycroft and the other servants who went looking for trouble with Austin only to be sent flying, the whole process only took less than ten seconds. Then, under everyone¡¯s gaze¡­ Mycroft finally got up from the ground. His face was as ugly as it could be. At the same time, he stared at the direction Austin had left with Christina. Austin¡¯s casual palm strike from earlier had still left some lingering fear in his heart. As a first-rank mage, he had clearly sensed that there were no magic fluctuations coming from Austin¡¯s body. That was why he dared to rush forward with his men, wanting to cripple him. But when he rushed in front of Austin, he clearly noticed that Austin had swung his hand and used a spell. He was extremely sure that it was definitely a wind-type spell. But during the process, there were no magic fluctuations emitted. It was impossible. In the Landry continent, when any mage used magic and gathered magic elements of various attributes inside of them, they would produce magic fluctuations. He could not feel the slightest magic fluctuations when Austin had cast a wind-type spell! Therefore, just based on this point, Mycroft was certain that the young man he faced just now was an expert! At the very least, he was a second-tier mage. Otherwise, he would not have been able to use a wind magic spell to send them flying when he could not sense any magic fluctuations. However¡­ Even if he was an expert, he was still a little too young! Pondering this, Mycroft gritted his teeth slightly, his face filled with mixed emotions. After that, he walked in front of Elena and helped her up from the ground with one hand as he said, ¡°That kid beat us. This matter definitely hasn¡¯t been done and dusted so easily.¡± ¡°I think that kid went home with Christina so he won¡¯t be outside for a while.¡± ¡°Come on, Elena. Let¡¯s go home and find Uncle Bruce. We¡¯ll let Uncle Bruce personally deal with him! Also¡­ If that kid was brought home by Christina without reporting it to the family¡­ Then I¡¯m sure he¡¯ll end up very miserable once the situation gets brought up!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± After hearing what Mycroft said, Elena looked in the direction where Austin had left and coldly agreed with him. The two of them didn¡¯t care about the servants lying on the ground and rushed straight toward the direction of the Nolan family as fast as they could. Chapter 10 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation It wasn¡¯t until they watched the two leave that the spectators dispersed But at the same time, there was a hint of worry on the passersby¡¯s faces. Everyone knew who was right and who was wrong from what had occurred in front of them. This was further solidified by everyone¡¯s impression of Christina in their hearts. Therefore, although they didn¡¯t dare to do anything on the outside just now, they actually still supported Austin in their hearts. Following that, when Mycroft mentioned the name ¡®Bruce¡¯, they secretly cursed in their hearts. That was because as long as one was in the Seth Kingdom, they would be clearly aware of who the big shots were in each of the three major families. Bruce was an elder and deacon of the Nolan family. Relying on his status as a first-tier alchemist, he had very high authority in the family and was in charge of many things. At the same time, there was also the most important point. He was also the father of the Nolan family¡¯s third miss, Elena. Although Bruce was usually extremely strict, he loved to dote on his daughter. She could not be beaten or scolded. Even when he knew that his daughter had offended Christina, he still twisted the situation around so that it looked like it was Christina who had provoked her. That was who he had spared Elena from incurring any sort of punishment. Now, not only did Austin hit Elena, he even slapped Elena¡¯s left cheek until it was swollen. If Bruce saw this, they could imagine the consequences. The hero in their eyes might soon be beaten up by Elena¡¯s furious father, causing his life to be in danger. Everyone was faintly worried about Austin. On the other side. After leaving the street, Mycroft and Elena ran back to the Nolan family¡¯s main household as fast as they could. When they came to the gate, they saw two servants guarding the gate. When the servants saw their appearance, they immediately panicked. ¡°Young¡­ Young master, young miss¡­¡± the two servants stammered. However, they were pushed far away by Mycroft, who was rushing in front. ¡°Move it!¡± The two of them immediately pushed open the gate of the main household¡¯s gate and walked straight into the inner court. At this moment, the Nolan family¡¯s deacon, Bruce, was holding a family meeting with the other elders. The content of the meeting was basically about how to train the Nolan family¡¯s younger generation to reach the level of a third-tier mage. This way, the relationship between them and the other two families would be eased temporarily. There was no other way. With the Nolan family¡¯s current strength, the strongest person in the family¡¯s younger generation was only a second-rank mage. Compared to the geniuses of the other two families, it was simply not enough. They were at least third-tier mages. Therefore, even if the Nolan family spent all their resources to quickly nurture a backup plan, they would still need to produce a third-tier mage. Now was the critical moment to decide on their candidate. All the Nolan family¡¯s elders wanted to recommend their junior to be this lucky person. At this moment¡­ With a bang, the meeting hall¡¯s door was suddenly pushed open. As soon as Mycroft entered, he didn¡¯t care about what was happening before him. He immediately looked at Bruce who was at the back of the meeting hall. He panted heavily and said, ¡°Uncle¡­ Uncle Bruce, Elena¡­ She¡­ She¡­¡± All the elders in the hall looked over at once as if they were very dissatisfied with the Second Young Master¡¯s rude behavior. Bruce also coldly glanced at the unseemly Mycroft and coldly said, ¡°Mycroft, our family¡¯s elders are here for a meeting. Who let you in like this?!¡± As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered the second half of Mycroft¡¯s sentence and suddenly said, ¡°Oh! It¡¯s because Elena doesn¡¯t have enough money to buy some dress she wants, right? Just go to the treasury and use my name. After that, tell that girl she can ask me for money if she doesn¡¯t have any in the future but she has to wait to ask at the appropriate moment. In the future, she can¡¯t do such a thing when I¡¯m having a meeting with the family elders.¡± Bruce looked at Mycroft and reminded him. The elders could not help but raise their eyebrows at the scene before them. Indeed, in the face of such a sudden intrusion into the family council¡¯s meeting, Bruce was extremely furious when he saw Mycroft. It was obvious that he was about to get an earful in that second. However, when he heard his precious daughter¡¯s name, his attitude immediately changed 180-degrees. Even though he was still reprimanding Mycroft, his words didn¡¯t make it seem like that was the case. Instead, it was as if he was reminding Mycroft about something while doting on his own daughter. He had a serious daughter complex. However, just as the elders thought that this matter would come to an end after Bruce¡¯s anger had subsided, Mycroft almost went crazy with his anxiety and panted heavily as he immediately explained, ¡°No, Uncle Bruce. It¡¯s Elena who was¡­¡± Before he could finish his sentence, Elena walked out from behind Mycroft. The elders¡¯ gazes turned toward Elena, and Bruce¡¯s gaze locked onto Elena¡¯s face the moment he saw her. If Elena was considered pretty before this, then it was not the case now since the left side of her face was as swollen as a pig¡¯s head. At this moment, a thought suddenly popped up in everyone¡¯s mind. As the head of the three major families within Seth Kingdom¡¯s Human Imperial City, someone had actually beaten up and slapped the Nolan family¡¯s third miss, Elena, until her face had become swollen. This was considered a great insult to them! Moreover, it was like that person had dared to slap the Nolan family itself! Just who was it that dared to be so bold?! Therefore, regardless of whether it was the Nolan family¡¯s elders or Bruce, their faces instantly darkened. This was especially true for Bruce, whose face was as gloomy as a dark cloud. To him, what was more important than the Nolan family¡¯s pride was the fact that his precious daughter had been slapped by someone. She was slapped so hard that he could not even recognize her. How could he not be angry! Bruce had already clenched his fists and suppressed his extreme anger as he asked coldly, ¡°Which family¡¯s descendants did this to you?¡± Chapter 11 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Bruce¡¯s cold voice enunciated each word. Hearing this, Mycroft was slightly taken aback. This was not Bruce¡¯s fault. The main reason was that in Bruce¡¯s eyes, only the younger generation of the other two major families would dare to disrespect the Nolan family¡¯s Third Miss. Therefore, when he thought of the people who dared to attack his daughter, Bruce automatically assumed it was those people. Moreover, Bruce had already made a decision. Regarding his daughter being beaten up, even if it was done by the geniuses from the other two families, he would immediately bring people to their door to demand an explanation. He was out for blood, certain that he would chop off their legs. However, it was also at this moment that Mycroft¡¯s explanation rang out. ¡°No, Uncle Bruce. It was Christina who beat her up.¡± ¡°Today, Elena and I were preparing to go to the magic pavilion to study some magic. On the way there, we met Christina. At that time, there was another man beside Christina. I¡¯ve never seen his face before in Seth Kingdom. ¡°At that time, Miss Elena and I were interested and wanted to ask him a few questions. But when Christina heard that the two of us were going to the magic pavilion to study magic, she became like a different person for some strange reason. She immediately got angry and asked the man beside her to beat us up. ¡°At first, Elena wanted to avoid causing trouble and communicate with Christina, but she didn¡¯t expect that the man beside Christina would be so arrogant. Without waiting for us to explain, she slapped Miss Elena on the spot. When I saw this situation, of course I couldn¡¯t just stand by as her older brother. I immediately became angry and wanted to capture that person. ¡°However, I didn¡¯t expect that person to be so powerful. Instead, he used a wind-type spell and sent me and the servants flying a few meters away. He even threatened us and said that if we caused trouble for him, it would mean death! ¡°After saying that, he left with Christina in a carefree manner. The direction they left in was toward that b*tch Christina¡¯s residence. ¡°I had no choice. With my current strength, I still couldn¡¯t detect that person¡¯s level. That¡¯s why I came to report this matter to you as soon as possible.¡± As he spoke, Mycroft lowered his head and said earnestly, ¡°Elders, the matter of Third Miss and I having to disrupt your council meeting is indeed a grievous one. However, this matter concerns the Nolan family¡¯s pride and the Third Miss¡¯ health. We can¡¯t just let it come to pass! Uncle Bruce, please lead a group of elders to punish this person severely and take revenge for Miss Elena. Let¡¯s make our Nolan family proud! After this, I¡¯m willing to be punished on Miss Elena¡¯s behalf!¡± Plop! Mycroft immediately kneeled down, clenching his fists in excitement as he gave his suggestion to Bruce and the other elders. ¡°Alright, stand up,¡± Bruce said with a dark face. Malfoy had reported a lot of details and he knew how his daughter¡¯s face currently looked like. Although he doted on his daughter, he was not stupid. He had heard a little about his daughter¡¯s usually trickster nature. After listening to Mycroft¡¯s explanation, he had a rough idea of what had happened. His daughter had most probably taken the initiative to cause trouble for Christina, and then¡­ She was beaten up by the youth beside Christina! Blue veins popped up on Bruce¡¯s forehead as a hint of anger immediately flared up in his eyes. He did not care who was to blame for his daughter being beaten up. He only knew that no matter who it was, as long as they beat up his daughter, they would have to pay the price. ¡°According to what you said, a single wind spell was enough to send all of you flying. Then this man¡¯s strength should be of a second-tier, close to a third-tier mage.¡± Bruce calculated things in his heart, then said coldly and angrily, ¡°Hmph, a mere second-tier mage dares to lay a hand on my daughter. When I find him, I will definitely skin him alive and pull out his tendons!¡± In Bruce¡¯s eyes, he wondered what sort of person would associate themselves with Christina, who was just an ordinary person. A second-tier mage¡¯s strength was already considered top-notch. Perhaps, even when he used wind magic to send Mycroft and the others flying, he had already used his full strength. It was just a show of strength on the surface. Otherwise, after sending Mycroft and the others flying with one move, why would he let them come back alive to find him? Did he not know that in this world, being merciful to an enemy was just being cruel to yourself? Because as long as you let an enemy go back, you would be faced with the revenge of more people or even a family. Therefore, Bruce¡ªwho paid attention to cleanliness and efficiency¡ªconcluded that Austin left because he used a powerful wind magic spell and his magic was depleted. On the surface, he pretended to be fine but in fact, he was already panicking. Thinking of this, Bruce could not help but smile coldly. Hmph, he was still young after all. This kind of little trick could fool Mycroft and his daughter, but it was impossible for it to fool him! ¡°Take me there!¡± Bruce said in a low voice. Then, he put his hands behind his back and took the lead, walking forward. The group of elders behind him could not sit still anymore. They stood up angrily and followed behind Bruce. Regarding this matter, they were obviously very angry. They were ready to find this kid to settle the score. Chapter 12 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In an instant, all the elders gathered together. The collective thought of the group of angry elders was something along the lines of¡ª They were the Nolan family¡¯s elders. No matter how weak the family was, could a second-tier mage still afford to offend them? Under such circumstances, the group of elders couldn¡¯t help but say as they angrily walked, ¡°Hmph, kids these days are really too arrogant. A bug that came out of nowhere dares to provoke our Nolan Family!¡± ¡°He¡¯s just a second-tier mage. I want to see which kid has the guts to do such a thing. When we meet, I¡¯ll be the first to deal with him!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll say, Otis, there¡¯s no need for you to act now. That kid is about to be crippled by Bruce.¡± ¡°Tsk, tsk. The Nolan family is good at beating up anyone, yet they still insisted on beating up this lunatic¡¯s daughter. That kid is going to end up becoming miserable. I remember the Murphy family¡¯s kid who scolded Elena a little. He¡¯s still lying in the bed, having to be attended to. He can¡¯t get out of the bed, right?¡± ¡°If a kid dared to beat up Elena, then he¡¯s dead meat for sure,¡± an elder who was aware of certain matters said slowly. The Murphy family¡¯s Third Young Master had only said a few bad things about Elena behind her back, but all of his meridians and bones had been broken. Even now, he still couldn¡¯t get out of bed. The man who had beaten Elena to such a state would definitely experience hell-like torture in Bruce¡¯s hands. When it came to brute strength, they naturally weren¡¯t worried at all. Bruce had the cultivation of a third-tier mage. He was only one step away from the Nolan family¡¯s head, Lance. Just the cultivation of a third-rank mage was definitely enough to push this kid to the ground and rub him against it a hundred times. The elders could not help but laugh coldly. With this thought in mind, the group stormed toward Christina¡¯s residence in anger, led in tow by Bruce. .. At the same time, in another place. At this time, Austin¡ªwho had finished off Mycroft and Elena with two slaps on the street¡ªfollowed Christina back home. As the door was pushed open with a creak, Christina carried the medicinal herbs in one hand as she led the way into the room with the other. Austin watched Christina¡¯s back as she walked in. However, after this girl entered the room, she did not immediately deal with the medicinal herbs and brew the medicine as she had previously said she would while on the streets. Instead, she casually placed the medicinal herbs that she had just bought on the exquisitely made table. Austin just turned around and headed to the bedroom. He opened the wardrobe with one hand and rummaged for something. Austin did not think too much about it. He immediately walked in and sized up the room he was in. The room decorations were very gorgeous. There was exquisitely made furniture, wood carvings, and a lot of other things. The room was also very spacious. It was already a pretty good standard for this small kingdom. After that, he saw a tea table. The Celadon teaware resting on it was of passable quality. Besides the teaware, there was a tea box placed discreetly beside it, a delicate tea fragrance emitting from it. Immediately, Austin sat in front of the table, looking for a suitable seat. At the same time, he casually placed the medicinal herbs he bought on the table. While he was doing this, Christina also walked out of the room at the same time. After walking out of the room, Christina didn¡¯t say a word. She was in a daze. At the same time, she came to Austin who was sitting in front of the tea table. After placing a small box in Austin¡¯s hand, Christina immediately said, ¡°Here¡¯s some money. There are 20,000 gold coins in the storage ring. Take it and use it first. You should leave this place right now.¡± As soon as she finished speaking, Austin¡¯s eyes moved slightly. He had an inkling of knowledge as to what Christina was attempting to refer to. Naturally, he knew her concerns. However, he did not take the small box. Instead, he placed the small box in front of the tea table and glanced at it at the same time. As if he did not hear anything, he said, ¡°The tea set is not bad. It would be a pity to not make a cup of tea.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you to leave? Why are you still standing here?¡± Hearing this, Christina was stunned. But then, a hint of disappointment flashed through her eyes as she thought about something. Christina once again mustered up her emotions and said solemnly to Austin, ¡°Austin, as my friend, I¡¯m really touched that you helped me out today. But what I want to tell you is that the lady you beat up today is definitely not as simple as she looks on the surface. ¡°Her father, Bruce, is a deacon elder of our Nolan family. He is also the only alchemist with such terrifying power. At the same time, he is also a third-tier mage. You can¡¯t beat him. ¡°Now, I reckon that when he finds out that Elena was beaten up, Bruce will definitely be furious. He¡¯s already on his way here. ¡°I¡¯ll be fine. After all, I¡¯m still the Nolan family¡¯s young miss. No matter how gutsy they feel, they won¡¯t do anything to me. However, it¡¯s different for you. With Bruce¡¯s personality, he¡¯ll definitely be so angry that he¡¯ll want to tear you into a thousand pieces when he finds out about what happened. ¡°Therefore, I hope that you leave the Seth Kingdom as soon as possible and go as far as you can!¡± At the end of her sentence, Chris was already a little worried and anxious. However¡­ ¡°Make some tea.¡± Austin still did not move at all. Instead, he reached out to pick up the lid of a teacup and said those words. His reaction really stunned Chris. What was going on with Austin? She had clearly said that he was very grateful to him, and had also clearly emphasized the danger of this matter. When Elena¡¯s father arrived, what awaited Austin would definitely be a very terrifying situation. And not only did he not look like he was trying to escape, Austin even wanted her to make tea to drink? Christina was completely dumbfounded. Just as the anxious Christina was about to urge Austin further to leave¡­ With a cold shout and a bang, the tightly shut door was suddenly kicked open! Chapter 13 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The door was kicked open. Even the latch used to lock the door was broken by a kick. A group of elderly figures appeared in front of the door. It was Bruce who led a group of Nolan elders to the door. After seeing this scene, the tense Christina finally turned completely pale. ¡®It¡¯s over, it¡¯s too late now!¡¯ Bruce had personally arrived and led a group of elders to them. This was obviously to cut off any escape route for Austin. At the same time, it also showed how serious the matter was. After all, Austin had slapped Elena, which also meant that he had ruthlessly slapped the Nolan family¡¯s own face. The Nolan family¡¯s elders couldn¡¯t just leave it like this. Thus, creating the scene of the Nolan family¡¯s elders gathering there, standing right where the front door once was. Leading the elders to the door, Bruce first glanced at the situation in the room. In his line of sight, he saw Christina sitting at a tea table with a young man in black. He only paused slightly on Christina. His line of sight fell on the young man in black beside her. Bruce looked at Austin, his gaze narrowing slightly. ¡°It was you who beat up my daughter? Kid, kneel down and come out to see me now. I might even leave your corpse intact.¡± When these words were heard, Christina was instantly frightened. At the same time, just as he finished speaking, the elders¡¯ cold laughter rang out as well. ¡°Hmph, kid, I¡¯m afraid you still don¡¯t know how much trouble you¡¯ve caused! You still dare to sit here and drink tea?¡± ¡°How many years has it been? No one has ever dared to take the initiative to provoke our Nolan family!¡± ¡°Today, Bruce will kill you. Even if your corpse is still intact, we elders will still hang it in front of the Nolan family¡¯s door and expose it to the sun for three days!¡± ¡°Let everyone see the consequences of you provoking our Nolan family.¡± Clamoring voices sounded one after another. Austin, who was sitting in front of the tea table, frowned slightly. To be honest, it was rare for him to see tea leaves in this world after he and Christina had returned from their errands. In the Tian Xuan land, other than killing enemies and cultivating, he loved to drink two mouthfuls of good tea. Similarly, he also hated it the most when others disturbed him while he was drinking tea. Hence¡­ ¡°Scram.¡± A faint sound rang out. He didn¡¯t even bother to look in its direction before Austin flung his hand out once again. Majestic spiritual energy instantly gushed out. After that, Bruce and the other elders felt a majestic gust of wind blowing toward them. Boom! A loud sound was heard. When they faced the huge gust of wind directly, their expressions instantly changed. This power was probably at the level of a peak of a third-tier mage! The wind was so terrifying that even they could not withstand it. Bruce and the elders did not dare to be negligent. They were different from Mycroft. As second and third-tier mages, they all had their own defensive techniques. When the wind came, they all activated their own protective spells. ¡°Spirit bending spell!¡± ¡°Watergate Armor Formation!¡± ¡°Ice Shield Barrier!¡± ¡°Fire Spirit Shield!¡± ¡­ In an instant, several rays of light of various colors bloomed from the bodies of these elders. At the same time, a violent gale violently struck their bodies. When they faced this violent gale head-on, the pupils of Bruce and all the elders actually shrank at the same time! At this moment, they finally felt what Mycroft had told them¡ªthe feeling of being struck by a violent wind and being unable to resist it at all. It was as if their bodies were facing a mountain, a huge and powerful force suddenly colliding with their bodies ¡°Pfft!¡± ¡°Argh!¡± A muffled groan. Everyone was instantly sent flying far away! After that, followed by a few thumping sounds, some of the elders¡¯ bodies crashed directly against a large wall, while some were sent flying into the tree with just a single palm strike. Bruce was in an even worse state. Because he was the closest to Austin, he had felt the force the most. Austin¡¯s palm directly sent him flying dozens of meters away, smashing several walls of the Nolan family¡¯s home before falling into the ruins. ¡°Cough¡­ Cough¡­¡± Bruce, who stood up from the ruins, narrowed his eyes. Before he could speak, a mouthful of dark red blood suddenly spurted out of his mouth and splattered across the ground. The elders at his side also widened their eyes in shock when they saw this scene. There was no doubt that as the family¡¯s deacon, Bruce¡¯s strength as a third-tier mage was definitely a few levels higher than theirs. But under the attack of the black-clothed youth in front of them¡­ With one palm, just one palm! He was actually sent flying dozens of meters away and spat out blood. It was obvious that he had suffered serious internal injuries. Moreover, judging from the young man¡¯s appearance, it was just a casual palm strike. It was as if he had not used his full strength yet. On the other side, Bruce was also clutching his chest. His vision trembled and he did not dare to think about it. His gaze lingered on Austin for a second before immediately falling on Christina. At this moment, a look of realization flashed across his eyes. As if he had understood something, he immediately said in a stern voice, ¡°Well done, Christina. You actually teamed up with a fourth-tier mage to support you! No wonder you have such guts! You¡¯re rebelling, you¡¯re really rebelling!¡± Being yelled at repeatedly by Bruce, Christina was also stunned at that moment. She did not know anything about fourth-tier mages or mages in general. She had only accidentally picked up a young man when she went out a few days ago. Not to mention the rebelling heart that Bruce had mentioned¡­ Although the Nolan family had treated her like this because of the relationship between her and her mother while she was growing up, she never thought of conspiring against them even though she hated most of her family. In an instant, Christina could not help but look at the young man who caused all this. At this time, Austin had already thrown a bag of tea leaves in front of her and said casually, ¡°Alright, now you can go and make some tea.¡± Chapter 14 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Christina¡¯s eyes flashed with shock. She didn¡¯t know when it started, but she had become increasingly unable to see through the true identity of the young man in front of her. However, without waiting for Christina to think any further¡­ On the other side, Bruce let out another explosive shout once again. ¡°Alright, Christina! You conspired with outsiders to plot against the Nolan family. The crime of disobedience and betraying our family is now your sin to bear.¡± After saying that, Bruce could not help but laugh coldly as he continued. ¡°Fortunately, I came to your door in advance and discovered your ugly plan! Christina, do you really think that we can¡¯t do anything to you just because you¡¯ve hooked up with a fourth-tier mage? Do you think that the Nolan family¡¯s grand ancestor isn¡¯t around anymore? I¡¯m not surprised if you do. He¡¯s been in closed-door cultivation for many years. A person like you who has forgotten your roots would naturally not know of his existence. Come, let¡¯s go!¡± With a cold shout, Bruce wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Following that, he did not forget to tell Austin that even if he killed all the third-tier mages here, the combined magical strength of so many core members of the Nolan family disappearing would definitely attract the grand ancestor¡¯s attention. After saying those harsh words, Bruce left with the other elders. Before they left, they looked cool and confident. However, Austin felt them quickly speed up and flee the courtyard as quickly as they could as soon as they were out of plain sight. Austin couldn¡¯t help but smile in his heart when he saw this scene. They were really a group of old dogs who still wanted to save their own face while watching danger head-on. It just so happened that he wanted to see what kind of person this grand ancestor of the Nolan family could be when he saw the group of elders bragging about them. At this moment, Austin noticed the pale-faced Christina who was standing by the side. At this moment, the little girl¡¯s eyes were already sparkling with tears. ¡°Why are you crying?¡±Austin casually asked. From the beginning, the emotions that she had been holding back finally couldn¡¯t be kept in any longer. Christina looked in the direction where Bruce and the others had left and bluntly said, ¡°Everything was fine before this. If you had only hit just Elena, it would have simply been a problem between me and my generation. But since you attacked Bruce, this matter has now involved the upper echelons of my family. Moreover, I have been assigned a groundless crime by Bruce. ¡°When the grand ancestor takes action, the matter will only become more serious. I¡¯ve heard of his name and although I¡¯ve never seen him since I was young, I have a vague recollection of his voice.¡± At this point, Chris took a deep breath and slowly explained. ¡°Our grand ancestor has been cultivating in seclusion. He¡¯s always been the Nolan family¡¯s secret guardian. Unless the family is in a life-or-death situation, he will never take action! Therefore, even my father, Lance, has to bow his head in the presence of our grand ancestor. ¡°A large part of the reason why the other two great families in Seth Kingdom¡¯s Human Imperial City don¡¯t dare to make a move when the Nolan family¡¯s weakness was revealed was because of his existence. And now, after Bruce reports our matter to the higher-ups, it¡¯ll only be a matter of time before the grand ancestor makes his move. It¡¯s not hard to imagine what our fate will be like then. After saying this, Christina seemed to have accepted her fate. Her eyes were red. After that, she looked at Austin and said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Because of me, you were implicated in this matter.¡± Hearing this, Austin paused. After thinking for a moment, he did not continue on with the topic. Instead, he casually glanced at Chris and asked, ¡°Tell me, when your family treated you this way, did you really never think of rebelling?¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± Chris was slightly stunned by this question. This sentence was perhaps the most painful thing that existed in Christina¡¯s heart. After that, Christina could not hold back any longer. Finally, she cried in front of Austin and said, ¡°Of course I¡¯ve thought about becoming stronger! I¡¯ve also thought about how to resist these people and this fate that treats me unfairly! But there¡¯s no other way. You don¡¯t know about the fact that my body has been unable to sense magic elements ever since I was born. ¡°Over the years, I¡¯ve tried all kinds of methods, whether it¡¯s reading all kinds of books, trying to cultivate, or even drinking bitter medicinal soup every day. I¡¯ve done it all for the chance that one day, I might be able to sense magic elements and work hard to cultivate those powers to prove myself! I want to be able to ruthlessly defeat all those people who looked down on me before! ¡°But in the end, none of it has worked out. Originally, I placed all my hopes on those pills. The only alchemist in my family, Bruce, wanted nothing more than to kill me immediately. As for the other alchemists, there hasn¡¯t even been another one amongst ten thousand people within the entire Landry continent. How in the world does one find an alchemist that might be able to help me?¡± Saying this, Christina fell silent once again. It was very obvious. Along with the final animosity between the two of them and Bruce, her last bit of hope was also extinguished. After listening to all of this, Austin had already known in advance about this part of Christina¡¯s background. However, he had not listened to the finer details. After listening to all of this, Austin just glanced at Christina and said indifferently, ¡°So after all you¡¯ve said, is what you want in the end to become an alchemist?¡± Chapter 15 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Austin spoke calmly. Perhaps this sentence didn¡¯t hold as much weight to him. After all, it was just alchemy. As the Celestial Emperor, wasn¡¯t it just as simple as being able to master a skill? But to Christina, it was completely different. Christina had just told Austin how rare becoming an alchemist was in the Landry continent. Even in the entire Seth Kingdom¡¯s Human Imperial City, there was only Bruce. Furthermore, the Nolan family only relied on their single alchemist. No matter how turbulent the situation outside was, they still held the position of the number one family in Seth Kingdom¡¯s Human Imperial City. With just this point, it was enough to see how rare and precious alchemists were. But Austin asked her the question as if he were asking her for a glass of water, ¡°Do you want to become an alchemist?¡± Christina naturally thought that Austin had made a mistake and immediately explained to Austin, ¡°No, you might have misunderstood. To become an alchemist, you need a very high threshold. Not only do you need to have an extremely high perception of the surrounding magic elements, but you also need to be extremely proficient in fire magic. At the same time, you must be familiar with the characteristics of all kinds of spiritual herbs. ¡°Only when you have achieved these three things at the same time can you refine a pill to perfection. If you lack even one of these three by just a little, you score the risk of potentially making your furnace explode.¡± As she spoke, Christina also raised an example. ¡°Just like Bruce, he was able to become a first-tier alchemist in our family because he had immersed himself in the path of alchemy for many years before he was able to achieve it. Now, he can refine a batch of first-tier pills in an hour. ¡°Moreover, if he¡¯s willing, he can even spend a lot of time and experience to refine a batch of second-tier pills. Once these second-tier pills are released, even the elders of the other two major families will fight over them. ¡°Therefore, being an alchemist is a technical job. Even if you are very strong, you will not be able to become an alchemist if you do not meet the requirements.¡± Christina¡¯s explanation to Austin suggested that his way of thinking was far too simple. However, after listening to all of this¡­ Austin frowned and said in a calm voice, ¡°Bruce can refine pills? What¡¯s a first-tier pill? How can a second-tier pill truly be called a pill? Are you really consuming such low-grade pills here? Not only are they capable of changing your physique, but also the way you sense magical elements in your surroundings. Maybe your innate ability to sense magical elements was actually destroyed by these pills.¡± As he spoke, he realized that Christina had misunderstood his meaning. Austin did not say any more nonsense and just took out some spiritual herbs from the medicine bag on the table. After that, he moved his hand. Gentle spiritual energy surged out again from his hand. The spiritual energy transformed into a ball of flame in his hand and instantly burned the spiritual herbs that rested in his palm. In less than three seconds, the original spiritual herbs had disappeared and turned into a round white pill that lay quietly in his palm. ¡°Take it,¡± Austin said casually and put the pill into Christina¡¯s hand. As soon as he put it in her hand, Christina could feel the extremely pure medicinal power within it. After that, she did not think much and followed Austin¡¯s instructions, swallowing the pill down whole. As soon as the pill entered her mouth, it immediately turned into a spiritual liquid that flowed deep into her body before she could even try to chew it. Christina felt a sudden burst of medicinal power in her body. For a moment, the medicinal power bloomed like an ocean but also flowed into her limbs and bones in an extremely gentle manner. From her muscles to her meridians, there was a heavy yet extremely comfortable feeling in all her limbs, following wherever the medicinal power spread to. As the medicinal power spread, an extremely comfortable and smooth feeling emerged all over Christina¡¯s body. This feeling of relief made her moan uncontrollably. ¡°Oh¡­¡± As soon as she opened her mouth, Christina could not help but blush. Although her relationship with Austin no longer made them strangers, she was still a girl no matter what. Making such a sound in front of Austin was really a little embarrassing. But the feeling coming from her body was really too comfortable, so she could not help but cry out. The more she thought about it, the redder her face became. Austin, who noticed this scene, couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°It¡¯s okay, that¡¯s a normal reaction. Those guys who ate my pills in the past had the same reaction as you.¡± Until Austin said that, the blush on Christina¡¯s face slowly began to fade. So she wasn¡¯t the only one who had such a reaction. That was good. Otherwise, after she digested the medicinal effects of the pills, she probably couldn¡¯t help but find a hole in the ground and hide in front of Austin. However, that was only what Christina thought to comfort herself. If she knew the true identity of those ¡®men¡¯ that Austin had mentioned, her jaw would probably drop to the floor in surprise. In her previous life, the only people who were allowed to consume Austin¡¯s pills were those who were considered emperor-level powerhouses. At the thought of those emperor-level powerhouses being able to show such a state¡­ It was not difficult to see that besides being powerful, Austin was also skilled with refining medicinal pills. Austin looked at Christina indifferently. In his line of sight, Christina was right in front of him with her eyes slightly closed, digesting the white medicinal pill that he had just refined for her. Chapter 16 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Unknowingly after Christina had consumed the white pill refined by Austin, its medicinal effects continued to linger in her body for several breaths of time before slowly fading away. Christina felt as if she had replaced her original body with a new one. Other than the pleasant feeling from her limbs and bones, she felt much lighter. She raised her hand subconsciously, feeling that even her skin had become a little fairer and more tender under the pill¡¯s effects. Christina looked at Austin in a daze. ¡°Are these the effects of the pill I just took?¡± She couldn¡¯t believe it. Though she had never taken it before, she had never seen anyone practice any medicine of such a degree. However, she still dabbled in studying some books on basic pill refinement. If she wanted to concoct a pill, she would need to be an alchemist with good fire elemental mastery and have a pill furnace. These were all necessary things. As for Austin, he just casually pinched it with a flame in his hand, immediately forming a pill. It felt like such an impossible feat. However, the truth was right before her eyes. At this moment, she had so many questions. Most of them were just questions to herself. At the same time, Austin¡¯s familiar voice rang in her ears again. ¡°Alright, now try to sense the magic elements around you again. See if there are any changes from before?¡± ¡°Yes, okay!¡± Christina hurriedly replied. Without thinking too much, she subconsciously released her spiritual sense as she had done countless times before, trying to sense the various magic elements in her surroundings. If it was in the past, she would definitely be the same as before. She had long stopped feeling disappointed about being unable to feel anything. However, this time, when she opened her spiritual sense¡­ She saw¡­ countless magical elements of various colors suddenly appeared in front of her in the air! It was as if she was truly seeing the world around her for the first time. With just a stretch of her hand, all the magical elements in the air instantly surged toward her. Scorching fire elements, leaping water elements, swift and violent lightning elements, the ever resolute metal elements, and the simple and unadorned wood elements¡­ All the elements were clearly sensed by her when she opened her spiritual sense. Even when she stretched out her hand, these elements seemed to have a life of their own. They took the initiative to cling to her palm, becoming intimate with her. What Christina didn¡¯t know was that the other mages could not interact with the elements just like she was doing right now. In short, after coming into contact with the magic elements around her, it was the first time that Christina came into contact with such a world. ¡°I can¡¯t believe it. These are all real.¡± Christina looked at the magic elements in the air as if she was in a dream. After she learned that she couldn¡¯t practice magic when she was fourteen, she would unknowingly dream about it in her sleep that night. Like other children, she yearned for this magical world. For this reason, she had read countless magic books and wanted to see with her own eyes all the scenes that even a first-tier mage had difficulties describing. However, she had never found out what it truly felt to be able to witness the magic elements interact with the world around her. This was because this was a common sight to all mages. Who would specifically record these scenes in books? Until now¡­ She finally experienced such a beautiful scene for the first time. Just this alone meant too much. When she looked at Austin again, her eyes were sparkling. ¡°Thank you, Austin.¡± Christina thanked him from the bottom of her heart. Facing the stage that she had been dreaming of for the past few years, she did not know what else to say now that Austin had gifted it to her with his own hands. In the end, she could only say the most ordinary and sincere ¡®thank you¡¯. Then, she looked at Austin and said again, ¡°Austin, you must have used up a lot of money for what you did just now. Although¡­ Although I don¡¯t have much money,¡± Christina stammered. But soon, her eyes shone as she looked at Austin. ¡°But not to worry. Although I just acquired the ability to practice magic, I¡¯ll definitely repay you well when I become a mage.¡± In fact, Christina herself knew that refining a pill to completely improve her physique was not something that could merely be repaid by ordinary means of currency. This was already a form of grace that could be remade. Such a great favor might have to be repaid for the rest of her life after she managed to ascend into magehood. But when she finished saying all this sincerely, she thought that Austin would say something else. Austin just waved his hand lightly and said casually, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. It¡¯s just a white pill that I refined casually. There¡¯s no need for you to thank me so much.¡± The answer completely exceeded Christina¡¯s expectations. In fact, the reason why their reactions were so different was mainly because the difference between them was just too big. That was because the pill just now was really a pill that Austin refined casually. He did not even add any heavenly and earthly treasures into it. That was why it was called a white pill. It was tens of thousands of times different from the pill he refined for an emperor-level figure in the Tian Xuan Land. It was like an old grandpa throwing candy to his granddaughter. If this granddaughter was moved and wanted to repay him properly, the old grandpa would definitely not take it seriously. He might even educate his granddaughter to not be so ignorant in the future. In short, after completely absorbing the medicinal power, Christina began to sense the magic elements around her again and again. After two to three minutes when the novelty wore off, she finally asked Austin the question that she had been puzzled about from the beginning. ¡°Austin, I see that your alchemy is different from the knowledge I learned from in books. You didn¡¯t use a pill furnace. Is it because you have your own alchemy method?¡± Hearing this, Austin immediately said, ¡°If you have a pill furnace, the effects will be better. But to answer your question, my special pill furnace is not with me. Also, there¡¯s no need to use a pill furnace to refine such a simple kind of pill.¡± Saying this, Austin raised his eyes and glanced at Christina again. This time, he spoke slowly, emphasizing each word. ¡°Now, I¡¯ll ask you again. Do you want to be an alchemist?¡± Chapter 17 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation A faint voice repeated those words for a second time. In that moment, Austin¡¯s words had a completely different effect on Christina¡¯s heart. If the first time was just a question, then there seemed to be a hint of excitement that flashed across Christina¡¯s face as she heard it the second time. ¡°I¡¯m willing to learn and become an alchemist.¡± Christina agreed to Austin without any hesitation. Whether it was from Austin¡¯s disdainful tone toward a first-tier alchemist or the fact that he had just refined the pill right in front of her eyes, it was enough to prove his strength in front of her. Christina wanted to become stronger. Not only did she want to become a mage, but she also wanted to become a rare alchemist. ¡°That¡¯s not enough.¡± Saying that, Austin casually tapped the empty teacup in front of him. Christina immediately understood and picked up the kettle to boil water. In a short while, Christina held the teapot in one hand and poured the tea for Austin. Because she was a girl and the eldest daughter, Chris had learned a lot about etiquette, so Austin thought that her tea-pouring skills were decent. Then, there was the formal ceremony of apprenticeship. Regardless of age, Christina bowed three times in front of Austin. With that, Austin finally acknowledged his first disciple in this world. Seeing Christina stand up to serve tea, Austin was quite satisfied. After taking a sip of tea, Austin picked up a spiritual herb and started to explain to Christina. ¡°If you want to become an alchemist, one of the three most important points is your understanding of spiritual herbs. If you have a deep understanding of the attributes of spiritual herbs, you can still refine them into pills according to their medicinal principles while making sure that the spiritual energy loss is minimal regardless of whether the alchemist has low spiritual energy or not. For example, take this Willow Sun Grass¡­¡± Austin immediately began to explain the Willow Sun Grass to Christina in detail. If one wanted to refine pills, one needed to have the most basic knowledge of spiritual herbs. At the same time on the other side, just as Christina had become Austin¡¯s student and was now carefully studying alchemy technique¡­ The Nolan family¡¯s dejected elders who had been sent flying by Austin¡¯s palm had already found the leader of the Nolan family, Lance. After a brief account of the events that had occurred, Lance¡¯s eyes were also filled with shock. It was obvious that he had long been indifferent to his eldest daughter because she was unable to cultivate. Now, when he heard that Christina had actually joined forces with a fourth-tier mage to secretly plot against the Nolan family¡­ He was naturally furious. He immediately agreed to the elders¡¯ joint request, preparing to invite the elders to come out with him as he went to mercilessly kill Austin and his own daughter. After severely reprimanding the traitor Christina, she would be stripped of her identity as the Nolan family¡¯s eldest daughter before being locked up and paraded in public to be shamed. Finally, he would behead her in front of the entire city. Lance did not care about Christina¡¯s prior relationship with the Nolan family at all. Very soon, Lance brought the family deacon, Bruce, and the rest of the elders into the depths of the head family¡¯s house. There, they were faced with a yard filled with weeds and bluestones. Although the yard in front of them was dilapidated, it was not difficult to tell from all the signs that this place was once glorious when it was first built. This was the Nolan family¡¯s ancestral land. For the whole Nolan family mansion, no matter where the gate was, there were several guards guarding it. There were also various patrols within the family to prevent the invasion of foreign enemies. However, this was the only place that did not have any defensive facilities. There was not even a single servant. That was because that particular old man of the Nolan family lived here. With him, even if the Nolan family was attacked by foreign enemies and the mansion was being burnt to the ground, this place would definitely be the strongest place in the Nolan family mansion. Even if someone were to guard this place, they would have to worry about disturbing the old man. The Nolan family¡¯s grand ancestor, August! At the same time, he was also the only ancestor-level figure left in the Nolan family. Legend has it that a hundred years ago, he sensed that the end of his lifespan was approaching so he ordered people to build a courtyard and live in the depths of the Nolan family mansion. He devoted himself to cultivation and extended his lifespan. When he was in closed-door cultivation, he had already reached the peak level of a third-tier mage. Now, in the blink of an eye, another ten years had passed. There was not a sound from the grand ancestor. He only ordered people to send food over from time to time. He must have successfully advanced and broken through the limit of his lifespan. He had been in closed-door cultivation for decades. What did this mean? It meant that even the current head of the Nolan family, Lance, had to kneel and respectfully call him his ancestor. When the elders came to the courtyard door, none of them dared to take the initiative to walk up and knock on the door. ¡°Lord Patriarch, you are the most senior person in the family now. If you don¡¯t go up and knock on the door, it¡¯s natural that I, the deacon, and the other elders, wouldn¡¯t dare to even try!¡± In the end, it was still Bruce who spoke to Lance. Hearing this, Lancet¡¯s eyes turned serious as if steadying himself to knock on the door. He tidied up his clothes before taking a deep breath, just about to knock when suddenly¡­ Just as he reached out his hand and before it could make contact with the wood, the tightly shut wooden door suddenly opened on its own without anyone else behind it. An old voice slowly sounded from within. ¡°Why are there so many people looking for me this time? Lance, you¡¯re only allowed to bring two people in with you. Don¡¯t bother having so many people come in all at once, it¡¯d just be too noisy.¡±. Chapter 18 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Everyone heard that faint voice as it spoke. The elders who were waiting outside the door immediately revealed disappointed expressions. They had originally been waiting in front of the door, hoping to meet the grand ancestor in person this time. Perhaps they might be able to receive some pointers, be given some medicinal pills, or even be bestowed the ability to break through realms or similar things. It seemed that this thought ended up becoming wishful thinking. Lance looked back and forth between the crowd. In the end, he chose to bring Bruce and Mycroft in, preparing to meet August. He brought Bruce because he was the only one among the elders who had seen Austin¡¯s face and truly felt his strength. And he brought his son, Second Young Master Mycroft. Firstly, it was because he was partially to blame for the course of events that had occurred. That was because Mycroft and Elena were the ones who had crossed paths with Christina and Austin. With Mycroft around, it was easier to explain the cause of everything. As for the other reason, it was because of his own selfishness. In fact, he also knew about Bruce having a meeting with the elders to discuss who would be the lucky one to eat all the family¡¯s resources to compete with the geniuses from the other major families. As a father, he naturally wanted his son to be the one chosen. Although Mycroft had been sent flying by Austin¡¯s palm, it was also true that Bruce and the other elders had been no match for him. This meant that Mycroft wasn¡¯t weak, but that Austin was beyond their league as a fourth-tier mage. With that, it could be said that Mycroft faced a powerful fourth-rank mage alone. Not only was he not afraid, but he gritted his teeth and charged forward. In the end, he escaped from Austin¡¯s hands with his injured body. After that, he returned to the family and reported this matter as soon as he returned. In that case¡­ The entire process would glorify Mycroft¡¯s position as the family¡¯s Second Young Master. It showed that he was not afraid of death and had bravely faced a powerful enemy without fear. When August heard about the matter, he might be so happy that he would bestow this spot to his second son. When that time came, Mycroft would be able to use and nurture a large amount of high-level magic stones and books unconditionally. Some high-level materials were obtained by the Nolan family after spending a large amount of money. Even as the head of the family, he could not easily use them. How could he not be tempted? Therefore, he secretly suppressed the excitement in his heart and led Bruce and Mycroft into the small wooden cottage. As soon as he entered the wooden cottage, he saw an old man in a blue robe sitting quietly on the wooden bed. When he saw this figure, Lance was shocked. He immediately knelt down together with Bruce and Mycroft and said respectfully, ¡°Junior Lance is greeting his grand ancestor!¡± ¡°Bruce and Mycroft are greeting their grand ancestor!¡± ¡°Alright, stand up,¡± August said. At the same time, he said lightly, ¡°If you see me again in the future, don¡¯t bother with these unnecessary formalities.¡± Lance was shocked. Just as he was about to stand up, he immediately knelt down and hurriedly said, ¡°Of course not! I wouldn¡¯t dare to do such a thing, grand ancestor! Right now in the Nolan family, you have the highest seniority. If you continue to protect the Nolan family for hundreds of years, we juniors can only have such achievements because of your protection. When we see you, we must do more than just bow. We must kowtow to you and call you our grand ancestor a hundred times over!¡± Lance was so respectful in front of him. After a glance, August finally said indifferently, ¡°Okay, I got it. The Nolan family has chosen their leader well. Tell me, what kind of trouble did you encounter when you came to find me this time?¡± August¡¯s unhurried voice sounded above his head, which made Lance feel happy. He hurriedly lowered his head and said, ¡°Grand ancestor, our Nolan family has been protected by you for decades without any foreign invaders. Naturally, there are also the two other major families within Seth Kingdom¡¯s Human Imperial City who both fear and respect you. As your junior, I want to take this opportunity to say that the Nolan family would like to continue to shine under your brilliance and grow stronger. However, something unexpected has happened recently.¡± Speaking up to this point, Lance fiercely bragged about August¡¯s status and achievements in the Nolan family. In the end, he suddenly stopped as if he was in a dilemma. Naturally at hearing this scene, August was a little unhappy. He frowned and said, ¡°Go on.¡± It was only then that Lance¡¯s eyes moved as he continued his words. ¡°However, in the past few days, a person with evil thoughts suddenly appeared in the family that we have always worked hard to unite and advance as a whole. This villain has already dared to collude with foreign enemies with the intention of destroying our Nolan Family!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± August¡¯s expression suddenly changed and he looked coldly at Lance. ¡°Who has the audacity to do such a thing? Who in the family has colluded with Anthony, head of the Ingrid family, or even Drew, the head of the Murphy family?¡± Lance just shook his head and immediately opened his mouth to explain, ¡°To answer the old ancestor¡¯s question, it is neither of them. According to Bruce, the family deacon who fought with him, this foreign enemy is a mage from afar. Also¡­ This person sent the elders flying with a single palm strike. He most likely has the power of a fourth-tier mage!¡± Lance¡¯s expression also changed after he said this. He immediately said in shame, ¡°Your Excellency, I¡¯m ashamed to say that the person who rebelled against the family this time is the daughter I despise!¡± ¡°Oh?¡± August immediately locked his gaze on Lance. Lance panicked and immediately explained, ¡°Grand ancestor, although this woman is my eldest daughter, Christina did not awaken any innate magic power when she was fourteen. Even so, the family did not mistreat her after she was not suitable for cultivation. Instead, they ordered her to take charge of the family¡¯s internal affairs. But I didn¡¯t expect that after a few years, this woman would still hold a grudge against us for not letting her cultivate any magic. She thought that everything was the family¡¯s fault. As such, she secretly colluded with this fourth-tier mage, intending to destroy our Nolan Family! ¡°After learning about this, Bruce and the other elders of the family tried their best to fight back but in the end, the opposing mage was too powerful. After that, you already know the results of what had occurred. When facing such a powerful enemy, it was impossible to resist with our family¡¯s current strength. That was why we were forced to find our grand ancestor.¡± As he said this, Lance¡¯s pupils shook. As the head of the Nolan family, he suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud. Then, he bowed in front of August and said loudly, ¡°Grand ancestor, I, Junior Lance, am sending out my humble request if you would be so bold as to personally come out with us and kill this arrogant child so that we may strengthen the Nolan family¡¯s prestige!¡± Chapter 19 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation His knees thumped loudly against the ground as he bowed down, his voice incomparably sincere. August¡¯s brows couldn¡¯t help but twitch slightly. Ever since he entered closed-door cultivation, he hadn¡¯t meddled in the affairs of the mortal world for several decades. During these several decades, he had only summoned Lance once every three years to inquire about the Nolan family¡¯s current situation then. Now, he suddenly heard that a daughter of the Nolan family had joined forces with foreign enemies to destroy the family. What did this mean? Just the fact that this person wanted to rebel against the family was enough to make him angry. Had she forgotten who he was? He was the Nolan family¡¯s only surviving elder since hundreds of years ago. As an ancestor-level existence, he had guarded the Nolan family for generations. However, this woman wanted to unite with a fourth-tier mage to destroy the Nolan family. How could she not take him, the grand ancestor, seriously?! As an elder, how could he not be angry that he was ignored by a junior who was several times younger than him? ¡°It seems that I¡¯ve been in closed-door cultivation for many years and did not care about the affairs of the mortal world. In the end, the world has forgotten the existence of our old generation,¡± August could not help but say coldly. ¡°Heh, it seems that I should come out of seclusion today and let those ignorant juniors know the power of our Nolan family in the past.¡± After saying that, August suddenly turned to look at Lance in front of him. ¡°Lance, you said that the traitor of the family has joined forces with a fourth-tier mage?¡± Lancaster lowered his head and hurriedly said, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± ¡°Oh? Then you might as well take a look at how many levels of power I have now!¡± August¡¯s voice was raised. Without being visible, a pure magical aura had already been released from his body. Just as the aura was released, Lance could not help but stammer in shock, ¡°T-this is¡­ This is the level of a peak fourth-tier mage!¡± Beside him, Bruce and Mycroft¡¯s expressions shrank at the same time as they looked up at their ancestor in disbelief. A peak fourth-tier mage? They only knew that their ancestor had been in closed-door cultivation for many years and had broken through the limit of his lifespan. When he was in closed-door cultivation, he was already at the peak of a third-tier mage. Now, decades had passed. They had thought that their ancestor had already broken through from the third-tier and advanced to the fourth-tier. They had also thought that not only had their ancestor broken through to the fourth-tier, but he had not come out of closed-door cultivation for the past few decades. They assumed that he was most likely consolidating his tyrannical strength as a fourth-tier mage. It was not something that they had pondered on too much. Not only had their ancestor broken through to the fourth-tier, but his strength had also continued to rise while he was in seclusion. Now, he had already reached the peak of a fourth-tier mage. The peak of the fourth-tier! This was a realm that they would not be able to reach in their entire lives. Their grand ancestor had only been able to do it because he had been in seclusion for decades. With such a terrifying cultivation base, wouldn¡¯t it be enough to kill the kid who was by Christina¡¯s side? At this moment, the three people present naturally understood that with their grand ancestor, who was at the fourth-tier peak, solving the matter would naturally be easy. The matter of dealing with external enemies was not a worry any longer. On the other side, August, who had already stood up indifferently, also snorted coldly as he looked at the three people in front of him and reprimanded them. ¡°Lance, I believe that other than me, you¡¯re the one with the greatest seniority in the Nolan family.¡± Hearing his ancestor¡¯s reprimanding him for some unknown reason, Lancaster was immediately startled as he hurriedly opened his mouth and said, ¡°I¡¯m here to rectify the situation!¡± Looking at Lance¡¯s servile manner, August swept a glance before continuing to reprimand him. ¡°This time, there¡¯s an external enemy invasion. I¡¯ve stepped forward to settle it for you. What if I¡¯m no longer here?¡± Having said that, August looked at Lance coldly. Not giving him the chance to speak, he continued in a cold manner. ¡°As the head of the Nolan family, you¡¯ve reported to me quite a number of times in the past few years that there are very few talents in the younger generation of the family. Your status is quite low. If you have the chance to report to me about the foreign enemies and beg me to take action, why don¡¯t you focus on nurturing the younger generation? ¡°The foundation of a family¡¯s strength lies in its younger generation. If the young are strong, then the family is strong! If every member of our Nolan clan is talented in cultivation, they can be considered pillars of the family. If that were the case, why would an old man like me need to take action in such matters!¡± His voice rang out repeatedly, causing Lance¡¯s face to turn red as he heard all this. That¡¯s right. Ever since he had reported to the grand ancestor a few years ago about the strength of the younger generation in the family, August¡¯s expression had never seemed hopeful since the beginning. It wasn¡¯t hard to see. As the Nolan family¡¯s grand ancestor, although August usually didn¡¯t ask about family matters, he was still extremely worried and concerned about the family¡¯s long-term development as well as their cultivation problem! Even the last time when he came to report on the recent situation, he could already see that August had the intention of personally leading a disciple. Thinking about this, a glint flashed through Lance¡¯s eyes and he immediately used this opportunity to talk about another matter to August. ¡°What the grand ancestor reprimanded me on is true! Faced with such a huge problem, I naturally do not dare to neglect it. In the past few days, I¡¯ve finally brought the elders to think of a solution.¡± ¡°Oh, what solution?¡± Hearing this, August raised his eyebrows and looked at Lance. Chapter 20 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Everything was explained. As soon as August opened his mouth, he made it seem like he wanted to hear these criticizing remarks from the grand ancestor. Lance¡¯s eyes lit up as he immediately reported to August the idea of everyone in the family preparing to use all their resources to nurture a family inheritor. At the same time, he completely played up how Mycroft¡¯s confrontation with Austin had been. The general process was that Mycroft brought his sister to Austin and stood up for her after his sister was beaten up by him. In the end, he would rather die than give in and report the situation as soon as he returned to the family. In the end, he lowered his head and requested Mycroft become their family¡¯s successor. After hearing this, August raised his eyebrows and glanced at Mycroft. A hint of joy immediately appeared on Mycroft¡¯s face as he respectfully called out to his grand ancestor. August did not hear these words at all and only spoke slowly. ¡°Mycroft is seventeen this year and has the strength of a peak first-tier mage. Mm¡­ Although he isn¡¯t that talented, I would say he¡¯s barely passable as of now. Since things are like this, we shall just make this child our family¡¯s successor.¡± The voice sounded like an order above their heads, feeling them with fear should they disobey. Lance and Mycroft¡¯s expressions were instantly filled with joy. Only Bruce¡¯s face looked unsightly as if he had suffered defeat. After seeing the grand ancestor, how could he not want to immediately open his mouth to ask August to help his daughter fight for the position of being their family¡¯s successor? However, he didn¡¯t think that the opportunity would be quickly snatched before his eyes by Lance. Since the position had already been arranged, he could only give up and just be envious. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go. Bring me to see that arrogant brat,¡± August said indifferently and took the lead to walk forward. Lance and the other two hurriedly followed after the grand ancestor walk forward. After leaving the door, the elders who had been waiting outside the door for a long time all widened their eyes when they saw the old ancestor coming out of seclusion. They bowed their heads and spoke respectfully. When they saw August walking toward Christina¡¯s residence, they hurriedly stood up and rushed over. .. At the Nolan family¡¯s land, within Christina¡¯s courtyard. The sound of teaching rang out. Austin was in the room with Christina, explaining in detail the uniqueness of various medicinal herbs and the various signs that one had to pay attention to when refining pills. At this moment, in the room, there had already been quite a few pill refinement failures. After all, refining pills wasn¡¯t something that could be taught in one go. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t have become the rarest and most precious profession in the Landry continent. In the current world, alchemists were not made overnight. They were nurtured through countless failures before reaching their own epiphany. Therefore, even with Austin¡¯s personal guidance, it was very difficult for Christina to reach a proficient alchemic level within such a short period of time. ¡°Master, I¡¯ve already failed refining this batch of pills for the sixth time already¡­¡± Looking at the black pills in the pill furnace in front of her, Christina could not help but feel a little discouraged. The reason why she said this was not because she felt inferior, but because she was worried that Austin would be disappointed. After all, as an alchemy master with extremely high attainments, Austin was so focused on teaching her alchemy skills but she had still failed several times. It was simply too disappointing. However, Austin¡¯s voice rang out from the side, ¡°What¡¯s the big deal? Just slowly refine it. Don¡¯t worry. With me by your side teaching you, your growth will definitely not be worse than any other alchemist.¡± His voice rang out slowly. This was not Austin comforting Christina. What he said was the truth. In this world, how was becoming a top-tier alchemist so easy? From the time he taught Christina alchemy until now, it had only been an hour. Looking at Christina¡¯s alchemy equipment, it was clear that she was only using a cheap alchemy furnace. He did not know when she had gotten it. It was already very good that it could withstand the high temperature of the flames during alchemy. Not to mention, Christina had just become a mage. The magic elements in her body were still not enough to support her continuous alchemy. During the process, there were a few times when Chris gritted her teeth and persevered. Her magical energy was severely depleted that she almost collapsed. Even Austin secretly praised the perseverance in Christina¡¯s heart. It was not difficult to see how much this girl wanted to prove herself after experiencing so many grievances. However, there was only so much she could do in just a day. As a teacher, Austin still knew this fact in his heart. After Christina consumed the pill that he had just refined, along with the change in her physique, she had just become a mage and was no longer the same person as before. After all¡­ How could the effects of a pill that he refined just be so simple? At this moment, perhaps even Christina herself did not realize it but her body had already undergone many changes compared to other mages. Chapter 21 - Refining Pills! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Austin¡¯s gaze then swept toward Christina as he thought to himself. The white pill that he had given Christina previously definitely did not just change her constitution. It had completely removed all sorts of impurities from her body. That was the most important part. Because whether it was the Tian Xuan Land in his previous life or the current Landry continent, every cultivator was born with a mortal body, which meant that there were all kinds of impurities present within them. These impurities would be very difficult to eradicate unless the cultivator consumed some extremely high-level medicinal pills or reached a very high realm. These impurities that were rooted in the body would eventually become an obstacle during the cultivator¡¯s lifetime of cultivation. Once they were completely eliminated, the cultivator would have a smooth cultivation path in the future without any obstacles. In the future, cultivators wouldn¡¯t even meet with any bottlenecks or have a headache trying to figure out how to break through to new realms. As long as the amount of magic stored in the body was sufficient, it would be very easy for the cultivator to advance to the next realm. Therefore, just this point alone was enough for countless cultivators to become obsessed with alchemy. They collected medicinal pills that could clear the impurities in their bodies like madmen. But even so, if one consumed too many medicinal pills, they would also develop a type of drug resistance. This meant that cultivators who often used pills to remove the impurities within their bodies would reach a certain limit after a while. In the end, they could only allow the remaining impurities to remain in their body within their lifetime. As for the current Christina, the impurities in her body had been completely cleared. Moreover, whether it was her body, her bones, or her perception, they had all undergone a huge change after taking the pill. Whether it was absorbing magic, learning magic skills, or the speed of magic recovery in her body, these things were now many times faster for Christina as compared to her peers. There was even no limit to breaking through realms. Right now, Christina was already considered a magic genius that would cause everyone to envy her. Compared to any other magic genius in the world, they were now considered mediocre compared to her potential capabilities. Under such circumstances, Austin naturally did not have any worries about Christina¡¯s body. Even if Christina squeezed out all the magic elements in her body every time she refined a pill, she would still recover very quickly. Thinking of this¡­ Austin¡¯s gaze suddenly returned to Christina and the pill furnace in front of him. He looked at the failed pills in the pill furnace that were pitch black. His heart couldn¡¯t help but be slightly moved. Actually, as an alchemist who had just come into contact with this profession, it was already very good that Christina was able to do this in just an hour. In fact, it wasn¡¯t even an exaggeration to say that she was a genius. Because even if it was just throwing spiritual herbs into the pill furnace and refining pills into shape without exploding the furnace, such things were already considered a nightmare for countless novice alchemists to successfully pull off. Some people had relatively good talent. Under the guidance of a teacher by their side, they might be able to gradually grasp the basics of pill refining after three consecutive days of suffering. At the very least, they would be able to perfectly carry out the entire pill refining process without exploding the furnace. However, some alchemists who were less talented and did not have a teacher by their side were usually in a more miserable state. They often had to work hard for dozens of days to half a month before they could barely achieve this result. As for refining the rest of their alchemy talents in the future, they did not know how long they would have to suffer. Christina had only spent an hour to reach this stage. This was also the reason why Austin said that Christina could be considered a genius. Now that Chris was so disappointed, Austin did not know how to comfort her. After all, he was a Celestial Emperor. When had he ever needed to comfort someone else? Usually, it would be the other way around. Austin could not give Christina any examples of other alchemists. After all, it would just be considered empty words without any proof. There was no guarantee that it would not make Christina think that he was comforting her on purpose. If so, he would end up with the opposite effect. Austin thought about it and finally decided to demonstrate his alchemy method in front of Chris again because right now, Chris was just a hair-length away from understanding it. With his help, an epiphany was obviously the best choice. ¡°Chris, watch carefully. I¡¯ll demonstrate to you how to adjust the elements of all kinds of spiritual herbs to the most perfect state and finally refine a finished medicinal pill.¡± Austin spoke slowly. As he spoke, he picked up a few spiritual herbs from the medicine bag again. With a movement of spiritual energy, flames rose from his palm as the spiritual herbs instantly turned into a few drops of pure medicinal liquid in the flames. Finally, they fused into one and condensed into a pure white medicinal pill in his palm. This time, Austin deliberately slowed down the fusion process so that Chris could observe his entire fusion process in greater detail. As expected, after the pill was refined, Christina who was standing in front of him observed Austin¡¯s alchemy process in detail, instantly revealing a strange expression on her face. ¡°Master, I understand now!¡± Christina¡¯s beautiful eyes lit up. She had just realized the flaws of her technique through comparison. After figuring out how to correct it, she immediately took out a few stalks of spiritual grass and threw them into the alchemy furnace according to the ratio she required. After that, as a wave of magical elements spread out from the furnace, a magical flame was born, turning the herb into liquid and condensed it into pills! Seeing this scene, Christina¡¯s eyes lit up immediately as she peered into the furnace. Before the magical aura and the pure medicinal aura had dispersed, three round white pills were lying quietly in the furnace. ¡°Success!¡± Christina cried out in joy. She immediately cooled the white pills and showed them to Austin, who was drinking tea. Then, as if she was asking for a reward, she said excitedly, ¡°Master, what do you think of the pills I refined?¡± Chapter 22 - The Pill Is Ready! Trouble Ahead? Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°It¡¯s the bare minimum. It¡¯s not bad.¡± Austin took the pill, nodded, and put it back after a cursory glance. The pill was alright. Although it was nothing in his eyes, he still needed to sprinkle in some encouraging words. This sentence made Christina, who had just been excited, feel a lot of disappointment. What was going on? She had just hoped that she could live up to her master¡¯s teachings and work hard to refine a batch of pills. But after she had worked hard to refine it, she had thought that no matter what, she would still be able to get Austin¡¯s praise and then work even harder. In the end, she had not expected to get a ¡°bare minimum but not bad.¡± This hit her a bit too hard. Sighs. Christina frowned, and her innocent little face could not help but sigh. It could not be helped as Austin was her master. He had already taught her everything she needed to learn. His disciple could not receive praise because she had not done as good of a job as he had thought. It was also expected that she would not receive praise. Chris thought so in her heart. However, if Austin knew about her current thoughts, he would definitely feel helpless. The pills that Chris had just refined were actually all perfect grade Willow Sun pills. Although it was only a Willow Sun pill, it was still a perfect grade pill. These pills were usually used as a strict test of an alchemist¡¯s skills. During the entire process of refining the pill, if there was the slightest mistake, it definitely wouldn¡¯t reach a perfect grade level. And a perfect grade pill meant that the pill¡¯s medicinal power had not been lost even the slightest bit during the refinement period. After consuming it, it would produce the greatest medicinal effect. Therefore, generally speaking, this kind of perfect grade pill was a pill that all mages would throw their money at. The price of an ordinary pill was often several times more expensive! However, Christina did not know that the medicinal pill she refined was a perfect grade medicinal pill, which was why she was so disappointed. The reason why Austin was still looking at the perfect grade medicinal pill in such a bland manner was because the difference in levels between the two of them was too high. What was Austin¡¯s status? In the Tian Xuan Land, he was the only supreme Celestial Emperor. Other than a few personal disciples under him, he would usually conduct some lectures in the palace. Among them, there were lectures on alchemy. At his level, who could participate in these lectures? Wouldn¡¯t they all be emperor-level powerhouses or their descendants? These people naturally had great comprehension skills. After listening to the lectures, they had a great understanding of the process so the pills they refined were naturally all perfect-grade pills. If there was a junior who refined a superior-grade pill that was only slightly inferior to a perfect-grade pill, he would be severely reprimanded by the emperor as he made his rounds. He would also lose the opportunity to come to Austin¡¯s palace to listen to the lectures in the future. There was no time for idle chatter. At this moment, Christina had already refined a finished pill. She had already crossed the threshold of this very first step. In the future, it would be much easier for her to refine other pills and high-grade pills. Thinking about this¡­ Austin immediately put away the white pill that he had just refined. This white pill had the same effect as the medicinal pill that Christina had taken earlier. With just one medicinal pill, it could transform a person who could not even practice magic into a top genius in the magic world. Although this kind of medicinal pill was nothing compared to his own abilities, if it was exposed in this world, it would definitely be the object of contention for countless powerhouses. He was not a good person. Even if it was useless to him, he could not just give the white pill away. As for why he did not give this pill to Christina? It was mainly because Christina¡¯s body had been improved and there were no impurities. Even if she took another pill, it would not have any effect. Therefore, it was better for him to take it first. Who knew when it might come in handy in the future. After putting the white pill into the Heavenly Emperor Ring, Austin glanced at the tea table. A wisp of dregs scattered on the table. These were the dregs from the white pill he had just refined. Austin moved his hand as spiritual energy gushed out. He collected these dregs into an empty teacup on the tea table. As for these dregs, he would just let Christina deal with them later. Now, after dealing with all of this¡­ Christina had just refined a batch of finished medicinal pills for the first time. Although she had just been dealt a blow by Austin, a sense of accomplishment and excitement immediately surged up. After making a fresh pot of tea for Austin, she took a few stalks of spiritual herbs and equipped them for the next round of refining. However, it was also at this moment when Austin was about to pick up his teacup and sip his tea, he heard footsteps outside the door. Judging from the momentum of the footsteps, there were probably at least a dozen people. The teacup in his hand was just raised to his mouth. Before he could do anything¡­ The door of the wooden house was pushed open with a palm, hitting the wall with a loud bang. This sound startled Christina, who was preparing to refine more pills. Her pupils constricted when she saw who it was. The person who pushed the door open was her father, Lance. After all, they were father and daughter. In the past, when Lance met her, their interaction was curt and formal. At this moment, Lance did not even have a formal interaction with her. His face was filled with indifference. It was as if he did not care about the relationship between father and daughter. However, Lance was only the beginning. When Lance merely opened the door and did not come close, Christina had already realized something. In the next second¡­ A blue-robed old man over half a century old slowly walked in. The old man had white hair and a white beard. Although his face had some wrinkles due to his age, it did not affect his cold temperament. When the old man walked into the room, his aloofness was fully displayed. His pair of sharp eyes seemed to be able to pierce through a person¡¯s soul! In the entire Nolan family, who was worthy of having Lance personally open the door for him? Without needing Christina to speak, the answer was already about to appear. It was the Nolan family¡¯s grand ancestor, August! Chapter 23 - Have You Noticed Something? Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation As soon as August entered the room, the other elders immediately squeezed in after him. Fortunately, even though Christina had been neglected, the room was not small. It did not seem crowded with more than a dozen people standing inside. Moreover, there was even a large crowd surrounding the Nolan family¡¯s younger generation outside the door. They had naturally heard that Christina had teamed up with a fourth-tier mage and contradicted the Nolan family¡¯s elders. For this, the family head had personally invited the grand ancestor to come out. He had asked the grand ancestor to personally kill this fourth-tier mage. They naturally could not see the battle between high-level powerhouses. Even the aftermath of a casual spell cast by such an existence was enough to destroy them. Even if there were still a few elders protecting them on the spot, they would probably be blown a few hundred meters away once the battle started. When they came here, what they wanted to see was actually Christina¡¯s fate. As the eldest daughter of the family and the family treasure in everyone¡¯s eyes when they were young, she had been a star at the beginning, someone that everyone in the family had practically worshipped at the beginning. Now, things had changed since then. What awaited Christina at the end of it all was pain and destruction. Regarding this situation, some of them sighed, while others continued to mock her behind her back. In short, everyone was waiting for the next scene to unfold in the house. Speaking of the house¡­ At this moment, all the Nolan family¡¯s higher-ups had been gathered inside. As soon as he entered the house, August¡¯s cold gaze swept across Austin who was calmly drinking tea. Seeing that Austin had sensed his arrival, not only was he not afraid, but he even dared to calmly continue drinking his tea. He even felt like laughing. In his eyes, Austin was only a fourth-tier mage and really thought that he was invincible in the world. Before coming here, he had specially asked Lance about it. After confirming that Lance had asked all the major families within dozens of kilometers around Seth Kingdom¡¯s Human Imperial City, it was clear that no one knew the young man¡¯s identity or the master that he had trained with. When he thought of this, the contempt in his eyes became even more intense. The young man in front of him seemed to be only in his twenties. He was so young yet so powerful. Naturally, it was no wonder that he was arrogant. Unfortunately, August had encountered him today. Today, he was destined to die right there! August¡¯s gaze swept over Austin. He was at the peak of a fourth-tier mage. No matter what, he could still suppress Austin. As for the girl in the other room, she was not even worth mentioning. Hence, he was not in a hurry to make a move. Instead, he said coldly, ¡°Kid, considering that you have already become a fourth-tier mage at such a young age, you can be considered a small fry with great strength. If we met somewhere else at this time, perhaps I would be in a good mood and take you in as my godson. But since you¡¯ve already offended my Nolan family today, you¡¯ll definitely not be able to step out of this house. Kid, tell me your name so that I can let you die in one piece.¡± The voice sounded above his head. Austin continued to enjoy his tea as if he hadn¡¯t heard anything. When he was enjoying his tea, he didn¡¯t like to be disturbed. He was also in a good mood so he just ignored August¡¯s pointed words at him. Because in his eyes, August was actually no different from the group of ordinary people from before. However, when Christina saw this scene, it was the complete opposite. When she saw August coming, she was extremely frightened. Although she did not know Austin¡¯s exact strength, when she saw how powerful her grand ancestor was, she naturally understood where August¡¯s confidence came from. As for Austin, he was so frightened that he could not speak. He could only hold his teacup to ease the panic in his heart. At this moment, Chris was so panicked that her heart was beating wildly. Looking at Austin who did not say a word, it was obvious that he was disgracing August. August¡¯s brows immediately furrowed and he did not hold back anymore. He summoned his magic power and struck down with his palm at lightning speed. ¡°Don¡¯t!¡± An anxious cry suddenly sounded. A delicate figure had already recklessly stood in front of Austin, blocking the attack. Christina still moved despite the dangers. Even if she died, she did not want to see her teacher who had given her everything, die in front of her first. Even though she had just acquired the ability to cultivate magic, she had just begun to cultivate her alchemic skills. No matter how down and out of it she previously was, she could still become the respected eldest daughter that her family had originally desired her to be. She was still prepared to lose all of this and even her life as she resolutely stood in front of Austin and blocked him from harm! August did not care about the sudden appearance of the figure in front of him. He naturally knew that the girl in front of him was Lance¡¯s useless eldest daughter who was preparing to rebel against them. It did not matter if he killed her sooner or later! Austin, who had noticed this scene, moved his eyes and was about to make his move. However, at this lightning-like moment, August¡¯s palm that was about to land on Christina suddenly stopped! Following that, a soft ¡°Eh?¡± suddenly sounded from August¡¯s mouth. When the palm stopped, all the elders in the room, including Lance, were stunned. Just as he was about to kill the two of them with a single palm, their grand ancestor¡¯s hand suddenly stopped? What was going on? It couldn¡¯t be that he had suddenly become kind-hearted and went easy on Christina because she was the Nolan family¡¯s eldest daughter and had the bloodline of the Nolan family, right? It shouldn¡¯t be. The grand ancestor was most loyal to the Nolan family. Not only did he constantly think about how to make the family stronger, but he also never showed mercy. He always hated family traitors the most. He would never show mercy to them, even if it was the family head¡¯s own daughter. However, just when everyone present couldn¡¯t help but discuss in their hearts why the grand ancestor suddenly decided to act this way, August looked at Christina¡¯s body as a soft ¡°Eh,¡± escaped his mouth. Chapter 24 - Christina Actually Has A Talent For Magic Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Am I wrong?¡± August was stunned. At the same time, he grabbed Christina¡¯s arm. ¡°You people are working together to deceive me?!¡± August looked at Lance and the elders angrily. ¡°You almost made the Nolan family lose a good seedling.¡± After he pinched Christina¡¯s bones and injected some of his magic power into her body, August found that Christina was not the trash that Lance said she was. She was a talented child. At the thought of this, August could not help but feel angry. ¡°A good seedling?¡± Lance looked confused. He had no idea what his grand ancestor was talking about but judging from the situation earlier, it was obvious that the grand ancestor had noticed something strange. And this strange phenomenon had appeared from his eldest daughter. ¡°Even if I don¡¯t use magic crystals to test Christina¡¯s magical talent and I¡¯m still unsure of her potential, I¡¯ve come across so many people in the past. With just a glance, I can tell that Christina clearly has a talent for magic. To let such a potential daughter from our family be buried just like that, how could the family leader let such a thing pass?¡± August¡¯s white brows furrowed, showing his might without being angry. The surrounding air instantly turned cold. To think that he had just praised Lance as a patriarch for doing a good job. It seems he had been made a fool. Looking at it now, he was simply muddle-headed! ¡°Impossible!¡± Lance took a few steps back, his face full of disbelief. He looked at his daughter, and the image of testing his daughter¡¯s talent appeared in his mind. At that time, his memory was still very fresh. He was full of anticipation. After all, she was his daughter and he hoped that her talent would be extraordinary. However, when he saw that the talent stone in the arena did not show any reaction, it was like a basin of cold water that extinguished his fiery heart. On the other hand, the other children at least either showed two stars of talent or one, at the very least. For this reason, he refused to believe it and specially dragged Christina back to test her a few more times. However, the results were all in vain. His attitude toward his daughter gradually changed. Now, his daughter, who he had always treated as trash, actually had magic talent according to the grand ancestor¡¯s observation? It was impossible! ¡°Grand ancestor, this is impossible. A few years ago, I repeatedly tested her many times.¡± Lance shook his head crazily. ¡°Is that so? Come up and take a look for yourself!¡± August snorted coldly and made way. Lance hurriedly grabbed his daughter¡¯s hand, letting his mana slowly flow into Christina¡¯s body. In an instant, he could feel that his daughter¡¯s meridians were unobstructed, strands of starlight faintly discernible. Even traces of mana had begun to slowly be absorbed into his daughter¡¯s body from their surroundings. This was a common characteristic of one being able to cultivate magic power! This time, even Lance, who wanted to quibble, could not help but cry out in shock. He was completely stunned. ¡°Hmph!¡± August¡¯s expression was very displeased as he questioned, ¡°You can even be so negligent to your own daughter. How many family geniuses have you missed out on over these years? What else do you have to say?¡± Lance¡¯s expression was unsightly as he stammered, ¡°This-this-this¡­ How can this be? Christina, tell me, what¡¯s going on?¡± Lancer could not figure it out and could only look at his daughter with a frown. Being questioned by her father, Christina turned to look at Austin with a request. She discovered that Austin was still calmly drinking his tea with an unfazed expression on his face. ¡°Teacher, can I let them know?¡± Christina asked weakly. She didn¡¯t know what Austin was thinking. He was afraid that she would expose her teacher¡¯s alchemic talent and make him unhappy. It would be considered a loss on her end if that were the case because she was already questioning how such a powerful person could have suddenly fainted in the forest. Did he encounter some trouble or an unsolvable problem? If his identity was exposed, it would attract a powerful enemy for her master. Austin smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s up to you.¡± After hearing that, Christina heaved a sigh of relief and turned to her father. ¡°Grand ancestor, father, it was my teacher who awakened my magical talent.¡± ¡°Teacher?¡± August and Lance were stunned at the same time. The two of them turned their gazes toward Austin, who was sitting calmly behind them. ¡°He¡­ How did he do it?¡± August was extremely shocked. What kind of method was involved?! He was actually able to transform trash into a magical talent. He had never heard of such a thing before. Unless the other party was a powerful existence that surpassed the ninth-tier, every other possibility seemed impossible. However, such a terrifying existence was something the Nolan family could not hope to obtain. It only existed in legends. Why would someone like this suddenly appear in this small town? Furthermore, looking at the other party¡¯s appearance, he was still so young. ¡°Impossible, you must be plotting against us with this fellow, wanting to rebel against the family. You even said something about a teacher. This man doesn¡¯t look like a teacher at all!¡± Lance came back to his senses. He suddenly recalled his identity and situation. Just now, he had lied to grand ancestor August. Moreover, he had even smeared his daughter¡¯s reputation, saying she had wanted to rebel. Now, the situation seemed to be becoming more and more different from what he had imagined. No, he absolutely could not let the grand ancestor change his attitude toward the two of them. Otherwise, his position as head of house would be lost. Thinking of this, Lance¡¯s face was filled with ferocity. He gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Grand ancestor, no matter who he is or how talented my unfilial daughter is, she can only face death if she wants to work against the family. Grand ancestor, please kill the two of them as a warning to others!¡± Chapter 25 - Invisible Wind Blades Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°That¡¯s right. The origin of this man is unknown. Perhaps he has a premeditated plan,¡± Bruce agreed gloomily. It was rare for Lance and Bruce to be on the same side. Their only goal was to kill Christina. Otherwise, if they were unable to persuade the grand ancestor, their lie would be exposed. Even if Christina was a genius, they would not have the slightest bit of sympathy. Everyone was very selfish in that regard. ¡°That¡¯s right, please kill the two of them, grand ancestor.¡± ¡°If we allow such a rebellious person to continue cultivating their talent, they will definitely pose a threat to our Nolan family.¡± ¡°While he is still young, the best choice is to get rid of him quickly.¡± The clan elders watched from the side, some of them Lance¡¯s trusted aides, some of them Bruce¡¯s supporters. They also opened their mouths to persuade the grand ancestor. They hoped that the grand ancestor would kill the two of them. The grand ancestor grabbed Christina by the arm. After hearing the words of her fathers and the other elders, her face instantly turned pale. How could they be so heartless?! No matter what, she never thought that she would end up like this. After the grand ancestor heard everyone¡¯s words, he could not help but tighten his grip on Christina¡¯s arm. His expression was hesitant as he pondered in his heart. ¡°Alright, that¡¯s enough fooling around. I don¡¯t want to hear any more nonsense from you guys. Hurry up and get lost.¡± At this moment, Austin, who was standing at the side, finally spoke up, his voice indifferent. There was an unquestionable tone in his voice. The room instantly fell silent. Everyone¡¯s gaze landed on Austin. Augusto looked at the young man again and asked, ¡°Who exactly are you?¡± ¡°Does it really matter?¡± Austin shook his head with a chuckle and continued, ¡°What¡¯s important is that you are now showing killing intent toward me and my disciple. I¡¯ll give you three seconds to let go of her arm. Otherwise, you won¡¯t need your own anymore.¡± A blatant threat. After hearing this, the people in the room held their breath. ¡°What a big mouth!¡± August¡¯s old voice resounded throughout the room. The arm that was holding onto Christina¡¯s couldn¡¯t help but tighten, pressing into her skin until she was in extreme pain. ¡°Three¡­ Two¡­ One¡­¡± August heard Austin counting down. He did not want to let go of the hand that was holding onto Christina just to see what this young man had up his sleeves. But when he counted to one¡­ He suddenly felt a boundless sense of danger enveloping him, causing his hair to stand on its ends. His heart tightened, scaring him so much that he immediately let go of Christina¡¯s hand. In an instant, an invisible blade slid past his arm. His clothes fluttered in the air, a faint trace of blood appearing on the skin of his arm. August was so scared that his face turned pale. He knew that if he had hesitated for half a second longer, his arm would no longer be attached to him. Now, he had only suffered a small injury. That was already considered very good. On the other hand, Austin was still expressionless, drinking his tea calmly. It was as if the terrifying wind blade that had just been released was not from him. Such terrifying strength! At this moment, August finally knew that the young man in front of him was definitely not someone he could provoke. He was an expert who was much stronger than him! ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Why did the ancestor suddenly get injured?¡± ¡°This¡­ This¡­ This¡­¡± The elders behind him looked at each other, completely unaware of what had just happened. After all, the strongest of them was only a third-tier mage. It was very difficult to comprehend such a high-level battle. Moreover, the young man in front of them had already reached the Heavenly Emperor Realm. Even if he was weakened due to the failure of his transmigration, he was definitely not someone that these ants could provoke. They only saw that grand ancestor August had suddenly become respectful. The murderous aura and powerful pressure that spread from the grand ancestor¡¯s body suddenly disappeared as he became as tame as a kitten. He bent down toward Austin who was sitting on the chair and said fearfully, ¡°I was rude. Please spare my life, sir.¡± ¡°If you know, then get lost.¡± Austin glanced at August from the corner of his eyes. August immediately swallowed nervously. He did not continue with his intent on killing these two people. Instead, he obediently retreated like a loyal puppy. ¡°Grand ancestor, we¡­¡± When the elders saw that August had actually retreated, they were about to say something but were forced back by August¡¯s gaze that was filled with killing intent. Feeling wronged, they quickly left the room. Before they left, August gently closed the door. He was afraid that he would disturb Austin. If the other party suddenly attacked him, he would be finished. In addition, it was only then that he noticed the alchemy furnace in the corner of the room. A faint warmth was emitting from it. It had clearly just been used. ¡°He¡¯s also a powerful alchemist!¡± August was shocked. That made sense. Christina definitely possessed magic talent because of the pills that this person refined. ¡®If our family could also possess such methods¡­ Then in the future, how could we ever be considered inferior to the other major families within this small town?¡¯ Thinking of this, August¡¯s eyes immediately became fervent. If he had found out that Austin didn¡¯t use the pill furnace to concoct the pill, but simply pinched it and made it into a perfect grade pill, no one knew how crazy he would become. Everyone left the room and went outside. Feeling the cool breeze, they still couldn¡¯t calm down. ¡°We¡¯ll talk when we¡¯re back in the family hall.¡± Seeing that the elders were about to speak again, the grand ancestor immediately stopped them. ¡°In addition, no one is to come near this courtyard in the future. Anyone who disobeys this order will be killed without mercy!¡± Chapter 26 The Nolan family¡¯s meeting hall occupied more than 500 square meters. Two rows of thick stone pillars divided the entire hall into three areas. The empty areas on both sides were where the family¡¯s young disciples family and some young women stood. In the middle of the hall, there were many mahogany chairs that only the elders could sit on. At this moment, the chairs were filled with people. The one sitting on the chief seat was August. He closed his eyes and rested, not saying a word. This made the elders beside him a little nervous. When it was almost time, August opened his eyes, glanced at Lance and Bruce as he said, ¡°Who can tell me the true situation of this matter?¡± ¡°Grand ancestor, everything I said is true. The daughter of my first wife, Christina, took advantage of outside help to bully the younger generation of our family. She even wanted to kill Elena and Myc¡ª¡± As the family¡¯s deacon, Bruce was also an alchemist. He was used to being arrogant and domineering. At the moment, he was the first to speak. ¡°Hmph, you still want to lie to me!¡± The grand ancestor¡¯s aura suddenly rose from him like it was its own solid presence. It was like a huge mountain that weighed down against Bruce, crushing him. Bruce was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat, as if he had used all his strength to resist the grand ancestor¡¯s aura. ¡°Lance, speak.¡± The grand ancestor turned to look at the head of the house, Lance. Lance had the grand ancestor¡¯s attention at this moment, so he could not just sit still and keep quiet. Now that he saw Bruce¡¯s fate, he knew that he could only tell the truth in the end. Furthermore, he let Elena, who was standing on the right with a frightened look on her face, tell him the whole story. August also knew the reason. The younger generation of the family relied on their talent in magic to do arrogant things to Christina. In the end, they even had their servants attack that terrifying young man. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then there¡¯s no need to waste the family¡¯s resources on Mycroft.¡± August quickly made up his mind. ¡°Grand ancestor, you can¡¯t do this,¡± Lancer said, aggrieved. ¡°What, do you have a problem with my decision?¡± August¡¯s eyes flashed coldly as he continued, ¡°I¡¯ll tell you the truth now. Do you know what kind of trouble Mycroft ended up causing us? That young man named Austin is a much more formidable force compared to me. I¡¯m not even his match. If he wanted to, he could easily destroy our family.¡± Hearing the grand ancestor¡¯s words, all the elders present were speechless. Grand ancestor August was the foundation of the family. Since he said that he was no match for Austin, then it must be true. August continued, ¡°The two of you should have been sentenced to death for provoking such a person. However, seeing that you¡¯re still young, I will only deprive you of your rights and resources. Kill all the servants who tried to fight back against him. If you want to regain your rights back, you¡¯ll have to beg Christina for forgiveness. I don¡¯t need to teach you how to do that, right?¡± Elena and Mycroft stood beside them like wooden blocks. Their minds were now mush and they did not know what to do. As for their fathers, Lance and Bruce, they immediately thought about it and made up their minds after hearing the grand ancestor¡¯s words. Although they were unwilling to admit it, the grand ancestor¡¯s attitude on the situation was very clear. The Nolan family wanted to curry favor with Austin who had suddenly appeared. And the best way was to use Christina as a ladder to climb up to Austin. Therefore, they had to use all methods to make sure Christina stayed with them. ¡°We understand what to do,¡± Lance said immediately as he lowered his head. The grand ancestor did not explicitly punish the two of them for lying about the cause of the incident because the two of them were still very important to the family. One was the head of the household, and the other was an alchemist. Both were indispensable. ¡°It¡¯s good that you understand. Also, from today onward, I will personally take charge of the family,¡± August informed them. No one present objected to the decision. After all, with such a powerful expert in the town, the grand ancestor was more or less unable to sleep and eat in peace. He was afraid that he would accidentally anger Austin and lead to the family¡¯s destruction. August thought about it for a moment before he added, ¡°Also, from now on, the resources within the family will be used to fully support Christina so that she can catch up with the progress of the other younger mages in her generation as soon as possible.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± At this time, no one dared to object. After all, there was a terrifying master behind Christina. It was not hard to believe that from now on, Christina would soar to the sky and become everyone¡¯s favorite. Many thoughts flashed through everyone¡¯s mind. Some of the people who had once bullied Chris now thought of countless ways to make up for their relationship. There were also some who had been kind to Christina and wanted to get closer to her. Among them, the one with the most complicated feelings in his heart was Christina¡¯s father, Lance. From being spoiled when she was young to being abandoned in the end, he was now trying to get on Christina¡¯s good side again. He did not know whether he should be happy or sad. However, he was the head of the household. His skin was thick enough after being ¡®polished¡¯ for many years. When everything was over, he pulled his son, Mycroft, to the courtyard where Christina stayed. ¡°Kneel down!¡± Lance said to Mycroft. Mycroft did not dare to say anything. He could only hate the heavens for being blind to help Elena when Christina would finally show her own magical talents. The will of the family made it impossible for him to resist. For the sake of his future, he could only kneel at the entrance of the courtyard, feeling wronged. Along with him was Elena, who had bullied Christina before. The two of them knelt at the entrance. Lance¡¯s skin was thick enough. It was as if he had become a completely different person. It was as if he was not the person who had said he wanted to kill Christina earlier. He had a loving expression on his face as he said softly toward the courtyard, ¡°My dear daughter Christina, your father has come to see you. I¡¯ve brought you your favorite blueberries.¡± Chapter 27 A crack slowly opened at the entrance of the courtyard. Christina secretly looked out with one eye. She saw that her father had returned to his childhood smile, as well as her uncle Bruce and her two younger siblings who were kneeling on the ground. She closed the door again. She slowly panted heavily, her chest heaving up and down. This incident made her realize the cruel reality of this world. The strong preyed on the weak. Only when you had great strength would others respect you. If you didn¡¯t have talent or a backer, what awaited you was only contempt and disdain. They would bully you one by one. At this time, the thought of becoming stronger became more and more intense. She ignored the situation outside and let these people shout because the matter in front of her was more important. ¡°Master, I¡¯m ready.¡± Chris respectfully sat cross-legged in front of Austin, a serious expression on her face. Austin nodded and took a sip of tea as he said, ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll begin to teach you how to refine the spirit-gathering pill. This pill can speed up the absorption and refinement of magic power in the body. Eating one pill is equivalent to many days of hard training with others. First, I¡¯ll teach you the spirit-gathering pill that can make a first-rank mage of the highest rank. You should go and get the herbs first.¡± Austin handed a list that he had casually written down to Christina. Chris accepted it as if it was a treasure. Then, she trotted out of the room and went outside. The eyes of those who were standing or kneeling outside lit up in unison. ¡°Daughter, you¡¯re finally out. I heard from father that there¡¯s a reason why he treated you like that. It¡¯s all because Mycroft, that child, is always¡ª¡± Seeing his daughter appear, Lance immediately came forward and tried to persuade her patiently, trying to get his daughter back. Christina frowned and said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear you say that now. Move aside, I¡¯m going to buy some herbs.¡± When her father had said that he wanted to kill her just now, Christina no longer recognized this person as her father. Since her father had been so ruthless, there was nothing for her to reminisce about the past. ¡°Daughter, when I was young, I carried you and played with you. I gave you whatever you wanted. I brought you to play on the swing, I brought you to play¡­¡± Lance recounted in detail the things that had happened when she was young. He wanted to make Christina accept him little by little. When Bruce heard that Christina was going to buy herbs, he immediately came forward. He wanted to take the initiative to help and said, ¡°Good niece, what herbs do you want? Come, hand the list to me. Uncle will help you get it.¡± After saying that, he grabbed the list in Christina¡¯s hand with a smile. He left without giving Christina any time to react. He was in a hurry to get the medicine. Just now, Bruce had already learned from the grand ancestor that Austin was very likely a high-level alchemist. He was actually able to turn Christina from trash into a genius who could cultivate magic. That must be because of the medicinal pill. Perhaps he could learn something from this medicinal formula. Thinking of this, Bruce, the only alchemist in the Nolan family, became happy. If he could learn the pill that could make a person¡¯s body become able to contain magical elements, he might be able to rise up and become a well-known alchemist master on the continent. Therefore, at this moment, he was extremely diligent and disappeared without a trace. Christina didn¡¯t have anything to say. Seeing this family uncle, the difference between before and after was too great. In the end, Christina could only sigh and ignore her father who still wanted to change his mind. Instead, she returned to the courtyard. She did not even glance at the two people who knelt down beside her. Lance watched his daughter leave. Only then did he realize that his daughter had already grown up. She was no longer the little girl who would smile whenever he cajoled her. If he wanted to get his daughter back now, he could not do it the way he did in the past. Lance seemed to have thought of something and left immediately. In front of Christina¡¯s house, only Elena and Mycroft were kneeling. Not long after¡­ The originally quiet courtyard door suddenly became lively. Many younger members of the Nolan family had actually walked to the courtyard door and knelt down like the two of them. Seeing this, Elena was bewildered and asked, ¡°What are you doing?¡± It was one thing for the two of them to be punished for their mistakes, but why were these people also joining in the fun? These younger generation members said to her, ¡°My father said that we should take this expert as our teacher. If we¡¯re lucky, we might be able to become even stronger.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. My father said that if we can¡¯t make this expert our teacher, he¡¯ll break my legs.¡± ¡°So, we¡¯ll also kneel together.¡± These youths replied in such a chaotic manner. Hearing their words, Elena and Mycroft finally understood. If they could really take this expert as their teacher, perhaps their status would once again surpass Christina¡¯s. If they could gain the favor of this expert, from now on, the Nolan family would still be under their control. At the thought of this, their eyes immediately turned red. They kept kowtowing to the entrance of the courtyard. They did not know that Austin, as the most powerful Celestial Emperor since ancient times, would not easily take in a disciple. It was only because Christina was lucky and Austin liked her that he agreed to take on a disciple. However, she was only an outer disciple. It was fine if she was taught a few things casually as he would not spend too much time on her. Chapter 28 In the room in the courtyard. Austin had already used his spiritual sense to probe the situation outside. With a faint chuckle, he no longer paid any attention to them. To him, those kneeling youths were as insignificant as ants. They did not even have the right to take a look. Placing his attention on Christina, he said, ¡°Christina, to tell you the truth, I¡¯ll be leaving soon. During this period of time, I will try my best to teach you as much as you can take it. As for how much you can learn, that will depend on your own perception.¡± Austin did not plan to waste too much time in the small town. When his physical fitness had recovered to its peak, he would leave the small town to search for the scattered nine cauldrons. Getting back his divine sense, divine power, physique, and many divine artifacts was the most crucial part of his journey back home. Hearing that Austin was going to leave soon, Christina¡¯s expression darkened as she became very depressed. Because ever since she was tested to have no talent for magic, she had been treated coldly by countless people. For so many years, she had felt that she could not bear to be treated coldly. However, the appearance of her master made her life begin to have sunshine, her heart beginning to feel warm. After spending the past few days together, she began to have a sense of dependency on Austin. Christina did not want Austin to leave, but she also knew that her teacher must have something important to do so she did not dare to make him stay. Christina could only nod obediently and say, ¡°I understand, teacher.¡± Seeing Christina lowering her head and looking sad, Austin smiled brightly and said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to be too sad. Cultivate well and we will meet again one day in the future.¡± ¡°Yes, teacher.¡± Hearing Austin¡¯s comforting words, Christina¡¯s eyes shone again. That¡¯s right. Perhaps as long as she could cultivate diligently, she would be able to keep up with her teacher¡¯s pace and be able to help him solve his problems. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s cut to the chase. I¡¯ll continue to teach you how to refine pills. The path of pill refinement lies in refining the essence and medicinal strength of plants, minerals, holy water, your own strength, and so on. It allows countless substances that do not want to dry to reassemble into a kind of beneficial pill that can raise one¡¯s mana, increase one¡¯s lifespan, and cure illnesses¡­ ¡°And in order to raise one¡¯s success rate and quality in pill refinement, the flame is extremely important. If one is able to control a powerful flame to refine pills, one will definitely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort. The flames of the world are divided into the Xuanming Fire, the Nine Yang Divine Fire, the Flame of Life, the Eight Desolation Extinguishing Fire, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, Three Thousand¡­¡± The atmosphere in the room was very harmonious. Austin sipped his tea and narrated in detail over and over again. Christina sat cross-legged with pen and paper in her hands. When she heard something that she did not understand, she recorded it down seriously. Outside the courtyard¡­ Unknowingly, more than a hundred people had knelt down. A large number of them were young children and even some elderly people. They all wanted to ask Austin for a pill. Some of the elderly people had reached the end of their lives and were about to die. In their hearts, Austin might have a way to extend their lives. At the same time, Bruce had brought the herbs Austin needed. He respectfully walked to the door and gently knocked on it as he said, ¡°Sir, your herbs are ready.¡± Just as he said that, the door opened a crack. Christina stretched out her small hand and took the medicine bag in. There was no communication throughout the whole process¡­ This made Bruce very embarrassed. He wanted to take the opportunity to ask what kind of pill they were going to refine. After all, he had read the name of the herbs on the paper and was completely confused. It was completely different from the formula he knew. In the end, he was rejected just like that. However, he was not discouraged. Instead, he continued to stand outside the door and wait. He was very patient. Perhaps someone who was in a good mood and could give him some pointers. Not long after¡­ Creak¡­ The door opened again. Christina came out with another prescription in her hand. Bruce immediately said eagerly, ¡°I¡¯ll do it, I¡¯ll do it. What do you need this time¡­¡± He was the second-in-command of the Nolan family. At this moment, he was willing to be a servant. Christina handed the list to Bruce. Without saying anything, she turned around and went back to her room. ¡­ In the meeting hall of the Nolan family. Grand ancestor August called the elders over and asked, ¡°If I remember correctly, the day after tomorrow will be the day to test the magic talent of the young people of the family this year, right?¡± The Landry continent¡¯s major families would normally test the talent of their family members who had reached the age of ten every year in order to tap into their family¡¯s newfound strength. At that time, they would invite the representatives of various forces in the town to watch, in order to show off their family¡¯s prosperous state of strength. Showing one¡¯s power against an outsider had always been something that the major families liked to do. ¡°That¡¯s right. The day after tomorrow, our family will have 18 children of the appropriate age to begin testing their talent,¡± one of the elders said respectfully. ¡°Since that¡¯s the case, then you can start inviting people. In addition, inform the various major families that I¡¯ve already come out of seclusion. It¡¯s time for some old fellows to come out and catch up.¡± August¡¯s eyes flickered as he had a little idea in his heart. ¡°Yes.¡± The elders immediately took their leave respectfully and went back to their own matters. In the hall, other than the personal guards, only August was deep in thought. Soon, he revealed a smile. ¡°When the time comes, let Christina re-test her talent. Hehe, who knows, she might stun those old farts.¡± Chapter 29 In the meeting hall of the Ingrid family. ¡°Leader, a strange thing has happened in the Nolan family¡­¡± ¡°What¡¯s going on? Where did the people in the courtyard come from?¡± Anthony, the current head of household from the Ingrid family, felt very confused after hearing the report from his subordinate. The one who reported to him was an undercover agent planted by the Ingrid family into the Nolan family. After the big event happened in the Nolan clan, he found an opportunity to report back to Ingrid¡¯s head of household secretly. The act of planting an undercover agent between the major families was not uncommon. Anthony was even sure that there must be an undercover agent planted by the Nolan family hiding amongst his own. However, they hid it very well and didn¡¯t let him find out. ¡°They actually made all the children in the family kneel in front of the courtyard. What are they planning?¡± The more Anthony thought about it, the more strange he felt. This was too abnormal. That spy lowered his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know who that person is. I only know that that he¡¯s very powerful. Even the grand ancestor of the Nolan family isn¡¯t a match for him.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the relationship between him and the Nolan family?¡± Anthony asked. ¡°I think he¡¯s Miss Christina¡¯s teacher,¡± the spy replied. ¡°Teacher.¡± Anthony frowned. After a while, he relaxed his eyebrows and said, ¡°That¡¯s good. I think this person will leave sooner or later. He won¡¯t pose too much of a threat to us.¡± He was most afraid that the Nolan family would suddenly become stronger and affect the balance of the three families. If that happened, the other party would definitely start to invade his family. ¡°Go back. If you have any news, report back. This is your reward.¡± Anthony waved his hand to let the spy leave. ¡°Thank you, Grandpa.¡± After receiving the money, the spy immediately smiled happily and soon disappeared in front of his eyes. Not long after. An old butler came into the Ingrid family¡¯s meeting hall. He reported to Anthony, ¡°Grandpa, someone from the Nolan family came over.¡± ¡°What did they say?¡± Anthony asked. ¡°They said to extend an invitation to you and grand ancestor Jeff to attend the talent test for the Nolan family¡¯s new generation,¡± the butler said respectfully. ¡°They even asked grand ancestor Jeff to go with them. Is August up to something?¡± Thinking of this, Anthony didn¡¯t want to waste any time. He stood up and went to the place where grand ancestor Jeff was in seclusion to invite him out. ¡­ At the same time, the members of the Murphy family also received the abnormal news from the Nolan family. They basically had the same reaction as the Ingrid family. They quickly went to report this to their grand ancestor who was in seclusion. They planned to go to the Nolan family tomorrow to see what August was up to. The day of testing the talent of the family¡¯s children soon arrived. At this time of the year, the Nolan family always held a grand ceremony. Everyone in the town knew that the Nolan family was going to test their disciples. The first batch of people to come to the Nolan family was the mayor of the town. He was a middle-aged man whose strength had reached that of a fourth-tier mage. His name was Wilson. As soon as he entered the door, he saw August who was very energetic. He laughed and said, ¡°Such a small matter actually made you come out of closed-door cultivation. It seems that there must be a genius among the children of the Nolan family this time. Congratulations.¡± ¡°No, no, no. No matter how powerful they are, they can¡¯t be compared to your son. I heard that he is a genius with four-star talent. Our town has a successor.¡± August came up to welcome him. His old face was full of smiles as he spoke in a hypocritical and courteous manner. After chatting for a few words, he got a servant to bring Wilson and his child into the fighting arena and waited quietly. After a short while, the members of the big families arrived, and the arena was immediately filled with people. In an instant, hundreds of people swarmed in. They were all very familiar with each other and chatting with each other before things started. The members of the Ingrid family and the Murphy family also arrived. They sat on the seats beside August. The grand ancestors of the three families were hundreds of years old, but their eyes were still shining and they looked very energetic. ¡°August, what are you doing?¡± The Ingrid family¡¯s grand ancestor said gloomily. ¡°You¡¯ll find out later,¡± August said calmly. A few years ago, August had been invited by the grand ancestors of the two families to see their talent test. At that time, a four-star talent child appeared in the Ingrid and Murphy families at the same time. However, he was extremely envious. This was because the highest talent amongst the children in his family was only barely three-star. The difference was simply too great. Because of this, the two families had been working together in tacit understanding over the past few years. Both openly and secretly, they planned to devour the Nolan family. Many of their businesses had been pushed out of business. They were bullying the Nolan family because they had no successors. Those four-star gifted children stood proudly behind their grand ancestors at this moment. They raised their heads and puffed out their chests. They looked at the Nolan family¡¯s children with disdain. ¡°I hope you won¡¯t disappoint me,¡± Murphy¡¯s grand ancestor said calmly. Soon. The Nolan family¡¯s children of the right age walked onto the arena one by one. Under the watchful eyes of the many experts of the various factions in the town, the children were slightly nervous. This test would determine their fates. ¡°The first test. Henry.¡± The old butler of the Nolan family held a book in his hand and began to call out names. The child named Henry timidly walked forward. Under the guidance of the old butler, he pressed his small hand under the talent stone that was similar to a tiny mountain. Not long after, the magic talent stone lit up like a candle. ¡°Henry, one-star talent,¡± the old Butler said faintly. Such talent was only passable and could only practice magic casually. It was not outstanding. ¡°Second place¡­¡± Chapter 30 ¡°Second place¡­ one-star magical talent.¡± ¡°Third place¡­ No magic talent.¡± ¡°Sixteenth place¡­ two-star magic talent.¡± Time passed, and the old butler spoke in a clear voice. The children whose talent was tested spread out one by one. Some had the talent to cultivate magic, which meant that they would be valued by the family. As for the children who did not have talent, they would gradually disappear from everyone¡¯s sight. When they reached adulthood, they would be sent out to manage the family¡¯s assets and businesses. It was not hard to imagine that the identities of the two batches of children would be very different in the future. Different from the reactions of these children, the faces of the Nolan family members on the field began to turn increasingly ugly. Until now, there was actually not a single disciple that was three stars or above, not to mention a four-star talent that was comparable to the other families. This undoubtedly caused a layer of dust to be buried in the hearts of everyone, and the atmosphere became oppressive. On the other hand, the members of the Ingrid and Murphy families laughed out loud without any regard for their feelings. ¡°Hahaha, the Nolan family is really getting more and more powerful. They have a successor. Look, there¡¯s actually a two-star talent child.¡± ¡°It¡¯s really scary. When this child grows up, he won¡¯t be able to kill me with one slap.¡± ¡°Hahaha, with this talent, they have the nerve to call themselves one of the three major families in town. Stop talking nonsense.¡± The people from the two big families openly mocked them. Hearing this, the eyes of the people from the Nolan family burned with anger. They all gritted their teeth and looked at the people from the other families. They didn¡¯t understand why the grand ancestor had to let these people attend the ceremony. It was like throwing a stone at their own feet. Now, if the news spread out, they would lose face on the streets in the future. The three grand ancestors sitting at the highest viewing table and the mayor of the town had different expressions. Ingrid¡¯s grand ancestor sneered and said to August, ¡°So you want me to watch how useless your family is.¡± ¡°Just these few children. Sigh, your family has declined.¡± Grand ancestor Murphy was very sympathetic to August, but his eyes did not hide his ridicule. Only the town mayor, Wilson, comforted him, ¡°This year won¡¯t do. Let¡¯s see what happens next year. A family may not only rely on a period of children to be strong for a long time.¡± ¡°If I remember correctly, in the past ten years, the Nolan family has only had one child with a three-star talent. They don¡¯t even have a four-star talent,¡± Drew, the head of the Ingrid family, added sinisterly. At the same time, he looked at the four-star talent child of his family standing behind him and was very satisfied. Hearing their words, August was not angry. He was still very calm. The old butler who was testing all the children¡¯s talents continued to shout out the results of the child¡¯s talent to the people present. However, until the last person¡­ There was no child whose talent had exceeded two stars. The people of the Nolan family felt very uncomfortable. Especially the head of the family, Lance. He looked as if he had eaten a fly and had a bitter expression on his face. ¡°What should we do? This year¡¯s children are too disappointing.¡± ¡°This is really beyond our expectations. This is too hard to accept.¡± ¡°How could there not even be a three-star child with magic talent?¡± Everyone¡¯s expressions were sorrowful. Just when everyone thought that the magic talent test was about to end and the Nolan family¡¯s reputation would fall from now on¡­ The old butler still did not stop speaking. He continued to speak in a clear voice, ¡°The 22nd child, Christina. Come up and do your talent test.¡± ¡°Christina?¡± The hundreds of people on the field were instantly stunned. Some even suspected that they had heard wrongly. Everyone in the town knew Christina¡¯s name. How could they not? When Christina was born, the head of the Nolan family, Lance, had openly announced to the public that a peerless genius had appeared in the Nolan family. The entire town was filled with anticipation for Christina, wanting to know how talented she was. As the eldest daughter of this generation of the Nolan family, she had gathered countless hopes within her family. It was not until she was ten years old that when Christina pressed her hand on the talent stone and there was no reaction from the talent stone. It only then did everyone know that the genius girl was just a joke. It was also from that moment on that their attitude toward Christina became more and more indifferent. This matter had become a joke that the entire town often talked about. Because of this, Lance was filled with hatred toward his own daughter, thinking that it was Christina who caused him to lose face. ¡°If I remember correctly, Chris seemed to have tested her talent three years ago, right?¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t remember wrongly. She was publicly recognized as a piece of trash back then.¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong with the Nolan Family? Are they going to make us laugh again?¡± Some people who didn¡¯t know the situation whispered in the ears of the people beside them. While they were talking, Christina, who was dressed in plain clothes, walked to the fighting arena. She had already arrived here a long time ago but didn¡¯t appear in front of everyone. Her appearance instantly attracted everyone¡¯s attention. Many teenagers who were in their puberty saw the beautiful Christina, and their eyes showed an unconcealed desire to conquer her. At fourteen years old, she was already well-off and had a graceful figure. ¡°Miss Christina, if the Nolan family doesn¡¯t like you, you can marry into the Ingrid family. I will definitely treat you well.¡± ¡°Hahaha, I have a three-star talent. If Christina wants to marry, she should marry me.¡± ¡°Shh, stop testing. No matter what, it¡¯s impossible for her to have a talent for cultivation.¡± Many young people on the field laughed and jeered. They hissed, not optimistic about Christina¡¯s results. Christina did not care about the voices of these people. She slowly walked to the talent testing stone. After receiving the signal from the old butler, she slowly placed her palm on the talent testing stone. It was the same feeling as before. Christina felt a warm current rush into her body. At this moment, the talent testing stone suddenly erupted with dazzling light. It was now even brighter than daylight itself. Many people¡¯s eyes were tightly shut. Only after they got used to it did they slowly open their eyes. When they saw the six dazzling stars on the talent testing stone, everyone¡¯s jaws dropped to the ground. Chapter 31 Everyone was shocked. Everyone looked at this scene in disbelief. They all wondered if they were dreaming. ¡°How is this possible?!¡± ¡°Could it be that there¡¯s a problem with the talent test stone?!¡± ¡°It¡¯s actually a six-star magic talent. It has never appeared in the town before.¡± ¡°A child with such a talent isn¡¯t favored by the heavens. She can go to the Kingdom¡¯s Advanced Magic Academy.¡± ¡°What¡¯s going on? Christina, who used to be a piece of trash, suddenly has a magic talent and is so powerful.¡± Boom! The entire Nolan family¡¯s fighting arena suddenly became very lively. Many voices intersected, immediately filling the entire arena with a vitality that hadn¡¯t been there before. It was like a cheering warrior¡¯s fighting arena, boisterous and noisy. And everyone¡¯s topic, without exception, revolved around Christina, who had a calm expression on her face. The two family heads and grand ancestors who had been invited, as well as Mayor Wilson, suddenly stood up in shock. They stood very straight. Their eyes were like hooks, filled with a sense of plunder. Their horizons were very broad, and they knew many things outside the small towns. What did it mean to have a child with a six-star talent? It was a symbol that they would definitely be able to become the continent¡¯s powerhouse in the future. As long as they grew up safely, no one present would be a match for Christina in the future. Having a six-star talent meant having the confidence to become the strongest person in the entire Landry continent. This would undoubtedly pose a fatal threat to the two other major families. At this moment, their thoughts were spinning rapidly. The grand ancestors of the two great families began to feel murderous intent in their hearts. Looking at Christina¡¯s gaze, they wished that they could attack and kill her on the spot right now. If it weren¡¯t for August and the mayor beside them, they would have attacked long ago. The two of them were feeling different things. Although Mayor Wilson was shocked, he didn¡¯t feel any animosity. On the contrary, he was very happy. If such a genius appeared in his own town, he would feel proud once Christina grew up. By then, the reputation of the town would spread throughout the entire kingdom. Perhaps His Majesty the King would make an exception and let him rise. ¡°Good, good, good. Today¡¯s ceremony wasn¡¯t in vain,¡± Wilson praised. Even August, who had planned this matter, had his eyes wide open at this moment. Waves of emotions surged in his heart. Originally, when he had first probed Christina¡¯s body in the courtyard, he knew that Christina¡¯s talent should be very terrifying. However, he thought that Chris only had the potential of a five-star talent at most. Who knew that she had surpassed that and reached the level of a six-star talent. There was an insurmountable gap between a five-star talent and a six-star talent. In many large cities, the children of some major families were basically all five-star talents. As for a six-star talent, it was usually only possible for the grand duke or royal family for such a person to appear. Once someone like this appeared, they would naturally be coveted by many others. Now, someone like this had actually appeared in his own family. August lowered his head and muttered to himself, ¡°Perhaps, my Nolan family will be able to march into a big city and become a powerful family.¡± ¡­ No matter how shocked the elders and the audience were¡­ Although Christina appeared very calm on the surface, she was also extremely surprised in her heart. When her teacher had given her that pill a few days ago, she had never thought that she would be able to possess such a terrifying talent. It had really exceeded her expectations. At that time, she had thought that she would only have one star of talent at most. That had made her very happy. But now, it was six stars. Looking at the six stars twinkling on the talent test stone, she felt a little dizzy. ¡°Master Austin, what kind of existence are you exactly?¡± Christina thought of the pill Austin gave her was just something casual since he had just pinched it with his finger. Then his true strength¡­ She slowly pulled her hand away from the talent testing stone. The light on the stone gradually dimmed. Christina ignored everyone present. She only wanted to return to the courtyard as soon as possible and accompany her master, listening carefully to his teachings. The reactions and fervent gazes of countless people in the family before her were unimportant compared to a single sentence from her teacher. The old butler stared blankly as Christina walked away. After a while, he said with a trembling voice, ¡°The Nolan family¡¯s child talent test this year has ended perfectly. There are a total of twenty-two children participating in this test. Among them, there are eight children with one-star talent and one child with two stars talent. ¡°Three stars, four stars, and five stars. ¡°Lastly, there is Christina with six stars!¡± Boom! As soon as they heard the old butler¡¯s voice, the entire arena was once again filled with clamor. On the highest viewing platform, the elders of the Ingrid and Murphy families could not calm their hearts. They looked as if they had eaten a bitter melon. On the other hand, August was all smiles. He slowly stood up and said with a smile, ¡°Sorry for making a fool of myself. Sigh, this year¡¯s child¡¯s talent is really not good. She¡¯s only a six-star child. Sigh, I¡¯m ashamed.¡± Infuriating! The two grand ancestors were so angry that their beards were practically flying. What did he mean just a six-star talent only? He was lying through his teeth! Who knew how happy this guy was in his heart. The two grand ancestors finally understood. August had called them over this time because of this child named Christina. The words they had said earlier, mocking the Nolan family for not having a genius, had now turned into palms, slapping their faces. Their faces were red and very embarrassed. ¡°Hmph, let¡¯s go.¡± The grand ancestor of the Ingrid family snorted coldly and ignored August. He directly left the Nolan family with his family members in a huff. The old ancestor of the Murphy family also did not say a word. He left with his family members in a dejected manner. Only the mayor of the small town laughed and said, ¡°Congratulations to the Nolan family for having another powerful child. We will need you to take care of us in the future, grand ancestor.¡± ¡°Hahaha, Mayor Wilson, you must be joking. We need you to take care of us.¡± August smiled knowingly. Chapter 32 The mayor did not say anything more. Instead, he told August what he had just thought of. ¡°With Chris¡¯s talent, she should be able to study at the Bauhinia Magic Academy in the capital. I wonder when you plan to send her there?¡± The Bauhinia Magic Academy. That was the top magic academy in the entire Bauhinia Kingdom. Even the princes and princesses of the royal family had to study magic there. It was an academy that all the children in the kingdom dreamed of attending. However, the selection for this academy was very strict. Only geniuses with five-star talent and above were qualified to enter the academy. Children with four-star talent and below could only go to weaker academies. They couldn¡¯t even give money if they wanted to. One had to know that the Bauhinia Magic Academy was a school that was directly funded by the royal family. Money wasn¡¯t lacking at all. Hearing Wilson¡¯s words, August also hesitated a little. He also wanted to send his child to a school in the King¡¯s City to study. That would allow the entire family¡¯s reputation to spread everywhere. However, Chris already had her own teacher. As for August, he had no idea how powerful Austin was. Compared to the Bauhinia Academy, would he be more powerful. However, after a moment, he thought it through and flatly rejected, ¡°Thank you for your good intentions, mayor. This is not the right time.¡± ¡°Then I can only express my regret for your child.¡±Wilson was a little surprised, but when he thought about how Chris was originally a piece of trash, but suddenly had such a powerful talent, he felt relieved. Obviously, the Nolan family had their own ideas. ¡°Also, I think the other two families seem to have some ideas. You should pay more attention to Chris¡¯s safety.¡± Finally, Wilson reminded August and left the Nolan family¡¯s mansion with his child. Hearing this, August revealed a sneer on his face and said in a voice that only he could hear, ¡°They want to hurt Chris. The entire family is not enough for that young man to kill.¡± ¡°Hehe, come on. I¡¯ll just watch your expressions after you¡¯re killed.¡± August was looking forward to it now. ¡­ Chris returned to the courtyard. When she saw Master Austin, who was calmly teasing her, she did not dare to disturb him. She sat on the futon at the side without making a sound, quietly waiting for her master to wake up. After a long time, Austin opened his eyes that were as bright as the Moon. When he saw the obedient Chris at the side, he revealed an amiable smile. This disciple¡¯s talent was not high, but his temperament was not bad. He never looked at the other party¡¯s talent when he took in disciples. Even if the other party was just a blade of grass, when he was in the mood, he would casually enlighten and make him psychic. What he looked at more was the disciple¡¯s personality. He had to be filled with kindness and absolute loyalty to himself. In the Tian Xuan Land. There were very few disciples who were worthy of his attention. However, those who were able to take Austin as their master were all powerful individuals. The weakest among them was an emperor-level existence. An ancient Emperor could destroy a planet with a wave of his hand. ¡°Are you done?¡±Austin asked kindly. Chris nodded like a chick pecking on rice. ¡°Yes, teacher.¡± ¡°However, the talent you gave me is actually six stars. Didn¡¯t you see that the way the people in the family look at me has changed? It¡¯s not the same as before. Everyone is shocked. You Don¡¯t know¡­¡± Chris, who looked calm on the outside, only returned to her normal appearance in front of Austin. She was full of joy as she whispered this and that in Austin¡¯s ear. She wished that she could tell Austin all the grievances she had suffered. Austin wasn¡¯t impatient, nor did he interrupt Chris. He was very patient. After Chris finished speaking, he said, ¡°Six-star talent is not something to be proud of.¡± ¡°If I wanted to, I could directly raise you to nine-star talent, or even Holy Moon Talent.¡± ¡°But, Chris, you have to know that talent is not the most important thing.¡± ¡°What is important is a strong and unyielding heart.¡± ¡°I took you in as my disciple because I saw your character of not giving up hope even after being ignored and bullied for so many years.¡± ¡°This is the supreme confidence that one must have to become a powerhouse.¡± ¡°Do you understand?¡± At this moment, Austin told Chris about his understanding of the world¡¯s powerhouses. Top-tier geniuses? There were too many of them in the Tian Xuan land. Back then, when he first crossed over to the Tian Xuan land, he had seen countless geniuses. Godly monarch body, ancient sacred body, mysterious thunder body, innate dao body¡­ ¡­ There were even some great demons that had the blood essence of ancient fierce beasts in their bodies. Which one of them wasn¡¯t shining on the Tian Xuan land like a bright moon. But in the end, they all became the souls of the dead on his fists. The bones on the road to becoming an emperor, the mud and sand under the pyramid, disappeared between heaven and earth. And in the end, he was the only one who became an emperor. It was precisely because he had a heart that was as persistent as gold that Austin finally looked down on the world. When Chris heard this, she began to think carefully. Then, her eyes gradually brightened until they finally became brighter and brighter. She was not stupid. She immediately understood. With Austin¡¯s words, it was as if someone had hit her head with a small wooden stick. Many of the unwillingness that she had been persistent in the past were all put down at this moment. In her heart, she only had the goal of standing at the top of the world. ¡°I understand, teacher. Talent is not absolute,¡± Chris said firmly. Austin looked at his disciple¡¯s sudden change in temperament, as if he had suddenly become a different person, and nodded in satisfaction. ¡°Not bad. Next, I will tell you the key points of the next realm of cultivation.¡± Chapter 33 The sky slowly darkened and the town welcomed the night. The Bright Moon quietly hung in the night sky. However, the town below wasn¡¯t calm at this moment. Everyone in the town had received the news of the appearance of the Nolan family. ¡°There¡¯s actually a six-star child. This is big news.¡± ¡°Good Lord, the Nolan family is going to rise from now on. We have to climb up to them.¡± ¡°It¡¯s Chris. I remember her. She¡¯s a good child. When I was down and out, she often helped me and brought me food.¡± ¡°Yeah, this young lady is too kind. It¡¯s only natural that she has a six-star talent.¡± ¡°It would be great if she were my child.¡± In the streets and alleys, many civilians gathered on the streets outside when they had time to rest at night and chat with their neighbors. Many of them had received grace from Chris to some extent. When they heard that it was Chris who had a six-star talent in her test, most of them were relieved. Chris was a child that they had watched grow up from a young age. The commoners were all sincerely happy for her. Only the people from the two great clans were exceptions. Within the meeting hall of the Ingeater clan. That old ancestor whose skin was covered with densely packed grey classes was currently sitting at the head of the table, his expression gloomy and uncertain. The appearance of a 6-star talent child in the Nolan clan had a huge impact on him. ¡°Forefather, what should we do now?¡±Patriarch Charlie sat on the second chair and asked respectfully. ¡°What should we do? Sigh¡­¡±forefather closed his eyes and thought of countless methods. To fight against the Nolan family, the only way was if a new child with 6-star talent appeared in the family. However, the family had just tested it not long ago. In the end, they only found a child with a three-star talent. The probability of a child with a six-star talent was zero for Ingrid. Not long after, the old ancestor of England finally thought of a way. He opened his eyes and said coldly, ¡°Go to the city immediately and invite the assassins from the ¡®death of the night¡¯organization over.¡± Patriarch Charlie¡¯s expression changed greatly when he heard that. He said with a trembling voice, ¡°Old ancestor, you mean to kill Chris?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. This is the only way now.¡±The old ancestor nodded. ¡°What realm of assassins do you want to invite?¡±Patriarch Charlie asked carefully. At the same time, he calculated the price he would have to pay in his heart. ¡°Of course, a peak tier 4 Mage. Compared to now, the Nolan family must be protecting Chris a lot. Even that old bastard, Osgate, is guarding her personally.¡± ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for a peak tier 4 mage, I wouldn¡¯t be able to get close to Chris.¡± The old ancestor of England immediately cut to the point of the assassination. He was right. Chris indeed had a strong person protecting her. But it wasn¡¯t Oskrit, but a mighty and terrifying supreme celestial emperor! ¡°Old ancestor, do you want to think about it? The price a peak tier 4 assassin has to pay is too high.¡± Patriarch Charlie¡¯s face instantly turned pale. Hiring a peak tier 4 assassin to directly empty out the family¡¯s assets, the price was too high. ¡°What, do you want me to go personally?¡±The patriarch¡¯s expression changed and his killing intent Rose. If Charley said no, the patriarch would definitely kill him. It was just a matter of changing the patriarch. To the patriarch, it wasn¡¯t a big deal. How could the family¡¯s assets be more important than the destruction of the family. Charley was being stared at by the old ancestor. Instantly, he felt a chill all over his body, as if he had fallen into an ice cave. Immediately, he braced himself and agreed, ¡°Yes, I will go and invite the assassins back.¡± ¡°Be quick, take advantage of the fact that the Nolan clan¡¯s defensive strength isn¡¯t concentrated enough. You must kill them in one strike.¡±The old ancestor instructed. Charley nodded his head and went out of the door. He asked the guards to bring the fastest horse and rushed towards the nearest city. Where was the branch of the [ Grim Reaper of the night ] assassin organization. It was an important matter and he had to handle it personally. ¡­ The night became heavier and heavier. In the second half of the night, Chief Charlie finally arrived at the nearest Noah City. He went to a secret alley with ease. Obviously, he had been to this assassin organization branch many times before. He stopped his horse in front of a quiet bar, and a bartender immediately came out to help him tie up his horse. As for himself, he strolled into the bar. The lights in the bar were not as bright as in other places, but very dim. There were more than a hundred square meters, and only a few candles provided a weak light. There were only a few customers in the bar, and all of them were drinking without saying a word. The atmosphere in the bar was very strange. He skillfully walked to the bar counter and directly said to the bar owner who was mixing drinks, ¡°I want a Bloody Mary.¡± The bar owner¡¯s hand that was mixing drinks instantly stopped. Then, he asked without changing his expression, ¡°Do you want a real Bloody Mary or a fake Bloody Mary?¡± The Real Bloody Mary was made with human blood. The fake Bloody Mary was made from the juice of a rose. Obviously, to obtain human blood, one had to kill! Patriarch Charlie said directly, ¡°I need the real Bloody Mary.¡± ¡°Okay, follow me.¡± The bar owner placed the mixing bottle on the wine rack and wiped his hands slowly. Then, he led Charlie into the backyard of the bar. They came to a wall with a clock on it, and twisted the clock in an instant. A door immediately appeared on the originally flat wall. The door was made of stone, and it rumbled slowly. Inside was a small cubicle. Chapter 34 When Charley followed the bar owner into the dark room. Instantly, he felt that the temperature of the air had dropped a lot. The entire room was filled with the smell of death. He saw that there was only a little candle light in the room. The candle was stuck to a potholed table. On both sides of the table were seven swaying chairs, and on the chairs sat a group of shirtless sweats. These shouts were covered in ferocious scars. With each movement, a terrifying killing intent spread out as if it was real. At this moment, they were calmly drinking. Hearing someone enter, these people all focused their eyes on Charlie. Charlie was so scared that he felt like he had gone to an iceberg. His body was cold to the bone, making him nervously swallow a mouthful of saliva. The moment the bar owner entered the secret room, his temperament had also changed greatly. Obviously, he was also an expert. He casually sat down on a chair and then took out a goatskin book and a quill. After motioning Charlie to sit down, the bar owner opened his mouth and said, ¡°Who are you going to kill?¡± It was simple and straightforward. Between killers, there was never much nonsense. Charlie was the first to speak, as he was being watched by a dozen burly men holding wine bottles. He said nervously, ¡°The daughter of the Nolan family, Chris.¡± ¡°The Nolan family, that¡¯s a family with a peak-type 4 powerhouse.¡± The owner smiled, but Charlie did not feel any warmth. Instead, he felt a bone-chilling chill. ¡°We need a Type 5 powerhouse to go, only then will we have the confidence to win.¡±The owner continued. ¡°There¡¯s no need for that.¡±Charlie hurriedly waved his hand. A Tier 5 expert? His clan simply could not afford to hire such a person. If he were to lend a hand, his clan¡¯s wealth would be emptied out. ¡°Then we¡¯ll need a peak tier 4 expert. If it¡¯s any lower, I believe no one would be willing to accept.¡±The bar owner closed the parchment and said indifferently. ¡°Peak-type 4? Hahaha, looks like only I can go.¡± A loud shout came from within the secret chamber, as the wine was poured down his throat, as he laughed out loud. The rest of them broke out in cold sweat, and sighed, shaking their heads, ¡°Killing a daughter of a clan, I can go too. Although I¡¯m only at the initial-stage of the Type 4 realm, as long as I don¡¯t go head-to-head with that peak-type 4 expert, it¡¯ll be fine.¡± ¡°Sigh¡­¡± There was no other choice, as the other assassins were not strong enough. When the bar owner heard that, he nodded, ¡°Alright, Barker, you go then.¡± Barker was the burly man who had just laughed out loud. ¡°Please pay the full deposit, 4,000 gold coins.¡±The bar owner spoke to Charlie, his tone unquestionable. 4,000 gold coins, even if a normal family worked for a few lifetimes, they would not be able to save that much. The [ Grim Reaper of the night ] assassin organization never accepted a down payment. They only accepted the full amount. They killed people. If they failed, they would not return the gold coins. Instead, they admitted their bad luck and sent even more powerful assassins. Until they killed the target. Even if they lost money, they still had to do so. Therefore, the managers of the various branches had to be extremely cautious in the early evaluation. Charlie¡¯s face was full of pain because the price of hiring an assassin was too high. Fortunately, he was already prepared. He immediately took out the money bag tied to his waist and handed it to the bar owner. The bar owner shook it gently. Listening to the wonderful sound of gold coins colliding in the money bag, he didn¡¯t even need to point. He just needed to carry the weight and knew that the amount was enough. ¡°Alright, Buck, you go with him.¡± The owner of the bar stood up and said casually to buck. Then, he opened the door of the secret room and led the two out. He returned to the front desk of the bar with a smile on his face. It was as if he was not a branch head of an assassin organization. He took out the original bottle of wine and began to mix the wine quietly. Charlie, on the other hand, ordered a glass of rum and left the bar. The bartender led the horse out, and Charlie jumped up. While drinking, he rushed into the town. The peak tier 4 assassin, Barker, also led his horse and followed closely behind Charlie. The wind tonight was getting colder and colder. ¡­ Outside the small courtyard where Austin lived. At this time, there were many attendants patrolling around quietly. Ever since August discovered that Austin was an expert,. This courtyard had been taken seriously. Layers of protection had been set up. At the same time, there were also many female attendants waiting for Austin¡¯s orders. In the dark night. The Vision became abnormally dim. In a dark corner that many guards could not see. An agile shadow moved along the wall. On his arm, there was a flash of light from time to time. It was a sharp dagger. A group of ten soldiers, with swords hanging from their waists, slowly walked over. ¡°Whoosh¡­¡± A light breeze blew past. The soldiers had yet to react. They felt a pain in their necks, and then they saw their bodies fall to the ground without a sound. Immediately after, a wave of sleepiness surged into their minds, and they lost consciousness. A burly man with scars all over his body gently collected their fallen heads and piled them aside. This ability to kill many people in an instant without causing any sound was his unique secret manual. The candlelight shone on this person¡¯s body. It was surprisingly the assassin invited by the Ingate family, Barker! At this moment, he smiled sinisterly and licked the blood-stained dagger with his mouth. Then, with a flash, he hid in the shadows. Chapter 35 Cicadas chirping in the middle of the night. Every time they chirped, in the shadows, a person¡¯s life would be taken away by Buck. In a moment, this courtyard was filled with the smell of blood that even the wind could not blow away. At this time, Buck knew that he could not hide anymore. He came to the gate of the courtyard. He used a dagger to open a crack in the window. The candlelight shone in his eyes, making him squint slightly. He saw two people in the room. A man and a woman, both young people. The man was very handsome. He sipped his tea and patiently narrated something. The woman was also very beautiful. She sat obediently at the tea table. There was a parchment scroll and a quill pen on the table, recording something from time to time. Buck was slightly stunned. He thought to himself, ¡°This woman should be the target today. The daughter of the Nolan family, Chris. But who is this young man?¡± ¡°The patriarch of the Nolan family. Where is August?¡± As a famous assassin in the vicinity, Buck knew the strength of the Nolan family. Assassins were always very sensitive to information. Usually, they would collect it, whether intentionally or unintentionally. This would be extremely beneficial for them when they were doing missions in the future. Therefore, he also knew about the information of the Nolan family. ¡°I¡¯m actually so careless. It¡¯s just nice that I don¡¯t have to face that old guy directly. It saves me a lot of effort.¡± Buck laughed in his heart and then darted in through the window. Like a light butterfly, he did not make a single sound. After entering, he walked along the shadows that the candlelight could not reach. Moreover, he secretly used a spell called [ body illusion ] . This was a wonderful spell that could make the body produce a radioactive reflection and blend into the surrounding light. It was like a lizard that could change its color at any time. It was one of the necessary spells for a killer. It was best to use it in a place where one could see clearly. And Buck was even more outstanding in this spell. He had already cultivated his [ illusion body ] to the highest level. He was even able to block his own scent. He believed that these two young men would definitely not be able to discover his tracks. Although the two young men did not seem to have much strength, he, who had always been cautious, still chose the safest method. This was the experience he had gained from wandering around in danger countless times. Without making a sound, he hid behind the young man whose mouth was close to the wall. He planned to kill the older man first. Then, with lightning speed, he would kill Chris in an instant. He was already close to the man¡¯s back. The dagger in his hand flickered with a light. Buck secretly added a [ wind¡¯s breath ] spell to the dagger. Looking at the man¡¯s neck, he was unusually calm. Finally, he found the right opportunity! A cold light flashed in the air in the room. Quietly, Barker slashed the dagger across the man¡¯s arm. The whole process did not take more than half a second. He believed that no one in this small town would be able to withstand his attack. That was because he had already poured nearly 80% of his magic power into his arm, strengthening it. This young man definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to do it. He could already see the scene of this young man¡¯s head falling to the floor. Just as Buck was confidently imagining it. Suddenly, he felt his hand that was about to cut off pause. It seemed to have met with some kind of obstruction. He took a closer look and was shocked! He saw that her arm and dagger, which had already blended into the surrounding environment, were blocked by a finger just one centimeter away from the man¡¯s neck. That¡¯s right, it was a finger! That finger was like molten iron, blocking his wrist so that he could not move. ¡°No, impossible!¡± ¡°How did he find me? !¡± Buck was shocked and shocked. Could it be a coincidence? ! Before he had time to think, he subconsciously withdrew his hand. Then, he let out a low cry, -LShadowaKillkill ] . Then, his entire body turned into a black panther that was hunting. He lowered his waist, and all the magic power in his body spread out and tightened. In the space, the shadow distorted and passed by. Barker instantly passed through the young man¡¯s body and arrived at the other wall. During this process, he instantly brandished his dagger at the man countless times. That was a speed that could not be caught by the naked eye. After that, he had his back facing the man. When he cast [ Phantom Kill ] , he also announced that he was disintegrated. His body was exposed in this room. Because at this time, there was no difference whether he was exposed or not. Countless people had died under this ultimate skill of his. He believed that this time would not be an exception. Buck slowly turned his head. However, the bloody scene that he had imagined did not appear. He saw that young man, who was still slowly drinking tea, with a faint smile on his handsome face. The young man also looked at Buck, who was pretending to be cool. Awkward! Buck¡¯s head seemed to have been struck by a thick lightning bolt, and he stood there in a daze. ¡°This is an illusion!¡± Buck was going crazy, and he almost wanted to cry. In the room, Chris, who was the target this time, also noticed something strange. Chris turned her head and looked at Buck, who was in a daze, and asked in puzzlement, ¡°Who are you?¡± Chapter 36 The two young men looked at him calmly. This was a blatant insult to buck, the top assassin in the area. Buck was neither standing nor sitting. He just stood there stiffly. Chris frowned and stood up. She hated it when someone came in and interrupted Austin¡¯s teaching. The Man in front of her appeared very strange. It didn¡¯t seem like he came in through the door, because she found that the door was still closed. Only the window was half opened. He came in through the window in the middle of the night. Could it be a thief? But thinking about it, it didn¡¯t make sense. There were so many guards guarding the courtyard outside. How could a thief come in. Suddenly, Chris asked with a faint smell of blood. ¡°You killed someone!¡±Chris was instantly shocked and understood what was going on. Then, she saw the man in black clothes and the dagger in his hand. Obviously, this man was a killer. ¡°That¡¯s right, I¡¯m here to kill you!¡± Buck had already come back to his senses. His face was ferocious, and his mouth was wide open like a wolf. Although what happened in front of him was very strange, he decided that since he could not kill the young man, he would first give Chris to this main target to kill. Finish the mission quickly. Be careful. Buck was determined. He did not say anything more. He held the dagger tightly in his hand and stabbed it at Chris¡¯heart. Chris was shocked. She took a few steps back and wanted to dodge, but her strength did not allow him to do so. As if Barker had locked onto her, she could not move at all. She could only watch as the dagger was about to stab into her heart. At this moment. A cup that was still half filled with light green tea floated to Chris¡¯chest in the blink of an eye. ¡°Clang!¡± The dagger hit the Teacup with a crisp sound. Barker only felt an unusual numbness in his palm that was holding the dagger, as if he was bitten by countless ants. With a cry of pain, the dagger was knocked aside by a small teacup. ¡°Ah!¡± After the Teacup knocked the dagger away, it was still very fierce. Like a bolt of lightning, it hit Buck¡¯s chest. Buck felt as if his chest was stabbed by a gun. He flew backward and crashed into the wall. A human-shaped gap appeared on a wall in this courtyard room. The teacup curved and flew back to Austin¡¯s hand. Austin drank up the water in the Teacup in one gulp and said to Chris, ¡°What are you waiting for? Pour the tea.¡± Chris was completely shocked. Was this the teacher¡¯s method? When the assassin attacked her just now, she could feel that his aura and strength were definitely on the same level as the old ancestor, August. And her teacher had only used a casual teacup to repel him. This was a little too terrifying! She was like a puppet, her mind still recalling the scene just now, but her hands were not slow. She poured some tea for Austin. ¡°Teacher, what kind of ultimate skill is this?¡±Chris asked stiffly. ¡°It¡¯s not an ultimate skill, it¡¯s just a casual swing,¡±Austin said with a chuckle. Outside the courtyard. Blood was dripping from the corner of Buck¡¯s mouth. His eyes were wide open like never before. His eyes no longer had any life in them. He was gradually dying. Just the collision of a Teacup had rendered him completely powerless to retaliate. It was as if he had been struck by a ferocious magical beast. He had not expected that he would have to face the strongest and only heavenly emperor in all the realms, Austin. If he had known this would happen, he would not have come, even if the assassin would force him. However, it was too late to regret now. ¡­ The commotion here alarmed the Nolan family. As soon as ancestor August received the news, he rushed over. When he saw the corpses scattered all over the ground, he knew that it was definitely the commotion caused by the other two families in the town. ¡°They¡¯re really fast. They¡¯ve just returned and already sent assassins.¡± August¡¯s expression was cold. He had thought that the assassins would return, but he had not expected it to be so fast. It caught him off guard. At the same time, his killing intent towards the other two families was aroused. After that, he brought his men to the courtyard and looked at the broken houses. There was also the dead assassin, Buck. He stared at Buck¡¯s aura and muttered to himself in shock, ¡°Peak-tier 4, what a big move. I wonder which family sent him here. Hehe, this time, it has completely drained their family¡¯s resources.¡± ¡°They actually didn¡¯t come personally. What a pity.¡±Ancestor August shook his head. Then, he said to his subordinate, ¡°Clean up this place and restore it to its original appearance as soon as possible. Don¡¯t disturb the experts in the courtyard.¡± The subordinate nodded. Then, he quickly called a few hundred people over and dragged the dead body away. Moreover, he used wind magic to dispel the bloody smell in the air. August obediently came to the front of the courtyard. He gently knocked on the door and said carefully, ¡°Expert, the Nolan family¡¯s ancestor requests to see you.¡± He didn¡¯t dare to enter through the broken wall. Chris¡¯s voice came from the door. ¡°Patriarch, come in.¡± ¡°Creak¡± The door opened. August pushed the door open gently and entered. Seeing Austin who was sitting quietly, he bent down and said, ¡°Sorry to disturb you, master. This assassin incident has disturbed you. I will be more vigilant next.¡± Austin looked at this old ancestor who was over 50 years old and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. You Don¡¯t have to be vigilant. With me here, the assassin won¡¯t be able to come.¡± In fact, Austin had already used his divine sense to sense the assassin when he entered the courtyard. However, he didn¡¯t plan to immediately kill the assassin. He just felt that it was interesting. It was a pleasure to meet an assassin on such a dull day. As for the dead guard, it had nothing to do with him anyway. He did not have much affection for the guard. He would die if he died. ¡°Yes, yes, yes.¡±Every time Auguste saw Austin, he felt that Austin was even more unfathomable. ¡°Master, I have prepared a better courtyard for you to rest in. It seems that the courtyard can not be repaired in a short period of time. Do you want to move forward?¡±Ancestor Auguste said carefully. ¡°¡­¡± ¡°No need. Let¡¯s do it this way.¡±Austin shook his head and said. He was too lazy to move. Moreover, at his realm, it was the same whether he slept or not. His spirit was so strong that he did not need to rely on sleep to recover. Chapter 37 In the room, seeing that Austin intended to do so, August was unable to say anything since he could not be bothered to go to the other courtyards. Actually, regarding the incident of letting the killer into the courtyard but accidentally damaging Austin¡¯s courtyard¡­ He was quite embarrassed. Fortunately, Austin who was in front of him didn¡¯t blame him. Otherwise, if he were to lose his temper or something similar, he would be in danger as the grand ancestor. After all, the other party could even kill a mage with the same cultivation level as him. Therefore, killing him would most likely be a matter of moving his fingers. Thinking of this, August lowered his head and said to Austin solemnly, ¡°Sir, regarding the true identity of this assassin, I will definitely order people to strictly investigate the matter. When the time comes, I will definitely report it to you immediately!¡± August also knew the importance of this matter. However, he was also a fourth-tier mage. Just now when he scanned the assassin¡¯s corpse with his divine sense, he noticed that this assassin had cleaned up all the information that could prove his identity extremely well. Under such circumstances, even if the Nolan family was the number one family in Seth Kingdom¡¯s Human Imperial City, finding the person who sent the assassin within the vast kingdom was easier said than done. Hence, without any clues, even if they knew that it was the two families, they could not do anything about it. The reason why he had made such a solemn promise to Austin was only because of his reputation. Furthermore, the two families would definitely not send their own people to deal with this matter. Instead, they were looking for another faction. As for this faction¡­ If they were able to hire any random assassin who was a peak fourth-tier mage, then their own strength would be even more terrifying. The prestige of his Nolan family was only in Seth Kingdom¡¯s Human Imperial City. To the powerful factions outside the city, they might not even be worth looking at. Hence, he did not send anyone to investigate outside. ¡°Alright, you can go,¡± Austin said calmly. It was obvious that he was too lazy to say anything more to August. ¡°Yes!¡± August replied and left respectfully with his head lowered. After closing the door and the annoying person had left, August¡¯s mood eased up a lot. It was then that he looked at Christina, who was still in a state of shock and confusion. She was shocked that Austin had just killed a peak fourth-tier mage assassin with just a teacup. How could she not be? After testing her talent, there was an assassin who wanted to kill her tonight! ¡°Christina, relax. With your talent, there will be many people in this world who want to kill you in both the open and in the dark,¡± Austin said in his usual casual manner. But then, he seemed to remember something as a faint smile flashed across his eyes. ¡°Which of my disciples hasn¡¯t been sent assassination attempts by tens of thousands of people? If he or she lost their composure just because of an assassin, then they wouldn¡¯t be qualified to be considered my disciple. I would have told them to get lost a long time ago.¡± After he finished speaking, Christina also recovered her expression under Austin¡¯s cold smile. That¡¯s right, she was Austin¡¯s disciple! Although she did not know how terrifying Austin¡¯s true strength was, how could she embarrass her master? Austin suddenly turned to look at Christina and asked, ¡°Compared to this, I really want to know. Under such a situation, what will you do in the future when those assassins keep coming to assassinate you?¡± Christina was stunned by this sudden question. But after thinking for a moment, she immediately answered seriously, ¡°Master, if I meet an assassin in the future, I will definitely kill him on the spot. Even if that assassin escapes, I will do my best to kill him at any cost so that it doesn¡¯t become a problem in the future!¡± ¡°Wrong,¡± Austin said indifferently without waiting for Christina to finish speaking. ¡°Uh! Master¡­¡± Chris was stunned. She obviously didn¡¯t expect Austin to say that. If they found the killer, they must kill the killer and never leave any loose ends. The killer was dead. This was the best solution that she could think of. But Austin said that she was wrong. She didn¡¯t understand. Was there a better way than killing the killer on the spot? She was a little surprised. Even though his disciple did not say anything, Austin still noticed Christina¡¯s turmoil. However, he did not say anything and only spoke slowly. ¡°Actually, what you said is not entirely wrong. It¡¯s just that it¡¯s not right.¡± As he spoke, Austin¡¯s gaze focused and landed on Christina. ¡°You said that you wanted to kill an assassin, but have you ever thought that the assassin is not the only one who wants to kill you? An assassin is just an executioner. If you kill him, these people will still send assassins to kill you.¡± Austin looked at Chris. ¡°Can you kill all these people?¡± Hearing this, Chris was stunned. That¡¯s right. She had never thought that the assassin who killed her might not have any enmity with her. Instead, he might have just accepted a mission to kill her. The employer behind the killer was the one who should be discovered and purged! Austin¡¯s voice rang out again. ¡°Therefore, finding the source is the most important thing! If anyone wants to send someone to assassinate me, I will definitely dig them out at all costs. Then, I will personally break their neck and shatter their bones into powder. This way, there will truly be no future trouble.¡± When he said the last sentence, Austin, who had always been calm, had a change in expression. His calm and experienced aura was suddenly released. This was Austin¡¯s appearance when he was in the Tian Xuan Land. This was how he had continuously killed his way to becoming the Celestial Emperor. Hearing this, Chris could not help but be moved. Chapter 38 ¡°Master, I understand!¡± Christina was deeply moved and said sincerely. Austin¡¯s words hit the nail on the head! The assassin was only the immediate problem. He would kill all those who wanted to harm him. This was the most important thing! ¡°Alright.¡± Austin saw that Christina understood what he meant and nodded. Then, he suddenly said, ¡°Then, I¡¯ll take you to do some serious work!¡± ¡°Serious work? What serious work?¡± Christina was stunned. She didn¡¯t understand what Austin meant. ¡°Since I¡¯ve taught you what to do, I¡¯ll naturally eliminate any future trouble from now on.¡± As Austin said this, a ball of blue light bloomed in his hand. Then, he said, ¡°Tonight, let¡¯s start with this assassin.¡± The blue light was released from his fingertip and flew far away. If Christina had paid attention, she would have noticed that the blue light had gone to the same place as where August had taken the assassin¡¯s corpse. Soon, after the blue light left, a blue figure that looked like a spirit suddenly flew over from the direction where the blue light had left. The spirit flew in front of the two of them. The moment she noticed the spirit, Christina covered her mouth and cried out in surprise. ¡°Master¡­ Is this the assassin from before?¡± The spirit-like figure was wearing a night suit. Other than its body being somewhat illusory, its figure and aura were exactly the same as the assassin from before. However¡­ The assassin did not wear a mask. ¡°This is the assassin¡¯s soul. Although they¡¯re dead, it won¡¯t be difficult for me to get some information out of it.¡± Austin spoke slowly. The assassin in front of him also woke up. He looked a little dazed but the moment he saw Austin, he let out a scream and instantly woke up. ¡°F*ck, it¡¯s you!¡± Barker¡¯s soul was almost scared out of his wits. How could he forget this f*cking devil that had sent him flying with a teacup! However, as his body trembled, he also noticed that something was wrong with him. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with me? Am I already dead?¡± Barker¡¯s eyes were filled with shock as he looked at his hands in disbelief. However, before he could be too shocked, Austin¡¯s hands had already lit up with blue light once again. ¡°You talk too much nonsense.¡± With a faint sound, Austin immediately began soul searching! Soul searching was a forbidden technique that Austin had mastered in the Tian Xuan Land. It could directly extract a person¡¯s soul from a corpse and then forcibly read their memories. Of course, under this kind of forceful spiritual power, the other party¡¯s spiritual body would also be damaged and eventually, the soul would dissipate. Austin naturally would not feel sorry for this assassin in front of him. After a round of soul searching, he finally learned some information about the entire incident. Barker was from the Ingrid family and the leader of an assassin¡¯s guild! He knew all the information related to the assassination attempt on Christina. ¡°The name of the Assassin¡¯s Guild is ¡®The Grim Reaper Of The Night¡¯.¡± ¡°Alright, this information is enough. Christina, let¡¯s go.¡± Austin, who knew the information, directly said this to Christina. ¡°Oh, okay!¡± Christina¡¯s beautiful eyes moved, and she hurriedly responded and followed. She didn¡¯t know what Austin had done to the soul of the assassin in front of her. But when Austin revealed the name of an assassin guild¡­ She knew that Austin might have already gathered information about this assassin guild that wanted to assassinate her. She faintly realized something. .. After the two of them left the Nolan family¡­ Austin released his aura and brought Christina along as they sped up their departure from Seth Kingdom¡¯s Human Imperial City. After knowing the name of the assassin¡¯s guild¡­ It was very easy to find them afterward. Using his divine sense, Austin quickly found the location of ¡®The Grim Reaper Of The Night¡¯. After leaving the city, it took less than an hour. Austin brought Christina into Pander City and arrived at the entrance of a bar called ¡®Night King¡¯. Without saying anything, they directly entered the bar. The atmosphere in the bar was extremely noisy. Some people cheered, while others cursed. Some of the people who were drunk and excited would even jump on the bar counter. Of course, even if this group of people had friction with each other, they would not really cause trouble. This was because they knew that this bar was extremely unusual. They remembered that a long time ago, there was a middle-stage third-tier mage who was drunk and wanted to fight with a peak third-tier mage. Just as the fight was about to start, the two guards at the bar broke his legs and threw him out of the door like a dead dog. From then on, no one dared to cause trouble in this bar. After all, they could easily throw two third-tier mages out of the door like dead dogs, and they were just security guards! It was enough to see how terrifying the bar owner was. It was not just the group of people who were partying in the bar, everyone in the entire Pander City knew that they must never cause trouble in the Night King Bar or they would definitely die a horrible death! Without caring about these people, Austin entered the bar and saw the boss sitting at the front desk at first glance. The magic waves emitted by the boss were that of a fifth-tier mage. He walked directly to the boss. ¡°Hello, what can I do for you, sir?¡± The boss was currently memorizing the menu and did not seem to care about Austin. Since he was bringing Christina along, there was no need for him to waste his breath on the boss. Austin looked at the boss and spoke calmly. ¡°I¡¯ll give you three minutes so that you can talk to me alone. Otherwise, heads will roll.¡± Chapter 39 Austin¡¯s voice rang out faintly. Although the voice wasn¡¯t loud, it carried spiritual energy, allowing everyone in the bar to hear it clearly. They all knew the story of this bar. So when this threat rang out¡­ Whoosh! The entire bar became a little quieter. The customers in the bar turned their gazes to the front desk one after another, wanting to see who actually dared to come here to cause trouble. When their gazes met with a young man¡­ They were instantly shocked! ¡°Good fellow, there¡¯s a good show to watch today¡­ F*ck! What¡¯s wrong with this kid?!¡± ¡°He¡¯s fine. What¡¯s wrong with this kid? I can¡¯t feel any magical fluctuations from his body! Hiss¡­ Could it be that he was tricked by someone and rushed here to cause trouble?!¡± ¡°Tch, how old are you? You¡¯re so arrogant? I think the boss should teach this kind of fool a good lesson!¡± .. The discussions of the customers in the bar continued. After all, Austin¡¯s words just now had offended them. Even if some people thought that Austin was tricked, most of the people in the bar still looked at Austin with an unfriendly expression. ¡°Kid! If you¡¯re so eager to learn your lesson, I can help you.¡± The boss did not stop pouring the wine in his hand as he spoke to Austin. In his eyes, Austin was just a young man in his twenties. He was just arrogant. He could not be bothered to deal with him. To fight with such an ignorant junior, wouldn¡¯t that just be losing face? The boss hadn¡¯t finished thinking this thought when he was already telling Austin to get lost. Austin naturally saw that this fellow didn¡¯t want to speak at all. Instead of letting the boss waste time, he might as well do it himself. With a wave of his hand, violent spiritual energy spread out. Boom! With a loud sound, several screams were heard. The customers in the pub, no matter how old they were or what their levels were, were all violently flung around! ¡°Zafei, Jake!¡± After Austin flipped everyone over with a single palm, the boss¡¯ pupils constricted. Only then did he realize that Austin was really here to stir up trouble. He had miscalculated! He had never thought that the other party would be so strong. With a single order, two figures suddenly darted out within the tavern. At the critical moment, the boss had called out Zafei and Jake. Naturally, they weren¡¯t ordinary people. On the contrary, they were already considered high-level assassins in ¡®The Grim Reaper Of The Night¡¯. They were like the assassin¡¯s guild¡¯s guardians. Unless there was a major incident, they would not show their faces at all. They were considered early and middle-stage fifth-tier mages. They were only a small realm away from the strength of the boss, who was a peak fifth-tier Mage. Austin¡¯s attack was so powerful. As assassins, the two of them naturally could not hold back. Once they attacked, it was a killing move! In Christina¡¯s eyes, the two of them seemed to have turned into a black light and attacked instantly. There was no way to dodge. However, she only saw Austin snort coldly and raise his leg to kick twice. Bang! Bang! ¡°Ah!¡± Two miserable cries sounded. Two figures flew out at the same time and smashed through the wall of the tavern. They spat out a mouthful of blood. Under everyone¡¯s shocked gazes, they saw that the two assassins, Zafei and Jake, had collapsed in a pile of ruins. The bones in their chests were shattered and they had obviously collapsed. They were clearly not going to survive. ¡°Hiss!¡± ¡°This kid¡¯s strength is actually so amazing!¡± ¡°He¡¯s in big trouble. Even with my third-tier mage¡¯s cultivation level, I can¡¯t sense the depth of the two people that this kid sent flying just now. Then¡­ The two people that collapsed on the ground are at least at fifth-tier mages.¡± ¡°He sent a fifth-tier mage flying with a single kick?!¡± .. When they heard the third-tier mage¡¯s explanation, the surrounding onlookers stared at him in shock as if their eyes had popped out of their sockets. While they were shocked, they also reacted. F*ck, they could naturally sense that the third-tier mage in front of them was not lying. If that was the case, then what were they going to watch a battle between fifth-tier mages?! These people felt a chill run down their spines, especially those who had wanted to beat Austin up earlier. They broke out in cold sweat. They wanted to run away, cowering where they stood. For a moment, the tavern became quiet. The boss glanced at Zafei and Jake who had collapsed to the ground. He also knew that the young man in front of him was not an ordinary person. ¡°May I know where the guest would like to speak?¡± The Boss¡¯s expression did not change as he looked at Austin and asked. In the assassin¡¯s guild, it was inevitable for them to have enmity with others. Hence, he was used to such situations. However, Austin had come here with the intention of destroying them. He had already given the boss a chance. Since the boss didn¡¯t want trouble¡­ In an instant, Austin made his move. His figure flashed behind the boss, ready to crush his neck with one hand. The moment Austin¡¯s figure disappeared, the boss¡¯s pupils constricted. With his experienced strength, he was actually unable to see through Austin¡¯s movements! While he was shocked, a cold wind came from behind him. The boss was shocked, but he was still an assassin who had been working for many years. After sensing this terrifying gust of cold wind, his body reacted subconsciously and rolled forward without caring about his image. Whoosh! Austin¡¯s hand grabbed nothing. Looking at the boss, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. At the same time, the corner of his mouth curled into a meaningful smile. He was surprised because he had not recovered 10% of his strength after all. In the end, he still failed to defeat this fifth-tier Mage. And he smiled because¡­it was only a one-time failure. Looking at the slightly capable bar owner in front of him, he felt more like a cat playing with a mouse. ¡°Huff¡­ Huff¡­¡± The boss panted heavily at the side. He broke out in cold sweat. After realizing how terrifying Austin was, he no longer dared to be arrogant. ¡°Everyone from the assassin¡¯s guild, gather and kill this brat!¡± A loud shout sounded. It turned out that the other assassins from the guild hiding in the tavern had sensed the commotion and rushed over one after another. With the boss giving the order, how could these underlings just stand by and watch? No matter how strong you were, with the boss around, you could just be overwhelmed by sheer numbers alone! The eyes of these underlings also turned red. They did not care about the other blades as they charged toward the offender in front of them! Chapter 40 Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Several air-piercing sounds rang out beside him. Killing intent burst forth. Several mid-stage or even peak fourth-tier assassins charged at the forefront. In an instant, they were towering above Austin¡¯s head and raised their daggers and machetes. Among them, there were two assassins who did not attack Austin. Instead, they drew their daggers and stabbed toward the seemingly harmless Christina. ¡°Curtain Stream Slash!¡± ¡°Kill!¡± ¡°Die for me!¡± With a low shout, several rays of magic light appeared. However, the so-called killing moves of these assassins were nothing more than child¡¯s play in Austin¡¯s eyes. With a light flick of his sleeve, a gust of strong wind suddenly blew forth. Bang! Bang! Bang! Several sounds rang out, and with a muffled groan, the group of assassins were instantly sent flying. It was at this moment that Austin reached out his hand and grabbed onto the body of an assassin who was sent flying. He exerted some force with his hand and crushed the assassin¡¯s neck into pieces. After letting out a blood-curdling scream, the assassin died. Austin directly grabbed onto the assassin¡¯s longsword and charged toward the assassins who were sent flying. His figure flickered in and out of sight as he started to fight. Among the group of assassins, Austin raised his sword and began to attack. They were also greatly shocked. One after another, they wanted to take out their weapons to fight against Austin. However, just as they raised their weapons, the sharp edge of the sword slashed at their necks. Swoosh! Before the assassin could speak, his pupils suddenly contracted. The blood from his neck suddenly gushed out like a waterfall as he fell down with a plop. ¡°What?! ¡°When an assassin who specialized in sword arts saw this scene, his eyes instantly widened! When Austin¡¯s sword slashed down, he was actually unable to see the slightest movement of Austin¡¯s sword even with his understanding of swordsmanship. He was stunned, but the most terrifying thing was¡­Austin¡¯s gaze when he was wielding his sword to kill. It was the gaze of someone who had already killed countless people and walked out of a sea of blood. It was indifference. ¡°I have to hurry¡­ I have to run!¡± The sword-wielding assassin was stunned. If he continued to stay here, he would definitely die. Realizing how terrifying he was, he immediately turned around and tried to escape. However, since he had already made his move, how could Austin let him go? In an instant, there was a sizzling sound. The body of the sword-wielding assassin was ruthlessly cut open from the back. Blood splattered all over the place, and a cold light shone. What was reflected was Austin¡¯s extremely indifferent face. Facing all the assassins who reacted and fled in panic, under such a huge disparity in strength, he was too lazy to hold back. He directly caught the escaping assassins and started killing them one by one. An assassin was about to escape from the tavern. Kill! An assassin whose entire body was covered in ice elemental armor escaped. Kill! Several assassins gathered together and attempted to charge into the tavern. Their sword auras were sharp, and they slashed with their swords! For a moment, a cold light shone and blood splattered everywhere. Everywhere Austin walked, corpses lay on the ground. Three minutes later, all the assassins from the assassin¡¯s guild were lying on the ground, lifeless. On the other hand, Austin slowly walked in front of the boss, who was already in a daze. If the boss was already scared out of his wits, he could only tremble when he saw Austin. However, just as Austin walked in front of the boss, he heard a clear cracking sound of bones breaking. An earth-shattering scream sounded. The boss screamed as he covered his right hand that had been crushed by Austin¡¯s grip! ¡°Sneak attack? I¡¯ve seen this trick of yours for years,¡± Austin said calmly as he saw the boss holding his arm in pain. ¡°If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll continue,¡± Austin said as he raised his sword to slash at his neck. ¡°Please spare my life, my Lord! I¡¯ll tell you everything you want!¡± the boss shouted in panic just as the sword was about to cut him. Whoosh! The sword stopped and was just a hair away from killing him. A line of blood started to appear. Seeing this scene, the boss could not hold on any longer. He had lived for so many years and it was not easy for him to become a fifth-tier mage. He might be stronger than all the assassins here, but he was more afraid of death than all the assassins as well! So when Austin was about to kill him, he finally could not hold on any longer. ¡°Sir, if you have something to say, say it properly! As long as it is something I can do, I¡¯ll do it. You only need to say one word and I¡¯ll do it for you even if I have to die! I was blind to contradict you just now. I will bow in apology to you right now!¡± The boss was panicking now. He seemed to be regretting it to the extreme. Thinking of Austin¡¯s appearance when he entered the door, he wanted to slap himself angrily now. What the f*ck was there to pretend for? If he had been obedient earlier and listened to Austin¡¯s words a little, he would not have ended up like this! At this point, the boss was stunned and knocked his head hard on the bar counter. Austin¡¯s expression changed slightly. He did not expect the bar boss in front of him to go to this extent in order to prevent him from making a move. However, a smile appeared on his lips. The reason why he held back was not because he was merciful. Instead, it was because he already had a plan in mind when he entered the tavern. One had to know that to take revenge for Christina¡¯s assassination, it was not enough to just get rid of the guild. He had to ruthlessly find the target who wanted to assassinate Christina. Only then would he be able to achieve the effect of revenge. However, the key point was that he had just used the forbidden ¡®soul searching¡¯ technique earlier. Therefore, this skill could only be used once within three days before he recovered his strength! As such, if he wanted to get information about the other party, he could only pry the information from the boss of the assassin¡¯s guild, the bar owner. The boss¡¯ current appearance was exactly what he wanted. In fact, if it wasn¡¯t for this plan, he wouldn¡¯t have wasted so much time talking nonsense. He would have killed all the members of the assassin¡¯s guild with his sword when he entered the bar. At that moment, Austin looked at the panicking boss and said indifferently, ¡°Now, I can give you a chance to not die¡­¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes! Sir, as long as you say the word, I will definitely do it!¡± When the boss saw that there was a chance, a hint of joy immediately appeared on his face as he hurriedly replied. A flash of coldness flashed across Austin¡¯s eyes as he slowly said, ¡°Speak. who was the person who came to you yesterday and asked you to assassinate the Nolan family?¡±