Chapter 254


    “What''s the matter?” Jonathan asked Yuna.


    After ensuring that Catherine was out of sight, Yuna said softly, “Lah had already left.”


    Jonathan was not surprised by it. Yet, he still could not help but feel mncholic when he heard the


    wordsing out of the woman''s mouth.


    “Did she say anything before she left?” he asked.


    Yuna replied, “She said that it''s better that you two forget each other!”


    That caused him to stiffen.


    His reaction prompted her to nce at him and ask nosily, “What exactly is your rtionship with


    Lah?”


    “Nothing,” Jonathan answered cidly before heading back to his bedroom.


    Later that evening, he treated everyone to dinner at Chanaentown.


    Everyone drove there separately, behaving like a bunch of carefree and youthful people.


    Due to her adorable and easy-going personality, Yuna was very popr among the group, especially


    with Elijah, who was very attentive to her throughout the meal.


    However, she preferred to spend time with Lesley. With his warm and mature personality, he indeed


    had an irresistible charm that captivated women.


    In fact, Jonathan was the most interesting one, for he exuded a hint of yfulness while wearing a


    roguish smile. Such a man was usually difficult for women to resist.


    Nevertheless, since he was a married man, he behaved with propriety in front of everyone.


    The group only headed back to Divine Realm at eleven at night.


    Even though they had to pay their respects to Divine Emperor the next morning, Jonathan and the


    others were not intending to avoid it.


    Anyway, that was something they had to do twelve times a year. As such, there was no harm in them


    doing it more when they could.


    From the following day onward, everyone would go their separate ways, carrying out missions to earn


    elixir pills.


    Unlike ordinary folks who had to earn money to support their families, Jonathan and the others had to


    collect elixir pills bypleting missions in order to progress to the next cultivation level.


    Jonathan and Catherine had returned to Yaleview ahead of the group since she did not intend to carry


    out missions. His wife was not an ambitious person, and he always went along with whatever she


    wanted.


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    Moreover, Catherine did not consume the Trio Vitality Pill as she wanted to save it for Jonathan. There


    was nothing he could do about that.


    Simon was also leaving the group because he needed to carry out a mission in Xenhall.


    Meanwhile, Elijah had to make a trip back home, and Lesley wanted to take up a mission in Gregan


    and travel around the region at the same time.


    As such, it was time for the sworn brothers to bid each other farewell again.


    Simon had not taken the Trio Vitality Pill yet. It was likely that he wanted to wait for the right time. When


    inspiration hit him, he would consume the pill and use it to break out of his limitations in one go.


    At three in the afternoon, Jonathan and Catherine touched down at Yaleview International Airport.


    Dustin had arrived at the airport to pick them up.


    “I won''t be going back. I have to carry out a mission,” Jonathan said to them.


    “Okay!” Catherine replied with a nod.


    Although she was reluctant to separate from Jonathan, her reaction was still tepid. Nevertheless, the


    unemotional woman would support every decision made by her husband.


    “Mr. Lawson, why don''t you have a meal at home before you go? It''s not that urgent, right?” Dustin


    suggested.


    Jonathan smiled faintly before replying, “There will be plenty of chances for us to eat together in the


    future. Dustin, please take care of Catherine for me. See youter!”


    With that, the man waved them goodbye and turned around to stride off.


    Dustin had no choice but to drive Catherine home.


    Jonathan soon left Yaleview International Airport. Instead of visiting Mabel or Amber, he headed to the


    train station.


    As of then, he was not worried that anyone from Divine Realm would interfere with his missions.


    Although Jeremy''s cultivation was of Celestial Soul level, Jonathan was no longer afraid of him.


    Gabriel was also unlikely to attack Jonathan anymore after knowing that thetter was the Chosen


    One.


    By the time Jonathan reached the train station, it was four o''clock, and he bought a high-speed train


    ticket to Wildefield, which was due to set off in two hours.


    As there was some time left, he went to a nearby restaurant with good reviews and had arge te of


    pasta.


    Afterward, he sat on the square in front of the train station.


    Soon, the sun began to set, giving a warm orange tinge to the sky, while the evening breeze caressed


    the faces of passersby.


    Jonathan, who was fashionably dressed in a ck leather jacket and jeans, people-watched while


    waiting for his train.


    He found it extremely interesting to observe the different people passing through the square.


    Everyone seemed to have their own story.


    Besides, those who had the most exciting stories were often found at Yaleview''s train station, which


    was always bustling with people.


    Some of them came to Yaleview to realize their dreams. It was easy to tell through their faces since


    they seemed lost yet hopeful as they disembarked the train.


    Some were leaving the ce and were filled with mncholy and otherplicated feelings.


    There were also some exhrated locals who were going on vacations elsewhere.


    As for Jonathan, the purpose of his visit to Wildefield was toplete a mission.


    Wildefield was a northern province of Chanaea. It had one of the most well-developed economies.


    Willowbank, which was located in Wildefield, was a tier-one city.


    The wealthiest businessman in the city was named Victor Yarbrough, and it was rumored that the man


    was in possession of a magical prismatic crystal. The word was that a goddess used it to patch the


    holes in the sky in order to save humanity shortly after the beginning of the universe. Thus, the


    prismatic crystal was extremely precious.


    Jonathan''s mission was to retrieve the prismatic crystal for Divine Realm.


    The reward for getting the crystal back was an Immortal Pill.


    It was amensurate reward, given the mission''s high level of difficulty.


    Despite the fact that Jonathan, Elijah, and Catherine had offered to let each other have the Immortal


    Pill as if it was something worthless, in reality, most cultivators would kill just to get their hands on one.


    As much as Jonathan longed to have Immortal Pills, he could not bring himself to go against his


    conscience and take Elijah''s. There was also no way he would let Catherine sacrifice her Immortal Pill.


    He would be thoroughly disappointed with himself as a man if he did so.


    Moreover, Jonathan knew that once he broke through the final stage of Nascent Soul and achieved the


    level of Celestial Soul, his thirst for elixir pills would surge rapidly. The same went for Simon.


    That was why he had to start gathering elixir pills. It was such that he would have enough when he


    needed them.


    As for obtaining the prismatic crystal, he could not do it by force.


    Divine Realm''s bottom line was that they would never use force to achieve their goals.


    The reason the government had been willing to support Divine Realm was that the organization did not


    pose any threat to the government.


    For the current mission, it would be a deal that Victor had struck with Divine Realm using the prismatic


    crystal.


    Victor had a daughter named Briana Yarbrough. The twenty-three-year-old woman had fallen in love


    with a young man named Sean Watson, who was a very formidable fighter.


    However, Victor was not fond of Sean and wanted his daughter to break up with that young man. To his


    displeasure, Briana was not unwilling toply.


    Besides, Sean was extremely domineering.


    Victor had almost wanted to send an assassin to finish the man off but decided against it after much


    thought. After all, he was already very wealthy and did not wish tomit any crimes. Moreover, there


    was something else that he found out. It turned out that Sean had aplicated background.


    Apparently, Sean had the support of the military and was possibly the son of a big shot in the army.


    He was definitely not someone Victor would dare to murder.


    Perhaps some might wonder why Victor was not keen to have Sean as his son-inw, given thetter''s


    superior background and martial arts skills.


    That was because Victor was the wealthiest man in Willowbank. He had a worth of more than six


    billion in Anndurn currency, which was, without a doubt, a huge sum of money. Someone who had


    the ability to earn that much was definitely not a fool.


    Victor was a good judge of character, and it was obvious to him that Sean was a scheming man after


    his money.


    If his daughter ended up marrying Sean, he might even end up having nothing left to his name, given


    the younger man''s background.


    While Victor was caught in a dilemma, he suddenly remembered the prismatic crystal that he had.


    As such, he used it to strike a deal with Divine Realm. He wanted the organization to send someone to


    make Briana break up with Sean and ensure that thetter would never pester his daughter again. In


    exchange, he would give up the prismatic crystal to Divine Realm.


    In conclusion, Jonathan''s mission was to break up a couple.


    As long as he managed to separate Briana and Sean and ensure that thetter stayed away from her


    permanently, his mission would beplete.


    It seemed like an easy task.


    For a mission at that level of difficulty, the reward was usually four Spirit Gathering Pills, and one


    Immortal Pill was much more valuable than four of those pills.


    If that were the case, there had to be a special reason that Divine Realm ssified it as a higher-level


    mission.


    It was because of two factors. Firstly, Sean was a very sly man who had put up a perfect pretense in


    front of Briana.


    Secondly, his background was indeed not simple. Due to that, Divine Realm was not able to kill him.


    Doing that would cause great trouble, which was not something the organization wanted to deal with.


    As a result, an additional condition, which stated that the killing of Sean was not allowed, was added to


    the mission.


    Initially, it was just a normal mission. However, after two experts from Divine Realm failed in that


    mission and were both sealed off, Divine Realm realized it was not as easy as it seemed and thus


    increased the difficulty level.


    Jonathan had dared to take up the mission because he was very confident in his flirtation techniques.


    Besides, he could rely on Arthur''s and Mabel''s help to tackle the issue of Sean''s background.


    Jonathan had no fear of anyone with an influential background.


    Based on those two reasons, the mission was just like a free lunch for him, and the Immortal Pill was


    practically given to him on a silver tter.


    As such, the man epted the mission without hesitation as he did not want anyone to get ahead of


    him.


    Jonathan was given two months toplete the mission.


    At six in the afternoon, he boarded the high-speed train, which sped away punctually.


    Jonathan had purchased a sleeper ticket.


    There were two bunk beds in hispartment, which was meant to be shared by four people.


    However, it was February, the peak season for people going back to Yaleview, and Jonathan was


    heading in the opposite direction. Hence, he was the only person in hispartment.


    Hey downfortably on the bottom bunk of the bed on the left side of thepartment.


    The lights were dim.


    There was barely any noise as the high-speed train operated.


    After a while, the man got bored and started ying games on his phone.


    He epted that mission when he was in Lostaria.


    It had already been a few hours since then, yet no one else joined him.


    Therefore, he could carry out the mission without any worries.


    Some might be curious as to why he had to ept the mission before carrying it out. After all, he was


    taking a considerable risk, one which he would not have to bear if he had done it the other way around.


    In his mission to retrieve Sinai Bible, Jonathan had epted the mission before carrying it out to obtain


    the clue of a keyword.


    However, for the current mission, it was clearly stated in the rules that the mission had to be epted


    first before one could execute it. Otherwise, no reward would be given.


    On the one hand, Divine Realm wanted to give out missions. On the other hand, the organization


    intended to instill a sense of crisis in its members to keep them on their feet.