Chapter 213 Body Refining Starts
Gilbert had no intention of teaching Darren a lesson. On the contrary, it was a simple test to determine
what level Darren had mastered! Gilbert had been curious about Darren''s genuine strength after
witnessing his capabilities during the battle. Had he reached the middle stage of the Wonder Realm?
Darren must be a superior talent on the Talent Roll if he attained this level at such a young age.
"There is no need. I do not match your level." Darren refused.
Gilbert was at the middle stage of the Wonder Realm, which was more powerful than the primary stage
of the Wonder Realm. There was no doubt that Darren did not match his level. It was thus,
meaningless to ept the challenge.
Darren differed from the others considering the skills he had mastered. He was learning from the "Nine
Changes of the Demon" and the "Demonic Blood Refining Skill." The former was a legendary martial
arts skill! Once he fullyprehended the third stage, his strength would get much closer to the middle
stage of the Wonder Realm. An attack from a cultivator at the middle stage of the Wonder Realm would
not harm Darren once he seeded in his body refining. Then, he would be able to defeat the
strongest cultivators at the middle stage of the Wonder Realm.
Darren''s ultimate purpose was to reach the top 100 on the Talent Roll. Now that he had the sword core,
Darren had no time left. He could enter the Wonder Realm at any minute once his spiritual energy
reached its limit. Recently, his talents had improved radically. Along with that, his cultivation base had
gradually upgraded as Darren had absorbed spiritual energy into his body. Luckily, the way he
absorbed spiritual energy was gentle and slow. There was no need to worry about any fight between
his sword intent and de intent inside his body because of it.
Another advantage was that part of the spiritual energy Darren had assimted would be used to heal
himself when wounded. Only the remaining spiritual energy would continually and slowly improve his
cultivation base.
Darren had been badly injured before. At that time, he had collected a lot of bloody red nts
containing spiritual energy to assimte and heal his wounds. Even though the spiritual energy was not
much, it was enough to promote his cultivation base to a few stages higher.
So, what Darren needed most now was to get on the Talent Roll and head for the Raksa Sea. Before
that, he needed to visit the Starry Tower to ask Hanson about how to use the Primitive Stone.
"Ha-ha, do not worry, kid. I promise not to hurt you, okay?" Gilbert spected that Darren was afraid of
being injured.
But that was not what worried Darren. With a shake of his head, Darren replied, "Thanks, but there is
no need. I have to leave now." Darren was calm as he turned to leave.
"Wait! Kid!"
Seeing that Darren was leaving, Gilbert released an attack. The force of the blow was equivalent to the
power of a cultivator who had just reached the middle stage of the Wonder Realm. Gilbert was sure of
Darren''s ability to dodge it.
"Oh?" Immediately, Darren sensed an immense power surging toward him. It was stronger than the
Omnipotent Talent Skill from his former opponents.
Darren would be hurt if he did not use Earth Formation and his demonic transformation skill.
As Darren contemted whether or not to dodge the attack, an overwhelming and oppressive aura
swept over everyone present. A chill descended over the training ground.
It had to be Scott. No one else had this kind of formidable power in the Dragon Holy Land.
"It is the Holy Lord!
Holy Lord!"
All people present, including Gilbert, hurriedly kneeled to show their respect as Scott appeared.
Strangely Gilbert sensed a tinge of coldness in the way the Holy Lord nced at him.
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''But why? Is there a rtionship between the boy and the Holy Lord?'' Gilbert became worried. Panic
coursed through him at the thought.
Scott waved gently and casually as he levitated. And then, the power emanating from Gilbert was
blocked.
"Follow me, my dear Darren," Scott uttered gently and kindly. No one had heard him speak like this
before.
They were astounded. From what they had heard and seen, Scott was a stern man. But now? He was
acting like a kind big brother! ''Seriously? Is something wrong with our ears? What had just happened?
What does it mean? Darren and Scott? Are they acquainted?'' people thought.
Be kneeled, still shocked by what she had heard. Her face paled the moment Scott arrived. She
could not help but stare at Darren. Be felt as though her heart was sinking, like a stone falling into an
abyss. Desperation devoured her.
"Okay, Scott, my dear brother!"
Darren said. His words echoed in the silent training ground, like thunder rumbling and crackling in their
minds.
Brother, he called Scott brother! They were brothers!
Upon hearing Darren''s words, Be panicked and lost consciousness.
But Darren did not notice her. He followed Scott''s orders and walked toward the exit. And this time, no
one dared to stop him. All the disciples lowered their heads obediently. Darren had be someone
they admired.
"Gilbert, you should be ashamed of yourself. You offended my guest. Only your death can pay for it."
Scott''s cold, merciless words shocked everyone. Especially Gilbert. He prostrated on the stage—
shivering, desperate, and hopeless.
A vition against Scott? No, it was not an option. Scott''s words were a sacred order. Gilbert was so
terrified that he could not exin. All he wished now was that Scott would be merciful to his family. He
could not annoy Scott anymore.
"My dear Holy Lord, I will ept your punishment." Gilbert spoke though he trembled like a leaf in a
storm. He knew that he had to be as obedient as possible to avoid angering Scott further.
"Scott, please forgive him. He did not mean to hurt me. It is not a big deal." Darren did not want
someone to die because of this. He could sense that Gilbert had no ill intentions.
"Since you said so, I will spare him." Scott nodded and turned to all present. "Darren is my brother. You
should respect him as you respect me. His words are my words. If I see any further signs of disrespect,
you will pay with your life, understood?"
Scott didn''t speak loudly, but his instructions spread to every corner of the Dragon Holy Land. After
hearing his order, some elders with a strong cultivation base released their spiritual sense to examine
and memorize what Darren looked like. Since their Holy Lord was speaking, they paid attention. They
knew that they had to be careful.
And then, Scott and Darren left for the grandest pce.
Curious, a discussion erupted among all present in the training ground and across the Dragon Holy
Land. After Darren and Scott left, they could finally talk about Darren with theirpanions. Especially
Gilbert, he rushed to Be and woke her. Then he instructed her to bow in Darren''s direction together.
"Be. Come on, admit your mistake and apologize!"
"I am sorry, Darren. This is my fault."
Be bowed, aplex expression shed on her face.
Darren followed Scott to a pce that was full of spiritual herbs and precious treasures, including a big
cauldron used for refining pill.
"Ha-ha, Scott, look at what you prepared for me! You are so nice." Darrenughed.
"I expected you to take at least two months. Why do you return so soon? Does something happen?"
Scott had estimated that Darren would need more time to acquire blood from a level six demonic
monster. But why did he return so quickly? Had something happened?
Apparently, Darren recalled something awful as his expression turned stern when he heard Scott''s
questions. Subsequently, Darren told Scott what happened in great details, including how a horrifying
soul had attacked him and how he escaped.
Scott''s expression also turned solemn when he heard it.
"No wonder I sensed that you were in danger. I assumed you were fighting with a level six monster, so I
did not take actions. It is my fault. I should be more careful." Scott and Darren were connected as they
had made a contract. He could sense if Darren''s life were being threatened.
''''Scott, do you know what soul hunters are? Have you ever heard of them?'''' Darren was deeply
worried. A powerful entity had attacked him. What should he do if he came across such a strong and
mysterious opponent again?
"They are a mysterious cult in the east hills. They disappeared more than a hundred years ago. I never
expected that they would return. Their return means that something big happens. You will be in a lot of
trouble if you get involved." Scott frowned as he spoke. Then something else urred to him. So he
tried tofort Darren, ''''Do not worry. They don''t dare to enter our territory. At least the strong evil
cultivators would not.''''
''''Why?'''' Darren was confused. Powerful men could do anything that they wanted. Why would Scott say
they were forbidden from his territory and that they would obey that rule?
''''I do not know all the details. What I do know is that this has something to do with the great master of
the Medicine Pavilion. He restrains the evil cultivators from entering the southernnd.''''
Darren felt relieved. Simultaneously, Scott''s exnation piqued his curiosity. How powerful was the
master of the Medicine Pavilion to order such an evil group? How terrified were they of the master of
the Medicine Pavilion if they listened? His existence alone was sufficient to keep soul hunters away
from the southernnd. There was only one exnation. The master of the Medicine Pavilion was
more powerful than he could imagine.
This was when Darren''s interest in being a rule cultivator was sparked. Wouldn''t everyone admire a
strong, powerful rule cultivator?
Darren then handed the demonic monster blood he had collected to Scott. He watched carefully as
Scott mixed the potion in the first stage of skin refining.
"Remember, Darren. The longer you stay in the potion, the better the effect of the skin refining stage. It
will set an important foundation for your uing stages. I must warn you, though. It is painful. Are
you ready?"
"Definitely." Darren nodded before leaping into the boiling big cauldron.