Chapter 106 Zenith''s Advice


    "What? You want to establish a faction!? Ricky... That''s... that''s a very dangerous and bold idea!" Edgar


    blurted out, his eyes opening wide. He was shocked at Ricky''s n.


    Establishing a faction was by no means an easy task. Managing, organizing, and strengthening it was


    also extremely vital. The Refinement Faction and the Casting Faction were backed by demi-immortals,


    and the Amber Faction also had the support from a mysterious figure. All of them had powerful


    backers. That was also why these factions were able to grow so strong and thrive! No one dared bully


    their disciples. All Ricky had was Grace''s support. But now he was thinking of establishing a faction! He


    was really something else!


    "Yes, you are right, Edgar... I know I don''t have much support from powerful figures. That''s why I came


    to see Autn. He is strong. I need him." Ricky nodded and acknowledged with a determined look.


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    "Hey, buddy! Count me in!" Edgar unexpectedly proposed as a determined light shed through his


    eyes.


    "I appreciate your support, Edgar. Really, I do. But I suggest you think this over carefully. Once you are


    in, you will be the enemy of the Casting Faction and the Refinement Faction. They will dislike you


    just because you joined me and things will get hard." Ricky was surprised when Edgar volunteered to


    join him. He was a bit touched by his support, but knew he had to make things clear so Edgar would


    know better about the difficulties he might face if he chose to join him.


    "I know what you mean, and I appreciate that you are considerate enough to make it clear. But I''ve


    made my decision. I want to help my master, and to be good friends with you," Edgar said


    straightforwardly without any hesitation. Of course, he knew the dangers of taking Ricky''s side. But he


    also truly believed that Ricky would be a true, loyal friend.


    "Ha-ha! Okay then, Edgar!! Let''s go and find Autn. Remember, please help me persuade him! That''s


    our main priority now. Otherwise, we might not be able to establish our faction. And even if we manage


    to found one, it would be a weak one without any powerful backup. The other factions would bully us,"


    Ricky said, his heart warming at their conversation. Having one more friend would always be


    entertaining and inspiring, especially when they were nning to do great things together.


    "Yes, I understand. But probably it''s going to be a little bit difficult to convince Autn. He has shown to


    be apathetic about fame and glory. I''ve never seen himpete in anypetition," Edgar said in a


    worried tone.


    "It doesn''t matter. We must try first. We''ll never know his take on things until we get started!" Ricky


    replied with confidence.


    "Hmm You have a point. Alright then, let''s go and talk to him when he finishes cultivating," agreed


    Edgar.


    Autn did not finish his cultivation in seclusion until five whole dayster. Ricky and Edgar patiently


    waited, eager to talk to the renowned warrior.


    When Autn was told that they would like toe and talk to him, he weed them into his room.


    Ricky and Edgar were ttered to be invited into his room. As they entered, Ricky greeted Autn,


    asking him whether he had seeded in the breakthrough. He remembered that Autn went out for


    trainingst time, in order to find a way to break through to Bone Reinforcement.


    Autn was transparent about his situation. He told them that he had already found the way to do it.


    He had returned to the Snow Sect this time in order to concentrate on the breakthrough process. Bone


    Reinforcement deserved his most intensive attention, after all. He had to make sure everything around


    him was well arranged.


    He cultivated in seclusion these days to reinforce thepleteness of the phase of Blood Purification,


    so as toy a solid foundation for his uing breakthrough.


    Autelen then asked him what he hade for. Rick straightforwardly told him of his ns and


    expressed his hope that Autn would join them.


    "Ricky, thank you for your invitation. You are a good man, and I like you. But this is different. I have no


    interest in this kind of stuff!" Autn immediately refused. He did not want himself get involved in those


    complex affairs. He was more interested in his individual progress and cultivation.


    "Hey, Autn. I am inviting you to join our new faction not because I want you to bepletely


    involved with us... I''m just asking for you to show up the day when we announce the establishment of


    our faction. That''s all," Ricky said persuasively, trying to change Autn''s mind.


    "I''m afraid it''s not as simple as you think. Once I show up on that day, I will bebeled to be a member


    of the faction. I will have the responsibility of dealing with things in the faction. But you know me. I am


    not the type to like this management stuff. So I think I''d better not join you," Autn insisted, kindly


    rejecting him.


    ...


    For the next few hours, Ricky and Edgar took turns trying to convince Autn. However, despite their


    unreserved efforts, Autn did not change his mind. Finally, both of them thanked him for his time and


    bade him goodbye, dejected and disappointed.


    There was nothing else they could do now. They stepped out of his room and looked at each other,


    frustrated.


    They now began to brainstorm about a n B.


    "Hey, Ricky. Won''t you be able to establish the faction if Autn doesn''t join in?" Edgar asked sadly.


    "No, that''s not that case. I can still establish it. But it''s going to be a weak one without Autn. Like I


    said earlier, the Casting Faction and the Refinement Faction would bully our new faction," Ricky replied


    as he shook his head, having no idea what he could do next.


    "Then, what can we do? You''ve seen his attitude. It seems that he will never ept our invitation no


    matter what we say," Edgar said, shrugging his shoulders.


    He understood what Ricky meant. Without a warrior with top internal strength, their new faction would


    be a lowly one, vulnerable to intimidation and harassment from other factions.


    "Let''s work harder ande up with another idea to make him say yes!" Ricky said decisively,


    clenching his fists. He was determined to make Autn a member of his future faction, no matter what


    it took.


    "Ricky, Edgar. Come to my room!" Zenith suddenly summoned them. They exchanged looks at each


    other, curious as to why Chief Zenith wanted to see them.


    They immediately proceeded to Zenith''s room. Then they nodded to each other as they knocked,


    pushed the door open, and went inside.


    "Chief Zenith," they greeted Zenith whose eyes were closed as he sat, meditating.


    Hearing their voices, Zenith opened his eyes slowly and nodded at them. He then took a nce at the


    two young men. "Ricky, you are nning to set up a faction, and want Autn to join you. Correct?"


    asked Zenith, as if he was omniscient.


    "Yes, Chief Zenith," Ricky replied honestly.


    "From what I''m seeing, he turned you down, didn''t he?" Zenith asked further, a smiling forming on his


    face.


    Ricky and Edgar sighed in frustration and nodded.


    "You want to set up a faction, so as to stand against the Casting Faction and the Refinement Faction.


    This is a smart idea. I support you in this respect. That''s why I summoned you here. I''d like to offer you


    a suggestion. If you can handle what I''m going to tell you, your dreams may very welle true. And


    maybe, even without your further persuasion, Autn will take the initiative to volunteer to join your


    faction," Zenith said, wearing a mysterious smile.


    "Chief Zenith, what do you mean?" they asked immediately as their eyes lit up with excitement.


    "There is a core disciple named Olivia Bing. Autn likes her. As long as you can persuade her to join


    your faction, he will definitely follow her and join you!" Zenith suggested.


    However, Ricky and Edgar were dejected at hearing this. Their shoulders drooped upon hearing


    Zenith''s advice.


    Olivia Bing? Who was that? They did not know her at all. How could they convince her into their


    faction? What was more, she was a core disciple and had every reason to reject them, two unknown


    inner disciples.


    "Chief Zenith, would you be kind enough to talk to her about this?" Edgar suddenly came up with a


    ridiculous idea.


    "Or maybe I can just talk to Autn and order him to join you! Want me to do that too!?" Zenith rolled


    his eyes at Edgar''s unreasonable request.


    "Thank you, Chief Zenith, if that''s fine with you!" Ricky nodded and replied, not catching the sarcasm in


    the sect chief''s voice.


    Zenith paused, an awkward silence hovered in the air. Of course, he could not talk to either Olivia or


    Autn.


    "All right! Stop talking nonsense. Let''s get to the point. Ricky, tell me, the manual you are practicing


    now, is it an esoteric one? Are you having any difficulties?" Zenith asked. He decided to leave the


    problem of Autn to themselves. Mentioning Olivia Bing and Autn''s feelings for her was the


    furthest help he could give.


    "It''s indeed a profound one. And I''m still working on it, Chief Zenith," Ricky saidpliantly.


    "Boy, don''t try to y me. I''m not interested in your manual," said Zenith crossly at Ricky''s


    unwillingness to talk about the manual. He was an elder with rich experience who would never feel


    jealous of what his disciples had.


    "Olivia Bing is a disciple of Elder Samuel. She is practically obsessed with casting. If you are willing to


    share your manual with her, I''m sure everything will go smoothly.


    Do you understand?" Zenith said.


    "Yes, Chief Zenith," Ricky replied, now understanding why Zenith had asked about his manual.


    "I''m not saying that you should give the manual to her. All you need to do is share some of your


    experiences or suggestions to her. I think that would be enough. She would dly talk about it with


    you," Zenith said to appease Ricky''s hesitation.


    "So, where can we find her, Chief?" Edgar asked.


    "She is in Elder Samuel''s ce, of course." That was thest piece of information that Zenith felt like


    offering them. He immensely liked these two disciples, but in no way would he spoonfeed them.


    "I got it. Thank you, Chief. You''ve helped us a lot. We''re going to find her now," Ricky said, bowing


    gratefully. Edgar did the same.


    Immediately, the two friends headed for Elder Samuel''s courtyard.


    Elder Samuel''s disciples greeted them enthusiastically the moment they arrived.


    Bertha emerged from her room and teased Ricky, "What are you doing here? Trying to see how we


    practice casting? You greedy guy."


    "It''s good to see you too, Bertha. But sadly, I''ve got some other business today!" Ricky replied with a


    smile.


    "Oh? What''s that? Is there anything I can help you with?" she asked curiously.


    "I''m afraid not, unless you quit the Amber Faction."


    "What do you mean? Why?" Bertha asked, rmed.


    "Hee-hee. Bertha, is Miss Olivia Bing here? There''s something we''d like to discuss with her. You''ll find


    out why when we meet her," said Ricky, keeping her guessing.


    "Ricky, is that you? You came here and you dare note inside to greet me first!?" a voice boomed


    from inside.