Ch. 3241..3250
Chapter 3241 Tricks Of Gloria
She had thought of everything in the plan.
As a matter of fact, she even knew when it was time for her to make her grand entrance.
Entering at that moment would make her a beam of sunshine for Floyd in the dark.
Meanwhile, Floyd was mentally and physically breaking down.
He was drowning in the sea of guilt.
He was losing his mind.
The curses and accusations were all echoing in his head, and those voices were getting louder and clearer.
Floyd felt as though his head was going to explode.
At that very moment, Gloria appeared and hugged him tightly.
“Don’t! Floyd, calm down! Don’t do this to yourself!”
No one knew what she did, but surprisingly, Floyd managed to get quieter and quieter.
When Floyd turned to look at Gloria, a sense of warmth welled up in his heart.
He never thought that she would be the one by his side, keeping him company, at his most helpless moment.
“What do I do? Everyone’s blaming me for this. I’m the one who hurt Azure Dragon and the rest. I’m the reason they’re in this state! Everyone’s looking at me in that way. They must all be cursing at me and saying that I’ve messed up! Although my master and the others never talked about this, I’m sure they’re thinking the same!”
Floyd finally found someone to voice his grievances to. Moreover, that person was someone he liked most.
Therefore, Floyd’s negative emotions exploded out of him.
Like a child, he began voicing all of the upsetting thoughts in him.
How Gloria did nothing but quietly listen to his complaints made Floyd feel safe around her—she made him feel like he could rely on her more.
Subconsciously, Gloria had become his safe haven.
“All right, how do I start with this? Unlike your master, I won’t say that you haven’t made a single mistake or that this has nothing to do with you.”
Her response was not like the ones he had heard before, so he could not help but lift his head to look at Gloria.
All of the people he knew kept repeating the same few things—”You’re not at fault,” “This has nothing to do with you,” “Don’t blame yourself for this,” and more.
The more he heard those words, the guiltier he felt.
Therefore, the different words from Gloria made his eyes lit up.
As Gloria stared at him, she said, “There’s no way you’re not involved in this. In fact, I would say that you’re a major contributing factor to this. It won’t be exaggerating to say that you’ve ended up hurting Azure Dragon and the others. Although you didn’t mean to do this, this has ended up the worst-case scenario, and you’re the reason this happened.”
Boom!
Floyd’s mind was about to explode.
She was the first to point out his mistakes after the incident.
She immediately told him that he was involved in the matter.
She immediately said that the incident was the consequence of his actions.
Instead of becoming bitter and angry, Floyd felt better.
It was because he had been certain that he was at fault for the matter.
The more the others avoided pointing out his role in the incident, the guiltier he felt.
On the other hand, he felt much better after hearing the others say that he did play a role in the disastrous incident.
After all, Floyd was like Levi—they were the kind to admit to their mistakes.
They always wanted to bear everything by themselves.
They would let their friends and comrades take credit for their achievements, but they would bear the consequences of the terrible things themselves.
Both of them had the same kind of personality.
Therefore, Floyd felt immensely comfortable after hearing Gloria tell him that he was to blame.
Evidently, Gloria had figured out what kind of person Floyd was by then.
She knew his character and habits well, and that was not all.
She had more tricks up her sleeve.
Hence, she said, “I’m to blame for this too. If I didn’t say anything, you wouldn’t have gone to look for them. Therefore, you and I are responsible for this. You can’t say that I played no role in this because everything I say is the truth. This is the responsibility the two of us have to bear.”
Hearing that, Floyd felt even better.
Chapter 3242 Floyd Is A Pawn
She didn’t bother holding back in accusing Floyd of being the cause of the problem.
Despite having calmed down, Floyd felt utterly bad.
After all, Azure Dragon and the rest had ended up in this state thanks to him.
He needed someone to keep him company, or even bear the responsibility with him.
As Gloria had participated in the matter, she said she was responsible, too. In fact, she was helping Floyd to share the burden and giving him enough sense of security.
That way, he wouldn’t have to face the matter alone.
Someone else would share the load with him.
He felt touched and moved to tears.
Floyd gazed at Gloria earnestly, for she was God’s best gift to him in his darkest moment.
She had appeared at his lowest point in life and was his guardian angel.
Even if Gloria told Floyd to sacrifice himself, he would do so without hesitation.
“Don’t worry, for I’ll keep you company. We shall bear the responsibility together! What’s happened has happened, and we can’t change the past, so we need to face reality. The first thing we need to do is to help Azure Dragon and the rest to regain their power to make it up to him. Then, we’ll have to find out the culprit who did this to them! I won’t ignore the matter. On the contrary, I’ll stay by your side and help you out!”
Actually, Floyd had heard the exact same words that Gloria was telling him now from Levi previously.
However, Floyd had already forgotten everything Levi told him. He didn’t remember a thing.
To be more precise, he wasn’t that touched by Levi’s words and merely took it as some sort of comfort.
On the other hand, Gloria’s words were etched in his brain.
He would never forget her words, ever.
Sometimes, sincerity was no match for tricks.
Gloria had gained complete control of Floyd now through the tricks up her sleeves.
“All right, I got it. I’ll make sure Azure Dragon and the rest recover before avenging them!” A determined glint flashed across Floyd’s eyes.
He held Gloria’s hand tightly and said, “Thank you for being by my side. I might’ve gone mad if you weren’t here. Without you, I would’ve lost the will to live. Perhaps today will be the day I meet my doom.”
Gloria flashed a grin. “You need someone who understands your feelings, listens to you, and shares your loneliness and feelings. I’m here, so don’t you dare have negative thoughts.”
Floyd nodded firmly. “Don’t worry. I won’t act that way!”
A blissful grin appeared on his lips, for he had finally met someone who understood him and could share his pain and happy moments.
He had got his mind set on Gloria.
Without her, he couldn’t imagine how dark his life would be.
Instead of expressing his feelings, he wanted to protect her forever.
“Oh, I’ll have to search for magical herbs. My master wants a list of all Bonemasters in the Ecclesiastic Order. Well…”
Hearing that, Gloria chimed in, “No problem. Leave that to me! I’ll use my connections to get the list. There aren’t a lot of Bonemasters in the Ecclesiastic Order, so I believe I’ll get the list soon.”
Floyd was delighted. “Thank you for your help!”
Gloria responded, “I’m partially responsible for what happened, so it’s only right that I offer help. I promised to face it with you, right?”
“Yes.” Floyd was touched. “I’m glad to have you with me.”
Soon, Floyd departed to gather the magical herbs.
After watching him leave, Gloria flashed a mocking grin.
He’ll be a loyal pawn to me!
“I hope you’ll surprise me. We can’t mess with the elemental spiritual bone, so it’s all up to Levi and his daughter,” Gloria muttered under her breath and sneered.
She did a one-eighty and had transformed into a cruel and heartless person!
Chapter 3243 Killing All Bonemasters
Floyd was in a good mood after getting “healed.”
After returning to Heavenly Base, he no longer paid heed to others who stared and gossiped about him.
Yes, go ahead and gossip about me! Yes, it was all my fault! I admit to it!
That was the power Gloria gave him.
Somewhere in Erudia.
Over ten Bonemasters worked hard and finally transplanted the elemental spiritual bone onto the young man’s body.
It had merged with the man’s body perfectly!
Upon success, everyone laughed out loud.
The young man who was the proud owner of an elemental spiritual bone broke into crazy laughter.
“I did it! I’m going to rise to the top!” he announced.
A terrifying energy that seemed to be capable enough of destroying the world exuded from his body.
“The legendary elemental spiritual bone shouldn’t appear within the lower life forms. It should belong to me! It’s a waste for them to get it. They don’t even know what their spiritual bones are! What a waste. Now, the legendary spiritual bone is mine. I am the only one who can maximize its power!” the young man roared.
He was right, for it was a waste for Azure Dragon and his peers to be in possession of the spiritual bones.
After all, they only got to know what spiritual bones were at that age.
The Ecclesiastic Order, however, would test their members upon birth to find out their spiritual bones so they could begin cultivating at a young age.
Azure Dragon and his friends had wasted almost thirty years.
Thus, it was indeed a waste.
“Sir, how should we deal with the Bonemasters?” Dozens of men clad in black cloaks went to the young man and posed the question.
“Wipe them out!” the young man ordered.
The men in black robes immediately did as told and killed all Bonemasters.
The Bonemasters had not expected that they would be killed.
After all, they did the impossible by extracting the spiritual bones from the five men, merged them into an elemental spiritual bone before transplanting it onto the young man’s body.
They should be acknowledged for their efforts.
As they had contributed greatly, it didn’t make sense for them to be killed.
Actually, the Bonemasters were a rare existence in the Ecclesiastic Order. There weren’t many of them.
If someone needed them, they were a mighty existence.
Thus, no one had ever wanted them dead.
If they died, nobody else could perform the spiritual bone transplantation.
However, the young man didn’t hesitate in ordering his subordinates to kill them.
Moments before their death, the Bonemasters belatedly realized that those men were different from others, for they were ruthless and had blood on their hands.
It was only then that the Bonemasters realized that it was normal for the men to kill people.
They assumed they would be saved thanks to their unique status.
Alas, it was too late.
Just like that, the Bonemasters were slaughtered.
Instead of destroying their bodies, the men kept them.
“Sir, if your father finds out about this, he’ll be pleased! With your talent and the elemental spiritual bone, you’ll have a bright future ahead. You might even surpass your father and grandfather!”
The dozens of men promptly buttered the young man up.
“Mm. I shall go into solitary training to make the elemental spiritual bone mine in the shortest time possible! My goal is to surpass my father. Previously, I wasn’t talented enough to achieve that. Even working hard wouldn’t change anything. Now that I have the elemental spiritual bone, I’m certain I can catch up to him!” the young man declared earnestly.
His expression promptly changed into a menacing one.
He turned to the black man wearing cloaks and ordered, “For now, you shall keep an eye on Levi and the Ecclesiastic Order! I think some members in the Ecclesiastic Order are close friends with Levi and the like. They might not know this was our doing, but they could be smart enough to make a guess. If someone exposes us or even suspects us, kill them all! Don’t spare anyone.”
Chapter 3244 Regret Their Actions
A murderous glint flashed across the young man’s eyes as a fiery aura filled the scene.
“Got it!” everyone else answered in unison and nodded.
They were, in fact, excited to get to kill people anytime they wanted.
Besides taking care of Azure Dragon and the rest, Levi didn’t forget about the Ecclesiastic Order.
He started investigating the various factions in the Ecclesiastic Order.
Before taking action against the Ecclesiastic Order, he had to first get to know them.
Previously, he wasn’t even interested in them. All he wanted was to lead a peaceful life.
He wasn’t even interested in the young theurgist from the Esoteric Guild.
Yet, his wish was not granted.
Thus, he decided to go all out so they wouldn’t dare to disrupt his life anymore.
The Ecclesiastic Order was a complicated organization, for it was established during the Xenhall era.
The aim of the organization was to execute abnormal beings.
They had been passing on the powerful Art of Consumption since the Xenhall era.
As the Art of Consumption was popular in that era, Levi guessed that spiritual energy was plentiful back then.
Otherwise, one would soon hit a bottleneck without sufficient spiritual energy.
For example, Forlevia might’ve drawn upon natural elements for her own technique, but it could be better if she were to use spiritual energy.
Later, the Ecclesiastic Order split into various factions and disappeared from the world. No one knew what happened to them.
Levi guessed that the Ecclesiastic Order started splitting up due to the lack of spiritual energy later on. They formed various factions and roamed around the world to find suitable places for them to survive. They had no choice but to allow the skill to be lost in history.
In the end, they found a suitable place for them to continue practicing the Art of Consumption, but it was completely forgotten by the outside world.
That explained why there was a disruption in passing down the skill.
The Cardinal Hall had heard about these rumors regarding the Ecclesiastic Order, but there was no clue at all.
Everyone spoke of the Art of Consumption, but the book or manual was nowhere to be seen.
However, the lack of spiritual energy was just Levi’s guess.
Perhaps there is another reason for the Ecclesiastic Order to live in an independent world. I don’t have enough evidence to support my guess. I’m certain that there is a huge secret within the Ecclesiastic Order that even Sonja didn’t have access to, let alone me, an outsider.
There were many factions within the Ecclesiastic Order, the biggest being the Five Pavilions which consisted of East Pavilion, West Pavilion, North Pavilion, South Pavilion, and Middle Pavilion.
Sonja belonged to North Pavilion, and Gloria was from West Pavilion.
There were many other factions that specialized in different stuff.
Levi was reminded of the heavenly lock when he read about a faction specializing in the art of mechanisms.
The Five Pavilions was a huge and comprehensive faction.
Most importantly, there was an abnormal faction that the Ecclesiastic Order failed to destroy despite channeling all their resources.
The abnormal faction managed to survive.
“Hmm? Could it be this abnormal faction?” Levi mused to himself.
The first thought that popped up in his mind was that this abnormal faction was the one who dug out Azure Dragon and his peers’ spiritual bones.
As they exist, there is a possibility that they are behind this. Hmm, the Five Pavilion is also suspicious.
Previously, Levi wanted to gain information about the factions so he could analyze and catch the culprit.
After reading the file, he discovered that every faction was suspicious.
Hence, he decided to wait until he got the list of the Bonemasters.
After capturing them, he would interrogate them to find out what happened.
Sonja and her friends were searching for the Bonemasters.
Even Gloria was working hard to trace the Bonemasters. If she could find them, it would be easier for her to carry out her plan.
“I heard that many people are targeting Evie and I to get our spiritual bones, huh? Great. Come on, then!” Levi sneered.
Now that someone else had gotten the elemental spiritual bones, the other factions within the Ecclesiastic Order turned their targets to him and Forlevia.
Levi would make sure that anyone who dared to harm him and his daughter regret their actions.
Chapter 3245 Chad Is Here
Many people were also interested in Levi’s God Crusher.
They assumed it was an Ancient Divine Sword.
Human beings had always feared the unknown.
Despite assuming God Crusher was an Ancient Divine Sword, they didn’t know what it was exactly.
As a result, they were curious and wanted it for themselves.
If Levi wasn’t feared for his ruthlessness, someone would’ve launched an attack on him.
Right now, all factions within the Ecclesiastic Order had their eyes on Levi.
However, no one dared to be the first one to take action against him.
It would be great if they could defeat him. But the consequences of their failing, however, were unimaginable.
Levi had shown how horrifyingly powerful he was back at Xyperia, but no one else knew the extent of his power and what the Ecclesiastic Order thought of him.
Thus, they dared not take action recklessly.
They all hoped that someone else would take action first so they could figure out the extent of Levi’s power.
Everyone remained calm and waited to see who would take action first.
They believed that someone would lose patience and strike soon.
Thus, they couldn’t wait for that day to come.
Levi was a treasure to them, for he had an Ancient Divine Sword and a talented daughter.
He was also a powerful being.
To the many factions of the Ecclesiastic Order, he was a valuable piece of treasure.
Everyone wanted him for their own.
Levi was also waiting for them to come to him so he could kill them.
One day, an unexpected visitor showed up—Chad.
Levi was stunned to see Chad coming to visit him.
Previously, the man refused to treat Forlevia.
In fact, Chad refused to treat anyone related to Levi.
It was obvious that he was at odds with Levi, for he would avoid anyone related to Levi.
Chad and Levi weren’t on good terms.
In the end, Levi got the magical medicine and cured Forlevia, but that had nothing to do with Chad.
Why is he here? Levi wondered in surprise.
Chad knew why Levi was confused.
He explained, “Mr. Garrison, I’m really sorry. I had no choice but to refuse you previously. You wanted to save your daughter, and so did I. If I were to treat your daughter, my daughter would lose her life. Our daughters are about the same age. When I saw your daughter, I was reminded of my own daughter. I wanted to save her, but I couldn’t do so.”
Actually, Levi had that guess.
From what he knew, Chad wasn’t a bad person or held any grudge against him.
Thus, someone else must’ve manipulated him to do that.
“It’s all right. Let bygones be bygones. Is she all right now?” Levi asked.
Chad flashed a smile. “After realizing how powerful you are, they dared not do anything. However, I won’t tell you who they are.”
“Mm. I shall find out the truth myself. You don’t have to tell me anything.” Levi gave a curt nod.
That particular force never slipped his mind.
Back then, they made life difficult for him to stop him from treating Forlevia.
Of course he wouldn’t let the matter slip.
He would definitely teach them a lesson after finding out who they were.
Chad promptly stated the reason for his visit. “I’m here to visit Azure Dragon and the rest to see if I could be of help. We are close friends.”
“Sure!”
Naturally, Levi wasn’t about to refuse Chad’s kind offer.
In fact, it was all thanks to Chad that Azure Dragon and the likes could be Deities.
Chad was the one who purified them so they could get their spiritual bones and absorb spiritual energy to become Deities.
After Chad arrived, he examined Azure Dragon and the rest thoroughly.
He also brought along much magical medicine so Azure Dragon and the rest could recover well.
After that, he went outside and told Levi, “They will recover and end up being weaker than ordinary humans. It’s impossible for them to regain their power.”
“It’s fine. As ordinary humans, they won’t be involved in these fights. That’s a good thing, after all,” Levi responded.
He would avenge them by wiping out the entire Ecclesiastic Order!
Chapter 3246 First Ones In The Ecclesiastic Order To Get Killed
Chad looked at Levi. “Crown King, I understand where you’re going. You want to lead a peaceful and ordinary life. I once had the same thought and lived peacefully until someone disrupted it.”
His interest piqued, Levi studied Chad thoughtfully.
Chad continued, “It’s impossible for someone as powerful as you to lead a peaceful life. Your ability and responsibility would bring trouble to you.”
Levi replied confidently, “That means I am still not strong enough. Don’t worry, for I’ll work hard to improve myself!”
He was sure that everyone would fear him when he became the most powerful person in the world.
By then, no one would cause trouble for him and his loved ones.
Those who had a death wish could come at him.
Comprehension dawned on Chad, and he chuckled out loud. “Right. Only those who aren’t strong enough would be kept in check.”
After a pause, he added, “Crown King, for the time being, I shall keep an eye on Azure Dragon and the rest. I’ll do my best to help them. I want to see if I can solve the problem of their missing spiritual bones through other means.”
Hearing that, Levi said gratefully, “Thank you!”
“Oh, it’s all right. I felt guilty for not being able to save your daughter. Thus, I want to make it up to you.”
Something occurred to Levi as he asked, “By the way, you seem to know the spiritual bone and spiritual energy well. You’ve known all along that Deities are related to spiritual bones?”
Chad wasn’t planning on keeping it a secret, so he nodded and revealed, “Yes, I knew it was easy to create Deities. One could become a Deity by absorbing spiritual energy after unclogging or discovering a hidden spiritual bone.”
Levi’s expression changed slightly. He took a deep breath before asking, “Are you related to the Ecclesiastic Order?”
Chad shook his head. “To be precise, we’re not related. But there is somehow a connection between us.”
“Mm?” Levi was taken aback by his vague answer.
Previously, he was of the opinion that there was a disruption when the older generation in the Ecclesiastic Order was trying to pass down their skills.
There was nothing about the Ecclesiastic Order in the world.
However, it seemed that he had gotten it wrong.
Chad let out a sigh and explained, “We have our own rules, so I can’t reveal much. I hope you can understand, Mr. Garrison.”
Levi belatedly realized Chad was most probably a member of an organization, and it was the organization that ordered Chad to avoid him at all costs.
“Mm, never mind. It’s all right, for I’ll discover the truth myself,” Levi answered as he bobbed his head.
“Mr. Garrison, I shall take my leave now. If you need my help, just let me know. However, you need to be careful. I believe trouble will come knocking at your door.”
After saying that, Chad took his leave.
Chad’s prediction came true, for not long after he departed, trouble came knocking at Levi’s door.
Levi was still outside. He hadn’t returned to his hiding spot.
Without warning, he sensed three powerful auras targeting him before making their way here.
Oh, they are immensely powerful. They are stronger than the strongest Super Deity I met in Xyperia.
Only a selected few would get labeled as strong by Levi.
Levi had met only a few members from the Ecclesiastic Order and the Esoteric Guild.
However, judging from the newcomers’ auras, they were far more powerful than Sonja and the like.
They were slightly more powerful than the young theurgist from the Esoteric Guild who tried to stop him.
However, the fact that three of them had appeared at once came as shocking news to Levi.
Through their auras, Levi was certain that they were from the Ecclesiastic Order.
Great! I’m glad they are here.
Levi wanted to kill a few powerful members of the Ecclesiastic Order to create fear among them.
As they had presented themselves before him, he decided they would be the first ones of the Ecclesiastic Order to get killed.
Chapter 3247 The Three Sages Of North Pavilion
Boom! Levi was filled with a desire for murder.
He narrowed his gaze as though he was a demon reborn from hell.
As he had been wanting to kill someone from the Ecclesiastic Order, their swift arrival and power came to him as a shock.
Levi’s curiosity was aroused.
The young theurgist from the Esoteric Guild that Levi defeated earlier was abnormally strong and should’ve piqued Levi’s interest, but Levi paid no heed to him.
Now that three powerful beings had emerged, Levi grew interested to kill them.
“Let’s see who the unlucky b*stards are!” he mused.
He was starting to get a little excited.
Soon, three elders arrived.
Their outfits and auras proved that they belonged to the Ecclesiastic Order.
The three newcomers were known as the Three Sages of North Pavilion—Sensos, Bulder, and Exto.
They were the elders of Sonja and her friends.
Sonja’s father wasn’t even qualified to contact the elders.
That was how powerful and influential they were in North Pavilion.
It was because of Sonja and her friends that they got to know Levi.
However, Sonja and her friends had no idea of their plan.
Upon arrival, the Three Sages smiled at the sight of Levi’s murderous aura.
As expected, he’s indeed powerful. Look at how menacing he is. Did he think we’re here to attack him?
The Three Sages laughed at the thought of that.
After all, they were different from those from the Ecclesiastic Order who had targeted Levi.
They were influential figures revered by many, so there was no need for them to resort to despicable means.
They wouldn’t stoop so low to transplant spiritual bones onto their bodies.
“Calm down, young man. We come in peace. Does it look like we’re going to attack you?” the Three Sages asked cheerfully.
Levi sensed that they weren’t trying to harm him.
Thus, he rescinded some of his murderous intent.
“Why are you here?” He went straight to the point.
The Three Sages wanted to introduce their organization so they could reveal their identities. “We’re from the Ecclesiastic Order—”
However, Levi cut them off impatiently. “Just tell me why you’re here.”
“But we have to let you know who we are,” the Three Sages replied in confusion.
They wanted to introduce themselves yet again, but Levi interjected, “Stop wasting my time. You’re from the Ecclesiastic Order, right? Just tell me the reason for your visit.”
“All right. We’ve heard about you recently. You seem to be in the possession of an Ancient Divine Sword!” Sensos said.
Before he could continue, Levi responded, “Yes, I have a sword. Are you taking it from me? Come on. It’s with me now!”
Bulder and Exto immediately replied, “No, don’t get us wrong. We aren’t interested in the Ancient Divine Sword. We have our own weapons!”
Levi sneered, “Then you’re here for Evie or my spiritual bone, huh? You want to dig out our spiritual bones and transplant them onto your body, right?”
His voice was unfriendly, for he had assumed that was what they wanted.
What other reason could there be?
Sensos and the other two shared a look before bursting into laughter.
“Levi, you’ve got it wrong. We are in possession of the legendary class spiritual bones. The elemental spiritual bone is slightly stronger than our spiritual bones, but the difference isn’t huge. There’s no need for us to undergo transplantation. Besides, you and your daughter are in possession of two spiritual bones. Those aren’t enough for the three of us. That’s not what we have in plan,” they offered a hasty explanation.
Levi was a little puzzled. “Then why are you here?”
He was ready to kill them, but they weren’t even here to start a fight.
He had no idea what was going on.
The Three Sages found his reaction amusing. Finally, Exto spoke up. “Allow me!”
Chapter 3248 No One Can Refuse To Be Our Disciple
“We’re here for one thing—we want you to be our disciple so we can train you to inherit our skills and be the master of North Pavilion!”
After Exto made that announcement, the Three Sages wore proud expressions.
They acted so arrogantly as though they had bestowed a great honor onto Levi.
He should feel honored to be selected as our heir in North Pavilion. Even his ancestors would be proud! This is his chance to be the glory of the family!
Indeed, in North Pavilion…
No, those from the Ecclesiastic Order would die to be the Three Sages’ disciples.
Many would plead relentlessly to get to be their disciple.
Alas, none of them were qualified.
It was close to impossible to be their disciple, so they had made that statement proudly.
Besides, they assumed no one would refuse to be their disciple.
That was why they wanted to introduce themselves.
As long as they revealed their identities as the Three Sages of North Pavilion, Levi wouldn’t reject their offer.
Levi was shocked at how arrogant they looked.
They are acting as though I would get to my knees and agree to be their disciple any minute. Do they seriously think this is my dream?
“Levi, we shall be honest with you. We have not taken any disciples, so you’ll be our first disciple. You should know how important that means. This is an unprecedented situation. It will be the greatest honor you’ll ever receive. Besides, there’s no harm in agreeing to be our disciple,” they told him smugly.
They didn’t hold back and told him that becoming their disciple would be his greatest honor in life.
The Three Sages had never taken any disciples, for no talent had ever caught their attention.
Previously, there were a few promising talents in the Ecclesiastic Order.
However, the other factions like South Pavilion, West Pavilion, and East Pavilion took action first and got the promising talents for themselves.
The annoying elders from East Pavilion got two talented prodigies to join them.
The prodigies had legendary class spiritual bones that were on par with the elemental spiritual bones.
Initially, the Three Sages of North Pavilion had discovered the prodigies and wanted them to join North Pavilion.
North Pavilion provided them protection so no one else could capture them and extract their bones to undergo a transplant.
Alas, no one knew East Pavilion would poach them away.
Both prodigies ended up betraying the Three Sages of North Pavilion and became disciples of the elders of East Pavilion.
The Three Sages of North Pavilion were enraged at the turn of events, but there was nothing they could do about it.
The talents had already completed the ritual to become someone else’s disciples, and it was too late for the Three Sages to do anything.
Later, the other factions got themselves rare prodigies, except for North Pavilion.
Until now, the Three Sages of North Pavilion hadn’t got themselves any suitable disciples.
Thus, North Pavilion ended up becoming the weakest faction with no future among the Five Pavilions.
In the future, all pavilions had at least one prodigy, but North Pavilion had none.
Thus, it had no future.
The Three Sages could protect North Pavilion for now, but they couldn’t protect North Pavilion forever.
The future belonged to the younger generation.
If North Pavilion was too weak, it would be finished off in the future.
The Three Sages had been trying to find a successor for years but to no avail.
No one they met was qualified to be their disciple!
Thus, after entering the real world, everyone started finding themselves talents with great spiritual bones.
To make it simple, all factions within the Ecclesiastic Order were preparing for a competition.
They were gathering bargaining chips for the competition.
Those that lagged behind or didn’t prepare enough would be finished off by other factions.
Chapter 3249 The Highest Honor
The Three Sages of North Pavilion had to place their hope on the outside world.
They never stopped their search.
At first, they set their eyes on Azure Dragon and the other four.
They knew from the start that those men possessed the elemental spiritual bones.
The reason they didn’t take action was that the elemental spiritual bones were among five men instead of one.
It would be hard to train them all, and they wouldn’t catch up with the other prodigies from other factions.
The five men would have to work together to maximize their power.
There were too many uncertainties, so it was neither a wise nor practical decision.
The Three Sages kept that option in consideration.
They were also pleasantly surprised by Levi’s daughter’s talent.
In fact, it was the Three Sages who instructed Sonja and her peers to test Levi out.
Of course, Sonja and the rest had no idea they were acting under the Three Sages’ order.
She thought it was her father who gave the order.
After the test, Sonja and the others were utterly shocked.
Despite not knowing what a spiritual bone was, they knew it was stronger than their powers combined.
It was a legendary class spiritual bone.
Naturally, the news caught the Three Sages by surprise.
Nevertheless, they were also informed by Sonja and the rest that Levi’s spiritual bone was poor, for he relied solely on pure physique training.
Many members of the Ecclesiastic Order focused on pure physique training, and there were strong fighters among them.
However, there was a limit to their power.
Despite their strength, they couldn’t be the strongest of all.
Thus, those who did pure physique training weren’t valued in the Ecclesiastic Order.
Of course, one wouldn’t dare to underestimate a fighter focusing on pure physique training, for he was full of potential.
The Three Sages had initially chosen Forlevia for her comprehensive skills.
In fact, they wanted to meet Levi and Forlevia some time ago, but Levi happened to be taking revenge on Hydron.
Hence, they had to wait for a suitable time.
Never did they expect that their wait would bring them a pleasant surprise.
They got to witness Levi unleashing the full potential of his combat prowess!
Never mind if he focused on pure physique training, for he was strong and powerful.
Besides, Levi was that capable at a young age.
That was enough to prove that he was different from those who did pure physique training.
All they wanted was a bright future.
With Levi, they could have a secure future.
Having Levi on their side would be equivalent to having Forlevia on their side.
That way, their future would be even more secure.
They could kill two birds with one stone, and it would be a profitable deal for them.
All they had to do was to get Levi to be their disciple.
They wouldn’t have to go through the trouble of taking Forlevia to be their disciple, for both father and daughter would be theirs soon.
In the end, they decided to select Levi after seeing how capable he could be.
Others might’ve targeted Levi for his spiritual bone, but the Three Sages of North Pavilion came to Levi for their future.
They were confident that no one would refuse to be their disciple and give up on the honor.
There was no way Levi would reject their offer, for he would be the future head of North Pavilion.
They were also certain they could increase Levi’s ability.
Levi might be incredibly strong, but the Three Sages were in the opinion that the techniques from the outside world weren’t legit.
There weren’t any cultivation skills or magical herbs that suited those who did pure physique training well in the outside world.
They had legitimate skills and elixirs with them to train Levi systematically so he could improve his skills.
At the very least, he could be stronger and increase his limits.
That was how confident they were.
They were pretty sure that Levi wouldn’t say no.
There was no reason for Levi to reject them after they came all the way here to extend the offer to him.
The elders from other factions had gotten a disciple each, but the Three Sages were taking only one disciple at the same time.
It was the ultimate honor one could ever receive!
They gazed at Levi expectantly and waited for his reply. They couldn’t help but imagine he’d go to his knees and address them as “Masters.”
Chapter 3250 Weak Masters
“By the way, we still need to introduce ourselves. We’re from the North Pavilion of the Ecclesiastic Order. They call us the Three Sages of North Pavilion. I’m Sensos. He’s Bulder, and that’s Exto. We might be working behind the scenes, but we are in control of the North Pavilion. Even the head has to listen to us. We’re among the strongest beings in North Pavilion,” Sensos revealed humbly while running a hand through his beard.
Bulder and Exto chimed in, “You won’t lose out by agreeing to be our disciple. We’ll help you improve using legitimate skills, elixirs, and magical herbs suitable for those doing pure physique training. You can be stronger! There is more to it. Your daughter, friends, and relatives can also receive training! You’ll stand to gain more as our disciple.”
The three elders weren’t good at making empty promises, so they were telling the truth.
They told Levi what he stood to gain after agreeing to be their disciple.
Right now, they were practically begging for Levi to be their disciple.
Back then, people would beg to be their disciple, but it was the total opposite now.
As they had humbled themselves, they refused to accept no as an answer.
The three stared intently at Levi as they waited for the man to give them a solid answer.
“So you want to be my master?” Levi asked them as a frown marred his brows.
He was utterly speechless to realize that someone was bold enough to take him as a disciple.
The Three Sages replied instinctively, “Yes, we want to take you as a disciple. Say yes, and we can complete the ritual now!”
They started urging him excitedly.
“Forget it. Do you seriously want to be my master? I’ve never heard of masters being weaker than their disciples,” Levi mocked.
The Three Sages were stunned at his reply.
Upon hearing his comment, they looked as though they had been struck by lightning.
What does he mean by that? That isn’t possible!
Levi added, “Do you seriously think you’re stronger than me? Was that why you thought you could persuade me to be your disciple?”
“Yes. We’re strong and influential enough to be your master!” the three of them responded.
“Sure, I can be your disciple. However, shouldn’t you be stronger than me to be my masters? You’re weaker than me. The cheek of you to dream of being my masters!” Levi gazed at them in disbelief.
Is something wrong with them? Didn’t they realize I’m stronger than them? I can’t believe they think they are mighty and undefeatable.
“Huh? How could that be?”
“Yeah, we did the right thing!”
“There’s nothing wrong in asking you to be our disciple…”
The Three Sages were confused by Levi’s retort.
They still couldn’t figure out what had gone wrong.
As the strongest and most influential figures in North Pavilion, they were qualified to take a young man as their disciple.
However, they were now utterly puzzled.
What went wrong?
“There’s nothing wrong in being your masters. You’ll be the direct disciple of the Three Sages of North Pavilion! It’s only a matter of time before you become the head of North Pavilion.”
“Yeah, that’s right. I don’t think there’s anything wrong about that!”
The Three Sages of North Pavilion scrunched their expressions in bafflement.
Levi gazed at them wordlessly as his brows snapped together.
Are they crazy? They still haven’t realized it?
As Levi was staring at them as though they were fools, they belated realized what he meant.
“I think he means that he’s stronger than us, right? Or something similar.”
“Oh, yes. He said something about ‘masters being weaker than their disciples.’“
They started whispering among themselves.
“What? Does he mean he’s stronger than us?”
Comprehension dawned on them.
Levi sneered, “Yes, that’s right. I’m stronger than you!”