Langston told James about the Supreme Spiritual Root/ Whoever possessed the Supreme Spiritual Root would be bright, distinguished individuals born to persevere in the face of the Calamity. However, what was the Calamity? Based on Langston’s thoughts, the Calamity would be brought about by the seal’s activation. This would be the greatest catastrophe mankind would ever face. However, to deal with the menace, mankind’s ancestors had come up with a countermeasure. They would allow mankind to obtain the blood of the Four Holy Beasts so that they could gain extraordinary lifespans, which would allow them to emerge rapidly to deal with the looming threat. However, upon foreseeing the plans of mankind’s ancestors, the enemy tampered with the Four Holy Beasts. “This is my hypothesis based on the message left behind in King Quavon’s Mausoleum. Only time can verify its authenticity.” Langston could not be sure whether his speculations were true. “However, I believe this is not too far

Delainey was a fast learner. In a short amount of time, she managed to gain insight into the Lunar and Terra Art’s essence and even absorb Empyrean Spiritual Energy. So, James left her to her own devices and entered a closed-door meditation. Now, everything had been taken care of in Dragonville, and there was nothing unusual going on inside Mount Bane. Before he entered closed-door meditation, he gave Thea, who remained in Cansington, a call. “Thea, Grandfather gave me Phoenix Essence. So, I’m planning to enter a closed-door meditation for some time. If there’s an emergency, come to Mount Thunder Pass of the Southern Plains straight away.” James told her his location. Thea’s voice came from the phone, “Don’t worry. Everything’s fine here. I’ll take good care of our child.” “Alright then, I’m hanging up the phone.” James hung up the phone. Then, he took out the Phoenix Essence. There were two ways to refine the Phoenix Essence. One, he could choose to consume it righ

Mount Stratmark was a renowned mountain range located far away at the north pole, whose peak was covered in snow all year round. At the moment, a group of men in black robes were kneeling on the ground as if awaiting the arrival of someone of great importance. Fwoosh! At that moment, space was distorted. A crevice appeared in the sky, and a man walked out of the crevice and levitated in mid-air. He was a handsome-looking man wearing a white robe, and the aura he exuded was so imposing that the snow-capped mountains collapsed into rubble. At the same time, the snow melted and turned into a cascading waterfall. "Greetings, Your Holiness!” The men greeted in unison. The man descended from the sky and landed steadily on the ground. Wearing a composed expression on his face, he looked at the group of men and asked coldly, “How’s the situation on Earth?” “Your Holiness, the situation remains stable at the moment. The seal’s showing signs of loosening. Besides, cultivators fro

James did not expect Thea to be here at Mount Thunder Pass. “Where’s Winnie? Who’s taking care of her now?” Thea explained, “I left her in my mother’s care. I was worried about you and didn’t want you to deal with this alone. I came here to lend you a helping hand.” Upon hearing this, James had to suppress his tears. He considered himself the luckiest man in the world to have married Thea. “By the way, how did the cultivation go?” Thea asked. “It went well, I guess.” James nodded slightly and said, “I’ve already broken free of the first shackle and am now on my way to breaking the second one. Based on my current speed, I’ll need about three months to accomplish that.” “That’s great.” For the next few days, they began cultivating at Mount Thunder Pass. Five days later, Delainey arrived. Upon seeing Thea, she froze momentarily before walking over to them, saying, “James… Thea…” The two who were in the midst of absorbing the Phoenix Essence’s strength stopped. Thea g

Thea had no plans of absorbing the remaining Phoenix Essence. That was because she wanted James to reach even greater heights. Delainey, who had absorbed some of the Phoenix Essence, also had her True Energy boosted. Now, she believed she had gathered enough power to cross into the ninth rank. “The same goes for me, James.” “Mhm.” James nodded. Greater energy would be needed at later stages of cultivation. Hence, the remaining Phoenix Essence should only be enough for James alone to break the third shackle. James continued cultivating. Meanwhile, since the ladies had nothing else to do, they chose to leave and head to Dragonville. Soon, two months passed. James had been in a closed-door meditation on Mount Thunder Pass for almost six months now. His strength had drastically increased. One night on Mount Bane… Boom! Thunder struck an old tree and disintegrated it. However, at that moment, a seed began to germinate and flourish at the roots of the tree. Almost immed