After the meal, Samuel left with Nina. He had already gathered as much information as he could from the locals. According to them, there had been an anomaly—beasts near the outskirts of the Demon Beast Continent had recently become unusually violent and aggressive.Since there was no other useful news, Samuel decided to head straight to the Demon Beast Continent. The Beast Continent had merged with the vast Kukuphindu Forest, and one could only reach the Divine Beast Continent by traveling through it.After walking for nearly an hour, they encountered only fierce beasts. Not a single spirit beast appeared. That was normal for the outskirts—spirit beasts were rare here, and there wasn’t even one demonic beast in sight. (Spirit beasts are equivalent to qi-gathering realm cultivators, while demonic beasts are as powerful as core formation experts.)Samuel was growing bored when he suddenly heard the sounds of fighting ahead. He exchanged a look with Nina, and they hurried toward the noise

"Finally!" Samuel sighed.He had been tracking the trails of the black-robed men for an hour now and had finally uncovered their location.He leaned lazily against a mango tree while studying the hidden cave entrance. If you looked closely, you would see his eyes glowing with a deep red light — his Divine Vision.He could see the entrance perfectly. A black-robed man sat on a rock before the cave. Samuel’s gaze flickered over his heart area — it was gray-black. That was how he identified the Urgaba Cult members even without their black robes. They also carried a distinct smell.He had noticed it while fighting them in the arena, and being an expert in identifying scents, he had already memorized this unique one.After some minutes, he saw two people walk out — a burly man and an average-looking man with an ear curved so unnaturally it was hard to ignore. They were speaking in low tones.Surprisingly, the average-looking man’s heart wasn’t completely black. The dark energy was still the

Samuel watched calmly as they rushed forward. He smiled and dashed out. Razort raised his sword to strike, but Samuel suddenly vanished before them.“What’s this? How’s this possible?” Razort exclaimed.He frowned and hurriedly lifted his sword, but it was too late. A blade struck his neck as he moved, sending blood spilling. The wound wasn’t deep, so Razort quickly retreated. He realized what had happened.“You can use illusion?” he said in bewilderment. People who can use illusion are very few; you must be talented and possess a special kind of mental energy. It’s extremely difficult to train. Illusion masters are highly valued, but because they spend so much time learning it, they generally lack great one-on-one fighting capacity.They don’t even need to fight face to face though; they can simply use illusion.The youth didn’t look like someone weak in close-range combat, judging by his attack just now.Samuel smiled. This was his first time using an illusion technique in this worl

A few hours later, everyone had already woken and they quickly prepared to leave. The villagers presented them with all types of gifts, but they had to refuse since they couldn't carry so much. Samuel also didn't want to expose his crystal space.At last, they took a few roasted ferocious beasts."The villagers are really very nice," Ivana said, smilingly."That's only because we saved them," Nina said bluntly."We? Saved them? It's not we — it's Samuel; besides, they were nice even before he came back," Tiara retorted.Nina only glanced at her and didn't reply."That's enough. You both shouldn't argue again," Samuel interjected.They continued walking."This is strange — why are you guys not in any kind of vehicles? I had seen carts being pulled by ferocious beasts or horses. It can't be you traveled this far on foot alone," he asked suddenly."We came riding ferocious beasts, but they were killed when we ran into bandits," Ivana replied."I see. That makes a lot of sense," he agreed

He took out a pure white pill. He had managed to refine four of them and intended to use one for treatment while keeping the rest for later.He gently fed the pill to the patient, then injected his Aether Qi into the man’s body. Using both his spiritual and mental energy, he guided the pill’s medicinal power through the man’s meridians, carefully repairing the dead cells with Aether Qi. The energy had incredibly strong healing properties, and Samuel made sure it circulated evenly across the body.He continued for about twenty minutes before finally stopping. Exhaustion washed over him, his energy was drained, but a faint smile tugged at his lips. He had succeeded.The burly man stirred on the bed. His body was coated with a black, sticky substance, the expelled impurities.Ivana and Tiara held their breaths as his tightly shut eyes slowly opened."Ivana… Tiara," he called weakly.“Dad!” both girls cried as they rushed forward and threw themselves into his arms.Samuel stepped aside to