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81- death in a cake
“Yes,” Castle answered quietly. “I… I'm sure you'll like it.”Castle forced himself to smile as he held the cake out to Thaddeus.“ Try it. I'm certain it will help you replenish your spiritual energy.”Thaddeus looked at him for a moment.Castle was acting strangely.He kept avoiding his gaze, and even his hands were trembling slightly. Thaddeus glanced at the bruises on Castle's face again.Castle forced a wider smile as his heart began to pound harder." Please take it..." He thought." Just take it and let me leave..." He begged in his mind.Thaddeus finally looked down at the bread cake.It was still wrapped neatly.Then he smiled, lightening up the tension in the room.“Thank you.”Castle nodded with a smile and slowly handed it to him.The moment Thaddeus's fingers touched the cake, a strange feeling passed through his body.The system instantly activated inside his vision.[DETECTING FOREIGN SUBSTANCE.][ANALYZING...][ANALYSIS COMPLETE.][WARNING!][THE FOOD CONTAINS A HIGHLY
80- A Mystery that ties across centuries
Castle slowly made his way back toward the disciples' residence. Every step he took sent pain through his body.His ribs hurt badly, his face was swollen, and blood had dried around the corner of his mouth. He kept one hand against the wall as he walked, forcing himself forward despite the weakness in his legs.He couldn't let anyone see him like this.Thankfully, it was dark which would make it difficult for anyone coming to see the bruises on his face.He lowered his head and quickly wiped the tears from his eyes before entering the inner courtyard.Several attendants immediately looked toward him.At the same time, Benjamin was passing nearby, carrying damaged weapons when he noticed Castle.His expression changed instantly and he stopped in his tracks.Castle was one of the inner disciples who had always been nice to him and treated him like a human. Seeing him in such a terrible state puzzled him and he wondered who had done this to him.Castle didn't notice him until Benjamin ca
79- Dangerous motives
The disciple stopped for a moment but Thaddeus remained still.After several seconds, the disciple finally left.Thaddeus slowly stood up and searched through several shelves again but he ended up with nothing.The Library was enormous and he still had many rows to explore.He began wondering whether the System's information was wrong.At that moment, his eyes landed on an old black book sitting alone on a dusty shelf. Unlike the other books, there was no title written on its cover.Thaddeus reached out and touched the book.As he did, a faint black trail of shadow passed through his fingers.He smiled to himself and pulled the book from the shelf.The title slowly appeared across its cover.Shadow ArtsThaddeus's eyes narrowed.He could feel the powerful energy sealed inside it.This wasn't an ordinary cultivation manual.He quickly opened the first page and his eyes widened in surprise.There were several old shadow techniques recorded inside.Some of them were techniques he had nev
78- Secrets in the Library
Thaddeus continued walking through the Inner Sect courtyard.The surroundings were quiet compared to the Grand Hall, but his mind was anything but quiet.Four potential loyal cultivators.He still needed six more.And he had only seventeen days.Thaddeus glanced at the system panel once more before it disappeared completely.“Six more,” he muttered.However, far away from the Inner Sect, far beyond the main mountains of the Darkthorne Sect, stood a place that no ordinary disciple was allowed to approach.It was called the Forbidden Mountain.Thick clouds surrounded its peak, and powerful spiritual energy constantly filled the air.At the very top stood an ancient cultivation chamber. Inside sat Grandmaster Kai who had been in seclusion, cultivating.An elder slowly climbed the mountain stairs, stopping several meters away from the sealed chamber.He lowered his head respectfully.“Grandmaster.”The elder waited for a moment before continuing.“The Inner Disciple Selection has ended an
77- a test of loyalty
“But I'm good at observing people. I can do anything. I can be your errand boy, anything. Just take me in. I promise you won't regret this.” Thaddeus's eyes narrowed slightly as Jaren's confidence surprised him.He could see genuine interest in the boy's eyes.Thaddeus smiled and Jaren smiled back.He wasn't sure yet if Jaren was someone that could be trusted.“I'm not accepting members yet but I'll reach you when I'm ready.”Jaren wasn't disappointed, he only laughed more.“I expected that. I'll be waiting. I hope I'm still alive by the time you reach out.” He chuckled and walked away. It was at that moment, he saw that the boy was limping on one leg. He knew it was probably a result of the bullying Jaren had mentioned.Thaddeus watched him disappear into the crowd.Just then, another disciple approached.This one looked completely different. He was broad-shouldered and carried a large sword on his back. His face was filled with admiration.“Senior Brother Rael. I'm Reece.”Thaddeu
76- the first recruit
He continued, looking around. “ Are we really going to accept him as our equal?”Elder Trinity Instantly got angry.“Enough.” He raised his hand and unleashed his cultivation force towards the disciple.The invisible force slammed directly into the disciple's chest and he crashed violently onto the floor, coughing out blood.The entire hall fell silent as the disciples stared at him in shock.Instantly, several guards rushed into the hall.They grabbed the injured disciple and dragged him out.Immediately, the doors closed behind them, silence returned.Elder Trinity slowly looked across the rows of disciples.His face was cold.“Is there anyone else who has something to say?” His voice echoed through the Grand Hall.No one answered and the disciples lowered their heads.Elder Trinity's gaze swept across them one final time.“Good.”Elder Trinity raised his hand again.“Let this be witnessed by everyone present. Rael is an Inner Disciple of the Darkthorne Sect and must be treated acc
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