Rise Of The Defying Paragon

Chapter 12: Book Of Paths

Seeing the two books, Jeffrey wasn't sure what they were, all he knew was that they looked cool. He didn't know what the book of paths was or if it was even important or useful while the book of rebirth and regression might help somebody be reborn and travel through time?.

As he was looking at the books with Jennifer he was wondering whether the books were actually important because who'll hide important items under pillows in the world of cultivation, he thought maybe he'll find it in a hidden place or something.

" Pheona, what are this two books. Are they useless or important?" Jeffrey decided to ask a more knowledgeable person instead of stressing himself.

Pheona was resting on one of the couches in the mansion in Jeffrey's soul space when she heard Jeffrey's voice, at first she didn't think much of it as she'd already searched and taken anything useful in the mansion but when she connected to his eyes and saw the two books, she was shocked especially for the black book, the title shocked her but the thing that shocked her was the aura from the book, it filled her with slight dread and fear. She was an half-step immortal, she was not at the strongest realm not even close but how can the aura from a book make her feel fear, she was shocked especially because she was only looking at it through Jeffrey's eyes.

She looked at the golden book but she could not feel anything, it looked and felt just like an ordinary book but she guessed it might also be extraordinary.

" Where did you find the books?"

" Under the pillows on the bed."

"…"

" Under the pillows, not in a secret compartment or underground or something?"

" Yes, under the pillows on the bed."

"…" Pheona was shocked speechless, when she searched the mansion she used her spiritual sense to check the whole mansion because that's the normal thing for cultivators to use, no cultivator would ever focus their spiritual sense under a pillow, which cultivator would hide something important under their pillows.

In fact even if she didn't focus on the pillows, she should still have felt the two books with her spiritual sense but she couldn't which meant their value was to high for Pheona to notice which was also shocking since most of the times, treasures like that should exude a strong energy and aura but either the books did but Pheona was too weak to notice it or they don't which was unlikely.

" Are the books actually important?" Jennifer decided to cut in and ask the most important question.

" I don't know if they're important but the aura from the black book makes me feel fear and by the name you should know what it's talking about. As for the golden book, I can't feel anything from it but it should be important."

" How come I can't feel anything from the black book if it makes you feel fear?" Jeffrey asked in skepticism.

" You're too weak to feel anything." Pheona said bluntly.

Jeffrey didn't comment hearing her reply and focused on the books, he had not tried to open it and was happy he didn't because if he was to choose he'd want to open the black book first since he'd be curious about rebirth and time travel. Knowing that the black book makes even somebody as strong as Pheona to feel fear, he didn't know what would happen to a weakling like him if he opened it.

He dropped the black book and opened the golden book, he was somewhat afraid and expectant, he was afraid something dangerous might occur and was hopeful that the book was maybe something very important. Jennifer sat beside Jeffrey and was also worried something might happen.

As soon as Jeffrey opened the book and nothing happened, they breathed a sigh of relief, they both read the book somewhat expectant.

THERE ARE NUMEROUS PATHS TO REACH SUPREMACY

THERE ARE NUMEROUS PATHS TO REACH THE TOP

NUMEROUS HAVE PAVED PATHS TO REACH SUPREMACY

THERE ARE NUMEROUS PATHS TO REACH SUPREMACY

WHICH SHALL YOU CHOOSE?

As Jeffrey and Jennifer read the first page, they didn't quite understand. All they could understand was that there is a way to reach supremacy and some have reached supremacy?. They knew they couldn't understand because they actually don't know much about cultivation and power, they somehow wished they had the time to learn more but they had to leave.

" Pheona do you know what those words mean?" Jennifer asked through the spiritual connection connecting her spirit to Jeffrey's soul space.

" I kind of understand actually. I can't explain much to you or it'll take time. Where I come from, there are countless ways people gain power and there are countless power systems not only through cultivation, there are magicians, beast tamers, poison users, necromancers, faith users, there are countless ways people gain powers not only through cultivation. That's one of the reasons I only allowed you to cultivate your body instead of allowing you to cultivate energy, you're the one that'll choose the path you want to follow."

Jeffrey and Jennifer looked at each other and sighed, they really didn't understand anything about cultivation or power, there was so much to learn.

Jeffrey opened the next page of the book and saw 'CONTENTS' written at the top page, they looked below it and saw the listed contents of the book written. When they saw the contents, they were gobsmacked, it was a lot, really really a lot. The font size of the words were so small when looked from afar but when they focused it was enlarged.

They saw the paths Pheona explained to them and Jeffrey was even shocked to see the systems path, he was utterly shocked. Jeffrey and Jennifer looked at it for a few minutes and stopped, they were not able to read everything but what they read shocked them.

" Do you want to continue to the palace or you want to come back so that we can read the book together?" Pheona had also read the first page and was also shocked, the book was a treasure, just the fact that it had so many paths recorded was intriguing, she wanted to see the book personally if possible.

Jeffrey guessed that Pheona was also interested in the book, he was not sure if they should continue to the palace or return, after some deliberation he decided to return. He was able to find two books which Pheona didn't find, one of them had an aura that was stronger than Pheona and the other was mysterious, he was hoping that maybe they'll be able to find a way out using this two books.

" Jennifer, do you think we should go back or continue?" Jeffrey decided to ask his life partner, he didn't like making decisions which can affect both of them without consulting her.

" Let's go back to Pheona's house. I don't want us to enter the palace because of the feeling you've been having, I think it might be the palace making you to feel like that."

" Maybe…. Let's go back then."

Jeffrey took the book of paths and willed for it to enter his soul space, he willed for it to appear in the parlor of his mansion so that Pheona could have a look at it. As it appeared in his soul space, Pheona didn't carelessly touch it because experience has taught her to not touch most things carelessly with your spirit.

What none of them knew was that as the book of paths entered his soul space, his brown pupil changed to golden for an instant and changed back.

Jeffrey looked at the black book and asked Pheona if he could put it in his soul space, she told him he could put it and nothing would happen to him. He put it in his soul space and waited but eventually nothing happened.

As he and Jennifer were walking down the stairs, Jeffrey didn't know why but he had a premonition, he felt like he must put Jennifer in his soul space. He wanted to ignore it but he felt like if he should ignore it he'd hate himself and regret it later. He eventually spoke to Jennifer about it and she eventually agreed to it even though she was as confused as Jeffrey was. As he put her in the soul space, the feeling disappeared and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He got out of the golden mansion and started to walk back to the gate but as he was walking he heard a sound, a sound which he's heard one too many times recently, the sound which he just started to hate.

CRACK!.