“We suffered heavy losses back then, and the stone used for sealing those creatures is more or less defective. We were forced to use some other methods to contain those troublemakers.” Everyone was solemn, especially Philip. The other party had been trapped in the sealed land for a century, giving them ample time to focus on practice. With their return, they'll definitely make a comeback with all they have and devour the ancestral land. Philip had no idea how many monsters were trapped in the sealed land. If the number was large enough, even he could do nothing no matter how powerful he was. Did he really have to give up everything and take his family and friends to hide on the Guzo Continent? Philip wanted to treat the Guzo Continent as his stronghold, not his safe house. “We’re here for a reason, little one,” Elijah said awkwardly. As a centenarian, he felt embarrassed to ask a young man for help. Elijah was quite young when he joined the war back then. He did not contr
“Is it okay for my clergy members to stay here for a few nights? I’ll take them to visit other forces next.” Elijah made his request. He did not plan to bring too many people with him. This operation would be very difficult, and people of the reclusive guilds might not be so cooperative. He did not want to let his people down. Philip did not refuse. It was no big deal for him. “Stay here in peace. We probably only have a week before the big day arrives. We have to come up with a plan within a week,” Philip said solemnly. Elijah nodded and said, “The biggest problem we have is that we don't have the sealing stone on hand. No one found any traces of it after its disappearance.” Without the sealing stone, they could not trap the extraterrestrial creatures completely no matter how good they were at laying formations. There was no point in temporarily trapping them for a short duration. This remark caught Philip's attention, and he smiled. Philip took out a stone from his po
Elijah looked at Philip with awe and respect. He merely saw Philip as a powerful junior, but there was more than met the eye. Elijah felt that he had underestimated Philip. Maybe he should think twice about the force behind this seemingly elegant young man. Novak watched nervously as Elijah handed the stone back to Philip. He opened his mouth but found no voice. He knew that it was not his place to speak. “Please keep this stone carefully. It’ll play a big role when the time is ripe," Elijah’s voice quivered as he said. He knew the importance of this stone, which could help them seal those extraterrestrial creatures. Elijah wanted to study the stone but knew it belonged to Philip. “I’ll leave my clergy members in your good hands. Time is very precious now. I have to contact other guilds at once!” Elijah waved his hand and told his clergy members to thank Philip. The clergies of Mistral Temple were extremely excited after learning that Philip owned the sealing stone. They
Elijah read Novak’s thoughts but could not say anything openly. Novak scowled, surprised that Elijah would say that so directly. Novak planned to forge a good relationship with Philip and see if he could steal the stone. He had been studying seals since he was a child. He had a thorough understanding of seals and was quite proficient at them. More importantly, he wanted to complete the final sealing ceremony in person. Only the person who owned the stone could activate the sealing ceremony. He did not want Philip to steal his limelight. Once he took charge of this event, he would become the successor of Mistral Temple. Novak was restless at the thought of it. Novak turned a deaf ear to Elijah’s warning. It was every man for himself. Novak would not give up the sealing stone so easily. Seeing Novak’s earnest behavior, Elijah got busy with his own affairs. Philip instructed his people to find accommodation for the clergies before he returned to his room. He wanted
If Novak was a decent person, he would not go upstairs without the owner’s permission, especially when he was not allowed. Novak agreed cheerfully and acted as if he had lost his way. After saying goodbye to Preston, he entered the washroom. He had to play the part and continue with his act, but he kept replaying Preston’s words in his mind. Why did he tell him not to go upstairs? If it was just an ordinary storeroom, why was no one allowed in there? Novak was curious about Philip and wanted to know how Philip obtained the stone. …While Philip had time, he accompanied Mila to read and write and taught her some new pill and weapon-making skills. Wynn watched them with a smile on her face. She had been longing to see this. Wynn heard the conversation just now and knew they would be facing a war of the century before long. This war was related to the safety of the whole ancestral land! If they lost, the whole ancestral land would be in danger. Wynn was worried and scar
After running around for a while, Elijah failed to convince anyone. Even if they knew a crisis was imminent, they wanted the biggest profit for their force. Elijah almost went crazy when he realized their thoughts. He had not encountered this situation when he did this with his teacher a century ago! Back then, everyone was very protective of their homeland and immediately stood united against extraterrestrial invaders. On the contrary, people nowadays were very self-centered, with no comparison at all. In desperation, Elijah had no choice but to return to the villa. Since Philip was also at the villa, he deactivated the formation. He did not have time to make extra tokens for everyone. Martha had been hiding in her room, trying to avoid Philip. She knew it would be over once Philip found out about it. Fortunately, Philip seemed very busy and had no time to pay attention to her at all. While everyone was about to have dinner, Elijah dragged himself home tiredly. Philip qu
Philip could set a rule that anyone who wanted to purchase his pills had to take part in the war. In this way, all the forces, large or small, would be forced to take part. Philip's words aroused Elijah's curiosity. He looked at Philip in puzzlement but hesitated to ask. In the end, he simply nodded and started eating. Since Philip was so confident that he could handle everything, Elijah would forget his worries for now and wait for tomorrow.… The next day arrived. Elijah got up early and sat on the couch waiting for Philip. He was surprised to find many kids doing morning exercises. He thought it was a routine morning exercise like the ones in school, but he later discovered that the kids were absorbing the energy in the surroundings. It was simply amazing. Some of the stronger kids had reached the seventh zone while the weaker ones were at the peak of the sixth zone. After the morning exercise of absorbing energy, they took out their alchemy furnaces and medicinal materia
The pills made by the kids were perfectly round, simply surreal. There had to be an expert alchemist in the villa or they could never have groomed such outstanding students. More importantly, each student had a storage ring! Elijah’s eyes almost popped out from this shocking scene. A storage ring was a rare item. Even Elijah only owned a storage bag. He could not figure out how the gap between practitioners could be so huge. Mistral Temple could be considered a relatively wealthy force, but they could hardly flaunt their wealth like this. Thus, Elijah started to wonder about Philip’s background. Philip smiled at Elijah’s nervous reaction. “Just call me Philip!” Philip did not put on airs. He did not think these things were worth mentioning. He simply wanted Elijah to know what he was capable of. Elijah was surprised by Philip's humble attitude but simply nodded. “I can hardly wait to visit the guilds now. What are you going to give me?” Elijah glanced at Philip doubtf
“Wow, I feel so good as if I just had a massage.” Jeff praised Philip in his mind. After taking the pill, he recovered instantly. Even the ailments he had been suffering from in the past were healed. He was in such good shape that he could face Hogster with no problem. He even felt that he could resist Hogster’s attack this time. Philip nodded. Jeff was quite good. He had thought that Jeff was already defeated and would not even be able to move. However, Jeff forced himself to take out a pill and swallowed it. “He’s quite good at persevering and has a bright future. You can consider grooming him,” Philip said to Jamie. Jamie was surprised to hear such a high assessment from Philip. Jamie attached great importance to Philip's suggestion. Since Philip said so, he would develop Jeff properly. “Aren’t you very full of yourself? Keep going.” Jeff rushed forward and started beating Hogster up. Hogster was already dying and could not put up a fight at all. “Stop!” Hogste
The Hexa Guild had lost the earlier match, so Hogster was upset about it. Their guild should be undefeatable. They should have made a name for themselves by now, but everything was ruined. Although Hogster did not know why the Celestial Palace was so powerful, he had a feeling that they were cheating. “I’m the pride of the Hexa Guild while you’re just an ordinary member. Don't even think about resisting me,” Hogster said calmly, clearly looking down on Jeff. Of course, Jeff was not to be outdone. “My favorite hobby is to beat someone while they're down. Your guild's reputation is so bad anyway. Why bother holding on to it?” His remark struck the Hexa Guild’s sore spot, and all the members scowled at him. Indeed, the Hexa Guild had a very bad reputation. They could only recruit ordinary people who could not join other guilds but yearned to practice. “Hehe, cut the crap. We’ll know the outcome after a fight!” After saying this, Hogster charged at Jeff with a weapon in han
It would do the Hexa Guild no good to keep Vanna alive, so they would not allow it to happen. Although the members of the Hexa Guild were angry, they quickly cheered up. There would be several matches with the Celestial Palace to go. They could not lose their fighting spirit because of this trivial matter. “Let’s see how powerful the Celestial Palace is. I refuse to believe that we’re no match for them.” Hogster decided to take the stage because the upcoming opponent was just an ordinary member of the Celestial Palace. They were not very strong. In his opinion, an ordinary member could not be very strong. It would be easy to win this match, and it would save him a lot of trouble too. It would be bad if he faced a dark horse like the previous match. The hooded man saw the performance of the Celestial Palace and was surprised by their extraordinary strength. However, he did not notice anything unusual. He simply thought that it was their usual strength. Since they were so str
“This is interesting.” The hooded man glanced at the people discussing this matter and felt expectant. He could not wait to meet Philip. On the other hand, Philip was watching the competition and had no idea what was going on. “Oh, I see, you’re the young lady of the Celestial Palace. I thought you were very powerful, but this is all there is to you.” Vanna’s opponent was an ugly woman who was very upset with her beautiful appearance. Vanna looked at her mockingly. “The outcome has yet to be determined. I don’t think you’re any better either.” After saying this, Vanna looked at the other party, waiting for her to make the first move. The ugly woman was furious at Vanna’s provocation. “Very well. Since you don’t know what’s good for you, let me show you what I’m capable of!” After saying this, she attacked Vanna as if she were ready to get rid of her. She had received an order from the guild leader to deal with Vanna properly. The Hexa Guild had initially planned to qu
The Hexa Guild also claimed that they would kill anyone from the Celestial Palace. Although upset, no one dared to say anything in the face of the other party’s strength. It would be embarrassing if they could not live up to their claims if they retorted now. Moreover, the battle was a matter of life and death. Everyone was risking their lives. The Celestial Palace had the confidence to face the Hexa Guild now. They believed that they could turn the situation around with their strength or at least show them what they could do. There would be a battle between the two parties in the afternoon, which was the best time to show off their strength. The young lady of the Celestial Palace would be the one contending. After improving her strength, Vanna was full of confidence and vowed to give her opponent a fatal blow or at least let them know how powerful she was. Ronan was nervous. He was not worried about his wife but worried that the Hexa Guild would take things too far. Those
It could be considered returning the favor. Jamie shook his head helplessly. He knew Philip’s kind intentions, but this matter was not so simple. “I know that your wine can improve someone’s strength, but it’s no help to us right now!” The overall strength of the Hexa Guild had increased so much that it went beyond anyone’s comprehension. Carlos turned up at this time. He wanted to talk to Philip about this matter, but Jamie beat him to it. “My friends just told me that the Hexa Guild is hellbent on dealing with everyone, not only us. Anyone up against them will be killed. They must be insane to face any guilds without fear!” Philip was intrigued. They could not be so confident for no reason. They must have encountered an opportunity. “Maybe they encountered an opportunity. I can't be sure about this, but I can at least provide you something to ensure that nothing happens to your people.” After saying this, Philip handed Jamie some pills. Philip was very confident about
It was very suspicious that a bunch of losers became so strong all of a sudden. “Philip, don’t you think something is wrong? I have a feeling that the Hexa Guild did something,” Jamie asked bluntly with mixed feelings about it. There was clearly something wrong with the Hexa Guild. Philip nodded. He had been watching the competition carefully. He could see that these people’s strength had just been improved, and their foundation was not very stable. “Don't think too much. There is a problem with them, and it’s not small either. From the looks of it, they must've taken something that can quickly improve their strength. However, their skills and combat experience can't keep up, so they can only barely manage it.” Philip shook his head helplessly. At this rate, even the members of the Celestial Palace would suffer. Moreover, the Hexa Guild held a big grudge against the Celestial Palace. Once they met, it would definitely be a life-and-death battle. “What should we do? All th
“You should prepare for the competition.” Philip turned and left after saying that. Everyone felt angry at his domineering appearance. Some people had ideas about Philip. “Which guild does Philip belong to?” a man with a sinister face asked angrily. He wanted to know which guild Philip belonged to so that he could go all out to target Philip's guild. Others shook their heads. No one knew much about Philip. At this time, a spy from the Hexa Guild stepped forward. He looked at the man flatteringly and provided all the information he knew. “Philip doesn't belong to any guild, but he’s an honorary elder of the Celestial Palace!” The fact that Philip became an honorary elder of the Celestial Palace had not been made public. Only people keeping a close eye on the Celestial Palace knew about it. The Hexa Guild had always wanted to deal with the Celestial Palace, so they had been keeping a close eye on the latter. They knew all the minor details. The man scowled as if he did
“I can explore the secret realm on your behalf, but why do you think she’d appear there?” Although Philip could not figure it out, maybe the old monk had his reason for saying that. “I’ll explore the secret realm after the guild competition is over. If I can find the woman you’re looking for, I’ll think of a way.” In fact, Philip would rather take the old monk with him. He did not know what the woman looked like, so it was better for the old monk to do it himself. “Sure!” The old monk smiled brightly, surprised that Philip would agree so decisively. The secret realm was full of dangers. He knew that he should not let others take risks for him, but Philip did not ask any questions and even agreed to his request without any hesitation. “I’ll think about it and see if I can find a way to bring you in,” Philip said off-handedly. He still preferred to bring the old monk with him. The old monk was dumbfounded and thought he had heard it wrongly. “What?” The old monk gaped at