CHAPTER 1720: CHAPTER 1720: SPIRIT POOL

Eden Lee!

This name, to those present, was naturally not unfamiliar.

The battle for the rankings in the "Overleaping Rankings" tournament brought Eden Lee great fame. Since that battle, the name Eden Lee has not only swept across the entire Sky-scraping Mansion region but has also affected the surrounding areas.

Nowadays, throughout the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, as long as it’s not in a very remote place, there are probably not many who don’t know Eden Lee.

It is precisely because of this that multiple potential Third-Rate Powers have extended olive branches to Eden Lee.

Unfortunately, ever since the rankings battle in the "Overleaping Rankings," Eden Lee completely vanished, as if he had entirely disappeared from the world’s eyes.

However, today, someone claimed to be Eden Lee’s friend!

If this person were just an ordinary individual, those present would not pay any attention to his words.

But the problem is, this person is also a young, talented martial artist of extraordinary talent and strength. He is under forty, and his cultivation seems to have reached beyond the middle stage of the Middle Saint Realm.

"You... really know Eden Lee? Is Eden Lee really your friend?"

Ebba King gazed with her captivating autumn eyes, looking up and down at Wyatt Barnes, with a skeptical expression on her face, asked.

"Why would I pretend to be Eden Lee’s friend for no reason?"

Wyatt Barnes smiled faintly, and this smile appeared all the more mysterious and profound to those present.

"I just find it hard to believe that someone as powerful as Eden Lee would know a friend like you."

Ebba King blinked her autumn eyes and laughed.

"Eden Lee is indeed strong, but that doesn’t mean my strength is weak."

Wyatt Barnes maintained his smile, speaking calmly.

"Hah! Do you really think your strength can compare to Eden Lee? He reached the pinnacle of the ’Middle Saint Realm’ before the age of forty. Don’t tell me your cultivation has also reached the pinnacle of the Middle Saint Realm."

At the end of her words, Ebba King burst out laughing.

Her laugh was enchanting, as if it brightened everything around her, even Wyatt Barnes found himself momentarily entranced.

In terms of appearance, Ebba King was undoubtedly stunning, and with her devilish figure, she was no less impressive than his fiancée, Jovie Lee.

Wyatt was only momentarily distracted, but Ebba King noticed, and for a moment, a smirk appeared on her lips.

Now, she no longer doubted her own allure.

"Not to mention the pinnacle of the Middle Saint Realm, I haven’t even reached the later or middle stage of the Middle Saint Realm."

Wyatt came to his senses, smiled faintly, and said.

"Not even reached the middle stage of the Middle Saint Realm? You’re kidding me!"

Ebba King rolled her eyes at Wyatt, feigning annoyance.

However, this seemed more like flirtatious teasing between lovers. Realizing her expression, a touch of enticing redness appeared on Ebba King’s beautiful face.

"Believe it or not!"

Seeing Ebba King didn’t believe him, Wyatt shrugged, nonchalantly saying, "Though my cultivation is low, my strength truly can rival Eden Lee’s... with my current strength, even surpassing Eden Lee is not a problem."

To those present, including the Vice Hall Master of the Heavenly Palace, Lay Sinclair, Wyatt’s words seemed rather boastful.

Fortunately, only those in the Heavenly Palace could hear Wyatt’s voice, otherwise, had the members of the other three palaces heard, there would have been no shortage of sarcastic remarks directed at Wyatt.

At some point, Lay Sinclair’s brows furrowed as well.

"Not reached the middle stage of the Middle Saint Realm? Stronger than Eden Lee? Wyatt Barnes’ talent and strength are commendable, but his boasting is a bit excessive... However, it’s understandable that young men like to show off in front of the opposite sex. But his exaggerations are such that Ebba King is unlikely to believe him."

Being older and more experienced, Lay Sinclair could understand Wyatt Barnes’ current behavior, but he didn’t believe a word of what Wyatt said.

With cultivation not reaching the middle stage of the Middle Saint Realm, how could he remain so composed during the pressure test?

It’s important to know that the pressure exerted in that test was controlled by Lay Sinclair himself, and unless someone was above the middle stage of the Middle Saint Realm, anyone below that wouldn’t be able to remain composed until the end, as if they felt no pressure at all.

Thus, he could almost confirm that Wyatt Barnes was indeed above the middle stage of the Middle Saint Realm!

As for Wyatt saying he hadn’t reached the middle stage, Lay Sinclair didn’t believe it at all.

As for Wyatt claiming to know Eden Lee, though Lay Sinclair didn’t disbelieve it, he remained skeptical, thinking there was a chance Wyatt was just making it up.

The reason Lay Sinclair thought this way was naturally because he didn’t know Wyatt Barnes well.

Currently, Wyatt Barnes’ cultivation is not only undeveloped for the middle stage of the Middle Saint Realm, but even reaching the ’early stage of the Middle Saint Realm’ was still some distance away. Although not a great distance, it would require some effort and eventually seizing a breakthrough opportunity.

However, though Wyatt’s cultivation isn’t high, the presence of the Solar True Origin makes his strength exceptional.

With his current cultivation at the pinnacle of the Little Saint Realm, combined with his powerful body, even without the Splendid Fairy Sword, he is unrivaled beneath the Great Saint Realm!

Even an ordinary early Great Saint Realm martial artist or Taoist Cultivator might not be his match.

As for his claim to surpass Eden Lee, it was not baseless.

Simply because, he is Eden Lee, Eden Lee is him!

The version of ’Eden Lee’ known to the world is still the one from a year ago, when his cultivation was only at the mid-stage of the Little Saint Realm.

Now, he has broken through to the peak of the Little Saint Realm, and his strength is naturally incomparable to before.

Today, he can defeat the version of himself from a year ago with just a single encounter.

Of course, the ’truth’ that Wyatt Barnes claimed is naturally not believed by anyone.

"I never thought you, who look decent and have good strength and talent, would like to brag so much."

Ebba King wrinkled her delicate nose and said with a hint of resentment.

"Nowadays, nobody believes when you tell the truth."

Wyatt Barnes shook his head and sighed softly; indeed, he appeared convincing.

However, because his words were too exaggerated, none of the people, including Lay Sinclair, the Vice Hall Master of the Heavenly Palace, believed him.

"Here I was, truly thinking you’re friends with Eden Lee, but didn’t realize you were just bluffing."

Ebba King said disappointedly.

"Believe it or not."

Wyatt Barnes said nonchalantly, looking utterly indifferent.

Otherwise, what could he do, claim that he is Eden Lee?

"Come on! Follow me to the ’Heavenly Palace’."

Just then, Lay Sinclair spoke up and led Wyatt Barnes and the others towards the jagged mountain peak to the east, where the ’Heavenly Palace’ stands.

As they approached the peak, Wyatt Barnes could see scattered buildings above, which, from afar, seemed like a base for an independent power.

However, it was not an independent power, but one of the four halls of the Mysterious Void Mansion, a quasi Third-Rate Power, the Heavenly Palace.

"Matthew, you take them to receive their identity tokens and explain any other matters to them."

Upon reaching halfway up the jagged peak, Lay Sinclair spoke to the young man who followed him.

Wyatt Barnes had already noticed this young man, who had been following Lay Sinclair since his appearance, just like the other three Vice Hall Masters who also had youths trailing them.

But these four youths hadn’t spoken a word all this time.

Now, hearing Lay Sinclair’s words, the young man nodded immediately, "Yes, Master!"

Master!

This word from the youth ’Matthew’ immediately shocked the group, including Wyatt Barnes and Ebba King.

This Matthew, who hadn’t spoken until now, is actually the disciple of Vice Hall Master Lay Sinclair?

"The ten of you, follow Matthew to receive your identity tokens. As for the other tasks you need to do, Matthew will inform you."

After briefing the group, Lay Sinclair looked at Wyatt Barnes again, "Wyatt, you rejected the other three halls to join the Heavenly Palace, so I won’t treat you poorly... Once you receive your identity token, follow Matthew to our Heavenly Palace’s ’spirit pool’. I hope you achieve some breakthroughs there."

Spirit pool?

Wyatt Barnes was taken aback upon hearing Lay Sinclair’s words, showing a bewildered expression.

It was the first time he heard this ’term’.

However, he quickly noticed that everyone, including Matthew and Ebba King, was looking at him with envy.

"How did I forget about the ’spirit pool’... If I hadn’t joined the Heavenly Palace, but rather the Earth Palace or Mystic Palace, I could definitely access their spirit pools! Although their spirit pools aren’t as good as Heavenly Palace’s, having access is better than none, and certainly better than having no chance at the spirit pool now."

Ebba King felt regretful, glaring at Wyatt Barnes with dissatisfaction.

To her, if not for this person named ’Wyatt’ ignoring her charm, she wouldn’t have followed him into the Heavenly Palace out of a strong sense of competition.

If Wyatt Barnes knew Ebba King’s current thoughts, he would certainly feel even more wronged than Dou E, as this was clearly an undeserved misfortune.

After briefing Wyatt Barnes, Lay Sinclair left.

"Brother Matthew, what is the ’spirit pool’?"

After Lay Sinclair left, Wyatt Barnes looked at Matthew curiously.

Although Matthew appeared as a young man, Wyatt Barnes felt his age was still considerable.

Furthermore, Wyatt Barnes faintly sensed the aura of the ’Great Saint Realm’ from Matthew, which means Matthew was likely at the Great Saint Realm level.

"You don’t know the ’spirit pool’?"

Originally looking at Wyatt Barnes with envy, Matthew felt speechless upon hearing his words.

Turns out, this guy doesn’t even know what ’benefits’ he is about to receive.

Including Ebba King, the other nine people heard Wyatt Barnes’ question and were all looking at each other silently, eventually gazing at Wyatt Barnes, all feeling puzzled:

Where did this ’country bumpkin’ pop out from?