CHAPTER 1727: CHAPTER 1727: JACKIE CLOUD’S OLDER BROTHER

"Saying it is like not saying it at all."

Ebba King was clearly very dissatisfied with Matthew King’s response.

Of course, she also knew that deciding who to give the opportunity to enter the spirit pool was not something Matthew King could decide.

"Hmph! That guy, once he enters the spirit pool, his strength will definitely advance further... Judging by the cultivation he has shown before, he is likely not just at the late Middle Saint Realm. In other words, with this spirit pool baptism, he is very likely to directly break through to the pinnacle of the Middle Saint Realm!"

Pinnacle of the Middle Saint Realm!

Thinking of this, Ebba King’s heart raced quite a bit.

Even that Eden Lee is only at the pinnacle of the Middle Saint Realm.

"If that guy breaks through to the pinnacle of the Middle Saint Realm, he will be so smug... It seems, once he comes out, I must treat him better. In the Sacred Martial Secret Realm, if I can form an alliance with him, how can others possibly compete with us?"

At this thought, Ebba King became somewhat excited.

Wyatt Barnes naturally didn’t know that Ebba King had set her sights on him; he was currently fully immersed in cultivation.

Although he was cultivating outside, and time was not as abundant as inside the Seven Treasures Jewel Tower, because of the presence of liquid spiritual energy from heaven and earth, his cultivation speed here was more than ten times faster than the usual speed on the third floor of the Seven Treasures Jewel Tower!

Moreover, because he had ninety-nine Saint Veins inside his body, he absorbed the liquid spiritual energy even faster.

Incredibly fast!

Remarkably fast!

The spiritual energy from heaven and earth was absorbed rapidly, and the one-armed old man guarding outside seemed to have sensed it.

"This little guy is indeed extraordinary."

The old wrinkled face of the elder rarely showed a hint of a smile, "Not yet forty, with a cultivation at the late Middle Saint Realm... If he can use the spirit pool this time to break through to the pinnacle of the Middle Saint Realm, it will be a huge surprise for our Mysterious Void Mansion."

"By then, even compared to that Eden Lee, he wouldn’t fall short!"

Although the elder usually remained here, he had still heard rumors about ’Eden Lee’, knowing that a remarkable young genius had emerged from the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, reaching the pinnacle of the Middle Saint Realm under the age of forty.

At the same time, a ’small incident’ occurred in the distant Mansion of Azure Clouds.

It is called a ’small incident’ because it was merely a slight dispute among the subordinates, not affecting the decision-making level of the Mansion of Azure Clouds, let alone involving the House Master of the Mansion of Azure Clouds, Lanni Barnes.

Dominic Cloud was a person in charge of an external stronghold of the Mansion of Azure Clouds, and he was also an old man over a hundred years old.

In the Mansion of Azure Clouds, he was considered a seasoned veteran.

In the eyes of those outside the Mansion of Azure Clouds, Dominic Cloud was considered high-ranking, and many living at the lower levels of the Mansion of Azure Clouds had to curry favor with him and please him.

The position of stronghold manager usually rotates between two people every six months.

Recently, it was Dominic Cloud’s term to rest.

"Old Graham, I’ll leave this place to you... I’ll head back now."

After handing over the affairs in his hands, Dominic Cloud said to the person coming to replace him.

"Go ahead! Surely, you’re eager to see Jackie Cloud... However, when I left our Mansion of Azure Clouds, I heard that he seemed to have gone far away recently, and now I don’t know if he has returned. You might not be able to meet him this time going back."

The elderly man called ’Old Graham’ chuckled.

"Gone far away?"

Hearing Old Graham’s words, Dominic Cloud was momentarily stunned, then frowned, "He went far away and didn’t even tell me. His wings have really hardened!"

Jackie Cloud was his younger brother, his only real brother.

The two of them relied on each other from a young age when they lost their parents, with Dominic Cloud taking on both father and mother roles, raising his younger brother by himself. Later, they both joined the Mansion of Azure Clouds, not only finding a place to settle but also soaring upwards to achieve impressive accomplishments each.

Especially Dominic Cloud, who had now become the person in charge of a stronghold of the Mansion of Azure Clouds. Although it was only a small stronghold, it was a point of pride for him.

After all, the Mansion of Azure Clouds stood at the pinnacle of the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, serving as a quasi-third-rate power!

Becoming the person in charge of such a power’s stronghold was something to be proud of.

In the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, only the Shadow Mountain black market could be compared to their Mansion of Azure Clouds.

"Haha... I must say, you treat your younger brother as if he hasn’t grown up. I guess he didn’t tell you because he was worried you wouldn’t let him go out alone."

Old Graham laughed.

"Alright then, enough said. I’ll head back to see if he has returned."

For some reason, upon learning that his brother Jackie Cloud had left the Mansion of Azure Clouds to travel far away, Dominic Cloud felt a sense of anxiety, urging him to hurry back to the Mansion of Azure Clouds.

"Go ahead."

Old Graham understood Dominic Cloud’s feelings, having witnessed Dominic Cloud and Jackie Cloud growing together all these years.

Though Jackie Cloud was his younger brother, in many ways, Dominic Cloud was more like a father to Jackie Cloud.

In front of Jackie Cloud, Dominic Cloud was both a brother and a father!

Dominic Cloud left, heading back to the Mansion of Azure Clouds, not stopping anywhere along the way due to his inexplicable unrest.

Having just returned to the Mansion of Azure Clouds, Dominic Cloud found his heart even more restless and anxious.

He went to find his brother, only to discover he had not yet returned.

When he returned to his residence in the Mansion of Azure Clouds, he discovered that his brother ’Jackie Cloud’s Soul Bead had shattered.

"Who?!"

Upon seeing Jackie Cloud’s shattered Soul Bead, Dominic Cloud’s eyes turned blood-red, and a deep growl emanated from his mouth, releasing waves of chilling killing intent from his body.

However, having lived for over a hundred years, Dominic Cloud quickly forced himself to calm down.

Because he knew that, no matter how sad he was right now, it was useless. The priority was to calm down and investigate where his brother went after leaving the Mansion of Azure Clouds.

After spending an hour questioning his brother’s friends, Dominic Cloud eventually got the answer he was looking for, "He went to that Fletcher Kingdom? The place where the Demon Sealing Monument once appeared?"

Dominic Cloud had naturally heard about the news of the Demon Sealing Monument appearing in the Fletcher Kingdom before.

In fact, when he heard the news, he was tempted to go to the Fletcher Kingdom to try his luck and see if he could obtain the Demon Sealing Monument.

However, upon further consideration, he felt that the probability was too small, and he couldn’t afford to leave, so he dismissed the idea in the end.

But he never expected that his brother would go to the Fletcher Kingdom and never return.

Now, the Soul Bead was shattered.

"The Fletcher Kingdom is just a sixth-rate sacred kingdom, with the strongest being average Middle Saint Realm martial artists and Taoist Cultivators... Little Kun was a peak Middle Saint Realm martial artist; the person capable of killing him is definitely not from the Fletcher Kingdom!"

Dominic Cloud took a deep breath, his eyes burning with rage.

"No matter who you are, for killing my brother, I, Dominic Cloud, will have you repay with your life!"

Dominic Cloud’s throat moved, speaking almost in a low roar.

Of course, Dominic Cloud did not head directly to the Fletcher Kingdom but reported his brother’s murder instead... After all, the killing of someone from the Mansion of Azure Clouds is a blatant provocation to the Mansion of Azure Clouds.

Once reported, the Mansion of Azure Clouds would send an assistant to him.

As Dominic Cloud reported the murder of Jackie Cloud, the Mansion of Azure Clouds soon sent down someone, a middle-aged man with a stern face dressed in a gold-trimmed fire-red robe.

"Sacrificial Officer Flame!"

Seeing the middle-aged man, even Dominic Cloud couldn’t help but gasp.

Although he knew that being the head of the Mansion of Azure Clouds’ local stronghold, if his family was killed, the Mansion of Azure Clouds would take it seriously and send an expert to assist him.

But he never expected that the Mansion of Azure Clouds would send this particular person to help him.

Mario Gold, a Sacrificial Officer of the Mansion of Azure Clouds, ranked among the top ten strongest individuals in the entire Mansion of Azure Clouds.

"I’ve already been informed about your matter... In the coming period, I will accompany you to investigate the death of Jackie Cloud. Once we find the culprit, if you can’t defeat them, I will step in."

Mario Gold glanced at Dominic Cloud nonchalantly, then shifted his gaze elsewhere, exuding a subtle arrogance.

Dominic Cloud wasn’t displeased by this; instead, he looked delighted, "Thank you, Sacrificial Officer Flame!"

With Mario Gold accompanying him, he wasn’t worried about encountering someone he couldn’t defeat.

After leaving the Mansion of Azure Clouds, Dominic Cloud and Mario Gold went directly to the location where Anderson Manor was situated in Ridge South.

Anderson Manor is a fifth-rate force, while Fletcher Kingdom is a sixth-rate sacred kingdom within Anderson Manor.

Upon reaching the capital city of Fletcher Kingdom, Dominic Cloud learned that his brother had been honored as a distinguished guest by the Fletcher Kingdom’s Imperial Family.

Hence, his first destination was the Fletcher Kingdom’s palace, where he went to the emperor.

"You... You are Master Cloud’s elder brother?"

Facing Dominic Cloud, Fletcher Kingdom’s Emperor ’Thomas Watson’ didn’t dare to breathe heavily.

In the past, when Jackie Cloud was still in their Fletcher Kingdom palace, he mentioned more than once about his elder brother, the head of the Mansion of Azure Clouds’ local stronghold, also a ’Great Saint Realm powerhouse.’

Though Thomas Watson wasn’t unfamiliar with Great Saint Realm powerhouses, he had only seen them from afar.

Facing a Great Saint Realm powerhouse up close was undoubtedly his first time in his life.

"Who killed my brother?"

Dominic Cloud didn’t waste words with Thomas Watson, directly asking.

Upon hearing this, Thomas Watson didn’t dare to change the subject, hurriedly recounting the events of the day, and afterward said, "That powerhouse did not reveal his background... Maybe he feared retaliation from the Mansion of Azure Clouds."

"No background?"

Hearing Thomas Watson’s words, Dominic Cloud furrowed his brow, "Do you remember his appearance? Can you be sure he wasn’t disguised?"

"Although I didn’t dare to investigate him thoroughly, I can definitely confirm that he wasn’t disguised."

Thomas Watson was certain of this point.

Even without deliberate investigation, his Divine Sense would have detected any disguise.

"In that case, you and those who’ve seen him should each draw his portrait for me."

Dominic Cloud stated plainly.

Those who had seen Jackie Cloud’s murderer, besides Thomas Watson and Ian Watson, included Trevor Baillie.

Therefore, after obtaining two portraits and leaving the palace, Dominic Cloud also went to the Swayer Family to find Trevor Baillie.