CHAPTER 1799: CHAPTER 1799: THE WARDEN

"That Nehemiah Honorston seems quite clever, not returning to the Sky-scraping Mansion’s base... However, for now, we can’t be sure if he already knows the full story."

Wyatt Barnes’ eyes flashed as he spoke.

Nehemiah Honorston, he had met him before. It was during the Overleaping Rankings battle, where he was the hunchbacked youth following Sky-scraping Mansion’s Junior House Master, ’Peace Adams,’ very unremarkable.

Wyatt remembered him solely because of his hunchback; as for other features, he didn’t have much of an impression.

"He probably doesn’t know yet... Otherwise, the news would have already spread before we returned."

Augustine Landon said, "Now, Atlas Dunn and his son personally lead the team stationed at the Sky-scraping Mansion’s base. Anyone entering the base can enter but cannot leave... So, in the short term, we do not have to worry about the news of the annihilation of Sky-scraping Mansion’s high-level and elite disciples spreading."

"If this news spreads, Sky-scraping Mansion will be removed from the fourth-rate powers... However, paper cannot cover up a fire forever. What does the House Master plan to do in the future?"

Wyatt asked curiously.

"According to the House Master’s intention, he plans to let Atlas Dunn and his son oversee the base for a while and then send someone to rotate them... This will continue until Sky-scraping Mansion’s Junior House Master ’Peace Adams’ recovers his residual soul enough to fully withstand the ’Soul-searching Secret Technique.’"

Augustine Landon said, "If the demonic cultivation method Peace Adams practiced is one of those heinous ones, we will withdraw our people... Even if the news gets out, outsiders will only say that our Sky-scraping Mansion is acting on behalf of justice! On the other hand, if it is a relatively normal demonic cultivation method, we’ll continue to station people at the base and Humpback Town until Nehemiah Honorston is captured!"

Listening to Augustine Landon’s words, Wyatt, although understanding House Master ’Ryatt Morgan’s’ approach, was not optimistic.

Even if that demonic cultivation method is relatively normal, even if the Mysterious Void Mansion frequently stations people at the base, problems will surely arise in the end.

Paper cannot cover up a fire forever!

The people of the Mysterious Void Mansion can imprison ordinary people seamlessly.

But the problem is, as a fourth-rate power, the Sky-scraping Mansion is also under the jurisdiction of a quasi-third-rate power, and it won’t be long before someone from a quasi-third-rate power visits the base.

Once someone from a quasi-third-rate power is killed or imprisoned, the whole power will certainly be alarmed.

By then, the Mysterious Void Mansion may not be able to conceal the news of Sky-scraping Mansion’s core being annihilated, almost being wiped out.

Of course, leaving aside the quasi-third-rate power, Wyatt also thinks it won’t be long before the truth comes out.

After all, constantly guarding and monitoring a place, as long as they’re human, there will be slip-ups, and no one can be foolproof.

However, despite not agreeing with House Master Ryatt Morgan’s approach, Wyatt didn’t say much as this matter, in the end, doesn’t have much to do with him.

As for that demonic cultivation method, whether it is an atrocious one or a relatively normal one, he has no interest in it.

Because he never thought of switching to demonic cultivation methods and becoming a Demon Cultivator.

"Since nurturing Solar True Essence within me, I haven’t used the ’Demon Sealing Monument’... With the strength of Solar True Essence comparable to the initial True Origin of the Great Saint Realm, now I should be able to annihilate all Demon Cultivators below the Earth Saint Realm with the Demon Sealing Monument!"

At this thought, Wyatt felt a surge of excitement.

You must know, those above the Earth Saint Realm are scarce even in the Mysterious Void Mansion.

According to the information he had, the Mysterious Void Mansion only has three people who have stepped into the Earth Saint Realm, namely the House Master ’Ryatt Morgan’ and the two Protectors, Winty Landon and Edison Dunn.

"Augustine, you are Protector Landon’s son... You should know what level his cultivation is at now, right? I heard that Protector Landon is an Earth Saint Realm expert?"

Out of the corner of his eye, Wyatt glanced at Augustine Landon, remembering he’s the son of Protector Landon, surely aware of Protector Landon’s cultivation.

"Yes."

Facing Wyatt’s inquiry, Augustine did not hide anything and said outright, "My father’s cultivation already broke into the ’initial Earth Saint Realm’ years ago, just like Edison Dunn."

"Edison Dunn is also in the initial Earth Saint Realm?"

Wyatt was surprised.

"Yes."

Augustine nodded, "According to my father, in our Mysterious Void Mansion, there are just four who are in the Earth Saint Realm... Among them, the House Master is the strongest, and he and that old fellow of the Dunn family are at the bottom."

"Four Earth Saint Realm? The two Protectors are at the bottom?"

Wyatt’s eyes widened, "Besides the House Master, the other one is..."

"Guess."

Augustine laughed.

Seeing the mischievous look in Augustine’s eyes, a light bulb went off in Wyatt’s head as he recalled someone, "Could it be the Guardian of the spirit pool in the Heavenly Palace... Augustine, he’s your grandteacher?"

"Correct!"

Augustine nodded, then sighed, "It’s also unfavorable for my grandteacher’s fate. He was seriously injured back then, causing his cultivation to stall. Otherwise, with his talent in those days, he would have already been an existence of the ’Heavenly Saint Realm’! My grandteacher should have been able to roam and cultivate in the Upper Domain, but due to his injuries, he can only reluctantly stay in the Lower Domain."

"Isn’t the Upper Domain a place only those above the Great Saint Realm can enter? Given his strength, shouldn’t he be able to go there whenever he wants?"

Wyatt asked in confusion.

"That’s indeed the case."

Augustine first nodded, then showed a wry smile, "That being said, my grandteacher, being the martial genius of his generation, is unwilling to see his once inferior fellow disciples surpass him... Because of his strong self-esteem, he stays in the Lower Domain, willingly serving as an unremarkable Guardian of the spirit pool."

Wyatt Barnes suddenly understood, if that’s the case, it makes sense.

"Senior Brother Augustine... Is there any ’Heavenly Saint Realm’ existence in the Dao Martial Saint Land lower domain?"

Wyatt Barnes asked a question that had been puzzling him.

"Yes!"

As soon as Wyatt finished speaking, Augustine Landon gave him a definite answer.

"Yes? But... as far as I know, there seems to be no ’Heavenly Saint Realm’ presence in the quasi third-rate forces of the Dao Martial Saint Land? Logically, Earth Saint Realm existences, although not having endless life, can still live for one or two thousand years without much problem. Living that long, surely someone would have broken through to the ’Heavenly Saint Realm’, right?"

Wyatt was even more puzzled.

"There is indeed, but not within the quasi third-rate forces."

Augustine continued, "The Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouses in the Dao Martial Saint Land lower domain, apart from the reclusive powerhouses who do not appear in public, are only the guardians who guard the passage connecting the ’upper domain’ and ’lower domain’."

"Guardians?"

Wyatt frowned, "What are they?"

"Guardians are ’Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouses’ from the first-rate forces of the Dao Martial Saint Land upper domain. Their duty is to regulate the lower domain... Once a Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouse appears in the lower domain, they must go to the upper domain. If they dare to cause any disturbances in the lower domain, the guardians will consider the severity of the situation and decide how to punish that Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouse."

Augustine said with a look of apprehension, "There was once an Earth Saint Realm peak powerhouse who, after breaking through to the ’Heavenly Saint Realm’, wanted to use his mighty power to unify the lower domain... Guess what happened to him in the end?"

"What happened to him?"

Wyatt asked, with a hint of curiosity in his tone.

If a Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouse had ambition, he could indeed unify the lower domain.

"He died! Killed by the guardians!"

Augustine said.

"What?!"

Upon hearing Augustine’s words, Wyatt was taken aback, a Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouse was killed?

The action was taken by those guardians?

"According to the rules established by the first-rate forces of the Dao Martial Saint Land upper domain, once a Heavenly Saint Realm martial artist or Taoist cultivator appears in the lower domain, they must leave, to avoid disrupting the ’balance’ of the lower domain. Of course, a Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouse can choose to stay in the lower domain, but they are not allowed to act."

"Once they act, the guardians will annihilate them!"

"For this reason, in the Dao Martial Saint Land lower domain, anyone who breaks through to the Heavenly Saint Realm almost always chooses to leave... The lower domain is good, but if you can’t make a move, no matter how strong your cultivation is, it’s useless! Only the upper domain is their stage."

Augustine spoke a lot in one breath, also letting Wyatt know things he did not know before.

These were not recorded in the books he read.

"The first-rate forces of the Dao Martial Saint Land upper domain really govern with wide regulations!"

Wyatt exclaimed.

"It is said to be an order jointly issued by the three colossal sects of the Dao Martial Saint Land upper domain... The first-rate forces of the Dao Martial Saint Land upper domain merely act on orders."

Augustine said.

Three sects!

Upon hearing Augustine’s words, Wyatt’s pupils involuntarily shrank.

The Fire Worship Sect is one of the three sects.

And his fiancée was taken away by people from the Fire Worship Sect.

However, the restlessness within Wyatt was quickly suppressed, regaining his calmness.

"No wonder there are no ’Heavenly Saint Realm’ presences in the quasi third-rate forces of the Dao Martial Saint Land lower domain... It turns out there are guardians regulating, not allowing Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouses to wreak havoc in the lower domain."

Wyatt realized.

"Nowadays, in the Dao Martial Saint Land lower domain, the strongest should be the leader of the Shadow Mountain Black Market and the House Master of the Mansion of Azure Clouds, right?"

Wyatt asked again.

"Yes."

Augustine nodded, "According to my father, both the leader of the Shadow Mountain Black Market and the House Master of the Mansion of Azure Clouds are peak existences standing at the Earth Saint Realm... Most importantly, they are both demon cultivators, with strength surpassing martial artists and Taoist cultivators of the same level."

"Once they break through to the ’Heavenly Saint Realm’, they won’t be able to make a move... At that time, life for the Shadow Mountain Black Market and the Mansion of Azure Clouds may not be easy, right?"

Wyatt added.

"Breaking through to the ’Heavenly Saint Realm’ is not that simple."

Augustine shook his head, "Compared to usual Earth Saint Realm peak powerhouses, they are much younger... They have a long way to go at the peak of the Earth Saint Realm. So, before they finish that journey, they will have plenty of time to cultivate a qualified ’successor’."