CHAPTER 833: HIS PLAN AND HIS JEALOUSLY

"This information about the flower also came from young master Randolf, and he said that the Celestial Angel Flower is located much deeper in the core region. The flower lies in a still unexplored part of the valley. Well, most parts of the core region remain unexplored," Munez said after releasing a sigh.

"However, no one, not even the strongest cultivators since ancient times, has ever truly explored the entire core region. The deeper we go, the poison becomes truly too dangerous even for those at the peak of the pseudo-immortal stage."

"Any kind of poison resistant pill or material will also be useless. There were many cases in the past where some crazy cultivators at the peak pseudo-immortal stage entered the deeper core region, but they never came back."

"Young master Randolf also said that the deepest part of the core region is the most dangerous place, and even he does not yet have the means to enter it. It is truly befitting its name as the most dangerous forbidden zone in the Akares Star."

"As for the exact location of the flower, if we look from space and at the area pointed out by young master Randolf, it is estimated that the distance is five hours from this place if we fly at high speed and somehow move directly toward the destination area. If we were to walk from here...well, maybe we could reach it in two days."

"That is all I know about the flower, and I just took advantage of it to lure Ferix here," Munez finally stopped.

After hearing Munez’s explanation, Aldrian couldn’t help but feel more certain that the Poison Valley seemed more and more like it had been built by something from the higher heavens.

He also couldn’t help but remember the words of Kim Seungjin, the Heavenly Demon’s son, who once said that there are special places in many worlds where the faith energy of the entire world gathers.

He wondered if the Poison Valley was, in fact, hiding that kind of place. It made sense, since with the strange and dangerous nature of the valley, this place could store a mystery that should not fall into anyone’s hands.

’Anyone but me,’ Aldrian thought.

He nodded before focusing on Munez again. "One more thing, what were you planning by bringing Sir Ferix to this place? First, you wanted to bring Sir Ferix here and trap him in the Platform of the Devil God’s Baptism. Second, you tried to kidnap Madam Elysia and frame Sir Ferix by placing the devils’ belongings in his manor?"

Munez’s gaze shifted to Sir Ferix for a moment. He could see his little brother’s angry expression and disgust toward him. Still, he couldn’t help but grit his teeth when he thought about their past and the situation they were in now.

He suddenly felt that he had become the most unlucky man in the world at this moment.

"This is to put the blame on him so your majesty could target him instead of me," Munez answered in resignation.

"I was already highly suspicious that your majesty might have known everything the Barevisk family had done, I mean about Vars and the events that followed. I know that what I did went against you. I was aware of it, but I still did it because young master Randolf ordered me to." He knew it was futile to lie, so he just said it bluntly.

"I believed that my plan would work, but then I realized something had gone wrong with Vars’s group and their disappearance. But I was too late to see it and kept going instead. I knew it was a bad idea later, but I could no longer escape from the situation. I had already gone too deep to back out."

"Your majesty, is it true that Vars is in your hands right now? Is it true that all this time you’ve been playing ignorant even though you already knew about the Barevisk family’s movements?" Munez asked as he gazed at Aldrian.

Aldrian just shrugged. "Well, that was obvious. How could I let someone enter my empire and spread information without my knowledge? If they spread it, they did so with my awareness and approval."

Hearing that, Munez sighed, but then he continued.

"I knew that if Your Majesty really knew what the Barevisk family had done, you would eventually come to me, so I planned something to make myself appear innocent. The only thing feasible in my mind was to make Ferix the scapegoat."

"Although he has already fallen from his status and lives outside the central power, some still see him as having influence among certain high-ranking family members. I know they are his loyal supporters, and because of that he is the most suitable for this plan."

"To redirect Your Majesty’s target from me to him, I would make him the ’villain’, a villain convincing enough to make Your Majesty believe he is the one who had been trying to screw you all this time."

"There is no better way to be a villain than to be a devil, and that is what I did. I knew I could still use this abandoned devils’ base. Making him the villain would be easy since he is nothing with his illness and weak strength. After he is brainwashed on the Platform of the Devil God’s Baptism, he will be a villain for real."

"I will put the blame on him, make it seem that everything that happened between Your Majesty and the Barevisk family was his plan, without my knowledge. I could feign ignorance while pointing all the evidence toward him everywhere. His manor is the easiest place to plant proof, and I planned to kidnap Elysia as a bargaining chip to control Ferix if needed."

"With him turned into the villain and Elysia in my hand, everything would be set. The only thing I needed to do was make sure to keep Your Majesty’s attention on Ferix, to show that he was the hidden devil all this time and that he came for revenge because Your Majesty killed many devils in the Ancient Blue Gate World."

Munez released a long sigh. Aldrian couldn’t help but feel more amused, while Sir Ferix gritted his teeth. His elder brother was truly ruthless toward him, though he was not too surprised after everything that had happened between them.

Still, it hurt him to know that his own blood brother could be that cruel.

Aldrian then turned his head to Sir Ferix.

"Sir Ferix, is there anything you would like to ask this brother of yours?"

Sir Ferix, who had been holding back his anger since earlier, finally opened his lips.

"Is it safe to say that you were the one who cursed me and Elysia in the past? Making me go through all of that and playing with my life?"

"Yes," Munez answered. When he spoke, his gaze did not waver as he looked directly into Sir Ferix’s eyes. There was no remorse in them, they were firm, as if what he had done was not something he regretted.

"Why did you have to go so far as to do all of that? If you wanted the patriarch’s seat, then I could have just stepped down from the competition at that time. To be honest, I didn’t really want to—"

"Do you think it’s that easy for you to just drop out of the competition?! Do you think that after you step aside and give the title of successor to me, everything will be fine?! No! Instead, I’ll be mocked and become a leader in name only, not in the hearts of the people. They’ll talk behind my back and ridicule me!" Munez suddenly lashed out, shouting.

"Do you understand how much of a genius you were at that time, and how I was always compared to you?! You don’t understand how I felt! You don’t understand the jealousy that always burned inside my heart! Everyone always praised you as the most suitable successor, while I, the older brother, the supposed successor, was mediocre compared to you!"

"Even I needed young master Randolf’s help just to keep up with you! I needed his support so my cultivation could improve enough to reach the same level of genius as you!"

"YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT AT ALL!"

"The only way for others to turn their backs on you was to make you fall from grace—to lose your genius status, to lose your strength! Only then would no one think that me becoming patriarch was unworthy."

After his outburst, his breathing became uneven. It was as if he had said all of that in one breath, leaving him short of oxygen.

Sir Ferix fell silent, unable to refute what Munez said. His elder brother’s words were true. He had never understood him at all. Back then, he lived at his own pace, believing everything was normal for him. He was a genius, and there was nothing wrong with that.

But in the end, at that time, he had truly neglected one important thing—a being ruthlessness.

Even though Munez was his blood brother, he was still a human being. His elder brother could feel jealousy so deep that it drove him to extremes. At that time, he had still been basking in the glory of his status, too naïve to see the darkness that had taken root in his elder brother’s heart.

Only after he fell did he truly learn the harshness of the cultivation world.

Aldrian watched the interaction between the two brothers in silence. This kind of situation was quite common, so he didn’t need to comment.

He suddenly stretched his hand toward one side of the hall, and an information crystal flew toward him before he caught it. Munez’s eyes widened when he saw the crystal, knowing it must have been used for recording.

He gritted his teeth, realizing he was truly done for if that recording ever reached the public. Even the Valroy family would instantly abandon him, and might even come after him.

"Well, what a nice answer. Thank you for your cooperation in answering all the questions," Aldrian said with a smile as he stored the information crystal in his storage ring.