Chapter 1890: Chapter 1890: West Region
"Who could it be? How dare they ransack my Herb Garden! Damn it! Damn it!"
After thinking for a long time, Sutton Davidson still couldn’t figure out who had plundered his Herb Garden. His heart was filled with frustration and vexation.
In the end, he was in a fury.
This feeling was akin to being slapped in the face in a crowd and being unable to find out who did it.
The saying goes, ’A mute swallowing a bitter herb, unable to express the bitterness,’ which was describing Sutton at this moment!
The dignified Medicine King ’Sutton Davidson’ had suffered a dumb loss.
If this were to spread, who knows what kind of uproar it would cause in the Upper Domain!
On the other hand, Wyatt Barnes and his group, who had fled far away from the Herb Garden, were unaware.
The old man who had imprisoned them in the Herb Garden was a renowned figure in the Upper Domain of Martial Dao Sacred Land!
Had Sutton not resisted being tied down, even if he joined any of the three sects, he would have obtained a significant status, revered by thousands.
Perhaps his strength wasn’t particularly advantageous among the three sects, but his accomplishments in the Pill Tao were unmatched!
Wyatt Barnes, Augustine Landon, and Oliver Watson traveled westward for a month before stopping.
During this month, they encountered multiple assassination attempts.
Martial Dao Sacred Land was filled with formidable beings, including reckless outlaws.
These outlaws, to gather wealth, laid ambushes, killing and robbing passersby.
However, most of the outlaws Wyatt Barnes and his group encountered were of average strength, easily dealt with.
There was only one instance where they faced two tricky adversaries, both mid Earth Saint Realm martial artists.
One of the mid Earth Saint Realm martial artists had his foot half-stepping into the latter stage of the Earth Saint Realm, rivaling Oliver Watson in ability and fighting him evenly.
Realizing he couldn’t spare attention to handle the other mid Earth Saint Realm martial artist, Oliver Watson’s expression changed.
Ultimately, Wyatt Barnes transformed into the legendary ’Dragon Warrior,’ quickly killing the mid Earth Saint Realm martial artist.
This changed Oliver Watson’s expression again, leaving it extremely colorful.
Because Wyatt Barnes killed the mid Earth Saint Realm warrior, it affected the other’s mood, and eventually, the other died at the evenly matched hands of Oliver Watson.
Misfortune was how he met his end!
In a one-on-one confrontation, he was equal to Oliver Watson!
If they continued fighting, it would likely end in a draw.
However, because his companion was killed, he was distracted, leading to his demise at Oliver Watson’s hands.
Dying with grievance, dying with misfortune.
"Wyatt Barnes’s strength is actually so strong?"
It was from that moment that Oliver Watson realized:
Within their small trio, his might was not the greatest.
The strongest was Wyatt Barnes, a martial artist whose cultivation level was two tiers lower at the ’Human Saint Realm pinnacle.’
Yet he didn’t know that Wyatt Barnes’s true cultivation was not the Human Saint Realm pinnacle but the ’Great Saint Realm pinnacle’!
"With my current strength and the ability to transform into a nine-clawed Dragon Warrior, using all methods, even mid Earth Saint Realm martial artists couldn’t last several moves against me... My strength surpasses most latter stage Earth Saint Realm beings, rivalling pinnacle Earth Saint Realm entities!"
Precisely due to that instance, Wyatt Barnes gained a more direct understanding of his current power.
Approaching the western lands of the Upper Domain, within a timeworn ancient city, Wyatt Barnes and his group found an inn to stay temporarily.
Then, they found a restaurant to drink and eat.
Of course, drinking and eating were secondary.
At Wyatt Barnes’s group’s level of power, even not eating or drinking caused little impact.
The reason they appeared here was to find out where they were now.
A month of fleeing, they dared not stop along the way, thus unaware of where they ended up.
"Hey! Did you hear? The ’Demon Sealing Monument’ has appeared again!"
Near Wyatt Barnes’s table, four burly middle-aged men casually chatted together.
One of them suddenly raised this topic.
"Demon Sealing Monument? Didn’t the Demon Sealing Monument appear five years ago? I remember it was in the Lower Domain! Many people from the Upper Domain went to the Lower Domain, seeking the Demon Sealing Monument and returned empty-handed."
Another man said.
"I’ve heard about this too. It’s said that the Demon Sealing Monument was obtained by a young man from the Lower Domain, who then seemed to disappear completely."
Another chimed in.
"Your information is outdated... Not long ago, that young man who got the Demon Sealing Monument in the Lower Domain reappeared! He’s said to be the Junior House Master of Mansion of Azure Clouds in the Lower Domain."
The last one spoke.
"Mansion of Azure Clouds? I’ve heard of it; it’s a top-tier force in the Lower Domain, and House Master ’Lanni Barnes’ is also a remarkable figure! But I didn’t expect the young man who obtained the Demon Sealing Monument to be the Junior House Master of Mansion of Azure Clouds."
Hearing this, Wyatt Barnes felt surprised.
He didn’t expect people in the Upper Domain to know about his father’s existence.
"Mansion of Azure Clouds in the Lower Domain is top-notch, but in the Upper Domain, it’s practically worthless! Now that the identity of the young man who obtained the Demon Sealing Monument is exposed, he likely won’t be able to keep it."
"You were right... That Demon Sealing Monument was ultimately seized by the elder ’Cade Simpson’ of the Mysterious Buddha Sect!"
"Cade Simpson? He acted fast enough! So, does this mean the Demon Sealing Monument now belongs to the Mysterious Buddha Sect?"
...
A few middle-aged men were discussing the matters of Wyatt Barnes and the Demon Sealing Monument.
The conversation reached Wyatt’s ears, bringing back memories of events at the Mansion of Azure Clouds.
The murderous and arrogant demeanor of that elder Cade Simpson from the Mysterious Buddha Sect was still fresh in his mind!
For a moment, Wyatt’s expression darkened.
Seeing this, Augustine and Oliver exchanged a glance but, in tacit agreement, said nothing.
Because they knew that saying anything more at this moment would be superfluous; it would be better not to speak, perhaps allowing Wyatt to recover a bit faster.
As the topics at other tables reached his ears, Wyatt’s expression gradually softened.
"I heard they found the Saintess of the Holy Teaching who disappeared years ago?"
A slightly lowered voice clearly reached Wyatt’s ears, drawing his attention.
Only because he knew the ’Holy Teaching’ being referenced was the ’Fire Worship Sect’.
In this place, the Fire Worship Sect was referred to as the ’Holy Teaching’ because it was already on the edge of the ’West Region’.
And the West Region was precisely the domain of the Fire Worship Sect!
In the Upper Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, the Fire Worship Sect governs the West Region.
Therefore, the Fire Worship Sect is also called the ’West Region Fire Worship Sect’.
Everyone in the West Region simply refers to the Fire Worship Sect as the ’Holy Teaching’.
Just after discovering that he was in the domain of the Fire Worship Sect, Wyatt had a moment of reflection.
He never imagined that just after arriving in the Upper Domain, he would unexpectedly come to this place, the domain of the Fire Worship Sect, the West Region.
"The missing Saintess of the Holy Teaching?"
Wyatt raised an eyebrow, a shiver running through his heart, "Keer?"
When Wyatt was still in the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, he had heard from his father that Keer seemed to be the Saintess chosen by the Sect Leader of the Fire Worship Sect back then. For reasons unknown, she accidentally ended up in Cloud Skies Continent.
From that time, the Fire Worship Sect began dispatching people to the Lower Domain in search of Keer, but they found nothing.
Until Keer’s twin sister came to Cloud Skies Continent, found Keer, and took her back.
"She was found... However, I heard that after the Saintess drifted outside, she forgot to maintain her virtue and had a daughter with someone. Now, the Enforcement Hall of the Holy Teaching is just waiting for the Sect Leader to emerge from seclusion to judge the life and death of her and her daughter!"
"Forgot to maintain her virtue? That’s a bit harsh. As far as I know, when that Saintess drifted outside, she was still in infancy. So, since becoming aware, she didn’t even know she was the Saintess of the Holy Teaching... Expecting her to remain pure under such circumstances? Are you sure that’s not a joke?"
"Shh... Lower your voice. If the Enforcement Hall of the Holy Teaching hears you’ve said this, you’re bound to be in big trouble!"
"Hmph! I’m just stating the truth."
...
One by one, faint voices timely reached Wyatt’s ears, causing his expression to darken once again.
With his face darkened, Wyatt’s eyes glimmered with deep worry.
As Wyatt fretted over the safety of Keer and her daughter,
"In a month, it’s the tri-annual elite disciple recruitment of the Holy Teaching... I wonder if this time, the Holy Teaching will uncover any hidden talents."
A distant voice reached him, leaving Wyatt startled before his spirits lifted!
The Fire Worship Sect, recruiting elite disciples in a month?
Once every three years?
Suddenly, Wyatt’s breathing became a bit labored, his eyes shining like a hungry wolf seeing prey.
"Brother Augustine!"
Wyatt looked towards Augustine.
He was about to say something but was cut off by Augustine, "I’ll go with you!"
"What are you talking about?"
Seeing Wyatt and Augustine like this, Oliver was puzzled.
However, soon he learned from Augustine:
The Saintess who once drifted outside from the Fire Worship Sect was Wyatt’s wife!
The daughter of the Saintess was born from Wyatt!
As much as he was shocked, Oliver also understood what Wyatt and Augustine meant in their earlier conversation.
Wyatt clearly intended to take the opportunity of the Fire Worship Sect’s elite disciple recruitment in a month to infiltrate the sect!
And Augustine wanted to accompany him.
"Since you’re both going, I’ll join you too."
After pondering for a moment, Oliver said to Wyatt and Augustine.
If initially, Oliver decided to venture into the Upper Domain with Wyatt and Augustine for added safety,
After the Herb Garden ordeal, he had gradually become part of this small group, truly considering himself a member.