Chapter 728 The Bamboo House

Zachary, along with other Imperial Level warriors, including those from Crane College, made their way into the island. They kept going through its undulating terrain, but soon, they discovered something weird. After a half day's walk, they seemed to get farther away from Crane College, as if setting off in its opposite direction, going toward the island's mountainside. Before long, they arrived at a dangerous territory infested by martial beasts. Additionally, these martial beasts had strength so powerfully built, and practically all of them were above the Imperial Level.

Along the course of their travel, they ran into an ambush of countless Imperial Level martial beasts. However, before Zachary and his companions could do something to retaliate, these Crane College warriors who led the entire group, handled the beasts well. It was only until now that Zachary realized why these warriors escorted them here. It became apparent that they functioned as their guards to ensure their safety.

"Jay, did they guide us in the wrong way?" Tracy asked with uncertainty.

"I don't think so," Jay replied. Although he also considered it odd to go through that trail, he felt that Crane College wouldn't make such a foolish mistake.

Almost an hour later, they arrived at a bamboo forest. The Crane College guides stopped before several small shacks made of bamboo and wood. All these houses looked abandoned and unoccupied for a long time. One of them turned to Jay and said, "Jay, this is your house."

"What do you mean? Is this the place Barnes has prepared for us to stay?" Jay blurted out in dismay as his face became disheartened. He never expected that Crane College would provide them with such a dreary place in the forest's remote area far from Crane College.

"That's right." The warrior nodded at once.

"Are you being serious right now? How could you let us live in such a disgusting place? Why? Are you patronizing on the entire Devil Kingdom and us?" Kemp queried harshly. He was one of Xiao Clan's well-respected and high-ranking Imperial Level warriors at the premium stage, so he was used to receiving special treatment. Therefore, it was only logical that he became irate at the sight of this shabby residence provided by Crane College.

"Please don't take this personally against me. It was Barnes who made the arrangement. If you have any criticisms, you can discuss it with him tomorrow when you meet him. Right now, we are simply adhering to the orders," the man coolly replied, just as though he was not upset by the guests' outburst.

Kemp was about to add some more in retaliation, but Jay waved him off and signaled to him to relax. He then said, "Well, since we don't have a choice, let's settle here tonight and get some much-needed rest. We'll deliberate about it tomorrow."

"I agree. Have a good night's sleep. We are leaving now. Please excuse us." The man nodded to the other warriors after speaking, and slowly spun around to take off. However, b

cultivation potential. So, if we meet this condition, we can start the formal cultivation," Anne explained.

"I get you. But how do we carry out the formal cultivation?" Zachary asked. He knew Anne just delivered him some great news. The sooner his formal cultivation with her started, the more beneficial it would be for him. His promotion speed would have accelerated, and it could bring him a bigger chance to be more intimate with her.

"The cultivation methods in the world vary from each other, but the realms are practically the same. There are five realms in total. The first one gets their basis on the mutual cultivation of the warriors' energies. In this realm, the cultivators would both reach the state where their bodies and minds connect. When we cultivate, we have to enter a state where we only care about our partner, no other outsiders. The cultivators are required to trust each other with their entire hearts fully," Anne explained.

"This should be no problem for us. We can do that," Zachary exclaimed eagerly.

"Yes, I think so too. I think we can enter the first realm of mutual cultivation ahead of time. I intended to wait for one more month before doing this with you, but now, I don't think we should wait that long." Anne nodded in approval. She originally planned to delay for another month before proceeding to the next stage because she was worried that Zachary wouldn't be ready yet. If they forced themselves to continue cultivating to the next step, it would be disadvantageous to him. But after observing him for a few days, she established that he was unusually good at cultivating with her. She even enjoyed cultivating with him even if she wouldn't admit it. She could safely begin the formal cultivation with him.

"Then, can we start our formal cultivation tomorrow?" Zachary asked, his voice full of enthusiasm.

Anne nodded her consent.

Zachary laughed out loud. After all, he had been waiting for the next step to happen for a long time.