Chapter 252 - Serenity
Noah looked around the peak he was on as many thoughts passed through his mind, realizing he did not really get any solid answers, but knowing that there was an unknown being somewhere who could be considered to be on his side.
None of the memories he held were of any help as he gazed at the peaceful vegetation and trees surrounding him, his thoughts wandering from his next goals, and what he wanted for himself.
He thought of the beings around him, those that depended on him, and those that he stood above. He thought of the two women he still did not fully open up himself to, as well as the woman taking care of a small Star City he had nearly forgotten about.
He could be considered strong and powerful to an extreme degree when others looked at him, but there was always a place where one would be weak at.
After the loss of his parents, he did not open himself up to anyone fully, not wanting there to even be a possibility of feeling the same pain he felt back then. Without his conscious knowledge, he had gotten extremely close to some of the women around him, that when he witnessed one of them ripped apart right in front of him, he was reminded of a pain he never thought he would feel again.
Even when he reversed everything and events returned to a better past, he still held those memories, and they weighed heavily on his mind. This was why he was not against it when Barbatos said she wanted to remain in the Spiritual Land and do her training there. This was why he continued to let the Ice Queen manage the Frozen Kingdom as a Ruler, and not someone he wanted to fight on the front lines.The initial posting of this chapter occurred via N0v3l.B11n.
Gradually, he was realizing that he was slowly opening himself up again to these people around him. This provided a conduit that could cause him great pain, something he had experienced before and never wanted to come across again. He gazed at the serene trees on the mountaintop he stood on as he continued to be lost in his thoughts.
Was it truly worth to open himself up to others like this? To open up the possibility to feel a tremendous amount of pain again?
Even if they didn’t have skills of the equivalent rank, their power would still be boosted as they held Ultimate and Unique skills that only grew stronger depending on what rank the user was.
There was also the abundant [Law Crystals] from the cultivators he had taken down recently, vastly improving any of his skills that could be placed in the category of Water, Time, or Space attribute.
He continued to peruse through all of these gains as his body lifted off the mountain peak, looking around him for the last time and then flying away. Plans about the distribution of loots and his future moves were outlined in his mind as his figure began moving towards the direction of one the three Supreme Sects in the World of Cultivation, the Profound Astral Sect.
In this sect, he had plans of infiltration that would allow him to gain access to one of the prized Treasures that was only given to the Core Disciples of the sect that showed the most promise, potential, and strength.
In the Profound Astral Sect, Elders at the Saint Rank were not rare, with the most talented Core Disciples that could be called geniuses actually having similar cultivation as the Elders of the Sect.
Multiple powerhouses at the Void Fimmerment Cultivation Realm were also situated in this powerful Sect, with many mysteries surrounding the Sect Leader of this Profound Astral Sect.
Yet, Noah had extremely clear memories from a certain Devilish Unveiler that detailed much of the secrecy and mystery surrounding this powerful sect, giving him a very clear picture of how he should start. His memories were a few hundred years behind, but the players remained the same, just slightly more powerful.
His goal was to first observe and collect information on the current Core Disciples of the Profound Astral Sect before making a move and obtaining an identity as one. After that, it was simply careful planning and scheming as he made his way closer and closer to something that even the Devilish Time Unveiler was denied.
His mind cleared up from the reverie of thoughts as his figure became enveloped in a dark light, the [Aberrant Saint] that was proficient in space being activated as a single minuscule ball of darkness flew even faster in the air.
In this small piece of darkness, numerous vicious Dragonoid heads and suffocating tentacles that nobody could see were contained, just waiting to be unleashed at a moment’s notice.