Chapter 563: [ Mortal World Events ]
“Hm? Yeah, that is why I left her to Thumbeline… mother would take her in…” Alkrasha said gently, remembering the overprotecting mother she had back in Earth.
She really never felt such motherly love before, making her feel extremely blessed!
The happiness she had since she met Allen was beyond what she had ever imagined nor she could ever imagine before she had met him!
“Can’t be helped. Mama couldn’t stay with us when Allen grows up, and she was feeling guilty about it. So her love turned towards Ciel and Rasha… Mama even throws the family’s duty and responsibility to Garth and Stella just to take care of the two girls~” Layla muttered with a wry smile. “Those two are now the apple of her eyes—even I sometimes felt envious by them~”
Ha ha ha, Layla giggled in amusement but her eyes were full of love and satisfaction. She really never thought there would be a time, where her family would actually be so warm and complete!
Just by remembering how Ciel and Rasha were being spoiled, especially Ciel who is being loved by her even greater than Ciel’s real mother; Eliade, she couldn’t help but laugh in amusement. Eliade's face every time she scolded Ciel for being too naughty and was, in turn, being scolded by her mother; Aemie was...extremely comical.
One can't help but say, Mother-in-law in this world, is the most terrifying last boss that even the infamous Witch Queen and Insect Queen was not able to lift even a finger against her!
“Haa, that is the problem now… what if Ciel becomes spoiled too much?” Celty muttered defeated. “Last time, have you forgotten; just because some group insulted the Bianchi Family, she suddenly disappeared only to destroy the said group on the same day…? Do you know how dangerous that was? Even uncle and aunt Xia Yi almost fainted from fear, you know!”
“K eke ke, I say, that little girl’s character really so aggressive. I guess she inherited it from both of her parents… especially Eliade’s aggressive nature and Allen’s do or die actions.” Alkrasha chuckled.
“That’s not a laughing matter!” Liu Muxiao exclaimed. “Although Eliade didn’t care about it as long as Ciel was fine but… it was still dangerous, you know! That group might be new and a sprouting force but their strength is considered B-rank among rankers! There were even two A rankers among the members of the group!”
“... Her reasons aside, what if something happened to her? Hundreds of those idiots life is not enough to compensate it!”
“You’re overthinking it. Ciel is being protected by Sun Lingyun and Aileen… and besides, even without those two, Ciel is the daughter of that man and that scary woman… Ciel’s current power is even stronger than most A rankers, you know. Now, she was even being trained as a new ruler by Shaharnaz for Abbar Dastan. Her rapid advancement is as monstrous as her father…” Xue Ling shrugged as she responded. Her expression was bitter and she could only smile wryly about it.
Indeed, Ciel’s potential is extremely abnormal. With magic power almost rivaling that of most high-level witches in the Frozen Garden and physical ability that doesn’t lose out against Aileen’s due to inheriting her father's monstrous physique--although, Allen's physique in the previous world can't be compared to his right now, but one must know, with that physique alone, it was already among one of the best. And now, to think that she actually inherit Allen's real nature as a part demon-part angel, that child, Ciel can already be considered a monster among monster.
I guess, that only befits the child of that man… Xue Ling sigh. She even feared, that with only a year, Ciel would surpass her and the others so easily.
“Speaking of her, what’s with Shaharnaz…?” Celty frowned as she heard the name from Xue Ling’s mutterings. “At first, she went towards Rasha, wanting to make her a successor for the throne of the Abbar Dastan. But when Alkrasha told her that she would be the Insect Monarch in the future, she turned her attention towards Ciel instead, wanting to mold her into a great ruler…”
Layla smiled bitterly. She thought for a moment then started, “Well, great rulers require heirs right? I’m not that knowledgeable about that Kingdom but Abbar Dastan was created by Allen for some unknown reason. And the twin Princesses followed Allen and pledge their loyalty to him until they die—or is what they told me."
"I also heard about that,"
"..Yeah, and then suddenly Allen disappeared. Abbar Dastan was left without a ruler—fortunately, no one knew about the real ruler of the Kingdom and so, even with his absence, there’s no one who had discovered it yet. But that won’t last long…”
“But why won’t she take over then? I don’t think Allen would mind…”
“That is the problem…” Alkrasha takes over and answered instead. “Forget about Arnavaz, that warmonger and battle idiot, Shaharnaz didn’t desire the throne at all. With her character, she likes it if Allen would forever become the kingdom’s ruler or at least those with his bloodline—because that was where she pledges her loyalty to. She's too strict and serious. She can’t bear the fact that someone other than Allen would take over the kingdom, after all, that kingdom was made for him…”
“But isn’t that Kingdom made by Aži Dakāha…?”
“Well, just the base though. After Aži Dakāha’s death, Abbar Dastan was created not for other people but for Allen… by those enigmatic twin princesses. Then, they conquered the land they were in not because they wanted to spread their influence and become a major power but because of some simple reason—that is, they wanted to unify the land they were in so that, Abbar Dastan wouldn’t be threatened by others and Allen’s rule will last for eternity.”
“… then, followed by that notion, those that had heard about the Abbar Dastan and its soft rule gathered together and came over. Then, it had become a huge deal, turning into one big kingdom in the modern era, in just a blink of an eye. In that sense, people made Abbar Dastan a big superpower not because they were forced to but because they look for an umbrella—though that umbrella was Allen. The twin princesses didn’t intend to build a huge kingdom at all and only wanted a good enough shrine to house Allen and worship him. Well, because of some unforeseen circumstances, it became what it was…a happy miscalculation indeed~”
“…Then, what will she do now? Ciel was only interested by it now so she was following Shaharnaz but we know for sure that Ciel would inherit the Frozen Garden or at least… stay with Eliade and take her baton…” Xue Ling grabs another stick of barbecue and propped it on the fire, slowly turning it. Although, there was also another possibility. Judging from Ciel's character, rather than take responsibility and be burden with troublesome things, she would rather leave it alone and go where she wanted to go and do what she likes.
In that sense, she really is similar to her father...!
Not only Xue Ling, but the others as well have noticed this. As Ciel grow up, she was becoming even more like her father--carefree, hedonistic and with that devil-may-care attitude. In fact, she was probably even worse than Allen as Ciel has been spoiled a lot by all of Bianchi and numerous large organizations that she could walk in the world sideways, without care. She can be classified as a little Demon King in terms of terrifying the world.
Wherever she goes, there will always be people who will receive misfortune. And yet, no one dared to have any ideas about her.
“Obviously, Shaharnaz knew that…” Liu Muxiao responded indifferently. “From what I heard, she was also seeking for dungeons and labyrinths like us. Probably she wanted to find Allen as desperately as well…”
“…Although, I know I’m not in the right to say this but… focusing on Dungeons and Labyrinth like this, wouldn’t it be dangerous if we go on like this, with most of us going around and challenging Dungeons…?” Celty furrowed her brows. “… Since the Iron Heracules had appeared, it should be almost the time of the Winter Solstice!”
“… !!!?”
"What?"
“Winter Solstice…?”
“Mia knew that… isn’t that why she was extremely busy…? I heard Lieri even picked up Allen’s teacher; Ms. Grace Lim from the Philippines, to do the negotiation and peace talks with the other organization and groups…? Even The Enterprise was flying here and there…”
“Did she?” Celty asked, curious.
“You’re too busy challenging dungeons you had already forgotten to give some attention to the outside world, idiot!” Liu Muxiao snorted.
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“I can’t help it. Mia is there… and even the Holy Church is now allying with her, seemingly forsaking their evil schemes. So I can certainly leave the world to Mia…”
“You’re too depending on her! She’s only one human, you know!!”
“Mah mah, relax… in any case, what is Winter Solstice?” Layla asked, interested. Like Celty, she too was ignoring the outside world and focused herself on challenging dungeons and labyrinths, looking for clues about the Celestial Realm.
“Winter Solstice… is where half of the entire world is covered by cold and snow for a certain period…”
“What?!”
Like Layla, Xu, as well as Alkrasha and the others, others were also startled by the sudden news.
“What do you mean by the world covered by cold and snow?”
“It’s as what I say, was it several months or an entire year, perhaps? The world will only have one season, and that is winter. The temperature will significantly drop and the snow will fall all year around. Most seas and rivers will freeze up and the land will be covered by an eternal cold…”
“That's not the only problem though. Because at that time, a new rift will open in the sky and snow and cold type monsters will enter from it. Chaos, cold, famine… terrible things struck the world—I can even still remember when that happens many people died in the street, countries fall from either monster attacks or lack of supplies…” Liu Muxiao sigh as she remembered what happened in the previous world.
“Countless countries started a war against other countries in order to secure a good amount of supplies… in any case, it was one of the worst events before the Demon Invasion.”
“Don’t forget, the Ice Dragon that will appear out of nowhere. Creating the everlasting Kingdom of Ice… even the Ice Wolf; Fenrir will wreak havoc…” Celty sigh in sorrow as she recalled those terrifying creatures that would spell despair.
“Now that you mention the Fenrir, if I'm not mistaken, no one had defeated it, right? Even after so long, it became a monster comparable to Monster Kings; God Killer Fenrir,” Liu Muxiao added.
“… Then, wouldn’t it be dangerous this time?”
“No need to worry, I heard Mia had been preparing for this since a year ago…” Liu Muxiao responded with a faint smile. Mia was extremely smart and reliable—she wasn’t called a Prodigy in the previous world for nothing, even though around her, there were also people who are also all monsters in their own ways.
“Mia was really amazing, huh”
“Well, that idiot indeed only has brains though,” Celty muttered indifferently.
“Better than you who had nothing of it,” Liu Muxiao sneered.
“What did you say?!” Celty cried out.
Liu Muxiao rolled her eyes at her, and then she continued, “… Still, the new Dawn Alliance should also be supporting her. Mia is not alone. The Bianchi, the Frozen Garden, the Insect Kingdom, the Villaflores family, Abbar Dastan and many more were willing to cooperate so it was quite easy to rally supporters and make better preparations than imagined. The only problem is, without Allen, defeating the Ice Dragon and the God Killer simultaneously would prove difficult.” Liu Muxiao sighs.
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Si Mulan’s group abilities grew increasingly faster, forcing the entire group to increase their speed as well.
The group transverse into a mountain valley, where the terrain was arduously steeped. Here, many different varieties of rare plants and trees could be seen. It was a heaven for Alchemist and Pharmacist—
"What the…. Holy crap, I’m not dreaming, am I?"
As the group arrived at the valley, they were all stunned by the sight of an ocean of green flowers. The valley was surrounded by tall stone walls that were tilted inwards, forming a square mile of enclosed land. On the other side of the strangely shaped stones and trees, a great expanse of curious-looking blue flowers could be seen blossoming with vitality.
The flowers did not have any scent, and their stamen was thin and long, while a large number of butterflies and bees could be seen flying around.
"Fallenheart Grass? It’s Fallen Heart Grass! This much…. This isn’t an illusion, right?" Feng Xie walked up and picked up one of these green flowers. As he tasted one of its leaves, his expression shifted from solemn to fanatical, and he seemed to grow crazy with excitement as he began to yell out.
When the rest of Qin Han’s group heard the name "Fallenheart Grass", they were also surprised, and all of them dashed into the valley. No one wasted even a moment to spare a single word as they all tried to pick as many of these flowers as possible, throwing them frantically into their storage sacks and rings.
It was as though a bunch of stray dogs was scavenging over a large pile of leftover food.
There was no sign of a cultivator’s elegance or pride as all of them behaved like maddened money-grubbers.
Seeing this scene, those who were left looking bewildered was Layla’s group as well as Si Mulan and Bu Fanyi who was quite detached from Qin Han’s group.
“What is this Fallenheart Grass? They look like they had seen a mountain of gold,”
“Eh? You don’t know about Fallen Heart Grass?” Bu Fanyi asked, curious.
“Well, I haven’t seen anything like it,” Layla answered with a wry smile.
“… Well, it tastes good, though~” Alkrasha picked up a nearby Fallenheart Grass and ate it. Seeing her doing like that, Bu Fanyi and Si Mulan almost shrieked in shock.
“Stop, you can’t eat that directly!!”
“It’s dangerous…”
They called out. However, they were too late Alkrasha had already chewed all the way to her stomach—
“Alkrasha, are you okay?!”
“Is that grass really that dangerous?!”
Layla and the others as well panicked after seeing the two girls frantic expression. Even the always calm and collected Liu Muxiao and Xue Ling was screaming, ‘vomit it out! vomit it out!’ ‘let it out!’ while pounding Alkrasha’s back. However, after seeing their exaggerated reactions, it backfired. Alkrasha was surprised and subconsciously gulped; swallowing the grass she had eaten.
“Hey! I said spew it out, you—“
“Eh?”
But no matter how long they had waited, nothing happened.
“This is…? Ano, Miss Alkrasha, do you feel anything?” Si Mulan asked with a worried expression.
Alkrasha shook her head, “Nothing, in fact, I’ve gotten energize I guess~”
“Huh? What was that? Didn’t you say it’s dangerous? Man, you almost made me worried to death,” Celty snorted in complains but her tone was soft and weak as if relieved.
“But, that is Fallenheart Grass though… anyone would be poisoned if it is eaten directly…!”
“Ah, if that is what you’re worried about then no need, I guess…” Alkrasha shrugged as she picked up another one. Layla and Liu Muxiao immediately stopped her but Akrasha just waved her hand and said, ‘It’s fine,’
“I possess [ Poison Immunity ] as a member of the Insect Race. Besides, eating plants and flowers, no matter how poisonous and toxic they are, is our way of survival. It’s normal in our kind. In fact, it can even boost our power as well... in any case, no matter what it is, poisonous or not, as long as it's a plant, flower or trees, it's extremely beneficial for us~”
“Ah, now that you mean it, it should be racial ability…”
“Yep, we are not affected by any negative status whenever we eat grass and plants. Of course, we do still have limits. But as long as the plant and flower are not above my tolerance, I can convert it into my own power…” Alkrasha declared confidently.
“Oohh!!”
“…Well, just don’t put anything in your mouth without knowing it first, please. What if it’s dangerous?” Layla sigh. “Anyway, what is this Fallenheart Grass? If it’s that poisonous, why are they so happy about it?”
"Actually... [ Fallenheart Grass ] is a precious herb and material for Cultivation Dan!"
This so-called [ Fallenheart Grass ] was no ordinary spirit herb, but a crucial ingredient in crafting the Raging Flame Pellet used to break through the sixth tier into the seventh. With Fallenheart Grass effects, it calms the mind and heart, giving an increased chance to defeat Heart’s Demons when one wanted to broke through the Spirit Realm—cleansing the spirit.
The Rebirth Pellet needed to break from tier three to four required at least a thousand low-grade Spirit Stones to purchase, but the Raging Flame Pellet to break through from tier six to seven was much more expensive, requiring three hundred mid-grade Spirit Stones—equivalent to thirty-thousand low-grade Stones.
Even if the disciples were to purchase the materials separately before having it crafted, it would still cost at least a hundred and fifty mid-grade Spirit Stones. This Fallenheart Grass was one of the most important ingredients, and a single plant could be sold within the sect for three mid-grade Spirit Stones.
Furthermore, the Raging Flame Pellet for sixth-tier disciples would require ten of these herbs, meaning that these Fallenheart Grass alone would require at least thirty mid-grade Stones. And despite all this, crafting a dan, always don't have a hundred percent success, so there's a chance that a single set of materials will go to waste!
That is why all the cultivation disciples are extremely excited upon seeing the vast land of Fallenheart Grass!
There were so much of this rare herbs right in front of their very eyes!
Once it was picked and brought back to the sect, not only would the disciples each save quite a significant sum when they crafted their Raging Flame Pellet in the future, but if they exchanged all of these herbs with the sect, it might even be possible to purchase a ready-crafted Raging Flame Pellet outright!
These disciples had effectively hit the jackpot; these were not just herbs anymore, but the hopes and dreams of those disciples who wanted to break into the seventh tier!
After hearing the uses of the Fallenheart Grass, Layla and the others were in awe. However, only Liu Muxiao and Xue Ling are cultivators among the group so their responses are not that greater than the two.
As if finding a good treasure, the two women; Liu Muxiao and Xue Ling bombarded Si Mulan and Bu Fanyi with questions after questions. Although both of them has cultivation and power rivaling that of Si Mulan and the others. However, this is because they have the entire world backing them, giving their rise in power completely unrival back in the mortal world. However, if compared truly, Earth is like a backwater countryside compared to the Divine Martial Continent of the Celestial Realm.
Whether it was pills or cultivation techniques and skills, the Mortal World lacks many of it. Hence, other than Liu Muxiao and some others, the Cultivation World of the Mortal World is extremely weak. But now, with Si Mulan and the others to answer their long-time questions, they would surely be able to soar like a phoenix in the sky in their Cultivation.
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