CHAPTER 505 ARRIVING AT THE WESTERN DESERT ISLAND (PART ONE)

While the three elders isolated themselves to focus on preparing the Sky Piercing Array, Darren, on the

same instant, settled in a relatively quiet place and opened the Ancient Void Battlefield.

Ever since Belle was brought into the Ancient Void Battlefield, Darren had been checking on her with

his spiritual sense every day. Days and weeks had passed, and Darren was saddened to see that her

condition had not progressed at all. She had been unconscious the whole time.

As she had sustained heavy and constant bleedings after being hit by some spells, Belle couldn't wake

up any time soon. Darren understood that her body needed some time to recover.

Today, as Darren had enough time while waiting for the elders to be done with refining the Sky Piercing

Array, he thought a visit into the Ancient Void Battlefield would be a good idea. After all, seeing his

sister physically before facing the border mutants would add up to his courage and motivation to win

the dreaded battle. A few moments later, Darren appeared in a quiet valley where a thatched cottage

stood humbly by its nether side surrounded by luscious vegetation and a gently running stream.

As quiet as he could, Darren opened the door to the cottage where Belle was staying. Belle, his sister,

was lying on the bed, face still pale and motionless. The only sign that she was still alive was her chest

that moved up and down as she breathed.

"You suffered a lot, my little sister. I hope you survive this one and get well soon,"

the hopeful brother mumbled in a gentle voice. While he was stroking his sister's face, Darren's heart

couldn't be spared from hurting, seeing his little sister so weak and helpless.

Ever since they were kids, Darren and his little sister had been bullied. Though he was too innocent to

understand why they were always browbeaten, Darren made a vow that it would never again happen to

his sister. He had thought that he could protect his little sister when he gained the experience of his

adventure. But he was wrong all this time, he failed and was not able to fulfill his vow. He still couldn't

protect her well enough and allowed her to suffer again and again.

Thinking back of the days when they were both kids and comparing them to their present situation,

Darren's eyes reddened. Looking down at his sister's situation right now, he felt so useless and

powerless. Nothing had changed for his little sister. He couldn't protect her when she was little, and

now that they had grown up, he still couldn't do.

'Diana must be worried about Belle too. Should I tell her that Belle is already back?' Darren thought as

he tried very hard to conceal the feelings of disappointment that he had inside.

As his thoughts deviated towards Diana, he had come to think about how Holy Lord Diana had always

been helpful towards Belle. She treated her as if Belle was her daughter. Thus, Darren was sure that

she must be worried about Belle too. That was the reason why he was considering telling her the news.

'I should just wait till Belle gets better.' After considering for a while, Darren thought that he'd better tell

Diana the news when Belle was better. In that way, Diana wouldn't be bothered too much.

Spending almost an hour checking on Belle, Darren made sure that everything was okay with her. After

this, he directly got out of the Ancient Void Battlefield unseen and unannounced, just like his arrival. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

The moment he was back at the Violet Phoenix Sect, he cultivated and tried to improve his base. In a

short while, Horace and the two other elders, as well as Jacob, were out and back on the hall.

As he felt obliged to join them, Darren walked into the palace. His heart rejoiced when he saw that the

grandmasters who had been into the Heavenly Serene Graveyard were also there, all fit and ready to

help him.

"Nice to see you all again," with a satisfied smile drawn on his face, Darren greeted them while doing

the traditional way of showing reverence, that was cupping his hands and bowing slightly to them.

"We are glad to come knowing that it's you, Darren! Haha," one of the grand warriors reckoned.

"Last time, as soon as we recovered from the battle with those demonic monsters, Master Jacob

immediately sent us a message and told us that you came back safe and sound. We were so happy

about it.

Yet, we have heard the news that you probably have gone to the Red Inferno Sect, and it worried us

deeply. We sent out people to find you, but they couldn't find the place where the Red Inferno Sect

was, so we had to give up on that ordeal. Now that you are here, it feels so good to see you safe and

sound again," reiterated another grand warrior who had the sincerest voice Darren had ever heard.

Other three-star grand warriors also expressed their joy at seeing Darren again. The smile on their

faces never faded, and that alone added an exuberant vibe across the hall of the Violet Phoenix Sect's

palace.

"Thank you for worrying about my welfare." To express how grateful he was, Darren bowed to the

grandmasters again.

"All right, all right, now that we have this problem at hand. I guess it's our time to pay you back. All four

of you risked your lives and saved us last time. So, this time, we will definitely try our best to save those

two young guys, even if it means to risk our lives too."

Though it was Darren and Hailey who did much of the rescuing and leading them to safety, the

grandmasters still thanked them all. They remembered well how Abelard and Timothy were also there

to help them out.

"With the help of my senior fellow apprentices, the rule power crystal core that I refined is even more

powerful. Its strength is equal to the strength of a four-star grand warrior," the older red-robed man,

Nick, interrupted at this time, taking out a crystal core shining with runes. Only with this potent crystal

core could they maintain the Sky Piercing Array.

The grand warriors all heard what he said and turned to look his way and towards the crystal. But their

gazes fell on to Horace and Rocky, whom they hadn't met before.

"May I ask who the two men are?" one of them asked politely.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce them to you. They are both powerful rule cultivators, and they are like Nick's

brothers,"

with a gentle voice, Jacob said simply. His tone was casual, for he knew that many of the grand

warriors were enemies with the Red Inferno Sect, and they hated the members of this sect. Jacob also

made the right decision in not telling the grand warriors Horace and Rocky's real identities.

"Oh, I see. I bet with the help of you two, we are more confident that we will succeed in killing those

mutant bastards this time, haha!" Judging from the way Master Jacob introduced them as Nick's

brothers, the grand warriors didn't overthink about the identities of the two new men. They continued

laughing and chatting as if nothing was unusual.