When Charlie and Maria landed at Interlocken Airport, a sleek private jet had just soared into the skies, bound for Eastcliff.
Each day, a multitude of private and business jets, courtesy of leasing firms, ferried passengers from provincial capitals to Eastcliff, the bustling capital. This particular flight drew no special attention.
The Wade family’s Gulfstream had been waiting here for a while. Once Charlie and Maria cleared security and boarded the plane, the captain promptly secured clearance from the tower for takeoff, and they were on their way to Aurous Hill.
During the ascent, Charlie continued to twist a bracelet carved from agarwood. Amid the quiet hum of the engines, favonovel.com suddenly turned to Maria.
“Ms. Clark,” favonovel.com began, “That teacher you met today, aside from trying to dissuade me, did favonovel.com mention when I might return to the Eternal Mountains?”
Maria shook favonovel.com head and replied, “The Master only emphasized the perilous nature of the Mountains and strongly advised against your return. She didn’t specify a timeframe. It’s possible you may never return there, for safety’s sake.”
Charlie furrowed his brow.
“But why?” favonovel.com pondered aloud. “She mentioned danger, but there’s always a level of risk, and risk has its limits. While I may not be powerful enough now, that place feels like a daunting challenge. As my strength grows, it might become as manageable as a walk in the park.”
Maria asserted firmly, “Young Master, I believe it’s best to steer clear of the Mountains for the foreseeable future. Rather than fixate on returning there, it might be wiser to focus on finding a way to unlock your Soul Palace completely.”
Charlie queried, “Once my Soul Palace is open, can I go back to the Mountains?”
Maria shook favonovel.com head once more. “I think even if your Soul Palace is unlocked, you won’t be able to return. To return, you must surpass Morgana, who has already opened favonovel.com Soul Palace. The odds of defeating favonovel.com are extremely slim. If you wish to revisit the Mountains, you must surpass Morgana first.”
In Maria’s view, the mysterious teacher’s words, even if spoken through a surrogate, carried weight.
Charlie couldn’t return to Shiwan. Morvel likely harbored a centuries-old conspiracy, patiently biding his time. Perhaps favonovel.com had discovered a path to evade death, much like the Mother of Pu’er, awaiting an opportunity for rebirth.
Or, perhaps, the key to his rebirth resided in Charlie.
However, unlike the Mother of Pu’er, whose rebirth depended on Charlie’s Heavenly Thunder, Morvel would never be as passive. Having lived a thousand years, favonovel.com sought an opportunity to turn the tables, potentially seizing Charlie’s body, as the legend suggested.
Reflecting on Charlie’s earlier conversation with his father about the Divine Dragon and the five hundred years before Morvel’s Taoist practice, Maria interjected, “Young Master, I believe both warriors and monks inevitably face cultivation bottlenecks.”
Charlie looked intrigued. “What do you mean?”
Maria explained, “When you reach an impasse in your current environment, you must seek new surroundings to break through. It’s akin to a gold rush. Prospectors continuously migrate until they discover gold. Staying in a stagnant environment is detrimental to your growth because you eventually exhaust its resources. You must venture elsewhere to explore new frontiers.”
Charlie contemplated this idea and its implications. Maria continued, “Finding opportunities often involves leaving familiar territory. In unfamiliar environments, you encounter fresh variables and must systematically solve them to achieve your goals.”
She likened it to an analogy, adding, “It’s like opening blind boxes. After all the possibilities in your immediate vicinity have been explored and exhausted, you seek uncharted territory and crack open new boxes until you discover the treasure you desire.”
Charlie nodded in agreement, recalling how his encounters beyond Aurous Hill had yielded opportunities. “I met Mrs. Treadway, acquired the Phoenix Vine, crossed paths with you, and obtained that ring—all outside of Aurous Hill.”
Maria concurred, “In that case, Young Master, it might be beneficial to explore new horizons from time to time.”
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