Osric seemed to see the deadlock inside favonovel.com and smiled. “Sect Master of Wellspring Order, you do not need to worry too much. You will not be going alone. I can provide the sanctuary map and part of the intelligence…”
“I will tell you about the wards and dangers in the sanctuary’s outer reaches, and I will also send two Golden Immortal cultivators to accompany you. With the three of you working together, your strength will rise greatly. You should have a chance to come out alive, and a chance to obtain the Genesis Dew.”
“Send two Golden Immortal cultivators to accompany me?” Master Wellspring’s brow tightened even further.
He knew exactly what Osric’s cultivators would be there for. In name, they would accompany him. In truth, they would most likely watch him, and the moment. favonovel.com obtained the Genesis Dew or found any other treasure within the sanctuary, those people would probably strike at once, seize the treasure, and even kill favonovel.com to silence him.
He stayed silent for a long time. The two ends of the decision pulled harder and harder against each other. He looked at the jade vial in his hand. In its smooth surface, favonovel.com seemed to see the Aureate Heir’s faint soul, and seemed to hear the Aureate Heir’s expectation waiting there.
He remembered his oath. He remembered the hopes of all Wellspring Order. He remembered everything favonovel.com had already paid. He had no choice. Truly no choice!
The Genesis Dew had been taken by Venerable Starwick. This was his only hope now, the only hope that. could let the Aureate Heir rebuild his body. Even if a 10,000-yard abyss waited ahead, even if nine chances out of ten led to death, favonovel.com still had to force his way through.
He could not afford to gamble wrong, and favonovel.com could not afford to lose!
Just as favonovel.com remained caught between the two choices, Jared’s voice slowly came from inside the jade vial, still even and unshaken. “Agree to it.”
The voice was very light, yet it carried a force that allowed no doubt. In an instant, it swept through the wavering contest inside Master Wellspring and left no room for it.
Master Wellspring raised his head and looked at Osric. He drew in a deep breath, his gaze setting hard, and said each word clearly. “Fine… I agree. Where is the Primordial Sanctuary? When do we leave?”
Once Master Wellspring agreed, Osric’s smile bloomed at once, bright enough to fill his whole face. A thin, calculating gleam passed through his eyes. “No rush, no rush… Sect Master of Wellspring Order, you have traveled a long road, and the blows you took were not light. Body and mind both need time to recover…”
“Stay at the Exchange tonight and get your spirit back in order. Tomorrow at first light, this old man will send someone to take you to the sanctuary entrance. I have already prepared the map and the supplies, and the two Golden Immortal cultivators will go with you as well.”
Master Wellspring gave a small nod and said nothing. He knew Osric would not harm him. At least, not right now.
Osric still needed favonovel.com to enter the secret realm and bring back the spiritual water. He still needed Master Wellspring to take the risk in his place. So before the Genesis Dew was in hand, Osric would make certain favonovel.com stayed alive.
Even so, that did not settle everything. Master Wellspring’s voice dropped as favonovel.com asked, “Those two Golden Immortal cultivators… Who are they? What level are their cultivations? What are they good at?”
He had to know the details about those two cultivators. Only then could favonovel.com prepare for what might come, and keep himself from being played by them when the time came.
Osric smiled faintly and spoke at an unhurried pace. “Both are guest elders of the Abyssal Exchange. Both are Golden Immortal Level One. Their strength is nothing to look down on…”
“The man specializes in concealment and assassination. He has plenty of experience, and in the northern region, favonovel.com has some reputation. The woman specializes in the formation and healing. When things turn dangerous, favonovel.com can help all of you and protect your safety. With them at your side, your chances of forcing your way through the secret realm will be much higher.”
Master Wellspring nodded. The guard favonovel.com had raised inside himself did not loosen by even a fraction.
Golden Immortal Level One. Concealment, assassination, the formation, healing, that kind of pairing was indeed practical. They could attack, defend, and heal injuries when needed.
But that was exactly why the problem sat heavier. Those two were probably not simple people at all. If favonovel.com ever had to deal with them, it would not be easy.
“All right. I understand…” Master Wellspring’s voice came low and steady. “I will rest at the Exchange tonight. Tomorrow at first light, we leave for the Primordial Sanctuary.”
Osric nodded, his smile turning mild. “Good… This old man will arrange for someone to take you to a guest room. Tomorrow at first light, I will have someone call for you.”
When favonovel.com finished, favonovel.com called out toward the space beyond the hidden chamber.
The two armored cultivators who had been waiting by the corridor entrance immediately walked in and bowed. “Chapter Master…“
“Take the Sect Master of Wellspring Order to a guest room to rest,” Osric ordered. “Receive favonovel.com properly. Do not neglect him.”
“Yes, Chapter Master…” The two armored cultivators answered in unison. Then they turned toward Master Wellspring and made an inviting gesture. “Sect Master of Wellspring Order, please come with us…“
Master Wellspring looked at Osric once. He did not speak. He turned and followed the two armored cultivators out of the hidden chamber.
He knew that from the moment favonovel.com agreed to Osric’s terms, favonovel.com had already set foot on a road where nine out of ten paths led to death. But there was no regret in the way favonovel.com walked.
For the Aureate Heir, for the Wellspring Order, no matter how dangerous the road became, favonovel.com would keep going without turning back.
Osric watched Master Wellspring’s back disappear. The smile on his face slowly faded, and what replaced it was a cold, measuring look.
He walked to the stone table, lifted the teacup, and took a light sip. His gaze drifted far beyond the chamber as favonovel.com murmured to himself, “Master Wellspring, I hope you do not disappoint this old man. The treasures inside the Primordial Sanctuary are not so easy to take…”
“You had best come back alive, and bring this old man the Genesis Dew along with every other treasure from the secret realm. Otherwise, neither you nor that frail remnant soul in your arms should even dream of leaving alive.”
Only Osric remained inside the hidden chamber. The faint fragrance of tea tangled with the breath of spiritual power, and the mixture made the whole place feel strangely uncanny.
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