Mount Thunder Sect’s previous leader used to be the Great Grandmaster and held great prestige in Sol.It stood to reason that this generation’s sect leader would be just as, if not stronger.James took a deep breath, took out his phone, and called Henry who was stationed far in the Capital.It did not take long for Henry to pick up and answer the call. “Emperor, what orders do you have for me?”James directly ordered him, “I’ll send you an audio recording. Try and run it through the civilian database and see if you can find a match.”Henry said, “Okay, no problem.”James asked, “Have you sent Maxine and Thea back to Cansington.”“Yep. I’ve sent them back and trapped them in a room as per your instructions.”“They’re martial artists so be when handling them, especially Thea. She’s incredibly strong. I’ve sealed their acupoints, but it’ll only hold them back them for a day at most. Once some time passes, the military region’s soldiers won’t be able to stop them if they’re determi

A harsh voice boomed at James as he approached the mountain’s peak. The snow in the sky suddenly coalesced into a humongous snowball and was hurled right toward James.James quickly drew his sword.He raised the Blade of Justice, and the sword illuminated with a bright light. It materialized into Sword Energy that slashed toward the snowball. The snowball exploded sending a flurry of fine snow into the air.James stood on a big tree and looked ahead of him. He spotted an old man standing on a rock. The old man was round-faced and bore a white beard. Dressed also in a white robe, he gave off a cantankerous vibe. The old man kept his hands behind his back while narrowing his eyes at James.“When did a young man with such potent True Energy exist in Sol? Young man, there is still some time before Mount Thunder Conference begins. Mount Thunder Sect is not accepting guests before the conference. As such, you should leave right now.”The old man shouted and gestured for James to l

“What kind of wine is this?” James wore a mystified look as he peered closer at the jade glass.The old man smiled at him and said, “It’s Mount Thunder Snow Lotus Wine. It’s also known as Sacred Snow Lotus Wine.”James could not help but pick up the glass in awe. He swirled around the few drops of wine and sniffed it.A sweet, cloying scent spread in his nose, and he could feel his body’s True Energy respond excitedly to it.“This is amazing,” James exclaimed.After exclaiming in wonder, he proceeded to lift the glass to his lips.Before he could savor the wine, the wine glass was immediately snatched away from his hand.“First, I’ll have to see if you’re worthy of drinking this wine.”James raised his head and saw the old man looking back at him cheekily with James’ glass in his hands.James was captivated by the wine.The wine was extraordinary and a mere sniff made his True Energy react so strongly. If he took a sip then…“Sir, is there a requirement to drink this wine?”

The old man smiled faintly. He raised his hand and a terrifying aura immediately began emanating from it. Instantly, the collapsing snow-capped mountain the distance froze as if stopped in time.“This…?” James was flabbergasted. “His aura…”He had sensed a similar aura before.When he was in Mount Littleroot, he managed to damage Donovan to the point where he was throwing up blood. After Donovan asked for help, he sensed a similar aura. This power coveted by martial artists around the globe was able to move the winds and clouds themselves.James had a suspicion that the old man before him was an eighth-rank martial artist, also known as Celestial Raiser.Feeling the possibility arise, James opened his mouth.“Sir, are you perhaps… A grandmaster of the eighth rank?”“Haha…” the old man stroked his white beard and laughed cryptically.This was his unspoken affirmation that he was indeed an eighth-rank grandmaster. James took a deep breath. He never expected to meet someone of t

Meanwhile, Maxine swung open the door of a secluded villa located in Cansington’s Military Region. The villa was surrounded by numerous fully armed soldiers.The moment she tried to walk out, several soldiers stood in her path. They kneeled on the ground abruptly and pleaded, “Ms. Maxine, please don’t make this difficult for us. Our superiors have given us our orders and failure to execute them will result in us receiving the death penalty. If we let you leave today, we’ll be punished by military law. In the best-case scenario, we’d be stripped of our rank and dismissed from the army. In the worst-case scenario, we’ll be subject to the death penalty.”When she heard this, Maxine furrowed her brows worriedly.Her acupoints had been unsealed since last night, and she wanted to leave but had come face to the soldiers who were begging her to comply out of fear of losing their own lives.At that moment, Thea also walked out of the villa and also saw the kneeling soldiers.Since she had