Chapter 120: The Family’s Foundation Grows Stronger [Part 2]
The Family’s Foundation Grows Stronger [Part 2]
Several Salvatore Family disciples who happened to be cultivating nearby slowly opened their eyes.
One young disciple blinked in surprise.
"Why does it suddenly feel so much easier to comprehend my cultivation scripture?"
Another elder took a deep breath before looking toward the towering crimson tree in astonishment.
"The spiritual energy here..."
"It has become much purer."
Even those who knew nothing about heavenly treasures instinctively understood...
This divine tree was an unimaginable opportunity.
Meanwhile...
At the entrance of Sovereign Blessed Land...
The air suddenly distorted.
Space rippled quietly.
Then...
A gigantic black monument slowly rose from the earth.
It stood dozens of meters high, resembling an ancient obelisk that had existed since primordial times.
Its entire surface was stained with ancient blood.
Although countless years had seemingly passed...
The blood had never dried.
Instead, it shimmered with a majestic golden brilliance.
An overwhelming pressure spread from the monument.
Anyone who looked upon it would instinctively feel the urge to lower their head.
At its center...
A single enormous word was carved deeply into the stone.
SALVATORE
The ancient letters radiated an indescribable dignity.
It wasn’t merely announcing the family’s name.
It was declaring to the entire world...
This was the territory of the Salvatore Family.
Those who entered with respect would be welcomed.
Those who entered with hostility...
Would never leave.
Several kilometers away from the entrance of Sovereign Blessed Land...
A lone figure stood frozen in place.
It was Adrian Valerius.
The City Lord of Aurelia City.
The representative of the Celestial Fate Pavilion.
And one of the few people capable of observing things that ordinary cultivators could never perceive.
He had come early that morning on behalf of both the Celestial Fate Pavilion and the Celestial Dawn Empire.
However...
The moment he reached the entrance of Sovereign Blessed Land...
Everything he thought he knew about the world was overturned.
His throat suddenly went dry.
He stared blankly ahead as the enormous black monument slowly emerged from the earth before his very eyes.
"..."
His lips parted, but no words came out.
It had simply appeared.
Without warning.
Without anyone controlling it.
It was as though heaven itself had personally placed the monument before the gates of the Salvatore Family.
Unfortunately...
Adrian possessed one habit he could never seem to break.
Curiosity.
A curse disguised as a blessing.
Almost instinctively, his Eyes of Heavenly Geomancy activated.
Golden spiritual light flowed into his pupils.
"I’ll just take one quick look..."
The instant his gaze landed upon the Sovereign Boundary Monument Warning Obelisk...
His consciousness was dragged into an endless vision.
Boom!!
The world around him vanished.
Boundless darkness filled his sight.
Then...
An ancient battlefield appeared before him.
Towering figures stood above the Nine Heavens.
Each one possessed an aura capable of suppressing countless worlds.
They overlooked all creation with indifferent eyes, treating the Three Thousand Great Domains as nothing more than grains of dust.
Even Eternal Emperor Realm experts seemed insignificant before them.
Then...
Without warning...
Darkness descended.
An endless sea of black swallowed the heavens.
Stars shattered.
Worlds collapsed.
Countless supreme beings fell from the sky.
Golden blood rained endlessly across the universe.
Every drop contained enough power to destroy entire realms.
The heavens themselves cried.
The Great Laws of World collapsed.
Everything...
Was consumed.
"Ugh...!"
Adrian abruptly forced himself back to reality.
His entire body trembled violently.
Cold sweat poured from his forehead.
His breathing became ragged as though someone had wrapped invisible hands around his throat.
"W-What... was that...?"
His voice trembled uncontrollably.
That terrifying vision had felt completely real.
As if he had personally witnessed the destruction of an ancient era.
His legs weakened.
He hurriedly turned his head away, not daring to look at the monument again.
"I’ve learned my lesson..."
"I’ll never randomly observe mysterious treasures again..."
He had barely finished muttering to himself...
When he suddenly felt something watching him.
An overwhelming pressure descended from above.
His body stiffened.
Very slowly...
Adrian raised his head.
"AAAAAHHHHH!!"
A gigantic vertical eye had appeared directly before his face.
Its enormous golden iris stared silently into his soul.
The pressure it emitted was absolute.
Majestic.
Irresistible.
Adrian instinctively swallowed.
His entire body refused to move.
His Eyes of Heavenly Geomancy were still active.
Because of that...
He saw something no ordinary cultivator could ever witness.
Wrapped around the entirety of Sovereign Blessed Land...
A colossal Three-Eyed Auspicious Destiny Dragon rested silently.
Its body stretched for countless kilometers across the mountains.
Every golden scale shimmered with endless Destiny.
Each individual scale contained enough Family Destiny to elevate an ordinary household into a great clan.
And those scales...
Numbered beyond counting.
The dragon’s three enormous eyes quietly overlooked heaven and earth.
Its mere presence made the surrounding space feel insignificant.
Adrian’s face turned completely pale.
His eyes became moist.
"I..."
"I really don’t want to see these things anymore..."
He had once been proud of his Eyes of Heavenly Geomancy.
Now...
He wished he had never been born with them.
With trembling hands, he slowly took one step backward.
Then another.
"Nope..."
"I’m leaving."
"I’m absolutely leaving."
"The Empire can solve its own problems."
"I’m done..."
He turned around, fully intending to flee as fast as possible.
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"City Lord Adrian... it’s been a long time."
A calm, gentle voice suddenly echoed behind him.
Adrian Valerius froze mid-step.
His entire body stiffened.
Very slowly...
He turned around.
Standing only a few steps away was Victor.
The morning sunlight poured over his figure, making him appear almost unreal.
His shoulder-length black hair swayed gently in the breeze.
His golden eyes shone like twin suns, calm yet unfathomably deep.
He wore a magnificent black robe embroidered with majestic golden dragons, giving him an air of supreme nobility that seemed to belong above all living beings.
A faint smile rested upon his impossibly handsome face.
Any woman who looked upon him would find her heart racing uncontrollably.
Yet Adrian wasn’t paying attention to any of that.
His Eyes of Heavenly Geomancy...
Were still active.
The instant his gaze landed on Victor—