Legend of Wyatt

Inside the tavern, although there were many patrons, few believed the middle-aged man’s words were lies.

After all, the matter involved the life and death of three powerful Immortal Lords from the Desolate Territory’s three great immortal sects, and no one dared to casually spread rumors.

Because once such rumors spread, and if those three Immortal Lords were still alive, they would surely retaliate against the spreader.

Additionally, the middle-aged man carried an extraordinary demeanor, and when he spoke, it didn’t seem like he was lying, which made his words even more convincing.

"It’s said that the powerful Immortal Lords from the three great immortal sects of the Desolate Territory actually died in front of a group from the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation?"

"This... is indeed hard to believe."

"However, since this man dares to speak so confidently, perhaps this matter is false as well."

"And no one knows at whose hands those three powerful Immortal Lords from the Desolate Territory met their end... they were ’Dual Forces Immortal Lords,’ not just anyone could kill them."

"Although the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation is a top-grade Immortal Kingdom, as far as I know, the strongest among them is only a peak Love Rowan Upper Immortal... surely it wasn’t someone from the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation who killed those three powerful Immortal Lords from the Desolate Territory!"

...

In the tavern’s great hall, although no one spoke loudly, whispering was still unavoidable among some.

"Three Dual Forces Immortal Lords?"

The middle-aged man in luxurious clothing, who had originally been prepared to respond to the young man, couldn’t help but snort coldly once more upon hearing whispers at his ear, "You’re mistaken..."

"That Elder Jorge Yellow of the City of Grand Unity, and that Protector Lewis Bell of the Thousand Spiders Sect, are indeed ’Dual Forces Immortal Lords’... but, that Elder Jack Thorn of the Dragon Warrior Sect, has already become a ’Three Talents Immortal Lord’!"

"In the residence arranged for us by the City of Grand Unity, Jorge Yellow and Lewis Bell joined forces against Jack Thorn, but with just one move, Jack Thorn gained the upper hand, repelling both Jorge Yellow and Lewis Bell, and destroying the front courtyard of the residence provided by the City of Grand Unity!"

Towards the end, the middle-aged man, self-claimed to be a Prince of a certain province under the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation, revealed a hint of lingering fear deep within his gaze.

And the two people standing behind him couldn’t help but display fear on their faces as he spoke.

Today, they had also been present when those three Immortal Lords clashed.

If the three weren’t intentionally avoiding them during their clash, they would have been severely injured, if not dead, certainly not standing here unharmed as they were.

"A Three Talents Immortal Lord!?"

"Elder Jack Thorn of the Dragon Warrior Sect has actually broken through to become a ’Three Talents Immortal Lord’?"

"I’ve heard long ago that Elder Jack Thorn was merely a step away from becoming a ’Three Talents Immortal Lord,’ but I didn’t expect he has already achieved it!"

...

Upon learning that Elder Jack Thorn of the Dragon Warrior Sect has broken through to become a ’Three Talents Immortal Lord,’ the scene fell into an uproar.

Because the news that Jack Thorn was just a step away from becoming a Three Talents Immortal Lord had been heard by many.

"But even having broken through to become a ’Three Talents Immortal Lord’, Elder Jack Thorn was still killed... along with Elder Jorge Yellow of the City of Grand Unity and Protector Lewis Bell of the Thousand Spiders Sect!"

Someone exclaimed in surprise, speaking these words.

And with his words, the entire place instantly fell silent.

Indeed.

A Three Talents Immortal Lord and two Dual Forces Immortal Lords were all killed...?

What kind of powerhouse could accomplish such a feat?

At the very least, someone at the level of a ’Four Symbols Immortal Lord,’ right?

"Prince, stop keeping us in suspense... who on earth killed Elder Jack Thorn, Elder Jorge Yellow, and Protector Lewis Bell?"

"Yes, Prince, just tell us directly."

"Prince..."

...

Many gazed eagerly at the middle-aged man claiming to be a Prince of a certain province under the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation, urgently asking.

"The one who killed them was Left Protector Cain Iron of the City of Grand Unity!"

Under the watch of the crowd’s burning eyes in the tavern’s great hall, the middle-aged man in a splendidly luxurious robe didn’t waste any more words, directly revealing the ’truth’ of the matter.

Wow!

A stone sparked a thousand waves!

With the fall of the words from the luxurious-clad man, the tavern’s great hall immediately burst into an uproar.

After the uproar, silence ensued once again.

A group of patrons looked at one another, from each other’s eyes revealing shock and disbelief.

"This... how could this be?!"

"The Left Protector ’Cain Iron’ of the City of Grand Unity is the recently widely rumored person who just broke through to become a ’Seven Stars Immortal Lord,’ isn’t he? Why... why would he kill Jorge Yellow, Lewis Bell, and Jack Thorn?"

"Could it be he was also enamored with that beauty, and Jorge Yellow and the others attempted to contest him, leading to their deaths at his hands?"

"Impossible... Let’s not mention whether we’ve ever heard that the Iron Protector of the Taichi Sect is fond of women, even if he were interested in that beauty, Jorge Yellow and the other two couldn’t possibly contend with him, could they?"

"Exactly! Although Jorge Yellow and the other two are high-ranking officials of the three great Immortal Sects in the Desolate Territory, they are far inferior when compared to the Iron Protector of the Taichi Sect... Even if all three of them were Immortal Lords, they wouldn’t dare to utter a single ’p’ in front of the Iron Protector!"

"I think so too."

...

Within the tavern, amidst the lively discussions of the guests, a multitude of puzzled gazes fell in unison upon the middle-aged man in fine attire, hoping he would enlighten them.

As the finely dressed middle-aged man began to speak, the guests within the tavern soon learned the whole story from beginning to end...

Starting from the appearance of Jorge Yellow and the others, all the way to Cain Iron’s departure.

"So, there was a ’top-grade alchemy Immortal Master’ by that beauty’s side!"

"Moreover, it seemed that this alchemy master had a significant connection with the Taichi Sect’s Protector ’Cain Iron’... Otherwise, the Iron Protector couldn’t have killed one of his own sect’s Immortal Lord elders for him, let alone kill the Protector of the Thousand Spider Immortal Sect and the elder of the Dragon Warrior Immortal Sect!"

"Jorge Yellow and the others must never have imagined that they would hit an ’iron plate’ because of a woman... And it was an iron plate capable of sending them straight to death!"

"That top-grade alchemy master... His last name is ’Barnes,’ full name ’Wyatt Barnes’? In our Desolate Territory, I don’t think we’ve ever heard of such a top-grade alchemy master?"

"I haven’t heard of him either."

"Never heard of him."

...

The remarks from the finely dressed middle-aged man also informed the guests in the tavern that the Taichi Sect now had an addition of a top-grade alchemy master, yet he was a ’chief alchemy master’ as well.

As time went by, the chain of events involving the group from the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation staying at the accommodations arranged by the Taichi Sect spread like a storm throughout the City of Grand Unity...

Suddenly, the entire City of Grand Unity was in an uproar.

Everyone knew about the deaths of the Taichi Sect elder Jorge Yellow, Thousand Spider Immortal Sect Protector Lewis Bell, and Dragon Warrior Immortal Sect elder Jack Thorn by the hands of the Taichi Sect’s Left Protector Cain Iron.

Everyone was aware that there was a new ’top-grade alchemy master’ in the Desolate Territory.

This top-grade alchemy master had such great stature that the Left Protector of the Taichi Sect, who had already broken through and ascended to become a Seven Stars Immortal Lord, did not hesitate to invite him with the honor of ’chief alchemy master’ of the Taichi Sect.

"Chief alchemy master? This matter might still require the approval of the Taichi Sect’s three other top-grade alchemy masters, right?"

"Indeed. If this alchemy master named ’Wyatt Barnes’ doesn’t surpass the alchemy skills of the Taichi Sect’s three top-grade alchemy masters, he shouldn’t receive recognition from the latter three."

"If the Taichi Sect insists on making him the chief alchemy master without the acknowledgment of those three top-grade alchemy masters, it’s highly likely that those three masters would leave the Taichi Sect."

"This seems like another ’drama’ unfolding... Too bad we’re not members of the Taichi Sect and can’t witness this drama firsthand."

...

Regarding the matter of the Taichi Sect’s ’chief alchemy master,’ the majority in the City of Grand Unity were not optimistic about Wyatt Barnes.

While various rumors spread throughout the City of Grand Unity, the accommodations arranged by the Taichi Sect for the medium Immortal Nation ’Cloudrock Immortal Nation’ were also far from peaceful.

"Jorge Yellow, Lewis Bell, and Jack Thorn... Are all dead?"

"How is this possible?!"

"The young man in purple beside that woman is actually a top-grade alchemy master? Moreover, he has a deep relationship with the Taichi Sect’s Left Protector ’Cain Iron’?"

"How can this be?!"

...

As all sorts of information returned, the face of the Cloudrock Immortal Nation’s emperor ’Serigo Cloud’ became increasingly grim, his eyes and face filled with an expression of unwillingness.

"Your Majesty, I’m afraid we have no capability to retaliate against that woman and the man beside her... Moreover, we must find a way to resolve the hidden danger of this matter since they can easily find out that we were the ones who spread the woman’s portrait throughout the City of Grand Unity."

Below, an elder spoke with a cautious expression to Serigo Cloud.

Beside the elder, several others stood, all with worried expressions and eyes full of anxiety.

However, it seemed Serigo Cloud was oblivious to the elder’s words; he continued to murmur to himself, lost in thought, as he stumbled towards the door:

"Yoru, it’s my fault... Couldn’t avenge Le’s death..."

Serigo Cloud had only one son under him, the Sixth Prince ’Damon Stone,’ who took his mother’s surname instead of his own.

This evidently showed how much Serigo Cloud doted on Damon Stone’s mother during her lifetime... Otherwise, how could a sovereign possibly allow his son to carry a surname not his own?

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

...

Seeing Serigo Cloud still in such a state at this critical moment, a group of his subordinates became anxious.

"What’s the hurry? Do you think... it’s of any use to be anxious now?"

Apparently irritated by his subordinates’ clamor, Serigo Cloud seemed to snap to attention, and immediately glared angrily at the group of his subordinates.