Legend of Wyatt

Just after returning to his residence within the territory of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, Wyatt Barnes took the memory Immortal Talisman and two Emperor Grade Immortal Artifacts from Leilany’s hands and placed them into his Storage Ring.

The next moment.

"Alchemist Barnes!"

"Alchemist Barnes!"

...

Outside, three familiar voices came, causing Wyatt Barnes to be startled, "Why are they here?"

The three voices were not unfamiliar to Wyatt Barnes; they belonged to the three top-grade alchemists of the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

"Alchemist Swayer, Alchemist Yorke, Alchemist Davies... what brings you here?"

Wyatt Barnes welcomed Hunter Swayer, Russel Yorke, and Joshua Davies into the front courtyard of his residence, and at this time, Leilany had already left the courtyard, returning to her room.

"Alchemist Barnes, we heard from the Sect Leader... your recent venture into that small world was truly a ’narrow escape!’"

Hunter Swayer said with a grave expression.

"If we had known earlier that the small world was that dangerous, we would have stopped you no matter what."

Russel Yorke said solemnly.

"Indeed."

Joshua Davies nodded in agreement.

"A narrow escape? That’s somewhat exaggerated... didn’t I come out alive?"

Wyatt Barnes shook his head with a smile.

Only he knew that before entering that small world, he had already understood the ’level of danger’ and knew that as long as he went in with Leilany, there would be absolutely no danger.

Only, for various reasons, he couldn’t say these things out loud.

"Alchemist Barnes, we heard... this time, out of the eight Daai Law Golden Immortals who entered that small world, only three, including you, came out."

Russel Yorke’s face turned even more solemn.

"Indeed... besides you, only two Daai Law Golden Immortals from the Dragon Warrior Immortal Sect survived, and one of them even broke through to become a Daai Law Golden Immortal after entering that small world."

Hunter Swayer also nodded.

"A narrow escape, and getting nothing in return... not worth it."

Joshua Davies said.

Hunter Swayer, Russel Yorke, and Joshua Davies’s genuine concern could be felt clearly by Wyatt Barnes.

Because of this, his heart was warmed.

"By the way!"

Faced with the grave expressions of the three, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t stand the atmosphere anymore and hastily changed the subject, "Do you three alchemists know if the Sect has any ’Monarch Level Immortal Methods’ and ’Monarch Level Divine Abilities’?"

Having advanced his cultivation to the Love Rowan Upper Immortal level and acquired the King Grade Mystic Skills, Wyatt Barnes hoped to master higher-grade Immortal Methods and Divine Abilities.

Currently, the only Divine Ability he possessed that was noteworthy was the auxiliary Minor Devouring Technique, an Earth Grade Divine Ability.

The other Divine Abilities were merely Earth Grade.

As for Immortal Methods, the Supreme Heart Sword sword technique only granted him abilities comparable to Earth Grade Immortal Methods.

Immortal Methods and Divine Abilities were akin to cultivation techniques.

Above Earth Grade are the Monarch Level, King Level, Emperor Level, and Imperial Level.

Now, Wyatt Barnes thought:

If the Taiyi Immortal Sect had Monarch Level Immortal Methods or Divine Abilities for him to learn, he wouldn’t mind comprehending them to replace the Earth Grade ones he currently held...

But, if only Earth Grade Immortal Methods and Divine Abilities were available, he didn’t plan on comprehending them.

He believed it would be a waste of time.

Once he spent enough time to completely master Earth Grade Immortal Methods and Divine Abilities, allowing their powers to surpass the Earth Grade ones he currently mastered, he might well have access to Monarch Level Immortal Methods and Divine Abilities.

Thus, Wyatt Barnes wished to directly comprehend higher-grade Immortal Methods and Divine Abilities.

"The Sect has one Monarch Level Immortal Method, but it’s a body technique... As for Monarch Level Divine Abilities, there are two, one being an auxiliary Divine Ability and the other an offensive Divine Ability."

Hunter Swayer said, "If Alchemist Barnes wants to comprehend Monarch Level Immortal Methods or Divine Abilities, we three can accompany you to speak with the Sect Leader, and I doubt he would refuse... because in the Sect, Monarch Level Immortal Methods and Divine Abilities aren’t considered as precious as Monarch Level cultivation techniques."

"If Alchemist Barnes wants that Monarch Level cultivation technique, we can’t help... But if it’s just that Monarch Level Immortal Method and those two Monarch Level Divine Abilities, we believe we have enough influence to persuade the Sect Leader to agree."

Russel Yorke continued.

"Indeed."

Joshua Davies also nodded.

"In that case, I’d appreciate it if the three of you could accompany me."

After hearing the words of Hunter Swayer, Russel Yorke, and Joshua Davies, Wyatt Barnes’s eyes lit up, and he spoke with some eagerness.

He only casually asked, not expecting that the Taiyi Immortal Sect truly had Monarch Level Immortal Methods and Divine Abilities and that he even had the chance to master them.

Wyatt Barnes had an interest in the Monarch Level Immortal Method of the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

He was only interested in the offensive divine ability among the two Monarch Level Divine Abilities, as he already mastered a high-grade auxiliary divine ability, the ’Minor Devouring Technique,’ making it unnecessary to spend too much time on the Monarch Level auxiliary divine ability.

Perhaps before fully mastering the Monarch Level auxiliary divine ability, he might already access higher-level King Grade auxiliary divine abilities.

And before fully mastering that Monarch Level auxiliary divine ability, its power might not be as strong as his Minor Devouring Technique...

Under such circumstances, Wyatt naturally had his priorities.

Just as Hunter Swayer had said.

When Wyatt Barnes and Hunter Swayer, along with two others, went to find the Taiyi Immortal Sect Leader ’Daven Buckingham,’ Daven Buckingham straightforwardly handed over the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s only Monarch Level Immortal Method to Wyatt Barnes, along with the Monarch Level offensive divine ability.

"Alchemist Barnes, even if you came alone, wanting these two Immortal Methods and divine abilities, I would still give them to you."

"As for that Monarch Level cultivation method in the sect... due to the restrictions of sect rules, I can’t make exceptions, so I can’t help with that."

Daven Buckingham spoke frankly to Wyatt Barnes.

Wyatt Barnes wanting to practice the Monarch Level cultivation method of the Taiyi Immortal Sect was something he had heard of, hence he said this.

However, he did not know:

The current Wyatt Barnes had no interest at all in the Monarch Level cultivation method of the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

Because he had already practiced a King Grade cultivation method more advanced than the Monarch Level cultivation method, ’Mystic Skills,’ which was passed on to Wyatt Barnes by the master of the small world he had entered, the Ten Directions Immortal Lord ’Princess Consort Rivera’.

"Thank you, Sect Leader."

Nevertheless, with Daven Buckingham’s words reaching this point, Wyatt Barnes was quite grateful.

Even though he was now uninterested in that Monarch Level cultivation method.

When leaving Daven Buckingham’s residence, Russel Yorke seemed to have thought of something and said to Wyatt Barnes, "Alchemist Barnes, if you’re looking for other Immortal Methods and divine abilities, there’s a chance recently... that’s the ’Pill Tao Conference’ two years from now."

"Pill Tao Conference?"

Wyatt Barnes looked puzzled as it was the first time he had heard of this ’Pill Tao Conference’.

"The Pill Tao Conference is an event jointly organized by our Desolate Territory and the few territories surrounding us, held every thirty years... At the Pill Tao Conference, our Desolate Territory’s Alchemy Masters will exchange Pill Tao with the Alchemy Masters from those territories."

Hunter Swayer said, "And during the exchanges, it’s often inevitable that some Alchemy Masters will challenge others, leading to Pill Tao contests... In such contests, some Alchemy Masters offer Monarch Level Immortal Methods and divine abilities as ’betting stakes’."

"Among them, there are Monarch Level Immortal Methods and divine abilities that offer both offensive and defensive capabilities, or both offensive speed and capabilities, and possibly even those that provide offensive, speed and defensive capabilities!"

Hunter Swayer looked deeply at Wyatt Barnes as he spoke.

"Monarch Level Immortal Methods and divine abilities with offensive, speed, and defensive capabilities?"

Upon hearing Hunter Swayer’s words, Wyatt Barnes’ breath became incredibly rapid in an instant.

It’s important to know that in the celestial realms, single Immortal Methods and divine abilities, in terms of value, are far inferior to those combining offensive and defensive capabilities or offensive and speed capabilities, and even less than those with offensive, speed, and defensive capabilities.

For instance:

If a person comprehends two single offensive Immortal Methods, and defensive Immortal Methods, reaching a certain level of comprehension requires far more time than understanding one with combined offensive and defensive capabilities.

And the time invested differs, yet the effectiveness displayed in combat is the same.

Therefore, if given a choice, anyone would choose to comprehend an Immortal Method with combined offensive and defensive capabilities, rather than two single offensive and defensive Immortal Methods.

The latter requires separate comprehension, while the former can be comprehended simultaneously, saving a lot of time.

The same applies to divine abilities.

For this reason, in the celestial realms, the value of Immortal Methods and divine abilities with offensive, speed, and defensive capabilities is greater than those with combined offensive and defensive capabilities or offensive and speed capabilities of the same grade.

And the latter is more valuable than single offensive, defensive, and body movement Immortal Methods and divine abilities.

"So the Pill Tao Conference is held two years from now?"

Wyatt Barnes’ eyes lit up brightly, and he asked Hunter Swayer.

"Yes."

Hunter Swayer nodded, then continued, "And coincidentally... two years from now, the Pill Tao Conference will be held in the ’Desolate Domain’ adjacent to our Desolate Territory."

"In past Pill Tao Conferences, our Desolate Territory’s Alchemy Masters were mostly just there to make up the numbers, to watch the show... But this time, with Alchemist Barnes around, our Desolate Territory’s Alchemy Masters can actually stand out."

Russel Yorke laughingly said, "With your heating cauldron speed, Alchemist Barnes... not to mention just within our Desolate Territory, but across those territories, no one can match!"

"Indeed! Alchemist Barnes, just find a wealthy Alchemy Master and compete with him in heating cauldron speed... you’ll surely win!"

Hunter Swayer echoed supportively.

"Just compete in heating cauldron speed?"

Wyatt Barnes was stunned, "Can it be done like that?"

"However... if I want to bet against them with those Monarch Level Immortal Methods and divine abilities, I must have a corresponding stake, right?"

Although, due to the presence of ’Chaos Divine Fire,’ Wyatt Barnes was confident in his heating cauldron speed, he did not let joy cloud his judgment, appropriately asking the three companions.

To bet with others surely requires a corresponding stake, doesn’t it?

If there’s no corresponding stake, why would the other party bet with you?