As for those prodigy disciples with superior aptitude whom Alex had focused his investments on, it was even more outrageous.

Before he left, Julian was at the Third Level of the Core Formation Realm.

Now, Julian had directly stepped into the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, currently moving towards the Enlightenment Realm.

Before he left, Lucas was at the Ninth Level of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Now, having broken through two major realms, he had reached the Seventh Level of the Nascent Soul Realm, following closely behind Julian.

And Erik, who was at the Fifth Level of the Foundation Establishment Realm before he left, had now broken through to the Third Level of the Nascent Soul Realm relying solely on Daoist magic.

It was no exaggeration to say that with the current strength of these three, if they weren’t in the Hale family but in some second-rate family, they would already be more than qualified to serve as elders or branch family heads.

No wonder recently, no matter how much he squandered, he hadn’t lacked Providence Points in the slightest.

It turned out these adorable younger generation members had been desperately breaking through minor realms, constantly paying him his salary.

Seeing the entire family’s strength increase by so much, Alex’s mood was immensely joyful. He made a wave of purchases in the Providence Mall, distributing rewards suited to their cultivation to every disciple.

Having not returned to the Holy Land for a long time gave Alex the feeling of having worked away from home for a year and finally returning for the New Year.

He returned to his Saint Lord’s Hall. Under Elara’s service, he drank two small cups of wine.

Just as he was preparing to return to his bed for a beautiful sleep, Elara, who had already taken her leave, suddenly knocked on the door and walked back in.

"Saint Lord, two women have arrived at the Holy Land, requesting an audience."

"Two women?" Alex froze.

"What are their names?"

"One is the prodigy of the Ashen family, Brina Ashen. The other is the number one talented woman of the Vire family, Leona Vire."

Hearing these words, Alex’s eyes instantly lit up. "These two girls have finally come looking for me!"

Back in the Heavenly Flame Secret Realm, Alex originally wanted to take these two under his wing.

But at that time, he had just killed their Patriarchs. Especially Leona Vire, he had killed her biological father as well as all her clansmen.

To immediately take them under his wing felt somewhat awkward, which was why he hadn’t made a move.

In fact, Brina and Leona were both talents Alex had his eye on.

That was why, even when initiating a massive massacre under the identity of the Three Evil Buddhas, he had specifically spared them.

Brina’s beast-taming aptitude was ranked number one in the original novel. How many mounts and spirit pets she had helped Knox cultivate all became important sources of assistance for him.

Especially in the later stages, she even awakened the Beast Spirit Bloodline.

Even when the plot reached the Immortal Realm and the Outer Realms, she remained one of the indispensable combat powers of the protagonist’s group.

Although Alex possessed the power of the Animal Path and could summon various Soul Beasts for his own use, for a family to have a top-tier beast tamer would be of immense help to the Hale family’s development.

As for Leona Vire, when discussing functionality, she might be slightly inferior to Brina. However, her overflowing literary talent was irreplaceable and could play a crucially important role.

In the later stages, there were instances such as the White Deer Academy that couldn’t be forcefully breached through martial force, but instead required literary grace and scholarly talent. Raising this talented woman in his Holy Land in advance was absolutely a business guaranteed to profit.

"Elara, quickly help me change clothes!" Alex said excitedly.

"I will go receive them right now!"

Immediately, Alex took off his pajamas and changed back into solemn black robes. Subsequently, disregarding everything, he strode with sweeping steps toward the outside of the hall.

Elara called out. "Saint Lord, your shoes..."

Yet Alex acted as if he hadn’t heard at all, having already rushed out with sweeping strides.

Outside the hall, Brina and Leona were currently waiting. Because they were in an unfamiliar environment, both kept their heads lowered, feeling constrained and uneasy.

However, seeing Alex walk out barefoot, while Elara chased bitterly behind him holding his cloud-treading boots, watching this comical scene, Brina and Leona first couldn’t hold back a laugh, and then a trace of warmth welled up in their hearts.

Alex wiped the sweat from his forehead, saying excitedly. "Two Nieces, you have finally come looking for me!"

"We pay our respects to Saint Lord Alex." The two women nodded slightly, and Leona asked with a smile.

"Saint Lord Alex, the two of us are not representing our families, but are coming to seek refuge in a state of destitution. Why would you go so far as to welcome us in such a hurry?"

"Leona, you don’t understand." Alex sighed, saying bitterly.

"Thinking back to the beginning in the Heavenly Flame Secret Realm, your father, Brother Kray, and the crowd of younger generation members of your Vire family were all killed by the Three Evil Buddhas."

"As the close friend of Brother Kray and Brother Cain, what I worried about most was that you two Nieces would have no one to take care of you, no one to rely on, and might even stray onto the wrong path out of extremism to avenge that deep-seated hatred."

"Now that you have finally come to find me, I can finally feel at ease. Do not leave from now on, just stay at the Hale family Holy Land. I will definitely replace your Saint Lords and properly cultivate the two of you!"

"Thank you, Saint Lord Alex..." This concerned attitude of Alex’s, like that of a biological father, caused a thick warmth to well up in the hearts of Brina and Leona, who had just arrived in an unfamiliar environment.