Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 2702: A Million Miles Away
It can be said:
Ares Cooper is purely overwhelmed by concern!
Otherwise, he definitely wouldn’t use Wyatt Barnes’ situation of having ascended to Spiritual Heaven within the last five years as a point of contention.
After all, revealing that matter would only be detrimental to Wyatt Barnes.
Upon hearing Ares Cooper’s words, even with lingering confusion, King Cooper and the Third Prince still nodded and turned to look at the people standing in the surrounding void.
Except for the group from the VIP audience who remained unharmed, the people from the sixteen counties under the Qin Royal Mansion’s banner were nearly wiped out.
"Everyone."
The Third Prince stepped into the air, approached the group in the VIP audience, and apologized with a solemn expression, "Our Qin Royal Mansion did not anticipate so many unexpected events during the Sixteen Counties Martial Arts Competition this time... So, apologies."
"Third Prince, you’re being too serious."
Witnessing the ’second figure’ of the Qin Royal Mansion apologizing to them, the group from various Sects and families under its jurisdiction immediately waved their hands:
"Today’s unexpected events were not the will of the Qin Royal Mansion; this is very clear to us. Therefore, there is no need for the Third Prince to apologize."
"Yes. Third Prince, today’s unexpected incident was all due to that strong person from the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect... With the arrival of the strong person from the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect, the Qin Royal Mansion’s hands were tied, which is normal. After all, that Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect far surpasses the Upper-grade Immortal Kingdom as a powerful Sect!"
"Third Prince, do you know what cultivation level that strong person from the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect is?"
"Third Prince... is the strong person from the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect an ’Immortal Lord’?"
...
The group from the VIP audience were not blaming the Qin Royal Mansion; instead, they were full of interest and curiosity about the strong person from the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect and their cultivation level.
"That senior earlier is a core elder from the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect... She is an ’Immortal Lord’."
Facing the expectant eyes of the group, the Third Prince sighed somewhat helplessly and said.
Immortal Lord!
Following the Third Prince’s words, the entire scene fell into a dead silence.
Even though many present were mentally prepared and speculated that the strong person from the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect might be an ’Immortal Lord’, until confirmation was received, it was merely speculation.
Now, with the confirmation from the Third Prince of the Qin Royal Mansion, their hearts were filled with shock.
Sss! Sss! Sss! Sss! Sss!
...
After a moment, the group reacted, the sounds of drawing cold breaths rising and falling, and only stopping after a while.
"Unexpectedly... the strong person from the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect is truly an Immortal Lord!"
"In our Qin Royal Mansion... Hasn’t an Immortal Lord publicly appeared for over a hundred years?"
"Didn’t expect such an unexpected delight at the Sixteen Counties Martial Arts Competition hosted by the Qin Royal Mansion this time... It was well worth the trip, indeed!"
"Hehe... Once we return to the Sect, merely recounting the experience of seeing an Immortal Lord and witnessing an Immortal Lord in action will be enough to boast for a while. Surely, many will envy us and regret not coming."
...
The people from various Sects and families under the jurisdiction of the Qin Royal Mansion whispered excitedly with elation.
Clearly viewing the sight of an Immortal Lord and witnessing an Immortal Lord in action as bragging rights.
Seeing this scene, the Third Prince was directly stunned in place.
"Cough, cough..."
The Third Prince coughed a few times, successfully drawing the group’s attention before continuing, "Everyone, our Qin Royal Mansion still has some matters to handle... If you want to stay in the royal city for a few days, I will arrange it now."
"If you wish to leave... I will now have someone escort you out of the royal city."
The Third Prince said.
"Haha... Third Prince, I’m in a hurry to return to the Sect, no need to bother having someone escort me."
Accompanied by hearty laughter, a swift figure vanished in an instant from where they stood, leaving the Qin Royal Mansion at rapid speed.
"Third Prince, I am also eager to return... Farewell!"
"Third Prince, farewell!"
...
Moments later, the group before the Third Prince had all departed.
Seeing an Immortal Lord and witnessing an Immortal Lord in action left those invited by the Qin Royal Mansion from various Sects and families overwhelmingly excited, eager to return to their respective families and Sects to boast.
In an instant, in the vast ruins, only the people from the Qin Royal Mansion and those under the jurisdiction of the sixteen counties remained.
"Today’s incident was not my desire."
King Cooper swept his gaze over the fifteen county governors present, as well as the two inner elders from Nine Nether County, and spoke in a deep tone.
"The losses to each county this time are significant... Aside from the rewards I promised earlier for the top ten individuals from the Sixteen Counties Martial Arts Competition, and the effective rewards for their counties, I will also grant each of the sixteen counties a Middle-grade Immortal Pill ’Daai Law Pill’ as an extra reward."
King Cooper declared loudly.
As King Cooper said this, the initially dispirited people from each county suddenly lit up, their breathing becoming rapid instantly.
...
The remaining individuals from the sixteen counties are all directly under King Cooper’s domain.
Therefore, King Cooper only needed to show a bit of kindness and authority to easily dismiss them.
After settling the people from the sixteen counties in the guest rooms of the Qin Wang Fu temporarily, King Cooper and the Third Prince took Ares Cooper to the central hall of the Qin Wang Fu.
The central hall of the Qin Wang Fu was extremely spacious, with grand and magnificent decorations that left Ares Cooper momentarily stunned, as this was his first time here, before he finally regained his composure.
When had he ever seen such a luxurious hall?
"Robert... now, it’s just the three of us uncles and nephew here, so you need not have any concerns about speaking your mind."
The Third Prince said to Ares Cooper.
Although King Cooper didn’t speak, he nodded encouragingly at Ares Cooper when the Third Prince finished speaking.
Ares Cooper nodded.
Immediately following, he recounted in full detail the process of how he came to know Wyatt Barnes, as well as everything he knew about Wyatt after they became acquainted, leaving nothing out.
At this moment, he knew that withholding information would only make the two before him more doubtful of his previous words.
And after listening to Ares Cooper’s account, King Cooper and the Third Prince exchanged glances, seeing shock and incredulity in each other’s eyes.
If it hadn’t come from Ares Cooper’s own mouth, they would find it hard to believe:
A newly ascended to Spiritual Heaven, a less than a hundred years old ascender, accomplished so many shocking feats in just five years...
Of course, at first glance, those things might not sound like much.
But if you add the clause:
Those feats were all done by a newly ascended to Spiritual Heaven, an ascender less than a hundred years old in under five years.
It would indeed be enough to shock anyone!
"So, it seems... this Wyatt Barnes, while in the secular plane, must have received a very astonishing inheritance. Given this, it’s not surprising that he possesses an Immortal Talisman ’Void Escape Talisman’ inscribed by an Immortal King."
The Third Prince exclaimed.
"This Wyatt Barnes has unlimited potential... Robert, being able to know him is considered your fortune."
King Cooper said as he looked at Ares Cooper.
Now, although King Cooper and the Third Prince still found:
Everything Ares Cooper said, quite incredible.
They still believed Ares Cooper’s words.
Because the events Ares Cooper described were things they could easily verify, they had no concern Ares Cooper might be lying. Moreover, Ares Cooper proactively suggested that they investigate to confirm the veracity of everything he said.
"I am just worried now... that he won’t be caught by that Immortal Lord from the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect, right? It’s uncertain if he has a second ’Void Escape Talisman’ in his hand."
Ares Cooper said with a wry smile.
Although Wyatt Barnes had escaped right under the strong Chang of the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect, he couldn’t help but feel a bit worried about Wyatt Barnes’s safety.
"Don’t worry."
The Third Prince patted Ares Cooper’s shoulder, smiling as he said: "The Void Escape Talisman, inscribed by an Immortal King, is an Immortal Talisman with a success rate of less than one percent when drawing such an Immortal Talisman... Such an Immortal Talisman is not that simple."
"The Void Escape Talisman, once used, can send the user a million miles away... Moreover, when sending the user away, the Void Escape Talisman leaves traces in several other directions, misleading others."
The Third Prince continued: "So you needn’t worry about Wyatt Barnes being in danger."
"Then I am relieved."
Ares Cooper nodded.
"Uncle, Third Uncle..."
Suddenly, Ares Cooper’s eyes lit up as if he remembered something, and he looked towards King Cooper and the Third Prince and asked: "What is the ’purpose’ of our Qin Wang Fu conducting the Martial Meeting of the sixteen counties this time? Surely it can’t just be to have the young strongmen from the sixteen counties compete for victory, rank them, and then send them back, can it?"
"Of course not."
The Third Prince shook his head and smiled: "Robert, do you think: our Qin Wang Fu prepared such rich ’rewards’ for the Martial Meeting of the sixteen counties without any ulterior motives?"
"Then, for what reason...?"
Ares Cooper asked with curiosity.
...
A million miles away from the King Cooper’s palace city, in a desolate mountain range.
"Where is this place?"
A somewhat disheveled purple figure rose into the air from the desolate mountains, looking around.
This purple figure was a young man, dressed in purple clothes that were somewhat tattered, as if he had just been through a difficult battle.
The young man was handsome, with an extraordinary aura, precisely none other than ’Wyatt Barnes,’ who had used the Void Escape Talisman at the distant Qin Wang Fu and successfully escaped right under the Immortal Lord’s watchful eyes from the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect.
"Such a life-saving measure is now gone... In the future, until I obtain the next ’Void Escape Talisman,’ I must never be as reckless as I was this time."
Thinking about the Void Escape Talisman he used up, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but sigh.