Chapter 291 “Infant King's spirit entered Mabel's body?” Jonathan gasped in shock.
Jeff stated, “Yes, Infant King was seriously injured by me, and his primordial spirit was disturbed. Now, he wants to recuperate in Mabel's body before escaping later.” Jeff paused for a brief moment before continuing, “However, Mabel and | stopped him immediately. We worked together and sealed his primordial spirit inside Mabel's brain instead.” “Inside her brain?” Stunned, Jonathan said, “The brain is the most sensitive part of the human body. It's going to destroy her if there's slight damage to her brain. How is Mabel's condition right now?” Jeff replied, “Initially, Infant King wanted to enter Mabel's abdomen to condense a new holy fetus. It's hazardous, as it could cause significant damage to Mabel. We managed to crush his primordial spirit again, but there's some of his spirit residue left inside Mabel's brain. The residue is pretty threatening, and it's affecting her brain. Hence, | need your
Immortal Pill to save Mabel. By consuming the Immortal Pill, she could receive its nutrients and increase her mana.
With that, she could fight the Infant King's remaining primordial spirit inside her brain!” “Are you saying that the Immortal Pill is able to cure her?” Jonathan asked.
Jeff replied, “I'm afraid that it could not cure her. However, it could help alleviate her pain and prolong the time for her.” “Can't you help Mabel to purify Infant King's primordial spirit inside her?” Jonathan questioned.
Jeff replied, “The brain is too mysterious, organizing as a densely connected network. She can't even enter her brain using her energy, let alone the external force. | can't enter her brain using my mana at all.” Hearing that, Jonathan could feel his heart sink. He said, “I have the Immortal Pill, but I'm worried that it can't help purify Infant King's primordial spirit inside her even after she took it.”
Jeff answered, “Let's take one step at a time.” Nodding his head, Jonathan took out his embroidered box and handed it over to Jeff.
Taking over the embroidered box, Jeff opened it directly.
He was shocked as he took a glimpse at the pill inside the box.
“I-Is this the Heaven Pill?” A surprised expression flashed across Jeff's face.
“Yes, it's the Heaven Pill,” replied Jonathan.
Jeff took a deep breath before feeding Mabel with the Heaven Pill.
As the Heaven Pill entered her mouth, it dissolved almost instantly.
Meanwhile, Jonathan and Jeff fixed their attention on Mabel with sparkling eyes.
Her face was still pale like a ghost while she kept her eyes shut.
Time seemed to crawl as the minutes ticked by.
At the side, Jonathan and Jeff could feel the energy starting to flow inside Mabel's body, and they could see Mabel's complexion gradually turning better.
Out of the blue, Mabel opened her eyes.
The two could not contain their happiness upon witnessing that.
Jonathan gazed at her with concern and asked, “How do you feel?” Mabel sat up. She shook her head, trying to sort out her thoughts. Afterward, she turned to look at Jonathan with a strange expression and asked, “Did you just feed me with another Heaven Pill?" He merely nodded in response.
“Where did you get it?” Mabel looked at him with mixed feelings as she questioned him.
Jonathan croaked, “My master, Richard, gave it to me.” Mabel's eyes turned red. She tried to hold back her tears
as she stammered, “Why did you do that...” Unable to finish her sentence, she turned around.
Three Heaven Pills! He's too kind to me. I'll forever be indebted to Jonathan for his help. He's always there whenever I'm in trouble. However, I've never lent him a hand when he faces danger.
“Excuse me. I'll leave you guys to talk here.” Jeff beamed and left the place.
After Jeff turned around and left, Jonathan smiled at Mabel and said, “No worries. You don't have to be polite to me.
The Heaven Pill is not as important compared to your life.
How do you feel right now?” Mabel was never an affectionate person. Hearing that, she promptly regained her composure. As she took another glance at him, a calm look emanated from that gaze of hers. “Why would Master Richard give you another Heaven Pill?” However, he skipped the topic by asking, “Tell me about the condition of Infant King's remaining primordial spirit
inside you.” “l used my mana to seal his primordial spirit in my Forehead Acupoint. Everything's fine for now,” answered Mabel.
Jonathan remarked, “It still doesn't guarantee your safety.
Infant King is a strong evil spirit. It will turn more hostile the longer you seal it. Moreover, your Forehead Acupoint is the most important part of your body. I'm afraid that the consequences will be disastrous if you don't settle this as soon as possible.” She nodded and remarked, “I know, but we have no other choices now. Let's think of another way later.” Later, he asked, “How about | give you another Immortal Pill? Could you purify the spirit with it?” With a bitter smile, Mabel said, “Stop feeding me with another Immortal Pill. You didn't even take any of it.” She paused briefly before continuing, “Besides, it's not a matter of taking the Immortal Pill now. Haste makes waste. What | need now is time to slowly purify the remaining primordial
spirit in me.” Jonathan swept a glance at her, sensing that things were not as simple as what Mabel said.
In return, Mabel asked, “The Heaven Pills are very precious. Why did Master Richard give you another one for no reason?” Jonathan did not hide the truth. He replied, “Edward has cultivated to Level Ten Divine Master. He has now become the first generation of inner disciples in the Divine Realm.
In other words, Edward is now on par with my master, Richard.” “What?” Shocked, Mabel asked, “Edward's cultivation has reached such a high level?” She was shrewd enough to realize something. Hence, she asked, “Master Richard asked you to send the Heaven Pill to Edward. Am | right?” Jonathan nodded. “Yes, you're right.” “If that's the case... Did Edward not take the pill?” Mabel
asked.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJonathan's body trembled, and an icy glint flashed across his eyes. He cast a glance at Mabel and said, “I don't want to talk about this unless | can overcome the humiliation Edward gave me. You should stop bringing this up too.” Upon hearing his words, Mabel was stunned. She could see the intense rage in Jonathan as he spoke.
She had never seen him behaving like that before.
As such, Mabel could not help but shudder slightly.
Something cruel must have happened to Jonathan.
Nevertheless, | can't probe further if he's reluctant to disclose anything to me.
She kept mum for a brief moment before voicing, “Jonathan, although | work for the country, I'm more than willing to lend you a hand whenever you need my help. | can give everything up to help you fight!” It was an exceedingly heavy commitment.
Jonathan felt warmth in his heart. He then turned to gaze at
Mabel. The two shared a look with each other silently.
Later, Jonathan flashed a smile at her and suggested, “We should find a way to purify Infant King's remaining primordial spirit inside your brain. We have to be quick. Or else, I'm afraid that you have no chance to help me in the future.” “You're right. Let's look for Chief Yount to discuss about this.” Ten minutes later, they reached Jeff's office.
His office was spacious and luxurious. They could feel the wind flowing through the elegant space.
Being there in the office, they could feel the fresh air. It was extremely comfortable.
As Jonathan examined the space, he knew that Jeff must have spent quite a fortune on the geomancy to decorate his office.
Jonathan had no idea how high was Jeff's cultivation level.
However, he was aware that Jeff's skills
were almost on par with a Divine Realm's master.
It's impossible that there's no expert in our country. Jeff must be one of them! Jeff pressed on Mabel's temple with both hands.
After what seemed like forever, he withdrew his hand with his expression changed drastically.
Seeing that, Jonathan and Mabel could almost feel their hearts sink.
“What's the matter, Chief Yount? Is something wrong with my condition? Just tell me directly. | can handle it,” said Mabel.
Jeff replied, “Even though you've managed to seal Infant King's primordial spirit and cause great damage to its spirit, it didn't kill him. On the contrary, its evil spirit is growing in a belligerent hostile manner. In this case, it will break out from you sooner or later. You'll be dead meat if that happens.” Mabel's expression shifted slightly. However, she was not an ordinary mortal too. She responded, “If that day comes,
I'll accept it as my destiny. | can never escape from the Great Tribulation. After all, everyone has to face their tribulation eventually.” Hearing that, Jeff fell silent.
Jonathan asked abruptly, “Chief Yount, is there no other way?” “Unless we get help from an expert like the Emperor of Chanaea. Using his supreme mana, he could intrude into Mabel's Forehead Acupoint and detain Infant King's primordial spirit. For now, even an Immortal Stage's expert like Oswald could not be able to capture the Infant King by force,” mentioned Jeff.
He paused and continued, “It's not difficult to capture the primordial spirit. However, the Forehead Acupoint is known to be extremely crucial, and it's utterly sensitive. I'm afraid that it would kill Mabel.
Jonathan then proposed, “Lance is now traveling in Void Domain. There's no way we can find him at all. However, we can look for the Divine Emperor instead. How about |
bring Mabel to Divine Realm? We can go to the Divine Emperor's statue to ask for his help.” “It's useless to do that. Divine Emperor is somewhat of a legend with no feelings at all. Sure enough, he won't simply help anyone out,” said Jeff.
Mabel agreed, “Yes. We can't go there. Edward is waiting to find fault with you. If you bring an outsider like me to Divine Realm, he will certainly find trouble with you.” Hearing that, Jonathan remained silent.
He ran out of ideas, but he could not bear to watch Mabel die.
After pondering for a while, Jonathan suggested, “How about | take Mabel to meet my master, Richard? He's knowledgeable. Perhaps he would think of something to help us.” Jeff nodded. “We can give it a try.” “Great. Let's not waste time anymore. Chief Yount, could you please help me to make arrangements immediately?
We need to go to Lostaria,” Jonathan asked.
Nodding his head, Jeff replied, “Sure.” Then, Jonathan called Catherine to inform her, “Catherine, I'm not coming back tonight. | have something important to attend to.” Catherine merely hummed in response.
Nonetheless, Jonathan could hear the disappointment in her tone, but he could not do anything about that. He then asked, “Catherine, could you please deliver your two Immortal Pills to me?” She exclaimed in delight, “Sure. Where are you?” With that, Jonathan gave Catherine an address for their meetup later.
It was at that moment Jonathan decided to break free from all restraints. He wanted nothing but to enhance his cultivation level.
Chapter 292 After finishing a phone conversation with Catherine, Jonathan called Beatrix up.
The latter was delighted when she received the call. Even though she kept her feelings hidden, Jonathan could still hear the joy in her tone. Beatrix and Master truly care for me. I'll surely repay them if | succeed in the future.
Edward's incident was too huge a blow for Jonathan.
However, he was strong-willed and would not be brought down easily.
As a person of principle, he drew a clear line between gratitude and grudges.
“Jonathan, are you all right?” Beatrix asked.
“Don't worry, Beatrix. I'm fine.” Jonathan broke into a smile.
Upon hearing that, Beatrix heaved a sigh of relief. “Glad to hear that. Count me in the next time you want to deal with
Edward.” Her words made Jonathan even move, yet he could only reply, “Thank you.” Beatrix flashed a faint smile as she added, “Is there anything else?” “There's something | want to ask for Master's help, but I'm afraid that it'd be too abrupt of me to meet him directly, so I'm thinking of discussing it with you first,” Jonathan answered without hesitation.
Beatrix was slightly stunned before she said, “Go ahead.” Jonathan told her about Mabel's condition after that.
After listening to his words, Beatrix remarked, “Since it's a life and death situation, bring your friend over quickly.
Although your friend can't enter Divine Realm, Master is able to excuse himself.” Jonathan's eyes lit up when he heard that. “Sure!” “Let me know when you arrive,” said Beatrix.
“Understood!” Jonathan finally felt calmer after calling
Beatrix.
Half an hour later, Jonathan met up with Catherine outside Pearl Building.
When Catherine arrived in her Ferrari, he hopped into it immediately.
Once he closed the car door, Catherine took out the two Immortal Pills.
“Here,” she uttered coldly and clearly as she handed him the brocade box with the pills inside.
The Immortal Pills that were worth a fortune meant nothing to her, yet she gave them to Jonathan just like that.
Catherine, wearing white sportswear that day, tied her hair into a ponytail and looked pretty and elegant as always.
After receiving the brocade box, Jonathan put it aside without looking closer at it. He dominantly pulled Catherine into his arms.
The woman did not avoid it and nestled in his arms quietly.
“Catherine, Edward has already become the first disciple of Divine Realm's inner circle. From now on, all of us have to address him as Master whenever we see him,” Jonathan uttered in a deep voice.
Catherine, who had always been unperturbed, couldn't help but gasp at his words. The news made her face turn pale from shock. She finally understood why the man suddenly changed his mind and asked for the two Immortal Pills.
After all, he refused to accept them before.
Despite her silence, Catherine was actually incredibly perceptive. It piqued her interest when Jonathan suddenly requested Immortal Pills from her. Nonetheless, she couldn't be bothered to ask.
Now that Jonathan brought the matter up, she finally got her head around it.
She knew well that the man had made up his mind, and there would be no way he could reconcile with Edward.
Shortly after, Catherine raised her head and held Jonathan's hands. “I will always stay by your side.”
That was the only thing she could do to help him.
Jonathan was moved by her words and kissed her lips.
Although he met many enemies along the journey, he felt his life was not in vain for having many friends and lovers who stayed by his side in life-and-death situations.
“I'm going to Lostaria after this. Something happened to Mabel.” Jonathan subsequently told Catherine.
However, she appeared not interested in that and only reminded him, “Be careful.” After sharing some intimacy with each other, Jonathan bade her goodbye. “I'll take good care of Alicia,” said Catherine before driving off.
Hearing that made Jonathan feel his heart filling with warmth at once.
After sending Catherine off, he went to meet Mabel.
Although Mabel had sealed the dark forces in her Forehead Acupoint, her abilities and body were unaffected.
Still, the Infant King's primordial spirit was like a time bomb.
Soon, it was six o'clock in the evening. The sky was already dark in Yaleview.
Jonathan and Mabel boarded the plane to Lostaria and were seated in the VIP cabin.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe service in the VIP cabin was excellent, and they provided wine and fruit to their guests.
Moments after the flight attendant left, Mabel poured Jonathan a glass of red wine.
She wore a small, black leather jacket coupled with a pair of jeans. Her outfit gave her the vibe of a beautiful modern city girl with a more regal aura.
Men would always feel shame and inferiority in front of her.
However, Jonathan was excluded.
He was clad in a casual black shirt and jeans, making him appear decent and capable.
“Cheers!” Mabel flashed him a bright smile as she spoke
Her smile was indeed captivating.
Jonathan, however, was invulnerable to such beauty of hers, as they only saw each other as friends.
He took a sip of red wine before saying, “Are you really not afraid of death?” Mabel smiled faintly. “What comes around goes around.
People who have ended countless lives like us should understand that we must return what we owe.” She paused before continuing, “I actually thought about it before that it was never my destiny to achieve Divine Master. You're the one who changed my life. Since | met you and consumed the two Heaven Pills, | managed to break through and enter the Divine Master realm. However, tribulation came to me at the same time. | guess what happened to me now was my tribulation. If | can get through it, | will definitely succeed in the future. Otherwise, it's fate.” “Tribulation!” Jonathan heaved a sigh upon hearing that.
The moment spiritual creatures accomplish their cultivation is also the time they break through their destiny. It's against
the Heavenly Law. Eventually, a lightning tribulation will come to them. Ah... Could it really be that Mabel is facing her tribulation? “I believe you will get better.” He told Mabel. The man was full of confidence when he spoke.
After saying that, he assured her, “I will do my best to protect you.” Mabel was not only moved by his words but also felt something peculiar about destiny at the same time.
It was as if she was given a chance to live.
I'm supposed to die in the current tribulation. However, Jonathan's protected me, giving me hope. With that thought in mind, she drank her wine in one gulp and said meaningfully, “Thank you.” Jonathan only flashed her a faint smile, saying nothing.
The two then began to stare at the scenery outside.
Unfortunately, they could see nothing as the sky was
already dark.
“If you and | become Divine Masters, our primordial spirit will roam in the air or even travel in the void together. Don't you think it's a wonderful thing?” Mabel suddenly said.
A sudden insight came to her, and she thought it would never come true.
Jonathan was slightly taken aback. It was then his eyes lit up, and his ears perked up.
I can neither have such a dream with Jennifer nor Catherine and Amber. But it's possible with Mabel because we're on the same path—not a couple but friends. The world between friends somehow will be much wider.
Having that thought in mind, he said, “Such a day will definitely come.” Hearing that, Mabel smiled in response.
“Mabel, | suddenly have an idea. It may sound immature, but I've already decided to do it. | believe success depends on the effort we put in, after all,” Jonathan added.
Mabel, momentarily stunned, became interested in the topic and asked, “What is it?" “I need your help in this,” he said.
“Well, Il do it as long as it's within my capabilities,” Mabel answered.
“I'm thinking that if we continue relying on the pills from Divine Realm and completing the missions to receive them, the progress is too slow.” “Don't tell me you plan to get involved in alchemy.” Mabel made a guess.
“Is there a problem? If Divine Emperor can do it, so can we.” Mabel smiled bitterly at his response. “I'm very impressed with your courage. Back then, Divine Emperor had three senior disciples under him. They were known as Lance, Magnus, the Asura Emperor, and Tristan, the Demon Emperor. Three of them were the top at that time. Divine Emperor relied on them to gather talents from around the world, went through a lot of hardship to create Divine
Realm, and set up the alchemy department to achieve today's feat. It's way too hard for you to follow his path.” “Everything is in our own hands. No matter how hard it is, I'm going to give it a try,” Jonathan insisted.
Upon hearing that, Mabel looked at him. Her face turned grim as she spoke. “Are you serious?” “Of course!” Jonathan replied eagerly with a nod.
“How do you want to start it then? It's too hard to begin.” “I know it's hard. And once we start to get involved in alchemy, without a strong backing, we will probably get ourselves killed and benefit someone else.” “I'm glad you know that. | think | know what you need my help with now. You want me to use the national power, are you?” asked Mabel.
“Yes!” Jonathan answered without hesitation.
However, Mabel shook her head. “There's no way | can do that.” Jonathan's expression slightly changed at her words.
“Why?” Mabel explained, “The country is indeed capable of protecting you, but I'm only an insignificant person in the eyes of the big shots. So what if you have put in a lot of effort to set up the alchemy department? When the time comes, everything will no longer be under our control.” Jonathan was stunned, as he had thought of the matter too simply.
“There are some things that | can't say too much. In short, you must know that you'll be caught between a rock and a hard place once you get involved in the system. There's also a very important reason behind this—the country will never agree with you to set up an alchemy department,” Mabel said in a deep voice.
Color instantly drained from Jonathan's face. “Why?” Mabel answered, “In fact, the country has long thought about this issue but never bothered to implement it. Do you think there's no reason behind it?” “What is it?” Jonathan promptly asked.
Mabel said, “First, alchemy itself is difficult. We need a special furnace, and finding one is not easy. Second, alchemy needs materials. Again, it's not easy to source the materials. Even the country itself faces difficulties looking for some materials in the elixir pill. The third reason is the most crucial. The existence of elixir pills is actually against the Heavenly Law, and setting up an alchemy department may bring misfortune to the country. Imagine if elixir pills became a norm, and those in power could live longer. Isn't this disrupting the balance of nature?”