"Master," Reiss said.
Aldrian nodded.
"Do you like it here?" he asked with a smile.
"Yes, Master, I like it here. There is nothing more I could hope for in this place," Reiss answered as he stood up.
Aldrian nodded again.
"Then what about your cultivation? Haven’t you felt restless and burdened by the fact that you can’t cultivate properly due to the lack of a supportive environnt?" he asked, which made Reiss freeze in place before falling silent. Of course, nothing could be hidden from his master, so he sighed and nodded.
"But Master, I—"
"I already have an idea to solve your problem, and any devil beast’s, so don’t worry. Just wait for my news," Aldrian cut him off, causing Reiss’s eyes to widen.
"No, Master, how could you—"
"No buts. And I’ll tell you this in advance, you don’t have to feel guilty. I benefit from your growth too. The stronger you beco, the more confident I’ll be leaving important tasks in your hands. So don’t feel guilty for my sake. Instead, be happy, you’re going to beco stronger and even more helpful to ." Aldrian cut Reiss off again, causing him to fall silent.
He was truly speechless. Aldrian seed to know exactly what he was about to say, and he couldn’t help but sigh. He knew that if he wanted to beco stronger and be of greater help to his master, then what he needed to do was avoid being a burden and stop being stubborn.
"Thank you, Master. I won’t disappoint you," he said while bowing.
Aldrian, looking at Reiss like this, could only offer a wry smile. This guy really was just like Aurelia. He ended up saying the sa thing to him as he had to her. It couldn’t be helped, both of them ca from the sa place and shared the sa mindset. It would take ti for their way of thinking to shift toward sothing freer.
"Alright, let check sothing," Aldrian said as he touched Reiss’s forehead. Reiss allowed him without question, and after finishing, Aldrian asked Reiss to transform into his beast form and checked him again.
"That’s it for now. Wait for my news," Aldrian said once he was done. He then disappeared, leaving Reiss bowing behind.
"Thank you once again, Master."
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Aldrian reappeared in the sky above the palace. He looked down at his floating land, where he could see several activities taking place. His parents were still in their training session, occasionally mixing it with so lovely dovey monts.
Baek Jimin was enjoying the garden scenery with a cup of tea, joined by Angelica and Eleine. Aurelia remained in the garden, enjoying her solitude, while Reiss continued flying in his beast form.
Aldrian was glad they could finally enjoy a peaceful environnt after the events that had forced them into a bloodbath. He had brought his close family and friends here so they could settle into this new ho of his.
Of course, for people like his parents, Sylphia, Baek Jimin, and Eleine, he had no reason not to bring them here.
As for Angelica, although she didn’t say it out loud, he knew she wanted to follow him when she saw him leaving with his family. He had also intended to take her out of the church anyway, to let her see more of the world. Pope Claudius had agreed to let her go as well.
She had truly worked hard to make it to this point, despite the disability that had limited her in the past.
As for Aurelia and Reiss, they had chosen to stay close to him for obvious reasons. He was their master, and they didn’t want to be far from him, so they refused to stay with the beasts from the World Tree’s group.
The only one absent was Xin Haotian, who had decided to return with his family to their secret realm to take care of their own affairs after the war.
Aldrian had already asked all of them to stay in this place, whether just for a while or for as long as they wanted, as it was the best location not only on this continent, but also in the entire world, or even across the whole first heaven.
It was no surprise, considering this place and the entire core region had been built by two gods. There was nothing lacking here.
Even the gods themselves would want to stay in this place because of the richness of divine energy.
At first, they had been truly shocked that the grand palace had beco his. The palace and its entire territory, which was said to have been built by the gods in ancient tis, was now in Aldrian’s possession?
Aldrian had to explain that this was how it was ant to be, he had successfully inherited the legacy of the gods who built this place when he first entered it. Most of the people who ca with him eventually nodded in understanding.
It was indeed a fortunate encounter, and thankfully, Aldrian had been able to inherit the gods’ legacy. That alone explained his sudden leap in cultivation—even to the point where he now had the power to fight a god.
Only Sylphia knew there was more to it, as she was aware of Aldrian’s past life and mysterious origin. She believed this place had likely been waiting for soone like him to claim it, and she was right. Aldrian had told her the truth in the midst of their sex session when she asked him about it.
After Aldrian was satisfied observing the activities on the floating land, he turned his attention to the core region and beyond. He decided to ascend higher and higher until he could see the entire continent, the sky growing darker as he rose.
From his vantage point, his vision was no longer limited to just the Barisan continent, he could even see other continents in the distance.
The Barisan Continent was slightly smaller than the others and located in isolation, surrounded on all sides by vast oceans. It was an ideal place to create a secluded community, untouched by the influence of other continents.
He continued to fly upward until he finally reached outer space, a place that had once been unreachable when the protective formation of the continent was still active.
This was sothing he had already tried on the night after the war ended, and he truly enjoyed it. Rising into the outer space of the world and gazing upon the majesty and vastness of the first heaven.
That night, he had wondered whether he could fly as high as possible now that the barrier trapping the continent had been deactivated. It didn’t take him long to try, and he was glad to find that he could actually break through the atmospheric barrier and reach outer space.
The mont he reached space, he felt as if he were back in his past life.
He had also already tried moving as far as possible from his ho planet, and he was able to do it without any problem. Even after he left the range of his domain, the difference was minimal. He could still control his flight without much difficulty.
At this mont, he looked at his own world, a truly massive, round planet. Then he turned his gaze upward, where he could clearly see a blinding light from a kind of sun above the firmant. That lone sun seed to be the one illuminating this part of the universe.
His eyes also took in the countless stars that were visible to him. Even the sunlight, which hid the glow of the other stars, couldn’t stop him from admiring the glittering expanse of space filled with starlight.
He truly liked this feeling, this sense of power, as if he had returned to his past life. This kind of scenery had once been normal for him. In his past life, his gaze had known no bounds, as if his eyes could perceive the deepest secrets of the universe. Everything before him had felt within his control, like pieces on a chessboard.
A chessboard where he could create pawns from nothing.
His gaze then shifted to a few glittering stars, much brighter and closer than the others. He assud they were the nearest stars to his ho planet and began to wonder what kind of civilizations might exist there.
There were many civilizations spread across the universe, each on their own stars or planets. Each civilization was not always the sa as the others. For example, the planet called Earth, where Zhang Haoran ca from, only had mortals as far as he could rember.
It was vastly different here, where countless beings possessed cultivation and could perform feats far beyond the comprehension of Earth’s inhabitants.
During his last journey through space, he had seen movent in the distance and assud it must have been other cultivators from another civilization, or sothing similar. They were using so kind of transportation, like flying fortresses, to travel through space. So of them even appeared to be heading toward his ho world.
They had landed on one of the continents, but he wasn’t interested in learning more. He would find out when the ti ca. For now, he just wanted to enjoy his ti after the war. He had no desire to ddle in the affairs of the other continents or the outer world, at least, not so soon.
Aldrian remained still, quietly observing the stars, until a thought ca to his mind, sothing crucial for his future growth and long-term plan. His gaze shifted back to his planet.
"If I want to make this entire planet my domain in one swoop... then where am I supposed to build it?"
Then he looked at the stars again.
"What about this entire heaven? Where am I supposed to create the domain to make all of this my domain?"
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