Chapter 229

"I am not a prodigy or a genius like you . By that time, I realized I have only 500 years left for me to live, so I put aside my research and Soul Forging Cultivation, choosing to cultivate Body Tempering Cultivation .

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"500 years later, I reached the Seventh Stage from the Fourth Stage in Body Tempering Cultivation .

"Do you comprehend? I took 500 years to cultivate to the Seventh Stage from the Fourth Stage of Body Cultivation . I had to use all my accumulated resources and sacrifice various things to enter the Martial Master Stage!

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"As a result, it increased my life-span to ten thousand years!

" Old Man Garvin's eyes widened as he exclaimed .

"Wait! Sacrifice? Did you lose your family or something like that?

" Davis interjected .

"No, at that time, I had no family nor did I have any wives for that matter . By sacrifices, I meant that I had simply lost my property, place, respect as I had to beg everyone for resources . . . in a sense .

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"Oh . . .

" Davis nodded .

"Heh, it was all worth it since 800 years later, I managed to find an inheritance belonging to a Peak-Level King Soul Cultivator, which finally let me become a strong King Soul Cultivator after 2000 years!

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"I came back to the Emperor Sword Sect Territory! Entered the Emperor Sword Sect as a Guest Elder! Created my own palace, married hundreds of women, starting my own Woller Family!

" Old Man Garvin uttered with a proud expression on his face .

"Interesting . . .

" Davis commented as his mouth slightly hung low and his eyes twitched . At the same time, he was astonished to hear how difficult it was for him to cultivate without anyone's help .

Seems like Old Man Garvin did everything he could to survive but finally, wasn't he still chased to this place by his enemies, finally making him wait for his death .

"So till coming into power, you were afraid to have a wife, weren't you?

" Davis was amazed at his story but he still had to knock him down while he was up .

"Don't tell me you never touched a woman before you reached King Soul Stage!?

" Davis smirked deviously, like how a kid would ask an adult if the latter was a virgin .

"Don't be stupid, there are simply many places to let out your lust, especially in the Dual Lotus Manor Territory . . .

" Garvin got annoyed and casually dropped an information, causing Davis's eyes to lit up in understanding .

"But that still doesn't explain why you didn't take a wife before you reached King Soul Stage . . .

" Davis grinned smugly, still intending to put him down .

"Hmph, everyone knows that women are the downfall of many male geniuses and prodigies . I wouldn't make such a blunder until I am sure that I can take care of myself in any event of betrayal .

"

"Then where exactly did you go wrong? Who did you offend exactly to be in this state?

" Davis held his chin as he couldn't understand the enemy's intent to kill Old Man Garvin .

"I didn't, I myself didn't bother about people as long as they didn't bother about me . . . Some people . . . another faction of the Emperor Sword Sect didn't like my cultivation that has been nearing Peak-Level King Soul Stage .

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"When I was about to reach the Peak-Level Soul King Stage, they were simply afraid that I would enter the Soul Emperor Stage in a few thousand years!

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"Those jealous bastards hid from the shadows and poisoned one of the resources that I procured and was going to use to enter the Peak-Level King Soul Stage!

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"They simply didn't leave any path left for me! But with me being still alive somehow, I managed to inform my trusted descendants of the devious plot secretly and told them to not act without giving birth to a descendant who had reached the Eighth Stage!

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"When they finally caught my tail, they managed to destroy my body . In a pitiful state, I managed to escape with my Soul Body and hid in this place for two thousand years before finally managing to meet you . . .

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"At that time, this territory was not under the control of the Tripartite Alliance, so they don't know that an existence such as I have hidden in this place .

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"I only managed to heal my soul through this lake . Actually, healing is the wrong word, instead, I should've used the word poison, a poison to keep myself alive through tempering .

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"Honestly, I was on the brink of death and even with a soul lifespan of 8,000 years, I was still going to die from the injuries .

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"In the end, my suicidal actions didn't end in vain as I managed to temper my soul through poison, increasing my chances to live for 2,000 years .

"

Old Man Garvin sighed as he waved his hands .

"The people who plotted against me, they look like this . . . .

"

He projected their images with his Soul Force .

Davis silently listened all this while and memorized their appearances as he nodded his head, indicating that he will keep his end of the contract .

Davis gazed at him with a scrutinizing gaze,

"I don't understand .

"

"What?

" Old Man Garvin looked at Davis's expression, which had suspicion written all over the face .

"You said that they feared you becoming a Soul Emperor . . . isn't that advantageous to the Emperor Sword Sect as it would mean that they would gain another Ninth Stage Expert?

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Old Man Garvin sighed,

"You don't know the terror of Emperor Soul Stage Cultivators . You see, as the name implies, if they release their Soul Force to pressure anyone under Ninth Stage, then the latter has no choice but to bow their heads down .

"

Davis blinked as he imagined a scenario but the next words Old Man Garvin said made him realize its significance .

"There are only 9 Emperor Soul Stage Experts in the entire 52 Territories, including all the races .

" Old Man Garvin slowly added .

Davis's eyes widened in excitement as he thought that he would be the 10th without a doubt .