Alex took in the information about the second Prime Alchemist he had heard about and nodded. “I see,” he said and continued on to the next plant where he picked some leaves.

“Are you still not interested?” the man asked, confused. He was sure he had given enough incentives to make an elder of a sect want to switch sects, and somehow Alex wasn’t budging. He began wondering if Alex held some deep grudge against the Spring Grass sect that stopped him from joining them.

“Is there a reason why you don’t want to join our sect, brother Dawnblade?” he asked, waiting for the worst possible answer.

“It’s because he’s already part of the Blue Silk sect,” a voice spoke from far away.

Both Alex and the man turned around to find a beautiful woman standing far away in pink robes, with her hands crossed beneath her breasts. She looked at Alex with mixed emotions on her face.

“I didn’t think you would join us,” she said. “Not after what you did.”

Alex gave an awkward smile. “I wouldn’t have been forced to do anything had you just allowed me into the garden,” he said with a light shrug. “I never lied about my intentions back then.”

“And you joined now for the same reason?”

“Wait, wait, wait,” Miao Wupeng cut in. “What do you mean he’s from the Blue Silk sect? How do you know that?”

“I asked someone from the Blue Silk sect and they told me only they hand out that shield he carries,” the woman said. “So either he is from the Blue Silk sect, or he stole it from someone who is. I doubt he did the latter.”

“Is this true?” the man asked. “Was I correct in previously assuming you were one?”

Alex sighed. “Yes,” he said.

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“Why hide?” the man asked.

“I wasn’t really hiding,” Alex said. “I just didn’t care enough to tell others about where I’m from. It didn’t matter in the end where I’m from after all.”

“It matters somewhat,” the woman said. “You are treated better if they know where you’re from.”

“I don’t care about how I’m treated,” Alex said. “I came here to find the Sabers. Everything else is irrelevant to me.”

“Why join the group then?” the woman asked.

“I told him this was the easiest way to search the two places. And since we’ll be attacking the other group soon, he’ll get to search every other place.”

“Oh…” the woman said. “Find anything yet?” Alex looked at her. “What do you think?”

She grinned a little. “Alright, I’ll let you keep searching. You’ll need to come to the plaza in 2 days so we talk some tactics.”

“Tactics… for attacking the other group?” he asked back.

“Yeah,” the man answered. “I told you. We’re attacking soon.”

“And you need tactics for that, huh?” Alex asked for a moment, thinking. “How strong are the opponents?” “Quite,” the woman said with a frown. “Most people we can handle, but there are three in particular that have decided to team up that make this all a bit of an issue.”

“One of them is a disciple of my sect,” the man said. “The woman I told you about.”

“The senior sister of yours that’s a cultivation base higher than yours?” Alex asked.

The man nodded.

“Of the other two, one is from my sect, and the other is someone you should know. Ye Wenjie,” the woman said.

Alex shook his head. “Why should I know who that is?” he asked.

The woman narrowed her eyes. “Because she is from your sect,” she said. “Do you not know the strongest disciple of your own sect?”

Alex shook his head. “I joined the sect less than a decade ago and mostly spend my time outside. I only know a few elders and a single disciple who helped me get into the sect. Outside of them, I know not a single soul.”

The woman’s lips parted in shock. “Are you really a member of the Blue Silk sect?” Alex shrugged. “Are we attacking in 2 days or just making tactics?” he asked to change the topics.

“Just tactics for now. We should be attacking them soon though. Within the month.”

“Alright,” Alex said. “I’ll be there. For now, can you leave me alone?”

“Sure,” the woman said, turning around. Before she left though, she paused and turned back around. “I’m Primrose, by the way.”

“Your Daoist name?” Alex asked and the woman nodded.

“Dawnblade,” Alex said. “It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

“I’m sure it is,” she said and walked away.

“Don’t get any idea about courting her, brother. You cannot afford to offend her family,” the man sent a direct message into Alex’s mind.

Alex frowned. “I wasn’t intending to,” he said. “Good,” the man said. “She is the direct daughter of the head of the Yu family.”

Alex paused for a moment. He had heard about the Yu family during one of his many researches. “Aren’t they the ones that own the majority of the Rosesteel mountain range?”

“They’re the family that mine the ores,” the man said. “The Rosesteel sect may have settled on those mountains, but the Yu family are the ones that own those mountains. Although, it may be duplicitous to phrase it as such given how closely the Yu family and the Rosesteel sect are intertwined. If one didn’t know better, they’d say they’re the same thing.” ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

Alex nodded. “I’ll be sure to stay clear of her,” he said. He had no intention of getting close to her anyway.

“So… should I leave or…”

“Your choice,” Alex said and got up. “As long as I’m not overly distracted, I won’t deny the company.”

“Alright,” the man said and walked along with Alex, basically talking.

Alex was curious to hear about the Spring Grass sect more, so he asked a few questions, which the man answered as well as he could.

Alex had heard a lot about the continent and the sect, but hearing some more from a native didn’t hurt at all. The man had a different perspective on the entire thing.

He told Alex about the interesting regions, the hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of Spring Grass fields that filled the northwestern side of the continent, the various secret realms, and a few tombs the man had been to.

Most of the tombs the man had been to in the Spring Grass sect had already been gone through, but it was still fun to go there.

He talked about Creations and told Alex what he wanted his to be. “I really want a Saber. Although, I don’t think that will be much of an issue really. What do you think? What will your Creation be?”

Alex paused. “I… haven’t really given it much thought actually,” he said. “It will probably be a sword.”

“Ah, generic, but trustworthy,” the man said. “I pray you success, although you might not need it given how good you are with your sword.”

“Thank you,” Alex said, but the truth was, he still didn’t know what his Creation was going to be. He knew he wanted a sword, but he was more than just a swordsman. He was an alchemist too, and more than that as well.

There were just too many things that he would have to compromise when it would be time for him to make his Creation, and the pathway to it would begin once he entered the Origin realm.