"I'll speak, I'll speak."

Lord Xeva replied, annoyed.

From its explanation, there was an immortal from outside the world that wandered here. Lord Xeva got too confident in itself and challenged the immortal before it was defeated without it even being able to fight back. After defeating Lord Xeva, the immortal sealed it instead of killing it because the immortal thought that it would be a shame for this world to lose a powerhouse like Lord Xeva.

Now that Lord Xeva has returned, it plans to come back to the world and grow stronger to reach immortality. The immortal had made it determined to ascend.

"So you want to ascend to immortality?"

Floriana Sabina asked with a raised eyebrow. Ascending to immortality is not easy. Many have tried and most of them have died trying. Thus, only a few crackheads would dare to ascend nowadays. Most would just nurture their sects and families.

"Yes. I want to grow stronger."

Lord Xeva nodded its head. Before, it thought that it was already at the peak of the world and there was no point in ascending to immortality, but the moment it felt the insurmountable strength that the immortal displayed, it changed its mind.

"That's the spirit. We both have the talent to acquire the title of Saint and Saintess but if we don't even try pushing ourselves much further, then what is the point of us cultivating? I don't know what's beyond our world, but I'm sure that we won't regret it once we pass through that obstacle."

Floriana Sabina solemnly motivated Lord Xeva. She reached the Mana Dominion stage after cultivating so hard. If all she only gets power, then she doesn't think that it was worth it at all.

She didn't even want to cultivate. Instead, she was forced by her sect. So if she didn't ascend and escape this world, then she would not be able to prove to them that they were wrong when they treated her like that.

"Your outlook in cultivation is certainly much more mature than mine. You have my respect."

Lord Xeva bowed its head slightly. Today, it was enlightened. It could feel the youthful vigor that it once had eons ago to start to come back. The next time it meets that immortal, it would crush the immortal under its hands.

"My lord is…"

The skeleton from earlier was shocked. It has never seen someone make his lord bow.

"What about that kid?"

Floriana Sabina glanced up at the staircase leading up the shrine. There was a head peeking at them. Nale Narene hid his head when he saw Floriana Sabina look in his direction. Nale Narene felt trepidation when their eyes met. It was different from the usual eyes that she looks at him with. It was an eye filled with anger.

"I'll turn him into my minion."

Lord Xeva replied candidly. Just like what it did to the Evil Darkness Skeleton earlier, it would also turn Nale Narene into one.

"That's a fitting ending for him."

Floriana Sabina snickered. She didn't feel pity that Nale Narene would lose his humanity. She could guess that Lord Xeva had tempted him with power without even asking him. It was his purpose for this travel, after all.

"Kekekeke. What's wrong with being a Evil Darkness Skeleton? They would be able to live as long as I'm alive."

Lord Xeva chuckled. It didn't think that anyone would be losing anything by becoming its minion. That's because their life would be bound to Lord Xeva. As long as it was alive, they would stay alive. For a human who had a short lifespan, becoming its minion was the best deal ever.

"Sigh, so where is the Evil Sacra Lotus?"

Floriana Sabina didn't want to talk to this guy anymore. It was just boasting and boasting about itself.

"Evil Sacra Lotus? I don't know. This is a swamp so they could be growing anywhere."

Lord Xeva answered her. It was sealed before and didn't have any clear vision of the world outside. It could only talk to Nale Narene before because it used its powerful soul to communicate.

"Tch. You're more useless than my disciple's servant."

Floriana Sabina clicked her tongue in annoyance. She did all of that just to get a 'I don't know'. Might as well not have asked him.

"M-Master! Grandmaster is bullying me again!"

Veia clutched onto Rant Valo's arm. She felt insulted by what Floriana Sabina just said. She was not useless... she… she can't refute it at all!

Veia couldn't help but look up at the ceiling as she felt like a blade was plunging itself into her heart. She was useless, and she can't deny it! How embarrassing to her master.

Rant Valo didn't respond to Veia's complaint. He just looked at Floriana Sabina who was standing in front of that scary monster as if it was the most normal thing in the world.

This time, Floriana Sabina looked more like a Master than what she usually looks like. Her confidence to stand equally with that shadow-like monster makes her look more valiant.

'One day, I would stand with Master Floriana in an equal position.'

Rant Valo promised to himself. He clenched his fists as his determination to cultivate grew much stronger than before.

"Let's go, Disciple. I already found the Evil Sacra Lotus."

Floriana Sabina urged him. After realizing that Lord Xeva had no idea where the Evil Sacra Lotus was, she just used her Divine Sense and scanned the whole swamp. She found many of them pretty easily.

"Yes, Master Floriana."

Rant Valo nodded his head solemnly. He decided to himself that he would become more obedient to her as he knew that she would be the one that would groom his strength.

Floriana Sabina led the way while Rant Valo and Veia tagged along behind her.

"L-Lord Xeva…"

Nale Narene walked down the stairs nervously. The being he was looking at was so enigmatic and scary. He doesn't even know if he could really trust him.

"Come here. I will bestow you the power you want. Kekeke."

Lord Xeva chuckled hoarsely. Nale Narene approached him and Lord Xeva touched his forehead with his finger.