The Tortoise Fortune's Defence successfully deflected the white flames. Rant Valo could feel the sweltering heat coming from it as it passed by his body.

"Argh!" Rant Valo groaned in pain as he stood behind his shield.

Shortly after, the white flame disappeared. Rant Valo couldn't help but turn around to see the damage it caused.

GULP

Rant Valo made an audible gulp as he looked at the burnt ground.

"That was scary," Rant Valo said as he held his rapidly beating heart.

The power of that white flame was so horrifying. Rant Valo couldn't help but think that this was actually not the limit of Floriana Sabina's strength. She could even display something much more brutal and violent. He couldn't help but become hopeful of reaching a level someday when he could defend himself against such an attack.

"I was right. That defensive magic technique of yours is already at the Early Foundation Establishment stage level. It could already defend against a very tiny ember of my white flame," Floriana Sabina said as she nodded her head knowingly.

"W-What if my defensive magic technique couldn't defend against it?" Rant Valo asked as cold sweat poured down his back. He was just a 10th Mana Condensation stage cultivator, after all. He didn't know that he was actually so close to death then.

"Don't worry, Disciple. I can control my white flames very well. I also have my Divine Sense surrounding your body so I can know when there would be a stray white flame that will hit your body," Floriana Sabina said to reassure him.

"That's a relief." Rant Valo released a long sigh of relief. He would really be speechless if that weren't the case.

"Fufufu, I won't let you get hurt so easily," Floriana Sabina said before giving him a wink.

Rant Valo blinked his eyes repeatedly as he was not accustomed to her acting like that.

Veia looked at both of them repeatedly. She had a knowing smile on her face. She then snapped out of it before running towards Rant Valo.

"Master, you looked so cool earlier," Veia said to Rant Valo with her eyes shining from awe.

"Thank you, Veia," Rant Valo said to Veia with a grateful look on his face. She was always uplifting him.

"D-Disciple, I-I also thought that you were cool," Floriana Sabina said to Rant Valo while stuttering in nervousness as this was her first time praising Rant Valo for something like cool-looking.

"Thank you, Master Floriana." Rant Valo smiled at Floriana Sabina. She was trying so hard to act like Veia. It was somewhat adorable.

"Hmph!" Floriana Sabina snorted cutely and turned her head away.

"Anyways, I'm already done with practicing all of my new magic techniques. We can head out now," Rant Valo informed them.

"Fufufu, that's certainly true," Floriana Sabina chuckled in delight. She was finally gonna be able to show the world how great her disciple was.

"I'll fly us there," Floriana Sabina continued and flicked her fingers.

A small wooden boat appeared in front of them.

"Fly? In a boat? How is that possible?" Rant Valo asked with great puzzlement. He had seen boats rowing down the river before, but he has certainly never heard that they were capable of flight.

"Just watch, Disciple," Floriana Sabina said with a smirk.

Rant Valo and Veia could only listen to her words. The boat was fairly large, and their group easily fitted inside it. Floriana Sabina sat on the front seat while the others sat on the back seat.

The boat then slowly floated into the air and suddenly zoomed away.

"Woahhh!!" Rant Valo shouted in surprise and held onto the boat tightly. He looked down and watched as the forest that they were in disappear from his view.

"See, Disciple? A boat can fly." Floriana Sabina smirked.

"This is so fast!" Rant Valo exclaimed in amazement. The boat was basically moving faster than he could even see the landscape below them.

"M-Master… My legs feel wobbly…" Veia held onto Rant Valo. Her legs were shaking in fear.

"Veia, don't worry. I'm sure Master Floriana will keep us safe." Rant Valo reassured her.

Veia looked up into Rant Valo's eyes and nodded as she bit her lips. She held onto him tightly.

A few hours later, Floriana Sabina started to slow down. The boat then landed inside another forest.

"T-That was so scary," Veia said as she bit her nail as she still shook from fear.

Throughout the journey, she had been hugging Rant Valo tightly. She didn't open her eyes and merely waited for the boat to stop.

When the boat stopped, only then was she able to relax.

"It's okay now, Veia," Rant Valo said as he rubbed Veia's back.

She was not really good with heights and fast speed.

"Master…"

Veia turned her head and looked into Rant Valo's eyes warmly. She was delighted that her master was so concerned with her.

"Cough." Floriana Sabina faked a cough as she stood beside them.

"Grandmaster, Master is really nice," Veia said to Floriana Sabina with a turn of her head. There was a happy smile on her face. It was like she couldn't wait to say it to Floriana Sabina.

"I know, I know." Floriana Sabina nodded her head.

She already knew that Rant Valo was nice. Veia didn't have to say it to her.

"Where are we?" Rant Valo couldn't help but ask Floriana Sabina.

They were now once again inside a forest. Rant Valo wasn't even sure where they were as all he saw in their journey was a mountain passing by them quickly.

"We are near that sect I was talking to you about," Floriana Sabina said to him.

She remembered passing by here and hearing a group of cultivators chatting with her Divine Sense.

"Oh, okay." Rant Valo nodded his head in understanding.

This place should be very far from where they were. He couldn't help but look around. There was this weird feeling of being alienated by a new place that you have never been to.

"Look, there are people." Floriana Sabina suddenly pointed to the side.