After conversing with Jian Si for a while, Arthur came to know of the whereabouts of the princess. As he expected, she was abducted by Vyncent's sect, the Golden Earth Sect. They were once a powerful sect but after a fallout with several other sect, they were half-destroyed, dropping to a second-grade power.

They still had powerful individuals but it shouldn't be hard for Arthur to retrieve the girl, who's still alive, fortunately.

The reason several sects ganged up against the Golden Earth Sect is due to its sinister techniques. They require young females, virgins especially, which are sacrificed in some kind of a ritual to strengthen the disciples there. They require an astronomical amount of females so they began hoarding mortal cities and towns, abducting every female. This angered the local powers which forced it to submission.

Right now, the sect secretly sends its disciples to kidnap a few females, any exposure is met with death sentence. No matter the cost, they must not let anyone know of their mission. This explains why Vyncent and his comrades were especially careful.

Speaking of that young man, Arthur was wondering if he's still alive. He's one sly bastard, however, he had to admit that he's an interesting fellow. Last time, he didn't hesitate to turn tail and flee when he saw him.

Since Arthur was busy fighting an elder from the Golden Earth Sect, he couldn't chase after the swift young man.

Vyncent knew when to act and when to be obedient, he only believes in survival and has no loyalty whatsoever.

Furthermore, his special technique is fascinating, to say the least. It allowed him to melt into the ground and travel with insane speed, it even left Arthur in awe.

Syth was still missing and even Cold Sword couldn't locate him, however, his little sister is a servant in the Golden Earth Sect. Servants are literally slaves which follow every order of the disciples. Not only are they forced to do rough labor work, they are forced to satisfy the sexual desires of any of the disciples.

Lisa must have been living miserably ever since she was abducted. Fortunately, she was considered one of the defects so she wasn't sacrificed in the ritual.

"So, why didn't you go retrieve her?"

Arthur coldly stared at Jian Si while expecting an answer. Compared to the Golden Earth Sect, the Mountain Ba Sword sect is a behemoth, even if she were to go knocking at their door and cause trouble, they wouldn't dare attack her or be discourteous.

"The Golden Earth is located far South of the Green-Leaf World, precisely inside of the dangerous zones. Unless you know that place like the back of your hand, you won't be able to enter."

Arthur remained silent as he pondered about what to do. There's a bit more than two months before Makaze is repaired, or so was the limit as per the conditions of the Fate contract.

Although it's not a powerful sect, there's bound to be a God Monarch or two inside the sect and that's while disregarding the Sovereigns.

If he had Makaze, he would be confident in annihilating it, unfortunately, he doesn't. Moreover, Lucy is training so she can't accompany him.

Nonetheless, Arthur still decided to go. If he wanted to escape, none could stop him. Plus, he had Rizaki and the Heavenly Arrows, which can cause absolute destruction.

He was strong against large masses, especially with his racial abilities, which allowed him to fool the enemy.

Cold Sword noticed Arthur's silence, she frowned and said

"Don't tell me you plan to go?"

Without turning to look at her, Arthur replied

"I may not be a good person but I can keep a promise, at least."

He truly considered the deceased Human Emperor his friend. He once promised him that he'll take care of his children if something were to happen.

Not only were they kidnapped, Lisa is surely suffering in that sect right now. The ARK showed him that he had 75% chance of retrieving Lisa and leaving alive.

The ARK's calculations took into account all his abilities stats and the speculated cultivation of his enemies.

"I will come with you."

Seeing her showing a resolute look, Arthur shook his head and mocked

"So now you want to go? I don't need you."

Truthfully, seeing her character, Arthur thought that she'll diligently look for the two missing people. However, seeing the results, he was really disappointed.

It seems Jian Si only focused on cultivating and only spared a bit of effort to inquire about Lisa and Syth.

"I-it's not like I could barge in and immediately locate the sect. You have to understand that not everyone is like you."

The girl wanted to argue with him only to receive a retort that made her shut her mouth for good.

"Still, with your sect's power. It wouldn't be that hard to enter that zone and locate the sect."

What he said was absolutely true. Cold Sword was never a person who relies on her sect's influence so she never considered such an option, which left her momentarily speechless.

Before she could talk again, Arthur had already disappeared, leaving her alone.

After a long while, the girl snorted and mumbled

"Hmpf! Syth or whatever… It's just a kid! I'll find him!"

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At first, Arthur wanted to use Athard's anger and rage to trick him into thinking that he belongs to the Golden Earth Sect. However, seeing how far the sect is, the Patriarch won't dispatch a lot of people to track him.

Athard was by no means hot-headed, if he were, he would have attacked him the moment he knew he was the culprit. His patience and quietness were surprising and a bit worrying. He was surely plotting something but since Arthur disappeared from his sect, he could only try to locate him.

The distance between the Imperial Capital and the Golden Earth Sect is quite big. Even with Arthur's speed, it'll take him some time to arrive.

As he was in a bit of a hurry, Arthur avoided flying in the air and transformed into a bolt of lightning which flew in a straight line a few centimeters above ground.

This yellow bolt of lightning had a speed that made practically unnoticeable. He bypassed a lot of traveling cultivators but they never caught wind of him or heard anything.

If he took the speedy Red Spirit Boat in his possession, it would have taken him eight to nine days to arrive. Since Arthur decided to rely on his absolute speed and his special skill which doubled his agility when he's a bolt of lightning, he arrived in only two days.

However, that's only because he used [Griffin's Bloody Switch], temporarily converting all of his Strength into Agility.

The dangerous zone that's situated at the South of the Green-Leaf World is called Red Seismic Volcano. It's the lair of a powerful Snake that lived for thousands of years.

Few dare to trespass into its territory, as for the Golden Earth Sect, it was ignored by the snake, for some unknown reason.

Arthur stared at the humongous mountain which had black smoke coming from a large hole in its peak. It has been a long time since this volcano erupted, however, last time it did, the damage it did, it caused a fierce earthquake that damaged the whole world.

The mountain spanned for a few kilometers and the more you climbed, the higher the temperature. Moreover, Arthur noticed the presence of various monsters that are Fire-oriented. They were dangerous to normal cultivators, especially the few God Beasts that are silently lurking in some cave or underground.

Even when he spread his senses in all directions, Arthur was unable to locate the hidden sect. For that reason, he hid inside a strange marked tree and patiently waited.

This tree is like a sign and since he doesn't know how to enter the sect, he'll find someone who does.

Fortunately, the wait wasn't long at all, a silhouette appeared from the horizon, running straight at the mountain. As he possessed the tree, which has no eyes, Arthur wasn't able to see this person, however, his Sixth Sense allowed him to immediately guess the person's identity.

Although he was handsome, his current state was strange. He looked rugged, dirt-covered his clothes and he even reeked of blood.

This young man was none other than Vyncent.

'It is truly a small world.'

Arthur chuckled as he left the tree and gazed at this familiar face, who turned green then white from fear and surprise. Never did Vyncent think Arthur would suddenly pop in front of him like this.

Of course, he never doubted that he'll come back and raid his sect, however, he never thought it'll be like this, right now.

"S-senior."

The young man stuttered as he tried his best to greet Arthur with a friendly smile. His expression was ugly to behold, his smile was forced and looked creepy rather than friendly.

"We meet again, Vyncent."

The young man chuckled and kept a polite attitude as he asked

"W-what brings senior h,here?"

Arthur stared back at the young man, trying to read his expression. He could hear Vyncent's accelerating heartbeat. He was nervous and afraid. He hadn't heard anything from Arthur for five years and despite knowing that, some day, he'll become back, he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Fortunately, he had long since prepared himself and swore to never anger or provoke this dangerous man before him.

"Obviously because I'm searching for a certain someone."

As if expecting to hear that, Vyncent said:

"Y-yes yes! I know who you're looking for."

Arthur furrowed his brows when he heard that. Last time he asked, Vyncent said that he didn't know who or where Lisa was.

"Don't get me wrong, Senior! The girl you're looking for was indeed abducted by my sect but I only discovered her after returning."

"So she's safe?"

Vyncent continuously nodded his head and truthfully answered

"Yes! She's safe and sound. I've taken her as my personal servant and she wasn't the least bit hurt."