Chapter 542: New Courtyard (2/2)

Although the two of them had indirectly been the fuse that ignited the battle, they were aware that this battle would have happened either way.

The Overlords within the city had long since been eager for success, and tried to get a higher position in the realm, but they had forgotten that although the branch leader was usually calm and carefree, he was indeed a ghost through and through.

He was not a kind figure, nor was he good at showing forbearance. They had misunderstood his disinterest in getting involved in their matters as a show of weakness.

Everyone in the Ghost Realm knew of the Whispering Oak Inn. While not many had been honored to see the true display of power that these branch leaders wielded, legends had been flourishing for millennia of their overwhelming and domineering strength.

Not many could rival them, and legend had it that when a branch leader fell, chaos would reign in the Ghost Realm for many years to come.

Even so, it was not easy to believe in this. As long as they had not seen the bottom line of the branch leaders, they did not know the true horror they could bring to the unknowing citizens.

It was precise because of this that these Overlords dared to move. They had lost their minds when thinking of overtaking the position of a branch leader, but unfortunately, the greed had brought them their doom.

After the branch leader left the courtyard, Xue Wei and Lan quickly examined their new residence, before once again throwing their minds into cultivation.

They had tasted the bitterness of being suppressed, and they were deeply aware of their weakness.

The days went by in silence. Xue Wei and Lan did not exit the courtyard, but the heaven and earth essence slowly dissipated in the surrounding areas, showing how much Xue Wei had absorbed and refined.

Lan had also managed to unravel quite a few levels of cultivation, and his strength was now back at the very edge of the Emperor Realm. Only one more step was needed for him to step into the realms of the Deities.

Xue Wei was still on the verge of breaking into the King realm, but he could sense that no matter how much he absorbed, there was no upper limit.

Previously, when he was breaking through from one rank to another, it had been enough to just fill up his current capacity of energy, and then forcefully press more energy into his body before it slowly exploded, and reached a new realm.

However, although he was aware of the fact that he had long since reached the threshold for breaking into the King Realm, he still could not sense any method on how to do so.