Chapter 553: Chapter 553 Right Under Their Noses
When Kira Doris heard those words, his expression shifted, and deep shock rippled through him!
*The Great Saint Sect was hunting me down, yet instead of running, I was after their Spiritual Spring?*
"Mason Raymond, this Spiritual Spring keeps the Great Saint Sect alive. I...I can’t take you there," Kira Doris said, teeth clenched.
I sneered. "Fine. I’ll kill you then. The Great Saint Sect has plenty of people who’d love to help."
Kira Doris’s face went white!
*He knew exactly how strong I was. Without Atkinson Samson around, nobody in the Great Saint Sect could stop me!*
*Just like I said - if he refused, someone else would definitely say yes.*
Kira Doris looked grim, his mind racing. After thinking it over, he gritted his teeth and looked up. "You’re sure I can become the next sect master?"
"I’m sure," I said flatly.
"Once Atkinson Samson is dead, you’ll be the next sect master."
Kira Doris clenched his jaw. "Fine! I’ll do it!"
I nodded, satisfied. I reached out and patted his shoulder. "Smart choice."
After a quick disguise, I followed close behind Kira Doris as we left the Great Hall.
We walked together toward the Spiritual Spring.
People kept greeting Kira Doris along the way, and some shot second glances at me.
Lucky my face was hidden - didn’t raise too much suspicion.
After a few hundred meters, we reached the bottom of a waterfall.
The moment we got close, I felt intense spiritual energy rushing at me!
I couldn’t help but gasp. "No wonder the Great Saint Sect’s lasted so long. This one Spiritual Spring could feed the whole sect!"
The powerful spiritual energy sparked excitement in my chest.
"Want me to clear them out?" Kira Doris asked.
I shook my head. "No way. Kicking people out would just make them suspicious."
Kira Doris said "Got it" and added, "I’ll wait here then."
"Hold on." I suddenly called out to Kira Doris.
I raised my finger, and a flash of light hit his forehead.
Kira Doris frowned. "What’s that for?"
I said calmly, "Put a marker in your mind. If you tip off Atkinson Samson, I’ll kill you instantly."
Kira Doris’s face changed, unease filling his heart.
*But there was no going back now.*
"I get it," Kira Doris said, taking a deep breath and nodding.
Near the Spiritual Spring, over a dozen people were training.
They soaked in the spring, using secret methods to soak up the spiritual energy.
Not far off, a waterfall thundered with rushing water. That’s where the spiritual energy was strongest.
I walked straight toward the waterfall’s base.
With a small gesture, my clothes ripped to pieces.
Then I sat cross-legged under the waterfall, letting the cascading water slam into my body.
The water held incredibly powerful spiritual energy - more intense than I’d imagined.
Plus, the spiritual energy in this spring seemed endless, like it could never run dry.
I didn’t waste time. I closed my eyes and started training.
The spiritual energy in the waterfall began flowing along my body, wrapping around me completely.
Since I was at the source, I basically monopolized all of it.
The other cultivators quickly noticed something was wrong.
They clearly felt the spiritual energy in the spring getting weaker - so faint it was almost nothing.
The group looked at each other, then turned toward me in the distance.
"How can he sit under the waterfall?"
"Isn’t there a Great Saint Sect rule that only the sect master can train under the waterfall?"
"Who is that guy? Doesn’t he know the rules?"
One by one, they looked at Kira Doris. "Elder Doris, who is that? Why’s he training under the waterfall?"
"The spiritual energy’s almost all his now. How are we supposed to train?"
Kira Doris gritted his teeth inside.
He glanced at the group and said calmly, "Sect master’s orders. That’s a prodigy the sect master brought back - a future Great Saint Sect Marquis."
The group was stunned. "The next Marquis? Is the Great Saint Sect getting a second Marquis?"
"Even if he’s the next Marquis, this is way too much..."
"Nobody in the Great Saint Sect’s ever gotten treatment like this..."
Kira Doris frowned with annoyance. "These are the sect master’s orders. Got a problem? Take it up with him!"
The group was pissed, but there was nothing they could do.
With me absorbing almost all the spiritual energy, staying was pointless.
Soon, the area around the spring was completely empty, leaving just me.
After everyone left, I opened my eyes and looked at Kira Doris, frowning. "They won’t report this to Atkinson Samson, will they?"
Kira Doris shook his head. "No. The Great Saint Sect’s very strict, and very few people can reach Lord Samson."
That was reassuring, but I still felt uneasy.
*I’d chosen not to clear out the others to avoid attention.*
*But now this was even more obvious.*
*"I need to hurry," I thought.*
But I could only absorb spiritual energy so fast - that was out of my control.
And I couldn’t take the spring with me.
*"I need to reach the Military Marquis Realm before Atkinson Samson figures out what’s happening," I thought.*
With that, I summoned the Three Pure Ancient Tree above my head, ran my cultivation technique, and kept absorbing spiritual energy.
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Meanwhile, Atkinson Samson had reached Green Moon Villa.
Standing below the villa, Atkinson Samson snorted coldly. "Green Moon Villa... Mason Raymond, you’ve got some balls."
As he spoke, Atkinson Samson waved his hand and smashed the villa’s gate!
Walking into Green Moon Villa, he stood in the middle of the plaza and roared, "Mason Raymond, come out and die!"
His voice rolled like thunder, echoing through the entire villa.
Yet in the huge Green Moon Villa, there wasn’t a single response.
Atkinson Samson frowned and extended his divine sense, only to find that not one person was in the villa!
"Nobody’s here?" Atkinson Samson frowned deeply.
In a flash, he searched all of Green Moon Villa.
Just as expected, Green Moon Villa was totally empty!
"So Mason Raymond... really isn’t here?" Atkinson Samson’s expression turned cold.
He snorted coldly. "Fine, I’ll wait here for you. Might as well check out Iceheart Lake while I’m at it."
With that, Atkinson Samson walked toward Iceheart Lake.
Just then, Atkinson Samson’s phone rang.
Checking the caller ID, he saw it was Logan Sean!
Atkinson Samson didn’t dare be careless and quickly answered.
"Mr. Sean," Atkinson Samson said respectfully.
But on the other end, Logan Sean unleashed a string of curses. "Atkinson Samson, you absolute moron! Mason Raymond is right under your nose, and you’re completely clueless. Useless! Totally useless!"
