As a Magus in the Life Aether Realm, Olivia naturally detected the approaching movement.
She sat up like lightning, only to be stunned when she saw Richard.
However, she quickly calmed herself.
A faint smile appeared on her face as she asked, "Little brother, what are you doing here? I didn’t expect us to meet here."
Last time, even her eyes had trembled when she saw him. But now, she could remain calm and act composed, making Richard realize she wasn’t traumatized at all.
Yet, being so close to her, he could indeed feel the significant increase in the woman’s strength.
What she had gained from the Skylight Clan’s Secret Land was likely not just treasures and inheritances, but also direct assistance in increasing her power.
"Tell me where the Skylight Clan’s Secret Land is," Richard replied bluntly.
Hearing that, Olivia was stunned again and forced a wry smile.
"Little brother, it’s not that I want to keep this secret from you, but it’s meant only for members of the Skylight Clan. Even if you arrive there, you won’t be able to enter, and forcing your way in is absolutely impossible with your current strength," she said.
"Ohhh..." She suddenly seemed to realize something.
"You know about it? Did you also attend the auction last night?" she asked with a strange expression, giving Richard a suspicious look from head to toe.
Her suspicion most likely leaped straight to thinking he was the man who had obtained the Teleportation Disc.
After showing that strange expression, she let out a wide smile.
However, her smile instantly froze as a black sword that seemed to be forged from light appeared in Richard’s hand.
Her expression even stiffened slightly.
"Little brother, aren’t you being too sensitive?" she asked.
"I still have the confidence to fight you to the death. You’d better not try to play games with me," Richard replied coldly.
He couldn’t help but be cautious of this woman, but no matter what she did, he wasn’t afraid.
Olivia swallowed her saliva, her smile turning bitter.
"Take me to that Secret Land. You’ll understand why I want to go there," Richard continued.
Hearing this, Olivia showed another strange expression.
At the same time, seeing Richard’s sword, she hesitated to refuse.
Richard’s power in the Aether Will Realm was already too terrifying. Now he had advanced to the Life Aether Realm. One of the tournament participants from the capital had even been killed by a single strike of his.
Olivia clearly had no confidence to fight him even though her own power had surged.
"Little brother, could it be that you are...?" As a woman prone to suspicion, Olivia couldn’t help but begin to speculate.
After a moment, she nodded.
"Alright, alright, but let me take a bath and change clothes first," she said.
She quickly walked to the bathroom, as if afraid Richard would force her to go immediately.
Richard chose to wait, sitting on her bed.
He didn’t put away his sword, keeping it in his hand.
The sound of splashing water soon came from inside the bathroom, and Richard even caught the refreshing scent of fragrance.
Fortunately, Olivia didn’t take too long. She came out with wet hair and a new pink dress, the exact same color as her hair.
"Little brother, that Secret Land is in this city, so we don’t need to go far," Olivia said as she came out of the bathroom.
Richard wasn’t too surprised to hear its location was in the capital.
Olivia should have entered it after arriving in the capital.
"Take me there," Richard said.
"Of course!" Olivia chuckled, also looking curious.
After that, they left the inn and continued on foot.
Their destination was one of the city’s largest mountains, a mountain whose peak was a garden.
The sun had just begun to rise when they arrived, so the peak was still very quiet. Trees grew lushly at the summit, adorned with flowers of many colors.
A pleasant fragrance filled the air, carried by the flowers.
Richard even saw a spring that formed a lake, its waters flowing down to form a river.
Although the amount of Aether at this peak seemed no different from other places in the city, the air here was thick and refreshing, not at all fitting its altitude.
Richard kept following Olivia, who walked to the lake and then stopped in front of a massive tree with a trunk so thick it would take several people to encircle it.
"Little brother, you just need to stand in front of this tree. If you are a member of the Skylight Clan, you’ll be brought into the Secret Land," Olivia said.
The moment she finished speaking, Richard stood before the tree.
Suddenly his figure vanished, making Olivia’s eyes widen.
"H-he, w-we’re truly from the same clan," she muttered, somewhat unable to believe what she had just witnessed.
But that was the truth.
Olivia quickly followed, standing before the tree, and she too disappeared.
Richard was left in awe when he appeared above a vast expanse of clouds, with no wind blowing yet the air felt so comfortable.
Somehow, he could stand upon the clouds while also feeling their softness.
At first, he thought he would appear in a hall like the Dragon Hall, but that wasn’t the case.
Before he could observe further, Olivia appeared beside him, giving him a look filled with wonder and astonishment.
"Little brother, who is your father? Could it be we are true siblings?" she asked with an expression that seemed difficult to voice, though her tone was smooth.
"That’s impossible," Richard replied.
"According to my detection, you two are cousins. Your fathers are brothers." Suddenly, another voice echoed.
Richard instinctively looked up, shocked when he saw a white crow. Updates are released by novel•fire.net
He didn’t care about the crow’s words for the moment, only wondering how a crow had appeared here.
Yet, upon closer inspection, the white crow seemed to be nothing but condensed light.
On the other hand, Olivia suddenly bowed slightly to the white crow.
"Greetings, White Ancestor," she said.
"White Ancestor?" Richard glanced at Olivia, surprised to hear a crow being addressed as an ancestor.
"Boy, I am the White Ancestor. I accompanied your first ancestor from the time he was weak until he became a Grand Sovereign, and I am the one who manages the Skylight Clan. My decisions are the decisions of your first ancestor," the white crow said, explaining its identity.