In a faraway place, somewhere even time seems to have forgotten, a large castle stood tall and strong despite the passing of time.
Its gates were closed shut, and looking at how vines latched onto and redecorated the walls, nobody needed to be told it had been shut for a long time.
In truth, this castle had been sealed for 25,000 years.
Nobody knew what was inside or what it represented. Perhaps many knew, but due to the passing of time, it eventually washed away from the minds of those who had a clue.
Taking a look inside, one could see everything was covered in large white cloths that looked worn out. It has been years after all.
Beyond that, a large altar was in the middle of the room with a dimly lit, glowing purple spell circle on it.
It appeared to have been glowing for a very long time.
Suddenly, this spell circle glowed brightly, and the purple light penetrated the castle's glassy windows. The light traveled far beyond the castle's borders, spreading thousands of miles away.
This light reached all corners of the realm, and in seven places scattered across the region, seven pillars lit up, shooting beams into the clouds.
Back to the castle, deep underground, inside what looked like a burial space, thousands of coffins could be seen shut in the darkness.
They all looked elegant, made using the finest jade and gold.
Suddenly, the lid on one of the coffins burst open, sending powerful dark energy everywhere. Inside was the worn-out body of a man whose eyes were closed. He looked dead; however, the next second after the lid burst off, he opened his eyes.
Then, in a chilling tone, he muttered some words...
"...Blood of a Wynthrall."
Suddenly, all lids started bursting open, revealing more worn-out, completely dried bodies. Strangely, beneath every last coffin that opened, there were pools of blood running like rivers.
Surrounding these rivers were even more coffins that eventually opened.
They all uttered the same words as the first...
"...Blood of a Wynthrall."
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Far from this castle and the seven pillars, signals lit up on every last continent, signaling the awakening of something ancient that should never have awakened in this rather peaceful world.
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Kent looked at the beheaded body of the cursed corpse disguised as Elaine and let out a deep sigh.
"Things never stop looking bizarre. It's like there's always something weirder after the last weird thing." His words made Alina laugh.
"...This is a cultivation world, so it's only natural to see bizarre things like this." She pressed her hand against Elaine's forehead for a few seconds before letting go.
Suddenly, a powerful burst of energy erupted from Elaine's body.
"This..." The sudden turn of events took the life magician's breath away.
"I am advancing in my life magic... this... the curse has been broken... hahaha." Her tears fell as she laughed, feeling overjoyed, yet her emotions overwhelmed her, making her shed tears of joy.
She went from Tier 4 to Tier 5. Then it moved to 6, and then stopped when it reached Tier 7. In the vast world of Life Magic, she could be considered a Life King, someone akin to a Pill King if she were an alchemist.
However, the sudden rise in her life magic wasn't the only thing that happened to her. After the breakthroughs, a small lotus tattoo appeared on her forehead.
Suddenly, the manifestation green and golden lotus appeared behind her.
It appeared and enlarged until it was large enough to be seen thousands of miles away.
Vexthra, who was standing back, suddenly gasped, placing her hand over her mouth. Her sisters became puzzled watching such an expression.
However, before they could ask a question, three presences appeared in the Soul Tower. Naturally, it was the three lolis who wore shocked expressions on their faces, too.
⟪Is that the infamous Celestial Golden Jade Lotus...?⟫ Gaia asked, eyes wide. Clearly, something universe-shattering was happening that they couldn't believe.
⟪I know my eyes won't deceive me, so that is indeed the Celestial Golden Jade Lotus... the jade lotus that went missing billions of years ago. I can't believe it.⟫
⟪Who would have thought that in a remote world, a place no immortal would dare step, has been housing the infamous innate body constitution that only appeared once in all of time this whole time?⟫
The words from the three lolis reached the ladies, giving them a fair idea of what was happening.
"As expected, anyone Kent adds to his harem is special. Sister Elaine is even more special than I expected." Unity, of course, had to hype Elaine, who sat with eyes closed, letting her awakening stabilize first.
"Big sister, can you tell us about what is happening?" Mara asked, looking in Elaine's direction. Vexthra, who was asked this question, took a minute to compose himself and answered.
"There are some things that cannot be spoken about. They are things the laws won't allow to be spoken of by just anyone.
The Celestial Golden Jade Lotus is one of such things. I can't say much simply because the public knowledge I have is limited.
However, from what I know, the Celestial Golden Jade Lotus is a powerful innate body constitution that appeared during the primordial era.
They say it's one that holds the power of life and death. The one who possesses it holds life and death at their fingertips."
Cough.
Vexthra suddenly coughed up blood, some coming from her nose, but she held a smile on her face.
"Big sister, are you okay?" Unity and her sisters panicked, watching this.
"Yes, I am fine," she said, but the three lolis shook their heads. They knew that if the one who said this were even a demigod, they would have died where they stood.
Some things are public knowledge, but that doesn't mean they can be spoken about casually. The price paid for such offenses can sometimes amount to one's life.
"Don't talk again, Vex. You will only hurt yourself." Kent, who wore a panicked expression when he saw Vexthra bleeding, quickly cleaned her blood and warned her.
However, before Vexthra could answer, a green leaf designed with golden lines flew from Elaine's forehead and landed in Vexthra's hand.
"This..."
The three lolis held their jaws loose, not believing their eyes...