Legend of Wyatt

Chapter 2512: Qianji Star System

"That’s the condition."

Lainey Don nodded.

From beginning to end, she hadn’t noticed anything unusual about Wyatt Barnes.

"Wyatt Barnes."

Suddenly, as if she remembered something, Lainey Don said apologetically, "Earlier in front of Joseph Don, I said you were my man just to put on an act for him... If there was any offense, please don’t mind."

"It’s nothing, really."

Wyatt Barnes shook his head, "I just found it odd... Since he’s not your suitor, you didn’t seem to need to act in front of him, right?"

"He has a good relationship with the Junior House Master of Heavenly Wave Residence, Mary Yorke... I just wanted to let him know I have a man, and convey that to Mary Yorke so he would give up."

Lainey Don paused there, then said with a bitter smile, "But, I never expected... during my time in the Outer Heaven Secret Realm, the Sect Leader actually agreed with the House Master of Heavenly Wave Residence to arrange an engagement ceremony between me and Mary Yorke once I returned from the Outer Heaven Secret Realm!"

"So... the act you put on with me earlier was in vain?"

Wyatt Barnes asked.

"Pretty much."

Lainey Don nodded, her eyes showing a resolute flash, "However, I will absolutely not get engaged to Mary Yorke... unless I’m dead!"

"You seem very opposed to Mary Yorke."

Wyatt Barnes raised an eyebrow and said, "That Heavenly Wave Residence is at least on par with the Heavenly Master Sect, with a ’Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal’ in charge... Otherwise, your Don Sect wouldn’t consider a marriage alliance for benefits."

"As the Junior House Master of Heavenly Wave Residence, he holds such a high position... Why do you reject him so much?"

Wyatt Barnes asked.

"Because Mary Yorke is a complete scoundrel!"

Lainey Don said with a look of disgust, "The things he’s done, I can’t even bring myself to talk about them; just thinking about them disgusts me."

"Enough about him."

After a moment, Lainey Don turned to Wyatt Barnes and said, "We need to find Elder Ancestor for the Star Map and leave as soon as possible... or else, once the Sect Leader and the others realize, they’ll surely try to intercept me!"

"If I’m not mistaken... Joseph Don has definitely gone to find his family’s Elder Ancestor by now."

Her tone grew urgent as Lainey Don continued.

"You want me to take you away... to avoid this marriage? And you also worry that the Sect Leader of your Don Sect and the Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal behind Joseph Don will try to intercept you?"

Wyatt Barnes was beginning to understand.

"Yes."

Lainey Don nodded.

"Actually, if you truly don’t want this marriage, I can help you. Heavenly Wave Residence only has a ’Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal’, after all."

Wyatt Barnes said calmly.

Perhaps he could at most fight to a draw with Heavenly Wave Residence’s Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal.

But he believed, when it came to Lainey Don’s matter, as long as he spoke up, Heavenly Wave Residence probably wouldn’t dare disrespect him.

On this Yan Huang Plane, he was merely a Loose Cultivator, without ties.

Heavenly Wave Residence absolutely wouldn’t risk offending someone like him.

The saying goes, ’Those with nothing to lose don’t fear those who do,’ and he could completely bypass the Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal of Heavenly Wave Residence and target the others there, while they couldn’t do anything about him!

"I know your power, enough to rival a ’Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal’, and I did consider letting you help me..."

Hearing Wyatt Barnes’s words, Lainey Don sighed and said, "But, that Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal of Heavenly Wave Residence isn’t just any Loose Immortal. He’s someone who’s achieved the ’Soul Gathering Body’!"

"If he doesn’t use soul attacks, a draw is the best outcome... But once he uses soul attacks, how can your mere half-step immortal soul withstand his soul assaults?"

Lainey Don expressed her concerns.

Wyatt Barnes’s points, she’d already considered them.

If Wyatt Barnes were truly a Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal, it would be fine; even if Heavenly Wave Residence’s Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal achieved the ’Soul Gathering Body’, Wyatt Barnes wouldn’t fear him...

But the problem was:

Wyatt Barnes was merely a ’half-step immortal’!

Perhaps, with his various means, he was powerful enough to compare to a Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal, but his soul was still ultimately that of a half-step immortal.

Not to mention a Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal with a Soul Gathering Body using soul attacks, even a Scattered Immortal above Third Tribulations using soul attacks would leave Wyatt Barnes’s soul wounded, even destroyed!

"A Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal with a ’Soul Gathering Body’?"

Upon hearing Lainey Don’s words, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but gasp.

In the current secular plane, his greatest fear was a Loose Immortal with a ’Soul Gathering Body’.

Earlier, in the Outer Heaven Secret Realm, a Four Tribulations Loose Immortal with a ’Soul Gathering Body’ forced him into hiding in a Heavenly Treasure Vault, unable to reveal himself...

At that time, he already had the strength to kill ordinary Seven Tribulations Loose Immortal, even Eight Tribulations Loose Immortal!

But just because that Four Tribulations Loose Immortal possessed a ’Soul Gathering Body’ and hid well, he could only endure hiding in the treasure vault until Amiri Holland appeared and killed the person before he could finally escape.

A Four Tribulations Loose Immortal with a ’Soul Gathering Body’ could corner him like that.

Let alone a Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal with a ’Soul Gathering Body’!

"Are you... sure? That the Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal of Heavenly Wave Residence truly has a ’Soul Gathering Body’?"

Wyatt Barnes said with a solemn expression.

"I’m certain."

Lainey Don nodded.

"If that’s the case, I truly cannot help..."

Wyatt Barnes sighed and then said, "Let’s go! Take me to meet your Elder Ancestor."

The star system where the Don Sect is located is called the ’Thousand Mechanisms Star System,’ and Wyatt Barnes is currently on its home planet ’Shu Don Star,’ where the Inner Sect of the Don Sect resides.

Lainey Don’s family lineage’s Elder Ancestor, one of the two Grand Elders of the Don Sect, usually resides in the Inner Sect’s headquarters.

As the foremost among the younger generation of the Don Sect, Lainey Don’s face is like a ’pass’ in the Inner Sect residence.

Thus, Wyatt Barnes effortlessly navigated through the Inner Sect’s premises alongside her.

In a vast mansion, Wyatt Barnes met Lainey Don’s family lineage’s Elder Ancestor, a kind-faced yet astute old man.

"Elder Ancestor!"

In the mansion’s front yard, as soon as Lainey Don landed, she unceremoniously sat at the stone table opposite the elderly man drinking tea, showing no restraint.

"You rascal, being rude as usual is one thing... but now, you’re being reckless even with outsiders, truly getting more and more unruly."

The old man glanced at Wyatt Barnes who appeared with Lainey Don, then looked back at Lainey Don across the table, and shook his head with a slight look of helplessness.

However, although the old man appeared helpless, beneath his gaze lay deep-seated affection.

"Elder Ancestor, he’s my friend, not an outsider."

Lainey Don smiled slightly, then greeted Wyatt Barnes, "Wyatt Barnes, come sit down... this is my Elder Ancestor and one of our current two Grand Elders of the Don Sect, Roberts Don!"

"Greetings, Senior."

Wyatt Barnes nodded towards Roberts Don and proceeded to sit beside Lainey Don with no sense of restraint.

This setting was not one to make him feel restricted.

The elder before him, although quite capable, was merely an ’Eight Tribulations Loose Immortal.’

Noticing Wyatt Barnes being as casual as Lainey Don, Roberts Don frowned, a hint of displeasure in his gaze.

Lainey Don being casual in his presence was acceptable.

After all, Lainey Don is the finest disciple of their family lineage among the younger generation, adored by him, with the confidence to be informal...

Yet this boy clad in purple, what entitlement does he have to be so casual?

As soon as Wyatt Barnes appeared, Roberts Don’s Divine Sense perceived Wyatt Barnes’s cultivation, knowing Wyatt Barnes was merely a ’Half-Step Immortal.’

"Girl, how was your harvest in the Outer Heaven Secret Realm this time?"

Due to Lainey Don’s consideration, although Roberts Don felt dissatisfied with Wyatt Barnes, he refrained from showing it, only shifting his focus back to Lainey Don.

"Elder Ancestor, take a look."

Lainey Don raised her hand, placing the dagger she obtained in the Outer Heaven Secret Realm on the stone table, then smiled at Roberts Don.

"This is..."

Roberts Don picked up the dagger for a glance, his pupil couldn’t help but contract, revealing a look of astonishment, "An immortal treasure... you actually obtained an immortal treasure?!"

"Good, good... good!"

Regaining his composure, while handing the dagger back to Lainey Don, Roberts Don couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

It seemed as if Lainey Don acquiring the immortal treasure was more gratifying than if he had obtained it himself.

"Girl, with this immortal treasure in hand, your overall strength now equates to a ’Five Tribulations Loose Immortal’!"

Now, Roberts Don found Lainey Don delightful in every aspect, proud as she deserved, the leading figure among the young generation of the Don Sect.

"What a pity... if only Lainey were born a boy, how wonderful that would be."

Of course, Roberts Don thought this only in his heart, not voicing it.

"Elder Ancestor, about the Sect Leader saying they want to hold a betrothal ceremony for me... are you aware?"

Suddenly, Lainey Don’s expression grew serious as she inquired.

"Yes."

Roberts Don nodded, then sighed, "Girl, before you returned, the Elder Ancestor planned... If you truly aren’t willing to marry Mary Yorke, the Elder Ancestor will help you leave."

"Then, you can quietly cultivate elsewhere, wait for the Ascension Power to descend, and let it lead you to ascend to the heavenly planes."

"Elder Ancestor!"

Lainey Don’s heart trembled, her eyes glistening with tears.

"You’ve just returned, the news likely hasn’t reached the Sect Leader and others yet... If I send you away now, it should still be possible."

Saying this, Roberts Don stood up.

"Haha..."

Almost at the moment Roberts Don stood, a laughter echoed from outside, "Lainey, I heard you obtained an immortal treasure in that Outer Heaven Secret Realm?"

"Sect Leader?!"

Roberts Don’s expression changed instantly.