While Davis kept healing Sect Master Lea Weiss while concentrating a bit on her lower dantian and soul, Ancestor Cornelia was still shocked, unable to utter a word again as she was utterly captivated by the life energy and kept staring at it with wide, bulging eyes.
Her eyes occasionally moved to him in wonder before she looked at Lea Weiss again, seemingly appearing to be awe yet full of curiosity like a little kid.
Feeling the stifling silence and Ancestor Corneliaâs expectant gaze, Davis finally spoke.
âLetâs just say that I have a special constitution of unknown nature⊠also, help me keep this a secret, or else, Iâll heal you and make you unable to die, and if you try to kill yourself, I will seal your cultivation and make you live far more than you should as I put you into captivityâŠâ
Ancestor Cornelia appeared taken aback before a wry smile appeared on her face.
âSo⊠is this truly Life Laws?â
Davis nodded his head while Ancestor Cornelia sucked in a breath of cold yet hot air since this was the crimson mountain of the Burning Phoenix.
âNo wonder⊠no wonder you were able to survive against all odds and not go insane under the usage of Death Laws. You have this type of⊠heavenly constitution that makes you invulnerable to the corruption of Death Laws.â
âIs that soâŠ?â
Davis couldnât tell because he wasnât largely influenced by Death Laws or Life Laws, although her words made him understand as he had seen Fallen Heaven primarily affected by it, lingering a ruthless killer before becoming a saint who appeared to be careful of reaping lives when the white tendrils showed up in its body.
âDavis, the name Emperor of Death no longer suits you.â
Ancestor Cornelia suddenly spoke after a short pause, causing him to chuckle.
âI didnât give a title to myself.â
Ancestor Cornelia smiled along with him.
âYour future is far more bright than anyone Iâve ever seen. As long as you donât die, reaching the apex of the immortal world shouldnât be a dream for you.â
Davis simply nodded, not commenting on this high praise.
âI wonât ask you to take little Lea anymore.â
Davisâs brows raised as he became surprised.
âWhy?â
He couldnât help but ask because shouldnât it be the opposite?
âBecause youâre bound to experience tragedies if youâre going to walk on the path to the summit. I know youâre a good man who cares about your loved ones. However, the people you love are just a burden for you if youâre this radiant, so thereâs no need to carry this burden as well.â
âBurden?â
Davis couldnât help but laugh, âHaha. What use is reaching the apex and being all alone? Besides, would I have survived without my wives being there to take care of me? Perhaps- No, even my body wouldnât have remained.â
Ancestor Cornelia shook her head.
âYou wouldâve never come into conflict with the Dragon Families without Earth Dragon Queen Isabella or come into conflict with Soul Emperor Hadrian Cross without caring for your Alstreim Family. Thatâs what I meant by burden because having people to care about means weaknesses to be exploited. We phoenixes are the most aware of this concept, yet we canât seem to break away from it.â
âI agree, but still, if I donât make things difficult for myself, who can?â
âHow arrogantâŠâ
Ancestor Cornelia widely smiled at his confidence.
âI see I am being redundant since you seem to already have considered this and still chose to walk this path.â
Davis heavily nodded.
He felt that he would never change in this aspect. Although he didnât think it was entirely bad for him as he attained so much happiness that he didnât experience while being alone, becoming detached as though he was a walking corpse among the living. He didnât want to return to such a life after experiencing bliss with so many beautiful flowers which bloomed for him.
On the other hand, Ancestor Cornelia wondered if she had been hasty. If he accepted this path of walking with many difficulties, an additional difficulty wouldnât make a difference, right?
She contemplated for a few seconds, but in the end, she shook her head.
âWhatever⊠I canât be babysitting these childrenâŠâ
âLooks like her injuries werenât that muchâŠâ
Abruptly, Sect Master Lea Weissâs eyelids shook, causing Davis to comment.
âThat soon!?â
Ancestor Cornelia became shocked by his prowess in Life Laws. She had checked Lea Weissâs injuries and found that her lower dantian and meridian pathways connecting to it had been somewhat injured, charred by the heavenly lightning.
These injuries arenât easily clearable as theyâre two levels higher, not to mention it bore the sanctimonious aura of the heavens that stated everything is beneath it, even life and death. Unless they obtained a heavenly resource thatâs medicinal in nature and a level higher than the condition of the injury, it shouldâve been practically impossible to heal!
Indeed, Davis found that his life energy was lacking, so he also used Fallen Heavenâs life energy, mixing it with his own as he healed Lea Weiss. For one, he felt that it would take too long if he used his energy alone, and the other, he was curious of Lea Weiss, wanting to ask her why she fell for a man who had so many women already from her own mouth so that he could put an end to this matter one way or another.
ââŠ!â
At this moment, Sect Master Lea Weissâs eyes suddenly shot open before she sat up while Davis stopped using his life energy a few moments ago already. She appeared clueless for a moment as she stared into empty space before her crimson pupils caught sight of Davis, a huge smile appearing on her face in an instant.
âHusband~ Thank the heavens! Youâre still alive! Ancestor Cornelia is here too? But⊠wait- What about our child? Whereâs our baby!?â
She looked at Davis and Ancestor Cornelia with intense worry in her eyes while her voice was so delicate, leaving Davis dumbfounded by both the content and the disappearance of her prideful voice. She looked as if she was about to get out of the bed when she suddenly froze, raising her hand to see her palm; no, check her cultivation.
âIâm not an immortalâŠ?â
Her crimson eyes shuddered before a glimmer of realization shone in her eyes as she slowly turned to look at the man beside her. Davis could see her cheeks quickly turning crimson as all the blood rushed into her head.
âDie!â
Sect Master Lea Weiss quickly threw a punch at his face, but Davis saw it coming and captured her wrist. There was no hint of power behind her attack, but he could see tears forming in her eyes, seemingly wanting to kill herself out of shame as she trembled.
Nevertheless, he didnât know what to say as his lips twitched.
The way she called him husband⊠asking where their child isâŠ
Davisâs heart couldnât help but feel strange.
This woman⊠she created a family of three with him in her Heart Demon Tribulation instead of trying to overcome it!?
No wonder she failed!
She didnât resist but went along with it!