Chapter 497 - 256: Child of Nature

It was clearly a scene of harmony, yet this elder did not appear kindly, but rather like a battle-worn old general, with a lingering sharpness that the twilight of life could not conceal.

"You’ve grown very fast, but too fast."

A calm yet stern voice resonated, but Baiyi could sense that the Sword Saint did not oppose the Divine Abomination.

Perhaps for this Federation, as long as there is rationality, then the attribute of power is not that crucial. This is evident from the Di Feng family, who without hesitation let their own heir inherit the body of a Necromancer.

They had to deal with... the Ancient Gods!

"Lord Sword Saint, I’ve come this time with a few questions."

"Speak."

The Sword Saint didn’t open his eyes; perhaps... he no longer had the strength to do so.

"Can a Sage create a Forbidden Level potion that can save you?"

"No."

Baiyi was somewhat disappointed. Unable to break through, unable to heal, his power fading away... It seemed he could only wait for death....

"Has the world’s recovery advanced again?"

"Yes."

The Sword Saint did not conceal, answering directly.

Baiyi was silent. Indeed...

When the Divine Abomination accepted the Celestial Punishment, aside from pain and rejection, Baiyi also sensed some anomalies, as if Xia’s recovery was greater than he had imagined.

This indicated that the true descent of the Ancient Gods would advance as well, though how soon exactly, he did not know.

"I want a method for long-distance spatial traversal, like Mr. Luo Men."

The Sword Saint did not respond, but after a while, a book appeared in the void, falling towards the ground.

Baiyi reached out to catch it, taking a look. This wasn’t a skill, but rather a technique, somewhat similar to Spatial Penetration, yet seemingly with a different focus.

"Let’s talk about you first. I’m not an Alchemist, and I can’t teach you anything professional, but the powers of the world are nothing more than yourself. An Alchemist shouldn’t just look at powerful mods....."

"Desire must be proportional to oneself, otherwise it will consume you."

The Sword Saint’s voice remained sharp, though it carried slight fatigue. Around him, more Natural Elements gathered, with Life Energy and Wood Element forming a luminescent film on his body, like a thick green quilt.

Yet, the appearance of this quilt seemed to soothe the Sword Saint’s brow, diminishing some of his sharpness.

He paused for a moment before continuing: "Your soul is extraordinary, but the power of a God is never weak. Using the soul to suppress a Divine Abomination may work for a time, but suppressing it forever is impossible; the growth of the Divine Abomination will far surpass your own growth..."

"You might try to touch upon the Power of Will."

"Will?"

Tiredness appeared again in the Sword Saint’s voice, the tone lowering: "Yes, the Will of All Beings. It’s not weaker than a God’s power. Once you understand this power, a Divine Abomination might become controllable."

Baiyi appeared thoughtful, pausing for a bit. Seeing that the Sword Saint had no intention to speak further, he stood up and bowed slightly.

Some questions didn’t need to be asked anymore...

He turned to walk out, remembering something, and with a tone carrying a hint of warmth, said: "I will take Diane away."

After a few seconds of silence, Baiyi continued to stride forward.

There was no answer, but that was the answer.

Exiting the Sword Master Mansion, Baiyi closed his eyes to sense, then stepped forward. When he appeared again, he was already at the entrance of a vast estate.

"You’ve finally arrived."

A gentle voice rang out, Baiyi looked up to see Helen sitting on the wall, smiling at him.

Casually tossing something, a glass container flew over, and Baiyi raised a hand to catch it.

"Try it."

He said with some anticipation.

"How did you know I was coming?"

Baiyi opened the container’s cork, and a rich aroma of wine wafted out. Just from smelling it, Baiyi felt his Magic Power stir, and a sense of comfort enveloped him.

Taking a sip, it was very smooth, very fragrant, with a trace of sweetness—an exquisite wine.

Baiyi’s Magic Power had already exceeded seven hundred, and other attributes had surpassed four hundred. The wine had little effect on him, but it was still among the best Baiyi had tasted.

"I didn’t know, I guessed, waiting for either you or Yuan Tang." Helen said with a smile. He jumped down from the wall, examining Baiyi: "I sensed a very unpleasant aura from you... a Divine Abomination?"

"Yes."

Baiyi didn’t hide it; there was no need. The commotion from his breakthrough was too big, and the moment the network restored, everyone discussed it.

Moreover... Evil Thought wasn’t much better than a Divine Abomination.

"Tsk, no wonder, that aura is so repulsive...."

Helen muttered, as if noticing something, he explained: "I’m not saying you’re dislikeable, just that Divine Abominations are off-putting. I’m quite averse to things that destroy and then form, the Ancient Gods included."

Baiyi showed no particular response, the dense Natural Element aura around this young man, although not as exaggerated as at the Sword Master Mansion, seemed unaffected by any kind of guiding.

As if... the Natural Elements naturally gravitated towards him.

Baiyi thought of something: "I have a skill that can assess a person’s talent, do you mind if I take a look?"

Helen paused, then shrugged: "Go ahead, I’m used to it."

[Comparing both parties’ Charm Attributes.]

[Baiyi (Light) Charm Value 36, Helen Ren Chu Charm Value 373.]

[You are at 9.7% of the opponent’s Charm Value, gaining 5% of the opponent’s attributes.]

Baiyi was silent, looking at a series of question marks, he closed the panel.

"How was it?"

"Couldn’t tell."

Baiyi said, decisively skipping the topic: "I came to see you this time to inquire about the dense Life Element at the Sword Master Mansion, what method was used to condense it. I asked Mr. Luo Men, and he said it was a method provided by your family."

Helen paused, then seemed a bit helpless: "This matter is somewhat inconvenient."

Baiyi wasn’t disappointed, calmly asking: "What if I offer something in exchange?"

"It’s not that, it mainly involves some significant matters.... I can tell you about some other methods, but this one is really off limits." Helen seemed a bit helpless, looking around, then lightly tapped his finger, sending a beam of light towards Baiyi.

Baiyi was taken aback, realizing it was a memory sharing. Baiyi was rather proficient in this area of memories.

Not stopping it, when several scenes appeared, Baiyi was stunned.

He gave this so-called genius of the Federation a deep look, then slightly bowed: "Apologies."

He pondered for a moment, waving his hand, bringing out several jars of nearly three-thousand-year-old fine wine.

The surrounding Natural Elements suddenly began to stir.

"These are for you. I have other matters, so I won’t stay long."

"Wait..."

Helen called out to Baiyi, then waved his hand, bringing out a large pile of wine. He smiled and said: "These are all brewed by me, called Natural Wine. Although they’re not as good as yours, there are a lot of them, an equal exchange for us."

Baiyi was quiet for a moment, not refusing. Demon Power came forth, storing these wines into the Time Acceleration Zone to settle.

Helen’s smile was sincere: "Then many thanks to Lord Baiyi City. If you also like wine, feel free to come by anytime. It’s been a long while since I’ve seen wine of such age."

"I will."

As Baiyi spoke, he turned around, spatial fluctuations appearing.

"Don’t you want the other methods?"

"I have methods; I just can’t reach the level of Lord Sword Saint."

He entered the spatial currents, and when he emerged again, he was outside the Di Feng family’s residence.

Major families all had No-Fly Arrays and No-fly Arrays; with Baiyi’s Spatial Penetration, of course, he could directly go inside, but that would set off alarms unnecessarily.

The family guards at the entrance recognized Baiyi, or rather, in Dawn, there were few who didn’t recognize Baiyi.

The guards instinctively stood taller. The relationship between Baiyi and Diane wasn’t a secret; they highly regarded this powerful suitor, looking at him with awe and admiration.

Baiyi entered the Di Feng family, sending a message to Metheus, then quietly waiting.

He still had some thoughts, now pondering about Helen.

The earlier fragments and a phrase scanned out gave Baiyi a very favorable impression of Helen, simultaneously affirming that this person truly deserved to be the Federation’s top talent.

Panel: [Evaluation: Extremely attuned to Elements. When top-level Mage quality combines with the body of nature, what happens? Perhaps even the Master of Nature cannot imagine someone having the same constitution as them; we might as well call him... Child of Nature?]

As for the fragments....

This Child of Nature, eight years ago, when he was still at the Golden Lower Tier, used his own blood to fool everyone, making them believe it was some sort of talent awakening.

Meaning, from eight years ago, Helen had been using his own blood to sustain the Sword Saint’s life, exchanging it for safety and peace.

The Child of Nature’s talent should be... even stronger now, yet he used part of this talent to sustain the life of the Federation’s Tier Ten Legendary.

And perhaps due to the overwhelming strength of his talent, even while losing a portion of his Blood of Nature annually, his cultivation progress remained rapid....