CHAPTER 823: TO THE POISON VALLEY

The moment Sir Ferix and the avatar arrived at the training field, everyone there instantly turned their heads toward them. There were two kinds of expressions shown once they saw Sir Ferix. The first was mocking, and the other was respect.

There was no need to be told who were the ones that showed respect to Sir Ferix. They were the ones who still believed in him, although their number was few compared to those who held him in contempt.

Sir Ferix ignored those people and kept walking forward until Munez turned his head toward him. Munez’s gaze briefly shifted to the avatar before returning to Sir Ferix, and then he walked toward them.

"Ah, little brother, it’s good to see you again. I was afraid that you would deny my offer because, you know, our past," he said amicably.

"Of course, I would accept the invitation. How could I refuse it when it concerns the news about the miracle herb, the Celestial Angel Flower? I just hope that I can get at least one to heal Elysia later," Sir Ferix replied.

"That could be discussed later, brother," Munez said. Since earlier, he had already observed Sir Ferix and thought that his cultivation had dropped again to the Immortal Foundation Stage. However, he found something strange about his cultivation that made him feel odd.

’Why do I feel his aura seems stable and not in chaos? The last time I saw him, his aura was truly in chaos, and his cultivation fluctuated,’ he thought. It was as if Sir Ferix was faking his cultivation using an old trick, but Munez knew that whatever trick he used would be useless because of the curse.

He was the only one who knew the true effect of the curse, the curse that had been placed by someone to harm Ferix, causing him to fall from his status and allowing Munez to become patriarch.

’Did he break the curse and hide his cultivation? No, that’s impossible. Young master said there was no one in this world who could break it, and it’s already been so long, yet no one has managed to.’

Munez put aside the oddity about his little brother’s condition and turned toward the avatar. This one was what made him frown inwardly. The unexpected appearance of someone unknown even to his spies in his little brother’s manor was troubling. There had been no report of Ferix being in contact with anyone, and it was as if this man had suddenly appeared today.

He did not like it one bit when something was beyond his knowledge or outside of his calculations, and this unknown person was exactly that. How could his little brother recruit someone as his personal guardian without anyone knowing? He had only just received the information from the front guards, and it had surprised him.

Although this personal guardian was only at the Low Pseudo Immortal Establishment Stage, he still did not like that someone could slip past his surveillance.

However, he buried his displeasure as he thought that this guardian, being only at the Low Pseudo Immortal Establishment Stage, would not make much difference to his plan.

"Who is this man, brother? I have never seen you with him until today," Munez asked.

"This is my personal guardian. I recruited him last night since I thought I needed someone’s help. With my cultivation right now, I don’t think it would be good for me to take this journey alone. You don’t have to worry about him, as he is trustworthy and I can guarantee it," Sir Ferix answered.

Munez felt even more strange. For his little brother to put so much trust in this man meant that he had known him for a long time. But Munez knew there was no one like this man among his little brother’s past acquaintances.

This suddenly made Munez uneasy, but he put that aside and nodded. His little brother’s reason was still reasonable.

"Alright, since you’re already here, let’s all depart. We don’t want any unknown factors to appear during this journey, and we can’t afford to waste time, so we have to move quickly," he said before looking at the others.

"Let’s depart!"

Not long after that, they had already returned to the city and were flying toward one of the warp gates.

As people saw the large group from the Barevisk family flying toward the warp gate, they wondered what could have happened to make so many family members travel at the same time.

While the group was flying in the direction of the warp gate, a person approached Sir Ferix and the avatar. It was an old-looking man with white hair and a beard, possessing cultivation at the Middle Pseudo Immortal Stage. With such cultivation, he was one of the most important family members and among the strongest.

The avatar who saw him recognized the old man’s identity from the memories he had seen from Vars in the past. He was one of the grand elders of the family, the nephew of the past patriarch, and also one of Sir Ferix’s supporters.

Grand Elder Javier Barevisk.

He was one of the reasons Sir Ferix’s faction had not entirely disappeared. As a grand elder and the past patriarch’s nephew, his influence and power were immense, and it seemed only Munez could restrain him. Because of his great influence, even Munez could not do much against him despite being far stronger.

He was also one of the most crucial figures in their plan to overthrow Munez from his position as patriarch.

"Ferix, how have you been all this time?" Grand Elder Javier asked after arriving beside Sir Ferix.

"I’m good, Grand Elder, I’m good," Sir Ferix replied.

Grand Elder Javier nodded before glancing toward the avatar, then looking back at Sir Ferix.

"Ferix, would you like a more capable guardian? If you don’t have the resources to hire a stronger one, just tell me. I have some acquaintances outside the family who are trustworthy and much more powerful than your current guardian," Grand Elder Javier said through voice transmission.

Sir Ferix couldn’t help but smile. He knew that Grand Elder Javier had no ill intent and was only worried about him.

"It’s alright, Grand Elder. This guardian is enough for me. Even if someone at the Peak Pseudo Immortal Stage wanted to be my guardian, I would still choose this man instead. Don’t underestimate him because of his cultivation level, he’s far more dependable than he appears," Sir Ferix said.

Grand Elder Javier raised his eyebrows and glanced once more at the avatar. For Ferix to give such high trust and praise, who was this man? It made him curious, but he knew it wasn’t the right time to ask.

"Is that so? If that is your opinion and decision, then I suppose my offer was useless. However, be careful on this journey. I can sense that Munez is planning something. All of this feels like it came out of nowhere and is far too coincidental."

"I will, Grand Elder. I know this journey might be a trap, but I still chose to join. I want to see what Munez is planning this time,"

Sir Ferix answered.

Grand Elder Javier nodded, but then his expression turned puzzled.

"Ferix, have you already recovered from that unknown ailment? Your cultivation seems much more stable now."

Sir Ferix didn’t answer and only smiled, but that alone was enough for Grand Elder Javier. His heart trembled as his guess was confirmed, Ferix had already recovered from that mysterious sickness.

His cultivation, which had been continuously declining as if something were consuming it, had been incurable for so long.

Even though he had already tried to call some of the best physicians and anyone who claimed they could heal Ferix, all of them eventually gave up. It had become one of the unresolved mysteries, even for him. Although something had gone wrong with Ferix’s cultivation in the past, with their resources and connections, they should have been able to fix it and restore him to health.

But Ferix remained sick, and his condition only worsened, causing many people to abandon him until today.

"Grand Elder, I want to discuss something with you later if there’s time. It’s an important matter for me," Sir Ferix said with a solemn expression, which made Grand Elder Javier raise his eyebrows. It seemed to be a serious topic, and he wondered what it could be.

"Alright."

They finally arrived at the warp gate and were directed toward their destination by the operator before all of them stepped into it. The moment they emerged on the other side, they found themselves in a completely different environment.

The avatar observed his surroundings. This place looked much more barren, with little greenery around.

Still, many people were walking here and there, and all of them instantly made way once they saw the group.

’So this is Iberi Town, the closest town to the Poison Valley,’ the avatar thought.

This was a well-known place where anyone planning to journey into the Poison Valley would stay. Although the Poison Valley was a dangerous place, many still ventured there for various reasons.

In the distance, a line of hills could be seen, and further beyond, a white fog obscured the view. That was the Poison Valley.

"Let’s go. We’ll head straight to the valley," Munez said.