Chapter 711: Chapter 711: The Victor

Many of the disciples of Cloud Hall amused themselves by discussing the matter. Most of them were green with envy. As they all walked past Margaret, they stole glances at her.

“Zen's the lucky guy, isn't he? In just a span of two years, his cultivation has advanced unbelievably. He even brought back such a pretty woman who's so fond of him!”

“Stop complaining! If you were as brilliant as Zen, you'd have successfully set up a sect-protecting array like this by now. Then, you'd have your own lady to love you, too!”

“Have you heard of the rumors? I heard that Zen and our sect leader also had a romantic past!”

“Keep dreaming! Do you think a proud woman like our sect leader will take a fancy to a man like Zen?”

“Come on! My source is pretty reliable compared to yours after all. This is something that an elder has personally confirmed. Things have been stiff between them lately though. It is said that it's because of Margaret.”

News had spread out through different channels. For the well-informed warriors, such information wasn't so difficult to obtain. If the rumors were indeed true, what could Zen do to pacify two women on his own?

Crack!

As Zen pushed the door open and made his way out of the cultivation room, his eyes swept across the crowd and then fell on Margaret, who was standing nearby, smiling at him.

Unlike Zen, Margaret wasn't known to be a cultivator that broke a sweat that much. She mostly relied on pills and various resources in reaching the Internal Elixir Realm. She didn't really spend much time on cultivation. The life she lived was rather sophisticated.

It was natural for warriors to dedicate all of their time on cultivation, for none of them wanted to fall behind. Even female warriors made sure of it. However, Margaret was an exception. She valued her life more than cultivation.

After she had settled down in the Cloud Hall, she made it a habit to appear in front of Zen in different kinds of clothing. Even an ordinary dress looked exquisite on her. Her beauty had that kind of power.

Perfection is imaginary. Just like others, Margaret had her own set of flaws. Putting aside her somehow revolting personality, one could regard her as a perfect woman. That was one of the many reasons why many disciples of the Cloud Hall envied Zen.

“You're here,” Margaret smiled.

“Didn't I tell you there was no need to wait here?”

It had been three days since Zen entered the cultivation room and Margaret had waited just as long.

“I promise to take note of that,” Margaret nodded meekly.

Obviously, she only said that to avoid upsetting Zen. It was clear how she was going to keep on doing that. Zen knew it, too. This woman's persistence was carved into her bones. But her change in attitude was notable, especially whenever Zen was around.

Holding a basket of delicious food in one hand, Margaret held Zen's hand with the other. They walked through a corridor and when they reached the dining area, she carefully placed out all the goodies she had in the basket, all of which were steaming hot and delicate-looking.

It was indeed rare for Zen to live like that. After having his meal, he inquired about the situation in the Central Region. When he had already gathered some of the necessary information, he returned to his cultivation room and began his endless cultivation. During that period of time, he had a feeling that he was soon to break through to the middle stage of the Virtual Tribulation Realm. ṛÂΝօᛒƐ§

If he succeeded, then his chances of fighting against Eddie were higher.

It was his utmost priority to find an opportunity to fight against Eddie. The reason why he came out of the training room for a break was to check if something had occurred that could bring him closer to Eddie.

It wasn't just Zen who was always busy, Letitia had also dedicated her time into cultivation.

Even though there was a mountain of information within the Cloud Hall that had been passed on by Saint Morphens, she had thrown it all to the side. It was as if she wasn't too interested in understanding what was going on in the Central Region.

As a sect leader, that kind of action was undoubtedly irresponsible.

After the Heavenly Evil Sect wiped out the Ethereal Spirit Sect, their power was stronger than ever. Even the independent warriors who had joined the other large sects had all started to join the Heavenly Evil Sect. It was impossible for those independent warriors to have a sense of belonging to these sects. They submitted themselves to whoever gave them benefits, and whoever was strong. The Heavenly Evil Divine Kingdom had both qualities.

The Heavenly Evil Divine Kingdom even managed to defeat the number one sect in the entire Central Region. Which sect could still block the footsteps of the Heavenly Evil Divine Kingdom?

Right at that moment, the Heavenly Evil Divine Kingdom was slowly expanding to the center of the Central Region, swallowing up all of the mediocre second-grade and third-grade sects. How could the other less powerful sects resist? Almost without wasting a single soldier, the Heavenly Evil Divine Kingdom successfully won over the other sects. They all announced their attachment to the divine kingdom and became its vassal force.

As the situation became more and more critical, the pressure on the elders of the Cloud Hall became as intense. However, as the sect leader, Letitia was completely unaware. She didn't even leave her own Ice Palace.

“We can't let our leader go on like this. The Oracle City has already sent countless people over, but they can't even meet her.”

“Right now, only the Cloud Hall and the World Commercial Alliance can fight against the Heavenly Evil Sect, but our leader has no reaction. What should we do?”

“Alas! Although our leader has outstanding strength, she is currently troubled by personal feelings. This is really troublesome. Morphens, how about you go and persuade her?”

In the past few days, Letitia had announced that she was going into seclusion and refused to entertain outsiders. Normally, it wasn't a problem. Even ten years in secluded cultivation was normal. However, that was not the proper time. There was a war waging and the Cloud Hall couldn't afford to not have a leader at such time.

Saint Morphens was the person closest to Letitia, and at the same time, the one who understood her feelings the most.

Although Letitia was already the leader of Cloud Hall, Saint Morphens still treated her like a child. After all, he was a lot older than her. He knew her personality quite well, so he already figured that there was no way to persuade her. Apart from her talents, her headstrong personality made her the leader of Cloud Hall.

At the suggestion of many elders, Saint Morphens finally made up his mind and charged into the Ice Palace.

In the Ice Palace, there was blue-colored frost scattered everywhere—it was condensed from the life vitality released by Letitia when she was cultivating. While she was still at the Virtual Tribulation Realm, the frost did not have much effect on Saint Morphens. But now that she was at the Life and Death Realm, the frost released by her had become a great threat to him.

Thus, after entering the Ice Palace, Saint Morphens carefully avoided the constantly flowing energy. Not only that, but he also revolved his life vitality to resist the coldness in the Ice Palace.

When he bypassed the layers of frost and found Letitia, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the situation that unfolded before him. She had actually fallen asleep there.

When a warrior reached that certain level, they rarely fell asleep from exhaustion. They only relaxed their spirit through meditation. Saint Morphens had no idea just how hard she had cultivated to the point of passing out.

Beside her were a few small ice phoenixes curling up. As Saint Morphens entered, they all spread their wings and stared at him warily.

Soon after, Letitia also opened her eyes vigilantly. Looking at Saint Morphens coldly, she asked, “What is it?”

Saint Morphens hesitated and then said, “Dillon of the World Commercial Alliance has sent people here several times to meet you. They have something to discuss with us.”

“Got it,” she casually responded, nodding her head. She then proceeded to cross her legs. Raising her head, she asked, “What does the World Commercial Alliance want to do now?”

“They're saying that we can't sit still and wait for death,” Saint Morphens replied, obviously having discussed the current situation with the World Commercial Alliance before.

In fact, when a war among the sects started, the situation was quite clear. When large sects fought with each other, only their strength mattered, and all sorts of schemes were useless.

Now that the Heavenly Evil Sect was rapidly expanding, both the Cloud Hall and the World Commercial Alliance were in grave danger. They must join forces and fight against Heavenly Evil Sect together. Therefore, staying put was the worst they could do.

“I see,” Letitia nodded after thinking about it briefly.

“Then, may I know how you're planning to deal with this matter?”

Saint Morphens asked softly.

“We'll figure out a way to attack the Heavenly Evil Sect together with the World Commercial Alliance!”

Letitia seemed to have her mind made up. It was war indeed.

Only then did Saint Morphens nod in approval. “I'll inform the World Commercial Alliance right away.”

It wasn't the Cloud Hall, but the World Commercial Alliance that was most anxious regarding the events that were about to go down.

Cloud Hall still had the Small Circulation Killing Array to protect itself. Although the Heavenly Evil Sect would attack the Cloudy City and the Cloud Hall sooner or later, they were still much harder to deal with than the Oracle City and the World Commercial Alliance. In comparison, the World Commercial Alliance was located in the richest city in the world���Oracle City. The Heavenly Evil Sect could very possibly choose to attack the World Commercial Alliance first.

The World Commercial Alliance had Ancient Tycoon and three leaders with unfathomable strength. Its power was comparable to that of a sixth-grade sect.

However, facing both Eddie and the Heavenly Evil Sect was a totally different story. They didn't stand a chance on their own. That was why the World Commercial Alliance was eager to work with the Cloud Hall.

Fortunately, the transmission array connecting Cloudy City and Oracle City was still in good condition. Although the two cities were thousands of miles apart, they were just a transmission array away.

A month had passed. It seemed like the longest month to ever happen.

As Letitia floated out of her Ice Palace, she chanced by Margaret. Her gaze accidentally fell upon her.

The young lady was sitting by the door of Zen's cultivation room, cupping her face with one hand while staring at the door. She looked dazed.

“Margaret is my woman!”

Those words lingered in Letitia's ears. A part of her refused to believe that such words came out of Zen's mouth.

Letitia's face sank; envy could be seen in her eyes. If she could let go of her identity as the leader of Cloud Hall and wait for Zen like Margaret did, she would feel very happy.

At that moment, Margaret felt eyes on her from above. Slowly raising her head, she saw Letitia floating by not too far away from her.

As the two women's gazes met, Margaret blinked and smiled at Letitia, revealing her white teeth to her.

Upset, Letitia just snorted to herself and flew away. What a lost cause!

Meanwhile, Margaret turned her head back to look at Zen's cultivation room once again, her face revealing a faint smile—the smile of a victor.