Deities: Starting From Goblins

Chapter 655: Chapter 403: Heading to _1

Bart Cloud never forgot that when he was being hunted down, it was Logan who saved his life and even provided him with a brand new future. During this half year following Logan, his cultivation speed had advanced by leaps and bounds; he had ascended from the Transcendent Tier all the way to the Dominator Realm.

Unlike ordinary cultivators, his realm breakthroughs had always been tempered by the Thunder Tribulation, making him several times stronger than cultivators in the same realm. All of this had been brought about by Logan. Bart Cloud was someone grateful who remembered favors done to him, so he would willingly sacrifice his life for Logan.

“It was just a joke,” said Logan, telling Bart Cloud not to be so serious, “By the way, we are leaving early tomorrow. Aurelius Azure wants to throw a farewell banquet for us before we depart, so let’s head over in a moment.”

Bart Cloud nodded, and after the two stayed in the courtyard for half an hour, they then headed to the Saint Sky Sect hall. By this time, Sect Leaders from the Five Great Sects had arrived. Upon learning that Logan would leave the following day, one after another was very reluctant to see him go, showering him with compliments that Logan found hard to handle.

“Everyone, let’s talk over at the dining table!” Fortunately, it wasn’t long before Aurelius Azure arrived in the hall and said, and the group then left the hall.

Aurelius Azure attached great importance to the occasion, so he prepared more than forty dishes, all top-notch delicacies from the Central Region, smacking his lips, Logan was quite impressed. He estimated that this table of food must have cost a million Spirit Stones. Indeed, the Saint Sky Sect lived up to its reputation as the number one sect in the Central Region, showing such generosity.

The wine served was Spirit Wine, which Logan had previously tasted at the Western Wasteland’s home of Sandy Wexler, but compared with the Saint Sky Sect’s selection, it was clearly several notches below. The Spirit Wine that Aurelius Azure had prepared was brimming with Spiritual Energy, no less potent than a regular Dominator-grade Elixir. Logan wondered who had created such an impressive drink.

As soon as Logan sat down, Aurelius Azure offered him a cup, “This cup is for the Blood Drinking Sect. Your kindness will be remembered by the whole Central Region, all is said within this cup of wine.”

“You’re too polite!” Logan downed the drink. Aurelius Azure then offered another, “You’re leaving tomorrow, and as a friend, I must toast to you once more!”

Following a series of toasts, Logan drank more than a dozen cups. Although the Spirit Wine was beneficial to cultivators, continuously drinking it became overwhelming, and Logan had to decline multiple times thereafter.

The other Sect Leaders also came to offer toasts, all filled with gratitude. Logan found it difficult to refuse and quickly consumed many more cups.

“Why not have Bart Cloud drink?” Logan couldn’t take it anymore and pushed Bart Cloud forward. At that moment, Bart Cloud’s face was filled with helplessness. So far, these Sect Leaders had focused all their attention on Logan, but Bart Cloud hadn’t drunk any less, being continuously urged to drink by various Vice Sect Leaders.

Take Peregrine Azure, for instance, who had poured him seven or eight cups. Though the Spirit Wine was rich in Spiritual Energy, its strength was also very high, and if one’s cultivation was not strong enough, they couldn’t endure its energy. Bart Cloud had only just broken through to the Dominator Realm and needed to stabilize his realm without such excess.

But Logan had spoken, and with Aurelius Azure leading the other Sect Leaders, they all offered Bart Cloud drinks. Being the leaders of the top five sects in the Central Region, Bart Cloud couldn’t refuse them, and besides, as just a Guard to Logan, he felt honored to be offered drinks at all.

In the end, Bart Cloud was tipsy, and Logan counted about fifty or sixty cups. However, the Sect Leaders weren’t faring much better. They had already drunk a lot with Logan and, because they were at the Quasi-Saint Realm, they weren’t as dizzy as Bart Cloud.

“Have one more cup, a farewell drink,” offered Aurelius Azure, raising another glass. Logan was set to leave early the next morning, so he had no reason to refuse such a parting toast and clinked glasses with Aurelius Azure.

While Logan didn’t intend to get drunk, he couldn’t keep up with the drinking, so he came up with an idea, “It’s uninteresting for us to keep drinking. You Sect Leaders haven’t interacted with each other. After all, having experienced the crisis in the Central Region together, you should toast to each other.”

“That’s right. I hope the Five Great Sects can continue to protect the Central Region. We cannot allow the tragedy of the Blood Drinking Sect to happen again, nor can we let tens of thousands of people suffer injury.”

Aurelius Azure was the first to raise his glass, and the other Sect Leaders were also deeply moved. Indeed, the crisis in the Central Region was an unprecedented event in centuries, and even though it had settled, they were still alarmed at how close the Central Region had been to utter ruin.

“Let’s protect the Central Region together.” The Sect Leaders spoke in unison, and then they drank one cup after another, with Aurelius Azure, as the leader of the Saint Sky Sect, naturally drinking his share.

Hours passed, and when all Sect Leaders had fallen into drunken stupors, Logan shook his head and helped Bart Cloud back to their lodging.

Early the next day, Logan and Bart Cloud left the Saint Sky Sect. Just as they reached the gate of the sect, they found that Aurelius Azure had been waiting there for some time.

“As the Sect Leader of the Saint Sky Sect, it’s proper for me to see you off, and here is a token of our Sect’s regard,” said Aurelius Azure with a faint smile, and he then passed a Space Storage Bag to Logan.

After examining the bag, Logan found it contained a full ten million Spirit Stones, which made him respect Aurelius Azure’s grand gesture. However, Logan didn’t refuse and merely clasped his hands in a gesture of thanks to Aurelius Azure.

Logan and Bart Cloud continued on their way. Since the Ancient Secret Realm was located in the Extreme Cold Lands, thousands of miles away, Logan planned to first head for the Teleportation Array.

The Teleportation Array that led to the Extreme Cold Lands was situated on the north side of the Central Region, merely three or four hundred miles from the Saint Sky Sect. Within a few hours, they would reach it, so Logan and Bart Cloud began their journey, spotting many refugees along the way who had fled because of the Blood Drinking Sect and were now returning to the Central Region following its downfall.

When they got close to the city near the Teleportation Array and found the gates tightly shut with numerous Guards on the walls ready for action, while thousands of people were waiting below.