Life After Prison by Silencieux
Capítulo 1967

Chapter 1967

Severin accepted Myles's gesture graciously. Though he did not specialize in swordsmanship, access to the Seventh Mountain's Sword Tomb was nonetheless a welcome privilege. After all, he could go there to hone his swordsmanship too. Moreover, he had just began learning the Sky-Soil Heptagold Sword Energy, and refining it to perfection required him to gather the sky-soil energy from the surrounding as well as a substantial amount of heptagold energy. The Sword Tomb on the seventh mountain could provide that with much abundance.

Upon seeing Severin accept the token, Myles broke into a warm smile and commended, "You truly do live up to your reputation as the sixth true disciple appointed by our sect leader. In the thousands of years since the Alchemy Tower was first founded, you're the first to enter the seventh floor and trigger nine rounds of chiming!"

Severin replied modestly, "Luck was on my side."

Myles was accompanied by a purple-clad, gray-haired man wearing a jasper hairpin. The man was holding a white mat. As he witnessed Severin's humility, he shook his head and remarked, "You're too modest. Strength played a part in your luck too." The man was Rowan Jennel, the Eight Mountain's peak master. Having spent over half a year in the Grandiuno Sect, Severin was well-acquainted with the peak masters and elders. He recognized Rowan as the Eighth Mountain's peak master who specialized in weapon forging. Though the Eighth Mountain was considered the weaker mountain among the nine, they excelled in crafting weapons and contributed significantly to the sect's arsenal.

As Rowan spoke, he retrieved a glowing object from his robes that emitted aura of a low-rank spiritual treasure. Severin's used his divine senses to scan the item and identified it as a rather extraordinary mat. Rowan handed the mat to Severin and explained, "I sometimes tinker and forge certain items when I have the time, and this is one of those things. It's called the Enlightenment Mat. It's a supportive equipment which I would like to hand to you on account of your fateful progress today."

Severin examined the mat and continued, "The Enlightenment Mat has two functions. Firstly, it collects

the spiritual energy from the surroundings and speeds up your attainment process by twenty percent. Secondly, it imparts a cooling sensation when you sit on it and significantly reduces the risk of something going awry during the process."

Severin apricated the gesture very much, but he waved his hand and said, "This is too valuable. I can't possibly take it."

Supportive equipment was much more challenging to make than offensive or defensive ones. Moreover, this mat's ability to gather spiritual energy and enhance attainment speed was almost akin to elevating its

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Severin's reluctance to accept the item drew a smile from Rowan. He handed the mat to Severin once more and insisted, "Please take it. This isn't worth much to me anyway. We at the Eighth Mountain welcome you with open arms, so come and visit us whenever you're free."

Severin felt pressured to accept the item and did so eventually. Then, a hearty laugh echoed in his ears." You got here pretty quickly!"

Six streak of rainbow lights appeared on the distant skyline and came toward Severin's direction.