Chapter 136 - Nightmare

After regaining enough energy to move around, Jason took the storage ring that Fred was wearing before he buried the body to prevent others from seeing it. 

"What a day today turns out to be, I am going to need a good sleep when I get home" said Jason as he began to walk out of the forest.

"It was quite a rough day that comes with benefits don't you think" asked the bracelet.

"I wouldn't call it benefits, if not for the fact that I recently made a breakthrough, I am not sure if I would be able to hold my ground against him" replied Jason.

"That reminds me, what if they decided to send someone stronger to come after you, are do you plan to deal with it" asked the bracelet.

"If the next one becomes too strong for me to handle, then I will call my mother for help since she is the only one I have right now" replied Jason.

"And how do you plan on dealing with Andrew and his gang for bringing you to the other family for slaughter" asked the bracelet.

"Well since I don't want the higher up to be aware of the phoenix family coming here to take my life, I will just let them be until I have my fill before thinking of what to do with them" replied Jason with a frown. 

"I see, then it is better that you use this chance to reinforce your realm before they attack" said the bracelet.

After making his way out of the forest, Jason quickly went home to reinforce his realm which took him about five hours for him to finally stabilize his realm, and by then, his mother and Hannah were already home.

"Where have you guys been to all this while" asked Jason the moment his mother walked inside.

"I took your sister out for training" replied Clara with a smile.

"That is right big brother and I were to continue in this way, it wouldn't be long before I catch up to you and you wouldn't have no choice but to take me along whenever you are going out for training" added Hannah who bashes in with a happy look on her face.

"There is no way I am going to sit back and let you catch up to me so think again little sister" replied Jason with a smile before turning to his mother as he said. 

"Mother there is something I am having trouble with recently and would need your help".

"What is it that you need help with, is it with your cultivation" asked Clara.

"No mother, I am not having any trouble with my cultivation" replied Jason.

"Then what could it be" asked Clara with a frown.

"Well it is like this". Jason begins to narrate what happened in the afternoon when he got home and how he was set up by some members of the Fox family and the more he talked, the more his mother begins to get angry until she couldn't take it anymore as she slammed the table.

"You mean those bullies actually set you up to be killed by someone from the phoenix family, they are going to pay for their evil deeds" roar Clara in anger.

"Calm down mother, there is no way that I can touch them now since it will make those from the Fox family think of me as a killer since I don't have any evidence with me" replied Jason as he tries to calm his mother down.

"I guess you are right about that son, so what do you want me to do" asked Clara after taking a deep breath to calm herself down.

"I believe the Phoenix family will be sending someone else after someday since the fighter they sent won't be returning since he is already dead, so I want you to keep watch over me" reply Jason.

"It is only a small matter so you don't have to worry too much my son" said Clara with a serious look on her face.

"If you are going to busy yourself with big brother, then how am I supposed to continue my training" asked Hannah.

"You can see how serious this matter is so your training will have to wait until your brother's safety is guaranteed" replied Clara with a smile as she played with her hair.

"But it is not fair mother" said Hannah as she stomped the ground before walking out.

After having a little word with his mother, Jason went back to cultivating before it was the next day when he rose as he went to the alchemy room to see if the place was open and to his surprise, it was and Austin was even working away as usual. Walking up to him, they exchange words before Jason excuses himself to look for the grand elder only to see the old man drinking from the jar.

"I can't believe you actually close the place without informing us" said Jason the moment he saw him.

"I am sorry that I didn't inform your guys, you see I was too absorbed in finding out what the pill is used for that I have to leave the territory to visit an old friend who is also an alchemist just like myself to see if he know one or two about it" replied the grand elder as he turns himself a cup of wine.

Seeing that it was all for the sake of finding more about the pill that he left without informing them, Jason decided to let it slide as he turned to the grand elder as he asked.

"So was he able to find anything about the pill".

"Actually he also was really troubled about it just like me so I decided to take a rest there to have a chat just like old time since we don't know when we will be seeing each other again" replied the grand elder with a smile. 

"Even with all the stress of going there, there is still no information about the pill" mumbled Jason.

The grand elder was just about to drink from his cup when he noticed some changes with Jason's aura and he couldn't help but smile as he said.

"It looks like someone has made a breakthrough once again".

"Oh haha, I was quite lucky to come across a fruit in the forest while I was training and since I was starving, I decided to take a bite without thinking of looking it up to see if it was poisonous but who could have thought that it was filled with spiritual energy" replied Jason.

"I see, then I guess that you are a really lucky guy to have come into such a fruitful encounter" said the grand elder.

"By the way grand elder, I have a question that I want to ask you" asked Jason as his expression suddenly turn serious.

"What is it boy" replied the grand elder.

"Well I have been having trouble answering this question, if someone were to threaten my life, is it wrong if I were to kill them when I have the chance" asked Jason.

The grand elder didn't answer Jason right away as he took a mouthful of wine before turning his gaze at him as he replied with a question of his own.

"Did anyone from my family offend you in any way".

"Not at all, I am just asking to clear my doubt" said Jason with a smile. 

"If you say so, it wouldn't be bad if you were to kill someone that wanted you dead since you are only trying to look at for your well-being" replied the grand elder.

After answering the question, Jason bowed to the grand elder before turning around to take his leave but before he could take a step, the grand elder suddenly spoke up.

"Boy, I am guessing that the reason why we can't discover anything about the pill was likely because it is not of this world so it is going to take a lot more time before we will be able to come up with something".

"Just my thought as well, but I am not in a hurry to use the pill so you can take your take" replied Jason before walking out to do his stuff.

After they are done for the day, Jason decided to go see the blacksmiths to sell the part of the beasts he was able to secure before absorbing their energy while he was experimenting on them but on his way, Jason came across Andrew and his gang who thought he is dead as they have a frighten look on their face as he walks past them with a smile while paying less attention to them.

"How can he still be alive" asked Denise with a shaking body.

"He must have killed Fred for him to be walking around freely" replied Michael with a frown on his face.

"This is really bad since he is alive it will only be a matter of time before he comes for us" said Andrew before turning around as he walked out of his gang.