Chapter 229 Suspicion
"I am not a prodigy or a genius like you. By that time, I realized I have only 500 years left for me to live, so I put aside my research and Soul Forging Cultivation, choosing to cultivate Body Tempering Cultivation."
"500 years later, I reached the Seventh Stage from the Fourth Stage in Body Tempering Cultivation.
"Do you comprehend? I took 500 years to cultivate to the Seventh Stage from the Fourth Stage of Body Cultivation. I had to use all my accumulated resources and sacrifice various things to enter the Martial Master Stage!"
"As a result, it increased my life-span to ten thousand years!" Old Man Garvin's eyes widened as he exclaimed.
"Wait! Sacrifice? Did you lose your family or something like that?" Davis interjected.
"No, at that time, I had no family nor did I have any wives for that matter. By sacrifices, I meant that I had simply lost my property, place, respect as I had to beg everyone for resources... in a sense."
"Oh..." Davis nodded.
"Heh, it was all worth it since 800 years later, I managed to find an inheritance belonging to a Peak-Level King Soul Cultivator, which finally let me become a strong King Soul Cultivator after 2000 years!"
"I came back to the Emperor Sword Sect Territory! Entered the Emperor Sword Sect as a Guest Elder! Created my own palace, married hundreds of women, starting my own Woller Family!" Old Man Garvin uttered with a proud expression on his face.
"Interesting..." Davis commented as his mouth slightly hung low and his eyes twitched. At the same time, he was astonished to hear how difficult it was for him to cultivate without anyone's help.
Seems like Old Man Garvin did everything he could to survive but finally, wasn't he still chased to this place by his enemies, finally making him wait for his death.
"Honestly, I was on the brink of death and even with a soul lifespan of 8,000 years, I was still going to die from the injuries."
"In the end, my suicidal actions didn't end in vain as I managed to temper my soul through poison, increasing my chances to live for 2,000 years."
Old Man Garvin sighed as he waved his hands.
"The people who plotted against me, they look like this..."
He projected their images with his Soul Force.
Davis silently listened all this while and memorized their appearances as he nodded his head, indicating that he will keep his end of the contract.
Davis gazed at him with a scrutinizing gaze, "I don't understand."
"What?" Old Man Garvin looked at Davis's expression, which had suspicion written all over the face.
"You said that they feared you becoming a Soul Emperor... isn't that advantageous to the Emperor Sword Sect as it would mean that they would gain another Ninth Stage Expert?"
Old Man Garvin sighed, "You don't know the terror of Emperor Soul Stage Cultivators. You see, as the name implies, if they release their Soul Force to pressure anyone under Ninth Stage, then the latter has no choice but to bow their heads down."
Davis blinked as he imagined a scenario but the next words Old Man Garvin said made him realize its significance.
"There are only 9 Emperor Soul Stage Experts in the entire 52 Territories, including all the races." Old Man Garvin slowly added.
Davis's eyes widened in excitement as he thought that he would be the 10th without a doubt.