Chapter 1152: Exiting Seclusion

Chapter 1152: Exiting Seclusion



The Spirit Inferno Domain was extremely large and ruled by the Artifact Inferno Guardian Sect, a second-grade sect.

However, this didn't mean there was only the Artifact Inferno Guardian Sect was the only place that existed; in fact, because of the Spirit Inferno Domain's size, the Artifact Inferno Guardian Sect couldn't oversee everything all at once, especially with their main focus on forging.

So, the Artifact Inferno Guardian Sect naturally had its subordinary first-grade sects (Grand Sects) under it that handled the Spirit Inferno Domain, and then there were elemental-grade sects, which had subordinary powers below the first-grade sects.

Even the Beast Calamity Mountain, under the rule of five grade sects' Sect Alliance City, was just a small part of the Spirit Inferno Domain's outskirts, and they were so far away that those five grand sects were still unaware of the existence of Artifact Inferno Guardian Sect nor the Guardian Sect put them in their eyes since they were too weak, and they already had their plate full of peak level first grade sects who were waiting for their single command to prove themselves and earn their goodwill.

The territory of the Artifact Inferno Guardian Sect was called the Artifact Inferno Guardian Region, and there were four Guardian Sect Cities located in four directions of the Artifact Inferno Guardian Sect.

These Guardian Sect Cities were managed by the four main clans of the Artifact Inferno Guardian Sect, who were in charge of handling all the material matters for the main sect. These matters ranged from collecting tribute from their subordinary first-grade sects to gathering exotic resources from all over the Spirit Inferno Domain.

Furthermore, these cities also nurtured at least 80% of the new sect disciples for the main sect. Every 25 years, when the main sect opens its gates for new recruitments, over 90% of the new disciples belonged to these four cities, while the remaining came from their subordinary powers, as they were also given fixed allocated slots to those subordinary sects for their excellent services and merits.

No one without a deep background check was allowed in these cities, not to mention into the main sect, and bypassing their security measures was a pipe dream.

'Meanwhile, let's explore this place. I can already sense the fire spirit Qi in this air, which is far less potent than in the forbidden region here. So, this place should be where the inhabitants might be.

'I can't recklessly infiltrate the second-grade sect without knowing anything about it first. Especially since most of my abilities are limited to the Ascension Solider realm...'

Ace thought with deep anticipation in his eyes. It had been almost two years since he had entered the thief's house for seclusion, which means six years had passed in the thief's house with a time multiplier.

But six years were enough for Ace to completely absorb his gain, get himself accustomed to the Heavenly Spirit Qi, and step into the initial realm, the Law Soul Assimilation, of his Heaven Stealer Cultivation Technique (Vol.2) Architect of Thieving Heart.

Now, Ace could clearly feel the power surging through his body directly from his heart, and every beat was pumping Heavenly Spirit Qi in his meridians. This feeling was completely different from before because now there weren't two different Qis in his body, and these Qis were far more powerful.

However, he still couldn't gain access to his inner world within his heart because, according to the Architect of Thieving Heart, he needs to reach 100% I Law Soul Assimilation/10-Star Ascension Solider before he could open his inner world again and start his 'First Transformation of Thieving Heart!'

He doesn't have anything to start the Universal Ascension Black Physique, and his reason for leaving the forbidden region and wanting to infiltrate the Artifact Inferno Guardian Sect was exactly because of it!

Lastly, to make quick progress in the Architect of Thieving Heart, he needs to steal as much as he can. The more he steals, the quicker his progress with the soul cultivation technique. Even though he was limited in the Universal Ascension Black Physique or Martial Path department, that wasn't the case for the soul path, and he was planning on fully utilizing his advantage!

"You Sutton Bastards, even as a ghost, I'll never leave you alone!"

A high-pitched, shrilled scream suddenly startled Ace at this moment!