Chapter 128 The Assembling

Ancient Jian Family Sacred Realm

The space trembled; the next instant, it unfolded as billions of cultivators appeared in the sacred realm. Despite having at least fifty billion cultivators floating in the sky, they were like flies compared to the expansiveness of the current sacred realm; they didn't even fill a percentage of the realm's atmosphere.

Floating before the leaders of the billions of cultivators, Jian Jun turned and looked far in the distance; he stretched his left arm and announced in a calm but proud tone.

"Welcome to Athos, the vacation realm of the 'One Above."

The leaders showed less concern for Jian Jun's words, as their attention was all focused far in the distance. What they saw transcended their scope of knowledge and perception; what they saw was heaven, the perfect place for a cultivator.

Jian Jun held a satisfactory but adoring expression as even he couldn't help but marvel at the site of the current Sacred realm, Athos.

The current sacred realm of the Jian family was completely different and more advanced than its previous self. Previously, countless gigantic floating sword structures could be found within all corners of the realm, all held by the powers of the Saint Ancestors of the Jian family from falling. But after using the power and fighting Patrick, all the buildings crashed down due to them losing their support.

But after Fairy Marine reconstructed and upgraded the realm, everything changed. The quality of spiritual energy was enhanced countless times compared to its previous density, as one could see extremely thick golden Qi roaming the atmosphere like balloons. The realm was expanded to millions of lightyears in square miles, making it as expansive as half of the Immortal Realm. And instead of gigantic floating sword structures, there was now an enormous long tree.

The massive tree stood a hundred million miles in height as it pierced through the clouds and was twenty-five thousand miles thick. Despite being an ordinary-looking green tree, it had uncountable amounts of branches that spread for hundreds of thousands of miles, and on each branch was a city; each city was at least eight hundred thousand miles of square feet. The put it in perspective, a city resting on the branch of this tree was the same as an entire country like Argentina.

And like that, there was a city on every branch. This same setting continued till the very top of the tree. There was a tree castle at the very tip of this massive tree whose roots can be guessed to reach down the pits of hell. The castle was completely made from intertwined branches, but despite being made from branches, the castle could compete with some of the most outstanding structures in the Immortal Realm.

A floating landmass hovered above the castle. The landmass was five thousand square miles and resembled what we call heaven, the perfect place to exist. There was an island on the floating landmass, and at the center of this island was a perfectly designed three-story castle. The water surrounding the island was blue Qi, and it was a waterfall falling on the branch-made castle and supplying the entire massive tree with pure blue energy.

In summary, Fairy Marine transformed the previous ancient Jian family's sacred realm for the absolute better.

And this perfectly constructed realm was called 'Athos.'

"Come, the God Fairy and the ancestor elders await us."

Jian Jun interrupted the bulged eyeing gazes of the leaders as they were forced to return to reality. Their reactions can't be criticized, as what they saw far exceeds their perception and comprehension. Returning to their conscious selves, the old man from earlier expressed doubtfully as he questioned.

"Pardon me, patriarch, but is this truly the Ancient Jian family's sacred realm? And what is that gigantic tree?"

Hearing the question, almost all of the other leading cultivators had the same questioning gazes as they all stared at Jian Jun, waiting for an answer that would quench their curiosity.

With an understanding face, Jian Jun spoke.

"First, I'm no patriarch; claiming such a title is but a blasphemy to our God Fairy. Second, this is not the Jian family's sacred realm but the vacation realm of the 'One Above.' As for the tree, it's our new home, Athos."

"One above? Who is that?!"

Hearing this question, Jian Jun paused and turned his head right; he scoffed.

"The one whose orders you dared not refuse. Now, if you are done asking, let's go."

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Inside the massive, majestic hall of the branch-made castle at the peak of the Athos tree, Fairy Marine sat on a tree-made throne with closed eyes and crossed legs; she portrayed an esteemed ambiance. The five ancient ancestors of the Jian family stood at the lower stands below her; they had their hands tucked under their garments as they portrayed a respectful attitude in the presence of their god Fairy.

Suddenly, a blue portal appeared at the far end of the massive hall; from the portal, Jian Jun stepped forward as the portal vanished behind him. In the presence of their god Fairy, Jian Jun knelt on one knee as he bowed his head towards Fairy Marine; he spoke.

"As ordered by the God Fairy, I have brought the cultivators. They are currently occupying five thousand cities, all awaiting her majesty."

Up on the stands, Fairy Marine opened her eyes, lit with thick blueish fairy magic, as she looked at Jian Jun. With a feminine and glamorous voice, she spoke.

"..., Good, you can leave."

Jian Jun nodded and cupped his hands; soon after, the same blue portal appeared behind him; as it engulfed him, his figure disappeared from the scene.

With Jian Jun gone, Fairy Marine spoke; her words were directed to the five Saint Ancestors.

"Assemble the entirety of Athos, and prepare for battle."

Simultaneously finishing her words, Fairy Marine disappeared from the hall; the five Jian Saint Ancestors bowed their heads towards the throne as they heeded the command of their god Fairy.

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On the landmass above the castle, Patrick, Athena, Anna, and Thalia, sat in a heaven-like garden. The three Omni-Queens lay in the grass, chatting and playing with some plants and cute animals. Athena lay on her back as she played with a white squirrel while talking with her sister-wives. Anna and Thalia played with golden bunnies as they put them on a race. All three Goddesses laughed and chatted as they entertained themselves.

Not far from the three Omni-Queens, Patrick lay in a hammock as he basked under the sun's brilliance. The hammock was connected to two opposite coconut trees. Standing not far from the swinging hammock was Raleigh with a tray in his left hand while having the other hand behind him. He stood with closed eyes as he held a drink on the tray for Patrick. Patrick swung on the hammock with one foot hanging as he covered his face with a book, blocking the sun's rays.

Suddenly, Fairy Marine flashed from the void as she stood not far behind Raleigh; she cupped her hands and bowed her head; she spoke.

"Your Godship, all the cultivators from the middle regions, have been mobilized and await your orders."

Listening, Patrick paused the swinging hammock. He raised the book from his face as he sent it to Raleigh, with Raleigh catching it and placing it on the tray. Patrick then stood on the ground bare-footed as he walked towards Fairy Marine; he wore short pants and an opened-button shirt. Simultaneously, he opened his right hand as the drink on the tray floated to him. Holding the drink, Patrick stood before lady Marine as he spoke.

"Thanks, lady Marine. There should be one more group left; assemble the arrived leaders in the hall."

"As the 'One Above' wishes."

Fairy Marine knelt towards Patrick as she heeded his words. Rising from her kneeling position, Fairy Marine turned to the three Omni-Goddesses in the garden as she smiled and bowed 45 degrees; she then vanished.

Patrick drank as Fairy Marine exited the scene. He stretched his hand to return the glass; Raleigh was already standing next to Patrick, making it seem as if he was already there when Patrick stretched his hand. Then, the omniversal robe changed form to a long black robe with golden seam, long black pants, and high-end black boots.

Coupled with his 'absolute omniversal void' watch and ten 'rings of omnivastance,' Patrick's appearance only deserved to be called godly.

Turning to the three Omni-Queens, Patrick spoke.

"Are my rosy devils coming, or I'm I going unaccompanied?"

Hearing Patrick's words, the three ladies turned and rose on their feet as they started walking towards Patrick; Thalia then spoke while arranging her long hair in a bun.

"How about you let us fight this time; we can't just be lazy even if we are your wives now, can we?"

"Scoff! If that's what you all want, then so be it. I will leave the four ancient family allies of the Gong family to you. Raleigh, see that the middle region cultivators are equipped; I expect not even a single cultivator dies in this battle."

"Your will is my obligation, your Godship."

Raleigh knelt his signature pose as he replied; then his attire changed to full black; suits, pants, and shoes. Raleigh then bowed to the incoming Goddesses with a hand on his chest. The tray he held melted into his body as he vanished from the scene.

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Within Athos Realm, a cluster of four billion cultivators hovered in the distance as they stared at the Athos Tree, which was millions of miles in the distance; but because of its massive size, it can still be seen clearly despite it being that far. Leading the four billion cultivators was Jun Moxie, the current ancient head of the Ancient Jun family. Floating next to him was his daughter, Jun Mulan.

"Father, the Jian family's sacred realm is completely different from what you told me it was like. Where are the floating swords and buildings? And just how massive is that tree? The spirit Qi here is pure and dense that if I cultivate here for even a year, I might ascend to the Saint Realm."

"Hmm, even I'm taken aback. I may not know how the Jian sacred realm transformed into such a heavenly state, but one thing for certain is that Man is connected to its transformation."

"You mean Him? Is he that powerful?"

"I may not know his true power, but I know it's far above that of a Saint and Saint King, even perhaps a Saint Ancestor, which makes him even more terrifying; at such a young age, he can be compared to Saint Ancestors. Such talent can't even be imagined."

Hearing her father speak of Patrick, Jun Mulan admired and idolized him even more as she became more obsessed with Patrick.

'He is strong, dominant, extremely handsome, powerful, and influential; he even convinced my stubborn-headed father. He is perfect in every way. If only he were standing before me right now-.'

Jun Mulan expressed internally as her face flushed red while thinking about the last part. Her obsession with Patrick has grown constantly since he left their Sun Alchemy City. She had fantasized about every scenario of finally meeting Patrick in her head and the possible outcomes, yet she still wasn't content. And now that she was about to see him again, her entire being was pulsating with excitement and anticipation. Even her father, Jun Moxie, couldn't help but sigh at his daughter's obsession with this man known as Alex.

Suddenly, Fairy Marine flashed and appeared before the ancient Jun family group; she slightly bowed her head towards Jun Moxie as she spoke.

"Welcome to Athos; I'm Fairy Marine, but you can call me Lady Marine. The 'One Above' was expecting you; please follow me if you don't mind."

Seeing and listening to fairy Marine, Jun Mulan had an astonished expression as her heart skipped a beat. Countless thoughts began racing in her mind.

'Who is she? How is she prettier than me? Did she say Fairy? Is she from the fairy Universe, which father said is a top secret only the most powerful people know? Wait!-could she be his woman? No, she can't be. What if she is? Does that mean there're going to be two of us? I don't mind, but if a woman of his is this beautiful, how am I supposed to compete? Even if I can't be his wife, I will at least be his second wife or concubine.'

Jun Mulan's thoughts ran wild as she couldn't think properly.

Fairy Marine being, the leading person in the flying group, smiled as she could hear all of Jun Mulan's thoughts; after all, except for the floating landmass, everything else within Athos was like an open book for her. She couldn't help but murmur.

"Wait until you see his wives."