Chapter 1116 Lex?

Chapter 1116 Lex?

The sensation was not originating from some specific person or place. There was just a hint of it mixed in with the general environment. It was like an?unexpected, unpleasant smell in an otherwise nice place.

Lex had become more sensitive to such things in the last few years while he tried to hone his powers and abilities. Since he could read people's emotions really well, it was just one step forward to sense the influence their thoughts and emotions had on their surroundings.

In summary, it was a cultivator version of a vibe check. Some people, while putting up a front of being kind and amicable, were harboring dark thoughts relating to the Saintess Yildrim. It wasn't too surprising since she kept a firm check on anyone who wanted to do anything illegal.

Most people took advantage of the great facilities provided and the actual utopian civilization, but some wanted other things. Some people just enjoyed hurting others. Not to mention, the Utopia probably had enemies of its own.

It took Lex many years to get his hands on an item from there, and in that time he had learned a few things about it. The Utopia existed within the Jotun empire, but there was almost no information on it. No one knew which power controlled the planet, not that there were many people looking for it. There was no significant import or export from the planet, and its people could not even access the Henali portal.

But to be a part of the empire and remain so well hidden, some big power was definitely controlling it, and they no doubt had enemies too. So it was not surprising that there were people targeting the saintess despite all the good she had done.

But more than her hand in creating a utopia, Lex strongly suspected that she was being targeted because she knew the reason why souls were being nourished on this planet. Such a thing would spark greed in anyone's heart.

Lex began to Blink around the planet, searching from city to city for signs of the saintess. She had countless palaces where she could reside in, but all of them were empty. Moreover, no one knew where she might be either. She managed to keep her whereabouts extremely private.

But if Lex could find even the resin in the hidden corners of the Midnight realm, then finding a saintess was not a real challenge. It took him only a few hours to find a trace of the saintess, at which point it was only a matter of a few more teleportations to find her.

There was a massive white palace with countless spires rising into the sky. It was built on the side of a mountain with a deep lake filling the valley beside it. Doves, ducks and geese could be seen everywhere, while wild lilies covered the entire mountains.

It was as if this place specifically was the center of purity. All dirt from the world seemed to be washed away close to the palace. The air here seemed more... Lex had no words for it, but it was somehow more clear and fresh than even the air in the Inn. His body right now had no impurities in it whatsoever, but he suspected if he had any, coming to this place would have removed them.

The scene was too beautiful to be reality - too perfect. It was as if something like this should only exist in paintings.

The only flaw, if it could be called that, was the absolute stillness of the palace. Compared to its surroundings, which were filled with an abundance of life, the palace seemed lifeless. There were no guards, no workers, no residents. He spread out his spirit sense to check the castle and finally found a few living people.

She must have been wearing some extremely extraordinary equipment to be so well hidden.

Another thing was strange was that the fight, however brief, happened right behind her. The assassin had even yelled out, calling him a bodyguard, but she did not move at all.

It was as if she was dead. Or maybe she was just a very deep sleeper. But concluding that was too unbelievable, Lex tried to probe the situation.

"Excuse me for my uninvited arrival, saintess. I could not hold myself back when I sensed the assassins about to make a move. I am also a big fan of your work on this planet, and was looking forward to meeting you," he said as formally and politely as he could manage.

There was some movement in the hammock finally, and the saintess replied, "thank you for your help, although I was not in as much danger as you might have imagined. I'm always protected."

The saintess had a delicate voice, but it sounded forlorn more than anything. It was, as if, her protection was a topic of great remorse for her rather than providing her with a feeling of safety.

Lex froze. His eyes opened wide and his jaw nearly dropped. But then suddenly a trace of doubt filled his mind. It couldn't be...

"I'm glad you were safe, then. But I truly still admire what you've done on this planet. I have never seen anyone else create such a peaceful and fulfilling environment."

There was a long silence, but eventually the saintess simply replied, "thank you."

Shock filled Lex's eyes, and he suddenly teleported right in front of the saintess, finally gazing upon her fair visage. She was a young lady of immaculate beauty, and everything about her radiated an aura of purity and simplicity.

"Moon!" Lex exclaimed, recognising his youngest sister.

The saintess flashed open her closed eyes and locked onto Lex's face.

"Lex?"