Chapter 1277 Contemplation

Chapter 1277 Contemplation

After the Dao Lord left, Lex remained seated for a long time. He hadn't realized it at the time, a part of his mind automatically eliminating any negative thought originating from the Dao Lord, but his body had been subjected to quite a lot of pressure while the Dao Lord was there.

It was physical pressure, like one felt when diving deep into the ocean. It pressed on him with enough force to crush a star, but the reinforcement of the sofa itself kept Lex safe. It did take a while for the actual reinforcements to fade though, so he just sat there, and thought about things.

Much of his plan had worked, and much hadn't. He knew that the Glaticus Necropolis and HOA were his leads to finding Damian and the rest, most likely, but discovering what they meant was not going to be easy.

He meant what he said to the Dao Lord. He would take all the staff into the Chamber of Secret, and seal away knowledge of the Necropolis - for now. One could not take half-hearted measures when it came to a Dao Lord's request, and Lex hadn't missed out on the correlation between the Necropolis and everything else.

As soon as Lex had Mary inform the Henali about Glaticus, the Dao Lords struck and ended the fight. Moreover, he was visited personally by the governor of the entire realm, who literally told him to keep it a secret.

Until and unless Lex had the actual backing of a Dao Lord, or the strength of one, he could not look into it anymore. Hopefully, then, the HOA would be a good lead.

Lex also thought back to what Lilith had told him. She had said that he had done something that others should not have been able to do - interfere in the plans of a Dao being. That caused Lex to frown.

Everyone thought that the Innkeeper was protecting Lex, but he knew that wasn't true. Unfortunately, he did not know what exactly the reason was either.

But while Lex had once embarked on his cultivation journey, uneducated and lost, he was no longer as such. He had spent a lot of time in the Midnight realm studying, expanding his horizons, and learning about new topics. Ever since Cassandra had told him about the realm wars, and Lex realized how truly tiny he was, he'd done his utmost to expand his understanding of the universe.

The Origin realm, which was where he had spent a majority of his time, and was the main realm that the Inn was connected to, was too small and insignificant to play a part in the realm wars which were wreaking havoc across the universe.

Occasionally, through the two rhinocentaurs, he'd also learned something interesting about the other realms. It really put everything into perspective for him. If his life were a video game, then the Origin realm was the starter village where he got a tutorial on how to play.

Reaching the immortal realm brought him up to the minimum level needed to explore the rest of the video game, which in this case meant the universe. But being at the minimum level also meant he'd likely die anywhere he went, so first he needed to get even stronger.

That started with understanding what was special about him.

"Mary, can you compile a report for me about the phenomenon that occurred when I broke through the immortal realm," Lex asked as he finally stood up from the sofa. "Also arrange a meeting with Jotun, and give me an update on the battalion's progress. In the Crystal realm, the Midnight Tavern once received an unexpected gift from the Kraven. Soon, it'll be time we return the favor."

As of right now, Lex's best guess about what made him special was his cultivation technique. But to be certain, he'd need to run a few tests.