Chapter 1325 Giga-Chad
"Yes, the Innkeeper surely has no reservations about this plan," Lex without a shred of shame or awkwardness. "But you know, I can help out since I am the..." n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Lex suddenly paused for the briefest of moments, though that miniscule gap was more than enough for him to have an entire epiphany. For so long, he had actually been weaker than many of the workers at the Inn.
For a very long time, Anita and Qawain had been stronger than him, and though they were friendly enough, Lex knew that a single accident was all it would take to ruin everything. There were others, too, who were still stronger than him - such as Zagan - but more or less, Lex was finally the strongest person in the Inn again. Zagan was meditating - or perhaps still undergoing his tribulation - so it would be a long time before he woke up. By then, Lex was certain he could reach the Heavenly immortal realm.
Either way, he had been feeling the drastic change his latest upgrade brought him for quite a while, but it was good to realize that the silent fear that had haunted him since he discovered the Inn and the cultivation world - that he would encounter someone stronger and he would be squashed without a chance at resistance - was slowly lessening.
Of course, Lex was far from being without equal. But he was getting there. One realm at a time, he was eliminating the number of beings in the universe that could threaten him.
As an Earth Immortal, was now somewhat fit to properly oversee the expansion and development of the Inn, ensuring that it went in a very specific manner.
Lex teleported away, at least satisfied that eventually he would have a Phoenix on his hands. Sure, it was hard for one to be born, and even harder for something to evolve into a Phoenix using only the bloodline. But would it still be hard if a Sovereign willed it so? Lex doubted it.
He reappeared deep in the territory of the Inn. It would take years of travel for a mortal to walk this distance, and by mortal he meant a Nascent level cultivator, not a pure mortal.
In front of him spread out a vast, open field, carefully tiled and taken care of. In front of him was a Chad - no, a giga-Chad!
A shirtless man with a body worthy of a professional body builder used a simple hoe to plough the incredibly tough soil. Each action required an immense amount of barbaric, brute strength from the man, flexing and loosening his muscles with every obstacle he overcame. Despite being a cultivator, he was drenched in sweat with clear signs of fatigue and exhaustion apparent in his actions. Yet he did not pause for even a second, that is, until he noticed Lex.
Straightening his back and lifting his hoe to rest on his shoulder, the Gardener wiped the sweat off his brow as he observed Lex. He looked more like a barbarian warrior than a gardener, but then again, taming the wild and harsh lands of the Midnight realm was a duty befitting the fiercest warriors.
Even though the gardener was merely in the Nascent soul cultivation realm, Lex did not underestimate him. The fact that his hoe weighed a dozen tones was more than enough to demonstrate the Gardeners ferocious might.
"Lex, what brings you here?" the Gardener asked with a smile, though Lex sensed his hidden fears. For the most part, the Gardener gardened inside separate Minor realms so that he could unleash his art, but with the Midnight realm being the ultimate canvas, how could he resist? He just had to garden there as well, which is why he found a place far away from everyone so that he could garden in peace. So far, it was going well. So far.