Life After Reaching The Pinnacle

As Indra continued speaking about his past, Aadi quickly interrupted, "Stop! Stop! We get it. Now tell me how Aurora ended up in this situation under your protection?"

Hearing that, Indra Verma smiled wryly and said, "Sometimes, I began to lose control of my body after that incident seventeen years ago. Since then, I would hide whenever I felt like I'm losing control, and when I regained control, I once again began to protect her."

"But this time, when I returned, all I saw was ruins of the Ashborn clan. The whole clan was annihilated, and the courtyard was filled with blood and corpses, but I discovered that Aurora wasn't among them. So I followed the trails and arrived here."

After listening to Indra Verma, Aadi frowned a little and said, "If you knew about your condition, then why didn't you take precautions?"

"I did. I left a High-Grade Saint-Tier spear, which can kill even a Saint Profound Stage artist, in the hands of Ashborn Clan's Patriarch, who's a late-Heaven Profound Stage, so.." Indra Verma's voice trailed off as he now understood the situation.

Aadi sighed at this typical situation. There's a golden rule in the cultivation world - not to bite off more than you can chew. Obviously, someone would have leaked the news of the existence of the Saint Tier weapon in the hands of the Ashborn Clan.

In the kingdoms, usually the highest cultivation stage is Ruler Profound Stage, so the appearance of the Saint-Tier weapon would have stimulated the greed of many people or maybe even the Royal family, and the Ashborn clan was wiped out to erase the evidence.

After some time, Aadi said, "Okay, so now that everything is clear, you can go and do whatever you want. As for Aurora, I'm going to take her as my disciple, so her safety is pretty much guaranteed."

Asty even waved her little paw to shoo him away.

Indra Verma became alarmed and hurriedly kneeled, saying, "My lord, can you also take me under you? I'm fine with anything, being a servant or gardener or anything, just take me under your wing."

Indra already knew this was his only choice if he wants to continue his cultivation journey. If he decides to ascend to the Divine World, he'll have to face that man, and staying in this little realm means he'll just die of old age.

Aadi became dumbfounded seeing this. 'For god's sake, you're standing at the peak of this realm, where's your dignity?'

"Nah, I don't have anything for you. Just go and enjoy your life; don't disturb me," Aadi said, and Asty even glared at him.

Indra Verma wanted to continue persuading, but when he saw the icy gaze of Asty, he swallowed all his words back and stood up to leave the house dejectedly. He was about to open the door when…

Splat

…a cake appeared out of nowhere and smashed right into his face. He stood rooted as he didn't even know where that cake came from. 'What the hell!! Where is this cake coming from?'

Indra hurriedly cleaned his face, and then he heard Aadi's voice filled with laughter. 𝒃𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡．𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Oi, old man, be careful; there are many types of traps I've laid out just in case a thief appears," Aadi said with a harmless smile.

'Thief my ass!!' Indra didn't even want to stay here anymore, so he just opened the door and flew away in case another 'trap' opens.

In the room, Aadi was laughing, and even Asty had a smile etched on her face.

"It's been a while since I've used my Dao Of Cake. Refreshing it, Asty?" Aadi asked.

Asty said to the laughing Aadi, "You love doing this, huh?"

"Yeah, but did you see his face? Pfffft, haha, damn, that was satisfying," Aadi said, still laughing.

"Now what?" Asty ignored his actions and asked.

"Tch, you're never going to understand the true Dao like this. Sigh, anyway, let's take a look at Aurora first. If she wants revenge, she can take it herself later," Aadi said as this was important and walked towards the bed where Aurora was laying.

At the same time, Aurora also woke up and, as she opened her eyes, she began to look around vigilantly.

"Yo, how are you doing, little girl?" Aadi said playfully.

Aurora immediately sat up and searched for her dagger in her clothes, but she didn't find it. So, with no other choice, she brought her hands into boxing position and asked, "Who are you?"

Asty held the urge to roll her eyes at this repetitive question.

Aadi could understand her vigilance as her whole clan was wiped out in front of her, and he'll use it to motivate her a little bit.

"Who am I? Hehe, then let me introduce myself. My name is Advait, or nickname Aadi, and as for my profession, I'm just a humble owner of this small bookstore," Aadi said.

The room fell silent after that as Aurora looked at him with an expression that said 'do you seriously think I would believe you?' and Asty, well, she was used to this nonsensical behavior of Aadi.

"So you expect me to believe that an owner of a small bookstore took me from the hands of a Heaven Profound Stage artist?" Aurora asked.

"Nobody really cares whether you believe it or not," Aadi shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Besides, if we want you dead, do you seriously think you would be able to resist?" Asty added.

"The cat can speak!!!" Aurora was completely dumbfounded after hearing Asty, as she knew that for Profound beasts to talk freely, they needed to be at least at the Ruler Profound Stage.

As Profound Beasts are known for being stronger than humans in the same stage, meaning this little white cat she had ignored until now, can trample over the kingdoms she lived in.

But after hearing Asty's words and thinking about her situation, Aurora relaxed a little but still kept her guard up.

'Still cautious, huh? Well, it's good at least this will save her life in critical situations,' Aadi smiled and thought.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to mention her. So this little cat is my friend, and her name is Asty. Be careful of her, as her temper is as high as the sun's temperature," Aadi said in a playful tone, which earned him a smack on the back of his head by Asty.

"That aside, I've a question for you." Aadi lost his playful tone and said seriously.

"Do you want revenge?"