Life After Reaching The Pinnacle

"Do you want revenge?"

After hearing Aadi, Aurora remembered the scene where her clan was being massacred, and her body trembled a little.

Aurora calmed down after some time and said, "I don't know about revenge, but I certainly want them to pay for what they did."

Aadi was quite amused by listening to this and asked, "But judging from your tone and expression, you don't actually hate them, do you?"

Aurora wryly smiled a little and said, "Well, technically I'm still alive because of them, that's why I don't particularly hate them."

Aadi was getting more and more interested and asked with a smile, "Can you please elaborate a little?"

Aurora was taken aback, seeing that creepy smile on Aadi's face. Fortunately, that smile came only for a moment, so she calmed down a little.

"Well, my time in the clan wasn't necessarily good. Somehow everyone knew that I was adopted, but they never bullied me or anything. They just didn't want to associate with me, so I hadn't any connection with the clan aside from my father," Aurora said and continued.

"It's like living in a city, and someone annihilated it. While you'll still hate them, it won't be to the point of revenge. In my case, this annihilation actually helped me."

"Sometime ago, the First Elder and Second Elder of my clan got to know about the Saint Tier weapon that my father held. Greed obviously surfaced in their minds. But they were both weak compared to my father, even if they combined forces, not to mention the Saint Tier weapon."

"So, the First Elder poisoned my father, and he died after some time. And since the Second Elder was the weakest, he contacted the Royal family and told them everything, hoping to get something good from them as he knew he hadn't the capability to wield that weapon."

"I don't know why, but the First Elder hated me a lot. So the first thing he did after becoming clan head was to kill me, but before that could happen, the royal family came and massacred the entire clan, including the Second Elder who gave them information. The First Elder couldn't even use the Saint Tier weapon before he was killed."

"I was somehow able to escape using an escape talisman that my father gave me, but even with that, I suffered heavy injuries as they relentlessly pursued me. One of their attacks also crippled me. That's why, although I'm crippled, I'm still alive," Aurora finished as she sat down, hanging her head low.

'For beginners, her mindset is quite impressive, as after all that, she's able to keep herself rational,' Aadi thought, impressed by how Aurora dealt with the situation.

"I see, I understand all that, but how are you going to live from now on? As you know, the royal family is going to come after you since they don't want the information to leak, as even they don't have the capability to safeguard the weapon," Aadi asked.

"I'll do something," Aurora answered, as she didn't have anything specific in her mind.

"So, why don't you become my disciple? I like your mindset, and your potential is also quite good," Aadi asked.

Aurora was dumbfounded, hearing this. Even though she didn't know the cultivation stage of the person in front of her, just by being with that cat, she could tell he's powerful. She didn't expect such an opportunity to present itself before her.

Aurora didn't hesitate and kneeled down, saying, "Disciple greets Master." 𝚋ｅ𝚍ｎ𝚘ｖｅ𝚕．𝚘𝚛𝚐

This time it was Aadi's turn to be surprised, as he didn't expect her to accept this offer so easily. Aadi asked, "You don't think I have some ulterior motives?"

Aurora shook her head and said, "Doesn't matter, my life is already pretty much over now that I'm crippled. I've nothing else to lose now."

"People will die to get what you have, little girl," Asty said, chuckling a little after listening to Aurora.

Aurora tilted her head a little in confusion as she didn't understand what Asty was talking about.

"We'll talk about it later in your training. For now, you can go and freshen up a little. There's a hot spring beside the pond in the backyard; you can go there," Aadi said.

Only now Aurora saw her tattered clothes. Her face went bright red with embarrassment, and she said, stuttering, "I-I'm going to freshen up."

She stood up and ran towards the pond without even looking back.

"Well, I didn't expect her to be the shy one," Aadi said, chuckling.

"Oh yeah, Asty, do you have some of your clothes? Give her some," Aadi added, turning towards Asty.

Asty just sighed, jumped down, and went towards the pond.

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Outside of Maple Town

There was currently a pit in the shape of a hand, and two people were standing in it, observing it.

One was a middle-aged man, and the second one was a teenager.

"Woah, I didn't know Heaven Profound Stage Artists are so powerful," the young one exclaimed in surprise.

"No, this attack isn't from a Heaven Profound Stage Artist. I'm in the same realm, but I can tell that if this attack hits me, I'd be blown into pieces," the middle-aged man explained, hearing from his disciple.

"Huh, but we detected someone from the Heaven Profound Stage, right master?" the young one named Rey asked his master in confusion.

The middle-aged man named Jav Kela shook his head and said, "We certainly detected that, but this attack... I doubt even His Majesty the Emperor would be able to handle it."

Rey was dumbfounded hearing this. Mind you, the person they were talking about was in the Ruler Profound Stage. For him to be like that, this person's strength…

Rey couldn't complete his thoughts as Jav said, "I think it's likely to be a Saint Profound Stage powerhouse."

Rey and Jav sucked in their breath just by thinking about it, as Saint Profound Stage Artists were highly regarded in the Whole Empire.

"Let's check around the town. Although I doubt these mortals would know anything, no harm in trying," Jav decided and began to walk towards the entrance of the town.

Rey also followed his master to Maple Town.