Right at the moment, Noah was standing on the edge of Angel's peak, staring at the fishing village on the island.
"Stay focused Noah, I can sense the Dark Lord's presence here. It's faint but it's there" One would not see anyone else standing beside Noah. Yet, someone talked to him. Only Noah could hear the voice. He looked at his ring finger to see the rusty metal ring glowing.
"We've been searching for this Dark Lord for two months teacher. I think it's time for us to go home"
"We will, after finding the source of this mysterious power I've been sensing"
If Michael was to hear the voice, he would have recognized it as none other than the Supreme Guardian himself. Michael met him when he was inside the Treacherous ocean. The supreme guardian's soul living inside Noah's ring had no way of connecting with the soul fragment Michael met. Because of that, the supreme guardian didn't have any memory of meeting the Dark Lord.
However, the supreme guardian possessed the ability to sense powerful energy radiation coming from any part of the world. This ability helped Noah find unique treasures of all kinds that helped him cultivate extremely faster than most people in the world.
"We should ask the mistress of this island about this power directly.I have a feeling that she needs the witcher stone to deal with this energy you've been sensing lately " Noah touched the chest pocket to make sure the stone is still there. He traveled to the hidden dwarven village to get this stone. Even the Supreme Guardian didn't know anything about the stone's use. Nonetheless, he told Noah that this stone holds powerful magic.
"Tread carefully Noah. The island mistress mustn't know about our true intentions as she might have already been tainted by the Dark Lord"
"Teacher there are people in this world who can't be tainted no matter what. I believe Lady Alden is one of them" Noah had met the wielder of Angel veena before when he visited the Ozer Continent. Although she seemed cold and distant, Noah could tell she's a nice person. It had been almost a year since he last saw her.
"Noah" A gentle voice called him from behind as he turned back to see Johana walking towards him carrying her veena.
"Miss Johana, when can I meet Lady Alden?" Despite the fact the two disciples prevented him from entering the cave, he wasn't mad at them as he knew they were doing what their master asked them to.
"Mistress would like to see you now, follow me" Noah was genuinely surprised by her words. Finally, he could meet her after waiting for a week.
The sooner he finds out the source of the power his teacher has been sensing the better.
"Wonderful" Noah smiled at Johana before following her into the cave. Glowing colorful crystals illuminated the cave beautifully. It didn't look like a cave but a lavish hall in Noah's eyes. Except for the calming water flowing sound coming from somewhere inside the cave, he could hear nothing.
The deeper Noah followed her into the cave, the thicker the Arch energy he felt. After silently walking behind Johana for a few long moments, he saw a stage erupted higher from the ground at the end of the cave. On top of the stage sat Lailah with her eyes closed and Angel's veena on her lap. Noah was mesmerized by her angelic beauty. Her beauty and grace even surpassed Alicia.
Nerita was cleaning her veena sitting beside Lailah. Because of the recent anomaly, Noah couldn't see any of their current cultivation levels. Nonetheless, he could guess either of the disciples could win a fight against him easily.
Suddenly Lailah opened her eyes as she sensed the witcher stone residing inside Noah's pocket. Noah felt the witcher stone vibrate. Her beautifully cold eyes scanned him from top to bottom.although they met before, he saw her looking at him like they're just seeing each other.
For a second, Lailah thought she saw Ghost, the man who defiled her by spirit walking with her soul. Ever since that day, she was not what she used to be. Now she had responsibility, a responsibility that changed her life forever.
"Lady Alden" Noah approached the stage calmly with a gentle smile on her face.
Lailah felt her anger erupt inside as Noah reminded her of Ghost.
"Name your price for the stone" Since Noah reminded of Ghost, she was extra cold towards Noah.
"No price Lady Alden. Take this as my thanks to you for helping me in Ozer"
"I sense a powerful energy radiation near her, Noah" Noah heard his teacher's voice sound inside his head. The ring had a magical effect that connected both Noah and the Supreme Guardian telepathically. Hence, they could communicate using either words or telepathically, just like Michael and the system.
"You need to get closer to her"
"It's not gonna be easy, teacher," Noah thought,
"Take this" Lailah flicked her wrist as a rather plain-looking talisman appeared in her hand. Like a bolt of lightning, the talisman flew to Noah,
"The talisman can be activated three times. Each time you activate it, the talisman will protect you for five minutes from any spells cast by anyone on or under the Soul Refining stage" standing beside Noah, Johana explained the use of the talisman to Noah. He was taken aback by surprise. This sounded like a Legendary talisman yet she gave it to him like it was nothing. With this talisman, one could challenge a Soul Refiner and live to tell the tale or sell it on any auction house and live the rest of the life like a king.
"Now the stone please," Johana asked, placing the talisman in Noah's right hand,
Her voice sounded like ordering rather than asking. Noah needed to think quickly before they threw him out of the cave.
"The witcher stone must transferred ownership. Master Crach transferred ownership to me and if Lady Alden wants to use the stone, I need to transfer ownership to her" Noah lied, hoping none of them could call it a bluff. Considering the dwarves or even his teacher didn't know anything about the stone, he gambled that they would be as clueless as everyone else.
Lailah stared at Noah with perplexed eyes.
"You can do whatever you want from where you are" After what happened with Michael, Lailah never let a man get close to her. Since Noah was somewhat reminded of Ghost, she wanted out of her cave as soon as possible.
"Forgive me Lady Lailah but it cannot be done from here" Noah sighed a heave of relief inside seeing that she didn't see through his lies.
"Make her believe Noah, make her believe" His teacher's voice sounded again inside his head.
"If anyone who isn't the owner touches the stone, it would crumble into dust"
Lailah clenched her wrist as she drew a long breath.
"I need that stone for my child" Lailah thought. Her heartbeat started to rise higher and higher.
"Come"
Johana nodded after hearing Lailah. The two disciples had no idea what happened inside the treacherous ocean or what she's been hiding from them. Apart from Lailah, only her teacher knew about her secret and he was the one who told her about the witcher stone.
"I cannot keep this facade for longer, teacher" Noah hid the unease in his heart from showing on his face.
"You don't have to. The moment you get close enough, I can find the source. I have a feeling that this source might give us some answers on how to defeat the Dark Lord"
There were no steps to reach the top of the stage. When Noah was about to leap, Johana grabbed his hand before leaping onto the stage. Lailah remained still as before but Noah noticed her hands slightly shiver as he walked towards her.
"Little bit closer," the supreme guardian said. Both Noah's and Lailah's hearts pounded against their chest. Noah was anxious about lying to one of the most powerful entities in the continent while Lailah was anxious about starting the ritual that would keep her child alive until she finds a way to deal with Ghost.
"You can now start the transfer" Noah nodded as he sat on the ground half a meter away from her, facing her directly. Both of them avoided looking into each other's eyes. Lailah had a traumatizing experience with a man before so she felt extremely uncomfortable sitting in front of Noah.
Noah slowly took the witcher stone from his pocket. The stone looked like a ruby, radiating a faint red light from within. He placed the stone on the ground between them.
"Close your eyes" Noah waited for Lailah to close her eyes. She seemed reluctant at first but she ultimately closed her eyes after a while.
"Teacher" Noah urged his teacher to hurry. The two disciples were watching them so he needed to finish his drama as quickly as possible before they started to doubt him.
"The energy source, it's inside her"
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Sorry guys,
I was so focused on doing things I don't love and missed doing what I love the most. It took me a while to find the strength needed to follow my passion instead of doing what others ask of me.
I quit my internship and decided to become a full-time writer. So good news, expect 2-3 chapters a day from November. And I hope you guys stick with me and continue to support my work.
Note: No, this is not going to be yet another mc has a child with another woman,takes her into harem or do stupid things for his child..In fact,this is not a typical child as you may think.Wait till you hear the full story before going berserk on me