Chapter 508: Time to Continue Their Journey
At the Thorny Flower Garden, Aldrian sat inside the pavilion, surrounded by the beautiful scenery of the garden. He was enjoying herbal tea served by Sect Master Baek, who had fully recovered and regained her mature beauty. She had even taken part in the purge operation, showcasing her power as the leader of one of the great sects.
Baek Jimin had followed her mother, both to support her and to gain more experience in battle.
After all the chaos and fighting, they finally had a moment of true peace. There were no traitors left—Kwon Mira, her daughter, and everyone who had worked with the devils had already been executed. Some of the elders who had supported Kwon Mira in taking the sect master’s seat, without knowing about the devils, had their cultivation crippled and were banished from the sect as punishment.
Besides enacting justice, the punishment also served to avenge some of Sect Master Baek’s loyalists who lost their lives when Kwon Mira seized the sect master’s seat. One of them was Elder Lee Seoyeon, whom Aldrian had met in Dual Horns Peak City. At the time, she had been one of the envoys sent by the three great sects to meet him after the incident with the city’s mayor.
He could only feel pity for her—but that was the nature of a cultivator’s life. Though cultivators wield great power, they are also fragile and can be killed with little warning.
After sipping their herbal tea, Sect Master Baek that seated across from Aldrian, looked at him.
"So, you’ll return to the Atria Empire?" she asked.
Aldrian nodded.
"Yes. I think I’ve already stayed too long here. I still have things to do, and I need to continue my journey with the rest of my group," he replied.
Sect Master Baek sighed.
"What a pity. I had hoped you could stay longer. After all that has happened, the three great sects wanted to hold a banquet in your honor—but it seems we’ll have to abandon that plan."