Emperor Lawrence

In the Divine Plane, sects have a greater significance, importance, due to the abundant opportunities there. A hunter can rise to prominence overnight. If such hunters unite and form a sect, it would not be surprising if they were capable of consuming a kingdom after hundreds of years, but not so in the Inferior Plane.

In the Inferior Plane, opportunities are limited, and each one is watched by hundreds of eyes, it is no wonder that such opportunities end up in the hands of nobility or royalty, who concentrate power and have a stable base for centuries. This does not eliminate their possibility of existence, there are many sects in the Inferior Plane, but all follow the rules of the kingdom or country in which they are established.

It is then that the Path to Heaven Sect arrives, controlling three kingdoms: Sky Blue Mountain Kingdom, Dajhir Kingdom, and Rising Sun Kingdom.

And soon it will control a fourth kingdom, the Bespherian Kingdom.

Before leaving the private meeting, Lawrence left behind his intention to make the Bespherian Kingdom his own, but this time they should act differently than before, in a civilized manner. This kingdom was weak before the war between Sky Blue Mountain Kingdom and Dajhir Kingdom, it is even weaker now that the three kingdoms have united under the banner of the Path to Heaven Sect.

The Bespherian Kingdom has a long and narrow territory, with access to the sea over much of it. The only thing lacking for the Path to Heaven Sect is sea access, and they will soon obtain it with the economic sanctions that the Bespherian Kingdom will face.

In the future, a single push will suffice for them to swear allegiance.

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Celestial Firmament Mountain, Path to Heaven Sect, Inferior Plane.

Currently, the Path to Heaven Sect consists of only eight members, two teachers and six elders, all men. Dozens of hunters have arrived at Celestial Firmament Mountain planning to join the sect and secure a good position, but only eight of them have succeeded so far.

The construction led by Stoic Compass at Celestial Firmament Mountain finished months ago, giving rise to the foundations of the Path to Heaven Sect.

The Path to Heaven Sect possesses a large library divided into eight floors, each more important than the last, with the first floor accessible to any disciple and the last floor restricted to the elders, teachers, and inner disciples. These last are divided into outer disciples and inner disciples.

The accommodation facilities are divided into two, the Dragon Pavilion to the west and the Phoenix Pavilion to the east, the former solely for male disciples and the latter for female disciples. One of the sect's rules is that romantic relationships among the disciples are forbidden.

Since everyone follows the path to immortality, relationships are an obstacle.

Although there is an implicit rule, relationships are allowed as long as no one discovers them. The moment their relationship becomes public, sanctions will be applied to both.

At the back of Celestial Firmament Mountain, a magic formation compresses space, multiplying its interior capacity. This area is the breeding ground for demonic beasts, a vast forest where disciples can safely test their abilities.

For the pill refiners, there are dozens of spiritual herb gardens, which they themselves will have to cultivate and then use in their medicinal pills.

There are training platforms that can be used in public events, duels, and classes. The concentration of mana is fundamental in training, and for this purpose, there are gardens, gardens with various spiritual herbs that foster enlightenment and mana concentration for hunters below level 300.

If this is not enough, hundreds of magic formations exist throughout the Path to Heaven Sect, all with the purpose of providing an optimal environment for the disciples, even a donkey can achieve enlightenment within the sect.

The entire environment of Celestial Firmament Mountain has been transformed to connect it with hundreds of paths, which lead to the most prosperous places in demonic beasts and thus level up in a controlled danger environment. After acquiring the Rising Sun Kingdom, dozens of new paths emerged to connect it to the Path to Heaven Sect.

And where a path emerges, towns appear… then cities.

Lawrence's contribution to the Inferior Plane would not make him different from a saint. It would be so if not for his ambition behind all his actions.

For a native of the Inferior Plane, the resources spent by Emperor Lawrence are vast, exorbitant, but not so from the perspective of a native of the Divine Plane. In fact, the expenses made in the Inferior Plane are incomparable to those made in his personal dimension, where construction is not yet complete.

After all, in his personal dimension are the true bases of the Path to Heaven Sect. A sect whose purpose…

Whose purpose is the destruction of the Unquenchable Fire Brothel.

When you think of it this way, it is natural that, no matter how much money Lawrence puts into the pit, it does not fill up easily.

Stoic Compass is performing real miracles with the money he receives.

His main priority is to finish the construction and be prepared for the arrival of disciples from the Inferior Plane. Lawrence will only allow inner disciples to ascend to the Divine Plane, the rest must remain in the Inferior Plane for life.

Because that is their limit.

“Golden Green has made good decisions.”

Serene Will watches from the windows at the Path to Heaven Sect and turns her attention to the eight accepted men. “All of them had hidden intentions, but after slightly manipulating their minds, they have become valuable resources.”

Since the arrival of the hunters at Celestial Firmament Mountain, Golden Green has been in charge of evaluating each one using her innate ability and the war artifact, acting as the sieve. Recruiting only those who can be useful.

This manipulation will not pose an obstacle in the future, simply because they have not altered their thoughts or memories deeply, as is the case with Absolute Prominence and Golden Green. They merely increased their sense of belonging to the Path to Heaven Sect and their loyalty to it.

Golden Green only has one restriction, not to leave Celestial Firmament Mountain.

In the future, she will be forbidden to interact with the disciples, so as to influence the Inferior Plane as little as possible. For this, there are the teachers and the elders, they will be the ones to carry out the will of the Sect Master.

The residence of the sect master is located at the top of the mountain, with a panoramic view of the entire sect. From one of its windows, Serene Will turns her face towards the sect master.

Lawrence.

“At this rate, it won’t be long before we can recruit disciples.” She smiles at the somber look of her husband, “But you don’t look happy, is something wrong?”

He snorts before saying: “You and the others have stabilized your level, you know very well what that means.”

Serene Will, Coldness Divine, and Sky Petal have reached a level that only hunters with a great background have managed to achieve. Level 699.

Strength always attracts important characters, whether for lone hunters or the disciples of a sect, all of them at some point in their lives acquire contacts that allow them to ascend to unreachable levels. There is a saying in the Divine Plane, if you manage to befriend a pill refiner, you have paved your way to success.

Without belonging to a sect and without the need for a big shot, these women are just one level away from reaching level 700. The first manifestation of their Way.

Which means he can now go visit Eminent Greed.

Even when he knows the outcome.

“You fear that we will ascend to level 700 in the upcoming battle, but you must not fear.”

Lawrence sees the confident look of Serene Will, the same woman who, along with his two wives, returned again and again with their bodies mutilated from that damned hunting ground.

“We will not ascend to level 700, even if it means death.”

“Tsk.”

He can only curse inwardly, because these women talk about death as easily as if it were just an option they can take at any time, but it is not so. If courage and honor were enough to reach the peak, the Divine Plane would not be what it is today.

A place plagued by old foxes who use each other and have forgotten the path they originally stepped on. Only those who plot from the darkness can win, and these women are just the opposite.

Without him as their chains, these women would have died long ago.

“I’ll go get ready.”

He rises from his seat and creates a Dimensional Rift. “I’ll pay a visit to that woman.”

Left alone in the room, Serene Will looks one last time at the Path to Heaven Sect and then heads to a restricted room within the master’s residence. There, inside, is a stationary door, which she uses to enter the personal dimension and then jump to her home.

“Hi, Mom Serene Will.”

She pauses for a moment and then smiles. “Hello Ryan, where’s your mom Sky Petal? Can you take me to her?”

Ryan is already a child who can run and walk on his own feet, he has a taciturn look, as if he were bored and sleepy all the time, but it is not so. He talks constantly with the plants, it’s unexpected to see how all the flowers wrap around his fingers willingly. According to Sky Petal, when she had just acquired wisdom, the plants behaved in the same way, but once she began asking inappropriate questions, they no longer started a conversation with her.

She is teaching Ryan not to make the same mistake, not to ask more than necessary.

If he manages to maintain this relationship with the plants when he becomes an adult, his future will be unlimited.

It wouldn’t take long for Ryan to guide his second mother to where his first mom is.

When Sky Petal sees Serene Will arrive holding Ryan’s hand, she smiles for a moment, but after seeing her look, her smile disappears.

“Is it time already?”