Chapter 403
Chapter Title: Heavenly Realm
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I headed straight to the White Lotus Cult's headquarters. I requested an audience at the Cult Leader's hall. The elders from the Council of Elders muttered among themselves for about half an incense stick's time before escorting me to the Cult Leader.
The Cult Leader was not seated on his dais. He stood silently in the garden, lost in thought. No Dharma Protectors were visible nearby. As I stared intently at the Cult Leader's figure, the elder experts withdrew outside.
It was quite some time before the Cult Leader addressed me.
"Baek Woong. What brings you here?"
I knew the real contest was beginning now. No matter who he was—the Cult Leader—my choice from this point on would be unexpected, and thus his reaction unpredictable. But I had felt the need to take a gamble in this life, so I hadn't run away and had come here instead.
I opened my mouth.
"Cult Leader. I cannot accept the Heavenly Spirit Pill."