The Growth of a Titan-Chapter 414- A Wake Up Call

The wondering peddler had mysterious light glimmering in his eyes as he looked at the old man.

Sol and Woo-seong were taken aback upon hearing his words.

At the same time, the old man shot the wondering peddler an annoyed look.

But before another word could be exchanged, the old man’s expression suddenly changed drastically. His back then straightened before he grabbed his stick and swiftly turned and disappeared with a swooshing sound.

Sol and Woo-seong couldn’t help but have dumbfounded looks on their faces upon seeing such a scene.

However, just as the old man vanished, intense ripples appeared in the void above and spread out over several buildings in this area. Then an illusory hand formed within the ripples that blotted out the sky.

With a swoosh, it disappeared in the direction the old man had left in. At the same time, the enraged voice of a woman was heard saying.

"Damn bastard, do you think these formations are for decorations to not be able to detect your presence even with your disguise? Get back here you little bastard!"

When that palm appeared in the air, Sol and Woo-seong both felt their minds buzz, and their scalps tingling intensely. They also felt a suffocating pressure diffusing down from the sky that felt like heavenly might. It was as if the sky was collapsing.

After that shout resounded out, the air around them seemed to solidify trapping them in place.

The hand completely sealed off heaven and earth in a several hundred-meter radius.

This lasted for only a few breaths worth of time before the restriction and ripples faded, but Sol and Woo-seong’s faces were ashen after those few breaths.

"Damn it, wait until I see you again, you perverted little bastard will definitely face retribution for your shameless actions!"

The female voice sounded out once again and it sounded like she was speaking through gritted teeth.

From this, it was obvious she had failed to catch that old man as his reaction was just too fast.

After some time, Sol and Woo-seong looked at each other and they could see the astonishment in each other’s eyes.

"Who was that? That power was absolutely terrifying, was it a peak-level existence in the Heavenly Realm?"

Woo-seong asked, his voice trembling a bit as he still hadn’t recovered completely.

That power left an extremely deep impression on him.

Sol wasn’t any better, as he was quite shaken as well. That was the first time he had felt such terrifying strength from a cultivator aside from the Academy Leader since entering the cultivation world.

However, he was a little better off than Woo-seong as he soon calmed down. The palm was terrifying, but compared to what he felt in his memories it was far, far weaker.

After calming down, Sol began recalling that illusory palm. He felt it was quite similar to the ability he developed, but it was quite different at the same time.

Eyes flashing, Sol could see some areas to improve in his ability after seeing that terrifying palm.

Suddenly, the wondering peddler nearby chuckled and said.

"A Heavenly Realm existence? Lady Ah is indeed powerful, but she is far from the legendary Realm."

Sol and Woo-seong turned to look at him.

"I was wrong? Senior, if this person isn’t in the Heavenly Realm, then what level of cultivation are they in?"

Woo-seong asked respectfully.

The wondering peddler glanced at the store across the street Mar-Yue entered, and with a bit of apprehension in his eyes he said.

"Lady Ah is in the Heaven Expanse Spiritual Realm, she’s one of the top figures in Martial Alliance City below those old monsters."

Upon hearing this Woo-seong furrowed his brows.

Even though he had visited Martial Alliance City numerous times in the past, he hadn’t really cared to learn about the other Sects and Clans, or any of the top-level cultivators in the city apart from the Holy Sects and Great Clans.

This mindset of his had quickly shifted from this after losing his position as the son of the Wudang Sect’s Patriarch. However, even though he never paid much attention to the top-level cultivators outside of the Holy Sects and Great Clans, the power displayed moments ago was beyond anything he had felt from the elders.

But quickly, Woo-seong’s furrowed brows relaxed and an embarrassed expression appeared on his face.

The reason why he never felt such a powerful aura from the Elders in the Sect, was because he was the eldest son of the Wudang Sect’s Patriarch.

His father was extremely doting on him and never once scolded him, and if he didn’t who would dare to do so?

In other words, Woo-seong had been extremely spoiled and sheltered in the past.

He had experienced plenty after joining the Mercenary Association and taking on missions that required him to travel around Jianghu, but it could be seen that the lingering effects of him being a spoiled Young Master hadn’t completely faded.

He lacked real-life experience.

The wondering peddler seemed to have seen through Woo-seong’s thoughts and he laughed before saying. frёeωebɳovel.com

"Don’t beat yourself up too much kid. For cultivators like us, we rarely show ourselves to you youngsters. There is a tacit understanding between the older generation that we wouldn’t stoop so low as to meddle in the younger generation’s affairs. Of course, there are numerous exceptions to this."

Hearing this statement, Sol’s eyes lit up as he looked at the wondering peddler sitting next to his small stall.

"Senior, you’re in the Heaven Expanse Realm too?"

The wondering peddler immediately blushed at Sol’s question, he turned away from Sol’s admiring eyes before he coughed in his fist and spoke.

"No, I’m only at the peak of the Sky Expanse Realm, I’m still a bit away from the Heaven Expanse Realm."

Even though the wondering peddler spoke like this about his cultivation, Sol’s eyes flickered and his heart was moved. That was because even though this person was at the peak of the Sky Expanse Realm, he wasn’t able to see through his cultivation base at all.

’Is the gap between the Earth Expanse Realm and the Sky Expanse Realm this huge? I thought with my combat strength I might be able to fight with peak Sky Expanse Realm cultivators and was invincible below it. However, by the looks of it, I was overestimating myself.’

In the minor stages of the Spiritual Realm, there were varying levels of power a cultivator wielded.

Perhaps Sol could fight against an ordinary peak Sky Expanse Realm cultivator, but for Sky Expanse Realm cultivators that had a deep cultivation base and more profound methods, he was but a chicken to be slaughtered.

The same could even be said for Sky Expanse Realm cultivators in the mid or even early stages. Especially ones who might have had more than ordinary talents when young.

Sol’s face hardened slightly, and he reigned in his complacent attitude at once. This was a wake-up call that told him he was still weak, and extremely so.

It was also a warning to him that his secrets didn’t make him special to the point of having certainty in winning any battles in the future, as there were others in the cultivation world with secrets of their own.

Not just people like Byeong-ho, Cian, or Althorne, but even wondering cultivators like this person or that old man might have secrets.

After some thought, Sol speculated that the old man from before was similar in cultivation to this wondering peddler, or slightly weaker. But even then he was still able to escape the pursuit of a Heaven Expanse Realm powerhouse due to his abnormal senses and speed.

Woo-seong and Sol being extremely curious, chatted with the wonder peddler about the strong cultivators in Martial Alliance City until Mar-Yue came out of the store, which wasn’t too long after.

After saying goodbye to the wondering peddler and walking across the street to Mar-Yue, Sol sent Woo-seong a soul message.

’Seong, if we want to get back at the people behind this, then listen to my plan closely...’

Sol then told Woo-seong about his plan without turning to look at him. As Woo-seong listened his eyes increasingly got brighter and brighter.

Afterward, Sol took out a storage bag and handed it to Woo-seong.

"I’ll leave it to you."

Woo-seong took the storage bag and nodded solemnly before quietly slipping away.

Mar-Yue from the store entrance watched this odd scene play out and asked with a puzzled expression as Sol came over.

"Where did you send Little Seong?"

"I’ll tell you on the way. Was the Aether Stones enough to buy what you wanted?"

"Yes, they were."

"Great, how about we go to a store that sells hair accessories next?"

Mar-Yue thought about it for a moment before nodding.

They were then about to head off, but a sweet voice suddenly sounded from the store entrance behind them.

"Young Miss and Young Master, I know a store that sells hair accessories. I can even contact them to let you know you’re coming."

Sol turned to the female attendant at the entrance and nodded with a smile as he said.

"Thank you, that would be great."

The female attendant then took out a jade slip and handed it to Sol.

"The store is one of our branches, they’re called Purple Moon Palace. After going a bit further down the street you’ll see it. I can guarantee the Young Master that you won’t be dissatisfied with the items sold there."

Sol nodded and thanked the female attendant once again before turning to leave with Mar-Yue. However, as he turned around Sol couldn’t help but have a cold look appear on his face.

He then took out a jade slip and sent a message to Woo-seong.

Not long after he received a message in response that read.

’Great! It’s the store I’m currently in, I chose it since it had ’Palace’ in its name. I’m already at work Brother Sol!’

After reading the message, Sol’s lips curved up slightly into a grin that looked rather spiteful.