章 31: Slora Kingdom

"I have two wives and a son. Besides, I also have a lover."

Vlad told Viktoria about Feng Yao, Zara, and Jaga. He only revealed superficial things and told her nothing about the divine world or Plane.

Even though Vlad knows Viktoria won't betray him, it won't be good for her to know too much. Knowing about the divine world would only hurt the blonde.

In the heavenly Plane, they know that the higher Plane is the immortal Plane, but they do not know what is beyond that Plane.

The blonde also told Vlad about her past. Her clan and her parents.

The Ward clan was one of the five major clans of the Thousand Swords Empire, and its power was second only to the royal family.

Parents Viktoria were Celestial kings and had outstanding talent.

The relationship with her father was bad, but the story was different with her mother.

Viktoria and Milena Ward weren't just mother and daughter. They were also best friends and confidantes. Her mother suffered a lot since they had never been apart. When she was expelled from her main city, her mother wanted to go with her but was stopped by Viktoria's father and the elders of Clan Ward.

Since then, Viktoria's relationship with her father has been broken.

After conversing with her for a long time, Vlad focused on her missions.

"Viktoria, we have to talk about a serious topic."

"What's wrong, master?"

"I want to open a store, and you will be in charge of managing it."

Viktoria had a lot of experience running a store and also in treasure appraisal, so she was the right person to be in charge of all of his business.

"Yes, Master. What kind of store? What things do you plan to sell?"

"I want us to sell all kinds of treasures. Weapons, pills, herbs, and talismans, among other things."

"Master, where will we get those treasures from?"

"I got this. Don't worry. How many spirit crystals did you earn at your family's store?"

"I earned 2% of the profits," Viktoria said with a bitter smile.

"With me, you will earn 20%. In addition, I will give you cultivation pills with 100% purity."

When Vlad finished speaking, Viktoria pounced on him and kissed him. Previously she had cleaned her mouth using Qi.

"Thank you, master, you are the best" The deal he offered exceeded her expectations. If he wanted to exploit her, she could only bear it. Her life was in Vlad's hands.

Complicated feelings were growing inside her.

"Do you want to go for another round?" Vlad smirked.

Despite playing for hours, Vlad still had plenty of energy to deal with Viktoria, but she was very tired, and her honey pot was red, so she needed to rest.

"Sorry, master, please let me rest a bit." Viktoria panicked.

*Sigh* "I'm too soft on you."

'Soft? Are you making fun of me?' Victoria was outraged.

"I want you to do something for me, buy a mansion later. I need a place to live. The mansion should be in your name. It doesn't have to be very big, just make sure it's in a good place. Also, look for a place to set up our store. Remember, in the eyes of the public, the store belongs to you".

At the same time, Vlad was thinking about other things, like, for example, getting staff to work in the stores that he would open later. He needs guards, saleswomen, and people to take care of the maintenance of the store.

"How many crystals do you need to buy the mansion and the place for the shop?" Vlad said

"Master, don't worry, I'll take care of it. I have some properties within the city, and I think I have what you need."

"Master, later, I will send a letter to my clan saying that I will stop working for them. I must deliver an account book. I do not want to have problems later."

"Okay, cut all ties with those people. They lost talented women like you because they feared offending the Royal family. I also want you to say that I am your disciple. I will soon appear in public and must have a solid identity."

"Master, what do you mean?"

"I will participate in the contest organized by the Slora kingdom to choose the guardian of the princess."

"I understand, master… what is your cultivation?" Viktoria assumed that Vlad came from the immortal Plane, so she wasn't surprised that he was in the heavenly Realm. She thought it was normal to have that cultivation on a higher plane.

The truth was different. Even in the immortal Plane, they couldn't reach the Celestial Realm before they were 100 years old, let alone the way Vlad did, without consuming any important resources just cultivating normally.

"I am half a step from the Heavenly Manifestation realm." Vlad only mentioned his Qi cultivation. Perhaps Viktoria would lose her mind if he revealed the details of his body cultivation.

"Talented people under the age of 100 are at the Skylord realm at the most. It will be very boring for you to participate in that competition," said Viktoria.

After giving other indications to Viktoria about the store that will open, Vlad returned to his inn room and read the information he bought from Redbook.

Jaga was cultivating, so he didn't bother her and lay on the bed to read more comfortably.

After reading the first part of his bought information, he concluded.

The most talented people of this Heavenly Plane reach the Skylord Realm when they turn 100 years old, and for the Heavenly Realm, 500 years old.

'Wow, it takes them 500 years to get to the heavenly Realm.' Vlad couldn't help but reflect.

When a cultivator reaches the Heaven Realm, their lifespan increases to 10,000 years, so 500 years is short for them.

Heavenly manifestation 600 years. Heavenly nature 700 years. Celestial Lord, 1,000 years. Celestial King 2,000 years. Celestial Emperor 5,000 years and Celestial Sovereign 10,000 years. If a person turns 10,000 years old and hasn't reached the heavenly sovereign Realm, it means that their talent is poor, and it's impossible for them to ascend to the immortal Plane. Of course, there are people whose cultivation stops at the Heavenly Realm and doesn't progress for the rest of their lives.

'I don't think this information is 100% true. I'm sure some cultivators reached the Heavenly Realm before their 500th birthday. After all, cultivation progress depends on talent, resources, and fortuitous encounters.' An example of this is Chen Fan.

Vlad continued reading the information.

The next thing he read was about the Thousand Sword Empire. This empire was founded 55,000 years ago. It is a medium-high-level empire and is made up of 8 kingdoms. The Slora Kingdom is the weakest of the 8.

"Currently, the Slora kingdom is going through a severe crisis. This is interesting," said Vlad.

Recently the support pillar of the Slora Royal family, Gerik Slora, was injured by a 5-star Heavenly beast.

Without his support, the people who have always aimed for the crown became more active.

Among these people is the family of the Prince, Radek Cassk. Apparently, he wants to change his status and become King. The Cassk family and other powerful clans in the Kingdom support him.

Radek Cassk was the son of the guardian of the Kingdom, a useless guy. Even though he is 2,000 years old, he doesn't progress. His cultivation stagnated in the Heavenly Nature realm. But thanks to his father being a rank 1 Celestial King realm cultivator and the second pillar of the Realm, he could marry the queen.

After the queen became pregnant, she kicked the Prince consort out of her bedroom. Since then, he has become the mockery of the Slora Kingdom.

Hahaha, this information is useless. This looks like a gossip magazine. Vlad couldn't help but laugh when he read this part of the report.

But suddenly…

'I remember mom used to like to read a gossip magazine about what was going on in the divine Plane. Mother, I hope you are well. Vlad became sad when he remembered his mother.

'Let's continue….'

The White Tiger Continent is under the control of the White Tiger Sect.

It is the most powerful sect on the continent. They have five cultivators in the Celestial Sovereign Realm.

"Five cultivators? More cultivators are hidden, but only five are publicly displayed."

After reading for a few minutes, Vlad learned all the useful information about this world.

'Based on this information, I infer this is an upper-level heavenly world.'

Something caught his attention. In this heavenly Plane, there are demons. Vlad knew about demons thanks to the scrolls that his grandmother made him read.

According to those scrolls, the demons were slaughtered on all planes. And they were an extinct race, at least in their star cluster.

"Raina, you know who slaughtered the demons in my star cluster."

Vlad was never interested in the history of the divine Plane where he lived, so he didn't pay much attention when he studied Alicja's scrolls. Also, the scrolls only said that a human was responsible for the total destruction of the demons, but he didn't say who he was.

'That person must be very strong. Why haven't I heard of him on the divine Plane?'

'I can't tell you much about it. I can only tell you that this person did not belong to your star cluster. He was just looking for a place to settle, and one day, his daughter was kidnapped by a young demon from a powerful clan. This man rescued his daughter, and as punishment, he murdered that entire clan.

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