Everyone agreed.
With a powerhouse like Simon in their team, let alone cultivating for a while, they would have been fine even settling down in Lier City.
In any case, they were determined to cling to the thigh before them.
They acted as soon as they said it.
The group arrived at Lier City's property trading center. Since Simon had killed many Highgod bandits along the way, and he had kept most of the spoils, he now had several trillion inkstones on him.
Roland alone had contributed more than half of that!
It was more than enough to buy a large estate.
After some selection, they set their sights on a mansion in the southern part of the city.
The mansion covered thousands of acres and was divided into residential areas, leisure areas, reception areas, cultivation chambers, and more.
It could fully satisfy everyone's needs.
"I, Hamut, never dreamed that one day I'd live in a mansion worth tens of billions of inkstones. I must be dreaming."
"Me too. Forget a mansion—I used to think I'd be satisfied if I could earn a few million inkstones and snag a one-bedroom place in the city at a bargain."
Napote was equally filled with emotion.
After Simon paid the inkstones, he received five cards resembling magic crystal cards from the staff.
From then on, they had a place to stay in Lier City.
Secluded Cultivation
According to the introduction, these cards were similar to the access cards from Simon's previous life. Only those holding one could safely enter and leave the estate.
Otherwise, the estate's built-in security alarm would sound, and the city guards would swiftly move out to apprehend anyone trespassing into another person's home.
Thus, living in such a mansion was quite safe.
After completing the follow-up registration procedures, Simon led everyone to their new home.
Along the way, Simon handed each of them a card.
Fanny was unsurprised by such cards. She had many estates like this in Fenglan City.
Hamut looked at the card in his hand.
"If I hadn't met you, Simon, I, Hamut, would never have been able to live in a mansion like this in my lifetime. Thanks, Simon."
"Same for me, Napote. Even if I raised chickens until the end of time, I'd never be able to buy one. Thank you, Simon."
"Haha, why be so polite between us? This estate is huge. Make yourselves at home."
Simon smiled.
When they arrived at their new home with their cards, Simon had the words "Herbert Mansion" carved above its entrance.
From then on, Simon finally had a house of his own in Hell.
Thanks to the generous contributions of all the bandits. Special thanks to the bandit Roland.
After entering the estate, everyone chose a small building they liked and went into cultivation.
The success of this mission had ignited everyone's passion for cultivation.
They also wanted to roam freely among Highgod bandits like Simon and take their lives with ease.
They still vividly remembered that dashing figure.
Simon and Fanny chose a small building farther inside. After casually arranging it, they settled in.
The two surveyed the furnished room.
"Simon, I'm so happy."
Fanny said happily.
Although she owned residences far more luxurious than this one, she liked this estate particularly well.
"As long as you like it. Once my strength improves further, we'll build a castle outside the city. Fanny, how about becoming the lady of that castle?"
"Hehe, okay."
After spending some tender time together, the two entered the small building's cultivation chamber and began cultivating.
After all the battles along the way, Fanny's understanding of the Profound Mysteries had deepened. She had even vaguely found the point of compatibility between the Profound Mystery of Explosion and Fire Body Art.
She intended to seize this inspiration and make the two Profound Mysteries compatible during this period. Combined with the Profound Mystery of Fire Element and Fire Body Art, which she had already made compatible, she would have hope of fusing all three Profound Mysteries.
As for Simon, he planned to completely fuse the Profound Mystery of Wind Element, Profound Mystery of Speed, Profound Mystery of Slow, and Wind Space within the Law of Wind, then gain an initial grasp of Wind Movement Technique and Clone Technique.
Within the Laws of Water, he planned to completely fuse Water Element Essence, Profound Mystery of Roundness and Softness, and Mist Illusion, then try integrating Sharpness of Ice as well.
His main body would attempt to complete the fusion of Wind Space and Water Element Essence, then fully fuse the Water Element, Wind Element, and Wind Space.
After setting his cultivation plan,
Simon's three bodies each entered cultivation.
He had a feeling that this cultivation session would last a long time.
As the Profound Mysteries fused more deeply, Simon discovered that more and more time was required. Even though his soul was exceptionally powerful, his talent extraordinary, and his understanding of elemental mysteries and Spatial Properties profound,
he still needed a great deal of time.
After all, no matter how gifted one was, fusing Profound Mysteries was a painstaking process.
That was why Magnus had lost his composure when he heard that Linley had become a Paragon in three thousand years.
Only after deeply fusing Profound Mysteries did Simon realize just how absurd that truly was.
Within the ocean of the Law of Wind, Simon used the Profound Mystery of Wind Element as a bridge and embarked on the path of fusing four Profound Mysteries.
As for the Laws of Water, Simon likewise used Water Element Essence as a bridge and began fully fusing Water Element Essence, Profound Mystery of Roundness and Softness, and Mist Illusion.
Cultivation knew neither day nor night.
In the blink of an eye, three hundred years passed.
During those three hundred years, Simon successfully completed the full fusion of the four Wind Element Profound Mysteries.
He then drew upon the inspiration he had gained when first grasping Water Body Technique and attempted to gain an initial grasp of Clone Technique and Wind Movement Technique.
Sure enough, after several attempts based on his previous experience, Simon successfully merged his soul into the wind element and controlled it to form one clone after another. Thus, he gained an initial grasp of Clone Technique.
Afterward, Simon followed the same method. After a few attempts, his body successfully merged into the wind element as well, and he gained an initial grasp of Wind Movement Technique.
At that point, Simon had gained an initial grasp of all nine Profound Mysteries of the Wind Element.
However, Simon was in no hurry to bring the few Profound Mysteries he had just grasped to completion. Instead, he deliberately kept them at the initial stage to make it easier to make them compatible with other Profound Mysteries in the future.
After gaining an initial grasp of all the Wind Element Profound Mysteries, Simon's Wind Element Divine Clone attempted to make the Profound Mystery of Dimension compatible with the four Profound Mysteries he had just fused.
Another two hundred years passed before Simon finally succeeded in making the Profound Mystery of Dimension compatible with the Profound Mystery of Wind Element, Profound Mystery of Speed, Profound Mystery of Slow, and Wind Space respectively.
Then came making the Profound Mystery of Dimension fuse with each of them pair by pair, preparing for the later full fusion of all five Profound Mysteries.
During those five hundred years, Simon's Water Element Divine Clone also succeeded in fully fusing Water Element Essence, Mist Illusion, and the Profound Mystery of Roundness and Softness in the three hundred and fiftieth year. Over the following one hundred and fifty years, he also successfully made Sharpness of Ice compatible with all of them.
Then, likewise, he made Sharpness of Ice fuse pair by pair with each of those three Profound Mysteries, preparing for the later full fusion of all four Profound Mysteries.
After five hundred years, Simon's main body finally successfully fused Wind Space and Water Element Essence, then embarked on the full fusion of the Water Element, Wind Element, and Wind Space.
Overall, Simon had made tremendous progress over those five hundred years. His strength had completely reached the level of a Seven-Star Fiend, and he had no weaknesses whatsoever.
After fusing these Profound Mysteries, Simon also upgraded and refined his previous ultimate techniques.
Simon's speed was now more than three times faster than before. Even among Seven-Star Fiends, such speed would rank near the upper tier.
Simply using material attacks based on the Law of Wind had fully reached the level of a Six-Star Fiend. If he used Fusion Laws together with Ice Wind Space and Ice-Wind Prison, Simon's strength was already enough to crush most Seven-Star Fiends.
After fusing three Water Element Profound Mysteries, Simon could stand still and completely withstand the full-force attacks of ordinary Six-Star Fiends, whether material attacks or Soul Attacks.
Not that Simon would possibly stand still. With his speed and domain, how difficult would it be for others to hit him?
As for Soul Attacks, five hundred years was still too short. Simon had not made much progress. After fully fusing the Profound Mystery of Roundness and Softness with Mist Illusion, the power of Phantom Spear had increased severalfold, but it had not undergone a qualitative transformation.
He could only wait until he fused more Profound Mysteries and had enough time before studying it further.
During those five hundred years,
Elno, Napote, and Hamut had also cultivated diligently. They emerged from seclusion only once, and upon seeing that Simon was still in seclusion, they all returned to it.
Seeing Simon work so hard, they felt as though resting for even one extra minute was a sin.
Fanny, on the other hand, only patiently cultivated for two hundred years. After successfully making the Profound Mystery of Explosion compatible with Fire Body Art, she lost the motivation to continue her secluded cultivation.
Lona was the same.
The two bored women often went shopping together throughout the following three hundred years.
That day, Fanny and Lona finished their usual half-year of cultivation and went shopping in Lier City's largest commercial district.
Having gone through several battles and held Napote's inkstones for him, Lona had amassed considerable wealth. She often bought beautiful clothes, bags, or precious jewelry with Fanny.
Exposure
As usual, the two were choosing beautiful clothes in an interplanar clothing boutique.
However, in a corner they had not noticed, a gloomy-looking middle-aged man was watching Fanny.
"Isn't that Fanny, the direct-line eldest young lady of the Grayson Family? Although her strength has now risen to the Highgod level, her aura can't be mistaken. She actually appeared here, and there aren't even any Highgod guards at her side. This is truly a perfect opportunity for the Penya Family to take revenge."
The gloomy middle-aged man pondered.
Afterward, he calmly disguised himself as a passerby and followed Fanny and Lona.
By the time Fanny and Lona had finished shopping and were ready to return, the gloomy middle-aged man had followed them all the way to Herbert Mansion.
After confirming that the two had entered, he memorized the location and swiftly left.
On the way back, he prepared to immediately inform his family of this matter.
With such a major discovery, he believed he would certainly be rewarded by the family.
Moreover, once the family confirmed that Fanny did not have a Seven-Star Fiend-level expert protecting her, they would definitely take revenge.
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