"Fanny, what about you and Lona?"
"Uh, I've actually been working on merging the Profound Mystery of Explosion and Fire Body Art during this time, so I haven't been slacking off too much."
Fanny said, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Ahem, well, my cultivation has hit a temporary bottleneck, no breakthroughs lately, haha."
Lona said, also looking sheepish. Although she had successfully merged two mysteries of the Fire Element, the other mysteries she had comprehended had yet to fuse. There was no chance of her breaking through to Highgod in the short term, and she hadn't even mastered two of the other mysteries yet.
"It's alright, Nana, I'll protect you from now on."
Napote said affectionately at the perfect moment.
"At least you're sensible, kid..."
Just like that, the group chatted about everything under the sun while discussing the problems they were currently facing in their cultivation.
While Simon and the others were immersed in their food and conversation.
Cleve, sitting in a booth nearby, was silently observing them.
Seeing that Fanny still hadn't brought a Highgod with her when she went out, Cleve was now ninety percent certain that she had snuck out this time.
Cleve wasn't worried about Fanny recognizing him; he had noted her appearance and aura from a distance back then.
Judging by these two times he had followed her, Fanny truly hadn't noticed him.
"How arrogant. She deserves what's coming to her."
A long while later, Simon's group finished their meal. After Hamut settled the bill, everyone returned to their residence.
The Penya Family switched to a different person to tail them this time.
In the days that followed, the Penya Family changed the clansman monitoring Simon and his group every day.
But strangely, after that last outing, it took another five hundred years for Simon and the others to appear together again.
During these five hundred years, Fanny and Lona did come out a few times.
Without exception, they were not followed by any Highgods.
This allowed the Penya Family to be completely certain that there were no true powerhouses protecting Fanny.
Kaufman automatically ignored the Midgods by her side.
Midgods?
No matter how strong they were, how strong could they really be?
He, Kaufman, was a veteran Seven-Star Fiend who had been tempered through countless battles.
Cultivating the Law of Light, he had merged four mysteries and was very strong in terms of speed, soul attacks, and soul defense.
The only things he lacked were material attack and material defense.
But that was only relative to powerhouses of the same level.
Facing ordinary Highgods, his material attack and defense were not weak at all.
Now, they just had to wait for Fanny to leave the city, and they could make their move.
Kaufman was overcome with excitement at the thought that the Grayson Pearl of the past would soon fall by his hands.
He had waited for this day for far too long!
Returning to the mansion, Simon and the others entered secluded cultivation once more.
During these five hundred years, Simon had successfully merged the Wind Space with the Water Element Essence and the Wind Element!
With this, the squeezing and binding force of the Ice Wind Space surged once again, and the lethality and binding power of the Ice-Wind Prison skyrocketed as well.
With these two ultimate moves, Simon had absolute confidence in crossing the Starry Fog Sea.
Not to mention that Simon had made significant progress in both the Law of Wind and the Laws of Water during this period.
He had successfully merged the Profound Mystery of Dimension with the Profound Mystery of Wind Element, the Profound Mystery of Speed, the Profound Mystery of Roundness and Softness, and the Wind Space, and had now begun the overall fusion of these five mysteries.
With the fusion of the Profound Mystery of Dimension, Simon's material attack had improved once again.
Simon estimated that his pure material attack in the Law of Wind had now reached the threshold of a Seven-Star Fiend.
If he used the upgraded 'Ice-Wind Slash', Simon's material attack would reach the peak level of a Seven-Star Fiend.
Combined with his single-target ultimate move, the Ice-Wind Prison, Simon was confident in battling characters at the Asura level.
In terms of the Laws of Water, Simon had successfully merged the Sharpness of Ice with the Water Element Essence, the Mist Illusion, and the Profound Mystery of Roundness and Softness, and had also embarked on the overall fusion of these four mysteries.
The addition of the Sharpness of Ice had also improved Simon's material defense once again.
Now that everything was ready, Simon did not intend to continue his seclusion.
He was now impatient to take on Fiend missions and battle more and stronger opponents.
Only by experiencing more battles could he achieve a tempering effect, and only then could he better continue to perfect his various ultimate moves.
At the same time, he would continuously accumulate experience in fighting against powerhouses.
Early that morning, Simon and his group left Herbert Mansion, and the person tailing them for the Penya Family reported to Kaufman immediately.
"Five hundred years have passed. They've mobilized their entire force again this time. I hope they're planning to leave, otherwise, it really won't be easy to make a move while they're inside the city."
At the same time, Kaufman ordered his subordinates to continue closely monitoring the movements of Fanny and her group.
Report immediately if there is any situation.
Chapter 70 Green Mountain City
Simon and his group did not linger on the road, heading straight to Fiend Castle to accept a mission.
"Hello, the six of us would like to accept a Three-Star Mission to Green Mountain City on the Bifu Continent within one month."
Simon said to the staff member behind the counter.
The staff member was a young girl with a head of purple hair.
"Please wait a moment."
Seeing someone approach, the purple-haired girl began flipping through the files behind her.
A moment later.
"There are 3,482 missions from Lier City to Green Mountain City within one month, and among them, there are 341 Three-Star Missions suitable for you."
"Oh? There are actually that many?"
"Both Lier City and Green Mountain City are port cities adjacent to the Starry Fog Sea. With many merchants and experts coming and going every day, there are naturally many missions."
The purple-haired girl explained.
"Then please select an escort mission for us with a team size of around several dozen Fiends."
"Hmm... As it happens, a merchant caravan is departing tomorrow morning. They are currently exactly six spots short for Two-Star Fiends, which fits your group of six perfectly."
The purple-haired girl smiled.
"Look, the employer for this caravan, Monk, is right over there."
The purple-haired girl pointed toward a corner in the southwest of the Fiend hall, where the employer, Monk, was sitting.
He was a middle-aged-looking male Highgod. Seeing Simon and his group look over, he smiled and waved in greeting.
"The requirement for this mission is to safely escort Monk to Green Mountain City in the Warsaw Prefecture of the Bifu Continent. Your reward is 200,000 Inkstone each. This caravan includes one Five-Star Fiend, one Four-Star Fiend, twenty Three-Star Fiends, and twenty Two-Star Fiends. If you confirm you are taking this mission, give me your Fiend Medals, and I will process it for you."
Simon looked it over and thought the mission was decent; it was just a standard merchant escort mission. Moreover, since two Highgod Fiends had been hired and the employer, Monk, was a Highgod himself, the journey should be relatively safe.
If things went smoothly, he wouldn't really need to intervene, and he and his companions could focus on their cultivation during the trip.
After discussing it among themselves, everyone agreed that this mission was a good choice.
"We confirm that we are taking this mission."
As he spoke, Simon and his group handed their Fiend Medals to the purple-haired staff member.
The purple-haired girl was very efficient. In a short while, she finished all the procedures and returned the Fiend Medals to Simon and his group.
"I wish you a safe journey."
"Thank you."
Simon replied with a smile.
At this moment, Monk also walked over.
"Greetings, ladies and gentlemen. I am Monk, the issuer of this mission. Thank you for accepting it. I leave the upcoming journey in your hands."
As Monk spoke, he observed Simon's group, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Eh... I didn't expect my luck to be this good. I actually encountered a Highgod Fiend who just started taking missions. A pleasure to meet you."
He was, of course, referring to Fanny.
Fanny nodded slightly in acknowledgment upon hearing this.
Monk continued.
"Since everyone is here now, let's gather outside the city tomorrow morning to depart."
"Very well, Mr. Monk. We will be there on time tomorrow morning."
Elno spoke politely on behalf of the group.
Then, Simon and his group left Fiend Castle.
At this moment, Cleve, who had been tailing them the whole time, saw Simon and his group walk away and hurried to the front of the purple-haired girl.
"May I ask, is the mission those people just took still available?"
The purple-haired girl glanced at Cleve and said bluntly.
"It is forbidden to inquire about other people's mission information. Are you unaware of the rules of Fiend Castle?"
"Cough, cough. Well, you see, I am actually friends with them. We just didn't happen to meet up earlier. Beauty, could you please make an exception?"
As Cleve spoke, he slid two Azure Slate toward the girl. The purple-haired girl accepted the Inkstone calmly and said indifferently:
"So you are friends, then it's fine. Your friends accepted an escort mission departing tomorrow morning to Green Mountain City on the Bifu Continent, but the quota for this mission is already full."
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