Pervert

According to Catherine's wishes, Olivier's fist techniques were beneficial to her cultivation, so she had Olivier teach her the techniques and guide her in comprehending the Life Law.

In return, she promised to instruct Sophie and Jessica, and to find a Water-element Saint-level Magus and a Fire-element Saint-level Magus from among her disciples to specifically teach them magic.

Olivier did not refuse.

However, he did set a condition: he agreed to teach Catherine the Taiji Fist, but he would only stay for two months, after which he would leave regardless of the circumstances.

With the guidance of two Saint-level Magi, he believed that given Sophie and Jessica's talent, they should progress very quickly. At the same time, being able to receive Catherine's personal instruction while staying here meant they weren't losing out at all—in fact, they were profiting.

Furthermore, Olivier had originally been worried about Sophie and Jessica's safety in the Yulan Empire and intended to find two powerful magical beasts to protect them.

The reason Simba was not with them was that after Olivier proposed this idea, Simba recalled that when he was reigning supreme in the Beijing Ice Plain, he had a long-term lover, a Saint-level Snow Lion named Nana, so he volunteered to go find her to protect the two women.

Now that Olivier, Sophie, and Jessica had arrived at the capital of the Yulan Empire ahead of schedule, with more than a month left before the agreed-upon date, they hadn't really delayed anything.

Soon.

The news of Catherine's breakthrough over the Yulan River spread throughout the Yulan Continent, and the Yulan Empire was everywhere proclaiming the High Priest's divine miracle.

The nobles of the Yulan Empire, believing that the High Priest had broken through once more and that the War God was no longer her match, became even more aggressive in their dealings with the O'Brien Empire, leading to quite a few frictions.

The Yulan Empire became the focus of the continent, but the protagonist, Catherine, didn't care in the slightest, pestering Olivier every day to teach her the Taiji Fist.

"Use your intent to command your entire body, enter a state of stillness and relaxation, use your intent to guide your qi, and use your qi to drive your form."

It had already been three days; Catherine had quickly learned the basic movements, but she only had the form, lacking the essence of Taiji.

By the tenth day, Catherine had grasped a bit of the essence; after all, as a Midgod-level expert, her comprehension and talent were supreme.

At the same time, upon learning that Catherine had actually broken through because of the Taiji Fist, and seeing how highly she regarded it, Sophie and Jessica—who previously hadn't been very interested—also followed suit to learn the Taiji Fist. However, compared to Catherine, they were far behind, having only just managed to learn the movements.

Olivier comforted them, saying that as long as they persisted, they would certainly succeed, and that they shouldn't compare themselves to Catherine.

After Catherine broke through to become a Midgod, several god-level experts of the Yulan Continent visited one after another, all addressing her as "Lady Catherine" upon meeting her.

The plane guardian, Hodan, also came to pay a visit. Although Catherine posed no threat to him on the Yulan Continent, he had no good intentions, wanting to recruit Catherine into his clan; after all, breaking through to Midgod in a material plane in over 10,000 years was considered a talent.

As for the king of the Yulan Continent, Lord Beirut, he would not care about a mere Midgod.

Catherine displayed a bit of her strength and received them in a friendly manner.

Olivier learned all of this from Catherine herself. After spending a long time with her, he discovered that Catherine was not cold or heartless—a stark contrast to how she had been on the boat—and was actually a very gentle person who spoke quite a bit.

Olivier could understand this; having been a god high above for ten thousand years, there were only a few people on the continent she could converse with as equals, and they only met once every few hundred or thousand years. Her disciples and others all treated her as a god, so naturally, she couldn't speak freely.

The life of an expert is lonely; it is cold at the heights.

Although Olivier was only a Saint-level, he was able to help her, and unlike other Saint-levels, he did not fear or revere her.

When teaching the Taiji Fist, he would even be blunt with her, and regarding certain cultivation matters, he seemed to know even more than she did. Naturally, Catherine began to treat Olivier as an equal.

Catherine did not tell other god-level experts about Olivier's affairs. Even when the War God was curious as to why Olivier was in the High Priest's Magic Tower, she simply replied that he was there to teach magic to Sophie and Jessica.

"Catherine, I think Dixie's talent is quite good; in time, he will be able to cultivate into a god."

At the top of the Magic Tower, Olivier was dressed in a silver cloud-patterned robe, while the High Priest wore a pale green floral-patterned robe and a mask, looking down at the capital of the Yulan Empire.

Half a month had passed, and the two were already very familiar with each other. The High Priest had also told Olivier her name, though she seemed to never take off her mask, and Olivier had yet to see her true face.

Several disciples who were out training received the news and returned to congratulate her. Olivier had met these people before, and a few of the stronger ones had even sparred with him.

Among them was the Wind-element Saint-level Magus Longers. Longers was not Catherine's direct disciple, merely a nominal one.

None of Catherine's disciples were at the Saint-level limit, and she had one at the level of the Pope of Light. Speaking of which, in terms of followers, Catherine was inferior to the War God.

Olivier recalled that among her disciples, Dixie seemed to have become a god in the Netherworld after his death—this genius who was once mentioned in the same breath as Linley.

"Oh? Dixie is only at the ninth rank right now, yet you actually think highly of him?" Catherine was somewhat curious.

It was no wonder; Olivier was actually betting on someone who hadn't even comprehended the Laws.

Olivier also realized he had spoken a bit too much, so he thought for a moment and said.

"As a genius once mentioned in the same breath as Linley, his talent goes without saying. With Linley's stimulation, plus his heart of a powerhouse, it is very likely he will become a god in the future. Everyone else pins their hopes on the Graveyard of the Gods; it is almost impossible for them to become gods on their own."

"Cesar, Rutherford, and you, Catherine, have all broken through one after another. Next, Linley, Desri, and others will also break through. This is an era where powerhouses coexist. More Saint-levels will break through, and if Dixie catches this trend, becoming a god won't be a problem."

Olivier, relying on his knowledge of the plot, spouted nonsense.

"Hehe, I think it's more likely that you will be the next one to break through."

Catherine heard Olivier's words and, thinking them completely unreliable, scoffed.

"What you say makes a lot of sense."

Olivier stared at Catherine's mask, trying to see through the smile behind it, and then said earnestly.

Catherine felt her face flush behind the mask from Olivier's gaze. She glared at him and then swept away. Olivier was curious about what Catherine actually looked like; after they became familiar, he had tried to find out, but he had been refused.

Being stared at like that, how could Catherine not know what he was thinking?

The capital before them, the oldest city on the Yulan Continent, seemed to have been destroyed when the gods descended. Olivier did not know if, due to his transmigration, the gods of Gobada would still descend.

For now, he would not affect the situation on the continent. Once the Graveyard of the Gods opened, some god-level experts would escape one after another. If he still hadn't broken through by then, what should he do? It was also possible that other god-level experts might split the Boshu Dike.

As he changed things, many subsequent events he participated in would also change. Even knowing the plot, it was still full of unknowns.

"My Lord, does Lady Catherine seem to be angry?"

Not long after Catherine left, Sophie and Jessica arrived.

"Don't worry about her. How is your magic study going today?" Olivier asked.

"I feel like I've reached the peak of the fourth rank."

"Me too."

The two sisters were very much in sync. Although one practiced the water element and the other the fire element, they seemed to share a telepathic connection when it came to breakthroughs, always advancing at the same time.

"Good, keep practicing hard. I have found the best teachers for you, after all." Olivier pulled the two sisters into his arms.

Holding the beauties, he looked down at the world below.

"Pervert." In a room within the Magic Tower, Catherine cursed.

Time passed quickly. Simba arrived as promised, accompanied by the lioness he called Nana, as well as a Saint-level snow leopard named Sally. In Simba's words, Nana was the queen, and Sally was the concubine.

Catherine found out.

"Like master, like magical beast."

Catherine flatly forbade them from entering the Magic Tower.

Simba had originally felt quite uncomfortable staying in the Magic Tower of a God-level powerhouse, as magical beasts feared the strong even more than humans did; however, he was still full of admiration that his master could reside in such a place.

The three Saint-level magical beasts found a place to stay on a mountain far from the Imperial Capital.

Olivier also took the opportunity to display his strength before Nana and Sally, having them sign equal contracts with Sophie and Jessica, and instructed them to protect the two sisters.

The two-month period agreed upon with Catherine had arrived.

"Catherine, you have become very proficient in the Taiji Fist. The time we agreed upon is up, and I am preparing to leave." As the sun set, draped in the afterglow of the dusk, Olivier spoke to Catherine from the top of the Magic Tower.

"Why are you in such a rush to leave? Aside from God-level powerhouses, no one on the continent is your match. It's quite good to practice here with me," Catherine asked.

She wanted to keep him, perhaps for the sake of cultivation, perhaps as a friend, or perhaps due to other factors.

"I must find a way to break through to the God-level as soon as possible. I need opportunities; bitter cultivation here is useless. Besides, this was the plan all along. Meeting you in the Yulan Empire has exceeded my expectations. With the two sisters staying here with you, I can rest easy. It is time to go."

Catherine would not beg him to stay, nor did she have sufficient reason to, unless she used force.

Under her veil, Catherine's expression was unreadable. Neither of them spoke; Olivier had reasons he had to leave, and Catherine knew how much a Saint-level expert longed for a breakthrough to the God-level.

Neither side had any intention of speaking further.

Olivier turned to leave, but stopped after a few steps.

"If there is one regret this time: we met, but I had no chance to see your true face." Olivier laughed and strode away.

Since he was leaving, and Sophie and Jessica had been with him for so long, Olivier naturally felt a bit reluctant; he would have to comfort the two sisters tonight.

As for the High Priest, the two were merely good friends. Olivier had no ulterior motives, nor did he think Catherine had any thoughts toward him.

However, a woman's heart is unfathomable. Olivier truly did not know what Catherine was thinking, but he did know that ever since they were on the ship, Catherine had held some opinions about him bringing two women along.

Therefore, he had tried his best not to be overly debauched with the sisters inside the Magic Tower, so as to avoid being looked down upon by Catherine.