Akso no longer stood on ceremony. She sat down gracefully and smiled slowly. "This time, I may not leave again. With Lord Divine Tree's avatar here, I have a path to the eighth level as well. I can guard your gate for a few years."
So that's how it is, Dole thought.
After considering it, he looked at the Parasol Divine Tree floating in midair and said cautiously, "According to my plan, I'll be constructing three secret realms soon. I have quite a few Spatial Calamity Pearls in hand, so there's no need to worry about the number of secret realms."
"Of these three Spatial Calamity Pearls, one will serve as the herb garden for a Glory Wizard Alliance branch, one as a secret base for training and the like, and I need one mobile secret realm for myself, to be used as a warehouse and also for growing herbs. Would you prefer that I build another one for you to occupy alone, or would you like to take one of the herb gardens?"
Light revolved across the Parasol Divine Tree, as though it were pondering something.
Akso's mouth fell open. What was Dole doing? Had he robbed the Glory Wizard Alliance? And he was building several of them in one go—were these secret realms cabbages sold on the street? Having even one was already extraordinary, wasn't it?
Seeing Akso's expression, Dole smiled slowly. "The Glory Wizard Alliance will become the center of the world in the near future. The number of wizards will explode. Don't look at me—they have even more under their control."
At that moment, light shone from the Parasol Divine Tree, forming a phantom that floated before Dole.
"I can see that you intend to leave this world in the future. I choose to go with