Cultivation Through Artifacts

"It should take us about nine more hours at the very least so I advise you to relax or cultivate in the meantime. I will do the same." Senior Lin said and closed her eyes, indicating she has started to cultivate.

"Nine more hours at the least?" Khal murmured before shrugging and closing his eyes too. For him, the longer he could cultivate the better it was as the faster he could reach the next Cultivation Stage.

And that seemingly nine hours that seemed to be an extremely long duration of time passed in a flash, and even before Khal could have realized it they have arrived at Planet Roxa.

"So this is Planet Roxa?" Khal asked as he took a deep sniff, feeling as both his body and mind got refreshed just by breathing the air in.

"What a fantastic planet! Even the density of the Realm Essence is greater here!" Khal muttered quietly as he followed Senior Lin from behind while also taking in the sight around him.

Towering mountains that peak pierced the clouds, huge trees that possessed leaves with all the existing colors, and two suns that shone brightly on the boundless blue sky, filling the air on the planet with mind-calming warmth!

Although the scenery was nothing out of the ordinary and could not be compared with the sight inside the Zero Realm, the scenery around Khal was still one that could earn the praise from many despite seeing so much better throughout their lives!

\'I wonder if she will be here or not.\' Khal pondered as the figure of Darla appeared in his mind.

[Well, as Planet Roxa is under the possession of the Fairy Race it is not impossible.]

Khal nodded as he thought the same but just as he was about to think about something his eyes turned sharp and summoned his Devil Fangs!

Clang!

Bam!

The sound of metal clashing against metal resounded in the air as a powerful ripple appeared, cracking the ground below Khal\'s feet slightly.

"Who?" Khal was about to do a counter-attack when his eyes widened and his lips curved upward scarcely.

"Darla?"

"So you still remember me, huh?" Darla\'s ice-cold voice appeared in Khal\'s ear while he watched as Darla\'s Frozen Mist firmly pressed down on his fan.

"How would I even forget such a pretty face as yours?" Khal smiled but soon his eyes turned serious and asked, "But you should be more careful the next time you try to ambush me like this. I have almost killed you thinking you were an enemy."

A small layer of redness emerged onto Darla\'s cheeks when she heard Khal\'s first words but when she heard what he said after her delicate brows furrowed and even a mocking grin appeared on her face.

"You? Killing me? Please..."

"What? I was not joking." Khal said and casually pushed his feet onto the side.

Whoosh!

"What?" Darla\'s eyes widened when she saw how easily and fast Khal vanished into thin air from her sight and appeared behind her, his weapon already pressed before her throat in a manner from where severing her head would only need a single flick!

"But... How?" Darla asked once Khal pulled his hand away and watched as Khal walked a little bit further away.

"I am a Limit Breaker." Khal shrugged casually.

"You what?!" Darla\'s eyes widened and added, "Impossible! There is no way you have reached the Fourth Cultivation Stage so fa-"

But even before she could have finished her sentence Khal summoned his Hell Blaze around his palm, causing his Limit Breaker aura to leak from his body!

"You... Really have become a Limit Breaker." Darla mumbled in a low voice before her indifferent expression appeared on her face again and said, "Well, whatever. Congratulations."

\'So cold...\' Khal thought in his heart, feeling slightly helpless.

"You are also here to clear the dungeon?" Khal decided to ask while he unsummoned his weapon.

Darla nodded and began to follow Khal, "Yes, I asked my dad to let me join this exploration. Although he was rather against the idea at the beginning, in the end, he approved it."

"Lord Roice, huh? I do remember I promised him I will repay him his kindness for bringing me to Planet Thov, so maybe it is time for me to meet with him again."

When Darla heard how casually he was talking about her father, her brows twitched in annoyance. But as she knew what he said was true and even her father seemed eager to meet with him again, she just decided to remain silent and not comment on the matter.

Instead, she looked at Senior Lin and asked, "And who is she? Your mother?"

Both Khal and Senior Lin choked on their saliva when they heard Darla\'s question, the latter even becoming slightly angry despite showing she was calm on the surface.

"M-My mother? What?" Khal asked with widened eyes and pointed to and fro between him and Senior Lin, "Honestly... Do we even look the same to you?"

"Well, kinda." Darla shrugged, ignoring the piercing glare on her skin from Senior Lin.

\'...\'

Khal opened his mouth to say something, but no matter what he tried to say no words left his mouth.

Instead, he just sighed helplessly and said, "She is my Sect Master."

"You have joined a sect? What kind of sect is that?"

Khal felt surprised at how curious Darla became and began to tell her how he got there, what kind of place it was, and many other things.

"We have arrived.." after walking for a little more than ten minutes straight, Senior Lin suddenly said, forcing Khal and Darla to stop talking and shift their gaze onto the huge construction that towered toward the sky in front of them.