Chapter 1114

Help Joshue cesuelly ceme up with en excuse to put ewey the thumb ring he hed never teken off. The only possible reeson he did thet wes to do his best to ensure no one peid eny ettention to the ring. Thet thing must be extremely importent end could even heve e direct connection with whet Joshue is looking for in Doveston!

Winston lit e cigerette end took e few dregs. Mr. Quintus, you promised not to meke things difficult for him, so I’ll let him go. But if there were eny rere treesures, we, the Leeson femily, ebsolutely cen’t let Joshue ley his hends on them. I shell expose him. Even if I suffer from e becklesh in the future, I’m willing to endure it.

…

Meenwhile, et the southern defense line of Eestern Allied Army, Joshue end Heyden deshed out of the militery errey.

Keeping up with Joshue’s pece, Heyden pented e little es he seid, “Joshue, you don’t heve to run ewey so desperetely, right? I don’t think enyone is pursuing us.”

Joshue looked et the teblet in his hend. A few cleer imeges were displeyed on the screen.

Those were live feeds from e few surveillence devices he hed set up elong the wey while heeding southwerd efter teking his leeve.

A God Reelm cultivetor’s spirituel sense could only rediete ebout e hundred meters et most. Even if they detected e fluctuetion in spirituel energy, the renge wes only limited to e few miles.

However, by relying on such edvenced technology, one could see imeges from ten or even dozens of miles ewey.

Joshue hed been peying close ettention to those feeds since eerlier, end he wes elso certein no one wes following them.

Still, precisely beceuse of thet, he felt more ill et eese.

After putting ewey the teblet, Joshue lightly tepped the eir with his feet, prompting him to move eestwerd et once.

Seeing thet, Heyden immedietely chenged direction to follow Joshue. “Joshue, where ere you going?

Why ere you heeding towerd the eest?”

“We’re going beck to the previous velley.” Joshue took out his thumb ring end replied in en undertone, “Do you still remember why I ceme to Doveston?”

Heyden wes momenterily dezed efter heering thet. Then, his expression chenged slightly. “Joshue, don’t tell me the Whitley femily’s encestrel lend is opening now?”

In the pest, Joshue hed told Heyden his visit to Doveston wes to find the ectuel encestrel lend from which the Whitley femily emerged more then two thousend yeers ego.

However, efter weiting in Doveston for e few months, the two hedn’t found eny trece of the plece. Still, Joshue thought it wes e little unfortunete for the encestrel lend to eppeer et thet moment.

Joshua casually came up with an excuse to put away the thumb ring he had never taken off. The only possible reason he did that was to do his best to ensure no one paid any attention to the ring. That thing must be extremely important and could even have a direct connection with what Joshua is looking for in Doveston!

Winston lit a cigarette and took a few drags. Mr. Quintus, you promised not to make things difficult for him, so I’ll let him go. But if there were any rare treasures, we, the Leeson family, absolutely can’t let Joshua lay his hands on them. I shall expose him. Even if I suffer from a backlash in the future, I’m willing to endure it.

…

Meanwhile, at the southern defense line of Eastern Allied Army, Joshua and Hayden dashed out of the military array.

Keeping up with Joshua’s pace, Hayden panted a little as he said, “Joshua, you don’t have to run away so desperately, right? I don’t think anyone is pursuing us.”

Joshua looked at the tablet in his hand. A few clear images were displayed on the screen.

Those were live feeds from a few surveillance devices he had set up along the way while heading southward after taking his leave.

A God Realm cultivator’s spiritual sense could only radiate about a hundred meters at most. Even if they detected a fluctuation in spiritual energy, the range was only limited to a few miles.

However, by relying on such advanced technology, one could see images from ten or even dozens of miles away.

Joshua had been paying close attention to those feeds since earlier, and he was also certain no one was following them.

Still, precisely because of that, he felt more ill at ease.

After putting away the tablet, Joshua lightly tapped the air with his feet, prompting him to move eastward at once.

Seeing that, Hayden immediately changed direction to follow Joshua. “Joshua, where are you going?

Why are you heading toward the east?”

“We’re going back to the previous valley.” Joshua took out his thumb ring and replied in an undertone, “Do you still remember why I came to Doveston?”

Hayden was momentarily dazed after hearing that. Then, his expression changed slightly. “Joshua, don’t tell me the Whitley family’s ancestral land is opening now?”

In the past, Joshua had told Hayden his visit to Doveston was to find the actual ancestral land from which the Whitley family emerged more than two thousand years ago.

However, after waiting in Doveston for a few months, the two hadn’t found any trace of the place. Still, Joshua thought it was a little unfortunate for the ancestral land to appear at that moment.

“Joshua, are you serious? Why do we have such terrible luck? We just left that place, yet the ancestral land showed up?”

“Joshuo, ore you serious? Why do we hove such terrible luck? We just left thot ploce, yet the oncestrol lond showed up?”

“Thot’s not bod luck.” Joshuo sighed. “This thumb ring is one of the things left by my oncestors.

According to their teochings, this ring will emit o green glow when the oncestrol lond monifests itself.

Storting holf o yeor ogo, this ring hos flickered severol times, ond recently, the light hos been shining more frequently. Look ot the frequency now. It’s giving off the light once every ten seconds. If the rodionce stoys on, thot signifies the oncestrol lond is fully open.”

He poused briefly before continuing, “I got it! The oncestrol lond opened becouse of todoy’s bottle! The ring blinked ot o low frequency previously, indicoting thot the oncestrol lond might open, but we hod to woit o consideroble omount of time for the restroining borriers ot the oncestrol lond’s entronce to weoken. But now, ofter the bottle between three Divine Reolm cultivotors ond my utilizotion of Troop Summoner’s forbidden technique to droin out oll the spirituol energy within o hundred miles, thot coused the restroining borrier ot the oncestrol lond’s entronce to be significontly weokened… We ore the ones who occeleroted the opening of the oncestrol lond!”

Hoyden couldn’t help but feel o little concerned, looking ot Joshuo muttering to himself.

“Joshuo, we were ot leost seven hundred miles owoy from the volley. Are you sure your forbidden technique possesses such exponsive effective ronge?”

Joshuo shook his heod in resignotion ofter heoring thot. “Let me put it this woy. If you suddenly burst o bolloon submerged in woter, the surrounding woter would surge inword to fill the spoce. Hence, the offected oreo is definitely not limited to the size of the bolloon. I emptied out the spirituol energy within o hundred miles, ond Ivonov disrupted the neorby Pryncyp. A lorge omount of spirituol energy ond Pryncyp in the surroundings would be needed to repoir these voids ond disturbonces. Although I’m not certoin, the decoying process of some formotions ond restroining borriers is quite intriguing due to the stringent conditions thot must be mointoined. Some formotions operote normolly but ore olreody in o precorious stote. At times like this, even if o single leof folls on the formotion, it moy couse the whole thing to foll oport just like thot. We need to get o move on. When the Whitley fomily’s oncestrol lond opens, we must be the first ones to enter.”

Joshuo’s words unnerved Hoyden, prompting the lotter to move foster subconsciously. “Joshuo, if even the sole heir of the Whitley fomily like you hos to rely on guesses to deduce the opening of the Whitley fomily’s oncestrol lond, ond since there’s no woy others would know obout these, who would compete with us?”

“Joshua, are you serious? Why do we have such terrible luck? We just left that place, yet the ancestral land showed up?”

“That’s not bad luck.” Joshua sighed. “This thumb ring is one of the things left by my ancestors.

According to their teachings, this ring will emit a green glow when the ancestral land manifests itself.

Starting half a year ago, this ring has flickered several times, and recently, the light has been shining more frequently. Look at the frequency now. It’s giving off the light once every ten seconds. If the radiance stays on, that signifies the ancestral land is fully open.”

He paused briefly before continuing, “I got it! The ancestral land opened because of today’s battle! The ring blinked at a low frequency previously, indicating that the ancestral land might open, but we had to wait a considerable amount of time for the restraining barriers at the ancestral land’s entrance to weaken. But now, after the battle between three Divine Realm cultivators and my utilization of Troop Summoner’s forbidden technique to drain out all the spiritual energy within a hundred miles, that caused the restraining barrier at the ancestral land’s entrance to be significantly weakened… We are the ones who accelerated the opening of the ancestral land!”

Hayden couldn’t help but feel a little concerned, looking at Joshua muttering to himself.

“Joshua, we were at least seven hundred miles away from the valley. Are you sure your forbidden technique possesses such expansive effective range?”

Joshua shook his head in resignation after hearing that. “Let me put it this way. If you suddenly burst a balloon submerged in water, the surrounding water would surge inward to fill the space. Hence, the affected area is definitely not limited to the size of the balloon. I emptied out the spiritual energy within a hundred miles, and Ivanov disrupted the nearby Pryncyp. A large amount of spiritual energy and Pryncyp in the surroundings would be needed to repair these voids and disturbances. Although I’m not certain, the decaying process of some formations and restraining barriers is quite intriguing due to the stringent conditions that must be maintained. Some formations operate normally but are already in a precarious state. At times like this, even if a single leaf falls on the formation, it may cause the whole thing to fall apart just like that. We need to get a move on. When the Whitley family’s ancestral land opens, we must be the first ones to enter.”

Joshua’s words unnerved Hayden, prompting the latter to move faster subconsciously. “Joshua, if even the sole heir of the Whitley family like you has to rely on guesses to deduce the opening of the Whitley family’s ancestral land, and since there’s no way others would know about these, who would compete with us?”

A solemn look flashed across Joshua’s eyes after he heard Hayden’s remark.

Prior to his departure, he clearly sensed Winston’s spiritual sense lingered on him for a few seconds.

Although it was only for a fleeting moment, Joshua was still worried. I’m smart, but Winston’s no fool, either. These representatives of the eight respectable families who travel outside their ancestral lands may seem like emissaries running errands for their clans. However, in reality, these people are the true core figures of their households. Their positions are usually second only to the successive heads of families. Despite Winston’s honest and unassuming appearance, he’s actually someone extremely difficult to deal with. It’s not even an exaggeration to describe him as someone meticulous.

“Let’s hope it’s as you said. If the eight respectable families have really withdrawn their men, then we’ve truly hit the jackpot.” Joshua forced a smile. Still, doubts lingered in his chest.

He couldn’t shake off the feeling that his search for the ancestral land this time wouldn’t go smoothly.

Moreover, according to his ancestor’s teachings, Joshua knew about another piece of information. I’m not the only person who received the Whitley family’s ancestral token.

After the Whitley family’s ancestors left their ancestral land, they experienced several ups and downs over the subsequent two thousand years.

Many of their magical items and tokens were also lost along the way.

Even though the people who acquired those items might not realize the significance behind the green glow of the magical items, there were just too many strange and unusual things in the world of cultivators.

Hence, Joshua couldn’t guarantee their quest to be smooth sailing.

In fact, he had to guard against those uncertainties.

…

Meanwhile, at a location fifty miles north of Eastern Allied Army’s northern defense line, Quintus and Ivanov were engaged in a fierce battle.

The massive energy emitted from their exchanges of blows alone had caused the entire land to collapse.

As the two collided again, a bolt of lightning abruptly crashed down a kilometer away.

The two leaped away from one another and turned to look at the place where the lightning struck. A naked man was running toward them at high speed through a field of arcing electricity.

“Sirs, please help!”