Chapter 5511
When Charlie and Maria landed at Interlocken Airport, a sleek private jet had just soared into the skies, bound for Eastcliff.
Each day, a multitude of private and business jets, courtesy of leasing firms, ferried passengers from provincial capitals to
Eastcliff, the bustling capital. This particular flight drew no special attention.
The Wade family’s Gulfstream had been waiting here for a while. Once Charlie and Maria cleared security and boarded the
plane, the captain promptly secured clearance from the tower for takeoff, and they were on their way to Aurous Hill.
During the ascent, Charlie continued to twist a bracelet carved from agarwood. Amid the quiet hum of the engines, he suddenly
turned to Maria.
“Ms. Clark,” he began, “That teacher you met today, aside from trying to dissuade me, did she mention when I might return to the
Eternal Mountains?”
Maria shook her head and replied, “The Master only emphasized the perilous nature of the Mountains and strongly advised
against your return. She didn’t specify a timeframe. It’s possible you may never return there, for safety’s sake.”
Charlie furrowed his brow.
“But why?” he pondered aloud. “She mentioned danger, but there’s always a level of risk, and risk has its limits. While I may not
be powerful enough now, that place feels like a daunting challenge. As my strength grows, it might become as manageable as a
walk in the park.”
Maria asserted firmly, “Young Master, I believe it’s best to steer clear of the Mountains for the foreseeable future. Rather than
fixate on returning there, it might be wiser to focus on finding a way to unlock your Soul Palace completely.”
Jagoan queried, “Once my Soul Palace is open, can I go back to the Mountains?”
Maria shook her head once more. “I think even if your Soul Palace is unlocked, you won’t be able to return. To return, you must
surpass Morgana, who has already opened her Soul Palace. The odds of defeating her are extremely slim. If you wish to revisit
the Mountains, you must surpass Morgana first.”
In Maria’s view, the mysterious teacher’s words, even if spoken through a surrogate, carried weight.
Jagoan couldn’t return to Shiwan. Morvel likely harbored a centuries-old conspiracy, patiently biding his time. Perhaps he had
discovered a path to evade death, much like the Mother of Pu’er, awaiting an opportunity for rebirth.
Or, perhaps, the key to his rebirth resided in Jagoan.
However, unlike the Mother of Pu’er, whose rebirth depended on Jagoan’s Heavenly Thunder, Morvel would never be as
passive. Having lived a thousand years, he sought an opportunity to turn the tables, potentially seizing Jagoan’s body, as the
legend suggested.
Reflecting on Jagoan’s earlier conversation with his father about the Divine Dragon and the five hundred years before Morvel’s
Taoist practice, Maria interjected, “Young Master, I believe both warriors and monks inevitably face cultivation bottlenecks.”
Jagoan looked intrigued. “What do you mean?”
Maria explained, “When you reach an impasse in your current environment, you must seek new surroundings to break through.
It’s akin to a gold rush. Prospectors continuously migrate until they discover gold. Staying in a stagnant environment is
detrimental to your growth because you eventually exhaust its resources. You must venture elsewhere to explore new frontiers.”
Jagoan contemplated this idea and its implications. Maria continued, “Finding opportunities often involves leaving familiar
territory. In unfamiliar environments, you encounter fresh variables and must systematically solve them to achieve your goals.”
She likened it to an analogy, adding, “It’s like opening blind boxes. After all the possibilities in your immediate vicinity have been
explored and exhausted, you seek uncharted territory and crack open new boxes until you discover the treasure you desire.”
Jagoan nodded in agreement, recalling how his encounters beyond Aurous Hill had yielded opportunities. “I met Mrs. Treadway,
acquired the Phoenix Vine, crossed paths with you, and obtained that ring—all outside of Aurous Hill.”
Maria concurred, “In that case, Young Master, it might be beneficial to explore new horizons from time to time.”
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