Paragon Of Sin

Chapter 1753: Regret

Imentetʼs laughter was ear-piercing despite its delightfully pleasant sound and soudiffe. It was almost as if she was exposing their shamelessness without any care. In actuality, she genuinely didnʼt care about either of these so-called elite powerhouses of the Utmost Purity Galaxy. Only one of them was a prestigious alchemist, but so what? She had Luo Ning standing behind her who had Wei Wuyinʼs backing! She didnʼt mind offending them.

Additionally, she understood the nuances of their earlier reception, and this shameless Pavilion Master Shang deserved every loss because of it. The Arising Sage Elixir was a lethal temptation for those at the Ascended Saint Phase of the Mystic Ascendant Realm, those Mystic Overlords on the verge of becoming Sages, yet he just lost that.

Honestly, she didnʼt think it was too far-fetched for them to not know. While Wei Wuyin was rising in reputation and prestige, especially as a possessor of his own lineage, who would have thought he could concoct an Arising Sage Elixir?! This was a peak-tier Mystic-World product! Exalted Worldly Saint Alchemists might be able to concoct peak-tier products, but that was typically limited to their specialization, and even then, many specialized in a specific type of product.

If Wei Wuyin had an assumed specialization based on his general lineageʼs known products, it would likely be found foundational-type and domain-type products. The Arising Sage Elixir could improve oneʼs foundation, but it was mostly designated as an ascension-assisting product, similar to the Everlore Ascension Pill and Refraction World-Light Elixir.

Moreover, his lineage only extended to the low-tier Mystic-World grade.

The four Sages and Worldly Saint Alchemists behind Pavilion Master Shang had varied expressions, each quite complex, and one in specific was rather regretful and severe as if they had indirectly lost their former instructor an extraordinary opportunity. That person was none other than Sage Avenging Heart!

Wei Wuyin didnʼt pile on the brutality of Imentetʼs laughter. He sent a glance toward her, and her laughter tapered off until it became a small ʼhmphʼ exhaled through her nose, mockery still dense in her eyes.

Then, Wei Wuyin stood forth with Yue Songli, who instantly attracted gazes as some of them were initially stunned by her beauty, especially finding it hard to resist her twin mountains.

The worst offender to this was Sui Yuan, the female Sage of the group, and her grey eyes roamed Yue Songliʼs body a few times. If it was a man who dared to do something like this, the offense might be enough to establish a grudge. Sage Moonrise was an extraordinary porcelain beauty, dressed in a battle robe mixed with silk and linen, outlining her slender, curvature figure, and highlighting around her own chest region, exposing two lovely moons deep valley. Her robes at the bottom were split, exposing her moon-white legs leading to a pair of bare feet that listened with moonlight at the bottom.

Sage Avenging Heart, the one with the severe expression tinged in regret, was a middle-aged, dark, short-haired man who was of average height, with two reddish irises and a dark honey-like complexion. He had chiseled cheeks, and thick eyebrows, and was rather handsome to look at, but there was an air about him that was a little off.

Wei Wuyin instantly noticed that this Sage had an aura akin to Enlightened Sage Springfield—Sinful. While it wasnʼt as egregious as Enlightened Sage Springfieldʼs, it was noticeable to him as he had some further potential evidence that this so-called prophecy had Blessed involvement. A Sinful Sage was a heap of Karmic Luck Value waiting to be taken.

Yue Songliʼs eyes brightened as she focused on a single man. He was rather feminine in terms of facial appearance, but he was undeniably a man. Furthermore, he was dressed in form-fitting white, pink, and golden robes with shoulder pads that were wide and straight, bestowing him a unique appearance that stood out. Meanwhile, the design of his robes was intricate, containing artistic depictions of flowers, mountains, and rivers, all basking under a single starʼs glorious radiance, and all seemed to have been made with a skillful paintbrush.

This was Yuchi Yisang! Sage Painted Star!

His long multicolored hair that was tied into a ponytail was quite flamboyant, perfect for a creative artist who explored all sorts of colors.

The last of the Sages was a friend of Zai Yingwen, Sage Avenging Heart, and was a young woman who was modest in clothing and obscure in aura. She was almost fully covered, even wearing a veil that made discerning her appearance difficult, giving off a mysterious feeling. She was Sage Skytouch, a Sage of Containing Creation Galactic Zone, and reported to be Sage Avenging Heartʼs current love interest.

It wasnʼt rare for long-lived Sages to have multiple relationships throughout their lives, for example, Pavilion Master Shang Liu was on his 1,000th wife, who knew how many other partners he had had in his lifetime? But it was exceedingly rare for two Sages to bond post-ascension.

A single glance with his Celestial Eyes exposed a few things that shocked Wei Wuyin. Firstly, the thing he noticed was that this Sage Skytouch was stupendously beautiful, no doubt only slightly inferior to Yue Songli, Xue Yifei, and Qing Qiumu. Secondly, she was a virgin!

Yes! She was a virgin!

This was the strongest upper-level Mystic Ascendant virgin female that Wei Wuyin had ever met, and her Primal Yin was on par with a thousand stars in terms of intensity. She had cultivated her Primal Yin from birth to the Heavenly Saint Phase, a phenomenal event!

Lastly, she wasnʼt an actual Sage! Her obscure aura was being enshrouded by an external power, granting her the mere auric appearance of a Sage, but her intrinsic cultivation base at its foundation was only a Heavenly Saint. However, she was fully using a Sageʼs power. It must belong to an external treasure. By all considerations, she had the strength of a Sage that she could display. After all, she arrived here without lagging behind the other Sages.

What a wondrous treasure. Even Wei Wuyin hadnʼt been able to determine that until she was directly before his gaze.

The others were a female and a male Worldly Saint Alchemist. Shockingly, the male was the former butt of jokes for losing a True Sage—World-Saint Searing Star! Sage Painted Star was originally his Dao Protector. The alchemist was a tall, large-bodied redhead with a bushy beard that had faint flames flickering atop and slithering throughout the hair.

The female alchemist was a blue-haired middle-aged woman who exuded a cool, mature beauty with a dark mark above the left side of her full lips and wore square framed glasses that were layered with a nigh-invisible coat of concentrated spiritual power. She was World-Saint Azure Rain! The nurturing Alchemist of Sage Moonrise.

They all looked at Yue Songli with varying degrees of inspection, but besides Sage Moonrise, none of them dared to be flagrant with their gazes at Wei Wuyin directly in front of her, and they turned their attention to this starry-eyed alchemist of an unearthly degree of handsomeness. Truly worthy of being on the Heroes of Luminosity Ranking!

”I accept your apology, Pavilion Master Shang. These things happen. Rather, setting aside all these unpleasant things, itʼs my pleasure to finally meet you,” Wei Wuyin greeted calmly. However, he made no gesture to retrieve the box from Luo Ning.

Luo Ningʼs eyes brightened as she stepped forward and presented a jade box with her personal insignia etched atop. This was her greeting gift. It was clearly inferior to Wei Wuyinʼs box, barely at the Mystic-Earth grade. She held it out toward Shang Liu with a smile.

”On behalf of the Neo-Dawn Empire and its vassals, please accept this humble gift on our first meeting.”

The left eyelid of Sage Avenging Heart twitched. Meanwhile, Shang Liuʼs eyes looked down at the box. That was not the box that Wei Wuyin had given her. The box that his heart yearned for. If this was the prophesied opportunity, didnʼt this mean he had lost it?!

Wei Wuyinʼs earlier words suggested that Luo Ning could do with the box as she saw fit, and he had taken it as a lure to bring him here and reluctantly admit his aura, suffering a little harm to his face, but Luo Ningʼs words of using her own gift on all of their behalfs were truthful! She was not going to give him the gift!

Still, he didnʼt dare to push it. There was still a wedding gift and birthday gift that was potentially available. He could only cool his heart after believing that Wei Wuyin was going to offer it as one of the gifts.

The value of a high-quality Arising Sage Elixir, by the base transactional logic of elevated quality in the Utmost Purity Galaxy which was ten times for low, twenty-five times for high, and a hundred times for peak, which was based on its impure-quality highest market price, then this Arising Sage Elixir was worth 45 million Mystic-World Essence Stones!

45 MILLION!!!

The value of the Continent of the First Knight was incomparable to an opportunity to become a True Sage!

Pavilion Master Shang didnʼt open the box publicly after receiving it from Luo Ning, but she could tell it was a few middling low-tier Mystic-Earth products that she was known for. While they were certainly extraordinary, they paled vastly in comparison to the Arising Sage Elixir by no small margin.

”Let me introduce my wives, family, and companions…” Wei Wuyin finished the greeting with an introduction of each individual, causing Qing Qiumu to fiercely blush after she was lauded with subtle praise, highlighting her heart-ensnaring natural beauty that caused World-Saint Searing Star to become dazed.

Wei Si was a juggernaut in more than the term, and his presence was quite domineering in the eyes of these Sages.

Young Master Shang skirted by on an obscure introduction as a brother-in-law, but his turquoise eyes caused Pavilion Master Shang to gaze at him for a longer period than the others. They both had the same shade of eyes. Only fools wouldnʼt think they were related given their similar appearance too.

Eventually, Pavilion Master Shang had to push down his hopes and invite them in. Within his heart, he was viciously cursing Sage Avenging Heart who suggested that he doesnʼt give an outsider preferential treatment to highlight the importance of native alchemists. He was also cursing himself for being foolish enough to follow.

The main issue was that Wei Wuyinʼs actual level wasnʼt exactly solidified despite his unique lineageʼs depth or recent feats. While he was heavily connected to forces like the Incandescent Star Palace, the status of an Exalted Worldly Alchemic Saint was second only to Heavenly Alchemic Saints in the Utmost Purity Galaxy.

In truth, he was fearful of associating too deeply with Wei Wuyin, who was a Supreme Sage who was ignoring the prophecy as if it didnʼt exist. He didnʼt want to be implicated in the fallout of his involvement, so he listened to his former student. Only now did he realize that he might have been schemed against, robbing him of his chance to ascend by spreading this prophecy.

After all, a high-quality Arising Sage Elixir was not any different than a heavenly opportunity!

Also, he couldnʼt steal an elixir from a Supreme Sage…

He didnʼt even try to think of it.