A Man Like None Other

With his journey through the mundane world complete, Jared tore through the void once more, this time taking his mother, Beatrice, along with Cecilia and the others, back to the Ethereal Realm.

The environment there was far more suited to their cultivation, and even Flaxseed followed them.

In the Ethereal Realm, the women finally met one another.

Jared took the time to introduce them individually, bracing himself for possible tension or conflict. To his surprise, they all got along harmoniously, their interactions warm and friendly. The unexpected peace eased Jared’s worries.

Just then, Flaxseed stepped forward, grinning. “Jared, I brought you a little gift from the mundane world!”

He produced a small tower.

At a glance, Jared recognized it instantly. It was the Pentacarna Tower, the very one once used to subdue Whalreth.

“Wait… Isn’t this the Pentacarna Tower? Wasn’t it left with the Village of Villains?” Jared asked, surprised. “Time inside this tower flows slower than outside. That was fine in the mundane world, but here in the Ethereal Realm, wouldn’t that make it counterproductive?”

tower is magical. The slower time flow was only due to it being

Realm, it’s the opposite. Time inside the tower flows a hundred times faster than outside. That means a hundred years of cultivation

as eagerly took hold of the

do you plan to thank me?” Flaxseed asked with a sly

answers to me now. If it’s beauties you’re after, I can get you a

Flaxseed chuckled. “I can find my own fun. But if you’re heading to

Celestial Stairway. He gave a firm nod.

realm may still be

drifting to Josephine. Time wasn’t on his side. He couldn’t

reach the celestial realm as soon as possible,” Jared said

be to cultivate until achieving Ascendance on

have the Pentacarna Tower, don’t you?” Corrado reminded him. “Train inside it. Time flows differently there, so

“Mr. Flaxseed, can the tower really be used for cultivation here

replied with a nod. “It’s all about the flow of time. Here, a single year in the