The Secretly Rich Man

“There’s no need to be disheartened… Though Ryder has exceptional talent, I still managed to injure him quite badly,” replied Gerald.

“That…” muttered Lyndon who was finally able to see the bigger picture.

Generally, when two battling cultivators had similar levels of essential qi, the winner would usually be the person who had better martial arts skills. Though that was the case, it was quite hard for cultivators who shared the same cultivation level to kill each other. However, bringing a Domiensch Master into the equation was a whole other story. There was simply too big a gap between the two titles. A good example would be how Lyndon was pretty much nothing but a helpless rag doll in Gerald’s presence.

Whatever the case was, after a short while, Gerald was prompted to ask, “Come to think of it, are those petty Morningstars even capable of standing guard over you?”

“Well… Those seven mortals are merely watchdogs for the Thunder Sword Sect… Let’s just say that the three rascals from the new sect are afraid that they won’t be able to keep me down should I break free from their formation. By having the Morningstars stand guard over me, the three will be able to prepare themselves a little better after being alerted by one of those seven mortals! That aside, it’s also the reason I had to use the soul-shifting method just to be here!” explained Lyndon.

“The new sect, you say…?” replied Gerald in an inquisitive tone.

essentially just Ryder’s descendants. The Thunder Sword Sect has a principle stating that anyone who commits rebellion is bound to be subjected to heaven’s wrath. It’s why Ryder didn’t dare to kill me. That aside, those who manage to enter

it, so I ended up having to let Aiden take over… Either way, after our little conversation, I believe it’s

that, Gerald smiled at Lyndon before adding, “And what legacy would it be if I didn’t have some guardians? With

Gerald would end his life there and then! After thinking for a bit, Lyndon eventually replied, “Do you truly mean it..? Can you really

and I’ll immediately

falling to his knees. The old man, for one, understood that submitting to Gerald wouldn’t just free him, but it

to say, “It’s settled, then. Now… Tell

weaker than me when they first joined. Note, however, that that was a few decades

so you should return to your original body. After all, we don’t want the Morningstars to have a reason to go all out to destroy you. Rest assured, I’ll