Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 1289

Chapter 1289 Spoils & Temptations

Wang Wei waved his hand to materialize a small screen with Red Mask's face. He smiled while asking: "Everything's done?"

"Yes, lord," Red Mask nodded. "I apologize it took so long."

"No, you're not to blame." Wang Wei would never blame her for taking so long. On the contrary, he would praise her for succeeding in this mission. In the lower dimension, his Fate Shadow Guard had a deep foundation, so he was always strict with Wang Ju when she failed.

However, in the upper dimension, it was the opposite. Their foundation was weak, and any success in these challenging missions is proof of Red Mask's capabilities.

"You did an excellent job this time," Wang Wei said with a smile. "From now on, you're truly Wang Ju's successor." Red Mask's body trembled after hearing these words as she understood the implications. From now on, Wang Wei will trust her more, give her more power, and, more importantly, he'll be more forgiven. She doesn't have to constantly worry about losing her job and position.

Of course, this doesn't mean she's worry-free and doesn't have to work hard. However, she can now breathe a little.

"Thank you for believing in me," Red Mask bowed.

"You've earned it," Wang Wei nodded. "Anything else to report?"

"Two things," Red Mask continued. "When I controlled the palace, I noticed a group of people with Xiao Tiandi; they had just captured a few of the Blood Dragon's descendants. They tried to leave with an Arran Breaking Formation, but I've activated all the palace's formations and captured them."

"This must be Xun Junyao's group," Wang Wei muttered.

"Sir, what do you want me to do with them?"

"Send their leader a message to set up a meeting, then let them go," Wang Wei said.

"As you wish."

"What's the second thing you wanted to report?"

"I've discovered a secret area of the dragon palace," Red Mask continued. "According to my analysis, it should be where Blood Dragon kept most of the information from his spy agency. However, that area has an independent array system and central hub, so we might need to use force to enter."

"Not necessarily," Wang Wei replied. "Ask Xun Junyao for a few blood essences from the Blood Dragon. Then, use his bloodline to open these formations."

"Very well," Red Mask nodded.

"We are about to expand," Wang Wei continued. "Are you prepared?"

"I am, sir," Red Mask responded. As soon as she knew the content of her mission, she understood the number of resources they were about to acquire, so she had already planned how to utilize them properly and expand the Fate Shadow Guards.

He could wait until his body and Dao catch up to achieve perfect unity, but that approach would only delay him. Since he was confident in raising his other aspects to the peak, it's best to raise his soul and willpower to the limit and wait for them to catch up and achieve unity of the essence, spirit, and Qi.

The second thing that Wang Wei took from the treasury was all the Tier 11 Longevity Resources. He kept the Eternal Life Wood and the Second Life Pill, granting an additional two extra lives. With the one he had remaining, that's a total of three. However, Wang Wei was not too excited about this since he had a feeling that these things might become useless after entering the Taboo Realm. These longevity resources might treat him as a Paragon and become useless after achieving taboo strength.

The good news is there were enough longevity resources to reward three of his most capable men: Mongke, Dulgun, and Jia Ping. As for the Flame Blacksmith? Wang Wei will reward him with an Innate Purple Flame, a Heavenly Flame born between Heaven and Earth, but the rank is Tier 12.

As long as the Flame Blacksmith succeeds in refining this flame, his soul will enter Paragon Quantity, and his soul power will reach that level in quantity. Then, the Blacksmith will become a talent capable of refining Paragon Tier Artifacts while being an Empyrean. Such achievement will enhance his luck, allowing him to achieve white luck or come close to it.

Of course, refining such a powerful flame is a risk. Under normal circumstances, Wang Wei would never have allowed such a thing. However, the Flame Blacksmith has the talent to succeed, and more importantly, Wang Wei now has enough resources to ensure his survival in case something occurs.

'I can't believe I found the Path Refining Stone,' Wang Wei thought with a smile. This thing could be said to be valuable, while at the same time, not so much. This thing had little effect on most cultivators who only pursue strength in eternal life.

However, for someone like Wang Wei, who has a pursuit besides the basic one, this stone is valuable beyond words. That's because it allows him to experience the life of people on a similar path but with a different approach.

For example, Wang Wei wants absolute freedom, but there are different ways to approach this goal. He chose the way of control. His way of achieving freedom is by controlling everything and even having the power to take other's freedom.

However, someone else might have a different approach. They might want to detach themselves from the rules and just break free from their restraints without being a controlled freak like Wang Wei.

With the stone, Wang Wei can experience the lives of these people on the same path as him, learn from them, and temper his mind, Dao Heart, and his path to freedom.