Transcendent Dawn

A ripple in the void, two figures slowly emerged.

“So this is the feeling of traversing the Spirit World? That’s extraordinary…” Dunstan’s eyes lit up, as if he were eager to jump into a laboratory to research it.

Su Lu held a great deal of respect for this old man.

Although he could take people through the spiritual world, he had to have complete trust in them. Otherwise, he could trap them in the spiritual world, or even cast them into the Realm of All Spirits, essentially ‘exiling’ them.

In a way, Dunstan took on a great deal of risk.

“This… is the agreed upon location?”

Su Lu glanced at the island. It was not large, but lush with vegetation and showed no traces of human activity.

“Between the Old and New Continents, a vast sea poses obstacles to all, riddled with countless dangers… But there are also a multitude of islands, inhabited by island natives, characterized by their blue hair. They call themselves ‘Children of the Ocean’ and primarily worship the ‘God of the Ocean’ and ‘God of the Storm’!”

Su Lu recalled a piece of trivia.

“Pity… it’s clear this is an uninhabited island. After all, it would be unfortunate to accidentally harm someone at a location designated for exchanging legends.”

“Lord Uveitan has already arrived.”

Dunstan withdrew a golden invitation. A golden beam emerged, guiding the path forward.

Su Lu followed him into the depths of the shrubbery.

Suddenly, the golden beam shot forth and faded into the void.

Vines grew wildly around them, forming a green door that led to a witchcraft secret realm.

“Please!”

Dunstan took the lead and entered.

Following him through the vine door, Su Lu was immediately hit by an extraordinarily fresh floral scent carrying a wealth of vital energy that brought his spirits up, and he involuntarily took a deep breath.

“Nature realm?”

He couldn’t help but recall Dunstan’s brief introduction.

Uveitan was a neutral fifth-level professional, adept at manipulating and fostering plants and healing. He had a good reputation among the top professional circles in the Federation, known for his warm personality and fondness for hosting salon events.

Moreover, it seemed like he had some connection with the Mother Earth Goddess’s church!

‘Perhaps… he’s on the Druidic path?’

While contemplating, Su Lu arrived at a garden.

A towering tree overshadowed everything, its branches resembled top-grade jade and a female face appeared on its trunk: “Welcome, [Arcanic Caster]!”

“Lord Uveitan!”

Dunstan politely returned the greeting with a smile, pulling Su Lu down to sit on a tree stump next to the great tree. Some gazes swept over them, but no one initiated a scan, seemingly out of some hesitancy.

“Although it’s a private gathering, it’s very formal and there’s little need to hide one’s identity…”

Dunstan picked up a huge morning glory blossom from the side, took a sip of the nectar, and said, “Of course… there are a few sneaky ones. But they often have some good stuff on them, so we let it slide.”

Why didn’t you say this earlier, I might have disguised myself before coming…

Su Lu rolled his eyes internally but continued to wait expressionlessly.

Dunstan introduced the people around in a low voice: “Those three on the east side are guardians of the Federation. Mr. Schumacher just came back from the Dark Continent… the one on his right is the warden of Federal Special Prison—Mr. Arsen!”

“Special prison?”

Su Lu tasted a sip of floral nectar, feeling the sweet flavour exploding in his mouth, like being immersed in a basket of flowers.

“It’s a classified prison where Transcendent criminals are held, and Master Arsen is the warden.” Dunstan emphasized, “Never underestimate him.”

“Why?”

Su Lu asked curiously.

Dunstan remained silent, but a voice rang directly in Su Lu’s Inspiration: “Rumor has it, the prison even detains a Fifth Level Professional!”

“Fifth Level?”

Su Lu was slightly startled.

Although the Spirit Tide has been resuscitating the Main World for some time, almost no Sixth Level powerhouses have appeared.

The Fifth Level is the peak of this world!

Such a professional was unexpectedly captured and detained in prison?

“The Federal Special Prison is laden with a terrifying anti-magic array that can supposedly emulate the environment during the Twilight of the Gods…” Dunstan exclaimed, “This is the Federation’s highest classified secret… and besides, to suppress many Transcendents, the warden’s strength certainly isn’t weak. He might be among the top in all at the Fifth Level.”

“Does that mean Master Arsen is basically one of the Transcendents at the top of the Federation? His profession may be… the [Giant Axe Executioner]?”

Su Lu speculated.

“Perhaps… the profession of each of the Fifth Level is kept confidential unless it’s already been exposed like mine…” Dunstan’s tone was quite calm, “The Eleventh Bureau, the Special Prison, The Exploration Team… they are the three strongest institutions on the secretive side of the Federation.”

“And Green Tree Castle, Goddess Church… they lean towards the Federation’s power.”

“Finally, there are some neutral organizations and evil forces like the Ancient Snake Society and the Black Death Society…”

“This is the structure of Transcendent powers within the Federation!”

Su Lu’s eyes flashed, ‘Generally speaking, more than sixty percent of the Transcendent powers that support the Federation maintain surface peace. It’s fragile indeed…’

Transcendents draw strength from within themselves.

Therefore, the current war or peace in the Federation, or even the entire world, indeed depends on the will of a small number of top professionals!

This is reality!

As he pondered, a legend from the Church of the Goddess of Light arrived. He was a [Red Robe Archbishop], a Faith-based professional whose gaze towards Su Lu seemed to be loaded with some profound meaning.

Su Lu felt focused on as though a venomous snake had targeted him.

‘The Seven Major Orthodox Churches wouldn’t like extraordinary Transcendents popping up. Anyone above Fifth-order Legend, would make the watch list, let alone my rapid breakthrough… is this their way of paying closer attention?’

Su Lu instantly felt a shiver run down his spine, unaware of the continuous conspiracies that would arise in the future.

‘Fortunately, my breakthrough doesn’t rely on this world’s resources; I still have the chance to covertly develop…’

After the Archbishop, there are three cloaked mask-wearers.

Their movements are stiff, somewhat puppet-like, as if they are alchemical lifeforms.

“Hmph!”

Seeing this scene, the Red-robed Archbishop Lawrence and Schumacher both snorted coldly.

Keeping their identity hidden to attend is either a neutral or evil professional.

“Alright, welcome everyone.”

At this time, the face on the middle tree opened its mouth: “I held this exchange meeting for top professionals to have a platform to interact. All of you can start now. Whether it’s intelligence, information, marvels or materials… you are free to trade. You can also enjoy the scenery around here and taste a variety of drinks I’ve brewed… there is a space specifically for private transactions which is cloaked from investigation.”

Su Lu found that the atmosphere here was relaxed, more akin to a salon of sorts.