After leaving the hospital, Lionel Yeager felt as if he was dreaming.
He had descended the mountain to fulfill his engagement only to have it cancelled. But now, he found himself betrothed to a woman of unrivalled beauty.
Julia Stewart had a similar feeling of being in a dream.
She never imagined that she would be engaged to a man she had just met.
Honestly, she was not willing to do so, but she didn't want to go against her grandfather's wishes.
After a long silence.
Lionel Yeager spoke up: "Miss Stewart, if you're unwilling, I can talk to Mr. Stewart right now."
"No."
Julia Stewart interrupted: "Grandfather has just recovered, I don't want to upset him."
"So we are really getting engaged?"
Lionel Yeager looked at Julia Stewart with a complicated expression.
Being engaged to such a stunning beauty, he wouldn't be on the losing end.
Moreover, not long ago, when he accidentally touched this woman's body, he realized that her constitution was the innate pure yin body he had been searching for.
This innate pure yin body could perfectly meld with his innate pure yang body. If he could dual cultivate with her, he could neutralise his excessive yang energy.
Not only could he save his life, but he could also advance his cultivation.
That's why he agreed to Mr. Stewart's request.
At the end of the day, even if he didn't become engaged to this woman, he wasn't intending to leave her for the next three years.
Julia Stewart took a deep breath, "Lionel Yeager, let's get engaged according to grandfather's wishes for now.
After a while, when grandfather's health is fully recovered, we can go talk to him about canceling our engagement."
Before Lionel Yeager could respond, Julia Stewart said: "I live at No. 8 Divine River Garden Villa, Here's the key to my villa, you go first. I have things to do in the company, so I won't go back with you."
Having said that, Julia Stewart handed Lionel Yeager a key and then got in the car and left the hospital.
After watching Julia Stewart leave, Lionel Yeager took a cab straight to the Divine River Garden.
The Divine River Garden is one of the high-end villa complexes in River City, with each villa starting at a minimum of fifty million.
With the key in hand, Lionel Yeager stood at the entrance of the No. 8 villa, and couldn't help exclaiming: "My Fiancé really is wealthy!"
Right now, as he had just arrived in River City and temporarily had nowhere to go, living here seemed like a good idea.
Upon entering the villa, Lionel Yeager went straight to the living room and sat down on the sofa.
"Neal Koontz, I did as you requested, but they broke the engagement. I can't be blamed for that."
Lionel Yeager sighed.
Then, he raised his left hand and looked at the quaint black ring on his middle finger.
This black ring was a gift from Neal Koontz, called a storage ring, which has a hundred square metres of space inside and can store many things.
Lionel Yeager injected his True qi and took a black gold token the size of the palm from the storage ring.
According to Neal Koontz, this token is called a "God Emperor Order." Anyone who gets the God Emperor Order can take over the international organization he founded.
He didn't quite believe what Neal Koontz said, and always felt like Neal was fooling him.
Of course, whether it's true or not, he'll find out later.
After placing the God Emperor Order back into the storage ring, Lionel Yeager took out five photos from it.
The five photos were of five little girls, ranging from just a few years old to about a dozen. Although they seemed naive, it was clear that these five girls were beauties in the making.
As Lionel Yeager lightly stroked the five photos, he murmured, "Senior Sister, Second Senior Sister, Third Senior Sister, Fourth Senior Sister, Fifth Senior Sister, Lo misses you all..."
Looking at the five photos of the little girl, Lionel Yeager's eyes displayed a touch of nostalgia. He was reminded of the days when he used to practice martial arts and play with his five senior sisters.
Back then, he was only three or four years old. His five senior sisters took great care of him, always including him whenever they had anything good to eat or fun to do.
Because he was an orphan, adopted by Neal Koontz, besides Neal, these five senior sisters were the kindest to him.
"My five senior sisters, I hope we can meet soon."
Lionel Yeager sniffed and then put the five photos into his storage ring.
However, this time when he descended the mountain, besides fulfilling the marriage contract, finding his five senior sisters, taking charge of the organization, he also had to investigate his origins and parents.
He had asked Neal Koontz about his parents many times, but Neal always avoided discussing it, saying that when his strength was powerful enough, he would know.
"Dad, mom, I will definitely find you!"
Lionel Yeager silently swore in his heart, then closed his eyes and began to cultivate.
When he descended the mountain, Neal Koontz had also said that even though his current strength was already very strong, he should not neglect cultivation
After all, there were always those stronger and there were always higher limits. The world was far from being as simple as he imagined.
Lionel Yeager was practicing a method of cultivation known as the "Nine Heavens Dragon Controlling Sutra". According to Neal, this method was very powerful, the best in the world, and once cultivated to its peak, it could move heaven and earth, and awe spirits.
Of course, besides cultivating inner strength, Neal Koontz also taught him an outer strength method called "Eight-Nine Profound Art". It was said that when cultivated to its peak, one could become immortal and turn their physical body into a sacred one.
Even though he had only cultivated to a minor achievement, he was already immune to weapons and invulnerable to fire and water.
As Lionel Yeager was cultivating, spiritual energy from all directions gathered and rushed into his body.
A faint gold dragon could be seen coiling around his body, its attributes unfathomable.
Time slowly passed, and when Lionel Yeager opened his eyes again, he found that it was already night.
However, what annoyed Lionel Yeager was that ever since his cultivation reached the middle of the Foundation Establishment Stage, it had been stagnant, unable to reach a higher realm.
Neal had told him that there were many realms in the way of cultivation. The early realms were the Qi Refining Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage, Departing Mortality Stage, Spirit Concentration Stage, Unity Realm Stage.
Once crossing the Unity Realm Stage, he could enter the Earth Immortal Stage and become a real Earth Immortal.
But now he couldn't even cross the Foundation Establishment Stage. How could he talk about becoming an Earth Immortal?
The spiritual energy in the city was too scarce.
He absolutely needed to figure out a solution.
Lionel Yeager thought for a moment and decided to go to the medical hall in the city center to buy some medicinal materials to help with his cultivation.
Since his stomach was also grumbling, it was a good opportunity to grab a bite to eat outside.
Lionel Yeager left the Divine River Garden and took a taxi to the city center.
After going around and around, Lionel Yeager went to several traditional medicine halls, but only bought a few medicinal materials. Most of the materials were not available.
Unconsciously, Lionel Yeager arrived at the entrance of a traditional medicine hall called "Hundred Herbs Residence".
The style of this medical hall was antique, covering a large area, three stories high. It was bigger than any other medical hall he had visited before.
Moreover, the business of the medical hall was booming, with a constant stream of people coming to see a doctor or buy medicine.
"I should be able to buy the medicinal materials I need here, right?"
Lionel Yeager mumbled to himself before walking into the Hundred Herbs Residence.
Unfortunately, Lionel Yeager was only able to buy a few types of medicinal materials. He was not able to find half of what he needed.
Just as Lionel Yeager was about to leave, a cry for help suddenly sounded from behind him.
"Someone! Help! Save my wife!"
Lionel Yeager turned around to see a middle-aged man carrying a middle-aged woman running in.