In the center of the capital city, there was a seventy-meter building. Its roof was painted with brown color and its walls were yellow with two windows at the front and four at both of its sides. Its door was made of varnished wood. There seems to be nothing special in this building but it was actually the Asura Building! Asura is equivalent to being the emperor or president of a country.
At this moment, at the office building, behind a varnished wooden desk was a middle-aged man with a neat black beard. He has dark blue hair, green eyes like sapphire, a small nose, and a compact mid-face. The man who could attract mature women was currently staring at paperwork on his desk with a serious expression.
Suddenly, four silhouettes appeared and bowed to the man. Each of them has wooden masks on their face with no design, just plain wood. Except for the one in the middle whose mask was the color green.
"What's the problem?" The man behind the desk placed his hand on top of the desk and took a cigar then smoked.
"My lord, the Magna Commerce Carriage that Zaude took has come back. You told us to pay attention to this."
The leader with the green mask said plainly.
"Ohh... Zaude, that guy is really troublesome. He constantly makes every opportunity to increase his reputation in hopes of having a chance to become the 6th Asura after I retire. Does he think he has a chance against Naoya Raizen?"
The 5th Asura, the one that oversees the entire country, standing at the top position smirked. "To become an Asura, reputation is one of the prerequisites but it's not enough. The determining factor is still strength!"
"What a pity. Zaude has influence, IQ, and the right character but he doesn't have Naoya Raizen's absolute strength..."
"My lord, you're the strongest in this country. How are Raizen's chances to you if you two fight?" The leader of a masked man asked.
They are the personal unit serving every generation's Asura which was also called "Asura's Sword".
"50-50 to be honest. I'm no longer sure how strong that man is." The 5th Asura smiled carelessly. "However, he needs to train more in terms of mindset because he's a bit lacking in terms of political acumen, unlike Zaude."
The Asura's Sword Squad looked at each other's masks and pretended that they hadn't heard anything.
Who would become the 6th Asura of the Cross Country? They don't want to think about it. The general population was inclined to Zaude due to his charismatic personality and high intelligence. But most cultivator looks up to someone stronger. Clearly, Raizen...
Zaude has the general population which is the residents to vote for him while Naoya Raizen has 70% of cultivators to support him. It was a battle that was difficult to know the outcome.
"Lord 5th, Aside from that, there was a kid that came out from the Magna Commerce Carriage." The leader of the Asura's Sword Squad said.
The 5th Asura, Vermillion Johan smiled. "Another stunt to increase his reputation huh... I like to make a guess... Is it a homeless child?"
"I don't know my lord if it's really a homeless or just a bored child from a wealthy family that wants to play poor. However, we saw that he's only wearing leaves to cover his entire body." "What do you think lord 5th?"
Asked, the green masked leader.
"Let me think for a while..." The 5th Asura fell to silence in deep thought. The Asura's sword squad just stood like robots without making a sound.
'Could it be that kid is actually Zaude's child somewhere outside? And this is just a pretense to not attract suspicion?'
As the 5th Asura thought of this. His face couldn't help but change. He felt that he managed to discover some secrets about Zaude.
'If my speculation is true. Then it would be really shocking and might cause an uproar to the Zaude's Clan.'
'Well, it's also possible that I'm simply thinking too much... With my understanding of Zaude's character. He wouldn't make such a mistake that is detrimental to his reputation.' The 5th Asura took a puff from his cigar and let out a smoke from his mouth and smiled.
'What is lord 5th thinking?' One of the members of the Asura sword squad with a brown mask was puzzled. Fortunately, no one could see his face. 'It seems he discovered a conspiracy?'
If Zaude learned what the 5th Asura thinking he would be dumbfounded.
...
Somewhere very far away from the Cross Country. Almost dimension away, a mountain ridge covered with clouds and thick mist could be seen. In the sky, legendary animals like phoenixes and kunpeng were flying around at high speed.
The phoenix exudes blue flames on its trail while its body releases orange flame that acts like an aura. They have a body of three meters and would let out a beautiful cry from time to time.
The scene looks sacred and filled with majesty that no mortal would dare to disturb.
On the other hand, hundreds of mountains of different sizes, filled with greeneries stood out. Every peak of the mountains was actually the base of elders of the Mahayana Sect!
Why is it called the Mahayana Sect? Because almost all the elders of the sect had reached the Mayahana Realm! It could be said that they had the highest number of Mayahana Cultivators. A realm that could crush the golden core realm in the mortal world like an ant!
The difference was comparable to that of heaven and earth. However, the sect master's realm has been said to be even beyond the Mayahana realm and no one actually knew how many realms he had surpassed the Mahayana. A terrifying legendary figure that could crush the entire mortal realm with a sneeze.
At this moment, the utmost center or the highest peak. Hundreds of Mayahana Realm elders stood in a circle surrounding a man with black-rimmed glasses, wavy black hair that reached his eyes, and bright skin. A gentle and refined temperament that gave him the aura of a mysterious sage.
Yes, this guy is actually Sylvian whom Neru met. The one that gave him the Godzilla Body Cultivation Method without blinking!
"Sect Master, how's your adventure to the mortal realm? Did you experience something interesting this time?" One of the elders bowed at Sylvian.
"Yeah, I've met an interesting person that has a bone age of 28 years old but looks like 18 years old... He has the millennial rare Void Physique. If it was him, he might be able to cultivate that method..."