The Rise of the Black Plain

While Minos and his wives were leaving the Gray Clouds Sect, Lance met with some of his elders in another part of that organization's headquarters.

He had a terrible look on his face, feeling wronged.

How would it feel to see the woman you love with another man, then get beaten up by that person, and wake up days later to find that nothing had happened to that person?

It would be terrible, right?

But the case in question was worse than that. After all, Minos was not punished, continued to have sex with that woman, and lived like a king while poor Lance suffered in a coma.

The bastard who brutalized him after defiling sweet Ivory had enjoyed his time with various women in the sect. He even had no problem with his wives when he came home smelling the scent of others.

In addition, he still gained the full attention of the princess, who treated him as if he were equal or even superior to her.

Lance knew practically everything that had happened to Minos in these days, and this knowledge disturbed him immensely!

This world was just too unfair!

How could someone as vile as King Stuart be so lucky while he, a great person, suffered in his interactions with the female sex?

To make matters worse, upon awakening from his how, this young blond had realized that his reputation was in tatters, with many questioning his ability for leadership.

Therefore, the look on his face was terrible, and he could not simply stand by while Minos did whatever he wanted!

"Elders, you all must assume my intention in gathering you here..." He said in a deep tone, while his face was dark as night.

The people there knew this blond individual very well. Some of them had even worked with Lance for several decades. So they did not need to hear from his mouth what his intention was.

"Young master, we understand your feelings. But it would not be good for us to act openly." One of the more sensitive ones there advised, feeling that dealing with this issue would be a headache.

Lance clenched his fists and said. "I know, I'm not a fool... Let's leak the information about his passage through our city and his return to the northern region to the Saints Killing Sect."

Lance's eyes cooled, and an evil smile appeared on his lips. "I've heard that some of the families in that sect hate him. So let's allow them to know that the opportunity has arisen."

"They will do the rest for us!"

"Oh?" The people in that place, a dark office, opened their mouths in realization, noting that even though Lance was emotional, he could still make good choices.

The Saints Killing Sect was their enemy. But it would be best if such a force dealt with Minos without them having to get involved. On the other hand, even if their plans went wrong, King Stuart could eliminate people from an enemy force of the Gray Clouds Sect.

In other words, it was a win-win situation for them!

Thinking like that, no one there saw any problems following Lance's idea.

"So what shall we do, young master?" Someone asked.

Lance then replied. "Send a message to the battlefield between our sect and that organization. Let that information fall where there are some of our fallen disciples."

When someone died on the battlefield, the items of such a person would be collected by the victors nearby.

So by sending clues to the battlefield, particularly where the dead were, Lance would find a way to communicate the passing of Minos to his enemies without taking much risk.

The only risk for him would be that no one would value this information, but this was extremely unlikely since all information was relevant in a war.

Thus, he was confident in his plan and eventual climb to power!

'This way, I will regain all my prestige!'

...

After leaving the Gray Clouds Sect, Minos and his wives traveled for a few days through the east of the Flaming Empire, passing through the region that gave this state its name.

In this part of the Empire was a mountain range with intense volcanic activity. There were whole areas, more significant than the Black Plain, totally on fire.

But the flames in this region were not concentrated in just one area. No, they moved around a region, completing the cycle every decade, renewing the vegetation where it passed, making room for new life to emerge.

Unfortunately, this cycle prevented the emergence of common items like medicines or items focused on many possibilities. But this negative point did not come without a benefit. That was a region loved by cultivators who focused their skills on flame-influenced techniques.

Suppose someone who used a fireball technique trained in this place. Then such a person would be able to advance their understanding much more easily by training there than if they did so in the Endless Snow Mountain Range. This other place was ideal for cultivators with ice-influenced techniques.

But even though they were training while passing through this hard-to-find region in other parts of the continent, Minos' group was not there to gain comprehension.

Besides having the Spatial Kingdom on their side, none were training techniques compatible with that particular place.

So for them, this passage in this region was just tourism. But, at the same time, they continued strengthening themselves and getting to know this state.

But during the days of travel, Abby had finally advanced to level 62, while Ruth was close to reaching level 63.

As for Gloria, she was entirely focused on mastering her techniques, having already stopped cultivating her soul so as not to advance a stage by accident.

For the rest, her belly continued to grow, with her becoming more and more maternal as time passed.

Maida and Kyla did not advance in those days. Still, the two spiritual beasts were taking advantage of the fact that they had returned to their travels, returning to having fun on the continent.

That was particularly true for Kyla, who felt very comfortable in this region of active volcanoes and could not help but enjoy the hot springs.

...

"Ahh, this place is wonderful..." Gloria exclaimed in satisfaction as she closed her eyes and relaxed in a large natural hot spring where her family was.

High up on a mountain in that burning part of the Flaming Empire, their group had stopped to rest for a while and found a good hot spring.

There, the women and beasts did not miss the opportunity to convince Minos to take a few hours of rest for them to relax in this burning paradise.

The view from that place was stunning, and the feeling of the waters was superior to massages. So they soon took off their clothes and relaxed in that hot spring, which was the size of the central square of Dry City.

"It's really comfortable, big sister..." Kyla commented as she closed her eyes and was also inside the hot spring, with her fur entirely inside the water.

As they casually chatted, Minos asked. "Do you know of the reason this region burns eternally?"

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