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The next morning, Yaleview started snowing heavily again.
Jonathan slept soundly last night. When he woke up, Catherine was already awake.
He sat up straight and looked around the room for her.
There was no sign of her in the room, but he wasn't surprised at all. Hmmm... She should be in the mansion.
Since he didn't usually sleep in, he got up and went to wash up.
When he was in the washroom, he was a little surprised to see that Catherine had already squeezed some toothpaste onto his toothbrush for him.
Happiness filled his heart. Aww! | love you even more now, Catherine! Everything that happens in the world is truly magical. | was afraid of marriage because | didn't want to be bound, so | turned Jennifer, Amber, and Jessica down.
But, in the end, | tied the knot with Catherine.
If Catherine was like the rest of them, who love me way too much that they want to cling to me every second and keep
wanting children, I'm sure I'll suffer.
But, things were different with Catherine. When it came to her, Jonathan would empathize with her, care for her, and wish to make her happy without any reason.
He couldn't stop thinking that it was probably fate.
After he got cleaned up, he went to the dining room.
Breakfast was served, but Yareth and Catherine were nowhere to be seen.
Feeling curious, Jonathan asked the maid who served him about their whereabouts.
“Old Mr. Harrington and Ms. Harrington went out for a walk after they had their breakfast, Mr. Lawson,” the maid answered.
Jonathan didn't ask anything else after that and started to devour his breakfast.
As he ate, he suddenly chuckled when he recalled himself asking Catherine to go out more instead of staying in the room all day. So, she really listened to me and went outside early in the morning.
Jonathan didn't have much to do that day.
At night, he drove out to meet up with Amber.
Initially, he planned to bring Catherine with him, but he decided not to because he figured that she might not be keen on socializing. Besides, Amber might feel uncomfortable if Catherine went.
Jonathan and Amber met up at Starbucks.
Since it was a reunion between old friends, they had a great time together, and they were able to speak more naturally.
She congratulated her sincerely when he told her that he had passed his test in Divine Realm.
After that, the two of them continued talking about their lives.
They had a great time hanging out with one another. Both of them didn't have any impure thoughts and didn't intend to overstep the limits.
Jonathan never wanted to be bound by marriage in the past. However, regardless of who he was married to and whether he loved his wife, he would never mess around once he got married.
To him, it was every man's responsibility.
Other than that, the reason Jonathan could feel at ease as he hung out with his friends was that he knew Catherine wouldn't suspect him.
If he was married to Jennifer, there was no way he'd meet with another woman at night. Although Jennifer wouldn't say anything even if he went out, she would get ooveremotional about it. However, Catherine wouldn't.
Once it was time to go home, Jonathan dropped Amber off.
After that, he drove back to Harrington mansion.
On his way home, he passed by a shop that sold stuffed toys. The next moment, he went into the shop and bought a big teddy bear.
Then, he continued his journey home.
When he reached Harrington mansion, almost everyone was asleep.
Once he got to his room, he saw Catherine sitting there cross-legged as she meditated.
Her hair was laid down, and she looked calm. At that moment, he didn't know how to describe her beauty.
Just then, Catherine opened her eyes.
Jonathan quickly held the teddy bear before and said with a lopsided smile, “Catherine, this is for you.” She took the teddy bear from him and placed it at the side.
Since he knew Catherine's personality, he didn't ask her if she liked it.
“Have you taken your dinner?” he asked.
“Yeah,” she replied.
“Okay. I'm going to take a shower,” he said.
Catherine hummed in reply.
After taking his shower, Jonathan got into his bed and saw that Catherine's eves were already closed.
However, she was still awake.
Jonathan was wearing his pajamas, and he went under Catherine's blanket.
In that instant, Catherine's face turned red.
Meanwhile, Jonathan felt that her body stiffen up.
Eh? Why is that? Back when we did it the first time, she was able to ask me if | wanted to do it, and she said that she would remove her clothes if | wanted to do it. She wasn't shy at all back then, so why is she being shy now? There was only one explanation for her reaction. This meant that Catherine had begun to have feelings for him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRight then, she was also wearing her pajamas. Jonathan hugged her close and planted a kiss on her forehead. After that, he patted her shoulders and said, “Sleep, silly. | won't do anything. | just want to hug you.” “Mm,” she hummed obediently. At that moment, she acted like a little girl, and she slept calmly and peacefully in his arms.
In that instant, his concern for her was stronger than the lust he had for her. Therefore, he didn't want to do anything that night. After that, he fell asleep as well.
The next morning when he got up, he realized that Catherine was staring at him with eyes so clear that Jonathan felt as if he could see directly into their depths.
“What are you thinking about?” he asked with a chuckle.
“It's nothing,” she replied indifferently.
“Can | hug you every time we sleep together starting from today?” he asked.
She nodded in response and said, “Yes!” Jonathan felt happy and said, “Okay, you should sleep a little longer. | have to get up now.” “Don't you want to do it?” she asked suddenly.
Jonathan was taken aback by her sudden question. He only realized what she meant after some time.
Is she asking me if | wish to have sex with her?
Catherine wasn't an idiot, so she knew what Jonathan wanted.
Once Jonathan got back to his senses, he chuckled softly.
“Oh, you silly girl. You don't have to worry too much about it. I know that you're not ready yet. Once you're really ready, I'll make sure to satisfy you,” he said.
Catherine was quiet for a few seconds before she thanked him. Right after that, she snuggled against his neck.
In the blink of an eye, his holiday was over.
Five o'clock in the evening of the following day was six o'clock in the morning in Lostaria, where it was snowing heavily as well.
Jonathan and the others exited the international airport in Lostaria.
The spacious international airport in Lostaria was filled with bright neon signs inside out.
Itindeed lived up to its name as an international airport in a big city.
Besides, Anglandur ladies of different styles could be seen everywhere.
Lailah and a few service staff led Jonathan, Catherine, Simon, Lesley, and Elijah out of the international airport.
At that time, the sky started to brighten up, and two Mercedes-Benz limousines drove up to them.
With that, Lailah asked all of them to get into the limousines, and they left for Mount Frallein.
The base of Divine Realm was situated on the beautiful Mount Frallein.
Elijah, Lesley, and Simon were still recovering from their internal wounds, but they had gotten enough rest during their time in Yaleview. Therefore, they didn't have much difficulty walking.
An hour later, the sky had completely lit up while Mount Frallein was still covered in white.
Soon enough, the two Mercedes-Benz reached the outer walls of Divine Realm.
The buildings in Divine Realm were constructed based on the style of the castles in Epea. The construction was up to fifteen thousand square meters, and it was surrounded by a vast garden that was thirty-five thousand square meters big.
It was truly a magnificent building at Mount Frallein.
However, visitors or tourists weren't allowed to go there because it was listed as a dangerous place by the government of Anglandur.
There was a total of four main gates leading into Divine Realm.
Jonathan and the others got in by car through the eastern gate.
The gates were guarded by surveillance cameras and other electronic monitoring equipment. After Lailah passed the iris recognition, the gate was opened.
After that, all of them entered Divine Realm.
Jonathan and the others looked around curiously.
Naturally, Catherine wasn't as curious as they were.
Jonathan kept looking around and felt that Divine Realm looked like a garden in the middle of a forest. There was also an artificial lake, all sorts of artificial hills, flowers, and plants everywhere.
Other than that, Jonathan noticed that some external disciples of Divine Realm were taking a walk, chatting, or dating.
The entire place looked like a prestigious university.
Not long after that, the car was parked at the garage, and they got out of the car.
“I'l bring you to the shrine so that you can visit Divine Emperor. We can only walk there. Besides, your heart should be filled with feelings of awe and respect. If not, Divine Emperor can feel it, and no one will be able to save you then,” Lailah said seriously.
Jonathan and the others had the same thought when they heard what Lailah said.
Is it true that Divine Emperor is really so amazing that he can tell what we're thinking? Divine Realm was full of mysterious legends, and Divine Emperor was the supreme existence here. Because of that, Jonathan and the others didn't dare to disobey what Lailah said.
With that, they made their way toward the shrine.
After ten minutes, they finally reached there.
All of them had mixed feelings. Some of them were excited while the others felt uneasy.
Since they were about to see Divine Emperor, it was a given that they would be excited.
The inside of the shrine looked like the grand hall of Strikezone Martial Arts, and a pleasant fragrance filled the place.
At the innermost part of the shrine, there was a massive statue.
Besides, offerings could be seen in front of the statue.
Everyone wondered where Divine Emperor was.
Lailah didn't say anything as she moved in front of the statue and paid her respects there piously.
After that, she laid her offering in front of the statue.
After that, she walked toward Jonathan and the others.
“You should pay your respects to Divine Emperor as well,” she said.
“Divine Emperor?” Jonathan and the others asked in surprise as they lifted their heads to look at the statue.
It was about six meters high and four meters wide; its size was like a little hill.
Only then did Jonathan take a closer look at it and noticed that it wasn't just any other statue. Instead, it was a lifelike carving of a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man had a normal look. He didn't look very tall, but he had a fit and strong body. However, he had a pair of scary-looking eyes.
Jonathan shuddered just by looking into the statue's eyes.
It was difficult for him to describe how majestic the statue was.
Finally, he realized that they weren't there to visit the real Divine Emperor in person, but they were there to see the statue.
Jonathan did not eat the elixir pill, but instead, he shut the lid of the sandalwood box because he felt that he needed to understand the pill better.
Later, Jonathan flipped open the guidebook about Divine Realm.
There was nothing special about it as it looked the same as a normal published book. Upon flipping open the cover page, he smelled a fragrance before several rows of words caught his eyes on the first page.
All disciples of the Divine Realm must act in accordance with these eight rules. If anyone violates these rules, they will be killed without mercy! If you have any doubts, you can appeal to The Inquisition! Jonathan could sense the stern and unforgiving undertone of those words. Despite the fact that many aspects of Divine Realm seem humane and all the disciples were treated as employees of an international company and were given comprehensive benefits, Divine Realm was not a company.
As he flipped the guidebook, he read through the eight rules. First rule: Disciples of Divine Realm are not allowed to harm or kill each other. Those who violate this rule will be killed without mercy! Second rule: External disciples of Divine Realm must obey inner disciples unconditionally.
Those who violate this rule will be killed without mercy! Third rule: External disciples of Divine Realm must respect Gold- tier disciples. If they are disrespectful, Gold-tier disciples have the right to take action against them before reporting the issue. Fourth rule: All external disciples of Divine Realm, including Gold-tier disciples, must never kill any other disciples of Divine Realm even when they are not within Divine Realm headquarters. Those who violate this rule will be killed without mercy! Jonathan let out a sigh of relief when he saw the fourth rule. That means I'm still safe when | step out of Divine Realm.
He then continued reading the rules. Fifth rule: If the disciples are in the headquarters of Divine Realm, they
have to pay their respects to Divine Emperor at seven in the morning. Those who violate this rule will be killed without mercy! Sixth rule: Even if the disciples are not at the headquarters of Divine Realm, they have to pay respect to Divine Emperor at least twelve times a year. Those who violate this rule will be expelled from Divine Realm.
Seventh rule: The disciples of Divine Realm must never slander the reputation of Divine Realm, never damage the reputation of Chanaea, and never bully the weak. Those who violate this rule will be killed without mercy! If there is any exceptional justification for doing so, you can appeal to The Inquisition. Eighth rule: Those who do achieve a cultivation level of Celestial Soul three years after joining Divine Realm will be killed without mercy! The last rule instantly made Jonathan's heart pound in his chest.
That rule was clearly putting pressure on the outer disciples. It was reminding them that Divine Realm was not a nursing home, so they should not be too relaxed there.
Also, it served as a warning to the disciples that Divine
Realm would not tolerate useless people.
After getting familiar with the eight rules, Jonathan continued flipping through the pages.
The back pages of the guidebook contained introductions to Divine Realm, such as the administration department, logistics department, The Inquisition, the punishment platform, and so on.
Divine Realm had strict rules, but the disciples were rewarded promptly and punished justly. All the departments in there were well organized.
In addition, Jonathan also saw some explanations beyond the eight rules.
It mentioned that several people can receive the same task at the same time. During the completion of the mission, there was no restriction on the disciples, and they were allowed to harm each other in the course of the mission.
Jonathan was taken aback when he saw that.
The reward of each task was limited, and some difficult tasks only had one Precious Pill or Immortal Pill as a
reward.
If several people accepted the task at the same time, it was very likely that they would kill each other in order to get the Immortal Pill.
Moreover, accepting tasks did not require the consent of others.
One would only have to accept the task within the specified time limit.
For instance, considering Jeremy and Jonathan were enemies, and Jonathan had accepted a task, Jeremy could also log in to the official website to accept the same task.
After accepting the task, Jeremy could kill Jonathan while they were still on the mission as that was legal and allowed in Divine Realm.
It was just that there had always been an abundance of tasks on the official website, so the disciples would never choose to accept the same one. There were enough tasks for each of them to work on a
different one unless they were doing it out of hatred.
In fact, Divine Realm might have deliberately set that rule.
Moreover, once the task was accepted, it must be completed within the specified time limit, or else the disciple would receive a heavy punishment.
If a person failed to complete the task within the time limit after he accepted it, he would be punished by Divine Realm, and the punishment was extremely brutal.
It would make one beg for death, as the disciple would be sealed off in ice for ten years! Being sealed off in ice did not mean that the disciple would be literally sealed in ice. People were not like frogs and snakes that could hibernate. Doing so would lead to death.
In fact, the punishment entailed that the disciple would be jailed in a small dark room for ten years.
Within the ten years, he would not be allowed to step out of the room. Also, he would not be able to differentiate day and night. He would have to eat, drink, and do everything else in that room.
It was an utterly terrifying punishment, so everyone would be extremely cautious when accepting tasks.
In fact, none of them would take the same task as another person as it would increase the difficulty of the task.
Everyone treated the strict rules of Divine Realm seriously.
In addition, even if two persons were enemies and they accepted the same task, they could kill each other legally under one condition - they were not allowed to work with outsiders to kill each other.
Those who violated this rule would be killed without mercy.
For instance, once Jeremy and Jonathan accepted the ‘same task, Jonathan was allowed to find helpers like Mabel, Polly, and Simon.
Since Simon did not accept the task, he was purely helping Jonathan. After the task was completed, the reward would be given to Jonathan.
However, since Simon did not accept the task, he could not
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhelp Jonathan kill Jeremy.
Mabel and Polly were outsiders, so if they colluded with Jonathan to kill Jeremy, Jonathan was considered to have violated the rule.
Some people might secretly kill other disciples while they were on the mission.
In actuality, someone had done it before and he even did it carefully, but he was still executed after he returned to Divine Realm.
Divine Emperor seemed to be omnipresent in Divine Realm. No matter what one had done, if one had violated the rules of Divine Realm, the punishment platform would be able to see it right away.
Looking at the guidebook, Jonathan vaguely understood how the punishment platform would know that the disciple had violated the rules. It probably has something to do with the badge imprinted on our arms.
Moreover, no one was allowed to slander Divine Emperor or secretly curse him. Once someone had done it, Divine
Realm would find out and kill the person without mercy.
Jonathan finally understood that once he stepped into Divine Realm, Divine Emperor would know everything about him.
There was another hint in the guidebook - when the disciples of Divine Realm performed tasks, the marks on their arms could easily reveal their identities.
If they wanted to hide the mark, they could direct their power of vitality to that part of their arm.
The mark would be hidden after that.
Finally, Jonathan saw the introduction of elixir pills in the guidebook.
There was a Luminary Vessel in Divine Realm, and it contained countless formations and mysteries.
All the elixir pills in Divine Realm were refined using Luminary Vessel.
There were detailed introductions of elixir pills which came with pictures and texts.
It was exactly as Mabel had said. There were five tiers of elixir pills - Spirit Pill, Precious Pill, Immortal Pill, Heaven Pill, and Divine Pill.
Also, there were a total of forty-nine kinds of elixir pills refined by Divine Realm, and each of their effects was listed clearly.
There were three kinds of Heaven Pill, namely Life Essence Pill, Fire Cloud Pill, and Nascent Pill.
Yet, there were eight types of Immortal Pill and many types of Precious Pill and Spirit Pill.
The cultivation that the user needed to achieve and the effect and the side effects after taking it were written in detail for each type of elixir pill.
Jonathan wanted to know more about the elixir pill that he had received.
He found out that his pill was a Spirit Pill, and that did not surprise him at all. Well. It can't be a Heaven Pill. Also, Spirit Pill is extremely precious. It is priceless in the market.
Alice was right. We got a valuable gift indeed.
The elixir pill that Jonathan received was a Spirit Gathering Pill. The pill had a miraculous effect on the masters in the Nascent Soul level. It could help the masters in the early stage of Nascent Soul to break through the obstacles in the middle stage to release vigor.
At that moment, Jonathan knew what to expect while he sat with his legs crossed on the couch. He then swallowed the Spirit Gathering Pill.
After the Spirit Gathering Pill entered his abdomen, some changes happened.
It was extremely hard before it was swallowed, but it instantly melted in his stomach just like chocolate tossed into the fire.
The medicinal power disintegrated before the nutrition spread throughout Jonathan's body.
It was a peculiar feeling, and Jonathan could feel that his cells were starving.
Initially, he thought that he was full, but now he realized that
his body was in a state of malnutrition.
The medicinal effect of the Spirit Gathering Pill was absorbed by Jonathan's cells quickly, and when he opened his eyes again, he saw Catherine in front of him.
The latter was looking at him as well.
Jonathan then smiled and suggested, “Are you done? I'll blow your hair.” Catherine nodded before Jonathan went to get the hairdryer.
Since the equipment provided was all-inclusive, he found a hairdryer with ease.
While Jonathan was blowing Catherine's hair, he was quietly feeling the changes in his body.
His cells were clearly still starving.
Before that, he had been strengthening his vitality, but he seemed to have discovered something - the Spirit Gathering Pill had activated his cells, and the cells began to absorb nutrients after that.
Jonathan knew that if the cells absorbed enough nutrients, they could produce more power.
Right now, he could feel a huge contrast between the starving cells and his powerful vitality.
The unbalanced situation would make it difficult for Jonathan's cultivation to rise as it was imbalanced.
Jonathan could finally understand Mabel's words.
She said that masters in Celestial Soul needed elixir pills to make progress.
While she was still in Nascent Soul, she could still rely on vitality for enhancement.
Although it was difficult, the power of vitality could still support the upgrade.
However, once one reached Celestial Soul, they needed to feed their cells. Gabriel had mentioned that in order for a spiritual fighter to achieve certain cultivation stages, he needed to take pills.
Jonathan still had doubts. After Catherine's hair had been
dried, he went to the balcony to call Mabel.
“I have officially become a Bronze-level external disciple of Divine Realm,” said Jonathan.
Mabel smiled and replied, “Congratulations.” Then, Jonathan muttered, “I have a question.” “Ask away,” Mabel said.
Jonathan then explained, “I just swallowed a Spirit Gathering Pill which Divine Realm gifted me..."