In Alex's senses, this old man didn't have any cultivation base. However, the old man was able to drink wine which was filled with dense spirit energy. Furthermore, he had drunk two bowls in a row, which was equivalent to swallowing a pile of level 6 medicinal pills. This was not normal.
Alex became interested in this old man. He quietly used the system to check the old man's attribute panel. After that, Alex immediately discovered something very strange.
Concept: 30% Blade Intent, 20% Law of Lightning, 20% Law of Wind, 20% Law of Fire.
Weapon: Heaven Swallowing Gourd (Royal Rank).
Other Treasures: Spirit Wine (Royal Grade).]
Alex was shocked. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. This old man in front of him was actually a Martial Emperor Stage martial warrior. Although his cultivation is sealed, the fact that he is a Martial Emperor couldn't be denied.
What kind of expert is a Martial Emperor?
It has to be known that in the entire Red Leaf City, very few numbers of Heavenly Completion Stage martial warriors can be found. As for Crystal Transformation Stage martial warriors, there are none. Such martial warriors could only be seen in the Middle Lands.
Above the Crystal Transformation Stage is the Martial King Stage and following that is Martial Emperor Stage. Martial Emperor Stage martial warriors could be considered top-notch experts even in the Middle Lands. Any force that has a Martial Emperor Stage martial warrior can be considered a First Rank Force.
Profound Star Sect is a Second Ranked Force because it is controlled by a Martial King Stage martial warrior. There is not a single Martial Emperor in the Profound Star Sect.
Who would believe that in the Floating Cloud Academy of a very small country in the Wasteland, a Martial Emperor is be hidden?
But, who sealed the old man's cultivation base?
The old man looked as if he'll die at any time.
Well, the old man's cultivation base was not the only one that shocked Alex. What made him even crazier was the other treasures in his attribute panel. The old man actually has Royal Grade Cultivation Talent. His Unique Talents are also out of anything ordinary.
Not to mention, he had actually created a cultivation technique and was cultivating this cultivation technique before his cultivation was sealed. He also possesses a Saint Grade Bloodline called Berserk Wind Lightning Python Bloodline.
What is more, the concept that the old man has comprehended, just looking at them made Alex's body tremble in excitement.
If he could duplicate all the treasures on the old man's body, wouldn't that mean his strength will increase by more than a hundred times?
Alex also noticed that the old man has a martial art skill that he also has. That martial arts technique is Scarlet Flame Saber Technique. This was a skill Alex had duplicated from Asna's father. He had never used this skill before. But he was sure that this skill is just a Level 5 martial arts skill that only Golden Core Stage martial warriors can cultivate.
However, looks like the Scarlet Flame Saber Technique is not ordinary. Even a Martial Emperor Stage martial warrior like the old man has cultivated this skill. There must be more to this technique than what meets the eyes.
As for the Heaven Swallowing Gourd, Alex guessed that this gourd must be the gourd hanging down the old man's waist. Who would have thought that this ordinary-looking gourd is actually a Royal Rank Weapon?
What is more, this old man was actually using his gourd to store the wine and drink... This really is an outrageous behavior.
Taking a deep breath, Alex looked at the old man with shining eyes. The look in his eyes made the old man feel strange, but the old man didn't say anything.
[Consumed 1,000,000 Energy Points. Duplication Successful. Congratulations to the Originator for obtaining the Royal Grade Cultivation Talent.]
'This...?'
Alex was dumbfounded. Just duplicating the cultivation talent alone consumed a million Energy Points. He was now left with only 200,000 Energy Points. He knew he wouldn't be able to duplicate any more treasures from the old man's attribute panel.
Well, there was one.
[Consumed 50,000 Energy Points. Duplication Successful. Congratulations to the Originator for obtaining Profound Grade Speed Talent.]
[Consumed 100,000 Energy Points. Duplication Successful. Congratulations to the Originator for obtaining Spirit Grade Super Strength Talent.]
Now, Alex could no longer duplicate any more treasures. He sighed in regret. He regretted not having enough Energy Points. There was a mountain of treasures in front of him, but his fate only let him take three out of them. And among the three, two were not worth mentioning.
'Fuse!'
Alex sighed and chose to fuse with the three treasures he has just duplicated.
Immediately, he felt a wave of comfortable energy spreading through every pore inside his body and soon disappeared. The entire process only took one second.
Suddenly, he heard another system prompt.
[Profound Grade Speed Talent has reached a saturation point. Congratulations to the Originator for breaking through to the Spirit Grade Speed Talent.]
The change in his talent didn't startle the old man. In fact, the old man didn't sense any abnormality at the scene.
At this time, the old man grinned at Alex and said, "It is time for me to leave. However... I just ate your meal. You didn't drink the wine I gave you. But I never liked owing favors to others. If I'm not wrong, you should be the new Inner Disciple, Alex White. I heard that you obtained the championship in the Outer Court Assessment. But the inner court is nothing like the outer court. And I'm sure, with your strength and talent, you could do well here as well."
"However, I'll give you something. Here, take it." Saying this, the old man gave Alex a tattered book. Alex frowned and took a closer look. He find out that this book was actually the cultivation method of the Scarlet Flame Saber Technique.
Alex: "This is..."
The old man smiled and said, "This is a volume 1 of Scarlet Flame Saber Technique. It can be cultivated by a Golden Core Stage martial warrior and above. There is also a stronger version of this technique. That is volume 2 of Scarlet Flame Saber Technique. I heard that you have cultivated from Foundation Establishment Stage to Golden Core Stage in less than 3 months of time. And you've also comprehended the Sword Intent. Since this is the case, then it means your comprehensive ability is not low at all. I'll give you one month to cultivate this technique to perfection and show me. At that time, I'll give you a benefit that can change your life."
Alex frowned and then nodded his head. If he wanted, he could have shown the old man that he has already cultivated this technique, but he chose to do the opposite. He controlled his impulsiveness and agreed with the old man's condition.
"Alright, I've eaten and drank enough. I'm a little tired. I want to sleep. I see that you still have a spare room here. I'll go rest first. You can continue your cultivation." The old man, Gatlin, said with a smile. Then he pushed open the door of a room filled with miscellaneous items. He cleaned a piece of wood and lay down on it. Gatlin immediately let out a snoring sound.
Alex was dumbfounded as he looked at the old man.
'Is this old man really a Martial Emperor Stage martial warrior?'
.....
In the evening, Alex headed outside and found an inner disciple, who was busy doing something else, to inquire about Gatlin's origins.
However, he didn't know anything about Gatlin. This made Alex frown once again. He continued to ask one disciple after another, however, no one knew who Gatlin was.
Gatlin had always been mysterious. He ate and drank from others. It was said that the person in charge of a place called Frigin Heart Land was bullied by Gatlin when he was still an outer sect disciple.
However, no one had been able to deal with Gatlin all this time.
Almost every inner and outer disciple had been angered by Gatlin, but none of them were able to do anything to Gatlin. Instead, they all suffered heavily from his hands.
As time passed, they all thought that Gatlin might have some background, so they could only swallow their anger and stay away from him. None of them wanted to have anything to do with Gatlin.