Chapter 193: Undercurrents Surging

"Hey! Buddy, have you heard? That Wyatt Barnes that everybody was talking about a while ago has broken through to the 'Original Pill Realm'!"

"I knew about that a few days ago. I have a distant cousin who is at the Sacred Martial Arts Academy."

"Wow, it's quite an honor, buddy. You're actually a cousin of a student at the Sacred Martial Arts Academy!"

"You're too kind..."

"Buddy, did you know that this morning, Wyatt Barnes returned to the Barnes Clan to acknowledge his ancestors?"

"This happened?"

"Yes, yes! A distant cousin sister of mine is a maid of the Barnes Clan, I heard it was a grand affair."

"Didn't Wyatt refuse to return to the Barnes Clan before?"

"That is old news… let's not talk about that!"

...

In a tavern in the inner city of the imperial city, these two young men became intimate as they chatted.

Similar conversations are happening all over the city...