Eternal Ice Flower

"Chairman! It's been two weeks and your wound hasn't shown any improvement. In fact, it's getting worse. Shouldn't you send one of the grandmasters to retrieve the eternal ice flower for you? Or if you trust me, let me summon it," said Master Lin Duano.

At that moment, Master Lin Duano was inside the Tower of the Gods, precisely in the resting place of the head of the Tower of the Gods Academy. Almost every day, the assistant masters at the earth dragon tower would check on the head who was ill. On every occasion, he would often advise the head of the Tower of the Gods Academy to send someone to find a cure for him.

This situation somewhat caught the attention of Julius, who had been staying near the Tower of the Gods for about a week. During this time, he had never seen the head of the Tower of the Gods Academy leave his place. Instead, he often saw Master Magnus Raven receiving visits from several masters, especially Master Lin Duano. Throughout the week, he had only been spoken to by the head of the Tower of the Gods Academy twice.

Out of curiosity about what was happening, Julius decided to use the Divine Hearing technique he possessed in his past life to listen to the conversation between the head of the Tower of the Gods Academy and Master Lin Duano. From their conversation, Julius learned that the head of the Tower of the Gods Academy was seriously injured. It turned out that his internal injuries from his battle against the Right-Wing Commander of the demon star sect had not fully healed, but instead were getting worse.

"You know yourself, it's highly unlikely for me to ask one of the tower heads to retrieve the plant for me. Right now, my relationship with them is not good. They insist on expelling Julius from the Tower of the Gods Academy, but I refuse. If they knew what I know about that child, they would surely keep him here. Because his presence is a stroke of luck for our Tower of the Gods Academy," said the Chairman of the Tower of the Gods Academy.

"Who is that child really, Chairman? Why are you so concerned about him?" asked Master Lin, who was very curious.

Not only Master Lin Duano was curious and wondering about the meaning of the chairman of the Tower of the Gods Academy's statement. Julius, who was still listening to the conversation, was also wondering about the meaning of Master Magnus Raven's statement. He listened carefully to the conversation between the two masters discussing about him. Julius suspected that the chairman of the Tower of the Gods Academy knew his true identity.

"He has the bloodline inherited from his legendary ancestor, Hero Tiberius Eldric Darkstone. The only cultivator who managed to penetrate the ninth level god realm and ascend to nirvana. I believe the luck often possessed by that child is related to his ancestor who had extraordinary abilities. After all these years of the Tiberius family lineage, surely it is the child who inherits the talent from his ancestor," explained Magnus Raven.

 Julius felt somewhat disappointed to hear Master Magnus Raven's explanation, which apparently had nothing to do with his past as a former Light God. He was only associated with his ancestor who had once reached the ninth level God Realm. The only god realm level ever reached by a human.

Unlike Julius, Master Lin Duano, upon hearing about the young man's ancestor, became very enthusiastic and excited. He then came to the same conclusion as the chairman of the Tower of the Gods Academy. According to him, Julius's presence at the academy as a student was a stroke of luck for the Tower of the Gods Academy. Especially with several incidents where Julius managed to defeat tough enemies that even the masters couldn't handle. Despite the fact that the young man's cultivation level was still far below theirs.

"Why don't you just assign Julius to retrieve the medicinal plant, Chairman? Don't we know that the child is very lucky? Who knows, by sending him, we might succeed in obtaining the medicinal plant," suggested Master Lin.

"I did consider that. However, the conditions where the eternal ice flower grows are very dangerous. Even for an ordinary youth, let alone for experienced grandmasters, that place is still very perilous. One wrong step could cost lives. Not to mention encountering wild beasts with cultivation realm powers."

Master Magnus Raven expressed his doubt about sending Julius to retrieve the eternal ice flower, which was the only cure for the recovery of the chairman of the Tower of the Gods Academy. Besides his respect for his disciple, he also worried about Julius's safety if he were assigned there.

"I'm ready, Master, if you assign me. Even if my life is at stake, I won't falter," said Julius's voice from outside the tower.

The chairman of the Tower of the Gods Academy and Master Lin Duano were truly surprised by Julius's voice from outside the tower. They didn't expect the young man to overhear their conversation, especially since the tower was soundproof from the outside. However, the question only lingered briefly in their minds. Eventually, they realized that Julius's abilities allowed him to do all that.

"Come in!" Magnus Raven commanded Julius after regaining composure.

Julius entered the Tower of the Gods. A strangeness occurred; suddenly, the Tower of the Gods emitted light when Julius stepped on its floor. The entire energy center of the tower became active. Master Lin Duano was puzzled and about to say something, but was gestured by the chairman of the Tower of the Gods Academy to remain silent.

 Julius, unaware of what was happening, considered it normal. Because this was his first time entering the Tower of the Gods. It turned out that on the tower's floor was a spacious empty room. Right on the north wall, there was a small stage used by the chief of the Tower of the Gods Academy for resting. Next to him, Master Lin was sitting. Julius then walked towards them.

"Respectful greetings, Grandmaster, Master Lin!" Julius said as he kneeled.

"Are you truly willing to accept my task to retrieve the eternal ice flower in that very dangerous place? Perhaps on your journey there, you will encounter death. Even the grandmasters once intended to go there but refrained after learning about the conditions there," Master Magnus Raven confirmed.

 Julius nodded, "I am willing, Master, no matter the risk," Julius replied firmly.

"You need to know that the plant you're looking for is called the Eternal Ice Flower. It's located right in the crater of a volcano where it's said that a god-like creature in the form of a fire dragon resides. Until now, no one has ever survived reaching that place. They all perished there from the harsh natural traps before encountering the fire dragon guarding the eternal ice flower," explained Master Magnus Raven.