Lawrence slowly advances through the stationary door and surveys his surroundings. After a few seconds, he manages to sigh, there's no one else in the house but him.
"This stationary door is the most restrictive, there shouldn't be any problem leaving it here."
He can create stationary doors with different types of restrictions, each with its pros and cons. The one in front of him, for example, is only visible to him and only he can interact with it, which prevents others from meddling in his personal dimension without authorization. The problem is that his wives also fall into this category.
When he remembers his wives, he can't help but click his tongue.
"Only through this city can we access a suitable hunting ground for them, advancing from the capital is far too dangerous."
The demonic beasts roaming around White Utopia City reach up to level 550 at most, but this city has a special characteristic, it's the closest city to the capital. The closer one is to the capital, the higher the level of the demonic beasts. At the midpoint between both cities, there is the best hunting ground for his wives to keep leveling up.
"But, even though there's no poster with their faces, there must be hunters thirsty to gather information about them and sell it to that damned Eternal Wind Sect."
Lawrence covers his face with a hood and then leaves the house.
He doesn't take a carriage, instead he walks through the city streets and listens to passersby talk. Unfortunately, he gathers nothing of importance, only when he enters a bar and orders a drink does he find what he was looking for.
"Damn, whoever it was, I admire her. No one had dared to slap that sect as hard as she did."
Though there might be a difference between what drunkards chat about and the real events, this is enough for Lawrence.
According to rumors, after Serene Will left, that disciple Earthly Balance faced off against the disciple Chaotic Dispersion in a fierce battle. It was said that they fought for the honor of their sect, but the truth is one did it to kill Serene Will and the other to defend her.
The battle ended without a winner, but this is what shocked the world the most. How a disciple with no support other than his own master managed to stand his ground against Chaotic Dispersion, one of the disciples with the most favor from the elders?
When both returned to the sect, the rumor could not be contained. This event exceeded what happened with Serene Will, but it didn't capture less attention from the listeners. Both disciples began their closed doors training, but the first to show himself in public was none other than Chaotic Dispersion.
After showing himself in public, he revealed his admiration for the disciple Earthly Balance and left behind an invitation to another encounter, this time without
Lawrence leaves the bar and then boards a carriage heading to the city gates.
"That Serene Will's name hasn't mixed with the rumors means Decaying Flame hasn't spoken yet, but, how much longer will it be like this? I don't like depending on others."
He clenches his fists and looks through the windows.
"That disciple must die!"
Not yet, it is not yet time for his wives to make their names known to the world. He must withhold all information about them until it is no longer possible to do so, only in that way they will have enough time to bury their past.
They won't be able to reach the pinnacle if the world knows their connection to the Unquenchable Fire Brothel. They will never be able to forget their past.
After leaving White Utopia City, Lawrence creates a Dimensional Rift. From it emerge three women, Serene Will, Sky Petal, and Coldness Divine.
"Don't let your guard down, we're still in the territory of that sect."
With the help of three rankers above level 600, he can fly safely despite being in the outer world, where dangers lurk. After passing the territory of the White Utopia City they slowed down, demonic beasts of level 600 slowly began to emerge.
It is at this moment that Lawrence speaks privately with Sky Petal, a conversation which Serene Will later learns about by coincidence after reading their thoughts, a conversation that makes her bite her lip.
She did not want it to end this way.
"What do you think of this place?"
Days later they arrive at their destination and Sky Petal says: "Among all the chaos, the plants say this is the calmest place, perfect for hiding a stationary door. We can keep looking if you wish, but I don’t know how long it will take to find a similar place."
Serene Will and Coldness Divine assess the environment, minutes later they agree with Sky Petal's opinion.
The demonic beasts in the area have an average level of 690, and most interestingly, only a few hours away there are demonic beasts of level 700 and higher. The perfect hunting ground for them, for their compressed level.
"Alright, this will be the place then."
500 meters underground, Lawrence creates a stationary door with only one restriction. Those who try to enter must be women. He wishes he had more options, but among those he possesses, this is the only one that allows his wives to enter his personal dimension without problems.
Whether due to his control or his level, he does not have access to more flexible restrictions for now.
"Don't overdo it, this time you don't have a city to return to. If you reveal the location of the stationary door to those beasts, you know what will happen when you try to return to this place, right?"
The worst scenario is that they are waiting for them, an endless wave of demonic beasts waiting for them to come out of the stationary door to kill them instantly.
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Because unlike them, the beasts do not possess honor.
Serene Will sighs, "We know better than you Lawrence, now go. You have work to do in the capital and you must finish before the next auction takes place."
Lawrence clicks his tongue before leaving through a Dimensional Rift. Every time he tries to warn these women of danger, their response is always the same. They forget that all their past mistakes have been due to that confidence of theirs.
Using his personal dimension as a stepping stone, he teleports to his house in Ice Petal City and then travels like any resident through the city’s portal.
Capital Heaven’s Fortress, Heavenly Path Kingdom.
"I must get a magic artifact to hide my level, only in this way can I level up again without attracting the attention of that brothel."
Upon entering the capital, the first thing he feels is the pressure of the townspeople. Any dog and cat in this place is level 650, everything would be different if his level were higher, but he cannot do it. Because there are no dao protectors whose level exceeds 500, he had to stop at level 507 and since then he has not leveled up again.
This is the intangible limit, a limit that has now become useless for him.
Since he acquired his personal dimension he can now use the magic artifacts inside it and by doing so, he will be able to hide his level without attracting unnecessary attention from the Unquenchable Fire Brothel. He will be able to get stronger without anyone realizing his true level.
"This should be the place that the information merchant mentioned..."
The capital is beautiful, no matter where one is, the materials are of the highest quality. So even when he is in the poorest sector of the city, it is still a wealthy place compared to the White Utopia City.
Lawrence stops in front of a shop and looks at its sign.
"Golden Tree... This is it."
When he opens the door, the sound of a small bell rings and after taking a few steps, a woman with long black hair appears behind the counter.
"Welcome, are you looking to buy or sell a house? We also help landlords lease their homes."
"I want to buy a house through an intermediary."
"Excellent, meanwhile, please review our properties. Our intermediary is just returning from one of his trips. Any questions you have, feel free to ask me."
The woman courteously hands Lawrence a magazine with their entire catalog of homes and he sits on a sofa to read. In the span of 30 minutes, he asks the woman about 10 questions, thanks to this he narrows his list of interest to only 5 houses.
A quarter of an hour later, a man enters the store.
When the woman introduces him to the man, Lawrence knows he is the intermediary.
Both enter an office and chat about the 5 houses that Lawrence chose. After this, the list narrows down to only 2 homes, then they leave the store and take a tour through the capital Heaven’s Fortress. The carriage stops only twice, each time at one of the houses Lawrence was interested in, but...
"30 million gold."
"37 million gold, non-negotiable."
The simplest houses cost a fortune. But this is a necessary expense, he needs to have a house in the capital in order to create a stationary door, otherwise, he will always have to escape like a rat each time an auction ends and he won't be able to establish relationships with those people if he doesn't have a place where they can contact him.
So, Lawrence clenches his teeth and decides to reserve the house for 30 million, paying 3 million for now and returning with the rest at a later date.
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"I know you've been secretly accumulating wealth, give me the money to buy that house and I won't say more..."
"..."
When he decides to tell his wives what happened, he could see how their faces tensed. In their plans, there was no such thing as buying a new house, much less in the capital, but everything changed when Lawrence acquired the ability to create stationary doors.
They also know that it is a necessary expense, so after Coldness Divine and Serene Will look at each other, they come to an agreement. Sky Petal, who has no special interest in money, only a gesture was enough to convince her.
40 million gold appear just like that, in front of Lawrence.
He clenches his fists and keeps his word, even though he knows that these women are hiding something much more than gold thanks to their hunting of big shots. What other treasures might there be in their storage rings? These women are lone wolves that monopolize everything good for themselves, leaving nothing for others.
If they are working together, it is only because they share the same husband.
'I could get some answers if I ask Sky Petal, but if I do, in the future she won't be able to warn me when these women try to do something stupid.'
Lawrence takes a deep breath and stores the money. In his mind, he calms himself thinking that this is an investment, an investment that has proven to have returns. Perhaps how many incredible magic artifacts these women are monopolizing, but he could be setting up a tragedy if he forces them to hand them over.
"In your travels, if you find information about a magic artifact that can hide my level, get it for me. Hah... I'm tired of this level."
When he tells them this, he wasn't expecting much.
5 days later, Lawrence has in his hands a magic artifact that not only fulfills this purpose but is one that has awakened to its full potential. Very few things in the world will be able to see through his true level.
Serene Will used her innate ability to see through the magic artifact and after learning about its hidden conditions, they improved it and this is the result.
Their knowledge about the Divine Plane has surpassed that of a native like Lawrence.
Soon, very soon, the world will know about them.