Eternal Thief

Chapter 1269 Returning to the Forger Abyss!

At this moment, Vincent and Ace entered the portal hall of Forger Abyss. It was Aceʼs second time entering this place since joining the AIG Sect, and it hadnʼt changed at all. Many disciples stood in front of ten shimmering gateways, the realm portals, as they flickered with spirit Qi.

When Vincent and Ace suddenly appeared, it naturally alarmed the overseer of the portal hall, and some disciples also noticed them. However, those outer and inner court disciples had never seen Vincent before, but they still recognized Aceʼs chief hall discipleʼs robes. Aceʼs appearance was extremely eye-catching, and many female disciples were unknowingly staring at him without being able to avert their eyes.

At this moment, an old man in inner flame elder robes suddenly appeared in front of Vincent and Ace. There was a hint of shock and uncertainty in his eyes as he quickly greeted, ʼOverseer of the Forger Abyss, Zyon Oriente, pays his respects to elder!”

Even an inner court flame elder like Zyon had never seen Vincent before despite spending over a thousand years in his current post, but he still put on a respectful front since this person could appear here without any restraint together with a chief forger disciple. Not to mention, despite being a peak Ascension Grand General, Zyon couldnʼt even fathom Vincentʼs aura at all.

However, before Zyon could further probe Vincentʼs identity, he was shocked because more and more unfathomable people wearing eldersʼ robes began to appear in the hall, and Zyon was horrified when he identified Hall Mastersʼ robes among them!

Vincent paid no heed to dumbfounded Zyon as he impassively announced, his voice mixed with a faint wisp of his spiritual pressure, making it powerful and entering every single personʼs ear who was now watching, ”The Forger Abyss will be close for today until further notice. You all may return now; the sect will compensate you for your trouble!

A few weak disciples instantly trembled in fear when they felt Vincentʼs spiritual pressure. The next moment, every disciple quickly left the portal hall without daring to glance at Vincent anymore since they could all guess this person was likely to be a super big shot of the chief hall court or Zyon, who usually didnʼt bother to show his face, wouldnʼt be so respectful.

Some elders in charge of security and reception were also shaken, and they quickly helped the disciples empty the portal hall, afraid that if they were slow, they would anger this person. Vincent clearly didnʼt mind those fearful guys. He looked at Ace and said, ʼDo what you want, but be careful. Your life is more important.”

Ace felt it was good to have this kind of backing since everything became more convenient and easy.

He nodded at Vincent and told Zyon that he had already identified this guy from his voice, ”Elder, please open the portal to the second level of the Forger Abyss. Sorry for the trouble!”

Zyon naturally didnʼt know that Ace in front of him was none other than George, but even if he knew, he didnʼt dare delay under so many big shotsʼ watchful gazes. He quickly pulled a stiff smile and nodded, ”N-no trouble, no trouble at all. Itʼs just a small matter. Please follow me.”

Soon, the second portal leading to the second level of the Forger Abyss became active, and Ace thanked Zyon again before he entered it under everyoneʼs watchful eyes.

Although they didnʼt know why he wanted to enter the Forger Abyss in his current state, no one dared question him any longer since they all knew Aceʼs identity had changed completely the moment he accepted the invitation from the bank. It was like a commoner turning into a noble overnight.

Ace crossed the portal as a familiar sense of crossing between spaces hit him, and soon, he was in vast open space that was completely different from the first level.

At this moment, the Secret Realmʼs guardian spiritʼs cold voice rang, ”Show your identification token, or youʼll be sent out if you havenʼt passed the first level yet!”

Aceʼs avatar suddenly recovered from his exhausted state as if nothing had happened. He flashed a smile before he took out the legacy disciple token and greeted, ”Long time no see, Senior!”

The Guardian Spiritʼs startled voice rang at this moment, ”Itʼs you!”

Ace nodded faintly, ”I hope I didnʼt disturb Senior”

”Youʼve changed from the last time I saw you,” The Guardian Spirit directly asked, clearly surprised by Aceʼs advancement in such a short amount of time.

”I just work hard and cultivate diligently: Ace casually replied.

”Good! It seemed even Iʼve underestimated you.” The Guardian Spiritʼs voice was filled with delight as it said, ”Since youʼre here, I can assume youʼre ready to take the first legacy trial?”

Ace hesitated momentarily before stating, ”Before this, I hope that senior can help me with a small matter.”

”Oh? What matter? Are you in some trouble? Donʼt tell me your identity has been exposed?” The Guardian Spirit asked with uncertainty.

Ace sighed and helplessly said, ”Well, itʼs something worse. Some people want to take me away despite my unwillingness. Furthermore, they are very powerful, and the AIG Sect canʼt protect

me.”

”Is that so?” The Guardian Spiritʼs voice became cold, ”If youʼre hoping for me to make a move, I have to disappoint you. I canʼt leave this legacy realm, nor will I waste my limited power to help someone who is not the true inheritor of this legacy.

”Although you are the best candidate, and I admit your talent is astonishing, you are still a candidate. Even if you pass the first trial, there are still three more, and with your current cultivation, you wonʼt be able to pass the second one. So, youʼre on your own!

ʼWhat a ruthless guy... ʼAce was surprised since he wasnʼt expecting this Guardian Spiritʼs loyalty to the legacy would be so deep.

Even after knowing that Ace was the best candidate to inherit this legacy, it still refused to help him unless he completed the trials first.

Still, Ace knew these Guardian Spirits had different personalities, but their reasoning wasnʼt any different from that of living beings, especially powerful spirits like the AIG Sect or this Secret Realmʼs Guardian Spirit.

Even the AIG Sectʼs Guardian Spirit wouldnʼt have helped Ace if he hadnʼt shown his talent and loyalty to the AIG Sect, and the same goes for this Guardian Spirit as well.

Nonetheless, Ace didnʼt need the Guardian Spirit to attack, and he said, ʼSenior, you take this wrongly. I donʼt require you to attack anyone. I need you to send my clone out of the Forger Abyss and let me stay here for some time if I pass the first trial.

”This way, those people will only take my clone, and if I stay here, I will be able to focus fully on forging and completing the Forger Abyss. This should be quite easy for you, right?”

This time, the Guardian Spirit didnʼt reply and fell into silence, clearly surprised by this unusual request. Just as Ace said, it wasnʼt really a big deal for it to do it at all.

”Are you sure your clone can fool those people?” It finally spoke with apparent disbelief. Aceʼs lips curled, and the next moment, his real body suddenly appeared beside his avatar. He spoke, ”You can judge by yourself, senior. After all, all this time, youʼve been talking to my clone!”