Apotheosis

A sudden thought occurred to Dorothy and she smiled before saying, "We were climbing so fast that I forgot to mention something. Since you've joined the Flow Sword Sect, you need to get the soul mark of the Oneness Sky Palace."

"How do I get it?" Zen asked.

"The Flow Sword Sect has sent two beautiful maids to serve you, hasn't it? You can go and ask them for it. I'll wait for you here," Dorothy said, still smiling. But her voice had taken on a strange inflection at the mention of the maids.

"Okay," Zen said, preparing to leave the Other Shore.

"Wait," Dorothy called out to stop him. When he turned around, she asked him with a playful smile, "I forgot to ask. How are you doing in the Flow Sword Sect?"

"I'm happy," Zen said, almost too immediately.

But he quickly understood what Dorothy was trying to ask him.

There were only three sword sects in the Oneness Mountain, of which the Flow Sword Sect had the most unique cultivation method. Dorothy must have heard about it before, which was probably why her words were dripping with jealousy.

But she hadn't expected Zen's wives to be living in the courtyard house along with the two maids.

Zen chuckled awkwardly before his Soul of Light left, leaving Dorothy gritting her teeth and glaring at him.

When Zen returned to the courtyard house, he asked Trish to get the soul mark.

Trish was a capable girl. She came back just an hour later and handed a small dark green token to Zen.

"The soul mark is used in the same way as the Other Shore Key. The required syllables are engraved on the token," Trish explained.

Once Trish left, Zen began to recite the syllables on the small token, the same way as he had used the Other Shore Key. Several lines appeared in his palm.

But the lines weren't as complex as those of the Other Shore Key.

More lines had appeared on his palm by the time he returned to the temple. It was the soul mark unique to the Oneness Sky Palace.

The guards checked the lines on Zen's palm before they let him in.

Dorothy waited patiently by the entrance. She didn't ask him about the maids once she saw him enter the temple, a fact that filled Zen with relief.

There were many Souls of Light i

a strong Truth of Void Destruction.

"That's a Thunder Beast. Go. It'll make a space ring for you," Dorothy said, pushing Zen towards the beast.

Not all races were enemies with the human race. Some of them were small in number, but they had certain kinds of unique talents. They would seek protection from some big races, and this Thunder beast was one of them.

As Zen approached the Thunder Beast, he heard a strange voice saying, "Stretch out your middle finger."

As instructed, Zen stretched out his middle finger and the Thunder Beast lowered its head, two sharp tentacles extending from it and curling around Zen's finger.

Soon, a bright square appeared on Zen's fingertip.

This square was the same as Dorothy's. It was a space ring used on the Other Shore. Zen had been using space rings for many years, and was soon familiar with the new space ring and its way of usage.

Once they exited the room, Dorothy transferred the soul pills and the metal branch that she had obtained from the Sacred Mallow Temple into Zen's space ring.

"No wonder so many people want to join the Oneness Sky Palace. I can get so many treasures in Stage Four," Zen exclaimed as he looked wonderingly at the square on his fingertip.

Dorothy didn't find these treasures amazing. She replied calmly, "The Oneness Sky Palace is always generous, but these are just appetizers. What's waiting for us ahead is more important. I haven't gotten it yet. Let's go get it together."