Chapter 649 Sudden Breakthrough
Since he had decided to tell Francis, Ethan no longer hid anything and recounted the entire process of discovering Maeve's soul and searching for her body.
Francis immediately realized why Ethan had kept this from Raymond and only confided in him about Maeve!
Celestia Vale had a problem, and it was a big one!
"If the leaders of Celestia Vale throughout history have really been in contact with the alien chieftain, what do you plan to do next?" Francis, realizing the situation was far more severe and complex than he had thought, asked with a furrowed brow.
"I must find a way to help Maeve recover her body and reunite her soul with it. Only then can we completely suppress the alien chieftain Emilio. Even if the seal is broken, at least Maeve will have the ability to deal with Emilio. Emilio is not like the one Orla sealed. Even if he has been sealed for two thousand years, once he awakens, his power is not just at the master level; he is at least at the Golden Core Stage!" Ethan reminded gravely.
"Golden Core Stage?" Francis furrowed his brow.
"That's the level Arthur was at when he ascended. According to Maeve, it's the Golden Core Stage," Ethan explained.
"If Neil is also a problem, then reclaiming Maeve's body won't be easy!" Francis warned in a serious tone.
"That's why I can only discuss this with you. I haven't dared to reveal it to anyone else! I even thought about testing Neil's reaction, but I'm not confident!"
Ethan sighed helplessly.
Neil was a genuine master at the peak of the master level, nearly transcending to the Golden Core Stage. If he had any ulterior motives, it would be an insurmountable threat!
"If the situation is as you suspect, then you should stay away from him! I wasn't sure before if he coveted the Sun and Moon Beads, but if your suspicion is correct, I'm 100% certain he's after them! Now that the Sun and Moon Beads are in your hands, he will definitely target you. You need to be vigilant!"
Francis warned seriously.
"Do you think he would take them by force?" Ethan raised an eyebrow and asked.
"Probably not, at least not initially. The other elders of Celestia Vale, including Phoenix and Raymond, are likely in the dark about all this. Even if Neil has a problem, he wouldn't want to draw attention to himself, so he won't use extreme measures at first. But you need to watch out for his sneaky moves behind the scenes!"
Francis pondered for a moment and then slowly shook his head.
"If it comes to a direct confrontation, I really have no solution. But if he plays dirty, I'm not afraid. I'll just counter his moves and play along!"
Ethan, hearing this, actually felt a bit relieved.
"Why did Neil suddenly come out of seclusion and specifically call Raymond back? What is he up to?"
Francis asked, frowning deeply.
Ethan didn't speak, but he had a vague answer in his mind.
The two exchanged a glance, both sensing that Neil's sudden emergence was likely aimed at Ethan!
"It seems that before the FW Guild comes knocking, I'll have to deal with Neil from Celestia Vale first!"
Ethan said, squinting his eyes.
"There's something I've never told you, and it seems like now is the time to let you know!"
Francis suddenly changed the subject.
"What else have you been hiding from me?"
Ethan raised an eyebrow and asked.
"It's about the Sun and Moon Beads!"
Francis explained seriously.
"What do you mean?"
Ethan couldn't help but frown.
"To put it bluntly, the Sun and Moon Beads are actually the core of Tiger Mount and the Celestia Vale secret realm. This secret has only been known to the true leaders of the ZF Guild throughout history!"
Francis's subsequent explanation left Ethan utterly stunned.
To put it bluntly, the core of Tiger Mount and the Celestia Vale secret realm were the Moon Bead and the Sun Bead.
The Moon Bead was the core of Celestia Vale, while the Sun Bead was the core of Tiger Mount.
As long as you had these two beads, you could completely control these two secret realms.
In other words, Ethan could use the Moon Bead in his hand to reclaim the entire Celestia Vale secret realm, and not even Neil could stop him!
"These two beads have such a function, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
It took Ethan a while to react, and he glared at Francis with indignation.
"Because it wasn't the right time. Before we have the absolute strength to confront all of Celestia Vale, what good would it do to recklessly reclaim the secret realm?"
Francis sighed helplessly.
Hearing this, Ethan fell silent.
Although he resented Francis for hiding such an important matter, he had to admit that Francis's concerns were valid.
"This is part of the control technique for the Sun and Moon Beads, and it's the only thing I haven't taught you yet. Here, take it."
As Francis spoke, he pulled out a small booklet from his pocket and handed it directly to Ethan.
Ethan didn't hesitate and took the booklet immediately.
"Once you master this technique, you can use the Moon Bead to control the Celestia Vale secret realm, including taking over all the Magic Circles within it."
Francis added.
"If I can control the entire Celestia Vale, can I confront Neil within the Celestia Vale secret realm?"
Ethan looked at the booklet in his hand, seemingly already planning his next move.
"The reason I'm telling you this is exactly for that purpose. Facing Neil in Celestia Vale is far safer than anywhere else!"
Francis nodded affirmatively.
"So the Sun and Moon Beads can open the spatial passage to Celestia Vale!"
Ethan, after sensing the connection between the two beads and the two secret realms according to the technique, showed a relieved expression.
"Theoretically, Tiger Mount and Celestia Vale are interconnected. However, after the Moon Bead was lost a thousand years ago, the Celestia Vale secret realm could no longer be controlled with the Moon Bead, and a single Sun Bead couldn't fully control the Tiger Mount secret realm. Now that both beads are in your hands again, there's hope for Tiger Mount and Celestia Vale to reunite!"
Francis nodded slowly.
"I can feel it. I can now open a passage to any place within the Celestia Vale secret realm without external help!"
Ethan had fully mastered the control technique for the Sun and Moon Beads, meaning he now had another portable secret realm in addition to the Tiger Mount secret realm!
To outsiders, this would seem unbelievable, but with the Sun and Moon Beads, Ethan had become the true master of these two secret realms!
And this feeling of controlling everything made Ethan momentarily lost in it.
He closed his eyes tightly, beginning to sense every plant and tree in Celestia Vale and Tiger Mount, along with countless cultivators within them, and suddenly felt a very peculiar sensation.
"Ethan, you can even break through like this!"
Noticing Ethan's aura continuously rising, Francis showed a speechless expression.
Originally at the peak of the early master level, Ethan had, in a short moment, seamlessly crossed into the mid-master level, and his aura was still rising.
It wasn't until Ethan's aura reached the peak of the mid-master level that this rise finally stopped.