She would figure out a way to get up there herself.


    Skadi turned around and was startled.


    Her hands were pressed against the stone block, and her face was


    directly facing Cillian’s belly button.


    As she slowly looked up, her eyes met a cold, handsome face.


    Cillian…


    Skadi’s scalp tingled as she hurriedly sank to the bottom of the water


    again.


    However, when she sank beneath the water, she saw Cillian’s bare


    legs.


    As well as…


    Oh my god!


    Skadi shut her eyes. Her heart was racing.


    An unknown period of timeter, Skadi floated to the top of the water.


    She had gone unconscious from holding her breath for so long…


    Cillian operated his energy center and expelled a breath of cold air


    from his mouth.


    He waved a hand and summoned the clothes hanging from a nearby


    tree to him.


    After he put on his clothes, he took Skadi out of the water and jumped toward the mountain peak.


    Skadi was woken up by the sound of wind whooshing past her ears.


    She realized she was lying in Cillian’s arms.


    Cillian scaled the mountain quickly.


    In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the top of the mountain.


    Skadi closed her eyes, pretending she was still unconscious.


    She thought to herself, ‘Cillian will probably begin giving me CPR now, right?


    Cillian ced Skadi on a t rock.


    Skadi’s heart raced. However, even after waiting for a long while,


    Cillian did not give her CPR.


    She sneakily opened an eye. Cillian had vanished.


    Lloyd took the young Path practitioner to Quiet Winds Church ain


    halls.


    There, he bumped into Caine speaking to several other practi


    while having tea.


    1


    Lloyd roared, “Who deactivated the Mountain Shield Formation?”


    Caine said calmly, “I did!”


    The other switch was in a terrible state of decay, and he had spe the whole day repairing it.


    Thankfully, the energy stone inside the formation had not shattered


    yet. Otherwise, the Mountain Shield Formation could never be


    activated ever again.


    He felt like he had done Quiet Winds Church a massive favor.


    Lloyd pointed a finger at Caine and yelled, “You bastard! How dare


    you go against the church’s orders?! How are you going to make up


    for this?”


    Caine said loftily, “You and Cillian activated the Mountain Shield


    Formation without getting our consent and wasted Quiet Wind Church’s resources. We aren’t even


    holding you and Cillian


    ountable for that, but here you are interrogating us?”


    Lloyd sneered. “I’ll have someone rece you as the third elder once


    they’re qualified to do so, Caine Twilight!”


    Caine took a sip of tea before he chuckled and said, “That’ll be


    entirely dependent on your skills…”


    He had four other elders on his side, and most of the practitioners at


    Quiet Winds Church obeyed him. Why should he be afraid of Lloyd


    and Cillian when they did not have as much power?


    Lloyd turned to the other elders and asked coolly, “So, looks like


    you’re all on the third elder’s side?”


    “Quiet Winds Church’s earnings have taken a nosedive after Cillian


    assumed his position, Lloyd. That makes it difficult to convince the


    masses!”


    “Ever since Cillian took charge, he first abolished all ticketing charges


    and then made all services free. Then, he created a TikTok ount


    and donated all the money he got from posting there to charity!”


    “You might be famous now, but have you ever thought about how we and the one thousand disciples at


    Quiet Winds Church are going to feed and clothe ourselves?”


    The fifth elder spoke up. He always became huffy whenever he brought up this topic with the third elder


    and the others.


    The sixth elder sighed and added, “We grew up together, Lloyd. When have we ever gone against


    Cillian since he assumed his position? Aren’t we sacrificing our lives for the sake of Quiet Winds


    Church’s honor by protecting the warden?”


    Lloyd sneered. “So, you don’t think Cillian deserves to be the principal?”


    The seventh elder spoke up, “Cillian’s character is not sufficiently collected. Quiet Winds Church will


    copse under his leadership!”


    Lloyd scoffed angrily. “I know.what you mean. You’re just trying to get Caine to be the principal


    instead. Let me make this clear, though. As long as I’m alive, Caine can continue dreaming about


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    bing the principal…”


    Thunder crashed loudly outside as Lloydpleted his senten


    It was as if even God was on his side.