Showing her the dimensional jade pass he had obtained from the Virtual Trial; Iris finally believed him.


    There was no way one could forge this dimensional jade pass, as it was made from concentrated conceptual power unique to the dimensional alliance.


    Only those who had mastered the ocean ofw and held some status in the dimensional alliance, like her, could possess this pass.


    Thinking of this, Iris looked at Maximus with unabashed interest.


    Seeing such a beautiful woman staring at him intently, Maximus felt ufortable.


    "Do you want to join the Immortal Pce Sect?" Iris asked, calming herself down.


    Although the Immortal Pce Sect typically didn''t allow men to enter, Iris was willing to make an exception.


    With Maximus''s talent, reaching the peak of the Tier 11 realm and bing a master of the ocean ofw was just a matter of time.


    As for reaching the Overlord tier 12 realm, Maximus also had a great chance.


    After all, even they hadn''t passed such an impossible trial.


    If Maximus could turn the impossible into possible, he could also reach the peak of the Aeon ne.


    "I don''t want to join any organization," Maximus lightly shook his head.


    He didn''t want to be bound by the rules and prohibitions of a sect, plus it might be another source of his trouble.


    "You don''t want to? If you join, you could choose any woman in the sect; I can vouch for you," Iris tempted.


    Before meeting him, Iris had thoroughly investigated Maximus''s background.


    Knowing he had over a dozen wives, Iris attempted to entice Maximus with women.


    "No, I''m not particrly interested..." Maximus replied quietly.


    But in his mind, he wasining.


    How dare this sect master try to seduce him? If not for the difference in strength, Maximus would have pointed at Iris and said he wanted her to her face.


    Unaware of the thoughts passing through Maximus''s mind, Iris sighed in pity.


    She wanted to recruit Maximus for her sect, adding strength and potentially helping it advance to the overlord rank.


    Thinking of this, Iris took out a jade card.


    "This is the special elder identity of the Immortal Pce Sect. Having this, you will have an equivalent status to a sect elder."


    "And this is for?" Maximus asked, puzzled.


    "Using the identity pass given by the Dimensional Alliance is too conspicuous. If you don''t want your identity to be known, it''s better to use this," Iris exined calmly.


    If Maximus were seen using the Immortal Pce special elder identity card, he would be invisibly bound to the sect.


    Even if Maximus didn''t take it seriously, other sects would have no chance to recruit him.


    Pleased with her clever idea, Iris couldn''t help but smile.


    Seeing such a dazzling smile, Maximus was dazed as he mechanically reached for the card.


    In doing so, Maximus identally touched Iris''s hand, causing a physiological tingle in his body.


    With a frozen expression, Maximus saw that Iris didn''t mind and continued to smile.


    Heaving a sigh of relief, Maximus quickly hypnotized himself.


    He nearly made a fool of himself because of a woman.


    Reflecting on his weak will, he couldn''t help but criticize himself.


    After thanking Iris for the token and discussing some of his vision for the sect, Iris let him go.


    Finally, out of the temptress''s sight, Maximus heaved a sigh of relief.


    Returning to back, Maximus was given a residence in the core of the immortal Pce Realm.


    Looking at the teaming causality of power in the ce, Maximus decided to stay and train for a while.


    He was curious how fast his progress would be taking on the causality of power instead of origin fragments.


    Seeing his daughter reach the peak of the Tier 9 realm while he was still at the bottom, Maximus realized he was bingcent.


    Saving every bit of causality of power he converted from the amalgamation of will to one day perfect the foundation of his wives and children, Maximus had forgotten the most fundamental element.


    His strength was the foundation of everything, whether helping or protecting his family.


    If he were weaker than them, all his preparations would be meaningless.


    Starting a concentrated cultivation, the time passed in the blink of an eye.


    …


    Five Years Later.


    "This is too fast!" Maximus muttered in shock, feeling the progress he made.


    In over a thousand years, he had only progressed to 1% of tier 9 realm, but now, in just a few years, he had reached 3%.


    Unfortunately, the cost was also immense.


    The residence given to him by Iris could provide a million strands of Causality of Power every year.


    Absorbing all he can and storing the rest in his system, Maximus consumed a total of 3-4 million strands of causality of power.


    Spending millions of strands of causality of power, if not for this environment, Maximus couldn''t have been so extravagant.


    If Maximus had enough causality power, he calcted that it would take him less than a thousand years to reach the peak of the Tier 9 realm.


    However, another problem came to mind: he still hadn''t created the Tier 10 chapter of the Origin Manual.


    Even the Tier 9 chapter of the Origin Manual wasn''t perfected yet, and would take Maximus a few thousand years before he was done.


    "I need to work harder..." Maximus sighed.


    Even with all the avable resources, everything still required time.


    Standing up, he prepared to leave.


    He had been staying in the Immortal Pce Domain for 5 years.


    With only 15 years left to visit the rest of his children and grandchildren, Maximus had to hurry.


    Visiting his daughters and granddaughters, Maximus bid them goodbye.


    The girls could already ess the Virtual Realm and were able to talk to their mother.


    With Iris serving as their backing, Maximus didn''t worry about their safety.


    Although they hadn''t seen each other again after their first meeting, Maximus felt the care and attention he received.


    From the ce to live to the regr supply of causality power, Maximus''s treatment was even better than some elders.


    Taking onest look at the Immortal Pce Realm, Maximus let Jixie open a void portal to the Ashura Realm.


    ...


    "Hmm, leaving already?" Iris frowned, feeling a little lost.


    Not being able to recruit Maximus to the sect, Iris was still mulling over what she could offer him.


    "That brat didn''t even say goodbye to me? What an uncivilized man!" Iris thought with a bit of irritation.


    Men are really insolent creatures; despite providing them with everything, they merely treat it as it should be, not even bothering to say thank you.


    "Hmph! Whatever!" Iris thought, deciding to forget about the matter.


    ...


    Ashura Realm:


    "We''re here..." Maximus thought, looking at the Ashura Realm.


    If the Immortal Pce Realm was divided into multiple floors like a pce, the Ashura Realm was divided into three dimensional sections: Heaven, Hell, and Mortal Domain.


    ording to Jixie, each of the three Domains had unique features and rules.


    Heaven Domain was a paradise where no battle was allowed, making it a safe ce to train,prehend, and do everything peacefully.


    Hell Domain, on the other hand, was a chaotic ce where one would either kill or be killed.


    Every enemy killed was an experience point, a massive amount of energy one could absorb to advance.


    It was simr to the winner-take-all rule in dimensional wars.


    But instead of gaining talent,prehension, and physique, the winner only gained the pure energy of the loser.


    In this ce, one could reach the peak of the Tier 10 realm in a day but then die the next.


    After death, they would not fall into nothingness but be resurrected in the Mortal Domain.


    Rebuilding their foundation, they would stay in the Mortal Domain until they reached the Tier 3 realm.


    Unfortunately, it was a Mortal Domain for a reason.


    With minimal energy and aura, they only had a few hundred years to reach the Tier 3 realm.


    If they couldn''t, their lifespan would be exhausted, dying in a real sense without any respite.


    Studying the mechanisms of the Ashura Realm, Maximus couldn''t help but be amazed and worried at the same time.


    Amazed at the Ashura Sect''s simple and straightforward method of sifting out the strongest and most talented individuals in the realm.


    Born in the Mortal Domain, fighting to the death in the Hell Domain, and pursuing the peak in the Heaven Domain, aplete cycle was formed.


    The Ashura Realm was essentially a crucible to create the strongest of the strong.


    If Maximus could incorporate simr concepts into the Etherium Realm, he could create the ultimate army for future dimensional wars.


    Unfortunately, Maximus didn''t have the time or mood to study the operating principles of the Ashura Realm.


    Max, E, Nathan, Zoe, Silvan, and Martin were still in a dangerous situation.


    Not contacting them for over a hundred years only meant they had likely died in the Hell Domain and were spending their time in the barren Mortal Domain.


    With barely any extraordinary energy, even a talented individual would have difficulty regaining their strength.


    "I hope they are safe..." Maximus thought.