Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 1054: Weak Water River

Chapter 1054: Chapter 1054: Weak Water River

"Uncle, he’s Wyatt Barnes; isn’t this the perfect chance to kill him? Back then, he made a name for himself at the ’Decade Martial Meet’ hosted by Grimm Wolf Fortress, but he then switched allegiance to the ’Blade and Sword Sect,’ which is really unforgivable!"

Larry Rowan had never imagined that the person who crippled his cultivation would turn out to be the very Wyatt Barnes. For a moment, he couldn’t help but gnash his teeth in anger.

Wyatt Barnes was no stranger to him.

"Of course I want to kill him! However, you know only part of the story and not the whole... The specifics are too complicated to explain in a few words. In short, treat today’s incident as if it never happened."

Ahmir Rowan was also very frustrated, but he had no choice but to be wary of the ’powerful figure’ that lurked in the shadows near Wyatt Barnes. It was precisely because of this figure that he had not made a move against Wyatt.

According to his judgment.

If that powerful figure could contend with a Martial Emperor from the North Nether Sect, then he must also be a Martial Emperor.

He, let alone the entire Grimm Wolf Fortress, even if combined, would not be enough to even fill the gap between someone’s teeth.

Having said this, he did not wait for Larry Rowan or the other two Grimm Wolf Fortress Elders to respond. Ahmir Rowan leaped into the air and left, vanishing in the blink of an eye as if he had never been there.

"Sigh."

At this moment, the two Grimm Wolf Fortress Elders shared a glance before heaving simultaneous sighs and following suit to leave.

If the Vice Fort Master was unable to seek vengeance for them, they themselves had even less chance of doing so.

For a while, only Larry Rowan was left behind.

"Pretend that this never happened?"

The words Ahmir Rowan said before he left echoed in Larry Rowan’s head, his face dark and unsightly, "Impossible! Even if it means going back to that man’s family and cashing in on the ’promise’ he owes me... I won’t let Wyatt Barnes get away with it!"

"I, Larry Rowan, am willing to stop at nothing... to ensure that Wyatt Barnes has nowhere to bury his body!"

As he muttered to himself, an intimidating cold light burst forth from Larry Rowan’s eyes, as if it could devour someone.

All of this, naturally, was unknown to Wyatt Barnes.

Traveling northwards, Wyatt Barnes quickly arrived at the northern region above the Northern Desert.

This area was also dominated solely by the North Nether Sect.

Not long after, Wyatt Barnes reached the northernmost city of the Northern Desert and continued his search for a map of the Cloud Skies Continent.

"Manager, this map covers too small an area... Do you have any maps that cover a larger area?"

In a bookstore in the city, Wyatt Barnes asked the bookstore manager.

"Guest, this is the largest map sold in my store," the bookstore manager said with a wry smile.

Upon hearing this, Wyatt Barnes felt disappointed. He immediately turned around and walked out, preparing to rendezvous with Fill Bear who was waiting outside the city, and continue northward.

"Guest!"

Just as Wyatt Barnes stepped over the threshold of the bookstore, he heard a voice from behind him calling out, stopping him in his tracks.

"Hmm?"

Wyatt Barnes paused and looked back at the source of the voice—the bookstore manager who was calling him—making him curious enough to ask, "Manager, is there something else?"

"Guest, I heard someone say that Second Elder Byrd recently obtained a map covering the ’Weak Water River’... You might want to seek him out," the bookstore manager suggested.

Weak Water River?

Wyatt Barnes’s eyes lit up.

He was not unfamiliar with the Weak Water River.

It was a river that divided the Cloud Skies Continent into ’Outer Land’ and ’Inner Land,’ the latter also being referred to as the ’central region’ of the Cloud Skies Continent.

That place swarmed with strong warriors; ’Transforming Void Realm’ martial artists were a dime a dozen, and ’Cave Void Realm’ martial artists were as common as stray dogs.

There, even ’Second-Rate Powers’ amounted to nothing, let alone ’Third-Rate Powers.’

Third-Rate Powers were like cannon-fodder in that place, not worth mentioning!

"In my memory... The Martial Emperor of Reincarnation supposedly left the ’Big Treasure’ in the Inner Land, by the side of the Weak Water River. If I can find out the exact layout of the Weak Water River and my current location, it won’t be difficult to find the ’Big Treasure’ left by the Martial Emperor of Reincarnation."

It had to be said, Wyatt Barnes was tempted.

"Manager, is the Byrd Family from this city?"

Wyatt Barnes inquired.

"Yes," the bookstore manager nodded, "however, as the city’s leading ’Inscription Master,’ Second Elder Byrd is quite eccentric... It probably won’t be easy to get a map from him."

Inscription Master?

A sardonic smile crossed Wyatt Barnes’s lips.

After leaving the bookstore, following the directions given by the bookstore manager, Wyatt Barnes easily made his way to the grand entrance of the Byrd Family estate.

The Byrd Family could be considered a leading big family in this city.

It was said that the family had a Ninth-Order ’Transforming Void Realm’ warrior holding the fort, second in power only to the various ’Third-Rate Powers’ in the Northern Desert.

"I’m here to see Ridge Byrd," Wyatt Barnes stated unabashedly when stopped by a Byrd Family disciple at the estate’s entrance, wearing a light smile as he declared his purpose.

Ridge Byrd was the Byrd Family’s Second Elder.

"You’re here to see our Second Elder? Who are you? Our Second Elder doesn’t usually meet with visitors," one of the Byrd Family disciples eyed Wyatt Barnes warily.

"Isn’t that what you say to outsiders? I’m different... I am an old friend of your Second Elder."

Prepared for this interaction, Wyatt Barnes said with a grin.

An old friend?

The moment Wyatt Barnes uttered those words, the Byrd Family disciples looked him over thoroughly, their expressions changing, "How insolent! How could a young man like you possibly be a friend of our Second Elder."

"Get lost quickly! To think you came to deceive the Byrd Family with your lies and ruses, truly ignorant of what’s good for you!"

"If you don’t leave now, I’ll make sure you won’t leave at all!"

...

Several Byrd family disciples were on high alert as if facing a formidable enemy, watchful of Wyatt Barnes.

"What, you don’t believe that I am a friend of your Second Elder?"

Wyatt Barnes narrowed his eyes and then, with a raise of his hand, took out more than a dozen mid-grade original stones and began inscribing ’Inscriptions’ on them with an incredibly graceful movement.

"He... he’s inscribing ’Inscriptions’?"

The Byrd family disciples were instantly shocked.

However, before their astonishment faded, they saw the violet-clad youth sweep his sleeve, shooting those dozen or so mid-grade original stones toward them.

"This is bad!"

Suddenly, their faces changed dramatically.

As they saw the dozen or so original stones falling at their feet, they only felt a flash before their eyes, as if they were transported to another space where they could see nothing at all.

They didn’t know how much time had passed.

When they saw another flash before their eyes, they found themselves back at the gate of the Byrd Family estate.

"What happened?"

The few looked at each other, still unable to comprehend what had just occurred.

"Not good! The violet-clad youth is gone."

"Could he have broken in?"

"No, we must quickly report to the family head."

Three of the Byrd family disciples were as if facing a huge threat.

"There’s no need to go."

Yet the last Byrd family disciple shook his head, stopping the three, "That person should indeed be a friend of the ’Second Elder’."

"Huh?"

The previous three looked at him, full of confusion, "How do you know?"

"You should know that I too study the art of ’Inscription’ regularly... Though my mastery in ’Inscription Art’ is mediocre, I trust in my own eyes."

The latter spoke with an exceedingly solemn expression, "Just now, that young man was indeed inscribing ’Inscriptions’ on dozens of original stones in a short time, then set up an ’illusionary formation’ beneath our feet."

"While we were confused by the ’illusionary formation’, he entered the Byrd Family estate."

"However, an ’illusionary formation’ comprised of just a dozen or so original stones lacks staying power, and soon collapses on its own... which is why we were able to come out of the ’illusionary formation’."

The latter’s words had a logical flow.

"What?! In front of us, he inscribed ’Inscriptions’ on a dozen or so original stones and set up an ’illusionary formation’ that could affect us? How long did he take?"

All at once, the previous three were greatly astonished.

When it came to the way of ’Inscription’, they were outsiders, indeed.

But as the saying goes:

Even if you haven’t eaten pork, you’ve seen a pig run!

"Even the Second Elder would have difficulty in such a short period of time to inscribe and set up an ’inscription formation’ that could affect us!"

One of the Byrd family disciples swallowed hard.

"The young man’s mastery in the way of ’Inscription’ seems deeper than that of the Second Elder! Such a ’master of Inscription’, should indeed be a friend of the Second Elder."

Soon, the several Byrd family disciples no longer doubted the identity of the violet-clad youth.

Although, they were still somewhat astonished.

How could there be such a young ’master of Inscription’?

"Perhaps he is a ’demon’."

Upon further thought, they were relieved.

Wyatt Barnes employed more than a dozen mid-grade original stones to inscribe and create an ’illusionary formation’ which confounded the several Byrd family disciples at the entrance of the Byrd Family estate before he entered.

Along the way, Wyatt Barnes gathered from maids and servants he encountered where the Second Elder of the Byrd Family was.

These maids and servants, though they found Wyatt to be a stranger, saw him walking within the Byrd Family estate as if it were deserted, and assumed he was a guest of the Byrd Family for the moment.

Wyatt followed the way until he reached the residence of the Second Elder of the Byrd Family, a mansion within a mansion, with its doors wide open, and an unkempt old man with a Wine Gourd leaning against the door.

As Wyatt approached, the unkempt old man set down his Wine Gourd, his eyes shining with a sharp light, fixing Wyatt Barnes in their gaze.

"Transforming Void Realm Seventh-Order?"

Wyatt Barnes raised his eyebrows, his spiritual sense immediately detecting the old man’s cultivation level.

Wyatt had no ill feelings towards the unkempt old man with the Wine Gourd.

He still remembered.

The first time he met Brian Graham in ’Big Treasure City’, Brian was just as unkempt and also carried a Wine Gourd.

The unkempt old man gave Wyatt a sense of familiarity.

"Who are you, and for what purpose have you come here?"

Seeing Wyatt quickly approaching the mansion he was guarding, the unkempt old man spoke, his voice calm but laced with a deadly intent.

"I’m here to find Ridge Byrd," Wyatt Barnes stated plainly.

Ridge Byrd!

Hearing Wyatt’s words, the unkempt old man’s face darkened as he exclaimed sharply, "The name of my master is not for some callow youth like you to utter! Boy, we do not welcome you here!"

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