The Rise of the Black Plain
Chapter 95 - 95: The Identity of the Mysterious Man

Seeing the abrupt arrival of the strange old man right in front of them, Minos and Ruth were a little scared, and it was especially because they realized that this man was hovering!

However, their reactions were completely different. While one had a sense of urgency and was somewhat fearful, the other was deeply surprised by this stranger's arrival here.

Indeed, Ruth knew this old man, but she never expected to see this figure appear in front of her, in fact, not even in this place in the north of the Central Continent!

That was why she had been startled by his presence.

'That old man is, at least, at level 60!' Minos thought after observing every move of this newcomer. After all, in order to fly and consequently float, a person's minimum cultivation would have to be at the stage of a Spiritual Emperor!

And after almost instantly realizing how strong this old man was, Minos quickly grabbed Ruth's wrist and prepared himself to flee into the Spatial Kingdom at any given moment.

There was no reason for them to stay and wait to find out who this guy was and what he wanted.

Seeing Minos' reaction, Ruth shook her head as if she were indicating to him that there was no danger and at the same time said, "Minos, you don't have to..."

However, just when she tried to say something to Minos, the old man interrupted her with a smile on his face and said while clearing his throat, "Cough! Interesting. I just sensed a powerful energy in your body. Did you happen to be trying to escape? Isn't that impolite? I came so far to meet you..."

Noticing that the old man did not want her to tell Minos his identity immediately, Ruth remained quiet and began assessing the situation while wondering, 'Why would he want to meet Minos?'

After hearing the old man's remark, Minos became even more fearful. Even if this guy couldn't sense the Spatial Kingdom ring, he was still able to feel the energy of that place trying to teleport Minos and Ruth!

That was truly impressive and showed that this person's cultivation must be tremendous!

'Perhaps he is a Saint or even a Spiritual Sage!' Minos pondered about it while trying to understand how someone of such strength had crossed paths with him.

But it was futile to think about it now. Minos had never offended powers with such force, so all he could do was ask the old man standing in front of him.

"Who are you? And why do you want to meet me? I am certain that I don't know you," Minos said with a bit of nervousness in his voice.

Hearing this, the old man burst into a loud laughter as he replied, "Haha if you had gone to the Gray Clouds Sect along with your mother, you would have known who I am."

He then approached Minos and gently patted him on the shoulder. "Why didn't you go with your mom?" asked the old man with curiosity.

"Because any sect would only cause hindrance in my path!" Minos declared sincerely. He didn't care about the sects of the Flaming Empire. For him, joining any one of them would not differ from sacrificing his freedom!

'Well, after considering how far you have come on your own, I cannot contradict those words...' the old man thought, letting out a deep sigh.

Given Minos' speed of cultivation and the quality of his fighting techniques, the young man would indeed be thrown back into the sects or even oppressed by the system to hand over his resources to those stronger than himself!

Meanwhile, Ruth had a shocked look as she stared at Minos after hearing his statement. She thought to herself. 'How can you say that right in the face of the master of the Gray Clouds Sect? And do you still say it as if it's not a big deal?'

That's right. This man standing before them was the current sect master of the Gray Clouds Sect, the sect which Maisie and Ruth were a part of. In fact, the young woman next to Minos did not even know the full name of this old man since he was antiquity within the sect, and was over 4,000 years old!

Therefore, most disciples like her only knew their sect master by his first name. His name was Oswald, and he was already at the final part of the Spiritual Saint stage!

However, none of Ruth's generation knew what the old man's exact cultivation level was. After all, few of them had seen it before, and at the same time, they were unable to comprehend the exact cultivation of someone far above them, as in the case of Oswald.

Oswald then continued to ask Minos another question while probing the young man's body. "Ehh, and when are you going to visit your mother's sect? I'm sure your family would love to get to know you better..."

"I don't know, maybe when I'm stronger than she is," Minos replied dryly.

He had no interest in traveling so far while he was still so weak.

In fact, there was no feeling of longing on Minos' part for Maisie, so going to the place where she had grown up held little significance for him.

Perhaps he might consider doing that in the future since he wanted his territories to be even stronger than the Flaming Empire!

"Oh? So, it shouldn't take you that long. After all, with this cultivation technique that you are using, reaching your mother's level would be like a stroll," the old man remarked with satisfaction.

He knew that Minos had a Black talent, and with the Golden-grade technique he possessed, it would be effortless for him to reach level 60, even in the northern region of the Central Continent.

"Since that is the case, I will take my leave for now. I just wanted to witness your performance at the Spiritual Tournament, but it seems that there is no need for me to do that anymore. I can already envision how the outcome will be..."

The old man then turned to look at Minos and Ruth, and a fleeting thought crossed his mind. 'Hahaha, I can sense Minos' aura in this girl from the Miles family. It seems that little Maisie sent her disciple into a lion's den...'

He then smiled softly and continued, "Well, until next time, young Minos. I hope you don't take too long to reach your mother's level!"

After saying those words, similar to how he had appeared, the old man disappeared from that scene, leaving just the young couple in the middle of the Peak of Fog.

Seeing the old man disappear from their sight, Minos let out a sigh of relief as he turned around and asked the beautiful young woman beside him. "Ruth, who was that person? You seemed to be familiar with him."

Ruth nodded and replied, "Hmm, he is the current sect master of the Gray Clouds Sect. I have seen him only once, during a festive occasion of the sect that my master took me to, about two years ago.

I only know that his first name is Oswald and that he is at the 8th stage of cultivation. As to which family he comes from or his level, only those elders in the sect know of that," Ruth said, shrugging her shoulders.

"Oh, so, this is how it is. But why would this guy come here just to see me?" Minos asked curiously. As far as he knew, his mother was just an ordinary elder of the sect since she was still at the level of a Spiritual Emperor.

Therefore, she shouldn't have any influence over these more powerful figures of her sect, like the old man he had just encountered.

Ruth then responded with an uncertain expression, "Ehh, I'm also surprised. My master never spoke to me in detail about the sect master.

But I think she has a close relationship with him, considering how she behaved in front of him during the event when I first saw him. Maybe she is his disciple or a distant relative. I'm not sure, though.

Maybe he heard about you from my master and was interested in meeting you."

"Never mind. Now that he is gone, we can continue with our trip. I don't have to worry about it," Minos said, pulling Ruth by the arm and heading back to where White was waiting for them.

...

While Minos and Ruth returned for their journey, old Oswald was flying back to the Flaming Empire, contemplating what he had sensed from Minos' body.

'Little Maisie told me that he has a Black talent and a King-grade Physique. But his physique is a Warrior-grade one. And as for his talent, I can't sense anything,' Oswald pondered with a thoughtful expression on his face.

'Does his cultivation technique conceal his talent so that others don't know his true potential? And his physique, despite not being well classified, has a great ability!'

He had discovered all this about Minos after he placed his hand on young Stuart's shoulder. He wanted to understand the exact nature of the young man's body and especially sense from where the energy had come.

It was such an incredible force that even though Oswald was already at level 78, he couldn't fully understand it!

'Never mind, I'm sure he'll tell me about it in the future... Hahaha.' the old man chuckled proudly as he flew thousands of kilometers from Minos.

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