Chapter 3 Escaping Danger!

• Not long after, a group of warriors dressed in green robes marched into the Pound family's tavern.
• At the forefront was a middle-aged man in a purple robe. As he followed the cleared path and saw his son, who was now unrecognizable, his gloomy face instantly turned ferocious, veins bulging on his forehead.
• This man was none other than Andy Pound's father, Blake Pound.
• "You scoundrel, release Andy, or I'll leave you in pieces."
• Suddenly, more than fifty people swarmed in.
• Caleb Keynes sneered, and with a light stroke of his dagger, a trickle of blood slowly flowed.
• "Take another step, and you die!"
• As Caleb Keynes spoke, many servants hesitated, turning to look at their master. They dared not make any reckless moves.
• Blake Pound narrowed his eyes. Caleb Keynes' actions put him in a dilemma, and the fury within him surged even more.
• Being threatened by a teenager under twenty was a great humiliation!
• However, Blake Pound had been the family head for many years, and he had considerable experience in handling matters. This forced him to calm down.
• Unusual events must have hidden reasons. He wanted to see why Caleb Keynes didn't run away and what cards he held!
• As expected, Caleb Keynes coldly took out a purple token from his pocket!
• "Blake Pound, I'm sure your Pound family has many of these tokens. This is a special token for the recruitment of a son-in-law by the princess. It contains my soul imprint."
• "If I die, I want you to know the consequences. Openly challenging the royal dignity will lead to the annihilation of the entire family!"
• Caleb Keynes said each word deliberately. He looked at Blake Pound with unpredictable eyes, the dagger pressed against Andy Pound, and he signaled Tina to follow closely. They cautiously walked towards the exit.
• Blake Pound clenched his fists in anger. He hadn't expected Caleb Keynes to have such a trump card, let alone possess such strength.
• To be a candidate for the princess's husband, one's strength must reach the Open Yuan Realm or defeat an Open Yuan expert. How did Caleb Keynes achieve this?
• Blake Pound watched as Caleb Keynes stepped out, step by step, realizing he had already broken through the door and disappeared with Tina.
• "Ah!"
• Blake Pound's heart surged with boundless rage. He punched towards the private room door.
• "Keep everything that happened today to yourselves. If anyone dares to spread even half of it, I will make sure they don't have a good end."
• "Family Head, what about Caleb Keynes..."
• A cautious member of the Pound family asked.
• "Don't act rashly for now. Caleb Keynes is now a candidate for the princess's husband. He is severely injured. After he is eliminated by several family prodigies, I'll properly strip him of his skin and bones."
• Outside the Pound family's tavern:
• After coming out, Caleb Keynes quickly carried Tina on his back and headed towards a shortcut.
• Fifteen minutes later, Caleb Keynes arrived at the Keynes family. Seeing his mother still peacefully sleeping, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He took out Andy Pound's storage bag from his pocket, found a green pill, and put it in his mother's mouth.
• Half an hour later, Elsa Melville slowly woke up.
• An hour later, Caleb Keynes, with red eyes, came out. He chatted with his mother and sister for an hour, explaining how he rescued Tina.
• "Mother, sister, from now on, no one can make you suffer even a bit!"
• Caleb Keynes looked at the house with determined eyes, silently standing for a while before quickly getting busy.
• Caleb Keynes needed to improve his strength as soon as possible. Tomorrow, he would be facing warriors at the Open Yuan Realm.
• Caleb Keynes was at the Body Tempering Realm, clearly struggling against them. If he faced a slightly stronger Open Yuan expert, he might not be a match.
• If that happened, he would lose the protection of the princess's residence, and the Pound family would take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble.
• With Caleb Keynes' current strength, he couldn't ensure the safety of his mother and sister.
• Caleb Keynes brought a half-sized wooden barrel, poured boiling water into it, and threw all of medicinal herbs into it, not even sparing some of the toxic ones.
• Plop!
• Caleb Keynes gritted his teeth and jumped into the boiling water!
• "Cangming Hand, absorb for me!"
• Caleb Keynes roared in his heart as the scalding water blistered his skin rapidly.
• But at this moment, a vortex quickly formed in Caleb Keynes' lower abdomen, about the size of a soybean, spinning rapidly.
• The medicinal power entering Caleb Keynes' body was also drawn by the vortex at this moment, rushing in violently.
• And Caleb Keynes' cultivation also soared by two levels at this moment, directly reaching the Body Tempering Sixth Layer from the Body Tempering Fourth Layer.
• In the cultivation realm, there were six stages: Body Tempering, Open Yuan, Qi Movement, and three more beyond that—Spiritual Void, Divine Illusion, and Transcendence. After Transcendence was the rebirth realm.
• Cangming Hand, absorb everything, nurture everything!
• Cangming Hand was a cultivation technique Caleb Keynes obtained from breaking through the first layer of the Dragon God Prison in his previous life.
• This technique was extremely mysterious, capable of absorbing any aura between heaven and earth, boasting a formidable cultivation speed. Although Caleb Keynes had reached the level of a Heavenly Emperor in his previous life, he still couldn't grasp the specific level of this technique.
• The vitality from the medicinal liquid continuously impacted Caleb Keynes' meridians. His meridians quickly burst and regenerated, and his cultivation soared once again at this moment.
• From the Body Tempering Fifth Layer, he advanced to the Body Tempering Sixth Layer!
• Another hour later, Caleb Keynes completely absorbed the medicinal power in the barrel, but he continued to sit cross-legged. Although he had stopped the cultivation technique, his consciousness entered the second space of the Dragon God Prison.
• Caleb Keynes knew that he had broken through the third space of the Dragon God treasure map, but because of Tina's situation, he hadn't had the time to check.
• In the second space, there were green mountains, blue waters, a blue sky, white clouds, and various exotic spirit fruits growing on trees. It was like a small paradise.
• "Beast Taming Garden!"
• Caleb Keynes' heart pounded as he looked at the spirit fruits that nourished the spirit beasts on the trees. Having seen this in ancient texts in his previous life, he immediately identified the name of this space. He hadn't expected the second space to be such a magical treasure.
• The Beast Taming Garden, as the name suggested, was a paradise for spirit beasts!
• With it, Caleb Keynes would find it much easier to tame some spirit beasts!
• Caleb Keynes took a deep breath, his eyes filled with excitement. Without hesitation, he once again entered the third space of the Dragon God treasure map. He wanted to see if there were any surprises waiting for him inside.
• However, when he entered the third space, he couldn't help but smile wryly.
• In the third space, there was a door, or rather, an array that could return at any time to the side of one's beloved.
• Caleb Keynes shook his head speechlessly. He didn't have a beloved. In his previous life, she was focused on cultivation and had no romantic feelings. In this life, he was currently a single man.
• Caleb Keynes felt a bit at a loss, but he was a content person. Having the Beast Taming Garden was already quite good.
• After some self-consolation, Caleb Keynes glanced at the pitch-black night and continued to cultivate.
• Tomorrow's competition would start at noon, leaving him little time.
• Caleb Keynes didn't want to waste a moment. Currently, the most important thing was to successfully advance and ensure the safety of his mother and sister.
• And he also needed to address Tina's condition promptly.
• Tina's Three Lost Souls and Seven Injuries meant that if Caleb Keynes didn't thoroughly cure her, he had to refine a third-grade pill, the Soul-Binding Pill, within a year—before Tina turned eighteen.
• Otherwise, Tina wouldn't live past the age of twenty!
• This was an extremely tricky situation for Caleb Keynes!
• The next morning:
• Caleb Keynes, along with his mother and sister, arrived at the competition venue early.
• The competition venue was divided into two levels. The second level had private rooms where prominent families from Sun City and nearby cities sat.
• The first level had simple bleachers where weaker families watched. Caleb Keynes and his family sat among them.
• The fighting arenas were placed in the middle of the first-level bleachers, with three arenas running simultaneously.
• "Congratulations to all the young talents for obtaining the qualifications to compete for the princess's hand. Now, let me explain the rules of the competition!"
• "The competition consists of two challenges for selecting the suitor!"
• "The first challenge is a free-for-all on the arenas. Four participants form a group, and the ultimate winner advances to the final tomorrow!"
• "Tomorrow, fifteen more arenas will be added, with three-person battles in the morning and one-on-one battles in the afternoon!"
• Caleb Keynes sat in a corner of the competition venue's bleachers, attentively listening to the rules of the matches. He was determined to remember every opponent's weakness.
• "Son, the Keynes family's tradition of fighting to the death needs to change here with me. If you can win, then fight; don't be stubborn like your deceased father. If things get tough, we'll run. I've already packed our belongings," Elsa Melville said in the morning, briefly discussing with Caleb Keynes. She had confidence in her son's skills, but her heart was still filled with worry.
• Caleb Keynes's mouth twitched slightly. His mother's personality hadn't changed, and for him, it felt like stepping into another world.
• But this feeling was quite good. At least, his mother had stepped out of the shadows and returned to being the fierce and spirited woman she used to be.
• "Mother, rest assured. My current cultivation should be more than enough. However, to prevent the Pound family from using any secret methods, we need to find a way to have these three individuals face me individually!"
• "Mother, here's my plan. If they gang up on me, I'll use a provocative tactic. Young masters from prominent families all share a common flaw—arrogance."
• An hour later, the mother and son exchanged smiles.
• "Caleb Keynes! Third arena!" shouted a middle-aged warrior in his forties.
• Caleb Keynes nodded to his mother and sister, quickly walking up to the designated arena.