The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 628: The Change in Baek Jimin
To bring all of First Heaven under his domain, Aldrian would need to create his domain in the place where the faith of all beings was gathered. But the question remained, where was that place? What kind of place could it be?
There was no way he could build his domain piece by piece, planet by planet, until it eventually covered the entire First Heaven. That would take forever. What he needed was an efficient way to achieve it.
However, before that, he needed to turn his home planet into his domain first. Even then, he still did not know where the place was, the one where the faith of all the beings on the planet gathered.
"Could I sense it from here?" Aldrian wondered.
He tried it as he concentrated and spread his sense to the maximum. His sharp sense at the Pseudo Immortal Establishment Stage had reached the size of the Barisan Continent, and was even slightly larger.
He tried to sense the flow of the people’s faith of the world, hoping that some of it would pass through his sense. After a few moments, he finally sensed something, faith passing through his sense. It was an invisible force with no fixed shape, yet it clearly carried the faith of the people.
It was connected to the place where that faith was gathered. This was the same sensation Aldrian always felt whenever he looked toward where faith gathered.
His sense followed the invisible force. It was moving toward a single direction, but he couldn’t tell where, as it lay beyond the range of his sense. He would need to make the journey himself, which he had already expected.
He retracted his sense before taking a deep breath and letting out a sigh. There was no oxygen here, but the energy of heaven and earth existed everywhere in the universe. Cultivators at his level no longer depended solely on oxygen to survive. His body could absorb energy directly, allowing him to stay alive without needing to breathe.
"One step at a time. First, I’ll make this planet my domain. After that, I’ll focus on finding the place where the faith gathers in this heaven," he thought before descending toward his palace.
He stopped in the sky above it and instantly teleported to the place where Baek Jimin and the others were still enjoying their time together. His figure appeared beside Baek Jimin, and his sudden arrival left them slightly stunned.
Aldrian smiled at them and was about to greet them, but raised his eyebrows when Baek Jimin suddenly hugged him. She embraced him while still seated, her head pressing against his stomach. Her expression showed clear relief, as if she had just found the cure to an addiction.
Aldrian could only smile and gently wrapped his arms around her head, stroking her long white hair. Since the end of the war, Baek Jimin had become more attached to him, more pampered and openly affectionate.
She had also grown bolder in expressing her feelings, showing it through her actions. She proactively displayed her affection toward him, even going as far as kissing him in front of the others without hesitation.
When they were alone, she didn’t hold back from trying to seduce him, deliberately wearing tight robes that accentuated her curves and exposed more of her skin.
If not for his self-control, Aldrian had no doubt he would have devoured her right then and there.
But then he understood why Baek Jimin had become like this. The war had left a deep impact on her heart and mindset. She had become more decisive and bolder because she believed she needed to make the most of peaceful moments like this, when no problems stood in their way.
She didn’t want to take their calm, carefree time for granted. Instead, she chose to go into "attack" mode, doing whatever she could to make his heart flutter.
Of course, he wasn’t oblivious to her efforts to make him fall for her even more.
It was her way of trying to make him happy, and also to win his heart. He also allowed it, because he was attracted to her as well.
He had opened his heart as wide as possible to her ever since Sylphia gave her support for him to have a harem. And he had to admit, her efforts over the past few days had truly shaken his heart. His affection for her kept growing.
There was no way his heart could remain unmoved in the face of such open acts of affection and seduction from a woman he had already welcomed into it.
It had reached the point where he couldn’t even imagine her with another man. Just the thought of it irritated him. He couldn’t give her to anyone else, and he knew this was a clear sign—part of his heart had already been claimed by her, and that part was steadily growing with each passing day.
Even now, as she hugged him, he felt butterflies in his stomach.
The others smiled as they watched how Baek Jimin behaved toward Aldrian. After spending time together and sharing many conversations, they understood her feelings for him, and they also knew Aldrian had opened his heart to her.
They weren’t surprised that many women were drawn to Aldrian, but only a few, like Sylphia and Baek Jimin, had been fortunate enough to truly capture his heart.
Even Angelica had felt a sense of interest, or even attraction toward Aldrian when he first visited the church, though not in a romantic way. She didn’t know why, but she often found herself thinking about the man called Aldrian, even though she couldn’t see him at the time.
Was it because he was the prophesied one? Or was it something else?
She didn’t know.
After he healed her disabilities and she saw him for the first time, Aldrian’s figure became even more deeply embedded in her mind. Her interest in him kept growing, and she found herself wanting to follow him.
When she was finally able to join Aldrian’s group and observe his actions firsthand over the past few days, it awakened something new in her. She saw how he behaved when he wasn’t in front of outsiders, how different he was with those close to him. He showed a much more affectionate side, toward those he cared about.
But what stirred her heart the most was watching how he interacted with Sylphia and Baek Jimin. She didn’t know why, but something inside her felt bitter when she saw them being so openly romantic with him.
This kind of feeling was truly new to her, and it left her confused. She knew she shouldn’t feel this way, Aldrian’s actions were perfectly normal between people who loved each other. And yet, she instantly recognized that this feeling must have stemmed from her growing attraction toward him, an attraction that still remained a mystery to her.
Still, she buried it deep within her heart, hiding it behind her smile.
"How is it? Do you both like it here?" Aldrian asked her and Eleine with a smile, his hand gently stroking Baek Jimin’s hair.
"This place is the best, young master," Eleine replied with a smile. "There’s nothing lacking here. Honestly, this is the perfect place to stay and grow stronger. I even want to live here for good, though I’ll have to persuade Lady Irene first. Everything about this place feels perfect."
"I also agree with Eleine. This is truly the best place, and I even feel more powerful here. The holy energy is so abundant, it’s really beneficial to me. The scenery is also beautiful," Angelica said.
Aldrian nodded.
"I’m glad you all like it."
He then looked at Baek Jimin, who was still hugging him.
"How about you? Do you like it here?" he asked, continuing to stroke her hair.
"I like any place, as long as you’re there," she replied, making him raise his eyebrows. Baek Jimin truly used every opportunity to stir his heart with her romantic words. He could only smile warmly, but then her voice came again.
"Could you stay here for a while? There are so many things we girls want to hear from you. I know you have a lot of stories that could entertain us, and we’d love to hear them."
"Of course. If you want to hear my stories, then I’ll tell you. How could I deny your request?" he said with a slightly playful tone, which made her smile.
Not long after, he sat in the vacant chair beside Baek Jimin. He began recounting the events of the past few weeks to the ladies, accompanied by cups of tea that Angelica had served herself.
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While Aldrian enjoyed his time with his loved ones, the situation on the Orion Continent had already returned to normal. The effects of the war on the Barisan Continent had also reached Orion, though not as strongly.
There were no casualties on this continent, as Tarius’s power, such as his corroding divine energy, had not yet spread this far. Even the massive tsunami caused by his battle with Aldrian, which was supposed to reach Orion’s coastline, never struck.
The cultivators near the Barisan Continent had stopped the waves by breaking apart the tsunami before it could spread any further.
With many high-level cultivators, such a feat was not difficult.
Even now, the battle remained a hot topic. The tale of a mighty figure who fought against an immortal had spread like wildfire across the continent.
A powerful individual from the so-called untouchable continent, a mysterious land long regarded as a legend since ancient times. And now, that very continent seemed accessible to the world once again.
That figure had ordered the forces of the world to return to where they came from, and they all complied. It was a clear sign that no one wished to provoke him, and the populace understood why.
There was no point in forcing their way into a continent protected by someone capable of fighting an immortal.
Because of this event, all eyes had turned toward the untouchable continent, now once again called the Barisan Continent, as in the ancient times. Curiosity burned in the hearts of many. They wanted to visit the place themselves.
After all, how could a land produce someone powerful enough to fight an immortal?
