I Can Give Talents

Chapter 514 - Alita’s Shock

"Mister Sheep, why do you call me lucky encounter human?" Leyvi asked curiously.

The demonic bighorn sheep shrank back to its normal size before replying.

Baaa!

"Lucky encounter human. It is as the name suggests. That encounter with you was the turning point of my life. It was indeed a lucky encounter. I was able to break my limit and evolve immediately after that ramming duel. With my newfound strength, I was able to rescue my wife, and now we have four kids together," the bighorn sheep explained proudly, flexing its powerful curly horns.

"Hahaha! Is that so? I’m not sure if that’s really because of meeting me, but I’ll take the credit," Leyvi said happily.

"I wish I could have shown you the heroic moment when I rescued my wife. She was trapped under a pile of huge rocks after a rockslide. With my strength back then, I couldn’t break them, so I was desperate to become stronger. But fortunately, after I evolved, those rocks crumbled easily under the might of my horns. In this canyon, except for those sword-shaped rocks over there, there are no rocks that can withstand my powerful ram anymore. One day, I might become the strongest sheep under the heavens! Baababa!" the bighorn sheep bragged.

Leyvi blinked.

Did this guy catch Mr. Bison’s delusional virus after that ramming duel?

Well... as long as he didn’t start calling himself the protagonist, it should be fine.

"Haha. I’m glad to know you’re doing well. By the way, my name is Leyvi Leyan. Mister Sheep, take this."

A small token and a string appeared in his palm. The token had a stylized "L" carved into it. He tied the string to the token and hung it around the sheep’s curved horn.

"What is this, lucky encounter Leyvi Leyan?" the bighorn sheep asked.

Leyvi nearly stumbled.

He had just told him his name so he would stop calling him lucky encounter human... and now it somehow got even longer.

Anda watched her husband with curiosity, wishing she could understand what the sheep had said to provoke such a reaction. To her ears, it was nothing but a series of "baa baa" sounds.

Leyvi adjusted his posture again. "Ahem. That is my personal token. If you travel southwest from here, you will reach a cultivator city called Bara City. I’m the boss of that city. If you ever feel like living in a safer environment, you can come here. Just show the guards my token, and someone will come to welcome you. If I’m around, I’ll welcome you personally."

These days, Leyvi no longer felt the same urge to recruit demonic beasts as his spirit beasts as he did a decade ago.

However, inviting them to settle in his city was a different matter.

A cultivator city was vast, filled with diverse landscapes, and there was still plenty of unused land within it. Civilized demonic beasts could easily find a suitable habitat there. In fact, he wouldn’t mind having more of them roaming within the city.

"Your city? So you’re a big figure among humans? As expected of lucky encounter human," the bighorn sheep said, nodding in approval.

"Thank you for your offer, but for now, our life in this canyon is great. Among the demonic beasts here, I’m one of the strongest, so we’re quite safe. They don’t dare target us," the sheep continued.

"Haha. Is that so? Still, keep it just in case. Alright, I’ll be going now. We have things to do."

With that, Leyvi took out a dozen high-level demonic cores and placed them gently on the ground.

"These are some presents for you and your family," he said.

The moment the cores appeared, the entire bighorn sheep family exclaimed in shock.

"High-level demonic cores!"

They hadn’t expected to receive so many high-level demonic cores.

Even obtaining a single one was extremely difficult, yet now a dozen of them lay right in front of them.

"Lucky encounter Leyvi Leyan, are you sure about this? Why are you so nice to me?" the bighorn sheep asked. He didn’t doubt Leyvi’s kindness or generosity, he simply couldn’t understand why he was the one receiving it.

"Hahaha! There’s no big reason, really. It’s just because I like you. That’s all. Alright, see you again in the future!" Leyvi said as he waved, then flew back into the sky with Anda, continuing their journey.

The bighorn sheep and his family watched as the two figures disappeared into the distance.

"Baababa! Will everyone believe my story now?" he turned to his family and said proudly.

"Sorry, husband. All this time, I thought you were just making up that story to impress me. I was wrong," the female bighorn sheep admitted.

"Sorry, father. We thought the same as mother," the four young sheep added together.

"Baababa! Don’t worry about it. Today, all of you have experienced a lucky encounter as well. Make sure to remember that lucky encounter human’s face. Look at these demonic cores. With them, we will all become much stronger. We will be the strongest family in this canyon!" the bighorn sheep declared, clearly in high spirits.

Meanwhile, Leyvi and Anda continued moving through the canyon, following the winding river below.

Two days later, the couple finally arrived at their destination.

Before them stood the Sword Grave.

A hundred towering, sword-shaped rocks pierced into the sky, each one standing like a silent monument. There were exactly one hundred of them, no more, no less.

What made it even more mysterious was that the entire Sword Grave was actually a powerful illusion intertwined with reality itself. The level of this illusion was so profound that, from the past until now, no one had ever been able to discern its true nature.

"How do we enter that place? Anda, do you know? You’re supposed to be the owner, right?" Leyvi asked.

"Hmm... I don’t know how it works. She didn’t give me any kind of authority back then. Maybe we really got scammed," Anda replied casually.

"Hellooo... Alita, are you there? How are we supposed to enter?" Leyvi called out, his voice echoing through the canyon.

"Just use the same method as before. Dismantle this formation," Anda suggested with a mischievous smile.

"Oh right. Alita might be in slumber, so we might have to wake her up like that," Leyvi nodded in agreement.

However, before he could make a move, a voice suddenly interrupted them.

"Stop, stop! Leyvi, please don’t dismantle my formation. I don’t want to waste energy putting it back. Just wait a bit."

Leyvi and Anda immediately recognized the voice. It was Alita.

Anda giggled softly. She had half expected this outcome. There was no way Alita wouldn’t hear them.

A few moments later, the surroundings shifted.

In an instant, the two were transported into the airship. The scenery changed completely, and they found themselves standing in a familiar space they hadn’t seen in over a decade.

They looked around.

It was the same large circular room, filled with massive screens and complex control panels at its center. Along the curved walls were numerous doors, all of them still tightly shut, just as they had been before.

Back then, Leyvi hadn’t possessed the ability to phase his spiritual sense through objects, so he had no way of seeing what lay beyond this room.

But now?

Leyvi immediately extended his spiritual sense, probing outward to explore the space beyond.

Unfortunately, it was blocked. Just as expected.

If even Bellion could block his spiritual sense using formations, then something originating from a far more advanced civilization would naturally be able to do the same, if not better.

"Oh? Leyvi, was that your spiritual sense just now? Incredible! Who would have thought your spiritual sense could phase through objects this early? Wait... it seems you are cultivating your Sea of Consciousness now. That was unexpected," Alita spoke.

A mouth appeared on every screen, moving in sync with her voice. Then, all of a sudden, her tone shifted sharply.

"WHAT? What is that core you have? How did that happen, Leyvi?"

Her shock was unmistakable.

"Eh? You don’t know? I was actually hoping to ask you about my core. Don’t you have any idea?" Leyvi replied.

"How am I supposed to know? I’ve never seen a core like that before. How can it contain that much energy?" Alita sounded completely baffled.

"Ah... that’s too bad. I thought I could learn something since you come from a more advanced region of the galaxy. Right, Anda?" Leyvi said with a hint of disappointment.

Anda nodded. She hadn’t expected Alita to be clueless about it either.

"Huh? Where did you learn that term, galaxy? Last time, you were completely clueless about all this. You didn’t even know what a planet was," Alita said, clearly surprised.

"Oh, I lear—"

Before Leyvi could finish his sentence, a figure suddenly appeared before them.

"They learned it from me."

"DIVINITY!" Alita exclaimed, her voice ringing out loudly. "How... what... why is a Divine Lord here?"

"Senior Raisho!" Leyvi and Anda exclaimed at the same time as they recognized the figure.

Neither of them had expected him to appear so suddenly.

The atmosphere in the room shifted instantly, like calm water disturbed by the arrival of something far beyond its depth.

What... was going on here?