Chapter 1542

James lay quietly on a bed in a bungalow somewhere in Sol.

Thomas had already sealed his acupoints so he would not wake up unless his acupoints were released

once more.

Thomas sat by the bed and looked at James, who was sleeping peacefully.

He looked at James with a reluctant expression.

Since James left the Southern Plains last year and headed to Cansington, he always kept his eye on

James. When he could not personally observe him, he had someone else watch over James in his

stead. Thus, he knew where James had been throughout the entirety of the past year.

This is how he knew that James had been to Polaris Sect.

Over the past few decades, Thomas traveled all over the world.

As long as the sect had some sort of renown, he had visited almost all of them and secretly learned

their signature martial art techniques.

Naturally, he had also been to Polaris Sect and learned their signature martial art technique as well.

However, this martial art technique was incompatible with Thomas.

Thomas was unsure of whether James had been to Polaris Sect’s Sacred Fire Cavern and if he had

seen the Nine Scriptures of Ordeals during his time there.

If James had seen it before, he would be able to help him.

Otherwise, it would be tantamount to tossing James straight into shark–infested waters.

Thomas was lost in thought.

He turned away.

Soon, he returned back to James‘ side.

However, his appearance was completely different. He made a human mask and disguised himself as

the Polaris Sect’s leader, Archbishop Polaris, also known as Zekiel.

His reason for doing this was to ascertain James‘ progress before proceeding. He wanted to find out if

James had already seen the Nine Scriptures of Ordeals. Then, he planned to teach the technique to

him under the guise of Archbishop Polaris.

After entering the room, he unsealed James‘ acupoints.

Not long after, James woke up.

He gradually opened his eyes.

A headache instantly assailed James from having slept too long.

“Thea.”

He called out weakly.

“I see you’re finally awake.”

A voice came from his bedside.

“Who’s there?”

When he heard a voice that did not belong to Thea, James was immediately on full alert.

“It’s me, Polaris.”

Thomas, who was disguised as Polaris, answered James.

James turned his head slightly and saw the person sitting by the bed.

After confirming Polaris‘ identity, he heaved a sigh of relief but became put his guard up once more

because of his unfamiliar surroundings.

“W–Where am I?”

Thomas smiled and said, “Let me explain. After I came to Sol, I searched for you everywhere and

finally found you after an arduous journey. Thea had something to attend to in Cansington and asked

me to take care of you for a few days.”

“Alright.”

Hearing this, James relaxed his body a little.

He muttered, “I can’t believe Thea didn’t tell me anything before leaving… Oh, by the way, my head

and back are killing me right now. I feel like I was out for a considerable amount of time.”

“It hasn’t been that long. You only slept for a day.”

“Where’s this place?”

“It’s next to the manor where you and Thea live. I’m living here for the time being. After Thea left, I

brought you here to my place.”

James could sense something was not quite right but could not out his finger on it.

“By the way… Have you discerned the meaning behind the Nine Scriptures of Ordeals yet?”

Hearing Thomas asking about the Nine Scriptures of Ordeals further put James‘ heart at ease.

He felt reassured that the Polaris before him was indeed who he said he was.

It was impossible for outsiders to know about the Polaris Sect’s signature martial art technique because

the technique was a heavily guarded secret in the sect.

James gently shook his head and said, “I haven’t practiced it much prior to this and have just only

begun to understand the gist of it. There are many things that I still don’t understand.”

“With your condition, it’ll be a huge challenge to restore your strength. The only option is to use our

sect’s Nine Scriptures of Ordeals. All this time I’ve been trying to understand the essence of it, but it’s

likely I won’t be able to master it in time. How about I pass on what I’ve learned to you?”