"You're a level six saint?!" Gilda was genuinely surprised, as his attainment had now surpassed hers.
"A level six saint? That's incredible! You might even catch up to Felipe soon, since he's only a level seven saint right now," Wuhlricht's said excitedly.
He understood how challenging it was to make a breakthrough after reaching royal saint. The difficulty will continue to grow if one is a level five or level six saint. With Severin's breakthrough to level six saint, the sect could boast to have yet another powerful individual.
Severin nodded and reminded them, "However, it is very important to keep this matter under wraps for now. Our fellow disciples might grow suspicious if they found out that my attainment level had skyrocketed all of a sudden. Frederick might sense that something is amiss too, and he would definitely become even angrier If he learns that I was the man Gilda was with that night. I won't even begin to imagine how he would react if he found out you accepted me rather than banishing me. It's possible he could even instigate the Horizon Sect to confront us directly."
Wuhlricht chuckled. "Then we're on the same page! We cannot reveal your attainment level or your connection to the child's father. Both these aspects must remain closely guarded secrets for now."
"I can understand the rationale behind not disclosing that I'm the father, but would it be acceptable for me to be with Gilda? The worst that could happen is that other people might be inclined to believe I'm your chosen successor."
"Haha, great! I'll help you spread the word then. The news will travel quickly within the sect once I inform some of the elders and protectors," Wuhlricht declared. He was incredibly satisfied with Severin thus far.
After some thought, Severin told Wuhlricht, "I believe our sect won't stay weak for much longer, but it's important that we shouldn't rush to enter 'that place' even after you're able to comprehend the miniature black tower's secrets. We need to ensure our sect is genuinely strong before we go in, since I wouldn't expect us to bring the entire sect with us anyway. Too many people and it might arouse some unwelcome attention. That would end up being very troublesome."
Wuhlricht concurred. "Spot on, Severin. Unfortunately, it's going to be challenging for our sect to grow stronger to the point where we don't need to fear the Horizon Sect's disciples. I am a level eight royal saint, so I'm no match for the level nine royal saints. Let's not forget that the powerful royal saint figures within the Horizon Sect outnumber ours greatly. Your ability to refine fourth-grade high-rank pills is of great use, but only in terms of helping our saints catch up to theirs. We are still very far behind when it comes to royal saints."
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