Spirit Immortal

As the young Prince grew up, he started to understand more about how the Imperial Palace worked. The one that sat on top was the Himmel Ancestor. He was the true sovereign of the land, and no one dared to question his authority. Next, surprisingly enough, was the Empress Dowager. The Imperial Emperor may have dominion over the entire Empire, but within the four walls of the palace, the Empress Dowager was king. If the Himmel Ancestor didnʼt object, the Empress Dowager was free to control the palace and commit to any changes that she wanted.

At the bottom of the barrel, were the Emperor and his direct descendants. The Princes, Princesses, and even the current Empress herself. They were all beneath the whims of the Himmel Ancestor and the Empress Dowager. So, it was fortunate for Isadore that his direct master was the Himmel Ancestor and the Empress Dowager was his grandaunt.

Isadore realised the power of his connections and began to utilise them in creative ways. He expanded his network like a spider spinning its web, and in just five years, Isadoreʼs personal information network had become big enough to match Spion within the Palace. No, in many ways, it surpassed Spion. Isadore knew what rotations the guards had, the Emperorʼs favourite location to rest… Even scandalous details like which maid was sleeping with which guard. Everything was under Isadoreʼs scrutiny.

It was the one luxury that Isadore could enjoy. In the life of the caged bird, the connections that he made gave Isadore a glimpse into the outside world. However, Isadore wasnʼt done. He had a revelation very early on in his life. Isadore wanted to see the world, but there was only so much his two legs could carry him. Isadore could live to a thousand years old, and he would still be unable to witness every single rock, every single puddle that the beautiful world possesses. However, with an information network, Isadore could know everything and anything at the same time.

Why travel a million kilometres when his web of information could do it for him? So, Isadore had a dream. A dream to create the worldʼs largest information agency. It was a dream that was heavily contested, particularly by the Himmel Ancestor. As far as he was concerned, Isadore was his heir. The only person that could inherit the Spirit of Himmel and dominate the Empire in his place.

Whenever there was life, there would be death. No matter how powerful the Spirit Saint was, his time will come eventually. To make matters worse, those that inherit the Spirit of Himmel would be faced with a lifelong curse. A curse that made them unable to ascend into the Immortal Realm. Therefore, the Himmel Ancestor was adamant on training Isadore to become the best heir that he could possibly be.

Isadore was the same. After Shin left for the Lantis Republic, Isadore realised the only way for him to achieve his dream, was to humour the Himmel Ancestor that was breathing down his neck. Instead of resisting the change, Isadore would give the Himmel Ancestor what he wanted. The young man trained ten times harder, forgoing any luxuries that he had. Learning from Shin, Isadore spent every waking hour training. Since he didnʼt possess his bosom friendʼs superior comprehension ability, Isadore had to put in the hours.

Every waking hour that Isadore had was spent with his spear. Mastering one martial art took decades, and there were no shortcuts. Isadore had to commit his blood, sweat and tears into his art. Furthermore, there was the immense challenge he had with the Art of Himmel. If an ordinary martial art took decades to master, the Art of Himmel required at least a century of training. Alas, Isadore couldnʼt wait that long. Fortunately, he had started his training as early as he could walk, and his foundations were long solid. Not to mention, he had the personal guidance of the Himmel Ancestor, the man that had been through all the trials and tribulations that Isadore was currently going through.

Isadore hated the man that stood before him. However, he was also grateful for his intense tutelage. Now, barring the Himmel Ancestor, Isadore could stand toe-to-toe with any martial artist in the world. Heck, he could even defeat anyone that was within his cultivation range if he played his card right! And that was with his handicap of being able to only use one spiritual ability! Thus, even though Isadore had cursed the Himmel Ancestor many times before, he couldnʼt bring himself to do that now.