Chapter 1736: Chapter 1736: Forrest Middleton’s Seclusion_1 Chapter 1736: Chapter 1736: Forrest Middleton’s Seclusion_1 Seeing Forrest Middleton in such a state, Ethan Smith was immediately shocked.

This was not like the spirited Forrest Middleton he knew; it was not an exaggeration to say that he had never seen Middleton in such a state!

He dispersed a wisp of his divine sense over Forrest, only to be surprised to find that there wasn’t a trace of spiritual power within Forrest’s body at the moment.

In this state, it wouldn’t just be difficult to deal with Denton Horton; even an ordinary mighty realm cultivator could easily kill Forrest!

“You… what happened to you?” Ethan asked, his mouth agape, incredibly shocked.

Forrest shook his head and didn’t answer the question.

Ethan frowned and asked, “What happened, exactly?”

Smith was not aware of the battle between Middleton and Horton, so seeing Forrest’s state naturally made him even more puzzled.

Forrest explained what had happened to Ethan.

It was only after listening that Ethan realized Horton had already come and gone, and that Forrest had indeed killed him at the Reversion Void Stage.

“So, are you in this state because of that battle?” Ethan asked, frowning.

Forrest shook his head and said, “No, this is the path I must take in my cultivation.”

“The path you must take? What do you mean?” Ethan asked, puzzled.

Forrest said, “This is my way. To step into the Reversion Void Stage, I must dissolve my cultivation.”

“Only by dissolving all of my cultivation can I step into the Reversion Void Stage.”

Ethan was taken aback. Although it seemed unusual, he wasn’t too surprised.

There were countless cultivators in the world, each with their own dao techniques. Ethan had long grown accustomed to this.

“So you came to the border of Westeria? It doesn’t seem very safe here,” Ethan frowned.

Forrest said indifferently, “The most dangerous place is often the safest.”

Ethan thought for a moment and said, “I’ll take you to a place that might guarantee your safety.”

“Where?” Forrest asked.

Ethan smiled, “Divine Capital City.”

Upon hearing this, Forrest thought of it.

Back then, Ethan had hidden in Divine Capital City to avoid being hunted down by the First Elder.

“Let’s not waste any more time. Follow me.” Ethan summoned the Divine Eagle and, along with Forrest, headed straight for Divine Capital City.

Along the way, Forrest sat cross-legged on the back of the Divine Eagle. Suddenly, he asked, “The Westeria Land thing is related to you, right?”

Ethan hesitated for a moment before nodding, “Yes.”

“The aristocratic family in the Central Province?” Forrest continued to ask.

Ethan nodded again.

“Which family in the Central Province?”

“Taylor family.”

“Oh, one of the nine Great Families. You do have quite a background.”

Ethan gave a bitter smile, “It’s not exactly my background. In the future, the Taylor family and I might become enemies.”

Upon hearing this, Forrest fell silent.

He didn’t inquire further, simply closing his eyes slightly.

Upon arriving at Divine Capital City, Ethan opened the formation and brought Forrest into the city.

As soon as the two stepped in, the divine inscription formation closed, preventing anyone else from entering.

“This place will guarantee your safety. In this vast city, there are only two people; one is Justin Vasquez and the other is not very powerful,” Ethan said.

Forrest nodded slightly, as if agreeing.

Ethan led him all the way to the back mountain.

At this moment, Justin Vasquez was still in seclusion and showed no signs of waking up.

“Is this guy trying to break through to the Reversion Void Stage all at once?” Ethan muttered.

Forrest sighed, “It’s not that simple to step into the Reversion Void Stage. As far as I know, the youngest person in history to reach the Reversion Void Stage had a lifespan of 300 years.”

“300 years?” Ethan was stunned.

He counted his fingers, feeling that he had a life span of less than forty years.

Wasn’t the gap to the Reversion Void Stage too far off?

“Perhaps they didn’t live in such a great era?” Ethan guessed.

However, Forrest shook his head and said, “Do you think there has only been one Golden Age in history? If you remove the Golden Age, the fastest person to step into the Reversion Void Stage would have been five hundred years old. That would still be an unparalleled genius.”

This left Ethan speechless.

He remembered something Clare Richardson had said: don’t enter the Central Province unless you reach the Reversion Void Stage.

But there were only three to five years until the Day of Heaven’s Mandate. How could Ethan wait that long?

“Is there any other way?” Ethan asked.

Forrest shook his head, “Not for now, but who can say for sure about cultivation?”

Ethan sighed slightly, feeling immense pressure.

“Don’t be too discouraged. Maybe this great era is different from the past ones. After all, as soon as this Great Era came, countless people stepped into the Reversion Void Stage, many of whom were just over 300 years old,” Forrest said.

Ethan gave a bitter smile, “I hope so.”

After bringing Forrest to Divine Capital City, Ethan also took out the dragon blood, intending to try to break through to the Peak of Mighty Realm.

Stepping into the Peak of Mighty Realm wasn’t a difficult task, so Ethan didn’t feel too much pressure.

“Horton will be resurrected in a few days,” Forrest suddenly revealed bad news.

Hearing this, Ethan’s face changed slightly, and he asked with furrowed brows, “A fully-recovered Horton?”

“Yes,” Forrest nodded.

“So how long do you need to step into the Reversion Void Stage?” Ethan asked.

“As short as ten days, as long as half a month,” Forrest replied.

“Doesn’t this mean we still don’t have enough time no matter what?” Ethan frowned.

Forrest nodded, adding meaningfully, “Before I step into the Reversion Void Stage, we may have to rely on you.”

For a moment, Ethan smiled bitterly.

That would be a fully-recovered Denton Horton! Even if Ethan did his best and managed to reach half-step Reversion Void Stage in the next few days, he would still be no match for Horton!

“Of course, if you can get the Taylor family to help, I think Horton wouldn’t be much of a problem,” Forrest half-joked, half-seriously.

Ethan sighed softly, knowing it was an impossible task.

“I’ll give it a try,” Ethan said.

He thought of the purple cloud pearl in his hand. Although Emily Taylor had handed the pearl to Ethan when he was unconscious, he had heard pieces of their conversation.

With the help of the purple cloud pearl, Ethan might have a chance to fight.

Afterward, Forrest didn’t waste any more time and began his own cultivation.

Three days later, Ethan successfully stepped into the Peak of Mighty Realm, just a hair’s breadth away from the half-step Reversion Void Stage.

According to Forrest, Horton would be fully resurrected in two days. In those two days, Ethan couldn’t do much, so he left Divine Capital City, planning to visit Randall Freeman and Gregory Hum.

If the two of them joined forces, the chances might be even better.

Before leaving Divine Capital City, Ethan took out the purple cloud pearl.

The purple cloud pearl shimmered and glowed mysteriously in Ethan’s palm, emitting an extremely eerie aura.