Dual Cultivation: Beasts and Women!

Upon arriving at the Leopard's post in the inner area of the sect, Liam was not only confronted with his four newly promoted women, but also with all the faction members in that wing of the sect.

While the Leopards in City Thirteen was one of the strongest factions there, it was rather modest in the inner wing of the sect. With only nine current members, Leopards was based in the home of the Officer who had been the leader of the faction until that day.

The man who had helped Liam from behind the curtains during the young man's stay in City Thirteen was the leader of the group and the owner of the estate where everyone was looking at Liam right now.

He was sitting in the main chair of a living room that had several places for the group to sit, with a broad smile on his face as he watched his group grow.

But the leader of the Leopards couldn't help but show a certain surprise when he saw the uniform Liam was wearing.

"The rumors are true, I see..." the man said as he rose from his seat, while the other members of the faction did the same, each of them without their usual masks, the same for Liam's women.

In a secluded place like this, they could escape the sect's dress code.

Liam smiled as he looked at these people and greeted the man he had spoken to earlier in the Beast Hall in City Thirteen. He said nothing for a moment, feeling a little awkward at being in the position of having to leave the group now that he had reached the inner area of the sect.

"Yes, I suppose it is..." Liam said quietly before taking a deep breath and saying in a louder tone. "Anyway, I have two things to discuss with the group today. That's why I asked Toby to gather you here." He pointed out the smiling bald man to the group of Leopards sitting in a corner of the room.

Then Liam continued, speaking first of the good news as he saw it. "Joan and Ann need to join a faction, and since Mary and Electa will be part of the group from now on, I'd like them both to join the faction as well."

All the Leopards members there looked at the two women, especially Ann, who wore the Second Class Runemaster symbol on her uniform.

They couldn't help but open their doors to the two women with satisfaction.

"Haha, this is great. The faction really needed a new Runemaster."

"New blood is good. We're still few, but with more hands, we'll be able to go further."

The group leader said to Joan and Ann, "Welcome to the group, ladies. I don't know what deal Liam made with you, but I will honor every word of it."

The two women nodded to indicate that they were pleased with this welcome, as Mary and Electa celebrated with them and the others there.

"Besides Ann and Joan, I'll soon have some friends from City Thirteen coming to City Four, and I'll nominate them to join the group as well. Felicity, Grace, and Nance are the names I have for you. I think some of you here have heard of them."

"Felicity and Grace are in your influence network?" the Leopard leader asked in surprise.

Robert had always found it difficult to make deals with the strongest in City Thirteen. But as it turned out, Liam had an easy time dealing with powerful women, which pleased the leader of the group.

But that was all the good news Liam had to offer for today. "Other than that, I have a problem I need to discuss with the group." Liam returned to the problematic side of the issue he needed to resolve with these people.

"What's the problem? Just tell us and we'll help you solve it," said one of the ignoramuses, oblivious to the gravity of the situation.

Liam spoke up. "Guardian Amzi Watt invited me to join his group, Four Leaves, and I've already accepted. As a result, I can no longer be a member of Leopards."

The room fell silent as the men turned their gaze to Vicente, dealing with the not-so-good news Liam had delivered.

The group leader sighed at Liam's decision, but remained calm. "I see," he said softly, recognizing that this was likely the young man's only viable option. "Well, I understand why you see this as a problem, Liam. But don't worry—it's actually a good thing to have one of us accepted into a major faction.

Find adventures on empire

And you don't have to be an official member of our group. As long as you're willing, we can continue working together, even if informally." He quickly sought to lift the gloom that had settled over the group after Liam's announcement.

'His women will be in the faction. That's as good as having him on our side,' the strongest officer among the Leopards thought coldly. 'Besides, now that he's a Division Chief, it wouldn't look right for him to be under an Officer's command. In fact, his departure now is beneficial. It will prevent future complications!'

Liam hadn't thought that this man would handle his departure from the faction so easily and couldn't help but be surprised. But he also understood Leopard's side. He hadn't been foolish to bring his women to this group.

The Leopards leader's words improved the mood and soon everyone was talking again, talking about Liam's companions joining the group, but also about their future alongside him. Liam wanted to do exactly what the Leopards leader suggested, and although he still had a lot to learn about his current duties, he had already spoken to the group about some of the things they could do together.

In particular, Liam promised the faction that he would make Third Class enchanted items for the group as long as they paid for the rune inscription materials. Other partnerships would be decided in the coming weeks, when Nance and Grace would join the group and Liam would have an actual idea of his current obligations and rights.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

At the end of their agreement, with Joan and Ann's entry into the faction made official, they closed the matter. Some Officers left to return to their duties, leaving Liam's women, him, Toby and the faction leader alone.

The four women would soon go together to see their properties, but Liam had already invited them to stay at his house in City Two. Even though they had all agreed to move in with him, they wanted to use their places in some way, if not for sleeping. After all, City Four would be their home and main base of operations.

Liam followed the leader of the Leopards and Toby, not caring about his First Officer's earlier warning. His women could be trusted. They knew far more compromising things about him than anyone could know from living with him, so whether they were under his command wouldn't really change anything.

"Sigh! I didn't expect there to be a way to become a Division Chief so quickly... Anyway, good luck, man. The inner wing of the sect is not as chaotic as the outer wing, but don't be fooled. The competition here is much stronger and more ruthless. Be careful who you deal with." The Leopards' leader sighed as he finished his conversation with Liam.

He saw several Officers and First Officers staring at them on the street they were walking on in the middle of City Four. Liam's red suit was like a peacock's feather, able to attract the attention of people coming and going in the area, even hundreds of meters away from them.

"Hmm, thanks for the advice."

"Use your extra time and resources to become stronger. Become a Spirit Sky cultivator as soon as possible."

Liam heard this and nodded, then shook the hand of the man and said goodbye.

Liam followed Toby back to his additional interests for the day. His plan was to let his women absorb their cultivation opportunities and only return to cultivate with them between late tonight and early tomorrow. In the meantime, he wanted to return to City One and get used to the place.

Liam had already familiarized himself with the local prices and study opportunities, visited one of the founding partners of Four Leaves, and seen a bit more of his duties. Now he wanted to cultivate at the Lotus Temple, study at the Library, and go to the Law Enforcement Hall to meet the group he would be leading.

He would first go to the Lotus Temple, where he would pay 300 merit points to cultivate for two hours in a cultivation room suitable for fourth realm cultivators.

He planned to stop by the Library to check out the free level of that place, and then go to the Law Enforcement Hall before waiting for the first of his women to finish her advance and go to him.

Liam was already at the peak of 6-Star, and with his women getting stronger, he hoped to advance to 7-Star quickly!

He would go ahead with his goals, wearing a smile on his face as he enjoyed his second day in the inner wing of the sect. With everything going so well for him, he couldn't help but feel optimistic about his future.

But as Liam went about his plans for the day, there was someone watching him from a distance, someone who was not as happy as he was.

This someone had a mask on his face, but his breathing would easily show his current dissatisfaction as he watched the man who destroyed his chances of ascension enter the Lotus Temple.

'Liam Porter... Don't think you're safe just because you've become a Division Chief. Division Chiefs also die occasionally!' Darkness enveloped the person hiding in the shadows, and he soon disappeared in the middle of the important City One.