Life After Prison by Silencieux novel Chapter 3068

The dilemma left Lawrence and the others feeling extremely uneasy. Allowing the clone in would imply that they did not place their prodigies' well-being as a priority. That would turn into a disincentive for anyone to heed their orders in the future. As they contemplated the situation, Lawrence with a grim expression confided in Creatia and Callide. He had already made his decision, and he wanted to seek their opinion on that.

None of them wished for a war to erupt at that juncture, and they found themselves grappling with the same conflicted emotions as Lawrence. With a heavy heart, Lawrence swiftly reached out to Severin's divine senses in the border sea below and explained the situation to him, "Severin, you just killed Gyddur's apprentice, and he is requesting us to let his clone enter our realm. If you can hold out against him for a while, I shall give you an Eighturn Golden Pill and a chance to be baptised in the Heaven Palace's Celestial Ablution Pond. Does that sound agreeable to you?"

Severin sneered to himself. There was not even any room for discussion! It was more of an order than anything else! They were only dangling a reward to him to make it look as though everything was fair.

The Eighturn Golden Pill that Lawrence offered was something he had consumed in the previous offering—it had lived up to its reputation as the most precious treasure in the Heaven Palace, as evidenced by its effect of propelling him to quasi-royal celestial status in just two years.

Meanwhile, the Celestial Ablution Pond was a relic from ancient times that condensed the essence of the 3,000 paths. It held miraculous properties for practitioners below the level of royal celestial, and was conducive for condensing their path. It was also why the Heaven Palace remained the dominant force in the Celestial Realm for many years.

Severin inferred from Lawrence's statement that refusal was not an option. He took a deep breath and replied stoically, "Yes."

Upon hearing Severin's acquiescence, Lawrence finally felt a sense of relief, though he was slightly tinged with regret at having to exploit the weaker party. At that stage, none of the five royal celestials in the Celestial Realm desired a war with the extraterrestrials, and they were left with no choice as that was the only strategy to evade confrontation.