With that out of the way, Paul decided to pay a visit to his uncle and aunt.
Unfortunately, the news was not good, as most of the healers, along with the midwife whom Xiao Han's people were looking for, died soon after they left Storm Wave City, and not one of their deaths was an accident.
There were only two healers whose fates remained unknown, as they had ascended to the second realm more than a decade ago.
On the other hand, the emperor took action against the Divine Needle sect and even complained to the third world's imperial family, thanks to the evidence delivered by Xiao Han.
To add insult to injury, more people never destroyed their orders or even wrote things down as journals or reports, providing more and more evidence, which helped in solving hundreds of unsolved cases.
In addition to all that, every disciple of the sect was hunted down, with only a few who got warned managing to escape.
Also, the sect was ordered to bring all the disciples who were guilty of these crimes before the imperial family for punishment, on top of paying an astronomical compensation to their victims or their families.
-That should put a wrench in their plans.
Paul commented, hearing the news, and he was not wrong, since the sect's reputation was now severely damaged, not to mention the financial stress it was under.
-True, and your idea to force them to cover the healing expenses of their victims should add another nail to their coffin.
Xiao Han agreed.
Paul was sure that his uncle would send a message with this idea to his majesty soon, since he also hated the Divine Needle sect and wanted to damage it as much as he could.
They discussed this matter for a while longer before turning the conversation to Paul's advancement.
As powerful as he had become in the last few months, there were not many people who would even consider pissing him off, much less target him.
However, they were more interested in his power growth, as everyone in the cultivation world had heard stories about powerful cultivators capable of flying or erasing whole mountain ranges at will.
-These stories are true, but they come from the upper realms.
Paul's reincarnation soul manifested, as he had discussed this topic with Paul, who was also curious about it.
-What you're saying is that it is actually possible to wield such power?
Liu Lili asked.
-It is more than possible.
The soul confirmed.
-Many people in the three highest worlds have that power and even more.
I personally witnessed a woman from the eleventh world, erasing a mountain and creating a lake in its place, just to have a better view from her window.
As for walking on water or flying, it is mostly possible after reaching the fourth world.
Lord Sei explained.
-So our level of power is really minuscule compared to the higher realms.
Xiao Han sighed.
-Not exactly minuscule, but it's a close approximation.
However, that is mostly due to the difference in the amount and purity of Mana and Qi in their realm.
Additionally, this realm had no dryads for many millennia, which made the energies here even worse, but since there is a Queen Dryad here now, and from what we heard, there will be some more Dryads joining her soon.
The quality and quantity of both powers should rise soon, making it easier for people to advance and leave this realm.
-Let's hope you're right.
Lili smiled.
After some more chatting, Paul left as he was certain that his ladies were tired of waiting for him.
He found out how true it was when the ladies dragged him to his bedroom right after supper, and they were not planning to go at it one at a time.
However, if they thought that they could tire him out by going at it in groups of three, then they were sorely mistaken.
That night, Paul made love to six of his ladies, and they were all soundly defeated.
The rest of the ladies needed to wait till morning to try their luck, but the outcome was the same.
In the afternoon, he had a guest, who turned out to be no other than the woman named Jing, whom Irine had told him about.
-I heard that you specialize in difficult cases, and as far as I know, my case is basically hopeless.
She said after he greeted her and invited her to have some tea with him in the garden.
-I'm not a miracle worker, but I learned by now that the cases declared hopeless are mostly treatable.
At the same time, there truly are cases that I can't do anything about.
Paul admitted, making the woman smile.
She was impressed by Paul's appearance, but now he also turned out to be direct, which she liked very much.
-In that case, how much does it cost to be diagnosed by you?
She asked.
-Nothing.
Paul shook his head.
-I only take payment for the treatment, and even then, it is only when the treatment is completed.
-Then can I trouble you to diagnose me?
Jing asked, a bit surprised since most healers charged even for a diagnosis.
-I see no problem with that. Please don't move for a moment.
Paul smiled and placed his finger on her forehead, activating the diagnosis technique.
He had become very proficient in using this technique.
It also helped that he knew what he was looking for, so he focused on that area of her body, looking for anything that could explain her infertility.
To his surprise, he was unable to detect anything wrong with her reproductive organs.
According to the diagnosis techniques, she had everything necessary to become a mother, and nothing appeared to be damaged.
-Use the technique again.
Lord Sei said in his mind.
-There seemed to be a slight fluctuation of energy near her womb.
The soul explained, and Paul did as it asked, focusing on Jing's womb, to find that fluctuation, which he totally missed.
It took a moment, but after focusing on that area, he also felt it.
-What is this?
Paul asked in his thoughts.
But Sei simply instructed him how to modify the diagnosis technique, which he did, and after that, it revealed something that looked like a seal, but was not uniform in shape.
Instead, it looked like a stain, and the energy he felt from it was connected to multiple affinities, which surprised him.
-There is nothing wrong with your reproductive organs.
Paul said to Jing after a few minutes, which felt like hours to her.
-So even you can't find the problem.
Jing sighed, with her hopes crushed.
-I did find the problem, but it has nothing to do with your health.
Someone had placed a curse on you.