After some time, a bell rang and Bastian went down accompanied by Ileana to participate in the dinner, at the head of the table sat a distinguished gentleman with a peaceful look and medium build, who introduced himself as Luis, Edeline had already informally introduced him as her father, but to clarify, everyone introduced themselves again, her mother was called Cosete, a lady with long, light hair tied in a braid, almost gray, with fine and elegant features, obviously, Edeline's appearance would have to be with good genetics, after all, after a good bath and good clothes she presented herself beautifully.

At her side, a young girl, no more than 14 years old, named Elise, a young girl with all her mother's features, with a fine face and sweet features, hair in an almost platinum shade of gray, and eyes of the same color, with a thin-slender body, very well-dressed, and elegant. The boys also introduced themselves as brothers, Charles, the oldest, was the image of his father, and Jean, the youngest, had his mother's features, the youngest daughter was Milene, a beautiful little girl who was gracefully embarrassed, barely 10 years old, plus the image of the mother predominated with all the most striking and pleasant characteristics. The family of seven was very affectionate with distinct and pleasant features and had a unique education that made for excellent company.

The dinner was well served with good food and excellent drinks, and Edeline commented that the seasoning of the meat that Bastian roasted or cooked was much tastier, which caught the attention of young lady Elise, who was curious about Edeline's intentions with the comment. Throughout the dinner the topic was Edeline's trip to Ephrem and the problem of the “kidnapping”, the young people were curious to know more heroic stories about Bastian, and Edeline also told them about the extermination of another Goblin lair during the trip, which led them to a certain hysteria.

Bastian noticed that in a corner of a room in the elegant palace, there was a beautiful grand piano, and asked if anyone knew how to play it, which left them amazed, as no one knew how to do it. Bastian may not be the best, but in his previous life he had a long stay at a multidisciplinary school that emphasized the plurality of knowledge, and teaching among other arts the music.

For Bastian, the long grand piano had a certain emotional appeal as it also reminded him of his mother. Curious, he asked if he could play the piano, and they soon gave him permission, which soon created a stir in the palace. Bastian sat down at the piano, after carefully lifting the String Cover and checking all the structure and machinery, he played a few notes checking the tuning, which surprised him with its rigor and accuracy.

Bastian started playing some songs from his past life, and there was nothing more beautiful than hearing “Sound of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel” on the piano, accompanied by “Hotel California” and other songs, fortunately, Bastian was a guy with good taste, and even “Dance Monkey” he played to cheer up the people, and everyone was amazed by Bastian's sound and skill at the piano, including Ileana who had never seen a piano, was amazed by the sounds that Bastian played.

Bastian was so happy to be able to play the piano again that he asked the owner to sell him the piano. Edeline's father, Monsieur Luis, ended up giving Bastian the piano as a gift in gratitude for saving his daughter. Bastian was very pleased with the gift and did not think that he could once again dance with his fingers while playing the piano.

Bastian's mind made a point of bringing back pleasant memories, and everything that had happened so far reminded him of his past incarnation, that was when AI drew his attention to a detail, and Bastian questioned him:

"About what you want to talk about?" AI simply commented:

“Master, I do not know if Master knows, but your cultivation has reached a level of consolidation that seems to be close to the limit, Master will probably be promoted in a short time.” Bastian was thinking and analyzing and asked:

“Does it have to do with my state of mind?” AI responded without delay:

“Master, your cultivation level of both martial arts and energy is stabilized and consolidated at the Elder level!” Bastian felt even happier and commented:

“It must be linked to Master’s state of mind!” AI suggested:

“Master, the master must begin cultivating more advanced techniques to reach the Sage level!” Bastian frowned and asked:

“Are the techniques I cultivate not enough?” AI explained:

“Master, to reach the level of Sage the master must be able to transport energy throughout his body, including the cells, today you can transport it through the meridians, muscles, and acupuncture points, however, to transport it through all the cells is a process a little more complicated and requires a more refined technique!” Bastian was a little perplexed, but AI quickly explained:

“Master, perhaps the master is not aware, but the master already has such techniques, I can undo the seals and the master can soon start cultivating them!” Bastian was even more confused and asked:

“Seals? What?” AI understood Bastian’s doubts and explained:

“Master, the master may not be aware, but when you received the inheritances you possess, the master also received certain techniques, however, due to your low cultivation, they were still sealed!” Bastian widened his eyes and remembered the times he received the inheritances of all the “Immortal Cultivators”: the Hidden Realms.

Every time, he noticed that something had been added to his soul cultivation, but he could not discern it, now he knew what it was. At this moment, within his soul, various knowledge and techniques appeared, one by one. From advanced body combat techniques, or martial arts, very high-level enchantments and spells, soul force cultivation techniques, soul combat, and other information and knowledge about alchemy, making divine level artifacts, seals, runes, and formations aplenty, so much so that it left him a little dizzy. At one point, AI said:

“Master, let us stop here today! Master needs to consolidate such knowledge first so we can proceed!” Bastian understood what AI meant, as he knew how exhausting it was to have a lot of information in his head, it seemed like it was the day before the entrance exam at USP. Ugh!!

Soon, everyone was in the family room in enthusiastic conversations questioning Bastian about the songs and the battles with the Goblins, and suddenly, Bastian asked:

“Monsieur Luis, what is the reason for having a strange family cultivating and dominating ancient France?” Luis, Edeline's father explained:

“According to my great-grandfather, even before the family hid in the Hidden Kingdom to protect themselves from the Great Catastrophe, our family had experienced a very big defeat and our cultivator ancestor lost a big fight, and almost the entire family was wiped out. The few survivors who hid in the Hidden Realm are not cultivators, and after we were expelled from the Hidden Realm, we could not get any resources for cultivation.” Bastian looked at Luis, shook his head, and commented:

“The energy here is very good for cultivation, but we hardly find auxiliary resources such as spiritual or magical herbs, which are essential for some potions!” At that moment Luis asked:

“Young Master Bastian, are you capable of training someone?” Bastian chuckled and commented:

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Yes, I have trained more than an army, but it requires a lot of resources, which are not available here, and it takes a lot of time!” Monsieur Luis scratched his chin and, interested in the subject, asked:

"How much time?" Bastian commented:

“To focus on a single person to reach the level your conductor has today would take at least 20 to 30 years!” Monsieur Luis continued scratching his chin and made his comment:

“If we were to train 10 to 20 people it would take around 100 years, more or less!” Bastian shook his head, agreeing with Monsieur Luis's estimate, and added:

“Other than that, you would still have to find a master who accepts them, enough resources for everyone, and appropriate techniques to train them!” Monsieur Luis looked at Bastian, looked at his children, and asked:

“Young Master, would you agree to train my children?” Bastian shook his head from side to side and stated:

“Unfortunately, I already train a lot of people, and I only train women!” Monsieur Luis looked at Ileana and asked:

“Young Master, I only see one of your disciples accompanying you!” Bastian snorted and made a gesture to open a portal to his Divine Abode from which several women emerged: Julya, Renee, Maleen, Aleena, Samantha, Samira, Aria, Maya, Luna, Saori, Yume, Aurora, Esha, Yana, Trisha, Sue, Asha, and Dressa.

One after another, everyone approached Bastian, turned around, and greeted everyone, and Bastian commented:

“Those with the lowest cultivation level among them are the same level as your ruler, the difference is that they all have Body, Soul, and Energy cultivation! Which makes them much stronger than your ruler by a large margin!” At that moment Monsieur Luis, like everyone else in the room, was astounded by the women, and the fact that Bastian was also capable of doing magic, choking on his words he said:

"Wow! Are they all your disciples?” Bastian looked suspicious and then said:

“They are all my women, and also my disciples!” Monsieur Luis, Charles, and Jean were open-mouthed, but it was Monsieur Luis who asked:

“Your women?” At that moment Sue and Asha sat on Bastian's lap, who gave a look of pride and contempt to the men in the room and commented:

"Yes, all!" Sue kissed Bastian on the lips, and Asha snuggled into his chest, caressing him, and Julya behind him placed her chin on his head and commented:

“I am Bastian’s mother, Renee, and Maleen are sisters, and Aleena and Yana are fiancées, the others are disciples and Asha was saved by Bastian, just like Aimee and Camila, who are in closed cultivation.” Monsieur Luis looked at Bastian and commented:

“Young Master’s Harem is enviable!” Edeline turned red at that moment, and her mother noticed the behavior and asked:

“Young Master, would you accept my daughters as your disciples?” Bastian looked at the couple's three daughters and commented:

“This is so exhausting…” Immediately, Edeline and Elise knelt, and Milena did not understand the whole situation but following her sisters, she also knelt in front of Bastian, led by the two eldest said:

“Honorable Young Master, please accept these lowly sisters as your disciples?” At that moment, Julya approached Bastian's ear and said in his ear:

"Why not?" Asha looked at Bastian with a huge smile on her lips and commented:

“Then we will have more people to train and play with!” Bastian let out a sigh, looked at the girls, shifted his gaze to the couple, and commented:

“All my disciples are also my women! Their future is to come with me, maybe you will not see them again. Do you agree?” Monsieur Luis had tears in his eyes, he knelt next to Cosette, who also had tears in her eyes, and commented:

“At least our daughters will have a secure future!” Bastian looked with some suspicion at Julya but nodded and agreed. But one thing kept coming back to him and he asked:

“Monsieur Luis, you said that your people were expelled from the Hidden Kingdom, what happened?” Monsieur Luis commented:

“My great-grandfather commented that the family’s Hidden Kingdom closed and never opened again!” Bastian thought, and asked:

“Where is this Hidden Kingdom?” Monsieur Luis looked at Cosette, who nodded in agreement and said:

“Our family’s Hidden Kingdom is in a cave beneath our mansion!” Bastian looked at the ground and commented:

“Would you allow me to check?” Monsieur Luis nodded in agreement and said:

“Young Master, it is already too late, let us rest first and I will guide you there tomorrow morning!” Bastian made a gesture, opening the portal to his Divine Abode, and except for Asha, and Yana, everyone entered according to what Bastian said.

The night passed quickly as Bastian spent his libido on Asha and Yana, sometimes is best to vary the menu. Yana served him with all her heart, and Asha in turn, was delighted to be able to serve the man by whom she had been saved for a whole night, as Bastian was the ‘bright knight’ that gave her revenge for everything she had been through.

Each of Bastian's women had a reason to stay by his side and give themselves body and soul, they were different stories and sometimes tragic, but they were certainly all important, not only for them but also for Bastian, who saw them like his faithful companions, not only at that moment but also for all eternity, Bastian was lascivious and that was notorious, but he never stopped loving each of his women with all his heart, and this tireless dedication was recognized by them, who returned to him. several times more the affection that Bastian had dedicated to them.

At that moment AI caught his attention, echoing in his mind:

“Master, this Hidden Realm might have something interesting!” Bastian replied in his mind:

“I know, tomorrow we will explore it!” AI commented:

“Master, in ancient Europe divine artisans had a lot of knowledge, and this can help you!” Bastian was excited by the possibilities and prepared for a good night's rest before entering the Hidden Realm.