-Sometime later-
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Another three hours passed before Ren stopped. He shook his pant legs free of the soil and his shirt that was around his waist. Gathering another large chunk of soil into his bags, he walked back to the others. Looking to a small mound of soil, he blew on it.
*Woosh!* The soil parted revealing the disciple who threatened his Follower earlier. He was covered in scars and had purple mist leaving his clothing. His Ion energy was almost spent from protecting himself. Ren had put a "brand" on him for spying later. It was the only reason he still lived.
"Haaa, I wonder if we can leave early to get a good meal back home?" Ren asked out loud. Mo Lan looked at him and forced a smile out. She was quite unnerved by the use of the sand. As well as Ren walking around without his shirt on. She was quite the one for modesty, despite what she had to do to live. Mo Lan and Three got long well in that regard. "No matter, I think I will take a nap."
"You people are annoying and stupid. And apparently know nothing of barriers." Ren sat up agitated. He opened the barrier and let them in. "Stay here while I go and sleep in your barrier." When he moved, he sent a change in the barrier again with his feet. The Crystals in key points changed facing and function. "Thank.. you." Melinda said. Ren did not stay long enough for her to say more. He went over and plopped into their barrier and went to sleep. "Why risk going into our barrier?" She noticed his face was hidden the moment he got up. 'Why did he hide behind a fan? It felt like he was smiling in a way.' "Ass.." Valli said lowly. "That's our Master." Two smiled. She had already recovered and had her hands on her temporary swords. Just in case the princess tried anything. "Sit tight and everything will be ok." She could let out an attack pushing them out of the barrier with ease. Despite the difference in cultivation. With a good paralysis, the effec
"Huh, you came back to see if they were here? How nice of you." Ren smiled towards the incoming guards. 'Are those guests still on the way?' He thought to Reap. Reap System: Yup. They will come at a decent enough time. Like right now actually. Quest: Protect those who are loyal. Your reward... I am not saying specifically. It will be even better when you get it. Hehehe.. you will like it. A few of the guards were surprised the princesses were not here. The Lan guards assumed they would make it back and try to enforce the barrier with some of their life-saving devices. They would then come in and feign helping but kill them instead. Traveling around asking for help would have given a good alibi with saying the barrier broke when asked later. "So you fixed it. Should have stayed where you were. This will be your grave now." The 1st Lan guard raised his hand. This signaled the others to attack. "What are you talking about? You cannot kill him. He
. -Lan Compound Captial- . An Elder was sitting amongst his peers agitated. He felt the connection break instantly from his life-saving treasure he gave to his grandson. 12 Elders up top at the Peak or at Rank 11 of the Breaking Bonds Realm. These were the Core Elders of the clan. In charge of the various departments, they had control of. Below them were another 50 Elders at the Breaking Bond Realm Rank 5. These were the Inheriting Elders. Beneath them were 1000 Inner Core Elders at the Reformation Realm. Between the Ranks of 5 to 11. Standing behind them were at least 13,000 Outer Elders for day-to-day activities. "Ugh!" A Core Elder grabbed his chest in pain. His temples throbbing ready to burst. "No..." "Brother Torbin!" Another yelled first. The man sent a pill instantly to help his brother. The other Elders acted quickly to help stabilize him. "You will be ok!" "Yes.. yes I will." Torbin said lowly. His body was fine
"Hah!" Ronnaldo exhaled deeply. He failed to go over the final hurdle to breakthrough. But not without effort. He failed from stress. The fact they tried to kill Ren plagued his mind. Even with the pills, he took to help him along, the failure still happened. But he attained something this time to increase his fighting prowess. "Should have taken a Memory Suppression Pill first."Memory Suppression Pill allowed whoever ate it to target a specific memory. No matter how far-reaching and the amount of influence it had over the cultivator. The downside, it made one's Heart Monster grow even stronger when it was over.*Crack!* Gripping his fist, it was not to bad. He was able to refocus and heal old wounds that were in his cultivation base and body. Next time he breaks through, it will be a cinch. Provide he no longer has any doubts in his mind about the Sect Elders. And the fate of his brother and family.*Shush!* With a wave of his hand, the seals were removed and
"Of course! You are only 30 years older!" Elder Mo Yuni hit his chest playfully. "We are still kids compared to those monsters in the "Mainland" and their sick ways." Ronnaldo's eyes flashed dangerously at her mentioning of them. Thoughts going to Ren's mother who came from there."We need to get you to breakthrough. I will not risk anyone coming to bully you in the future." Ronnaldo thought about the Sect points he had. It was time to cash them in and use what he had stored away. The next time he broke through, he wanted to be even furthur in his Rank and not just Rank 1. "The Mainland is trouble and will try to throw their weight around again. It is already their fault the Empire is at war. We need to be ready.""I have a few pills to help expand the mind and increase cognitive thought. I was saving them for when I breakthrough in a few years." Mo Yuni said with worry. "If you think the time to use them is now, then let's use them. I need to increase my fighting powe
.-Reap System-.Reap was going through the memories of the recent bodies obtained. Finding more nuggets of information to create more quests. The more Ren cultivated and peered into different possibilities, the more information it could use to help him."Hmmm, Ren is not gonna be ok with this. I need to keep his thoughts away from that woman we just obtained. She fits his type. I need him to stop falling in love with a regular woman. He needs to marry another Royal member again. But how.." Reap moved its Ion hand across some "windows" that showed visions. He stopped on a few that showed the Royal Family of the current empire. "Her past is something else.. I can definitely use that to my advantage. But she is only a former bit of herself. I need to see what the Empress is like."The Empress was in her chambers looking at a man bedridden. He was her first husband. The 1st Emperor. Behind her another man. Her second husband. The man was just as worr
-At the border of the Shoreline- . Ren and his group stared at the purple water. It was more liquified poison than anything. Mixed with Ion energy so volatile only a few cultivators could survive it. The Ion Storms and smashing Ion waves were over. After a week of further preparation, it was time to move. Ren could not help but step into it. It burned his clothes off in seconds. His body, however, started to consume it as he walked in. Not only did his people look on wide-eyed, but the other cultivators that remained who wanted to enter did so as well. The time spent "sleeping" was to get ready for this. The Vampiric Devil Manual he studded as his Primary was pushed to the limit. Time spent Adjusting the Unlimited Glands to himself more for this specific reason. "The advancement should keep me alive while I absorb this volatile energy." Ren muttered. Happy that it worked so far with only his body tingling in sensitive area
. -Setting out- . For the next few weeks, everyone fixed their cultivation and talked about the goods they picked up. With Mo Lan and Elder Kung giving input on life matters and giving them an education on what Ren did not cover. As well as policy on different kingdom matters to look out for. Ren slept the entire time and never left his part of the tent. Mo Lan and Four fixed up the two cultivators Two had Ren save from the soil earlier. As well as their former sect. The boy Natsu and his brother Setsu were decent enough after clean up. Two spent the time fighting them and forcing them to fight with all they had. They were after all saved for that reason. Elder Kung supervised and gave pointers to the two boys. He gave a few towards Two but she took it only under advisement. Ren was her master. He told her advice is something to take from everyone, but that did not mean you have to listen to it. On week 8, Ren finally did somet