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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
Ren shouted at the Reap System angrily to do something but the process already finished. The young cultivators came out of their trance and stared before blinking.They surprised Ren with their next actions. They opened their souls up to him. Not by choice but in acceptance of what he was to them. Both only half-consciousness and not really understanding they were doing anything oddly."You will. Check inside yourself, you are now connected to it. Never walk that road that you see. Not unless you hate yourself." Ren said to the two. He wanted to say more but couldnt. It to was against the rules. 'There is no such thing as coincidences only what must be.'Ren remembered something his real mother told him one day. The day she sent him on a journey to find out the secrets of the Reaper Palace. But that was millennia ago at this point.'I always hated that phrase.' Ren removed the thoughts away. not wanting to think about those in the past.
The pace was slower than before now. Ren explains to the two not to speak to anyone about what just happened. Since it related to their lives as well as his current one a great deal. Both agreed and were more than happy to try and forget what happened.Once both of them were a little more stable, the exploration continued at a better a pace."Come along now." Ren walked forward into the snow. The carpet followed right behind him. Two circled her Ion Energy creating sparks to keep herself warm. Four used his Alchemy fire, a dark red flame to stay warm himself. The dark red flame flickered in the wind but was not affected by the conditions. Despite its low quality. "It is good you have that out. Perfect time to refine it. As well as a chance to mutate it. But be careful.""Right." Four said. He cut his senses from everything else and focused on just the dark red flame in his hands. "I have added several base chemical elements as you instructed. So many impurities
They were lead by a former deserter of the Moon Valley Sect. An Inheriting Disciple, Cao Xen who did not want to become a Cultivation Furnace for an Elder that had an accident.Living the life on a run was something he was ok with.. Better than losing everything he worked for as well as losing his life possibly. The wind picked up as a small snowstorm started.The bandits took it as a sign to help them rob better."Well... that is new." The leader said. Cao Xen was given a look over to those behind him. Lots of other stray disciples were picked off by them in this area. They came from the east of Ren's group. "One more robbery and that wil be it.""Sounds good. To bad we couldn't rob those royals that got away. But maybe we can run into that one that was separated?""Perfect time to trike." Cao Xen stated. Ren looked to be out of breath after his process. "Looks like that fan guy exhausted himself. Time to relieve him of that burden."*Woosh
After a few weeks and stabilizing their recent gains, it was time to move out once more. The setup for the Green Sun had a ways to go still. It was activated but the harvest just wasn't ready yet.Ren placed a few more pieces of protection and traps down before he was satisfied. As for the prisoner, a brand was placed on him to slowly acquire the information of everything that took place during his journey.'Such a good little grab. Help with a lot of info later. I must remember to travel around the outskirts of this Realm to acquire the treasures they were unable to.'Making a few more adjustments to the Cultivation Cauldron that the captive practice and feeding a few elixirs, Ren thought about what he could exchange for with the Moon Valley Sect in return."Eh, my hands?" Two questioned looking down. Where the raptors bit, her skin turned to scales. With a quick flush of her Ion energy, it receded. "A new technique. A new technique! Master Ren, di
The Ice Palace was quite large and stretched as far as the eyes could see. Large walls and defensive pillars reached the clouds. Countless Frost Birds made a perch throughout the various openings. Water droplets circling around the wings but never freezing.In the most central Pillar that was also the highest, a creature started stirring. Not the largest or the oldest of the Frost Birds but the strongest woke from its slumber.*Shine!* Basking the entire upper area in a blue light, the Frost Bird changed into the form of a human male. Pale white skin of ivory, with clear blue eyes.Two had practiced her flame the entire time afterward. She just achieved the mutated state with her second flame to a satisfactory level. The flame was an icy blue and pulled in the snow to make itself stronger. Arcs of electricity flowed around her arm to keep blood circulation going.Four was just enjoying the sights after getting his flame under complete contro
"Yes. Revenge on the one's who started the war. And revenge on those who killed their people. The enemies were turned completely into snow and scattered around mountain tops to always provide nourishment to future generations of the Snow People." Ren received the drink from a passing Snow Man. "We thank you."The snow man stood there and waited. Ren took the bottle and drink the entire thing in one sitting. Cutting his finger, he dripped blood back into the now empty bottle.The Snow Man took the bottle back and stored it as if it was the most precious thing. His eyes contain a revered look for Ren. Turning and walking away, he stopped at another of his people and spoke quickly. The other snowman looked at Ren, eyes wide. He took off to go do something."Ummm, what did you do just now?" Melinda asked. She was to intrigued to worry about formalities. "He was quite happy to receive that.""They will perform a ceremony with the blood to boost performance. It
"Umm Ren." Princess Melinda called out. "May we come with you to rest? The language gap is to dangerous to risk. I rather we," Her words turn more hesitant looking around the place. Less cultivators were around and the strangeness of a view did not bode well. " I rather not offend them in some way. Especially with our Ancestor not having found us.""Yaya, they are not a part of we." Ren pointed to himself, Two, and Four. "They are their own thing." Yaya nodded and walked along. The Royal party followed suit quietly. "When you get to your sleeping area, do not wander off. You will die if you do so. I will not help you in any way.""You think he would want to help his fiance." Princess Balli muttered. The others said nothing. If Ren heard, he made know mention of it. "They cannot be that strong.""They are studying you all. Seeing if you are worth allowing into a certain area. This palace is quite huge remember. Think of the outside of what you could "see" with yo
The next set of events went as expected.*Boom!* A wall was destroyed as Ren chased the Frost Bird down. He just punched it through the wall and was trying to clip the wings that sprouted out. The few cultivators in the area just watched not wanting to get involved.With a wave of the fan, Fierce winds were generated and pushed the Frost Bird into another wall. Its human form falling apart more and more as it needed the full power of its Monster Form. The moment its feet return, powerful talons gripped the floor sending sparks and debris all over."That Frost Bird is fighting against a human cultivator? How did it get in here and who is that anyway?" A random cultivator had looked out over a ledge. Seeing as the Snow People didn't get involved he found it odd. "Maybe the big bird doesn't need considering it is a Realm above?"Outside the Ice Palace, the various Frost Birds were in a frenzy."YOU WRETCH!" The Frost Bird finished it's transform