Death… And Me

Chapter 1903 Ophilia and Leonardoʼs Advancement

Dalanbi took the chance to ask. ”How about the Azure Lilibel race then? Did you send people to watch them?”

Fran snorted in response. ”He would need to be incredibly stupid to head to the Azure Lilibel race now. But yeah. Just in case, I sent a few of my people to watch over it, contacting them. I think itʼs still pointless, though.” Fran was lying. He didnʼt send a single living soul, but he wouldnʼt say that.

Fran also decided to use that opportunity to ask. ”How can they move their Dimensional Realm without being outside? If you had told us they could do such a thing, we could have prepared for it.”

Dalanbi shook his head, saying, ”We werenʼt sure if they had actually done such a thing or not. And, well, you know how powers from each side work when it comes to keeping secrets.”

”Thatʼs also one of the reasons we still suffer just to keep the devils at bay,” Fran added. ”Well, I did what I had to do, but we wonʼt move too many resources to look for them since theyʼre your problem. Youʼre free to look for them in the spirit racesʼ territory, though. Of course, as long as you donʼt try to enter any area thatʼs out-of-limits.”

Back on Reanʼs side, Roan contacted them as they flew in the direction of the demon beastsʼ territory. ʼChange sides with me. If they decide that they want to come after us, itʼll be better if they donʼt see you. You can change your appearance better than me, but just slightly. Itʼll be better to show them that Iʼm a ʼWater Element Affinityʼ cultivator.ʼ

Rean didnʼt mind it. ʼSure. I wanted to take a look at the System Sect, so you can take my place.ʼ

Without saying anything else, Roan came out of the Dimensional Realm while Rean entered it. He also used Reanʼs appearance-changing skills to create a completely new look. ”Kentucky, you can go faster than that, no? Just increase the speed already.”

”You sure?” Kentucky asked back. ”Others might feel me and become suspicious about my speed due to my cultivation.”

”No problem,” Roan didnʼt mind. ”Weʼre just flying until we find a Spirit City connected to the Spirit Stream.”

Kentucky nodded in response and immediately increased his speed, just enough to recover his energy and keep that pace.

It took them around one more week to find a city connected to the Spirit Stream. Obviously, that wasnʼt the city located close to the Azure Lilibels, not that they wanted it to be anyway. After sending Kentucky into the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm, Roan entered the city and used Reanʼs badge to get access to the Stream. Only then did their travel hasten a lot as Roan continued the journey for everyone.

Inside the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm, Rean was taking a look at how everyone had progressed since they left the Free Continent. To be more specific, he paid attention to those who awakened weapon intents.

Ophilia had already become a grown woman a long time ago, and as the first one to awaken her sword intent, she was the one with the furthest progression. ”You have consolidated the second level of sword intent very well, Ophilia. Your cultivation at the Initial Stage of the Saint Realm is also progressing smoothly.”

Ophilia shook her head, telling Rean, ”Compared to the guys who awakened their weapon intents, I was the one who took the longest to find my path. Fosxin and Leonardo are both years ahead of me in that regard.”

”Sure.” Rean agreed with her. ”However, youʼre the only one among them who has achieved perfect Stable Ethereality. Leonardoʼs also at the second level, but heʼll still take a long time to stabilize it. As for Fosxin, heʼs still trying to bring his Spear Intent Seed into the second level. That will definitely give you the advantage as time passes.”

Leonardo, who was also there, had to admit Rean was right. ”You have always been Sect Masterʼs favored disciple, and itʼs due to your own merit.”

”Favored disciple?” Rean looked back at Leonardo. ”Hmm... I gave her more attention because she had the same sword intent as me. I wasnʼt trying to give her any unfair advantage. Thatʼs why I also tasked her with taking care of Furin and Nissovis. Theyʼve awakened their sword intents these past few years, so she has to entertain them.”

Leonardo shrugged his shoulders in response. ”Well, if you say so.” Everyone knew Rean was an easy-going guy. Thanks to that, no one really talked to him like he was someone that important. It was totally different from when they talked to Roan. After all, Roan was just too scary.

”Tatiana also has sword intent, Sect Master,” Ophilia suddenly mentioned. Tatiana was also one of the first members of the sect.

Rean shrugged his shoulders when he heard that. ”She does have it, but she doesnʼt seem to care too much. Her Sword Intent Essence is different from yours and only advances slowly.”

”Anyways.” Rean changed the topic. ”How is your Iron Affinity going? We taught you about the effect you have on iron inside a body. Are you able to use it?”

Leonardo immediately became excited when he heard that. Before he joined the System Sect, his Affinity was considered terrible as there were no cultivation techniques for it. However, after Roan worked on one for him, Leonardo advanced nonstop. Among the weapon intent owners, he had the highest cultivation after Luan, being at the Peak of the Saint Realm. However, above all, it also affected how much of the enemiesʼ iron in their blood could be controlled. ”Itʼs great! When I fight demon beasts at the same level as me in the Demon Beast Forest of the sect, I can reduce their speed by around 30% or so. Itʼs especially good during the first strike when the enemy doesnʼt expect me to be able to do it.”

Rean smiled in response. ”Remember, we only taught you about this because we believe youʼll use it wisely. Donʼt forget that such an ability is terrifying for those unprepared. If you spread the news around while youʼre outside, donʼt blame me if a kill bounty is put on your head.”