Death… And Me

Chapter 4582: Well Taught

For all intents and purposes, the twins’ group had secluded themselves in their estate inside the Godly Subjugation Guild. Whenever someone appeared to talk to them, they could simply return to their residence, deal with whatever needed to be discussed, and then return to wherever they had been in the Great Void before anyone even realized they had left. It was an extremely convenient arrangement, especially considering that they could essentially use the entire Vinx Great Void as a place to retreat whenever they wanted.

That was even more useful because, at the level of the Besgol Region, neither cultivators nor Godly Creatures could sense the entrance to their ’Dimensional Realm.’ That required control over Spatial Powers, and that wasn’t possible even at the Law God Realm. As far as anyone else was concerned, the twins’ group could simply disappear without leaving any trace behind, making it the ultimate escape method against almost any threat they might encounter in this place.

Well... almost any threat.

Arrays could still manipulate space, although doing so came at an extremely high cost. If someone managed to deploy an array specifically designed to scramble the surrounding space while the twins’ group was inside, they would be unable to enter their Great Void through the usual method.

The problem was that for anyone to prepare such a countermeasure, they would first need to know about the twins’ capabilities. At the moment, only Kachia had even the slightest idea of what they were truly capable of.

Why Kachia? Because she had personally witnessed the twins’ group using their ability to access the Great Void, although she naturally believed that what they were entering was simply some kind of Pocket Dimensional Realm.

As for Coyui, he didn’t even know what a Pocket Dimensional Realm was. Truth be told, he wasn’t entirely certain he had understood what he had witnessed, either. In his mind, the simplest explanation was that the twins had merely used some of Woster’s teleport arrays to move around.

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Almost two weeks passed before the twins’ group finally decided it was time to resume their journey through the Celestial Plane. At the end of the day, the Celestial Plane was the only place where they could continuously experience Godly Pressure, and its unique laws also allowed cultivators to progress faster. There was little point in remaining in the Vinx Great Void for too long when their main objective was to strengthen themselves.

Qia and Calina had both told Rean and Roan to focus on their cultivation and only come to visit whenever they were genuinely free. The two of them were also concentrating on their own cultivation recently, and with the assistance provided by the twins’ group, their progress had been going quite well. Of course, they would still need many years before either of them could even consider attempting ascension, so there was no reason to rush.

When Kafan, Roan’s Master, asked whether the twins couldn’t simply bring them to the Celestial Plane themselves, Roan explained the restrictions imposed by the system. Kafan was already fully aware of Sister Orb and the Orb System, so there was no reason to hide anything from him. Considering the resources and assistance available to the twins’ group, Kafan would likely have a chance to ascend much sooner than he otherwise could, but they simply couldn’t bypass the system’s restrictions.

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*Zush, zush, zush, zush, zush!*

Rean, Roan, Kentucky, Luxa, and Lunelle suddenly appeared in the room, immediately noticing Celis in his real form in the back. As always, the World Swallowing Cedar was quietly cultivating, with his vines and roots spread around the area.

Celis noticed their arrival and stopped cultivating. "Good, you’re here. We used quite a lot of the few Godly Predator Crystals we had available during this trip, so we’re almost completely out now. We’ll need to head out again and gather more."

Rean pondered for a moment before nodding. "That means we’ll need another Elite Exploration Mission. I can contact the Godly Subjugation Guild and have them arrange another Exploration Route for us."

"We might as well call Lukay," Roan added. "He already knows everything about our abilities, so we won’t have to waste time hiding things from him."

Kentucky, however, didn’t seem nearly as enthusiastic about immediately returning to cultivation. "Sigh... We just came back, and we’re already talking about cultivation again."

Rean smiled knowingly and patted Kentucky’s shoulder. "Could it be that you had someone you wanted to see?"

Kentucky immediately looked away. "I don’t know what you’re talking about."

"Hahaha!" Rean laughed. "Did you forget we’re connected? During these two weeks, you came back to the Celestial Plane several times just to spend some time with Kachia!"

"Tch..." Kentucky couldn’t help but feel helpless. "Sometimes I hate this soul connection between us. Even if we can block our memories from being shared, we can still tell where everyone is all the time."

Roan nodded. "Although rare, there are moments like this when I have to agree with you, although rare..."

"You didn’t need to say ’although rare’ twice!" Kentucky immediately retorted.

Roan completely ignored the Minokawa’s complaint, and his expression soon became more serious.

"Think twice before taking things any further. You saw how Rean and I spent most of our lives without even being able to talk to Qia and Calina. You can’t forget that, because of our special circumstances, we’ll always be several steps ahead of everyone else in the path of cultivation."

Rean also became serious as he nodded in agreement. "Roan is right. Besides, there’s also the question of trust. Kachia saw us using the Great Void to move around, and we explained that we could always appear near each other as long as we remained within range. However, we haven’t told her anything beyond that. For all intents and purposes, she probably thinks it’s simply some special ability of our Pocket Dimensional Realm."

"Exactly," Roan continued. "I’m not saying you should give up. At the end of the day, neither Rean nor I were able to give up on Calina or Qia. And, obviously, we were extremely fortunate that they were willing to wait for us after everything that happened. Somehow, we even managed to build families with them, as unlikely as that seemed at certain points in our lives."

Roan paused for a moment before looking directly at Kentucky. "Naturally, you have the right to try it yourself. I won’t interfere. But if you’re going to take that route, you’d better make absolutely certain that you trust that Female Arctic Arcurio."

Kentucky wasn’t used to having both Rean and Roan speak to him so seriously. He even found himself struggling a little to answer. "I wish I could trust her, but we’ve seen so—"

"Don’t wish! Just do it!" Roan cut him off.

Rean nodded. "There is only one way to find out. Unless we do something like a Soul Search, which we absolutely won’t, there’s only one way to know whether you can truly trust her."

Celis, who had been listening from the back, finally spoke. "Sigh... I suppose I was already lucky that it took this long for you to find someone. No matter. Since I already hold your nest, it won’t be a big issue if you decide to share it with her. In fact, considering that her bloodline is also quite strong, she might even be beneficial to me."

Kentucky’s expression finally became determined. "I’m going to try. If it goes wrong..."

"Then we can clean up your mess," Roan said with a snort. "We always clean up each other’s bullshit anyway."

Rean glanced at him. "So even you?"

Roan looked back without the slightest hint of embarrassment. "I’m not perfect. I just look perfect like that because I’m paired with the rest of you."

Rean’s mouth twitched. "You could have ended that in a good tone, you know?"

"Look at me. Do I look like someone who cares?" Roan countered.

Before Rean could respond, he suddenly looked around the room. "Wait, where’s Kentucky?"

Only then did they notice that the Minokawa had already disappeared.

Celis shrugged. "He told me he had no patience for your antics and went to see Kachia."

The twins looked at each other before nodding in satisfaction. "We taught him well."