Death... and me

Chapter 3009: Old Trader

Rean accepted the mission and took the chance to ask. "For what does master need those Spiritual Cleansing Algae?"

"For medicine, obviously," Kuslau answered. "Only those at the Nascent Soul Realm and below can enter the pond. It is supposed to help those at lower levels of cultivation to improve their prospects. Those Algae can be used by higher-level cultivators, though."

"The Galapadien Organization has a deal with the entire country that the pond can only be opened every ten years. Then, all the youngsters with high talent but with foundation or other impurity problems are sent there. There will be other people going after the Algae for their masters, but you don't need to worry about it. Just use the pond. It is your only objective."

Rean nodded. "Alright, Master. I will make my way there when the time comes."

"Good!" Kuslau waved his hand. "Now, go back and cultivate or whatever. Come to see me in a week."

Rean left the house after that, being guided out of the central area a few minutes later. Finally, he made his way back to his own room and told Roan about Kuslau's idea. 'So... I intend to go there. Wanna come?'

Roan's mouth twitched. He felt like it was nothing but a waste of time. 'Why would you even consider taking such a mission? Just pretend you got sick and stay here to cul- ' It was then that he remembered something. 'Wait, Spirit Cleansing Algae... Could it be that Algae?'

'What Algae?' Rean asked back, confused. He knows nothing about alchemy.

Roan left his room and want to check the database of the Gondel Clan. It wasn't as complete as the elder's databases, like Kuslau's one, but the Algae should be easy to find. After all, it seemed like it was a big deal for Kuslau. A few minutes later, Roan found the Spirit Cleansing Algae. 'So it really is that Algae. That's quite a surprise.'

Rean, who followed Roan out of curiosity, asked about it. 'What's so good about this Algae? Can you use it in the Void Shattering Pill?'

'No,' Roan shook his head. 'However, this is a great material to use in pretty much any other pills. Even in the Realm of Gods, it was very hard to acquire. It can eliminate a lot of the impurities of the pills during the concoction process.'

Rean found it strange. 'But you can already do that with your Dark Element. Why would you be interested in that?'

Roan agreed. 'Indeed, I can. But that takes time, which I could use to increase the properties of the pill instead. Anyway, it is a worth taking material. When you go there, make sure to fetch a few.'

'Are you not coming?' Rean asked, surprised.

Roan walked back to his room while talking. 'Why would I go? Didn't Kuslau say that only those in the Nascent Soul Realm and below can enter the pond? There isn't a single Nascent Soul Realm cultivator on this planet that could possibly pose a threat to you. Just go there and fetch me a few batches of this Algae, okay? Or could it be you are afraid of being left alone?'

Rean sighed. 'Fine... I wanted to go anyway to put Kuslau's mind at peace. In any case, we have a week before I need to go, so let's cultivate.'

'You are finally speaking with your head. Let's go.' Roan had no issues with that plan. Rean went to the same room as Roan this time. They would start using all the Rank Four Spiritual Stones they got during the Sunlight Realm exploration. Rean planned to make a small Energy Gathering Formation that would pull out the energy of many more stones at once for them to use. It would be a very wasteful method that no one at their level would dream about trying, but they didn't care.

Runes were crafted and put in their places. Rean even used a few extra materials to make the formation conduits work better. Following that, just in case, Rean also built a fairly simple Concealment Formation on top of the Energy Gathering One. The rooms in the Gondel Clan were already covered by such formations, but it was better be safe than sorry.

Finally, hundreds of Rank Four Spiritual Stones came out and landed on the formations' slots. Rean activated the formation, and a very thick Spiritual Energy Concentration appeared in that small area.

The twins saw down and began to cultivate together. The results quickly appeared. A burst of Spiritual Energy came from their bodies as they went from the late to the Peak Stage of the Core and Soul Fusion Realm. It was true that this method was wasteful, but not as much as it would have been with anyone else. The twins' Spiritual Energy Absorption Capacity was simply monstrous. Too bad their Dantian Energy Pools were also much bigger, so they needed a lot more Spiritual Energy for the same breakthroughs.

After a few hours, all the Rank Four Spiritual Stones on the formation became dust, and the twins took another batch out before fitting them into the slots. Naturally, their cultivation continued.

Time passed, and three days went by...

*Boom!*

Another burst of Spiritual Energy came from the twins' bodies, and new Nascent Soul took form inside their Dantians. Their Energy Pools increased even more inside, officially putting them into the Nascent Soul Realm Initial Stage.

They didn't stop there, though. They simply took Roan's Foundation Stabilizing Pills and focused a lot of their energy into cultivation.

Another three days went by, and over six thousand Rank Four Spiritual Stones were gone. Fortunately, they truly had a lot of these stones after collecting many Spatial Rings in the Sunlight Realm. They could keep this type of cultivation for another month with no problems before they even had to go for their Rank Five Spiritual Stones.

The next day quickly arrived, and the twins used another thousand Rank Four Spiritual Stones. Of course, they would need at least another week before they could reach the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Rean got up, stretching his body. "Alright, I'm going to the Cleansing pond."

Roan Didn't even open his eyes. "Okay. I can appear there at any time anyway. Just go already."

Rean shrugged and opened the door. However, he wasn't alone there. Right outside, Suzumaki was waiting for him with a very concerned expression. "Finally, you came out..."