Death... and me

Tulipa nodded before warning the twins, "These crystals are unique to the fairy race. Even the alchemists' forbidden pills don't have such a huge effect. Not to mention that the only backslash you'll get from it is the lack of Divine Energy at the end."

Roan was impressed by that. "That good? I'm an alchemist, and I obviously know a few forbidden pill recipes. Usually, they would damage one's dantian, core, and body. How come this has no side effect?"

Unfortunately, Tulipa shook her head as she replied, "This is a secret of our fairy race, only known by those at the highest rank. I just so happen to be one of them, so you're in luck. However, I can not share how we make them as it would be annoying if others decide to come after us for it."

Those words were more than enough for Rean and Roan to understand. From the looks of it, a fairy was necessary to create such a crystal. Whether it was a sacrifice, the loss of cultivation, or any other requirement, it was better if others didn't know about it. "We understand. We won't dive deeper into this crystal's origin."

Rean then remembered something after that. "You said that the Glittering Coin is something similar to the Glittering Crystal, didn't you? Does that mean that Rana had to sacrifice something to create it?"

Tulipa shook her head once again, saying, "No comments on that. However, one thing I can guarantee you. She must like you two very much to go this far. That's all I can tell."

Rean and Roan looked at each other and sighed after that. Rana did say that her feelings for them weren't anything special as she had never spent time with them. She couldn't even remember them according to her words. But if that was the case, why would she go that far? This Glittering Coin seemed to be very hard to create. 'We have to find mom and dad... for her.'

Roan simply nodded after hearing Rean's message through their Soul Connection. Nevertheless, the resolve on his face was obvious.

Tulipa then went to the second part of the story the twins told her. "As for the knowledge about the continents around Huring, you will be better informed by Old Etherian himself. That old monster has traveled more around than anyone else, so he is your best source.

The twins already expected that. "That's not a problem."

Rean and Roan then turned to head towards the exit. "In that case, we're taking our leave now, Elder Tulipa. We still have two months and a half before the opening of the Demising Catacombs Zone, so we will take this opportunity to make use of the Sacred Land's facilities."

Tulipa smiled in response. "Fairies like me, who decide to live far away from their group and queen on their own are rare. The reason I did that is that the cultivation environment here is just way too good to pass up on. Go ahead. Make sure you enjoy it as much as possible before you decide to leave."

With that, the twins thanked her once again for the crystal and left the tree. Tulipa's smile then disappeared as a pensive expression appeared on her face. Soon after, she called the two fairies who had seen the moment she tried to work on the twins' karma threads. "Syvis, Tanelia, attend me."

Immediately, two fairies appeared by her side with a respectful expression. They weren't any weaker than the fairies who worked for Rana back in the faeries territory. "Here we are."

Soon after, Tulipa took out a Soul Binding Contract and wrote a very straight rule. "Bind your blood to it."

Syvis and Tanelia looked at it, and it only had one rule. They should never talk about the fact that the twins' karma threads couldn't be moved. If they tried to tell it to someone, they would die straight away. "This..."

Tulipa looked at them with a dark expression before saying, "It's either this or death. You can choose. Or could it be that you already informed someone?"

Syvis and Tanelia immediately shook their heads before using their fairy blood to bind to the contract. Immediately, the new Soul Binding Contract with its rule was attached to their soul.

Only then did Tulipa sigh in relief as an apologetic expression took place. "Sorry about this. You have been my aides for a very long time, but this issue was just too important. I can't risk any leaks." After that, Tulipa also made a small cut on her already small hand and bound the contract to herself. That obviously took Syvis and Tanelia by surprise. Seeing their reactions, Tulipa said, "Obviously, I won't let you two share this burden alone."

Syvis and Tanelia understood how important it was and didn't blame Tulipa at all. "This was the right thing to do, Tulipa."

Tulipa then looked in the direction the twins left as a thought appeared in her head. 'A fate that can't be changed by anyone other than the twins themselves. Could they be...' However, she quickly shook her head. 'I better not jump ahead to conclusions. It has nothing to do with me either.'

The twins didn't know what Tulipa did or was thinking. They were just satisfied that this encounter ended with such a nice gift. Outside, they met Paulo once again, who finally was able to bring them to their residences. Although he was a minor elder, he still had some power in the Sacred Land. That allowed him to get two homes, one beside the other for the twins. "Here we are. You should have already been informed about how to open the protection formations. You and the other three brought a lot of face to my Kamos Kingdom, so if you need something, ask for me around the elder's facility. The jade slip with the Sacred Lands' rules also has a map of the entire place."

Rean and Roan nodded in response. "Thank you, Elder Paulo. We'll keep that in mind."