Death... and me



Surprisingly, Kentucky didn't seem to mind about that. 'During these next hundreds of years, we are all planning to reach the Space-Time Realm or at least get close, right? However, personally, that's not my only objective. I intend to completely release the seal over my Regal Minokawa Bloodline. Once I do that, there will be no more hiding. It is due time for me to come out of the shadows.'

Roan gave a rare look of approval to something that came out of Kentucky's mouth. 'Fine. Since you are doing it, go all in.'

Rean shrugged his shoulder and shook his head. He was not going to get involved in that, at least not for now. "Alright, we will take our leave as well. If you need to talk to us, just give a shout to the skies, and we will hear it."

Pulanli nodded. "So be it." She didn't stay there and immediately left the house. Since she was free to roam around, she might as well do it now.

Kentucky and Werin quickly left as well. Last but not least, the twins left with Luan, who was waiting hidden near the house.

Those three teleported straight back to the Soul Gem System Buildings before Luan decided to ask something. "Father, do you think I can make a Pocket Dimensional Realm for myself already?"

Roan looked at Luan for a moment. "Indeed, you have Space Element Affinity and are already in the Void Tempering Realm. When it comes to control of space, even Kentucky, Rean and I can't match you at the same level. It all depends on whether you think you can create one or not. Rean and I have never had to think about it since the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm was here from the very start."

Rean agreed with Roan. "We won't lie to you. We have absolutely no idea how a Pocket Dimensional Realm is created. Now that I think about it, we should have bought the method to create one when we were passing by the big cities. Since even cultivators from far away in the Realm of Gods had them, it shouldn't be something too expensive."

It was then that Rean remembered something. "Oh! You can ask Pulanli or Werin. I can feel they have Pocket Dimensional Realms of their own. I'm sure they know how to create one."

Luan shook his head. "I thought about that, but that's not what I want to try. After being in here for this long and experiencing the connection of other Dimensional Realms, I think I can pull it off on my own. I'm just asking since I'm not sure if it would be dangerous to go at it blindly. I wish to create something according to my own theories."

Roan shook his head. "That is not something for us to decide. Do you think I had jade slips with the methods to create my skills? You already gave birth to quite a few good ways of manipulating space for battle, so why shouldn't you try to do that as well for your own Pocket Dimensional Realm? Don't worry. If something goes wrong, we will find a way to fix it."

Luan was happy to hear that. "Thanks, Father, Uncle Rean. I'll go into seclusion for a while as I need to think it through. I only have a rough idea of how it should go, so I need to figure out the details."

Roan nodded. "It is like you said. The advantage of creating something by yourself without using someone else's methods is that you can make it however you like. Think very carefully about it. Just what kind of Dimensional Realm do you wish to create? That's what matters."

"Understood!" Luan accepted the words and immediately left. Rean and Roan's words filled him with a lot more confidence.

Rean then began to move to his own resting place while saying, "We will cultivate together for these next hundreds of years, but that doesn't mean I need to keep looking at your face. See ya later."

"Hmph!" Roan couldn't agree more as he also went to seclude himself.

Meanwhile, Kentucky and Werin were flying over a barren land where Celis still hadn't had time to fill with plants. Finally, they landed on the top of a hill. Werin couldn't help but start the conversation, seeing that Kentucky was silent. "So, how come I don't know you? All Minokawas are known in our territory, but I truly have never seen you."

Kentucky didn't answer that and made another question instead. "Your name isn't really Werin, is it? At the very least, that's not your full name, I believe?"

Werin was taken aback for a moment but nodded in the end. "That's true. Seems like you know that we Minokawas have different names than normal. However, Werin is my name, part of it. To be more specific, I'm Werin-Ou."

Kentucky already expected that. His father's name was Ploto-Ume, while his mother was Ratria-ket. They were both Minokawas, so Kentucky found it strange that Werin didn't have a similar name. "So that's how it is. No wonder, no wonder. By the way, I'm truly just Kentucky. I wasn't raised by Minokawas, so I obviously didn't inherit their names."

"Not raised by Minokawas?" Werin found it strange. "There is no way our top experts would let a Minokawa Egg leave their sight. Younglings won't leave the Floating Islands of time until they reach the Transition Realm since only then will they gain sentience. How did your egg end out of there?"

Kentucky pondered a bit and decided to ask. "You probably will figure things out once I ask this. Do you perhaps know a Minokawa by the name of Ploto-Ume? Or perhaps Ratria-ket?"

Suddenly, Werin froze in place. He looked at Kentucky with an expression of incredulity, not believing his eyes. "You! YOU!!! That can't be!"

Kentucky then decided to release the little bit of his Regal Bloodline aura, which he usually hides for obvious reasons.

Feeling that, Werin immediately dropped his head and extended his wings forward. That was a gesture of respect. "I'm truly sorry for my previous behavior, Kentucky. Our race has always waited for the return of the Regal Minokawa."