Death... and me

Inside that formation range, Rean could control the flow of Divine Energy, so it wasn't a risk for the people in his Blacksmith Workshop or Roan's Alchemy Workshop. In any case, that help wouldn't be necessary for long. Everyone is born at the Foundation Establishment Realm in the Realm of Gods, so those below, even with just a little bit of Divine Energy, really cultivated very fast until they reached that level.

In just a bit over two months, every single human from planet Earth had already reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. Of course, those who stayed inside the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm were cultivating even faster. After all, the speed of time in there was at least twentyfold higher.

Kentucky, who was inside, was feeling extremely bitter. Because Rean and Roan had to spend time outside practicing, it was up to him and Celis to cultivate for the four of them. Last time, Kentucky spent most of his time outside, recruiting Demon Beasts. Now, he could only brace himself for the many and many years of cultivation in the Dimensional Realm.

Celis, on the other hand, couldn't be happier. Kentucky was in his nest, which was part of Celis. For him, Kentucky being there was the best thing during cultivation. With Divine Origin Energy cores to spare, Celis was feeling the luckiest tree ever.

Just like that, time passed in a flash. Soon, over five years had gone in the outside world. As for the Dimensional Realm, a hundred years was what everyone experienced. Some people died, others reached new realms, increasing their life spans. 

Because the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm was basically the same as a real planet, there wasn't really a need to leave the Dimensional Realm. If One wanted to experience hardships, they just had to leave the System Sect city inside. The whole planet was now brimming with Demon Beasts after so many years of reproduction.

Even the humans were spreading quickly. The initial city where everyone lived before wasn't the only settlement inside the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm anymore. A few other settlements, much smaller, began to appear far away from it, near other Demon Beast Territories. The Dimensional Realm was truly becoming a separate world on its own.

Rean would often come into the Dimensional Realm to check up on his parents, especially his mother. After all, she was a normal human whe he took her. Fortunately, with Turen's supervision, Juliana easily surpassed the realms and was able to reach the Middle Stage of the Core Formation Realm. She looked a lot younger now since the addition of lifeforce from the new realm was much higher than her initial amount.

That wasn't all. The Soul Gem Dimensional Realm was also becoming a Circuitry Technological beacon as time passed. Rean even made sure that the Formations Masters inside the Dimensional Realm had access to the communication system outside. Rean, Haveck, and Qia set up a secret line between the three of them, which helped all three parties to share knowledge and develop together.

That was a necessary step that couldn't be avoided. If Rean kept the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm development separated from the Demon Beast and Humanoid Race Territories' own developments, they would definitely grow in distinct directions. That meant compatibility between systems and equipment would grow further apart. That was not good since Rean's plan was to get the Realm of Gods fully connected. This secret line between the three main contributors ensured that all their systems remained compatible with each other.

Rean just felt a little overwhelmed by that. Before, everyone believed he was the genius behind the communication system. Even though he said many times it was a copy from his previous life, he was the one who brought it to the cultivation side of the Universe. However, now that the specialists from Earth, people who truly knew their job, were in contact with Qia and Haveck's group, they understood just how ridiculously basic Rean's knowledge really was. Rean could only have a bitter smile, once again saying that he had warned everyone. He only knew about metals, and anything else from Earth was basically common knowledge.

On Roan's side, the specialists in medicine were now fully familiarized with the equipment in the Alchemy Workshop. Roan, as the leader of that team, was even more satisfied. They were all geniuses or at least people who put huge efforts into their studies to get where they were back on Earth. They learned faster than pretty much anyone Roan could accept as a disciple on this side of the Universe.

Last but not least, the twins' group cultivation was advancing at a steady pace. Sure, Kentucky and Celis were cultivating in a twenty times faster environment. However, they were cultivating for the four of them. It was a huge difference if it was actually all four cultivating at the same time in there. Nonetheless, Sister Orb predicted that they would definitely accumulate enough Divine Origin Energy by the time Rean and Roan finished their practice outside and could enter the Space-Time Realm.

However, a month after these five years, Roan's communication badge received a message. Looking inside, Roan's eyes lit up. "He finally found it!"

Roan then immediately contacted Rean. "I'm going out. I should be back in a day or so."

"Hum?" Rean was surprised to hear that. Usually, anything regarding travels was up to Rean or Kentucky. "Did something happen?"

Roan nodded. "Luan found the Juniry Flower and is coming back. However, he ended up spending most of the Divine Stones we gave him and will find it hard to pay to teleport all the way here."

"I see." Rean was happy to hear that. He then turned around and warned all the people in the Blacksmith Workshop. "I'm sending you all into the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm. There are a few things I have to do outside, and I'm not leaving you here."

Roan looked at him, puzzled. "Do you need something from outside, too?"

Rean nodded. "I was going to return to the humanoid race territory at the center of the Realm of Gods. Someone finally answered my Online Market message and is willing to sell Wood Laws material. Surprisingly, it wasn't the Aberrant Devil Flower, which I believed to be the easiest to acquire. Instead, this person has a Lahamine Earth Tree Core, and it is a Tree Core of a Peak Elemental Space Realm Lahamine Tree."