[Master, the compass is now activated, and you can use it to enter the god realm anytime now]
3 days, 20 hours later, the tower informed Kent that the compass had activated. He snapped open his eyes and stored away the soul bead.
Instead of going straight for the compass to open the portal, he first looked at the messages that appeared during his soul cultivation.
[You have absorbed enough soul essence to level up]
[You have levelled up. Current Level: 3. +100 added to soul strength.]
========Soul Cultivation========
[Class Name: Soul Cultivator (Spirit Master)]
[Soul Essense: 7045]
[Level: Tier 3]
[Progress Meter: 7045/10,008]
“Looks like soul cultivation is much slower than spiritual qi cultivation,” Kent muttered, staring at the data before him.
[Indeed. However, because of the ‘Soul Absorb’ skill the master possesses, killing spirit beasts and other creatures will speed up the process significantly. The skill allows you to absorb nearly 99% of the soul essence from those you kill.
But since the master has the soul bead with immense essence, the master could invest in something called a ‘Soul Absorption Talisman.’ It’s a Tier 6 talisman that can accelerate the absorption process.]
“I see. But where can I get one? I need to be able to activate the compass manually. With my current soul strength, it would take me days to feed it the 100,000 soul essence when it runs dry.
Relying too much on my precious soul bead isn’t ideal. I feel like there’s more to the bead, and I don’t want to waste it this early.”
[The tower has some, but the master must first become a Grandmaster to awaken them. Until then, the master will have to focus on using the manual method.]
Kent sighed. He doesn’t want to waste the bead on just activating the compass.
A part of the description of the bead was:
— It is said that if a soul cultivator absorbs a soul bead, their chances of forming a soul body are very high. It also improves the spirit root to a certain degree.
—
Soul body. He had inquired of the tower, and according to it, a soul body is an ethereal form derived from his soul, possessing numerous abilities he can wield in both battles and cultivation.
The tower explained that he could even use his soul body to enter the spirit realm, where, according to the scriptures on soul cultivation, his chances of encountering a fortuitous event that could elevate his soul to its peak are highly favourable.
Additionally, the tower revealed that if his soul body reaches a certain stage, even if he dies, he can reform his physical body from his soul body—provided it escapes before his death.
It offered countless uses, and because of that, Kent wasn’t content to use it as fuel for the compass.
If he managed to push his soul essence to [50,000], he would need only two days to power the compass. However, that would depend entirely on the strength of his resolve to cultivate his soul.
For now, he could only focus on what he could handle and what he could not.
He left his room to inform his two ladies that he would be away for the next three days.
“Kent, I know you don’t want us to know where you’re going, but please be careful, okay? We don’t want you getting hurt,” Unity said, lying against his chest.
He came to tell them about his absence, fully expecting the two vixens to coax him into bed—but he never expected them to go three rounds each.
Ultimately, he allowed them to have their way and “violate” little Kent.
“I promise, where I’m going, no harm will come to me.” Since the two ladies were connected to Vexthra, Kent wasn’t about to tell them he was heading to the god realm.
They would spoil the surprise.
Instead, he planned to shock them from the god realm. That would be far more entertaining. For one, Kent was eager to sense their reactions.
The harem connection allowed him to feel the emotions of his ladies. Right now, he could sense their determination to grow stronger and assist him outside the bedroom.
“Kent, when you come back, I want to talk to you about my mother,” Lilian said shyly.
“Okay. I hope she’s doing alright. It’s been a while since I last saw her,” Kent replied.
Though he was practically living with them, he hadn’t truly paid much attention to their lives. In fact, it had been quite a while since he’d seen her.
“Mom is fine. Just go and come back. We’ll talk then,” Lilian responded.
A while later, he freshened up and went to talk to his master.
His master was training when Kent arrived, while Li Hua was busy baking banana cakes. She had used some of the money she got from Saintess Selene during their shopping spree to buy the necessary equipment and ingredients.
“Can I have one?” Kent asked, making Li Hua turn around in surprise.
“Big Brother! Look, I baked some banana cakes,” Li Hua exclaimed, jumping into Kent’s arms. She was overjoyed to see him.
“I see you’ve returned to your old profession. Are you planning to go back to selling banana cakes?” Kent teased with a grin.
“No, I just want to sell cakes to Big Brother,” Li Hua replied, flashing a cute little smile.
“Oh, really? How much for one?” Kent asked, amused, knowing full well the little human was scheming to lighten his wallet.
“Because it’s Big Brother, I’ll only charge 100 spirit stones for one… No, wait—1,000 spirit stones for one cake! What do you think? Would you like to buy my delicious cakes?” Li Hua asked, her expression suddenly serious, resembling a determined businesswoman.
“I’ll take them all,” Kent said without hesitation. He retrieved 30,000 spirit stones and handed them over before picking up the 30 banana cakes from the tray.
“Thanks for doing business with you, big brother,” Li Hua said, immediately returning to her baking after selling her first batch.
Kent just smiled and shook his head.
“Li Hua, I’ll be going somewhere for the next three days. You must stay with your mother and never step outside this place. When I get back, I’ll take you sightseeing,” Kent said. Li Hua simply nodded and continued baking.
Kent walked toward his master, who had paused her training to speak with him. Of course, Kent wasn’t about to miss the chance to tease her.
He stepped closer and wrapped his arm around her waist.
“I’ll be gone for three days, Master. Don’t miss me too much. Also, I promise I’ll be safe,” Kent said as he pulled her closer, kissing her cheek before letting go.
With laughter in the air, he teleported away. Saintess Selene’s hand touched her cheek, which had suddenly turned red.
‘This bastard, how can he be so shameless?’ she blushed.
The past few days had been a battle with her heart from what Kent said before they parted. And now, just when she was regaining her resolve, this bastard had planted yet another seed in her heart.
She stopped training and went to sit beside Li Hua. She will need a few hours to get her mind off things.