Silvan's eyes narrowed, "You can't? Or you won't?"
"It's not like that! I know how to remove the soul mark, but I don't have the strength right now! I'm at the first stage of Body Tempering! What do you expect me to do? Burn it off with my baby flames?"
"Not my problem. And for someone from a 'renowned dark hall,' shouldn't removing a mere soul mark be effortless?" Silvan mocked.
"Simple? Do you know what it takes to remove a soul mark? It's connected directly to my former clan's techniques!" YunYun spoke.
"Then what you goan do about it. Our deal will be off. And you can just die " Silvan spoke.
"No, wait. I can't remove it. But I can at least surpass it for the time being." He spoke sitting on his shoulder.
His qi came out of his body. Within contact of his. The soul mark reacted. Silvan can feel it didn't disappear but also can see its presence. Like it's hardly noticeable now.
"That should have done the work right" YunYun spoke.
"How long will it last?" Silvan cut straight to the point.
"I don't know. At least for a couple of hours."
Silvan nodded in response it could work and got straight to the point. " Now teach me the cultivation Technique whatever you promised."
" I can but are you sure about that. You will miss Great opportunities. It's better to explore and gather the treasures. That map was pricey better use it" YunYun spoke and flew over carrying over the pouch he had on him.
Silvan caught it and opened the bag beside a thin scroll there were a couple of small pill bottles and Glittering stones. Silvan remembered this where Qi stones. Same usage of Mana stones in his life.
Silvan slowly opened the small scroll revealing a small map. Many things were marked onto it.
" See so many treasures. I am a dragon now!. As a beast i also need cultivation resources "
Silvan nodded. The treasures this fellow was talking about aren't located in a single place nor buried treasure. What he was saying and indicating was the rare herbs and Qi pools that generate under the ground.
The Sealed world of Altera opens every Hundred years and it's been continuing for who knows how many Eons.
In each cycle the place becomes a treasure trove for many and also becomes a place one can live one's legacy behind for future people. This place opens gradually and is open to the public. But there are tokens that allow one to enter through the unstable cracks that will be a full gate. These tokens are limited and distributed among the great powers of desolate plains.
Thus those who enter first get an opportunity to collect as many herbs and Absorb Qi pool pockets one can. Before the gate finally opens and hordes of cultivators rushing in starting from body tempering stage to the peak of Foundation Establishment realm
"Let's head north. And take that thing with you I can feel it. It's a treasure of a lifetime " YunYun spoke circling around the dungeon core.
Silvan started to speak, then sighed instead.Now that he thinks about it. His dungeon subjects are completely clueless about the situation. He wouldn't have bothered with someone who doesn't know anything but he knows he had to here.
"Listen YunYun. Everything I say from now is very important" Silvan spoke
YunYun nodded his head, preparing himself to know some weird things. But in the end he still wasn't prepared enough for what he heard next.
And thus the conversation continued for more than another hour.
YunYun hovered in the air, his eyes fixed on the double body beside Silvan.But what truly made YunYun's stomach twist was Silvan's hand. This person was wielding the very technique easily that took him three years to learn.
YunYun's mouth opened as if to speak, but the words wouldn't come out. What could he even say? Watching his technique wielded with such ease by someone who wasn't even a cultivator was like being struck down twice.
"I… never mind," he muttered. "That was supposed to be mine."
"Well that's it works, That's how the system works" Silvan spoke looking at the newer map on the system. After reading the scroll a few more times there was a. Notification saying.
[World map expanded with the updated information ]
Thus now he doesn't even have to look at the scroll and can directly look at the Systems map.
Silvan closed it after checking for quite a while. And stood up before putting up the set of robes belonging to YunYun. It's too strange of him wearing his school dress.
Silvan walked over towards the entrance and took the dagger. The very one that killed YunYun. YunYun felt the chills as he looked at the same thing that took his life also that strange looking plant.
Silvan didn't care and put it at his waist. Cheap may it be it did work cleanly. Silvan put the Sunflare edge near the core of his dungeon. He wasn't planning to take it with him considering how shiny and how big this thing was. It was better to use YunYuns sword. Which was small and had few attachments to strap on himself.
As for the pouch full of pills. What YunYun told him was they were mostly mild poison and Qi recovery pills as for the Qi stones he took all of them with them. As they would be used as currency in the Trade hall.
And with that it's all set. Silvan was ready to explore far beyond this time. YunYun saw it and hopped onto his shoulder. But before that there was something that was too be collected.
Not far from the entrance on the shallow water. Silvan could see a glowing small green orb submerged into the water. It wasn't being affected by the water current for some reason.
It was his loot!, for killing that seventh stage wildwood.
[To be continued...