Chapter 6 -3 months
Then Ren asked the masked man"what were you doing in our village on the day of the awakening?" Dante did not answer immediately, he took his dagger and started sharpening it. Still sharpening his dagger, Dante said "for some confidentialy purpose."
Again Ren asked, "what were you doing at the awakening ceremony?" Dante ignoring his question told him "kid, let continue our journey. Ren's eye narrowed as he watched Dante evade his questions and a surge of fustration filled him as he clenched his fist, struggling to keep his voice steady, he said"you keeep evading questions" a mix of esparation in his voice.
Dnte merely smirked as he started twirling his dagger, evading his words he said "enough stalling,let's continue our journey"
With a reluctant exhale, Ren finally rose, biting back his irritation. Though he didn't trust Dante's evasiveness, he knew that for now, he had no choice but to follow.
Days turned into weeks as weeks turned to months as Dante and Ren travelled through the vast wild forest, Ren's senses were not adapted to the forest that he could even hear the faintest sounds and see the smallest changes inthe forest.Why? because he had already built the basic foundation in blood cultivation when? it was during one evening when they were resting for the day in the first week of their three months. That evening, Dante explained to him that a newly awakened as only allowed to start cultivation after a week to allow the awakening liquid to be asssimilated into to the body as not doing so could cause the person's blood to go bersek and the blood going bersek could cause blood bursting which leads to death.He also explained to him about the various blood cltivation tiers which starts from the Blood awakening which happened during the ceremony and under the blood awakening realm,there are two tiers which are the Blood iginition and the blood tempering realms. Under the blood ignition realm which happened during the ceremony, it entails taking the awakening liquid and to iginite the dormant energy within the blood and igniting the blood gives an individual enhanced physical abilites and heightened senses as seen in Ren's body. The second stage under the blood awakening realm is the blood tempering blood. And it requires rigorous physical training and meditation to temper the body which brings about improved physical strength, endurance and a solid foundation for cultivation. And the blood tempering stage need the use of a pill caled the blood tempering pill. The pill improves the physical strength of the user which serves as an assistance to cultivators in the cultivation of the blood. After the blood awakening realm is the blood refinment realm and after this is the blood strengthening realm,Blood Mastery Realm, the Blood Evolution realm and the blood transendance realm. "I am in the blood mastery realm while my master the City Lord is in the blood evolution realm.
Three months passed as Ren and the still cloaked Dante traversed the vast unyielding forest,under Dante's quiet yet unyielding guidance and the lingering effects of the awakening liquid, Ren underwent rigorous training that transformed his senses. What once had been merely ordinary now attuned him to the forest's hidden symphony, he could pick up the slightest rustle of leaves and the faintest murmur of the wind. This newfound acuity filled him with both exhilaration and a subtle sense of unease.
During camp fire every nigh, Dante would back against a weathered rock his gaze wandering as if searching for both dangers of viscious beasts and humans even though it was almost neigh impossible for one to attack because there was not any settlment nearby.Then without warning, a panicked shout shatterd the silence"Dante be caregful" Ren's voice sounded out with both urgency and fear.