Retrieval!

After the battle the regions became the kingdom of three regions, with you you as it King! This also promoted your family’s status to noble, though they don’t possess any real governing power. Kuga continued works as acting leader of Taisho region, and as second in command of the overall Kingdom! This however, leads her to still possess less influence, due to you being based in Todaji temple with her. She doesn’t really mind this though, as she trusts your judgment! As you in the throne room, handling the affairs, Daimyo Taiji rushes in.

“Your majesty! King Sayomi wishes speak with you!” Hori says.

“Let him in!” You say, a bit surprised that he’d show up. King Sayomi is Aoi’s father. She’s told you his name is Matsui Sayomi! She quickly heads out, before the king comes in!

“So! Your the man sleeping with my daughter then!” He asks, sternly, reminding you of the time you met King Kua. You then teleport before him!

“That’s correct! It’s nice to meet you your majesty!” You say, bowing to him.

“Space ****?!” The King exclaims, likely unaware that you possessed the ability.

“Indeed! I practice the dao of space!” You say, not hiding it.

“I didn’t expect such ability! My daughter did take one of my Space Abyss crystals, did you refine it?” He asks, more curious than accusatory.

“Yes! I owe most of my mastery of space to the crystal!” You explain.

“You’ve reached the level that I can’t see your space **** though! It would normally take at least a thousand of such crystals!” He replies completely baffled.

“I’ve got a great aptitude for the dao of space! Not sure what else to say!” You respond with a shrug.

“Wait! If that’s the case, then I could use your help!” The King says suddenly.

“I’ll do my best to help you, but what is it?” You reply.

“There’s ruins hidden away at our castle! In one of the rooms, it possess some type of strange space that only a master of space **** can reach! At it’s center should be a tome of our family’s history! While not very precious to most, it mean a lot if you could help me retrieve it!” The King says.

“Sure! As long as it’s within my ability!” You say, making him grin!

“Take this then!” He says, before handing you a space ring. When you inspect it you see it possess a thousand of the space abyss crystals.You then turn to Daimyo Taiji.

“Show the majesty to his room, I’m going to be busy fulfilling his request.”You say, before teleporting to one of your private rooms. You then take the crystals out, and start refining. The refining process is greatly diminished as your cultivation and space mastery is higher this time. Although refining them gives diminishing returns, your space comprehension improves several times, after refining them. After their refined, only a few days have passed! You sense King Sayomi in the dining hall, so you teleport to him.

“Your back! What about the refining?” King Sayomi asks curiously.

“I’ve already finished! My space **** is even stronger thanks to you! Shall we head out?” You ask.

“Very well! Let’s find my daughter! She has a spatial device that can send us back!” He explains.

“No need!” You say, before causing a void corridor to appear! Stunning him a bit! You both then head through, ending up back in Aoi’s room. The king blushes, as he can’t help but think of why you’ve been here before.

“Let’s go! I’ll show you to the ruins!” He says, before you both set off. You take some time to take in the scenery of the huge Kingdom, as you follow! It’s not long, before he stops inside the ruins!” This is as far as I can go! I can’t sense exactly where the strange space starts, and if I fall in it, I won’t be able to escape!” He explains. You nod, before looking further. Unlike him, you can detect the power of space, and sense the space not far ahead. The space is akin to your infinite space technique, except it possess a type of spatial absorption effect, allowing unwitting cultivators to enter quit deep, before trapping them within the space. You estimate that only an elite immortal realm cultivator could traverse this expanded space without space ****, but even for them it would be a difficult process. Luckily for you, with such powerful space ****, you can completely ignore the effects of expanded space when desired. You head through the room, and find the tome the king spoke of. You then simply teleport out to him.

“You have it!” He exclaims when he sees you holding the tome. You quickly hand it off to him. He takes a minute to inspect it, before putting it in his space ring.” Again! I can’t thank you enough for this! I’m in your debt!” The king says bowing.

“Really it’s fine! The space abyss crystals are more than enough! If you really must insist, then how about you allow my relationship with your daughter!” You say.

“I was already planning on giving it my blessing! Instead, allow me to open support you three region Kingdom! That should help ward off most nations from acting against you!” The king says, extending his hand.

“Let’s go with that then!” You say, shaking his hand!” I should head back, do you wish to stay?” You ask.

“Yes! Have much to do with the tome back, and I’ve already been gone for to long! I’ll see you some other time!” He declares. You nod, before opening a void corridor and heading back! You then deliver the news to your people. As the news spreads, it also helps to improve the public impression of you. You weren’t well known through the three regions, but being able to garner public support from the Sayomi Empire in such a short time, means that you didn’t reach your position by luck!