Heaven, Earth, Me

Chapter 648: Secret Realm's opening!

A while later, Yasenia was lying on her side while pondering, resting her head on one hand with her upper torso raised while her other arm circled Angel.

The red hair had already returned to the shiny and silky blonde color. The same with her eyes, becoming the sky-blue beautiful orbs they usually were.

Angel was awake, her face buried in one of Yasenia's breasts while she suckled one of Yasenia's nipples with squinted eyes. "So tasty~."

Yasenia looked down at her and smiled softly, her hand caressing Angel's naked back and butt without any sexual tension, just pure affectionate feelings.

This reminded her about Kaleina, so she opened a communication device to speak with her.

It didn't take long before it connected with the other side. "Baby, how are you doing back at home alone? Is everything okay?"

Kaleina's young and clear voice was heard through the device with a little laugh. "Mommy, you called only a few hours ago!"

Yasenia laughed softly. "Sorry, love. I'm just worried."

Kaleina answered softly. "I miss you, Mommy. When will you return?"

Yasenia felt an impulse to give up the Secret Realm exploration to be with her baby, but she resisted. She needed to become stronger to protect her little dear better. Maybe she could find something interesting in the Secret Realm for her.

Yasenia answered carefully. "I don't know, baby. The place where Mommy is going is dangerous, and I might stay there for a long time. However, I promise that I will call you every day, and if one day I don't, the next day I'll spend double the time with you."

Kaleina answered with a reluctant tone that was covered, trying to be strong. "O-Okay, Mommy, I will be good and wait for you."

Our dragoness almost rushed back to the sect to hug her little love. She sighed and nagged a bit. "Remember all the things Mommy told you, okay? Listen to your aunties, eat healthy, and remember to drink Mommy's milk daily! Also, don't try to be brave, and if someone bullies you, tell the aunties to take care of it. If it is cold, you should listen and wear a bit thicker, okay? Your scales are very powerful and pretty, but sometimes we all need clothes, even Mommy!"

Kaleina giggled. "Okay, Mommy! I'll listen to you. Also, also, there is so much milk I don't know if I'll be able to finish it!"

Yasenia had been preparing spare milk for four years just in case, so there was truly a lot of it.

Yasenia smiled. "That's perfect. You can drink as much as you want that way. It's super duper healthy."

Kaleina answered happily. "Okay! Mommy's milk is the best! Honestly, other milk is very bleh, and I don't like it."

Yasenia frowned and felt a fit of jealousy almost consuming her. "Did you taste someone else's milk?"

Kaleina's young survival instincts kicked in, and she answered with a stutter. "I didn't!"

Our dragons relaxed, and her smile returned. "That's good. Remember that other milks besides your Mommy's can cause indigestion! They are evil, cough, terrible, so remember only to drink mine, okay, love?"

Kaleina sighed and nodded seriously. "Okay, Mommy. I will remember!"

The maid waiting beside Kaleina was having a hard time holding back her laughter.

Mirrory looked at Yasenia with a strange but teasing gaze and asked. "Other milks besides yours can cause indigestion?"

Yasenia flinched and looked sideways, avoiding Mirrory's amused eyes. "W- Who knows? After all, mine is better, right? If she downgrades from good to bad quality, it might be bad for her stomach, right?"

Mirrory let out a small chuckle and didn't correct her.

Angel looked up at Yasenia's awkward face and laughed, making Yasenia blush a little.

Their conversation continued for an hour straight while Angel took her sweet time to fill her tummy and then relax in the dragoness's arms, eventually falling asleep.

Suddenly, a large spatial fluctuation covered the entire valley, snapping Angel back from her sweet dreams about eating delicacies made by Yasenia's milk while being pampered and, consequently, making her angry.

She sat up quickly, making her softness bounce beautifully, and complained. "I was about to taste Yasenia's milk ice cream! Who is using energy so recklessly and woke me up!?"

Mirrory and Yasenia felt flabbergasted as they looked at the grumpy Angel.

Yasenia held her laughter and hugged her. "Baby, the secret realm is opening."

Angel blinked twice and looked at the playfully smiling Yasenia, who had clear amusement dancing in her eyes and felt embarrassed.

Before a blush covered her entire face and the embarrassment reached an uncomfortable threshold, our prepared Yasenia summoned an ice cream cone with a white and creamy-looking substance on top.

Angel blinked, forgetting her embarrassment, and her smile bloomed like a flower. "Milk ice cream!"

Tatyana opened the door and saw a naked Yasenia hugging a naked Angel while Angel licked an ice cream cone and Mirrory floated around aimlessly.

Her face became helpless. "Say, little treasure. Is this more important than preparing for the secret realm?"

Remember that besides the principal Sects, Clans, and Empires, there were a lot of rogue cultivators and all kinds of groups, like mercenaries, merchants, and similar, roaming around.

Furthermore, our dragoness distinctively spotted representatives for all the Nine Sects, Three Empires, and Thirty-Three clans.

At the lead of each power, there was a group of at least one hundred made of their most talented disciples and a few strong elders.

Because of the large number of people, Yasenia couldn't distinguish individual auras, making her wonder if she would find surprises.

Her lips couldn't help but arch, the dragon's golden eyes glowing with battle hunger. 'Well, this will be fun.'

A massive portal opened and twisted space, creating a massive passage that would leave even her dragon form looking like an ant before a human.

The walls were a flow of energy at first, but they quickly transformed into a rocky surface, clear that it connected with some kind of giant cave.

While Yasenia pondered if it was better to fly inside or walk on land, a few of her disciples tried to rush forward. Yasenia naturally stopped them. "Wait. Entering now or a few moments later won't change anything."

That disciple frowned. "Sect Master, with all due respect, you are behaving too cowardly! Look, rogue cultivators are already rushing in, together with other smaller sects."

Yasenia looked at him coldly and spoke, looking away. "Those who want to go can go."

Then, she did not bother anymore.

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Author: The secret realm is opened!

Yasenia: Sigh...

Author: Y-You don't seem too motivated.

Yasenia: I'll be away from Kaleina for who knows how long... My baby is just five years old! Sigh...

The rest: ...

Author: Well, your communication devices are much stronger, so you'll probably be able to talk with her daily, right?

Yasenia: I don't know if I would have the willpower to participate otherwise...

The rest: ...

Author: Cough, leaving aside the pampering mama dragon, let's summon today's dear. I summon you!

Dante: I'm back!

Angel: Hello! It has been a while!

Dante: That's true. Anyway, seniors, I'm very curious about something. What are the pros and cons for each of the three cultivation paths of Body, Spiritual, and Soul? And which path would you say is the strongest or holds the most cards against the other paths?

Valeria: That's a situational question. It's like asking, what is better, water or ice? Well, it depends. Both are somewhat interchangeable under the right conditions.

Dante: Right.

Mirrory: If I had to stick to one cultivation path, Spiritual is the choice. There is a reason it is the most widespread of the three.

Dante: What reason?

Mirrory: You don't have a glaring disadvantage. For example, a Spiritual cultivator that focuses on soul attacks would have an advantage against body cultivators, and a Spiritual cultivator that practices body-strengthening techniques would have an edge against soul cultivators. Naturally, this is without considering personal strength, but in a general way.

Dante: I can understand why.

Mirrory: Yet, a similar argument can be made for the other two. If a body cultivator meets someone with a weak body and manages to reach a melee range, they are done for. It's the same for Soul cultivators meeting someone with a fragile soul.

Dante: That's also true...

Tatyana: As Mirrory explained, there is no "Best" but "most appropriate for a situation." It's similar to rock paper scissors that can suddenly make the paper win against scissors because paper learned how to harden themselves.

Dante: That's quite a fun and appropriate metaphor.

Author: Yep, that's all for today. Thanks!

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