Heaven, Earth, Me

Chapter 733: Yasenia's Cultivation Progress.

After Yasenia read the summary of the information, she separated the related documents and read everything about Zephyrith's situation in depth.

A few moments later, she smiled wryly. "As expected, it is my fault. Our show of power has been too effective, and, scared by it, he now wants to consummate his marriage with Zephyrith sooner to gain strength. After all, no matter how confident he is in himself, he won't underestimate Alaia, who has reached the half-step Dantian Spiritualization realm."

She passed her hand through her long hair and sighed, feeling a bit troubled. "What should I do with this?"

She really didn't want to start a conflict with him before the summit.

After all, what she wanted to do at the summit was stabilize her position in the entire continent publicly so that she could deal with all the threats in a "legitimate" way.

If she attacked now, even with our alliance forming, many powers would consider her an "alien" power that suddenly tried to dip their hands in the large pie called Distancia Continent. Naturally, they won't be happy.

Yasenia leaned back, crossing her arms under her chest and getting thoughtful. There were many ways, like an assassination. But, again, doing so is like telling the rest of the powers. "Hey, I can kill the Patriarch of one of the strongest races covertly. Maybe you are next?"

In short, the nail that stuck out got hammered.

Moreover, although the dragoness knew the marriage was being brought forward, she didn't know when it would happen. 'Thankfully, I asked Doriel to warn Zephyrith right after the War. She is not a weak person, so she should be able to protect herself for a while. Speaking of which, Doriel is already back, right?'

After thinking for a moment, she called Doriel. A few seconds later, the woman appeared from a shadow, respectfully standing by her side.

With a bow as a greeting, she asked. "You called, Young Miss?"

Yasenia nodded. "How confident are you in entering the core of Fu Lang Zu's territory and delivering a message and communication device to Zephyrith?"

Doriel got thoughtful and answered. "Unless she is right by the place where their ancestors hide, I should have no problems."

The dragoness blinked. "Their ancestors?"

Doriel nodded. "I felt a few powerful auras in their territory that felt somewhat threatening. They should be peak-level Epoch Cores stuck at the realm's limit because of Distancia's Heaven's limitations. Compared to a fresh Half-step like Alaia, they are much stronger."

Yasenia frowned. "So, they can beat you?"

Doriel shook her head. "Unless we fight, it is yet to be seen. After all, raw power is not something that limits us. But, they are opponents that we need to take into account."

Yasenia nodded. "How many of them are there?"

Doriel shook her head. "The auras I felt were hidden, so my estimates are between 2 to 7."

After hearing her, the dragoness somewhat relaxed. She knew that the foundation of powers here in Distancia was not simple; that's why she was always careful.

Yasenia pondered for a second and showed her the information.

After Doriel read it, Yasenia asked. "How do you see it? Are you confident?"

Doriel nodded. "I can do that. However, Young Miss, didn't this woman reject your invitations twice already? The last time I went, she was still stubborn, saying that we didn't know what we were dealing with."

With a nod, Yasenia answered. "You are right. But she did so because she thought we were weak and couldn't protect ourselves if Fu Lang Zu decided to go all out. This time, I've shared quite a lot of information in the message I want you to deliver. If, even after reading all of what is written in the letter, she still insists on marrying Fu Lang Zu, then I have no more reason to stop it. After all, it would mean that she isn't really marrying out of obligation but because she wants to."

Doriel got thoughtful and eventually nodded. "What if she shares this information with Fu Lang Zu?"

Yasenia lifted an eyebrow and then sneered. "Even better. There are quite a few traps in the information I've shared. What I gave her is not a realistic list but a heavily modified one. I'll know straight away if she did something like that."

Doriel was curious and opened the letter to read the messages and saw the many traps in the information her Young Miss shared. Yasenia naturally didn't stop her. She didn't mind her checking out what she wrote. On the contrary, she patiently waited and waited for her feedback.

Even Kaleina was busy with her everyday education. Knowing that, she decided to take a small detour toward the sect's center.

A few minutes later, Yasenia descended the mountain and landed at a place specially prepared for flying cultivators to land.

While it was not wholly necessary, having people flying above their heads and landing in the middle of the streets could be a bother. Moreover, since cultivators that could fly were extremely quick, the small inconvenience of not being able to land wherever they wanted was not a problem.

Before she arrived, Yasenia had changed her hairstyle to an updo with half her raven black hair cascading down like a glossy waterfall and donning a formal hanfu that hid her skin and had long and wide sleeves. On her face, she wore a semi-transparent black veil, highlighting her enchanting and imposing golden slit eyes.

While her alluringness couldn't be hidden, her elegance and otherworldliness were enhanced, giving a more formal air than usual.

When the people around saw her, there was silence for a few seconds until one of them reacted. "Good morning, Sect Master!"

The rest woke up from their daze and repeated. "Good morning, Sect Master!"

Yasenia looked around and nodded. "Good morning. You can go on; I'm here to take a walk."

Then, she sashayed her hips away, leisurely walking into the streets.

The people looked at her retreating form and whispered to each other.

"Oh my heavens, I knew Sect Master was beautiful, but I thought the rumors were a bit exaggerated. I was silly; they weren't exaggerated, they were downplayed!"

"Right, right? This is the first time I've seen Sect Master from such a close distance. Did you know that she is less than 100 years old?"

"How could I not know? She is an unparalleled genius who has even faced off against the top powerhouses! I don't think there will ever be a second person like Sect Master."

Conversations flowed in similar ways. After her face-off with the 30 million army and decisive victory, her popularity across the entire continent had reached new heights.

Naturally, those juniors who were part of the Sect felt proud to have such a strong and talented sect master.

Yasenia walked through the streets filled with buildings with the same architecture as those back in Sky Continent with nostalgia.

'It has been a while since I took a walk alone.'

The dragoness calmly walked, and people parted, saluting her along the way. The dragoness didn't stop them; a show of respect for the Sect Master was not going overboard. It was necessary to create unity in the group, and a leader figure helped a lot with that.

Yasenia entered a shop at the side, looked at the items, and realized that things sold here were magic-ranked. 'the shop might not be luxurious, but it looks clean and orderly.'

The dragoness was satisfied. Even if someone sold low-level goods, they could earn enough profits to maintain a place at this level, which meant that even the "lowest-ranked" people could live comfortably while gaining profits.

As she looked around curiously, she heard a stuttering voice. "W-W-What can I do for you, Sect Master?"

Yasenia looked to the side and saw a small boy, drenched in sweat and so nervous that the dragoness was worried he would pass out. "Don't worry, child. I was just looking around. Here, a reward for keeping your shop clean and tidy."

She took out two coins that represented 10 Astral Sky Points each and gave them to him. Excessive rewards could taint a person, but appropriate rewards would motivate someone.

The boy took the two coins as if they were rare treasures and saw the tall and beautiful sect master leaving, her charming and long tail gently closing the door behind her. 'My friends won't believe me when I tell them about it.'

Yasenia strolled around the sect for three hours, calmly visiting all the places, and with a cleared-up mind, she went to her cultivation room.

With renewed determination, the dragoness was prepared to challenge the Immortal Technique one more time.

'Today, I'll break through!'