After that day, when Yasenia gained the Body Cultivation Technique, the search for the event's origin was a priority through all the world's top powers.
People began searching for hints everywhere and trying to compare information on each part of the Continent. Naturally, it was impossible to hide the fact that something extraordinary happened in Yasenia's sect simultaneously with the event.
Therefore, the powers with the best information networks realized that the Astral Sky Sect had something to do with it. With this, the problem was bound to follow. In the cultivation World, holding treasures was considered something akin to a crime.
If you were rich and you didn't have the strength or backing to protect those riches, it was a matter of time before someone would rob you out of greed.
"Sect Master, the number of attacks toward our disciples outside the sect has increased by 3700%. Not to mention, there are many powers that insist on a meeting, asking you to explain yourself and reveal whatever gains you made."
Alaia continued reading the document as Yasenia kept a calm expression and silently listened. Kaleina was coiled around her body, resting her cute dragon head on Yasenia's shoulders while her Mommy caressed her.
She looked like an oversized scarf wound around her body.
"Other than the harassment that they've been receiving, I've heard that some powers have started poaching our members with conditions that promise three times our benefits. About 2000 people have left the sect in the last month."
The dragoness nodded and asked her to continue.
"Regarding the land around our sect, we have managed to spot a few hundred spies, and we have also spotted 30 High-level Epoch Core realm experts waiting for an ambush. Their target is probably you."
Yasenia nodded. "Have you investigated which powers are targeting us? Although, I can probably guess, but maybe they are surprised."
Alaia shook her head. "No, they are all from the Continental Shadows' various powers."
The dragoness was confused. "Didn't they see your prowess during that time? Although I admit 30 high-level Epoch Cores are a strong force that other powers might fear, it's really not enough compared to what we showed, right?"
Alaia nodded. "I think that they are not aiming for a frontal confrontation. Doriel has been following them, and a few of our juniors are in cahoots with them. I've realized that a few of those juniors are trying to approach Angel and the others. Doriel even heard one of them asking if they could accompany them outside to help them with a few things."
Yasenia blinked. "Are they close to my dears?"
Alaia shook her head. "No, they are just very shameless with their requests."
Yasenia shook her head. "How many top experts of each power are there?"
Alaia looked at the paper she was holding and commented. "There are two from the Garuda race, twelve from the wolf race, and the rest are from the Silent Fang Sect."
The dragoness pondered for a moment, looking out of the window that took a large part of the wall. Then, she sighed and commented. "I didn't want to use it, but… Give them one warning to each power. Tell them to retreat their pressuring, or we'll retaliate. They have one month to comply. If they don't…" Yasenia's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. "Ask Kali for the thing and throw it to one of their main cities."
Alaia paused and looked at Yasenia. "Are you sure, Young Miss?"
Yasenia nodded. "They are targeting our innocent members because of a treasure, so they don't deserve mercy. Tell them that we have the cure after they realize that they can't deal with it. If they give us enough compensation and they are sincere in their apology, then we'll step forward and resolve it. If they don't…" The dragoness shook her head. "Well, they will learn about the consequences of provoking us."
Alaia asked. "How much compensation is sincere, Young Miss?"
Yasenia smiled coldly. "That will depend on them. If they are giving some measly Heaven-ranked items, deny it. Try to aim for resources, ore veins, or training lands. Plots of land in a city or similar compensation is also possible. Use as many parasites as experts they've sent."
Alaia smiled and nodded. "As you order, Young Miss."
Alaia left the room, leaving Yasenia behind alone with Kaleina.
The dragoness grabbed Kaleina's head and began raining kisses on her, making Kaleina giggle. "They can't blame Mommy if they want to provoke us, right, baby?"
Kaleina nodded. "That's right! If they provoke Mommy, then they deserve punishment!"
Kaleina asked, a bit nervous. "Mommy, when is that summit you have to leave to? Will you leave for a long time?"
The dragoness smiled softly and hugged the dragon in her arms tightly. "It will be in four years, baby. Also, it won't take long. A few weeks at most."
Kaleina pouted. "A few weeks? That's too long! Can I go with you?"
Yasenia pecked Kaleina's pouty lips, making her little darling laugh. "It depends on how strong Mommy and the others become in four years. If we are strong enough, then you can come."
Kaleina's golden eyes sparkled. "Really!?"
"Of course! When has Mommy lied to you?"
Kaleina hugged Yasenia's face and licked it with a purring sound. "Never~. Mommy is the best!"
Yasenia smiled happily, asking her little darling. "How are you and Flame doing lately?"
Kaleina smiled happily. "Very good! Aunty Gireila comes often to teach her with Mama Cecile."
Yasenia smiled wryly. "You also call her aunt?"
"Yes? Is it bad?"
The dragoness shook her head with a laugh. "Not at all. It is just that Aunty Gireila also asks Mommy to call her aunt."
Kaleina blinked, and then she laughed. "Then, Mommy and I are sisters now!"
A small chuckle escaped the dragoness's mouth. "Then, you must listen to big sister and accompany her to the bath."
The little dragoness lifted her arms. "Yay!"
While going to the bath, Yasenia met with Evelyn, so she also decided to join them.
They leisurely changed and entered the large open bath reserved for their family.
The water was not only perfectly warm, but it had many medical properties that Kali and Valeria enhanced. Just bathing here was similar to taking an Earth-rank pill to increase cultivation.
Of course, it didn't compare to their cultivation rooms, but it allowed them to not "lose" time when bathing.
Evelyn lay on Yasenia's naked body, sighing happily and content. Kaleina pouted and used her tail to splash water on Evelyn's face, making the melted woman open her eyes and look at her. "Hey, little one. What are you doing?"
With an angry snort, Kaleina said. "Mama Evelyn, are drooling on Mommy's breasts. Be careful!"
With a strange face, Evelyn looked at the little dragon and commented. "Hey, you know that these breasts are also mine, no?"
The little dragoness pouted and slithered in the water to hug one of Yasenia's breasts. "But they are also mine! Also, I eat from them, so you can't drool over them!"
'Little girl, if you knew how many other fluids I release on her breasts at night, you might kill me.'
Lately, Evelyn had been using the magical dildo to feel her favorite pair of mountains. Yasenia did it a few weeks earlier out of fun, and Evelyn got immediately addicted. She had lost count of all the times she had climaxed with them.
Yasenia softly tapped Evelyn's forehead and pushed her off, hugging her little baby. "Kaleina, don't mind that. Mommy always cleans herself before breastfeeding you."
Kaleina looked down at the beautiful pink nipple and licked her lips. Looking up with a shy expression, she asked. "Mommy, can I eat a bit?"
Evelyn snorted while floating about. "Little girl, didn't you eat two hours ago."
Kaleina's cheeks glowed a bit brighter, showing her embarrassment. However, the pampering dragoness quickly moved into position and began feeding her.
Evelyn rolled her eyes. "You pamper her too much."
"Hmph, if my baby wants to drink my milk, then my baby will drink my milk."
The mischievous girl saw Kaleina squinting in delight as she sucked and approached with a smirk, tickling her stomach stealthily.
Kaleina burst into laughter, but she entered a coughing fit because she was mid-swallowing. Evelyn laughed aloud. "Serves you right~, hahaha."
Kaleina quickly stopped coughing after two gentle pats from Yasenia, and then she lunged at Evelyn. "Mama Evelyn, today I'm going to bite you!"
Evelyn began swimming while escaping from her as she laughed. "You can as long as you catch up to me~, hahaha."
Yasenia only laughed as she gently used the water to clean the spilled milk on her breasts. Then, she relaxed while sitting in a mermaid position, looking at how Kaleina and Evelyn played. 'So nice.'
She couldn't help but feel her soul relax.
Thinking about the minor disaster that she was about to release, her feelings were complicated. 'Things will become hectic soon. If I'd discerned his personality correctly, he would probably start a small-scale war with me after this. The other powers will also become wary of us.'
The dragoness saw Evelyn purposely slowing down and allowing Kaleina to catch up and jump onto her. "Oh no! Yasenia, help me; little Kaleina is attacking me!"
Kaleina laughed triumphantly as she bit Evelyn's shoulder. "Now you can't escape!"
The dragoness smiled gently. "You get what you deserve, dear."
"Nooo!"
"Hahaha, not even Mommy can protect you now, Mama Evelyn!"
Looking at such a scene, the dragoness's eyes softened.
'If it is to protect them…'
However, the bottom of her eyes were filled with coldness and ruthlessness.
'… I don't mind becoming a devil once again.'
During the following week, the Garudas, Silent Fang sect, and Steel Back Wolf Clan received a warning letter.
"I know you are targeting me. You have one month to cease your attacks, or you'll suffer consequences you can't imagine. You have one month to cease all attacks.
-Astral Sky Sect Master."
The letter was extremely simple, but the three leaders who were in the same room couldn't help but frown.
The shadow-like person from the Silent Fang Sect asked. "Do you think it is just an empty threat?"
The one who read the letter, Fu Lang Zu, commented. "It's difficult to say. However, unless she dispatches those fairies that came to her aid, it will be difficult for her to deal any lasting damage. After all, her foundation in every single ambit other than military strength is subpar, at best."
The Garuda Patriarch was moving his waist, not stopping doing the act even in this situation, and he chirped with his bird head. His voice was unnaturally attractive because a few skills enhanced it. "I also think that we shouldn't stop. While the only thirty-five people my sect caught are low-level, they've been quite popular. It is already quite clear that the disciples are very talented."
The Garuda Patriarch stopped for a second and pondered. "A few more would be quite nice to have. Moreover, after we train them, I can sell them as Dual Cultivation Furnaces to the Peach Blossom sect. The profits should be above any loss she can make us incur."
The Wolf Patriarch and the others didn't react to his actions. They were more than used to it.
While Garudas were similar to Harpies in the sense that they were a very sexually liberated race, Garudas were more dominant, even sometimes forcing themselves on people.
The number of enemies they had is one of the reasons they were unable to increase their ranking in the Thirty-Three clans. However, because the Garuda Patriarch was very strong, and the people they offended usually weren't powers that could afford to provoke him, there weren't any top-tier experts that had decided to take action against them.
Then, with a bit of resentment but underlying fear, the Garuda Patriarch spoke as he restarted his waist movements. "Also, that bitch Tengliu also seems to be interested in that dragon. If I get her before Tengliu and I make her my toy, I'm sure that Tengliu will get quite angry, hahaha."
The other two pondered, and the Wolf Patriarch commented. "Let's ignore it, then. We'll react when it starts to happen. If it truly is something that we can't deal with… We'll resolve it later."
However, they would come to regret this two weeks later, as an extremely contagious and deadly disease surge would envelop many of the main cities governed by them.
The number of deaths in the first week neared 3000, but in the second week, the number had skyrocketed to 50,000.
Moreover, looking at the spreading power, it didn't appear as if it would end soon.
Another letter arrived when the outbreak seemed unstoppable. It was as simple as the previous one.
"I told you not to mess with me. The disease will eventually get even the Spiritual King Body Cultivators. Deal with the consequences or pay an appropriate price. If it is not sincere enough, don't even try to get in touch with me.
-Astral Sky Sect Master."
On the same day the letter reached, many people of the Wolf clan capital, Garuda Capital, and the main Hall of the Silent Fangs heard a wrathful roar that shook the hearts of everyone. "YASENIA! I'M NOT GOING TO FORGIVE THIS. IT IS WAR NOW!"
The Garudas were even angrier since a few maids had sneaked into their cities, rescuing all the captured Astral Sky disciples and also slaughtering a few thousand that had touched those disciples.
They couldn't even do anything as the process was finished in less than ten seconds. Before the news reached the Garuda Patriarch, the maids were long gone.
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Tatyana: Wow, my little treasure is merciless… I love it~.
Yasenia: I wonder what they will do next.
Tatyana: From those eyes… You have a plan, right?
Yasenia: Sigh, nothing can escape your eyes.
Tatyana: How could it? I know you better than you do yourself~.
Author: I summon you!
Anonymous1: Hi!
Andrea: Oh? You gained some sort of name.
Anonymous1: Well, I asked Author to call me as such since I've been the one asking the previous questions.
Andrea: Well, what do you have for us today?
Anonymous1: Can you explain the difference between mastering an element and mastering an Intent linked to this element? For example, Fire element and Fire intent.
Mirrory: Well, the difference is subtle but essential. If you master Fire Intent, meaning you reach level Nine of Fire Intent, you will be able to apply that concept to every attack of yours. Your punches, your skills, your energy… Everything will have the concept of fire in it.
Mirrory: Meanwhile, if you master the Fire element, first, you need to be an extremely high-level cultivator to "Master" an element. Mastering an element implies being completely in control over the element. For example, with a thought, you can manipulate the ambient Fire Energy to your will or even create or destroy it, becoming almost immune to any fire that's created with less "mastery" over yours.
Mirrory: What we call that is a Law. So, to master an element completely, you have to master the Law related to that element.
Anonymous1: So… When Tatyana used her [Death Law] previously…
Mirrory: Yes. That implies that Tatyana's mastery over the Death Element is already reaching monstrous standards.
Anonymous1: Wow.
Author: Yep, and that's all for today! Bye-bye~.