Yasenia's meditation went quite well and soon, she started to understand how to follow through and create a soul strand. The first thing that she needed to understand was which parts of her soul were able to be used. For starters, the parts of the soul that were usually used had some memories about what the cultivator wanted the soul strand to do.
Taking this into account, Yasenia was a bit confused about how to duplicate those memories so that she didn't lose them when she extracted the soul strand. Usually, messing with the soul so specifically was basically impossible. Still, with enough mastery over your own soul, it was not an impossible task.
With extreme care, Yasenia began manipulating her own soul and tried to gently separate a part of herself. However, the second she did so, a sharp pain electrified her entire body, making her closed eyes snap open. "Wow, that was something. It seems that creating the soul strand is not as easy as I expected."
With the pain that it carried in mind, the dragoness smiled for a second and focused. Then, she started again. Similar to before, the pain attacked her. However, now that she was prepared, she didn't even flinch. Slowly, a very small part of herself began detaching.
Soul damage was always the worst, the reason being that it came with raw pain to which you couldn't really get accustomed to. Your tenacity could perhaps increase, but unlike physical pain, the pain level was always constant or even increasing if the damage was constant.
Still focused on the task ahead, the dragoness quickly created that soul strand. However, the amount of her soul that she separated was not as small as she expected, leaving her dazed for a few moments.
However, her subconsciousness was strong enough to maintain control over the situation. Her mind became confused for a second, and she was having trouble remembering some things. However, as her energy circulated and healed her own soul, memories slowly came back. "Hm… I won't continue until my soul fully heals. Just in case I forgot something fundamental."
So, for the following days, Yasenia just meditated while keeping control of the soul strand she separated.
Two weeks later, feeling that her soul had completely healed, Yasenia opened her eyes and waved her hand. An invisible ball of pure soul energy floated before her together with the
As the two items got closer together, the aura around her became denser, and Yasenia's energy flowed out of her toward the two items. Merging them would require large amounts of energy, which Yasenia would have no trouble giving thanks to her deep energy reserves.
"Now…" Yasenia smiled and gestured with her hands for them to unite. "Merge!"
BOOM!
A pillar of blue light surrounded by stars spiraling around it flowed upward. The event called for the attention of most of the people in the Spatial Sect. However, knowing that it came from Yasenia's cultivation room, nobody dared to interrupt. They had already been informed about Yasenia trying to do things with her soul, and the last thing they wanted was for their dragoness to have an accident.
Meanwhile, inside her room, the dragoness looked at the tablet that held the [Astral Sky Inheritance] with a satisfied face. Gorgeous lights surrounded the item, and even the texture had changed.
Yasenia could feel that the item had reached a completely new level. It was probably the highest-level item she had ever created, which made her a bit reluctant to leave it behind. "Well… It's not like I can do anything with it since it was created to manage the Sect Master of this sect. I guess I can give it to Ghana now. Honestly, I thought I would take a while more, but it is completed!"
Looking at the beautiful tablet, Yasenia picked it up, and without warning, her consciousness got sucked into the item. When the dragoness opened her eyes, she was in the vastness of space, surrounded by galaxies, stars, and planets.
Everything was gorgeous, leaving her somewhat speechless and awestruck.
Then, a slightly low and mellow voice that could charm mortals and cultivators alike reached her. "Oh~? The first person that wants this little treasure has appeared~."
Yasenia raised her eyebrow as she listened to her own voice. Turning around, she saw herself wearing her usual seductive blue dress.
The woman standing before her was a exact image of herself, like looking at a mirror reflection that had managed to get out of there to confront her. Yasenia crossed her arms under her chest with a smile and asked. "What, don't you recognize yourself?"
The Inheritance Yasenia rolled her charming golden eyes and smiled. "Hey, even if I am a soul strand, I am not stupid. I can recognize my whole self." Her body disappeared and reappeared in front of Yasenia, holding her chin with a smile. "To be honest, it is very tempting having you in front of me ~."
Yasenia looked at her Soul Strand with a smile. "Oh? How is it tempting~?"
Inheritance Yasenia laughed seductively, using her thumb to trace Yasenia's chin. "It is like a pull… As if my body wants to merge with yours. The same feeling as when we want to enter our dears and engulf them with our love~."
Inheritance Yasenia squinted alluringly and squished their bodies together in a sight that would've KOed almost anyone if they saw. "Say, since this is a place where nobody can really… see. How about we have a bit of fun with each other?"
Ysenia laughed softly. "I see, while you are me, you lack a few things that make me myself."
Then, she stepped back and snorted. "As if I would do that. I don't want to cheat on my dears, even if it is with myself!"
Inheritance Yasenia pouted playfully. "Meany, I just wanted to become one with my main self one last time~."
The dragoness hummed, rubbing her chin. "Say, you won't do anything with anyone, right? I don't want someone to suddenly arrive at my door's entrance saying how much they love me and how many nights they've spent with my Soul Strand."
Inheritance Yasenia rolled her eyes. "As if! You've left me with this indifference for everyone that's not our family. If someone can really make me fall in love after all of this, I would honestly give them a good look."
Yasenia laughed. "Well, that's not a complete nonsense statement, I guess."
Inheritance Yasenia smiled. "Of course, it is not. While I lack a lot, I am still you~."
Yasenia looked around and asked. "So, what are the trials that you are going to give people? You've been given quite a lot of independence, after all."
Inheritance Yasenia shrugged. "I need to think about it deeply first. I want my trials to not focus on general qualities. Depending on who takes the trials and for what, I will naturally give them the necessary information. Not to mention, I also need to hammer their loyalty to our progeny!"
Yasenia nodded. "Right, right. They can't betray our future generations with the power we give them. That would be like slapping ourselves in the face."
Inheritance Yasenia laughed, floating around Yasenia. "So, depending on who comes next, I'll think of the trials then~. I'll have some general ones, though, like testing potential, strength, the heart, seeing what elements they have, etc, etc. I have quite a lot of knowledge that it is not yours after merging with this tablet."
Yasenia blinked. "Oh? You do?"
Inheritance Yasenia snorted. "Of course I do! This was created by Mommy!" She smiled. "I know a lot about formations, for example. I could probably teach Angel… Speaking of which, you can tell her to come here at any time; I'll take care of her~."
Yasenia deadpanned. "Knowing my little baby, she might get cooked by you before she even realizes what she has done. I'll pass from giving her that experience."
"Tsk, tsk. So strict! I am you at the end of the day!"
Yasenia laughed. "Stop trying to be mischievous. You know it won't work."
"Tsk. I won't be like that then." Then, Inheritance Yasenia spoke seriously. "Yasenia, this is your first attempt at creating a soul strand. For now, I feel perfectly fine, and my thought process seems sharp. Everything looks fine, and my soul stability is perfectly linked to the tablet. So, if the tablet is destroyed, I will die as well."
Yasenia nodded. "That's as planned. The last thing I want is for you to fall into the hands of the wrong people. That would be very bad."
The Soul Strand nodded, agreeing with that statement. Then, she spoke. "With the knowledge I have, I feel that I can test people up to the middle-high Transcendence Level. Anyone stronger than that, I won't be able to do much about it."
Yasenia pondered. "I see. Be careful with those kinds of people. If you ever feel danger, remember to destroy the tablet, okay?"
The Soul Strand acted dramatically. "Oh, so cruel! You are asking me to kill myself!"
Yasenia raised her eyebrow. "You would do it even if I don't tell you to. I know that you know that if you fall into the wrong hands, not only me but my dears will also be in trouble."
The Soul Strand deadpanned and looked at Yasenia. "Say, now that I am looking at you from afar, were we always this… serious and unfun? No wonder we like Evelyn so much, eh. Without her, we might as well be as dry as the desert down south."
Yasenia's eyebrow twitched a few times. "Hey, I can also be funny if I want to."
"Right, we can. But you usually don't want to." Inheritance Yasenia smirked. "Be a bit more silly sometimes and relax. You are too tense lately."
Yasenia sighed. "You know I can't do that. The second we relax might as well be the moment of our demise."
Inheritance Yasenia smiled. "Well, our children's first tribulation is coming soon, eh? Are you worried about that? How about you send them here for a while, that would be fun for me too! I want to be with my babies!"
Yasenia blinked, confused. "Do you really want to? Like actual want?"
Inheritance Yasenia laughed. "No. You made sure to eliminate quite a few feelings from me, like being forlorn or missing things. I'll be stuck here, so if I start missing things, who knows how I might change in the future? I am just messing around. But, I admit that if they come here, I could have a fun time with them. They are, in part, my children as well after all."
Yasenia smiled. "Well, I can't deny that. However, to avoid any future complications, this will probably be the first and last time you see me or any of my family… Well, perhaps our descendents want to become Sect Masters and you can see them then."
Inheritance Yasenia smiled. "So ruthless."
Yasenia smiled back. "Just as usual."
Inheritance Yasenia waved her hand twice. "Okay, okay. You are allowed to leave now. Also, send Ghana soon, I want to slap her around for a while to vent my feelings! I will also practice my 'Ancestor' vibes with her as well~."
Yasenia rolled her eyes. "Am I the ruthless one, or are you?"
Inheritance Yasenia and Yasenia laughed and said simultaneously. "Good luck."
Then, Yasenia's vision shifted, and she came back to herself. Looking at the beautiful tablet in her hands, she smiled and said. "Well, time to test Ghana."