After leaving that place, Kali held the treasure and looked at it with interest. This little orb is the cause of their last year of constant struggle. Now, it was in her hands, and she had to assimilate it.
The treasure was similar to the other two she found, following the same theme. Unlike the [Rain Storm Meteorite] and [Weather Controlling Primal Meteorite], the first two fragments, this treasure didn't come with a name attached to it. Therefore, Kali didn't know what to call it. Still, she didn't really need to know the name to fuse it with the other two.
Angel asked, curious. "Are you going to fuse them right away?"
Fiddling with the orb surrounded by clouds that emitted strange cosmic rays, Kali nodded. "I will. This item looks quite high-level compared to the other two, though. I wonder what the effects will be?"
Evelyn looked at it and clicked her tongue. "That's quite powerful indeed. My Natural Treasure is barely comparable to it. Of course, my Natural Treasure is growing with me, so it will eventually catch up to this one."
Kali raised her eyebrow playfully. "You think so? Mine also grows with me, no?"
Evelyn snorted. "I trust in my cute [Storm Roaring Thunder]!"
Smiling at her words, she sighed and commented. "Well, I'll go to one of the rooms and cultivate behind closed doors. We have a long journey ahead of us, right?"
Flora saw that Kali was asking her, and she nodded. "Indeed, Madam. According to our maps, it should take around two or three years to reach the location where Lady Andrea needs to find her inheritance treasure."
Hearing that, many people walked out and went to the rooms below to cultivate. While the energy quantity was not high, it was better than nothing. Formations were activated to transform cosmic energy into spiritual energy. Otherwise, they would all be constantly losing energy, making traveling through space very challenging.
Still, even when the quantity of energy was low, it was barely enough to keep them going even while cultivating. Ayanduin and Gu Chen were able to filter Cosmic Energy with much difficulty, allowing them to keep up the horrifying rate of consumption their bodies constantly needed.
Still, doing so was not good for them, and they would eventually need to rest in a world with a Heaven to cleanse their bodies.
The only one that was having no problems whatsoever was the dragoness. She was happily sitting on the ship's bow, absorbing the Cosmic Energy around her while sitting cross-legged.
Tatyana and Cecile sat by her side, observing the emptiness of space.
During the next two years, Yasenia managed to break through and reach the peak of the Dantian Spiritualization Sixth Level, Mid-level Epoch Core, and the peak of the Sixth Level Legendary Beast Core Realm.
She was just a step away from officially becoming a high-level player in the fifth realm.
Meanwhile, the girls other than Yasenia had already managed to reach the seventh level, all of them creating solid energy in their lower Dantian. The reason their cultivation speed remained swift was none other than Yasenia's Dual Cultivation method.
After two years of travels through the nothingness of space, the warship's radar caught something in the distance. "Young Miss, we are approaching a dimensional world."
Yasenia opened her closed eyes and looked toward the horizon. "Dimensional world… Those are the 'Flat Worlds' of the universe, right? Give me a reminder."
Alaia nodded and brought up a text in front of herself. "Dimensional Worlds are situated in the general vicinity of a Solar System. They cover a large space and are usually much larger than spherical worlds. Heaven dominates those worlds, and their laws follow the typical 24-hour day, normal level of gravity, and several continents surrounded by water. There are many types and exceptions, but that's the rule of thumb to categorize them. To enter such worlds, otherwise called 'continents,' you need permission from their Heaven. Our Sky Continent is similar to it, Young Miss."
Yasenia hummed and squinted, using her unique sight to look beyond. "Oh? I can somewhat see the fluctuation of the dimensional layer surrounding the World." Something flicked in the periphery of her sight, and she looked over. 'Hm? What's that?'
"Alaia, any energy signals in that direction?"
Following Yasenia's finger in the map, she commented. "None that I can see… Do you see something, Young Miss?"
"I do indeed see something. There is a star over there, right?"
Alaia blinked and zoomed into the area where Yasenia was pointing. "Hm… oh. There is indeed a small star in that direction. It's around one hundred billion kilometers away… How did you see it?"
Yasenia tilted her head. "It flashed strangely. Have you ever received a reflection of light from something on your periphery? It felt similar to that."
Alaia hummed. "I see. Do you want to go and check it? We should reach it in a few months at most, and we are not deviating too much from our objective."
Crossing her arms, the dragoness pondered on what to do. "Can you save its location on the map? We can check it after Andrea's business. She is currently our priority."
"Understood."
They didn't change routes and continued forward, eventually arriving at the edge of the dimensional barrier. Looking from the outside, the place looked as if it was another patch of the endless emptiness of space. However, hiding in dimensional layers, a gigantic world was hiding there.
Alaia spoke aloud, her draconic gaze focused on the control panel. "We are approaching the dimensional layer. Ready yourself for heavy turbulence."
The warship slowly approached, and soon, they touched the layer. As if their ship was sinking into a pond of nothingness, the bow of the warship was swallowed, followed by all of them right after.
Their gaze was completely black for a few seconds, and then, a bright glare flashed over them, making their eyes squint. They've been accustomed to the darkness of space for so long that the Sun rays around them felt a bit too bright.
When they recovered their gaze, the image of a gigantic world entered their eyesight, spreading in all directions around them in a seemingly endless manner.
The gigantic world, large oceans, and enormous continents were a gorgeous sight that many missed. A Distancia leader commented with a smile. "It has been just a few years, and yet it feels like forever. What a strange situation."
Another one answered. "Indeed. It makes me want to just stay here instead of aiming for higher Heavens. I mean, if this place accepts Lord Ayanduin and Lord Gu Chen, it means that it should be possible to cross into the Sixth Realm, right?"
Yasenia smiled. "If anyone wants to stay, I won't force you to follow me. Our contract has already been fulfilled. You can either follow me or stay in another world." The dragoness commented, looking at them. "To be honest, I recommend doing so. While I admire many of you for wanting to follow along, I am going to go to places far beyond what you can imagine. If you can't keep up, you will eventually be left behind, and I really would hate to see that."
Cao Chenghua crossed his arms with a raised eyebrow. "That's surprising. I always thought that you had recruited us as an armed force that you wanted to train to become a key factor against your real enemies."
The dragoness gently shook her head, her long black hair waving beautifully with her gestures. Using a hand to place a few strands behind her ear, she commented. "I have never thought of you as such. I was just thankful for your contributions to making Distancia a good world for me to stay in for a few years."
The dragoness added. "Therefore, if any of you want to be dropped off and explore these lands alone, you tell me, and I will do so. All of you have a few treasures we gathered in Ruin World during the last year, right? That should be more than enough to last you for several decades or even centuries."
A few leaders got thoughtful, and Cao Chenghua, their representative, spoke. "Let us think about it."
Yasenia nodded and looked at Andrea with a smile. "Well, Darling. Your turn to lead us~."
Andrea caressed the dragoness's head with a smile and pointed southwest. "Alaia, go straight in that direction."
Their ship turned and then shot through the air, streaking across the sky like a shooting star.
After two days of moving in the same direction, they all decided to make a stop in a town near the place where Andrea was supposed to go. Going straight into it without gathering information was not the way of doing things, after all, there might be lethal traps or other naturally occurring dangers that could leave them helpless.
So, their ship landed in front of a relatively large town, and they all dismounted. The place was surrounded by green prairies, distant mountains, and beautiful rivers. The scenery was extremely relaxing, leaving a few of them dazed for a second.
Once they dismounted, Yasenia stored the ship, and they all crossed the remaining distance on foot.
They soon arrived at a town's gates and spotted two guards at the entrance. They were wearing a decently shiny piece of armor, and their weapons were of the Earth-rank, showing that this place was not without strength.
The guards saw Yasenia's group, and one of them quickly ran inside while the other shouted. "Beast humans are attacking again! Ring the alarms!"
Yasenia's eyebrow twitched in annoyance. 'I really hope that this is not a Distancia but with humans kind of place.'
Not wanting to deal with them, Yasenia waved her hand and summoned her warship. "Board the ship. We are going to another town. There is no reason that we need to go through whatever the mess they are dealing with here is."
They all chuckled and followed the dragoness, the warship streaking across the sky right after. The people in the town stood there, stunned beyond comprehension.
Searching the area, they were able to spot several different towns, some bigger than others. This time around, they made sure to check if the town had beast humans and humans alike, so that their group wouldn't be out of place.
It was a matter of time before they found it, and they landed nearby and approached in a similar manner. The scenery in this palace was different, being mainly mountainous, with tall peaks reaching the clouds in the surroundings.
Approaching the gates, Yasenia saw two human men guarding the entrance again. She crossed her fingers and sighed. 'Let them be normal!'
When the guards spotted them, they didn't react like the others. Instead, they became alert and raised their weapons, which was a very common reaction.
Yasenia was elated and said. "Oh! Finally! It only took EIGHT towns!"
And so, with a beautiful smile on her face that left the guards dazed, their group approached the gates.