Diona, Long Ren, and Yun Ning sat inside a hot room made out of wood, their feet laying upon a black rocky layer as steam dissipates from it.
Although the temperature inside may make normal humans faint in just a second, it is the perfect temperature for cultivators.
Yep, they were relaxing in a sauna. A private sauna just for Diona's purposes, how posh.
After a long day of hard work (just for Long Ren), relaxing in a private sauna is one of the best ways to relax and calm their minds down, especially for Long Ren.
Diona's sauna had an area of a 10x10-meter room with layers of steaming hot rocks acting as its floor. It provides the perfect temperature for cultivators to relax and rest their legs on, but if not needed, a wooden floor will appear and replace it.
The trio had little distance apart, forming an "L" with Diona and Yun Ning sitting beside each other while Long Ren was on the other edge.
(A/N: IDK how to describe this, imagine in an (L) right, Diona and Yun Ning sitting on the long part and Long Ren sitting on the short one, please comment on a better way to describe it ;)
"""Haaaaa…."""
All three of them sighed in contentment as they let their bodies relax in the steamy atmosphere of the room. A lit scented candle lay in the middle, permeating the room with a therapeutic smell.
Long Ren had his eyes closed as his body slumped on the wooden sofa, almost laying down. He only wore a short-pants covered by a towel as he laid his body bare. A long white towel also hung from his neck.
Sweat dripped from his face yet only a content smile bloomed. This experience really helped him a lot, clearing his mind and all.
He could already feel his body recovering faster than ever, but then again, it's probably a side benefit of this sauna. Knowing Diona, it won't even be a surprise anymore.
Speaking of Diona, she wore a quite revealing outfit, meant for beaches on earth as she sat ever so gracefully on the wooden sofa, enjoying the warmth she felt with all her body.
Meanwhile, Yun Ning wore the same type of gym outfit she used before, just not tattered. She laid her body as well, just like Long Ren, but still kept a graceful yet relaxed position.
The three of them came in right after patching up Long Ren and Yun Ning's wounds, at least superficially to prevent them from hurting while being in this room.
Diona looked at the slumped Long Ren, gazing at his almost bare body. She nodded and leaned her head towards Yun Ning. She slowly whispered some words while pointing at him, giggling slightly.
As Yun Ning heard her whispers, she rolled her eyes and slapped Diona's hand down. Diona giggled a bit more and only stopped after receiving a death glare from her student.
Diona clicked her tongue a bit and mouthed, 'Fine~'.
She turned her attention back to Long Ren and asked, " Long Ren, how big is you–Mffmdfh", only to be interrupted by Yun Ning as she gagged her towel into Diona's dirty mouth.
…
Long Ren opened one of his eyes slowly, only to marvel at Diona being scolded by Yun Ning, her mouth pouting as she replied with a perfunctory 'yes' at every word Yun Ning say.
Long Ren quickly ignored the scene in front of him. Yun Ning had told him before to never take everything Diona says seriously as her perviness will slip in one way or another.
Though he never experienced it directly, judging by the way Yun Ning scolded Diona right now, he could tell her perviness knows no bounds. So, he just completely ignored the question Diona just threw out.
It's not like he was gonna answer that anyway.
…
Diona sulked in silence as Yun Ning finally stopped reprimanding and let her go. Yun Ning sat back down, puffing out a huff of exhaustion.
Diona regained her composure and decided to, for once, ask a real question.
"So, Long Ren, care to explain your new move?"
Long Ren opened his eyes at her question and realized they were done with their shenanigans, he was too tired to deal with that but isn't for this.
"It's nothing much really, I just used the same principle [Space Step] use and imbued it into the gauntlets. Since the destination is anchored or fixed, it's easier for me to blink to a comfortable spot and wear it back immediately." Long Ren explained.
Diona hummed in response, "Since it had separate cooldowns, can't you apply them to other weapons or items as well?"
Long Ren thought for a while and shook his head, "I don't think I could, I've tried it on other things before but it only worked for the gauntlet."
Yun Ning listened with intrigue as Diona nodded, "Do you want to try other weapons? I have some extra. You can do it infinitely, after all, right?" She said, looking at Long Ren as a knowing smile bloomed on her face.
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'Tch,' Long Ren clicked his tongue in response.
He then thought of her question for a while and decided not to ask for more free stuff.
All these had already been a big blessing for him, something he thought he needed to let go of, and expecting to get even more would be quite low.
"I don't think I can take anything more from you. I've imposed myself enough," Long Ren answered. His face then turned wry as He knew Diona had detected his secret.
Although it is true that it had only worked with his gauntlet so far, half of it was also a lie. He tried applying it using a small rock before, and it worked, but its stability faltered.
He could blink, but it felt dangerous, and only when he used his gauntlet did it feel stable enough to be used.
Not only that, Diona must have figured out how he successfully conducted such a blink technique. The real way he did it was by already injecting spatial elements into the gauntlet, helping it to stabilize.
Other common weapons and items can't quite contain those potent spatial elements, thus decreasing their stability.
And lastly, he can't blink as infinitely as Diona said. Gradually, those injected elements would be used up, and refilling them mid-battle would only be suicidal.
Although he wouldn't mind if Diona or Yun Ning knew of his abilities secret, keeping it for himself would be ideal. But it seemed like nothing can escape from Diona's curious eyes.
Though Diona may look, act, and sound pervy, she, in all her dubious glory, is a true powerhouse.
"Suit yourself." Diona shrugged, she just wanted to help her disciple since the stronger Long Ren is, the happier will Yun Ning be. "What's the new move's name?" She asked.
"Fenrir's Pursuit, you know, since the gauntlet's name is already Fenrir, might as well follow the whole theme." Long Ren answered. He likes his gauntlet's name as it suits really well, imitating a wolf's paw and it being big and all that.
Both Diona and Yun Ning nodded while showing an "Oo" expression.