From the day that the disciples were ambushed, Yasenia heard that the Sect Master had set up a date for a meeting. Sadly, Yasenia was not invited to this meeting, and she could only watch as many of the high-level elders left. She was unsure if this was because they thought she lacked strength or because her presence might cause trouble. Either way, Yasenia was quite happy and used all the time in between to explore the [Primordial Palace] and advance in all the things she had pending.
Several months flashed by extremely quickly, and eventually, it had been one year since she arrived at the Star Immortal Sect. When Yasenia left her cultivation room, she saw two women sitting comfortably on one of her couches, eating cookies she had baked and placed on the table in between.
Raising her eyebrow, Yasenia walked forward and sat on a comfortable, cushioned chair made for her. "You two have become awfully comfortable coming into my house and eating my food. Those cookies were for the disciples to commemorate one year of my joining the sect."
Tai Qingzhe and Star Forge blinked while munching on the cookies with relish. After swallowing, Star Forge grinned. "Well, you can't blame me. I never thought that Spirit Cooks were this powerful and could make so many delicacies. I can feel some of my mortal cravings coming back to me~."
The dragoness leaned on her fist and sighed, turning her gaze toward the somewhat shy Qingzhe. "What about you? Wasn't I supposed to be some sort of enemy? You are spending more time in my house than in yours." Her eyebrow raised as her lips and eyes curled in a teasing smile. "Others are starting to think that we have something going on between us~."
"Ahem—Cough, cough." Qingzhe choked, her cheeks turning somewhat red. "D-Don't get me wrong! I just think of you as a friend! Nothing more!"
Star Forge deadpanned. "Denying it so enthusiastically makes it suspicious."
The blonde woman was speechless. Instead of answering, she knew that changing the topic was the correct move. So, she commented. "How is your advancement going, Yasenia? Did you manage to do something interesting? I can feel that your Intent Domains are about to manifest."
Star Forge nodded and picked another cookie. "Right, your advancement speed is honestly slightly terrifying." Then, she dunked it in milk and brought it to her mouth, squinting.
"Actually, I think I can already manifest the Intent Domain. However, I want to study the feeling of that manifestation a bit more before I tap into it."
"This milk is quite delicious. Where did you get it from?"
The dragoness teased with a small lie. "It's my breast milk."
"Pfft—"
"Cough. Cough, cough!"
Tai Qingzhe and Star Forge instantly spluttered the milk and entered a coughing fit. "Your what!?" Star Forge asked, baffled, cleaning her mouth with her sleeve. Either way, the light blue dress had auto-cleansing features.
The dragoness couldn't hold it back and entered a laughing fit. "You two are sometimes so innocent. Hahaha."
Knowing that they'd been played, Qingzhe and Star Forge glared at Yasenia. However, a question lingered in their minds as they looked at the impossible-to-ignore white mountains. 'How would it actually taste?'
Feeling their gaze, Yasenia summoned two bottles and grinned. "Want a taste? These two are actually my breast milk~."
Looking at Yasenia's mischievous expression and gorgeous golden eyes shining with amusement, Star Forge raised her eyebrow and extended her hand. "Do you dare? I don't believe you'd actually give me that bottle."
Qingzhe, who was about to deny it, looked at Star Forge with an absurd expression. "What are you saying?"
The dragoness snorted and threw the two bottles to them. "Why would I dare? It's not like you are drinking from the source~."
Seeing the bottle of pearly white milk in her hand, Qingzhe spluttered. "Wait, this is too strange! Who would drink the… the…" Pointing at the bottle with a red face, she blurted. "This is from their friend!"
The dragoness didn't show a bothered expression and just waved her hand. "Take it, take it. It's good for the body either way. A little benefit that little Feixue had already had without knowledge~."
She spoke Feixue's real name easily. After these months of interactions, they got to know a bit more about Yasenia and Feixue's connection, and in the middle, Star Forge discovered her name. So, after being faced with the clear evidence, Yasenia didn't hide it from them. Only, she asked them to keep the secret, explaining that her clan was massacred, and if her name gets known, those people might target the Star Immortal Sect.
In the end, they decided to follow Yasenia's words.
"You made Feixue drink it?" Qingzhe asked incredulously. Then, she remembered a small change in that girl from a few months ago. It was as if her skin had become more tender and her body was less stiff. At that time, she thought that Feixue had a mentality breakthrough of some sort. Instead, it turned out that the culprit was the dragon woman before her. 'Well… even if it is strange, a Sixth Realm Dragon's… must be extremely beneficial for the body.'
Looking sideways, she actually saw Star Forge gulping down the bottle, bottom up! The expression wide-eyes like round plates couldn't fit Qingzhe's current face better. "You, you, you, you, you… You actually drank it!?"
The woman didn't answer, though, looking at Yasenia with an extremely strange expression. Licking her lips subconsciously, she muttered. "Yeah… The other one wasn't yours… How can it be so…"
"Delicious?" Yasenia asked, curious.
"No. Soul cleansing is the word."
Qingzhe rubbed her forehead. "Who in Heaven's name describes milk as Soul Cleansing?"
"Drink it, and you'll understand what I mean." Sighing ruefully, Star Forge shook her head. "Dragons are truly like walking treasures. Even one tear is enough to make an average cultivator rich."
Unable to hold back her curiosity, Qingzhe opened the bottle cap and took a sip. When she did so, she saw both women grin widely at her, making her remember what they were talking about. However, as the ridiculously delicious liquid went down her throat and made her nerves sing in joy, she could only blush with teary eyes. 'Why is it so… Soul Cleansing?'
It was as if some strange grime that she didn't know she had was being washed away. So, with embarrassed tears in her eyes, she drank the whole bottle.
"See?" Star Forge chuckled. "Soul Cleansing."
"I hate both of you."
Yasenia and Star Forge burst into loud laughter. Yasenia's eyes softened slightly looking at these two, but soon, she sighed to herself. 'They are solid pillars of this sect, so I am sure that they won't really leave with me when I need to leave.'
"What are you thinking about?" Star Forge asked, her tone slightly softer, seeing the melancholy in Yasenia's mood.
"Nothing…" The dragoness smiled. "Just remembering about those I left behind." Her hand rubbed her stomach softly as she pondered. "I wonder what they are up to now?"
Star Forge and Qingzhe looked at the beautiful creature with complicated expressions. She felt close to them, but simultaneously, ethereal. As if the moment they tried to reach out to her, the woman's body would puff away like an illusory cloud.
Yasenia noticed the strange mood in the room, so she recovered her usual manner and spoke. "Either way, I'll need someone to spar with to activate my War Intent. Are there any battlefields of the sect where I can help?"
Star Forge rubbed her chin and looked at Yasenia closely. "Girl, answer me seriously. Until what level do you think you can fight against and have a chance to be victorious?"
The dragoness saw Star Forge's serious face and also put away her teasing demeanor. She didn't answer straight away and muttered. "Before I develop my Intent Domain, I can probably deal with Level Two or Three Transcendence Realm cultivators with a Level One Intent Domain. Anything higher, I'll need to use trump cards to have a chance at defeating them."
Qingzhe paused and frowned. "Aren't those words a bit too overconfident? Do you truly think you have a chance at beating me?"
The dragoness looked at Tai Qingzhe closely and squinted. Honestly, this woman had been single-minded toward cultivating her entire life, and her foundation was rock solid. At the same level, she was among the stronger people. With a second-level Transcendence-Ranked cultivation and her Level One Intent Domain, she was a worthy adversary.
Still, Yasenia's golden eyes showed unparalleled confidence as she spoke. "In a battle to the death, I can defeat you. In a spar with some limits, my chances are slim but not nonexistent."
Star Forge saw Yasenia bursting with confidence and was impressed. "Ho~? Then, why don't we use the main training arena to have a spar between you two?"
Tai Qingzhe stood up and walked in front of the sitting dragoness. Then, leaning down, she spoke with squinted eyes. "Even if we've become close during this year, don't think that I'll be merciful."
Yasenia's smile deepened as she slowly stood up, forcing Qingzhe to look up at the tall dragoness. "Deal~. I hate it when people give me leeway in a battle that's supposed to be serious."
"Then, meet me at the main arena in three days. I'll wait for you in the morning at that location."
Yasenia wanted to keep a straight face, but she opened her arms and squeezed Tai Qingzhe in her arms. "Your serious face is also very cute! Be my friend forever, Qingzhe~. With time, I'll let you drink my milk from the source!"
"You stupid seductress! Who wants to drink your milk from the source!? Let me gooo!!" Qingzhe answered with a high-pitched tone as she flailed around like a fish out of the water but was unable to get free from the motherly embrace.
Seeing the struggling woman being asphyxiated between the two giant flesh mounds, Star Forge burst into laughter. "You both really get along nicely."
"Right~?"
"Who does!? Has age gotten to your eyesight, Star Forge!?"
Yasenia blinked twice and stopped hugging Qingzhe, taking two steps back and smiling sympathetically. "Good luck, Qingzhe."
"Huh?" Qingzhe then registered what she shouted out of frustration, and her face paled. "W-Wait."
But before Yasenia or Qingzhe could react, Star Forge snatched the blonde woman away, leaving the dragoness alone in her room. After they left, Soluna appeared and dove into Yasenia's arms. "Hehehe~, Qingzhe is so fun! She is always flustered when you tease her."
"Right?" Yasenia hugged the petite girl between her arms and smiled softly. Feeling the Spirit fidgeting between her arms and raising her blushing face, Yasenia's golden eyes deepened. "What's wrong, Soluna~?"
"I-I want to… do it…" Looking at Yasenia with her exotic Moon and Sun eyes, Soluna asked. "Can we~?"
Yasenia lowered her face and buried it in Soluna's hair. "You are a little temptress, you know that~?"
"He, he~." The spirit chuckled, feeling Yasenia's breath on her neck. She raised her mouth to bite Yasenia's ear and whispered. "Dual Cultivation is good for your advancement speed and many more things~. You can't ignore it~."
"Little Spirit, I am going to make you turn back into a mass of pure energy when I am done with you."
Soluna was then lifted, and both of them entered the bedroom Yasenia had prepared.