Heaven, Earth, Me

Chapter 1171 - 1171. Entering the Secret Realm.

Once in the plaza, Yasenia couldn't help but look around. It was extremely crowded, and the place where the Secret Realm's portal would appear was surrounded by a grand arch around 100 meters tall. "Woah, Look at that, Dears!... Dears?" She looked behind her and frowned. "Where are my family members, Old Long?"

Ancestor Long spoke calmly. "I already talked with them before. For me to protect you better, I left them behind in your shop. As you can see, the only ones here are you, our nine participants, and ten seniors. Each senior is protecting one of you until you enter the Secret realm."

Yasenia couldn't help but complain. "Why didn't you say so earlier? I wanted to give them a smooch before I left!"

Old Long sighed and glanced at the pouting dragon. "First of all, can you stop hitting the ground with your tail?"

"I won't! I want you to know that I am upset!"

The seniors behind Yasenia had to place a hand in front of their noses. 'Oh, Heavens. She is so cute I want to pet her!'

Ancestor Long coughed and explained. "First of all you need to know how your companions must be named."

Yasenia sighed and nodded, looking at the group of nine dragons. "I still don't understand why you didn't let me meet with them earlier. Wouldn't it be better if we had some kind of understanding between each other before entering?"

Ancestor Long shook his head. "The only thing that would grow is envy. You would also not be left alone by other juniors. Anyway, their names are Long Tianyi, Long Ziyan, Long Yanchen, Long Qingyan, Long Aoshuang, Long Zeyu, Long Xueli, Long Moxuan, and Long Fengli."

"Woah there." Yasenia sighed. "Do you think it is okay to throw a bunch of names at once? What if I don't remember?"

Ancestor Long glanced at her once but didn't listen. "The leader of their group is that girl Tianyi and that boy Ziyan."

"Hm?" Yasenia glanced at the woman and raised an eyebrow with a smirk. Long Tianyi was the woman who had targeted her earlier. Tianyi blushed and looked sideways; she was still somewhat agitated from her close contact with Yasenia.

Yasenia glanced at the tall and handsome man and nodded. "It's a pleasure."

The man nodded faintly. "Likewise. I hope you are as good as you say."

Yasenia grinned faintly, and then, Ancestor Long explained a few of the particularities of the rest. Yasenia listened closely and realized that there was one person from each main profession going with them: a Formation Master, Blacksmith, Alchemist, and Talisman Master. The rest were good fighters.

After the presentation, Yasenia spoke faintly and presented herself. "I specialize in combat. However, my cooking mastery is not too bad. I can also be an assistant in almost all professions except Talisman Mastery."

Long Ziyan hummed. "You are not too bad at cooking? That's good to hear. Some of us eat quite a lot, so we will benefit from having someone with Spirt Cooking knowledge."

The rest also had better faces. Some of them even thought that their ancestor choose Yasenia mainly because of this. Yasenia noticed how they ignored her fighting prowess, but she didn't bother explaining. Once inside, they would see whether she could fight.

What she didn't expect was Tianyi to approach and poke her arm. Her eyes were somewhat shy as she muttered. "I trust your strength, Little Sister Yasenia."

Yasenia was slightly surprised, but a smile appeared on her lips. "Thank you, Big Sister Tianyi. I hope we can fight well together."

A small blush from happiness appeared on Tianyi's face as she nodded demurely. If the seniors didn't know that both of them were women, they'd suspected that Tianyi had fallen in love with Yasenia.

Little did they know...

Regardless, the time for the Secret Realm to open arrived not long after. An old man wearing elegant cultivation robes appeared in mid-air, his aura profound enough to make Yasenia's face change. 'If I fought him, I'd be plastered on the walls with a single strike...'

The difference in strength between low-level Transcendence Cultivators was something that made Yasenia feel somewhat heavy. 'Let's hope that I am not at a big disadvantage when people start breaking through inside.'

"Welcome. Today marks the 743rd opening of the . I hope fate is by your side and you find opportunities that will help you go beyond. The story of this secret realm started..."

Yasenia listened to him speak, trying to remember details about the Secret Realm that might help her inside. 'So, to sum it up. There are six regions: The Door Region, The Mountain Region, The Deep Region, The Monster Region, The Forest Region, and the Tundra Region. Each region has a certain level of difficulty. Most mortal creatures reside in the first region, the Door Region, with very few reaching the Sixth Realm. There are no intelligent creature settlements, and the deepest part of the Secret Realm remains mostly unexplored due to the high risk of going there.'

With that information in mind, Yasenia asked, whispering to Tianyi. "Big Sister Tianyi, where is the place we are going?"

Tianyi answered, placing her mouth close to Yasenia's ear. Her tone was low and gentle. "We are going to the Deep Region. However, the first months of the Secret Realm won't have much activity since most people will use it to find a place to break through. Little Sister Yasenia can use this time to explore the area if you want and get some treasures. Once I break through, I'll go running to protect you, okay?"

Yasenia felt somewhat ticklish with Long Tianyi whispering so close to her ear, but she listened patiently. Once Tianyi told her that, she nodded with a smile and looked at her. "Thank you. I'll be careful and wait for you."

Long Tianyi smiled happily. "Good."

Ancestor Long glanced between Tianyi and Yasenia a few times before sending a message to Tianyi. 'Little girl, don't have much hope of entering into a relationship with her. I heard from her lovers that she has not accepted anyone for many years and that she doesn't have that intention. However, if you treat her well, she will treat you like a true friend. It's your choice what to do.'

Long Tianyi paused for a second, her eyes showing a hint of disappointment. Still, she wasn't completely discouraged. 'Perhaps in 100 years she won't accept me, but if we remain as friends for 1,000 or more years...'

She was somewhat arrogant. However, she was far from stupid. Hence, she understood that Ancestor Long was trying to warn her not to harbor negative feelings born from heartbreak. She took a deep breath, gently absorbing Yasenia's pleasant scent, and then exhaled, her eyes much clearer.

After five hours of speaking, the old man finally turned around and started chanting some incantations. The massive arch lit up, energies flowing into it like water falling through a whirlpool.

BOOM!

With a powerful shockwave, space cracked open, and a green and white vortex manifested. "Good luck!"

The Long Family participants were about to rush in when Yasenia and the Long Family seniors shouted at the same time. "Wait!"

Everyone in their group paused and looked at Yasenia. Yasenia coughed and explained. "Since they've spoken up, your seniors must've taught you what will happen in the initial moments of the Secret Realm! What's the rush to go inside? The first months are a race to see who breakthroughs first, but a few minutes or seconds won't help."

The nine Long family people paused and nodded with a complicated expression. Meanwhile, the Long family seniors looked at Yasenia with a gratified expression. One of them even scolded the others. "When you are inside, even if Little Yasenia is the weakest, don't disregard her opinions! Strength and intelligence don't always have to go hand in hand."

Long Tianyi spoke with sparkling eyes while hugging Yasenia's arm. "Don't worry, Aunt! I'll make sure that the others listen to Little Sister Yasenia!"

Yasenia was speechless. 'Did a soul take over this woman's body? Why is she so different from the beginning?'

In truth, none of these people were bad-mannered. It was just that they had some resentment because Yasenia took one of the spots they had fought so hard for with basically no effort.

After a few minutes, Yasenia looked around and spoke. "Seniors, I am not too familiar with other powers. However, I feel that it is a good time to go inside."

The seniors looked around closely and nodded with smiles. "Go. Be careful."

Ancestor Long nodded at Yasenia. "Help these brats when you are inside and be somewhat forgiving."

The dragoness smiled faintly. "I will."

The ten of them rushed forward, Yasenia taking the lead of the group. "Before you breakthrough, I am the strongest. Follow behind me."

Long Ziyan saw some people about to speak, but he interrupted. "We'll be under your care, Little Sister Yasenia."

Yasenia extended her hand sideways and summoned Draheart. The massive sword manifested and buzzed with power, making the space quake around. Then, they all entered at the same time.

Once they crossed the portal, their vision flashed white for a second before appearing in the middle of nowhere. The surroundings were litereed with giant craters and corpses. Clearly, there have been a big battle inside.

Looking at all of that, the Long Family People couldn't help but become solemn. Long Tianyi spoke while sticking out her chest. "It's all thanks to Little Sister Yasenia!"

She completely ignored that the seniors also warned them, making the rest roll their eyes. Yasenia glanced around and, suddenly, her pupils thinned. "[Draconic Full Moon]!"

A massive silvery sphere surrounded all of them, and before they realized it, a large explosion occurred.

BOOM!

Around 50 people appeared around Yasenia's group. This group was visibly divided into two, one with 30 people and another with 20.

The two groups that appeared glanced at each other with surprise. One of them spoke. "We've come for Yasenia Dravory."

The leader of the second group laughed and looked at Long Group. "I don't know what you've done, Yasenia Dravory. However, we've also come to kill you."

Yasenia glanced at the two groups and asked. "Mo Family and... Master Fu?"

The two groups paused for a second, but then, they acted as if nothing. "Mo Family? You must be kidding. What would such a big family have to do with you?"

"Master Fu? Hahaha. You overestimate yourself."

Still, their words couldn't deceive Yasenia. She sneered, and her aura started swelling. "It doesn't matter much either way. You attacked us, so you will die. It's as simple as that."

"[Celestial Tyrant Soul Body]."