Yasenia and the others spend quite a bit of time in the Radiant Lake. As time passed, some people couldn't help but do a double-take on Yasenia. While the effects were not too noticeable, there was now a natural glossiness to her skin.
It didn't look exaggerated, just right. Like a newly watered rose.
That very small but extra detail made her already exquisite skin even more alluring. Some women present couldn't help but protest. 'T-That's too much! How can someone go beyond perfection so naturally!'
Yasenia, unaware of the very small but noticeable change, continued bathing unaware.
Feixue yawned slightly and swam to Yasenia's side, snuggling into her arms naturally. Yasenia, of course, hugged her and smiled. "Bored?"
"No," Feixue answered lazily, her face rubbing Yasenia's soft and smooth skin. "Somewhat tired. I am feeling strangely drained after bathing here for a while."
Yasenia frowned faintly. Before she could even ask, Meng Lihua spoke softly. "This lake is usually reserved for Fifth Realm Cultivators and above. A Unification Realm cultivator can feel slightly overwhelmed due to the purity. Do not worry. The feeling is temporary and not harmful. Even if a junior stayed here for a month, she would at most fall asleep."
Yasenia relaxed her eyebrows and smiled. "Alright, then you can sleep on Master's body. Aren't I soft?"
Luan Feixue smiled and tightly hugged Yasenia once and then relaxed completely. The curves were truly heavenly, sending Feixue to dreamland quickly.
Yasenia smiled gently, leaning back so that Feixue's face would relax perfectly on top of her breasts.
Lidia looked over with curiosity. "How did you…" She paused after she started asking. After all, it was not really something she could ask freely.
Yasenia glanced over and smiled. "Are you confused as to why Feixue has not fallen in love with me?"
Lidia showed an awkward expression, but she nodded. Yasenia caressed Feixue's hair and smiled. "She has. Feixue loves me deeply. It is very difficult for me to avoid making others fall in love with me if they are much weaker than me."
"Huh? Lidia and the other women showed confused expressions. After all, Lidia's attitude was clearly not of someone in love.
Yasenia clarified softly, her hand soothingly caressing the sleeping woman's back. "What I did was redirect that love. If I didn't act, Feixue would've loved me romantically. However, with my actions and hints, I've managed to create a barrier in Feixue's mindset on purpose. This barrier makes her see me as family and nothing else. Hence, while Feixue is, let's be honest, quite madly in love with me, that love has transformed into familiar love, not romantic."
Lidia's eyes flashed with understanding. Even the women eavesdropping around nodded with understanding. Someone at the side, gathering courage, couldn't help but ask. "Aren't you afraid of Feixue being disillusioned if she comes to know about it one day, Lady Yasenia?"
Yasenia looked to the side and saw a relatively pretty woman blushing while looking at her. Yasenia smiled at her. "I am not worried. With those close to me, I am honest. I don't lie. If one day she comes to know about it and asks me, I will explain my thoughts. If, even after hearing my explanation, Little Feixue can't understand, then I'll coax her until she does."
Yasenia sighed softly and looked away. "I won't… No, it's better to say that I can't fall in love with mortals anymore."
Lidia pondered, her intelligent mind quickly piecing things together. "I understand. You are too strong, right?"
"More than being too strong, I grow too fast," Yasenia admitted. "If I ever try to fall in love with a mortal… The only result is pain for both sides. Hence, for me, mortals are just bystanders or friends." Looking down at the girl peacefully sleeping in her arms, she smiled. "Sometimes, I can make exceptions and adopt a little darling here and there."
"How did you meet?" Lidia asked, glancing at Feixue with curiosity. 'What does she have to make Yasenia take her in?'
The dragoness chuckled. "Nothing special." Then, she explained superficially what happened.
Meng Lihua sighed gently. "Mortal quarrels are quite bloody."
Yasenia looked at her curiously. "Don't immortals react similarly? Only, when an immortal finds a family an eyesore, they don't scheme. They just wave their hand, flip heaven and earth, and exterminate those who offended them. I believe it is a matter of perspective, but conflicts are the same in essence."
"Do you really think so?" Meng Lihua pondered. "I believe immortals treat mortal woes as nothing but sand in the wind."
"They do." Yasenia smiled. "Only, when sand in the wind gets in the eye, it's quite bothersome, isn't it? So, it is better to cleanse it."
"Ah." Meng Lihua blinked once. While she was a senior with many years behind her back, she had lived most of her life within the Radiant Flow Sect. Therefore, she was not really understanding of mortal and immortal conflict.
For her, mortals were ants. Something she could ignore or squash to her whims. Most immortals thought similarly to her, and that was the reason mortals feared immortals so much.
When an immortal was present, a mortal needed to appear as inconspicuous as a rock on the roadside. While some could get endless benefits, attracting the attention of an immortal and having a fated encounter, the opposite was much more normal.
Being walking natural disasters, immortals and mortals could not mix.
Moreover, once someone reaches the Sixth Realm, their perspective on time becomes fuzzy. This creates another barrier in understanding. After all, for a Sixth Realm cultivator, a thousand years of cultivation is something that doesn't bother them much.
For mortals, that time frame is enough for dynasties to rise and fall, lineages to be forgotten in time, and new powers to rise or ancient ones to be uprooted.
Yasenia commented, her tone light. "After reaching immortality, mortal life just feels so… fragile."
Lidia glanced at the young immortal with curiosity. After all, with her age, Yasenia probably still retained some mortal ways of thought. "What is the thing that you've felt has changed the most?"
Yasenia thought for a while, and after a while, she used one word. "Control."
Meng Lihua raised her eyebrow. "That's… a peculiar word choice."
"When you reach the Sixth Realm…" Yasenia pondered. "You gain control over the world itself. The Intent Domains, the strength to blow up worlds, a physique basically impervious to all mortal tools… You become more than an individual. You become… control itself. Your will is what sets the rules."
Yasenia chuckled. "The only thing above is…" Glancing upward, she smirked. "Heaven. That annoying electric cloud."
Many present paled at her words. For the grand majority of cultivators, badmouthing Heaven was a blasphemy they wouldn't dare do even with their lives on the line.
Yasenia's casual remark was truly like spitting at a god's face and then mocking them.
Meng Lihua looked up cautiously, and seeing no retaliation, there was a flicker of both surprise and confusion.
Yasenia noticed her gaze and chuckled. "Don't worry. Heaven won't strike me. They are patient with me. Like a resentful husband or wife. They accumulate everything inside only to burst crazily when it matters."
"When it matters… Heavenly Tribulations?"
Yasenia nodded. "My tribulations are not easy."
"Not easy?" Tatyana interrupted and waved her hand. "This was Yasenia's tribulation to enter the Dantian Spiritualization Realm."
For the next few minutes, everyone looked at Yasenia fighting Heaven with wide-open mouths. They couldn't comprehend how Yasenia could summon Tribulation Soldiers in her fifth Tribulation.
Lidia stuttered, confused. "Don't Tribulation Soldiers appear only from the Sixth Tribulation onwards?"
Yasenia smirked. "Heaven has a bit of a bone to pick with me. So, they are a bit more forceful usually."
'A bit more…'
Meng Lihua sighed. "I can guess why you didn't show us her Transcendent Tribulation. It must've been something terrifying."
"Terrifying is putting it lightly." Said Tatyana. "I was utterly terrified all along. The times I thought I'd lost Yasenia were not few."
Yasenia was slightly surprised, and Tatyana swam over to pinch her cheek. "Don't show surprise. How do you think I was feeling when you fought those monsters? It was a terrifying experience, love."
Yasenia smiled and kissed Tatyana's lips. "Sorry for worrying you."
Lidia, to change the subject, clapped lightly and spoke to Yasenia. "Do you want to test the massage? It's very comfortable!"
The masseurs at the side became excited, all looking at Yasenia with eagerness.
Yasenia pondered and nodded. "As long as there is no inappropriate touching, I am willing."
Lidia chuckled. "They are professionals, so don't worry." Her eyes flashed as she looked down. "Does that part need massaging?"
Yasenia grinned. "Yes. But only from my lovers. It needs tender and moist squeezing for the best results at relaxing."
Lidia blushed a bit before reproachfully glaring at the dragoness.
After waiting for a few hours, Feixue woke up, and Yasenia then stood up. She didn't bother to hide anything and walked toward a petite masseur. Not for anything else but her being pleasing to Yasenia's eyes.
The girl who saw the extremely tall and seductive dragoness approach became extremely excited and bowed. "Lady Yasenia, I will do my best to give you a perfect experience!" Her eyes moved toward Yasenia's stomach and dragon tail, and she pondered. "Still, for that perfect experience, I will need the help of a colleague. Is that alright?"
Yasenia patted her head. "Whatever you say. I trust you."
The girl's face became red, but she squeaked out resolutely. "Leave it to me!"
So, with confidence, the girl who barely reached Yasenia's chest in height quickly went to prepare and ask some of her colleagues with tail and pregnancy knowledge to come help her.
They, of course, gladly accepted.
Yasenia was then attended by three professional masseurs. She went to different baths, sat on chairs to massage her feet and scalp, and even used a special bed for pregnant women to massage her back and tail.
The entire experience was very comprehensive, leaving only her most private parts untouched.
During all this time, no one left the bathhouse, as many eyes followed Yasenia as she took the session. After all, looking at the beauty was extremely delightful.
If it weren't because there were some seniors present, some of them might've become emboldened and done… not so proper things.
After a 9-hour round, Yasenia sat in a chair and sighed comfortably. She actually felt quite liberated. Her body, incredibly refined, could not be influenced much, but the sensations were quite pleasant.
Cai Xue, at the side, had been taking notes, and seeing Yasenia relax, she approached. "Young Miss, I've perfectly learned and mastered their techniques. If you ever want a similar experience, please tell me."
Yasenia opened one of her golden eyes lazily and smirked. "If it is you. I might allow for the… complete massage."
Cai Xue didn't show much outwardly, but inwardly, she was burning with passion to return home and practice on… Looking at Yasenia's waist… very long bananas.