Heaven, Earth, Me
Chapter 1260. Strolling through The Sect and Finding the Library.

The Star Immortal Sect was divided into many peaks. Among them, the main peak was the most visited one because most of the competition-related structures were built there. There were arenas, mission areas, sparring rooms, training rooms, and many more. Naturally, since there was traffic, there would be people trying to make a profit. Shops for recovering items, energy stones, weapons, and a myriad of other cultivation and combat-related stalls were easy to spot. 

While walking around the bustling Main Peak, Yasenia noticed that the people who set up the stalls were individuals. You couldn’t see any large businesses or shops where most people gathered. This intrigued her.  

“H-Hey there, beautiful woman. Would you like to see our wares? We have gorgeous accessories that will decorate your beauty and make it even more pristine!”

Other than the initial stutter, the man’s voice was loud and clear and reached Yasenia’s ears. Many women with great beauty turned to look, thinking that the man was calling them. However, they noticed that his gaze was not on them, and some became offended. Only when they followed the man’s gaze and spotted the dragoness did their initial dissatisfaction change to either jealousy or acceptance. 

Yasenia looked over, and, thinking that she had some questions to ask, she took the bait. “Do you want to go and look, girl?”

Feixue was still holding Yasenia’s hand as she tilted her head. “I doubt they’ll have anything that can enhance your beauty even more. But I am curious. Let’s go!” 

Yasenia’s tail moved to pat Feixue’s head as she smiled. “Let’s go take a look then.” 

The man who called out didn’t expect the great beauty to actually respond to his call. Seeing the tall, curvy woman approach with the other girl, his heart began to beat faster while his nervousness skyrocketed. With his hands a bit sweaty, he managed to put on a professional face before speaking up. “What kind of accessories are you searching for, Lady? You and your…” The man looked at their interlocked hands, black hair, and distinct auras, and continued. “...daughter will look excellent in what I have today!” 

Some looked at Feixue with envy. ‘Such a pretty mother… Will she inherit more of her beauty when she grows?’ Some men even thought of “investing” in Feixue. While the girl was pretty, her beauty was modest and comfortable. It did not suck away souls, and instead, it made one comfortable and smile. 

“Daughter!?” 

Feixue opened her eyes, and Yasenia laughed. “She is my disciple, not my daughter.” 

The shopkeeper was somewhat embarrassed and nodded. “Excuse this little one. You two looked so close that this little one misunderstood.” 

Hearing that Yasenia was Feixue’s teacher implied that her status and strength were great. So, he instantly took a courteous attitude. Still, he couldn’t help but think. ‘I have not seen someone like her before. Was she recruited not long ago?’

Yasenia waved her free hand and asked. “I can see several stalls around this area. Are there no large shops or other types of businesses like restaurants?”

The man confirmed in his mind that she was rather new, so he explained a few things considered common sense in the sect. “That’s a great observation, Senior. Businesses and other large groups of people are prohibited in the sect because they can lead to greed. As cultivators, we must remain separated from mortal attitudes and strife. Therefore, Ancestors prohibited creating businesses that contracted others. While the rule is vague, everyone understands what they mean. And since there is no one who would try to poke at loops in the wording or things like that, everyone sets their own stalls to sell.”  

Yasenia was somewhat surprised, but she understood the concept clearly. Cultivators lived very long; if an elder created a business and managed to get hold of certain supply chains, they would easily create a monopoly that might stagnate that industry. On the contrary, prohibiting those businesses would create a lack of collaborative means, similarly slowing down progress. Both sides had their issues that could be easily sorted by creating a system that banned monopolies. 

“I see. That’s interesting. Anything else that I should keep my eye on? Speak comfortably. I wouldn’t want to fall into trouble just because you were trying not to offend me.”

The calm and soothing tone sorted out the man’s complicated thoughts. “Um. Then, please excuse this little one for the offense. Senior’s beauty is something this little one has never seen before. Therefore, I recommend that you be careful with the Daring Star Peak people. Their elder is somewhat lustful, and their disciples follow her in that attitude.”

This came as a surprise to both women, but they accepted the good intentions. “I’ll take the advice. Here, a small token of thanks.”

Yasenia waved her hand, summoning a mid-level Heaven-ranked sword. The man blinked a few times, baffled as he took the sword in a daze. Then, when he looked up, he saw that Yasenia had already left. ‘...Who gives a sword as thanks instead of Spirit Stones?’

He didn’t know that Yasenia didn’t have Spirit Stones at hand because she had yet to exchange some of her wealth into this world’s currency.

“Um…”

Yasenia saw Feixue’s strange face and asked her. “What’s wrong?”

“Why did you give him a sword? Is it something you give between dragons? Like, a custom or something?”

The dragoness chuckled. “Perhaps. Don’t worry about that. Instead, let’s go to the library. I want to check on a few things.”

“You were given permission to enter the library?” Feixue exclaimed with surprise. 

“Yeah.” The dragoness saw Feixue’s longing look, and she asked. “Is it not free to enter? I thought everyone could enter.”

Feixue shook her head. “No, not everyone is able to enter the Sect’s library. I heard that there are some very interesting books about world matters and also about our sect’s origins. Therefore, only those qualified can enter this location.”

“Oh.” Yasenia tapped her chin and smiled. “That’s great. The information I want might be there after all.” 

They arrived at the library half an hour later. Seeing the large tower that reached over 50 meters in height, Yasenia was somewhat surprised. “There must be many books to build such a large tower.”

Walking forward, the two guards at the entrance spoke up. “Halt. Show us your permit.”

Yasenia pondered and took out her elder badge, which Star Forge had given her. She hadn’t placed it on her body because she wanted to avoid trouble. Seeing that badge, the faces of the guards became respectful, and they bowed once. “We welcome Sect Elder. Please go ahead.”

Nodding as thanks, Yasenia pulled Feixue inside. 

“Um. Elder, that disciple can’t enter the Library.”

“She is with me.” Yasenia interrupted. “She won’t stray a step away from my side. If that happens, you are more than welcome to take her out by force.” 

The two guards looked at each other and then nodded. “If that’s the case, we won’t make it difficult for Senior.” One of them looked at Feixue and spoke. “Listen to your elder and don’t stray from her side. The library is far from simple, and our warning is for your own good.”

“Huh?” Feixue was confused, but she didn’t really have any intentions of separating from Yasenia. So, she nodded obediently and took a step closer to Yasenia. The dragoness smiled gently and used her tail to surround Feixue’s waist. “There you go. Now, you can’t get lost~.” 

Feixue giggled and poked Yasenia’s tail. “Oh? The scales are soft! I thought they’d be hard and sharp!”

“They can be hard and sharp. They can be soft and bendy. My scales are somewhat moldable.” 

When they walked inside, their steps slowed down as they looked around. “Woah…” Yasenia muttered. “This is certainly grand.”

Books, scrolls, jade slips, and other methods of preserving information were scattered around in an orderly yet initially chaotic-looking manner. Yasenia spread her spiritual sense, scanning the area and getting a layout of the building inside her head. “Hm~. We need to go to the third floor.”

The tower had a total of nine floors. Each floor had a high ceiling, but nobody was responsible for maintaining it. All the people that Yasenia noticed with her spiritual sense were those looking at books. Feixue didn’t say anything, grabbing the tail around her waist for security. Then, Feixue blinked, and the surroundings shifted. “We are here.”

“Huh?” Looking behind her, she noticed that they were up on the third floor. There was a large hole in the middle through which you could look down. Looking at the dragoness, she saw her holding an open book and fluttering through the pages as if she were just flipping through them. “So, it is like this.”

Placing the book back where she had taken it from, Yasenia crossed her arms and muttered. “Sublime Mid Heaven… ” She was pretty miffed about this information. “The strongest entities in this Heaven are Seventh Realm cultivators at the sixth level. Those people can snap their fingers and erase my existence.”

Feixue tilted her head. “What are you talking about?” 

The dragoness patted her head. “Don’t worry about it. Even if you knew, you would only have your heart shaken. When you reach the Fifth Realm, I might tell you.”

“Oh…” 

The dragoness smiled at her and then sighed. ‘In this realm, it is far from possible for Tatyana to find me easily. She does have items to trace my soul, but she first needs to arrive on this Heavenly Layer. I guess I should act as if there won’t be anyone coming over quickly.’ With that in mind, Yasenia moved around the library quite quickly and read a few books about the history, clans, and other major events of the World. 

Now armed with some knowledge, Yasenia would be able to blend in much easier. 

By the time they left the library, the sky had become orange. Feixue blinked a few times and asked. “We have not found a place to give your lessons yet, Yasenia.”

The dragoness chuckled. “Don’t worry about that. If I cannot find one, I can call Star Forge and ask her for one. I am sure that she will lend those places to me until I find a suitable location. 

So, Yasenia returned home, and after leaving Feixue, she asked Star Forge for a place. 

“No.”

“Eh?” The dragoness blinked a few times. “Why would you not share them for a little while?”

“Because I don’t want to.” Star Forge didn’t even raise an eyebrow as she shut down the dragoness.

Yasenia approached her and crouched in front of her. Star Forge was sitting cross-legged and meditating in the middle of her room. The room was mostly white, with occasional blue streaks to break the monotony—a simple and clean space. 

She poked Star Forge’s cheek and pouted. “Let me.”

Pa!

After slapping her hand, Star Forge answered flatly. “No.”

“Please~.”

Poke.

Pa!

“No”

“I’ll give you an acupuncture massage~. Pleasee~.”

Poke, poke.

Pa!

Star Forge opened her eyes after swatting Yasenia’s annoying hand. “Can’t you understand that I am doing this for your own good? If you give classes in my place, people will instantly think that you’ve been recommended by me. Your reputation would become the lapdog of Star Forge.”

The dragoness blinked a few times. “I am not a lapdog…”

Star Forge nodded and was about to speak when Yasenia continued. “I am a lap-Dragon!”

The woman almost spat blood as she looked incredulously at Yasenia. “Have you forgotten your Dragon Pride at home? Which dragon says anything like that?”

Yasenia chuckled and stood up, patting her clean skirt. “Well, that’s that. I’ll go check around at night.” 

Then, Yasenia turned to leave. Star Forge looked at her retreating back and rubbed her forehead. “Sigh. Why does she act like a young kid from time to time? Doesn’t she feel even a bit of embarrassment?”  

Meanwhile, Yasenia found a suitable location and wrote down the notes with the coordinates for all the participating children. The rest of the night, she spent creating a large building and a few formations.