While returning home, Yasenia conversed with her lover's familiars. Fylia, Vairon, Ebirah, and Sierra were usually quiet, living peacefully within them. After so many years, little girl Ebirah had matured greatly, showing a refined and soft temperament. She still had some of her princess-like attitude. However, the feeling was much calmer compared to her bubbly personality before.
Sierra didn't change much. She continued being that mature, wild, and teasing big sister figure. Her regal attitude refined as she matured and gained control of her powerful [Winter Tribulation Thunderstorm Wolf Queen] bloodline.
Meanwhile, Vairon and Fylia remained the same as before. Two relatively ancient beings who entered into a contract with Cecile and Andrea. They would speak if they were called. Otherwise, they remained silent and observant.
"Fylia, Vairon, have both of you managed to develop an Intent Domain? From what I remember, you two were a bit limited because Andrea and Cecile were not in the Sixth Realm yet. Right?"
Vairon manifested himself within a whirlwind of dark red flames. His tall, muscular, and handsome body, coated in wild clothes, made some women walking around almost lose their footing. He nodded with a smile and spoke to Yasenia. "I have recovered mine, yes. [Vulcan Intent Domain]. It's a bit special since it is related to where I've lived for many years. I studied, comprehended, and eventually developed the intent domain by putting the concept of what can be considered [Volcanic]. Inside my Domain, anything that's not related to a volcano becomes much weaker, while anything related to it will increase in strength. Naturally, enemies can't take advantage of these effects."
Yasenia was surprised. "Woah. That sounds nice and powerful! What about you, Fylia?"
Fylia appeared with a humanoid body that looked somewhat creepy. She was a humanoid, but within her eyes, one could see five pupils in each of her silver eyes. The being, as a [Moon Spirit Qilin], became much more powerful after Cecile overcame her tribulation. "On my side, I have a bit of a complaint about my human form. No matter how I changed myself, I just couldn't get rid of the many pupils. I guess that, since I have the [Ten Sacred Moon Eyes] constitution, I need to have something related to it."
Yasenia chuckled. "You could've placed eyes on your hands and other locations."
Fylia smiled awkwardly. "While I don't really mind, being the only odd creature among all of you feels strange."
"Why is that so?" Yasenia blinked.
Fylia laughed awkwardly. "Well, Master and the rest are peerless beauties. I didn't want to be left out in that regard. Even little Soluna is a beauty."
Soluna was currently resting inside Yasenia's Dantian, basking in the energies inside quite joyfully. After her breakthrough, Yasenia's dantian was full of tremendous energy, so her treasures were floating and absorbing the excess energy joyfully at all times. Naturally, the [Celestial Black Hole Star Energy Core] controlled the output each of them received. Never giving too much to any of them.
"So, what about your Intent Domain?"
Fylia smiled. "That's something I've been developing for a long time. It was easy once my limitations came off. I've developed the [Ten Moons Intent Domain]. It is a domain that dives deep into the true meaning of my constitution. Being a sacred constitution, its secrets are deep enough to create an intent and, most likely, a law in the future through them."
Yasenia crossed her arms. "Intent Domains are a bit different from Intents, right? I never really saw an Intent about a location or a concept like that. They were all closer to concepts like speed, lightning, flow, heat, blacksmithing, etc."
Tatyana joined the conversation. "That's because of the limited view of a cultivator. Many Transcendence Realm cultivators change their concept of their Intents once they reach the Sixth Realm. It is a matter of course derived from now being able to feel what controlling your surroundings truly means."
As a demonstration, Tatyana's energy pulsed and opened a fissure in space with just a thought. Then, she closed it and made the Fire energy gather around toward her palm, forming a beautiful winged horse. The horse flew around when an eagle made out of ice swept down from somewhere, taking the horse with it. Both exploded into a tornado of energies that formed a sea of light. Tatyana finally manipulated the light skyward and made it explode like a small firework. "It doesn't really matter which affinities you have after crossing when you do things like this. Battling is another matter altogether, though."
Yasenia and the others laughed at the small spectacle. Estrella was clapping lightly while looking at Tatyana with glittering eyes. "That was so cool, Mama!"
Yasenia chuckled and glanced at Ebirah and Sierra. "What about you both? How are you doing lately?"
Sierra smiled, her arms interlocked with Zephyrith's. "I have yet to develop an Intent Domain. However, I am not that far. Other than that, my tribulation was rather easy. The nourishing of the Heavenly Tribulation has pushed my bloodline to the peak-level of the Ancient Beast Bloodline."
Zephyrith smiled proudly. "My Sierra is very talented."
These two were always in the background, living their own lives without leaving Evelyn alone. Even when they wanted to go on dates, Sierra and Zephyrith would include Evelyn or at least tell her about it. This was because Sierra would always be Evelyn's contracted beast over any other identity, and Zephyrith understood that.
Yasenia looked at the red-eyed, white-haired wolf-woman and chuckled. "You are not too bad yourself, Zephyrith. You've also managed to break through."
Zephyrith nodded. "Thank you, Yasenia. Still, I've been stuck in the high-level Epoch Core for a long time. So, advancing didn't take that much. The comprehension was there; only energy was left. Moreover, if I didn't break through when all of you have, I would not feel qualified to be part of your party."
Sierra slapped her bouncy butt with a crisp sound. "Don't say that. You know that we don't mind your presence. We are not so weak that we can't carry one wolf-woman along."
Yasenia grinned. "So… When are the pups coming? Is there no luck yet?"
Both women became somewhat shy and awkward. Sierra sighed. "It's not like we haven't been trying. As you know by now, Zephyrith is like Andrea, so it should be possible to impregnate me. However, perhaps our inner compatibility is bad or something, because there has been no luck yet."
Andrea commented, patting her shoulder like a comrade. "I understand that feeling, believe me. I always felt inadequate."
Sierra raised her brow and teased. "Still, now Yasenia is pregnant~. I can smell it from a mile away."
"Eh?" Yasenia blinked, confused. She raised one arm and sniffed herself, only to smell a slightly sweet scent. "How can you smell such a thing? Do I reek or something? Is it bad?"
Zephyrith shook her head. "Anyone with enough beast-related bloodline can smell a faintly sour scent coming from your body. It is not unpleasant, though. It just tells all people with intentions of making you their mate that you are already taken." Zephyrith added. "Not that you needed that scent trace. Cecile's aura is like a guardian spirit hovering over your body. It's quite a thing, to be honest."
Cecile humphed. "Now that I understand our link a bit more, I've finally learned how to increase our link's effectiveness."
Yasenia had noticed those things, but she never cared. After all, being attractive or not toward beasts mattered not to her. She had no intention of entering into a relationship with anyone else.
Finally, Yasenia glanced at Ebirah and smiled gently, grabbing her hand. "What about you, Little Ebirah?"
Ebirah blinked her beautiful pastel pink eyes. The gorgeous little lobster princess smiled adorably and answered softly. "I have not caught a hint yet. But I am not too bothered. Big Brother Vairon has been helping me quite a bit! So it is only a matter of time."
"How was your breakthrough, Ebirah?"
Ebirah swung Yasenia's hand happily and tilted her head. "I am unsure. I just holed up in my shell and bore the pain until it went away again." Ebirah grinned, her pearly pink and white lobster tail dancing up and down happily. "By the time I realized it, I had digested the minerals around me and transformed!"
Yasenia laughed aloud. "That's great to hear, love." She looked at Andrea, and Andrea sighed. "To be fair, I was really scared for her. In her worst moment, her shell had completely cracked down, and blood was pooling around her like an ocean. Thankfully, she is a very tanky girl. So, eventually, the Heavenly Tribulation just ran out of energy and couldn't kill her. The rewarding energy mended all her wounds and helped her make the evolution while melding all the minerals we prepared with her shell."
Andrea patted Ebirah's head with her large hand. "Now, she is extremely solid. Honestly, to the point that I want to use her as a projectile. Throwing her and hitting someone with her hard shell must hurt a lot."
Ebirah slapped her hand and hugged Yasenia's side. "Hmph. How can you say those things? Now I don't want to stay with you!"
Yasenia relaxed and continued the journey home, asking some questions about the last years, how everyone did, etc. The talk was far from done when they arrived home, so they left it for another day.
Knowing that Tatyana was going to explain about the Sixth Realm, they all changed into comfortable clothes and moved toward one of the theater halls. With over 200 people, they needed that much space.
Tatyana sat on the platform, with Valeria and Mirrory sitting to her right and left. "Well, let's start to speak about the Transcendence Realm. I won't go into much detail about the other paths because I am still new to them, so my understanding and yours might be different. That won't benefit anyone. However, I can still guide you in the spiritual path without affecting your growth."
Valeria smiled. "I agree with that. After speaking with each other, we've decided on that. Now, you must know that cultivation realms after the mortal realms are very different. Each sub-realm is named. So, a Level 1 Transcendence Realm cultivator is called a Mortal Shackles Transcendence Cultivator; a Level 2, Spiritual Awakening… Etc."
Mirrory finished the introduction by saying. "The time you'll need to improve between realms will become exponentially larger. So, from now on, patience will be one thing that you'll be tested on."