Luan Feixue's heart was about to explode from how fast it was beating. 'What is this dragon speaking about right now!? Has she misspoken? How could she have manuals like that lying around in wait? If any [Domain Lord] heard about it, she would be dead in less than a month!'
Luan Feixue was truly pondering if she had contracted a mentally touched Dragon. Still, the more she thought, the more her heart calmed down. 'Ah. Perhaps she is referring to soul-focused and body-focused spiritual path cultivation techniques? How could she otherwise have the super rare Soul Cultivation and the extinct Body Cultivation manuals everyone and their ancestors are always searching for in Secret Realms?'
Yasenia could easily sense the roller coaster of emotions that Feixue was going through. Their connection was not that deep, but due to the large difference in cultivation and Feixue's almost lack of guard against her, telling what she felt was as easy as reading it from a book.
"Um. Senior Yasenia, I don't want to brag. However, my technique is a Two-Star Supreme Rank technique. I doubt that whatever you have is much better than what I have, or at least, good enough to throw away my cultivation and start all over."
Those were the words she thought after a while of shocked silence. Her words were honestly quite funny for Yasenia. "A Supreme Rank technique is indeed great. I have not seen many in my years of cultivation. Still, what I have with me won't really bother it. After all, you don't need to throw your spiritual path to practice the others, right? Even then, to guide you better, I'd love to check your cultivation technique. What do you think, girl?"
Feixue didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Yasenia's casual words. But if she needed to choose one, she was about to burst into confused tears. "I don't know. I don't understand. Senior is saying some words that are giving me a headache!"
Seeing her so confused, Yasenia sighed softly and stopped messing around with her. Feixue was an average-height girl, at around 165 centimeters tall. Her slender build made her look even tinier, so Yasenia's motherly instincts were somewhat tickled when looking at her. Using her tail, she placed the thin girl on her lap and hugged her. "Okay, Feixue. I will stop messing around. Now, just listen, okay?"
Feixue's body stiffened, but she didn't resist the touch. With their strength difference, she would be helpless either way. Looking at her reddish little face, Yasenia patted her back with Moon Energy to relax her nerves. Then, she spoke as the refreshing energy filled Feixue's body. "The techniques I want to give you are from the lost arts you are thinking about. I found them in my travels and kept them hidden."
This news startled Feixue to no end. She hadn't really thought Yasenia was lying to her. After all, she was a Dragon—one of the most trustworthy creatures under the Heaven. Still, that didn't take away from the fact that the person in front of her was the owner of some lost arts sought after by the most powerful.
Yasenia continued while patting the girl's back. "Now, since I'll become something like a teacher to you, I am willing to share a few of them with you. The ones I'll share are not high-ranking, though. I'll give you copies that will help you with your current realm and slowly chain higher-level ones as we advance. How far you go will depend on your hard work during the time we will be together."
Luan Feixue saw Yasenia's eyes shine with warmth, and her eyes stung a bit. That kind of loving gaze was extremely similar to her mother's, making her remember painful memories among the many good ones. The dragoness was unsure as to why Luan Feixue looked as though she was about to burst into tears, so she didn't speak anymore and patted her back. "Okay, girl. Do you want to accept them? Or are they too burdensome? How about we leave them for the future?"
"No." Luan Feixue's voice was brittle, but her gaze was firm. "I'll accept them." Sniffling once, she continued. "I want to become stronger and avenge my family."
The dragoness felt a burst of killing intent surge from the girl's eyes, overshadowing her other feelings. This made her eyebrows gain a very faint frown. "Luan Feixue. I won't say that revenge is an empty path. That path fuels many to reach heights they never imagined before, while others burn brightly but shortly like a shooting star in the night sky. Still, only focusing on revenge will consume your mind, body, and spirit. Eventually, you will become a husk of what you were. So, while I won't stop you in your path for revenge, I will leave the second I feel that you've been consumed by it."
Tensed from those heavy words, Feixue could only nod stiffly. "I-I'll try." Feeling reluctant to part with the Dragon that fell from the sky, Luan Feixue spoke somewhat dependently. Even she didn't notice the reliance in her tone. "But, please don't leave me. I… I think I'll lose my will to live again if you leave."
The dragoness poked her forehead. "Silly girl, don't say those kinds of words. You look like you are trying to emotionally blackmail me! If I couldn't feel that your words didn't have any malice in them, I would've spanked you by now!"
Feixue's two dark eyes moved toward Yasenia's hand, and seeing the perfectly crafted masterpieces, her face gained a subtle expression. 'They look so soft, elegant, and nimble… Would they even hurt?'
"Either way," Yasenia muttered, her tone curious. "How many realms of treasures do you know? Tell me about them."
"That's an odd question," Feixue remarked. Still, she didn't hesitate to speak about it. "From my understanding, there are mortal and immortal treasures. All mortal treasures are classified as Low, Mid, High, or Peak Level treasures. They start at the Spirit Rank, then the Magical, Earth, and finally the Heaven Rank. Beyond that, we enter the Immortal Treasure category."
'Oh? They don't even count Mortal Rank treasures in their system.'
Luan Feixue then added. "Then, we have Transcendence Rank, Supreme Rank, Ancient Rank, Immortal Rank, and finally, Holy Rank treasures. I am unsure if there is anything beyond that. These treasures are classified with stars, going from one to ten stars. The more stars a treasure has, the better."
Yasenia blinked and nodded. 'So, it is the same as what I know. That's great.'
Luan Feixue continued. "Finally, there are special types of Heaven-born treasures. These fall into the Natural Treasure classification. Do you need me to tell you about these as well?"
"No need to." Yasenia smiled. "It is the same as in my homeland, so that's relaxed me. I am unsure as to what Heavenly Layer the ascension sent me to. But, oh well, haste makes waste."
Luan Feixue nodded twice. "That's a good saying, Senior."
"So stiff…" Yasenia hummed, hugging the relatively small girl in her arms out of habit. "How about you call me Big Sister Yasenia? Or, better yet… Mama Yasenia!"
Luan Feixue spluttered. "I-I am not your daughter! Why would I call you Mama!?" Her shrill complaint made Yasenia burst into laughter again.
"I was messing around. Don't take it that seriously. Still, you should call me Sister Yasenia! If you continue with senior this, senior that, I can feel my face wrinkling like a raisin."
"Right." The girl deadpanned. She just couldn't believe that Yasenia would ever age. And if she did, it would be the most graceful aging the universe had ever seen.
After both fell silent for a few seconds, Luan Feixue commented with a curious expression. "So… You said that you have a dragon form?"
The intention behind those dark eyes was so clear that the dragoness needed to stifle her laughter. She answered, acting clueless. "Well, I am a dragon. It is more accurate to say I have a human form."
Feixue nodded twice. "Right, right… So, um… I need to become accustomed to your dragon form, right? Just in case we need to show you off. I don't want to look stupid, not knowing how to describe you in the future… Also, um, we should see if you are suitable to mount. If you are too big, it will be quite impossible to do so."
Yasenia spoke with laughter in her voice. "You just want to soar in the sky on my back, don't you?"
Being exposed so bluntly, Feixue's face turned beet red. "W-Who wants to do that!? It's not like I've been fantasizing about that since I was a child, okay!? Who wants to mount on a Dragon's back and soar the sky freely while feeling the air caressing your face!? Not me!"
"Oh." Yasenia nodded twice. "Since that's not you. Let's not do it."
Feixue burst, looking at the dragoness with an aggravated expression. "I am going to cry! You mean Dragon!"
"Hahaha." Amidst Yasenia's laughter, both of them disappeared from the run-down inn room. The dragoness didn't forget to bring the bed into her ring before they left.
When Feixue realized it, they were far above the clouds, falling freely without anything to hold both of them. Moreover, Yasenia had let go of Feixue, so she started flailing her arms around like a startled chicken. "W-Woah! I am falling! Help! Yaseniaaaa!"
Yasenia smiled and closed her eyes calmly, absorbing energy stealthily so as to not trigger anyone. Luan Feixue looked at the woman with folded wings falling by her side, and her panic lessened when she saw her closed eyes. Feeling a bit safer to observe her, Luan Feixue became entranced. 'So pretty…'
Yasenia then transformed, creating a small flash of light.
Whoosh!
A burst of air pushed Feixue flying, making her scream. "Ah!"
The sudden push startled her, making the fear from before creep up again. Still, before that fear could even manifest, Feixue looked up and saw the most beautiful dragon she had ever seen descending to catch her. The second she saw the gorgeous creature, all thoughts ceased for a moment. "Woah…"
The dragon was like a piece of night sky that took dragon form. Her deep, bright blue scales glittered with countless white dots, as if her body were made of the starry sky itself. Then, her blue crystal mane rustled ethereally, leaving a trail of starlight in its way. The two gorgeous golden horns adorned the sides of the dragon's gorgeous face.
Then, there were the wings. Two wings over 10 meters wide, looking enormous compared to her body. Each of them had the image of the Sun and Moon etched on them, as if the very figure of those celestial bodies had been imprinted on them. With a golden-ringed tail and slender body, the Celestial Cosmos Dragon was a sight that mesmerized the heart with its empyrean nature.
Yasenia dove down after a few seconds, catching up quickly and allowing Feixue to mount on her back. With her size, she was perfectly suited for a human-sized person. Feixue laughed aloud, her eyes shining with childish joy. "Woah! Big Sister Yasenia, you are so awesome! Hahaha!"
The dragoness chuckled and began flying around, doing some tricks and spending a nice afternoon with her. By the end of it, Feixue was so satisfied that she fell asleep.