Heaven, Earth, Me

Yasenia was standing in the entrance of the cave. The ongoing snowstorm was eye-opening. Yasenia had seen powerful storms in the past, but this one was the strongest one by far. The snow was basically flowing horizontally, and the temperature at the entrance was already freezing. Walking outside would probably give her frostbite. 'I wonder why the freezing qualities of this storm are even worse than some outer space sections? Is it because the natural moon element in the environment enhances the freezing nature beyond the natural limits of coldness it can reach?'

The dragoness pondered for a few moments before shaking her head. 'Regardless, the most important part is whether this snowstorm will be enough to hide us from that powerful snake… If we fight in this cave, I don't know if every one of us can remain alive. A desperate attack from it and someone might die.'

While she thought, Cecile and Kali approached her, and the fox asked. "What are you thinking?"

When both reached her side, Yasenia sprouted her pair of large dragon wings and used them to cocoon both girls by her side. Grabbing their waists, the dragoness hummed comfortably, her tail gently wagging behind her. Only after snuggling her two girls did she answer. "Do you think that the snake will give up?"

Surrounded by Yasenia's warmth, they almost fell into a daze. The temperature of the dragoness's body was still high, even with the low temperatures, so being cocooned this way felt like having a warm blanket around them. Still, they listened and thought about her question. This also clarified to them why their dragoness was standing here with a frown between her beautiful straight eyebrows. 

Cecile commented, looking toward the dark entrance into the cave. "Even if it comes, it is heavily injured, right? While we are not its match when it is in its peak condition, we should be able to defend ourselves as it is right now."

The other two agreed on this point.

Cecile then asked, curious. "While I've read about it, do Sixth Realm beings take longer to heal or a shorter time? There are different answers that I've caught, so I am curious."

Yasenia hummed. "From what I've read, it depends on how tired they were. Healing from wounds and such they are quick. However, their energy pools are so large that, if hurt too often, they will need long rests to recover the stamina used. That would be one of the few advantages of being a mortal cultivator in front of an immortal one. We recover much faster from recurrent wounds."

Cecile nodded and summarized it. "So, if they are fresh, they are basically impossible to kill, and you have to tire them out until they can't regenerate anymore."

Yasenia nodded, and Kali added. "That's one reason why death after reaching the Sixth Realm is so rare among same-realm conflicts. When two people fight, they need to eradicate the other party. Medical books related to Transcendent Realm cultivators are much more profound due to the much larger array of injuries that a Transcendent Realm cultivator can suffer without dying."

With that information, Cecile commented. "The snake didn't recover from the owl's attack, so it should be quite drained, right? After we hurt it deeply again, I think it won't be persistent."

"Good catch." Yasenia smiled. "It is indeed far from its peak strength. Even then, we should not lower our guards. I am sure that after catching a whiff of me, it won't leave me alone easily."

Cecile clicked her tongue. "Tsk. Seductress."

Kali and Yasenia chuckled.

"Hey, is the storm that interesting? Look how snuggled you three are!"

Yasenia saw Evelyn approach, and when she was in range, the dragoness used her tail to snatch her. She opened one wing, carrying her Dear in front of her, and then hugged her from behind while closing her wings again. 

Evelyn smiled and hummed happily. "Ah, so warm, big-breasted wife for the win-Kyah!" Evelyn made a surprisingly adorable exclamation when Yasenia started fondling her.

Kali and Cecile giggled slightly. Yasenia teased. "My slim and cute wife is also great~. Look how cute she becomes when I tease her. The body is soft and tender as well."

Evelyn saw Cecile and Kali giving her teasing looks and coughed, a faint red tint spreading on her cheeks. "Ahem, the cute one is obviously Angel! Not me!"

Yasenia giggled and kissed the top of her head. "Angel is adorable in a sweet way~. You are adorable in a pretty way~. Both of you are my charming little girls."

Evelyn humphed, but the tone was slightly high-pitched, making even the humph cute.

After a while looking at the storm, Evelyn commented. "At this pace, this storm might last for a few months. I have a suggestion." 

The dragoness rested her chin on her head and spoke. "Go ahead."

The gentle vibrations of Yasenia's mellow and rich voice tingled Evelyn's hearing sense. "Hm. So, while the storm is very powerful, we will have an advantage if we are able to traverse it. After all, with such low visibility, I don't believe that beasts can roam the outside easily. Moving while this storm is ongoing will allow us to avoid beasts!"

"That's a fair point."

Tatyana commented from behind, leaning on the cave wall. "We've been here for a few weeks already. Not to mention stopping, the storm has only become stronger."

The dragoness tilted her head and asked, confused. "Both of you don't think that the creatures living here have evolved to be accustomed to these storms? I don't think a storm of this magnitude happens often, but the beasts that have lived in these peaks for generations should've developed some kind of immunity, similar to those in the Deadly Magma Caves."

"Touché," Evelyn muttered. Then, she leaned back, sinking her body in the unrivaled softness pressing against her back. "What should we do, then? You've communicated with Ayanduin and the others, right?" 

The dragoness nodded. "Last night, I communicated with them. It seems that they have decided to explore the Moon Swallowing Mountain as well. They have had a few gains in the Deadly Magma Caves as well."

Tatyana muttered. "That's probably what they needed to finally separate from us."

Yasenia laughed faintly. "Well… Ayanduin can't really leave us yet. He has not cured that parasite inside of him. Speaking of which, how much medicine did you give him, Kali?"

Kali tilted her head. "Around ten years worth. Just in case something happened. With so much time, he should be able to find someone and heal those parasites using my medicine as a baseline." 

Cecile blinked. "Why did you do that? I thought you wanted to make him suffer for longer."

"I want to. However, a willing Sixth Realm cultivator is different from a tied one. If we are in a situation where Ayanduin can betray us, giving him this boon will probably push him not to do so." Kali sighed. "Since he is going to be with us, I'd rather he starts trusting in us. We have no one that can reach the Sixth Realm quickly enough to substitute his presence, sadly."

Tatyana chuckled. "Believe me when I say that beating him like you two did has certainly created a Heart Demon. Having a Heart Demon appear so late in your cultivation journey can be lethal."

Kali tilted her head and looked at the red-eyed woman. "Are you saying that this amount of punishment is enough?"

"Hm?" Tatyana blinked, confused. "Of course not. If I were here with my main body, I would've killed him. How dare a little Transcendent Realm cultivator sell the poison that afflicted my daughter?"

Yasenia chuckled. "So, you will kill him once we cross over to the next Heaven-layer."

"I won't." Tatyana shrugged. "If he follows you up there, his loyalty is basically guaranteed. Killing a good pawn is not my style of doing things."

"Okay. Enough sidetracking." Yasenia focused them up. "Do we try to walk through the snowstorm or not? And if we do so, what do we do once we reach the owl's nest? It should be there, no?"

Tatyana spoke up. "I think we can give it a try. Using the snowstorm as camouflage together with the rest of our tools will make us practically invisible. Then, we can wait near the owl's nest, and once it leaves to hunt, we can enter its nest and try to steal the treasure you are so tempted by."

Evelyn nodded. "It should be a ridiculous thing if you are risking all of our lives in this manner."

Yasenia smiled wryly. "If we don't risk it, we won't gain anything. Reward and danger come hand in hand, sadly." 

"Sadly indeed." Evelyn sighed. 

After that, they started moving and decided to create a moving formation. While that was being made, the rest weren't still. Kali concocted a few scent-erasing, aura-coating, and even poisoning pills. She didn't know how strong the owl's body was against her poisons, but trying wouldn't hurt.

Evelyn and the other tailors took a look at the cloaks and enhanced them as well. 

Their preparations took around one and a half weeks. During this time, the snowstorm continued raging on without stopping for a single second. 

Standing at the entrance of the cave, Yasenia looked at the group and nodded. "Let's follow the plan. If things take a turn, I'll burn one of the mass teleportation talismans. If things go wrong beyond that, I'll use Tatyana's talisman and erase this entire mountain out of existence together with whatever threat we have."

A ring formation activated around them, creating several layers with different inscribed shapes. Each shape was a layer of protection against the weather. Valeria also summoned Ethereal Blossom, coating them all in its stealth aura. 

The rings of light disappeared, and their figures completely disappeared from the world for other creatures. Then, they stepped outside.

The violent wind hit them right as they stepped outside. Even when the formation had a function to reduce the wind pressure, the remaining strength of the gales was strong enough to force them to tilt slightly in the direction of the wind. 

Tatyana communicated mentally. 'This storm is strong enough to even affect Sixth Realm beasts. It is incredibly strong for something in this world.'

The girls rolled their eyes. Was it really time to be in awe of the, frankly said, natural disaster around them?

Still, they all pushed forward and began their climb. Their speed was clearly slow, and it further slowed down the higher they climbed. Thankfully, as Evelyn had expected, the number of beasts roaming while the storm howled was basically inexistent. 

Without much trouble, and after taking two months of climbing without a moment of stopping, they arrived at the second-highest peak near the owl's nest.

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