Chapter 1257. Meeting Star Immortal Sect Elders.

When Yasenia entered, Star Forge left her side and walked forward, sitting down in the sole empty seat in the room. The room had twelve seats that were suspended in the air, with the highest one occupied by a powerful-looking middle-aged man. He was refined and stern, with sword-like eyebrows and an angled face. His dark eyes shone with traces of starlight, and his aura was equal to Star Forge’s, making them the two strongest in the room.

‘Seventh Level… Weren’t there rumors saying that Star Forge was even stronger than the Sect Master? Either Star Forge is able to breach the gap between levels, or those rumors outside are a lie to make people underestimate this man.’

Other than that, Yasenia was curious about the level of these people. 'Most of them are fourth level… Doesn’t this mean that I am much lower than I expected in terms of Heavenly Layers? Although, according to Feixue, we are in a rather remote part of this world. Now, how big must a world be to house so many Sixth Realm cultivators and even create “remote” places? That is a great question.’

“Lady Yasenia Dravory, is that your true name?”

Yasenia glanced over at the side. There, an elderly man with a healthy body spoke to her. He was tall, had a straight back, and even with a head full of white hair and some wrinkles, his eyes shone with power.

“That’s indeed my name,” Yasenia answered calmly, neither arrogant nor humble. Her golden slit eyes looked around, her long tail behind her flicking about as her thoughts spun. Looking up, she spoke directly to the Sect Master. “Lord of the Star Immortal Sect, I am here without any harmful intentions. It is my first time in this area, and I needed a place to stay comfortably. I promise not to use the sect’s resources without compensation.”

A woman at the side spoke with a condescending tone. “Watch your tone, Dragon. Not everyone is qualified to speak to the Sect Master. If you overstep your boundaries, I don’t mind getting some resources from your body to create new weapons for my disciples.”

Yasenia didn’t glance at her as her eyes kept looking at the Sect Master. “Lord Sect Master has yet to speak or show any dissatisfaction. Is it that in this sect, he isn’t the one who controls the power, but his elders do?” Her gaze moved toward the woman, and she smiled faintly. “If that’s the case, I’ll apologize to this lady.”

Yasenia was implying with those words that the Sect Master was just a puppet. The connotation was neither subtle nor too direct, making the woman's face change colors. After all, the roundabout manner of placing such a big hat on her head left her hand-tied. Instead of answering, the best course of action was to bow to the Sect Master. “I am sorry, Lord Xing. I overstepped my boundaries.”

“No matter.” The man spoke for the first time as he waved his hand. “While you indeed have overstepped, your words weren’t entirely incorrect. Now, you seem like an intelligent and cunning one, so I’ll ask you directly.”

The dragoness didn’t overreact and just listened.

“You said that it is your first time here. What do you refer to as here? Your energy is giving me the feeling that you are a cultivator who recently broke through, and even with your strength, traveling between continents should be too hard.”

The dragoness was surprised by those words. ‘Are they true or false? If they are true, that would change my perception of this world. Wilderness so dangerous that recently ascended Transcendence Cultivators need to be wary of it is not something that can appear in a low-level heaven or world.’

After pondering for a second, Yasenia sighed and shook her head. “I don’t know how to answer your words, Lord Xing.” She referred to him following the woman’s way of calling him. “I am from somewhere too far away. So, ‘here’ might refer to this country, continent, world… or something else. Only when I get information about where I am will I know how far ‘here’ is from my hometown.”

Yasenia played tai chi with her words, answering nothing much but enough to be let off the hook. This left the Sect Master with nowhere to grasp. Tapping his armchair twice with his index finger, he turned toward Star Forge. “What do you think?”

Star Forge snorted. “I told you to leave her alone, and she wouldn’t make any waves in the sect. Yet, you insisted on carrying her here and exposing her to everyone. Now, all the surrounding sects will know that we have a new guest.”

Yasenia’s intelligent eyes flashed, and her mind spun when she heard that. There were quite a few implied meanings, allowing Yasenia to create an overall picture of this sect and its surroundings. ‘This sect is in a precarious situation. The surrounding sects appear to be watching them or are wary of them. Moreover, they need to be careful to the point that someone of my level could disrupt some of their plans.’ She smiled secretly. ‘Was that on purpose, or just a slip of the tongue?’

The Sect Master sighed. “Forget about it. You don’t seem to be on guard with her, so I guess we can also avoid some wariness. Even then…” He looked at Yasenia, his dark eyes glittering with a star attribute. “You seem to be quite a complex being. I can’t accurately sense what attribute you govern, or anything deep for that matter. It feels as if a veil of mystery surrounds you. I wonder, if we lift that veil, will we find a calamity, a treasure, or a solution?”

Yasenia answered with a cold smile. “If the veil is forcefully lifted, the only result is a calamity big enough that it will make you plead for forgiveness in front of your ancestors.”

“Bold!”

An elder slapped his chair, pushing a mountain-like pressure on top of Yasenia. The dragoness blinked slowly once and shifted her gaze to that person. She didn’t speak; her indifferent gaze was able to tell a thousand words without a single sound.

Seeing a recently ascended immortal bear the full brunt of a Level Four Transcendence Realm and not flinch was quite a shock for everyone in the room.

The Sect Master waved his hand. “Enough. No need to use such forceful means.”

These words gave leeway to the other person, allowing him to retreat. After all, if he stopped the pressure before anyone said anything, it would be like slapping one’s own face. The man stopped the pressure and spoke arrogantly. “You are lucky, girl. I’ll let you off this time around.”

The dragoness didn’t bother contradicting; she was not here to make enemies, after all. Acting as if that little episode never happened, Yasenia asked. “Sect Master Xing, we’ve probed each other enough. Now, would you leave me be in your sect for a while, or do I leave? Either decision, I’ll respect it. Like I said in the beginning, I am not here to be an enemy nor an ally. I was just passing by and trying to get some information about this place.”

Sect Master Xing waved his hand. “You are allowed to stay. Still, as you’ve said, you’ll need to pay for any service or resource you try to use from us. I heard that you stayed a few months in the [Seven Star Field Tower].”

“Wait.” Star Forge interrupted the conversation for the first time. Everyone looked at the woman, and she smirked. “I heard that you used the excuse that you were my Teaching Assistant to enter the tower.”

Yasenia had a bad premonition, but she couldn’t do anything to stop what was to come. So, she gritted her teeth and smiled. “T-That’s right. But it was—”

“Ah.” Star Forge interrupted again with a happy exclamation. “Then, let’s make that excuse real. I really need someone to help me deal with those disciples, so you’ll be perfect for that role. What do you think, Sect Master Xing?”

Yasenia wanted to pinch this woman until she begged for mercy. However, she didn’t really have a way to escape this fate. Sect Master Xing thought about it and asked. “What are your attributes, Yasenia Dravory?”

The dragoness very much wanted to lie, but she knew that she couldn’t because Feixue existed. So, with a deep sigh, she spoke, effectively sealing her fate. “Star, Sun, and Moon.”

Everyone in the room suddenly quieted and looked at Yasenia with wide-open eyes. Even Star Forge’s expression changed. Seeing everyone’s expressions, Yasenia knew that there was something wrong. The confirmation came when a few people turned to look toward an elderly person at the side. “This… Elder Chen.”

The old man opened his eyes slightly wider to look at Yasenia. The wrinkled face made him appear as if he had his eyes closed all the time. After looking for a few moments, he spoke lightly. “I can’t see anything.”

Everyone’s face changed one more time. Still, the Sect Master recovered quickly and spoke. “Since that’s the case, we’ll do it this way. Yasenia Dravory, do you agree to become our guest elder and give classes to the disciples in our sect? The benefits of such a role are, among others, granting you the ability to use our resources, the ability to search our library, and if the results are good and you earn the trust of sect members, entering our Skill Pavilion to get one technique of Supreme Rank Quality and below.”

Yasenia wanted to bite something or someone. ‘Even if I know you are placing a bait in front of me, how can I not take it when it is so juicy!?’ So, with a forced smile, she agreed. “I’ll do as Sect Master Xing says, then. It will be a pleasure to be part of this sect temporarily.”

Star Forge stood up with a clap. “Great~! Come with me. I’ll show you around.”

Yasenia sent her a message as her sharp teeth itched. ‘One day… I’ll bite you for what you’ve done today.’

Star Forge answered with a smirk. ‘A bite from a Dragon Queen? Careful, I might get addicted.’

The dragoness was dragged outside with a helpless look, leaving the group of elders and the Sect Master in the room. Sect Master Xing spoke slowly. “Chen Jixing, it was only 100 years ago that you told me about who might help us solve our predicament. Back then, you did a star reading and managed to calculate that our future savior might have a combination of Star, Sun, and Moon attributes. Yasenia Dravory is the first cultivator that has appeared with that combination since that day. However… That would mean that Yassenia Dravory is just a century old with her current strength.”

Chen Jixing spoke slowly. “Sect Master, this one can’t sense anything from that dragon. It is as if Fate itself had separated from her existence. I don’t doubt that if I try to read Fate Threads or Star Charts of that Dragon, my life will be lost. Hence, I can only say one thing. Whether she is who I predicted or not, that person has changed too much to think that the same outcome will occur.”

The reason for Chen Jixing’s elderly appearance was that he wasted several thousand years of his lifespan to find a way to save their sect from destruction and decline. So, everyone had a great deal of respect for him. As a Star and Fate attribute cultivator, his importance was great. “Still, I heard that Star Forge has taken a disciple with similar attributes to mine. Once she reaches a certain level, I might nurture her to become the next [Star Fate Pavilion] Elder.”