Page 1147 of Heaven, Earth, Me

Yasenia looked at the bowing old dragon, and her heart somewhat trembled. For someone like him to give this bow, the amount of willpower needed was not small. Yasenia sighed and rubbed her forehead. 'I don't want to get involved with anything so that I am not entangled with something and delay strengthening myself... Moreover, the maids are about to start breaking through to the Sixth Realm. They just need to stabilize their Soul Path.'

Yasenia pondered and looked at the old man deeply. "Before I accept, I need some reassurance about my safety. How many Transcendent Realm people do you have compared to other powers? When entering the Secret Realm, will there be any Sixth Realm cultivators? Finally, if I were to participate and gather treasures inside of the Secret Realm, can I keep them or not? What will you do if I fail?"

These questions were something that Yasenia needed to have answered before she decided on anything. She didn't want to participate in all this mess and get nothing out of it.

The old man slowly answered her questions. He was patient as Yasenia slowly got to know the Long Family of this location. Speaking of the Long Family, Yasenia couldn't help but remember the Tang and Long families back in the Sky Continent. These two grudges were something that she had yet to resolve. Even after so many years, Yasenia had not forgotten. 'They'll have their end at my hands eventually...' With the Sky Continent's state, Yasenia wasn't sure if she would be able to return and take revenge before they dove headfirst into their own doom. However, she was willing to keep them in the back of her mind until then.

By the end of the conversation, Yasenia learned that while the younger generation of the Long family was lacking, the older generation was extremely powerful. Compared with the Four Ancient families, the sects, and the academies, they were not lacking at all!

This gave Yasenia more reassurance. If anyone wanted to mess with her, they would need to be prepared to lose a layer of their skin at the very least.

Yasenia sighed and glanced at the old man. "This transaction benefits both sides. I will help you with this. However, the second I feel that I or anyone close to me is in danger, I will leave without looking back."

After she said that, the old man nodded. "I understand. The fact that you've agreed to at least give us a chance is more than I could ever ask for. Many thanks, Yasenia."

Once they came to an agreement, one of the Long Family juniors who was in the room spoke up. "Since you've agreed to help us, your confidence must be high. I want to see why Lord Ancestor decided to bet everything on you."

Yasenia stood up slowly and glanced at the man who spoke. He was a tall, charming man with peach-blossom eyes and an amorous feeling. He currently had a slight smirk on the corner of his lips, but he didn't come over as a frivolous person. His eyes had a profound trace of intelligence and strength that made people looking at him not dare to underestimate him.

Yasenia answered lightly as she walked toward the door. "You are not qualified to test my strength. Bring out the strongest one from the junior generation first before you want to challenge me at anything."

Her arrogance would've usually poked the bad nerves of people around her. However, being surrounded by other dragons, this kind of talk was considered as someone having confidence. A few seniors in the room couldn't help but nod in appreciation. 'A peerless person should have at least this much arrogance!'

Still, the man was not convinced. While the rest looked at it positively, he was disgruntled by Yasenia's dismissing behavior. "Hoh? Has being around humans and other races dulled your fangs, Yasenia? Or are you afraid that if I beat you, you will lose out on the benefits that Ancestor told you about?"

Yasenia stopped her steps and glanced coldly at the charming man. "I am trying not to embarrass you in front of your seniors. Your fragile ego might take a blow hard enough to make you unable to recover from it." She added, somewhat malicious. "I understand that being a disappointment toward your seniors is a hard pill to swallow, but I believe in you."

Then, she turned toward the door again and walked outside with the others from her group. She didn't even look back as she commented. "Old man, I am going to look around this place. I sniffed a few good things as we walked up to this room."

Ancestor Long looked at Yasenia's back with an amused expression. Still, he didn't interfere in the quarrels between the junior generation and just answered Yasenia's words. "If you don't have the coin used in this place, I recommend taking out a few treasures and selling them. Of course, if you don't have enough capital, we can always make a deal to compensate us using the treasures you might get in the Secret Realm."

"I'd rather not. Thank you for the advice, old man." Yasenia clicked her tongue as she walked outside. 'This old fox wants to scam me of my treasures? Ha!'

When they left that room, Angel hugged Yasenia's arm and commented. "I didn't expect you to accept his proposal!" Yasenia was slightly confused. She was cold-hearted for many things, but helping out her own people was not something she disliked. Back in Distancia, she even allowed the Dragon Clan to be revived and exalted like in the past.

Before she spoke, though, Angel added. "I thought you would deny it first and come back later to get a better deal."

Yasenia's eyebrow twitched. "Baby, I am not that greedy."

Doubtful looks instantly shot toward Yasenia without a single hint of restraint. Yasenia's face turned as dark as the bottom of a burnt pan. "Can you all be a bit less blatant?"

Everyone looked away with a slight cough, covering their blunder. Yasenia sighed and looked down at her baby. "I am not confident in walking out of here and getting a place for us to rest comfortably. The Mo family will also know that I have no background if I enter this place and exit without a deal. What I need now is a small shield that will make the people wanting to deal with me hesitate. Additionally, the feelings between us might be slightly strained, and some resentment might be born between both sides. Since the Long family is the perfect shield that we need for now, accepting on the spot was the best course of action. Delaying tactics will be similar to hurting 800 to kill 1000. Not really worth it."

The girls listened closely and understood her reasoning. Evelyn smiled. "Any more reasons, you cunning dragoness?"

Yasenia chuckled. "Perhaps, but those thoughts are for myself~."

Evelyn clicked her tongue while Yasenia's eyes partially squinted. 'The Long family's gratitude will give us a chance to use the Ancient Teleporting Formation quickly and without unforeseen accidents.'

Andrea changed the subject and asked. "So, what have you been eyeing in this place? I am curious since your standards have become quite picky lately. Unless it is a Quasi-Transcendent Realm treasure or above, you won't even give it a second look!"

Yasenia humphed. "Peak-Level Heaven ranked items have become somewhat obsolete for my current strength. Of course, they have their own use, but even my human skin is tougher than a mid-level Heaven-ranked armor."

Andrea countered. "Armor is made to enhance your already existing capabilities. Won't they work extra well with your physical qualities?"

"No." Yasenia smiled at Andrea's baffled expression. "Have you forgotten about my [Innate Clothes]? The [Celestial Cosmos Dress] has already become as strong as a Quasi-Transcendent robe."

Andrea raised her arms. "Okay, you win."

Walking around the place, Yasenia was quickly able to notice the things that attracted her attention. They were all neatly gathered in a single luxurious and clean room, with each of the items on a pedestal. The items had powerful fluctuations of energy swirling around them, incomparable to most other items in the shop.

Once Ancestor Long knew where she went, he couldn't help but show a smile. 'It seems that her treasure sense is impeccable. She could even feel these treasures through the formations and from outside the building.'

Yasenia pondered and asked. "Old man, can you come here?"

Ancestor Long appeared by Yasenia's side silently. Even Yasenia failed to feel his presence, surprising her greatly. 'He must be beyond a Level 1 Mythical Core Beast. His strength is impressive.'

Shaking her head, she asked. "What can you tell me about these items?"

"I can tell you that you are too young to get them!"

"Huh?"

The confused sound made Ancestor Long smile faintly. "These are Dragon Cores. Each Dragon Core is from a Sixth Realm dragon. They are not damaged, so they are prime materials that can be crafted into incomparable items."

Yasenia glanced at the twelve cores and hummed. "I see. How much for selling them?"

Ancestor Long shook his head. "As I said, you are too young. Once any of them reaches the Sixth Realm of blacksmithing, then I might be willing to sell them to you. Otherwise, I really won't feel at ease and think that you'll waste them."

The dragoness was slightly annoyed. "If I buy them, it isn't your problem how I spend them, right?"

Ancestor Long glanced at Yasenia, and the dragoness sighed. "But I understand. These must be important, so you want to respect the Dragons they belonged to. Still, I can assure you that my Darling here is unmatched in her blacksmithing profession among the younger generation!"

Andrea's eyebrow twitched. 'Even I am not that confident. Where did this beautiful dragon gain it from?'

Ancestor Long smiled and commented. "Since you are so confident, how about participating in a tournament? There are yearly Profession tournaments. You and your people can participate in a few of them if you want. If this human here manages to take the first position, I will think about it."

"Only think about it?" Yasenia haggled shamelessly. "If Andrea wins, I want a 50% discount!"

Ancestor Long almost choked with his own saliva. "Y-You little girl! Don't go too far!"

Yasenia raised her eyebrow and countered. "How am I going too far? You not selling them now means that you weren't able to see through my Darling's true capabilities. You are hindering her progress for more than a year by not selling me these cores! Therefore, a discount is only natural."

Ancestor Long was speechless. "What kind of logic is that? I won't give you a discount. I am not even sure if I will be willing to sell them!"

Yasenia snorted. "Thirty percent, or I won't want them anymore! Choose."

Ancestor Long almost spat a mouthful of blood. He sighed and said. "First, let that girl, Andrea, participate and win. We can talk afterwards."

Yasenia nodded and gave Andrea a thumbs up as if saying. 'I gotchu.'

Andrea didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Yasenia's antics.