Heaven, Earth, Me Chapter 1665. World Perception and Endless Flesh.

After checking her new skill, Yasenia went back to the [Primordial Palace] and sat in front of the blue-colored Spiritual Path crystal. After creating the Soul World Seed, Yasenia was going to tackle the World Perception Level from the Spiritual Path.

She sat cross-legged and pondered the Spiritual Path. "First, I got rid of all mortal shackles. After that, I made sure to expand my Spiritual Perception and deepen my connection with Heavenly Energies. When that was completed, I used that perception to refine my essence and bring out my true spirit..."

If that was the case, World Perception was most likely related to the True Spirit that Yasenia had comprehended during the previous Level. "Do I need to use my spirit to look at the world around me instead of my usual senses?"

Spirit, a very abstract piece of the self. Soul and Body were quite... visible. The body was the physical self, and even the soul could be touched with the right techniques. Nevertheless, Spirit, which was the representation of both and the elemental path, and could not be manipulated in the same way.

After so long, Yasenia could more or less infer that the Spiritual Path was focused more on Will than the other two. If your willpower was weak, Heart Demons were much more likely to take over than when walking the other two paths.

This didn’t mean that the Spiritual Path was more challenging. If that were the case, the path at the verge of extinction in the lower heavens wouldn’t be the Body and Soul Paths, but the Spiritual one.

"Willpower... Does the Spiritual Path want to focus on developing the self?"

Yasenia was not entirely sure, but she knew that the Seventh Realm in the Spiritual Path developed something akin to a true self, called True Aura Manifestation. With that in mind, she more or less understood what the next level wanted from her. World Perception was a Level at which the cultivator needed to communicate and begin to perceive the "laws" of the world.

Not manipulate. Not even close. That was for much later. But at least, have a hint of what they felt like. So, Yasenia focused on her Intent Domains and expanded them.

Both Intent Domains had grown by leaps and bounds after her understanding of the Celestial Energy took a leap. She saw both a way to develop her Celestial path and Tyrant Warlord paths. In truth, while both Intent Domains were stuck at the top of the Fifth Level, Yasenia was sure that once she had enough leisure to break through, they were going to reach the Sixth Level.

They were only stuck at the Fifth Level because Yasenia’s strength and worldview were far too superficial to allow the Intent Domain to develop further.

With that in mind, Yasenia chose to use her developed Intent Domains to grasp at the essence of the world. Her eyes closed, her senses became dull, and soon, Yasenia was immersed in pure darkness.

She didn’t know if she was sitting or standing. She even had difficulty sensing her own breathing.

In this silence, Yasenia gently spread out her Intent Domains.

Their influence was felt without a hitch. As Yasenia activated them, the dragoness could see how the Intent Domain took hold of energy in a different way than usual. When Yasenia used a skill, she absorbed, digested, and modified energy, then expelled it through her meridians to trigger a reaction in the world.

The Intent Domain didn’t trigger the reaction; they fundamentally created it. It felt as if the Intent Domain was digging into a concept buried within the world itself, only to use it superficially.

Once she saw that, Yasenia’s piercing golden slit eyes focused on that source. "...Ah. There it is."

It was incomparably faint. Like trying to see "air." Yet, the Intent Domain made it possible by becoming "dust particles" that moved together with that "air."

Her body’s energies surged once more, reaching a critical point, but Yasenia suppressed it. It was not time yet to break through.

Opening her eyes, the dragoness moved straight to the final crystal. For the Body Path’s blue crystal, Yasenia didn’t sit to meditate. Instead, she used the Body Cultivation Path’s movement and began practicing them in the room.

Her body moved smoothly, her actions chaining one after another with elegant beauty. Once she started, it was easy to fall into a trance. Her breathing coordinated with the movements, and her energy rotated gently.

She was soon enveloped by the Body Path’s energies as she tried to comprehend the next step: Endless Flesh.

Clearly, the Body Path searched for bodily perfection. An indestructible body impermeable to swords or spears. You shed your skin, enhanced your marrow, transformed your bones, and strengthened your viscera. The muscles, acting as external energy storage, constantly developed together with each body path’s advancement.

And yet, this Endless Flesh path felt different from the others. The sensation she felt as she moved her body was strangely similar to the Soul Path’s Soul World Seed. "Endless Flesh..."

If taken at face value, it sounded quite grotesque. This realm appeared more suitable for Abyss Abominations than normal cultivators. Yasenia knew that this was her misunderstanding, though. Cultivation was almost never that literal.

Instead, Yasenia sank into the sensations coursing around her body as she practiced. In her Dantian, the [Celestial Cosmos Immortal Body Technique] spun and spread energy into Yasenia’s flesh, as if giving her a small hint.

The dragoness, with comprehension abilities that could only be described as abnormal, grasped onto that hint and didn’t let go. "My flesh needs to be endless... what needs to be endless is not the flesh itself... it’s its energy. Having flesh for having flesh is just useless. You just need to transform the flesh you have into an endless source of strength."

Yasenia’s golden eyes focused, and [Convergence of the Celestial Bodies], [Celestial Cosmos Immortal Body Technique], [Celestial Firmament Tyrannical Soul Art], and [Celestial Maiden Ascends Through The Heavens] began spinning rapidly within her Dantian.

All four cultivation techniques, together with her Dragon Core, spun rapidly and absorbed energy from the surroundings and even the Celestial Black Hole Energy Star. The star was naturally more than willing, allowing its energy strands to slip into them and help Yasenia push through her bottleneck.

"To make my flesh an endless source of energy... to complete my Soul World Seed... to pierce through the World and perceive its true essence... to ascend as a dragon..."

Yasenia punched forward, causing the air before her to explode with a loud bang. "Breakthrough."

BOOM!!

A pillar of energy soared outside, causing the energy in several thousand kilometers to wildly spin and get sucked toward Yasenia. All powerhouses nearby felt pure terror as Yasenia completed her breakthrough. Finally, her energy soared, reaching the Fifth Level.

Yasenia opened her eyes, her golden pupils radiating incredible pressure and majesty. "It’s done."

She exhaled a long breath, and feeling the cultivation mat below her, Yasenia looked around. The room was exactly the same as before she began cultivating. "I wonder how long I’ve been cultivating?"

Soluna appeared between her arms, and Yasenia hugged her beautiful spirit. "Soluna."

Soluna smiled and kissed her lips once. "Hehe. You’ve been cultivating for six and a half years."

"Six and a half years?"

Yasenia sighed, but she found it acceptable. Her closed-door cultivation sessions were becoming longer and longer. It truly made her feel the weight of her existence.

"It feels as if yesterday I was 210 years old, and today, I am 216... Time has slipped by so quickly."

Speaking of time, Yasenia hummed. "Asterion is seventeen this year, then?"

Soluna smiled as Yasenia muttered. "Hehe. You are still not 10% of my age!"

Those words made Yasenia recall that her pretty little spirit was about 3,000 to 4,000 years old when they met. Looking at her, Yasenia rubbed her nose with hers. "How have you been doing lately, Soluna? Are you happy?"

Soluna placed her arms around Yasenia’s neck and rubbed her face with hers. Her Sun and Moon pupils gleamed lovingly. "I am the happiest spirit in the world."

Just being inside Yasenia’s Dantian made Soluna feel incredibly connected to Yasenia, not to mention that both of them were lovers and even shared physical affection. Soluna, who had thought she would never be able to touch anyone due to her constitution, felt incredible happiness just being able to hug Yasenia as they were.

Yasenia noticed her feelings and hugged her closely, burying her face in Soluna’s flame-like hair. It wasn’t hot. Instead, it felt fluffy and soft. "I love you, Soluna."

Soluna smiled happily. "I love you, too."

After sharing a few minutes together, they separated with one last deep kiss. Then, Yasenia stood up and stored her cultivation mat into her storage world

Once she stepped outside, Yasenia saw a small ball of energy flying toward her. "Mommy!"

Yasenia opened her arms and used her ample bosom and soft body to cushion the flying bullet. "Aster, love. How have you been?"

Aster giggled and looked up. He was 17, but he looked like a three- to four-year-old. Slightly taller and older than before Yasenia went into seclusion, but not that much different.

The difference was enough to make Yasenia feel the weight of the seclusion. It was an inevitable time loss, though. Asterion spoke happily. "I am doing great!" He jumped down from Yasenia’s arms and showed a slightly more mature self.

"I was watching Big Sister Feixue train when Mommy caused that commotion. Everyone around is now incredibly scared, hahaha."

His tail, endlessly similar to Yasenia’s, wagged happily. The dragoness laughed and patted his head. "It’s not my fault that they are cowering just from that, right? Let’s go see the others."

Asterion grabbed her hand and spoke. "The others are also in seclusion, Mommy. They went inside about two months after you entered. Only Mother Tatyana, Aunty Mirrory, Aunty Valeria, Aunty Ebirah, Aunty Fylia, Aunty Sierra, Aunty Zephyrith, and Uncle Vairon are outside. Even some of Mommy’s maids have gone into seclusion."

Yasenia hummed. "I see. Should I cook for you after a while?"

"Yeah!" Asterion salivated. "Can we have Tiger thigh?"

Yasenia searched her ingredient storage and hummed. "Oh. I am lacking a good-quality tiger. I’ll go hunt one first and come back quickly."

Asterion nodded and trotted away. "Alright! Have fun, Mommy!"

Soluna chuckled. "He came, asked what he wanted, and left. He has grown, eh?"

Rolling her eyes gently, Yasenia flicked her forehead and went to see Tatyana first. Tatyana was already at the Fifth Level as well. As she had said before, the second body would constantly match Yasenia’s cultivation.

"Mom, I am out."

Tatyana chuckled, lifting her head from the formation book in her hands. "You made sure that everyone knew you were out."

Seeing her red eyes, Yasenia stepped forward as if hypnotized and buried herself in Tatyana’s embrace. "Sigh... I missed this."

Tatyana gently caressed her long black hair.