Heaven, Earth, Me Chapter 1682. Aftermath and Shang Qinqin’s Determination.

The Evil Heart’s disappearance, combined with it crushing its own heart to escape, activated the dormant valley. After he left, the Life Energy that had been absorbed and suppressed burst out, while the overflowing Death Energy mixed with it.

Yasenia and the rest looked around with surprised expressions, and Tatyana quickly shouted. "Everyone sit cross-legged and start cultivating!"

Tatyana didn’t really need it, so she stood guard with Valeria and Mirrory. Besides these three special cases, no one missed the chance and followed Tatyana’s words.

The girls took a few pills to increase energy absorption, sitting on their cultivation mats to further boost it.

Yasenia also moved to a different corner of the valley as quickly as possible. If she was too close, her absorption might disrupt the rest.

So, for the next four months, everyone didn’t move an inch and entered a deep cultivation frenzy. Shang Qinqin, Asterion, and Feixue also did the same.

It was after those four months that the berserk energy overflowing throughout the entire valley finally receded and calmed down.

During these four months, Tatyana and the other two had manipulated the formations to move the energy within the valley and ensure it permeated the area without dissipating between Heaven and Earth.

They moved busily, but it was not a difficult task. Just slightly tedious.

Tatyana looked around and smiled, satisfied. "Good. The energy density has stabilized. You can all wake up now."

The last sentence lingered in the air, trying not to startle anyone. After all, interrupting a deep cultivation session could cause backlash. Moreover, if they were in the midst of a faint enlightenment or breakthrough, a disturbance could be detrimental.

So, those who were in neither of those states slowly opened their eyes, exhaling a breath of turbid air. Filling their lungs with the fresh and new energy around them, they couldn’t help but exclaim in awe.

"Wow. This place’s energy has become incredibly pure."

For the girls, who had never been in the Blue Pearl World, this valley was one of the purest, if not the purest, energy locations they had ever been in.

Andrea moved her hand, feeling the energy in the air with both excitement and surprise. "It feels as if my fingers are moving through a dense liquid. This is the place with the purest energy I’ve ever been in, without a doubt."

Tatyana landed before them and spoke with satisfaction. "It is a decent place. Much better than I anticipated. It seems that forcing the Evil Heart to destroy its own heart had its benefits. We didn’t catch it, but it has given us a proper cultivation paradise in this world."

Angel giggled. "As expected of Yasenia’s nose. She can really sniff out these wonderful locations."

None of the girls denied it.

Of the girls, Evelyn, Yasenia, and Kali were still sitting cross-legged, deep into meditation. Of the maids, around 30% of them were still cultivating. Cecile looked to the side and smiled. "Little Feixue is still engrossed in cultivation. Good for her."

Andrea smiled widely as well. "Aster too is still cultivating. Hehe. That’s my good boy~. So proud of him."

Shang Qinqin finally approached them, her face now much clearer than back then. She had received a terrible shock during the fight against the Evil Heart, and these four months of cultivation allowed her to digest everything she saw and re-evaluate the monsters in front of her.

’Where did they even come from? They are clearly not from our World. Did they come from a Higher Heavenly Layer?’

As an immortal cultivator from a famous family, Shang Qinqin was naturally aware of other worlds and higher Heavenly Layers. While it was not an open secret, reaching near the strength limit in almost any layer would allow anyone to learn about it.

After all, breaking through the limits of a Heavenly Layer forcefully ascended a cultivator. So, cases of heavenly ascension of monstrous talents were common stories.

Shang Qinqin believed that this entire group was either beings who had ascended thanks to their talents, or people from a higher Heavenly Layer who descended to have a slightly more peaceful cultivation path.

Tatyana glanced at Shang Qinqin and smiled. "Have you sorted out your thoughts?"

A complicated expression appeared on Shang Qinqin’s face. "You... You don’t plan on staying here for a long time, right?"

She knew it instinctively. These people were not permanent residents, but passing cultivators. Tatyana’s eyebrow raised, and she stepped forward. Stopping right before Shang Qinqin, Tatyana’s tall height allowed her to look slightly down on her.

Tatyana was over 170 centimeters tall, 172 to be exact. So, she was on the taller side compared to the average woman. "If that’s all you can think about, I recommend leaving before Yasenia leaves."

Shang Qinqin’s face hardened. She then looked up, her beautiful, light brown eyes hardening. "My heart is not that light. Don’t I just need to follow?"

Tatyana’s naturally reddish lips arched faintly. She grabbed her chin and raised it slightly as she looked down at her. "Remember, you are neither the first nor will you be the last. If your willpower as much as falters for a moment... you are not worthy. Don’t disappoint me, Shang Qinqin."

Tatyana truthfully didn’t care how many lovers Yasenia had. She had limited her initially because she didn’t want Yasenia to be consumed by her uncontrollable lust. Of course, she was also selfish and wanted to hog all of Yasenia’s love to herself. Nevertheless, Yasenia’s development had always been Tatyana’s top priority.

Be it Cecile, Evelyn, Angel, Andrea, or Kali, they were all girls Yasenia’s great eye for people discerned as worthy mates. Tatyana trusted her eye back then, and the results spoke for themselves.

Therefore, when Soluna also became a lover, Tatyana just shrugged it off. If Yasenia felt that Soluna was worthy, then Tatyana trusted her eye once more.

However, Yasenia’s eye was not infallible. Therefore, she was always keeping an eye on everyone. The girls included. Tatyana had gone through enough heartbreak and hardship not to easily believe in love.

Now, having achieved [Love Law] through her connection to Yasenia, Tatyana had gained an intuition for these matters. So, she could feel that Shang Qinqin was intimidated.

Shang Qinqin was a very intelligent woman. While she behaved a bit like a silly goose, that was because she was smitten by Yasenia. However, Tatyana could tell that Shang Qinqin was a master merchant at heart. Intelligent, cunning, and with much deeper thoughts than she showed.

Therefore, Shang Qinqin could feel it in her bones: the sheer difference between Yasenia’s personally grown lovers and her own situation. Cecile and the rest, who had grown by feeding from Yasenia’s Yang Energy, were tailored for the dragoness.

It showed perfectly when Yasenia tried to have intercourse with the maids instead of them. The girls could go at it for a month, but the maids, whose strength and willpower were similar to theirs, were defeated in a single morning and without proper penetration.

All Yasenia had used with the maids until now was their mouths. Not because she didn’t want to go further, but because if she did, the maids might suffer mental damage or have their meridians burned by excessive Yang Energy.

Remember, Yasenia’s body had gone through several baptisms of monstrous treasures. This didn’t just boost her strength. Her [Celestial Yin and Yang Body] had made sure that everything followed along, including her Yin and Yang Essence.

In short, if Shang Qinqin was serious, she would need to go through many hardships. Not just in terms of emotions of inferiority and self-loathing due to her uselessness, but in terms of feeling inappropriate for being unable to even take Yasenia’s true love.

Therefore, if their show of strength caused Shang Qinqin to falter, Tatyana would rather cut her off before a painful parting ensued. She had gone through it herself, so she would protect Yasenia from it, using her previously torn heart as experience.

This was Tatyana’s sincerity and love. The Heart Demons in her soul were the marks that Tatyana would use to prevent deep hurt on Yasenia’s path.

Shang Qinqin noticed Tatyana’s gaze, so she hardened her resolve as well. She had already inferred from everything she had been silently observing that this group was exceptional. If she wanted to fit in, she would need to tear her bones and flesh trying.

"Good eyes." Tatyana smiled and released her chin, turning around. "Prepare to contact your family. We will open the valley to the public through your family’s connection in five years tops."

Shang Qinqin took a deep breath and spoke solemnly. "I will."

Cecile, Angel, and Andrea glanced at her with interest. Similar to Tatyana, they were quite indifferent in this regard. Once more, it was not that they lacked greed or desire to monopolize Yasenia. They were not dolls without feelings.

It was just that their trust in Yasenia was unflinching.

Cecile, therefore, didn’t even care about Qinqin’s attempts and flew off to do other things.

Angel just faintly nodded at her and also left to check the changes in the formation.

Andrea approached and patted her shoulder. "The only advice I can give you is... be honest."

Qinqin blinked, looking at the incredibly tall woman. "Honest?"

Andrea walked away and spoke as she left. "Yasenia abhors dishonesty of any kind. Even if you lie to help her. So, be honest. If you can’t keep your heart open and transparent... as Tatyana said, leave."

Shang Qinqin was surprised. Andrea had been quite gentle and easygoing. So, to hear her tell her to "leave" was somewhat startling.

’Honesty...’

Shang Qinqin smiled wryly. Her facial expression disappeared as she pondered. It was an expression she had never shown Yasenia. Calculating eyes, deep thoughts, and a sharp, intelligent aura.

’...It is difficult.’

She sighed as she walked toward her room. For her, honesty was one of the traits that she needed to hide the most. She had grown up, since she was little, hiding everything behind masks to succeed as an heir.

’I haven’t even been fully honest with my parents.’

Shang Qinqin sat down, staring at the indifferent face reflected in the brown tea. "...Can I really be fully honest?"

She loved Yasenia. She had no doubt about this feeling. It wasn’t just lust, as well. Yasenia was basically her ideal mate. Someone strong, confident, talented, beautiful, and with a heart for family. Someone who took care of those close to her without schemes, and someone who gave her all when facing threats.

At first, the only caveat was that they wouldn’t be able to have children, but that was also resolved through a miraculous coincidence. ’A difficult path and a challenge...’ Her indifferent lips arched. ’Good. Someone like Yasenia deserves this much effort. Even if I have to turn my soul inside out, I will show you that I can persevere until the very end.’

Her soft, wavy brown hair and light brown eyes overflowed with determination.

Meanwhile, the Nature Spirit glanced at Qinqin from a distance with a thoughtful look.