“I…. I killed a heavenly immortal’s son. The ancestor of the family is a dao immortal. If I did not suppress my cultivation and come here, I would have been hunted down and killed. I can only hide here for the time being. But when you ascend, I plan to follow you. I just hope I do not cause any trouble for you…” Delia lowered her head. The person she killed would not leave her alone, so she had no other choice at the time.

“Don’t worry. Even if the world is hunting you down, I will not leave your side. You, Silvia, Nana, and Selene are all my wives.” Yuki replied with a smile.

“Selene is not your wife yet…” Delia reminded. She knew Yuki wanted her own fluff.

“It’s only a matter of time. I plan to use my charming tails to wrap around her heart and bring her to my side permanently.” Yuki grinned widely as she pulled On Delia’s hand. “Let’s go.” 

The two girls walked out of the private room and saw the waiter not too far away.  Yuki smiled and handed him another spirit stone. “There is a small mess on the floor. The bodies have been cleaned, but the blood is still on the floor and needs someone to wipe it down.”

The waiter was not frightened at all. He smiled and bowed his head as he said: “I will take care of it. I do hope you come again.”

“Maybe. We do plan to stay until the end of the festival.” Yuki knew that Nana was probably worried about her, but she did not wish to go back just yet. She wanted to give Nana some time to be more self-reliant. She loved Nana, but the girl needed to broaden her horizons more, or her cultivation might stagnate.

It will be hard on Nana, but it was something Yuki needed to do to make Nana blossom more in the future. Although Yuki did feel lonely knowing Nana was not around. Yuki held Delia’s hand and walked the streets of the town. The colorful lanterns were all lining the shops and signposts. Some stalls were also being put together, all in preparation for what was to come.

“I haven’t seen anything this colorful in a while. While red is pretty, it does get old after a while.” Yuki said softly.

“Well, we have not had much time to do much of anything. Between dealing with those sects and then flying across the ocean. Speaking of which, where is the old man?” Delia was curious as to where he ran off to.

“He said something about wanting to fly out and meet the rest. He was not feeling all that good about sitting around for too long. I am sure the others will be glad to see him. We can all meet up soon, so it’s fine.” Yuki knew that her sect master was in a hurry to see his disciples and try to calm the minds of the others. He was a good man who cared about the people in his sect. Only people who were willing to fight for their home could be considered worthy of praise from Yuki. Her friends, who almost died trying to protect the sect, were also worthy of such praise. 

“I am sure.” Delia nodded as she looked up at the darkening sky. 

“Didn’t you find it weird when he flew off?” Yuki asked. Delia was standing right next to them when her sect master was telling her what he was planning to do. 

“Ummm…. I wasn’t paying attention. I was looking at you.” Delia blushed as she scratched her head. Her mind was only full of Yuki; how would she have time to care about some old man?

“I see. I guess I will need to give you tons to look at later on.” Yuki licked her lips. Delia giggled and nodded her head. She was all for getting an eye full from Yuki.

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In the Celestial Heaven Sect, the Soul Chamber elder looked at the soul stones that had gone dark with a grim expression. “So many died so quickly…. Their souls destroyed…. Who is so evil!?”

“Six disciples died. Two were inner sect disciples while the rest were outer sect disciples.” Elder Jin replied.

“It’s just some weak, disciples. Why is it a problem?” The muscular elder did not understand.

“The problem is that their souls were extinguished. Whoever killed them crushed their souls as well.” Elder Jin replied. “I called you here to send someone out to investigate. Make sure they are at least in the heavenly sea realm. At the peak if possible. We can not take chances. I want you to find the person who killed these disciples and figure out what technique they used to destroy the souls.”

“I see… if we have such a technique, we can get rid of that damn dragon. Since that is the case, I will go myself. It would be better for me to deal with it cleanly. We can not allow our sect to be looked down on.” The muscular man did not wait for an answer before turning and leaving. Elder Jin just stood there for a second before turning back to look at the soul stones. In truth, he just wanted the technique for himself! “Screw it. It would be helpful to the sect to get rid of that damn dragon.”