Heaven, Earth, Me-Chapter 1145. Long Gold Pavilion.

Yasenia expected to be stopped by another group. After all, the cultivation world lacked many things, but confident people whose arrogance pierced the heavens were as numerous as raindrops during spring. Nevertheless, nobody stopped them and they managed to register smoothly.

The dragoness pondered for a while and finally came to a conclusion. 'The Mo family must be highly influential. Seeing me have some dealings with them, people are in a wait-and-see mood. After all, they might fear offending the Mo family.'

She thought about the Azure Sky Sect as well. Still, since their connection was superficial, Yasenia discarded their involvement. 'Mo family...'

Yasenia glanced at the wooden token in her hand and read the words slowly. "[Commoner]... this should be our rank, right?"

Tatyana nodded. "This is a City Token. They usually have certain spiritual marks to be difficult to falsify. Since our objective is changing this to a [City General] rank, we should get informed about how to increase our standing in the city."

Yasenia nodded and as she was about to store the token, she saw a strange energy enveloping the token. "Hm?" It wasn't just hers, the tokens of all the maids and girls started changing.

The words on the token went from Commoner, to Novice Resident, Medium Resident, Advanced Resident, Novice Soldier, Medium Soldier, and finally stopped at Advanced Soldier. The material had also changed from wood to a pale metallic bronze color.

This made Yasenia's gorgeous face show a hint of surprise. "Huh? Why did it suddenly change?"

Looking around at her girls, she noticed that not everyone had reached Advanced Soldier. Some people had stopped at Medium. Still, nobody became a Novice Soldier.

An old lady passing by noticed Yasenia's confusion and, seeing her being so pretty, she approached and smiled. "Miss immortal, if you don't mind this old woman speaking, I can explain what happened."

Yasenia looked downwards toward the short but gentle looking grandma and smiled faintly. "If this young and beautiful woman could, I would be delighted to listen."

The grandma's face bloomed into a smile and she laughed. "Oh you. I am past my years! I cannot compare to the youngsters nowadays."

Yasenia chuckled and then the older woman spoke. "Immortals, the tokens in this city are connected to the city formation. The City formation takes into account strength, completion of missions, attitude, and many other factors to determine the ranks. The ranks are divided in Novice, Medium, and Advanced, and there are a total of ten ranks. The lowest one is [Commoner], then you have [Resident], [Soldier], [Elite Guard], [Captain], [General], [Noble], [Minister], [Councilor], and finally, [City Lord]. There are only four [City Lord] tokens, each controlling a cardinal direction of the city."

Yasenia couldn't help but appreciate this woman that approached and gave her a pill. "Madam, this is a pill that will help you clear impurities in the body and also give you some vitality. I can sense that your body is gradually accumulating Death Energy, and you don't have much left. With this pill, living an extra forty years is not talking big!"

Seeing such a pill, the older woman was stunned and quickly shook her wrinkly hands. "I-I don't dare take such a precious treasure! I am just a [Medium Resident], and something like this is too precious. Immortal, please don't waste such a precious elixir on this dying, old woman."

Yasenia extended her hands and gently but firmly grabbed the older woman's hands, placing the yellow and green pill on her hand. Smiling, she explained. "I have so many pills like this one that even if I ate them like candy, I would be unable to finish them in a hundred years. Please, it's really not much for me."

The older woman felt touched and patted Yasenia's hands twice. She smiled faintly and sighed. "Truly, Immortals as beautiful as young miss also have a heart as broad as the sky. This old woman is fortunate to have been able to lay eyes on you, Lady Immortal."

Yasenia chuckled and walked away with the others. Evelyn approached Yasenia and hugged her arm, asking curiously. "Why didn't you ask her about the method to increase our rank?"

Yasenia turned serious. "I don't want to give her too much attention. I don't know if you noticed, but many people were starting to look at that old lady unkindly. If we continued chatting, something might've happened after we left."

Evelyn was surprised, she had not noticed. Yasenia added another reason. "Moreover, she is just a [Resident]. Just our strength alone allowed us to reach Soldier rank, so her advice might not be useful and damage us instead. Informing ourselves in an official location first will help us more."

Evelyn chuckled and Andrea smacked Yasenia's butt lightly. "Can't you word it differently? This makes it sound as if you didn't ask because the kind old woman was useless."

Yasenia rolled her eyes. "You already know that I am blunt and don't mince my words, Darling." She then raised her eyebrow. "How does your hand feel, eh? Was it comfortable?"

Andrea coughed and made a gripping motion with her hand, grabbing the air as if reminiscing. "Really bouncy and soft."

The dragoness chuckled and gently patted Andrea's butt with her tail. "Silly Darling."

As they walked inside the ancient city full of towering pagodas and other structures, Yasenia noticed a place that seemed to sell all kinds of items. Her nose twitched, finding a pleasant scent coming from there. "[Long Gold Pavilion]..."

The girls knew their lovely dragoness's treasure sense was exceptional, so seeing her greedy little expression, they all smiled amusedly and followed behind her.

When Yasenia approached and was about to enter, she saw the guards at the sides of the entrance lower their spears and block her way. "Only [Elite Guards] are allowed inside this pavilion. Please, miss, retreat."

Yasenia was slightly surprised. "Even if I have enough money?"

The guard saw that Yasenia was not making trouble and was asking honestly, so his tone softened slightly. "Yes. There are many businesses that have restrictions so that troublemakers stay away. Soldier ranks and below are considered low-class people. Hence, any shop with a certain standard will deny the entry."

Yasenia smiled faintly and asked. "Aren't you afraid that I will get angered for calling me low class? After all, I am just an [Advanced Soldier]."

The guard was not flustered and answered calmly. "This lady seems to have just arrived by the way you look at the surroundings. Moreover, not knowing this information is also something only newcomers lack knowledge of. Hence, I am not afraid of speaking out my mind."

Yasenia chuckled and nodded. She was about to turn to not make trouble when a profound voice of an old man spread out from the building. "Let them pass."

The guard's eyes opened widely and quickly bowed. "Yes, Master!" Then, they retracted the spears and spoke solemnly. "Welcome to the [Long Gold Pavilion]!"

Yasenia and the other girls were startled and squinted their eyes as they looked toward the top of the tower. Still, they didn't deny the invitation and walked forward.

Once they went through the red double doors, they entered a massive floor with luxurious golden accessories and elegant and refined furniture. The floor was made out of a white marble textured with uneven but not unpleasant markings. The various stands full of different treasures were separated by a soft and clean brownish-red rug.

Once inside, Yasenia didn't step forward and waited for the person who spoke to appear. As she expected, a few moments later, a group of 10 people walked down the stairs at the end of the room—these ten people wore white and gold robes that accentuated their noble bearing. In the middle, an old man with a slightly hunched back wore a set of white colored robes with dragon embroidery. He looked weak, but his presence was something no one would dare underestimate.

Yasenia observed this old man and noticed that he was a Sixth Realm cultivator that was nearing his lifespan! This was a very rare sight. After all, Transcendent Cultivators that lived that long were rare due to most either dying in combat or trying to advance to new realms.

Valeria whispered through Spiritual Connection. 'According to his soul and life reading, he should be around 400,000 years old.'

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Yasenia internally nodded. The old man glanced at Yasenia for a few moments and nodded with appreciation. "You are not nervous but you also don't look arrogant. Your bearing is exceptional."

Yasenia cupped her fist and bowed slightly. "Thank you for the praise, senior. Your bearing is as steady as mountains and your wisdom as vast as the ocean, I hope you can guide this junior and tell me why senior decided to let me enter your esteemed Pavilion."

The people by the old man's side nodded faintly, finding Yasenia's attitude pleasant as well. The old master spoke with a sigh. "The young will surpass the old! Come with me."

Yasenia's group followed behind him and went up the stairs. As they walked, they heard the people around whispering.

"That's Lord Long, right? He created the [Long Gold Pavilion] so long ago that some people have forgotten the date!"

"I admire Lord Long greatly. Being able to maintain your presence in a place as chaotic as this city for so long needs not only strength but also resourcefulness."

"I wonder, who are these people? To be welcomed personally by Lord Long, they must come from a powerful Ancient family."

"Can't you see their beauty? A group of fairies like them will naturally belong to a large force! Otherwise, can they survive in the wild?"

Yasenia carefully heard the discussion of the people around and squinted her eyes slightly. 'Why did this person talk to me?'

They traversed the shop, soon reaching the third floor, and then entered one of the rooms. The room was spacious enough for their large group, and in the middle, there was a table with two wide couches. Lord Long sat on one and pointed to the other. "Please, sit."

Yasenia approached and sat, making Lord Long raise his white eyebrow in surprise. "You are really not afraid?"

The dragoness chuckled. "Why should I be? I am a mortal realm cultivator, while Senior is in the Transcendence Realm. If Senior wants to, you can flatten me with a wave of your hand. Playing tricks is below someone like yourself."

Lord Long didn't say anything, but looking at Yasenia, his gaze became slightly more profound. Eventually, Lord Long spoke. "I will call you Little Yasenia if you don't mind." Yasenia motioned for him to go ahead, and Lord Long spoke. "Little Yasenia, I understand your aim and your conflicts since you arrived in the city. However, if you want to survive, you need some backing at least. Are you willing to represent my Pavilion during the time of your stay here until you leave? I promise to make a Heaven Oath guaranteeing your freedom later."

Yasenia didn't show anything on her face, but her eyes flashed. 'Interesting...'