Millennium Tension

As they all approached the majestic newly emerging gate, the gate opened by itself resulting in an echoing sound of scraping across the hall floor.

Once again there was a portal that might lead them somewhere like before, but this time Aizen had no doubts because based on the knowledge Zhao Lian had just shared, this portal would lead to a private resident.

*bzzt* *bzzt*

One by one Aizen, Ana, Axel, and the seven fairies enter through the portal. After everyone entered, the gate immediately closed again and disappeared from the majestic hall.

"Where are we now?" Ana looked around curiously.

They were all in a hall like the lobby of a luxurious and grand building but unlike the halls that kept monsters from before, here it exuded a comfortable and calm aura.

After looking around the place, they exited the only passageway that led them out of the place without lingering further. A gurgling sound that came from a waterfall not far from them immediately greeted them as they exited the hallway.

Lush trees, a stream, a waterfall, and unique buildings in the meadow. The interesting mix of buildings and nature that seems to make the impression that all the obstacles they faced before coming here were just a trial to test their abilities.

"Welcome to my private residence, O Mortal. I, as the Realm King, congratulate you on successfully completing all the trials until you come here."

There was a voice of a graceful and subtle woman from behind them as they were looking around. Quickly the ten of them looked back to see who had greeted them.

A beautiful girl with long hair who looked very much like Zhao Lian was standing right behind them, in a subtle existence that was somewhat transparent and slightly floating in the air.

"Ho? Realm king? Shouldn't your appearance have to be beautiful and majestic? Why did you appear from behind us?" Aizen smiled inexplicably amused.

"It was a bit harsh, I appeared majestic and charming, but you just left the altar hall without thinking."

"Ah, so you appeared to greet but we already left. Because of that, you chased from behind. Hehe..." Ana giggled amusedly as she closed her mouth gracefully.

"Zhao Yifei, I guess?" Axel asked without further ado.

"You know my name? How did it happen? I haven't introduced myself?" The subtle being folded her arms and narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

"No, we know you from Zhao Lian."

"You. You... you know Zhao Lian? How is she now? Is she with you?" Zhao Yifei lost her cool when her little sister's name was mentioned in conversation.

"Yes, her artificial realm has been torn down on purpose, and she is with us now. Want to meet and chat between sisters? That way we'll save a lot of time." Axel folded her arms with a smile as she saw Zhao Yifei lose her composure.

"All of you can defeat two of the most troublesome monsters at the top of the mortal realm. Hum, that makes sense now. If you guys are Zhao Lian's friend then you are my friends too. Please, I want to share some thoughts with her." Zhao Yifei smiled lightly, but her smile was also a little sad.

Axel nodded slightly and closed her eyes, a few moments later a subtle presence appeared beside Axel.

"Big Sister! Uwaah! I really miss you! It's been hundreds of millions of years we haven't met!" Zhao Lian immediately floated into her big sister's embrace emotionally.

"Not that long silly. Maybe tens of thousands of years." Zhao Yifei smiled happily as she hugged her sister tightly.

"Eh? Big Sister, why is your form so transparent?" After being satisfied with the hug, Zhao Lian immediately realized her big sister's fading condition.

"Um, maybe I'll disappear into nothingness in a few months." Zhao Yifei smiled sadly while stroking her little sister's hair.

"No, no! How could that be! Did that ritual of separating body and soul and then absolute sealing really have such a big impact on you? We didn't even collide head-on with that damned man!" Zhao Yifei started to panic hearing that and then checked her big sister's body condition further.

"Hehe..."

"Don't giggle at me! You'll disappear in a few days, not a few months! What should I do, what should I do..."

Zhao Yifei immediately squirmed to escape her big sister's embrace before trying to find a way to save her big sister using her chaotic mind.

In the ritual that finally ended the tragedy in the middle realm by sealing Jin Jun, the two sisters also paid a huge price including their existence.

Their realm was destroyed along with all of its inhabitants who resisted Jin Jun's onslaught. At that time, not many reinforcements were willing to help them, even those who came to help also ended in tragedy.

Zhao Yifei and Zhao Lian, the two sisters who became realm kings, placed a forbidden ritual just to end it all. Unfortunately, Jin Jun was in a whole realm above them and managed to escape his spirit from the deadly trap.

The two sisters who were already willing to die received heavy backlash and could only seal the body and after all that damned man was sacrificing their bodies and turning that into sealing energy. Zhao Yifei received the hardest backlash because she deliberately accepted it all in the hope that her little sister could live longer.

Their dimensional realm was deliberately destroyed by the will of the two of them and somehow fell to the lower realm. The hidden realm on the planet Zavier is the realm of the two sisters that had collapsed and happened to be thrown here in different dimensions.

The two of them had been separated without news for tens of thousands of years and their subtle existences couldn't be too far from the things they sealed and guarded. Zhao Yifei sealed the damned man's body and Zhao Lian sealed his soul.

The appearance of the gate to this realm was actually because the realm king had begun to weaken and was getting weaker and no longer supported the realm with sufficient resources, resulting in the breakdown of the collapsed realm structure.

The hidden realm that appeared most often and lasted the longest was Zhao Yifei's because she had started to disappear into nothingness, then the dark energy that tarnished the cultivators was the work of Jin Jun's sealed body.

"There's no need to think about it. We'll die in the end. At least I can die in peace."

"We were already dead tens of thousands of years ago! Big sister, you shut up for a moment, let me find the way. Oh, yes! Axel!" Zhao Lian immediately flew to Axel.

"Yes?" Axle tilted her head slightly.

"The favor you asked earlier. Give it to me now. Save my big sister with the revival ritual, please." Zhao Lian started pleading with teary eyes.

"Huh !? You taught them that forbidden technique !? Revival rituals are rudimentary you know? Do you know what you caused?" Zhao Yifei was surprised as she drew closer to her little sister.

"I didn't just tell the revival ritual. I've told everything I know! I bet everything I have on this group! On Aizen, on Ana, and on Axel too! I don't care anymore about the rules of our realm! Ancestors are just needed to get out of the way! They're dead and so are we!" Zhao Lian became emotional when shouted by her big sister.

"Oh, why. You ... Ah, um ... Sigh ..." Zhao Yifei was immediately lost for words when she saw her little sister's emotional outburst, she could only sigh.

"Okay. Zhao Yifei, let's make a deal." Axel nodded once again before turning his head towards the girl who was at a loss for words.

"What's the deal?"

"Zhao Lian is a nice girl even though she's troublesome sometimes. She has indeed shared everything she has from her memory information with us. Because of that, we can judge your personality and can easily decide. Will you join our family?" Axel conveyed this sincerely after having a quick discussion with Aizen and Ana on their system.

"Why family? What do I have to pay for that? Will that imperfect ritual bring me to life?" Zhao Yifei hesitated a little.

At first, she was ready to completely disappear into nothingness after meeting the chosen person and giving all the legacy available to the chosen person in the hope that they will destroy Jin Jun now and forever.

Who would have thought, not only could she meet her little sister, she also had a chance to come back to life and be able to take revenge with her own hands.

A very good deal considering they are good acquaintances of her little sister, but is it free? This world is so cruel and unfair, goodness only comes to strong people. Zhao Yifei thought too far.

"You don't need to worry and you can judge us over time. The awakening ritual had already been enhanced and refined after countless trials were carried out. You are a realm king, you know what is best. All we want is someone who will support each other. The world and the universe get more and more chaotic as time goes by, we can't always depend on the destiny that directs us." Aizen participated in convincing Zhao Yifei. He genuinely loves to welcome her to the group.

"Yes, you don't have to pay for anything. A family is there to help each other. You will know if you are with us later. Make decisions that will not make you regret it in the future." Ana joined in.