While everyone was staring ahead of them in silence, Mira was able to wake up from her unconscious state.
She looked around and immediately noticed that Elenei wasn't there.
'Hmm… I guess she finished going through her Nirvana? No, if that were the case, she'd probably be standing in front of me. Then I suppose she's still undergoing her Nirvana.' Mira thought to herself.
She could still feel her connection with Elenei, so she knew the Phoenix was still alive.
That's when Mira felt something draining her energy. Fortunately, her natural recovery rate could more than make up for it, but Mira still wanted to check what was draining her.
Her consciousness entered her Soul Sea, and not far away from her scythe, Mira noticed a glob of blood wrapped in black runes being refined by a peculiar fire and ice.
"That must be Elenei. I guess even after spending all that time and energy, she still couldn't complete her Nirvana in one go. Well, whatever. As long as this ball of blood doesn't siphon too much of my energy, then I don't really care. I just wonder how long it'll take for her to finish."
Mira thought out loud before exiting her Soul Sea. She didn't put too much thought into this matter. She didn't really have much of an opinion about Elenei. Mira considered her a useful ally, while Elenei wanted to evolve. That's about the extent of their relationship.
Now that Mira was awake and wasn't trying to release all of her energy continuously, she could finally understand some of the benefits that her breakthrough brought.
For one, her energy reserves are at least a dozen times larger than when she was at the peak of the Foundation Realm. Not only that, but the energy she released was much denser and purer as well. Meaning, she is several times more efficient when using her Qi compared to before her breakthrough.
Just based on that fact alone, she can confidently say she's probably at least 20 to 30 times stronger than when she was at the Peak of the Foundation Realm. Now she finally understood why the Core Formation Realm was a turning point for all cultivators!
Of course, she's this strong because of her unique breakthrough. If it were any normal person, they might only be 2 to 5 times stronger than they were at the Peak of the Foundation Realm. A genius who was able to form a strong core might be 7-10 times stronger if they are incredibly lucky. Absolute monsters might be able to become up to 15 times stronger, but such cases are incredibly rare!
That doesn't mean Mira is only 50% stronger than those absolute monsters. One must remember that her Foundation could be considered perfect when she broke through.
This essentially means that even those geniuses who could be considered the peak of humanity can't even be compared to Mira.
Mira's not even taking into account her comprehension of her Dao, her bodily strength, bloodline, or the strength of her new scythe. There's also the fact that she can unleash more power through her meridians as they are incredibly durable and numerous now.
Who knows how strong she really is if Mira were to fight with everything she has?
Just thinking about fighting someone in her current state caused Mira to get fired up!
Feeling the bloody aura coming from Mira, the people surrounding her woke up from their stupor.
"Mira! Are you alright?!"
Maria was the first one to rush over to her and began examining Mira's body to make sure she wasn't injured anywhere.
"Of course, I'm fine. I was just a bit tired as I had to continuously drain my energy for nearly half a day."
Dominique, Rhydian, and Vulcan began approaching Mira as well. When Dominique saw that her Mother was alright, she began bombarding her with questions:
"Who was that? Was that woman really a Phoenix? What just happened? Did she kill herself? Where'd that sphere of blood go when it entered you? Will we ever see that woman again? Can you also turn into a beast?"
The others, besides Maria, were also interested in the answers to these questions, and Mira didn't want to disappoint her daughter, so she had no choice but to explain what had happened.
However, she had to spend a little longer explaining things than she originally thought because Dominique knew very little about the Phoenix Race.
Around half an hour later, Dominique finally understood who Elenei was and what had happened to her.
During this time, Mira had also recovered all of her energy and was ready to go back to Lunar Fox City, say goodbye to Maria's family, and head toward The Battle Maiden Sect's Main Branch!
Dominique and Maria were a bit sad that they had to leave this peaceful city, but they all knew that they wouldn't be able to make it to the Entrance Exams if they didn't leave soon.
In fact, even Mira didn't want to leave the city yet and wished she could spend a few weeks sorting out the gains from her recent breakthrough, but unfortunately, she'd have to do that on Rhydian's back.
It didn't take long for them to make it to Lunar Fox City, where they met up with Maria's parents and spent the rest of the day hanging out with them.
That night, Mira and Maria had another passionate night where Mira made Maria reach the peak of ecstasy for several hours until, eventually, the busty blonde collapsed and fell asleep.
Mira may have been a bit rougher this time as she didn't know when the next time they'd be able to have sex would be.
The next day, Mira, Maria, Dominique, Rhydian, and Vulcan said goodbye to Maria's parents and left Lunar Fox City.
However, before they left, Mira wanted to have a conversation with Alicia (A/N: One of the girls Mira trained in the bandit camp she destroyed during ch. 28-33), but apparently, Maria had already talked to and told Alicia and the rest of 'Devil Empress Army', or so they call themselves, to head towards the Main Branch of the Battle Maiden Sect. She gave Alicia a map and told her the safest way to get there.
Maria also warned them not to break through to the Core Formation Realm yet as they can form a unique Core that can increase their strength and boost their potential as long as they find the right recipe and materials.
Naturally, Mira was happy to see that Maria had decided to handle this matter for her because although Mira hadn't spent much time with those women that she trained, she was unwilling to give up on them.
Where else would she find such loyal subordinates? Especially ones she can train from the ground up? At the very least, Mira doubted she'd be able to find such people where she was going.
With that issue dealt with, Mira no longer had any reason to stay in Lunar Fox City! Now, it's time to leave this city, head towards the Battle Maiden Sect's Main Branch, and hopefully meet up with Celaine!
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Thank you to Nyviria for gifting me a Castle worth 5000 coins! I really appreciate the support! Here's a bonus chapter for supporting me!
