"Damn your horny dick!" the goddess glove exclaimed in a hush voice. While a source of strength and heart power for her user, Pef's wives were still a security concern for the glove, especially those without a Legion imprint like Lady Kalima or Lady Wei.

A second of complicated oracular calculations flashed though the glove's mind, reinforcing the same conclusion.

"Are you sure this is what Pef wants?" the Fey Godmother asked in a wary tone, even showing some measure of facial expression.

"What Pef needs is a wife who will not hold him back, or worse. Your situation is already dire, even without a crisis that would spiral your mental health into the abyss." the Eternium armored goddess noted with a glance at the Unreal River flowing below.

Kalima had the good sense to wince at the admonition. "Well, if this Elf smith is someone of good repute..." she murmured in a shy voice.

The glove considered the negotiations over at this point, so she stepped close and poked the Fey goddess on the forehead, transmitting an entire mental package of information useful in the Higher Heavens, plus a copy of the glove's Formation Dao insights, now reaching just above 92 percent.

It was a bit cheatful, but then again...she had an even worse cheater as a user.

As Kalima fell into a trance while exploring the new knowledge, the glove stored the woman into her inner world, while also kicking Disciple Wong out of the Unreal River.

Another idiot, just about to lose himself into the fantasy world of disinformation that was the Unreal. Not even a Tier 12 was safe to immerse themselves so deep into the Unreal, not unless they had special protections.

As Wong opened his eyes in confusion, the glove poked his head to transfer an updated memory package, not just Formations but also Sword Dao, up to and including how to achieve the Sword Soul.

It was excessive, but then again, Pef couldn't have a weak disciple now, could he?

With a flick of her wings, the glove traversed the Middle Heavens to reach the Seat of Justice, then simply sat in front of the General, ignoring the outraged Legion officers and other Throne officials.

"Ah, a Heavenly messenger bestows upon us the honor of her presence." the General, and now the Empress of Heaven as well, nodded in a magnanimous voice.

"Indeed, for I am merely the right hand of a far mightier person from the Higher Heavens." the glove said in a mild voice, tinged with faint humour. The Heavenly Court recoiled from the words, suddenly impressed by the mightiness of the visitor.

The General simply smiled, and tapped the air to form an impervious barrier around them both.

"My orange glove, I see you have done well for yourself, I expect Pef is also doing well?" she asked in a level voice.

"The boy is just fine, I had him enroll in the Celestial Academy to prepare himself for the next Ascension. However, I do need to visit the troublesome trio you keep in the other Pagoda Realms." the glove goddess answered in a more serious tone.

"... Why not?" the Heavenly Empress allowed with a visible frown.

Nodding politely to her maker, the orange glove entered a Violet portal and emerged inside the Pagoda's Violet Realm, where the Old Bee Queen remained, mostly as a prisoner.

However, beside her now stood a young woman in Tier 10, recently ascended by Pef's fabulous cake, and also a practitioner of the near-useless Flower Dao, just like the old bee.

The Old Bee scanned the intruder with wary, composite eyes, as if trying to discern the cultivation or threat level posed by the winged woman, then recognized her old wings, now fluttering at the armored woman's back.

"Eternium Armor and my old wings. Did my Master sent you?" the Bee Queen asked in a submissive voice. It wasn't like she could hope to damage such an armor, but the bee had been present when Pef sliced open the Eternium Door in the Imperial Palace.

"Sent is a strong word, your Majesty. Your Master is quite busy in the Celestial Academy, preparing for his next ascension. As it happens, Celestial students are allowed to bring their companion beasts into the Academy. This is, of course, a privilege for the most loyal and worthy of their beasts..." the orange glove spoke with a teasing tone.

The Old Bee had no eyelashes to blink in surprise, but she stood still and silent for a long minute, as she deliberated over her next course.

"A kingdom for a horse, they say..." the Bee Queen muttered in a sad voice, as she glanced around at her daughters, also imprisoned inside the Violet Realm.

"Exactly like that, your magnificent Majesty. Your Master is indeed in need of a worthy mount, to rapidly carry him on fabulous and dangerous adventures. He pays very well, as well." the glove explained in a sterner voice, while producing an entire honey vat worth trillions of years of Flower Dao cultivation.

The Old Queen eyed the honey for a moment, then sighed. "I would have gone even without a payment. The Higher Heavens hold my chance to finally ascend, after so long."

"Keep that in mind, your Majesty. This honey might be needed for other things, beside recovering lost energy. However, the Chaos Sea is indeed dangerous and full of terrors. The payment is not simply a bribe." the glove concluded as she stored the old bee and moved into the Blue Realm.

Here, an old monk meditated under a peach tree, surrounded by rare and beautiful flowers like the Reincarnation Lilies or the Paramita Flowers.

At his feet, lay a deceptively small badger beast, snoring lazily while also absorbing the epiphany released by the holy plants.

"Silent Monk." the glove spoke in a soft voice, while also kicking the Taotie harshly into his ribs, breaking a few by accident.

The old monk opened his eyes and smiled at the armored goddess, seemingly unconcerned by any worldly problems.

"Hey, that hurt...oh. It's you!" the Taotie growled, before curling again at the monk's feet.

The glove took out two more honey vats and offered them with a smile. And while the Taotie rushed to gulp and Devour his gift, the Silent Monk simply nodded peacefully and stored the precious honey for later.

"You two will need to train Xia when she arrives. Her Words will be useless, unless she can control the Song." the glove explained with exact words, making the Taotie flinch, as if afraid to be hit again.

Before she left, the orange goddess took out a Tier 11 claw and flicked it casually at the Taotie, impaling him through his heart and fixing his body to the ground. "And thus karma is re-payed." she concluded in a laughing voice, then vanished.

"Owww, owwww." the Taotie complained in a hushed voice, as he remembered the Silent Monk was still here and rather cruel to those who disturbed his silence.

Then the beast focused on the claw transfixing his own heart, and recognized his old claw, now Ascended into the next realm. "Whoa, this is really a nice gift, Master!" the monster whispered to himself, as he began to slowly process the old claw and reabsorb it into his body.

Adding to the entire vat of Royal Honey and the presence of the Immortal Peach, he should be able to eventually completely integrate the Tier 11 claw and gain the insights to Ascend once more. As for the wound in his heart, the Tier 11 claw left a deep cut which might never heal.

The Taotie sighed inward, but didn't dare to comment. Karma had a way to return all wrongs, and he had committed many wrongs.