Immortal Ice Empress: Path to Vengeance

The next few days went by relatively quickly for Mira as she spent most of her time meditating, trying to control her emotions and urges. Sometimes she would go out with Maria to walk around and just relax, but she didn't really do much else other than that. She also made sure to get at least 6 hours of sleep every night since she's not sure when the next time she'll have the luxury of sleep.

Maria and Celaine also noticed Mira's weird state, but didn't comment on it. Maria already informed Celaine about what Mira said to her and she took this matter seriously. She wasn't stupid and knew that something was wrong with Mira's emotions. If Mira's weirdly erratic state became worse due to any unforeseen problems, wouldn't the surrounding areas become a bloodbath? Who would even be able to stop Mira if she went crazy?!

Just the thought of Mira going crazy caused inexplicable fear within her because she might die as well!! For that reason, whenever Mira left her residence Celaine decided that she would become something like Mira's bodyguard.

Mira noticed Celaine doing all of this for her, but she was actually quite thankful to her even if she didn't show it. Although Mira is usually indifferent towards killing and wouldn't hesitate to cause a massacre, there is no reason for her to do such a thing here. There would be no benefits and would instead cause irreparable enmity amongst not only the disciples of the Sect and the residents around it, but she would most likely be hunted by the other Sects as well. Who knows, word of her 'deeds' might even spread across the continent.

Although that situation is the worst case scenario, Mira still doesn't want such a thing to even be possible so she ended up just spending most of her week off meditating.

Like that, a week has gone by since they exited the Secret Realm and it was now time to meet with the Sect Master.

In a large room stood 14 disciples with black Sect robes that symbolized them as Core Disciples. In front of these disciples sat Sect Master Jane as she looked at them with a slight smile on her face though inwardly she was sweating a bit.

Most if not all of the disciples in front of her were stronger than her. Not only that, but now that she got a good look, she realized that Mira's aura made her feel like she had fallen into an abyss where the only way out is death. That wasn't even the worst of it! When she tried to look into Mira's eyes she saw scenes that no human being should have to see.

Right now, she just wanted to get the fuck out of here! Unfortunately, she still had to uphold her dignity as a Sect Master and couldn't run as far away from this room as possible, like her instincts were telling her to do.

"Ahem… Thank you all for coming and I hope you've had a good rest over the last week. It looks like all of you have been relatively successful in the Secret Realm, but that isn't the reason I brought you all here. The reason I wanted to talk with you all is that you 14 are too strong. You're already almost invincible in the surrounding areas and there isn't much left here for you. So, I'm here to give you a few options to help you guys determine your future."

"First, if any of you, for whatever reason, don't have any ambition to gain more strength or feel the need to stay here, then I can offer you a position as an Elder here in the Sect. I realize that most of you are probably a bit young to be considered an Elder and any gains you've made in your professions are probably less compared to the current Elders. I don't expect any of you to choose this option since you're basically cutting off your future in cultivation."

"Second, I can give you a token that will help you register at the Main Battle Maiden Sect on this continent. Beware that this token won't automatically grant you entry into the Main Sect, but merely gives you the right to try out. This is nothing against you, it's just that there are many Battle Maiden Sects spread out around the Continent and all of these Branch Sects feed into the Main Sect. I bet you can imagine just how many disciples want to enter the Battle Maiden Sect. Honestly, I highly recommend this option. All of you are incredibly talented and there's an 80% chance that all of you can make it while some of you are almost guaranteed to make it in."

"The third and final option is to leave the Sect and become a rogue unaffiliated cultivator. You might be thinking, why would I do something stupid like that when I am almost guaranteed to enter the Main Sect? Let me explain. Choosing this option comes with several pros and cons and it's hard to say whether the cons are bad, it just depends on your personal strength and views. Becoming a rogue cultivator is generally frowned upon in society as most of these cultivators make up the majority of criminals such as thieves, bandits, and raiders. So your social standing will be at the absolute lowest while only being above mortals.

"You will also only be able to rely on your own strength and connections. I won't say anything more on that aspect since this is neither a pro or a con. The biggest advantage of being a rogue cultivator is your freedom, but at the same time that's one of the biggest disadvantages. I'll let you in on a little secret and tell you that the Main Sect, or rather, all Main Sects are incredibly competitive. The strong eat the weak and if you aren't strong enough when you enter the Main Sect, the most likely scenario is you becoming someone elses slave, literally. I'll let you think about that by yourselves."

"The last con to becoming a Rogue cultivator and leaving the Sect is you have to essentially pay the Sect back for the resources that we used to nurture you. You might think this is unfair since you paid and worked for everything yourself, but Sects aren't just something you can join and leave whenever you want. When you join a Sect, you are basically agreeing to joining a secondary family! Well, that might be more the case here rather than the Main Sect, but that's how I feel and that's my condition for leaving and cutting ties with the Sect."

"Now, what decision will you all make?"