AWB Chapter 408: Divine Maiden!
Chapter 408: Divine Maiden!
In one hidden corner of the huge boulder, Li Yun found an extremely fine crack.
The crack was unbelievably thin, so thin that it was practically invisible to the naked eye. Furthermore, it was concealed within the deepest corner of the boulder itself.
If not for the terrifying perception granted by the Nine Tribulations Divine Eye, even powerful experts would likely have failed to notice its existence.
Li Yun immediately focused all of his attention on the tiny crack.
The next moment, his expression changed drastically.
Through the crack, he could vaguely see the silhouette of a woman curled up inside the boulder.
Li Yun was completely stunned.
"A woman inside the boulder? Could it be that an ancient peerless powerhouse has been sleeping within this huge boulder all this time? And as the years passed, her power gradually began leaking out uncontrollably, causing the boulder to continuously produce Spirit Stones while the quality of those Spirit Stones became increasingly higher?"
Even Li Yun himself felt shocked by this speculation.
However, the more he analyzed the situation, the more reasonable this possibility seemed.
After all, ordinary treasures could never continuously generate flawless High-Grade Spirit Stones every single day.
Only an existence surpassing common understanding could possibly explain such an unbelievable phenomenon.
Li Yun slowly exhaled.
"No matter what the truth is, it should reveal itself soon enough. Since the boulder has already begun cracking, it probably will not remain sealed for much longer."
After reaching this conclusion, Li Yun stopped wasting time thinking further.
Instead, he directly sat down beside the huge boulder and entered cultivation.
The moment he began cultivating, Li Yun immediately felt the astonishing effects of the mysterious boulder.
The spiritual energy surrounding the boulder was incomparably dense and pure.
Cultivating beside it was not inferior to cultivating inside the Enlightenment Dragon Hall itself.
In fact, every time the boulder expelled High-Grade Spirit Stones, the surrounding spiritual energy would surge explosively.
During those moments, Li Yun’s cultivation speed became unbelievably terrifying.
Just several minutes of cultivation near the boulder was equivalent to his ordinary cultivation for an entire month.
Li Yun remained beside the huge boulder for two full days.
Although his cultivation realm itself did not break through further, his strength at Half-Step Essence Qi Realm became increasingly stable and powerful.
His aura grew denser and more terrifying with every passing hour.
Meanwhile, the condition of the huge boulder also continued changing rapidly.
The tiny crack that had originally appeared in one corner gradually spread across the surface.
By the end of the second day, nearly half of the huge boulder was already covered in cracks.
Anyone could tell that the boulder’s complete collapse was only a matter of time.
Not only that, the speed at which the cracks spread continued accelerating.
By the following day, the entire surface of the huge boulder was covered densely with fissures.
It looked as though even a slight breeze could completely shatter it apart.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Finally—
The huge boulder suddenly emitted sharp cracking sounds.
Its outer shell rapidly began peeling away piece by piece.
At the same time, a shocking beam of divine light burst upward into the sky from within the boulder.
Boom!!
The dazzling light illuminated the entire underground chamber.
Then, amidst the endless divine radiance, a figure slowly emerged from within the shattered boulder and floated gently into the air.
The moment Li Yun saw her clearly, even he could not help becoming momentarily absent-minded.
What kind of woman was this?
Her face appeared to be covered by a faint layer of mist, making it impossible to see her true appearance clearly. Yet despite this, she still emitted an indescribable beauty and sanctity that shook one’s soul instinctively.
Her long black hair cascaded downward like a flowing waterfall while shimmering faintly with divine radiance.
She wore a magnificent robe woven from endless starlight itself, and the flowing star patterns perfectly outlined her flawless figure.
Beauty.
Mystery.
Sanctity.
Nobility.
Wisdom.
Every word used to praise women in the mortal world seemed completely inadequate before her existence.
She resembled a Divine Maiden who had descended from the Nine Heavens themselves.
Her aura was lofty and untouchable, causing others to instinctively lower their heads before her, unable to harbor even the slightest disrespectful thought.
The Divine Maiden slowly lowered her gaze toward Li Yun before softly muttering, "So many years have already passed..."
Li Yun finally suppressed the shock within his heart before asking the question that had been lingering in his mind all this time. "Who are you?"
The Divine Maiden quietly looked at Li Yun with her deep and ancient eyes.
Although her expression could not be seen clearly through the veil of mist covering her face, Li Yun could vaguely sense a trace of calmness and indifference within her gaze, as though countless ages had already passed before her eyes.
After remaining silent for a moment, the Divine Maiden finally spoke softly.
"My name is not important. Since you were present at the moment of my awakening, it means there is some fate connecting us."
Her voice was gentle and ethereal, sounding almost like the whispers of the heavens themselves.
The moment her words fell, the Divine Maiden slowly raised her jade-like hand.
Whoosh!
A stream of dazzling divine energy immediately flowed out from her fingertips before shooting directly toward Li Yun.
The speed of the energy was so fast that Li Yun could not even react before it entered his body completely.
Boom!!
The instant the mysterious energy entered him, Li Yun’s body shook violently.
An unimaginably pure and vast energy suddenly exploded within his meridians like a roaring ocean.
Li Yun’s expression immediately changed drastically.
"This..."
At that moment, Li Yun clearly felt that the bottleneck trapping him at Half-Step Essence Qi Realm was beginning to loosen rapidly.
The stagnant cultivation that had remained unmoving for so long suddenly began surging crazily.
The Essence Qi barrier within his body was already on the verge of collapsing completely.
Li Yun was instantly shocked.
He had originally believed that breaking through into the Essence Qi Realm would still require a large amount of resources and time.
Yet now, merely a strand of energy casually bestowed by the Divine Maiden had directly pushed his cultivation to the brink of breakthrough.
This kind of method was simply unimaginable.
Meanwhile, the Divine Maiden calmly looked at Li Yun before speaking once more.
"If the fate between us deepens in the future..."
"Then perhaps we shall meet again someday."
The moment those words faded, her entire body suddenly transformed into endless particles of divine starlight.
Whoosh!!
The countless specks of light gathered together before turning into a dazzling beam of radiance that shot upward into the heavens.
In merely an instant, the Divine Maiden completely disappeared from the underground chamber.
Only the lingering divine aura she left behind remained floating quietly in the air.
Li Yun stood silently in place for a long time while looking at the empty space where the Divine Maiden had vanished.
Even now, he still found the entire encounter somewhat unreal.
However, the violent surging energy within his body continuously reminded him that everything that had just happened was real.
Li Yun slowly clenched his fists as a sharp light flashed through his eyes.
"The Essence Qi Realm..."