Chapter 511: Princess Yuehan at his Door!
"It is nothing."
The Starveil Maiden’s expression remained indifferent. Her face was as calm as a clear pool, without the slightest ripple. She said faintly, "I recuperated in your family mine for several hundred years, so that can be considered me owing you a favor. Now, I am merely returning that favor. You do not need to feel that you owe me anything."
"One cannot say it like that."
Li Yun shook his head and said, "No matter what, I will remember your kindness in my heart, and I will surely repay it in the future."
After a brief pause, Li Yun said in a deep voice, "I wonder if you can tell me your name?"
"There is no need."
The Starveil Maiden shook her head calmly and said, "After today, I will leave the Azure Void Region and the Eastern Martial Domain as a whole. If we are fated to meet again, you will naturally know."
As her voice fell, the Starveil Maiden took a step forward.
Starlight extended beneath her feet, and she stepped onto the starry path. In an instant, she vanished before Li Yun’s eyes.
"This..."
Looking at the place where the Starveil Maiden had disappeared, Li Yun was slightly stunned.
She had actually left just like that.
Leaving the moment she said she would leave, the Starveil Maiden was truly free and straightforward. However, with her strength, it was not strange for her to act in such a manner.
"The next time we meet, I am afraid it will be in the Central Mainland. There I would also meet my parents as well."
Li Yun’s expression became somewhat complicated as he murmured to himself.
With the Starveil Maiden’s Spirit Manifestation Realm strength, the Azure Void Region indeed offered very little room for further improvement. It was only natural that she would head toward the broader and more powerful Central Mainland.
The Central Mainland was a major region one level higher than the Eastern Martial Domain.
Generally speaking, one needed to reach at least the Heavenly Core Realm to barely establish a foothold in the Central Mainland, and even then, they would only stand at the lowest level. Only those in the Spirit Manifestation Realm could be considered figures with some status there.
"Heavenly Core Realm."
A divine light flashed in Li Yun’s eyes.
The Heavenly Core Realm was still some distance away from him, but he was confident that with his potential and talent, reaching that level would not take too long.
From the awakening of his system until now, only two years had passed. Yet within those two years, he had already crossed four realms, cultivating from the Body Tempering Realm all the way to the 1st level of Mortal Core Realm. His strength was now comparable to the early levels of the Earthly Core Realm.
He believed that before long, he would be able to reach the Heavenly Core Realm, or even the Spirit Manifestation Realm. At that time, he would leave the Azure Void Region behind and step into the wider, vaster Central Mainland.
"For now, I need to enter secluded cultivation for a few more days and fully digest the Heaven-Intent Sword Art. I also need to find a way to comprehend Immortal Intent and merge it with my Sword Intent, so I can form Immortal Sword Intent."
With that thought, Li Yun returned to his residence and began his secluded cultivation.
During the days he spent cultivating, the events that had occurred on the day the Chaos Heaven Secret Realm closed quickly spread. In only a few short days, the news had swept through the entire Heavenly Sword Sect.
A stunningly beautiful woman who appeared to be only in her twenties had actually reached the Spirit Manifestation Realm. With a single sword strike, she had defeated three titans at the ninth heaven of the Heavenly Core Realm and forced the entire Starheaven Ancient Kingdom to tremble and lower its head.
The Starveil Maiden, who had once caused a sensation in the Heavenly Sword Sect, had once again shaken the entire sect. This time, the shock she caused was countless times greater than before.
Outer Sect Disciples, Inner Sect Disciples, True Disciples, and even many elders all remembered her existence.
After all, she was a supreme titan of the Spirit Manifestation Realm.
At the same time, Li Yun’s name also became widely known. He was no longer famous only within the Outer Sect. Even in the Inner Sect, he had gained considerable fame, and even some True Disciples had now heard the name Li Yun.
A disciple who had only recently entered the Outer Sect had actually killed Crown Prince Xing Tian inside the Chaos Heaven Secret Realm. Then, while his cultivation was only at the Half-Step Mortal Core Realm, he had slain Bai Yichen, an expert at the 1st level of the Earthly Core Realm. Such a performance was truly astonishing.
Not to mention, he seemed to have a Spirit Manifestation Realm powerhouse backing him.
With such a terrifying background, how many people in the entire Azure Void Region would dare to provoke him?
For a time, many organizations and factions within the Inner Sect sent people to recruit Li Yun, trying to draw him into their ranks.
However, without exception, all of these Inner Sect Disciples were met with a closed door.
Li Yun was in the middle of secluded cultivation and had no time to deal with them at all.
Of course, even if he had not been in seclusion, Li Yun would not have joined those factions. Otherwise, he could have joined the Moon Orchid Society of the Inner Sect long ago.
Half a month later, Li Yun finally ended his seclusion.
His cultivation had risen to the 4th level of Mortal Core Realm.
Now that he had finally broken through to the Mortal Core Realm, Li Yun had used up all the resources he had gathered from the Chaos Heaven Secret Realm. With the help of those resources, his cultivation had advanced rapidly and directly reached the 4th level of Mortal Core Realm.
Even so, Li Yun still felt a sense of pressure.
After almost being killed last time, he had deeply realized how important cultivation was. He did not want to experience such a powerless situation ever again. Because of that, his desire to increase his strength had become even stronger than before.
As soon as he stepped out of his room, he saw Princess Yuehan waiting outside. Judging from her appearance, she had already been waiting there for quite some time.
"It is you?"
Li Yun frowned slightly.
Regarding Princess Yuehan, he could not say that he felt much hatred toward her, but he did not have any favorable impression either.
After all, when they had first met, Princess Yuehan had tried to scheme against him. Although she later attempted to recruit him after realizing his potential, she had never truly helped him.
Because of that, Li Yun’s attitude toward Princess Yuehan remained lukewarm.