On The Path Of Cultivation To Become God

Chapter 230: Mysterious Woman

Inside the deepest part of the Whispering Pine Woods, within a deep cave, a faint glow emanated from a cluster of luminescent mushrooms.

The soft blue light danced across the cave walls, casting an ethereal glow that seemed to breathe life into the ancient rock formations.

A great amount of Yin Qi entered the cave, heading deeper into it. The air grew thicker with oppressive weight as it penetrated the cave's depths.

The faint blue glow of the mushrooms struggled against the encroaching darkness, their luminescence barely penetrating the oppressive density of the Yin Qi.

Deeper into the cave, the sound of dripping water echoed, reverberating off the walls and adding to the eerie atmosphere.

As the Yin Qi entered the deepest part, the temperature dropped significantly, revealing a room of ice and frost.

The walls were covered in intricate ice formations, sparkling and glistening in the soft blue light.

The air became icy and frigid, causing each breath to form a visible cloud.

Despite the freezing temperatures, the presence of Yin Qi seemed to intensify, casting an eerie and haunting feeling throughout the chamber.

If Chen Tian were here, he would be shocked—not to see the Pearl that was absorbing Yin Qi and releasing it, but for another reason completely.

A beautiful woman lay there, sleeping in the center of the room.

The woman exuded an aura of ethereal grace.

Her face, a masterpiece sculpted from jade, held an ageless beauty.

Her raven hair flowed down her back like a waterfall, cascading over the black dress of shimmering silk that seemed spun from moonlight.

An aura of otherworldly power clung to her, hinting at the immense spiritual energy coursing through her veins. This was no mere mortal; this was a goddess descended from the heavens.

Her presence added an aura of mystery and danger to the already chilling atmosphere.

"Mm~"

Suddenly, the sleeping woman stirred, her slumber light as a moth's wing. Her eyelids, as pale as moonlight on snow, fluttered open, revealing two beautiful purple eyes.

As she focused, the room seemed to sharpen around her, and a chill emanated from her being.

The woman sat up, her movements graceful and fluid; she stretched, her limbs moving with an otherworldly grace.

"Is there an intruder in my forest, again?" The woman's voice was soft and melodic, carrying an air of ancient wisdom.

Her words hung in the air, laced with a hint of anger.

She slowly rose to her feet, her long, flowing black dress sweeping the floor like mist on a moonlit night.

With a purposeful stride, she disappeared and reappeared on top of a specific location in Whispering Pine Woods.

"Three intruders are close to my territory," she declared with intensity. As she peered through the dense forest, it didn't take long for her to find the source of the disturbance.

She witnessed two human cultivators attacking one human cultivator.

"Tsk, humans and their endless conflicts," she muttered under her breath.

Yes, she said "human," as the woman herself wasn't human.

With two black, plumed wings stirring faintly behind her back, she watched the scene unfold with a mix of amusement and disdain.

Her eyes, the color of obsidian, narrowed as she observed the two human cultivators relentlessly attacking the lone figure.

Despite her disgust at their brutality, a flicker of curiosity sparked within her.

The two humans were not worth her attention, but the lone figure fighting against them seemed different.

There was a certain grace in his movements.

"Even amongst mortals, power dictates life and death," she mused, her voice a husky whisper. "Though their strength is pitiful compared to my own, their desperation is palpable."

The woman continued observing, her gaze fixed on the lone human cultivator.

The humans fighting there were none other than Chen Tian and the one that came after him.

Unlike Ma Chen and He Hu, the woman could clearly see Chen Tian's cultivation level and knew that he was far superior.

The woman's curiosity grew as she heard the two human cultivators say that he was just in the Qi Refinement Realm.

'That human is clearly in the 4th stage of the Meridian Opening Realm, but those two humans can't see it even if one of them was in the 5th stage of the Meridian Opening Realm,' she thought to herself.

The woman couldn't help but wonder how Chen Tian was able to conceal his true cultivation level.

Curious, she used her Divine sense and scanned Chen Tian's body.

Something that Chen Tian wasn't able to sense since he was currently focused on fighting Ma Chen and He Hu, and the woman's cultivation was something Chen Tian couldn't imagine.

"Oh, what's that?!"

The woman exclaimed in surprise as she saw Chen Tian's dantian. It was radiating with an intense and mysterious energy, unlike anything she had ever witnessed before.

Someone of her status would rarely come across such a thing, especially in this place.

Intrigued, she delved deeper into her divine sense, trying to unravel the secrets of his cultivation.

As she explored further, she realized that Chen Tian's dantian was not ordinary at all.

"Let's check out what's inside," she thought to herself, her curiosity piqued.

Chen Tian wasn't able to sense anything, as the woman's strength far exceeded his own. When the woman tried to enter his Dantian with her divine sense, something unexpected happened.

A powerful force suddenly repelled her, causing her divine sense to retreat hastily.

Confused and astonished, she had never encountered such resistance before. Determined to unravel the mystery, she attempted once again, channeling all her energy into exploring Chen Tian's dantian.

This time, she felt a faint connection, as if there was a hidden barrier protecting something precious within.

|Whoosh|

Suddenly, the woman appeared inside a black void, surrounded by darkness.

"What is this place?"

She cautiously looked around, unable to see anything but the pitch-black void.

Suddenly, a terrifying pressure began to weigh down on her, making it difficult to breathe. Her heart started to race. As her eyes widened, the woman gasped, her figure shuddering as the darkness swallowed her whole.

Panic welled up within her.

The pressure intensified, crushing her divine sense, and a bone-chilling fear gripped her. Terror, a stranger to her since she came here, clawed at her soul.

Her eyes, which had seen the fall of empires and the death of countless stars, widened in horror.

A primal fear, long dormant, awakened within her. This wasn't the gentle darkness of the mortal realm or the serene void of the afterlife.

This was something else. Something ancient, malevolent, and utterly terrifying.

And the woman was looking directly at it.

Two gigantic pairs of blue eyes stared back at her, their intensity piercing through her very being.

It was as if the entire weight of the world was contained within those eyes, a force that threatened to consume her entirely.

The fear in her heart grew stronger, intertwining with a strange sense of fascination. She knew deep down that these blue eyes held secrets beyond her wildest imagination, and she couldn't help but be both terrified and captivated by them.

Those eyes were the same eyes that made Long Wei fear for his life. And Long Wei was a dragon of immense power and pride, yet in front of those eyes, he felt like a tiny bug that could be crushed at any moment.

The intensity of the gaze even made Long Wei question his own strength and question if he could survive in the presence of such a formidable force.

It was a humbling experience for the dragon, and Long Wei was 100% stronger than this woman, so this woman had no chance in front of this thing.

But as she stared back into those piercing eyes, she couldn't help but feel a sense of unease creeping up her spine.

"Out…"

A voice as cold as ice echoed through the darkness, sending a shiver down the woman's spine.

The woman couldn't respond, as just with this order, her divine sense immediately vanished from this place.

'Agh!!!!!' The woman's body outside was also affected, as her body started to disintegrate into thin air, leaving behind nothing but a trace of her essence.

"No, I need to return!!"

The woman's eyes, still glowing with fear, quickly escaped the place and returned to the cave with abnormal speed.

Her body was still disappearing as she collapsed onto the cold ground.

It was only when she approached the Netherworld Profound Yin Pearl, which was a deep shade of black, that her body started to stabilize. As she reached out to touch the pearl, a surge of energy rushed through her body, filling her with newfound strength.

"Huff"

The woman sighed as the disintegration halted, and she could feel her physical form solidifying once again.

It was only after she relaxed that she realized what had happened. She had somehow escaped from a dangerous situation.

"W-What was that thing?" The woman couldn't help but wonder aloud, her voice trembling with fear.

"Even my father couldn't make me feel this way." Her father was someone strong and fearless, a renowned warrior in their race. Yet, in front of those eyes that seemed to pierce through her very soul, she felt small and powerless.

"That thing is inside that young man... If something like that helped me, wouldn't I be able to return?" the woman thought to herself.

A mix of sadness and hope filled her heart as she contemplated the possibility of finding a way back to her former life.

"Let's wait and see if this young man can arrive here first," she whispered, her voice barely audible in the quiet room.