YumNovel Chapter 461: Arrival of the Divine Maiden!
Chapter 461: Arrival of the Divine Maiden!
Boom!
From the depths of the sky, boundless starlight suddenly descended.
The starlight was incomparably brilliant and dazzling, and in an instant, it condensed into a vast path of light high above the Heavenly Sword Sect.
A beautiful woman then appeared upon that path. She wore a radiant star robe woven from countless strands of starlight. Her black hair shimmered like a waterfall beneath the night sky, and her face was hidden behind a faint layer of mist, making it impossible for anyone to see her features clearly.
Step by step, she walked forward along the Starlight Sacred Path.
Her entire body radiated a holy and untouchable aura, as if she were a divine maiden who had descended from the highest heavens. Anyone who looked at her felt an instinctive sense of reverence and found it difficult to give birth to even the slightest profane thought.
"Who dares to intrude upon my Heavenly Sword Sect?"
Furious roars exploded from within the sect.
Immediately afterward, several elderly men with lean faces, white hair, and youthful complexions rushed out from the depths of the Heavenly Sword Sect. Their vast cultivation spread outward in an instant and enveloped the entire sect.
"Those are Elder Yunmie, Elder Luosha, and Elder Xuanchen..."
Looking at the elders who were releasing such terrifying auras, everyone present, including Lan Yue, felt their expressions change. Their hearts trembled heavily.
These elders were true top-level powerhouses of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Every one of them had reached the peak of the Heavenly Core Realm.
At this moment, Li Yun’s gaze was fixed on the beautiful woman walking along the Starlight Sacred Path. In an instant, waves surged through his heart.
This woman was none other than the Starveil Maiden who had once emerged from the huge boulder.
Compared to the last time they had met, the Starveil Maiden’s cultivation had become even more powerful and terrifying.
The last time she appeared, she had only been at the early stage of the Heavenly Core Realm. Yet after only a little more than a month, her cultivation had already reached the peak of the Heavenly Core Realm.
Such a speed of progress was truly terrifying. If news of this spread, the entire Azure Void Region would likely be shaken.
However, Li Yun was not surprised.
The Starveil Maiden was clearly a peerless powerhouse who had once fallen into a deep slumber. After awakening, her strength would naturally recover at an astonishing speed until it approached the realm she had possessed before sleeping. Only after that would her progress gradually slow down.
A person like her could not be judged by ordinary logic.
No matter how quickly her strength rose, it was not strange.
As if sensing Li Yun’s gaze, the Starveil Maiden, who was walking through the starry sky, suddenly glanced in his direction. However, after only a single look, she calmly withdrew her gaze.
"May I ask who Your Excellency is?"
The elders who had rushed out from the depths of the Heavenly Sword Sect all wore solemn expressions. They stared intently at the Starveil Maiden and did not dare to show the slightest carelessness.
"Your Excellency has descended upon our Heavenly Sword Sect. May I ask what business has brought you here?"
For some reason, even though they were also at the peak of the Heavenly Core Realm, the elders felt an intense threat from the Starveil Maiden. That threat was so strong that it could even endanger their lives.
Because of this, none of them dared to act recklessly.
"I came here to borrow your sect’s Heaven-Splitting Sword Codex for a look."
The Starveil Maiden’s voice was ethereal and calm. However, when those words entered the ears of the elders, they sounded like thunder exploding beside them.
"Heaven-Splitting Sword Codex? Your Excellency must be joking."
"The Heaven-Splitting Sword Codex is the supreme technique of our Heavenly Sword Sect. Aside from the sect master and the official successor, no one is allowed to view it. For Your Excellency to make such a request, are you trying to start a war with our Heavenly Sword Sect?"
"Impossible. We cannot agree to this request."
The elders’ voices were extremely loud, and their faces were filled with shock and anger. Their essence qi surged wildly around them, and they were already prepared to fight at any moment.
Even so, the Starveil Maiden’s expression did not change.
Her voice remained as calm as a still lake as she said indifferently, "Eight hundred years ago, the legendary Heaven-Ascending Sword Emperor left behind four lineages. They were the Heaven-Splitting branch, the Heaven-Execution branch, the Heaven-Slaughter branch, and the Heaven-Severing branch. The Heavenly Sword Sect is the successor of the Heaven-Splitting branch from that era. Am I wrong?"
"Hm?"
The expressions of the elders changed at the same time.
This time, their shock was even greater than before.
What the Starveil Maiden had just spoken of was one of the deepest secrets of the Heavenly Sword Sect. Aside from the true upper-level figures of the sect, it was impossible for outsiders to know such a thing.
How did this woman know?
At that moment, a green token appeared in the Starveil Maiden’s porcelain-white hand.
On the surface of the token, two ancient characters were clearly engraved.
Heaven-Ascending.
"The Heaven-Ascending Token?"
A shocked voice suddenly rang out from the deepest part of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Immediately afterward, a middle-aged man wearing a green robe appeared before everyone in an instant. He possessed an elegant temperament and looked like an ordinary scholar who had stepped out of the mortal world.
However, the moment this green-robed middle-aged man appeared, the expressions of the elders immediately turned respectful. They bowed at the same time.
All the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect who witnessed this scene were stunned, and many could hardly believe their eyes.
This middle-aged man, who looked like a refined scholar, was none other than the sect master of the Heavenly Sword Sect and its number one powerhouse, Mu Tianhe.
Mu Tianhe ignored everyone’s shock.
His gaze remained fixed on the green token for a long time, and a complicated light flashed through his eyes.
After a long silence, Mu Tianhe sighed deeply. He looked toward the Starveil Maiden and said, "Since Your Excellency possesses the Heaven-Ascending Token, it is only natural that you are qualified to view the Heaven-Splitting Sword Codex. Your Excellency, please follow me."
After saying this, Mu Tianhe swept his gaze across the people below and spoke in an indifferent voice.
"No one is allowed to leak what happened today. Whoever dares to reveal even half a word will be treated as a traitor of the sect and killed without mercy."
As soon as his words fell, the figures of Mu Tianhe, the elders, and the Starveil Maiden faded into the depths of the Heavenly Sword Sect and disappeared from everyone’s sight.