The Tianxuan Saintess murmured inwardly.
That power was far too vast. Even as the Tianxuan Saintess, she dared not investigate any further.
"This woman has no shame!"
The saintesses and fairy maidens who had been left out in the cold now looked at Li Qingyue with resentment.
They simply could not understand what charm a mortal woman like this could possess, gorging herself without the slightest concern for her image.
Enough to make all the saints court her favor.
She was only a mortal. However beautiful she might be, a hundred years later she would wither away into a heap of dry bones.
They were Holy Land Saintesses and divine maidens of great families, showered with affection.
Yet they could not even compare to a mere mortal?
"If the Sacred Body and Dao Body weren't protecting her, she wouldn't even qualify to be here!"
Some thought this bitterly, yet there was nothing they could do to Li Qingyue.
After all, the Sacred Body and Dao Body were the two saints of the Nine Saints Gate, the foremost holy land in the Central Province.
They also possessed humanity's most exceptional physiques. Unless they fell along the way, they would almost certainly stand supreme over the world in the future.
Their standing and status were naturally extraordinary.
Just then.
Li Qingyue, who had been eating nonstop, trembled slightly, and her eyes instantly brightened.
Sure enough, quantity brings about a change in quality!
At that moment, within her dantian, traces of clear dew actually began to appear in the nine enormous vortices of true qi.
They sparkled like dewdrops on petals and leaves beneath the morning light.
Her true qi was liquefying!
Sensing this change, Li Qingyue suddenly broke into a delighted smile.
Her eyes curved like crescent moons that could hook a person's soul.
Her cheeks puffed up like a delicate flower bursting into bloom.
Yet her little mouth never stopped as she continued to feast.
As though she were the only person there.
"What a beautiful smile!"
At the sight of that smile, Yang Wuzheng and Yan Wushuang both froze.
This was the second time they had seen such a beautiful smile.
The last time had been at the foot of Five Elements Mountain.
That smile went straight to the heart, filling them with inexplicable joy and ease, making it impossible to look away.
The saints and family heirs who had been watching the young woman also froze in unison.
That smile was too pure.
It came from her heart, flowing forth naturally.
Like the flawless moon and the stars filling the sky, instinctively shedding their radiance.
Especially with the traces of grease still clinging to her cheeks, the corners of her mouth, and the tip of her nose, while strands of hair lingered like little sprites reluctant to leave, lending her countless charms.
Yet the young woman seemed oblivious, her little mouth still moving as she continued to feast.
They had never seen a young woman like this before.
Her every movement brimmed with an inexplicable charm that made it impossible to tear their eyes away.
Without knowing why, the corners of their own mouths slowly lifted with her smile.
As though it were contagious.
Eat more!
If I eat more, I can grow stronger!
Li Qingyue blinked lightly, heedless of everyone around her, with only that single thought in her heart.
The nine enormous vortices within her body also began to shrink continuously.
Drops of lustrous green liquid rapidly gathered into streams and spun furiously.
As though terrifying Kunpeng lurked within that liquid, Devour Heaven and Earth as they grew without cease.
In mere moments.
The nine enormous vortices transformed directly into nine river-like whirlpools.
Though a hundred times smaller, the true qi within them was even vaster than before.
The rich life essence seemed to have undergone a transformation as well, becoming life divine radiance that circulated throughout her body along with the vortices.
Hiss, hiss...
Li Qingyue felt her body frantically devouring that life divine radiance like a ravenous beast driven mad by hunger and thirst.
At that moment, the Kunpeng Swallowing Technique also seemed to have risen to an entirely new level.
The moment the fierce beast meat entered her stomach, it broke down into life essence and flowed throughout her body.
My strength is increasing!
I actually broke through my first strength limit just like that!
Li Qingyue was astonished and utterly delighted.
This long-missed feeling of improvement let her glimpse the future.
Let her glimpse boundless hope.
Although life divine radiance still could not compare to divine power, somewhere in the unseen workings of things, a path had emerged.
Once I comprehend how the world functions, I'll inscribe dao patterns, then reenact heaven and earth and open a grotto-heaven within the human body!
When that time comes...
Thinking of her future Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art, Li Qingyue smiled even more brightly.
Even her skin began to glow.
It was the radiance produced as life divine radiance tempered her flesh and bones.
At a glance, she looked like a truly flawless fairy maiden appearing bathed in divine light.
The sight left everyone staring.
She was too beautiful for words.
That smile seemed capable of transforming heaven and earth, filling everyone's heart with irrepressible joy.
Such charm existed nowhere else beneath heaven, opening people's hearts.
Could she possess some special physique?
Some felt their hearts skip a beat and scrutinized Li Qingyue.
They could sense her features becoming even more beautiful, her skin crystalline, her flesh like ice and her bones like jade.
Yet she still gave them an impression of frailty.
No, she has a mortal body. She hasn't even opened her bitter sea, and there's nothing unusual about her. This definitely isn't a special physique!
Some felt a pang of disappointment.
Almost anyone with some cultivation attainment could roughly discern an ordinary physique.
Strictly speaking, a waste body was merely one kind of mortal body, also known as a mortal body with severed meridians, incapable of setting foot on the path of cultivation.
"She makes it look so delicious. Anyone who didn't know better would probably think she was eating rare delicacies from the mountains and seas."
Someone chuckled, his throat bobbing slightly as though swallowing saliva.
Watching the young woman eat had actually become a pleasure in itself.
But at that very moment, an immensely powerful figure, like a fierce beast, rose to his feet and looked eagerly toward Yan Wushuang.
In the next instant, a voice filled with provocation suddenly rang out across the gathering, shattering the peaceful atmosphere throughout the estate.
"I've long heard that the Sacred Body is unmatched beneath heaven, with legends of its invincibility."
"Today, I, Tuoba Ye, wish to experience it for myself."
"Please grant me that wish, Sacred Body!"
Boom!
As his voice rang out, a savage aura suddenly surged from Tuoba Ye.
It was as though a terrifying fierce beast had awakened, intent on destroying heaven and earth.
At that moment, every gaze in the estate turned toward Tuoba Ye.
"That's the Tuoba Family's combat art!"
"They say that when cultivated to its utmost, it can manifest a Vision."
"It tears heaven and rends earth, possessing boundless might. He wants to pit himself against the Sacred Body."
Sensing Tuoba Ye's imposing aura, everyone was startled.
The Tuoba Family, one of the Ten Great Families of the Northern Plains, traced its legacy back to the primordial age.
It was said that the Tuoba Family had once produced a genius who, while still in the Four Extremes realm, cultivated his combat art to its utmost and manifested the Savage Beast Splitting the Sky Vision.
He fought more than a dozen peers alone. The moment his Vision appeared, heaven and earth shattered, and all those opponents perished in an instant.
It was that genius who had led the Tuoba Family into the ranks of the Ten Great Families of the Northern Plains.
Hearing this as she ate, Li Qingyue instinctively caught Yan Wushuang's sleeve, worry filling her face.
It was not that she doubted the Sacred Body's might.
Rather, once a great battle erupted and conflict arose, countless dangers would inevitably follow.
The Tianxuan Saintess's warning, in particular, had planted unease in her heart.
Her presence would inevitably make Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng hesitate to strike the rat for fear of breaking the vase, and might even become their weakness.
If a fight could be avoided, she naturally hoped they would avoid it.
Seeing the young woman who had been smiling just moments ago now furrowing her brows, Yan Wushuang fell briefly silent.
Even the saints suddenly felt a flicker of irritation at the sight of her frown.
"These people from the Northern Plains really are boorish. They certainly know how to ruin the mood!"
"Every last one of them is like a savage beast."
Some slowly shook their heads, but no one intervened.
They, too, wanted to see exactly what power the Sacred Body possessed.
The smile on the Tianquan Saint's face gradually faded as well.
His brows creased slightly, then relaxed as he watched everything from afar.
"What? Does the Sacred Body of the Central Province not dare?"
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