15 Chapter 15: The Void

As Ying Yue emptied her mind and focused on feeling her surroundings, she started to feel strange.

First, it was though her limbs had simply fallen asleep, that annoying tingling feeling you get when you've been in one position for too long. Then, this feeling faded away, replaced by a different feeling, or rather, a lack of feeling. It was as though there was nothing. All she could feel was the air around her. It reminded her of a senses deprivation tank that she got the experience in her original life.

Finally, the strangest feeling of all. It was as though she was everywhere. Like she existed in every speck of dust, every fleck of dirt, and every grain of sand. But at the same time, she still was not. Like being something and the exact opposite all at once. A living contradiction.

And then Ying Yue started seeing things, but not. She was not seeing with her eyes, but instead witnessing with her soul. All around her where different pocket dimensions, some spilling over into others, and all in different states of disarray. Ying Yue could feel that everything within these spaces was made up of dense qi. If she could absorb all the qi from within just one of these 'voids,' she could probably advance to be a martial king as easily as drinking water.

Ying Yue decided on one of the smaller looking voids to start out with, and started drawing the energy into her body. It was a very strange sensation, like her body was desperately thirsty, and she had finally taken a sip of water. She could feel the energy flowing through her meridians where it slowly settled in her dantian.

All the while that this was happening, Jun Huang was starring and Ying Yue completely shocked. As The Almighty's chosen successor, it goes without saying that she should be talented, but wasn't this a little ridiculous? He watched on as she broke through rank after rank, as though it was nothing.

Low level martial practitioner, medium level, high level. Between each level, the cloud of dense energy above her grew larger and larger. Low level martial king, medium level, high level. Between each advancement, a loud booming sound followed, like thunder reverberating through space. Finally, her advancements slowed, finally settling on low level marital lord.

Jun Huang could not believe what he just witnessed. Five days! She accomplished what many cultivators would take up to ten years to accomplish in just five days! Just where did this she devil come from to advance so quickly?

Ying Yue was quite shocked as well. Not because she was aware of how long she had been cultivating, but because she couldn't stop. She absorbed all the energy in the small void she had chosen, and once she was done she tried to come out of her meditative state, but she couldn't. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't stop absorbing energy. It was like her body was still hungry, and wouldn't stop until it was full. She managed to completely absorb two of the smaller voids, before she felt she could tear herself away. It was a scary experience.

While Ying Yue did want to grow in strength, she had heard stories of people absorbing too much qi to quickly, their bodies not being able to keep up, and their bodies subsequently exploding, their souls being scattered, never to reincarnate. She was afraid this would happen to her. Thankfully, however, her body now felt very full, and so she was able to stop. She worried if this happened every time she cultivated, she may lose herself in the process. This was certainly something she would have to look into.

Ying Yue opened her eyes and looked at Jun Huang.

The dazed little phoenix was still staring at her, like she was some kind extinct creature that had suddenly been discovered once again. This confused Ying Yue. Just why was he staring at her like that?

"Um, Jun Huang? Are you ok?" Ying Yue asked slowly

"Are you aware of how much time has past?" Jun Huang asked, seeing as how Ying Yue didn't seem to comprehend her own monstrous abilities.

"Not really. You told me that time in her passes faster than in the real world, so I wasn't really worried about how much time I spend cultivating. Considering how far I've advanced, I should have spent at least a couple years in here, right?" Ying Yue said, a little perplexed

Jun Huang let out a little choked sound.

"It's been five days."

Ying Yue was thoroughly stunned. Five days? Like, five days outside the Boundless Spirit Pantheon? Wouldn't that becouple months in here? That's quicker than she was expecting.

Seeing that Ying Yue still didn't quite grasp what he was saying, Jun Huang clarified.

"Five days inside the pantheon."

Ying Yue practically fell over when she heard this. Just what kind of nonsense was this?! Five days! Wasn't this simply too much? Who ever heard of someone advancing from nothing to low level martial lord in five days?! If news of this were to reach the outside world, there's no imagining the kind of sensation it would cause! Even in nations were great talents are abundant, this kind of speed is unheard of!

Ying Yue decided she must keep all of what had happened over the past week within the Boundless Spirit Pantheon to herself at all costs. If anyone where to find out, there's no telling how many people would want to come and snatch her up for their own uses.

"Master, are you ok?" Jun Huang was worried. Watching Ying Yue's face go pale and her almost fall over from shock, Jun Huang was worried.

"I'm fine," Ying Yue said, reeling her breathing back under control. "Just a little startled is all. I never imagined I'd be able to advance that quickly. It's a little concerning."

Seeing his master so worried, Jun Huang decided to cheer her up.

"It is definitely out of the ordinary, but surly this is a good thing. Now, you'll have no problem seeking revenge against those who mistreated you."

Hearing this, Ying Yue almost slapped herself. That's right! She got so caught up in cultivating, she almost forgot her reason for doing so in the first place. Wasn't this all so that she could take revenge for the original Ying Yue and live freely?

Reorienting her mind into the correct mind set, Ying Yue thanked Jun Huang, planting a big sloppy kiss on his forehead, exiting the Boundless Spirit Pantheon and leaving a completely stunned Jun Huang behind.