17 Opportunities (IV)
As Gu Ling stepped into the building, she found herself walking through opulent halls, each step bringing her closer to a place where the Qi felt denser, purer, and more potent than anything she had experienced before.
Feeling the purity and density of the Qi, she knew that cultivating here for a single day was like absorbing Qi for three days outside.
And with each step, that difference only seemed to grow.
The Qi gradually got denser and purer than before...
She kept looking until she eventually noticed a large door, and it appeared that the Qi concentration was inside.
"Haah... You can do it, Gu Ling!" she whispered to herself, taking a deep breath and steadying her nerves as she walked with the support of her sword.
She slowly pushed the door...
Swissh!
A rush of pure Qi greeted her, flooding her senses with its intensity. She blinked in awe as her eyes adjusted to the brightness within.
"It's... so pure," she murmured in wonder, her gaze drawn to a magnificent statue of a woman at the center of the room.
"Wow... she's beautiful." She couldn't help but exclaim.
Approaching the statue, she reached out to touch it, only to be startled when a soul wisp emerged, taking on the form of the woman depicted in the carving.
"You..." Gu Ling's eyes widened in astonishment.
Giggle~
The woman chuckled at Gu Ling's reaction, her gaze penetrating as she examined her closely, effortlessly uncovering Gu Ling's deepest secrets.
"Oh?" The woman's eyebrows raised in surprise.
"You carry the Royal Bloodline within you. That makes you the perfect candidate to inherit my legacy!" She clapped her hands together with excitement.
"Come closer... I will pass on my inheritance to you."
As Gu Ling approached, she couldn't help but ask in bewilderment.
"Who... are you?"
"Me? Oh, I'm your ancestor, the founder of the Dragon Kingdom," the woman replied casually, as if it were an everyday occurrence.
She really didn't seem to care about these things.
"I've been here for quite some time, so it's a pleasure to finally meet one of my descendants," she sighed wistfully.
"Now, I'm going to unlock your full potential!" Her lips curled into a smile.
Swoop!
With a swift motion, she pressed her fingers to Gu Ling's forehead, and suddenly, Gu Ling felt a surge of energy coursing through her veins.
Her senses sharpened, her muscles tensed with strength she had never known before.
Her missing leg immediately grew back as she felt a rejuvenating feeling spreading through her entire body.
In an instant, her cultivation skyrocketed, breaking through the barriers that had once held her back.
She felt the Qi within her spiraling upwards, higher and higher, until she reached the pinnacle of the Golden Core realm.
"T-this..."
"Mhm~, I'm surprised. You actually inherited my legacy completely!" The woman said with a satisfied smile.
"Now... take this." She threw a ring at Gu Ling.
Gu Ling caught it, and as she transferred Qi into it, her eyes widened as she saw the amount of treasure and high-level martial arts.
"Oops... It seems that my time is finally ending..." The woman exclaimed as she saw her soul body gradually dissipate.
"My descendant... please grant me one wish, and instead of taking care of the Dragon Kingdom, just follow your happiness."
The woman smiled deeply, saying words that Gu Ling would never expect.
"I was so focused on improving the strength of the Dragon Kingdom that I completely forgot about my own happiness. So, don't worry about the kingdom and just follow your own happiness."
With those words, the woman in front of Gu Ling completely dissipated away.
The glorious building also dissipated into wisps as Gu Ling watched this scene with a thoughtful expression.
As she turned her head back, her lips immediately curled into a deep smile as she saw Long Yu's figure leaning against a rock as he took a sip of wine.
"Brother Yu!" she called out.
Long Yu turned towards her, his expression perplexed. "Brother... Yu? Since when did you start calling me that?" he asked, rising to his feet.
"Since now~" she replied playfully, sticking out her tongue.
Long Yu's gaze wandered over her, noting her completely healed leg with a smile.
"You've changed a lot." Long Yu couldn't help but say.
'Her personality turned more childish. What exactly happened there?' He couldn't help but think inwardly.
In the novel, Gu Ling did not act like this after coming out of the secret realm.
"Incidentally, you've got... um, breasts now!" he exclaimed, his eyes widening as he noticed the change.
After all, Gu Ling didn't seem to notice, but her body went through an entire evolution!
"HUH!?" Gu Ling exclaimed, shocked.
She glanced down, expecting to see her feet, but instead, she saw two sizable mounds that obscured her view.
She hurriedly brought out a full-body mirror, and her eyes widened as she saw her new appearance.
Her light brown hair had transformed into a stunning shade of golden, framing her face which now appeared more refined, with a slight reduction in chubby cheeks, revealing a perfect and radiant visage.
Her complexion had become noticeably fairer, akin to smooth white cream, while her once brown eyes had turned into a captivating sky blue.
She had gained a bit of height, her legs elongating gracefully, her waist slimming down, and her breasts blossoming from a modest A-cup to a generous E-size!
"Whoa... I resemble that woman now," she murmured in disbelief.
But deep down, she felt an overwhelming sense of joy.
She finally had what she had always desired...
Breasts!
"Uh... now that I notice. How come you still didn't get kicked out?" Long Yu uttered.
"Ahh? What do you mean?"
"I mean... your cultivation seemed to have surpassed the foundation realm... so, shouldn't you be kicked out of the secret realm?"
"Ah... right..."
And if what he had said had come true, Gu Ling's body was suddenly surrounded by an odd aura, and before she could say anything", she was completely out of his sight.
"Now that she's gone..."
"Open her status." Long Yu smiled faintly.
[Appraisal Window —
Name: Gu Ling
Age: 18
Cultivation Realms:
⟶ Cultivation: Peak of the Golden Core Realm
⟶ Nascent Soul: N/A (67% Formed...)
Internal Constitution: N/A (Azure Dragon Body slowly forming...)
Bloodline: Azure Dragon God
Evaluation: A superb heroine who has finally unlocked her full potential! Her talent is unparalleled, and her luck has increased by more than a hundred times! Now that she has the Azure Dragon God bloodline, the embryo of an Azure Dragon is going to slowly become her martial spirit!]
Looking at her new status, Long Yu couldn't help but smile out of satisfaction.
"Haaah..." He sighed deeply.
"At least, it was worthy of protecting her." He stretched his arms.
Behind him, a sea of blood could be seen, with a huge amount of dead bodies laying on it.
It only passed a few minutes for Gu Ling, but for Long Yu, it had already passed more than a week.
