Chapter 30: Forcing Through the Boundary

Several attendants meticulously styled Lin Chen's hair, skillfully pinning it up with slightly curled tips.

Then, they gently placed a dazzling floral crown upon Lin Chen's head.

Next, an exquisite light pink gown was carefully placed at the head of the bed.

"Queen, once you are dressed, you may go outside," one of the attendants said softly, her eyes filled with admiration and anticipation.

Lin Chen's eyes lit up instantly. "Go outside? You mean I can go out?"

"Yes, Your Highness Queen," another attendant replied respectfully. "This is your home, so of course you can go out."

"Great! Then I'll go take a look."

She gently tapped the nano cube in her hand, and in an instant, the light green dress covering her body transformed into the gorgeous light pink gown, identical in style to the one on the bed.

"Is this fine?" Lin Chen stood in place, looking down to adjust her hem, and asked with a smile, "Can I go out now?"

The attendants watched this, utterly amazed. "Y-Yes, you can! This is too miraculous, Queen. How did you do that?"

Lin Chen smiled, a trace of inexplicable confidence showing in her eyes. "This is just something I did casually."

The attendants nodded respectfully. "Everything is ready. Your Highness Queen, please follow us."

Lin Chen stepped out of her bedchamber.

A completely new scene gradually unfolded before her eyes. In the vast courtyard, lush green trees provided shade all around, flowers and grass flourished, and vibrant blossoms swayed in the gentle breeze, sending out waves of fragrance.

A few elves frolicked among the flowers, their silver-bell-like laughter drifting over from time to time. Lin Chen walked further and further, gradually approaching the end of the courtyard.

She suddenly stopped in her tracks and gazed at the distant scenery.

Before her was a vast sky, and at the foot of the mountain sat quiet elven cottages, the houses neatly arranged, peaceful and beautiful all around.

"This place…" Lin Chen murmured softly. Everything felt so strange yet familiar, as if it were a place she had once lived in, yet there was a blurry sense of distance.

Lin Fan flew toward the Upper Realm in his memory. However, just as he reached the designated location, he suddenly stopped. The Heavenly Path ahead was broken, making it completely impossible to enter.

Just then, Xiao Du's voice suddenly rang out, "Try the world-breaking pendant Fairy Guanghan gave you."

Lin Fan was startled, then quickly drew the diamond-shaped world-breaking pendant from his robe.

The world-breaking pendant vibrated slightly in his hand, as if sensing the broken Heavenly Path ahead. It began to spin frantically and charged forward.

*Bang!* A crisp sound echoed in the air. The space ahead suddenly cracked like a mirror, forming a black hole.

Instantly, a powerful repulsive force surged from the hole, pushing even Lin Fan back a few steps.

The moment Lin Fan was forced back, the hole also began to shrink rapidly.

"Hurry inside, the boundary is healing itself!" Xiao Du urged.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Fan forcefully pushed the spinning world-breaking pendant forward, squeezing his way through and plunging into the boundary junction.

Cracking sounds echoed in his ears, but Lin Fan had no time to pay attention to them, wishing only to find Lin Chen as quickly as possible.

At the boundary junction, there was no light and no time; all things were silent. If Lin Fan were not in the Dao Entering Realm, he feared he would have already fallen into silence.

After an unknown amount of time, a crisp cracking sound came from ahead, and a ray of light filtered through a crevice, casting inward.

"It's a success!" Lin Fan rejoiced in his heart. Without any hesitation, he exerted more force.

*Ping!* A hole appeared ahead, and a massive suction force immediately swept over him.

Holy shit! Caught off guard, Lin Fan broke through the boundary barrier and fell toward the ground.

Half an hour later, beside a crater billowing black smoke, a few birds were leisurely pecking for food.

Just then, a hand covered in black smoke suddenly reached out of the crater, scaring the birds into flying away in panic.

Lin Fan crawled out of the crater with great difficulty. His entire body was charred pitch-black, his clothes were in tatters, and there wasn't a single uninjured spot on him.

He took a deep breath, shook his head to clear his blurry vision, and looked ahead.

A glimmer of light pierced through the black barrier into his eyes, but the scene before him remained blurry, and he couldn't make out where he was.

However, the sharp perception of a Body Cultivator was still there. Hearing the chirping of birds and the sound of flowing water, Lin Fan knew he had succeeded.

He set off, walking toward the source of the flowing water.

Before he had walked very far, a sudden coldness hit his feet, and he felt water swirling around his ankles.

Lin Fan bent down, scooped up a handful of water, and gently splashed it onto his face.

The spring water was cool and refreshing, instantly washing away the black barrier from his eyes.

As the water washed over him, Lin Fan's vision gradually cleared, and the scene before him began to brighten.

He raised his head and looked around, only now truly noticing where he was.

This was a serene valley, surrounded by lush green forests, with a fresh scent drifting through the air and the sounds of birds and flowing water interweaving.

Looking at his reflection in the spring water, Lin Fan was instantly stunned.

He was pitch-black all over, and the black smoke seemed to have penetrated his skin, leaving only the whites of his eyes unchanged.

His once handsome face now looked somewhat hideous, and even his breathing felt heavy, as if the surrounding air had been polluted by this layer of black barrier powder.

"This is really embarrassing."

Lin Fan sighed inwardly, preparing to step into the spring water to wash himself.

Just as he was about to step into the spring, Xiao Du's voice suddenly rang in his ears, "What a waste of heavenly resources! This black barrier powder is a rare material that can block time and isolate all detection. Anyone below the Dao Entering Realm who touches even a bit of it will fall into a lazy fatigue, too sluggish to move. If they are heavily contaminated, they will even briefly fall into silence. Scrape it off, it will be of great use!"

Lin Fan stopped abruptly, froze for a moment, and asked in confusion, "Scrape it off?"

"Yes, exactly, scrape it off!"

Lin Fan's expression shifted, feeling a bit embarrassed. Since that was the case, he couldn't let it go to waste.

As he kept scraping, Lin Fan gradually became absorbed in his "collecting" work, even starting to roll those tiny bits of powder with both hands.

The whole scene looked rather bizarre for a moment. Wasn't this just rolling dirt pills?

Just as Lin Fan was rolling them with great enthusiasm, a crisp voice suddenly came from behind, interrupting his movements: "Shameless! You're actually… rolling dirt pills in my…?"

Lin Fan shuddered. The voice was so familiar. He hurriedly turned around and saw a figure standing by the spring.

Wasn't the newcomer none other than Jiang Yueshi, the cause of his torture and death in his ninety-ninth life?

Jiang Yueshi was just like her name, her appearance pure and beautiful like water, gentle and serene.

Her red coat paired with a white inner top showed off her perfect curves to the absolute fullest.

"It's you!" Lin Fan's eyes widened, his face filled with shock.

"What do you mean 'it's me'?" Jiang Yueshi said coldly. "You really are shameless. Leave this place quickly and stop bothering me."

A wicked smile played on Lin Fan's lips. "My beloved disciple, what's wrong? Do you not remember your master?"