Chapter 320: Wind Essence! The Talents of the Thousand Demon Civilization

Chapter 320: Wind Essence! The Talents of the Thousand Demon Civilization

"Oh, right, I need to remind you first." Chou Bingzun smiled, "If you want to enter the inner layers of the mother ship, you must at least become an inner disciple of one of the Alien Gods."

"Inner disciple?" Li Yuan pondered.

"Each Alien God has left behind three different levels of heritage, namely the personal disciple, the inner disciple, and the named disciple. Among them, the personal disciple and the inner disciple are not solely determined by strength but also by your choice." Chou Bingzun explained.

"Choice?" Li Yuan was puzzled.

"There are gains and losses. The various Alien Gods left behind their heritage with the intention of passing on their teachings, but also under the orders of the Sky Serpent God... However, they all have their own requirements." Chou Bingzun smiled, "With your talent, if you choose the right path, becoming a personal disciple is a possibility, but you must make a choice."

"If you feel you can't do it, it's best not to agree. Otherwise, it might easily affect your future."

Li Yuan suddenly understood, and he could empathize.

No one is above the laws of nature, not even the Gu Ju Divine Lord. Leaving behind a heritage comes with its own demands, but Li Yuan's strength was still lacking, and Gu You hadn't told him anything yet.

"There's more." Chou Bingzun smiled, "I'll remind you again that according to the rules, no fighting is allowed anywhere inside the mother ship, especially in the Alien God Zone and the inner layers. If the Enforcement Team were still here, they would kill anyone involved in a fight on the spot."

"It's just a pity that the Enforcement Team is long gone..." Chou Bingzun shook his head, and his figure disappeared.

Li Yuan stood in place, a hint of bewilderment on his face.

"What did Elder Chou mean?" Li Yuan pondered silently, "The last time he reminded me, I immediately encountered two Beast Emperors and got into a fight."

"Now he's reminding me again."

"Could it mean that other powerful beings are approaching this place?" A glint of killing intent flashed in Li Yuan's eyes, "Is it the Thousand-Scaled Emperor, one of the three Beast Emperors? Or are they the geniuses of the Thousand Demon Civilization and the Heavenly Virtue Civilization?"

Only these people had entered the mother ship.

"Never mind."

"I don't know if anyone else has entered the inner layers yet." Li Yuan thought to himself, "The Thousand-Scaled Emperor hasn't appeared, so he likely passed the 'Sky Serpent Bloodline' trial and entered the inner layers."

"I've never encountered the geniuses of the Thousand Demon Civilization. Could they all have gone into the inner layers?" Li Yuan muttered to himself.

"Never mind."

"According to Elder Chou's meaning, the entire mother ship is actually a battlefield." Li Yuan thought.

Hua!

Li Yuan walked under the first Alien God statue, which was incredibly lifelike. The statue's eyes were icy, filled with anger, and its body emanated an endless raging aura.

Fire Lineage!

This deity had clearly achieved godhood through the Fire Principle.

"Stone Panels." Li Yuan's gaze fell on the nine stone panels, each engraved with a cluster of flame-like marks.

The nine stone panels each depicted different flames, and the mysterious fluctuations they emitted were also distinct...

As Li Yuan contemplated the mysteries of Earth and Wind Essences, he unknowingly delved into the mysteries of other heavenly principles, such as Water Subtlety and Gold Subtlety, reaching the fifth stage threshold... Only in the mysteries of Fire and Thunder Subtlety, he hadn't even reached 1% of the fifth stage.

"The mystery of Fire is too profound." Li Yuan shook his head, for at his level, he could sense the profundity of the nine stone panels.

But he just couldn't understand.

...Time passed, and Li Yuan took the time to observe each of the six Alien God statues.

During his observation, Li Yuan gradually realized that the six Alien Gods had achieved godhood through the six great principles of Fire, Wind, Earth, Gold, Thunder, and Water, respectively. The stone panels they left behind naturally contained the mysteries of their respective principles.

"If I try to comprehend the Fire Principle or the Gold Principle, it might be difficult even to become a named disciple of an Alien God." Li Yuan muttered to himself.

Everyone has their own strengths.

His greatest strength lay in the Earth Lineage, followed by the Wind Lineage... In other areas, he was simply not proficient, requiring ten times the effort for a fraction of the results.

"I should choose between the Earth and Wind Alien Gods." Li Yuan stood beneath the Earth Alien God statue.

This statue depicted an ancient, heavy-set elder with kind eyes and a compassionate expression, as if lamenting the sufferings of the world.

Standing beneath this statue, Li Yuan felt a sense of warmth.

"Stone Panels." Li Yuan silently sensed the first stone panel, which depicted an immense earth.

"The earth is thick and heavy."

Li Yuan's understanding of Earth Essence had deepened significantly. Even with just Earth Essence, he could rival the peak of the Flying Heaven realm... One could imagine how quickly he had progressed.

In just a quarter of an hour, Li Yuan comprehended the Earth Subtlety contained within the first stone panel.

"Condense!" Li Yuan's heart moved.

The power of heaven and earth gathered, forming a corresponding pattern on the first stone panel, emitting identical mysterious fluctuations.

"The second stone panel." Li Yuan turned to the next panel, which also depicted a vast earth, but with an additional seed.

The third stone panel showed the seed sprouting.

On the fourth stone panel, the sprouted seed emerges from the vast earth."

The fifth stone panel...

...

Three days passed as Li Yuan continuously contemplated the nine stone panels left by the Earth Alien God, quickly reaching the sixth stone panel... It was only at the seventh panel that he encountered a hurdle.

Following Chou Bingzun's guidance, comprehending the mysteries of the six stone panels would give him a chance to receive the Alien God's heritage.

But Li Yuan hesitated.

"Your path is different from mine."

"The path of this Earth Divine Being is about 'Nurturing'. The vast earth nurtures and nourishes all things."

"But my path is about the essence of Earth's true intent, is merely to bear and embrace all things." Li Yuan contemplated.

There is no single path that is absolutely correct.

Every grand law embraces all things. Starting from the law of Earth, one can nurture all things, and similarly, from the laws of Water and Wood, one can find a similar direction... Only the most suitable path for oneself.

"This is the path I seek."

"It's about bearing, using the vastness of Earth to embrace the rhythm of Wind, forming an absolutely controlled space, and ultimately touching upon the mysteries of space." Li Yuan mused.

This was the cultivation path Li Yuan had long decided upon.

In the boundless heavens and earth, the carefree and unfettered nature of Wind was something Li Yuan genuinely enjoyed from the bottom of his heart.

But nurturing all things and the evolution of life? That was also a supreme path, but at least for now, it wasn't Li Yuan's pursuit.

"The path is determined by the heart."

"Currently, even the vast law of Earth, which is as boundless as the sea, remains unmastered by me. I'm trying to bite off more than I can chew." Li Yuan thought, "The path of this Earth Divine Being is about 'Nurturing'. I don't need to force myself to follow it."

If Li Yuan were to reference the path of the Earth Divine Being, it would be extremely profound and distant, but it could still be used as a reference.

But right now, Li Yuan hadn't even reached the threshold of the law.

...

"The Wind Divine Being." Li Yuan arrived at the statue of another Divine Being.

It was also a set of nine stone panels.

On the first stone panel, a solitary figure was engraved, eyes closed, standing alone in the void, exuding a faint and ethereal aura.

"The fluctuations of Wind." Li Yuan muttered to himself as he carefully sensed the surroundings.

Gradually, a smile appeared on Li Yuan's lips, "As expected, this Wind Divine Being is also heading towards the direction of Illusory Body."

Previously, when Li Yuan had briefly observed the six Divine Beings, he had gained a rough understanding of their paths, but he had a better grasp of the Earth Divine Being's path, after all, having a good grasp was the most crucial.

But now it seemed that the path of this Wind Divine Being was more suitable for himself.

"The profundity contained within these stone panels is somewhat similar to the Thousand Illusions Formation." Li Yuan's eyes lit up.

The Thousand Illusions Formation was bestowed by the Alliance Leader, Dongfang Ji, containing over a thousand mystical fluctuations. It appeared scattered but was actually one, and Li Yuan had been pondering its mysteries over the past few months.

But these thousand mystical fluctuations, from Li Yuan's current perspective, were still too complex.

... As Li Yuan discovered these stone panels, he quickly found commonalities between them.

"This first stone panel is equivalent to five or six mystical fluctuations within the Thousand Illusions Formation... But it perfectly combines them." Li Yuan's eyes brightened.

It was like being given an outline.

One was given a practical example for comprehension... They could be comprehended together.

"Hahaha."

"This is my opportunity." Li Yuan smiled and dedicated himself to comprehending.

The first stone panel depicted a solitary figure.

The second stone panel depicted two figures.

The third stone panel depicted four figures.

... Time passed, and Li Yuan also found that the nine stone panels left by the Wind Divine Being had commonalities with the Nine Shadow Clones, and these nine stone panels were actually an extremely powerful combat technique.

"Star Arts are imprinted on the Star Pulse, a method to greatly enhance the power of the mysteries of heaven and earth." Li Yuan mused, "If one cultivates to a profound level, even without cultivating Star Arts, they can still unleash the power of lower-level Star Arts."

Just like how the Demigods, when using double or triple Star Arts, experienced almost no increase in strength, this was the reason.

... In the blink of an eye, nearly ten days had passed.

Time had already entered October.

The various forces within the Mingxu Star Realm, all had doubts about the so-called 'Divine Land'.

But whether it was the Seven Stars Civilization, the Cloud Beast Civilization, or the Heavenly Virtue Civilization, they could only confirm the life and death of those who entered, yet they couldn't communicate... They had no clear information about the specific situation within the Mothership.

After such a long time.

Like Li Yuan, Yu Jinghe, Xue Yuan, and others, they were already the top geniuses that their civilizations could dispatch, yet there was still no news from them.

These civilizations wouldn't dare to easily send more people.

Inside the Mothership, in the Divine Being Zone.

Below the statue of the Wind Divine Being, a black-clad figure sat cross-legged in silence.

Suddenly.

"It's like this." Li Yuan, who had been quietly comprehending, finally grasped the fleeting, ethereal fluctuations of Wind.

An invisible fluctuation spread out.

Hum~ Hum~ Hum~ Without a sound, nine figures appeared around Li Yuan, some standing, some sitting, and some standing in the distance with a silly smile.

There were nine figures in total, each with a different posture.

"The essence of Wind has finally completely transformed into the true intent of Wind." A smile appeared on Li Yuan's lips.

In early July, when Li Yuan bid farewell to his teacher, Lie Feng, he had only condensed the initial form of true intent, reaching 99% of the fifth stage.

Now, just three months later, he successfully entered the sixth stage, truly condensing the true intent of Wind.

This was already an astonishing speed.

People like Bateman, Yu Jinghe, Rudneff, and others, it took them at least a year to take this step.

"My understanding of the essence of Wind is ultimately not as profound as the law of Earth." Li Yuan sighed.

To break through so quickly.

Not only did he have many opportunities, but Li Yuan had also experienced life-and-death battles during this period... Each life-and-death battle was a rare tempering.

Arriving at the Divine Being Zone, Li Yuan gazed upon the nine massive stone panels of the Wind Alien God, each panel serving as a reference for the other, leading to a breakthrough in understanding.

"Nine Illusory Bodies." Li Yuan's mind stirred, and simultaneously, his nine illusory bodies began to move.

It was important to note that Li Yuan had not employed Star Arts at this moment; instead, this was achieved through the concentration of True Intention Mystique.

This signified that Li Yuan had reached an unprecedented level in the 'Illusory Body' aspect of the Wind Vein.

"If I merely invoked the nine illusory bodies, the increase in strength wouldn't be this significant." Li Yuan thought to himself, "The True Intention Mystique is too weak, and the attack power of the illusory bodies falls far short of even the Flying Heaven Rank... If I were to face the Thousand-Scale Emperor in battle, my illusory bodies would likely be destroyed by his attacks."

But!

With Li Yuan's current level of True Intention Mystique, when he unleashed the 'Nine Shadow Clones', its power would surge exponentially. In the past, the nine shadow clones were forcefully driven by Star Arts, and they occasionally fell victim to enemy attacks.

However, with Li Yuan's improved skill level, the nine shadow clones, when unleashed, would become even more elusive and unpredictable.

"The power of Star Arts has grown stronger."

"The power of my lance techniques has also improved significantly." Li Yuan's face broke into a slight smile.

Huff!

The Black Lance appeared in his palm, and as he took a step forward, the nine illusory bodies moved in unison. The long lance silently pierced through the air, slicing through a kilometer of void without making a sound.

There was not a hint of noise, as if the lance had seamlessly merged with the heavens and earth.

Only a faint lance mark remained in the void, gradually fading away.

"My speed has increased significantly."

"My attack power has risen by about twenty percent."

"This is because I've just broken through, and the combination of the two True Intention Mystiques is not yet thoroughly merged." Li Yuan thought to himself, "Once the combination is perfected, the power of my lance techniques should increase even further."

At this thought, Li Yuan's gaze fell on a section of the Divine Palace's control panel:

[Skill Realm: Earth True Intention (Sixth Stage Intermediate), Wind True Intention (Sixth Stage Initial)…]



Only now could Li Yuan truly claim to have mastered the two True Intentions.

"Keep working hard."

"If I continue on this path, and each True Intention reaches the next breakthrough, then when they combine, the power of my lance techniques should be able to rival even the Demigod tier." Li Yuan's heart was filled with anticipation.

If one were to solely comprehend a single True Intention, reaching the Sixth Stage Perfect level would be extremely challenging.

However, when different True Intentions combine, progress would be much faster once on the correct path.

...

After his breakthrough, Li Yuan didn't waste much time before combining the two True Intention Mystiques.

Returning to the Divine Being statue, he continued his comprehension.

With the complete concentration of Wind True Intention, Li Yuan's comprehension and deduction of the nine stone panels accelerated significantly.

Just two days later...

"The sixth stone panel, I've finally comprehended it." Li Yuan gazed at the nine figures on the sixth stone panel.

If his Wind True Intention Mystique hadn't broken through, there would be no hope of comprehending it so quickly.

"There are still three more panels." Li Yuan's eyes shifted to the remaining three panels behind.

The seventh stone panel displayed sixty-four figures.

The eighth stone panel had one hundred figures.

The ninth stone panel was densely packed with six hundred figures... The difficulty of the nine stone panels increased dramatically as they progressed.

"To comprehend the ninth stone panel, even reaching Sixth Stage Perfect might not be enough." Li Yuan sighed inwardly, "But with the comprehension of the sixth stone panel, there's hope at the Sixth Stage Initial level."

Li Yuan recalled Chou Bingzun's words.

At the second tier, comprehending the sixth stone panel would bring hope of obtaining the heritage; if it were a Tier Three Life, comprehending the ninth stone panel... Apparently, the requirements for Tier Three Life seemed even higher.

"Let's continue to give it a try." Li Yuan was patient, "I've just reached the threshold, and before facing the test, I'll strive to raise my skill level even higher."

Li Yuan continued to ponder the seventh stone panel.

Two more days passed.

Suddenly...

"Hmm?" Li Yuan, seated on the ground, turned his head abruptly, sensing something in the not-too-distant distance.

Boom!

The entire Divine Being Zone shook, and the originally flat metallic ground beneath the central statue began to tremble. The metal ground cracked open, revealing a large hole.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Four figures darted out from the hole.

"What a pity."

"Rolbis, you were just a step away from victory."

"Oh!"

"But Xue Yan is truly formidable, directly breaking through and entering the inner layer. We've been trapped in the trial grounds for so long, yet we still haven't succeeded."

"Never mind, I waited for you all for over ten days in the first layer, but you all failed." The four individuals chatted noisily.

Suddenly, their voices lowered simultaneously as they stared in shock at the black-clad figure not far away.

Dressed in black, the figure's face was completely obscured, standing beneath the colossal Wind Alien God statue, observing them.

Among the four, the handsome and elegant youth, Rolbis, had a hint of apprehension in his eyes, "Who are you?"

According to their senses, the black-clad figure seemed to be only at the second tier, but his life force was exceptionally powerful.

"You all should be geniuses of the Ten Thousand Demon Civilization, right?" Li Yuan spoke calmly, "This one should be Rolbis."

"This one should be Yu Fu."

"This should be Jin Liang's Demigod's direct disciple, Fu Yuan."

"You? I don't recognize you, but to appear here, you should be a Skybound Source Warrior from the Heavenly Virtue Civilization."

"Li Yuan surveyed the group, instantly identifying their identities."

In the moment these four appeared, Li Yuan had already employed the Divine Palace's probing ability to confirm their life levels—29.9, 29.9, 30.8, and 30.7.

Two Origin Warriors.

Two Skyso Warriors.

It's worth noting that Li Yuan had already obtained a vast amount of genius information from the Thousand Demon Civilization and the Tianliang Civilization, especially about their top talents. So, he quickly matched their appearances with the data.

Rolbis and Lu Lei, from the Thousand Demon Civilization, were the super geniuses that the Alliance Master Dong Fang Ji and Fang Hai had previously warned him about.

Their strengths were no less than Yu Jinghe and Rudneff.

Fu Yuan, on the other hand, was the strongest genius of this era in the Tianliang Civilization.

As for Yu Fu and the last bald youth, Li Yuan didn't pay them much attention.

Since these two had already broken through to become Skyso Warriors, it was almost certain that they weren't the top-tier geniuses.

Just like the Seven Star Civilization, they wouldn't dare let a genius like Yu Jinghe break through within the Ming Xu Star Realm.

"What about Xue Yan and Lu Lei?" Li Yuan continued, "I didn't see them on the way here. Did they enter the Inner Layer?"

Xue Yan was the one Li Yuan had been warned about as the strongest genius of the Thousand Demon Civilization before entering the Mothership's Inner Layer.

Rumble... The originally split cave slowly closed, but before Rolbis, Fu Yuan, and the other two could react, Li Yuan revealed his identity, leaving them shocked.

"Spirit Lance?" Yu Fu stared at Li Yuan, noticing that his attire was slightly different from before.

"Smart," Li Yuan nodded.

"So, you're the Spirit Lance?" Rolbis's eyes gleamed with curiosity as he stared at Li Yuan. "You're not afraid of us four at all?"

"Spirit Lance?"

Fu Yuan, the black-clad youth, also fixed his gaze on Li Yuan. "My teacher said your strength is extraordinary, and you seem to be almost at level 34."

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The four geniuses realized Li Yuan's identity and immediately dispersed, forming an encirclement around Li Yuan, seemingly afraid he might escape.

"Spirit Lance."

"Haha, Xue Yan said he'd wait until we leave the Mothership to deal with you." Rolbis laughed. "I didn't expect to meet you early, and you might be a bit stronger one-on-one, but there are four of us."

"Kill him." Yu Fu glared at Li Yuan.

"You want to surround me?" Li Yuan was taken aback for a moment before smiling. "Good, come and kill me then."

Li Yuan instantly understood that his reputation for defeating over a hundred Flying Beast Kings in a single battle had spread...

"Attack!"

"Don't waste words with him."

"Kill!"

"It's a battle." Rolbis, Fu Yuan, Yu Fu, and the bald youth moved simultaneously, transforming into four terrifying streams of light, attacking Li Yuan from four directions.

Their speed was incredible, and in the blink of an eye, they had all accelerated to over three times their original speed.

Rolbis was the fastest among them, his speed reaching nearly five times their original.

They knew Li Yuan was extremely powerful, but they had no choice but to engage.

Moreover, they were confident, especially Rolbis.

"Boom!" Rolbis's body instantly grew to a height of five meters, radiating a brilliant light. He held a giant battle-axe in his hand, transforming into a war god.

"Seven-layered Star Art? Such a strong life aura." A hint of surprise flashed in Li Yuan's eyes as he understood why Rolbis was so confident.

He somewhat understood the reason for Rolbis's confidence.

"Spirit Lance!" Rolbis roared, and before he even reached Li Yuan, his ferocious life aura spread out.

Whoosh!

A massive axe light tore through the air, hundreds of meters long, and howled towards Li Yuan.

"So strong!"

"Rolbis, you're almost at the level of those who can enter the Inner Layer." Fu Yuan, Yu Fu, and the bald youth stared at Li Yuan with anticipation.

But...

"Not good!" Fu Yuan's expression changed as he flew at high speed. "Not good! Rolbis, run!"

As Rolbis's giant battle-axe slashed down...

Li Yuan, who had been waiting in his original position, finally moved. His body instantly expanded to a height of five meters.

An overwhelming and masculine aura surged into the sky.

Boom!

Li Yuan took a step forward, unleashing the 'Wind Feather' with all his strength. His speed instantly surpassed eight times his original, like a terrifying meteor streaking across the sky.

He charged into Rolbis's True Intention Domain, which seemed powerful but had no effect on Li Yuan.

"What? This speed?" Rolbis's face paled as he realized something was wrong.

But it was too late to retreat now.

"Whoosh!" A black spear swept through the air.

"Boom!"

The spear and the battle-axe clashed, and a terrifying force passed through the weapons, instantly stunning Rolbis. He flew backward, blood gushing from his mouth, and the battle-axe slipped from his hand.

"Whoosh!"

The spear slashed through the air, and Rolbis, who was already flying backward, instantly exploded into a cloud of blood.

Rolbis was dead!

"Just the three of you left," Li Yuan said, scanning the other three shocked figures. "Outdated information can be deadly."

(End of Chapter)

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