Chapter 395: Two Years Later

Chapter 395: Two Years Later

"If the previous estimates are to be believed, even if the Ten Thousand Devils Civilization is defeated, it won't be as devastating as it is now." The shadow enveloped in flames spoke slowly, "There's no need to worry about the Seven Stars Civilization."

Yan Lin, the False Deity, pondered these words.

"If the Ten Thousand Devils Civilization only retreats and doesn't lose the Essence Energy Battle Array, it's not a big deal. After all, just by appearance, it's impossible to discern the origin of the Essence Energy Battle Array." Chi Yan, the True Deity, said, "There are many forces that can produce such battle arrays, and any civilization that has given birth to a True Deity is a possibility. At most, our Immortal Ruin Civilization is more suspicious."

"In any case, this is not our Immortal Ruin Civilization's most famous 'Void Primordial Array'," Chi Yan, the True Deity, added.

"But now, the Essence Energy Battle Array is lost."

"Eastern Extremity will definitely inspect the battle array's core in detail. With his strength, he will surely discover many clues. This Eight Directions Flame Realm Array was refined at a great cost and with much effort... Over the past ten thousand years, I have also refined numerous divine artifacts and treasures for the civilization, many of which have been lost or leaked... There are commonalities in the refining methods." Chi Yan, the True Deity, said, "Given enough time, Eastern Extremity has a high probability of figuring it out."

Yan Lin, the False Deity, immediately understood.

If the battle array hadn't been lost, it wouldn't be a big issue.

However, the crucial point is that the Essence Energy Battle Array has fallen into Eastern Extremity's hands, and it cannot be ignored.

"This battle..."

"Eastern Extremity has revealed a terrifying level of strength. In the future, there's a 99% chance of becoming a True Deity, and even the possibility of surpassing a True Deity exists." Chi Yan, the True Deity, sighed.

Surpass a True Deity?

Yan Lin, the False Deity, was stunned, and couldn't help but ask, "A True Deity, the legendary Heavenly Deity... Has our Mundane Domain ever given birth to one before?"

"To be precise, none have been born in the last several million years." Chi Yan, the True Deity, said, "As for more ancient history... It's beyond the historical scope of our civilization. Who knows?"

"In history, the Mundane Domain may have given birth to Heavenly Deities, but it has nothing to do with us."

Yan Lin, the False Deity, nodded in agreement.

Indeed, the ancient era of several hundred thousand or even millions of years ago, when Heavenly Deities lived for 300,000 years, remains a mystery.

"Eastern Extremity..."

"And Fang Hai, Li Yuan, they all have great potential to become True Deities. If things go as I predict, the Seven Stars Civilization will have three True Deities in the future." Chi Yan, the True Deity, said, "It will be a very long era, and the entire Mundane Domain will revere the Seven Stars Civilization. They will far surpass us, the Scarlet Yang Civilization, and the Ten Thousand Clouds Civilization."

"Even if the Seven Stars Civilization cannot shake us, we shouldn't create such a formidable enemy."

"After all, if our civilization wants to give birth to more False Deities and True Deities in the future, the Demi-Gods still need to venture into the starry skies to temper themselves." Chi Yan, the True Deity, said, "If we keep encountering the Seven Stars Civilization's attacks, it will be very troublesome."

"The schemes of True Deities are far-reaching," Yan Lin, the False Deity, said in awe.

The birth of powerful beings requires the right environment.

For example, the Immortal Ruin Civilization is vast enough internally to provide sufficient tempering environments for a strong individual to grow from the first stage of life to Flying Sky and even Demi-God.

But to become a False Deity?

The civilization itself is far from sufficient.

One must travel through the plane channels, leave the dimensional plane, and venture into some dangerous and treasure-filled places in the depths of the starry skies to fight with powerful beings from other civilizations, and temper themselves through life and death... Only then is there hope to become a deity.

In the Mundane Domain, the lack of precious resources and the small environment are the main reasons why no Heavenly Deities have been born for so long.

True Dragons cannot be nurtured in shallow waters, and most of the dangerous places in the Mundane Domain are of little significance to True Deities and do not provide sufficient tempering.

"Go and make the arrangements."

"Remember, there's no need to reveal my existence. Just act in my name." Chi Yan, the deity, instructed.

"Yes." Yan Lin, the False Deity, replied respectfully.

...

Blue Planet, Xia Guo Jiangcheng.

In the void.

"Big Brother, this is where you lived when you were young," said Liu Bing, who was wrapped around Li Yuan's arm, as she leaned out to look down at the bustling city below.

"Mhm."

"We only passed by occasionally, so you're not familiar with it," Li Yuan explained. "This time, I came back specifically to visit my teacher."

Liu Bing had followed him from the Ming Xu Star Realm, and most of their time was spent on the Flying Star. After returning to Blue Planet, they had mostly stayed at the Kunlun Martial University.

Now that his family was no longer in Jiangcheng, Li Yuan rarely returned.

"Big Brother's teacher?" Liu Bing was curious, knowing that Li Yuan had several teachers.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Li Yuan, with Liu Bing, concealed their auras, and the surrounding light distorted as they quickly arrived at a special cemetery in the southernmost part of the Guan Shan District—the Hero Mausoleum.

They stopped in front of a tombstone, which was Xu Bo's grave.

"Big Brother's teacher has passed away?" Liu Bing was shocked and fell silent.

Li Yuan had already placed several bottles of wine in front of the tombstone, along with a bouquet of flowers.

"Teacher, I've been on the Flying Star for the past few years, so I haven't been able to visit you as often. Rest assured, everything at home is fine. I've also taken good care of Xu Ling, and he has become an Origin Warrior. In the future, I will definitely help him become a Flying Sky Warrior..." Li Yuan opened a bottle of wine and slowly poured it onto the bluestone steps.

The mausoleum was very clean.

In the glow of the setting sun, the entire mausoleum appeared even more solemn.

After a while, Li Yuan and Liu Bing left, flying above the city as the sky gradually darkened, and the urban night scene was quite beautiful.

As one of Xia Guo's core cities, Jiangcheng had an advanced surveillance system, but it couldn't detect Li Yuan's presence. He intentionally slowed down to observe the familiar streets below.

"It seems that this great battle hasn't affected Jiangcheng."

"Liu Bing spoke."

Li Yuan nodded slightly. The two great civilizations were engaged in a fierce battle, with tens of thousands of Flying Heaven Realm invaders attacking various planets. Blue Planet was one of the least affected.

The main reason was that Blue Planet only had one third-rank Star Realm, and most of the Flying Heaven Realm aliens were annihilated as they tried to break through the Ten Thousand Cold Star Realm, thanks to the eight hundred Flying Heaven Peak puppets Li Yuan had left behind.

Secondly, when Li Yuan and Liu Bing were rescuing various planets, Blue Planet was the first one Li Yuan came to aid.

The two were deep in conversation.

"Hmm?" A hint of surprise flashed in Li Yuan's eyes.

"What is it?" Liu Bing asked curiously.

"The Principal is looking for me. He contacted me through the virtual network, and it seems like there's an urgent matter," Li Yuan said.

"Alliance Leader Fang Hai? Go ahead, brother," Liu Bing said.

...

In the virtual network, in the Star Fire Realm, amidst the vast expanse of heaven and earth, there stood a single palace emitting endless flames.

Li Yuan arrived at the depths of the palace.

"Li Yuan, you're here," Fang Hai said. He and Dong Fang Ji had been waiting there.

"Principal, Alliance Leader," Li Yuan said, "What's the matter?"

"It's not a big deal," Dong Fang Ji said. "The Yan Lin False Deity from the Immortal Ruin Civilization has come to us, admitting that the Eight Directions Flame Realm Array used by the Ten Thousand Devils Civilization originated from the Immortal Ruin Civilization."

"Yan Lin False Deity? The ruler of the Nine Cloud Immortal Sect?" Li Yuan furrowed his brows.

After becoming the vice-leader of the Seven Stars Alliance, Li Yuan had access to all the information and intelligence within the civilization.

The Immortal Ruin Civilization had three major sects and numerous divine nations.

The Nine Cloud Immortal Sect was one of the three major sects of the Immortal Ruin Civilization and was currently the most powerful sect.

As the contemporary leader of the sect, Yan Lin False Deity held a position akin to the leader of the Immortal Ruin Civilization.

"Yes, it's him," Dong Fang Ji said. "According to his words, the Eastern Devil Deity obtained a True Artifact and traded it with them... True Artifacts are extremely rare in the Mundane Domain, so they agreed to the trade."

Li Yuan and Fang Hai both nodded in agreement.

Both of them had extensive knowledge and experience. Ethereal Artifacts were valued anywhere from twenty to thousands of Fang God Crystals.

However, True Artifacts, even the most ordinary ones, were worth more than a hundred thousand God Crystals in the Divine Realm.

In the Mundane Domain? They were priceless! This was because most True Deities were incapable of crafting True Artifacts.

The majority of True Artifacts in the Mundane Domain were brought down by powerful beings from the Divine Realm.

For example, in this recent battle, the Seven Stars Civilization eliminated hundreds of Ten Thousand Devils Civilization's Demi-Gods. If you exclude the Eight Directions Flame Realm Array, the total value of the other spoils of war would only amount to around ten thousand God Crystals.

Most civilizations were not as extravagant as the Seven Stars Civilization, which could afford to equip each of its Demi-Gods with several divine artifacts.

Most of the Ten Thousand Devils Civilization's Demi-Gods did not possess divine artifacts.

The complete Eight Directions Flame Realm Array was so valuable that Li Yuan estimated it to be worth tens of thousands of God Crystals, approaching the value of the most ordinary True Artifacts.

"Nonsense!"

"The Ten Thousand Devils Civilization has only produced one True Deity, and a True Artifact? Even if they had one or two, I doubt they would give it up to exchange for the Eight Directions Flame Realm Array," Fang Hai shook his head. "Teacher, Yan Lin's words cannot be trusted."

"Indeed, they cannot be trusted," Li Yuan said.

Origin Energy Battle Arrays, when formed into grand arrays, significantly enhanced the power of False Deities. However, the might of array techniques had limitations. For instance, the Eight Directions Flame Realm Array provided minimal assistance to peak False Deity experts.

On the other hand, True Artifacts were highly sought after, even by True Deities.

"Whether it's true or false, it's just a statement," Dong Fang Ji said. "Yan Lin False Deity came to me to apologize and offered ten divine artifacts as a gift, hoping we would sign a non-aggression pact."

"Are you willing to accept?" Dong Fang Ji smiled. "I will be leaving soon, and in the future, it will be you who deals with them."

"I think it's acceptable," Fang Hai said. "The Seven Stars Civilization lacks depth, and we need to strengthen our foundation."

Dong Fang Ji turned to Li Yuan. "What about you, Li Yuan?"

"Alliance Leader," Li Yuan said, "I naturally don't want to create another powerful enemy for our civilization... But Alliance Leader, you know I received the True Deity's heritage, and his enemies included the Chi Yan Deity and even a large number of deities from the Immortal Ruin Civilization."

"That's why you asked me to investigate the Chi Yan Deity," Fang Hai realized.

"You made a Law Vow?" Dong Fang Ji asked. "It must be fulfilled."

"But in the great war ten thousand years ago, those False Deities have probably died of old age... The True Deities from that time have likely already ascended to the Divine Realm," Dong Fang Ji said.

"Does the Law Vow require you to destroy the Immortal Ruin Civilization?" Dong Fang Ji asked.

Li Yuan shook his head.

In fact, the Law Vow did not explicitly dictate what Li Yuan should do, and Gu You did not force him.

Destroy the Immortal Ruin Civilization? Li Yuan did not harbor the same hatred towards the Immortal Ruin Civilization as he did towards the Ten Thousand Devils Civilization, and he had no intention of harming the countless ordinary people of that civilization.

"Then it's no problem," Li Yuan said.

"Agree to their terms for now," Dong Fang Ji said calmly. "If you decide to deal with the deities of the Immortal Ruin Civilization in the future, you can break the agreement then."

"In this world, there are no unchanging treaties."

Li Yuan nodded. "It's up to the Alliance Leader to decide."

"Yes, these are minor matters. Your own strength is the most important thing," Dong Fang Ji said, changing the topic. "By the way, Li Yuan, those twenty Demi-God puppets... Once you break through to the Demi-God Realm or go to the Nine Leaves Nine Mountains, you must leave them on the Heavenly Sea and Blue Planet. They are the guardians of our civilization and cannot be taken away."

Action:

"Understood." Li Yuan nodded.

After the war, treasures such as the Star Technique World, the Divine Artifact Chamber, and the Ten Thousand Gods Heritage Mansion were left behind in the Flying Star.

"Additionally, after such a long time since the great war, I've asked Yun Lao to calculate your merits." Dong Fang Jie smiled and said, "Your contributions are immense, so I'll give you 170 million Star Points."

"I will exchange all these points for the corresponding God Crystals and give them to you." Dong Fang Jie stated.

One hundred and seventy million Star Points were equivalent to one thousand God Crystals.

"One thousand God Crystals?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Alliance Leader, isn't that too much?"

"I've killed a large number of Flying Sky aliens and gained quite a bit, but most of the items are of no use to me. I'm thinking of putting them all into the Seven Star Treasury."

"It's not a lot!"

"In this war, just by killing those hundreds of Demi-Gods, the gains are already enormous... The Seven Star Treasury has a great surplus." Fang Hai, who was standing nearby, laughed and said, "As for the treasures obtained from the large number of Flying Sky aliens you killed, they can all be sold to the Seven Star Treasury. I will exchange them for some corresponding treasures and God Crystals for you."

"Actually, the teacher is doing this to prepare you for entering the Nine Leaves World." Fang Hai spoke solemnly.

"Do you need God Crystals in the Nine Leaves World?" Li Yuan was puzzled.

The Nine Leaves World was incredibly mysterious, and Li Yuan didn't have much information about it.

"Once you become a Demi-God, you'll need to cultivate multiple Ninefold Star Techniques." Dong Fang Jie said, "At that time, you'll need a large number of rare treasures... Therefore, you should prepare more God Crystals in advance. You'll understand when the time comes."

"Yes." Li Yuan responded, deep in thought.

Listening to the Alliance Leader and the Principal's intentions.

In the Nine Leaves World, can one exchange a large number of required treasures for God Crystals?

...

Soon after, Li Yuan arrived at the Flying Star and placed all the treasures obtained from the great war, which were of no use to him, into the Seven Star Treasury.

This included the treasures left behind by the over ten thousand Flying Sky aliens that he and Liu Bing had killed, as well as some of the Demi-Gods' harvests from the Flying Star war.

Finally, with the additional reward of 'one thousand God Crystals,' Li Yuan had a total of about one thousand six hundred Fang God Crystals.

Adding to his own God Crystals, Li Yuan's total wealth amounted to one thousand eight hundred Fang God Crystals.

This did not include divine artifacts such as the Nine Dragon Profound Armor, the Thousand Heart Lotus Platform, and the Star Cloud Extreme Shuttle.

"In terms of wealth."

"Not counting the Ancient God Palace, I should be close to many Void Deity powerhouses in the Divine Realm." Li Yuan thought to himself.

In the Divine Realm, the wealth of Early Stage and Middle Stage Demi-Gods usually ranged from ten to several dozen Fang God Crystals.

Peak Demi-Gods typically had wealth exceeding one hundred Fang God Crystals, as powerhouses spent more on weapons, Star Technique cultivation, and auxiliary cultivation needs.

...

Day after day.

Dong Fang Jie's absence allowed the leaders of the Ten Thousand Devils Civilization to breathe a sigh of relief, but they still guarded the Demon Mountain Star.

They dared not relax until they received news of Dong Fang Jie's ascension to godhood.

For if Dong Fang Jie managed to sneak in and ascend within their civilization, it would spell disaster for the Ten Thousand Devils Civilization.

However, they were unaware that Dong Fang Jie had no intention of ascending in the Mundane Realm.

...Dong Fang Jie's impending departure was a secret known only to the core members of the Seven Stars Civilization.

After this war, the entire Seven Stars Civilization finally stabilized.

Li Yuan continued his dedicated cultivation on Blue Planet.

Having reached the limit of Origin Power cultivation, most of Li Yuan's time was spent on pondering the secret technique of the Cloud Gun...

Using the spear technique as a guide, he delved into the Earth and Wind Laws.

As both paths crossed the threshold of the Law, the Ten Thousand Phenomena Star Chart and the Thousand Illusion Array Chart became less effective in aiding Li Yuan's enlightenment.

Occasionally, Li Yuan would travel to the Flying Star to receive the Martial God Heritage in the Ten Thousand Gods Heritage Mansion.

This was a privilege granted to him and every Demi-God of the Seven Stars Civilization.

The Martial God Heritage was essentially the Divine Mark Heritage.

It was Dong Fang Jie's great harvest from the Immortal Burial Ancient Land, benefiting the growth of all powerhouses in the civilization.

The rapid birth of numerous Demi-Gods in the Seven Stars Civilization within such a short period was largely due to the Ten Thousand Gods Heritage Mansion.

While the Martial God Heritage was less effective for Demi-Gods, it still held value for Li Yuan, as this Divine Mark Heritage was a fragment of a deity's power.

After all, his Earth and Wind Laws were still at the initial stage of the seventh level, far from the Demi-God level.

Li Yuan's rapid progress was primarily in the Spatial Mystery.

In the blink of an eye, two years had passed.

Above Kunlun Martial University, in the void.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Numerous black-haired figures darted about at terrifying speeds. Upon closer inspection, most of the figures shared the same appearance, with short black hair. Another figure was a flying snake.

The black-haired figures repeatedly attempted to capture the snake, but it kept flickering, its form blurry, breaking through the encirclement time and again.

It was Li Yuan and Liu Bing sparring.

After a while, the man and beast finally stopped.

"Big Brother, your movement technique has improved so quickly." Liu Bing marveled, "In just two years, your control over your phantom body has become increasingly eerie. Just now, I almost got caught."

"Even though it's just a Seventh-Rank Star Technique, it gives me a feeling that's no less than a Ninth-Rank Star Technique." Liu Bing shook her head.

Li Yuan couldn't help but smile.

"Nine Shadow Clone" is only a Seventh-Rank Star Technique, but Star Techniques are essentially Secret Techniques. They can unleash ten times the power through the Star Veins.

By infusing all of his insights into the Wind Law and the mysteries of space, this Star Technique's might became even more astonishing.

As he thought of this, Li Yuan glanced at a section on the Divine Palace panel: 【Skill Realm: Earth Law (Initial Stage of the Seventh Segment), Wind Law (Initial Stage of the Seventh Segment), Spatial Mystery (36% of the Seventh Segment), Water Mystery (99% of the Fifth Segment), Wood Mystery (99% of the Fifth Segment), Metal Mystery (68% of the Fifth Segment), Fire Mystery (71% of the Fifth Segment)】

As his understanding of spatial mysteries deepened, over the past two years, Li Yuan had unknowingly made significant progress in the mysteries of water, wood, and more.

One path gives birth to ten thousand paths.

As the source of all paths, the 'Spatial Law Dao' would, in an intangible way, influence numerous fundamental laws.

"My body technique has improved quickly, but it's still not as good as yours."

"During our previous battle, I used my body technique to its fullest extent, yet I still couldn't touch you." Li Yuan said with a smile, "The Seventh-Rank Advanced Wind Mystery, combined with the Ninth-Rank Star Technique, is indeed formidable."

Half a year ago.

Liu Bing's understanding of the Wind Law had reached the Advanced Stage of the Seventh Segment. Her insights into the laws were no less than those of a Half-God Realm powerhouse, naturally making her much stronger.

Especially in terms of speed and body technique, which were already strong, now they were even more exaggerated.

"Big brother, speed and body technique have always been my specialty. In other aspects, I'm not as good as you." Liu Bing said, "During our last spar, I felt that your spear technique's power was getting stronger. Who knows when you'll break through and reach the level of a Void Deity."

"Once you break through, your spear technique's mysteries will be comparable to the Half-God Realm." There was a glimmer of light in Liu Bing's eyes.

Li Yuan smiled.

A Void Deity-level spear technique?

He had indeed made progress in his research and understanding of the "Jie Yun Spear" over the past two years, but he was still far from comprehending the fourth form.

He needed more accumulation.

According to Li Yuan's estimation, in addition to the Spatial Mystery, it was likely that he would need to reach the Middle Stage of the Seventh Segment in both the Earth Law and Wind Law to have a chance to comprehend the fourth form of the "Jie Yun Spear."

"Big brother, when are we going to the Nine Leaves World?" Liu Bing's eyes held a hint of eagerness.

Being with Li Yuan made her very happy.

However, after staying in the Flying Heaven Realm for so long, with her own efforts and the numerous treasures from the Sky Serpent Palace, she had made significant progress in her understanding of the laws and Star Veins.

Liu Bing didn't want to stay here for much longer.

After all, even with a 'Top-Tier Divine Beast Bloodline,' if she didn't break through to the Half-God Realm, it would become incredibly difficult to improve her understanding of the laws.

The higher the realm, the stronger the soul, and the faster the comprehension of the laws.

"Tomorrow." Li Yuan said.

"Tomorrow?" Liu Bing was taken aback, "So soon?"

"Mhm." Li Yuan nodded slightly, "I've received news that tomorrow, the Alliance Leader will be leaving."

Ever since half a month ago, when Gu Yu and Qiu Bing Zun successfully refined the 'Dark Star Divine Spear' and handed it to Li Yuan, he had been thinking of going to the Nine Leaves World.

But as the time for Dong Fang Ji's departure drew near, Li Yuan patiently waited, and today, he finally received news from Fang Hai.

"Let's go home for dinner first." Li Yuan smiled, "After dinner, we'll rush to Flying Star to see the Alliance Leader one last time."

Over the past two years, Li Yuan had spent most of his time at Kunlun Martial University.

Aside from his daily cultivation, the rest of his time was spent with his family... This mental comfort had made Li Yuan's progress even faster.

...

The next day, at Flying Star.

About 1,000 kilometers away from Flying Star, in the void of the dark starry sky, they were already in 'space.' There was no air here, and looking down, one could see the blue planet below.

Even Flying Heaven Realm warriors couldn't come here.

One had to be at the Half-God Realm.

In the dark starry sky, only Li Yuan, Fang Hai, and Lant Halfgod had come to see him off.

"Li Yuan, if you have the chance to enter the Divine Realm in the future, try to come to the Chaos God Court." Dong Fang Ji said.

"Chaos God Court?" Li Yuan's heart stirred, "Alliance Leader, are you going to the Chaos God Court?"

According to Qiu Bing Zun's information, the Chaos God Court was one of the top three superpowers in the Divine Realm.

"It's highly likely." Dong Fang Ji said, "But anything is possible, and nothing is certain."

"Alright."

"Let's send you off here."

"I've said all that I needed to say. The civilization is now in your hands. I hope we'll have the chance to meet again."

"Dong Fang, take care." Lant Halfgod clasped his hands.

Li Yuan also clasped his hands in salute.

"Teacher, I await the day you achieve True Deity or even Heavenly Deity." Fang Hai couldn't help but say, "Please come back early."

"Haha, you fool." Dong Fang Ji laughed, and without saying more, he waved his hand. Instantly, the void behind him tore open, forming a passage.

Within the passage, there was a distorted, colorful light.

Whoosh! Dong Fang Ji stepped into the passage, and as he did, the passage closed, and the void returned to normal.

Over ten seconds later...

"Teacher's Soul Lamp has gone out." Fang Hai's voice was low, "Teacher has left the Mundane Domain."

"This farewell, who knows when we'll meet again."

(End of Chapter)

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