Chapter 412: Divine Elixir and the Heart Spirit Palace

Chapter 412: Divine Elixir and the Heart Spirit Palace

"This Awakening Star Divine Pill truly has a strange aura." Li Yuan looked at the Awakening Star Divine Pill in his palm, its scent being so alluring that it made him feel an uncontrollable urge to devour it completely.

This made Li Yuan feel alarmed.

Many rare treasures contain powerful origins that can fatally attract life, and even some poisons are like this... However, the more powerful a life form is, the stronger their self-control usually is.

"In terms of self-control, I am no less than a Demigod at the True God Limit, yet it still stirs up a strong desire within me," Li Yuan thought to himself. "If an ordinary Flying Heaven Rank were to see it directly, they would probably be unable to resist and would swallow it right away."

According to Li Yuan's knowledge, in the Divine Realm, some deities who are extremely skilled in enchantment can easily stir up inner desires in people.

Desire can make living beings lose their reason.

Time passed.

Li Yuan observed silently, trying to penetrate the Awakening Star Divine Pill with his divine sense. He found the entire Awakening Star Divine Pill to be a seamless whole, making it impossible to penetrate.

"I was naive."

"This Awakening Star Divine Pill is a treasure born over tens of millions of years on the Star Perception Continent. Even Heaven Deities can't figure out its mysteries. It can only be passed down continuously through the Ancestral Realm... For me, a mere Flying Heaven Rank, to want to uncover its secrets is a bit delusional," Li Yuan thought.

"Still, I should use it directly."

The method of using the Awakening Star Divine Pill was included with it.

Moreover, the information transmitted by True God Jiang Yuan contained a lot of descriptions and images of the ‘Awakening Star Divine Pill’s’ appearance and usage.

This allowed Li Yuan to confirm that the Awakening Star Divine Pill in front of him was genuine.

"With True God Jiang Yuan's order, and even I and Sha Xi Void Deity are seeing it for the first time, there's no need to deceive me here," Li Yuan suppressed his various thoughts and calmed down.

The method of using the Awakening Star Divine Pill was different from ordinary elixirs.

Other elixirs generally have two methods: internal consumption or external application. If the body can't withstand the effects, it might even be harmed.

But the method of using the Awakening Star Divine Pill is refinement.

"Divine Elixir is like a vessel; only by refining it can one draw out its essence." Li Yuan recalled the key to using the Awakening Star Divine Pill.

Refinement!

"Buzz~" With a thought, Li Yuan's source energy fused with his soul power, enveloping the Awakening Star Divine Pill like a stream of water, trying to leave a spiritual imprint on its surface.

In the next instant.

"Boom!" An invisible soul impact erupted from within the Awakening Star Divine Pill, directly striking Li Yuan's soul in his mind, causing his expression to change slightly.

Li Yuan's expression changed not because the soul impact was strong—indeed, it didn't even shake his soul.

It was like a gentle breeze.

The key was:

"The Thousand Heart Lotus Platform had no effect at all? There was no reaction at all." Li Yuan was secretly surprised. "This soul impact is directly targeting my soul essence? I must rely on my own soul and will to withstand the impact to successfully refine the Awakening Star Divine Pill?"

This was the first time Li Yuan had seen a situation where a soul treasure was ineffective.

This was enough to show the uniqueness of the Awakening Star Divine Pill.

"Chi~" Resisting the invisible impact of the Awakening Star Divine Pill, Li Yuan successfully left a spiritual imprint.

Immediately.

"Whoosh~" The purple-patterned-Awakening-Star-Divine-Pill-softened-and-then-moved-like-water-in-the-air.

This purple stream seemed to-sense-Li-Yuan's-direction-and-directly-flew-towards-him.

"The effect of the Awakening Star Divine Pill has been activated. If I-don't-use-it-it-will-disperse-in-ten-seconds," Li-Yuan-thought-to-himself.He-Knew-the-special-nature-of-the-Awakening-Star-DPill.

One must refine it to-use-it.

After-refining-it-successfully,-the-elixir-must-be-quickly-integrated-into-the-body,-or-it-will-be-wasted.

Therefore,-Li-Yuan-didn't-resist.

"Whoosh~"The-purple-stream-pierced-into-Li-Yuan's-skin,-and-then-completely-integrated-into-his-limbs,-as-if-it-had-van-no-trace-of-the-Awakening-Star-Divine-Pill.

"This?" Li Yuan was surprised. In just one second, he couldn't find any trace of the Awakening Star Divine Pill in his body.

"Continue-following-the-instructions."

Li Yuan-closE-His-eyes,-and-focused-all-his-spiritual-awareness-inside-his-body.

Inside-this-point,-there-was-a-mysterious-starryscape.

This-was-the-Life-Star-Space,-with-eight-star-veins-like-eight-galaxies-pierCing-the-star-ryspace-interTwining-each-other.

Hundreds-of-thousands-of-Unclaimed-Life-Stars-were-scattered-throughout-the-Life-Star-Space,-unable-to-form-complete-star-veins.

These-unclaimed-Life-Stars-had-been-constantly-awakened-by-Li-Yuan-over-their-lifetime.

"Each-being-has-hundreds-of-thousands-of-star-veins,-each-of-which-can-awaken-many-Life-Stars,-but-most-Life-Stars-often-fail-to-reach-the-threshold-to-form-a-Life-Star-vein,"Li-Yuan-sensed-the-Life-StarSpace-everywhere.

"And-each-being-can-awaken-at-most-ten-star-veins."

"This-is-the-limit-of-star-veins-a-being-can-carry.

Therefore,-there-are-un-Unun-claimed-Life-Star-unclaimed-Life-Stars.

This-is-also-one-of-the-reasons-why-star-veins-aw-w-aw-to-awer more-moreLife-aw-to-aw-to-awener-awulated-aw-idual-awaw- the-aw-.

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Time-passed,-Li-Yuan-only-waited-for-ten-seconds.

"Buzz~"In-the-Life-Star-Space,-mysterious-gas-steam-appeared,-this-stream-pale,-and-extremely-dthin,-cross-the-vast-expanse-into-the-vast-star-ryspace-in-an-instant.

In an instant, Li Yuan felt his perception abilities rapidly enhance, as if they had been magnified a hundred or even a thousand times in a single moment. In the starry sky of the Four Directions, the previously indistinct and indistinguishable dead stars and lifeless stars could now be clearly perceived.

Unconsciously, Li Yuan's soul, guided by this intangible perception, quickly differentiated and awakened a large number of lifeless stars.

The astonishing perception effect was fleeting, like a flash in the pan.

A few seconds later, Li Yuan's soul returned to normal, and the entire experience felt like a dream.

But in that brief moment, Li Yuan had awakened over three hundred lifeless stars... This was undoubtedly real.

"This!"

"This! How is this possible?" Li Yuan's heart was filled with astonishment: "The strange power contained in the Awakening Star Divine Pill actually has the effect of spiritual guidance..."

Earlier, when he perceived the faint and mysterious energy current appearing in the Life Star Space, he had already begun to suspect.

It was only after using it that he confirmed his suspicions.

Having experienced spiritual guidance three times, Li Yuan was very clear about the effects of this power.

"The effect of the Awakening Star Divine Pill is very weak."

"The 'medicinal power' produced by a single Awakening Star Divine Pill is probably only a few hundredth or even a thousandth of the effect of a single spiritual guidance," Li Yuan judged.

But if you look at it from another angle.

If someone could use thousands of Awakening Star Divine Pills, then the cumulative effect might be comparable to multiple instances of spiritual guidance.

"The Abyss Kingdom is a top-tier kingdom and one of the core divine kingdoms of Awakening Star City, but in the end, it's just a kingdom established by a True Deity... And each of the top ten on the Flight Heaven Ranking is granted ten Awakening Star Divine Pills." Li Yuan's mind began to wander.

With a simple calculation, it becomes clear.

If we broaden our perspective, the number of Awakening Star Divine Pills used throughout the Awakening Star Continent must be in the tens of thousands.

Over the long years, the number of Awakening Star Divine Pills consumed is astronomical.

"For ordinary Flying Heaven Realm and Demi-Gods, it's difficult to obtain the Awakening Star Divine Pill," Li Yuan mused, "But for True Deities, acquiring a large number of Awakening Star Divine Pills shouldn't be too challenging."

Li Yuan was well aware of the wonders of spiritual guidance.

Even if it's not thousands of Awakening Star Divine Pills, but tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, if it can create a once-in-a-millennium genius with an Eight-Star Meridian at the Second Rank, it's absolutely worth it.

"Strong."

"A super-strong individual can match the strength of tens of thousands of ordinary strong individuals," Li Yuan was well aware of this fact.

A single super-strong individual can change the fate of an entire clan.

"But over the long years..."

"The strong individuals on the Awakening Star Continent, although they have slightly stronger Star Meridians, aren't exceptionally powerful. It's still just a legend," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Then, there's only one reason! "Ordinary Flying Heaven Realm individuals and Demi-Gods, even those extremely talented ones, probably can't use a thousand Awakening Star Divine Pills." Li Yuan turned his palm, and another Awakening Star Divine Pill appeared in his palm.

Guided by his divine sense, he once again attempted to refine the Awakening Star Divine Pill.

"Buzz~"

Almost identical to the previous time, the Awakening Star Divine Pill instantly emitted an intangible soul shockwave.

"Boom!" This soul shockwave, with its power far surpassing the previous one, directly assaulted Li Yuan's soul origin, disregarding his defenses.

Rumble~

Li Yuan's soul and willpower were almost on par with a Void Deity, and most Demi-Gods couldn't match him. Withstanding this soul shockwave was a simple task.

Soon after, Li Yuan, with the power of this Awakening Star Divine Pill, awakened nearly three hundred lifeless stars again.

The body is the source of the soul.

Therefore, the stronger the body, the more powerful the soul.

Once crossing the threshold of the Law, nurtured by the Law Origin, the soul often becomes stronger.

Willpower is related to one's experiences and the strength of their soul.

Li Yuan's continuous cultivation of the 'Observing the Great Sun Star Technique' and his various experiences had forged his formidable soul and willpower.

"Awakening Star Divine Pill."

"Each one is the same."

"But just as the intelligence described, the more you use, the stronger the soul shock becomes... Until the soul's willpower can no longer withstand it, and the refinement will fail," Li Yuan thought to himself.

On the Awakening Star Continent, the number of Awakening Star Divine Pills a strong individual can use is limited by their soul's willpower.

The stronger the soul and willpower, the more pills they can refine and use.

"If I want to experience spiritual guidance more times, I also need to elevate my soul to an extremely high level," Li Yuan thought, "This Awakening Star Divine Pill is just a super-weakened version of spiritual guidance."

Even the 'purple energy' it produces is similar, but the difference in quantity is immense.

Li Yuan's mind was filled with various speculations.

"What is the connection between the Awakening Star Divine Pill and the Heart Spirit Palace?"

"The Ancestral Realm... Perhaps, if I can obtain the Ancestral World Seal, I might find some clues," Li Yuan thought.

At this moment, Li Yuan's heart was filled with longing for the Ancestral Realm Battle.

It wasn't just about completing the unknown Purple Robe Task or simply pursuing the Nine-Star Meridian... He wanted to uncover the secrets of the Heart Spirit Palace.

What is the origin of his greatest reliance for rising to prominence? Where did it come from?

Li Yuan suppressed the myriad thoughts in his heart: "No need to think too much for now. If I want to seize the Ancestral World Seal, I must first strengthen my power.

"I need two more Awakening Star Divine Pills."

"Continue." Li Yuan's eyes shone with a radiant light.

After several years in the Flying Heaven Realm, without spiritual guidance, and based on his Eight-Star Meridian, he had awakened tens of thousands of Life Stars, from the sixth to the eighth Star Meridians, all with improved strength.

However, overall, his awakening speed was gradually slowing down.

How could it compare to the ease of obtaining the Awakening Star Divine Pills?

...

In the capital of the Abyss Kingdom.

As Sha Xi Void Deity expected, at the entrance of the Divine Flame Palace, he seemingly unintentionally exposed Li Yuan's identity.

Within a short time, the news that a new Flying Heaven Realm member had directly ranked in the top ten of the Flight Heaven Rank spread quickly among the numerous members within the Divine Flame Palace.

A new member of the palace, logically, wouldn't cause too much of a stir.

After all, the official members of the Divine Flame Palace numbered nearly a thousand.

Among them, there were about two hundred Flying Heaven Rank members and over seventy Demi-Gods... But ranking directly in the top ten of the Flight Heaven Rank was a completely different matter.

Especially on the verge of departing for the Perception Star City, it was even more attention-grabbing.

The Mirage True Marquis Manor occupied an area of several dozen kilometers.

As a marquis of a different surname, it was rare to be granted a marquisate, and within the capital of the Abyss Kingdom, the size of the marquisate was a testament to the strength of Marquis Mirage True.

Among the thousands of Void Deities in the Abyss Kingdom, she was an exceptional existence.

In one of the palace halls within the marquisate.

"Bastard!"

"My spot was taken?" The usually refined and elegant Leng Yan's expression changed instantly: "The rankings were set a month ago; how could they be changed?"

"I don't know either, but the Demi-God commander, 'Xue Mou,' sent a message, so I immediately came to report to the young master," the purple-clad woman hurriedly explained, her head lowered.

Her heart was filled with secret worry.

Who could have thought that the spot was already set, and they would suddenly change the name on the spot? This was a rare occurrence in the history of the Abyss Kingdom.

If the young master were to get angry, that would be a real injustice.

In the marquisate, servants were often killed by the young master... Many were even tortured to death.

"Who is it?" Leng Yan's eyes turned icy, a hint of murderous intent flashing across them.

His personality was inherently brutal.

His cultivation talent was extraordinary, and as the only son of Marquis Mirage True in over two thousand years, he was extremely doted on.

One could say that in the capital of the Abyss Kingdom, among the Flying Heaven Rank members, there were those with higher talent, but almost none with a stronger background... There were also some Flying Heaven Rank members who were divine beings in the capital, but very few were the only sons of their families.

"I only know his name is Xu Yuan, but his background is unclear." The purple-clad woman quickly explained.

"Xu Yuan? In the capital, I've never heard of a powerful Xu clan marquis." Leng Yan frowned, his mind filled with various thoughts.

He was arrogant, but not stupid.

In the capital, there were Xu clan members who were Void Deities, but their status and strength couldn't compare to his mother's... It was impossible to directly replace his spot.

"What's his background?" Leng Yan wondered silently: "It seems I need to meet with Mother."

Whoosh!

Leng Yan didn't go through the main entrance but instead flew towards the front pillar, and in the instant before collision, his entire body passed through, disappearing from the plaza.

"Mother's cultivation residence."

"Rock, why have you suddenly come to me? What's the matter?" A gentle voice sounded, and immediately after, a palace-dressed woman appeared in Leng Yan's line of sight, her eyes filled with adoration.

"I dare not disturb Mother's cultivation." Leng Yan respectfully explained, standing before his mother with deference: "But I've just received news, the Divine Flame Palace..."

Leng Yan quickly relayed the situation, without any exaggeration, simply describing the facts.

He knew he couldn't influence his mother's judgment.

"What?"

"Xu Yuan? He actually took your spot? Can't you just switch with someone else?" Marquis Mirage True's expression changed, a hint of anger flashing in her eyes: "Well done, Sha Xi, such a major matter, and you didn't even tell me!"

Leng Yan felt helpless, knowing that while it was possible to privately switch spots in the top ten of the Flight Heaven Rank or the Demigod Ranking, it couldn't be done publicly.

His true strength, among the Flying Heaven Realm members of the Divine Flame Palace, could barely rank in the top twenty... To operate a switch to the tenth spot was already pushing it.

Moving up further? The higher the ranking, the easier it was to make a mistake, especially since there would be another assessment in the Perception Star City. If he were to rank fourth or fifth now... Once in the Perception Star City, it would be easy to expose the switch.

If it were just a matter of the tenth or first spot, the difference wouldn't be significant.

But who could have imagined that a Li Yuan would suddenly appear?

"Rock, wait."

Without hesitation, Marquis Mirage True was already flying towards Sha Xi Void Deity, sending a message to inquire.

Time passed.

After a full two minutes, Mirage Marquis looked down at Leng Yan and said solemnly, "I've asked around, and it seems the decision to replace the candidate wasn't Sha Xi Void Deity's idea. It's likely an order or pressure from a higher authority."

"A higher authority?" Leng Yan was surprised. "Mother, could it be the Divine Kingdom's ruler?"

"Probably not."

"If the ruler gave a direct order, they would have just sent a message to me." Mirage Marquis shook her head. "It's probably a True Deity or a Void Deity who has expended a lot of merit points to exchange for a spot for their descendant."

Leng Yan nodded in agreement.

Within the Divine Kingdom, aside from the ruler, there were several True Deities, naturally holding high positions... Even some peak Void Deities, if they were willing to pay a huge price to the Divine Kingdom, might have the opportunity.

"Mother, what should we do?" Leng Yan couldn't help but ask.

"Hmph!"

"That Xu Yuan definitely has a powerful background, but we must still compete." Mirage Marquis looked at her son and said, "I can't directly intervene, but I'll go to the ruler and ask for a reason to do so."

"A reason?" Leng Yan was taken aback.

Mirage Marquis then shared her thoughts, continuing, "Yan'er, this is an open strategy. As long as you succeed, I'll have a valid reason."

"Additionally," she added, "this is also a test for you. I can't protect you for your entire life. Even if you go to Perception Star City, whether you can become a Divine Being in the future depends on your own abilities."

"I will try my best, mother," Leng Yan clenched his teeth.

He was well aware of the risks and benefits.

In Abyss Kingdom, with his mother's protection, becoming a Demi-God wasn't difficult. But in Perception Star City, even True Deities were abundant, let alone Void Deities, so his background wasn't particularly impressive.

"Mother, I'll go now," Leng Yan said as he quickly left.

In the palace, only Mirage Marquis remained.

"Xu Yuan's identity has been completely fabricated. I'm sending it to you now. As long as you don't expose yourself, there won't be any mistakes," Li Yuan received a message from Jiang Yuan True God regarding Xu Yuan's identity.

Xu Yuan's identity information, from his childhood to adulthood in Abyss Kingdom, was now clear.

"Thank you, Senior Brother," Li Yuan replied through the communication artifact.

Before Li Yuan could even leave the mansion, a servant arrived with an invitation, saying respectfully, "My master is hosting a banquet at Nine Sounds Tower and has specially invited Young Master Xu Yuan. Please accept this invitation."

"Your master? Who is it?" Li Yuan was puzzled. He had just arrived in the capital, and someone was already inviting him to a banquet.

"Fog Mountain Royal Mansion, Prince Jiang Shan!" the servant said proudly.

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PS: The true secret of the Heart Spirit Palace is starting to unravel!

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