Chapter 550: The Eight Perfect Star Techniques (6K)

Chapter 550: The Eight Perfect Star Techniques (6K)



"Li Yuan, the Divine Son."

"The treasures on the first list you gave me are not that astonishing. The total cost is approximately 90 billion Heart Dream Coins, which our Multiverse Merchant Guild can provide." Liu Xiao stated calmly, "I can gather them."

Li Yuan listened, maintaining his composure.

This was in line with his expected price.

Previously, when he quickly cultivated 'Law Heaven Earth' to the fifth stage, he used 'Nine Breath Divine Soil', which was worth 12 billion Heart Dream Coins. At that time, he also obtained a large number of treasures from the Pantheon of Gods' treasury before finally cultivating it to completion.

In total, Li Yuan cultivated 'Law Heaven Earth' from the fourth to the fifth stage, consuming treasures worth approximately 18 billion Heart Dream Coins.

Now, to quickly cultivate the other seven Perfect Star Techniques from the fourth to the fifth stage, the cost for each would be less than 'Law Heaven Earth', but altogether, it was still a substantial amount.

Most True Gods at their limits would struggle to afford this.

For example, Nie Hu True God, whom Li Yuan knew, served as a Divine Court Inspector. While he might have a total wealth of over 100 billion Heart Dream Coins, most of it was used for his own cultivation, and he could only spare a few billion Heart Dream Coins in liquid assets.

"Okay." Li Yuan asked directly, "How much is required for the second list?"

"Please wait, Li Yuan." Liu Xiao forced a smile, "The treasures on the second list... with my authority, I cannot give you a price. I have already informed the President."

There was no choice!

The treasures on the second list that Li Yuan requested were indeed astonishing.

"Alright." Li Yuan nodded.

A moment later, a fiery red figure appeared out of thin air in the hall. The invisible aura he exuded allowed Li Yuan to instantly discern that this was likely a Celestial God Puppet.

In Source Mars, apart from Demigod members, most were puppets.

"President." Liu Xiao respectfully introduced, "Li Yuan, this is our Source Mars branch's Chi Yun President."

"President Chi Yun, it's a pleasure to meet you. I haven't had the honor of meeting you before." Li Yuan smiled.

This was the first time he learned that a Celestial God Puppet was stationed here.

"Li Yuan, your reputation precedes you." President Chi Yun was very polite, "Usually, transactions like this don't require my presence... The treasures on your list are indeed astonishingly valuable."

"The treasures you require will cost a total of 400 billion Heart Dream Coins." President Chi Yun stated.

Liu Xiao, standing beside him, held her breath.

400 billion Heart Dream Coins!

She had been dealing with Golden Robed and Purple Robed Demigods for many years, but normal transactions rarely exceeded 10 billion Heart Dream Coins... How could Li Yuan's request be in the thousands of billions?

Many weaker Celestial Gods would struggle to produce such a vast amount of wealth at once.

Li Yuan remained calm.

What did it mean to cultivate the eight Perfect Star Techniques to the sixth stage? Many powerful True Gods could rival their strength by cultivating just one Perfect Star Technique to the sixth stage.

To quickly cultivate all eight Perfect Star Techniques, the cost was naturally extremely high.

And this was just to reach the sixth stage; if one wanted to cultivate to the seventh stage quickly, the required cost would be even more exaggerated.

Many Celestial Gods were unwilling to spend so much and instead chose to cultivate slowly over tens of thousands of years.

"Once I become a True God, with a Divine Body comparable to a Celestial God, I should theoretically be able to cultivate the Perfect Star Techniques to the seventh stage." Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

But why not prepare?

One word: poor!

Li Yuan's wealth, while significant among many True Gods, was still considered 'extremely impoverished' compared to many Celestial Gods with their deep accumulations.

"Can Li Yuan really afford this?" Liu Xiao wondered.

She knew Li Yuan's status was unique, but no matter how special, he was still only at the Demigod stage.

Even if he was the rumored 'Celestial God', Celestial Gods wouldn't usually dote on their apprentices like this.

Most would require their disciples to strive on their own.

President Chi Yun waited quietly.

"President Chi Yun, I have some treasures here. Take a look and see how many Heart Dream Coins they can fetch." Li Yuan flipped his palm, and dozens of storage artifacts flew out into the void.

These artifacts.

Were obtained after the Everything Palace's attack on the Dao Court and their occupation of the Nine Thousand Worlds, as per Si Wu Celestial God's strong request.

Although these were just a portion of the spoils of war, they were accumulated over the Dao Court's long history.

"What treasures can fetch 400 billion Heart Dream Coins?" Liu Xiao wondered.

President Chi Yun carefully examined the artifacts.

As a Celestial God Puppet responsible for the branch for a long time, his vision and appreciation abilities surpassed many Celestial Gods.

The number of treasures within Li Yuan's storage artifacts was even more astonishing.

After a full quarter of an hour, President Chi Yun finally looked up at Li Yuan, "Li Yuan, these treasures of yours are sufficient."

Liu Xiao was secretly shocked. Was this enough? Could a Demigod really produce such a massive amount of wealth? It was unbelievable.

"Additionally..."

"If Li Yuan truly wishes to sell all these treasures to us, in addition to the treasures on the two lists, the Multiverse Merchant Guild is willing to offer you an extra 120 billion Heart Dream Coins." President Chi Yun stated solemnly.

Liu Xiao was dumbfounded.

Evidently, the treasures Li Yuan presented were even more valuable than those on the two lists.

"I want 1.3 billion Heart Dream Coins."

"Li Yuan spoke directly, "Since I've brought out these treasures, I naturally have an estimate in mind. A difference of hundreds of millions of Heart Dream Coins is no small sum."

Chi Yun, the President, hesitated for a moment, "Alright."

"Also, please deliver the treasures on the first list as soon as possible." Li Yuan said, "The treasures on the second list should be delivered to me within three months at the latest."

"No problem. If Li Yuan is willing to wait, I can gather all the treasures on the first list." President Chi Yun did not hesitate.

The Multiverse Merchant Guild is spread throughout the Divine Domain, and in terms of treasure collection capabilities, almost no power in the entire Divine Domain can surpass the Multiverse Merchant Guild.

"Alright."

"Then I'll wait a little longer." Li Yuan said, as he was also waiting to return to his mansion.

Time passed, and President Chi Yun took the initiative to chat with Li Yuan, extremely polite.

About half an hour later...

Whoosh! A white-robed youth emerged from the void, his head bowed and eyes lowered, extremely respectful. He handed a storage artifact to President Chi Yun.

Immediately, President Chi Yun passed it to Li Yuan, "Li Yuan, please check if these treasures match the first list."

Li Yuan took it and quickly inspected it, finding that everything matched. He nodded and smiled, "President Chi Yun, you are indeed straightforward."

"This is the transaction contract. Once Li Yuan signs it, 130 billion Heart Dream Coins will be directly transferred to your account." President Chi Yun said, "Additionally, the Multiverse Merchant Guild promises to deliver the treasures on the second list within three months."

"For every day it's delayed, we will compensate you with 10 billion Heart Dream Coins." President Chi Yun added.

Whoosh! President Chi Yun waved his hand, and a large eye appeared in the void, as if overseeing everything.

Li Yuan checked the contract and found no errors. He wasn't worried about being cheated, so he quickly signed the contract and completed the transaction.

With that, the deal was done.

...

Seeing Li Yuan off, President Chi Yun turned to Liu Xiao, who was filled with shock, "Liu Xiao, you should know the rules."

"Any information related to Li Yuan's transactions must be kept strictly confidential."

"Understood." Liu Xiao repeatedly agreed.

President Chi Yun turned and left.

...

In the Three Emperor's Palace, a majestic and endless palace, two ancient characters 'Everything' were carved on it.

This was the Divine Court of Chaos, a place frequently visited by numerous Celestial Gods and Divine Kings—the Everything Palace.

Inside, countless treasures were stored.

Many of these treasures were so desirable that even Celestial Gods would go crazy for them, and Divine Kings would drool over them.

Whoosh! President Chi Yun flew into the Everything Palace and quickly arrived at a hall where a massive, peculiar beast lay sprawled.

Its entire body was golden, resembling a giant golden toad with three eyes on its head, and it emanated an extremely terrifying aura.

"Palace Master." President Chi Yun respectfully said, "This is the list of treasures that Li Yuan requested for the transaction."

The Three-Eyed Golden Toad remained silent, only opening the middle eye to scan the list.

"So many treasures, many of which are for cultivating Perfect Star Techniques... It seems he has truly awakened the Ten Star Vein." The Three-Eyed Golden Toad silently marveled, "No wonder he's the master's apprentice."

As the palace master, the Three-Eyed Golden Toad was not a Divine King, nor even a life form, but his strength was extremely terrifying.

With him here, even a powerful Divine Emperor would find it difficult to silently infiltrate the Everything Palace and take away its treasures.

"Remember."

"Any information about Li Yuan's purchase of treasures must be kept confidential." The Three-Eyed Golden Toad's voice was cold.

"Yes." President Chi Yun respectfully replied, "I've already passed down the order."

The Multiverse Merchant Guild is jointly operated by the Divine Court of Chaos and the Starry Sky Divine Court... As for the Source Mars branch, it is under the absolute control of the Divine Court of Chaos.

It directly follows the orders of the Everything Palace.

...

Whoosh!

After leaving the Multiverse Merchant Guild, Li Yuan received a notification that 1300 billion Heart Dream Coins had been transferred to his account.

"With these Heart Dream Coins, I can cultivate 'Law Heaven Earth' from the sixth stage to the seventh stage, let alone other Perfect Star Techniques." Li Yuan thought to himself, "I'll deal with this matter after becoming a True God."

Instead of returning to his mansion, Li Yuan transformed into a streak of light and headed to another treasure site on Source Mars, the 'Time Abyss'.

Within the Time Abyss lies the Time House.

Its function is simple: Source Mars members can freely choose to cultivate within it at an accelerated time rate or a slower time rate.

"Li Yuan."

"This is the Time House." The Golden Robed Puppet in charge of the Time Abyss smiled, "It can maintain up to twenty times time acceleration, or slow down time to one-hundredth of the current rate, depending on your choice."

"But there are two things you should note."

"First, the stronger the life form, the more difficult and costly it is to alter time, and the more Heart Dream Coins it will require."

"Second, regardless of whether time is accelerated or slowed, the time you experience is your actual lifespan, and the greater the alteration, the greater the impact on your cultivation."

"Therefore, the decision on how to use the Time House is yours."

"Understood." Li Yuan nodded.

"Your Time House number is 194." The Golden Robed Puppet said, "No one will disturb you until you exit."

Li Yuan nodded and transformed into a streak of light, entering the Time Abyss. This was his second visit to the Time Abyss.

However, the previous time he had only briefly experienced it before leaving.

Action: Li Yuan gently descended into the center of the 194th Time Chamber, a small space with a radius of approximately one kilometer. With the Return Token in hand, he effortlessly sensed an enigmatic power within this confined space.

With a mere thought, Li Yuan could harness this power, manipulating the flow of time at will. Sitting in a meditative posture, he experimented, accelerating time by one, three, and then tenfold. However, his connection to the Spatial Law and the Seven Fundamental Laws became hazy, their effects significantly diminished compared to before.

"Continue," Li Yuan murmured, further manipulating the enigmatic energy within the Time Chamber. The flow of time quickened, and the space became increasingly unstable under the influence of this unseen power, as if the balance of the Law Heaven Earth had been disrupted.

"Even my lifespan is passing at an astonishing rate," Li Yuan mused. "No wonder, in the vast span of time, the mighty ones rarely use the Time Chamber for cultivation unless absolutely necessary."

The Law Heaven Earth governs all, and everything follows its natural rhythm, whether in the Divine Domain or the mortal realm, or even within smaller space-time dimensions. The flow of time is generally consistent.

All realms, from the Divine Domain to the mortal realm, operate under the same River of Time, led by the Ancient Source of the Divine Domain.

Accelerating or decelerating time goes against the natural flow, making it challenging to comprehend the intricacies of the Law Heaven Earth, resulting in a significant drop in efficiency.

However, the lifespan consumed is very real.

"At twenty times acceleration, my understanding of the laws is reduced to about one-tenth of what it would be in a normal state." Li Yuan's thoughts shifted, and he slowed the time acceleration from twenty to tenfold. "At ten times acceleration, I can maintain about eighty percent efficiency."

This is the optimal balance that countless powerful beings have discovered through experimentation.

Dong Ji, for instance, had once cultivated in the Time Chamber to expedite his return to the Black River Star Domain.

"At twenty times acceleration, understanding the intricacies of the laws is greatly affected, but cultivating Star Techniques remains unaffected."

"In theory, it can be faster, but this is the limit of the Time Chamber."

"Each of the Eight Perfect Star Techniques requires a significant amount of time to cultivate to the fifth-stage limit." Li Yuan thought to himself, "If cultivated under normal conditions, it might take several years."

"Only within the Time Chamber, at the fastest twenty times acceleration, can it be achieved in just a few months."

Even with a slight decrease in cultivation efficiency, Li Yuan was eager to return to the Black River Star Domain as soon as possible. After all, Liu Bing and Dong Ji couldn't hold off their enemies indefinitely.

"If I delay too long..."

"Those scumbags from the Abyss Divine Court and the Ten Thousand Paths Divine Court might already be back in the Immortal Burial Ancient Domain and have returned to the Divine Domain." Li Yuan's heart filled with murderous intent. "It'll be harder to find them later."

The Eagle Hawk True God, for instance, was from the Abyss Star Domain, the very headquarters of the Abyss Divine Court.

If the Eagle Hawk True God returns to the Abyss Star Domain, even if Li Yuan advances to the Celestial God stage with a Divine Body rivaling that of a Divine King, he wouldn't dare to recklessly intrude.

Li Yuan waved his hand, summoning a vast array of treasures, and began cultivating one of the Eight Perfect Star Techniques he had chosen—'Spatial Source Body.'

...

"The power of time is truly peculiar," Li Yuan remarked as he cultivated. "According to legends, only Divine Kings can usually come into contact with the power of time."

Time, the most mysterious.

"With my Divine Body comparable to a Void Deity, maintaining a twentyfold acceleration seems difficult, and it requires a million Heart Dream Coins per year?" Li Yuan also inquired about the Heart Dream Coins needed for his cultivation.

Normally, a Half-God like Li Yuan would only require ten thousand Heart Dream Coins per year for cultivation.

However, Li Yuan's Divine Body was too powerful, consuming much more of the enigmatic energy.

"The information in the Heart Dream Realm's database seems to be true," Li Yuan sighed.

Through the database, Li Yuan learned that the Time Chamber, aside from accelerating cultivation, could also prolong one's lifespan. For example, a Celestial God with a lifespan of 300,000 years could theoretically live for 3,000,000 years in the outside world by staying in the Time Chamber and slowing the flow of time to one-tenth of its normal rate.

But in reality, it's extremely challenging!

According to Li Yuan's research, the stronger the life form, the more influenced by the River of Time, and the harder it is to alter its own flow of time.

A Void Deity, for instance, can maintain a maximum of one hundred times acceleration or deceleration.

As for Celestial Gods, their life forms are too vast, making it difficult for them to alter their own flow of time.

Only the legendary Divine Emperor can achieve this feat.

"According to the information in the Heart Dream Realm's ninth-rank authority," Li Yuan continued, "the Divine Emperor's path transcends heaven and earth. Legends say they can slow their own flow of time to one-thousandth or even one-millionth of the outside world's rate, or even bring it to a complete halt."

"Time stands still for them at will, untouched by the River of Time."

"It's as if they exist in eternity!"

"So, while Divine Emperors and Divine Kings both have lifespans spanning millions of years, Divine Kings come and go with the ages, while Divine Emperors endure through countless eons, remaining active across generations." Li Yuan now understood why Divine Emperors could live for such an incredibly long time.

...

Time flows like water.

(End of Chapter)Action: Li Yuan finally cultivated the 'Spatial Source Body' to the pinnacle of the fifth stage within the Time Chamber, a year later. His body emanated peculiar ripples, and countless mysterious secret patterns enveloped him.

"Fifth stage achieved."

"Source Body manifest." Inside Li Yuan, the perfect star vein pulsated, constantly radiating dazzling light.

Suddenly, the 129,600 life stars on this perfect star vein, all the star imprints, rose and ascended.

It was as if a new life was being born!

Hoo! Countless star imprints converged, and in front of Li Yuan, they once again formed a figure identical to Li Yuan.

An exact replica of his soul's essence.

However, its life essence was much weaker, only about one-tenth of Li Yuan's true self.

"Haha, finally succeeded."

"With just half-god cultivation, I can cultivate a true 'Source Body'. If this news gets out, countless Heaven Deities and Divine Kings would be left dumbfounded." Li Yuan smiled, "Now, even though this fifth-stage Source Body is weak, at least... it gives me a chance to start over."

Perfect Star Technique.

Among the numerous inheritances Li Yuan acquired, he knew of nearly twenty such techniques, each one earth-shattering and containing immense power.

The one he chose was naturally the most suitable for himself, some focused on combat, others on escape, self-protection, and investigation...

The 'Spatial Source Body', created by Chaos Divine Emperor, possesses infinite power and is, to be precise, a 'Clone Star Technique'.

Clones are actually quite common.

Many Demigods, and even some Flying Heaven-level beings, cultivate 'Clones' for assassination or investigation. Among the deities, there are even more who cultivate clones.

The most formidable, for example, another perfect star technique, 'Five Elements Dao Body', theoretically allows one to cultivate five Dao bodies upon reaching perfection, each with overwhelming strength...

But clone techniques often have a weakness—the destruction of the original body leads to the annihilation of all clones.

Moreover, clones are typically much weaker than the original, regardless of their strength.

"The 'Spatial Source Body', while it doesn't allow for the cultivation of five Dao bodies like the 'Five Elements Dao Body', can create a Source Body identical to the original." Li Yuan thought to himself, "Even if the original perishes, I can restart my cultivation with the Source Body and revive."

"Upon reaching the pinnacle of the fifth stage, I can cultivate the Source Body, which then becomes independent and possesses life-preserving abilities. However, the Source Body's strength is still weak, with a divine body that has only about one-tenth of the original's power."

"At the sixth stage, the Source Body's divine body rivals that of the original, but it cannot cultivate star techniques."

"At the seventh stage, the Source Body becomes an exact replica of the original, including the ability to cultivate star techniques, essentially becoming a second original body."

"At the eighth stage, a second Source Body can be cultivated."

...

This technique's power defies the heavens. If Li Yuan can cultivate it to the eighth stage in the future, it would be like possessing three original bodies... Whether it's fighting alongside others or escaping to preserve life, the journey further, delving into the extremes of power and survival?

"In legends, Divine Kings who comprehended the complete Spatial Law could almost all cultivate 'Clone Secret Techniques'. Even in death, they could often revive... Some powerful Heaven Deities also have resurrection methods... Some clones even rival their originals in combat." Li Yuan thought, "But to make a clone identical to the original? That's extremely rare!"

Such secret techniques, without exception, have extremely high requirements.

Take the 'Spatial Source Body'—its entry requirements are twofold: a perfect star vein and Spatial Law proficiency at the Tenth Stage.

Perfect star techniques must be cultivated at the Demigod Realm.

Throughout countless years, within the Chaos Divine Court, those who successfully cultivated the 'Spatial Source Body' were few and far between.

Of course.

Clone secret techniques like these aren't without weaknesses; they fear 'Cause and Effect Secret Techniques' the most.

"Some extremely powerful beings, if connected to me through cause and effect, could completely eradicate all my clones through the lines of causality." Li Yuan thought to himself.

This is why Perception Star Divine Emperor instructed Li Yuan not to reveal his 'Perfect Ten Star Vein' for the time being.

Once exposed,

other Divine Emperors wishing to take action, unless Perception Star Divine Emperor or Heart Dream Divine Emperor are there to protect him at all times, Li Yuan would have no chance of survival... But if protected constantly, how can Li Yuan grow?

"Source Body."

"After my original body leaves, it will remain in the Perception Star Imperial Palace." Li Yuan thought, "With the Palace's layers of protection, unless a Divine Emperor takes action, even if I attract the attention of some Divine Kings who wish to eradicate me through cause and effect, they can only eliminate my external original body. I can revive through my Source Body."

"In the future, when I reach the Heaven Deity Realm, the Source Body's divine body will rival that of my original. Even if a Divine Emperor secretly assassinates my external body, they won't be able to kill my Source Body."

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