Chapter 194: Creating Techniques Once More

The Haixu Star Realm is a Tier-One Star Realm; once a life layer reaches level 20, one can no longer pass through the Star Realm entrance.

And according to Li Yuan's experience from the third time Yuan Force entered his body:

"Once I raise my spiritual awakening level to 40% and initiate the fourth Yuan Force infusion, my life layer will likely reach level 21 or even higher," Li Yuan thought to himself. "By then, I would only be able to stay in the Haixu Star Realm for the rest of my life."

Other Rank-One martial artists, once they reach level 19.9, might struggle to break through to level 20 due to their skill level or insufficient mental strength.

But Li Yuan? His mental strength and skills were already sufficient; once his life layer reached the Rank-One limit, he would break through rapidly.

Stay in the Haixu Star Realm for the rest of his life? Li Yuan was not willing.

This was also why Li Yuan admired Liu Jing so much; to be able to voluntarily remain in such a desolate region required great determination and perseverance.

Moreover.

Subconsciously, Li Yuan also believed that he would achieve greater things in the future and be able to play a larger role for the Qixinglian Alliance.

"In the future, if the Haixu Star Realm's entrance expands and becomes a Tier-Two Star Realm, perhaps it could allow Senior Liu Jing and the others to go home." A thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind.

Star Realm tiers are not immutable; it is common for a Tier-One Star Realm to expand into a Tier-Two Star Realm.

Just like the Luo Bu Sea Star Realm within the Xia Nation, which has been in a state of constant, intense warfare.

According to what Li Yuan knows, the entrance area of the Luo Bu Sea Star Realm is becoming increasingly unstable, showing a trend of becoming the second Tier-Three Star Realm on Blue Star; this is also why the Xia Nation keeps heavy troops stationed there year-round.

"Although I dare not raise it to 40%, I can still seek opportunities in the coming period to kill more alien races and strive to raise my spiritual awakening level to around 37%," Li Yuan thought to himself.

He could not raise it to 39% because he needed to leave some redundancy.

To avoid any accidents.

"Besides."

"A single movement of my mind can harmonize with heaven and earth, drawing the power of heaven and earth to nourish my body, which will greatly increase the efficiency of my cultivation of 'All Heavens Starry Sky'. Even without Yuan Force infusion, a short month or a long two months would be enough for me to raise my physical fitness to level 19.9." Li Yuan's eyes were very bright.

It sounded like the speed of improvement was about the same as before.

But one must know, from level 15.0 to 16.0, the standard fist strength gap is 6,000 kilograms.

And from level 19.0 to 19.9, the standard fist strength gap is 20,000 kilograms.

The further one goes in life layers, the more the gap grows geometrically.

... "Geniuses like Senior Brother Jin, with the best external conditions for cultivation, still only become Yuan martial artists by their junior year; that is the reason." Li Yuan gently closed his eyes: "For others, cultivation is like going uphill; the further they go, the slower it gets."

"But for me, it is like going downhill; it gets faster and faster."

Hum~ With a movement of his mind.

Li Yuan's incomparably powerful mental strength had already sensed his entire body, placing him in a vast, boundless space where there were a few glimmers of light in the endless starry sky.

This was exactly—the Life Star Space.

"Through spiritual guidance, I awakened my first perfect star pulse." Li Yuan's spirit dispersed, his heart completely tranquil, sensing the vast and boundless Life Star Space: "However, to become Flying Heaven level, one must awaken three star pulses."

"With mental strength at level 30, the upper limit of spiritual awakening can be raised to 40%; to raise that limit to 50%, what level must my mental strength reach?"

"The second spiritual guidance is nowhere in sight; at least it cannot be done in the short term." Li Yuan was very clear about this point.

"I must create a technique myself."

Hum~

Li Yuan's mental strength turned into countless thoughts, passing through various mental imprints, quickly sensing the star pulse that had already been perfectly awakened.

Following closely.

"Let's continue." Li Yuan's mental thoughts roamed in the vast, dark Life Star Space, continuing to explore those stars hidden in the darkness... not searching without any pattern.

Li Yuan had read through the seven great high-stage cultivation techniques and had also referenced a large number of pioneering techniques from his predecessors.

There are many tricks to finding ordinary life stars; among a large number of life stars, there are subtle connections.

"Awakening the first star pulse is the hardest."

"Historically, many of our Qixing human civilization's predecessors who created techniques fell at the first step." Li Yuan thought to himself: "But once one star pulse is awakened, the difficulty drops sharply."

The last spiritual guidance was indeed of great help to Li Yuan.

Hum~ Hum~

Mental thoughts enveloped the vast starry sky, ignoring spatial distance, gradually sensing the existence of dark stars one by one.

"This one is a life star."

"This one should be."

"This one is a dead star."

"This one might be." Li Yuan's mental thoughts were dispersing wildly.

With the experience of his predecessors, the guidance of the first perfect star pulse, and help that exceeded the past by dozens of times, Li Yuan easily discovered the existence of life stars in the Life Star Space.

It was more than a hundred times easier than for a normal technique creator.

Time passed, and Li Yuan continuously branded mental imprints on the life stars one by one.

This is the reason for having a strong foundation.

High skills, strong mental strength, and a sensing ability in the Life Star Space that is a hundred or a thousand times stronger... the probability of successfully creating a technique is nearly 100%.

Of course.

Not all life stars are 'active'; many are almost indistinguishable from dead stars in appearance... Li Yuan cautiously chose to give up on those.

But suddenly.

"Hmph~" Li Yuan's spirit shook violently, and immediately after, he sensed that a wisp of his mental thoughts had been destroyed.

This also caused his body to tremble slightly.

A sensing error.

"That star was actually a dead star?" Li Yuan felt helpless, then became even more careful.

Occasionally sensing one wrong is not a big loss for Li Yuan, who has powerful mental strength.

After resting for a period of time, he would be able to recover.

But if he made mistakes continuously? Then he would have to stop.

"If there were spiritual guidance, my sensing clarity and range would be more than a thousand times stronger than they are now." Li Yuan thought to himself: "Countless unawakened life stars would all be within my sensing, and I wouldn't make a single mistake."

The stronger he became, the more Li Yuan felt the power and terror of the Heart Spirit Palace.

Its many abilities were simply unimaginable.

A full hour later.

"This time, I actually lit up over 7,000 life stars directly." Li Yuan revealed a trace of a smile: "Before, I cultivated many times and only awakened a little over a thousand life stars."

Reaching the Flying Heaven level in mental strength is indeed a fundamental change.

Now, the vast and boundless Life Star Space seems even brighter than it was a short while ago, with more stars blooming with light in the dark starry sky.

It's just that these newly awakened life stars are mostly scattered and have not yet formed a new star pulse.

"I awakened so many, but I also failed six times."

"My spirit is slightly damaged, and I can't continue to awaken life stars for the time being." Li Yuan had already stopped: "At this speed, in another period of time, there will be hope to awaken the second star pulse."

On one star pulse, if over 12,960 life stars are awakened, a prototype of a star pulse can be formed.

In a sense, this is the first step of Li Yuan creating a technique on his own.

Heart Spirit Palace? He can rely on it, but he must never depend on it.

"I must do my utmost to make myself stronger and stronger, and take the initiative to become stronger." Li Yuan thought to himself: "Only then, at certain critical moments, will I be able to pass some potential tests of the Heart Spirit Palace and subsequently obtain more benefits."

Like this time, if Li Yuan's willpower hadn't previously transformed to level 30, he absolutely would not have been able to withstand the eruption of the Great Sun Jade Platform's mutation.

"Great Sun Jade Platform."

"The Heart Spirit Palace still hides quite a few secrets." Li Yuan's mind moved, and his mental consciousness left the Life Star Space.

Inside the cave.

Li Yuan opened his eyes and did not find any trace of Liu Jing: "It seems the previous mental pressure alarmed Senior Liu... he is just nearby."

Releasing his spiritual sense, although he could only sense within a thirty-meter radius, he could also vaguely sense hundreds of meters away.

There was an existence with a quite powerful life aura, and the soul aura was quite familiar.

It was Liu Jing.

"Under spiritual sense, it is difficult for ordinary people to pretend to be someone else in front of a Flying Heaven martial artist." Li Yuan sighed to himself.

Reaching the Flying Heaven level, looking at a person is no longer just looking at their appearance.

One will also sense their soul aura.

It is easy to disguise one's physical appearance; changing clothes, cutting hair, faking a limp... all these will produce great changes.

But how can one disguise a person's soul aura? At the very least, Rank-One and Rank-Two life forms find it very difficult to do so.

Secondly, Li Yuan was not too worried about exposing his 'Flying Heaven level mental strength' in front of Liu Jing.

It would be exposed sooner or later, and besides, the other party was trustworthy.

"Senior Liu didn't call me, which means the support team from the outpost base hasn't arrived yet." Li Yuan closed his eyes: "No rush."

"I will first try cultivating the mental secret technique 'Soul Shaker'."

When at Kunlun Martial University, Li Yuan had learned two major mental secret techniques: 'Soul Shaker' and 'Soul Condenser'.

Both are Rank-Two mental secret techniques; the former is used to launch mental attacks, and the latter is used to condense the spirit, making mental strength more resilient.

It's just that the effects were very small.

"Previously, my mental strength was only at level 20-something, so even if I cultivated 'Soul Shaker' to great success, the effect wouldn't be obvious, and it would take a lot of time, so I never cultivated it deeply." Li Yuan thought to himself: "Now, with Flying Heaven level mental strength, let me try again."

"Let's see to what extent I can cultivate it in a short time."

"The first step: thoughts like a river, continuous and unending." Li Yuan followed the guidance of the 'Soul Shaker' secret technique, causing his mental thoughts to gradually change.

Very easily.

Only a few seconds later.

"It's done just like that?" Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "That makes sense; a Yuan martial artist's mental strength is insufficient in quality, making it very difficult to be as agile as silk, and very hard to control."

"But Flying Heaven level mental strength can be easily divided; doing three things at once or even ten things at once... is all effortless."

Cultivating a Rank-Two mental secret technique with Rank-Three mental strength?

It's like a brilliant high school student doing a primary school student's math problem; even if they are stuck for a short time, as long as they learn the problem-solving approach, they will break through rapidly.

This is the difference in foundation.

"The second step..." Li Yuan continued to cultivate.

Time passed, about three hours after Li Yuan cultivated the 'Soul Shaker' secret technique.

"Hmm?" Li Yuan opened his eyes abruptly.

The next second.

Whoosh! A blue-clothed figure darted into the cave.

"Senior Liu." Li Yuan revealed a smile.

"Do you still need to continue cultivating? The base's other Yuan martial artist will be here soon." Liu Jing asked.

"No need." Li Yuan smiled: "If you have any plans, Senior, you can implement them; I can join the battle at any time."

Continue cultivating?

In the past two hours, Li Yuan had directly cultivated the mental secret technique 'Soul Shaker' to the perfection level.

At the same time, he had cultivated the 'Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra' for another hour, eliminating all the fatigue from his body.

It could be said that Li Yuan's overall strength had reached a new peak.

In the short term, it was impossible to have any further improvement.

"That's good." Liu Jing nodded slightly, unable to help but ask: "Li Yuan, has your mental strength really reached the Flying Heaven level?"

He was indeed curious.

"Senior should have sensed it earlier." Li Yuan laughed.

"Impressive." Liu Jing was still shocked inside, then said: "But I suggest you should return to the Xia Nation."

"You don't need to participate in the upcoming war with the Tianliang race anymore."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 195 =====