Chapter 230: A Brand New Future (Combined Chapter)

Storage magic treasures, spatial treasures—Li Yuan had once seen some descriptions of them in the Star Fire Martial Hall database.

But there was little mention of them, only one sentence: Extremely precious! Very rare!

This already involves the application of space, far exceeding current technological concepts.

Naturally, they are extremely precious.

At least, among Source Martial Artists.

Even among top-tier Source Martial Artists, Li Yuan had never heard of anyone possessing a spatial treasure, let alone seen one with his own eyes.

But Li Yuan had not expected this.

This mysterious Star Lord, "Dantai Lie," would actually gift him a spatial treasure directly.

"Provincial Hall Master Yang, isn't this too valuable?" Li Yuan couldn't help but say.

"It is indeed valuable; not every Heaven-Flying Martial Artist possesses one," Yang Xian said with a smile. "But in reality, if given to Source Martial Artists, most Source Martial Artists wouldn't be able to use it."

"Wouldn't be able to use it?" Li Yuan was stunned for a moment.

"For this storage treasure, whether it's binding it or moving items in and out after binding, the primary foundation is spiritual sense," Yang Xian explained with a smile. "I was a bit curious before why Star Lord Dantai Lie would gift you this treasure... now I understand, you are actually already a Heaven-Flying level soul."

"Then it's no wonder the Star Lord gifted you this treasure," Yang Xian said with a smile.

Li Yuan suddenly realized.

So, this type of treasure requires a Heaven-Flying level soul to be used.

If one lacks spiritual sense? Even with the treasure, it wouldn't work.

"Provincial Hall Master Yang, how much is this storage treasure worth?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.

He was quite curious!

After all, according to what Provincial Hall Master Yang said... even some Heaven-Flying Martial Artists don't have this kind of treasure.

"In your perception, how large is the internal space of this spatial treasure?" Provincial Hall Master Yang asked with a smile; she did not answer Li Yuan's question directly.

"How large?" Li Yuan sensed the thumb-sized silver thin sheet in Yang Xian's palm.

Yet he couldn't distinguish it.

"The fact that you can sense it means you have already bound it and can manipulate it," Yang Xian explained patiently. "As long as you hold the storage treasure and bring it close to any object, you can attempt to place it inside."

"Remember, you cannot place living things inside; only inanimate objects can be placed," Yang Xian raised her hand. "Take it well. The Star Lord gifting it to you is simply because he thinks highly of you, not because he wants you to do anything."

"Alright." Li Yuan nodded, no longer feeling awkward.

Just like when Demigod Baishan gifted him the "Earth God Crystal," this Star Lord Dantai Lie... perhaps also acted out of similar thoughts and intentions.

Just as he reached out to take it.

Hum~

The silver thin sheet seemed like flowing water, instantly merging into Li Yuan's skin and disappearing from sight.

"This?" Li Yuan's pupils constricted slightly.

"Haha, when I first obtained a storage treasure, I was just like you," Yang Xian revealed a smile. "It's fine, you'll get used to it. Focus your mind and calm your breath; you can sense its existence... it will move to any part of your body according to your will."

"So that's how it is." Li Yuan used his powerful mental energy.

He quickly sensed the existence of the storage treasure.

It seemed to have completely merged into his body and could move to any part of it.

"Why is this storage treasure made like this?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"How do you think it should be?" Yang Xian asked with a smile.

"A ring? A belt? A bracelet?" Li Yuan stated his thoughts.

"Stupid." Yang Xian shook her head. "No one is a fool. If you keep the storage treasure exposed on the outside, if some super-existence sees it... they could rely on their powerful mental energy and might completely break through the obstruction of your mental imprint, directly peeking into the interior of your storage treasure."

"Hidden within the body, the difficulty for other powerful existences to peek inside increases more than tenfold," Yang Xian said with a smile. "Even ordinary people know not to take out their wallets casually; do you think super-experts wouldn't understand that?"

"A storage treasure is like a martial arts expert's wallet; therefore, storage treasures are made to be very discreet, at least so they aren't immediately obvious at a glance," Yang Xian said.

Li Yuan was speechless.

It sounded very reasonable.

"Internal space." Li Yuan's mind stirred, and his palm subconsciously touched the sofa beneath him.

Whoosh!

The sofa vanished into thin air, and Li Yuan and Yang Xian were left sitting on nothing.

The atmosphere in the living room instantly became solemn.

Fortunately!

Both were martial arts experts and remained steadily suspended in the air.

"A mistake, definitely a mistake." Li Yuan gave an awkward smile, his mind stirred, and the sofa returned beneath them once more.

"No matter, using it for the first time, it's always a bit unfamiliar," Yang Xian said with a smile, her face showing no displeasure. "However, your storage treasure's internal space is actually this large? It can fit a sofa?"

"Yes." Li Yuan nodded. "The internal space... is about 3 meters long, about 2 meters wide, and 1 meter high."

It was a rectangular parallelepiped.

About six cubic meters of space!

"Not bad, that's very large," Yang Xian said with a smile. "It's already twice as large as the 'standard storage treasure' for Heaven-Flying Martial Artists in the Martial Hall."

"Standard storage treasure?" Li Yuan was curious.

"Yes," Yang Xian said with a smile. "Like the Heaven-Flying Martial Artists in my Star Fire Martial Hall, after becoming Heaven-Flying Martial Artists, they can purchase a storage treasure 3 meters long and about 1 meter wide and high from the Martial Hall for 1 billion Blue Star coins; the internal space is the same for all of them."

"1 billion?" Li Yuan was secretly shocked; this price was much lower than he had imagined.

"Think the price is low?" Yang Xian gave a knowing look.

Li Yuan nodded.

"This is a benefit only for the Heaven-Flying Martial Artists of our Star Fire Martial Hall," Yang Xian said with a smile. "If you want to purchase a second treasure of the same size from the Martial Hall, it costs 30 billion Blue Star coins, and you can only purchase it one more time... like the one with the space you have on your hand."

"Hmm, if you took it to sell, the value would definitely exceed your imagination," Yang Xian said with a smile.

Li Yuan was astonished to hear this.

A three-cubic-meter storage treasure actually costs 30 billion Blue Star coins to buy? For the current Li Yuan, that was also a very staggering amount of wealth.

What about a storage treasure with twice the space? The value would definitely more than double.

But Li Yuan would definitely not take it to sell.

He also understood Yang Xian's meaning; such a storage treasure with large space is very rare... selling it is easy, but wanting to buy it back in the future would be difficult.

Some treasures cannot be measured in Blue Star coins.

Besides.

With such a storage treasure in hand, at critical moments, it can exert an incredibly astonishing effect.

For example—the Black Chen Spear.

When not fighting, Li Yuan could completely hide the long spear in the storage treasure, and then the enemy might think Li Yuan has no weapon... and he could take it out at a critical moment.

It would definitely give the enemy a big surprise.

"Keep the storage treasure well," Yang Xian said with a smile. "The third matter is regarding the reward for the great contribution you made in the Mingxu Star Realm... the war in the Mingxu Star Realm has already entered its final stages."

"Mingxu Star Realm?" Li Yuan instantly thought of Senior Liu Jing.

He also understood the reward Yang Xian spoke of—himself as the first discoverer of the small Source Crystal vein.

"After comprehensive exploration and statistics, the final comprehensive calculation of merit," Yang Xian said. "You have two choices. The first choice is to receive 500 million Blue Star coins every year, distributed over 20 years, totaling 10 billion Blue Star coins."

"The second choice is a one-time reward of 5 billion Blue Star coins," Yang Xian said.

"10 billion? 5 billion?" Li Yuan was surprised. Is the value that high?

He remembered Senior Liu Jing saying the guaranteed reward should be 1 billion Blue Star coins.

The difference was too great.

"Senior Liu Jing is unreliable," Li Yuan muttered to himself, but he was also quite happy.

This reward was indeed generous.

You have to know, even if Li Yuan won the virtual battle championship, the reward was only 2 billion Blue Star coins.

"I choose the 5 billion Blue Star coins," Li Yuan said directly.

"Not choosing the first one?" A strange smile appeared on Yang Xian's face.

"20 years is too long," Li Yuan shook his head.

Long nights bring many dreams.

Besides, 20 years later, if he were still alive, he would probably already be a Heaven-Flying Martial Artist; why would he care about 500 million Blue Star coins a year... on the contrary, the 5 billion Blue Star coins in hand immediately would be of greater help to his cultivation.

"Alright." Yang Xian did not try to dissuade him; as long as Li Yuan had thought it through, they would definitely not try to dissuade him.

An individual makes a choice, and the individual bears the cost.

Quickly.

Li Yuan received a reward of 5 billion Blue Star coins. Because it was a national (Alliance) reward, it was the same as the 2 billion competition reward—it was tax-free.

Up to this point.

The cash in Li Yuan's bank account had soared to about 8.4 billion Blue Star coins.

"Alright, the money has been transferred to you, and the storage treasure has also been given to you," Yang Xian continued. "Next, is to bring the third order, which is also an order from the Flying Star Headquarters."

"Flying Star Headquarters?" Li Yuan was even more shocked.

The Star Fire Martial Hall has headquarters on all seven major planets, but the headquarters on the six major planets like Earth are essentially just "Tier-Two Martial Halls," they are only the headquarters for that planet.

Only the Flying Star Headquarters is the highest headquarters of the Star Fire Martial Hall, and the founder of the Martial Hall, "Dongfang Ji," is the "General Hall Master" of the Flying Star Headquarters.

"In view of your excellent performance in the Global University Martial Arts Competition, your sequence within the Martial Hall is specially upgraded to L9 level," Yang Xian said with a smile. "L9 level is already the permission level of an ordinary Heaven-Flying Martial Artist; I only have L9 level permission myself."

"L9 level? Heaven-Flying level permission!" Li Yuan's eyes lit up; this was a good thing.

Not to mention anything else.

Just the "database," whose content has been greatly improved due to the upgrade in permission, is a great help.

"Wait a moment, once you confirm the contract agreement in the 'Star Fire Space,' you will be upgraded directly."

"Your Star Fire Space will also be upgraded directly," Yang Xian said with a smile. "I will now introduce you to the two most important things of Heaven-Flying level permission—the Star Fire Treasury! The Star Fire Auction!"

"Alright." Li Yuan began to listen carefully.

Time passed.

About 30 minutes after Yang Xian's detailed introduction.

Li Yuan finally had a relatively complete understanding of the Heaven-Flying level permission he possessed.

He stood up.

Li Yuan saw Yang Xian out of the villa and arrived at the lawn outside.

"Alright, no need to see me off."

Yang Xian said with a smile, "Li Yuan, after the Blue Star Competition virtual battle, you became famous throughout the Blue Star; I don't know how many Heaven-Flying Martial Artists are paying attention to you... whether it's the Xia Nation's high-level officials or the Martial Hall's high-level officials, they are all looking forward to your growth."

"Don't let down these expectations."

"Although you are now directly under the jurisdiction of General Hall Master Fang, if anything happens within the Jiangbei area, just send me a message directly," Yang Xian said with a smile. "I can no longer help you with cultivation, but some small matters are still very easy."

As an L9 level member, Li Yuan's permission was greatly improved, and he had also left the sequence of the Star Fire Jiangbei Branch Hall... directly belonging to the jurisdiction of the Blue Star General Hall Master, "Fang Hai."

If anything happens, he can report directly to Fang Hai.

"Alright, if I have any needs, I will definitely tell you," Li Yuan said with a smile.

Li Yuan understood Yang Xian's meaning.

Now, although his strength has not yet reached the Heaven-Flying level... but within the Star Fire Martial Hall and the Seven Star Alliance, his status is already no less than many Heaven-Flying level martial artists.

Like Yang Xian, as a Hall Master of a province, facing him, she couldn't use her power to suppress him.

In a sense.

Facing many Heaven-Flying Martial Artists, Li Yuan could already treat them as equals.

Of course, while his status in name is equivalent, Li Yuan would still subconsciously maintain a low profile... strength is the foundation of confidence.

He watched Yang Xian leave.

"When will I have the strength of Yu Jinghe, so I can truly talk and laugh with these Heaven-Flying Martial Artists," Li Yuan thought to himself. "For now, I still have to keep a low profile."

High in the sky.

"You want to see the Principal?" Dean Hai was stunned for a moment.

"Yes." Yang Xian revealed a smile. "Since I've come to Kunlun Martial University, I naturally have to see the General Hall Master once."

Yang Xian didn't say one thing.

This time coming to deliver the treasure, it wasn't originally her who was supposed to come; Demigod Dantai Lie had other arrangements... it was she herself who fought for it.

On one hand, she wanted to deepen her relationship with Li Yuan.

On the other hand, it was to find an excuse to see Fang Hai... there are over a hundred Tier-Three Branch Hall Masters of the Star Fire Martial Hall on the Blue Star, and the number of Heaven-Flying Martial Artists who do not hold the position of Tier-Three Hall Master is more than ten times that... there are many Heaven-Flying Martial Artists.

Of course, the number seems not small, but scattered all over the world and in various star realms, each Heaven-Flying Martial Artist still possesses great power.

However!

There is only one Blue Star General Hall Master, and all Heaven-Flying Martial Artists of the Star Fire Martial Hall on the Blue Star must obey the orders of the General Hall Master.

So, being able to show one's face in front of Fang Hai occasionally is very important.

"Alright, go ahead." Dean Hai said with a smile; he understood Yang Xian's thoughts.

After seeing Yang Xian off.

Li Yuan didn't hesitate at all and quickly returned to the underground martial arts room and entered the lounge.

He logged into the virtual network, inside the Star Fire Space.

"Master." The elf-like girl said excitedly, "Master, there is a new agreement that has arrived; once signed, you can be upgraded to L9 level of the Martial Hall."

"Hmm, bring out the agreement for me," Li Yuan said.

Swish~

A light screen projection condensed and appeared in front of Li Yuan, and Li Yuan immediately began to read it quickly.

Most of the content was similar to the previous agreement content.

The core was just three points!

First, as an L9 level member, the Martial Hall will distribute 100 million Blue Star coins every year as a "subsidy."

Second, possess the permission to enter the "Star Fire Treasury" and the permission to participate in the "Star Fire Blue Star Auction."

Third, once the Martial Hall summons or the Alliance summons, one must unconditionally obey the order!

"Three points, two benefits, one obligation?" Li Yuan thought to himself.

To enjoy great benefits, one must bear corresponding responsibilities.

Heaven-Flying Martial Artists are the backbone of the entire human civilization; in the guarding of Tier-Two Star Realms and the war and slaughter in Tier-Three Star Realms... they are the absolute main force.

The entire Seven Star human civilization has been able to multiply to this day and continue to develop and grow safely and soundly, except for the Demigods standing at the very top... the large number of Heaven-Flying Martial Artists cannot be underestimated.

After all, no matter how powerful the Demigods are, they cannot guard all star realm entrances and exits, nor can they protect every corner of the Blue Star.

Nor can they go into every star realm to seize a large number of treasures.

"A basic subsidy of 100 million Blue Star coins is not much," Li Yuan thought to himself.

For Heaven-Flying Martial Artists, this is very little.

"The key is the second point, the Star Fire Treasury, the Star Fire Blue Star Auction," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Without much hesitation.

Li Yuan completed the electronic signing, and quickly, the Star Fire Space he was in began to change.

The entire space became more luxurious, and at the same time, many new functions appeared, such as contacting the General Hall Master, contacting Heaven-Flying Martial Artists globally, a brand new database, the Star Fire Treasury, etc.

The permission upgrade brought earth-shaking changes.

"Xiao Yu, I want to view the Star Fire Treasury," Li Yuan said directly.

"Alright, Master," Xiao Yu said.

Hum~ Light gathered, forming a huge light screen emitting flowing light, on which dense text descriptions and videos appeared.

As well as specific classifications.

"So many treasures." Li Yuan held his breath.

There were a large number of classifications on it: Source Power weapons, Star Arts, secret manuals, mental enhancement types, physical enhancement types, comprehension enhancement types, recovery types,...

Each major category was further divided into many small classifications.

For example, Star Arts were divided into First-Layer Star Arts, Second-Layer Star Arts, Third-Layer Star Arts... Ninth-Layer Star Arts.

For example, Source Power weapons were also divided into Fourth Rank, Third Rank Upper Grade, Third Rank Medium Grade, Third Rank Lower Grade, Second Rank Upper Grade, etc.

The division was very detailed.

"It really is the treasury mentioned by Senior Yang Xian," Li Yuan sighed in his heart, and there was also a trace of shock.

Li Yuan clicked on them one by one.

Soon, Li Yuan found the few treasures he wanted.

"Source Purple Longevity Pill, Second Rank, 5 billion Blue Star coins, remaining purchasable: 999 (Contribution balance: 10 billion)"

"Dragon Spirit Heart Fruit, Third Rank, 2 billion Blue Star coins, remaining purchasable: 2 (Contribution balance: 10 billion)"

"Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit, Third Rank, 3 billion Blue Star coins, remaining purchasable: 0 (Contribution balance: 10 billion)"

"Storage treasure, Third Rank (3 cubic meters), 1 billion Blue Star coins, limited to one purchase (Contribution balance: 10 billion)"

"Storage treasure, Third Rank (3 cubic meters), 30 billion Blue Star coins, limited to one purchase (Contribution balance: 10 billion)"

Li Yuan continued to view other treasures.

Gradually, he understood that the large number of treasures listed in the Star Fire Treasury, like Second Rank treasures, were basically infinitely supplied.

Third Rank treasures? Most were in small quantities or directly out of stock.

Following closely.

Li Yuan also clicked on the "Star Arts" column again and found that Star Arts below the Third Layer were basically free to learn... starting from the Fourth-Layer Star Arts, they required payment, and the price was extremely high.

"《Blood Shadow Avatar》, Fourth-Layer Star Art (first three ranks), learning requires 10 billion Blue Star coins (no contribution quota required, Note: please try the free introductory chapter first; if you cannot enter the door, do not buy the full volume.)"

"《Earth Star Pulse True Explanation》, unknown Star Art (first two ranks), learning requires 20 billion Blue Star coins (no...)"

"《Ten Thousand Gold Divine Body》, Seventh-Layer Star Art, insufficient permission, please apply."

A large number of Star Arts.

Looking at it, there were thousands of Star Arts densely packed on the light screen.

Most were First to Third-Layer Star Arts, and Star Arts above the Fourth Layer only accounted for one-tenth.

"With my permission, the highest I can learn is the Sixth-Layer Star Art," Li Yuan thought to himself. "Seventh-Layer Star Art? Must apply to a higher level to have a chance to learn."

As for Eighth-Layer Star Arts? Ninth-Layer Star Arts?

According to Demigod Baishan and Principal Fang Hai, there are indeed a few incomplete ones in the Seven Star human civilization.

But Li Yuan could not query them.

"It should be that my permission is insufficient; these extremely high-level Star Arts are all secrets," Li Yuan pondered.

Thinking about it, it makes sense.

Ninth-Layer Star Arts, even if they cannot be cultivated, even if they are incomplete, they are ultimately "Supreme Star Arts," the foundation of a civilization... how could they be easily spread?

"The channels for Heaven-Flying Martial Artists to purchase treasures are indeed far superior to Source Martial Artists," Li Yuan sighed.

Like Li Yang, he is considered to be doing very well among top-tier Source Martial Artists, but wanting to purchase a Third Rank treasure is not easy... he must find various connections.

But Heaven-Flying Martial Artists, as long as they wait in the Star Fire Treasury, wait for a treasure to be in stock, they can take it directly... it is much easier.

Different strength, different status, naturally different horizons.

"Learning Star Arts, secret manuals, and other non-physical items, as long as you have enough money, you can learn them directly," Li Yuan muttered to himself. "But purchasing heavenly materials and earthly treasures? You must have a contribution balance."

What is a contribution balance?

Heaven-Flying level permission, in the Martial Hall's "Star Fire Treasury," can purchase a large number of treasures, naturally not in unlimited quantities.

All have quotas.

Everyone will receive a "10 billion contribution balance" gifted for free by the Martial Hall.

It represents the ability to purchase treasures with a total value of 10 billion; once the contribution balance is spent, even if you have money, you cannot buy things.

Of course, there is another way—contribution!

For example, contributing 10 billion worth of treasures to the Martial Hall, in addition to receiving 9.5 billion Blue Star coins, you can also receive a contribution quota of 9.5 billion.

"For treasures worth 10 billion, the Martial Hall extracts 500 million," Li Yuan thought to himself. "The Star Fire Treasury is essentially a huge intermediary platform; the Martial Hall's large number of Heaven-Flying Martial Artists roam the star realms, sell the treasures they obtain to the treasury, and then purchase what they need from the treasury... thus forming a positive cycle, making the treasury circulate and operate continuously."

This requires strong control, as well as the trust of all martial artists.

And the 5% extracted is one of the sources of operating funds for the entire Martial Hall.

For example, cultivating geniuses, etc., all require a large amount of funds.

Of course.

Even so, there are many rare treasures that are still in short supply, and there are many experts who have a large amount of money but no contribution balance.

Therefore, there are auctions.

Every year.

The Star Fire Martial Hall will hold an auction on the Blue Star, auctioning a large number of rare treasures... those with Heaven-Flying level permission can participate.

"The next auction, every December?" Li Yuan muttered to himself. "Ten months later?"

Li Yuan didn't pay too much attention to it.

He knew in his heart that although he had obtained Heaven-Flying level permission and had over 8 billion Blue Star coins... it seems like a lot, but compared to Heaven-Flying Martial Artists, it is not worth mentioning at all.

Besides.

"I am only at level 19 now, and the vast majority of treasures are of little significance to me," Li Yuan shook his head secretly.

It's not that they are useless.

It's that the cost-performance ratio is too low.

"What is truly effective for me here are these Star Arts," Li Yuan revealed a smile. "Second-Layer Star Arts, Third-Layer Star Arts, all free to learn?"

Of course, there is a limit, a quota of 20.

After all, even Heaven-Flying Martial Artists generally only cultivate two or three Star Arts.

After browsing the Star Fire Treasury, he also looked at the "cultivation suggestions" sent by the Star Fire Martial Hall.

Then he queried a large amount of new information in the database.

Li Yuan already had a vague idea about his subsequent cultivation.

At this time.

Dean Hai arrived.

"Dean." Li Yuan immediately led the other party into the living room, and the two sat down.

He poured tea for the other party.

"You should have seen the Star Fire Treasury and the cultivation suggestion letter given to you by the Star Fire Martial Hall, right?" Dean Hai said with a smile.

"I've seen them all," Li Yuan nodded.

"There are six months left before going to Flying Star," Dean Hai said with a smile. "You don't need to participate in the Blue Star Competition actual combat in June anymore; what are your thoughts now?"

"Become a Source Martial Artist first," Li Yuan thought for a moment and said. "Then go to a Tier-Two Star Realm to roam."

"It's just that I haven't decided which star realm to go to specifically."

Star realms are a must-visit.

Just the fact that his spiritual awakening degree was still a bit short of reaching 40% made it necessary for Li Yuan to make a trip.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 231 =====