Chapter 256: Gods Have Lifespans, But There Is an End (Bonus 45)

"One move, kill an ordinary Heaven-Flying rank?" Li Yuan thought to himself, the impact of these words on him was still very large.

After all, just a year ago, he was still a 'high school student' preparing to take the college entrance examination.

At that time, Heaven-Flying martial artists were still legendary existences in his eyes.

"It's not as difficult as you think."

"As long as you cultivate your physical foundation to Level 29, then your skills step into the Sixth Stage, and then cultivate the Ninth-Level Star Art *Earth Star Pulse True Explanation* and the Seventh-Level Star Art *Earth Divine Body* to the Second-Rank limit, you should be able to do it." The girl smiled: "Could it be that after receiving so much help from external objects, you still don't have the confidence to rival the Heaven-Flying rank as a Source Martial Artist?"

"I have." Li Yuan laughed.

Joke.

The Seven-Star Civilization's foundation is average, but every era can produce quite a few who rival Heaven-Flying as Source Martial Artists.

Not to mention Li Yuan? His ambition is even greater now.

Now, in Li Yuan's heart, the primary goal is to become the 'Number One Source Martial Artist' in the Seven-Star Civilization, and in the future, he wants to achieve killing demigods as a Heaven-Flying martial artist... only by doing this can he barely qualify for 'Divine Inheritance' and have hope of impacting the path to becoming a god.

Gods, which one was not a peerless genius when they were young?

"As long as you have confidence."

The girl nodded with satisfaction, and only then did she say: "By the way, you should be cultivating a contemplation method, right?"

Li Yuan was slightly shocked in his heart, then said: "Yes."

"Don't worry, Little Fire told me. When you were cultivating the contemplation method, it secretly spied on you and sensed a little, but couldn't confirm it completely." The girl smiled: "I was just bluffing you just now."

Li Yuan was speechless.

"It seems you indeed have other opportunities." The girl revealed a strange smile: "But you probably don't understand the preciousness of the contemplation method, that is the method of gods."

"Method of gods?" Li Yuan held his breath.

This was the first time he learned about the origin of the contemplation method.

"When demigods and Heaven-Flying martial artists teach their disciples and descendants, they mostly spend a lot of time branding their own spiritual imprints into the disciples' hearts to temper the disciples' spiritual will." The girl said: "This is the Heart-Mind Method, but as time passes, the imprints will gradually dissipate... it's very inconvenient."

"More advanced is the contemplation method."

"What is a contemplation method? The highest is to contemplate the true phase of Heaven and Earth, followed by contemplating the phase of nature, and the lowest is to contemplate the phase of gods." The girl said: "Gods, if they spend a lot of effort, can condense their own will into a 'Divine Phase', which can help a practitioner learn the contemplation method."

"After learning it, you can contemplate the Divine Phase day and night to strengthen your spirit and temper your will." The girl smiled: "The hope of becoming a god will be greatly increased."

"Brother, what is the contemplation method you learned called?" The girl looked at Li Yuan curiously: "And what is the phase of contemplation?"

Li Yuan hesitated for a moment, then said: "It is called *Contemplating the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra*."

Involving the Heart-Mind Divine Palace, Li Yuan actually didn't want to leak it.

But for Senior Gu You, Li Yuan was quite trusting from the heart, considering the previous situation.

Secondly, Li Yuan also had a trace of wanting to figure out the secret of the Heart-Mind Divine Palace in his heart.

"*Contemplating the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra*?" The girl's eyes were blank, obviously she hadn't heard of it.

"My phase of contemplation is a great sun, the spiritual body is being roasted and tortured on one side, and nourished by the endless starry sky on the other." Li Yuan said seriously.

"What?"

The girl was truly surprised this time, her little mouth slightly open, looking at Li Yuan: "Facing the great sun, with the starry sky on the back... this is one of the top-tier contemplation methods, the legendary true phase of Heaven and Earth. Even Father had only heard of it back then, but had never seen it."

"Where did you get it?" The girl couldn't help but ask.

Li Yuan was also shocked in his heart.

The contemplation method he learned from the Heart-Mind Divine Palace is considered top-tier even by gods... Is *Contemplating the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra* so powerful?

But Li Yuan finally understood the magic of the Heart-Mind Divine Palace... The contemplation method taught at the beginning was considered top-tier by gods, so what about other means?

Simply unimaginable.

"Sister, I can't say the origin." Li Yuan said with a bitter smile.

"Then don't say it." The girl had an 'I understand everything' look, and suddenly giggled: "I was strange before, how could a weak civilization give birth to a monstrous genius like you... Sure enough, everything has a reason."

"Don't worry."

"Evolution of Heaven and Earth, operation of the universe, how many secrets are there in this vast dimensional river? How many people with great opportunities?" The girl smiled: "Brother, the stronger and more powerful your background, the happier I will be for you."

Li Yuan nodded slightly.

Not getting to the bottom of things, this sister is indeed good.

"Originally, I prepared a contemplation method for you." The girl said softly: "Now it's useless... However, according to the rules left by Father, I still have to give it to you."

"Whoever you want to give it to, it's up to you." The girl smiled.

She flipped her palm, and a jade stone exuding aura and light appeared in her palm.

"To learn the contemplation method, you need at least Heaven-Flying level spiritual power." The girl instructed: "As long as you crush the jade stone and sense it with your soul, you can quickly condense the phase of contemplation in your heart-mind world."

"The Divine Phase of contemplation is not eternal, it will probably last for 1000 years, which is enough for a demigod's lifetime of cultivation." The girl said.

"A thousand years?" Li Yuan was quite curious: "Sister, can demigod powerhouses only live for a thousand years?"

"Isn't a thousand years long enough?" The girl laughed: "Don't you know the lifespans of the various martial arts realms?"

Li Yuan shook his head.

He really didn't know.

"Below the Second Rank, the limit is usually about 150 years." The girl said directly.

"Second Rank life, lifespan 300 years."

"Third Rank Heaven-Flying, lifespan 500 years."

"Fourth Rank demigod, lifespan a thousand years."

"Fifth Rank god, lifespan five thousand years." The girl finally said.

"Even gods cannot live forever?" Li Yuan was stunned. In his imagination, daring to call themselves gods, even if they don't live as long as heaven and earth, at least living for tens of thousands of years shouldn't be difficult.

Five thousand years is indeed very long, equivalent to the length of the entire Seven-Star Civilization.

But it seems to be a big gap from the gods in his imagination.

"So-called gods are just powerful lives. Where in this world are there immortal people? Nothing is eternal." The girl laughed: "The passage of time, the cycle of life and death, this is the supreme principle of Heaven and Earth."

"Martial arts cultivation is essentially fighting for lifespan with heaven."

Li Yuan nodded gently.

He put away the 'contemplation method' given by Senior Gu You. As for who to give it to, Li Yuan hadn't thought about it yet.

"Your spiritual power is so powerful, and your skills are so high, then you must strive to reach the Seven-Star Pulse level in the Source Martial Artist stage." The girl had a trace of expectation in her eyes: "Only then can you try to impact the Eight-Star Pulse in the Heaven-Flying stage."

"Seven-Star Pulse?" Li Yuan was curious.

Although he already had a goal in his heart.

But like Principal Fang Hai, Demigod Baishan, and others, their highest expectation for him before was only hoping he could reach the Six-Star Pulse.

"All things have spirits, every life contains massive life stars, theoretically all have the potential to impact the Six-Star Pulse, but to awaken so many life stars, the requirements for skills are extremely high, and spiritual power must be extremely strong." The girl said solemnly: "And Source Martial Artists have limited lifespans, and the golden cultivation time is even more limited... so most don't reach the limit before they have to break through."

"One step slow, every step slow."

"One step slow as a Source Martial Artist, and you will be two steps slow when becoming a Heaven-Flying martial artist."

"In the end, the vast majority of demigods find it difficult to impact the Seven-Star Pulse." The girl smiled: "The Seven-Star Pulse has also become a legend in many civilizations, and few people reach it."

Li Yuan listened and held his breath. All things have spirits, this is something he knew in the past.

But other secrets were learned for the first time.

"Your star pulse talent belongs to the most top-tier category, and now your skills and spiritual power are not bad." The girl looked forward to it: "Once you become an Eight-Star Pulse in the future... even if you achieve the god rank in the future, you will be an existence with an extremely strong foundation among gods."

"Sister, what is Master's star pulse foundation?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"Father was only a Seven-Star Pulse, but he had two Ninth-Level Star Pulses." The girl said seriously: "Overall, Father's foundation is considered not bad among gods."

"After all, theoretically, five star pulses can ignite divine fire." The girl said.

Li Yuan was puzzled.

Five star pulses? Is the requirement so low?

"Only theoretically, normally, those who become gods by their own efforts are at least Six-Star Pulses." The girl smiled.

Li Yuan nodded, this is consistent with his impression.

"Sister."

"Isn't it said that Heaven-Flying martial artists are difficult to further awaken star pulses?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"Who said that? Your elders?"

"A bunch of idiots." The girl frowned: "Heaven-Flying martial artists are just more difficult to awaken star pulses, not unable to awaken star pulses. Theoretically, even if you become a demigod... you can still continue to awaken star pulses, but few demigods can do it."

Li Yuan listened carefully.

Many seemingly 'basic' knowledge, but for the Seven-Star Civilization, it might be a 'knowledge desert'.

These are all experiences summarized by generations of gods.

"Theoretically, in the Source Martial Artist stage, it is impossible for your skills and spiritual power to support you to awaken an Eight-Star Pulse." The girl said seriously: "So, awakening a Seven-Star Pulse in the Source Martial Artist stage is a limit."

"After stepping into Heaven-Flying, striving to awaken an Eight-Star Pulse... is my highest expectation for you."

Li Yuan listened carefully, and finally asked: "What about the Nine-Star Pulse?"

"Don't aim too high."

"The Nine-Star Pulse, let alone your civilization... even in the entire dimensional domain, it is probably a legend." The girl seemed to recall something.

After thinking for a while.

The girl added: "Of course, I'm not saying you definitely have no hope, just take it one step at a time. Nine-Star Pulse... wait until you reach the Seven-Star Pulse as a Second-Rank Source Martial Artist, then think about the Nine-Star Pulse."

"Hmm."

The two chatted for a while longer.

Li Yuan put all the treasures given by Senior Gu You into the storage magic treasure, and also recognized the token that can enter and exit the Inner Realm as his master.

"I've said enough."

"Remember, after going out, don't leak the secret that you obtained the god's inheritance. Be wary of others." The girl said: "When you think your strength has reached the Second-Rank limit, come back to see me."

"I'll send you to Little Fire."

Saying that.

Without waiting for Li Yuan to say goodbye.

The girl waved her little hand, and an invisible fluctuation swept past, and Li Yuan had disappeared from the spot.

"Didn't expect."

"After not talking for so long, I said so much as soon as I saw someone." The girl muttered to herself: "Father, it seems this disciple of yours is very unusual, being able to obtain such a top-tier contemplation method... The hope of our success might be a little greater."

"Brother."

"I hope you don't let me down." The girl closed her eyes gently, standing in the void, looking like a porcelain doll.

Motionless.

Seeming to fall into a deep sleep.

Hum~ A dizzying spin.

Li Yuan still had many questions he hadn't asked.

For example, who killed the god Deity Deity Gu Ju, for example, gods cannot descend into the Star Realm, so where did this Inner Realm come from? And for example, Lin Lanyue's whereabouts.

But Senior Gu You didn't seem to want to say more.

Directly sending him away.

Hum~ Silently.

When everything calmed down, Li Yuan felt the scene in front of him return to normal, and he was already in a vast palace.

The four walls of the entire palace were fiery red.

On those divine pillars, there were even more carvings of large flame divine birds... as if entering a world of flames.

"Inheritance Palace of a Fire-element god?" Li Yuan thought to himself, not feeling too vigilant in his heart.

According to the exchange with Senior Gu You just now, as a personal disciple of the god Deity Deity Gu Ju, the realm spirit would definitely treat him very politely.

It might even give him certain permissions.

Suddenly.

"Li Yuan, did you succeed?" A pleasant voice came from not far away, and immediately a beautiful figure in fiery red robes walked out from a corridor on one side of the palace wall.

Li Yuan's eyes lit up.

It was Lin Lanyue.

But she had changed.

From the high school era to now, it had only been a year. During this period, the two had often met on the virtual network, and had spent several days together before and after the death of teacher Xu Bo.

Li Yuan could sense Lin Lanyue's temperament change before, becoming more and more heroic, but that belonged to subtle changes.

Until today.

The two met again.

Lin Lanyue, she is not the kind of top beauty, but she has completely shed the greenness of high school and has undergone a reborn change.

The temperament is very special.

Subconsciously, Li Yuan couldn't help but think of Senior Gu You.

These are two completely different temperaments. Senior Gu You has the holiness of a girl and a coldness that makes people unwilling to profane... Lin Lanyue is the opposite. Standing there, she gives people the feeling that there is endless heat.

Of course.

Li Yuan had to admit that if he really wanted to compare, Lin Lanyue was still much inferior.

But it was far better than many other women Li Yuan had seen.

The eyes of the two collided.

"Lanyue, you are actually here?" Li Yuan also smiled. His coming to the Inner Realm this time was an unexpected joy to obtain the god's inheritance.

Originally, he just intended to save Lin Lanyue.

But looking at the current situation, Li Yuan vaguely understood that he probably didn't need to save her anymore.

Reuniting after a long time, and in such a scene, the feelings of the two were a bit unusual.

"Lanyue, did you know I was coming?" Li Yuan thought of Lin Lanyue's words just now.

"Yes."

"The realm spirit told me about you, saying you went to accept the Earth-element god's inheritance... It seems you succeeded." Lin Lanyue smiled, seemingly happy for Li Yuan.

"That Earth-element god is more powerful than my master." Lin Lanyue said.

"Master? You took a Fire-element god as your master?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up.

"Hmm, but only a nominal disciple." Lin Lanyue laughed: "In this regard, I am far inferior to you. I was able to apprentice not because of talent or comprehension, but because of bloodline fit."

"Bloodline?" Li Yuan was even more puzzled.

Before this, he only guessed that Lin Lanyue might have obtained or was accepting a Fire-element god's inheritance.

But it was only because of bloodline? This was something Li Yuan hadn't thought of.

"Come over and sit, I'll tell you slowly." Lin Lanyue smiled.

"Good." Although Li Yuan wanted to pass the news that he was alive back to the Seven-Star Alliance, he was not in a hurry.

Lin Lanyue was in front.

Li Yuan was behind, and the two passed through the corridor and quickly arrived at a side hall.

There was a futon here, clearly a quiet room.

"You sit, I'll sit on the ground." Li Yuan laughed.

The two sat down separately.

Then, Lin Lanyue began to tell her experience.

"This Fire-element god, is a True Phoenix?" Li Yuan listened to Lin Lanyue's narration, his heart was shocked: "Born a god?"

"Yes."

"Master followed that powerful Earth-element god back then." Lin Lanyue sighed: "True Phoenix... is an extremely terrifying divine beast group in the dimensional river."

"Every True Phoenix, after a thousand years of time, can rely on its bloodline to grow into a god step by step. They are natural divine beasts, destined to become gods."

"Amazing." Li Yuan sincerely said.

Born destined to become a god?

Divine beasts are just different.

"Don't care too much about origin," a gentle voice sounded around the two: "Born well, natural potential is great."

"But born weak, one can also hope to become a god, and even become a super existence among gods, such as Li Yuan's master."

"And such as Li Yuan, if you become a god, I'm afraid you will be much more powerful than my master."

"Realm Spirit?" Li Yuan couldn't help but look around.

This voice was very familiar, it was the voice of the realm spirit he had come into contact with before.

"The realm spirit will not appear." Lin Lanyue said helplessly: "It only occasionally hears us talking, and then gives a few pointers."

Li Yuan nodded, so that was it.

"Back then, this Star Realm was first opened and was extremely unstable. Master was severely injured and could no longer escape, and fearing being chased by enemies... he took the opportunity to drive the Inner Realm and descend into this Star Realm." Lin Lanyue said: "Integrating the Inner Realm into the Star Realm origin... only then did he hide."

"Before dying, Master stripped his own bloodline and divided it into two, keeping it."

"This is the Lieyu Star Realm."

"Gods can descend into unstable Star Realms." Lin Lanyue said: "Until a hundred years ago, the Lieyu Star Realm was completely stable, and gods had no possibility of descending... only then did the Inner Realm appear."

Li Yuan suddenly realized, so that was it.

The first-born Star Realm, with imperfect operating rules, cannot stop gods from coming in.

"Finally."

"Among the group of Source Martial Artists who first roamed the Star Realm, the realm spirit selected my ancestor 'Demigod Yan Cheng', who was born with a very high fit with the True Phoenix bloodline." Lin Lanyue said: "He inherited that incomplete 'True Phoenix bloodline' and quickly rose to become a demigod."

Li Yuan sighed.

It turned out that Demigod Demigod Yan Cheng's rise was because he inherited an incomplete True Phoenix bloodline.

"Later."

"There was a Flame Family on Flying Star. The so-called 'Flame Bloodline' is actually containing a trace of True Phoenix bloodline." Lin Lanyue continued: "Even if there is only a trace of bloodline, once awakened, it is enough to make us gradually become Heaven-Flying rank."

"*Nirvana Divine Canon* is also a specialized cultivation method for the True Phoenix clan."

"I awakened a trace of True Phoenix bloodline in high school." Lin Lanyue said: "Only then was I able to enter the Flame Family and accept the family's many cultivations, and my strength improved rapidly."

Li Yuan immediately remembered that Lin Lanyue did not participate in the April adjustment exam.

Lin Lanyue glossed over her cultivation experience in the Flame Family.

But!

Coming to save Lin Lanyue this time, after Li Yuan became the absolute main force of the Inner Realm... he had already obtained a detailed file about Lin Lanyue from the Flame Family.

Her cultivation was not as hard as his, but in fact, it was also extremely crazy.

The 'Fire Bath' cultivation for the Flame Family to explore bloodline potential, her performance was in the top three in the entire family history (Chapter 99).

Because of this, she bloomed with brilliance step by step in the Flame Family.

Even in less than a year, her skills reached the Fourth-Stage High Tier. Just in terms of skill level, placed in the same grade of Starry Sky University, she rushed from the middle and lower reaches into the top thirty within a year, and there was a trend of getting faster and faster (Chapter 217).

Finally, Demigod Demigod Yan Cheng met her, and after testing, confirmed that the concentration of True Phoenix bloodline in her body was second only to him, the ancestor... decided to send Lin Lanyue to the Inner Realm.

"Coming to the Inner Realm."

"I passed several tests and finally fused another incomplete 'True Phoenix bloodline', making my bloodline strong enough to fit the requirements of the inheritance artifact." Lin Lanyue smiled: "Became a nominal disciple of Master."

"Nominal disciple?" Li Yuan was stunned: "Not a personal disciple?"

"Naturally not."

"Li Yuan, you are also a disciple of a god, naturally you should understand how high the requirements for a god's personal disciple are." The gentle voice sounded again: "Lanyue can become a nominal disciple, mainly because of bloodline."

"I need her to manipulate the inheritance artifact left by the master, and then push the entire Inner Realm to break away from the Lieyu Star Realm."

"Only then can we better screen for personal disciples, and only then can we gain freedom."

Li Yuan felt a bit dazed.

"Li Yuan, the Inner Realm and the Star Realm origin are integrated. If you want to pry it, under normal circumstances, at least you need to be at the Heaven-Flying peak to recognize the Inner Realm as master and fully catalyze it, only then can you make the Inner Realm break away." Lin Lanyue explained: "But this is a Second-Level Star Realm... at most Source Martial Artists can come in."

"Otherwise, Demigod Demigod Yan Cheng could easily catalyze the Inner Realm."

"This is an unsolvable contradiction."

"Can only rely on the True Phoenix clan inheritance artifact left by Master, find a bloodline fit, use bloodline advantage, reach the Sixth-Stage skill level in the Source Martial Artist stage, barely catalyze the artifact, and then push the Inner Realm to erupt." Lin Lanyue said.

Li Yuan immediately understood.

In short, Lin Lanyue is a tool person? A stepping stone for the realm spirit to break away from the Star Realm and find a personal disciple?

But it can't be said that Lin Lanyue has no harvest. On the contrary, her harvest is huge.

Just an incomplete True Phoenix bloodline.

In the future, as long as Lin Lanyue herself does not slack in cultivation, relying on the True Phoenix bloodline and the super high fit of the 'Fire lineage', she is almost destined to become a demigod.

"Li Yuan, Lanyue still needs to cultivate in the Inheritance Palace for a period of time." The realm spirit's voice sounded again: "After she completely adapts to the transformed bloodline, becomes a Source Martial Artist, and her skills step into the Fifth Stage... I will naturally let her leave, go to the outside world to roam and temper, and wait until she reaches the Second-Rank limit before coming back."

"Do you want to stay here and accompany her for a while?"

"Or leave first?" The realm spirit said.

"Leave first." Lin Lanyue took the initiative to say, her bright eyes falling on Li Yuan: "Li Yuan, you have now obtained the Earth-element god's inheritance... staying here is useless, and I have no life danger."

"After you go back, just inform Demigod Demigod Yan Cheng about some of my situations."

Li Yuan could not ignore the danger to save himself, and the two met, which was enough to move Lin Lanyue.

Li Yuan looked at Lin Lanyue's face.

Thought for a while.

"Good, I have been in the Divine Palace ruins for more than half a month. If I don't go back, I'm afraid they will worry that I'm dead." Li Yuan smiled: "Then I'll go first, wait for you to come out."

"Good."

"I will come out as soon as possible, and we will meet again on Flying Star." Lin Lanyue smiled.

"See you on Flying Star."

When the two were communicating just now, Li Yuan also talked about some of his experiences.

For example, winning the championship in the Blue Star Competition virtual battle.

Lin Lanyue only then knew that Li Yuan would go to Flying Star to accept the Martial God's inheritance in a few months.

Not long after.

Accompanied by an invisible fluctuation, Li Yuan had been sent away by the realm spirit and disappeared into the Fire-element god's Inheritance Palace.

The smile on Lin Lanyue's face faded, and a trace of loneliness flashed vaguely.

"I can feel it, he has a good impression of you. If you had asked him to stay with you for a few days just now, he would have stayed." The realm spirit's voice sounded.

"No need."

"Being able to meet once, I am already very satisfied."

"His cultivation time is precious, staying here is of no benefit to him." Lin Lanyue shook her head: "Moreover... what reason do I have to make him stay?"

The realm spirit did not persuade her anymore.

"Realm Spirit."

"Counting the time, it should be the new round of 'Fire Refining Nirvana', right?" Lin Lanyue suddenly said.

"Still one day away, are you sure you are rested?" The realm spirit asked.

"Hmm, rested."

As a life with a powerful bloodline, one can gradually become powerful by relying on the bloodline... but if one can cultivate hard and do everything possible to dig into the power of the bloodline, one can make oneself even more powerful.

Fire Refining Nirvana is a trial ground left by the Fire-element god for his disciples.

It is a hundred times more painful than the fire bath Lin Lanyue once endured, but she has already far surpassed the original.

"Remember."

"When Fire Refining Nirvana, operate the contemplation method." The gentle voice sounded: "This will make your soul grow faster."

"Hmm."

Inner Realm, outside that huge and continuous Divine Palace ruin, there are a large number of First-Rank martial artists and Source Martial Artists stationed, as many as several hundred people.

They are guarding in all directions.

Responsible for leading them are Si Feng, Cross, and Bai Ya.

"How long has Li Yuan been in?"

"Almost twenty days, right?" Si Feng and Cross chatted. For geniuses like them, simple guarding tasks are very boring.

"Li Yuan is not of the Fire lineage. According to the intelligence provided by the Flame Family, for such a long time..." Si Feng couldn't help but say.

"Don't be a crow's mouth." Cross said in a low voice: "I believe in Li Yuan, he will definitely come out alive."

For Li Yuan who once saved his life, Cross is extremely grateful.

He is unwilling to believe that Li Yuan, who is so powerful and talented, would die in the Divine Palace ruins.

Before, so many people from the Flame Family came out alive.

"Don't blame Si Feng." Bai Ya sighed lightly: "It's just that according to normal reasoning, the longer it goes, the less hope Li Yuan has of surviving..."

Suddenly.

"Someone!"

"Someone came out of the Divine Palace ruins." Exclamations came from not far away.

It immediately startled Cross, Si Feng, and Bai Ya. The three of them looked up at the entrance of the ruins in the distance.

Whoosh!

A figure wearing earth-yellow robes was walking out along the palace, moving extremely fast.

"It's Li Yuan!!" Cross recognized him at a glance, excited enough to jump up.

"Li Yuan?" Si Feng was also shocked, and even more pleasantly surprised: "Haha, good! Came back alive!!"

"Alive?"

"Seventeen days, survived?" Bai Ya also smiled, but she felt it was a bit incredible.

After all, according to the Flame Family's previous records, if not of the Fire lineage, most would come out alive in a few days.

So many days have passed.

Actually, not just them, including many people outside, all felt that Li Yuan was likely dead in the Divine Palace ruins.

But now, after so long, Li Yuan came out alive?

Whoosh!

Li Yuan's speed was extremely fast, and in just a few dozen seconds, he had already arrived at the 'base camp' of the Seven-Star Civilization's garrison.

"Li Yuan."

"Long time no see." Seeing this group of old acquaintances, Li Yuan could not help but reveal a smile.

"Long time no see." Seeing this group of old friends, Li Yuan couldn't help but smile.

Li Yuan's return made this group of garrison martial artists incomparably excited, and they immediately passed the news to other martial artists in the Inner Realm.

Also passed to the war fortress in the Star Realm.

Under that large mineral vein, in a mysterious stone room, it was quite dim.

Swish swish~ Alicia's body was blooming with strands of blue light, the light flowing, vaguely triggering the power of Heaven and Earth.

Suddenly she opened her eyes.

"Hmm?" Alicia felt the smart bracelet tremble, looked down, and a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes: "Li Yuan came back alive?"

"That big pervert came out alive?"

"Quick!"

"Go see him quickly."

"He was trapped in the Divine Palace ruins for so many days, he must have some very special harvest." Little Star's voice sounded in her mind instantly: "Hurry up and ask, see what useful intelligence can be obtained... maybe we can also break in."

"Don't waste the opportunity."

"Shut up." Alicia frowned, then clicked on the light screen, first sending a message to Li Yuan.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

The news that Li Yuan came back alive made Rudnev, Wuma Nong, and Yu Jinghe know in a very short time.

Immediately following.

Wuma Nong and the others also passed the news to the Alliance high command at the first time.

Above Kunlun Martial University, Xia Nation.

"Li Yuan came back alive?" Fang Hai received the news in the quiet room of his aircraft.

"Alive is good."

"I don't know if he had any special harvest after being trapped inside for such a long time."

... Fang Hai, Demigod Baishan, and other Alliance high-level officials received the news, and while their worries dissipated, curiosity also arose in their hearts.

Li Yuan was clearly of the Earth lineage, why did he stay in the core of a Fire-element god's ruin for so long?

Any special harvest?

Time passed.

In the Inner Realm, in the garrison outside the Divine Palace ruins.

Li Yuan looked at the large amount of messages sent from the outside world through the smart bracelet, some comforting, some congratulating... mostly some elders passing them on.

Of course, besides these messages, more messages were curiosity and inquiries.

"It seems there are many people curious about my experience." Li Yuan thought to himself.

He didn't hesitate much, quickly wrote an experience report that he had prepared in his heart, and uploaded it directly to the war base.

The content was very detailed and complicated, but the general meaning was—obtained a demigod inheritance, obtained two Star Arts, a contemplation method, and a demigod weapon long spear.

Gone!

Will the Alliance high command believe it?

Believe it or not! Li Yuan didn't care much.

The reason why he wanted to reveal the Star Arts and the demigod weapon long spear... was because Li Yuan would soon use these things, and it would be impossible to hide them sooner or later.

Better not to hide.

At the same time.

Through communication with Wuma Nong and Yu Jinghe outside, Li Yuan also learned about the many situations that happened outside during his half-month in the Divine Palace ruins.

The two sides fought very tragically.

"Actually died so many Heaven-Flying martial artists?"

"Even Abbott died?" Li Yuan sighed secretly.

Like Tavares and Wuma Nong, Li Yuan hadn't heard of them before coming to Flying Star.

But Abbott? He had heard of him, a genius Source Martial Artist with great fame in the Alliance.

It was rumored that he would definitely become a powerful Heaven-Flying martial artist in the future.

Unexpectedly, he died in the Lieyu Star Realm.

"Li Yuan, your report, we have already reported to the Alliance high command."

"For the next period of time, the Guyue Divine Kingdom is likely to launch a new war, so we hope you can continue to garrison for a period of time." Wuma Nong passed the message: "And be ready for war at any time."

Continue to garrison?

Li Yuan had no opinion.

"Even if I go back to Blue Star, I'm just cultivating at school." Li Yuan thought to himself: "It's the same everywhere."

For Li Yuan now, with the Myriad Phenomena Star Map carried with him to contemplate and perceive at any time.

Cultivating anywhere makes little difference.

"Next."

"Besides normal cultivation of Source Power, contemplation method, and practicing the spear." Li Yuan thought to himself: "One more important thing for me is to continue working hard to awaken life stars."

"Strive to awaken the second star pulse from the Fourth-Level to the Fifth-Level as soon as possible."

"That way, I can cultivate the Fifth-Level Star Art *Star Mysterious Body*."

A Fifth-Level Star Art, if cultivated with some success, is enough to make Li Yuan's strength skyrocket.

And it will lay a good foundation for Li Yuan to cultivate the Seventh-Level Star Art *Earth Divine Body* in the future.

Li Yuan's report did not cause much of a stir.

The high command might not fully believe Li Yuan's statement... but Li Yuan is still in the Inner Realm now.

Even if some Star Lords and demigods in the Alliance high command have opinions and ideas, they can only hold them back for now.

It is impossible to come and ask Li Yuan now.

Time passed, and the Guyue Divine Palace and the Seven-Star Civilization side never broke out in a major war again, as if the Guyue Divine Kingdom side had completely given up.

Until the sixth day after Li Yuan returned.

The red sun hung high.

In the garrison outside the Divine Palace ruins, inside a temporarily built tent.

Li Yuan was sitting cross-legged, cultivating *All Heavens Stars* silently, frantically absorbing Source Power from the outside world.

Constantly pushing the life layer to evolve.

At the same time, he also split his thoughts, constantly trying to awaken life stars.

Suddenly.

"Hum~" Li Yuan's body trembled suddenly, blooming with strands of earth-yellow light.

"Haha, good, good."

"Actually, the second star pulse, really reached the Fifth-Level star pulse level." Li Yuan was quite pleasantly surprised in his heart.

Only a few days!

Really good luck.

"Continue." Li Yuan calmed down, did not rush to cultivate Star Arts, but continued to try to awaken life stars.

More than an hour later.

Suddenly.

"Hmm?" Li Yuan suddenly sensed the smart bracelet tremble, looked down, and his pupils shrank suddenly.

"Warning!!"

"War warning!"

"Full-line invasion, at 136 exits, First-Rank martial artists of the Guyue Divine Palace killed their way out at the same time, request support!!"

"Request support!!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 257 =====