Chapter 277: Flying Through the Sky and Burrowing Into the Earth

These days, besides sparring with Li Yuan every day, Half-God Teacher Lie Feng would guide and instruct Li Yuan through weapon sparring.

For the rest of the time, he mostly cultivated alone.

Although Half-God Teacher Lie Feng was close to his lifespan limit and had been stuck in a bottleneck for many years, the hope of breaking through was slim.

But what if he broke through? Until the very last moment, Half-God Teacher Lie Feng was unwilling to give up.

Besides quiet cultivation, Half-God Teacher Lie Feng would occasionally observe Li Yuan.

He had long discovered that except for fixed daily source energy cultivation and meditation.

Almost all of Li Yuan's remaining time was spent pondering spear techniques. He was truly tireless.

And it was a truly wholehearted investment, without a shred of laziness.

Secondly, judging from the mysteries of Li Yuan's spear technique operation sensed by Half-God Teacher Lie Feng, Li Yuan spent most of his time pondering the mysteries of the Wind, and his progress was quite fast.

Plus Li Yuan calling him "Teacher" "Teacher" respectfully every day.

As time went by, he naturally developed more affection.

After half a month, from Half-God Teacher Lie Feng's inner heart, he had an extra bit of fondness for Li Yuan.

Normal people would like sensible, talented, and hardworking juniors.

Just!!

Half-God Teacher Lie Feng never expected that Li Yuan had clearly spent most of his time pondering the Heaven-Earth mysteries of the Wind.

As a result, in just half a month, Li Yuan had achieved a qualitative transformation in Earth mysteries without knowing it.

For a time, Half-God Teacher Lie Feng didn't know what to say.

"Splash~"

Only to see Li Yuan standing up on a cliff a kilometer away. He still had his eyes closed, but a long spear had already appeared in his hand, and he gripped it lightly.

Slowly began to practice the spear.

Accompanied by the long spear dancing, around Li Yuan and the long spear, streaks of earthy yellow airflow appeared rapidly... The power of heaven and earth had completely materialized.

Swish swish swish~

Displaying move after move, the spear light crossed the long sky, and the earthy yellow airflow formed by the condensation of heaven and earth power had completely shrouded and wrapped Li Yuan, just like a perfect sphere.

These streaks of earthy yellow airflow also made the aura Li Yuan emitted increasingly terrifying.

Even, under the wrapping effect of that earthy yellow airflow, Li Yuan had already stood in the air without knowing it.

Flying!

Standing in the void!

"Skill reaches the Sixth Stage, truly stepping into the level of Dao." Half-God Teacher Lie Feng looked at this scene and sighed inwardly: "This kid, he truly has incredible talent in the Earth lineage."

During this half month of teaching, he had originally felt that Li Yuan's talent in the Wind lineage was not bad.

But looking at it now, compared to his talent in the Earth lineage? It was too far behind.

……

"Heaven and earth are vast, the earth is boundless." Li Yuan was completely immersed in the fluctuations of the earth, his heart and mind completely merged with the entire heaven and earth.

That's right.

For the past half month, he had indeed been wholeheartedly practicing the spear and pondering the Heaven-Earth mysteries of the Wind... but the mysteries of all things in heaven and earth are a whole, and his talent in the Earth lineage was truly too high.

Plus there were many external aids.

These days, when he sensed the mysterious and unpredictable Wind fluctuations between heaven and earth, he was also sensing the Earth mystery fluctuations without knowing it... without him deliberately cultivating and contemplating.

Just now, when he was sitting cross-legged on the cliff.

A strange thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind, vaguely sensing the wonderful fluctuations transmitted from the earth beneath him, completely touching a string in his heart.

"Earth!"

"Heaven and earth!"

In the past, Li Yuan could sense the fluctuations of source energy and the power of heaven and earth between the vast heaven and earth, and the Earth fluctuations were the clearest.

But this moment.

Li Yuan's consciousness and heart were completely attached to the boundless earth, and in his perception, only the vast and thick Earth fluctuations remained.

Everything else, he couldn't sense at all.

Earth, vast and boundless.

The accumulation of many insights from the past surged into Li Yuan's heart like a tide.

"Is this the full picture of Earth fluctuations?" Li Yuan's perfect Star Veins operated, and the "True Explanation of Earth Star Veins" turned into a bright star, faintly emitting earthy yellow light.

Li Yuan's comprehension of Earth Heaven-Earth mysteries was already very deep, surpassing many Heaven-Flying Martial Artists.

From prototype of True Intent to condensing True Intent.

This step is like a chasm!

Whether it is the Seven Star civilization or the Heaven-Flying Martial Artists of many other civilizations, it is difficult to cross this obstacle.

"In the past, I contemplated Earth Heaven-Earth mysteries."

"But my heart had never been so attached to the earth." Li Yuan was completely immersed in it, slowly displaying his spear technique. The accumulation of past insights had completely condensed into one. Every move and every style was like stars rolling, majestic and unshakable, containing the power to crush everything in front of him.

True Intent!

Li Yuan understood at this moment that, in fact, the so-called Star True Intent, Long Spring True Intent, etc.... only contained a few characteristics of the law Great Dao, and were far-fetched by later generations.

To be precise, there is only Earth True Intent, Water True Intent, Fire True Intent, Wind True Intent... although different powerhouses have different comprehensions, they always reach the same goal by different routes.

"The True Intent I condensed is also very different from the so-called 'Star True Intent' understood by many Heaven-Flying Martial Artists," Li Yuan was thoughtful: "There is no need to deliberately call it Star True Intent."

"It is just Earth True Intent."

……

High in the sky.

"Swish swish~" Spear light bloomed, every spear light did not contain source energy fluctuations, but it pierced through dozens of meters of void again and again, leaving behind spear light traces that lingered.

When attacking, it was upright and honest, as if wanting to use absolute power to crush.

When defending, the airflow was like a long river, endless.

"The True Intent mysteries he comprehended seem to be different from pure Star True Intent," Half-God Teacher Lie Feng observed from below, thinking to himself: "Normal Star True Intent is better at defense, but Li Yuan's spear technique is both offensive and defensive, endless."

For a long time.

Li Yuan finally stopped completely, manipulating the invisible power of heaven and earth, and descended to the ground.

"Walking on the Dao." Li Yuan thought to himself, reaching the Sixth Stage of skill, only then can one borrow True Intent to fly through the sky and burrow into the earth.

"Li Yuan."

"Congratulations, you have finally reached the Sixth Stage of True Intent," Half-God Teacher Lie Feng appeared beside Li Yuan at some point, with a strange smile on his face: "Being able to perfectly merge with heaven and earth, truly entering the Dao."

Li Yuan nodded involuntarily.

Fifth Stage Heaven-Human Unity, initially it is God merging with heaven and earth, it is the heart and mind merging into heaven and earth and being nourished by heaven and earth, and then it is step by step gradually triggering the power of heaven and earth.

Gradually making the body merge into heaven and earth.

Like a Fifth Stage limit expert, why can their running speed be so terrifying?

It is because the body is almost merged into heaven and earth, and the air almost doesn't form resistance.

Until the Heaven-Earth mysteries comprehended are deep enough, and the realm is high enough, completely transforming to reach the True Intent realm.

This is entering the Dao!

Once the mind moves, the body can completely merge into heaven and earth, becoming a part of the power of heaven and earth, then one can borrow the power of heaven and earth to fly at ultra-high speed without any resistance.

Once this realm is reached, walking in the sky, on the earth, and in the ocean is almost like flat ground, with no difference.

This is an essential transformation.

"With your current strength, many Heaven-Flying Martial Artists who have just broken through are afraid that their strength is not as good as yours," Half-God Teacher Lie Feng said.

Li Yuan nodded involuntarily.

Heaven-Flying Martial Artists will condense a "Source Dan" in the sea of source energy in their bodies, and the source energy power transformed by the Source Dan will skyrocket, and at the same time, it will give martial artists the ability to fly... Flying is the biggest advantage of Heaven-Flying Martial Artists relative to Source Martial Artists.

But those who condense True Intent can also fly through the sky and burrow into the earth, and in a sense, they are even better at flying than many Heaven-Flying Martial Artists who haven't condensed True Intent... because condensing True Intent is essentially getting the recognition of heaven and earth, and receiving the blessing of heaven and earth.

Like Rudnev and Yu Jinghe, they can defeat or even kill Heaven-Flying aliens as Source Martial Artists.

Their biggest reliance is the comprehension of True Intent.

"Condensing True Intent is just the first step of entering the Dao, it is just Heaven-Earth True Intent, and has not yet understood the essence of heaven and earth."

"Next, what you need to do is to continue to sense Earth fluctuations on this path, and continue to contemplate and deduce," Half-God Teacher Lie Feng said: "Until one day, quantitative change leads to qualitative change, allowing you to fuse many insights, which is the mystery of laws."

"Law mysteries, as long as you comprehend a trace, without any external force, you can kill ordinary Heaven-Flying Martial Artists with a single thought," Half-God Teacher Lie Feng looked at Li Yuan: "It's just that crossing the threshold of laws is incomparably difficult, and many Half-Gods can't do it."

"This junior understands," Li Yuan said.

This point, he had seen in many materials in the database... usually, when skills reach the level of True Intent perfection, and then the body and Source Dan are polished to the limit, there is hope to cross into the Half-God level.

If skills reach the Seventh Stage law level? Becoming a Half-God is easy.

Just like Li Yuan now.

He had a feeling that with his super-high skills, as long as he moved his mind, even if his physical fitness hadn't reached the limit of a Source Martial Artist... he could still trigger the power of heaven and earth, gather five Star Veins to form a Source Dan, and directly become a Heaven-Flying Martial Artist.

This is the power of high-level skills.

Of course, Li Yuan's pursuit is to awaken Seven-Star Vein or even Eight-Star Vein as a Source Martial Artist... striving to condense the most powerful Source Dan in one go, and laying the best foundation.

In the short term, Li Yuan wouldn't choose to break through.

"Your talent in the Earth lineage is incredibly high," Half-God Teacher Lie Feng said: "But you are much inferior in the Wind lineage. Are you sure you want to continue cultivating?"

"Yes." Li Yuan nodded heavily, having already walked to this step, how could he give up.

"Fine." Half-God Teacher Lie Feng didn't really want to dissuade him.

He just simply felt that Li Yuan being distracted by the Wind lineage... seemed to be a bit of a waste of time.

……

After successfully condensing Earth True Intent, his strength skyrocketed again, and Li Yuan felt exceptionally comfortable.

Sitting cross-legged on the cliff again.

Listening to the tide of the sea, letting the gales blow... the weather on the island was unpredictable.

"Is the weather going to change again?" Li Yuan thought to himself.

For the past half month, Li Yuan had already become accustomed to the sudden changes in wind and clouds on the island in the deep sea.

"Sensing heaven and earth." Li Yuan closed his eyes gently.

Now that he had successfully condensed True Intent, he felt that his sensing of the vast heaven and earth was becoming increasingly clear.

Those streaks of Heaven-Earth fluctuations were also becoming increasingly "beautiful" in his eyes.

Only when the realm is reached can one feel the wonderfulness of heaven and earth nature.

Ask for Dao in the morning, die in the evening.

The premise is entering the Dao.

"Spiritual strength, growing faster."

"I trigger the source energy between heaven and earth more easily, and my physical fitness growth and source energy recovery speed will also improve accordingly," Li Yuan realized.

The transformation of skills represents a higher degree of compatibility with heaven and earth.

"Earth fluctuations, vast and boundless."

"Wind, is wandering wantonly in the vast heaven and earth," Li Yuan vaguely felt some commonalities between Earth mysteries and Wind mysteries.

Cultivating to Li Yuan's level.

He increasingly understood that Earth mysteries were indeed not just pure defense, they also had a violent side... but their core was to encompass everything, to carry everything, and to be the stability extending to the endless earth.

They were the foundation of the operation of endless heaven and earth, and they were indeed very rigid, even when attacking, they were upright and honest, pursuing crushing with absolute power.

But Wind mysteries, they also had many aspects, and could be used for both attack and defense, but their core was agility and elegance.

Earth, Wind.

The two major laws seemed to be completely opposite.

But in Li Yuan's perception, they seemed to have thousands of connections.

"In the deity spear technique, they combine the two law mysteries perfectly," Li Yuan recalled the feeling of the resonance.

"Practice the spear!"

"I ponder Wind mysteries purely, and it is indeed not fast enough," Li Yuan thought to himself: "Now that I have condensed Earth True Intent and entered the Dao, I will try to learn the deity spear technique again to see if I can integrate Wind mysteries into the spear technique."

At the same time.

Li Yuan's gaze swept across a column in the Heart Palace panel:

【Skill Realm: Earth True Intent (Sixth Stage Initial), Wind Mystery (Fifth Stage 19%)】

"After skills reach the Sixth Stage, there is no longer a distinction between so-called spear technique and movement technique?" Li Yuan thought to himself: "And it no longer gives me feedback in the form of percentages?"

To this, Li Yuan could also understand.

Contemplating Heaven-Earth mysteries is difficult to quantify, and it was already rare for the Heart Palace panel to be able to vaguely divide them into initial, intermediate, and advanced stages.

Like many martial artists who reach the True Intent level, it is very difficult for them to say clearly what level they have reached.

Dao is hard to find.

"Wind mystery progress, it's not slow," Li Yuan showed a faint smile.

At first glance, it seems that contemplating Wind mysteries reached the Fifth Stage intermediate level so quickly, which is far faster than contemplating Earth mysteries before... but that is because Li Yuan had already completed the body and mind foundation from the First Stage to the Fourth Stage.

And Li Yuan's spiritual strength was already huge now.

Even if Li Yuan tried to contemplate Water mysteries or Fire mysteries now, it would be the same, entering from the Fifth Stage directly.

"Tick~ tick~

Whoosh! Whoosh!

It was already raining in the sky, and Li Yuan, facing the wind and rain, began his spear technique cultivation again.

……

Hundreds of kilometers away from the entrance of the Martial God Star Realm.

In that mysterious dark space, a blurry figure sat on the void.

There were mysterious fluctuations around him, mixed with streaks of golden light, making him look even more mysterious.

"Master."

A low voice suddenly sounded: "Half-God Teacher Lie Feng sent news about Li Yuan."

"Speak." The blurry figure didn't even open his eyes.

"Half-God Teacher Lie Feng said that Li Yuan is progressing quite fast in the Wind lineage, but... he seems to be progressing even more terrifyingly in the Earth lineage." The low voice said.

"Could it be that he didn't focus on the Wind lineage while following Teacher Lie Feng for cultivation?" The blurry figure frowned slightly.

"That's not it."

"According to Half-God Teacher Lie Feng, Li Yuan's spiritual consciousness is extremely strong, and his cultivation is extremely hardworking, always focusing on contemplating the Wind lineage," the low voice said: "But without knowing it, he actually condensed Earth True Intent."

"Condensed True Intent so quickly?" The blurry figure's voice carried a trace of surprise.

"Yes," the low voice said: "He is still half a month away from 19 years old, and he is already faster than Fang Hai was back then. He is already the number one in our Seven Star civilization. Back then, Fang Hai obtained..."

"Everyone has their own opportunities."

"Fang Hai obtained that opportunity that even I envied. Li Yuan might also have opportunities in the dark," the blurry figure said indifferently: "But which peerless monster doesn't have a great opportunity?"

"Sometimes, if the opportunity is too strong and one's own strength is not enough to bear it, it is harmful instead."

"Tell Teacher Lie Feng to teach him normally."

"Yes."

……

In June 2045, time passed.

Lieyu Star Realm, world-within-a-world.

Fire-type deity inheritance hall.

"Boom~" Streaks of fire light were born out of thin air, followed by a fiery red-robed figure appearing in the hall.

On her forehead, there was a faint fire mark, and her eyes were filled with a trace of joy.

Finally succeeded.

"Lanyue, I didn't expect that relying on the Myriad Fire Deity Chart, you would grow to this point in just over a year," the world spirit's voice sounded: "In Fire mysteries, you have reached the Fifth Stage intermediate level, and your physical fitness has also transformed to level 22. You are qualified to go out."

"Thank you, World Spirit," Lin Lanyue bowed respectfully.

"No need to thank me, this is all what you deserve," the world spirit's voice sounded: "Your willpower was not bad to begin with, and after obtaining the meditation method, there was a transformation... Six times of fire refining nirvana, you actually survived it, and have completely excavated your bloodline potential."

Lin Lanyue nodded slightly, and there was a trace of solemnity in her eyes.

Six times of fire refining nirvana was indeed a nightmare.

"Not long after, once your physical fitness reaches level 29, your spiritual strength should be able to reach the Heaven-Flying level, and the speed of sensing Heaven-Earth natural mysteries will be even faster," the world spirit's voice sounded again: "But the future path is still bumpy."

"If you want to become a personal disciple of your teacher, you are not qualified yet."

"Go roam."

"Wait until you reach the limit of a Source Martial Artist, then come back," the world spirit's voice said: "Once you escape from the cave world... you will receive the most important gift your teacher left for you."

"Yes." Lin Lanyue nodded, her eyes filled with joy.

Finally able to go out.

Several figures appeared in her mind, parents, eldest brother, second brother.

Finally, another figure appeared in her mind, and the two had not seen each other for more than a year.

"Are you okay?" Lin Lanyue thought to herself.

Hum~

An invisible fluctuation swept past, and Lin Lanyue disappeared in the hall.

……

Xia Nation, Northern Xinjiang Province, Luo Bu Sea Star Realm entrance, the entrance stretches for hundreds of kilometers, and the space is extremely unstable.

One side of the entrance is filled with yellow sand.

There are large war fortresses and countless weapon towers standing tall.

On the other end, behind the slightly illusory space ripples, under the illumination of a blood moon, is a dark and vast earth.

Majestic mountain ranges roll and undulate.

This is the most dangerous place in the Xia Nation's border, and also the Tier-Two Star Realm most likely to be upgraded to a "Tier-Three Star Realm."

The most critical thing is that this is the front line of the war between the Seven Star civilization and the Cloud Beast civilization.

Major battles break out all year round.

"Hum~" "Hum~"

"Hum~" Inside the large war fortresses, in the corridors, the alarm devices in various places flashed red light at the same time.

"War alert!"

"War alert!"

"Full-line war alert." The million-strong army stationed in the Luo Bu Sea war zone, and tens of thousands of martial artists, were shocked at the same time and entered a state of combat readiness.

Everyone knew that since the major battle more than two years ago.

The Cloud Beast civilization had launched a comprehensive war once again.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 278 =====

Li Yuan had already vaguely understood the intentions of Demigod Lie Feng: to sense the heavens and earth, and to observe all the myriad scenes of the world.

It was an excellent way to practice the Dao.

Cultivation knows no time.

Just like that.

Every month, Li Yuan would follow Demigod Lie Feng to a new place to cultivate.

Islands, snow-capped mountains, deep valleys, deserts, Gobi... their figures appeared in one perilous and wondrous place after another on Flying Star.

From beginning to end, Demigod Lie Feng never told Li Yuan how to gain enlightenment, only using the daily battles and slaughter to guide him.

Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.

Traveling ten thousand miles is not as good as having a famous teacher point the way.

And now, Li Yuan was traveling ten thousand miles while having a famous teacher point the way, with the constant help of Spirit Liquid making his cultivation speed even faster.

In this day-after-day practice.

Li Yuan's physical fitness and his comprehension of the mysteries of heaven and earth were both constantly improving.

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

……

In a mysterious dark space not far from the entrance of the Martial God Star Realm.

"Master."

A low voice suddenly sounded in the dark space: "Li Yuan has completed his half-year period following Demigod Lie Feng."

"Just now, Demigod Lie Feng sent a message."

"What did he say?" The blurry figure still did not open his eyes: "Is he going to send Li Yuan back?"

"Demigod Lie Feng said to give him another half year," the low voice said. "Furthermore, he hopes to take Li Yuan as his personal disciple."

The dark space fell silent once again.

After a long while.

"It seems Li Yuan has made him very satisfied," the blurry figure said slowly. "Agree to it... but whether he is willing to take him as a master must also be decided by Li Yuan's own opinion."

"Yes."

……

Time flows like water, and in the blink of an eye, it was June 2045.

Lieyu Star Realm, World Within a World.

Fire-type Deity Inheritance Palace.

"Boom—" Streams of flame light were born out of thin air, and immediately after, a figure in fire-red robes appeared in the palace.

On her forehead, there was a faint flame mark, and her eyes revealed a trace of joy.

Finally, she had succeeded.

"Lan Yue, I didn't expect that relying on the Myriad Fire Deity Diagram, you would grow to this point in just over a year," the World Spirit's voice sounded. "In terms of the mysteries of fire, you have reached the Fifth-Stage Mid-Tier, and your physical fitness has transformed to Level 22. You are qualified to go out."

"Thank you, World Spirit," Lin Lanyue said respectfully.

"No need to thank me; this is all what you earned yourself," the World Spirit's voice sounded. "Your willpower was already good, and after obtaining the visualization method, you underwent a transformation... You actually survived six fire-refining nirvanas, and have already completely excavated your bloodline potential."

Lin Lanyue nodded slightly, her eyes also holding a trace of solemnity.

Six fire-refining nirvanas were indeed a nightmare.

"Before long, once your physical fitness reaches Level 29, your spiritual power should reach the Flying Sky level, and your speed in comprehending the mysteries of heaven and earth will be even faster," the World Spirit's voice sounded again. "However, the road ahead remains rugged."

"You are not yet qualified to become your master's personal disciple."

"Go and roam."

"Come back when you become an ultimate Source Martial Artist," the World Spirit's voice said. "When you break free from the Cave Heaven world... you will receive the most important gift your master left for you."

"Yes." Lin Lanyue nodded, her eyes filled with joy.

She could finally go out.

Several figures appeared in her heart: her parents, her eldest brother, and her second brother.

Finally, another figure suddenly appeared in her mind; they had not seen each other for over a year.

"Are you doing well?" Lin Lanyue whispered in her heart.

Hum~

An invisible ripple swept past, and Lin Lanyue had already disappeared from within the palace.

……

Xia Nation, Beijiang Province, the entrance to the Luo Bu Sea Star Realm; the entrance stretches for hundreds of kilometers, and the space is extremely unstable.

One side of the entrance is filled with yellow sand.

Large war fortresses and countless weapon towers stand tall.

On the other side, behind the slightly illusory spatial ripples, under the illumination of a blood moon, lies a dark and vast land.

Massive mountain ranges stretch and undulate.

This is the most dangerous Tier-Two Star Realm on the Xia Nation border, and also the one most likely to upgrade to a 'Tier-Three Star Realm'.

Most importantly, this is the front line of the war between the Seven Stars Civilization and the Cloud Beast Civilization.

Large-scale battles break out all year round.

"Hum~" "Hum~"

"Hum~" Inside the large war fortresses, along the corridors, alarm devices flashed red almost simultaneously.

"War alert!"

"War alert!"

"Full-scale war alert." The million-strong army stationed in the entire Luo Bu Sea war zone, along with tens of thousands of martial artists, felt their hearts shake simultaneously as they entered a state of combat readiness.

Everyone knew that since the great battle more than two years ago.

The Cloud Beast Civilization had once again launched a full-scale war.

(End of chapter)