Chapter 395: Two years later

"If we go by our previous estimates, even if the Wan Mo Civilization were defeated, it wouldn't have been as miserable as it is now." The phantom, shrouded in flames, spoke slowly. "There is no need to concern ourselves with the Seven Star Civilization."

Void God Yan Lin looked thoughtful.

"If the Wan Mo Civilization had only retreated without losing their Yuan Force Battle Array, it would have been fine. After all, one cannot distinguish the origin of a Yuan Force Battle Array just by its appearance." True God God God Chiyan said, "There are many factions capable of producing such battle arrays. Any civilization that has birthed a True God could potentially do so. At most, our Immortal Ruins Civilization would be under slightly more suspicion."

"In any case, this is not the 'Void Dry Yuan Array' for which our Immortal Ruins Civilization is most famous," True God God God Chiyan said.

"But now, the Yuan Force Battle Array is lost."

"Dongfang Ji will certainly examine the core of the battle array in detail. With his strength, he will surely discover many clues. This Eight Directions Fire Realm Array was refined by me at the cost of much effort and sacrifice... Over these ten thousand years, I have also refined many divine artifacts and treasures for our civilization, many of which have been lost or leaked... The refining techniques have commonalities." True God God God Chiyan said, "Give Dongfang Ji some time, and there is a high probability he will be able to figure it out."

Void God Yan Lin understood immediately.

If the battle array hadn't been lost, it wouldn't have been a big problem.

But the key is that the Yuan Force Battle Array has fallen into Dongfang Ji's hands, so it cannot be ignored.

"In this battle."

"The strength Dongfang Ji revealed is terrifying. There is a ninety-nine percent chance he will become a True God in the future, and there is even a slim possibility he might transcend the True God realm." True God God God Chiyan sighed.

Transcend the True God realm?

Void God Yan Lin felt a tightness in his chest and couldn't help but say, "True Gods, the legendary Heavenly Gods... it seems our Mortal Domain has never birthed one."

"To be precise, none have been birthed in the last few million years." True God God God Chiyan said, "As for more ancient history... it is already beyond the scope of history known to our civilization. Who knows?"

"In history, the Mortal Domain might have birthed Heavenly Gods, but it has nothing to do with us."

Void God Yan Lin couldn't help but nod.

Heavenly Gods have a lifespan of three hundred thousand years. What exactly happened in the ancient eras millions or tens of millions of years ago is indeed a mystery.

"Dongfang Ji."

"And Fang Hai and Li Yuan—they all have a great hope of becoming True Gods. If things go as I predict, the Seven Star Civilization will have three True Gods in the future." True God God God Chiyan said, "For a very long era in the future, the Mortal Domain will revere the Seven Star Civilization, which will far surpass us, the Chi Yang Civilization, and the Wan Xia Civilization."

"Even if the Seven Star Civilization cannot shake us, there is no need for us to make such a powerful enemy."

"After all, if our civilization wants to birth more Void Gods and True Gods in the future, our Demigods must still venture out into the starry sky to temper themselves." True God God God Chiyan said, "If they are constantly intercepted by the Seven Star Civilization, it will be very troublesome."

"True God, your plans are far-reaching," Void God Yan Lin said sincerely.

The birth of powerful individuals requires an environment.

Take the Immortal Ruins Civilization; it is vast enough internally that from the time a powerful individual grows from a First Rank life form to a Heaven-Flying or even a Demigod, the Immortal Ruins Civilization can provide enough tempering environments.

But to become a Void God?

The civilization's interior alone is far from enough.

One must follow the plane channels, leave the dimensional plane, and head to dangerous and treasure-filled lands deep in the starry sky to fight with powerful individuals from other civilizations and temper oneself in life-and-death situations... only then is there hope of becoming a God.

In the Mortal Domain, the reason it is difficult to birth Heavenly Gods over long periods, besides the scarcity of precious resources, is that the environment is too small.

A shallow pond cannot raise a true dragon. Most of the dangerous lands in the Mortal Domain are of little significance to True Gods and cannot serve as tempering grounds.

"Go down and make the arrangements."

"Remember, there is no need to reveal my existence." True God God God Chiyan said, "Just use your own name."

"Yes," Void God Yan Lin said respectfully.

Blue Star, Xia Nation, Jiang City.

In the void.

"Big Brother, is this where you lived when you were young?" Liu Bing, coiled around Li Yuan's arm, poked her head out and looked down at the bustling city below.

"Hmm."

"We only passed by occasionally before, so you aren't familiar with it." Li Yuan said, "This time, I came back specifically to see my teacher."

Liu Bing had followed him out of the Mingxu Star Realm and had spent most of her time on Flying Star; after returning to Blue Star, she had basically stayed at Kunlun Martial University.

Now that his family was no longer in Jiang City, Li Yuan naturally rarely returned.

"Big Brother's teacher?" Liu Bing was curious; she knew Li Yuan had studied under several teachers.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Li Yuan took Liu Bing, suppressed his aura, and with the light around them distorting, they quickly arrived at a special public cemetery at the southernmost end of Guanshan District—the Heroes' Cemetery.

They arrived before a tombstone; it was Xu Bo's grave.

"Big Brother's teacher passed away?" Liu Bing was startled and stopped speaking.

Li Yuan had already taken out several bottles of wine and placed them before the tombstone, along with a bouquet of fresh flowers.

"Teacher, I've been staying on Flying Star for the past few years, so I haven't come back to see you much. Don't worry, everything at home is fine, and I've been taking good care of Xu Ling. He has already become a Yuan Martial Artist, and in the future, I will definitely help him strive to become a Heaven-Flying Martial Artist..." Li Yuan murmured to himself, opened a bottle of wine, and slowly poured it onto the bluestone steps.

The cemetery was very clean.

Under the sunset glow, the entire cemetery appeared even more solemn.

A long time later.

Li Yuan finally left with Liu Bing, flying above the city. The sky was growing late, and the urban nightscape was quite beautiful.

As one of the core cities of the Xia Nation, Jiang City's surveillance system was extremely advanced, but it could not detect Li Yuan's presence. He deliberately slowed his speed, looking at the many familiar neighborhoods below.

"It looks like Jiang City wasn't affected by this great war," Liu Bing said.

Li Yuan nodded slightly. With the two civilizations engaged in a fierce battle and tens of thousands of Heaven-Flying realm invaders entering various planets, the impact on Blue Star was relatively small.

This was mainly because Blue Star only had one Tier-Three Star Realm, and with the eight hundred Heaven-Flying Peak puppets he had left behind, most of the Heaven-Flying alien race had been slaughtered when they rushed out of the Wanhan Star Realm.

Secondly, when Li Yuan and Liu Bing were rescuing various planets, Blue Star was the first one Li Yuan came to rescue.

The human and the beast were chatting.

"Hmm?" A trace of surprise flashed in Li Yuan's eyes.

"What is it?" Liu Bing asked curiously.

"The Principal is looking for me, via the virtual network. It seems there's something urgent," Li Yuan said.

"Alliance Leader Fang Hai? Big Brother, you should go quickly," Liu Bing said.

Virtual network, Starfire Realm, in the vast world, there was only that palace radiating endless firelight.

Li Yuan arrived deep within the palace.

"Li Yuan, you're here," Fang Hai said. He and Dongfang Ji were already waiting there.

"Principal, Alliance Leader," Li Yuan said quickly, "What's the matter?"

"It's not a big deal," Dongfang Ji said. "The 'Void God Yan Lin' of the Immortal Ruins Civilization has reached out, voluntarily admitting that the Eight Directions Fire Realm Array used by the Wan Mo Civilization came from the Immortal Ruins Civilization."

"Void God Yan Lin? The power-holder of the Nine Clouds Immortal Sect?" Li Yuan frowned.

After becoming a Seven Star Deputy Alliance Leader, Li Yuan could query all the data and intelligence within the civilization, and there was quite a bit about the Immortal Ruins Civilization among it.

The Immortal Ruins Civilization had three major sects and numerous God Kingdoms.

The Nine Clouds Immortal Sect was one of the three major sects of the Immortal Ruins Civilization and was also the most powerful sect today.

As the contemporary sect master, 'Void God Yan Lin', in a sense, held a status close to that of the leader of the Immortal Ruins Civilization.

"Yes, it's him," Dongfang Ji said. "According to his story, the East Demon God used a True Divine Artifact to trade with them... True Divine Artifacts are extremely rare in the entire Mortal Domain, so they agreed to the trade."

Li Yuan and Fang Hai couldn't help but nod.

Both of them had extraordinary vision. Void Divine Artifacts ranged in value from twenty to over a thousand God Crystals.

But True Divine Artifacts, even the most ordinary kind, were worth over a hundred thousand God Crystals in the God Realm.

In the Mortal Domain? They couldn't be traded for at all!

Because the vast majority of True Gods could not refine True Divine Artifacts.

Most True Divine Artifacts in the Mortal Domain were brought down by powerful individuals from the God Realm when they descended.

Like this time, the Seven Star Civilization killed hundreds of Demigods of the Wan Mo Civilization. If you exclude the Eight Directions Fire Realm Array, the total value of all other gains combined was only about ten thousand God Crystals.

After all, not every civilization was as extravagant as the Seven Star Civilization, allowing every Demigod to have several divine artifacts.

Most of the Demigod Initial-Stage powerful individuals of the Wan Mo Civilization did not have any divine artifacts in their hands.

And a complete Eight Directions Fire Realm Array, according to Li Yuan's estimate, was worth tens of thousands of God Crystals, close to that of the most ordinary True Divine Artifact.

"Nonsense!"

"The Wan Mo Civilization has only birthed one True God. A True Divine Artifact? Even if they had one, I suspect they would have at most one or two, or perhaps none at all. Would they be willing to trade it for an Eight Directions Fire Realm Array?" Fang Hai shook his head. "Teacher, Yan Lin's words are not credible."

"Indeed, not credible," Li Yuan said.

A Yuan Force Battle Array, if formed into a large array, could greatly enhance a Void God's strength, but the power of the array had an upper limit. For example, the Eight Directions Fire Realm Array was of little help to a Void God Limit-Stage powerful individual.

And True Divine Artifacts, even True Gods needed them very much.

"True or false, it's just a story," Dongfang Ji said. "That Void God Yan Lin came to find me to apologize, and is willing to send ten divine artifacts as an apology gift, hoping that our two sides can sign a treaty of non-aggression."

"Are you willing to agree?" Dongfang Ji smiled. "I am about to leave. In the future, it will be you dealing with them."

"I think it's fine," Fang Hai said. "Our Seven Star Civilization's foundation is not deep enough, and we still need to become stronger."

"What about Li Yuan?" Dongfang Ji looked at Li Yuan.

"Alliance Leader," Li Yuan said, "I naturally don't want our civilization to make more powerful enemies... but the Alliance Leader knows I once received a True God's inheritance, and the enemies of that True God included the God God Chiyan God, and even a large number of Gods from the Immortal Ruins Civilization's lineage."

"And I once made a Law Oath that I must take revenge for them." Li Yuan thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth.

"No wonder you asked me to investigate the God God Chiyan God. So that's why," Fang Hai understood immediately.

"You made a Law Oath? You must indeed fulfill it," Dongfang Ji said. "But the great war ten thousand years ago... I'm afraid those Void Gods have all died of old age... The True Gods of that time have likely all headed to the God Realm."

"Does the Law Oath require you to destroy the Immortal Ruins Civilization?" Dongfang Ji asked.

Li Yuan shook his head.

In fact, the Law Oath did not explicitly require Li Yuan to do anything, and Senior Gu You did not force him.

Destroy the Immortal Ruins Civilization?

Li Yuan did not have the same hatred for the Immortal Ruins Civilization as he did for the Wan Mo Civilization, and he had no intention of involving the countless ordinary people of that civilization.

"Then it doesn't matter."

"Agree to them first," Dongfang Ji said calmly. "In the future, if you want to deal with the Gods of the Immortal Ruins Civilization, it won't be too late to tear up the agreement."

"In this world, there are no unchangeable treaties."

Li Yuan couldn't help but nod. "It is all up to the Alliance Leader to decide."

"Hmm, these are all small matters. Your own strength is what's most important," Dongfang Ji changed the subject. "By the way, Li Yuan, those twenty Demigod puppets—once you break through to become a Demigod or head to the Nine Leaves Nine Mountains, you must continue to keep them on Tianhai Star and Blue Star. This is the civilization's defensive force and cannot be taken away."

"Understood," Li Yuan nodded.

Treasures like the Star Art World, the Divine Artifact Room, and the Myriad God Inheritance Cave Mansion were all left on Flying Star by Li Yuan after the war.

"In addition, now that the great war has been over for so long, I have already asked Elder Yun to calculate the various merits," Dongfang Ji smiled. "You have made a great contribution, so I will count it as one hundred million Seven Star Points."

"I will exchange these points for the corresponding God Crystals and give them to you," Dongfang Ji said.

One hundred million Seven Star Points was equivalent to one thousand God Crystals.

"One thousand God Crystals?" Li Yuan couldn't help but say, "Alliance Leader, isn't that too much?"

"I killed a large number of Heaven-Flying alien races and also gained quite a bit, but most of the items are basically useless to me, and I was thinking of putting them all into the Seven Star Treasury."

"It's not too much!"

"In this battle, just killing those hundreds of Demigods yielded huge gains... The Seven Star Treasury has a great surplus," Fang Hai smiled from the side. "As for the treasures you obtained from killing a large number of Heaven-Flying alien races, they can all be sold to the Seven Star Treasury, and I will exchange them for some corresponding God Crystals for you."

"In fact, Teacher doing this is all in preparation for you to enter the Nine Leaves World," Fang Hai said solemnly.

"Do I need God Crystals in the Nine Leaves World?" Li Yuan was puzzled.

The Nine Leaves World was extremely mysterious, and Li Yuan did not know much information about it.

"Once you become a Demigod, you will have to cultivate several Nine-Fold Star Arts, right?" Dongfang Ji said. "At that time, you will need a large number of rare treasures... Therefore, prepare more God Crystals first, and you will understand when the time comes."

"Yes," Li Yuan replied, but he was thoughtful in his heart.

Listening to the Alliance Leader and the Principal.

In the Nine Leaves World, as long as you have God Crystals, you can exchange them for a large number of rare treasures you need?

Not long after, Li Yuan arrived at Flying Star and put all the treasures he obtained from the great war that he didn't need into the Seven Star Treasury.

This included the treasures left behind by the tens of thousands of Heaven-Flying alien races that he and Liu Bing had killed, as well as the gains from some Demigod powerful individuals killed in the Flying Star great war.

Finally, adding the 'one thousand God Crystals' awarded, Li Yuan obtained a total of about one thousand six hundred God Crystals.

Adding his own God Crystals, the wealth Li Yuan possessed reached a staggering one thousand eight hundred God Crystals.

This did not include divine artifacts and treasures like the Nine Dragon Mysterious Armor, the Thousand Heart Lotus Platform, and the Star Cloud Extreme Void Shuttle.

"In terms of wealth."

"Excluding the Ancient God Palace, if placed in the God Realm, I should be close to many Void God powerful individuals," Li Yuan thought to himself.

In the God Realm, the wealth of Demigod Initial-Stage and Demigod Mid-Stage powerful individuals mostly ranges from ten to dozens of God Crystals.

The wealth of Demigod Peak-Stage powerful individuals can basically exceed one hundred God Crystals. After all, powerful individuals earn a lot, but their expenses for weapons, star art cultivation, auxiliary cultivation, etc., are even greater.

For example, how many cultivation resources has Li Yuan consumed since he started growing?

Just the 'Spirit of Heavenly Wind' is absolutely a heavy treasure for True Gods.

Void God Initial-Stage powerful individuals, after accumulating a little, usually have a wealth of tens of thousands of God Crystals.

Day after day.

Dongfang Ji did not make another move, which made the three great Gods of the Wan Mo Civilization feel much more at ease, but they still guarded Demon Mountain Star.

As long as they didn't receive news of Dongfang Ji becoming a God, they wouldn't dare to relax for a single day.

Because, as long as they relaxed a little and let Dongfang Ji slip in and become a God within the Wan Mo Civilization, then the Wan Mo Civilization would face a devastating disaster.

But they didn't know at all that Dongfang Ji would never become a God in the Mortal Domain.

... The fact that Dongfang Ji was about to leave was known only to a few people at the core level within the Seven Star Civilization.

And after this battle, the entire Seven Star Civilization had completely stabilized, with no more major turmoil.

Li Yuan continued to cultivate diligently on Blue Star.

Yuan Force cultivation had temporarily reached its limit, so Li Yuan spent most of his time pondering the secret technique "Boundary Cloud Spear"...

Using spear technique as a guide to comprehend the two great laws of Earth and Wind.

And as both paths crossed the threshold of the laws, whether it was the Myriad Phenomena Star Chart or the Thousand Illusion Array Chart, their help to Li Yuan in comprehending the Dao was becoming weaker and weaker.

Occasionally, Li Yuan would head to Flying Star to accept a Martial God inheritance at the 'Myriad God Inheritance Cave Mansion'.

This was a privilege possessed by him and every Demigod of the Seven Star Civilization.

The Martial God inheritance was essentially a 'God Mark Inheritance'.

This was a great gain Dongfang Ji had made in the Ancient Immortal Burial Ground, which was beneficial to the growth of the powerful individuals of the entire civilization.

The Myriad God Inheritance Cave Mansion had contributed significantly to the Seven Star Civilization being able to birth so many Demigods in such a short time.

The Martial God inheritance no longer had a significant effect on Demigods; this kind of God Mark was ultimately just a partial comprehension intercepted from a God, but it was still quite good for Li Yuan.

After all, his two great laws of Earth and Wind were still only at the Seventh-Stage Initial level, and he was still far from the Void God level.

What Li Yuan was truly progressing fast in was the mystery of space.

In the blink of an eye, two years had passed.

Kunlun Martial University, in the void above.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Dozens of phantoms intersected, all moving at terrifying speeds, but if one looked closely, one could see that most of the figures had the same appearance, with short black hair, while the other figure was clearly a flying snake.

Those dozens of black-haired figures were constantly trying to catch the flying snake, but the flying snake flickered again and again, its figure blurred, and it managed to break out of the encirclement time and time again.

It was Li Yuan and Liu Bing in a sparring match.

After a while, the human and the beast stopped.

"Big Brother, your movement technique is progressing really fast," Liu Bing exclaimed. "It's only been two years, and your phantom body manipulation is becoming increasingly eerie. I was almost caught just now."

"It's clearly just a Seventh-Fold Star Art, but it feels no less than a Ninth-Fold Star Art to me," Liu Bing shook her head.

Li Yuan couldn't help but smile.

"Nine Shadows Clone" was only a Seventh-Fold Star Art, but so-called Star Arts were essentially secret techniques, just capable of erupting ten times the power through star veins.

He had integrated the Law of Wind and the mystery of space he had comprehended into it, which made the power of this Star Art increasingly astonishing.

Thinking of this.

Li Yuan couldn't help but look at a column in the God Palace panel: 【Skill Realm: Law of Earth (Seventh-Stage Initial), Law of Wind (Seventh-Stage Initial), Mystery of Space (Seventh-Stage 36%), Mystery of Water (Fifth-Stage 99%), Mystery of Wood (Fifth-Stage 99%), Mystery of Metal (Fifth-Stage 68%), Mystery of Fire (Fifth-Stage 71%)】.

With the improvement in his comprehension of the mystery of space.

Over these two years, unknowingly, Li Yuan had made significant progress in the Mystery of Water, Mystery of Wood, and so on.

One path gives birth to ten thousand paths.

Clearly, the 'Great Dao of Space Laws', as the source of all paths, would invisibly influence many basic laws.

"Although my movement technique is progressing fast, it's still not as good as yours."

"In the battle just now, I used my movement technique with all my might, but I still couldn't touch you," Li Yuan smiled. "The Seventh-Stage High-level Mystery of Wind, combined with the Ninth-Fold Star Art, is indeed powerful."

Half a year ago.

Liu Bing's Law of Wind had already broken through to the Seventh-Stage High-level. Compared to Demigod Limit-Stage powerful individuals, her comprehension of the laws was not inferior, which naturally greatly increased her strength.

Especially in terms of movement speed, she was already strong in the past, and now it was even more exaggerated.

"Big Brother, speed and movement technique have always been what I'm best at; I'm not as good as you in other aspects," Liu Bing said. "In our last sparring match, I felt that your spear technique's power was getting stronger and stronger. Maybe you'll break through at any moment."

"Once you break through, your spear technique's mystery will be comparable to the Void God level," Liu Bing said, her eyes shining.

Li Yuan smiled.

Void God level spear technique?

He had been studying and pondering "Boundary Cloud Spear", and he had indeed made progress over these two years, but there was still quite a gap before he could comprehend the fourth form.

The accumulation was not enough.

According to Li Yuan's own estimate, besides the mystery of space, he would likely need both the Law of Earth and the Law of Wind to reach the Seventh-Stage Mid-level before there was hope of comprehending the fourth form of "Boundary Cloud Spear".

"Big Brother, when are we heading to the Nine Leaves World?" Liu Bing asked, a trace of longing in her eyes.

She was very happy staying with Li Yuan.

But having stayed in the Heaven-Flying realm for so long, relying on her own efforts and the many treasures in the 'Heavenly Snake Palace', she had made great progress in law comprehension and star veins.

Liu Bing didn't want to stay for too long either.

After all, even with a 'Top-Grade God Beast Bloodline', if one didn't break through to become a Demigod, it would become extremely difficult to make one's law comprehension reach the Seventh-Stage Perfection or even the Eighth-Stage level.

The higher the realm, the stronger the soul becomes, and only then will the comprehension of laws become faster.

"The day after tomorrow," Li Yuan said.

"The day after tomorrow?" Liu Bing was stunned instead. "So fast?"

"Hmm," Li Yuan nodded slightly. "I have already received news that the Alliance Leader is leaving tomorrow."

Ever since Senior Gu You and Venerable Qiu Bing joined forces to successfully refine the 'Dark Star Divine Spear' half a month ago and handed it to Li Yuan, Li Yuan had already had the intention of heading to the Nine Leaves World.

But at that time, the time for Dongfang Ji's departure was already near, so Li Yuan waited patiently. Today, he finally received the news from Fang Hai.

"Let's go, let's go home and eat first," Li Yuan smiled. "After eating, we'll rush to Flying Star to see the Alliance Leader one last time."

Over these two years, Li Yuan had spent most of his time at Kunlun Martial University.

Besides daily cultivation, Li Yuan spent the rest of his time accompanying his family... This kind of spiritual comfort actually made Li Yuan progress even faster.

The next day, Flying Star.

In the void about 1,000 kilometers from Flying Star, this area already belonged to 'outer space', where there was no air. Standing here and looking down, below was the azure planet.

Even Heaven-Flying Martial Artists couldn't come here.

One had to be at the Demigod level.

In the dark starry sky, only Li Yuan, Fang Hai, and Demigod Lante had come to see him off.

"Li Yuan, if you have the chance to enter the God Realm in the future, try your best to head to the Chaos Divine Court," Dongfang Ji said.

"Chaos Divine Court?" Li Yuan's heart stirred. "Alliance Leader, is the Chaos Divine Court where you are about to go?"

According to Venerable Qiu Bing's data, the Chaos Divine Court was one of the top three super-factions in the God Realm.

"It's highly probable," Dongfang Ji said. "But anything is possible, and it's not entirely certain."

"Alright."

"Let's stop here."

"Everything that needed to be explained has been explained. The civilization is now in your hands. I hope we all still have a chance to meet again."

"Dongfang, take care on your journey," Demigod Lante bowed.

Li Yuan also bowed in salute.

"Teacher, I am waiting for the day you achieve the True God or even Heavenly God realm," Fang Hai couldn't help but say. "Come back early when that time comes."

"Haha, silly child," Dongfang Ji smiled and said no more. With a wave of his hand, the void behind him immediately tore open to form a channel.

There was still distorted five-colored light within the channel.

Whoosh!

Dongfang Ji stepped into the channel, and immediately after, the channel closed, and the void returned to normal.

Ten seconds later.

"Teacher's soul lamp has extinguished," Fang Hai said in a low voice. "Teacher has already left the Mortal Domain."

"After this parting, I don't know when we will be able to meet again."

(End of chapter)