Chapter 397

Flying Star, Flame City.

Since the demigod Yan Cheng built the city and made this the base for the Flame Family, the location was naturally good, on the bank of a great river.

After a hundred years of construction, the whole city was quite prosperous. Although not as good as Jiang City, the population was nearly ten million, making it a great city.

Inside a super-large building that looked like a giant divine bird from the outside, at the highest point.

Standing here, one could overlook the entire Flame City.

"Going to roam the Star Realm?" Lin Lanyue, dressed in fire-red robes, listened to Li Yuan's account.

"Mm," Li Yuan nodded: "This trip will likely take several years."

Over these years, Lin Lanyue's comprehension of True Intent had reached the Mid-Tier of True Intent. In terms of strength, she was in the first echelon among the Seven Stars Mountain members and was recognized as having the potential to become a demigod in the future, with a not-insignificant status.

Li Yuan could naturally reveal more information.

Of course, the Nine-Leaf Star Realm and the Nine-Mountain Star Realm were secrets.

Even within the Seven Stars Civilization, many Heaven-Flying Realm individuals who went to the Nine-Leaf Star Realm in the past were sent in by demigods without knowing the route.

"Several years? Can't you contact the outside world?" Lin Lanyue was puzzled.

"Cannot contact," Li Yuan said: "That place is somewhat similar to a World-within-a-World, but it should be even more mysterious."

"The Ancient Domain of Buried Immortals?" Lin Lanyue smiled.

Seeing a flash of surprise on Li Yuan's face, Lin Lanyue then smiled: "I am, after all, a registered disciple of the True Phoenix God. Back then, Master followed the Ancient Torch God to fight, wasn't it for the Ancient Domain of Buried Immortals... With my Heaven-Flying Peak clearance within the civilization, logically I should be able to check all Tier-Three Star Realms, and none match what you said."

"If you are going to roam the starry sky, there is no need to lie to me... unless it is the legendary Ancient Domain of Buried Immortals," Lin Lanyue said.

Li Yuan was speechless.

Because of the True Phoenix God, Lin Lanyue's vision rivaled that of many demigods; it was indeed not easy to completely deceive her.

"Are you doing well in the Flame Family?" Li Yuan asked.

As far as Li Yuan knew, since the Flying Star great battle and the fall of the demigod Yan Cheng, Lin Lanyue had returned to the Flame Family.

"It's okay."

"My parents are very supportive of me, and I have taken over the family," Lin Lanyue said: "The ancestor has fallen, and the family is in a state of panic. Although the Alliance Leader personally ordered a lot of compensation for the family, and many family disciples will be specially trained and cultivated, without the ancestor, the family's power will certainly decline significantly. Therefore, the family elders value me even more."

Li Yuan nodded slightly.

This was unavoidable.

The compensation given by the Alliance only guaranteed the lower limit, ensuring that the various wealth left behind by the demigod Yan Cheng would not be plundered.

But any family's reproduction and cultivation of disciples would consume a large amount of wealth... If a demigod were alive, they could constantly feed back into the family.

Just like when Li Yuan was around, he would spare no effort to strive to make his uncle and aunt reach the Heaven-Flying Realm.

But what if Li Yuan wasn't there? The Seven Stars Alliance high-level officials would only ensure that Li Zhangzhou and the others could live safely until their lifespan limit; they wouldn't cultivate them extra.

"Actually, before the ancestor went to battle, he designated many treasures and Seven Stars points to be gifted to me," Lin Lanyue said: "This wealth is huge for the Heaven-Flying level, but under the Alliance Leader's order... the family elders dare not have any small thoughts, which saved me a lot of trouble."

The two chatted slowly and said a lot.

Since leaving the Martial God Star Realm more than two years ago, the time they had met had decreased significantly.

After a long time.

"Lanyue, I..." Li Yuan was about to speak.

"Li Yuan, I understand what you want to say, but there is no need to say it again," Lin Lanyue shook her head: "I think we should just be friends, like in the past."

Li Yuan was stunned.

"Actually, I have thought about it for a long time."

"If you only became a demigod, or even a Void God, I wouldn't want to give up," Lin Lanyue looked at Li Yuan: "But the path you want to walk is completely different from mine."

Lin Lanyue was confident in herself becoming a demigod.

"Actually, before this Flying Star great battle, the ancestor specifically looked for me and talked to me..."

"The ancestor said."

"Your talent, looking at the entire Mortal Domain, is absolutely number one, even more powerful than Senior Dongfang Ji and Alliance Leader Fang Da. You will definitely go to the God Domain in the future... I know your character; pursuing the peak of cultivation has always been your dream," Lin Lanyue said: "You shoulder the responsibility of the civilization's rise, and you are not allowed to give up."

"If we were truly to be together, I fear I would always be very lonely and would always worry about your life and death," Lin Lanyue shook her head: "Just like when the news of your fall came from the Mingxu Star Realm... just like you going to roam the Ancient Domain of Buried Immortals this time... once you go, it will be for many years."

"If you go to the God Domain, I fear there will be no news of you for hundreds or thousands of years, and I might wait a lifetime."

"If I were to follow you, I would only become a burden to you, and I cannot let go of my relatives," Lin Lanyue shook her head.

"I don't really want to live that kind of life," Lin Lanyue whispered: "Li Yuan, I'm sorry."

Li Yuan opened his mouth, but eventually fell silent, unable to refute.

He also didn't expect Lin Lanyue to suddenly make it clear.

After a while.

"Alright," Li Yuan was also a decisive person: "Lanyue, I originally estimated that you were about to break through to Heaven-Flying, so I prepared a set of gifts for you. No matter what... I can't let my preparation go to waste."

Swish!

Li Yuan pointed remotely into the void.

Between the two, a set of battle armor appeared. The armor faintly revealed fire-red secret patterns, looking extremely luxurious and emitting strange fluctuations.

This was a set of fire-type 'Demigod Artifacts', composed of a full nine Demigod Artifacts. It was carefully selected by Li Yuan from the Seven Stars Treasury and could be called the best among Demigod Artifacts.

In the Heaven-Flying Realm, unless one cultivates the Nine-Fold Star Pulse, most cannot use artifacts.

"This?" A strange look flashed in Lin Lanyue's eyes.

"Accept it," Li Yuan thought everything through and smiled frankly: "Just as you said, we are still friends. Between friends, giving some gifts is not excessive."

"Alright," Lin Lanyue no longer refused and waved her hand to put away the battle armor.

"Lanyue, then I will go," Li Yuan said.

"Take care. When roaming outside, staying alive is the first priority," Lin Lanyue couldn't help but say.

"You take care too."

Whoosh! Li Yuan took a step, and the void trembled, and he had already disappeared at the end of the world.

Watching this scene.

"I..." Lin Lanyue had tears in her eyes, whispering to herself: "Li Yuan, when you were roaming and fighting in the Mingxu Star Realm, I couldn't help you. When you swept through the Tier-Two Star Realm, I still couldn't help you."

"In the Flying Star battle, you already stood at the peak of the civilization, even more powerful than the ancestor. The enemies you have to face are demigods or even gods of alien civilizations, but I am still just a Source Warrior."

"Once, I felt that if I worked hard, one day I would be able to get close to you, and we would be able to be together like my parents... Those years on Seven Stars Mountain made me feel that we were incredibly close to each other."

"But facts have proven that the gap between me and you is getting bigger and bigger."

"Now, the gap is so large that it cannot be bridged, making me unable to see even a glimmer of hope to catch up, let alone get close," tears flowed down the corners of Lin Lanyue's eyes, and then the tears were evaporated.

She was willing to accompany Li Yuan to roam, and even go to the legendary God Domain in the future... but Lin Lanyue realized one thing.

She and Li Yuan were destined to be in two different worlds.

"A burden!"

"Even if I follow you all the way, I will only become a burden to you, so why force it?" Lin Lanyue felt bitter inside: "Even if I force it, after hundreds or thousands of years, when my life comes to an end... the gap in life levels will still lead to a difference between life and death."

Because she understood all this, after the Flying Star battle, she decided to actively give up this relationship.

"May we each be well."

In the void.

Liu Bing and Li Yuan were flying quickly.

"Big Brother, are you really giving up like that? Actually, I think Sister Lanyue is quite good," Liu Bing transmitted.

During those years on Seven Stars Mountain, although Liu Bing didn't appear, she would secretly observe the contact between Li Yuan and Lin Lanyue.

"I cannot force it."

"Just as Lanyue herself said," Li Yuan whispered: "She doesn't want to live in fear all the time, and she doesn't want to wait for me bitterly every time... but I, likewise, cannot give up the path of cultivation."

"This path is not just for the civilization, but also for myself," Li Yuan's eyes had fighting spirit: "I long to see the vastness and brilliance of the world, go to the peak of the God Domain, and see what is at the end of the path of cultivation."

"In the future, Big Brother, if you go to the God Domain, she can follow," Liu Bing said indifferently.

"Doing that would be unfair to her," Li Yuan shook his head: "Her parents and relatives are all in the Seven Stars Civilization, and her family is also in the Seven Stars Civilization... If she follows me to the God Domain in the future, roaming and fighting all the way, living a displaced life, will she necessarily be happy?"

"If she doesn't follow me to the God Domain, once we part, we don't know for how many years, what kind of pain is that?"

Of course, saying so, Li Yuan knew the real reason deep down; in the end, they hadn't reached the point of living and dying together.

Simply put, they didn't love each other enough.

The love of ordinary people doesn't have to face the test of life and death at every moment and can live a lifetime in ordinary days.

But gods with long lifespans may have many offspring, but most do not have partners they can absolutely trust and entrust their lives to... The more powerful the cultivator, the more self-centered they are, so naturally, the higher the requirements for a partner, and therefore, the harder it is to obtain.

Like Dongfang Ji, he was incredibly harsh to his own offspring.

"Happy?" Liu Bing was speechless.

Although her vision and knowledge were not bad, and she possessed vast inherited memories, she had no experience in love.

In her view, what was wrong with roaming through life and death?

"It's okay, Big Brother. Without a partner, don't you still have me to accompany you?" Liu Bing giggled.

"Mm."

"Let's see what is special about this Nine-Leaf World," Li Yuan smiled.

Boom!

After flying for a long time, Li Yuan and Liu Bing arrived at the extreme south of Flying Star, where there was a mysterious place.

The world was dim, and below was a vast sea area, with the seawater being completely black.

"According to the information guide given by the Principal."

"The entrance to the Nine-Leaf World is here," Li Yuan looked down at the dark seawater below, which was unfathomable.

Suddenly.

Splash~ The seawater suddenly split open, and then a figure completely shrouded in a golden robe emerged from the seabed, rushing toward Li Yuan at an astonishing speed.

"This is?" Li Yuan was startled; he felt a fatal threat from the golden figure.

This could definitely threaten his life.

"Big Brother, this guy is not to be trifled with," Liu Bing also noticed the other party instantly.

Subconsciously, Li Yuan cast the God Palace probe: "【Target exceeds probe limit】".

Exceeds limit? Void God level?

With Li Yuan's current Source Force realm, even an Eight Star Pulse demigod could be probed.

Li Yuan just wanted to retreat, but the golden figure had already approached, only to suddenly stop and nod slightly: "Vice Alliance Leader Li, hello, I am Dongfang Jia."

Dongfang Jia? Li Yuan was confused.

"Li Yuan, he is one of the three Void God puppets left behind by the Master," a low voice suddenly sounded, followed by the formation of a stream of light, with the surface of the phantom being a white robe.

"Old Yun," Li Yuan's eyes lit up.

"Old Yun," Liu Bing stretched her head out from Li Yuan's sleeve and nodded slightly to show respect.

Externally, Liu Bing had always disguised herself well.

"The Master's three Void God puppets are named Dongfang Jia, Dongfang Yi, and Dongfang Bing," Old Yun said: "The one left on Flying Star is Dongfang Jia. After the Flying Star great battle, most of the time it has been stationed at the entrance of Nine Leaves, Jiushan to prevent aliens from infiltrating."

Li Yuan suddenly understood.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan couldn't help but look at the golden-clad figure again. Dongfang Jia? The Alliance Leader's naming was truly casual.

"Are you and the spirit beast going to roam together?" Old Yun looked at Liu Bing.

"Yes," Li Yuan nodded: "Xiao Bing is a Heaven Snake. Old Yun, you should know that entering Nine Leaves, Jiushan might also yield great gains."

"Fine, as long as you know what you are doing."

"Follow me," Old Yun said, and the golden-clad figure flew toward the separated seabed.

Li Yuan took Liu Bing and followed.

"Two Star Realm passages?"

Li Yuan and the others soon arrived deep in the seabed. In the undulating seabed mountain range, there were two huge passages.

Each passage had a diameter of over ten kilometers, emitting five-colored light inside, not knowing where they led, and the flowing glow looked incredibly mysterious.

"The one on the left leads to the Nine-Leaf Star Realm," Old Yun said: "This Star Realm is also quite peculiar. Although it is a Tier-Three Star Realm, one must have sufficient strength to enter... Usually, one must have Heaven-Flying limit strength to enter the Star Realm. Therefore, for so long, not many Heaven-Flying martial artists within the civilization have entered."

Li Yuan nodded. Heaven-Flying limit? That meant only a Heaven-Flying Star Lord could roam it.

"The Master once said."

"To have great gains, the first requirement is strength, and the second is luck," Old Yun looked at Li Yuan: "Your strength is extraordinary, and your luck should be good too... In short, don't be greedy. If you fall inside, that would be a great loss for the civilization."

"I will," Li Yuan smiled and looked down at Liu Bing: "Xiao Bing, let's go in."

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The man and beast no longer hesitated, turning into two streams of light and rushing into the Star Realm passage on the left, quickly disappearing into the five-colored glow.

Entering the Star Realm passage, Li Yuan only felt waves of pressure sweeping over. This pressure was enough to make ordinary Heaven-Flying martial artists explode, but for Li Yuan and Liu Bing, it was just an itch.

"Big Brother, it's really easy," Liu Bing said.

"Don't be careless," Li Yuan reminded.

Although Dongfang Ji and Fang Da couldn't tell him the core secrets of Nine Leaves, Jiushan, some shallow information could be told.

And the rule summarized by Dongfang Ji and Fang Da was that the most core point was—there is no rule.

In Nine Leaves, Jiushan, anything can happen.

Suddenly.

Li Yuan felt a hazy fluctuation enveloping him, as if some power was probing him.

The next instant, Li Yuan was horrified to find that Liu Bing, who had been coiled around his arm, was gone.

Not only was Liu Bing gone, but the Heaven Snake Palace that had come in together had also disappeared.

One must know that Li Yuan had a certain comprehension of space mysteries, but he still hadn't noticed anything just now.

"Sister, do you feel anything?" Li Yuan hurriedly messaged Gu You: "I can't even contact Liu Bing through the soul, and I can't even confirm if she is alive or dead."

Li Yuan was indeed shocked.

This method was too powerful.

"Li Yuan, be careful," Gu You's voice sounded in Li Yuan's mind, quite serious: "Liu Bing and the others disappeared... I didn't notice it at that instant either. This space-time manipulation method seems even more terrifying than some Heavenly Gods Father had encountered... The Ancient Domain of Buried Immortals is indeed unfathomable."

"This so-called Nine-Leaf World is originally a part of the Ancient Domain of Buried Immortals. Although Dongfang Ji and Fang Da didn't tell you all the information, I suspect this is originally a place of testing... so it is testing you and Liu Bing separately," Gu You said her guess.

"In short, be careful."

"Even if you hide in the Ancient God Palace, you might be moved out," Gu You said.

"Mm," Li Yuan felt a chill in his heart, not daring to be careless at all.

Suddenly.

"Splash!"

Li Yuan only felt the glow around him shake, and then he fell, landing on a huge boulder.

"Where is this?" Li Yuan's heart moved, and his powerful spiritual sense had already spread out directly, followed by his face changing.

Because the spiritual sense range, which could originally probe dozens of kilometers, had been subjected to invisible pressure, shrinking to less than ten kilometers.

As far as the eye could see.

This seemed to be a dark canyon with jagged rocks, ancient trees reaching a thousand meters high, and on both sides were towering mountain ranges that reached into the clouds.

In the sky, there was a huge blood moon, and under its light, the whole earth looked quite evil.

"Where on earth is this?" Li Yuan was surprised.

The scene before him was completely different from the information given by the Principal and the Alliance Leader.

In the information from Dongfang Ji and Fang Da.

Once entering the Nine-Leaf Star Realm, one would first pass through a vast land, see the vast starry sky scene of 'Nine Leaves Overlapping'... and only then enter the Nine-Leaf World.

And him? Just entering the Star Realm passage, he was subjected to an invisible space-time force and abruptly descended here.

Everything was unknown.

"Mm?" A flash of shock flickered in Li Yuan's eyes, and he whispered to himself: "Triple task? Purple-clad task?"

At this moment!

In Li Yuan's mind, a mysterious message suddenly appeared, and this message appeared directly: "Trial-taker, as an innate Eight Star Pulse, you have directly become a Silver-clad member and simultaneously triggered the Purple-clad task requirement."

"First task: Survive for ten years."

"Second task: Become a Heaven-Flying Nine Star Pulse, and you can become a Gold-clad member."

"Third task: After completing the second task, become a demigod, obtain the Ancestral World Token, and you can become a Purple-clad member."

"Remember, do not leak the trial task information to other life forms."

"Only after completing at least one task can you obtain the 'Return Token' and be qualified to go to the Eternal Palace."

The content was very simple, but the information revealed made Li Yuan shocked. This was completely different from the information Dongfang Ji and Fang Da said.

"Trial-taker?" Li Yuan was secretly shocked: "Just as Sister Gu You guessed, is Nine Leaves, Jiushan for selecting younger disciples with powerful potential?"

"Silver-clad?"

"Gold-clad, Purple-clad? Is this the division of the three levels of trial-takers by Nine Leaves, Jiushan?" Li Yuan thought silently: "Was that space-time force just now directly probing my physical condition? Because I am an innate Eight Star Pulse, I directly became a Silver-clad member?"

"So, the test content is requiring me to become a Gold-clad member or even a Purple-clad member?"

"The prerequisite for becoming a Purple-clad member is to become a demigod?" Li Yuan thought to himself.

The information known was too little, and Li Yuan couldn't infer too much.

But at least two things could be confirmed.

First, if he wants to obtain the 'Return Token', he must stay for at least ten years or even longer.

Second, what he has to face is definitely different from what Dongfang Ji and Fang Da said.

"The Principal and the Alliance Leader, they all roamed the Nine-Leaf World many times before finally breaking through to become demigods," Li Yuan thought to himself: "But according to the task I received, the first time I roam, I need to become a Nine Star Pulse and then break through to become a demigod?"

From this, it can be seen that the test of Nine Leaves, Jiushan will change according to the actual situation of the trial-taker.

"Whatever."

"Whether it is the Third-Stage Nine Star Pulse or obtaining the Ancestral World Token, it is still quite far for me," Li Yuan's gaze swept across the four directions: "Right now, the most important thing for me is to survive in this mysterious world."

"Survive for ten years."

Rumbling~

Through the space vibration, Li Yuan faintly sensed powerful fluctuations coming from the depths of the canyon, seemingly rushing toward his direction.

(End of chapter)