Chapter 641: Li Yuan

Whoosh—! World, Inter-Space Domain, spatial objects, spatial cutting, void and reality... the five great directions of the Spatial Law intertwined. Beneath Li Yuan, corresponding Law Dao patterns actually emerged, converging into a single whole, surrounding and protecting Li Yuan.

And almost immediately following that.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!... One after another, profound fluctuations surged upward. Gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder... the mysteries of the seven great fundamental Laws actually appeared simultaneously by Li Yuan's side.

And they began to combine with the Spatial Law.

In just a moment.

Within Li Yuan's perception, the eight great Laws had already combined into a perfect operation of Laws.

"Hmm?"

"The eight great Laws, I've actually comprehended them directly." Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, then immediately revealed a smile: "I thought it would take some time. Hahaha, good! Good!"

At this moment, Li Yuan felt quite exhilarated, with a sense that the sea is wide for fish to leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly.

Because of his exchanges with Xiao Mu, Li Yuan knew the importance of comprehending the eight great Laws. Therefore, over the past five hundred years, while contemplating the Spatial Law, he had also been wholeheartedly studying the other fundamental Laws... Over the centuries, they had all reached the Ninth Rank extreme, all just a sliver away from breaking through, yet always lacking that final bit.

Li Yuan had not expected this.

In the moments after comprehending the Spatial Law, the other few fundamental Laws simultaneously broke through their bottlenecks.

"Just as when I was in the Heavenly God realm, with the evolution of the Inner Universe, contemplating the Spatial Law was incredibly easy, and the efficiency of contemplation far exceeded that of the True God realm." Li Yuan thought to himself: "Comprehending the Spatial Law has indeed made my perception of the entire world become completely different."

"Comprehending the other few fundamental Laws afterward was just a matter of following the natural course."

Li Yuan also understood that even if he hadn't broken through directly just now, if he had spent a few more years, he certainly would have comprehended the eight great Laws.

"The cornerstone of the mysteries of heaven and earth, I have already mastered."

"Next, it is time to open a path." Li Yuan raised his eyes to look into the distance. His gaze pierced through the Beichen Star. His strength had not changed much for the time being, but his perception of heaven and earth had undergone a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering change.

At this moment, Li Yuan could clearly discern that vast, illusory yet real river that traversed the entire Universe.

He could even perceive the countless lives flowing within the river.

The River of Time!

All life struggles within the river, drifting with the waves, like fish in a river, wanting to transcend but unable to.

"The universe is like a river. If one only comprehends the Laws of heaven and earth, how can one transcend the river?" Li Yuan thought to himself: "Only by opening an Eternal Path, like a fish leaping over the Dragon Gate... until one pushes the Eternal Path to an extremely high level, does one have the ability to walk above the river, and then one is no longer bound by the river."

"That is Eternity."

With his realm reaching a higher level, Li Yuan had a clearer understanding of the Eighth Rank, the Ninth Rank, and even the legendary Eternity.

... "Li Yuan, congratulations on comprehending the eight great Laws." Xiao Mu's voice sounded in Li Yuan's mind: "In terms of realm, you now truly stand on the same starting line as the Spatial God King."

"Or rather, your realm is already slightly higher than that of most Spatial God Kings," Xiao Mu said.

"Hmm." Li Yuan nodded.

Most Spatial God Kings, due to cultivation time and lack of cognition, mostly choose to open a path without having comprehended the other seven fundamental Laws.

"Next, I will tell you how to open a path."

"There are three thousand Eternal Paths, complex and numerous. No matter which direction of the operation of heaven and earth one starts from, there is actually hope to open an Eternal Path. Like the seven fundamental Laws, they can extend into hundreds of Eternal Paths, but they are all just ordinary Eternal Paths..." Xiao Mu spoke eloquently.

Li Yuan listened attentively.

Xiao Mu could not provide guidance on specific cultivation; what he was best at was pointing out the general direction for Li Yuan.

"But your goal is a top-tier Eternal Path, so there aren't many choices for you. According to the collections and arrangements of Brother Beihe, and some of my fragmented memories... there should be a total of nine top-tier Eternal Paths with relatively clear guidance," Xiao Mu said solemnly.

"Which nine?" Li Yuan was curious.

"The Path of Reincarnation, the Path of Great Destruction, the Path of Ten Thousand Spirits, the Path of Heart-Artifact, the Path of Chaos, the Path of All Things, the Path of World, the Path of Destiny, and the Path of Space-Time." Xiao Mu said: "Perhaps there are other top-tier Eternal Paths. After all, the universe evolves; below Eternity, who dares to speak of things above Eternity?... But at least these nine Eternal Paths are known to Brother Beihe and me to have had people successfully take the fourth step, and traces of them can be found in Eternal ruins."

"Understood." Li Yuan nodded.

An Eternal Path is opened up. Even for the same Eternal Path, different powerhouses will have certain differences in their comprehension.

Not to mention different Eternal Paths?

Since it is opening a path, it is possible to go wrong... This is the reason why some ordinary Eternal Paths are difficult to open to the third step, because this path is very likely a misguided one.

And the nine top-tier Eternal Paths proposed by Xiao Mu are at least direct paths to the Supreme, and even have hope for Eternity.

As for whether one can definitely reach Eternity? No one dares to guarantee it.

After all, no one has ever seen a living Eternal.

"Being able to reach the Supreme is already remarkable enough," Li Yuan thought to himself.

"Based on my observation of you over these years, combined with the few supreme treasures you currently possess—the 'Ancient Universe Boundary', the 'Source Seed', and the 'Ten Thousand Saint Stone Wall'," Xiao Mu said: "What I have planned for you is to strive to open the Path of World, the Path of Ten Thousand Spirits, the Path of Heart-Artifact, and the Path of Great Destruction... with the possibility decreasing in that order."

Over the past five hundred years.

As time passed, and with the deepening of his exchanges with Xiao Mu, Li Yuan trusted him more and more, and had also informed the other party of some of his own circumstances.

Like the Ancient Universe Boundary and the Source Seed, they were secret treasures that made Xiao Mu quite marvel.

"Path of World, Path of Ten Thousand Spirits, Path of Heart-Artifact, and Path of Great Destruction?" Li Yuan was thoughtful.

"The Path of World is essentially the ultimate deduction of the operation of heaven and earth. It is the transition from disorder to order... Its more accurate name is actually the 'Path of Universe', and what it pursues is to exhaust the mysteries of the evolution of the universe." Xiao Mu said: "Like the Star God cultivation system, it comes from the 'Path of World'."

"And star arts like 'Law of Heaven and Earth' (Fa Tian Xiang Di) are essentially simplifications of the mysteries of the 'Path of World'."

Li Yuan suddenly realized; he only learned this secret today.

"It's just that this path is extremely difficult. After all, no one knows the boundaries of the universe to this day, let alone comprehending the extreme of the universe's evolution. Most can only open high-tier Eternal Paths like the Path of Five Elements." Xiao Mu sighed: "But you are different. You were born with 'Perfect Ten Star Veins', and now you have become a 'Universe God Body'."

"It can be said that you were born with the foundation to open the Path of World. As long as you study the mysteries of your own 'Inner Universe' with heart, you have great hope... at least taking the first and second steps is not difficult."

Li Yuan understood in his heart.

"The Path of Ten Thousand Spirits is essentially the evolution of the Path of Life, pursuing the study of all 'living matter' in the universe, exploring the ultimate mysteries of life." Xiao Mu said: "Its essence, which distinguishes it from the Path of Life, is that it not only needs to deduce tangible matter, but also must study intangible living matter—the soul."

"Combining soul and matter?" Li Yuan reacted immediately.

"Correct!"

"Therefore, if one can open the Path of Ten Thousand Spirits to an extremely high level, the ability to save one's life will be terrifying. An undying body is the most conventional means, and one can even merge into the void, where ten thousand laws cannot harm one's body." Xiao Mu sighed: "Brother Beihe once encountered a Ninth Rank peak powerhouse who had opened the Path of Ten Thousand Spirits... In that battle, Brother Beihe was actually unable to kill the other party, and they escaped."

"Facing a Supreme, and actually survived?" Li Yuan marveled in his heart.

"Actually, I suspect that the 'Phantom Heart God King' of the Heart-Dream Universe, who opened the Path of Phantom Heart, is a variant of the Path of Ten Thousand Spirits... It's just that his path went astray." Xiao Mu shook his head: "There are many similar powerhouses in the history of the universe. The paths they opened were extremely strong, but they often reached their limit at the third step, and few have taken the fourth step."

Li Yuan sighed inwardly; a wrong path does not necessarily mean weak power.

Or perhaps, some seemingly wrong paths are just because no one has yet opened them to the fourth step or higher.

"The Path of Heart-Artifact, in a sense, is a pure 'Mental Void' path, which can also be called the Path of Void Destruction." Xiao Mu said: "What it pursues is to make the entire Void operate as one, turning into a weapon, pursuing the most extreme soul attacks, and even transforming one's own material magic power into the power of the Void."

"In the universe, those who can become Emperor-level with this path are all the most terrifying opponents. Human-sea tactics are the most useless against them." Xiao Mu shook his head.

"Void Destruction?" Li Yuan immediately thought of Heavenly God Lu Ming; the other party's moves seemed somewhat similar.

"I let you walk the Path of Ten Thousand Spirits and the Path of Heart-Artifact... because your soul will is extremely strong, and your Mental Void is also strong enough." Xiao Mu said: "Moreover, you have the Source Seed and the Ancient Universe Boundary as references."

"These are things others cannot match."

"As for that so-called Source Seed, I suspect it originates from an Eternal wonder of the Path of Ten Thousand Spirits, but I must see it and study it a bit before I can know for sure." Xiao Mu said.

"And the Path of Great Destruction is even simpler."

"Great Destruction is a higher-tier existence of killing paths like the Path of Destruction and the Path of Slaughter... It pursues the destruction of all things, all spirits, and all souls, aiming to destroy all existence including matter and the Void, turning everything into nothingness." Xiao Mu said: "If you have already opened the first three paths, then you will have a very deep understanding of the operation of heaven and earth, the combination of matter and soul, and the destruction of the Void... Then turning to deduce Great Destruction will be much easier."

"The ultimate operation of heaven and earth."

"The ultimate destruction of all things... If you can achieve this, it will be much easier for you to become a Supreme in the future." Xiao Mu sighed with emotion.

Li Yuan understood.

The path Xiao Mu chose for him was the best choice based on his own conditions... If he could walk it through, he would definitely step onto a path of rapid growth.

"However."

"Four top-tier Eternal Paths, can I bear it?" Li Yuan hesitated slightly.

Once an Eternal Path is opened, it will be branded on the Godhead, subsequently affecting one's own cognition, God Body, Inner Heaven and Earth, Void, and other aspects.

Therefore, most God Kings find it extremely difficult to open a new path after opening one.

"You can!"

"You underestimate the 'Perfect Ten Star Veins' too much, and you also underestimate the Inner Universe." Xiao Mu grinned: "I say you can, you definitely can... perhaps you can even carry more."

"It's just that greed leads to indigestion."

"Like the Path of Destiny, the Path of Space-Time, the Path of Chaos, etc., you don't have much foundation related to them... Even if you contemplate them, it is extremely difficult to deduce them to the fourth step, and the improvement to your strength will become smaller and smaller." Xiao Mu said: "Let's talk about it in the future."

"Hmm." Li Yuan nodded.

He could roughly understand... Opening one top-tier Eternal Path and opening two is equivalent to doubling, with many more special means, and the difference in strength must be very large.

But opening four and opening five? Many specialized means overlap. There is a difference, but it won't be too large.

And it would delay a lot of cultivation time.

"Opening a path."

"Besides studying yourself and the mysteries of all things, you can also study secret arts and supreme techniques, and draw experience from them." Xiao Mu said: "I have prepared four Emperor-level supreme techniques related to them for you, all created by Emperor-level peak powerhouses who opened top-tier Eternal Paths."

"Four Emperor-level supreme techniques?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up.

He became increasingly aware of Xiao Mu's uniqueness.

In the Chaos God Court, although there were massive amounts of God King secret arts, Emperor-level supreme techniques? They were few and far between.

"I have quite a few Emperor-level supreme techniques here, but most are not systematic... These four are already the top-tier ones among them and are suitable for you." Xiao Mu said: "They are also things you can only start contemplating after comprehending the Spatial Law."

"But you must also be careful. These supreme techniques are paths already walked by sages and predecessors, and they are not completely suitable for you. Therefore, you can only contemplate the first move... From the second move onward, they are true 'Path-Opening Supreme Techniques', and you must open your own path before you can borrow and contemplate them." Xiao Mu said solemnly: "Remember this point, don't get it backward."

"If you contemplate them first and then open a path, you will be influenced by your predecessors without knowing it, and then your future attempts to take the fourth step will be greatly affected."

"Understood." Li Yuan was solemn.

Others' paths are not completely suitable for oneself... they can only serve as a reference.

Just like the 'Phantom Heart Divine Canon', Li Yuan could not contemplate anything beyond the eighth move for the time being; it was the same principle.

Immediately following.

Li Yuan began his cultivation again.

'Heaven and Earth as One', 'Undying Body', 'Eternal Heart Awl', 'Calamity Destruction'... the four Emperor-level supreme techniques, any one of them contained infinite mysteries, opening Li Yuan's eyes and leaving him shocked.

"So, the mysteries of the Laws can be combined like this? And these are all just the first move?"

"Is this the shallow operational mystery of the 'Path of World'?" Li Yuan sighed.

Time passed.

As Li Yuan's contemplation of the four great supreme techniques deepened, he gradually realized the commonalities between these Emperor-level supreme techniques and perfect star arts.

"Perfect star arts do not require my comprehension of the Dao to be brilliant to be perfectly executed; they have already become a part of myself, but their power has a limit." Li Yuan thought to himself: "And true Emperor-level supreme techniques require one to comprehend the mysteries before they can be executed."

Perfect star arts, for the user, are closer to being individual special magic treasures.

"Cultivating many perfect star arts to the Eighth Rank gives me a great advantage when fighting other Spatial God Kings, and even when competing with First-Step God Kings." Li Yuan had a clear understanding of his own strength: "But if facing a Second-Step God King, relying solely on perfect star arts is difficult."

What if it were a Third-Step God King?

Third-Step God Kings, their realms are all unimaginably high, and the supreme techniques they create all far exceed the 'Eighth Rank' power of perfect star arts.

"I will comprehend the first move of these four great supreme techniques."

"Then combine them with perfect star arts, and my strength will soar by a large margin." Li Yuan felt the transformation of his own strength: "By then, when I enter the Inner Domain again and encounter other God Kings, my confidence in self-preservation will be even greater."

God Kings who truly go out to roam are all path-openers, and their strength is terrifying. Li Yuan still needs time to rival them.

Li Yuan's main body and source body were still continuing to study the four great Emperor-level supreme techniques.

But his newly born other source body had already left the God Court headquarters, accompanied and shielded by God King Dongmang and God King Heart-World, concealing his causal aura.

He quickly arrived at the Mohe Star Domain.

In the dark starry sky.

"Junior Brother, let's begin." God King Dongmang smiled.

"Xinyuan, become the Master of the Star Domain as soon as possible." The alluring God King Heart-World also smiled: "My Chaos God Court has not given birth to a new permanent territory for a long time... Moreover, the Abyss God Court has spent so much effort trying to kill you, I also really want to see their expressions after they discover you have directly become the Master of the Star Domain."

"Good." Li Yuan revealed a smile.

Standing in the void, Li Yuan's gaze swept across the vast void... In an instant, the vast void heaven and earth began to surge, and massive amounts of heaven and earth source power gathered over. Li Yuan's aura and power were changing rapidly.

His consciousness was rapidly climbing and expanding, gradually reaching every corner of the entire Mohe Star Domain.

It resonated with the origin of the Star Domain in the dark.

It made Li Yuan feel heartfelt warmth... In fact, mastering the complete Spatial Law, combined with God King-level soul will, allowed Li Yuan to easily perceive where the origin of the Star Domain was.

And as a native life of the Mohe Star Domain, Li Yuan's soul naturally resonated with the origin of the Star Domain.

Entering the origin of the Star Domain was without the slightest obstruction.

"If I hadn't comprehended the Spatial Law, I wouldn't be able to sense the origin of the Star Domain."

"If my soul will hadn't reached the God King level, I wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure of the origin of the Star Domain." Li Yuan nodded slightly: "This is still because the origin of the Star Domain does not reject me. If it rejected me, there would be no hope at all."

After getting slightly familiar with it.

Hum~ Li Yuan quickly branded his soul mark on the origin of the Star Domain.

There was no obstruction; everything went according to plan.

"Boom—!" The entire Star Domain immediately produced a subtle change. The previously chaotic and disorganized strands of power, at this moment, seemed to be integrated into one, truly centering on Li Yuan, and could be completely mobilized.

Whoosh—

At this moment, the vast Mohe Star Domain truly had a master, and a supreme will—Li Yuan.

In the void, Li Yuan stood there, his aura becoming vast and towering, boundless and heavy... An invisible will diffused, far exceeding God King Dongmang and God King Heart-World standing not far away.

"Origin Will!" God King Heart-World smiled.

"He should have successfully mastered the origin of the Star Domain." God King Dongmang nodded: "Within the Mohe Star Domain, he is like the incarnation of the origin, capable of mobilizing the power of the Star Domain. He can be called an invincible existence, which even a God Emperor cannot shake."

They were also Masters of Star Domains, so they knew this very well.

Becoming the Master of a Star Domain meant having a base, and thus truly having one's own stronghold.

It can be said that as long as the Master of a Star Domain does not seek death and does not encounter some terrifying killing moves, it is almost impossible for them to fall before their lifespan limit.

... Born in the Mohe Star Domain, and coincidentally living in the Mohe Star Domain, one Heavenly God after another, such as Heavenly God Xia Feng, Heavenly God Da Shi, and Liu Bing, almost all had some perception and raised their heads simultaneously.

"This is?"

"Hmm, Origin Will?" Liu Bing and the others were stunned. As native Heavenly Gods, although they could not yet clearly sense the origin of the Star Domain, they could perceive all changes within the Star Domain.

"Could it be the birth of a Master of the Star Domain? Is it Big Brother?" Liu Bing's vision was extremely high, and she immediately thought of it.

"Is it God King Xinyuan?"

Heavenly God Da Shi and the others also thought of it quickly, but felt puzzled: "But in the rumors, isn't it said that God King Xinyuan is still on Beichen Star? Could it be that he has come out?"

They also guessed in their hearts, but could not confirm it, and could only hurriedly report to the God Court.

In the void, after a long time, Li Yuan's aura converged and returned to normal.

"Master of the Star Domain, in charge of the origin of the Star Domain?" Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes and looked down at his fingertips: "No wonder God Kings in their hometown Star Domains are not afraid of God Emperors at all."

Becoming the Master of the Star Domain, Li Yuan also understood the true difference between the Master of the Star Domain and the supreme treasure 'Ancient Universe Boundary' he possessed.

Within the Ancient Universe Boundary, although there were dozens of Star Domains, vast and endless... from the perspective of energy and territory, it far exceeded the Mohe Star Domain.

But the Ancient Universe Boundary is water without a source.

And like the Mohe Star Domain, it is a part of the Heart-Dream Universe, a part of the universe... What is truly terrifying about it is that it can allow the Master of the Star Domain to mobilize a trace of the power of the Universe.

Of course, it is limited to within the Mohe Star Domain.

And outside the Star Domain, Li Yuan can only achieve the arrival of his consciousness incarnation.

Within the Mohe Star Domain, if a God Emperor wants to kill Li Yuan, it is equivalent to confronting the origin of the entire Universe... Even a peak God Emperor cannot do it.

"However, according to the information given by Xiao Mu, the Master of the Star Domain is not truly invincible. If a Supreme is born in the Universe, they can rule the entire Universe with the Supreme Path." Li Yuan thought to himself: "The authority of the Master of the Star Domain can naturally be stripped, and killing them is very easy."

Li Yuan's gaze was dark. Through the origin of the Star Domain, he could clearly sense... in the vast Universe, there were thousands of aura fluctuations similar to his own.

Are they all Masters of Star Domains?

The entire Heart-Dream Universe now has thousands of Masters of Star Domains?

"Just as I guessed before, the large number of God Kings born in the billions of years of history of the God Realm are mostly still alive through various means. It's just that, like the Chaos God Emperor, it is difficult for them to appear in the world. And this is just the Masters of Star Domains; who knows how many God Kings are alive in secret." Li Yuan thought to himself: "And the so-called permanent territories of the major God Court forces are essentially because they have Masters of Star Domains."

A Star Domain with a master is naturally not afraid of invasion.

"The Mohe Star Domain has a master. Now, the other major God Court forces should all know about it." Li Yuan revealed a sneer: "Abyss God Court, are you still planning to besiege me?"

From beginning to end, facing the Abyss God Court's siege plan, he had never been in a hurry. The reason lies here.

Li Yuan's expectation was correct.

Just as he sensed the existence of one Master of the Star Domain after another in the Universe through the origin of the Star Domain... other Masters of Star Domains also sensed Li Yuan's existence.

"Is it the Mohe Star Domain that has given birth to a Master of the Star Domain? Who is it?"

"Who else could it be? God King Xinyuan."

"It is him. I once sensed God King Xinyuan's aura from afar. That's right."

"God King Xinyuan? Isn't he still on Beichen Star? How did he come out? Could it be that he cultivated a spatial clone in such a short time?" Some God Kings were stunned. It is very difficult for a Spatial God King to cultivate a clone using the Spatial Law.

"Who knows!"

"Could it be that he had a clone before?"

"Hahaha, the Abyss God Court still wants to kill him. Now that he has become the Master of the Star Domain, how can they kill him?" God Kings from major forces like the Starry Sky God Court and the Heavenly Dragon God Court sighed with emotion, all having the intention of watching a joke.

On the Abyss Star.

"He has become the Master of the Star Domain?" God King Chenmo, God King Yinhuo, and others all had extremely ugly faces.

God King Moyun's expression was also gloomy to the extreme. They had been secretly preparing for hundreds of years and had made many plans. Now they suddenly discovered... Li Yuan had become the Master of the Star Domain? How could they fight now?

... "Bet right."

"Ten thousand Eternal Crystals, and in the future, one less God King perfection opponent. It's worth it." God King Xueyan smiled.

"This God King Xinyuan is truly insidious. He clearly had a clone and could have become the Master of the Star Domain long ago, but he insisted on waiting for the Abyss God Court to pay a huge price and for a large number of God Kings to rush back from outside the Universe before becoming the Master of the Star Domain." God King Yu Chen couldn't help but say: "He really played the Abyss God Court for so long."

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PS: Making up for yesterday's minimum update.

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