Chapter 649: Cultivation! Old Acquaintance

Li Yuan frowned slightly; his actions in entering the inner domain were all planned by the Little Tomb.

According to what the Little Tomb had originally said, everything should have been very simple.

First, pass through the Heavenly River Ice Plain to reach the end of the Heavenly River, then enter Silver Sea City, refine the 'array restrictions' in the core land of Silver Sea City, and within the scope of Beichen Star's origin, he would be able to borrow a trace of the array's power... Only in this way, on Beichen Star, would he have the ability to fight other Three-Step Path-Opening God Kings and even peak God Kings.

After all, with his current strength, before stepping into the God King realm or opening his path, barely being able to fight a Two-Step Path-Opening God King was his limit.

This level of strength was actually very dangerous in the inner domain, let alone seizing treasures or gaining an advantage in the upcoming Beichen Star God King war.

Everything had gone smoothly before.

He even managed to trick God King Lie Yan to his death, which could be considered resolving a threat from the Abyss Divine Court on Beichen Star.

But now, an accident had occurred.

"Little Tomb, is there no other way?" Li Yuan looked up, looking at the massive palace again.

The palace was towering, vast and ancient, permeated with bursts of immortal mist, with countless strange secret patterns flowing on its surface, and a grand aura spreading out. If an ordinary Heavenly God were here, they would probably be unable to help but bow down in worship.

Even Li Yuan could feel the brilliant power contained within it.

This was once the residence of a Supreme; in the past, a large number of powerful beings were here, with Heavenly Gods in groups and many God Kings. Although there were no living beings now, the foundation still remained.

Wanting to comprehend it thoroughly? Difficult! Difficult!

"There is no other way," the Little Tomb had manifested as a little fatty, standing beside Li Yuan. He also looked up at the towering palace. "Moreover, this is not the most troublesome thing right now."

"What do you mean?" Li Yuan was slightly startled.

"Li Yuan, you have no way back," the Little Tomb sighed. "You arrived here through the space passage of the Abyss at the end of the Heavenly River... but you cannot return the same way, so if you want to get out, you must go out from Silver Sea City."

"Your Honghe Order is useless here."

"This place belongs to the most core land of Beichen Star and requires exclusive permissions."

"If you don't refine the core restrictions of Silver Sea City and obtain special permissions... if you want to leave, you will be attacked by the 'guards' on the outskirts of Silver Sea City," the Little Tomb looked at Li Yuan. "And in two hundred-plus years, the Beichen Star passage will close."

Li Yuan understood instantly.

His 'Honghe Order' belonged to general permissions and could function in most areas of the Honghe Universe Alliance... but Silver Sea City was one of the most important and special areas of the Honghe Universe Alliance.

Even with God Emperor-level permissions, one could not pass through freely.

And wanting to break through the obstacles of the Silver Sea City guards to leave... one must know that this place was a 'forbidden land,' and even a peak God King powerhouse who broke in would perish if they fought to the death without retreating.

With Li Yuan's own strength, there was absolutely no possibility of going out directly.

"If the Beichen Star passage closes, I won't be able to get out?" Li Yuan asked.

"That's right," the Little Tomb said. "I can communicate with the will of the Life Sea, but I cannot control its operating laws... Once you are trapped, if this true body of yours wants to get out, you will have to wait two million years."

Beichen Star opens once every two million years.

"Two million years?" Li Yuan was speechless; he had only lived for over a thousand years in total.

"Then there is no other way; I must comprehend the operating mysteries of this palace and push open the palace gate." Forced to this point, Li Yuan's heart became calm instead.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan soared into the sky, suddenly turning into a giant of over a hundred kilometers, and then threw a fierce punch.

"Boom!" The fist, which was enough to shatter a star field, only made the palace tremble slightly, and a ripple appeared on the surface of the divine light... that was all.

"Don't waste your effort."

"Silver Sea City belongs to one of the power sources of Beichen Star... This palace essentially belongs to a part of an Imperial Weapon," the Little Tomb said helplessly. "Forced attacks, even if a peak God King powerhouse bombarded it ten million times, wouldn't shatter it."

"Let me try," Li Yuan laughed. After landing, his figure became normal again, and he sat cross-legged in front of the palace gate.

Sitting here.

He could observe the palace to the greatest extent.

"Then let's begin," Li Yuan's eyes glowed with a faint light, and he directly used the "Heavenly Nether Eye" to calmly observe the palace.

Observing is also cultivation.

"The effect of Eternal Crystals is indeed good." Every fiber of Li Yuan's body was shrouded by strange forces, and his Heart Truth Realm was also permeated by these strange forces... constantly nourishing Li Yuan's body and soul.

His divine body always maintained its most active state, and his soul always maintained a state of emptiness; whether comprehending laws or deducing secret techniques, his efficiency was the best.

After meeting the Little Tomb, Li Yuan had always cultivated according to his requirements.

"With Eternal Crystals as an auxiliary, with the 'Heavenly Nether Eye,' plus the fact that I have already comprehended the eight major laws... my observation, analysis, and deduction abilities are not inferior to many Two-Step Path-Opening God Kings," Li Yuan was very satisfied with his state. "Right now, I am still having all three true bodies deduce simultaneously."

The vast majority of God Kings cannot afford to use Eternal Crystals continuously.

But Li Yuan could.

"The secret patterns on the surface of this palace are truly special," Li Yuan observed calmly, and as time passed, day after day.

A full year or more passed.

"The more I observe, the more I feel... it is perfect and flawless."

"On the surface of the palace, strands of law secret patterns are intertwined; each strand seems to be a combination of the eight major laws such as gold, wood, space, etc... but if observed carefully, it forms a kind of Dao rhyme that transcends above." Li Yuan closed his eyes gently.

After more than a year of observation, he already understood the surface operation of the palace.

"It should be the Cave Heaven Dao."

"According to the Little Tomb, Beichen Star contains two high-stage eternal Daos: 'Life' and 'Cave Heaven'," Li Yuan had already confirmed this point. "And the Dao rhyme emitted by the palace in this core land of Silver Sea City is the Cave Heaven Dao."

Understanding is one thing.

Truly knowing is another.

"If I open the 'Cave Heaven Dao,' I would probably easily understand the palace's operation, but it's not necessary."

"Star Dao, Cave Heaven Dao, World Dao... are three eternal Daos that are constantly increasing," Li Yuan already knew what he needed to do. "World Dao, as a top-tier eternal Dao, almost perfectly encompasses the Cave Heaven Dao. I need to go a step further, comprehend the 'World Dao,' and attempt to open it."

"As long as I have some comprehension of the World Dao, then comprehending the mysteries of the palace's operation won't be difficult."

After all, what Li Yuan sought was only to push open the palace gate, not to thoroughly refine this palace.

After having a basic understanding of the palace's operation, Li Yuan began to focus on himself.

"Two hundred-plus years, it's a long time, but it's also not long."

"One is myself; my three true bodies have all opened up '12960' star-sky heavens, forming a universe themselves... by constantly comprehending the evolution of the inner universe, my understanding of the many mysteries of heaven and earth operation and world evolution will naturally become deeper and deeper."

"The second is the Ancient Universe... this is also an Imperial Weapon, and it contains a complete universe origin operation that is also full of mysteries. According to the Little Tomb's speculation and my perception, the origin of the Ancient Universe is very likely the mysteries of the 'World Dao'," Li Yuan thought to himself. Although he possessed the Ancient Universe and had already recognized it as his master and could initially manipulate it, he still didn't quite understand the mysteries of the Ancient Universe's origin.

"The third is the 'Ten Thousand Saints Stone Wall.' In the Ten Thousand Saints Stone Wall, there are several existences who opened the World Dao. If I compare them slightly... I will know whether my many understandings are correct or wrong, at least the general direction won't be wrong." Li Yuan's three true bodies began to act simultaneously.

Li Yuan's main body possessed the 'Source Seed' and had been staying at the Divine Court headquarters, devoting himself to studying the evolution of his own inner universe.

The operation of universes is different... For example, the Heart Dream Universe can already be called one of the largest and most perfect universes in the vast universe, but the number of star domains is just over twelve thousand.

As a cultivator, it is even more difficult.

"According to the Little Tomb, the inner universes of God Emperors evolve with at least hundreds of star domains, and at most three to five thousand star domains... and the star domains in the God Emperors' inner universes are far inferior to the real star domains in the universe; they are just prototypes," Li Yuan thought silently.

"My inner universe is even simpler; it's just a star-sky heaven, and it's still a long way from evolving into a star domain... but it is perfect enough; it was born with 12960, which is the most perfect 'universe form' and is the 'strongest life form' in the Star God cultivation system theory," Li Yuan's eyes had light in them. "Its evolution and operation contain infinite mysteries."

Even a God Emperor might not have such an opportunity, but Li Yuan could observe and comprehend it all the time.

Only.

The evolution of the inner universe belongs to the natural changes of heaven and earth... It is extremely profound, and Li Yuan can only understand a little bit now.

"The real operation of the universe." Li Yuan's second source body had been staying in the 'Mo River Star Domain' for a long time.

Now he also returned to the Beiqiu mortal domain, entered the Ancient Universe again, and studied the operation of the Ancient Universe.

"A Star Domain Lord, whether a God King or a God Emperor, can sense the whole picture of the universe... therefore, any star domain that gives birth to a Star Domain Lord cannot be hidden from other Star Domain Lords," Li Yuan thought to himself. "But they can only sense it vaguely; the detailed operating mysteries of the entire universe?"

The origin will of the universe will not allow life to spy on it.

"But the Ancient Universe is absolutely controlled by me," Li Yuan observed carefully.

"Ten Thousand Saints Stone Wall." The source body located on Beichen Star was observing the Ten Thousand Saints Stone Wall while continuing to deduce the palace's operation.

Three true bodies were cultivating in seclusion simultaneously. Last time, it took more than sixty years for Li Yuan to master the first style of the three Imperial-level absolute arts... This time, there was no need to be distracted by cultivating star arts.

Plus Li Yuan's deeper accumulation and longer time... it was destined that his progress in terms of 'Dao' would be greater.

Since Li Yuan and God King Lie Yan fell into the Endless Abyss.

Except for the powerhouses of the Chaos Divine Court who knew Li Yuan was still alive.

Other major factions basically believed that the true bodies of both of them on Beichen Star had perished.

Even if the Abyss Divine Court and the Ziwu Universe Realm suspected... but year after year, in the blink of an eye, decades passed, and Li Yuan never appeared, which also made God King Chen Mo, God King Jin He, and the others mutter: "Could it be that God King Xinyuan's true body really died?"

However.

What troubled the Abyss Divine Court even more was that their eight God Kings gathered in the 'Dragon Remains Mountain Range,' and after layers of investigation, it took decades to finally track down God King Dong Mang's whereabouts.

As a result, he was once again escaped by God King Dong Mang.

"Damn it."

"World-Escaping Talisman Treasure... This Dong Mang actually carried such a rare treasure on this true body."

"He was actually willing to exchange it; a world-escaping treasure can be exchanged for 50,000 Eternal Crystals in the Undying Heaven and Earth."

"For the Dry Life Undying Fruit, this guy is really desperate," God King Chen Mo, God King Mo Hai, and the others all felt helpless.

The universe is vast.

There are many dangerous places, and many dangerous places have the ability to seal, so even God Kings cannot travel through space, such as Beichen Star, such as the Undying Heaven and Earth... but there are many super-powerhouses in the universe, so naturally, they have found some special methods to save their lives at critical moments.

Such as some extremely special 'upper-grade God King weapons.'

Such as one-time world-escaping talisman treasures.

Such as some secret techniques that are extremely difficult to cultivate.

Such as Imperial Weapons with powerful Dao sources... but any method is extremely difficult to achieve, but once used, it can easily save one's life.

At the very least, God King Chen Mo, God King Mo Hai, and the others did not have similar means to track him on Beichen Star.

They could only watch helplessly as God King Dong Mang escaped.

"Continue to chase."

"I will continue to track and deduce, and through various clues, it will slowly form a 'fate guidance' again," God King Brother Hongjiu said slowly. "There is still enough time... I don't believe this Dong Mang can have a second world-escaping talisman treasure."

"Mm."

"He has been struck by the 'Heavenly Witch Poison.' It cannot be cured on Beichen Star; at most, it can be suppressed so that the injuries to his divine body do not worsen."

"We will definitely be able to catch him," the Abyss Divine Court powerhouses were still full of confidence.

Within Beichen Star, their power was the strongest.

In the Heart Dream God Realm, in that palace, Li Yuan, God King Heart Realm, God King Feng Yue, and God King Dark Light all looked at God King Dong Mang.

"Escaped?" God King Heart Realm asked.

"Mm, used the world-escaping talisman treasure I was carrying," God King Dong Mang said. "Eight God Kings joined forces to pursue me; I was seriously injured and my strength was only equivalent to the threshold of the third step; I couldn't win at all, so I could only escape."

"Senior Brother, how did the Abyss Divine Court find you? Isn't Beichen Star isolated from cause and effect?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask. "Moreover, what kind of injury hasn't healed in hundreds of years?"

In Li Yuan's cognition, even if the Godhead was bombarded to the point of near collapse, after such a long time, it should have recovered.

"Xinyuan, you weren't a God King when Dong Mang was attacked before, so you don't know," God King Heart Realm explained patiently. "He was poisoned by the 'Heavenly Witch Poison'."

"Heavenly Witch Poison?" Li Yuan immediately understood a lot. "From the Heavenly Witch cultivation system?"

"That's right."

"The Heavenly Witch cultivation system is the most research-oriented regarding all things; every Eighth-Rank Heavenly Witch will lead a mighty army of witches, and they have formed the 'Heavenly Witch Poison' through special combinations of all things," God King Feng Yue said. "Heavenly Witch Poison is just a general term; in reality, there are thousands of types. The one Dong Mang was hit by is a dual toxin that infects both the soul and the divine body."

"This kind of poison is difficult to eliminate on one's own; the corresponding antidote must be integrated into the divine body," God King Feng Yue said. "Or one can choose to abandon this true body and cultivate a new true body, which will naturally no longer be affected."

Clearly, the application of Heavenly Witch Poison was very extensive, and almost all God Kings knew about it.

"Is the antidote difficult?" Li Yuan hurriedly asked.

"The antidote is not difficult to find. In fact, over these past few hundred years, I have been suppressing the toxin and have roughly guessed which type it is," King Dongmang said. "It is just that we do not follow the Heavenly Witch cultivation system, so we cannot concoct the antidote, nor did we purchase this type of antidote in advance."

"Heavenly Witch Poison antidotes are all very expensive," God King Dong Mang shook his head.

Li Yuan understood. It sounded like there were many types of Heavenly Witch Poison, and it was impossible for any God King to carry them all.

If they were in the outside world, there would be plenty of ways to slowly concoct or purchase the antidote.

But on Beichen Star, they couldn't exchange materials with the outside world, so there was no way.

They could only endure it.

"This Heavenly Witch Poison was laid by God King Brother Hongjiu, and it should also contain the 'Source of Cause and Effect,' which is why he can slowly track me," God King Dong Mang said. "Heart Realm, come find me; I will give you all the treasures I am carrying... This way, even if I die, I won't benefit them."

"Okay," God King Heart Realm said without hesitation.

This is also the norm when roaming and adventuring outside, and it is also the reason why God Kings like to team up to roam.

One more person means one more chance of survival, and a greater probability of bringing all the treasures back.

The incarnation can die, but the treasures cannot be lost.

"Senior Brother is being hunted."

"Used a secret treasure to escape, but what about the next time he is tracked? He was even forced to hand over his treasures to God King Heart Realm." Li Yuan's heart was filled with killing intent.

Powerhouses are extremely confident in themselves.

Unless it is a last resort, who would be willing to hand over the treasures they worked so hard to obtain to others? Moreover, even if God King Dong Mang was seriously injured, his frontal combat strength was still slightly stronger than God King Heart Realm, which is why he had been hiding on his own.

But clearly, God King Dong Mang had been forced to a point where he had no choice.

"As soon as possible."

"If I enter the palace as soon as possible and refine the array restrictions... I will be able to help Senior Brother," Li Yuan felt urgent inside, but he remained very calm while comprehending and deducing.

In the blink of an eye, another few years passed.

And on this day.

"Hmm?" Li Yuan, who was cultivating in seclusion, received a message—Fang Da had broken through to become a Heavenly God.

"The Principal's cultivation speed," a trace of surprise flashed in Li Yuan's eyes. "It's truly fast; it's not much slower than Senior Dongfang."

"Among the countless Heavenly Gods in the God Realm, it can be considered fast."

"Let's go take a look," Li Yuan's heart moved, and he split off an incarnation to head over.

Mo River Star Domain, East Pole Star.

The current East Pole Star, although its name hadn't changed since the founding of the nation, had become unimaginably vast compared to hundreds of years ago, with a planetary diameter exceeding thirty million kilometers... and it was still continuously expanding.

As the 'capital' of a high-level star-sky divine nation, this was already considered small.

After all, this was the residence of a God King.

As the 'ruling core' of the Mo River Star Domain, although not much time had passed... it had already made East Pole Star extremely prosperous.

Inside an extremely luxurious restaurant.

Musicians were performing in the center of the stage, and the moving melody made the surrounding audience intoxicated...

In one of the private rooms.

"Ancestor, the musicians of this God Realm are truly remarkable," the green-clothed girl beside her couldn't help but say. "Combining the mysteries of laws with musical instruments, even a Void God would be obsessed with it."

"Mm," the fire-red-robed woman sitting in the main seat, known as the 'Ancestor,' nodded gently, very calmly. "This is not an ordinary area of the God Realm, but a core prosperous place in the God Realm."

"As the residence of a God King, it's no surprise that anything appears on East Pole Star," the fire-red-robed woman said.

"But with Ancestor's strength, you are also considered powerful on East Pole Star," the green-clothed girl laughed. "We've walked all the way here and haven't seen many True Gods."

"What do you know? The experts on East Pole Star are all in hidden cultivation," the fire-red-robed woman shook her head. "I brought you from Blue Star just to broaden your horizons and see if there are any good opportunities."

"After all, in our Flame Family, you are the one with the most hope of awakening the Seven-Star Pulse so far," the fire-red-robed woman was Lin Lan Yue.

She contained a portion of the True Phoenix bloodline, and with diligent cultivation, she later became a Void God early on with Li Yuan's help. After another few hundred years, and with some resources gifted by Li Yuan, she had already reached the True God realm.

Even in the current Seven-Star Civilization, there were not many True Gods.

"I am only a Six-Star Pulse."

"The True God realm is the end of my cultivation," Lin Lan Yue looked out the window and thought silently. "Not to mention the entire God Realm, just the vastness of the Mo River Star Domain... how many True Gods are there? Tens of thousands, and these are just those born in the last few tens of thousands of years."

Above True Gods are Heavenly Gods.

And the God Kings above Heavenly Gods are the true ruling power of the entire God Realm.

"Li Yuan is a God King."

"In just a thousand years, he has reached this step and stands at the peak of the God Realm?" Lin Lan Yue sighed secretly.

She was full of gratitude toward Li Yuan, and also had a trace of special affection.

And even more full of admiration.

Because she had truly watched Li Yuan rise step by step from an ordinary high school student in the past.

"On Blue Star, he was the most dazzling, and later became the number one genius of the entire civilization, surpassing Senior Dongfang and the others."

"Coming to the God Realm, he is still the most dazzling, hailed as the number one genius of the God Realm," Lin Lan Yue thought to herself.

After coming to the God Realm from the Beiqiu mortal domain for a period of time, she realized more and more how high Li Yuan's status was.

Walking out of the mortal domain and reaching this legendary height in just a thousand years was simply unbelievable.

Suddenly.

"Lan Yue, come to the Salary Fire Palace," a voice rang in her mind. "Senior Fang Da has become a Heavenly God."

"Senior Fang Da has become a Heavenly God?" Lin Lan Yue's eyes lit up. "Doesn't that make him the fourth Heavenly God of our Seven-Star Civilization?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 650 =====