High-Level Martial Era

Chapter 608: Chapter 342: Li Yuan’s Strength_3

“My cultivation environment isn’t even as good as theirs, if I don’t fight for it, the hope to ascend to Heavenly God might be even smaller than that of those peerless geniuses.”

Dongfang Ji was speechless and felt shocked in his heart.

Heavenly God?

It was something he could never have imagined.

Li Yuan dared to set his sights on becoming a Heavenly God.

“Our plane,” Li Yuan’s eyes blazed, “was destroyed by the Burial Immortal Ancient Domain in the last civilization. As you said, Alliance Hierarch, if we don’t work hard enough… the entire future of our civilization is at risk of annihilation.”

“So, because the True Gods can’t control the Burial Immortal Ancient Domain, you want to become a Heavenly God?” Dongfang Ji stared at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan was only Second Rank.

And he dared to think about becoming a Heavenly God?

For a moment, Dongfang Ji didn’t know whether to say that Li Yuan was ambitiously far-sighted or arrogantly overconfident.

A Heavenly God!

Even in the Divine Realm, that was an existence standing at the peak.

“The path to becoming a Heavenly God is very distant for me, and the road to ascension is even more illusory,” Li Yuan said. “Therefore, I can only seize the opportunity and strive to do my best.”

“There will be danger,” Dongfang Ji shook his head. “This soul transformation of yours almost led to your downfall.”

“Wanting great achievements without willing to take any risks, does such a good thing exist in this world?” Li Yuan shook his head. “Alliance Hierarch, have you not experienced life-and-death dangers on your cultivation journey?”

“The path of cultivation is inherently a struggle,” Li Yuan said emphatically.

Li Yuan said no more.

The enemies of the Heavenly Serpent Clan could kill even a Heavenly God.

The enemies of the Ancient Torch Divine, were suspected to be the True Gods of the Immortal Ruins Civilization, a civilization also coveting the Seven Star Civilization.

Currently, the Seven Star Civilization seemed to be in no crisis, Li Yuan’s family and loved ones were also at peace.

Indeed, for a very long time, Li Yuan’s normal growth was also very dazzling… but the lurking dangers of the future forced Li Yuan to consider more.

If there was no chance to achieve Second Rank Eight Star Veins, so be it.

But with a great opportunity to forge a foundation that surpassed the disciples of the Heavenly Gods, Li Yuan naturally chose to take a gamble.

“Ha ha,” Dongfang Ji laughed.

Li Yuan was taken aback.

“In your bones, you only believe in yourself,” Dongfang Ji sighed lightly.

In that moment, Dongfang Ji understood the difference between Li Yuan and Fang Hai.

Fang Hai was the type with a very steady personality and was also willing to believe in others.

In his heart, Fang Hai actually thought he would find it difficult to surpass Dongfang Ji and admired him greatly.

But Li Yuan was different.

In his bones, he had a kind of obsession; once he accepted a responsibility, he wanted to carry it forward completely instead of relying on others.

Sometimes, this is stubbornness!

Even, it could be said to be madness.

But geniuses are indeed obstinate.

Without a heart determined to be the strongest and not inferior to anyone, it is very hard to reach the ultimate peak.

A strong person can be defeated by an enemy, but their spirit must not be defeated.

…

“You have already created miracles,” Dongfang Ji said. “I will give you advice and the utmost help; it’s up to you to make the choice.”

“Thank you, Alliance Hierarch,” Li Yuan said respectfully.

The full support of the Alliance Hierarch was excellent.

“You just mentioned that you want to sweep the Second Level Star Realm?” Dongfang Ji said. “Now, do you have the confidence to battle Duanmu Hong?”

“Among the level 36 Flying Heaven Star Lords, he is of average strength, and his comprehension of True Intent is not far from the Semi-Divine.”

“Duanmu Mountain Lord?” Li Yuan thought for a moment, then said, “Given a bit more time, I should be able to match or even defeat Duanmu Mountain Lord.”

“Defeat?” A light seemed to flash in Dongfang Ji’s eyes. “Are you really confident?”

“I am,” Li Yuan truly was.

Several years ago, during a battle with the level 36 Myriad Scales Beast Emperor in the Ming Xu Star Realm, Li Yuan was at an absolute disadvantage and only managed to win using the authority of the Mothership.

In terms of power, Duanmu Hong was far superior to the Myriad Scales Beast Emperor; though their True Intent comprehension was similar, Duanmu Hong held absolute advantages in weapons, treasures, Star Technique, and many other aspects.

Especially Star Techniques!

Li Yuan estimated that Duanmu Hong had cultivated at least four Star Techniques, with no shortage of Seventh Layer Star Techniques.

The Myriad Scales Beast Emperor? Back then, he had only cultivated one Star Technique.

But today’s Li Yuan was different from before.

“Fundamentally, I am at an absolute disadvantage, with a full six-level gap.”

“In terms of Star Technique, I am also at a slight disadvantage,” Li Yuan mused. “But in the Mysteries of True Intent, I should far surpass Duanmu Mountain Lord, which should compensate for most of the disadvantage.”

The most critical point was that of the Semi-Divine Level Soul.

Once he had cultivated the Spiritual Secret Technique, he could inflict severe impact, which gave Li Yuan enough confidence.

“It seems.”

“This period, you’ve made progress again in the comprehension of True Intent,” Dongfang Ji laughed.

Li Yuan smiled.

The breakthrough in the True Meaning of Wind had indeed strengthened his Spear Technique quite a bit.

“Indeed,” Dongfang Ji nodded, “your awakening of the Seven Star Veins, and the stronger star veins, indicate a stronger spiritual power, higher skill mysteries… I believe in your strength.”

“But.”

“When venturing into the Second Level Star Realm, you must still be cautious, especially those with demigods, you must avoid them,” Dongfang Ji said, “And for those Star Realms that may harbor Flying Heaven Limit Experts, you should also stay clear.”

“Understood.” Li Yuan nodded.

Duanmu Mountain Master could be considered to possess the normal 36th level combat power, ranking among the extremely strong within the Flying Heaven Peak.

But there are even stronger ones among the 36th level Flying Heaven, those whose True Intent Comprehension has reached the Sixth Stage Perfection (Demigod Level), these experts are usually called Flying Heaven Limit Experts.

They are on the verge of making a breakthrough to demigodhood at any moment.

If Li Yuan were to encounter a Flying Heaven Limit Expert, he was not confident he could win, but he did have hope of protecting himself.

Stronger than that? There were those like Fang Hai before he achieved the Seven Star Veins, also at the 36th level, but had already stepped into the Threshold of the Law… his combat power was nearly that of a demigod.

If he encountered a Flying Heaven Warrior who was nearly a demigod, Li Yuan admitted to himself, he would definitely not be the match.

A demigod?

A gap of two whole major realms, not a sliver of hope of winning! It was a matter of dying in one move or two.

“You go back first.”

“I will provide you with the list of Star Realms as soon as possible,” Dongfang Ji said, “Those that pose a huge threat, are rich in resources, yet don’t have too powerful enemies in the Second Level Star Realms… all need to be swept clean.”

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“Once you make a move in one Star Realm, the other Star Realms will definitely receive the news very quickly,” Dongfang Ji earnestly said, “They will likely retreat rapidly and go into hiding.”

“Once they hide.”

“It will be difficult for you to search each Star Realm one by one,” Dongfang Ji said.

“I understand.” Li Yuan nodded.

For example, in the Rob Sea Star Realm, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers, with the ground even deeper by thousands of kilometers, if a Flying Heaven Warrior hid deep in the ground, even with a Semi-Divine Level Soul, how long would it take to search?

How long would it take to scour numerous Star Realms?

It was like trying to catch fish in a lake.

“Let me know when you are about to depart,” Dongfang Ji said.

“Yes.”

…

Not long after,

Li Yuan returned to the Seven Star Mountain, quickly placed orders in the Seven Stars Treasury, and purchased some treasures.

“This time, I can only act under the identity of the Spirit Gun,” Li Yuan murmured to himself, “Not yet achieving Flying Heaven, I still cannot reveal my true identity.”

To sweep through numerous Second Level Star Realms, one aim was to clear many obstacles of civilization.

Secondly, it was to acquire Spiritual Nature nourishment.

“I must first master the Spiritual Secret Techniques,” Li Yuan quickly selected two suitable ones from the many Inherited Secret Techniques left by Qiu Bingzun and Ancient Torch Divine.

“Burning Heart Blade!”

“Mind Soul!”

These two Secret Techniques had very ordinary names, but their might was terrifying; the former was a Spiritual Secret Technique left by Qiu Bingzun, extremely domineering in effect, specializing in directly exterminating the enemy’s soul.

The latter, left by the Ancient Torch Divine, was somewhat similar to an Illusion Technique, used for disrupting the enemy.

Both these Spiritual Secret Techniques were only accessible for cultivation to those with a Semi-Divine Level Soul, and at most, they could be cultivated all the way to the True God Level, incredibly profound.

“Truly formidable.” After a bit of comprehension, Li Yuan marveled at them, none of the Spiritual Secret Techniques he knew within the Seven Star Civilization could match these two.

“However,”

“With great power comes great difficulty in cultivation,” Li Yuan thought to himself, “If my spiritual power were just at the 40th level, I’m afraid I would still struggle to cultivate them.”

Time passed.

Li Yuan bought many more exotic treasures to aid in the cultivation of these two Secret Techniques.

In the blink of an eye,

over a month went by, and Li Yuan finally gained initial mastery over these two Secret Techniques.

“To continue cultivating now would yield no significant improvement in the short term,” Li Yuan thought to himself.

Spear Technique, Spiritual Secret Technique, and many other aspects had all reached a limit, impossible to breakthrough in a short time.

“It’s time to take action.”

“Aim to push the Spiritual Awakening Level to 75%,” Li Yuan thought.

…

“Little Bing, are you ready?” A trace of thought from Li Yuan entered the Heavenly Snake Hall.

“I’m ready.” Liu Bing’s eyes lit up.

“Good, you probably know about this operation,” Li Yuan said with a smile, “If we encounter a powerful enemy, when the time comes, it might be Little Bing who needs to take action.”

“Big Brother, rest assured,” Liu Bing said with a smile, “I’ve never fought a life and death battle before.”

Li Yuan nodded slightly; in terms of raw combat strength, Little Bing was even more fearsome than himself.

But she hadn’t cultivated any Spiritual Secret Techniques.

…

“Sister, are you really going to accompany me? This time we are heading to an outer-dimensional Star Realm,” Li Yuan entered the Ancient Divine Palace.

“Let’s go!”

“I now, officially recognize you,” Gu You said, shaking her head.

“Alright,” Li Yuan smiled.