High-Level Martial Era

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"Although it is a Star Technique that assists in cultivation, if it reaches the Nine Layers, its power must also be incredibly unthinkable."

Focused on deep cultivation.

Li Yuan also sensed the "Divine Crystal Energy Concentration of Earth" within the stone chamber.

"As my cultivation progresses, the divine crystal energy concentration seems to be declining," pondered Li Yuan, "but it appears not to have decreased by much."

It was still within the range Li Yuan could accept.

Li Yuan dared not wish for an infinite amount of "Earth Origin Divine Crystal Energy" in the stone chamber; he knew that wasn't possible.

But as long as it could sustain his cultivation to the First Order Limit, Li Yuan would be extremely satisfied, even more so if he could cultivate to a higher level.

Time passed.

More than an hour had elapsed since Li Yuan descended into the canyon, and over 93,000 of the stars on his Perfect Star Vein had been branded with Star Marks.

He was constantly advancing toward the eighth level of the first rank.

Suddenly.

"Hm?" Li Yuan suddenly felt his smart ring vibrating. Such continuous vibrations indicated an emergency situation.

Huh!

Li Yuan immediately answered, establishing communication.

"Li Yuan! It's not good! Something's wrong!" Through the communication, Alicia's anxious voice came through, "Bai Xing is dead."

"What?" Li Yuan's expression changed.

He immediately thought of Bai Xing, the red-skinned youth from the Black Dragon Star, quite unremarkable, even somewhat slow-witted, and they weren't really familiar with each other.

But he was a companion nonetheless.

He's dead?

"What happened?" Li Yuan asked urgently, "Weren't they all together? How could this have happened?"

"You mentioned you were going into seclusion, so Si Feng and I have been guarding above this canyon," Alicia continued, "But Xiong Ze, Kross, Bai Xing, following Wu Manong's orders, dispersed to sweep the area, and several thousand First Rank Martial Artists were also continuously scouting."

"Half an hour ago, they found traces of Gu Yue Divine Kingdom personnel and killed several."

"There were no encounters with formidable enemies, so they did not send us a message," Alicia explained.

Li Yuan listened intently.

They encountered the enemy?

It was normal not to report; if they had to report every minor encounter, he wouldn't be able to manage it all by himself.

"But, just two minutes ago, Bai Xing encountered a terrifyingly skilled opponent," Alicia said somberly, "According to the message he sent before he died... this terrifying opponent had a burst speed that definitely exceeded 250 meters per second."

"And then, Bai Xing was killed."

"250 meters per second?" Li Yuan's eyes narrowed, his vigilance heightened.

Burst Speed could indirectly reflect Physical Quality. If one had reached this level only in the State of Unity of Heaven and Man... it should at least be of the 23rd level.

23rd Level?

To break through from the First Order Limit to the 23rd Level in just a few days, one had to be either a 'supernatural genius' like himself, who had awakened multiple Star Meridians at once plus some external treasures.

Or, they must have used something even more precious and powerful than the Myriad Life Extension Fruit.

Either way, it meant the enemy was extremely powerful.

"Where is this person? Where are they now?" Li Yuan asked immediately.

"The Divine Palace Relic," Alicia replied, "And it's not just one person, it's a large group from the Gu Yue Divine Kingdom, possibly dozens... This team has been continuously spotted by our scattered scouting Martial Artists along their route."

"Based on their movement trajectory, we surmise that their end goal should be the Divine Palace Relic... They are expected to arrive in half an hour," Alicia said.

The Divine Palace Relic? Half an hour?

"Instruct Xiong Ze, Kross, and the others to circumvent them and head toward the Divine Palace Relic from other directions," Li Yuan said with a low voice, "and converge with us."

"I'm coming up from the bottom of the valley right away," Li Yuan made his decision.

"Alright."

Communication ended.

"The Divine Palace Relic? These top geniuses from the Gu Yue Divine Palace must know of my existence yet still dare to come... They must be extremely confident," Li Yuan's eyes sparkled, "But do you know that my strength has increased significantly again?"

Although the Gu Yue Divine Kingdom was powerful, it was only comparable to the Seven Star Civilization, and many powerful Demigods within the Divine Kingdom would be of no use in the World within Worlds.

Here, only those of the First Rank could enter.

Huh!

Li Yuan stood up, no longer hesitating.

He immediately squeezed through the gap in the door, left the stone chamber swiftly, and climbed up the valley's walls towards the top.
Your journey continues on empire

"Continuing to cultivate the 'True Solution of the Earth Star Vein'? It won't increase my strength in the short term."

"Preventing them from approaching the Divine Palace Relic is more important," Li Yuan resolved in his heart.

The Gu Yue Divine Palace's team was hell-bent on rushing to the Divine Palace Relic.

Li Yuan didn't know what the enemy had in mind, but whatever the enemy wanted to do, it was right not to let them do it.

"The stone chamber is right here; it's not going anywhere."

"After slaughtering this batch from the Immortal Ruins Civilization, it won't be too late to come back and continue cultivating the Star Technique," Li Yuan mused silently, "I estimate that the Spiritual Awakening Level can be directly elevated to 40%."

Two birds with one stone!

Less than a minute.

Li Yuan had already returned to the foothill of the vast mountain range. Alicia, Si Feng, and a large number of First Rank Martial Artists and Prime Warriors were all quietly waiting in the distance.

"Li Yuan."

"Elder." Everyone gathered around.

"Tong Guan," Li Yuan instructed, "you lead your people and continue to probe this large Divine Crystal vein... Remember to avoid exposure as much as possible."

"There indeed are treasures at the bottom of the canyon, but I haven't fully explored them," Li Yuan said, "There are many dangers below; don't risk venturing down further."

Li Yuan had already decided to inform the Seven Star Alliance about the stone chamber after he finished cultivating the Star Technique.

After all, he would have to leave sooner or later.

He couldn't monopolize this mysterious stone chamber forever.

"Yes," Tong Guan obediently replied, he was also secretly astonished. From Li Yuan's words, it seemed that he had already dealt with the calamity of the Exotic Beasts below?

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