High Martial Arts Era

Chapter 732 Divine Might Like an Emperor
“I will order Dao Mo Tian Shen and the others to cooperate with you,” Li Yuan said calmly. “Within the family, everyone will obey your orders, and I will not restrict you too much.”

The group of people inside the room were stunned.

In terms of blood relations, Li Yangyu is more than ten generations away from Li Muhua, and his relationship with Li Yuan should be quite distant.

In terms of strength, Li Yangyu has only just become a True God, and his strength is inferior to that of the other veteran True Gods... Moreover, the third-generation members such as Li Zhen and Li Yu are still alive.

In terms of lineage, Li Yangyu is a blood descendant of Li Yu.

But little did they know... the moment Li Yuan had a thought and began to calculate fate, he had already sensed Li Yangyu's special nature and extraordinary fortune, and that with a little help, he could become a celestial god.

Most importantly, from Li Yuan's observation of the other party's past fate, he realized that this was a rather decisive and courageous person... with a strong will.

Of course, this special trait, if allowed to cultivate on his own, would only give him the hope of becoming a celestial being, which is insignificant to Li Yuan, but it is enough for him to take charge of the entire Li family.

"Yes," Li Yangyu replied respectfully.

Although he didn't understand the reason, he knew that with the passing of several ancestors, this was his chance to rise to the top.

"Everything within the family remains the same," Li Yuan said. "But from today onward, we must strictly enforce the family rules. I do not want anyone to be above the laws of the Divine Court again."

"Yes," Li Yangyu replied, already having guessed quite a bit in his mind.

Over the past few thousand years, the Li family has expanded wildly, and many of its members have acted quite recklessly. At that time, it was the ancestors who were in charge of the family, so Li Yuan did not interfere much.

And now!
With the passing of several ancestors, Li Yu and Li Qingqing, who were closer to Li Yuan in the third generation, will likely reach the end of their lifespan soon... After that, the entire Li family will have little to no connection with Li Yuan.

It was almost inevitable that the family would be reformed so that it would no longer be considered special.

This kind of thing has happened many times in the history of the Divine Court... For example, the family of the Awakening Star God Emperor is now extremely low-key, occupying only a star domain territory.

In Li Yuan's vision, the Li family will be the same in the future.

"Only by maintaining a large number of races and families coexisting and competing with each other within the territory of the Divine Court can we maintain long-term vitality." Li Yuan, now one of the de facto leaders of the Chaos Divine Court, has a profound understanding of this.

"Whether it's a God Emperor family or a God King family... they can prosper for a time, occupy some resources, and have some privileges."

"But we must not allow it to erode every aspect of the Divine Court, otherwise it will only solidify the entire Divine Court hierarchy and drastically reduce the probability of producing unparalleled geniuses," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Why do super-powerful individuals need to build such vast forces?

Firstly, having something to care about and something to hold onto... is more conducive to spiritual growth and spiritual practice.

Secondly, by cultivating a large number of subordinates, it will be much easier to collect a large amount of ordinary resources... The longer one cultivates, the more obvious this becomes.

Thirdly, it's a gamble! Perhaps you can cultivate an incredible powerhouse, which would be a great help and could even ultimately benefit you.

"Xiaoyu, Xiaozhen, Qingqing." Li Yuan's gaze swept over his nephews, nieces, and grandnephews: "You are not far from the end of your lifespan. Spend these last few decades on Blue Star... I will come to see you on that day."

"Yes, Uncle." All three were very sensible.

They knew that Li Yuan was warning them to stop meddling in family affairs... and since Li Yuan had already informed them privately about the matter of extending their lives, they naturally weren't anxious.

……

For Li Yuan, the affairs of the Li family were trivial matters.

now.

He focused all his energy on his own inner world.

"Guide." As the ruler of the Inner Universe, Li Yuan was the embodiment of the rules within the Inner Universe, truly invincible. Several weak souls descended upon him.

"Avatar."

With a thought, Li Yuan summoned a vast and surging power of the world, which quickly coalesced into several physical bodies, and then the several souls merged into them.

soon.

Li Changzhou, Chen Hui, Li Muhua, and Li Qianqian appeared one after another, all of them maintaining their youthful appearance.

"us?"

"Didn't he just die?"

"Where is this? The afterlife?" Li Changzhou and Chen Hui were both extremely shocked and couldn't react for a moment.

"Dad, Mom, you both look younger." Li Muhua and Li Qianqian were also surprised and couldn't help but look at their own hands. At this moment, they felt full of vitality.

"Uncle, Aunt, Mu Hua, Qian Qian." Li Yuan's voice rang out, and then a phantom formed from the convergence of light and came to their side: "This is the inner universe that I control. I have helped you reshape your physical bodies."

"Reshape the body?"

"Your Inner Universe?" Li Changzhou and the others were shocked; this was something they had never imagined.

"Brother, you told us before that we could extend our lives after reaching the limit of our lifespan, which is to reshape our physical bodies?" Li Muhua asked in surprise, "Before, when my divine body collapsed and my consciousness fell into endless darkness, I thought you were just comforting us... I didn't expect it to be true."

“Reaching the limit of lifespan inevitably leads to death; this is an ironclad law of the universe, and I cannot violate it.” Li Yuan said patiently, “But this is my world, not bound by the rules of the universe… Here, I decide all the rules.”

“Therefore, at the moment of your death, when your souls were about to be absorbed by the origin of the universe, I directly guided your souls to my inner universe.” Li Yuan said patiently, “Now, in the operation of the universe’s rules, you are already dead… but you have been reborn in my inner universe.”

The four of them suddenly realized.

They also have a certain perspective on the universe, the inner universe, and so on, and can roughly understand it.

"Big brother, does that mean we're immortal in your inner world?" Li Qianqian couldn't help but ask, "Even if we die, you can revive us, right?"

"Correct."

“In my inner universe, you can indeed live forever, but not for eternity,” Li Yuan said. “If I die in the future, the inner universe will collapse, and all life within it will naturally perish.”

"Secondly, in the mortal world, many elderly people live for decades or even centuries. Due to loneliness, physical aging, and other reasons, they feel mentally exhausted and want to commit suicide... Many mortals have even developed a theory that believes immortality is actually a punishment."

"This theory has both right and wrong aspects."

"On one hand, they underestimated the strength of the soul will of powerful cultivators," Li Yuan said with a smile. "Like you, Uncle and Qianqian, have lived for thousands of years. Would you ever want to commit suicide?"

Li Changzhou and Li Qianqian both shook their heads.

“A Void God’s will, honed naturally by a powerful soul, is enough to withstand the erosion of hundreds of thousands of years,” Li Yuan said. “It is only due to the constraints of the universe’s rules that a Void God’s lifespan is limited to five thousand years.”

“But true gods and celestial beings, if they had no lifespan limit, could live even longer in their spirits.”

"but!"

“This theory also has a correct side, namely that the mind has its limits,” Li Yuan said. “Even gods, if their mind and will do not transform into an ‘eternal heart,’ will eventually collapse after living for tens of millions or hundreds of millions of years.”

“On that day, even if I can block your memories, change your perceptions, and allow you to barely continue living… then you will have completely new memories and perceptions… will you still be yourself?” Li Yuan asked.

This is what is known as 'reincarnation'.

As far as Li Yuan knew, many God Emperors would construct 'reincarnation' within their inner universe... But after a person is reincarnated, is he still the same person he was at the beginning?
“That’s a completely new person, just someone who has my memories.” Li Changzhou said quite frankly, “Xiao Yuan, if that day really comes, there’s no need to force me to stay. Let me go completely when it’s time to go.”

“Me too,” Li Muhua replied.

“Big brother, we were only illusory gods before. So, in terms of willpower alone, we can only live for a few hundred thousand more years,” Li Qianqian said.

"Ha ha!"

“That’s how it is in theory,” Li Yuan said with a smile. “But my inner world is quite vast now, and many civilizations have evolved from it. There are many illusory gods and true gods, and even celestial gods… I will also open up some special dangerous places for internal cultivators to explore and cultivate.”

"You are all now in the body of a Source Warrior, and you have all awakened the Five Star Meridians... So cultivate well in my Inner Universe Realm and strive to become a Celestial God in the future."

As someone who controls the eight fundamental laws, Li Yuan could theoretically cultivate his inner universe to the level of a celestial god or even a god-king without any problem.

"If it succeeds."

“Your willpower is stronger, so you can naturally live longer,” Li Yuan said with a smile. “If you can transform your will into an eternal heart, then you will be close to immortality.”

"Haha, good." Li Changzhou laughed, "I didn't have a chance to cultivate properly before, but I never thought that after death I would be able to experience the cultivation journey again."

"effort."

“Previously, I was shackled by the Star Vein and unable to enter the True God Realm. Now, as a Source Warrior with a Five-Star Vein, I have a chance to become a Celestial God.” Li Muhua was filled with fighting spirit. “Little Source,” Li Changzhou suddenly said, “You had us each write a list of one hundred people… Could it be that they will all be guided?”

“Yes, when they reach the end of their lifespan, I will also bring them into my inner universe.” Li Yuan nodded: “If you uncles want to change the list, you can tell me. If you want to add more people, you can do so as well.”

"With so many people, won't it have an impact?" Li Changzhou asked. He felt that such an incredible thing would probably come at a price.

"There will indeed be some price to pay, but it's all within my means," Li Yuan said with a smile. "Uncle, don't worry."

soon.

Li Yuan arranged everything and sent the four of them to a prosperous civilization in the Inner Universe... Since it was a training exercise, they would naturally have to endure some hardship.

"Even if my uncles and the others die, they can start over again and again in my inner universe," Li Yuan thought to himself. "Perhaps, a miracle can be created."

The so-called miracle refers to their ability to reach the level of a god-king, and then their mind and will transform into the 'eternal heart'.

But Li Yuan knew very well that the probability was extremely low... Throughout the entire history of the Chaos Divine Court, countless Nine-Star Cultivators and countless Heavenly Gods had failed to reach the God-King realm.

"If I do my best to help, there might be a glimmer of hope," Li Yuan thought to himself. "If it ultimately fails, I'll turn my uncles and the others into 'life puppets' and then slow down the flow of time."

Once transformed into a life puppet, the soul imprint is branded onto the origin of the Inner Universe... With the blessing of the origin of the Inner Universe, one can easily possess the combat power of a God-King, and one's mental will will reach the pinnacle of a Heavenly God, making it easy to maintain an unchanged mind for hundreds of millions of years.

The 'Fire Phoenix', which once fought alongside Li Yuan, is an example of this.

However, these life puppets, seemingly immortal, will have their minds and consciousness constantly distorted as time goes by... and eventually will no longer be the same as before. Therefore, Li Yuan does not want to do that unless absolutely necessary.

Li Yuan deeply desires that all his close relatives and friends have long lifespans and can live on forever.

A level above the Life Puppet is the 'Universe Holy Spirit'.

However, firstly, the number of cosmic holy spirits in any cosmic realm is limited... Secondly, one must generally be a god-king in life in order to be guided to become a cosmic holy spirit after death.

"Li Yuan."

"You can tolerate the treatment of your closest relatives," Xiao Mu's voice suddenly echoed in Li Yuan's mind, "but do you intend to bring all your ordinary relatives and friends into your inner world?"

"Will your resurrected relatives and friends also suffer the same fate in the future?"

“Yes.” Li Yuan replied. The small tomb was a holy spirit of his inner universe, possessing extremely high authority within the inner universe, so he naturally knew everything that had happened.

“When every living being dies, their soul returns to the origin of the universe… By bringing it into your inner universe, you are actually going against the rules of the universe, and you will be hostile to the origin of the universe.” Little Tomb said helplessly, “If there are a few, it’s fine… But if there are too many, even if you are powerful, you cannot completely ignore them.”

"Few? Many?" Li Yuan shook his head with a smile: "How many more can a small tomb have? As far as I know, the more powerful a being is, the more it will be rejected by the inner universe when it is introduced into it."

"Those I will be guiding in the future will mostly be demigods or pseudo-gods; even true gods will be few and far between," Li Yuan said.

“But many of them become gods… Just like resurrection, once they become gods, the difference isn’t that significant.” Little Tomb said, “All things considered, it will still have a big impact on you. I’m worried it will affect your fortune in the universe.”

“Then there will be some impact.” Li Yuan said calmly, “If I can do it, why shouldn’t I? In my entire life of cultivation, what I care about most is my family and friends.”

"If these family members and relatives do not wish to live long, I will not force them."

“But if they want to, and I can do it, why not do it?” Li Yuan said.

Seeing this, Xiao Mu stopped trying to persuade him.

Guiding souls to the Inner Universe is something that only Emperor-level beings can normally do... Among the God Emperors I know in the small tomb, most of them would guide their relatives and friends, but very few would do it on a large scale like Li Yuan, who didn't care about affecting his cultivation.

"Ok?"

"The introductory chapter of the 'Hundred Paths Sacred Body' body refinement method has finally resulted in the creation of a true body." Li Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Good things keep happening one after another."

"To achieve this in a thousand years, even with the help of many external aids, is still considered extremely fast." Xiao Mu couldn't help but say, "After all, it's a sub-saint's ultimate technique."

……

Within the immortal heavens and earth, in the Emperor's Divine Palace.

Amidst the vast and boundless fluctuations of eternal Dao intent, Li Yuan's seven true bodies sat cross-legged in meditation, cultivating with focused concentration... At this moment, one of his true bodies was uncontrollably unleashing an incomparably terrifying aura, even causing the surrounding space to subtly distort.

Within his body, his blood flowed silently, each drop containing incredible power. If it were to fall into some star field in the universe, it would probably turn into a dazzling and endless 'blood star'.

This is not Diwei.

Rather, it is the power formed from the pure and powerful life essence. Faced with such a powerful physical body, many weak quasi-saints would probably despair.

"The beginner's level is already this powerful?" Li Yuan felt the transformation of this true form.

First, the Dao intent fluctuations of the three top eternal Daos—the Dao of the World, the Dao of Myriad Spirits, and the Dao of Great Destruction—were integrated into the physical body. Then, based on the primordial intent, the three top eternal Daos were combined to cultivate the "Hundred Daos Sacred Body."

With the help of some auxiliary cultivation items purchased earlier, he finally managed to enter the basics of cultivation.

"The God King of Life proposed the concept of the 'Cosmic Divine Body,' and I have completely cultivated the Cosmic Divine Body on the foundation of the Perfect Ten Star Veins." Li Yuan thought to himself, "The Cosmic Divine Body has given me an incredible reserve of divine power, dozens of times more than that of the God King of the Perfect Ten Star Veins."

"The Cosmic Divine Body seeks the most immense and powerful divine power, and the most perfect inner universe."

"And the body-refining method of the 'Hundred Paths Sacred Body' is to cultivate the strongest, most indestructible divine body," Li Yuan thought to himself.

For a moment, Li Yuan had a strange feeling.

He could kill a fifth-order quasi-saint with a single punch without triggering any Dao intent fluctuations, relying solely on the pure power of his divine body... Of course, Li Yuan understood that this was an illusion.

A fifth-tier quasi-saint has many techniques; he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to take a punch himself.

"You felt it, didn't you?" The purple-robed, bald figure flew down in front of Li Yuan's true form.

"Senior." Li Yuan stood up and bowed.

"The three supreme eternal paths... including the world and myriad spirits, two of the supreme eternal paths. The holy body you have cultivated is even stronger than when the Emperor first began cultivating." The purple-robed bald figure sighed with emotion: "Your body should be close to the Emperor's second level of power, and it is almost comparable to an imperial weapon."

"Your body is the Emperor's weapon."

"Stronger than Emperor Baidao back then?" Li Yuan pondered.

"Ah."

"The same ultimate skill will naturally be vastly different depending on the cultivator," said the purple-robed bald figure. "The external conditions when the Emperor cultivated it were much weaker than yours now, and the Emperor's divine body foundation was also weaker than yours... so the overall power was naturally much lower."

"Of course, you can only cultivate to the third level at most... In the future, you will need to create your own unique body-refining method to have any hope of surpassing the Emperor's highest achievement," said the purple-robed, bald figure.

Li Yuan nodded.

Whether it's marksmanship, the method of constructing the inner universe, or the body-refining method, etc., all cultivation to the ultimate level requires creating a new method.

The creator of the law is the strongest.

"The Body Refining Method of the Hundred Paths Sacred Body." The purple-robed, bald figure continued, "It mainly has two major powers. One is to make your body extremely tough... When the Emperor cultivated to the extreme, his body was as tough as a top-level imperial weapon. Your potential is even greater than the Emperor's. If you really reach the extreme and create your own method, you may surpass the Emperor's achievements."

"Secondly, it's about the burst of power."

"Your super-powerful divine body grants you immense strength. From now on, your physical attacks will be even more powerful in battles." The purple-robed, bald figure said, "Your current physique is stronger than most Emperor Realm cultivators. You only lack a bit of Emperor's might, but it will still make you much stronger than before."

"I understand," Li Yuan said.

Li Yuan knew that from now on, ordinary low-grade imperial weapons would be of little use to him... and the many perfect star techniques he had cultivated would be of almost no use at all.

"In terms of divine power, I have reached the threshold of God Emperor."

"But when my divine body explodes, I am stronger than many God Emperors... All things considered, in terms of pure strength, I should not be much weaker than Master Juexing." Li Yuan secretly estimated.

However, in battles between Emperors, the most important thing is still the Dao.

“Three top-tier eternal paths, and with the help of the primordial intent…” Li Yuan pondered, “My realm is almost the same as most ordinary Emperor Realm cultivators, and I even have an advantage in some aspects.”

"And there's the Ancient Universe Realm and the Abyss of Slaughter."

"Soon, if my two main battle bodies join forces and unleash their power together... as long as we don't encounter someone like Master Juexing, who is close to the peak of the God Emperor realm, or those God Court Lords in our home universe, such as the Nine True God Emperor, the Flame Cloud God Emperor, the Golden Moon God Emperor, and so on," Li Yuan felt the powerful force within his body: "I should be able to suppress them."

"Even... a kill!"

(End of this chapter)