High Martial Arts Era

Chapter 733 The Appearance of the Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source
A God-King Realm cultivator, yet confident in killing some ordinary Emperor Realm cultivators with weak survival abilities... If this news were to spread, it would definitely cause a storm.

After all, any ordinary Emperor Realm cultivator takes the fourth step through the high-level Eternal Dao... They are comparable to the top God Kings in terms of realm, and their divine bodies surpass even the Ten-Star Vein God Kings.

Even seventh-tier quasi-saints in the vast universe, such as the Purple Fire God King, are only confident in killing the weakest Emperor Realm cultivators, and can guarantee survival against some ordinary Emperor Realm cultivators... It would be difficult for seventh-tier quasi-saints to suppress an ordinary Emperor Realm cultivator.

The difference in fundamentals between a low-level Quasi-Saint and an Emperor is too great.

“In the history of the universe spanning billions of years or even longer, there have been seventh-order quasi-saints who were stronger than I am now, but that’s all in the past,” Li Yuan thought to himself. “At least in the present era.”

"Among the 23 publicly known seventh-order quasi-saints in the entire universe, not to mention a life-or-death battle, even in a pure material attack, there should be no one stronger than me." Li Yuan looked down at his palms and gently clenched them into fists.

Feel the terrifying power contained within the fist.

Previously, Li Yuan was confident in defeating any seventh-tier quasi-saint because of his powerful divine power reserves... Now, even if their divine power reserves are equal, Li Yuan is still confident in defeating any seventh-tier quasi-saint.

but.

Li Yuan felt no pride whatsoever... So what if he was unparalleled below the Emperor Realm? His enemy was the Supreme Star City, which had a group of rulers, and even more peak Emperor Realm and ordinary Emperor Realm experts.

Although his strength has improved considerably, any peak Emperor Realm expert can still easily crush him.

"I need more time."

"Wait until we open up more Eternal Paths, and until many Eternal Paths advance further," Li Yuan said silently. "Wait until I cultivate the 'Hundred Paths Sacred Body' body-refining method to the second level."

"At the God-King Realm, I have a real chance to compete with the peak Emperor Realm."

"Then, once I reach the Emperor Realm... I'm afraid I'll be able to fight against the Sovereign. Only then will I truly have the confidence to stand tall in the vast universe, unafraid of the threat of the Supreme." Li Yuan harbored ambitions.

Due to the overwhelming power of the Cold Journey Supreme, the Chaos Palace was forced to withdraw from Tianluo Star City and go into hiding. Many of the true bodies of the Chaos Palace Quasi-Saints who were venturing outside were killed... Li Yuan knew all of this, and his heart was filled with rage.

Although both the Chaos God Emperor and the Heart Dream God Emperor told him that this was not his responsibility.

But Li Yuan didn't think so.

“If it weren’t for me, the Chaos Palace wouldn’t have been forced into this situation.” Li Yuan’s heart was filled with murderous intent, yet he remained extremely calm: “Endure.”

"Just bear with it for now."

"I have only cultivated for five thousand years. Give me time, and I will become even stronger."

……

Time flows like water, year after year.

After mastering the introductory chapter of his first true body, Li Yuan gained experience with his other true bodies, and their cultivation speed greatly increased, leading to successive successes... Then, Li Yuan devoted more energy to trying to cultivate the second level of the "Hundred Paths Sacred Body" body refining method.

But soon, he hit a bottleneck.

“I underestimated the second level before.” Li Yuan shook his head. “I thought I had figured out its mysteries, but it turns out to be so difficult to actually cultivate it.”

Previously, Li Yuan thought he could master the first and second levels of the Body Refining Technique in one go.

But when he actually succeeded in cultivating the first level and continued to try to cultivate the second level, he discovered the problem.

“I combine three top-tier eternal paths, and these paths are not the same. This is fundamentally different from the structure of the Hundred Paths Emperor. My Holy Body Foundation is more powerful and perfect, but the cultivation difficulty is also higher.” Li Yuan realized this.

After repeated failed simulations.

Li Yuan also concluded: "My attainments in the Dao of Myriad Spirits and the Dao of Great Destruction are still too low. I have only taken the first step. It is indeed too difficult to construct a powerful life form that surpasses a mid-grade imperial weapon. I am afraid it may take 100,000 years to succeed."

The foundation of the Tao has weakened.

"If I can advance further in both the Myriad Spirits Path and the Great Destruction Path, and take the second step in both, then the efficiency of deducing the mysteries of the divine body's structure will increase dramatically," Li Yuan thought to himself. "It should be much easier to cultivate to the second level then."

The Way is the foundation.

The profound mysteries of the Dao make it much easier to cultivate unique skills or create your own.

……

Li Yuan's many true forms have all abandoned further deduction of the "Hundred Paths Sacred Body" body-refining method, and instead continued to study the mysteries of the Eternal Dao framework... On the other hand.

As time goes by.

In the distant Dream Universe, Li Yuan's senior friends, such as Li Yang, Dean Hai, Tian Dazhuang, and others, have all reached the end of their lifespans.

Nephews, nieces, and other relatives also reached the end of their lifespan.

Li Yuan's two true bodies within the Dream Universe tirelessly guided the souls of these seniors, friends, and relatives to his inner universe, helping them reshape their physical bodies. He then sent them to the nascent civilizations within his inner universe, guiding them to begin their second cultivation journey.

Li Yuan also hopes that a miracle can happen.

"Throughout the entire Seven Star Civilization, the number of people I care about is dwindling." Li Yuan sighed inwardly, and he increasingly understood why many God Emperors did not appear in the universe for millions or even tens of millions of years.

Because it's not worth it.

Li Yuan, for example, has already begun to change his mindset after only a few thousand years of cultivation. What about tens of millions or hundreds of millions of years from now? Among all the living beings in the current Chaos Divine Court, there is probably no one he knows well, let alone anyone he cares about.

Unless a peerless prodigy is born who has the potential to become a 'fellow Daoist'.

"However, it's still quite far from being completely free of ties with me." Li Yuan thought to himself, "Lan Yue and the others are still true gods, with a lifespan of 30,000 years... It's still a long way from when I'm ready to be guided."

"Senior Dongfang Ji, Principal Fang Hai, and Xiao Bing are all gods, and they are all young. They still have a chance to reach the God King level. Let's wait and see..." Li Yuan thought to himself.

So far, none of Dongfang Ji, Liu Bing, Fang Hai, Jiang Yuan, or others have reached the pinnacle of divine understanding in their comprehension of the laws.

Therefore, Li Yuan was not in a hurry to help them exchange for those top-tier aids to enlightenment.

Enlightenment treasures are ultimately just aids; one must be strong enough to unleash their full potential... Even the God King Suihuan, back then, only achieved his transformation and comprehended the laws of space after obtaining the Five Realms Void Stone, thanks to his own strength.

"anyway."

"Only when I am strong enough can I better help them in the future." Li Yuan felt at peace: "In my inner universe, there are those I long to protect."

"If we want to stay together for a long time."

"First, I will attain my own eternity."

……

Inside the secret chamber of the Emperor's Divine Palace.

"Ready to leave?" The purple-robed, bald figure looked at Li Yuan's seven true forms.

At this moment, all seven of Li Yuan's true forms had finished their cultivation.

"Hmm." Li Yuan nodded and said, "I have completed the introductory chapters of my seven true forms. It is time to leave... Thank you for your help over the past thousand years, senior."

Li Yuan knew.

He had not met the requirements of the Hundred Paths Emperor, nor had he truly cultivated the original method of the Hundred Paths Sacred Body, yet the purple-robed, bald figure still allowed him to come here time and time again.

This should be beyond the scope of normal rules.

"I'm helping you because you deserve it." The bald, purple-robed figure smiled. "Xinyuan, I hope you remember your promise."

"I remember." Li Yuan nodded emphatically: "If I achieve something in the future, I will never forget the kindness of Emperor Baidao."

He received the grace of being taught the Dao by the Hundred Dao Emperors.

This is cause and effect.

Putting aside the karmic entanglements that would follow, given Li Yuan's character, if he doesn't repay and settle this karmic debt when he has the ability in the future, his own thoughts will not be at peace.

"If your true body perishes in the future and you wish to cultivate the 'Hundred Paths Sacred Body' body-refining method again, you may come here again," the purple-robed, bald figure continued.

Li Yuan's eyes lit up: "Okay."

If the true body wants to cultivate this sub-saint's ultimate technique again, returning to the Emperor's Divine Palace would save a lot of time.

"Haha, go ahead... I also hope that when I see you again, your strength will be far greater than it is today." The purple-robed, bald figure waved his hand with a smile.

hum~
An invisible spatial fluctuation swept by, and Li Yuan's seven true forms vanished simultaneously.

next moment.

Li Yuan's seven true forms have appeared simultaneously in a wide passageway of the Hundred Gods Palace, where the mighty river continues to flow freely.

suddenly.

A turbulent current radiating a bluish light swept past at an alarming speed, causing ordinary water along its path to vibrate and fly away. This turbulent current directly impacted Li Yuan.

but.

This turbulent current of azure wind, which even a sixth-order quasi-saint could not ignore, struck Li Yuan, but it couldn't even shake his divine body, and then flowed away to a more distant place.

"Azure Wind Turbulence?" A smile appeared on Li Yuan's lips as he couldn't help but recall the golden wind turbulence he encountered when he first entered the Hundred Gods Palace.

The two turbulent currents are equally powerful, but the underlying principles they contain are different.

At that time, I was completely unable to escape the turbulent flow of the golden wind, and I was even in danger of falling.

Thousands of years later, the turbulent currents that once threatened his life no longer posed any threat and were no different from ordinary water.

"It's time to leave." Li Yuan took a step forward, and his speed instantly soared to a terrifying level.

The powerful divine body endowed Li Yuan with astonishing strength.

They flew swiftly along the water channel towards the nearest spatial spring. ...

A spatial spring within the Palace of a Hundred Gods.

"Boom!" Streams of water converged to form a huge whirlpool. The river water surged endlessly, and every drop of water contained powerful energy, making the tearing force of the whirlpool quite astonishing. It could easily annihilate a god-king, and even a space god-king would perish if he stayed there for too long.

However, two quasi-saints with impressive auras were guarding the vortex.

"We've been waiting for hundreds of years, how much longer?" a huge, one-eyed creature resembling a roc said in a deep voice. "Are we supposed to keep waiting here until the Quasi-Saint of Heart Source shows up?"

"Let's quiet down for a bit."

"Are we the only two here?" Another giant, his body wreathed in flames, shook his head and said, "The Palace of a Hundred Gods is where the true form of the Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source last appeared... Although there are rumors that he has escaped back to the Eighth Dark Domain of the universe, he might still be in the Palace of a Hundred Gods."

"With all the major powers combined, there are probably several thousand Quasi-Saints currently stationed at the Hundred Gods Palace, mostly staying in various spatial springs."

“If his true form is still in the Hundred Gods Palace, no matter where he hides, he will eventually have to leave through the spatial spring if he wants to leave the Hundred Gods Palace,” the fire giant said.

“That’s true.” The giant one-eyed creature nodded and sighed, “Speaking of which, it’s truly unbelievable. To have cultivated for only a few thousand years and yet be worthy of a 3000 billion cubic Eternal Crystal bounty from Supreme Star City… it’s simply a miracle.”

"whatever."

"These cosmic-level geniuses are none of our business," the fire giant chuckled. "If we wait for tens of thousands of years, the Emperor-level beings will probably give up on their own and let us leave."

Both of them are fourth-tier quasi-saints... among the countless quasi-saints in the immortal world, they are considered to have above-average strength.

Within the Hundred Gods Palace, it would be considered the lowest.

Faced with the legendary 'Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source', they could only look up in awe... They were only here on orders, planning to stay for a while, deal with the matter, and then leave.

suddenly.

A series of splashes came from the distant passage, followed by the endless stream of water parting automatically, revealing a figure in green robes walking on the water, appearing in the sight of the fire giant and the giant one-eyed creature.

"That is?"

"What a terrifying aura, just like the pressure of an Emperor Realm expert." The two Quasi-Saints held their breath, feeling a slight tremor in their hearts, as if their destiny was constantly warning them.

A green robe flutters in the wind.

He was handsome... with a pair of divine eyes that seemed to look down upon the world.

"It's a Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source!"

"It must be him! He looks exactly the same."

"His aura is so powerful. Below the Emperor Realm, whose aura is so terrifying?" The two fourth-order Quasi-Saints were both surprised and delighted. They instantly confirmed Li Yuan's identity.

Of course, it cannot be confirmed with 100% certainty.

They had never seen Li Yuan before, and appearance can be easily faked... only the aura of the soul and some unique techniques are difficult to imitate.

The powerful aura and the warning from fate made them almost certain.

without hesitation.

"Reporting!"

"Report immediately, we suspect we've discovered traces of the true form of the Heart Source Quasi-Saint." The two fourth-tier Quasi-Saints immediately reported the news... If it is ultimately confirmed that this is indeed the Heart Source Quasi-Saint.

Then they can also receive a large reward.

next moment.

"You've been waiting near the spatial spring, haven't you?" A leisurely voice came from nearby, causing the two quasi-saints to tense up.

Really?

"Is the visitor a Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source?" the Flame Giant asked boldly.

"Yes." Li Yuan made no attempt to hide his feelings, his gaze sweeping over the two Quasi-Saints... There were far too many Quasi-Saints in the hundreds of star cities throughout the entire Immortal World, numbering in the tens of millions.

Unless they reach the sixth-order quasi-saint level, their numbers are relatively small. Otherwise, even with relevant information, it is extremely difficult to identify them quickly.

Whoosh!
Li Yuan's speed was terrifying. In the midst of their conversation, he had already approached the spatial spring like lightning, heading directly towards the fire giant and the giant one-eyed creature.

The fire giant and the enormous one-eyed creature exchanged a glance.

escape!
Boom! Boom! The two fourth-tier quasi-saints rushed towards the spatial spring behind them like two bolts of lightning... They dared not gamble that Li Yuan would not kill them.

"As long as you rush into the spatial spring, you will be randomly teleported to any part of the Divine Wheel Sea."

"We're so close to the spring, even if this Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source is incredibly powerful, he won't have time to kill us," the fire giant and the giant one-eyed creature thought to themselves.

Although they are not afraid of their true bodies perishing, it would be best if they could survive.

"interesting."

"You two little rascals, now you want to leave? Isn't it too late?" Li Yuan revealed a strange smile: "Since you dared to come and wait for me, you must have been prepared to perish."

boom!
A wisp of silver light appeared in the palm of Li Yuan's true form. The silver light bloomed and merged into the eight directions of space and time, instantly plunging this space and time into absolute silence.

The originally turbulent water flow slowed down.

The surging vortex slowed down.

The space that had been trembling quieted down.

The fire giant and the enormous one-eyed creature resembling a roc felt an overwhelming binding force acting on them... Even though they were nearly ten million kilometers apart, their speed was reduced by more than 99%.

It almost came to a standstill.

"This? Sealing off space, using the void to deter enemies?"

"What kind of technique is this? This is a spatial spring, where spacetime has been constantly oscillating for countless years. Even a true Emperor Realm expert couldn't do this!" The two fourth-tier Quasi-Saints trembled at the sight.

It is quite normal to use such methods in the universe.

However, within the Immortal World, space is suppressed, making it difficult to traverse space... The space within the Hundred Gods Palace is even more stable, making it even more difficult to control space.

At this moment, Li Yuan's strength was far greater than the intelligence they had known.

"Retract!" Li Yuan's fingertips twitched slightly, and strands of silver light flowed around them. The fire giant and the huge one-eyed creature were uncontrollably sent flying backward toward Li Yuan.

What a horrifying scene this is.

"Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source, spare my life!" the fire giant pleaded.

“We are members of Bogu Star City and have no enmity with Chaos Palace, so why bother with us?” The giant one-eyed creature also said, “Quasi-Saint of Heart Source, you are powerful, but if you kill indiscriminately, you will only offend more powerful forces.”

"Bogu Star City?"

Li Yuan laughed, a cold laugh: "If my intelligence is correct, the Bogu Overlord has given the order to track me... If you want to capture my true form to exchange for the bounty of Supreme Star City, then don't beg for mercy."

“Any force that orders the tracking and killing of me.”

“I will kill every single one I encounter.” Li Yuan’s voice was icy cold. “I know this is just one of your true forms. Send a message to the Lord of Bogu… If he does not become my enemy, I will naturally not make any more enemies.”

"but!"

“If he insists on going his own way, I won’t mind adding him to my list of enemies,” Li Yuan said in a booming voice.

Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The fire giant and the enormous one-eyed creature continued to fly uncontrollably toward Li Yuan... seemingly about to be completely captured by Li Yuan.

"burst!"

"Explode!" In desperation, the two fourth-tier quasi-saints chose to self-destruct without hesitation, and two powerful energy waves instantly surged in all directions.

This energy surge had absolutely no effect on Li Yuan.

"That was decisive." Li Yuan wasn't surprised by the choice of the two quasi-saints.

For cultivators, after self-destruction, the true body that dies in battle can be re-cultivated by other true bodies... But if captured and completely sealed, even self-destruction is impossible, which is equivalent to losing this true body forever.

Furthermore, if the enemy possesses special treasures and methods, they could completely annihilate all the true forms by capturing them.

"If I were to open up the Path of the Heart and Weapon... and use the Primal Intent to control it, and then use the Ancient Universe Realm's 'Suppressing the Realm' move, I should be able to capture them directly," Li Yuan thought to himself, "making them unable to resist."

"then."

“Outside the North Star, the Abyss God Emperor almost killed me with a single thought.” A thought suddenly flashed through Li Yuan’s mind: “I never thought that I would have a similar method in the blink of an eye.”

A fourth-tier Quasi-Saint, equivalent to the peak strength of a God-King.

Now, if one simply wants to kill, even a fifth-order quasi-saint would be killed in an instant by Li Yuan, without any power to resist.

"The news of my appearance should have already spread."

“There should still be some peak Emperor Realm and Sovereign Realm experts guarding the outer reaches of the Divine Wheel.” Li Yuan smiled. “It all depends on whether you can track me down.”

call!
Li Yuan waved his hand to collect the treasures left behind by the two Quasi-Saints, flew into the spatial spring, and disappeared into the Hundred Gods Palace in an instant, accompanied by a spatial fluctuation.

at the same time.

The news that the true form of the Quasi-Saint Xinyuan was still in the Hundred Gods Palace was also learned by the Lord of Bogu immediately.

(End of this chapter)