High Martial Arts Era

Chapter 796 Li Yuan and Han Xing (5K)

After memorizing all the information contained within the illusory world map, Li Yuan silently sensed the entire illusory world map. This scroll, though not seemingly vast, actually contained a vast universe and countless worlds within it.

It far exceeded Li Yuan's expectations.

"How profound." Li Yuan's divine sense penetrated every part of the illusory world map. In the vast world, there were one small world after another. Each world only occupied a very small part of the area, and the different worlds were perfectly combined together.

The vast universe is like an incredibly precise instrument, constantly in motion.

“These billions of worlds are all constructed from the power of the void realm.” Li Yuan gradually understood the special nature of this secret treasure.

"Perfectly functioning!"

"In terms of sheer vastness, it truly deserves to be called a 'Dream Realm'," Li Yuan thought to himself as he delved deeper into the origin of the illusory realm map.

From the perspective of abundant material power, the Void Realm Diagram is very weak, even inferior to the Imperial Weapon.

However, from the perspective of the power of the void realm, it is too terrifying; even the ancient universe is not one-tenth as powerful as it.

In essence, this illusory boundary map is stronger than many top-tier soul-type imperial weapons, and it contains the mysteries of four eternal paths: the Way of the Heart and Weapon, the Way of the World, the Way of All Spirits, and the Way of Great Destruction... Although the four eternal paths have not merged, it is far from being a true holy weapon.

A typical top-tier imperial weapon only contains three supreme eternal paths or one profound Dao of harmony.

Clearly, this ethereal boundary diagram is even more terrifying than many top-tier imperial weapons.

However, Li Yuan sensed that within its origin lay a wisp of mysterious power. This power was very weak, yet it was the true core of the illusory boundary map... It made the entire boundary map extremely stable and introverted, forming a self-contained cycle that was eternally indestructible.

"This mysterious power is very similar to the information about the Northern River Supreme's magic weapon given by the little tomb." Li Yuan pondered, "It should be... the Eternal Dao Weapon!"

That's right!

After repeated sensing, with Li Yuan's current level of insight, he can basically confirm that... the 'illusory world map' in front of him should be the 'eternal Dao weapon'.

“Eternal Dao Weapons are essentially still Emperor Weapons, only they have been enhanced by a rule power of the Eternal Realm.” Li Yuan thought to himself, “Most Eternal Dao Weapons were originally top-tier Emperor Weapons, and only a very few were originally high-grade Emperor Weapons.”

Ultimately, a top-grade imperial weapon... is not worth the effort of such a supreme being to imbue it with power.

"According to what Xiaomu said."

"Eternal Dao Weapons can only be obtained from the top five Eternal Ruins, with the help of special organizations such as the Immortal Temple, the Ancient Ruins of Chaos, and the Heavenly Demon Palace..." Li Yuan thought to himself, "I didn't expect that Eternal Dao Weapons could also be obtained within the Eternal Temple?"

This is something that has never been mentioned before.

"Such a rare and precious treasure."

"Let's try it first and see if we can activate it." A glimmer of hope rose in Li Yuan's heart, even though the mysterious voice had said that the illusory world map was to assist his cultivation.

However, the Eternal Dao Weapon is even more powerful than the top-tier Imperial Weapon... Moreover, the Void Realm Boundary Map is clearly a special 'Void Realm lineage weapon,' making it even more rare.

Weapons from the Void Realm are somewhat different from those of the Soul-type Imperial Weapons... The latter can be used by any powerful individual, but the strength of their activation varies.

The former, however, can only be unleashed by powerful individuals from the Void Realm lineage.

"The Realm of the Mind! Move!" Li Yuan thought to himself.

His divine essence operates, sensing the vast spiritual realm... The spiritual realm and the inner world are two sides of the same coin.

For practitioners, the illusory realm and the material world have always been complementary.

Li Yuan's inner universe is powerful enough, and with the opening of the Heart Artifact Dao, Li Yuan's true spiritual world is extremely vast, absolutely unparalleled in the God King realm, and even comparable to the true spiritual worlds of many peak Emperor realm beings.

"Even a top-tier soul-type imperial weapon, I can unleash some of its power," Li Yuan thought to himself. "I'll have to give it a try."

At this moment, Li Yuan is giving it his all.

"boom!!"

Li Yuan's true mental realm trembled and circulated wildly. A massive amount of illusory power surged into the illusory world diagram, attempting to penetrate every world among the billions of worlds within the diagram... The operation of countless illusory worlds was infinitely mysterious.

The power of the illusory realm was being consumed rapidly, but in the end, Li Yuan managed to hold on for the time being, and his countless illusory realm powers were faintly spreading throughout the entire illusory realm map.

"That's too mysterious."

“The four eternal paths… and that wisp of strange power originating from eternal existence, I simply cannot comprehend them.” Li Yuan sighed to himself, “Even with the blessing of the Primal Realm, I can only understand a few of its mysteries. If I were to carefully study it for a period of time, perhaps I could understand more.”

"can't read?"

"Then let's try to force it." Li Yuan no longer hesitated, and a massive amount of Void Realm power erupted, attempting to unleash the power of the Void Realm Diagram.

boom!
With this movement, in an instant, the consumption of Li Yuan's illusory power surged a hundredfold, even a thousandfold... The illusory world diagram beneath him also instantly erupted with endless brilliant light, and waves of vast and boundless energy surged and spread in all directions.

"Hmm?" The Heart Dream God Emperor, not far away, had a slight glint in his eyes: "The Void Realm? Such powerful energy, is it an Eternal Dao Weapon of the Void Realm lineage?"

As the one who created the Dream Universe, the Heart Dream God Emperor's achievements in the Void Realm far surpass those of Li Yuan.

In addition, Li Yuan was unable to perfectly control the Void Realm Diagram, so he was able to confirm a large amount of information about the Void Realm Diagram in just one encounter.

"Such a precious treasure."

"If one could perfectly control it, and countless illusory realms would merge into one... even a supreme being might fall victim to it, and would likely be mired in it for a long time," the Heart Dream God Emperor mused.

...in a state of giving it your all.

"too difficult."

"Although I can barely activate it, I can't operate it perfectly at all... so I can't unleash any killing moves." Li Yuan felt as if the Void Realm Map was pressing down on him like an endless mountain, making it increasingly difficult, while his Void Realm power was being consumed frantically.

It will probably take less than ten seconds for the power of the void realm to be completely exhausted.

How can we fight and kill each other like this?

"My strength is still too weak."

"Such a precious treasure, if I want to activate it, I must at least open up the Dream Universe Realm." Li Yuan pondered, "In terms of the Eternal Dao, I am still far from being able to use it. I'm afraid that I would have to take the second step in all four Eternal Daos, or even some of them reach the third step, before I could have any hope of using it."

Activate powerful magic weapons.

If one's Eternal Dao realm is high enough, the magic weapon can operate on its own with minimal self-consumption... If one's Eternal Dao realm is insufficient, one can only overcome skill with brute force, using absolutely overwhelming divine power (the power of the Void Realm) to achieve the same effect.

Clearly, whether it's the power of the Void Realm or the Eternal Dao Realm, Li Yuan is still far from being able to manipulate the Void Realm Diagram.

call!
With a thought, Li Yuan abandoned the activation of the illusory boundary diagram. Instantly, the dazzling and endless boundary diagram dimmed, its light dissipated, and its aura gradually subsided.

“The Void Realm Diagram… I have a basic grasp of it, but I can’t use it to drive combat right now.” Li Yuan concluded: “Right now, its greatest use is to assist in cultivation.”

Within the illusory realm diagram, billions of worlds operate perfectly, and are entirely constructed from the power of the illusory realm... Therefore, it is centered on the Dao of the World and the Dao of the Mind and the Artifact.

Sects like the Path of Ten Thousand Spirits and the Path of Great Destruction are merely auxiliary.

……

Comprehending the Void Realm Diagram has a certain effect on Li Yuan's deduction of the Dao of the World and the Dao of Mind and Artifact... However, its strongest point is the wisp of 'eternal rule' contained in its origin.

"World Nightmare!"

"If I send a true body to merge into the origin of the illusory world map, under the guidance of this wisp of eternal rule, it can slowly dissolve the divine body over time, eventually transforming it into a true 'illusory world body'... This is also the cornerstone of cultivating 'World Nightmare'!"

"With a body from the illusory realm, the efficiency of deducing the Dao of the Mind and the Artifact will far exceed that of now."

The Nightmare is essentially an extremely terrifying 'void creature', and ordinary material attacks are ineffective against it.

Similarly, when it roams through endless space and time, causing boundless carnage, it rarely affects the material world... Countless lives affected by it die silently.

"but."

“The origin of the illusory boundary map can only be fused with one true body.” Li Yuan pondered, “It seems that for the time being, I can only have one true body to cultivate the sub-saintly technique ‘Nightmare of the Realm’.”

But Li Yuan could accept it.

“The methods of the Void Realm are only auxiliary to me. My strongest methods are still material ones.” Li Yuan thought to himself, “If all my true bodies cultivate the ‘Nightmare Realm,’ my material methods will be greatly weakened, which would be undesirable.”

"Even the Hundred Paths Sacred Body will collapse."

"One true body for cultivation? That's enough for now."

Each sub-saint's ultimate technique represents the sub-saint's philosophy of enlightenment. Therefore, different sub-saint's ultimate techniques can easily conflict with each other... For example, "Hundred Paths Sacred Body" and "World Nightmare" have an essential conflict. The former pursues the strongest physical body, while the latter aims to transform into a powerful virtual life form called "World Nightmare".

You can not have it both ways!

At least for now, Li Yuan can only choose one of the sub-sage's ultimate techniques to cultivate for each of his true forms.

……

Whoosh! Li Yuan waved his hand and put away the illusory boundary map... With Li Yuan's strength, it was easy to simply put away the eternal Dao weapons that had already recognized their master, as long as he didn't want to fully activate them.

The God Emperor of Dreams stepped forward.

"This treasure seems quite extraordinary," the Heart Dream God Emperor murmured.

"Yes, it's a treasure that can assist in cultivating the 'Nightmare of the Realm'." Li Yuan said somewhat vaguely, "With it, I should have a chance to cultivate the 'Nightmare of the Realm'."

"Oh? That's a good thing." The Heart Dream God Emperor's eyes lit up: "If you can really cultivate it, even if it's just the beginning, your Void Realm techniques alone will be enough to make all the rulers change their expressions."

Li Yuan nodded in agreement; he was well aware of the terror of the Realm Nightmare. A true Realm Nightmare was incomparably powerful, capable of easily annihilating the souls of countless Quasi-Saints from its very inception… Once it reached its peak, 99% of Quasi-Saints would succumb to its power upon seeing it.

Only a very few near-saints exist who can withstand its illusory realm techniques.

Once one masters the ultimate technique "World Nightmare," one can transform into a "World Nightmare." Although much weaker than a true nascent World Nightmare, it is enough to affect a ninth-tier Quasi-Saint (Dominator).

"it is good."

"The world of sacred laws and the world of sacred treasures—the unique skills and treasures you obtained complement each other, which must have been specially considered by the Eternal Divine Palace," said the Heart Dream Divine Emperor.

Li Yuan shared the same thought.

"Of the three great worlds, only the 'Sacred Heart World' remains," said the God Emperor Xinmeng. "The possessors of the Myriad Heart Mark and the Demon Heart Mark only know about the Sacred Heart World... but they cannot enter it."

"Mm." Li Yuan nodded slightly.

There are many legends and speculations about the Eternal Divine Palace 'Sacred Heart World' among the super strong beings in the vast universe.

But Li Yuan now knows perfectly well that the Sacred Heart World... can only be entered by those who possess the third stage 'Dark Dream Mark'.

"Senior Xinmeng, let's go take a look together," Li Yuan said in a low voice.

Wow!
With a wave of his hand, an invisible wave enveloped him and the Heart Dream God Emperor, and the two disappeared from the Sacred Treasure World... heading to the Sacred Heart World.

……

The Sacred Heart World is not vast, but extremely quiet.

This world.

At the edge of the void, a strange sphere suspended in the air, burning with endless seven-colored flames... Its overwhelming aura caused any powerful individual who entered to tremble.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Li Yuan and the God Emperor Xinmeng appeared out of thin air, gazing at the end of the void.

"Is that the Eternal Crystal?" Li Yuan said softly.

"Hmm." God Emperor Xinmeng nodded: "You should have received a subtle reminder that once you surpass the Eternal Crystal, you can control the Eternal Divine Palace... and you are currently the one with the highest mark level among the three potential rulers."

"Three of them?" Li Yuan glanced around and indeed saw three strange spheres with different auras floating in the void.

A sphere, burning with cyan flames, exuding an ethereal and unpredictable aura, similar to that of the Heart Dream God Emperor.

It was a sphere, also burning with cyan flames, but its aura was extremely domineering and clearly much stronger than that of the sphere belonging to the God Emperor Xinmeng.

And the last sphere.

It was burning with endless black flames, its aura the most terrifying, far surpassing the other two spheres, second only to the 'Eternal Crystal' at the very center.

"My World Crystal?" Li Yuan seemed to be thinking.

He had received a notification the instant he entered the Sacred Heart World.

The Crystal of Eternity represents the 'Spirit of the Eternal Palace'.

Each Dark Dream Mark imprinter will condense a 'World Crystal' in the Sacred Heart World. As the imprinter's strength increases and the mark level rises... once the World Crystal surpasses the Eternal Crystal, the spirit of the Divine Palace will submit to them.

Then one can completely control the Eternal Crystal.

However, Li Yuan did not know how strong his World Heart would need to be to control the Eternal Crystal.

Through the Sacred Heart World, Li Yuan also understood that in the vast universe today, there are only three people who are likely to take charge of the Eternal Divine Palace.

Myself, the God Emperor of Heart Dreams, and the Supreme Venerable of Cold Journey.

“Senior Xinmeng, no wonder Supreme Hanxing is so hostile towards you.” Li Yuan said softly, “In Supreme Hanxing’s eyes, you are probably his greatest opponent.”

Ultimately, there can only be one person in charge.

Those who can enter the Sacred Heart World are all competitors.

"Ah."

“In the past, Supreme Hanxing always considered me a threat.”

“Unlike me, who recognized reality early on and understood that I had no hope, he has great ambitions and has always longed to go further and become the owner of the Sacred Heart Mark,” said the God Emperor Xinmeng. “Moreover, he seems to know about the special nature of our home world, the Universe Realm, and he also knows that I have been secretly selecting and cultivating successors… Therefore, he is wary of any Emperor Realm powerhouse who rises from our home world.”

"He wants to eliminate some of the threats."

“In my early years, I was unaware of this and was not very vigilant.”

"It wasn't until the Chaos God Emperor was attacked that I came to my senses." The Heart Dream God Emperor's voice revealed a hint of killing intent: "This is a ruthless guy."

Li Yuan listened attentively.

Back in Tianluo Star City, when the topic of Hanxing Supreme was brought up, the Chaos God Emperor's overflowing anger left a deep impression on Li Yuan.

"This is also the reason why I have never truly taken on any disciples throughout my billions of years."

“In fact, ever since the Chaos God Emperor, I have avoided meeting any candidates who have been initially selected.” The Heart Dream God Emperor looked at Li Yuan: “All of this is to reduce the karmic ties between me and the candidates, and to reduce the possibility of being noticed by the Cold Journey Supreme.”

"Although they are separated by different Dark Domains, as a Supreme Being, if he really spares no expense, he can cross the Dark Domains to come here... The methods of killing of a Supreme Being are even more unpredictable."

"It's hard to guarantee that he won't kill a god silently outside the universe... He must reach the level of a god-king and keep his true body in his home universe to ensure his safety."

Li Yuan immediately understood.

No wonder, it wasn't until he became a God-King, his name resounding throughout the universe, and could no longer be concealed, that the God-Emperor Xinmeng truly met him.

The source of all this lies with Supreme Cold Journey.

"I am very lucky."

"Your rise has been extremely rapid. In just a few thousand years, you have become so powerful that even the Cold Journey Supreme could not do anything about you." The Heart Dream God Emperor said with great emotion, "This speed of rise caught him off guard. He didn't even have time to come to the Eighth Dark Domain to assassinate you... Therefore, in the Immortal World, he directly sent his subordinates here, ostensibly wanting to take you as his disciple."

"After you refused."

"They even disregarded the dignity of the Supreme Beings and issued a kill order against you, repeatedly increasing the bounty and leading various rulers in an attempt to capture your true form and kill you completely."

"And you, in the end, caused his plan to fail." The God Emperor Xinmeng looked at Li Yuan: "In fact, from the moment you resisted Yun Jing's attack in Honghe Supreme Star City, it was destined that he would not be able to completely kill you."

"When you arrive at the Ancient Ruins of the Long River, he will once again send his subordinate rulers to pursue you, just to delay your entry into the Eternal Divine Palace," sighed the God Emperor Xinmeng.

Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

Who could have imagined that from the very beginning of their cultivation, they were already being targeted by a supreme being?

Fortunately, no one knew about his relationship with the God Emperor Xinmeng for a long time.

Fortunately, it seems that it is not easy for Supreme Hanxing to come to the Eighth Dark Domain... From this, Li Yuan can also see that even if the owner of the Dark Dream Mark becomes a Supreme, he does not seem to have the authority to descend upon the various Dark Domains at any time.

The God Emperor Xinmeng looked at Li Yuan and said, "Li Yuan, I cannot deal with the Supreme Hanxing... If you want revenge, you can only rely on yourself."

"I understand," Li Yuan nodded emphatically.

Li Yuan did indeed harbor murderous intent towards Han Xing Supreme... This murderous intent, in a sense, even surpassed that of the Abyss God Emperor.

After all, even the Abyss God Emperor had never treated him with such shamelessness.

"Supreme Cold Journey?" Li Yuan looked towards the world heart belonging to the other party in the far distance of the void.

suddenly!

The Heart of the World erupted with bursts of energy, followed by an endless chill that spread out and gradually condensed in the void to form a slender, ethereal figure.

His eyes are sharp.

A vast and eternal Dao intent spread out, its aura extremely cold, as if representing the source of the ice in the world.

"Supreme Cold Journey?" Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

According to legend, the true form of the Cold Journey Supreme is a massive icy star... In the Dao of Myriad Things that he first created, every move was filled with endless coldness.

“Quasi-Saint of Heart Source, this should be our first meeting.” The illusory figure of Supreme Cold Journey spoke directly: “I really didn’t expect that in just a few thousand years, you could grow from the weakest unranked life form to the recognized number one genius in the history of the universe.”

"The universe is indeed vast and full of wonders," the Supreme Cold Journey seemed to remark.

"Supreme Cold Journey, there's no need for this rambling." Li Yuan shook his head and said, "What are you trying to do by revealing your avatar projection?"

These three Indian journalists can all manifest projected avatars in the Sacred Heart world. This is an authority granted by the Sacred Heart world, but it has no other function; it can only be used for communication among themselves.

"Alright, then I'll get straight to the point."

"You should already know about the grudges between me and Xinmeng, so I won't argue," said Hanxing Supreme calmly. "The struggle for the Great Dao has always been like this."

"Now, I can do nothing to you."

"I want to resolve our past grievances. From now on, let's compete equally for the position of ruler of the Eternal Divine Palace. What do you say?" Supreme Hanxing looked at Li Yuan and said, "If you need anything, just say the word."

(End of this chapter)