High-Level Martial Era

"A guest demigod? An alien race demigod?" Li Yuan was stunned.

There's such a thing within the Seven Star Civilization?

"Mountain Lord, why didn't I find any information about this in the database?" Li Yuan couldn't help asking, "There's not a single piece of news."

"Don't be surprised."

"When it involves demigods, much of the information is secret. Once you become a Star Master, you'll naturally come to know the many secrets of our entire civilization," Duanmu Mountain Master said with a smile. "There's more than one alien race guest demigod in our Seven Star Civilization, but this Lie Feng Semi Divine is the oldest... In fact, I had only heard about him from other demigods before and have never seen him. It's all very mysterious."

"More than one guest demigod? Do they all live on Feixing?" Li Yuan was shocked in his heart.

"Yes," Duanmu Mountain Master nodded.

"Aren't you afraid something will go wrong?" Li Yuan was confused, for in his understanding, demigods were already at the pinnacle of force in the entire civilization.

Keeping these aliens within the clan, how dangerous is that?

"Don't worry, with the Alliance Hierarch around, they can't turn the heavens upside down," Duanmu Mountain Master said with a laugh. "Moreover, these guest demigods... either are demigods born in the Star Realm or are those who fled here after their entire civilization was destroyed. They generally don't have conflicts of interest with our civilization."

Li Yuan pondered.

Without the entanglement of a race or civilization, potential conflicts would indeed be much smaller.

"Let's talk while we walk," Duanmu Mountain Master waved his hand, and an invisible force enveloped Li Yuan.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The two soared into the sky, flying rapidly towards the higher atmosphere of the Martial Divine Star Realm.

...

"Mountain Lord, there won't be any danger, will there?" Li Yuan was still quite wary of the alien race demigods.

"Rest assured."

Duanmu Mountain Master glanced at Li Yuan, noticing his concern: "Normally, this Lie Feng Semi Divine wouldn't come to instruct you. His strength is terrifying... it was the Alliance Hierarch who invited him."

"The Alliance Hierarch?" Li Yuan was secretly alarmed, the senior Dongfang Ji?

His worries dissipated somewhat, as he still had quite a bit of trust in Dongfang Ji.

Even though the two had not yet met.

...

After flying for a long time, Duanmu Mountain Master carried Li Yuan across more than two hundred kilometers in the high sky, having passed many peripheral structures like the Battle of Seven Stars.

Finally, they arrived at a high mountain that rose from the wilderness, reaching over a kilometer in height.

The mountainside was lush and verdant with trees undulating in waves.

At the peak of the mountain was a giant plateau, as if cleaved by a combat saber, unobstructed, with many aircraft parked on it.

Large buildings were constructed on either side of the plateau.

And at the center, there was even a lake.

But what really captured Li Yuan's attention was the enormous star portal at the top of the mountain, hundreds of meters long, as if leading to another world, its surface subtly rippling.

One could faintly glimpse the scene on the other side.

Such a large Star Realm entrance.

No wonder the principal directly flew the aircraft into the Martial Divine Star Realm last time.

"This is the entrance and exit to the Martial Divine Star Realm. You will be following Lie Feng Semi Divine for training, and it's estimated you'll often go out for training," Duanmu Mountain Master instructed. "I've given you access, you can use the flying vehicles for daily travel."

Li Yuan listened carefully.

"But remember, when traveling on Feixing, try not to reveal your identity," Duanmu Mountain Master instructed.

"Yes," Li Yuan nodded.

In the Martial Divine Hall members' manual, it is clearly stated that unless one condenses True Intent, it is not allowed to go out during the first year... Even for older members, at least they have to get through the fourth match of the Battle of Seven Stars before they can go out.

Those who can win the fourth match often have strength that is considered powerful even among the top-grade Origin Martial Artists.

With such strength, one is deemed to have the ability to protect oneself.

Otherwise, once one's whereabouts or news leaked, any member of the Martial Divine Hall would be a worthy target for assassination by a Foreign Civilization.

Whoo! Whoo!

Duanmu Mountain Master flew into the giant star portal with Li Yuan... Hiss~ Accompanied by a slight feeling of discomfort, it felt like water sliding over the body.

They traveled in a stream of light for quite a while.

This feeling was very strange. In the past, when Li Yuan traversed the Star Realms, he mostly sat on trains... and when traversing star portals between planets, the pressure was much less.

Whoosh~

The two finally arrived at the other end.

This was an immensely large warbase. They were now at a broad internal airfield with numerous flying vehicles hovering... with a huge ring-shaped passage overhead that could be sealed at any time.

"Let's go, Lie Feng Semi Divine is waiting outside the base," Duanmu Mountain Master took Li Yuan.

Under the watchful eyes of many officers and martial artists, they soared into the sky and passed through the passageway to the outside of the vast warbase.

Looking out, the vast land stretched to the horizon.

Shortly thereafter, the two arrived at a small hill about ten kilometers from the base.

There was a cool pavilion on the hilltop, and the two slowly descended.

"Li Yuan, go ahead, Lie Feng Semi Divine is over there," Duanmu Mountain Master pointed to the distance and said.

Li Yuan couldn't help but look towards the pavilion a hundred meters away where a middle-aged man in hemp clothing was sitting.

Subconsciously, Li Yuan deployed the Divine Palace Inquiry.

"[Target creature, Life Level exceeds the limit of inquiry, killing may obtain Spiritual Nature nourishment]," Li Yuan looked at the inquiry result and felt a jolt in his heart.

Indeed, an alien race demigod!

But Li Yuan also understood in his heart.

The fact that Dongfang Ji, the senior, specially invited this person over instead of seeking one of the other Wind System Semi Divines within the Alliance... clearly demonstrated the individual's strength.

Most likely, in the eyes of Dongfang Ji, this person was the most suitable to be his Wind System teacher.

Just like that.

Under the watchful eye of Duanmu Mountain Master, Li Yuan walked to the outside of the pavilion, bowed, and said, "Junior Li Yuan, greets the teacher."

Hu!

The middle-aged man in hemp clothes, who had been staring into the distance, seemed to have only just noticed and turned his head to look at Li Yuan. His eyes were full of vicissitudes and seemed to tell a story.

An invisible oppression spread in all directions, enveloping Li Yuan entirely.

Demigod!

This was the terrifying aura belonging to a demigod, unabashedly displayed, yet the middle-aged man in hemp did not utter a word.

Gradually, Li Yuan began to sweat profusely from his forehead.

But he was still enduring, resisting this pressure.

Had the other party deployed a Spiritual Shock, Li Yuan might not have been able to withstand the assault of a demigod at the peak of his power... but merely the oppressive atmosphere was still bearable.

After a long moment.

"Not bad, at such a young age, your spiritual will is indeed extraordinary," the middle-aged man in hemp finally spoke.

The terrible oppression that had disseminated just now vanished in an instant, and Li Yuan immediately felt at ease.

The middle-aged man in hemp said in a cool voice, "Under 19 years of age, with such accomplishments, no wonder your Alliance Hierarch speaks so highly of you."

"Teacher," Li Yuan said with even more respect, realizing that what had just occurred was a small test for him.

"No need to call me teacher; I didn't say I would take you as a disciple."

"I have only agreed to teach you for six months at the request of your Alliance Hierarch," said Lie Feng Semi Divine in an indifferent voice. "You can call me Lie Feng Semi Divine, or Senior Lie Feng."

"Whatever the reason the teacher has for instructing me, since you are teaching me, I naturally should address you as teacher," Li Yuan insisted.

"As you wish," Lie Feng Semi Divine was indifferent, "Step forward."

Li Yuan approached respectfully.

"I am aware of many of your deeds; your talent in the Earth Vein is extremely high. If you focused on this, you could probably step into the threshold of Law and become a demigod in no more than twenty years," Lie Feng Semi Divine said with a smile. "So why do you want to learn the Wind Vein? To my knowledge, you don't seem to have achieved much in the Wind Vein."

Li Yuan hesitated.

He wasn't foolish. If Lie Feng Semi Divine asked such a question, there must be a reason.

"One reason is the pursuit of the ultimate in Spear Technique," Li Yuan spoke softly. "I practice spear techniques, and I feel that the mere Stellar True Intent is not enough for the mightiness of spear techniques."

"Secondly, I personally like the Wind Vein," Li Yuan spoke frankly. "Of course, the most important point is that I do have a certain talent in the Wind Vein."

He was mostly speaking the plain truth.

"Like?" Lie Feng Semi Divine shook his head with a smile. "Regardless of which path you take, the ultimate goal is to step through the door of Law, to become a demigod or even a divine being."

"Do you know what the difference is between comprehending one law alone and comprehending multiple laws?"

Li Yuan shook his head involuntarily.

"Whether it's the Earth Vein or the Wind Vein... each is a part of the world's Mystery," Lie Feng Semi Divine said softly. "The world is vast, the Law of the Great Dao is like an ocean, and condensing True Intent is merely grasping a drop of water from the ocean."

"The so-called metal, wood, water, fire, and so on are just our artificial divisions," Lie Feng Semi Divine said with a smile. "But in fact, the operation of Laws in the world is an entirety."

"Similar to a civilization, which is a whole, but for better social division of labor, we artificially categorize it into various professions."

Li Yuan fell into contemplation.

"Comprehending one law allows for faster and more stable progress, but this path has its limits and bottlenecks," Lie Feng Semi Divine spoke slowly. "The further you go, the harder it becomes to proceed." Enjoy new tales from empire

"Of course, it's enough to support you in becoming a divine being," Lie Feng Semi Divine said. "Even divine beings have only comprehended a very small part of the mysteries of Law."

Li Yuan listened closely.

"When you comprehend multiple laws, their induced various fluctuations in the world are interrelated," Lie Feng Semi Divine said. "Although they influence each other, occasionally they may trigger each other, making it easier to break through certain bottlenecks at times."

"Therefore, many demigods, even divine beings, after practicing for hundreds or thousands of years and getting stuck in a bottleneck on one path of the Great Dao, will often try to comprehend other Laws."

Li Yuan nodded silently; Duanmu Mountain Master had mentioned this to him before.

"One more point, comprehending multiple laws and combining their mysteries can compensate for the weaknesses of different laws, and the resulting strength is indeed extremely terrifying," Lie Feng Semi Divine said with a smile.

"Aren't all these good things?" Li Yuan couldn't help interjecting.

"With good comes bad."

"Every matter in the world has a dual nature," Lie Feng Semi Divine shook his head and said. "First and foremost, to exert the power of Law's mystery, you must cultivate powerful Star Techniques. For example, for the Wind Vein, you typically need to cultivate various Star Techniques like Clone and Escaping Techniques, and use them in combination to maximize your strength, becoming as elusive as the wind when escaping and as swift as lightning when killing."

"Whereas the Earth Vein typically involves cultivating direct combat Star Techniques, such as Body Refining Star Techniques, Domain Star Techniques, and so on," said Lie Feng Semi Divine. "However, everyone's awakening of Star Meridians is limited, and the Star Techniques one can cultivate are also limited... To multi-cultivate actually makes it very difficult to bring a particular aspect to the utmost."