High-Level Martial Era

With Li Yuan's current Second Level authority within the mothership, only subordinate to Qiu Bingzun and the training officers, he could easily confirm the location of the Myriad Scales Beast Emperor and his group using Inquiry methods.

Furthermore, with the mobilization of "Mothership Energy," killing the most powerful Myriad Scales Beast Emperor would be a breeze.

"Sweeping through the Mingxu Beast Clan would also be easy."

"However, I can't possibly stay in the Mingxu Star Realm forever, once I advance to Flying Heaven Level and Liu Bing also breaks through to Third Rank, we won't be able to return to Mingxu Star Realm, and thus we won't be able to utilize the power of the mothership," Li Yuan thought to himself. "By then, if we want to defend Mingxu Star Realm, we can still only rely on the Seven Star Civilization itself."

The venerable ones would be willing to help him, help Liu Bing.

But they may not necessarily be willing to concern themselves with the other powerhouses of the Seven Star Civilization who will be stationed in the Star Realm in the future.

Therefore, he had to strive for a permanent solution to the problem.

"Enslavement!"

"Enslave the Beast Emperor, making them lead a large group of Flying Heaven Beast Kings to fend off the future invasions of the Tianliang Civilization," Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly. "With the strength of the Myriad Scales Beast Emperor, along with some of my assistance, there is hope for him to break through to Semi-Divine in the future."

Once they became servants, it wouldn't matter if Li Yuan couldn't return; they would loyally carry out the orders Li Yuan left behind.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan's figure moved, swiftly leaving the empty area... With the Heavenly Snake Hall taken up, the space became hollow, but it also revealed many passageways.

Following one of the passageways, Li Yuan directly entered one of the Quiet Cultivation Rooms.

The Quiet Chamber was as bright as daylight and contained many Jade Platforms.

Exhaling, Li Yuan casually chose a Jade Platform to sit on and with a thought, he activated his authority and closed the cabin.

"Condense!" Li Yuan pointed to the void, and instantly two light screens appeared, each displaying a figure.

One was the massive figure of the 'Myriad Scales Beast Emperor,' resembling the legendary Fire Kirin.

The other was 'Xue Yan,' dressed in a black robe, seriously holding a Combat Saber, deeply engrossed in cultivation.

"These two guys are still foolishly cultivating? Trying to pass the Fifth Layer challenges to reach the Inner Core?" Li Yuan shook his head inwardly. "Even for Xue Yan, it would probably take several years to get through the Fifth Layer challenges."

The challenges left behind by Qiu Bingzun were not so easily overcome.

Snap~

He closed the two light screens.

"First, I'll use the treasure gifted by Qiu Bingzun to try to gain entry to the 'Soul Nine Refinements' Method," Li Yuan thought to himself, taking out an Inheritance Crystal Stone from his palm.

Among the nearly a hundred Inheritance Crystal Stones gifted by Qiu Bingzun, aside from the various cultivation knowledge and Star Techniques, many were various secret techniques... Although these secret techniques did not directly enhance combat power like Star Techniques, many secret techniques were valued even higher than Supreme Star Techniques.

For example — "Soul Nine Refinements."

"Hum~" Li Yuan's consciousness penetrated it, and a flood of information surged into his mind, all concerning the cultivation methods of "Soul Nine Refinements."

Incredibly profound, making Li Yuan marvel.

After a long time, even with Li Yuan's strong spiritual power, he barely managed to memorize "Soul Nine Refinements" completely.

But that was just memorization; cultivating it was still as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"The creator of this Method was truly formidable, probably one of the powerful Heavenly Divine," Li Yuan thought to himself. "No wonder Qiu Bingzun placed such importance on this Method."

"Soul Nine Refinements" consists of four parts: Semi-Divine Chapter, Pseudo-God Chapter, True God Chapter, Heavenly God Chapter... Normally, only a Semi-Divine Peak Expert would have a chance to gain entry.

Because, usually only Semi-Divine Peak Experts would have sufficiently high research on the soul... Like a Flying Heaven Level life, most only crudely utilize Divine Sense. To cultivate this kind of Soul Secret Technique? If not careful, it could even lead to a collapse of their own spirit.

Once "Soul Nine Refinements" was perfected, it would allow control of up to nine strong beings of the same rank with minimal impact on oneself!!
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For instance, cultivating the 'Pseudo-God Chapter' would enable one to control and enslave nine Pseudo-Gods.

At the same time, it wouldn't put an additional burden on one's own soul, which is very important.

After all, the soul is the foundation of life, and enslaving other powerhouses is aimed at strengthening one's own forces, but if it affects the soul and cultivation, the gains do not outweigh the losses.

Of course, like cultivating into the 'Pseudo-God Chapter' and then controlling Semi-Divine beings would have an even smaller impact, controlling dozens of them wouldn't stack up to the impact of controlling a single Pseudo-God.

"Fifth Rank treasure, Divine Soul Liquid," Li Yuan flipped his palm again, and a jade bottle appeared in his hand.

Gently opening it, Li Yuan felt as if his spiritual power was leaping with joy.

Like a starving person encountering a substantial nourishment.

A normal Flying Heaven Level soul can't cultivate the "Soul Nine Refinements," so what to do? Use external aids!!

The first treasure gifted to Li Yuan by Qiu Bingzun was two things—a unit of Pseudo-God Divine Soul Liquid and 50 Fangshen Crystals of the Five Elements Divine Crystal.

"50 Fangshen Five Elements Divine Crystals are worth 5 million Seven Stars Points," Li Yuan thought to himself, "Plus the 10 Fangshen Five Elements Divine Crystals gifted by the Wind System Alien God, I've now acquired a total of 60 Fangshen Divine Crystals."

Divine Crystals, even within the Divine Realm, were a hard currency; Divine beings conducted transactions using Divine Crystals.

A Semi Divine Artifact would typically cost between 0.1 and 1 Fangshen.

And a Fifth Layer Divine Artifact, depending on its use, typically costs between 10 and 500 Fangshen.

In short, the Divine Crystals that Li Yuan had acquired could be exchanged for a decent Divine Artifact.

However!!

In terms of value alone, these 60 Fangshen Divine Crystals did not compare to this one unit of Pseudo-God Divine Soul Liquid.

"According to some introductions in common knowledge, the so-called Divine Soul Liquid is refined by some Soul Masters in the Divine Realm after hunting down divine powerhouses, extracting the essence of their souls," Li Yuan inwardly sighed. "It can nourish the cultivator's soul, aiding in its growth."

"The most crucial point is, once used, it allows some weaker beings' souls to temporarily possess the characteristics of this level of Divine Soul Liquid... enabling them to cultivate many Soul Secret Techniques that are normally difficult to practice."

"Or in combat, by using Divine Soul Liquid, one can also temporarily boost the power of the soul, greatly increasing the power of Soul Secret Techniques in action... In short, its uses are manifold," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Having received the legacy bestowed by Qiu Bingzun, Li Yuan's perspective and knowledge had become far beyond what they once were.

In the vast Divine Realm, full of mystery and splendor, there were innumerable exotic treasures.

But Li Yuan could also glimpse the dangers contained within the Divine Realm.

"Pseudo-God Soul Liquid," Li Yuan stared at the jade bottle, behind which lay the fall of a Fifth Rank Deity.

The 'soul' of a Fifth Rank Deity could produce many portions of 'Pseudo-God Soul Liquid'... its value was also extraordinarily astonishing.

"Whew!"

With a thought, Li Yuan fully opened his soul and began to absorb the strange power of the Pseudo-God Soul Liquid in the bottle with all his might.

The Divine Soul Liquid was not a real liquid, but a formless power... only by reaching the Flying Heaven Level could one sense and absorb it with Divine Sense.

"Fortunately, it's Pseudo-God Soul Liquid," Li Yuan thought to himself. "If it were True God Soul Liquid, even with my spiritual power, I couldn't withstand it at all. Even absorbing a trace could result in my soul shattering."

The True God Soul Liquid was worth more than a thousand times that of the Pseudo-God Soul Liquid, and its efficacy was heaven-defying.

Time passed by.

Hiss hiss~ Li Yuan continued to absorb the power of the 'Pseudo-God Soul Liquid.'

"[Your spiritual power has broken through from level 37.3 to 37.4]" A prompt from the Divine Palace flashed by.

The Pseudo-God Soul Liquid could nurture the soul.

But the key was that Li Yuan felt his spirit become empty and ethereal. At this moment, he seemed to control every ounce of his soul's power with meticulous subtlety, surpassing the past by tens or hundreds of times.

"Is this what it feels like for a Pseudo-God powerhouse to control their soul?" Li Yuan marveled.

With the help of such a supreme treasure, one could catch a glimpse of the power of a Deity.

"Cherish the time."

"The first step, soul splitting." Li Yuan didn't dare waste the power of the Pseudo-God Soul Liquid and immediately began cultivating "Soul Nine Refinements."

Qiu Bingzun had left him this legacy.

Once wasted, before heading to the Divine Realm, it would be nearly impossible to get such precious items again.

...

As Li Yuan began cultivating "Soul Nine Refinements," in another control cabin of the Civilization Mothership.

The layout here was quite similar to that of the Heavenly Snake Hall.

"My lord."

The Phantom of the Black Snake couldn't help but say, "Are you truly planning to enter the Heavenly Snake Hall and guide the Holy Blood Heavenly Serpent all the way there? But that way, you will be leaving the source of the mothership and probably won't survive for long."

Even the spiritual imprints left by a True God are not immortal; they require constant external support.

"The power of the Heavenly Snake Hall can also support me," Qiu Bingzun said with a faint smile. "Besides."

"I have already fallen. I am not truly alive. What point is there in continuing to barely exist on the mothership?"

The Phantom of the Black Snake fell silent.

"Liu Bing has pinned her hopes on me."

"Transferring to the Heavenly Snake Hall, I might be able to survive for a few hundred years, but it can spare her from taking many detours," Qiu Bingzun said with a hint of resolve in his eyes. "It may also increase her chances of ascending to Heavenly God status by a considerable margin."

"These years have been hard on you."

"From now on, you shall have complete control over the mothership," Qiu Bingzun said to the Phantom of the Black Snake.

"Yes, my lord," responded the Phantom of the Black Snake, sensing Qiu Bingzun's resolve and no longer trying to persuade him.

Whoosh~

The towering figure with a single horn dissipated with a smile, followed by the Phantom of the Black Snake feeling a powerful spiritual imprint in the essence of the mothership fading away rapidly.

"The lord's obsession is to train Liu Bing to ascend to Heavenly God and rebuild our Heavenly Serpent Clan, even if it means erasing his last trace from the world, he faces it calmly," the Phantom of the Black Snake thought sadly. "What about me?"

"What is the value of my existence? To guard this mothership forever?"

...

In the Quiet Chamber where Li Yuan was cultivating, he didn't notice at all... Hiss~ A strange power had silently permeated the 'Heavenly Snake Hall' hidden within his battle suit.

...

The Heavenly Snake Hall, vast and boundless, was in no way inferior to the Ancient Divine Palace, and perhaps even more advanced.

Whoosh~

The towering figure with a single horn materialized. Not far away, a slender Green Snake rested coiled up.

"Senior Qiu," Liu Bing was quite excited. "You've come."

Because of bloodline and pacts, she liked Li Yuan from the bottom of her heart and was willing to listen to him.

But her bond with Qiu Bingzun was built on profound emotions accumulated over long years.

"Ha-ha."

"Little Bing, I've come to the Heavenly Snake Hall not to continue chatting and talking idly with you as in the past, but to supervise your cultivation," Qiu Bingzun said earnestly.

"I understand," Liu Bing nodded repeatedly.

"You have extraordinary talent, destined to reach the peak of a True God, but you must realize one thing: bloodline is an advantage, but it is also a restraint," Qiu Bingzun said seriously.