Hurrying along the river path, covering a kilometer of distance.
Li Yuan quickly arrived at the base of a tall mountain.
The massive cliff face looked as though it had been cleaved by a combat saber, with hardly any vegetation growing on it.
About forty to fifty meters above the ground, a faint cave entrance could be seen.
This was the "natural retreat sanctuary" that Li Yuan had discovered not long ago.
Whoosh! With a light leap, Li Yuan rapidly scaled the cliff face, his feet tapping off protruding stones like a nimble monkey, and soon he sprang into the cave.
The entrance of the cave was not large, about two to three meters high and four to five meters wide, but the interior was quite spacious, extending dozens of meters deep and, aside from some dust and debris, was relatively clean.
"This is the place," Li Yuan scanned his surroundings, extending his spiritual power to its full capacity to confirm there were no other lifeforms.
He moved to a deeper part of the cave and sat down cross-legged.
"Origin Power infusion," Li Yuan's mind quickly calmed, striving to enter the state of "Unity of Heaven and Man" while also letting go of his suppression of the Mind Spirit Divine Palace.
Boom! The Star Meridian began to involuntarily circulate, as an endless surge of Origin Power wildly poured into Li Yuan's body.
Turbulent and billowing.
The purity and ferocity of the Origin Power were at least ten times stronger than the second time, placing an astonishing pressure on the Perfected Star Meridian within Li Yuan's body.
"Such pure Origin Power?" Li Yuan held his breath, slightly shocked in his heart.
Fortunately, Li Yuan's spiritual power was also much stronger than the last time he had undergone an Origin Power infusion, or else it would have been difficult to control in such a short time.
"Body," with a thought from Li Yuan, he could feel within the second layer of the Mind Spirit Divine Palace, strands of golden mist forming out of thin air.
This mist drifted down the stairs, pouring into the ground of the first layer of the Mind Spirit Divine Palace... in reality, it was infusing into the limbs and bones of Li Yuan's body.
"This golden mist must be a strange power," Li Yuan thought to himself, "Without its integration into my body, I wouldn't be able to digest such a vast influx of Origin Power in such a short time."
Now that Li Yuan had become a level L6 member of the Starfire Martial Hall, with increased access to the database.
He had also looked through many records on treasures that improve the Physical Quality of one's body and the spiritual world.
Although he found no information about the Mind Spirit Divine Palace.
He had many speculations based on a trove of records.
"Normally, guiding Origin Power throughout the body, the muscles, bones, and flesh cannot quickly ingest and absorb it," Li Yuan silently reflected.
It's like eating, you can't eat more when you're full.
Like Li Yuan practicing "All Heavens' Stars," or other Martial Artists practicing Cultivation Methods, there is a limit each day to how much one's Physical Quality can be enhanced... Improving the Skill Realm and tapping into the body's potential, in a sense, is like increasing one's capacity to eat.
But there are always limits.
And some Heavenly Materials Treasures that can enhance Physical Quality in an extremely short time essentially transform the body fundamentally.
Therefore, they are extremely precious and exorbitantly expensive.
Without question, the core of the "Origin Power infusion" brought about by the Mind Spirit Divine Palace is not the guidance of Origin Power, but that this mysterious "golden mist" can digest such an enormous amount of Origin Power.
Li Yuan's entire body—muscles, blood, bones, membranes, internal organs—began an all-encompassing evolution and enhancement.
"[Your Life Level has been raised from 16.8 to 16.9.]"
"[Your strength has been raised from…]" Series of prompts swiftly flashed across the Divine Palace interface.
This Transformation saw Origin Power merge into every part of Li Yuan's body, inducing dramatic changes and continuous Transformation.
This physical Evolution represented a complete reorganization of the body, bringing about pain, yet Li Yuan's spiritual power easily withstood it.
Most of Li Yuan's attention wasn't focused on the bodily Transformation; his main consciousness had already entered the Mind Spirit Divine Palace, with his spiritual form reaching the second layer.
Inside the vast palace, Li Yuan sensed the golden mist that kept forming in the void.
"Initially, I thought these mists were inherent to the Mind Spirit Divine Palace, always present in the second layer," Li Yuan mused, "But now, it seems that's not entirely the case."
"Could it be that the golden mist is some 'Life Soul Substance' that the Mind Spirit Divine Palace mysteriously captures after I kill those of the Alien Race?" A notion suddenly flickered through Li Yuan's mind.
Thinking it over, he found the idea very plausible.
This could perfectly explain why the effect of the Origin Power infusion jumped leaps and bounds with each attempt—from the first to the third—because the Alien Race members Li Yuan killed became increasingly stronger and more numerous.
"But why can it only be after killing members of an Alien Race?" Li Yuan also puzzled, "And why isn't there a prompt for nourishing Spiritual Nature when I inquire into human Martial Artists?"
At least, Li Yuan was still unclear about the criteria the Mind Spirit Divine Palace used.
"Let's begin," with a thought from Li Yuan's spiritual form, a portion of the copious mist immediately separated.
It descended upon Li Yuan's spiritual form.
Instantly, just like the first two experiences, Li Yuan's consciousness grew dim and fuzzy, the surrounding spiritual world turned into an endless Dark Space.
"Life Star space," with Li Yuan's enhanced spiritual power, his consciousness remained clear.
Within the vast and expansive Life Star space, a trail of starlight flickered in the endless darkness.
This was the "Star Meridian," awakened by Li Yuan, with over a hundred thousand Life Stars illuminating, providing some light to the Life Star space.
Strands of starlight appeared, shining from the depths of the dark Starry Sky, subtly nourishing Li Yuan's spiritual consciousness.
"[Your soul has been nourished, spiritual power increased from 27.0 to 27.1.]"
Li Yuan's spiritual power also began to undergo a Transformation and enhancement.