Chapter 398: Chapter 260: Dongfang Ji’s Command! Concealed Cultivation (Additional Releases 49, 50)
Fang Hai had long known that Li Yuan’s Star Meridian talent was extremely high.
As a member of the highest echelon of the alliance, during numerous meetings, he had discussed Li Yuan with other Star Masters and even Semi-Divine beings… all agreed that Li Yuan would definitely be able to awaken Six Star Veins in the future.
Seven Star Veins? There was a glimmer of hope.
Similarly, Fang Hai and Bai Shan Semi-Divine had also discussed the matter, believing that Li Yuan had the potential to awaken several Seventh Layer Star Veins or even Eighth Layer Star Veins in the future… but Nine Layer Star Veins? Indeed, that was unthinkable!
Whether it was Seven Star Veins or Nine Layer Star Veins, both were legends in many dimensional planes.
Had anyone cultivated to that level? Yes! But it was extremely rare, and many Divine beings found it difficult to find disciples with such Star Vein talent.
Between the two, if one was to say which was more difficult, then the Seven Star Veins were even more challenging.
Even though Fang Hai was confident in Li Yuan and believed in his potential, he could never have imagined… that just less than a month after becoming a Prime Warrior, Li Yuan had already awakened a Nine Layer Star Vein.
He had even mastered the basics of a Ninefold Star Technique, truly cultivating it to the First Order Limit.
This! It was beyond the limits of his imagination… like an elder who had high hopes for a younger relative, thinking that with decades of hard work in cultivation, the relative might have the chance to become a millionaire, whereas the young one directly reveals a wealth surpassing hundreds of millions.
“Inconceivable! A monster!” Fang Hai could no longer hide the shock on his face.
In the past, he had always considered himself highly talented and gifted, barely giving way even to his master, ‘Dongfang Ji’. He had always aimed to emulate his own master.
“Li Yuan, conceal your Star Veins and Star Technique,” Fang Hai finally regained his composure, his face now showing a trace of solemnity: “You haven’t leaked the news of your awakening of the Nine Layer Star Vein to anyone else, have you?”
“No,” Li Yuan replied, shaking his head.
“That’s good,” Fang Hai said, staring intently at Li Yuan, his voice low: “Remember, this is a major secret, you can’t tell anyone, even Dean Hai or Bai Shan Semi-Divine.”
“You must never reveal it.” Fang Hai’s expression was more serious than ever before, even more than when he first saw the ‘Visualization Method’
“Not even Bai Shan Semi-Divine?” Li Yuan asked hesitantly.
Fang Hai spoke earnestly: “The more people who know, the greater the risk of it being leaked… You simply do not understand that once the news of your awakening of the Nine Layer Star Vein is leaked, it could cause an immense storm.”
“How many Star Veins have you awakened now?” Fang Hai inquired.
“Four,” Li Yuan replied: “Additionally, three of them are at the Fifth Layer, Second Layer, and Second Layer, respectively. That’s why I was able to achieve the First Order Limit by mastering another Body Refining Star Technique of the Fifth Layer.”
“No wonder you were able to easily solve two Semi Divine Level geniuses,” Fang Hai nodded slightly: “If you cultivated for another ten years, awakening Six Star Veins and then awakening another Nine Layer Star Vein… it would still be shocking, but it would be within the realm of comprehension.”
“But what about now?”
“Less than a month after becoming a Prime Warrior, at only Level 26, your spiritual power merely at Flying Heaven, your skill probably hasn’t reached the Sixth Stage… and yet you’ve awakened your Star Veins to this extent.”
“Such talent, to say you won’t awaken Seven Star Veins in the future… I suppose no one would believe it.” Fang Hai looked at Li Yuan: “Even what’s called Divine-Grade ‘Eight Star Veins’ might not be completely out of the question.”
Li Yuan was listening.
Divine? Based on what he knew, the Ancient Torch Divine was one of the stronger ones among the Divine beings, with only Seven Star Veins.
Even Gu You’s highest expectation for him was only to awaken Eight Star Veins.
All this was enough to prove just how rare and hard to come by seven or Eight Star Veins were.
“A tall tree catches the wind.”
“My Seven Star Civilization is at war with many powerful civilizations for some special reasons,” Fang Hai said solemnly: “Especially the Myriad Demons Civilization… that is a powerful civilization that has produced more than one Divine being, always coveting our Seven Star Civilization, trying to completely conquer us.”
“The two wars that almost destroyed Feixing in history were both started by the Myriad Demons Civilization.”
“Your current performance is already enough of a genius.” Fang Hai looked at Li Yuan: “Once the news of the great war in the World within Worlds gradually spreads… The Myriad Demons Civilization will target you and secretly attempt to assassinate you.”
“Assassinate?” The memory of the Tianliang Civilization’s attempt to assassinate him crossed Li Yuan’s mind.
“If they learn of your terrifying Star Vein talent, they would likely go to any length, even bewitch the Flying Heaven Level and Semi-Divine of our civilization to come to kill you,” Fang Hai said gravely.
Li Yuan was shocked to hear this, bewitch the Semi-Divine of a civilization?
Was that not madness?
“Don’t be surprised, the vast majority of the Flying Heaven Martial Artists and Semi-Divine in a civilization are naturally good,” Fang Hai’s eyes were firm: “But human desires are infinite, never test human hearts… In history, there have been cases of Semi-Divine betraying our Seven Star Civilization.”
“Semi-Divine betrayal?” Li Yuan’s heart trembled; this was definitely top-secret information.
Semi-Divine, that was the pinnacle of a civilization’s martial power.
“Not to be disclosed.” Fang Hai said earnestly: “I will report to my master, but from now on, aside from myself and my master, you cannot tell anyone else, understood?”
“Yes,” Li Yuan realized the seriousness of the situation.
It seemed the conflict and hostility between the Seven Star Civilization and the Myriad Demons Civilization had reached such a critical point.
Other civilizations, like the Tianliang and Cloud Beast Civilizations, were not the true threats… It was the Myriad Demons Civilization.
“Once you gradually grow stronger.”
“Once you are at the Flying Heaven Level, even a Semi-Divine, you will have no fear of storms.” Fang Hai looked at Li Yuan: “At the moment, you can barely protect yourself… but you are still far from truly dominating a sector.”
“The student will surely work hard,” Li Yuan said solemnly.
“You must be tired from your journey, rest here for a while; I have some matters to attend to. When I return, we’ll head back to Blue Star together,” Fang Hai said.
… Watching Fang Hai leave the conference room, Li Yuan sat in the chair, silently circulating his Star Veins and regulating his breath.