High-Level Martial Era

"Sister!" Li Yuan was startled and immediately saw the figure that seemed both real and surreal appearing in the void of the palace.

Clad in white, with an exceptionally beautiful face, her long hair flowed down and her bare feet emitted a sense of sanctity that prevented any blasphemous thoughts.

It was the controller of the Hall of Inheritance, 'Gu You'. Your journey continues with My Virtual Library Empire

"What, seeing me seems to have surprised you?" The girl in white smiled at Li Yuan, stepping down from the void and approaching him.

"Sis, I didn't expect the Boundary Spirit to transport me here," Li Yuan said with a wry smile.

Indeed, he had not expected it.

Although Li Yuan had planned to attempt the second trial of the Hall of Inheritance this time, he had also prepared to cultivate the 'True Solution of the Earth Star Vein' to the Second Order Limit before attempting it.

After all, even though 'True Solution of the Earth Star Vein' was an auxiliary cultivation technique for Star Techniques, as a Supreme Star Technique, it could significantly enhance Li Yuan's strength when he invoked the Mysteries of Earth.

"It was I who had Xiao Huo transport you here," Gu You said with a smile, looking at Li Yuan: "It sensed in a preliminary test that your vital energy is extremely strong, seeming to approach the Flying Heaven Level... You must have cultivated the 'Great Earth Divine Body' to the pinnacle of the second order."

"Yes," Li Yuan nodded repeatedly.

Li Yuan was not surprised, he had long experienced the inquiry methods of the Boundary Spirit, and he saw no need to hide anything from Gu You.

"In just over a year, you have cultivated the 'Great Earth Divine Body', proving that your second Star Meridian has awakened to the Seventh Layers, and indeed, your Star Meridian talent is astonishing," the girl sighed lightly, her eyes shining with a spiritual light.

She felt that she had chosen the right person.

"How many Star Meridians have you awakened?" the girl asked again.

"Five, and I should be close to awakening the sixth," Li Yuan added: "I have not encountered any bottlenecks so far."

Indeed, he had not encountered any bottlenecks.

As far as Li Yuan knew, among that group of top geniuses like Yu Jinghe and Lude Nef, it was incredibly difficult to awaken six Star Meridians even after decades of cultivation... Most Flying Heaven Warriors would generally awaken four Star Meridians during their Prime Warrior stage.

In civilizations like the Seven Star Civilization, where there are thousands of Flying Heaven Warriors, just awakening six Star Meridians and reaching the intermediate rank of Sixth Stage... By slowly cultivating and refining Origin Pills, they were destined to reach level 36.

This is the standard of a Flying Heaven Star Lord.

And Li Yuan? Although his spiritual power had not reached level 37 and he had not initiated the second Spiritual Guidance... he had already caught up with most Flying Heaven Warriors in terms of Star Meridians through his own efforts.

"Then that's correct."

Gu You said with a smile, "You've come to the secret realm this time, probably wanting to cultivate 'True Solution of the Earth Star Vein' to the Second Order Limit."

"Sister sees clearly," Li Yuan smiled.

Obviously, Gu You had a thorough understanding of the cultivation requirements for these powerful Star Techniques.

"There's no rush in cultivating Star Techniques."

"You've been growing at a surprising rate, and it just so happens you're here today," Gu You smiled: "So why not try the second trial first?"

"Alright," Li Yuan had no objections and indeed, he felt a bit of anticipation.

According to what Gu You had said before,

As long as he passed the second trial, he would be able to initially take control of the Hall of Inheritance.

"Brother, follow me." Gu You suddenly waved her hand, and a wall nearby burst into a rumble.

Boom... A passageway suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"This?" Li Yuan was flabbergasted, considering he had spent so much time in the Hall of Inheritance without the slightest inkling.

Whoosh!

The girl's bare feet stepped across the void, proceeding down the newly formed passageway to the depths, and Li Yuan hurried to keep up.

...

The corridor was dark but extremely spacious, with a world of its own inside. As one entered, it felt as though they had arrived in a different space altogether.

"Brother,"

"Our father left behind five trials," the girl said while walking: "The first trial you passed previously made you a Direct Disciple, granting you weapons, tokens, and treasures to assist in Enlightenment... This is what you deserved."

"The second trial is the test for Prime Warriors," the girl continued: "Passing it proves you are sufficiently excellent at this stage and will grant you a second reward."

"It also allows you to initially recognize the Hall of Inheritance as your own, enabling you to take it out of this secret realm and Star Realm," the girl glanced at Li Yuan, smiling: "Otherwise, once you become a Flying Heaven Warrior, it would be difficult to take the Hall of Inheritance with you."

Li Yuan was speechless for a moment, then felt it made sense upon reflection.

The Fierce Feather Star Realm is but a Second Level Star Realm, which only allows entry to Prime Warriors.

However, Li Yuan also harbored some doubts: did the Ancient Torch Divine know when establishing the Hall of Inheritance that it would end up trapped in a Second Level Star Realm?... What Li Yuan didn't realize was that many of these rules were actually set by Gu You.

In this Hall of Inheritance, Gu You had immense authority.

"The third trial is for you to challenge at the Flying Heaven Level, and once you succeed, the reward will be far more substantial, with some treasures that would drive many demigods mad..."

"The fourth trial is for you to attempt at the Semi Divine Realm..."

"The fifth trial is for when you become a Fifth Rank Divine Being to challenge, and it's the final test. Once successful, you'll receive all the heirlooms left behind by our father," Gu You looked at Li Yuan with a smile.

Li Yuan listened in amazement.

The Ancient Torch Divine had set five trials for his future Successor? Especially the last one, which required a Divine Being? It was almost incredible.

From this alone, Li Yuan could infer that his surrogate teacher, the 'Ancient Torch Divine', was no ordinary Divine.

Most likely, he was a being that transcended the fifth order.

...The corridor was very long, and the girl walked leisurely ahead, with Li Yuan naturally not daring to overtake.

They passed by many ancient doors along the way, doors shrouded in dust, behind which what seemed to be secrets were hidden.

But since Gu You did not offer explanations, Li Yuan dared not inquire further.

Finally.

After passing through a total of six doors, they stopped in front of the seventh door.

"The trial for Prime Warriors is right here." Gu You smiled, followed by a lifting of her hand.

Her slender fingers pointed gently at the door, a surge of invisible force sweeping past.

Boom... The metal doors, sealed for eons, slowly began to open, revealing the scene inside to Li Yuan's eyes.

It was another hall.

"Let's go, inside." The girl said, an invisible force enveloping Li Yuan, and in an instant, they flew into the metallic gate.

The expansive hall.

A white sphere floated high in the sky, casting a hazy glow that illuminated the entire hall.

In the hall, there were sequentially four areas.

There was a giant Divine Pillar, entirely golden, engraved with countless mysterious runes that emitted invisible Spiritual Shock waves.

There was a massive stone wall.

There was also a huge tournament platform.

And the last area was empty, except for a yellowish-brown Jade Platform placed at the end.

"This?" Li Yuan pointed at the four major areas of the hall.

"Just like when you passed the first trial, you have to go through three stages." The girl smiled at Li Yuan, "The Prime Warrior trial is similarly three stages... As for the last area, it's the 'recognition of master' area."

"As long as you get through the first three stages, the fourth should not be difficult."

"Remember."

"You are not allowed to use external forces, such as Origin Power Weapons and the like." The girl spoke very seriously, "You can only use your own strength."

"Go." The girl said, "Don't worry about failing... Every Direct Disciple has five chances to attempt; if you fail this time, you can come back next time. The rules left by Master are very humane."

Five times?

Li Yuan certainly did not want to repeat the trial. A failure would mean one less opportunity.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan stepped forward and flew straight toward the Spiritual Pillar, approaching within about two hundred meters.

Boom!

An invisible force of suppression struck Li Yuan as if struck by lightning, and he fell to the ground with a thud.

"Can't fly?" Li Yuan muttered to himself.

"Little brother, you just need to withstand the oppression of the Spiritual Pillar and touch it to pass the first stage." The girl watched leisurely from the sky, "Remember, you have ten minutes."

"Understood."

Whoosh!

Li Yuan took a step and headed straight for the Spiritual Pillar, immediately feeling an astonishing pressure bearing down on him.

Spiritual oppression.

"Such strong oppression." Li Yuan's eyes sharpened. This kind of pressure was much stronger compared to the Spiritual Pillar in the Martial Divine Star Realm.

Thump~thump~thump~

Li Yuan took steps toward the Spiritual Pillar, each step increasing the intensity of the spiritual oppression.

But Li Yuan was also quickly adapting to the rhythm of this spiritual oppression.

"Given the increasing rate of spiritual oppression, I fear that even warriors at the Peak of Flying Heaven might not be able to make it to the end," Li Yuan thought to himself.

He believed that if other Prime Warriors were to try, even talents like Lude Nef or Yu Jinghe would find it hard to pass the first stage.

...in the void.

"Li Yuan's spiritual power is very strong. Once he gets a little accustomed, passing the first stage within five minutes should not be difficult," Gu You thought to herself.

The trials left by the immensely powerful Ancient Torch Divine were naturally extremely difficult.

But soon.

"Huh?" Gu You suddenly froze because after adapting for about ten seconds, Li Yuan's figure burst forth, running wildly and reaching the Spiritual Pillar in just four or five seconds.

He placed a single palm on the Spiritual Pillar.

"Sis, I've touched it," Li Yuan's voice echoed in the vast hall.

Silence fell.

Several seconds later.

"Not bad." Finally, the voice sounded like music from the void, "Little brother, continue to the second stage... The second stage is very simple. On the stone wall, the right side is blank, while the left has a diagram of the Mysteries of True Intent."

"You have three hours. As long as you replicate the diagram of the Mysteries of True Intent on the right side completely, you'll have passed the test," Gu You said.

"All right."

Li Yuan left the range of the Spiritual Pillar and quickly flew towards the massive stone wall.

In the void.

"This?" Gu You was still somewhat stunned, "Li Yuan's spiritual power is strong, it seems to be at the level 36, but it shouldn't be this easy, could it be that his willpower is even stronger than his spiritual power... or is the Spiritual Pillar broken due to age?"

The girl pondered, just about to go down and test whether the Spiritual Pillar was damaged.

Suddenly.

From the second area.

"Sis, I've finished replicating it," Li Yuan's voice rang out, echoing in the hall again.

Whoosh!

The girl could no longer hold back and stepped forward, teleporting across hundreds of meters.

She arrived beneath the massive stone wall.

On the previously empty right side of the wall were now surges of Origin Power, forming a complex 'Origin Power Diagram' that emitted waves of the True Meaning of Earth's Mystery.

Although the pattern on the left was slightly different, the emitted True Intent vibrations were almost exactly the same.

"Little brother, how did you do it?" Gu You couldn't help herself and asked.

"Is it that difficult?"