High-Level Martial Era

In the Bright Moon Base, Li Yuan had already returned from Ming Mountain.

Within a Fourth Rank Battleship, Li Yuan had finished his exchange with Tavares, Jiang Zai, and others. Dozens of warriors wielding Flying Heaven Level combat power, who had been informed by the base, had just departed.

Within the Quiet Chamber.

Li Yuan settled down and logged directly into V-Chat through the battleship’s virtual network.

Separated by different worlds, smart wristbands couldn’t connect to the virtual networks on Blue Star or Feixing. One must rely on the battleship or the base’s network.

Upon logging in, he found an overwhelming number of unread messages.

“Uncle sent 8 messages, aunt over 20, Qian Qian sent me 10 messages, Muhua… 2 messages.” Li Yuan first noticed the messages from family members pinned at the top of the chat.

Li Yuan clicked to open the chat with his uncle.

“Xiao Yuan, why haven’t you been in touch? Have you been busy with your training lately…”

“Xiao Yuan, send a message home when you have the time…”

“Xiao Yuan, Provincial Hall Master Yang has informed us. You’re undergoing closed-off training to surpass the Flying Heaven Level…”

“Xiao Yuan, everything at home is fine, with me here, you can train with peace of mind…” In recent months, Uncle Li Changzhou had been sending a message every month, all with the same content.

And Aunt’s messages were clearly filled with worry, but she didn’t dare to say outright, “Xiao Yuan, even if you must endure tough training, remember to take good care of yourself…”

…He read through each of the family messages one by one.

For some reason, Li Yuan’s eyes started to moisten, and he suddenly felt the urge to go home immediately.

It had been a long time since he had spent proper time with his family.

“Other people who attend Martial Arts University get a month’s vacation each year.” A touch of guilt arose in Li Yuan’s heart: “But I only attended university for one year before heading to the Martial Divine Star Realm… Apart from making my uncle and aunt worry…”

At this moment, Li Yuan fully understood that infamous saying: ‘The moment you become an adult, you’ve already spent most of the time you’ll ever have with your parents.’

Although Li Yuan was now astonishingly wealthy and highly esteemed, with his family living without worry and even in comfort.

But affection is not something that can be purely measured by money.

Taking a deep breath, Li Yuan quickly began replying to his uncle and aunt: “Uncle, I’ve come out of the intensive training, and in at most half a month, I should be able to come home…”

…

Besides family, there were many friends and relatives, such as his good brother from high school, Zhou Qi, Li Tianyou, and others, as well as good friends like Gu Qianghan and Shi Xiao.

There were also peers like Tian Dazhuang, Jin Huguo, Dantai Feng, Alicia, and others who had entered the Martial Divine Star Realm together.

And many elder friends as well.

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“Li Yuan, I’ve become a 15th Rank Martial Artist and am about to venture into a Star Realm for the first time.” This was a message from Li Tianyou, sent a month ago. He was already in his third year.

Apparently, as years passed, Li Tianyou had been doing very well at Jiangbei Martial University.

As for people like Dantai Feng and Tian Dazhuang, their skills had reached Fifth Stage High Rank…

Alicia’s growth was even more terrifying; she was at Fifth Stage Perfection, and she was expected to become a member of Seven Star Mountain by July this year, the brightest rising star in the Martial Divine Star Realm this year.

Alicia had sent a lot of messages, more than ten, a rather large number among his friends. Her words also reflected worry.

“It seems!”

“In the Martial Divine Star Realm, Duanmu Mountain Master must have announced that I was participating in closed-off intensive training,” Li Yuan thought to himself.

…

“Li Yuan, how are your training sessions going in Martial Divine Star Realm?” This was a message from Li Yang a few months ago.

Upon seeing this message, Li Yuan couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

In fact, he had just seen Teacher Li Yang.

But for the sake of secrecy, Li Yuan had never acknowledged him, so Li Yang had no idea that Spirit Gun was Li Yuan.

…

“Li Yuan, I’ve become a 28th Rank Origin Martial Artist. It looks like there’s hope for me to become a Top Level Origin Martial Artist in this lifetime. Haha, remember to tell me when you get back to Jiang City.” This was a message from Wan Qinghe.

It was sent five months ago.

Li Yuan could sense ‘Uncle Wan’ must be brimming with high spirits.

…

This world, clearly, did not stop just because Li Yuan had disappeared, but continued to move forward uninterrupted, and his family and friends were all living their lives.

But they had all been continuously worried about Li Yuan.

Li Yuan replied to each message one by one. It took a long time before he finished replying to all of them, and then his gaze fell on one particular chat box.

Because, among everyone, the one who sent the most messages wasn’t his aunt, but—Lin Lanyue.

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There were over a hundred messages.

“Lanyue.” Li Yuan was dazed for a long time.

He gently clicked, and the earliest message was from last November.

“Li Yuan, I heard Mingxu Star Realm won a big victory in the war; take extra care.”

“I haven’t heard from you for a long time. I pressed San Ye Semi Divine for answers, and she told me that your Life Crystal had dimmed, possibly fallen in Mingxu Star Realm…”

“I don’t want to believe it. I went to Fierce Feather Star Realm and asked the Boundary Spirit, but he couldn’t confirm if you were dead or alive either…”

“I believe in you, you definitely wouldn’t just die like that…”

“I’m sure you’re alive. I’m still looking forward to the day you become Divine.”

“I’ve reached Fifth Stage Perfection in my skills. According to tradition, I should celebrate and invite Dantai Feng, Tian Dazhuang, and others… I’ll wait for you to return before celebrating”

…

“It’s snowing in Martial Divine Star Realm; this is my first time seeing it, and you’re in Mingxu Star Realm—I believe you’re just temporarily stranded somewhere…”

“During the Spring Festival, I visited Jiang City once to wish uncle and aunt a Happy New Year. They seem to be in good health, and they apparently don’t know you’re Spirit Gun; don’t worry…”

“You must live.”

“I’m waiting for you to come back…”

…

One message after another struck Li Yuan’s heart indescribably; he felt something inside being stirred.

In Li Yuan’s heart, Lin Lanyue held a very special place.

And this time, adopting the name ‘Spirit Gun’ to enter the Martial Divine Star Realm, those who knew his true identity, like Luo Chan, Yan Jing, Fang Hai, and San Ye Semi-Divine… either were not that close, or they were all elders.

Simply put, purely in terms of emotions, their connections were not that deep.

Whereas for close relatives and friends who were extremely affectionate, most were unaware of the ‘Spirit Gun’s fall.

Only Lin Lanyue, by virtue of her status, was sufficiently high-ranking, and as a disciple of the Divine, she was able to converse with San Ye Semi-Divine and knew Li Yuan was Spirit Gun.

In terms of emotions, hers were much deeper than those of Luo Chan and Dantai Feng.

“Yu Jinghe has been out for quite some time.”

“But it seems the higher-ups of civilization have been keeping it a secret,” Li Yuan thought silently. “Even Tavares and Jiang Zai only know Yu Jinghe is alive and out; none of these high-ranking individuals from the Star Realms knew I was alive before.”

“To keep it secret, of course, the higher-ups wouldn’t inform Lin Lanyue voluntarily.”

After a long contemplation,

Li Yuan activated his special privilege and, through the warship, directly called Lin Lanyue’s communicator.

…

In the Martial Divine Star Realm, inside an ultra-large mansion,

This was Lin Lanyue’s residence.

“Uncle, what is it this time?” Lin Lanyue frowned and said, looking at the figure on the screen.

“Lanyue, the family still hopes you can attend this latest meeting,” the middle-aged man in the screen said with a wry smile. “Consider it doing a favor for your uncle.”

“Uncle, you’ve always been good to me, and I can agree to anything else… but I won’t participate in the Blazing Flame Family’s meetings right now,” Lin Lanyue shook her head.

“The patriarch said when you reach the Flying Heaven Level, it will be your time to take over as clan leader,” the middle-aged man sighed. “Those elders, they all want to meet you now.”

“Meet me for what now?”

Lin Lanyue shook her head, “I won’t meddle in the clan’s affairs right now. I just want to quietly cultivate. If they have any issues, they should organize their materials and bring them to the Alliance’s Disciplinary Committee.”

“Are you really going to turn the family upside down?” the uncle said with a wry smile. “About what happened to your mother…”

“Uncle!”

Lin Lanyue cut him off directly, speaking in a low voice, “You don’t need to lecture me. If those elders are afraid I’ll trouble them in the future, let them go to the patriarch and ask the patriarch to rescind the decision.”

The middle-aged man was at a loss for words.

Rescind the decision? The Flame City Semi-Divine had long stated that Lin Lanyue was the most promising in the Blazing Flame Family to become Semi-Divine… how could it be rescinded?

“Alright, if you truly don’t want to return, so be it.”

“I will try my best to placate the elders,” the middle-aged man sighed. “Take care while cultivating in the Martial Divine Hall.”

Lin Lanyue nodded slightly and hung up the phone.

She was very grateful to her uncle as, back when Li Changzhou was injured, it was she who sought him out to ask for a treasure to be sent overnight from Feixing to Blue Star…

But towards the Blazing Flame Family… Lin Lanyue had extremely complex feelings.

Not long after hanging up.

“Master, ‘Li Yuan,’ whom you specially follow, is requesting communication,” the assistant AI’s voice rang out.

Lin Lanyue’s body trembled slightly, her eyes gaining a glint of disbelief.

“Master, would you like to take the call?” the AI’s voice sounded again.

“Take it!” Lin Lanyue said immediately.

*Drip* The communication connected.

“Lanyue, it’s me,” a deep voice sounded.

Lin Lanyue abruptly covered her mouth, tears faintly visible in her eyes, yet she made no sound.

“I saw the messages you sent,” the deep voice continued, pausing for quite a while before adding, “The conflict in the Mingxu Star Realm shouldn’t last too long. I’ll return to the Martial Divine Star Realm soon.”

“Wait for me.”

“Okay, be careful,” Lin Lanyue’s eyes glistened with tears, but her voice remained calm.

She didn’t ask for reasons from Li Yuan, knowing his importance to the entire civilization.

Silently,

The barrier between them seemed to be slowly dissolving.

…

In the Mingxu Star Realm.

Having hung up, Li Yuan felt much calmer inside; after a while, he quietly resumed his cultivation.

Not long after,

Another communication arrived, and with a raised eyebrow, Li Yuan clicked to answer the call: “Principal, it’s me.”

“Your news vanished for half a year, scaring us all to death. Both Bai Shan Semi-Divine and I were really worried you died in the Divine Land,” Fang Hai’s voice came through.

“Didn’t Brother Yu come out first?” Li Yuan immediately said.

“We knew you weren’t dead, but since Yu Jinghe didn’t reveal too much, how could we not worry?” Fang Hai sighed. “After all, according to what Yu Jinghe said, that Divine Land involves more than one Divine.”

“Mhm, it’s a big involvement,” Li Yuan nodded.

While he couldn’t reveal the Heavenly Serpent Divine, the exterior of the Mothership was impossible to hide.

“How about it? Are you confident of taking Ming Xu Star Realm now?” Fang Hai asked.

“I am one hundred percent certain,” Li Yuan said.

“Good,” Fang Hai laughed. “Now, enter the virtual network, Starfire Space.”

“The Alliance Hierarch wants to see you.”