Seated with legs crossed in the depths of the cave, the narrowest entrance was sealed with sections of cut wood.
"There are no other lives in the cave, no danger." Li Yuan's spiritual power was immensely strong, combined with his unique 'Divine Palace Inquiry.'
If there had been any life in the cave, he would have detected it long ago.
This was also why he could easily discover the crocodile exotic beast at the very beginning.
"The body's transformation is really fast." Li Yuan closed his eyes and could clearly feel the constant transformation of his physical quality.
The evolution was so rapid that Li Yuan's body was slightly feverish and sore.
The drastic growth of physical quality was essentially a repeated tearing and reconstitution of the body's muscles, bones, and flesh.
But with Li Yuan's strong will, enduring such pain was relatively easy.
"In the first three hours, I improved by about 0.5 levels."
"In this one hour, about 0.1 level? It seems much slower from the perspective of Life Level, but in terms of body strength, there's even a faintly accelerating trend," Li Yuan mused to himself.
The difference in Life Level Becomes more astonishing the higher one goes.
For example, from level 10.0 to 11.0, the standard Fist Strength difference is 500 kilograms.
But from level 18.0 to 19.0, the standard Fist Strength difference is 14,000 kilograms.
This is the reason many martial artists improve to level 15 or 16 during the few short years in university, but struggle to reach level 19 even after twenty years of post-graduate cultivation.
It was also the reason why Qiu Jing, despite seemingly lesser skills than Li Yuan, could slaughter a group of Rock Desert Tribe warriors because his physical quality was 1.6 levels higher.
The Fist Strength of level 12.9 was more than double that of 11.3.
The difference in skills wasn't huge, and Qiu Jing's overall strength was more than five times higher than Li Yuan's, naturally enabling him to massacre at will.
After entering the Entry Rank, every 1-2 level increase in Life Level doubles the body's standard Fist Strength.
Li Yuan's spiritual power was much stronger than before; he left part of his consciousness to sense external dangers while a fraction of it had already entered the spiritual world.
He went directly inside the Mind Spirit Divine Palace.
As Li Yuan had expected, inside the Mind Spirit Divine Palace, the previously vanished white jade staircase reappeared.
Wisps of golden mist were continuously falling from the upper space reached by the staircase, merging into the ground of the Divine Palace.
"Is this golden mist, which I sense emanating from my brain, guiding Origin Power into my body, the mysterious power that I'm feeling? What exactly is it?" Li Yuan pondered.
In the staircase, a small amount of the golden mist that was originally just merging into the ground separated and merged directly into Li Yuan's consciousness.
As with the almost identical experience before, Li Yuan's consciousness felt like it was struck by thunder, becoming groggy again, and the entire spiritual world turned into an endless Dark Space.
"The Dark Space again?" Li Yuan's spiritual power was much stronger than before, barely maintaining his clarity, and he had a clear perception of the changes in the spiritual world.
He perceived countless stars suddenly appearing out of nowhere, beginning to nourish his conscious mind.
[Your soul has been nourished, spiritual power has increased from level 18.4 to 18.5] Unbeknownst to him, a Divine Palace prompt appeared.
"Just as I suspected."
"This golden mist, it can nourish and improve my spiritual power as well as lead Origin Power into my body." Li Yuan realized, silently experiencing the dual enhancement of physical quality and spiritual power.
In the Dark Space where his consciousness resided.
"Seeking dust, finding the minuscule, merging to become one, the essence of the sun and the moon forges the Spiritual Foundation..." That grand and vast voice once again echoed in the Dark Space.
Familiar voices, familiar text.
"Spiritual Foundation." Li Yuan was moved.
During the last Origin Power infusion, his consciousness fell into a deep sleep, with only faint awareness.
But this time, he could clearly feel the mysterious fluctuations contained within this ancient and vast voice.
It was extremely profound, seemingly representing some ultimate truth.
Gradually, as he listened to this vast voice, Li Yuan's consciousness faintly saw, in the endless darkness, what seemed to be dark stars beginning to emit light.
They became brighter and more dazzling.
The number of illuminated stars increased; from the initial dozens, they slowly became hundreds, thousands... A large number of illuminated stars formed all kinds of strange trajectories, twinkling in the Dark Space...
"Stars like threads." Li Yuan had a realization and subconsciously tried to memorize these strange stellar trajectories as much as possible.
This action was very draining, making Li Yuan's consciousness even more groggy, as though he was about to sink into a deep sleep.
While Li Yuan was hiding in the cave with his body quality and spiritual power constantly improving.
In the War Fortress of the Star Realm he was in, within a three-layered meeting room.
"What is Li Yuan up to? He's been hiding in the cave for over six hours now." President Li was somewhat perplexed.
"Isn't that your problem?" Dean Xu shook his head
"My problem?" President Li was taken aback.
"Seriously, do you expect him to fight and slaughter all night?" Dean Xu shook his head and said, "His physical quality is the lowest among the students at the fourth base. Night visibility is hindered. If he were to go out and forcefully hunt and battle, it would be even more dangerous."
"It's better to hide, rest well, and slaughter during the day."
"This shows he has self-awareness and isn't reckless." Dean Xu continued, "I have high hopes for him."
"Alright then." President Li nodded, also feeling that Dean Xu had a point.
He clearly remembered that when Li Yuan hid in the cave, there was still over an hour before the sky completely darkened.
"Could it be, I really made an error in judgment, forcing his growth?" For a moment, President Li doubted himself.
The time came to ten o'clock in the morning the next day.
The other participating students from the fourth base had all rested well and emerged from their respective encampments, beginning a new day of real combat and slaughter.