Cultivation knew no time, and as one's cultivation increased, a single seclusion could last one year, ten years, a hundred years, or even a thousand years.
Teacher Yuan had existed for an unknown number of years, and every time he woke up from a deep slumber, the entire structure of the Innerverse might have changed.
Although Lu Yin's cultivation this time was not as exaggerated, when he opened his eyes again, five months had already passed. There was only one month left in the Time Stop Space.
He quickly added another half a year.
After five months of cultivating the Sirius Art, the number of stars that he could circulate had increased by another hundred, surpassing Mu Ziying's to 520.
Lu Yin was excited, and he raised a hand to unleash the Cosmic Palm. Stars appeared from his palm as 520 stars exploded. Combined with his nine lined battle force and immense physical strength, the might of this attack was no less than that of the Empty Palm.
Lu Yin did not place too much importance on the attack's power. The Empty Palm was the culmination of the Overlaying Stacks Path, and its power was enough to deal with an absolute expert. Unless one broke through to the fourth level of the Sirius Art, they would not be able to face the Empty Palm head-on.
The greatest benefit of the Sirius Art was the defensive force field of the surrounding stars, which could slow down an enemy's attack speed.
Just like when Earth had ended, Lu Yin had relied on the Sirius Art to defeat the various elites of the Great Yu Empire, and he had even battled with Qingyu. He could imitate other people's battle techniques, and speed was useless against him. More importantly, it could increase his cultivation speed, which was the greatest value of the Sirius Art.
Now that he could circulate 520 stars, his cultivation speed had increased by 520 times.
520 times. What did that mean?
If he compared the amount of star energy he needed to circulate to a normal person, even with 99 stars, his cultivation speed would still be fifty times slower than a normal person's. Now, however, it was only ten times slower. If he could circulate 5,000 stars, then his cultivation speed would be on par with a normal person's.
This kind of despairing difference in cultivation speed could be equalized with the Sirius Art.
However, he did not need to pay too much attention to this, as his cultivation had never been done step by step. The Heavenfire Stone was a shortcut.
Suddenly, Lu Yin thought of something. Sirius Sect's senior disciple, the Four Ultimates Heavenly Maiden, Qiu Shi's Sirius Art was definitely stronger than his own. In that case, her cultivation speed must also be very exaggerated. If that was the case, then was she still a Hunter?
Mu Ziying could circulate more than 400 stars, so why was she still a Hunter?
Why had she not broken through to the Enlighter realm?
There was something wrong with this.
Sirius's ability could increase a person's cultivation speed, but Mu Ziying and the others had not used it to break through to the Enlighter realm. This was a problem worth paying attention to.
After five months of training in the Sirius Art, he changed the environment of the Time Stop Space and rested for two days before taking out the Heavenfire Stone. It was time for another round of training.
After the previous cultivation, the Heavenly Flame Stone had absorbed the fifteenth layer of black flames of the Dark Phoenix Race and the Fire God of Old Monster Chi of the Fire Domain. The temperature was even higher than before.
Lu Yin immediately took out a million star essence, causing the temperature to rise as he circulated his Sirius Art to absorb as much as he could.
The number of stars in his Sirius Art skyrocketed, and his cultivation speed increased once more. As the scorching lines spread, he gritted his teeth and endured the intense pain as he absorbed the star energy.
This time, he had spent less than ten days cultivating. The Sirius Art had increased his cultivation speed by a whopping five times.
Lu Yin exhaled and looked at his hands. He had become an eight-cycle Cruiser, and his strength had increased once again.
If it weren't for the fact that he was afraid of scaring the Sirius Sect by increasing his cultivation by two realms, he would have already become a peak Cruiser.
However, it didn't matter. The difference between eight and nine cycles wasn't that great. The difference was when he broke through to the Hunter realm.
Lu Yin wasn't confident that he could break through to the Hunter realm.
The scene of him breaking through to the Hunter realm was still vivid in his mind. Melders and Explorers had all suffered great hardships, so breaking through to the Hunter realm was definitely not that easy.
If he wanted to break through to the Hunter realm, he would definitely need to use a formcast model. Thus, before he broke through, he would have to try upgrading the formcast model once more to see if he could upgrade it to seven cycles. This was also very important.
Many people had never heard of a formcast model that could be upgraded seven times, and neither had Lu Yin, but he could give it a try.
If he could really upgrade it seven times, then he would probably be able to sell it for an astronomical price. At that point, he would no longer be lacking in money.
Now that he was an eight-cycle Cruiser, the next thing he needed to do was cultivate the finger technique that the fog had simulated for him on the bridge.
The might of a single finger was entwined with nine-lined battle force and a domain that compressed spiritual force. The fingertip also contained the Overlaying Stacks Path and the True Scripture of Eon Evolution to weaken his enemies' rune lines.
With just a single finger, he had covered everything. This was a battle technique that belonged solely to him. Although he had borrowed the power of the bridge, it could still be considered a self-created technique. He would name it Seventh Bro's Finger!
Seventh Bro's Finger was not easy to cultivate, and just using his domain to compress spiritual force was very difficult.
However, since the bridge could be simulated, it proved that it was possible.
Lu Yin silently recited the Stonewall Scriptures and calmed himself down. He then released his domain and began to cultivate.
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In the Sirius Sect, a spacecraft had already been prepared. The third true disciple, Hua Xiao, had returned, and he was rather surprised when he heard about the events that had transpired in the sect. "Lu Yin actually used a third method to become a true disciple?"
Mu Ziying nodded and helplessly replied, "No one could stop him. If Eldest Senior Sister didn't act, then everyone, including me, would have been defeated."
Hua Xiao smiled bitterly. "It would have been the same even if I had been there. If we worked together, we might have been able to put him in a difficult position and prevent him from being defeated. However, the chances of defeating him are not high."
Mu Ziying agreed. "That's right. It's rare for two true disciples to be at the same time."
Hua Xiao did not care much about Yao Ji. Although this person had been promoted to a true disciple, his strength was still far from theirs. It was just that his innate gift was very rare. "With Junior Yao Ji around, we can go all out against anyone."
Mu Ziying replied, "That's what I wanted to say as well. Junior Yao Ji's innate gift will be of great help to both of us. Keep your temper in check and treat him better."
"I know," Hua Xiao casually replied. He then looked towards the sect. "Where's Lu Yin?"
Mu Ziying rolled her eyes. "I don't know, and I don't want to know. That guy is always jumping up and down, and I don't know what he's doing all day. Ten days ago, he even uncovered the mystery behind Senior Brother Chen Fu's death, which led to the execution of Astral Star's City Lord Shang Ju.
Hua Xiao laughed. "He's the one who unified the Outerverse, and he's the true master of the Outerverse."
Mu Ziying could not help but admire Lu Yin. "Although the Outerverse is a desolate land without many experts, it's still vast. It's not easy to unify the Outerverse, especially when one has to face the pressure of the Innerverse."
"Those are just external factors, so there's no need for us to care too much about them. The contest for the Star Tower is all about strength and opportunity. If we work together with Junior Yao Ji, we might have a chance against the various elites." Hua Xiao was full of confidence.
"Junior Yao Ji has been promoted to a true disciple?" A woman's voice rang out from behind the two.
Mu Ziying and Hua Xiao turned around at the same time and saw a calm Qiu Shi.
Qiu Shi was the eldest disciple of the Sirius Sect. Aside from being the leader of the Sirius Sect, she was also known as the Four Ultimate Heavenly Maiden and had another title: Ball Queen.
This title came from the Sixth Mainland's invasion, and she had been given the title of Queen Qiu. However, because her chest was too large, everyone subconsciously called her the Ball Queen.
"Eldest disciple, you've come out of seclusion?" Mu Ziying was pleasantly surprised.
Hua Xiao respectfully replied, "Eldest disciple."
Qiu Shi nodded with an indifferent expression. "Junior Yao Ji wants to work with you?"
Mu Ziying replied, "I was the one who invited him. Junior Yao's innate gift is very suitable for us to work together."
Qiu Shi looked towards the sect. "How far has Lu Yin cultivated the Sirius Technique?"
Mu Ziying smiled bitterly. "I don't know. He entered the Sirius Jade Disc twice in a row, and he even wanted to learn sourcebox arrays and secret techniques. He's insatiable."
Qiu Shi turned around and entered the depths of the spacecraft.
Mu Ziying and Hua Xiao did not dare to say anything else.
Not long after, Yao Ji arrived.
This time, the Sirius Sect had brought them to the Mountain and Sea Realm, Secret Techniques Elder Yuan Ke from the Star Arts Hall. He was of the same generation as Sect Master Yuan Qiong and Core Elder Yuan Shou, and he was one of the top powerhouses in the Sirius Sect.
Not long after he arrived, Lu Yin arrived as well.
When she saw Lu Yin again, Mu Ziying had a strange look in her eyes. She felt that the current Lu Yin was somewhat different.
Lu Yin nodded at Mu Ziying and then looked at Hua Xiao with a smile. "Long time no see, Prince Xiao."
Hua Xiao sighed. "Not only did Brother Lu defeat the Divine Fist and Arbiter Zhenwu in a row, but you also came to the Neoverse to represent Everlasting Island in the struggle for the Star Tower. You even entered the Sirius Jade Disc twice to study. If I'm not wrong, Brother Lu's Sirius Technique has already broken through to the third level."
Lu Yin smiled. "It's all thanks to the sect's nurturing."
Hua Xiao wanted to know exactly how many stars Lu Yin could control, but this was not a good question to ask, as it would be tantamount to prying into someone else's privacy. He estimated that Lu Yin was at most close to Yao Ji's, but that was unlikely. At most, Lu Yin would be comparable to the top five of the inner sect with a hundred or so stars.
The Sirius Technique was not that easy to cultivate.
The spacecraft was very large, and Lu Yin was given a room with Qiu Shi in front of him.
Qiu Shi had sensed Lu Yin's presence the moment he boarded the spacecraft, but the two had not interacted before. Although they had met a few times, it had not reached the level of greeting. At most, Lu Yin had borrowed the Sirius Sect's spacecraft to travel to the Mountain and Sea Realm. After the Star Tower struggle, he would no longer be a disciple of the Sirius Sect.
Lu Yin had no plans to interact with Qiu Shi.
He silently recited the Stonewall Scriptures.
The five core disciples had all arrived, and Elder Yuan Ke did not wait any longer. She ordered the spacecraft to depart for the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Many Sirius disciples watched the spacecraft depart, hoping that their sect's experts would become the Five Astral Children.
Although the Sirius Sect was a colossus in the Neoverse, very few people had ever been able to become one of the Five Astral Children. Aside from the Hall of Honor, the other great powers were the same.
This generation's greatest hope was Qiu Shi. The name of the Four Extremities Maiden would definitely resound throughout the Human Domain.
The Sirius Sect set sail for the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Ten days later, news of the battle in the Mountain and Sea Realm was transmitted to the Sirius Sect's spacecraft.
Mu Ziying, Hua Xiao, and Yao Ji were left speechless. "The Hall of Honor must have gone crazy this time. Just the Shang Qing alone was enough to scare everyone away, and the second strongest, the Tear Lady, is actually so invincible."
"Xia Jiuyou is really unlucky. First, he was beaten up by the Shang Qing, and now he's met the Tear Lady, who beat him up again. I heard that he even met the Ten Arbiters before, but he didn't fare well. This successor of the Xia family is really not good."
"Looks like the head of the Seven Courts is going to change his surname."
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