High-Level Martial Era

All living beings, after breaking through to level 20 of spiritual power, will attain astonishing perception towards both themselves and the outside world.

It is because of their powerful spirits that Prime Warriors can sense their whole bodies with greater ease, achieving an intricate unity with their mind and spirit.

Spirit and life level are both foundational; the stronger the foundation, the easier it is to comprehend and refine one's skills.

What about Li Yuan?

His spiritual power has reached 24.8, comparable to a middle-ranked Prime Warrior, and most importantly, his skill level is extremely high.

Under the guidance of Dean Hai in cultivating "Meaning of the Stellar," and with President Li and Dean Xu repeatedly demonstrating the maneuver "Unity of Heaven and Man,"

he has already gained a certain understanding of "Unity of Heaven and Man."

However, he had always been unable to break through that final barrier.

Entirely mastering the subtlest vigor of the body, which in essence is the utmost boundary of human skill, is almost impossible to surpass.

Beyond that, technique approaches Dao.

One must then seek the profound mysteries of nature that lie between heaven and earth, which is what "Unity of Heaven and Man" entails, and it's not something one can break through simply by having high physical talent.

It also requires a kind of spiritual comprehension.

In the half month since returning to Jiang City,

the impact on Li Yuan's spirit, with one intense change after another, was far more complex than the months spent at the university.

The unprecedented impact of Fish Spirit Tide upon Jiang City,

patrolling the night in darkness, fighting life and death battles with Second Rank members of an Alien Race,

and the teacher's dying wish, entrusted to him.

Each moment, each event, the impact on the 18-year-old Li Yuan's spirit can be imagined.

Human talent is divided into innate and acquired.

The innate is fixed, but the acquired is shaped by countless experiences; many people might have ordinary talent, but through the trials and tribulations of life, they can gradually transform spiritually and achieve great success.

Life experiences are very important.

Li Yuan's talent was exceptionally high, and the experiences that started from his middle school days had step by step forged and polished his spirit, enabling him to break through faster and faster as he advanced.

It can be said that even without the "Mind Spirit Divine Palace," Li Yuan's physical quality would have improved very slowly before becoming a Prime Warrior, but his skill level would have progressed ever faster, and if he could become a Prime Warrior in his thirties or forties, he still held the hope of soaring to the heavens…but that is another path.

And the reality is,

with the help of the Mind Spirit Divine Palace, the rate of Li Yuan's transformation was more than ten times faster than normal practice, and his accumulation of skill was also much faster.

Until today,

when he returned from the ceremony where he was awarded the "First Rank Silver Quality Medal," when he sat on the rooftop, quietly observing the tranquil scenery of mountains and rivers in the city.

Beneath the myriad of stars,

Li Yuan's spirit gradually entered a very special state, and he vaguely sensed the many profound mysteries contained within the vast and boundless universe.

He also faintly felt his own insignificance.

"Heaven and Earth with me," Li Yuan's spirit was completely immersed; his heartbeat even seemed to slow down, his inner peace deepened, and he gradually entered a state of "self-forgetfulness."

Gradually,

the numerous past comprehensions of the "Meaning of the Stellar" surged into his mind.

Li Yuan felt as if he had become just an ordinary star within the endless expanse of the starry sky... the stars so vast, the earth boundless... yet when placed within the infinite cosmos, a star also appears tiny, like a speck of dust.

This contrast was striking.

Vastness! Insignificance! It formed a curious duality of opposition and unity.

"The universe is immense, and in comparison, even the lofty stars are nearly as insignificant as dust,"

"Just as Dean Hai said, what of being a Flying Heaven Warrior? Moving mountains, commanding the seas, soaring through the heavens, burrowing through the earth? Merely bigger ants,"

"The vastness of this world is worth our lifelong pursuit," Li Yuan sat quietly, his thoughts and insights surging forth.

Epiphany!

This was a transformation of the spirit, and in this special environment, it brought Li Yuan into perfect alignment with the surrounding heaven and earth.

"However,"

"The universe is vast, but I am still me; perhaps the light of human civilization in the cosmos is nothing more than a fleeting spark,"

"Perhaps, the enormous stars are just cosmic dust,"

"But I also have my own will; though tiny, I shall shine with my own luster," Li Yuan quietly felt all this.

He only felt that within his spiritual world, the star he had transformed into was becoming more and more brilliant, more and more dazzling.

No matter how vast the starry sky, it could not stop the burst of his own radiance.

"Meaning of the Stellar" Second Layer—Stellar Insignificance!

At the same time,

Hum~

In utter silence, Li Yuan's spiritual consciousness, as if it had left his body, entered the vast and expansive universe... Unity of Heaven and Man.

What unites is not the flesh,

but the spirit.

The heart is as vast as the universe; only with a sufficiently strong spirit can one travel far enough.

In an instant, when Li Yuan's heart became one with heaven and earth,

"Hum~" waves of Origin Power from the universe nourished Li Yuan's spirit, causing his spirit and spiritual consciousness to rapidly transform.

"My spirit," Li Yuan felt incredibly relaxed, feeling his spiritual power constantly transforming.

Spiritual power is the soul,

The growth of the soul mainly relies on nourishment from the physical body, but once one's skill reaches the level of "Unity of Heaven and Man," the vast and immense universe can also nurture the soul.

Spiritual power and skill have always complemented each other, rather than one dictating the other.

Even,

In the special state of Li Yuan's spiritual transformation, his spirit unconsciously guided the Star Meridian to circulate, a large amount of Origin Power flooding into his body, also transforming his Physical Quality continuously.

...

This night passed extremely quickly for Li Yuan.

When he emerged from that special state, his entire demeanor had subtly changed.

In the distance, the morning light began to appear in the world.