Star Realm

Cultivating the Immortal Diamond Body wasn't something to rush, so Bai Yuan naturally had no reason to lose his temper and make a scene.

He could certainly vent his anger on the spot, even go directly to provoke that young master Meng Xun, then wash his hands of the matter and leave.

But the Treasure Pavilion had a large establishment; it couldn't just wander the cosmos alongside him.

Even if he revealed his identity, the other party might fear him personally, but that wouldn't necessarily protect the Treasure Pavilion.

Seeing Bai Yuan agree, the steward felt a wave of relief.

If Bai Yuan had refused, the Treasure Pavilion would truly have had a headache.

Fortunately, Bai Yuan was reasonable and didn't make things too difficult for them.

The steward bowed and withdrew.

Half a day later, he handed a spatial ring to Bai Yuan. The materials listed were mostly prepared, except for two stalks of Sun-Facing Grass.

"May I ask for your account number? We'll refund the discount difference to you."

Bai Yuan gave the account number his second uncle had set up for him.

If he'd directly used the Cosmic Galaxy Bank two-star account that Bai Kuangren had opened for him, it would likely have startled the other party.

After all, even many Universe Realm powerhouses didn't necessarily possess a two-star account.

Back at the castle, Bai Yuan immediately began cultivating the Immortal Diamond Body.

Following the secret method's steps, he first took out some ores and herbs, ground the ores into powder, and simmered the herbs over a low flame, slowly sprinkling the mineral powder in as he cooked.

"Strange, this doesn't feel like cultivation—more like learning to cook?"

He waited until the herbs and mineral powder fully fused, boiling into a thick, viscous paste, which counted as success.

Bracing himself, Bai Yuan downed this indescribable concoction in one gulp.

Then, following the guidance technique recorded in the secret method, he slowly channeled that energy into his limbs and bones.

After a full five days, Bai Yuan finally completely absorbed the energy.

He clenched his fist, clearly sensing the transformation in his body.

His skin, internal organs, and bones had all become tougher.

As long as he repeated this process twice more, the first layer of the secret method would be complete.

Don't think Bai Yuan's progress was so smooth just because of luck—it was because he had already awakened the Diamond Body and had a profound comprehension of the metal element, making cultivation naturally twice as effective with half the effort.

For an ordinary person, not only would the "foundation-building and body-tempering" step take an immense amount of time, but the guidance technique in the secret method was also extremely difficult to master.

Though the difficulty of cultivation couldn't compare to grasping a domain, it wasn't something just anyone could easily achieve.

Time flew by, and another five days passed.

Bai Yuan went to the Treasure Pavilion as scheduled and retrieved the last two stalks of Sun-Facing Grass.

After another full ten days of dedicated cultivation, the Immortal Diamond Body finally reached its first layer.

When Bai Yuan awakened from his cultivation state, he abruptly sensed a drastic change in his body—his height alone had shot up significantly.

Originally just under 1.7 meters, he now stood over two meters tall.

More crucially, he wasn't even fourteen yet, and his height still had room to grow.

"No wonder when I first met Senior Kuangren, his physique was so towering and striking—it must be because of this secret method."

Thinking this, Bai Yuan immediately activated the technique.

In an instant, his body was enveloped in a layer of dazzling golden light, as if he were cast from pure gold from the inside out, turning into a veritable "little golden man."

In this state, his defensive power underwent a qualitative leap, with his body's toughness rivaling that of B5-Grade Alloy.

Even if he stood still without moving, an ordinary Planet Realm Martial Artist would likely struggle to break through his defense.

Bai Yuan's mind stirred, and he sank his focus to carefully probe his brain domain breadth.

When he did, even he was startled—his brain domain breadth had directly risen to nineteen!

Only now did he barely possess the foundation to become a powerful Psychic Master.

Days passed in a steady, fulfilling rhythm of cultivation.

Bai Yuan set a strict schedule for himself.

Mornings were for cultivating various secret methods and the gold and water domains; noon was dedicated to honing his psychic power; evenings raised his genetic energy.

In rare moments of free time, he would leave the castle and wander the planet at will.

If his hands itched for a fight, he'd enter the Battle Space in the Virtual Universe to spar with some opponents.

Every time he logged in, his challenge list was packed full—he never needed to seek out opponents himself.

After the True Blood Lord was taken away by Bai Kuangren, the planet welcomed a new lord a month later.

Underlings like Luwa and his son, former cronies of the previous lord, were all uprooted by the new one.

Their past crimes were made public, and the planet's high-level leadership underwent a complete overhaul, fully taken over by the new lord's trusted followers.

A complete transfer of power was accomplished through bloodshed and extermination of entire clans.

But these external disturbances had long ceased to concern Bai Yuan, who devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, Bai Yuan had spent a full three years on this planet.

Now, his figure stood tall and straight as a pine, his bearing steady and restrained, having stepped into adulthood.

His realm had already reached the peak of Planet Realm ninth stage, his aura complete, only a single step away from Star Realm.

"Little Yuan, with that spirited look of yours, breaking through to Star Realm should be just a matter of days, right?"

At a street corner, a familiar Martial Artist greeted him with a smile.

"Then I'll thank you for the good words, brother!" Bai Yuan replied with a smile.

Three years of time had been enough for him to forge deep bonds with the people of this land.

Everyone also understood in their hearts that, given the astonishing talent Bai Yuan had displayed, this place was ultimately just a waystation on his long journey of life—the sea of stars was the distant horizon he was destined to pursue.

"It's time..."

Inside the secret chamber, Bai Yuan cast aside all distractions, sat cross-legged, and began to gather his full strength, launching an assault on the barrier of Star Realm.

In truth, after the baptism of the Bloodline Evolution Agent back then, his talent and aptitude had been greatly enhanced.

By all logic, he should have broken through to Star Realm long ago.

However, precisely because he had cultivated the Immortal Diamond Body, his physical strength and genetic primal energy were both superior to those at the same rank, which also made breaking through the bottleneck considerably more difficult, requiring far greater energy.

No wonder the secret art had strict regulations on cultivation levels and corresponding grades.

If someone forcibly cultivated the Immortal Diamond Body to the second or even third layer while still at Planet Realm, the difficulty of breaking through would be unimaginable—likely increasing tenfold or more!

It would almost be like forging an insurmountable prison for oneself.

With their talent, they might have had hope of reaching Universe Realm, but in the end, they would struggle even to step into Star Realm.

Of course, if someone could still break through under such circumstances, it would only further prove the terror of their talent, and their future achievements would be immeasurable.

But Bai Yuan had no interest in making things hard on himself, in adding difficulty for no reason.

Rumble!

The original nine planets shattered instantly, and golden primal energy erupted violently!

The next moment, the golden primal energy gathered madly, finally condensing into a massive golden star.

With the birth of this "star," Bai Yuan officially stepped into Star Realm.

Not only that, he noticed that the volume of his star seemed to be a full size larger than that of Martial Artists at the same rank.

This was precisely the advantage brought by a deep foundation.

And those truly undying experts who stood at the pinnacle all spared no effort to elevate their own genetic level.

As for those specially gifted lifeforms, their genetic multiplier was hundreds or even thousands of times that of ordinary lifeforms!

At the same realm, an opponent's power could be a hundred or a thousand times yours.

In such a confrontation, the outcome was decided from the very start.