Strictly speaking, the Star Realm doesn't have a formal "gate" as an entrance; it's more like a vast area shrouded in a special power.
After the road in the training area came to an end, the terrain suddenly opened up, and an unexpected world appeared before them.
From the outside, it appears to be just a natural pass between two small hills, but once you pass through the pass, the view suddenly opens up.
Before even entering, Xiao Yan sensed an extremely dense and peculiar power.
That power was different from the battle Dou Qi he absorbed from the outside world, and it was also unlike the ordinary energy that permeated other areas of the Starfall Pavilion.
It is a purer, more ethereal existence.
Xiao Yan stood at the pass, raised his hand and grasped at the air. The coolness from his fingertips carried a kind of vitality that invigorated the spirit.
Xiao Yan took a deep breath and slowly inhaled this peculiar energy into his body.
The moment that energy entered his mouth, he realized its fundamental difference from ordinary Dou Qi.
This energy is cool and light, like a beam of starlight falling from the sky, pure and without any impurities.
However, after he absorbed it, this peculiar energy could also be refined. Enveloped by his Soul Power, it slowly transformed and eventually merged with his own Soul Power without any rejection reaction.
"Is this the Starfall Power...?"
Xiao Yan examined his inner self, sensing the changes brought about by the refinement of that Starfall Power.
Although the increase in Soul Power brought about by absorbing this Starfall Power was negligible, Xiao Yan keenly noticed it.
Besides the increase in Soul Power, there was also a peculiar, inexplicable characteristic that seemed to remain within his meridians.
The sensation was extremely subtle, like a very thin, faint layer of starlight coating the inner walls of the meridians, twinkling and glowing softly.
However, he cannot currently determine the specific function of this layer of starlight.
The amount absorbed is far too small to produce a complete effect.
However, judging from the reactions of Mu Qingluan and the other disciples, this Starfall Power is definitely a rare and valuable item.
Xiao Yan did not remain standing at the entrance, but instead stepped into the Star Realm Boundary.
The so-called entrance to the Star Realm is not actually marked by a grand gate built by the Starfall Pavilion, nor is it marked with a stele or inscription to highlight its prestige.
It existed naturally deep within the cultivation area, blending seamlessly with the surrounding mountains, rocks, and vegetation.
In front of Xiao Yan was a vast-scale Star Platform.
One by one, Star Platform rose from the ground in front, scattered in various corners of this area in a staggered manner.
They vary in size and height, some clustered together in groups of three or five, while others stand alone in a secluded corner, connected by winding stone paths.
These Star Platform were deliberately made to resemble meteorites.
Its surface is rough and irregular, with the edges showing the charred black texture unique to meteorites after being scorched by high temperatures during their fall, giving it a rugged and primitive beauty.
But upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that each "meteorite" is actually an independent training room.
The exterior retains the original shape of the meteorite, while the interior has been carefully carved into a quiet room suitable for cultivation.
The training rooms, resembling meteorites, are scattered throughout the area, looking as if a massive meteor shower from millions of years ago has been frozen in time at the moment of its landing.
Xiao Yan also understood why this place was called the Star Platform, because the stars really did look like stars that had fallen from the sky to earth.
Above this Star Platform, dense Starfall Power drifted around like an invisible river.
Xiao Yan looked up and saw that the Starfall Power was not still, but was slowly flowing, swirling, and converging, forming faint energy bands.
Sunlight passing through these energy bands is refracted into a soft, silvery-blue glow, enveloping the entire area in a hazy, dreamlike halo.
It was daytime, but there was no glaring sun overhead; instead, there was only a deep and dazzling dome, like a starry sky.
The lights twinkled, the starry river flowed, and the beauty was breathtaking.
This is also the origin of why the disciples of the Starfall Pavilion refer to it as the Star Realm.
This place certainly doesn't resemble a training ground in the mortal realm; it's more like a section of the Milky Way that some powerful being plucked from the heavens and placed in this small world.
As Xiao Yan stepped inside, the texture beneath his feet changed from hard stone slabs to soft grass.
The grass blades were not the usual green, but had a faint silvery-blue hue, and when you stepped on them, the surface of the grass blades would shimmer with tiny rings of light.
A rich stellar energy began to flow slowly with his movements, gently swirling around his body.
He could feel the Starfall Power actively approaching his body, seeping in bit by bit through the pores of his skin.
This feeling is extremely comfortable. There is no need for deliberate guidance or absorption; simply standing here is already a form of cultivation.
Xiao Yan didn't rush to choose a cultivation room, but instead strolled slowly along the stone path between the Star Platform.
He noticed that each training room on the Star Platform was equipped with a simple sign.
When the training room is occupied, the array patterns at the entrance will light up with a pale blue glow.
When not in use, the rooms are dim and lifeless. It is currently daytime, and most disciples are in the training grounds or other places, so there are quite a few empty training rooms.
He casually chose a relatively secluded cultivation room located on the edge of the Star Realm and went inside.
The location of this cultivation room is very quiet, and the surrounding Star Platform are all empty, so there will be no one to disturb you.
Since he was new to the area, he didn't want to attract too much attention, so choosing a quiet place was just right.
Upon stepping onto this Star Platform, Xiao Yan immediately noticed a palm-sized indentation on the meteorite wall in front of him. Its square shape and size seemed to perfectly match the white jade token that Mu Qingluan had given him earlier.
The stone walls surrounding the groove were engraved with a ring of fine array patterns, which radiated outwards from the groove and covered the entire interior of the Star Platform.
Xiao Yan took out the still-warm white jade token from his pocket and pressed it into the groove.
The token clicked as it was inserted into the groove, followed by a pale blue light emanating from its surface.
It spread rapidly along the surrounding array patterns, extending like a lit light strip all the way to the boundary of the entire Star Platform.
Then, a faint, semi-transparent array light barrier slowly emerged from beneath his feet, enveloping the entire Star Platform where Xiao Yan was located.
The light shield was pale blue, with faint starlight swirling on its surface, and it felt softly resistant to touch.
Xiao Yan reached out and gently pressed his hand on the light barrier, feeling the protective force—not strong, but enough to isolate external interference—and roughly judged its defensive strength.
This formation isn't very strong defensively; its main purpose is to block out sound and aura detection, protecting the cultivator's privacy.
"It seems that having a token is enough to activate this protective array to prevent disturbance..."
Xiao Yan muttered to himself.
This design is quite user-friendly, as it eliminates the need for disciples to painstakingly set up the protective barrier themselves.
One token solved all the problems.
Xiao Yan's Spiritual Soul Power surged quietly, spreading out like an invisible spider web, as he carefully sensed the operating principle of the protective formation.
His Spiritual Soul Power slowly swept across the array patterns, and soon found the trajectory of energy flow at several key nodes.
After confirming the protective range and effectiveness of the formation, he withdrew his Spiritual Soul Power, feeling confident.
Although this formation is not particularly complex, its strength lies in its stability and reliability. Moreover, it is connected to the energy cycle of the entire Star Realm, so as long as the Starfall Power in the Star Realm continues, the formation will not stop operating.
He walked to the central area of the cultivation room, which was specifically for cultivation, and sat down cross-legged.
The ground was covered with cushions woven from an unknown soft grass, the grass was silvery-blue, and they were just the right firmness to sit on, with a fresh and elegant fragrance of grass and wood.
The concentration of Starfall Power around the futon was significantly higher than in other areas, clearly indicating that this was the point where the Starfall Power of the entire Star Platform converged.
After settling down, Xiao Yan did not immediately enter a state of cultivation. Instead, he Xiao Xin took out the special Dou Technique he had previously seized from the Dou Emperor of the Yellow Springs Pavilion — the Soul Refining Technique —from the Black Dragon Bracelet.
He had taken some time to practice this technique on his way to the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
At that time, he sat on the back of the Iron Winged Eagle and could only barely find his way through the bumpy ride. The time he spent practicing was only a few days at most.
But those few days of experimentation gave him a completely new understanding of soul-based Dou Technique.
As his cultivation progressed, he truly came to appreciate the terrifying nature of soul-type Dou Technique.
Generally speaking, a cultivator's Spiritual Soul Power is innate. Unless their cultivation level breaks through a major realm and brings about a qualitative change in their soul, the growth of Spiritual Soul Power is extremely slow.
Ordinary cultivation techniques can only enhance Dou Qi or Soul Power, offering almost no help in improving the soul level.
This is why training advanced alchemists is so difficult.
Alchemy requires extremely high levels of Spiritual Soul Power Spiritual Soul Power, which is also the most difficult ability to improve.
Therefore, Dou Technique like " Soul Refining Technique," which can directly enhance Spiritual Soul Power and even unleash soul attacks, are all the more precious.
It doesn't assist the soul's growth from the sidelines, but directly tempers the soul's physical form, compressing the process that originally required a long period of accumulation to its limit.
This kind of cultivation technique is extremely rare throughout the entire Dou Qi Continent. Once it appears in the world, it would be enough to drive countless powerful individuals mad.
After reading the scroll through once, Xiao Yan carefully put the " Soul Refining Technique " away again.
Close your eyes and start regulating your breathing.
The Starfall Power from the Star Realm flowed slowly into his body with his breathing rhythm. The cool energy circulated through his meridians and was refined into pure Soul Power.
The subtle, almost imperceptible meteorite properties contained within it silently settle on the meridian walls, accumulating little by little.