Combat, defeat the enemy, refine mystic light, and repeat...

In the following days, Lu Ye continued this routine, fighting at least twenty rounds a day.

Each victory yielded a mystic light reward, which when refined, was equivalent to absorbing ten pieces of spirit jade.

In other words, each day in this Constellation Palace, he was refining at least 200 pieces of spirit jade, the result of half a month of his usual cultivation.

He could clearly feel his cultivation steadily improving, most notably through the increased refinement progress of his bone marrow essence.

For someone like him, the opening of the Constellation Palace was undoubtedly a golden opportunity to rapidly advance in cultivation; even if others were less efficient, they could still manage four or five matches.

No matter which race's Constellation, the daily consumption of spirit jade couldn't exceed forty or fifty pieces.

And this was the reward for defeating an opponent in the Constellation Mid-Stage; Lu Ye heard from Piao Ke that defeating someone in the Constellation Late Stage would yield even more substantial rewards.

Unfortunately, he hadn't encountered such an opponent these days because the opponents arranged for him by the Constellation Palace were uniformly in the Constellation Mid-Stage, not even a single Early Stage opponent, let alone Late Stage.

With his current strength, these opponents of the same cultivation level were kept at a fifty-mile distance, feeling stifled in defeat. Only one well-grounded Constellation Mid-Stage opponent, with the help of a powerful protective spirit treasure, managed to advance to forty miles but ultimately failed.

After several days, Lu Ye finally encountered an opponent in the Constellation Late Stage.

This was likely due to the Constellation Palace's rule adjustments, as Lu Ye's previous victories were too swift and decisive, leading the rules to recognize him as having Late Stage strength, thus arranging suitable opponents.

It was an expected situation, but it couldn't stop Lu Ye's impressive momentum.

Back in the Constellation Early Stage, Lu Ye could already contend with a Dwarf Race's Late Stage; although their Constellation's strength and foundation were slightly inferior compared to other races due to personal reasons, a Late Stage was still a Late Stage, and their cultivation was genuine.

Now, Lu Ye's cultivation had improved significantly compared to then, making it easy to handle typical Constellation Late Stage opponents.

The only difference was that the Late Stage opponents he encountered could advance a bit further, but generally, they couldn't get closer than ten miles.

Some attempted to exchange spells from dozens of miles away, but they, too, were effortlessly defeated.

In the orthodox art of spellcraft, Lu Ye was naturally not as proficient as genuine magic cultivators, who had dedicated many years to the path. Lu Ye's execution of spells was primarily reliant on the spirit runes of the Talent Tree and his experiences from reflecting on the Origin of the Soaring Dragon World.

Therefore, he couldn't activate any profoundly complex spells, only the simplest ones, but he compensated with high casting frequency and long attack range, enhanced by his purer spirit force, granting his spells more destructive power.

Several capable magic cultivators were defeated in this bewildered manner.

Through numerous battles, Lu Ye gained many benefits and broadened his horizons. In the Divine Sea contest of the Reincarnation Tree, Lu Ye had witnessed the unique skills of many races, but actual combat encounters were relatively few.

This time was different; fighting multiple rounds daily against a myriad of stellar space races, with everyone doing whatever it took to win, made it impossible not to open one's eyes.

As another combat began, the venue was a ruin, with broken walls and devastation, resembling the aftermath of a powerful sect's downfall.

Upon appearing, Lu Ye quickly identified his opponent, a Constellation Late Stage named Whei Yijian.

The moment their Mental Consciousness touched, Whei Yijian merged with sword light and rushed towards Lu Ye, straightforward and decisive, embodying the direct style of a sword cultivator.

Lu Ye, as usual, stood calmly in place, facing the oncoming attack, and began with a Fire Dragon Technique.

From dozens of miles away, Whei Yijian's sword light wavered gently, effortlessly evading the attack, closing the distance further.

The missed Fire Dragon Technique looped back under Lu Ye's control, while new fire dragons emerged, twisting and turning.

Whei Yijian's speed was undoubtedly swift, being a sword cultivator; he deftly avoided the oncoming fire dragons. In no time, several fire dragons trailed behind, resembling his own summoned techniques, charging at Lu Ye with immense force, formidable and intimidating.

Lu Ye instantly discerned the man's strategy; the opponent clearly aimed to conserve spirit force, planning to resolve the battle by defeating him directly, as once the cultivator was defeated, the fire dragons, lacking control, would be powerless.

As a sword cultivator boasting considerable Power of Killing, this approach clearly demonstrated his strong confidence.

Previously, Lu Ye had deterred others because they had to fend off his spells; if they only dodged without countering, Lu Ye couldn't force them otherwise.

In the blink of an eye, they were only thirty miles apart, with the opponent poised to strike within two breaths.

Faced with a sword cultivator closing in to this extent, a true magic cultivator would have essentially lost, as this distance marked the range where the opponent could fully exploit their techniques.

The sword light on Whei Yijian suddenly intensified, accompanied by a resonant sword cry, and sword light filled the sky.

At this moment, in front of Lu Ye, a flurry of magic spells suddenly formed—Fire Dragon, Fire Phoenix, Golden Arc, Fiery Flames, Water Sword, Leaf Dance, and so on...

Whei Yijian, who was making a Thunderbolt strike, was stunned.

He was at the Constellation Late Stage, with hundreds of years of lifespan, and had countless battles with others. He had seen all kinds of magic cultivators, but someone who could cast spells so quickly was indeed a first.

Even if these magic spells were the most basic and simple ones, the strange thing was that they encompassed all sorts of element signs.

At the moment the spells formed, they overwhelmingly surged towards Whei Yijian.

He frowned, hesitated for a moment, and made a decision.

Only attack, no defense!

The sword light in the sky transformed into a long river, sloping towards Lu Ye's position, with such magnificent power that it made the entire combat space tremble.

Lu Ye's figure was immediately submerged by the sword light.

Also engulfed was Whei Yijian, as well as the numerous spells Lu Ye had just cast, while several Fire Dragons chasing behind them created a pincer attack.

The sword light faded away, and the brilliance of the spells dispersed.

Lu Ye emerged unscathed, and the glow of Sacred Guard Spirit Runes on his body slowly dissipated. It must be said that the sword cultivator's Power of Killing was truly strong. That overwhelming sword light descended, and even with the protection of the newly devised Sacred Guard, Lu Ye was still scraped multiple layers.

If it were anyone else, they could only rely on protective spirit treasures to resist, unable to dodge.

A sharp killing intent locked onto him, and when he looked up, a slightly disheveled Whei Yijian was already charging with a sword stream.

Lu Ye remained unharmed, but Whei Yijian was not doing well. Compared to the infamous Power of Killing echoing through stellar space, sword cultivators' defenses were never impressive, especially since he had just chosen an all-attack, no-defense response.

A cold voice sounded, "I wondered how I met a mid-stage one, turns out you really have such capabilities."

Upon discovering that Lu Ye's cultivation was only at the Constellation Mid-Stage, Whei Yijian had already become vigilant. In a place like the Constellation Palace, if you encounter a cultivator with a lower cultivation than your own, it's best not to celebrate too early, because they might not be assigned there due to weak strength, but because they are strong enough!

Whei Yijian had heard of such things but never thought he would experience it himself.

In just a simple exchange, he had already confirmed the opponent's strength. But sword cultivators do not fear; in fact, the stronger the opponent, the more it ignites their fighting spirit.

His voice continued, "But you chose such a grand name, I'm afraid you can't bear it!"

Fa Wuzun, Fa Wuzun, implying lawless, only I am supreme—clearly, that's the meaning, so Whei Yijian felt this guy was an arrogant and rampant person.

Such a person, though undoubtedly strong, was ultimately just that.

Fa Wuzun was still casting spells to attack, but under the fierce breakthrough of the sword stream, those few spells barely created any waves. In an instant, the sword stream charged towards Lu Ye, seemingly about to envelop him.

However, an astonishing scene unfolded for Whei Yijian.

Almost at the moment when the sword stream was upon him, Fa Wuzun suddenly held a pitch-black long saber, then charged headlong into the sword stream!

The bright saber light burst forth like a big sun, with an aggressively violent aura sweeping all around, even destabilizing Whei Yijian's breath. The sword stream, condensed with boundless Sword Qi, instantly began to melt from the intrusion point like snow under the scorching sun.

Compared to his composed and elegant spell-casting moments ago, now this Fa Wuzun was like a mad dog let out of its cage...

Whei Yijian immediately realized something. This Fa Wuzun may look like a magic cultivator, and acts like one, but in truth, he's a combat cultivator.

To think he would encounter such a person! Whei Yijian was quite speechless.

He had heard that some people would hide their true faction, disguising as another one. But such disguises were mostly superficial, easily exposed once action started, because a cultivator's focus is limited, unable to excel in two factions.

Yet, he hadn't noticed any anomalies until Fa Wuzun voluntarily exposed it.

The fact that his magic cultivator disguise warranted serious treatment from Whei Yijian meant that now, when showing his true ability, the pressure was immediately felt.

As the sword stream collapsed, two figures became visible, saber light and Sword Qi rampaged, bodies dodging and weaving, locked in an intense battle.

This time, Whei Yijian's eyes were opened to both situations he had heard about before, and Lu Ye felt the same.

He had heard Piao Ke say that some in the Constellation Realm clearly have the potential to advance to Moon Jade but always delay it, waiting for the Constellation Palace to open, because if they can leave a name on the Cumulated Points Ranking in the Constellation Palace, they stand to gain considerable benefits.