"Is the junior brother about to break through to rank seven?"
This was the first thought that surged in the minds of the twelve peak masters.
For an evolver to break through major boundaries was like a stone dropped into water, causing ripples. Ordinary people or weaker evolvers might not perceive it, but it couldn't be hidden from rank six or rank seven evolvers.
When Lin Yuan broke through to rank six on Canglan Star, the commotion of his breakthrough was captured by the senior brother and the king of the Rat Clan.
So, the twelve peak masters on Red Kun Main Star immediately sensed the aura of Lin Yuan's breakthrough to rank seven coming from the Thirteenth Mountain Peak.
And they confirmed that the breakthrough aura originated from the junior apprentice brother.
"How long has it been?"
This was the second thought that crossed the minds of the twelve peak masters.
It wasn't easy to break through from rank six to rank seven. This was a major threshold and restraint. From the fourth peak master to the twelfth peak master, they were all still stuck at the peak of rank six. This showed how difficult it was.
Among these nine peak masters at rank six, Lin Yuan's talent was terrifying, and it was indeed more likely for him to advance to rank seven than them in the future. But didn't that still take time? How long had it been since Lin Yuan broke through to rank six?
This was simply unreasonable.
"Junior brother?"
The grand peak master blinked his eyes.
Not long ago, one of his avatars personally witnessed Lin Yuan's breakthrough to rank six on Canglan Star. But what the grand peak master didn't expect was to witness the junior apprentice brother's breakthrough from rank six to rank seven today.
"Master, did you already know that the junior brother was about to break through?"
The fourth peak master, Zuo Ge, swallowed hard and cautiously asked. This time, Red Kun Star Lord called them out specifically, without disturbing Lin Yuan. Now, it seemed to have been very insightful.
Or perhaps, he had known something beforehand.
"Naturally."
Red Kun Star Lord glanced at his disciples. When Lin Yuan consulted him about basic spatial models before, Red Kun Star Lord realized how terrifying Lin Yuan's comprehension of spatial rules was. It was nothing like that of a newly entered rank six evolver.
Such a high understanding of space meant that Lin Yuan's realm far surpassed rank six. Moreover, as a peak master of the Red Kun Lineage, with an unlimited supply of 'Red Spirit Liquid', there was no need to accumulate energy slowly.
With so many factors, Red Kun Star Lord felt that Lin Yuan's breakthrough to rank seven was entirely natural.
However, Red Kun Star Lord also didn't expect that Lin Yuan would choose to break through so quickly. Why not continue to accumulate energy? Or ask for guidance on breaking through to rank seven?
Of course, although Red Kun Star Lord didn't have much contact with Lin Yuan, based on his understanding of Lin Yuan, he knew that his little disciple was stable and wouldn't do things without confidence. Even when he was suppressed by the Black Prison Family in the past, he didn't expose his identity.
Now, since he chose to break through to rank seven, he must have had sufficient confidence.
"What kind of cultivation speed is this for the junior brother?"
"I'm still struggling at rank six, and the junior brother is already at rank seven?"
"Isn't the junior brother less than thirty years old? Rank seven at thirty?"
"When I was thirty, I was still playing around at ranks four or five."
After coming to their senses, the twelve peak masters expressed their astonishment and quickly began discussing.
The stronger one's strength, the more they understood how terrifying Lin Yuan's cultivation speed was.
In the Red Kun Star Domain, and even throughout the entire Human Alliance's long history, there had been evolvers who reached rank seven before thirty. However, most of these evolvers had many opportunities and had entered rank six early, taking ten to nearly twenty years to break through to rank seven.
As for someone like Lin Yuan, who reached rank seven in less than two years after reaching rank six, it was probably rare in the entire history of human civilization.
"At present, among the recorded evolvers in the Human Civilization Alliance who reached rank seven before thirty, one-tenth stopped at rank seven, two-tenths died in various accidents, and seven-tenths reached rank eight. In other words, as long as the junior apprentice brother doesn't die, reaching rank eight in the future is almost inevitable."
The second senior brother muttered to himself, still finding it somewhat unbelievable.
Regardless, based solely on this terrifying cultivation speed, Lin Yuan would leave a heavy mark in the history of human civilization. Even after millions or tens of millions of years in the future, when future evolvers mentioned rank seven before thirty, they would surely not be able to bypass Lin Yuan.
This astonishing evolver was actually their junior brother?
"Alright."
"Stop talking."
"Watch carefully and feel deeply. Such opportunities are not common."
Red Kun Star Lord glanced at the peak masters again and spoke.
"Yes."
The twelve peak masters immediately stopped discussing, especially from the fourth peak master to the twelfth peak master, who began to observe carefully.
When an evolver at rank six broke through to rank seven, their influence on the cosmic starry sky began, and this slight change had a touching effect on those rank six peak evolvers.
Red Kun Main Star.
Deep within the Thirteenth Mountain Peaks Grand Hall.
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.
At this moment, his aura boiled to the extreme.
With just a single thought, he could step into rank seven.
"Next, I need to integrate the principles of Yin and Yang into the principles of space, and evolve the Tai Chi small world."
Lin Yuan sat there, and within his dantian sea of qi, the forces of Yin and Yang collided continuously, bursting out an inexplicable field.
If Lin Yuan hadn't comprehended over nine hundred basic spatial models, his dantian sea of qi would have stopped at this point.
In terms of pure domain thickness and suppression, perhaps it was much stronger than those rank seven evolvers, but it was still in the same realm and far from being compared to rank eight evolvers.
But now?
"Space."
Lin Yuan's mind moved slightly.
Strands of spatial power surged out from his dantian sea of qi.
Continuously condensing various spatial models, over nine hundred basic spatial models, they completely supported a completely independent space within Lin Yuan's dantian sea of qi.
"World."
Lin Yuan observed the changes in his dantian sea of qi.
Opening a small space wasn't difficult for a rank six evolver; as long as they comprehended one or two basic spatial models, they could do it. In the Immortal World, during the Nascent Soul stage, cultivators could temporarily open a 'pocket space' using the Heaven-grade technique 'Universe in the Sleeve.'
However, creating a small world was extremely difficult. Compared to rigid space, a world could continuously absorb external energy and grow. The most powerful aspect of an eighth-rank evolver was their ability to manipulate the power of their internal world with every movement, a terrifying power far beyond individuals.
With the support of an internal world, eighth-rank evolvers were difficult to kill. Even with severe injuries, they could recover.
Of course, injuries here referred to physical injuries; as for soul injuries, it depended on the specific circumstances. Souls were extremely mysterious; over a million years ago, the eighth-rank evolver Ouyin died from a soul attack, and his message was never transmitted.
"The world's outline has been formed."
Lin Yuan focused most of his attention on the space that had emerged in his dantian sea of qi.
With the addition of nine hundred and sixty-five basic spatial models, the power of Yin and Yang formed by the forces of the moon and the sun seemed to undergo a qualitative change, quickly perfecting itself.
The outline of a small world faintly emerged.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan's expression suddenly changed.
With the appearance of the outline of the small world, Lin Yuan suddenly felt an unprecedented 'sense of hunger.'
Hungry.
Hungry.
Hungry.
I'm starving.
The already formed outline of the small world began to greedily absorb the energy within Lin Yuan's body.
Actually, with Lin Yuan's level of control, he could completely cut off this absorption. However, doing so might affect the foundation of the Tai Chi small world.
"Fortunately, I was prepared."
Lin Yuan's mind moved slightly.
Bottles of Red Spirit Liquid appeared in front of him, containing a large amount of liquid. Lin Yuan had prepared everything before the breakthrough.
Opening an internal world would inevitably consume a large amount of energy, and who knew how long it would take to absorb it naturally.
So Lin Yuan had applied for enough Red Spirit Liquid in advance.
Red Spirit Liquid could replenish the energy consumed within the body, and it had many uses. The Red Kun Lineage had a stable channel for obtaining Red Spirit Liquid.
Actually, in terms of self-recovery, the effect of Universal Crystals should far surpass Red Spirit Liquid. These were resources that eighth-rank and even stronger evolvers needed.
But Lin Yuan couldn't bear to use them.
Although he had obtained a thousand Universal Crystals from Ouyin's inheritance, they were 'hard currency' among the various cosmic races, and every bit spent was a bit less.
Although the effect of Red Spirit Liquid was slightly inferior, it was free of charge.
"Eat up, eat up."
Lin Yuan drank the Red Spirit Liquid in big gulps, and the gentle power quickly flowed into his dantian sea of qi along his limbs and bones, rapidly filling up the outline of the Tai Chi small world.
Above Red Kun Main Star.
Red Kun Star Lord and the twelve peak masters were carefully observing the changes in Lin Yuan's aura during his breakthrough.
"Hmm, the junior brother's foundation is very solid. He should have made full preparations, and the breakthrough encountered no obstacles. But why did he stay at the peak of rank six for so long?"
The third senior brother was also observing carefully. Although he had already reached rank seven, there was no harm in observing more.
"I'm not sure."
"Perhaps he's sensing the subtle changes from rank six to rank seven?"
"Maybe, the junior brother is really... Compared to other evolvers, even ourselves, most would want to immediately cross the threshold from rank six to rank seven. The junior apprentice brother seems quite leisurely."
The second senior brother sighed.
For rank six evolvers, crossing into rank seven was definitely the most desired thing. No rank six evolver would linger at the threshold of rank seven, swaying back and forth without immediately entering.
"According to the current changes in aura, the junior brother's breakthrough to rank seven should be stable."
The senior brother concluded decisively. It had only taken less than two years for Lin Yuan to complete the entire process from rank six to rank seven, and the breakthrough was so smooth.
The senior brother simply felt that Lin Yuan was simply abnormal.
Thinking back to when he broke through to rank seven, he had endured so many setbacks and trials. Compared to his little junior apprentice brother...
"Hmm?"
Compared to the twelve deeply impressed peak masters.
At this moment, although Red Kun Star Lord's expression remained calm, his heart was filled with surprise and uncertainty.
"Why do I sense the opening of a space?"
Red Kun Star Lord carefully sensed the changes in aura coming from the Thirteenth Mountain Peaks below.
Because he was afraid of affecting Lin Yuan's breakthrough, Red Kun Star Lord didn't dare to probe his perception into the Thirteenth Mountain Peaks. He could only rely on his experience and the fluctuations of spatial power to speculate on some things.
"No way?"
Red Kun Star Lord's main body was a special spatial lifeform, a star sea kun, extremely sensitive to spatial fluctuations.
At this moment, he faintly sensed that the spatial fluctuations caused by Lin Yuan's breakthrough were somewhat different from a normal breakthrough from rank six to rank seven.
"Is it some special spatial treasure, or..."
Red Kun Star Lord thought for a moment and couldn't help but speculate.
He was just curious and didn't have any other thoughts. Which evolver who could reach rank six or rank seven didn't have some special opportunities? He, as the master of Red Kun Main Star, had them, and the twelve peak masters had them. If Lin Yuan possessed a special spatial treasure, it was only normal.
Time passed.
Another half day went by.
"It's almost stabilized now."
"Let's go wait outside the Thirteenth Mountain Peaks."
Feeling that Lin Yuan's aura had completely crossed into rank seven, Red Kun Star Lord led the twelve peak masters to the area outside the Thirteenth Mountain Peaks.
"Junior brother, you've kept us in the dark for so long."
"Yes, this time we must find out how he cultivated."
"Oh, when we bring him back, should I call him senior brother or junior brother?"
The twelve peak masters chatted with each other, and from the fourth to the twelfth, they were somewhat conflicted.
In the human civilization of the universe, apart from direct blood relations, respect was given to the stronger individual.
In other words, even if a rank seven evolver was younger, they would be treated with respect by rank six evolvers.
The fourth to twelfth peak masters weren't unwilling to call Lin Yuan senior brother; it's just that they had called him junior brother so many times before, and now suddenly changing their status made them slightly uncomfortable.
Red Kun Main Star.
As the most prosperous planet in the star domain, powerful evolvers of rank four and five were everywhere, and there were also many rank six evolvers, and even some rank seven evolvers.
Under the perception of so many powerhouses, the breakthrough aura from the central main star naturally caught the attention of many rank six evolvers.
"Somebody from the Red Kun Lineage has broken through to rank seven?"
"The teaching methods of Red Kun Star Lord are really remarkable."
"Yes, it's a pity that Red Kun Star Lord doesn't take in many disciples. Over the past ten thousand years, he has only taken in the Thirteenth Peak Master."
On the main star, the rank six evolvers chatted with each other, praising Red Kun Star Lord's teaching methods.
"By the way."
"Who do you think broke through to rank seven this time?"
A curious rank six evolver asked.
"It should be the fourth peak master, right? The fourth peak master has been in rank six for the longest time, with the deepest accumulation, and is also the closest to rank seven."
"I don't think so. The sixth peak master has the best aptitude and even possesses a special physique. Among Red Kun Star Lord's disciples, I think he is the most likely to break through to rank seven."
"The sixth peak master does indeed have a great possibility, but in the early years, he fought with members of other races and suffered some injuries. This might affect his breakthrough to rank seven. I think the eighth peak master is the most likely."
"The eighth peak master? I think it's the fifth peak master."
Many rank six evolvers speculated about the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth peak masters.
These nine peak masters were all at the pinnacle of rank six, and with their status as master star disciples, they all had the potential to cross into rank seven.
Although the opinions of the rank six evolvers were divided, there was a unified understanding, or rather, an assumption.
That was, the peak master who was currently breaking through could not possibly be the Thirteenth Peak Master.
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