"Regular member of the Devil Jade Tower?"
"Devil Jade Tower?"
Lin Yuan was surprised. How did he inexplicably join the Devil Jade Tower?
After comprehending the 3,333 paths of evolution, Lin Yuan found it incredible. He had only comprehended them; he hadn't even practiced them. How did they know he had achieved it?
"Devil Jade Tower."
Lin Yuan's thoughts were turbulent. At his current level, he was slightly famous in the main world's notable clans and forces. Even if he didn't understand, he had probably heard of them. However, until today, he had never heard the three words "Devil Jade Tower."
"Is it related to the owner of this body? From outside the main world?"
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
"Why is it called the Devil Jade Tower?"
The clear murmurs Lin Yuan heard weren't in any known language, but he could inexplicably understand their meaning. The name Devil Jade Tower didn't sound like a positive force.
And if the body of the powerful being from beyond the main world was related to the Devil Jade Tower, why did they die?
Lin Yuan's mind was filled with many doubts.
"The Devil Jade Mark."
Lin Yuan began to carefully examine his soul.
After comprehending the 3,333 paths of evolution, these paths underwent a change, condensing into the so-called "Devil Jade Mark," which made Lin Yuan automatically become a member of the Devil Jade Tower.
So that "Devil Jade Mark" should be the key.
Lin Yuan remembered that this mark finally merged into his soul.
"Found it."
Lin Yuan quickly found a "Nine-layer Black Tower" mark deep in his soul.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan's mind merged into this mark and immediately received a large amount of information.
"So that's how it is."
Lin Yuan pondered thoughtfully.
To become a member of the Devil Jade Tower, there were two ways. The first way was to cultivate any of the paths contained within the body. Each path had significant flaws and hidden dangers. By cultivating and perfecting it, overcoming various obstacles, one could automatically become a regular member of the Devil Jade Tower.
The second way, like Lin Yuan, was to not cultivate but to comprehend. After comprehending the 3,333 paths of evolution, it would trigger a certain critical point, condensing the Devil Jade Mark, and automatically become a member of the Devil Jade Tower.
These two methods primarily tested two aspects. The former tested whether the evolver could overcome numerous obstacles on a thorny path and reach the end. The latter tested the evolver's insight and mental willpower.
Lin Yuan deduced, "The owner of this body should be a powerful figure from the Devil Jade Tower."
"But I wonder why they perished. Their body carried many 'flawed' paths of evolution from the Devil Jade Tower."
"Perhaps it's not accurate to say they carried them; perhaps this powerful figure practiced them, which is why we could comprehend them."
Lin Yuan inferred.
"And this 'Devil Jade Mark.'"
Lin Yuan, with the help of this mark, faintly sensed a mysterious space.
This mysterious space was not in the main world. The "Devil Jade Mark" acted like a key, allowing Lin Yuan to enter if he wished.
At the same time, Lin Yuan received a warning.
"Do not enter the Devil Jade Space until reaching the eighth rank limit!"
"The Devil Jade Space?"
"I can only enter at the eighth rank limit?"
Lin Yuan thought to himself. Although the world inside his body had a radius of over one hundred thousand miles and wasn't much weaker than an eighth rank peak evolver, who knows what aspect the Devil Jade Space tested? What if it wasn't the world inside his body?
So—
Although Lin Yuan was very curious about the Devil Jade Space, he also felt that he should obediently wait until he reached the eighth rank limit before considering exploration.
"After condensing the Devil Jade Mark, did it not attract anyone else's attention?"
Lin Yuan opened his eyes and looked around. He found that other evolvers were still struggling to comprehend the body, and occasionally, an evolver's body would collapse, quickly replaced by a new one.
"Can I continue to comprehend?"
Lin Yuan looked at the body and found that it still tested the comprehension of more paths of evolution.
"I can feel that my comprehension speed has increased, and my mental will has also been improved to a certain extent. Is it because of that 'Devil Jade Mark'?"
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
The Devil Jade Mark not only acted as a key but also stabilized Lin Yuan's soul and even his mental will, like a divine needle, almost equivalent to an eighth-rank soul defense treasure guarding him.
"It's so incredible."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. Just a mark could have the effect of an eighth-rank soul defense treasure? The origin of this Devil Jade Tower was absolutely unimaginable.
In the Virtual World of Canglan Star.
Lin Yuan's figure appeared, looking at his parents and sister.
"Big brother," Lin Yi said "you haven't seen us for a long time. Mom and Dad often miss you."
Lin Yuan glanced at his parents, feeling apologetic. "I've been busy lately."
To comprehend the body, Lin Yuan had spent most of his time on it, causing him to not see his family for almost a year or two.
"It's okay, Little Yuan. You're now the Thirteenth Peak Master of the Red Kun Star Domain. It's normal to be busy," Mother Lin Qiong shook her head.
She would at most occasionally miss him, and naturally wouldn't interfere with Lin Yuan's affairs.
The four of them sat down and chatted casually.
Although Lin Yuan held a high position, his relationship with his parents and sister was extraordinary. Moreover, Lin Yuan intentionally restrained his aura, so his parents and sister didn't feel anything uncomfortable.
"What level are the participants in the arena competition? There are hardly any third-rank evolvers. It's far worse than the arena competition you participated in, Little Yuan."
Father Lin Shoucheng talked about the recent hot events.
And couldn't help but start complaining.
"Hahaha, don't you know about this? Many talented evolvers from Canglan Star are participating in the arena competition of the neighboring star domain because the Red Kun Star Lord's attention will be focused there this time," Lin Yi said.
Although she was only a first-rank evolver now, she had a peak master brother, so she knew many secrets.
"Arena competition?" Lin Yuan was slightly stunned.
"Our Little Yuan is still the champion of the last arena competition on Canglan Star," Mother Lin Qiong said with a smile.
"Arena competition champion." Lin Yuan's thoughts drifted, feeling somewhat strange.
The arena competition of the Star Alliance was held every fifteen years. Lin Yuan still vividly remembered the many opponents he encountered when he participated in the competition.
At that time, he was only at the third or fourth rank. In order to study the opponents' paths of evolution, he intentionally prolonged the duration of the competition and gained the title of "Torture King."
In a blink of an eye, he had reached the seventh rank limit. He was only half a step away from stepping into the eighth rank. In terms of true strength, he could crush the vast majority of eighth-rank evolvers.
His citizenship level had also reached level seven, making him a "legislator" of the entire Star Alliance. Even the ordinary Star Lords in the star domain were polite to him.
"It's been fifteen years already." Lin Yuan muttered to himself.
To be precise, these fifteen years were the fifteen years of the main world, the fifteen years his parents and sister had experienced.
As for Lin Yuan, if the time spent traversing worlds was added, it would be far more than fifteen years. It was estimated to be over a thousand years.
"With my current identity, when the teacher opens the test world, I will watch the evolvers pass with my fellow senior brothers. I was one of those evolvers back then," Lin Yuan thought silently.
In just fifteen years, Lin Yuan had undergone a change in identity.
After chatting with his family for a while, Lin Yuan disconnected from the virtual world and returned to reality.
"Original Essence Gold."
Lin Yuan's mind moved slightly, and a fist-sized "bell-shaped" weapon appeared in front of him.
This "bell-shaped" weapon was precisely the Original Essence Gold, which had been nurtured for hundreds of years in the Azure World and had roughly taken shape. Plus, after Lin Yuan's continuous shaping in the main world over the years, the Original Essence Gold was now almost completely formed and could be used as a weapon.
"Guard the body and soul."
Lin Yuan's requirement for this piece of Original Essence Gold was defense, extreme defense.
Hum!
The palm-sized "bell-shaped" weapon quickly rose and came to Lin Yuan's head, hanging down layers of light screens, enveloping Lin Yuan inside.
"Not bad, not bad."
Lin Yuan nodded slightly.
With the current defensive ability of this "bell-shaped" weapon, most eighth-rank evolvers would find it difficult to break Lin Yuan's defense, unless they were at the peak of the eighth rank or like the teacher, the Red Kun Star Lord, an invincible existence at the eighth rank.
Just as Lin Yuan was playing with the "bell-shaped" weapon.
The Red Kun Star Lord suddenly sent a message, asking Lin Yuan to come over.
"Teacher?"
Lin Yuan stood up and quickly came to the crimson hall.
"Teacher."
Lin Yuan slightly bowed.
He was grateful to the Red Kun Star Lord. The other party did indeed treat him sincerely.
"This is the soul defense treasure you want to repair. I've already entrusted a friend to repair it."
The Red Kun Star Lord raised his right hand, and a drop of water flew over.
Finally, it stopped in front of Lin Yuan.
"Repaired?" Lin Yuan was delighted. The eighth-rank soul defense treasure he obtained from the eighth-rank evolver Ouyin was very damaged, after all, it had withstood an attack from an eighth-rank invincible.
But no matter how damaged it was, it was still an eighth-rank soul defense treasure. Lin Yuan wouldn't give it up no matter what.
Several years ago, Lin Yuan entrusted the teacher, the Red Kun Star Lord, to repair it.
"I wonder how much it costs?"
Lin Yuan took the drop of water and carefully observed it for a while, then looked at the Red Kun Star Lord and asked.
Although repairing an eighth-rank soul defense treasure is much lighter in cost compared to creating one from scratch, it's definitely not an easy task. Otherwise, Lin Yuan would have handled it himself, and there would be no need to ask the Red Kun Star Lord for help.
"It's nothing. It's just a small matter," the Red Kun Star Lord replied nonchalantly, not even bothering to inquire about the origin of the water droplet.
"If you care about these things, you can simply take on a few disciples during the opening of the Seven Star Cave world," the Red Kun Star Lord suggested.
"The Seven Star Cave world? It seems that there are quite a few geniuses in this arena competition again?" Lin Yuan remarked.
In each arena competition, the Red Kun Star Lord would select a star domain and gather the top ten participants from each planet's arena competition to test whether they could join the Red Kun lineage.
But there are many different testing worlds, and the Seven Star Cave testing world is not opened after every arena competition. It is only selected when the number or proportion of geniuses reaches a certain level.
In the last arena competition, three outstanding talents were born, including the silver-haired girl, Silver Spirit, who possessed spatial talent, and two other geniuses of the Crimson Mark level.
"There are indeed some talented youngsters," the Red Kun Star Lord nodded. To him, no matter how strong the talent was, it was just decent. Unless someone like Lin Yuan directly comprehended the essence of the 'Mysterious Yellow' path of evolution, he basically had no intention of personally taking in disciples.
"I'll take a look later," Lin Yuan replied. If he really saw some suitable evolvers, he wouldn't mind taking them under the Thirteenth Peak. Of course, initially, Lin Yuan would only accept peripheral disciples. Only if their subsequent performance continued to satisfy him would he gradually elevate them to core disciples and even direct disciples.
Time passed.
Half a month flew by in the blink of an eye.
On this day, in the virtual world, the Red Kun Star Lord once again opened the Seven Star Cave world.
More than a million evolvers were sent into this world, and countless evolvers, after initial confusion, began to move towards the second and third cave.
In a mysterious space within the Seven Star Cave world.
Twelve figures stood casually, precisely the twelve peak masters. At this moment, they were intentionally or unintentionally observing the evolvers undergoing the trial below.
At this moment, Lin Yuan's figure appeared.
"Young junior brother, you're here."
"Hahaha, if you find anyone you like later, just speak up."
"Yes, but junior brother, you have to leave some for the eldest senior brother. We don't mind, but the eldest senior brother is about to go to another star domain and needs manpower."
The peak masters greeted Lin Yuan warmly.
Lin Yuan responded one by one. The peak masters of the Red Kun lineage were quite united, with no backstabbing or scheming, which was also related to the character of the Red Kun Star Lord.
"Over one million evolvers."
Lin Yuan arrived at his position, overlooking the first and second caves below. The number of testers in this Seven Star Cave trial was half more than the number in Lin Yuan's trial. There were more than 1.5 million evolvers in total.
"Last time the Seven Star Cave world opened, I was also one of the more than one million evolvers" Lin Yuan reflected as he gazed down.
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