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Chapter 102: Departures (Subscribe Now)
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Beneath the massive 'Rubik's Cube', Lin Yuan observed carefully.
Unlike the previous statues that stood at a height of two to three meters, the 'Rubik's Cube' was not stationary but slowly rotating.
With his naked eye, Lin Yuan could see that the six faces of the 'Rubik's Cube' interlaced with each other, the space flowing like water, constantly encircling the six faces until the 'Rubik's Cube' completed a full rotation, and all the spatial currents collapsed, only to start anew.
Repeating endlessly.
Without end.
"Space."
Lin Yuan stood beneath the 'Rubik's Cube', his expression somewhat entranced.
Space was infinite and boundless, yet also infinitesimal.
Though this massive 'Rubik's Cube' was far from encompassing all the mysteries of space, the essence it contained was enough for Lin Yuan to comprehend.
In a mysterious space within the Seven-Star Cave World, the twelve figures saw that Lin Yuan had finally paused his journey to contemplate before the giant 'Rubik's Cube', and they heaved a collective sigh of relief.
Ever since Lin Yuan entered the Seventh Star Cave, he had wandered aimlessly for three to four days.
Although each challenger was allowed to stay in the Seventh Star Cave for a month, Lin Yuan's casual demeanor still caused the twelve figures some concern.
Now, finally, Lin Yuan had stopped.
And the stone statue's legacy he had chosen was quite remarkable—one of the sixteen gates to transcend Tier-6 evolution, even ranking high among the other evolution paths.
"The Rubik's Cube statue... If he truly matches this evolution path, it will save a lot of trouble in the future."
Among the three figures above, Gu Ze nodded slightly, his expression approving.
The other Tier-6 evolution paths were indeed excellent.
But for challengers who chose those paths, if they were fortunate enough to cultivate to the peak of Tier 6, they would have to switch to another evolution path of the same type to transcend Tier 6.
Switching paths wasn't the same as starting over, but it would still require a significant cost from the evolvers.
Now, Lin Yuan had directly chosen a broad and clear path, and Gu Ze was delighted to see it.
"But can he really understand it?"
A hint of anticipation flashed across Gu Ze's face.
Choosing was one thing, but succeeding was another.
Now, among the hundreds of evolvers in the Seventh Star Cave, who didn't know that the sixteen statues containing evolution paths were far superior to the others?
Yet most evolvers still chose the two-to-three-meter-tall statues because they couldn't comprehend the more complex ones.
Or perhaps they didn't have the confidence to do so within the allotted month.
Better one bird in hand than ten in the forest.
Lin Yuan had wasted several days, but with the invisible talent he had displayed in the Fourth Star Cave, as long as he chose a statue that suited him, even one of the sixteen, he should have no problem understanding it.
Time passed.
In the blink of an eye, half a day went by.
Lin Yuan just stood there, observing the giant 'Rubik's Cube'.
With his rebellious insight, he gained a lot with every moment, and finally, the quantity changed to quality.
"So that's how it is."
"Space, though intangible and invisible, is everywhere. Even a newborn infant can sense its existence, but sensing it doesn't mean controlling it."
Lin Yuan felt enlightened.
[Your rebellious insight has allowed you to observe the 'Rubik's Cube' statue and comprehend the 'Eternal Space' evolution path.]
"Eternal Space evolution path."
Lin Yuan's brow twitched. 'Eternal' meant forever, and 'space' was the universe. Thus, 'Eternal Space' referred to the eternity of space.
This evolution path mainly expounded on the eternal aspect of space.
"It's a pity that I've only comprehended this evolution path. I'm still far from truly grasping it. For now, I've only understood the first and second tiers of the Eternal Space evolution path."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
To comprehend and to truly grasp were two different things.
The test of the Seventh Star Cave didn't require challengers to fully understand an evolution path, but merely to comprehend it.
For statues containing Tier-6 evolution paths, one only needed to fully understand the third and fourth tiers to grasp the evolution path.
And for statues containing transcend Tier-6 evolution paths, fully understanding the first tier was enough to comprehend the entire evolution path.
Compared to recording evolution paths in writing, using statues as a medium provided evolvers with greater and more comprehensive insights.
After all, some things and feelings were challenging to describe with mere words.
Of course, to record an evolution path on an object, one had to be an evolver who had reached the end of that path.
And it required a tremendous amount of effort and dedication.
For example, Lin Yuan could replicate his martial arts evolution path onto a statue.
Other evolvers could then contemplate that statue and comprehend the martial arts evolution path.
But for Lin Yuan, the founder of this martial arts path, to do this, he would have to put aside everything else and work tirelessly for decades.
And this was just for a martial arts evolution path that was currently only at the quasi-fourth tier. For those Tier-6 and transcend Tier-6 evolution paths, even more time and effort would be needed.
"Let's take a break."
Lin Yuan forced himself to stop contemplating the 'Eternal Space' evolution path.
Now that he had obtained this evolution path, he could continue to ponder it later. His priority was to comprehend the other evolution paths contained within the statues.
Lin Yuan felt that the reason the Seven-Star Cave World wasn't opened every time was likely related to these statues.
Maintaining the profound workings of these statues and ensuring they corresponded to reality, even in a virtual world, was no easy task.
It would require a significant cost from the Red Kunlun Star Master.
If he didn't take this opportunity to acquire all the evolution paths contained within the statues, he might not get another chance like this.
At the very least, he wouldn't be able to freeload so easily.
"Onto the next statue."
After a moment's thought, Lin Yuan began planning his route.
As Lin Yuan walked away from the giant 'Rubik's Cube', the silver-haired woman, Yin Ling, who had been meditating with her eyes closed nearby, opened her eyes.
"That statue isn't for you?"
Yin Ling glanced at Lin Yuan's departing back.
She paid close attention to Lin Yuan.
To be precise, Yin Ling was interested in any evolver who had surpassed her.
In the Fourth Star Cave, Yin Ling had contemplated for several days, but Lin Yuan had passed in just over twenty minutes after arriving.
This had affected Yin Ling somewhat.
Although Lin Yuan had become 'mediocre' in the next Star Cave, Yin Ling still didn't underestimate him.
Of course, Yin Ling didn't know how Lin Yuan had managed to get through the Sixth Star Cave.
Because Lin Yuan had lingered in the Fifth Star Cave for so long, by the time he reached the Sixth Star Cave, Yin Ling had already arrived at the Seventh.
"Twenty-two days left."
Yin Ling looked at the giant Rubik's Cube once more.
After eight days of bitter contemplation, Yin Ling had barely grasped a fraction of the Rubik's Cube statue's essence.
She estimated that with another twenty days, she might be able to barely comprehend the first tier contained within.
And this was only because she possessed an extremely high talent for space and was in harmony with the vast space.
Otherwise, for other evolvers, forget about a month; even a year or a decade might not be enough to understand the first tier.
As long as Yin Ling comprehended the first tier and obtained the complete evolution path within, she would be considered to have passed the test of the Seventh Star Cave.
There were two standards for the 136 statues in the Seventh Star Cave.
One was the two- to three-meter-tall statues that contained Tier-6 evolution paths. To pass, one needed to comprehend the evolution path corresponding to their tier.
For example, a third-tier evolver needed to understand the third-tier evolution path to acquire the complete evolution path.
A fourth-tier evolver, on the other hand, would have to comprehend the fourth-tier evolution path.
This was one standard.
The second standard applied to the six statues that stood taller than ten meters.
Regardless of their tier, an evolver only needed to comprehend the 'first-tier' evolution path contained within these massive statues to pass.
In the mysterious space, the twelve figures were perplexed as they watched Lin Yuan leave once more.
Of the over one million challengers in this session of the Seventh Star Cave, the one who attracted their attention the most wasn't one of the three Red Marks but Lin Yuan, the Gold Mark.
His dazzling performance in the Fourth Star Cave, the strong will he displayed in the Sixth, and now his perplexing behavior in the Seventh had captured their interest.
"He can't keep wasting time like this."
Among the three figures, Gu Ze frowned, his brows furrowed.
He had decided to step in and remind Lin Yuan to choose a statue to contemplate soon.
Even if it was one of those two- to three-meter-tall statues that contained Tier-6 evolution paths.
If Lin Yuan continued to drag his feet, he might not be able to pass the Seventh Star Cave.
True, even if Lin Yuan failed, Gu Ze had the authority to let him join the Red Kun lineage.
But in doing so, Lin Yuan would lose out on many privileges, benefits, and treatments.
"Gu Ze, are you going to ask the teacher for help?"
One of the figures beside him asked.
In the Seventh Star Cave test, they were merely observers and did not have the authority to interfere in any part of the process, let alone offer reminders.
The only way for Gu Ze to step in and remind Lin Yuan was to seek help from the Red Kun Star Master.
As the initiator of the Seventh Star Cave World, the Red Kun Star Master could interfere if he allowed it.
"That's the only way," Gu Ze replied, sending out a strand of his consciousness to contact the Red Kun Star Master.
The other two figures remained silent, watching.
They were all disciples of the Red Kun Star Master, existences beyond Tier-6, and his favorite students. Asking for a personal favor was not a big deal.
After all, the Red Kun Star Master was not one of the three Ultimate Intelligent Goddesses, absolutely selfless. Even powerful evolvers had their emotions.
A moment later.
Gu Ze's brow furrowed.
"What's wrong?"
"What did the teacher say?"
The two figures beside him asked curiously.
"The teacher is in seclusion. I didn't get to see him," Gu Ze replied, shaking his head.
"In seclusion?"
"There's nothing we can do, then."
"Unless something truly major happens, like an invasion by a foreign race or the three goddesses exercising their Civilized Orders, the teacher won't make an appearance for anything else."
The two figures sighed.
As the earliest disciples of the Red Kun Star Master, they knew their teacher well, especially that during his seclusion, he would not respond to or deal with any matters.
No matter how urgent, he would only address it after he emerged from seclusion.
Gu Ze remained silent.
The other two were right.
Unless it was a truly major event, the Red Kun Star Master would not emerge from seclusion.
As for him paying attention to a challenger wandering around—forget about a Gold Mark challenger.
Even if all the challengers in this session of the Seventh Star Cave were wandering about, it would still be an insignificant matter to the Red Kun Star Master.
The so-called three Red Marks would only earn them an extra glance from him, like an ant on the ground with a color different from the others.
That was all.
Even if those three Red Marks were given ten thousand or a hundred thousand years, they would not come close to the Red Kun Star Master's level.
Every session of the Red Kun Star Domain's arena competition, the Red Kun Star Master would give a test, merely going through the motions to fulfill the duty assigned by the Human Alliance.
He never paid attention to the test, leaving it to his disciples to observe and select.
Time passed slowly.
In the blink of an eye, another twelve or thirteen days went by.
Unknowingly, Lin Yuan had been in the Seventh Star Cave for almost twenty days.
And the results were delightful. Out of the 136 statues in the Star Cave, Lin Yuan had already passed by 121 of them.
In other words, Lin Yuan had comprehended 121 evolution paths, all of which started from Tier-6, and over ten of them even transcended Tier-6.
Lin Yuan turned.
Looking back at the many statues he had walked past.
His gaze lingered on the towering statues that exceeded ten meters in height.
There was the slowly rotating giant 'Rubik's Cube'.
A scorching sun that radiated heat.
A pitch-black black hole that struck fear into the hearts of those who saw it.
A giant eye without a pupil.
A huge drop of water that rippled with waves.
And a bizarre mirror that seemed to connect to another world.
The statues containing evolution paths beyond Tier-6 were strange and wondrous, and compared to them, the Rubik's Cube was the most normal.
"None of these statues have given me a sense of affinity. They are obviously not suitable for me, but with my Heaven-defying Comprehension talent, it doesn't matter if they are or not."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
In the Dragon and Tiger World, on his journey to the Sword Tomb, the True Martial Hanging Sword had not chosen him either.
It was only forced to submit when Lin Yuan's 'Supreme Sensory Sword Manual' attracted it against its will.
Later, as time passed and Lin Yuan's strength became unfathomable, the True Martial Hanging Sword finally calmed down.
"Hmm?"
"Someone else is leaving?"
Lin Yuan stopped and looked over. Not far away, an evolver stood up excitedly and reached out to touch the statue in front of him.
Immediately.
The statue began to glow.
Obviously, this evolver had passed the test and was randomly teleported away.
"Another third-tier Silver Mark evolver?"
Lin Yuan noticed that this evolver had silver lines on the side of his face.
In the Seventh Star Cave, third-tier testers even had a slight advantage. After all, they only needed to comprehend the third-tier evolution path to pass.
As for fourth-tier evolvers, they had to comprehend the fourth-tier evolution path.
The difficulty was naturally different.
Of course, fourth-tier evolvers had a higher realm, and from a higher perspective, it wasn't much more difficult for them to comprehend the fourth-tier evolution path than it was for third-tier evolvers.
Overall, it was still relatively fair.
At least it was better than setting a uniform standard, such as requiring all evolvers to comprehend the fourth-tier evolution path.
If that were the case, probably none of the third-tier evolvers would be able to pass.
How could they comprehend the fourth tier when they hadn't even completed the third? And did they mean the fourth tier in the Tier-6 evolution path?
"Quite a few evolvers have left already."
Lin Yuan looked around, thinking to himself.
By 'quite a few evolvers', he meant those who had entered the Seventh Star Cave before him.
These evolvers had already been in the Seventh Star Cave for over twenty days, close to the one-month limit, and if they had only been contemplating the two- to three-meter-tall statues, most of them would have passed the test by now.
(End of Chapter)
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