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Chapter 227: Re-entering the Seven-Star Cave World
Chapter 227: Re-entering the Seven-Star Cave World (End of Chapter)
"A regular member of the Demon Jade Mansion?"
"Demon Jade Mansion?" Lin Yuan was puzzled as he wondered how he had unknowingly become a member of this organization.
He found it bizarre that simply by understanding the evolution paths of 3,333 varieties, the other party was aware of his achievement.
"Demon Jade Mansion..." Lin Yuan's thoughts fluctuated.
With his current level of insight, he should have some knowledge of the moderately well-known tribes and forces in the Main World. Even if he wasn't familiar with them, he should have at least heard of their names. Yet, prior to today, he had never come across the term 'Demon Jade Mansion'.
"Could it be related to the owner of this severed body, originating from beyond the Main World?" Lin Yuan speculated silently.
The prerequisite for becoming a regular member of the Demon Jade Mansion was to understand the 3,333 evolution paths contained within the severed body. It was easy to associate this body with the Demon Jade Mansion.
"What a method," Lin Yuan marveled inwardly. He had originally thought that the greatest opportunity presented by this corpse, which was worth fighting and killing for among the strongest beings, was the ultimate evolution path it held. But now it seemed that becoming a member of the Demon Jade Mansion was the true benefit.
"Why is it named after 'Demon'?" Lin Yuan recalled the clear murmur he had heard, which was in no language he knew, yet he could inexplicably understand its meaning. The name 'Demon Jade Mansion' didn't sound like it belonged to a positive force.
Furthermore, if this all-powerful corpse that drifted in from the eternal spatial rift was related to the Demon Jade Mansion, then why was it dead? Lin Yuan's mind was filled with questions.
"Demon Jade Seal," Lin Yuan began to carefully examine his soul. After he had understood the 3,333 evolution paths, they underwent a transformation, condensing into what was known as the 'Demon Jade Seal', which then led to him automatically becoming a regular member of the Demon Jade Mansion.
Thus, that 'Demon Jade Seal' should be the key. Lin Yuan remembered that this seal had finally fused with his soul.
"Found it," Lin Yuan quickly located the 'Nine-Layer Black Mansion' seal within the depths of his soul.
"Hmm?" As Lin Yuan immersed his consciousness into the seal, he immediately received a large amount of information.
"So that's how it is," Lin Yuan's expression turned pensive.
There were two ways to become a member of the Demon Jade Mansion.
The first method was to cultivate any one of the comprehended evolution paths. Each of the evolution paths contained within the severed body had significant defects and hidden dangers. By cultivating one and making up for its deficiencies, overcoming numerous difficulties, one would automatically become a regular member of the Demon Jade Mansion.
The second method was like what Lin Yuan had done—without cultivating, but merely by comprehending and understanding all 3,333 evolution paths, one would trigger a certain critical point, condensing the Demon Jade Seal and automatically becoming a member of the Demon Jade Mansion.
These two methods mainly tested two aspects.
The former tested whether an evolver could overcome countless challenges and persevere to the end when faced with a path full of thorns.
The latter tested the evolver's insight, as well as the strength of their mental will. After all, without cultivating and merely comprehending, one would constantly face mental pressure. To still be able to understand all 3,333 evolution paths under such circumstances, and as long as it didn't take more than 100,000 years, one's insight could be considered terrifying, and the Demon Jade Mansion would welcome such evolvers to join.
"The owner of this severed body should be a supreme being from the Demon Jade Mansion," Lin Yuan deduced. "But for some unknown reason, they fell, and their physical body carried many 'flawed' evolution paths of the Demon Jade Mansion. Or perhaps it's not that they carried them, but that this supreme being cultivated these paths themselves, which is why we were able to comprehend them."
"And there's also this 'Demon Jade Seal'," Lin Yuan added. With the help of this seal, he vaguely sensed that he could feel a mysterious space.
This mysterious space was not located in the Main World, and the 'Demon Jade Seal' acted like a key. As long as Lin Yuan was willing, he could enter this space.
At the same time, Lin Yuan also received a warning.
"Do not enter the Demon Jade Space before reaching the Eighth-Stage limit!"
"Demon Jade Space?" Lin Yuan wondered. "Only those at the Eighth-Stage limit can enter?"
Although his current inner world had reached a size of over 100,000 li, and could be said to not be much weaker than an Eighth-Stage limit evolver, he didn't know what the Demon Jade Space tested for. What if it wasn't testing for the size of one's inner world?
Therefore, even though Lin Yuan was very curious about the Demon Jade Space, he felt that he should obediently wait until he reached the Eighth-Stage limit before considering exploration. After all, with Lin Yuan's cultivation speed, it wouldn't take too long to reach that stage.
"Has the condensation of the Demon Jade Seal not attracted the attention of others?" Lin Yuan opened his eyes and looked around, finding that the other evolvers were still bitterly comprehending the severed body, with some of their bodies collapsing from time to time, only to be quickly replaced by new evolvers.
"Can I continue to comprehend?" Lin Yuan looked at the severed body and found that it was still testing for the comprehension of more evolution paths.
"I can feel that my comprehension speed has increased, and my mental will has also improved to a certain extent. Is it because of that 'Demon Jade Seal'?" Lin Yuan wondered.
The Demon Jade Seal not only served as a key but also stabilized Lin Yuan's soul and mental will, acting like an anchor that steadied the sea. It was almost equivalent to an Eighth-Stage soul-defending treasure.
"It's too unbelievable," Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. How could a mere seal have the effect of an Eighth-Stage soul-defending treasure? The origins of the Demon Jade Mansion must be unimaginable.
Canglan Planet Virtual World.
Lin Yuan's figure appeared as he looked towards his parents and sister.
"Big brother," Lin Yi said, "You haven't visited us in a long time. Mom and Dad often mention you."
Lin Yuan glanced at his parents and apologized, "I've been a bit busy lately."
In order to comprehend the severed body, Lin Yuan had spent most of his time on it, resulting in him not seeing his family for almost two years.
"It's alright. Little Yuan, you're now one of the Thirteen Peak Lords of the Red Kun Planet Domain, so it's normal for you to be busy," his mother, Lu Qiong, said with a shake of her head.
She would occasionally nag, but she wouldn't interfere with Lin Yuan's affairs.
The family of four sat down and chatted casually.
Although Lin Yuan held a high position, his relationship with his parents and sister was extraordinary, and he intentionally restrained his aura. Moreover, within the virtual world, his parents and sister didn't feel any discomfort.
"What's the standard of this session of the Arena Tournament? There aren't even a few Third-Stage evolvers, it's far inferior to the session Little Yuan participated in."
Lin Yuan's father, Lin Shoucheng, chatted about the recent hot topic.
He couldn't help but start complaining.
"Hahaha, there's something you don't know about. Many genius evolvers from our Canglan Planet are participating in the Arena Tournament of the neighboring galaxy because the Red Kun Planet Lord will be focusing his attention there this time.
"Our little Yuan was the champion of the last Arena Tournament on Canglan Planet," his mother, Lu Qiong, said with a smile.
"The champion of the Arena Tournament..." Lin Yuan's thoughts wandered, and he felt a peculiar sense of emotion.
The Arena Tournament of the Annan Star Alliance was held once every fifteen years, and Lin Yuan still clearly remembered the various opponents he had faced during his participation.
Back then, he was only at the third or fourth stage and intentionally prolonged the matches to study his opponents' evolution paths, earning him the title of 'Torture King'.
In the blink of an eye, he had already reached the peak of the seventh stage and was just half a step away from entering the eighth stage. In terms of true combat power, he could crush most eighth-stage Evolvers.
His citizen rank had also reached level seven, making him an esteemed 'Councilman' in the entire Annan Star Alliance, causing even the Star Masters of ordinary star domains to treat him with respect.
"So, fifteen years have passed already," Lin Yuan said to himself.
To be precise, these fifteen years were the years that had passed in the Main World—the fifteen years that his parents and sister had experienced.
As for Lin Yuan, if he included the time he had spent traversing the myriad worlds, it had been far more than fifteen years; it had probably been close to a thousand years.
"With my current identity, when Teacher opens the Trial World, I will be watching the challengers together with my senior brothers, whereas back then, I was one of those challengers," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
In just fifteen years, Lin Yuan's identity had transformed—from a challenger to a 'judge'.
After chatting with his family for a while longer, Lin Yuan disconnected his consciousness from the virtual world and returned to reality.
"Origin Essence Gold," Lin Yuan willed, and a bell-shaped weapon the size of a fist appeared before him.
This bell-shaped weapon was the Origin Essence Gold that had been nurtured for hundreds of years in the Tianqing World, and it had now mostly taken shape.
With Lin Yuan's continuous molding over the past few years in the Main World, the Origin Essence Gold was now basically fully formed and could be used as a weapon.
"Guard my physical body and soul," Lin Yuan instructed the Origin Essence Gold, emphasizing its purpose of defense.
Hum!
The bell-shaped weapon, which was about the size of a palm, quickly rose and hovered above Lin Yuan's head, casting down layer after layer of light curtains to protect him within.
"Not bad, not bad at all," Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction.
With the current defensive capability of this bell-shaped weapon, it would be nearly impossible for an eighth-stage Evolver to breach Lin Yuan's defenses unless they were at the peak or possessed unmatched strength like his teacher, Chi Qiong, the Star Master of Red Kun.
As Lin Yuan played with the bell-shaped weapon, Chi Qiong suddenly sent him a message, asking him to come over.
"Teacher is looking for me?" Lin Yuan stood up and quickly made his way to the crimson-red grand hall.
"Teacher," Lin Yuan bowed slightly.
He felt genuine gratitude towards Chi Qiong, the Star Master of Red Kun, as the latter had always treated him sincerely.
"Here is the soul defense artifact that you wanted to repair. I've already asked a friend to fix it," Chi Qiong said, lifting his right hand slightly. A droplet flew over and stopped in front of Lin Yuan.
"It's repaired?" Lin Yuan's heart leaped with joy. The eighth-stage soul defense artifact he had obtained from the eighth-stage Evolver, Ou Yin, had been severely damaged, having endured a strike from an unmatched eighth-stage powerhouse.
However damaged it was, it was still an eighth-stage soul defense artifact, and Lin Yuan would not give up on it no matter what.
Several years ago, Lin Yuan had asked Chi Qiong to help him repair it thoroughly.
"I wonder what the price is?" Lin Yuan asked, taking the droplet and examining it carefully before looking up at Chi Qiong.
Although repairing an eighth-stage soul defense artifact was far less costly than creating one from scratch, it was still not an easy task; otherwise, Lin Yuan would have handled it himself.
"Don't worry about it. It was a minor matter," Chi Qiong waved his hand dismissively. He didn't even ask about the droplet's origins.
"If you're concerned about it, you can just take on a few disciples during this session of the Seven-Star Cave World," Chi Qiong said.
"The Seven-Star Cave World? It seems that this session of the Arena Tournament has produced quite a few talented individuals," Lin Yuan remarked.
During each Arena Tournament, Chi Qiong would select a galaxy and gather the top ten contestants from each planet's tournament, bringing them together in a Trial World to test their worthiness of joining the Chi Qiong lineage.
There were many such Trial Worlds, and the Seven-Star Cave World was not opened after every tournament. Chi Qiong would only choose to open it when the number or proportion of talented individuals reached a certain threshold.
During the previous Arena Tournament, the silver-haired girl, Yin Ling, who possessed spatial talents, and the three-eyed man, along with two other Red Mark-level geniuses, had been born.
"Indeed, there are some promising youngsters," Chi Qiong nodded. To him, even the strongest talents were only considered promising; unless they were like Lin Yuan, who had directly comprehended a glimpse of the 'Xuan Huang' evolution path, he wouldn't consider taking on a disciple personally.
"I'll take a look when the time comes," Lin Yuan replied. If he did come across some suitable Evolvers, he wouldn't mind taking them under his wing in the Thirteen Peaks.
Of course, at the beginning, Lin Yuan would only accept outer disciples. Only if their subsequent performances continued to impress him would he gradually promote them to core disciples or even personal disciples.
Time passed, and more than half a month went by in the blink of an eye.
On this day, in the virtual world, Chi Qiong once again opened the Seven-Star Cave World.
Over a million challengers were thrown into this world, and after the initial confusion, countless challengers began to make their way toward the Second Star Cave and the Third Star Cave.
In a mysterious space within the Seven-Star Cave World, twelve figures stood casually, their gazes drifting down to observe the challengers undergoing their trials.
At that moment, Lin Yuan's figure appeared.
"Little Junior Brother, you're here," one of the figures greeted him.
"Hahaha, if you see anyone you like, just say the word," another figure added.
"Yes, but don't forget to leave some for Big Senior Brother. He's about to leave for another star domain and could use some talented individuals under his command," a third figure chimed in.
The Peak Lords were very friendly and enthusiastic in greeting Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan responded to each of them in turn. The Peak Lords of the Chi Qiong lineage were generally united, without any scheming or infighting, which was also related to Chi Qiong's personality.
"One million and five hundred thousand challengers," Lin Yuan said as he looked down at the First Star Cave and the Second Star Cave. This session of the Seven-Star Cave had half a million more challengers than the previous one.
"The last time the Seven-Star Cave World was opened, I was one of those one million challengers," Lin Yuan said, his gaze sweeping over the caves.
(End of Chapter)
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