Chapter 135 Target: Sixth Stage

"Young Master."

"I have already made all the conditions clear."

"Yet that Lin Yuan still refused."

"He said he has no interest in the tournament."

The old man in a black suit, Bei Zhao, immediately said.

"Is that really so?"

Hei Yu Ao stood up from his throne, his brows furrowing slightly.

He considered himself extremely benevolent; among the contracts across five tiers, the conditions and treatments he offered were very high.

Especially for the contract of the lowest tier, it only required Lin Yuan to serve him, Hei Yu Ao, for one hundred years to obtain abundant cultivation resources.

For Fourth-Stage and Fifth-Stage Evolver, one hundred years could not be considered long, and furthermore, to serve Hei Yu Ao? This was a blessing ordinary Evolver could never beg for.

Yet Lin Yuan had refused.

This was a result Hei Yu Ao had never expected.

He, Hei Yu Ao, was an existence beyond the Sixth Stage in the Black Prison Family and a direct descendant of Hei Yu Mo. Countless Evolver wanted to proactively pledge allegiance to him.

Yet Hei Yu Ao looked down upon all of them.

Now that he had finally taken a fancy to Lin Yuan, the other party didn't take a fancy to him instead?

"What on earth is going on?"

"Has the prestige of my Black Prison Family dropped to this extent?"

Hei Yu Ao was somewhat distressed.

Canglan Star, Central Continent Manor.

Lin Yuan walked out of the underground training ground and summoned guard team captain Hou Ming.

"Greetings, Mr. Lin."

The Sixth-Stage Evolver Hou Ming said respectfully.

"I want to ask you about something."

Lin Yuan sat on the chair, his right hand gently tapping on the armrest.

The subordinate of Hei Yu Ao had invited him to join, and left directly after being refused, making Lin Yuan somewhat curious.

"Do you know about the Black Prison Family?"

Lin Yuan looked at Hou Ming and asked.

"The Black Prison Family?"

Hou Ming was slightly stunned and nodded, saying, "I know, one of the five major factions in the Chi Kun Star Region."

The most powerful faction in the Chi Kun Star Region was undoubtedly the Chi Kun lineage; the entire Chi Kun Star Region was named after the Chi Kun lineage.

Beneath the Chi Kun lineage were five major factions, and the Black Prison Family was one of them.

"Back then, not long after the Star Lord took charge of the Star Domain, that Hei Yu Mo brought his Family along, crossing several Star Domain to take root in the Chi Kun Star Region."

"The Star Lord felt that Hei Yu Mo didn't have it easy, so he handed over some trade in the Star Domain to the Black Prison Family, which led to the Black Prison Family becoming one of the five major factions today."

Hou Ming said quickly.

Although he was an Evolver secretly nurtured by the Chi Kun lineage, he was not completely ignorant of the outside world. Coupled with having lived long enough, he also knew some information that was no longer circulated overtly.

"I see."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

He understood.

To summarize.

That Hei Yu Mo was essentially his teacher's lackey.

"Have you heard of that Hei Yu Ao?" Lin Yuan continued to ask.

If he remembered correctly, the one who invited him to join was precisely Hei Yu Ao.

"Hei Yu Ao?"

Hou Ming thought for a moment and replied, "Is he Hei Yu Mo's youngest son?"

Hei Yu Mo had thousands of offspring; if not for an Evolver's extraordinary memory, it would be impossible to remember so many names.

Especially the names of the Black Prison Family, whose pronunciations were all similar, making it very easy for outsiders to confuse them.

"Correct."

"Just a moment ago, he invited me to join his team to participate in the tournament."

Lin Yuan shook his head and said, "But I refused him."

Hou Ming clicked his tongue in wonder, wondering what kind of thing that Hei Yu Ao was to actually dare… Lin Yuan was one of the Chi Kun lineage Thirteen Peak Lords.

Even that pillar of the Black Prison Family, Hei Yu Mo, would have to show respect upon seeing Lin Yuan.

"I guess Mr. Lin's performance in the tournament caught Hei Yu Ao's eye, which is why he took the initiative to invite you."

Hou Ming pondered for a moment and sighed slightly, "The Black Prison Family has a massive sphere of influence, but the competition is also immense. As Hei Yu Mo's youngest son, Hei Yu Ao was born thousands or tens of thousands of years later than his older brothers."

"Even with the Family's support, it is very difficult for him to catch up to his older brothers, which is why he set his sights on the tournament."

"As long as he backs a 'dark horse' and breaks into the top hundred of the Star Domain-level tournament, he, Hei Yu Ao, will surely earn a massive amount of wealth."

"At that time, his status in the Black Prison Family will also rise accordingly, and if he gains Hei Yu Mo's favor, it is not entirely impossible for him to inherit the position of Clan Chief of the Black Prison Family in the future."

Hou Ming said in a low voice.

"I see."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

Those large families and factions appeared glamorous on the surface, but in reality, internal strife was extremely severe.

It even reached the extent where if one did not advance, one had to die.

Unless Hei Yu Ao completely gave up and didn't care about power or money, he had no choice but to compete with his thousands of older brothers.

In fact, it was not just the Black Prison Family.

The competition within the Chi Kun lineage was also extremely cruel; there were numerous standards among official members and core members.

Fail to meet the standards? Then step aside and make room for members who could meet them.

The reason why Lin Yuan didn't feel strongly about this was entirely because his starting point was at the Peak Lord level, standing directly at the very top of the Chi Kun lineage.

Most of the Legacy resources of the Chi Kun lineage were open to Lin Yuan.

And Lin Yuan's task was not to compete with other Disciple, but simply to continue to Cultivate.

Of course, Lin Yuan obtained such treatment through competition as well—over a million inheritors in the Seven Star Cave World competed together.

Although Lin Yuan's starting point was not low, it wasn't the highest either; there were still three Red Marks above him.

Yet in the end, only Lin Yuan became the Thirteenth Peak Lord.

"Right."

"Outside evaluations of that Hei Yu Ao are not very good; he uses any means to achieve his goals. Since Mr. Lin refused the invitation, he probably won't let the matter rest so easily."

"If this Hei Yu Ao goes really too far, Mr. Lin can have the other Peak Lords step in, and even Hei Yu Mo wouldn't dare to disobey the Peak Lords' orders."

Hou Ming reminded him in a low voice.

In front of the Chi Kun lineage, the Black Prison Family was submissive and obsequious, but this did not mean the Black Prison Family was not strong.

Rather, the Chi Kun lineage was simply too strong, leaving the Black Prison Family with no other choice.

But if it weren't for the Chi Kun lineage, the Black Prison Family would be an overlord overlooking an entire Star Domain; the other four of the five major factions would be unwilling to offend the Black Prison Family unless it was absolutely necessary.

"Understood."

Lin Yuan nodded.

However—

If it hadn't reached the final step,

Lin Yuan would not ask his Senior Brothers to step in.

Reaching the level of the Black Prison Family and the Chi Kun lineage Peak Lords,

Every move was watched by countless pairs of eyes.

Lin Yuan concealed his true identity and cultivated on Canglan Star; if he got dragged into the vortex of the Peak Lords and the Black Prison Family,

Who knows what some entities might deduce.

In the Main World, thousands of Evolution Paths stood side by side, and among them was a category called 'divination' Evolution Paths.

Such Evolution Paths could deduce certain conclusions based on known information.

The Chi Kun lineage Thirteen Peak Lords had just been established, and countless outside factions were guessing the true identity of this Thirteenth Peak Lord.

As a result, at this very moment, a certain Peak Lord stepped forward to suppress the Black Prison Family.

In the eyes of those Evolvers proficient in 'divination' Evolution Paths, this would be a very obvious signal.

Even if his Senior Brothers acted very secretly, if Hei Yu Ao inexplicably backed down in the end, it would still leave traces.

Of course, Evolvers of such 'divination' Evolution Paths generally had poor combat power and mostly served in the 'think tanks' of certain major factions.

"Why on earth did this Lin Yuan reject me?"

"Is it because the conditions I offered weren't high enough?"

On the throne, Hei Yu Ao was still pondering.

During this period, while recruiting other Evolver, he couldn't stop thinking about Lin Yuan.

He couldn't help recalling when he left the Family to venture out into the world.

His father, Hei Yu Mo, had once given him two choices.

The first choice was to take away 10 trillion civilization coins from the Family treasury.

After that, the Black Prison Family would not give him much support, and if he wanted to return to the Family to compete for the position of Clan Chief, he had to use those 10 trillion civilization coins to earn 100 billion cosmic coins.

The conversion ratio between civilization coins and cosmic coins was ten thousand to one.

That is to say, he, Hei Yu Ao, had to earn wealth one hundred times that of 10 trillion civilization coins to be qualified to return to the clan.

The second choice was to let the Family's 'think tank' plan a complete commercial blueprint for him.

As long as Hei Yu Ao ultimately earned 10 trillion civilization coins, he could also return to the Family and compete for the position of Clan Chief.

Hei Yu Ao ultimately chose the second one.

And in the commercial blueprint planned for him by the Black Prison Family's 'think tank', it was based on tournaments.

The commercial blueprint was very detailed; the 'think tanks' of the Black Prison Family had spared no effort to select 223 Evolvers under the age of one hundred for Hei Yu.

These 223 Evolvers all possessed potentials that ordinary people hadn't discovered. As long as Hei Yu Ao signed these 223 Evolvers and nurtured them to participate in successive tournaments thereafter, there was a high probability they would shine brilliantly.

And among these 223 Evolvers, Lin Yuan was impressively listed.

"Lin Yuan."

The 'think tank's evaluation of Lin Yuan echoed in Hei Yu Ao's mind.

"Just over twenty years old, he has already stepped into the Fourth Stage, and in the middle-to-late Fourth Stage, after training and nurturing, he can reach the Fourth Stage pinnacle before the arrival of the next tournament, and is expected to step into the Fifth Stage before the age of one hundred."

"Participating in the Star Domain-level tournament with Fifth-Stage strength, it is very easy to break into the top one thousand."

"I, Hei Yu Ao, must get this Lin Yuan."

Hei Yu Ao looked at his subordinates below and said, "I heard that Genius are proud. You went to invite him and were refused. If I invite him personally, will it succeed?"

"Young Master."

The old man in the black suit, Bei Zhao, was slightly stunned, "I'm not sure either, but if Young Master invites him personally, that Lin Yuan would surely be very moved?"

With Hei Yu Ao's status, inviting an Evolver with no background and no faction personally would indeed move the latter.

After all, a personal invitation meant importance and face.

Virtual World.

A specially carved out Small World.

Twelve Peak Lords of the Chi Kun lineage were all gathered here.

Right at this moment,

A figure appeared.

It was precisely Lin Yuan.

"Senior Brothers, Cultivation delayed me, and I didn't pay attention to the time."

Lin Yuan said apologetically, apologizing at the first instance.

Ever since becoming the Thirteenth Peak Lord of the Chi Kun lineage.

To maintain the bonds among the Peak Lords, the Senior Brother took the lead and invited the other Peak Lords to return and gather every once in a while.

Since they met in the Virtual World, it was very convenient; consciousness connection was all that was needed, and everyone generally arrived on time.

"Hahaha, this Junior Brother of ours is truly remarkable. Not yet a hundred years old and he is already at the Fifth Stage; stepping into the Sixth Stage is probably just a matter of time."

The Senior Brother laughed heartily and said.

Lin Yuan stepping into the Fifth Stage was no secret; the Red Kun Star Lord knew, and the twelve Senior Brothers also knew.

"Junior Brother does not have those special Physiques or special Bloodlines. Being able to Breakthrough to the Fifth Stage under the age of one hundred is indeed rare."

The Second Senior Brother nodded in approval.

The Cosmic Human Alliance indeed had many unimaginable Genius; let alone Fifth-Stage under one hundred years old, even Sixth-Stage under one hundred years old had appeared before.

But these Genius all possessed numerous Physiques and Bloodlines, and some were born at the third or fourth stage, or fourth or fifth stage. Their starting point was too high, so there was no need for comparison.

But Lin Yuan was different.

Although the twelve Peak Lords had never seen Lin Yuan in person with their own eyes,

The news heard from the Red Kun Star Lord let them know that Lin Yuan's Physique and Bloodline had nothing special about them.

"According to Junior Brother's Cultivation speed, at most in a few decades, he can attempt a Breakthrough to the Sixth Stage."

"Before breaking through to the Sixth Stage, Junior Brother must be cautious in selecting the fundamental Evolution Path. The more suitable it is to oneself and the higher the Soul compatibility, the faster the speed of transformation will be."

"Even in the future, it will be of no small help for the Breakthrough from the Sixth Stage to the Seventh Stage."

The Senior Brother reminded him earnestly.

He was now a Seventh-Stage Evolver and had deep insights into the path he had walked previously; what he had walked wrongly or crookedly was now very easy to spot.

"Understood."

Lin Yuan felt settled in his heart.

From beginning to end, the Senior Brother emphasized choosing the Evolution Path most suitable for oneself to carry out Soul compatibility transformation.

It was the most suitable, not the strongest.

And among the vast and boundless Evolution Paths mastered by Cosmic Human Civilization, which Evolution Path could possibly be more suitable for Lin Yuan than the Martial Dao Evolution Path?

"Sigh, at Junior Brother's Cultivation speed, breaking through to the Seventh Stage is estimated to have a high possibility. By then, I wonder if our previous forms of address will need to change or not."

The Third Senior Brother glanced at the Fourth Senior Brother and the other nine Senior Brothers.

"Ah, this."

The Fourth Senior Brother blinked his eyes, "If Junior Brother can Breakthrough to the Seventh Stage, that is an enhancement of our Chi Kun lineage's Foundation. Even if I'm asked to change how I address him, I am willing."

"Hahahaha, Third, stop teasing them."

The Second Senior Brother shook his head.

For a Sixth-Stage Evolver wanting to Breakthrough to the Seventh Stage, a certain specific Opportunity was even more needed. Even if Lin Yuan could Breakthrough to the Sixth Stage within a few decades, wanting to continue breaking through and step into the Seventh Stage was not an easy matter.

Many Sixth-Stage pinnacle Evolvers were trapped on this Bottleneck for thousands or tens of thousands of years until they died of old age.

After communicating with his Senior Brothers for an hour, the gathering ended.

Lin Yuan disconnected his consciousness from the Virtual World and returned to reality.

Central Continent Manor, underground training ground.

"Let's take a look at the results of this period."

Lin Yuan carefully perceived the degree of his Soul transformation with his mind.

"Twenty percent?"

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face. At this speed, his Soul reaching Perfection compatibility probably wouldn't even take two years; a little over a year would suffice.

By then, he would step into the Sixth Stage and become a Star-Falling Class expert who shook a region.

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