Chapter 236: Choosing a Star Domain

His consciousness returned to reality.

In Lin Yuan's mind, scenes of his conversation with Supreme Being Xia Qin constantly flashed.

“A Supreme Powerhouse is too terrifying,”

Lin Yuan marveled in his heart. Just by relying on his consciousness Incarnation in the Virtual World, the other party could see the traces of the passage of time on his mental will?

“But the Gate of Myriad Realms…”

Lin Yuan was absolutely certain that Supreme Being Xia Qin had not noticed the Gate of Myriad Realms at all.

Although he had only experienced seven shuttles, Lin Yuan knew very well just how valuable the Gate of Myriad Realms was to Human Civilization.

If Human Civilization possessed the Gate of Myriad Realms, there would be no need to wage continuous wars with other neighboring Peak Groups.

Why did the Human Civilization Alliance constantly wage wars?

Resources.

It was for resources.

In the Cosmic Starry Sky, resources are limited.

If Human Civilization wanted to keep developing, it had no choice but to continuously plunder resources.

And this would inevitably lead to conflicts with other Peak Groups, thereby starting wars.

But with the Gate of Myriad Realms, Human Civilization could completely invade other dimensional realms and thus acquire vast amounts of resources.

Lin Yuan was very clear on this point, but he would absolutely never proactively reveal the existence of the Gate of Myriad Realms.

Human hearts are unpredictable.

In the face of absolute benefits, no one can guarantee what they might do.

Perhaps in the future, after Lin Yuan became a Supreme Powerhouse or even surpassed one, he would use the Gate of Myriad Realms to open pathways to other dimensional worlds, allowing the Evolvers of Human Civilization to enter and expand their territory.

As for now, it was absolutely impossible for Lin Yuan to reveal the existence of the Gate of Myriad Realms to anyone.

This was Lin Yuan's greatest trump card.

The Chi Kun lineage Thirteen Peak Lords stepping into the eighth order was a major event that shook the Chi Kun Star Region as well as the Annan Star Alliance.

Particularly before this, the Great Peak Lord had also stepped into the eighth order. Within a short period, the Chi Kun lineage gained two eighth-order Experts; saying their Foundation had surged immensely was not an exaggeration.

Thus, the Chi Kun lineage decided to hold a grand ceremony to celebrate the birth of the two eighth-order figures.

The celebration was held in the Virtual World. Slightly famous forces and independent Evolvers from the Annan Star Alliance and dozens of surrounding star alliances all rushed over. This was far grander than the ceremony held when Lin Yuan had stepped into the sixth order.

The Chi Kun lineage gaining another Peak Lord was a big deal for the Chi Kun Star Region, but outside of the Chi Kun Star Region, it was not as significant.

However, the birth of an Eighth-Order Evolver, especially an Eighth-Order Evolver under a hundred years old like Lin Yuan, meant to any force that Lin Yuan's future potential was terrifying.

If they didn't come to congratulate him now, they might not have the chance to do so in the future.

“Is that the Red Maple Star Lord? That's the Wan Yang Star Master? Even the Golden Dragon Star Lord is here?”

“So many eighth-order Star Lords… even many Eighth Order Invincibles have come.”

“This scale is almost on par with a star alliance-level celebration.”

The guests conversed in low voices. In their respective Star Domains, they were grand figures ruling over their own territories, but here, they were as ordinary as could be.

At the Thirteenth Peak Lord's celebration, only eighth-order Star Lords could draw an extra glance. As for seventh-order and sixth-order Evolvers, there were simply too many to keep track of.

“That one must be the Thirteenth Peak Lord. He is so young.”

“Indeed, I wonder how he Cultivates. To be eighth-order at such a young age.”

Naturally, the focus of countless guests was on Lin Yuan. As for the Great Peak Lord, though stepping into the eighth order was dazzling, he paled in comparison to the Thirteenth Peak Lord.

Lin Yuan sat at a table with his parents and family, while the neighboring tables were reserved for the Star Lords.

“So many big shots.”

Lin Yi looked left and right. Fortunately, they were in the Virtual World, where the auras of high-order Evolvers were restrained. If it were in reality, a low-order Evolver like her would probably tremble with fear at a single glance.

This was the pressure of the essence of life.

“Xiao Yuan, you really…”

His father, Lin Shoucheng, sighed. His son had become too successful. Originally, he thought Lin Yuan becoming the Chi Kun lineage Thirteen Peak Lords was already a stroke of extreme ancestral luck.

But now, Lin Yuan had stepped into the eighth order, and under a hundred years old at that.

Lately, he didn't know how many massive forces from other Star Domains had contacted him, either directly or indirectly.

All with the purpose of ingratiating themselves with Lin Yuan.

“Xiao Yuan, I heard that Eighth-Order Evolvers need to go and guard the border Star Domains… Is it very dangerous there?”

His mother, Lu Qiong, said softly, her tone filled with concern.

“It is somewhat dangerous, but I can handle it.”

Lin Yuan said with a smile.

The one heading to guard the border Star Domain was Lin Yuan's original body. As for his Yin Spirit and Yang Spirit, one was on the Alien Race Battlefield, and the other was on the Crimson Kun Main Star.

They were extremely safe.

For other Evolvers' Clone techniques, only when the original body was still alive could the Clones be resurrected.

If the original body perished, then all Clones would perish together as well.

But Lin Yuan's Martial Dao Primordial Spirit was, strictly speaking, not a Clone.

There was no requirement that the original body must be alive to condense the Yin Spirit and Yang Spirit.

Even if the original body perished, the Yin Spirit and Yang Spirit could rely on the method of "Taiji Begetting All Things" to re-evolve a Physical Body.

Of course, with the Physical Body Divine Ability 'Rebirth from a Drop of Blood', Lin Yuan had no need for such trouble at all.

“Disciple, come over here for a moment.”

Just then, the Red Kun Star Lord's voice rang in Lin Yuan's ears.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

Lin Yuan stood up and greeted his parents.

“These few are all my good friends who wanted to meet you.” The Red Kun Star Lord was chatting and laughing with several other Star Lords.

Seeing Lin Yuan approach, he immediately introduced them.

“So this is your little Disciple.”

“His Aptitude is indeed terrifying. An eighth-order under a hundred years old… Old Red Kun, your luck is simply too good, isn't it?”

The Star Lords spoke up one after another.

When Lin Yuan had previously stepped into the sixth order under a hundred years old,

most of these Star Lords praised the Red Kun Star Lord's brilliant methods in teaching his Disciple.

But now, with Lin Yuan stepping into the eighth order under a hundred years old,

the tone of all the Star Lords changed, believing that the Red Kun Star Lord was just lucky.

Several Star Lords turned red with envy upon seeing Lin Yuan, thinking that if they had received such a Disciple, they wouldn't have done any worse than the Red Kun Star Lord.

In fact, this was indeed the case.

The Red Kun Star Lord knew his own situation best.

His guidance to Lin Yuan was truly pitifully little.

Aside from material resource support, the number of times the Red Kun Star Lord had offered guidance did not exceed five.

“Hahahahaha, so what? Luck is also a form of strength. Not convinced? Then go find a Disciple like this yourself.”

The Red Kun Star Lord was in a great mood. Instead of refuting, he took pride in it.

The celebration lasted for several days.

Lin Yuan soon began to Cultivate again.

“The Martial Dao Eighth Order Chapter of the Martial Dao Evolution Path focuses on rule Fusion.”

Lin Yuan thought rapidly as a vast amount of inspiration welled up in his mind. The gains from comprehending that severed body part were now fully transformed into Foundation, driving Lin Yuan to continuously develop the Martial Dao Eighth Order Chapter.

“Rule Fusion must have pillar rules. I will fuse the Space Rules with the Taiyin and Sun Rules…”

The Martial Dao Foundation that Lin Yuan Cultivated was Taiyin, Sun, and Taiji.

Therefore, in the rule Fusion of the eighth order, it was naturally the Taiyin and Sun fusing with the Space Rules.

This was the path determined for the Martial Dao Evolution Path ever since the Rank 2 Chapter and the third stage.

Of course, other Martial Dao Evolvers did not have to do this; they could follow their own paths and did not need to be limited to Taiyin and Sun.

Ending his Cultivation for the day,

Lin Yuan began to take stock of the congratulatory gifts given to him by other Evolvers.

Since the Chi Kun lineage was holding a celebration, the participating Evolvers would more or less show some appreciation.

Especially for an eighth-order with limitless potential like the Thirteenth Peak Lord. If they didn't invest now, would they wait until the Thirteenth Peak Lord became an Eighth Order Invincible or reached the ninth order to invest?

At that time, it would depend on whether he would even accept it.

Although investing now was just adding flowers to a brocade, it was still better than not investing at all.

“All the congratulatory gifts added up to about 150,000 cubic meters of cosmic crystals…”

Lin Yuan was in a good mood. This was a huge step up from the gifts he received when he was promoted to a Seven-Level Citizen.

When Lin Yuan was promoted to a Seven-Level Citizen, his real identity was hidden, so many Evolvers were unwilling to invest too much.

But now that he had promoted to an Eighth-Order Evolver, and an Eighth-Order Evolver under a hundred years old at that, which Evolver would dare to look down on such a gimmick?

“My current cosmic crystals, plus the share of income from the Martial Dao Evolution Path several times, are close to 200,000 cubic meters.”

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

cosmic crystals are the common currency of all races in the Cosmic Starry Sky. They possess not only monetary value but also practical value.

Two hundred thousand cubic meters of cosmic crystals exceeded that of an ordinary eighth-order Peak Evolver.

Of course, the wealth of most Eighth-Order Evolvers was concentrated in weapons and treasures, while the amount of cosmic crystals was not the major portion.

“Hmm?”

Lin Yuan raised his head and looked outside the grand hall.

“Thirteenth Peak Lord.”

Lin Yuan walked out of the grand hall and saw a thin man standing there.

“You are?”

Lin Yuan looked at this thin man, slightly startled in his heart.

This man's appearance was extremely similar to Deputy Tower Master Nalan, who not long ago had destroyed a one-light-year area at the edge of the Black Abyss Secret Realm with a flick of his finger.

Of course, through the video, Lin Yuan concluded that the other party was at least a ninth-order Evolver, and in all probability, even stronger.

After all, the Black Abyss Clan also had five or six ninth-order Experts guarding them. Yet, in front of Deputy Tower Master Nalan, these five or six ninth-order Experts did not even dare to step out of the Secret Realm, helplessly watching Deputy Tower Master Nalan shatter a large area of the Secret Realm's edge.

It wasn't until the Zerg Experts came to reinforce them that Deputy Tower Master Nalan stopped and left.

“The Tower Master asked me to hand this to you.”

Deputy Tower Master Nalan smiled slightly and handed a metal box to Lin Yuan.

“Alright.”

Lin Yuan's expression turned solemn as he took the metal box.

“The Tower Master thinks very highly of you. It has been a long time since I saw him treat a junior like this.” Deputy Tower Master Nalan smiled slightly, and his figure dissipated directly.

“Deputy Tower Master Nalan…”

Lin Yuan's thoughts spun. Deputy Tower Master Nalan should be the Deputy Tower Master of the Evolution High Tower where Supreme Being Xia Qin was stationed.

“The Evolution High Tower where Supreme Being Xia Qin is stationed is unknown how many millions of light-years away from the Chi Kun Star Region. Even with continuous wormhole shuttles, it would take hundreds or thousands of years to arrive. Yet, Deputy Tower Master Nalan arrived in just under half a month.”

Lin Yuan was somewhat shocked.

“It is said that after fully comprehending the complete Space Rules model, one will master large-scale teleportation methods. A single teleportation can cover hundreds or thousands of light-years in just one step… But that is an ability that only ninth-order Evolvers can master.”

Lin Yuan thought silently to himself.

At the edge of Human Civilization's territory.

Several massive wills swept through.

“Who on earth was it that noticed the talent of the Chi Kun lineage Thirteen Peak Lords back then but did not report it to the Zerg Alliance immediately?”

The strongest of those wills suppressed its anger.

If they had known earlier that the Thirteenth Peak Lord could step into the eighth order under a hundred years old, they would have paid any price to assassinate him before he even reached the sixth order.

As long as he was assassinated before the sixth order, even a Supreme Powerhouse would not be able to resurrect him.

“Those few who failed to report in time are sinners of the Zerg Alliance!” This strongest will questioned the other wills.

“I don't know either. The one in charge of the Chi Kun Star Region back then was Pan Yong, but he disappeared some time ago, and we can't find him no matter how we search.”

One of the wills immediately replied.

“Yes, same for us. He just suddenly disappeared, and now we have no way of knowing why he didn't report it back then.”

“Disappeared? What a coincidence.” The strongest will was clearly skeptical.

As long as they couldn't find the person involved and establish evidence, the Zerg could not punish the corresponding clan.

“I suspect those few were probably bought off by Human Civilization long ago. This is also a blow to us.”

The third will immediately said.

“Bought off?” The strongest will was expressionless.

“I will continue to report this matter. You few clans, just wait.” After the strongest will finished speaking, it dissipated directly.

Crimson Kun Main Star.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.

“Is this the town spirit pearl?”

“A treasure capable of withstanding a Supreme Powerhouse for an instant?”

Lin Yuan opened the metal box, and a colorless, transparent bead slowly floated up.

It faintly emanated an extremely gentle power, making Lin Yuan's Soul and will feel as if they were soaking in a hot spring.

“It is far more precious than an eighth-order Soul defense treasure… No, even the Primal Refined Gold given by Teacher cannot compare to it.”

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Primal Refined Gold is indeed precious and has growth attributes, but to grow it to the level of a Supreme Powerhouse, who knows how many resources would need to be invested.

And this town spirit pearl should be a treasure at the level of a Supreme Powerhouse; otherwise, it would be impossible to block a Supreme Powerhouse even for an instant.

One must know that a Supreme Powerhouse masters the complete Time Rule. If they want to kill an Eighth-Order Evolver, the other party wouldn't even be able to react, yet this town spirit pearl can forcefully buy an instant of time.

With that instant of time, Lin Yuan could choose to self-detonate.

As long as one does not receive memory pollution from a Supreme Powerhouse, the so-called death, under the resurrection methods of a Supreme Powerhouse, is merely like taking a nap.

“I have my Yang Spirit on the Crimson Kun Main Star. Even if I encounter a Supreme Powerhouse, I can directly self-detonate my original body and won't need a Supreme Powerhouse to resurrect me.”

Lin Yuan thought silently in his heart.

In any case, it is best not to die if possible.

He successfully refined the town spirit pearl.

Lin Yuan began to consider the matters he would have to face next.

That was to choose a border Star Domain and then go to guard it for five hundred years.

“Most Eighth-Order Evolvers guard for far more than five hundred years. For example, when the Red Kun Star Lord first entered the eighth order back then, he guarded the Chi Kun Star Region and has not left to this day.”

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Humans are creatures of emotion, and Evolvers are no exception.

“Let me see which Star Domain I should choose.”

Lin Yuan opened the map of the Human Alliance's territory and observed it carefully.

The border region guarded by an Eighth-Order Evolver would have the right of naming; the Chi Kun Star Region was not originally called the Chi Kun Star Region.

After the Red Kun Star Lord guarded it, it became the Chi Kun Star Region.

“Right here.”

With a stir of his heart, Lin Yuan looked toward a certain position on the map.