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"Yes."

"With Mr. Lin's talent, Canglan Star is ultimately too small."

"But with our Xiangwen Group, a medium-sized life planet, and a sixth-order Falling Star powerhouse, that is the true stage suitable for Mr. Lin."

The middle-aged man with golden hair smiled and continued, "Moreover, Lord Xiangwen values Mr. Lin quite a bit. In the future, he might even come forward to give some guidance."

Lord Xiangwen is the sixth-order Falling Star powerhouse behind the Xiangwen Group.

Guidance from a sixth-order evolutionist is a significant opportunity for most evolutionists.

Sixth-order evolutionists possess the power of Falling Stars, and even a few words of guidance from them can enlighten fourth or fifth-order evolutionists.

The middle-aged man with golden hair believed that Lin Yuan would find it hard to ignore such an opportunity.

Lin Yuan's talent is indeed good, reaching the fourth order before a hundred years old, and there's a good chance of becoming a fifth-order evolutionist in the future.

But that's about it.

To break through to the sixth order and reach higher levels, the hope is still slim.

Therefore, guidance from a sixth-order evolutionist is an opportunity not to be missed.

"Sorry, I'm not interested in joining other forces," Lin Yuan said, shaking his head.

What a joke! According to the middle-aged man with golden hair, joining the Xiangwen Group would undoubtedly involve signing many contracts and personally going to the Xiangwen Group's headquarters for inspection.

Moreover, the conditions laid out by the middle-aged man, attractive to ordinary fourth-order evolutionists, aren't particularly tempting for Lin Yuan.

Moreover, Lin Yuan's true identity is the Thirteenth Peak Master of the Red Kun lineage, comparable to the prince of an empire, and a prince with actual power at that.

If he joined the Xiangwen Group, it would be equivalent to selling his life for other star domains in the arena.

What kind of talk is that?

"Mr. Lin, won't you consider it at all?" The middle-aged man's face changed slightly.

Although the Xiangwen Group is not in the Red Kun Star Domain, it is still a major force with a sixth-order Falling Star powerhouse.

Even if Lin Yuan has other choices, he doesn't need to be so direct about it.

A more tactful expression would be better for everyone's dignity.

"I said I'm not interested, and I won't continue to consider it," Lin Yuan shook his head. His most important matter now is to quickly reach the sixth order. Other things unrelated to the breakthrough are just trivial matters.

"Alright."

"If Lord Xiangwen knew about this, he would probably be very disappointed."

The middle-aged man with golden hair looked somewhat unpleasant, stood up, and was about to take his leave.

"What's wrong?"

"Is your Lord Xiangwen planning to come and teach me a lesson?"

Lin Yuan spoke.

In the Cosmic Human Alliance, the laws are sound, and the more powerful the evolutionist, the greater the constraints.

Even those lofty evolution professors cannot act recklessly, let alone a sixth-order evolutionist?

As long as that Lord Xiangwen dares to come to Canglan Star and shows any intention to harm Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan will report him to the Goddess of Wisdom.

Can't beat you? Does that mean I can't report you either?

Of course.

Lin Yuan thinks it's unlikely that Lord Xiangwen will come.

Even that Lord Xiangwen may not even know about Lin Yuan.

"May Mr. Lin's evolutionary path always be smooth," the middle-aged man with golden hair said with an iron face.

In other words, after this, Lin Yuan shouldn't have any issues that require seeking help from the Xiangwen Group.

"Get out."

Lin Yuan directly kicked the middle-aged man with golden hair out of his personal room.

As soon as Lin Yuan reaches the sixth order, he can openly reveal his identity as the Thirteenth Peak Master of the Red Kun lineage.

At that time, forces at the level of the Xiangwen Group will come to lick Lin Yuan's boots before he can even think about it.

In his personal space, Lin Yuan sat alone on a wooden chair.

"The Arena Battle."

Lin Yuan pondered.

The Arena Battle is one of the most heated and eye-catching events in the Human Civilization Alliance.

And being heated and eye-catching means enormous attention.

This leads to a series of industrial chains involving vast amounts of money.

Why do groups like the Xiangwen Group or other faction consortia specifically cultivate teams to participate in each Arena Battle?

Is it really just for honor?

Of course not!

As long as an evolutionist can make it to a certain rank in the Arena Battle, such as the top hundred or top ten, they will undoubtedly receive a lot of attention.

At this time, just casually advertising or imprinting the logo of a consortium or conglomerate on their clothes will bring an incredible amount of popularity.

And advertising is just the most common way to monetize.

In each Arena Battle, there are also 'betting houses' set up in advance.

Before the competition, choose a participant you think will win, and if the result matches, you will receive a certain multiplier of the prize money.

Of course.

To ensure fairness.

Almost all possibilities of 'rigged matches' are eliminated under the detection of the Goddess of Wisdom.

It is precisely because of this that major forces, groups, and consortia are very keen to find potential evolutionists from seemingly inconspicuous medium-life planets and then support them to participate in galaxy-level and star domain-level Arena Battles.

These evolutionists from medium-life planets have low exposure, haven't undergone systematic training.

If one receives training and support from major forces, their strength will improve significantly in a short period.

By the time the star domain-level Arena Battle begins, they will enter with the posture of a 'dark horse.'

After all, in the eyes of most citizens, facing a player with already considerable fame and a record of ten or twenty consecutive victories against an opponent they've never heard of, most citizens would undoubtedly bet on the former.

Apart from the aforementioned methods, the Arena Battle offers many profitable avenues. The most enduring is accumulating fans and cultivating into a star evolutionist.

Currently, the top-tier star evolutionists in the Cosmic Human Alliance have countless fans, many of whom are descendants of major forces.

The impact of every move they make is astonishing.

"So, in the eyes of those conglomerates and consortia, do I already qualify to be a 'dark horse'?"

Lin Yuan rubbed his chin, shaking his head slightly.

Indeed, on the previous Arena Battle, even if Lin Yuan only revealed a portion of his strength, he was still at the fourth order.

A fourth-order evolutionist under a hundred years old might be somewhat common on prosperous higher-life planets.

But on a medium-life planet like Canglan Star, it might take tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years to produce one.

The education, training, and resources on medium-life planets are far inferior to those on higher-life planets.

In such an environment, being able to reach the fourth order, whether due to serendipity or luck, is no less impressive than the top evolution geniuses on higher-life planets.

That's why Lin Yuan was valued by the Xiangwen Group, prompting them to send someone to invite him.

"The Goddess of Wisdom allows such things to happen because invitations from major conglomerates and consortia may impose restrictions on evolution geniuses, but they also cultivate these evolutionists."

"Moreover, constrained by the laws of human civilization, the contracts these conglomerates and consortia sign with evolution geniuses will not be too excessive. Even if they breach the contract, the penalty won't be exorbitant."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

To gain, there must be a cost. This is the unspoken rule acknowledged by the Human Civilization Alliance.

Wanting to take advantage of one's genius status recklessly, not abiding by contract terms—this wouldn't be supported by the three goddesses.

"My current soul compatibility."

Lin Yuan returned to reality, carefully sensing it.

"About 80% completed at this rate. At most two years, and I'll reach complete compatibility, officially stepping into the sixth order."

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

The sixth order holds special significance for any evolutionist.

Below the sixth order, no matter how powerful a life form is, it is still surface life, relying on the planet's internal environment for survival. Once leaving the planet and entering the starry sky, it's challenging to continue surviving.

But at the sixth order, one can roam the starry sea. All sixth-order evolutionists are also known as celestial life.

Moreover, the sixth order marks a qualitative change in strength.

Why does Lin Yuan only need to cultivate to the sixth order to publicly reveal his identity as the Thirteenth Peak Master of the Red Kun Lineage?

It's because a sixth-order evolutionist is already challenging to assassinate, with survival means far surpassing those of the fifth order.

Generally, unless absolutely necessary, other races won't attempt to assassinate a sixth-order evolutionist. The cost is too high, equivalent to cultivating dozens of seventh-order powerhouses.

Moreover, there's no guarantee of successfully killing the sixth-order evolutionist in the end.

"The conversion speed of soul compatibility is not stable. It may be fast in the early stages, then slow down, or vice versa."

"My current compatibility conversion is still normal."

Lin Yuan continued to observe.

"However, as long as the soul compatibility hasn't reached one-tenth, it can be terminated, and another evolutionary path can be chosen."

After entering the sixth order, the cost of changing evolutionary paths would skyrocket.

Strictly speaking, Lin Yuan has not yet reached the sixth order; he is still at the fifth.

"Of the many evolutionary paths I currently grasp, the most powerful is undoubtedly the Profound Yellow Evolutionary Path. If I use this evolutionary path as the direction for soul transformation..."

Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, immediately abandoning this idea.

Even if the Profound Yellow Evolutionary Path is powerful, it was not created by Lin Yuan. While it might bring short-term benefits as the fundamental evolutionary path, it might not be advantageous in the long run.

Lin Yuan still trusted the Martial Dao Evolutionary Path more.

The Profound Yellow Evolutionary Path can be comprehended and practiced, but it should never be the fundamental path.

All other evolutionary paths, including the Profound Yellow Evolutionary Path, should only serve as supplements to perfect the Martial Dao Evolutionary Path.

"Let's continue to perfect the Martial Dao Evolutionary Path."

Lin Yuan's mind continued to sink into the Martial Dao Evolutionary Path.

In Lin Yuan's latest concept, the Martial Dao Evolutionary Path no longer had Tai Yin Chapters, Tai Yang Chapters, or Yin Yang Chapters.

Many attribute powers could be incorporated into the Martial Dao Evolutionary System.

Evolutionists could specialize in any attribute, entering the Martial Dao for cultivation.

The Martial Dao shouldn't be so limited but should be infinitely vast.

Lin Yuan found that by moving in this direction, perfecting the Martial Dao Evolutionary Path, the conversion speed of his soul's compatibility would receive a certain degree of improvement.

Next.

Lin Yuan continued to perfect the Martial Dao Evolutionary System while observing the crimson 'stone' sent by the Red Kun Star Lord.

In his leisure time.

He rejected invitations from various major star domains, financial conglomerates, and forces.

In addition to the Xiangwen Group noticing Lin Yuan's potential to become a 'dark horse,' other forces had also taken notice.

In the interstellar era, slightly stronger forces had their own think tanks, making plans and actions based on information and intelligence from human civilization and even other alien races.

Lin Yuan, being a fourth-order under a hundred years old and coming from a medium-life planet, had great potential, and his price wasn't high.

Certainly very 'popular.'

As for these forces' invitations, initially, Lin Yuan reluctantly made time to meet them and clearly express his attitude. But in the end, the frequency became too high. Lin Yuan simply refused to meet them and let the AI assistant handle it.

"If I had claimed to have passed the Seven Star Cave test back then..."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. If it were just like Fang Qing, passing the test and becoming a formal member of the Red Kun Lineage, these forces probably wouldn't invite him like this. After all, as a formal member of the Red Kun Lineage, there was no reason to serve other forces.

The Red Kun Lineage was the most powerful force.

However, this meant that Lin Yuan would need to travel to the Red Kun Main Star alongside those who had passed the test, like Fang Qing. This was a normal process for those joining the Red Kun Lineage.

Lin Yuan could stay on the Azure Blue Star all along due to being the Thirteenth Peak Master, enjoying many privileges. Even the gifts given by the Red Kun Star Lord required a special payment of one hundred billion civilization coins, commissioned to be delivered by the 'Smooth Passage' group.

One day, after Lin Yuan finished practicing, the voice of the AI assistant came.

"Master, the person to visit this time is from the Black Prison Family. He is the three thousand eight hundred and twenty-first son of Black Prison Mo, a trusted subordinate under Black Prison Chelae."

"Black Prison Family?" Lin Yuan frowned slightly. The Black Prison Family was a force in the Red Kun Star Domain. Among many forces outside the Red Kun Lineage, the Black Prison Family ranked in the top five. The strongest in the Black Prison Family, Black Prison Mo, even surpassed the sixth order.

"Black Prison Family." Lin Yuan contemplated for a while. "Let's meet."

Lin Yuan could ignore most other forces and financial conglomerates. One reason was that many of them were sixth-order forces, and Lin Yuan was on the verge of becoming a sixth-order evolutionist, so there was no need for excessive intimacy. The second reason was that most of the invitations were from group forces outside the Red Kun Star Domain, and there was no need to get too close.

However, the Black Prison Family was different. As a local force in the Red Kun Star Domain, when Lin Yuan entered the sixth order in the future and publicly revealed his identity, he might have to deal with them.

Swoosh.

Lin Yuan's consciousness connected to the virtual world.

Personal space.

Lin Yuan agreed to enter.

A man dressed in a black suit, as elegant as a noble, appeared in front of him.

"Bei Zhao, representing my young master Black Prison Chelae, greets Mr. Lin Yuan."

The elderly man in black formal attire, Bei Zhao, maintained a humble posture and a slightly respectful tone.

He promptly proceeded to state the conditions inviting Lin Yuan to join under Black Prison Chelae.

"I'm currently not very interested in the arena matches, sorry about that."

Lin Yuan tried to soften his tone as much as possible.

"I see."

Bei Zhao, the elderly man in black formal attire, showed no visible change in his expression.

After bidding farewell, he disappeared on the spot.

"Quite reasonable?"

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

Previously, when those forces sent people to invite him and received rejection, most would resort to some form of threatening implications.

In a splendid palace, Black Prison Chelae sat on the throne, deep in thought with closed eyes.

At that moment, the figure of Bei Zhao, the elderly man in black formal attire, appeared.

"So, Lin Yuan, which tier of contract did you choose?" Black Prison Chelae casually asked.

Before sending Bei Zhao to invite Lin Yuan, Black Prison Chelae had set five tiers of contracts. The higher the tier of the contract, the greater the level of support for Lin Yuan. At the same time, the restrictions were also greater. Lin Yuan was free to choose the specific tier of the contract.

"Young Master."

Bei Zhao bowed slightly.

"Lin Yuan has declined the Young Master's invitation."

The elderly man in black formal attire spoke softly.

"Declined my invitation?"

On the throne, Black Prison Chelae was slightly stunned, looking down at Bei Zhao, the elderly man in black formal attire.

"Master."

"I've made all the conditions clear."

"But Lin Yuan still refused."

"He claims to have no interest in arena matches."

The elderly man in black formal attire, Bei Zhao, said immediately.

"Is that so?"

Black Prison Chelae stood up from the throne, frowning slightly.

He considered himself extremely benevolent, offering five tiers of contracts with very favorable terms. Especially the lowest tier, which only required Lin Yuan to serve him, Black Prison Chelae, for a hundred years, in exchange for various resources and cultivation opportunities. For a fourth or fifth-tier evolutionist, a hundred years wasn't considered long, and serving Black Prison Chelae was a blessing that ordinary evolutionists couldn't dream of.

Yet, Lin Yuan refused.

This was a result that Black Prison Chelae hadn't expected.

Black Prison Chelae, surpassing the sixth tier, was the direct descendant of Black Prison Mo. Countless evolutionists wanted to voluntarily join him, but Black Prison Chelae looked down on most of them. Now, after finally setting his eyes on Lin Yuan, the latter didn't reciprocate?

"What exactly is going on?"

"Has the prestige of my Black Prison Family fallen to such an extent?"

Black Prison Chelae felt somewhat distressed.

On the Canglan Star, Central Continent Manor.

Lin Yuan walked out of the underground training ground and called the captain of the guard, Hou Ming.

"Mr. Lin, greetings."

Captain Hou Ming, a sixth-tier evolutionist, respectfully said.

"I have something to ask you."

Lin Yuan sat in the chair, lightly tapping the armrest with his right hand.

The invitation from the subordinate of Black Prison Chelae, followed by Lin Yuan's rejection and the immediate departure, intrigued Lin Yuan.

"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, nodding, "I know. It's one of the five major forces in the Red Kun Star Domain."

The most powerful force in the Red Kun Star Domain was undoubtedly the Red Kun Lineage, which was named after the entire star domain. Below the Red Kun Lineage were five major forces, and the Black Prison Family was one of them.

"Back then, not long after the Star Lord took control of the star domain, Black Prison Mo brought his entire family, spanning multiple star domains, to establish themselves in the Red Kun Star Domain."

"The Star Lord deemed Black Prison Mo's effort noteworthy and entrusted some of the star domain's trade to the Black Prison Family, leading to the present Black Prison Family being one of the five major forces."

Hou Ming quickly explained.

Although he was a secret evolutionist cultivated by the Red Kun Lineage, he wasn't completely ignorant of the outside world. Combined with his long life, he was aware of some information that was no longer widely circulated.

"I see."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

Understood.

In summary, Black Prison Mo is the lackey of my teacher.

"What about Black Prison Chelae, have you heard of him?" Lin Yuan continued to inquire.

If he remembered correctly, it was Black Prison Chelae who invited him to join.

"Black Prison Chelae?" Hou Ming thought for a moment and answered, "Is he the youngest son of Black Prison Mo?"

Black Prison Mo had thousands of offspring. If it weren't for an evolutionist's extraordinary memory, it would be challenging to remember so many names, especially since the names of the Black Prison Family sounded quite similar, making it easy for outsiders to confuse them.

"Yes."

"Just now, he invited me to join his team and participate in the arena matches."

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

"That Black Prison Chelae, what audacity..." Hou Ming marveled. Lin Yuan was the Thirteenth Peak Master of the Red Kun Lineage; even Black Prison Mo, the divine needle of the Black Prison Family, would show respect upon meeting him.

"I guess Mr. Lin's performance in the arena matches caught Black Prison Chelae's eye, prompting him to extend the invitation voluntarily."

After pondering for a moment, Hou Ming expressed, "The Black Prison Family is a vast force, but the competition is fierce. Black Prison Chelae, as the youngest son of Black Prison Mo, was born thousands or tens of thousands of years later than his brothers. Despite having the family's support, it's challenging for him to catch up with his brothers. Hence, he set his sights on the arena matches."

"As long as he supports a 'dark horse' to break into the top hundred of the stellar-level arena matches, Black Prison Chelae will undoubtedly amass a vast fortune."

"By then, his status in the Black Prison Family will rise, and if he gains Black Prison Mo's favor, inheriting the position of the Black Prison Family patriarch is not out of the question."

Hou Ming spoke in a hushed tone.

"I see."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

These prominent families and forces might seem glamorous on the surface, but internally, there were severe conflicts, sometimes reaching the point of life and death. Unless Black Prison Chelae completely gave up on ambitions and power, the only option would be to compete with his thousands of brothers.

It wasn't just the Black Prison Family; within the Red Kun Lineage, competition was also brutal. There were many criteria among formal and core members, and if one couldn't meet the standards, they would be replaced by someone who did.

Lin Yuan didn't feel strongly about this because he started at the peak level, standing directly at the top of the Red Kun Lineage. Most of the lineage's inheritance resources were open to him, and his task was to continue cultivating.

Of course, Lin Yuan's current treatment was earned through competition, with over a million inheritors in the Seven-Star Cave World, all competing together.

Lin Yuan's starting point, while not low, wasn't the highest either. Three Red Stripes were still above him.

However, in the end, Lin Yuan became the Thirteenth Peak Master.

"Right."

"That Black Prison Chelae, his reputation isn't very good. He's ruthless to achieve his goals. Mr. Lin, if you refuse his invitation, he probably won't give up easily."

"If Black Prison Chelae crosses the line, Mr. Lin can have the other Peak Masters intervene. Even Black Prison Mo wouldn't dare to defy the orders of the Peak Masters," Hou Ming reminded in a low voice.

The Black Prison Family, in front of the Red Kun Lineage, behaved subserviently. This wasn't because the Black Prison Family wasn't strong; it was because the Red Kun Lineage was too powerful.

If there were no Red Kun Lineage, the Black Prison Family would be the overlord of a star domain. The other four major forces among the five wouldn't want to offend the Black Prison Family unless absolutely necessary.

"Understood."

Lin Yuan nodded.

However...

If it wasn't the last resort, Lin Yuan wouldn't ask his senior brothers for help.

At the level of the Black Prison Family and the Red Kun Lineage's Peak Masters, every move was scrutinized by countless eyes. Lin Yuan hid his true identity and practiced on Canglan Star. If he got involved in the vortex of the Peak Masters and the Black Prison Family, he might be speculated upon by certain entities.

In the main world, myriad evolutionary paths were side by side, including a category known as the 'divination' evolutionary path. This type of evolutionary path could deduce a conclusion based on known information.

When the Thirteenth Peak Master of the Red Kun Lineage was just established, countless forces speculated about the true identity of this Thirteenth Peak Master. If, at this moment, a Peak Master intervened and suppressed the Black Prison Family, it would be a clear signal to those evolutionists proficient in the 'divination' evolutionary path.

Even if the senior brothers acted very discreetly, if Black Prison Chelae inexplicably retreated in the end, traces would still be left behind.

Of course, evolutionists proficient in the 'divination' evolutionary path generally had weak combat capabilities and mostly served in the 'think tanks' of major forces.

"Why did Lin Yuan refuse me in the end?"

"Is it because my conditions weren't high enough?"

On the throne, Black Prison Chelae was still contemplating.

During this period, while recruiting other evolutionists, he couldn't forget Lin Yuan.

He couldn't help but recall when he left the family and ventured outside.

His father, Black Prison Mo, had once given him two choices.

The first choice was to take away ten trillion civilization coins from the family's treasury. After that, the Black Prison Family wouldn't provide him much support. If he wanted to return to the family and run for the position of family patriarch, he had to use those ten trillion civilization coins to earn a hundred billion universe coins.

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

In other words, Black Prison Chelae needed to earn wealth a hundred times greater than ten trillion civilization coins to qualify for a return to the family.

The second choice was for the family's 'think tank' to chart a complete business blueprint for him. Black Prison Chelae only needed to earn ten trillion civilization coins in the end to return to the family and run for the position of family patriarch. Black Prison Chelae ultimately chose the second option. The family's 'think tank' planned a business blueprint for him, with the foundation being the arena matches. The business blueprint was very detailed. The Black Prison Family's 'think tank' spared no effort, selecting two hundred and twenty-three evolutionists under the age of one hundred. These two hundred and twenty-three evolutionists all had hidden potential that ordinary people wouldn't notice. As long as Black Prison Chelae signed these two hundred and twenty-three evolutionists and trained them to participate in the upcoming arena matches, they were likely to shine. Lin Yuan was among these two hundred and twenty-three evolutionists.

"Lin Yuan."

In Black Prison Chelae's mind, the 'think tank' evaluation of Lin Yuan echoed.

"Only in his early twenties, already reaching the Fourth Order, and with training in the later stages of the Fourth Order, he could reach the peak of the Fourth Order before the next arena matches, and is likely to advance to the Fifth Order before the age of a hundred."

"With Fifth Order strength, participating in the star domain-level arena matches, it's easy for him to break into the top one thousand."

"I, Black Prison Chelae, must obtain this Lin Yuan."

Black Prison Chelae looked down at his subordinates and said, "I heard that geniuses are proud. If you go invite him and get rejected, will I succeed if I personally invite him?"

"Young Master."

The old man in black attire, Bei Zhao, was slightly stunned. "I'm not sure. If the Young Master personally invites him, Lin Yuan will probably be very moved."

Given Black Prison Chelae's status, personally inviting an evolutionist without a background or influence would indeed be moving. After all, a personal invitation signifies value and respect.

Virtual world.

A specially created small world.

All twelve Peak Masters of the Red Kun Lineage gathered here.

At this moment, a figure appeared.

It was Lin Yuan.

"Senior brothers, I apologize for delaying. I didn't pay attention to the time."

Lin Yuan apologized in a regretful tone as soon as he arrived.

Since becoming the Thirteenth Peak Master of the Red Kun Lineage, to maintain good relations among the Peak Masters, the eldest senior brother took the initiative to lead. Every once in a while, he would invite other Peak Masters to gather.

As it was in the virtual world, meeting was convenient—just connect consciousness, and everyone would generally arrive on time.

"Hahaha, our little junior brother is truly remarkable. Not yet a hundred years old, and he's already at the Fifth Order. I estimate that stepping into the Sixth Order is just a matter of time."

The eldest senior brother laughed heartily.

Lin Yuan's advancement to the Fifth Order wasn't a secret. The Red Kun Star Lord was aware, and the twelve senior brothers were also informed.

"The junior brother doesn't possess any special physique or bloodline, yet he managed to break through to the Fifth Order before a hundred years. Indeed remarkable."

Second senior brother nodded approvingly.

The Universal Human Alliance had many extraordinary geniuses. Not to mention reaching the Fifth Order before a hundred, there were even instances of reaching the Sixth Order. However, these geniuses often had various physiques and bloodlines, starting at Third or Fourth Order from birth, making comparisons unnecessary.

But Lin Yuan was different.

Although the twelve Peak Masters hadn't personally seen Lin Yuan, the information received from the Red Kun Star Lord indicated that Lin Yuan's physique and bloodline weren't particularly special.

"With the speed at which the junior brother is cultivating, in just a few decades, he could attempt to break through to the Sixth Order."

"Before breaking through to the Sixth Order, the junior brother must be cautious, choose a fundamental evolutionary path that suits him the most. The higher the soul compatibility, the faster the transformation."

"It will even be beneficial for breaking through to the Seventh Order in the future."

The eldest senior brother earnestly reminded.

As a Seventh Order evolutionist now, he had profound insights into the paths he had taken before. He easily recognized where he went wrong or deviated.

"Understood."

Lin Yuan affirmed.

The eldest senior brother emphasized choosing the most suitable evolutionary path for oneself, not the strongest. In the vast array of evolutionary paths held by the Universal Human Civilization, which path would be more suitable for Lin Yuan than the path of martial evolution?

"Oh, with the junior brother's cultivation speed, breaking through to the Seventh Order is probably very likely. By then, I wonder if our previous way of addressing him needs to change a bit."

Third senior brother glanced at the other nine senior brothers.

"Ah, this..."

Fourth senior brother blinked, "If the junior brother can break through to the Seventh Order, it would enhance the foundation of our Red Kun Lineage. Even if I have to change my address, I'd be willing."

"Hahaha, Old Three, stop teasing them."

Second senior brother shook his head.

For a Sixth Order evolutionist to break through to the Seventh Order, it required a specific and rare opportunity. While Lin Yuan might break through to the Sixth Order in a few decades, continuing to advance and reach the Seventh Order was not an easy task.

Many Sixth Order pinnacle evolutionists were stuck at this bottleneck for thousands or tens of thousands of years, until their natural death.

After exchanging thoughts with senior brothers for an hour, the gathering concluded.

Lin Yuan disconnected from the virtual world and returned to reality.

In the Central Continent Estate, in the underground training ground.

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

Lin Yuan carefully sensed the degree of his soul transformation.

"Twenty percent?"

Lin Yuan smiled. At this rate, achieving complete soul compatibility wouldn't take more than two years, probably a little over a year.

By then, he would advance to the Sixth Order, becoming a formidable Fallen Star-level powerhouse that dominated the region.

The most crucial condition for a fifth-stage evolutionary to advance to the sixth stage—

  Is the perfect alignment of their own soul and the fundamental evolutionary path, reaching a complete level.

  As long as the soul alignment reaches a hundred percent, the subsequent breakthrough becomes a matter of course.

  However, saying it is easy, but doing it is extremely difficult.

  To find an evolutionary path that aligns with oneself, where is it an easy task?

  Sometimes, what seemed to align in the early stages of cultivation might suddenly prove otherwise upon reaching the fourth or fifth stage.

  Not aligned anymore?

  And those evolutionary paths that seemed obstructive in the early stages, which the evolutionist prematurely abandoned, might later align with oneself?

  The Human Cosmic Alliance and the three goddesses encourage citizens to explore and develop new evolutionary paths, even tilting resources for it.

  Apart from an extremely secret and unspeakable reason.

  It's because providing countless evolutionists with more choices—If one path doesn't align, then switch to another, and another.

  With more choices, the number of sixth-stage evolutionists naturally increases, and with a growing base of sixth-stage evolutionists, seventh and eighth stages will continue to be born.

  Creating a positive cycle.

  As for that extremely secret and unspeakable reason, it affects the top-tier experts of human civilization and even the entire main world universe.

  "The martial path of evolution was personally created and opened by me, extremely in harmony with my own nature. The transformation of soul alignment poses a huge challenge to other evolutionists. They might even waste hundreds or thousands of years on this."

  "But for me, it's just going through the motions."

  Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. If he had chosen the mysterious yellow evolutionary path as his fundamental route, the advancement of soul alignment would definitely not be as efficient as it is now.

  In reality, Lin Yuan was not suitable for practicing the mysterious yellow evolutionary path, relying entirely on his extraordinary comprehension.

  But with the transformation of soul alignment, extraordinary comprehension couldn't be of much help. It's easy to imagine that if he had chosen the mysterious yellow evolutionary path, he wouldn't even have taken the first step by now.

  End of cultivation.

  Lin Yuan walked out of the main building and onto the estate's grassy field.

  His parents were leisurely sunbathing there. Although the virtual world offered various entertainment activities,

  Lin Shou Cheng and his wife still preferred reality. As for the virtual world, they only occasionally went in to have some fun.

  "Oh oh oh oh."

  In the sky, a stream of light was swiftly flying.

  Lin Yuan didn't need to look; he knew it was his sister, Lin Yi.

  The evolutionary path Lin Yi chose is the 'Psychokinesis' evolutionary path.

  This evolutionary path is widely circulated, and the prerequisites for cultivation are not very difficult, requiring only mental power higher than the average person.

  The essence of the Psychokinesis evolutionary path is to develop the evolutionist's psychokinetic abilities, interfering with reality. At the first and second stages, the attack methods of psychokinetic evolutionists mostly involve physical means.

  It means manipulating one or more weapons with psychokinesis and then attacking the enemy.

  Similarly, psychokinetic evolutionists are among the few who can achieve 'alternative' flight before advancing. That is, a psychokinetic evolutionist manipulates a weapon, stands on it, and then controls the weapon to fly.

  Of course, this type of flight is far inferior in both speed and stability to true flight.

"Let's see how the future cultivation goes."

  Lin Yuan thought to himself.

  He didn't let Lin Yi practice martial arts. No matter how much potential the martial path of evolution had, it wasn't suitable for everyone.

  After exchanging a few words with his family,

  Lin Yuan returned to the main building's underground training ground.

  Just as Lin Yuan was about to continue cultivating and perfecting the martial path evolutionary system,

  The voice of the intelligent assistant suddenly came.

  "Master."

  "The Black Prison Family's Black Prison Pincers want to see you."

  "Black Prison Pincers?" Lin Yuan sighed inwardly.

  After learning from the captain of the guard, Hou Ming, about Black Prison Pincers' relentless character,

  Lin Yuan realized that refusing the invitation from the old man in the black suit, Bei Shao, didn't mean the matter was over.

  "Let's meet."

  After thinking for a moment, Lin Yuan felt it was better for everyone to meet and clarify things.

  The legal system of the cosmic human civilization is sound, and with the three goddesses in control, as long as Lin Yuan disagrees, Black Prison Pincers won't be able to force him.

  Virtual world.

  Personal space.

  Lin Yuan met the young master of the Black Prison Family, Black Prison Pincers.

  He was only one meter five tall, but his skin had black patterns, giving off a noble aura when standing there.

  The Black Prison Family is said to have impure human bloodlines, carrying bloodlines from other races.

  This phenomenon is very common in human civilization. Mixing with powerful other races might produce an unparalleled genius.

  "Lin Yuan, my brother."

  Black Prison Pincers warmly greeted.

  In order to recruit Lin Yuan and follow the business map laid out by the Black Prison Family's 'Think Tank,' Black Prison Pincers had lowered his posture as much as possible.

  He yearned to return to the family, to sit on the patriarch's throne beneath one person.

  "Young Master Pincers."

  Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

  The two sat down.

  Instead of getting straight to the point, Black Prison Pincers diverted the topic: "In these years, I often watch arena match videos and find that our human civilization really has too many geniuses."

  "For example, in the Dark Spirit Starfield, a peerless genius was born, awakened the bloodline of the Dark Elves, naturally having an extremely close affinity to the rules of darkness."

"This kind of talent, casually practicing a dark evolutionary path, can easily undergo the soul transformation between the fifth and sixth stages. There's also a decent possibility of advancing to the seventh stage in the future. Tsk, tsk, tsk."

  Black Prison Pincers said with a sly smile.

  "Indeed, there are too many geniuses in the universe."

  Lin Yuan nodded, deeply agreeing.

  After becoming the Thirteenth Peak Lord of the Red Kun Star, Lin Yuan browsed through information from various regions of the universe.

  With the vast population base, the birth of monstrous geniuses was possible.

  However, no matter how high the potential of a genius, they are still just geniuses, not strong individuals.

  Countless geniuses are assassinated by other races in the human civilization every year.

  The more talented one is, the more one needs to be restrained. Before reaching the sixth stage and achieving strength, it's essential to keep a low profile.

  "But no matter how talented, it still requires massive resources to support. Otherwise, it's just a waste of talent."

  Black Prison Pincers looked at Lin Yuan.

  "Yes."

  "Talent is important."

  "Resources are also crucial."

  Lin Yuan nodded.

  Why is it that strong individuals are born in human civilization?

  It's because human civilization has always been in an expanding state, constantly seizing a large number of resources from other races and then feeding them back to their own strong individuals.

  "Lin Yuan, my brother, have you not joined any other forces yet? Are you interested in joining under my Black Prison Pincers?"

  After Black Prison Pincers finished speaking, he immediately said, "Lin Yuan, my brother, don't rush to refuse."

  "Eighty years, as long as you serve me for eighty years."

  Black Prison Pincers spoke seriously, "After eighty years, you can leave at any time."

  "And in these eighty years, you can enjoy many resources that will make your evolutionary path smooth."

  "Many evolutionary paths? Lin Yuan, my brother, can watch all the evolutionary paths collected by my Black Prison Family."

  "Cosmic treasures? Celestial treasures? Countless evolutionary secrets? Lin Yuan, my brother, just say a word, and I will help you collect and purchase them."

  Black Prison Pincers looked at Lin Yuan sincerely.

  In reality, most of the conditions he mentioned were empty promises.

  Many evolutionary paths collected by the Black Prison Family? Even if he wants to browse, he needs to pay a hefty price, not to mention Lin Yuan, an outsider?

  But now, Black Prison Pincers couldn't care less about these.

  First, bring Lin Yuan under his command, sign the contract, and then consider the rest.

  As for browsing the evolutionary paths of the Black Prison Family, he didn't say how long Lin Yuan had to wait. And serving for eighty years, Black Prison Pincers wasn't lying. After eighty years, Lin Yuan would be over a hundred, ineligible to participate in arena matches, and Black Prison Pincers wouldn't mind letting him go.

  "Serving for eighty years?" Lin Yuan's face remained expressionless.

"After eighty years, I estimate he would have already reached the seventh stage, serving as a mere subordinate for the Black Prison Family?"

  "I've suppressed myself so much in the arena matches, didn't expect to be valued by Black Prison Pincers and pursued so persistently," Lin Yuan sighed with some helplessness.

  He also knew that Black Prison Pincers, along with those influential forces and conglomerates, invited him solely because of his performance in the arena matches.

  However, Black Prison Pincers might have realized that Lin Yuan had hidden some of his strength in the arena matches. That's why he valued him so much and personally extended the invitation.

  "Lin Yuan, my brother, what do you think?"

  Black Prison Pincers eagerly looked at Lin Yuan.

  He believed he had done enough—personally inviting Lin Yuan, offering more favorable conditions, and reducing the service time to eighty years.

  "Young Master Pincers."

  Lin Yuan looked at Black Prison Pincers, "I'm not interested in the arena matches. Young Master Pincers don't need to spend effort on this."

  "Ah?"

  Black Prison Pincers was a bit dumbfounded.

  Rejected.

  Lin Yuan actually refused.

  Under all the sincerity he displayed, Lin Yuan still refused?

  Black Prison Pincers fell into silence.

  The warm expression he had before quickly turned cold.

  He, Black Prison Pincers, was not a warm person in the first place. Everything he did just now was a disguise to show enough importance.

  But since Lin Yuan directly refused, there was no need to continue the pretense.

  "Lin Yuan, are you sure of your choice?"

  Black Prison Pincers asked again.

  "I'm sure."

  Lin Yuan nodded.

  As the Thirteenth Peak Lord of the Red Kun lineage, he couldn't possibly join the Black Prison Family, let alone be under Black Prison Pincers.

  "Very well."

  Black Prison Pincers stood up.

  So much warmth, so much importance he showed, yet it resulted in Lin Yuan's unhesitant rejection?

  This made Black Prison Pincers feel like his sincerity was misplaced.

  In terms of importance, among the over two hundred evolutionists under the Black Prison Family's 'Think Tank,' provided by Lin Yuan, he wasn't the most crucial.

  But he was the first to explicitly reject Black Prison Pincers' invitation.

  "Average talent, too proud."

  Black Prison Pincers looked deeply at Lin Yuan and whispered this sentence before disappearing into his personal space.

  At the level where the Black Prison Family stood, someone like Lin Yuan, a fourth-stage under a hundred years old, didn't have top-tier talent.

"Of course, it has nothing to do with talent," Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. 

  However, Black Prison Pincers was inwardly angry, feeling that compared to talent, Lin Yuan's arrogance was much heavier.

  "I've really offended him to death," Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

  No wonder, ten thousand years ago, the disciple his teacher took in voluntarily revealed his identity in the end.

  Actually, faced with the last few threatening sentences from Black Prison Pincers, Lin Yuan also considered revealing his identity as the Thirteenth Peak Lord.

  Then, watching Black Prison Pincers tremble with fear, kneeling and begging for mercy, and even Black Prison Family's seventh-stage evolutionist, Black Prison Mo, having to come and apologize.

  But in doing so,

  The fate of the disciple his teacher took in ten thousand years ago might be Lin Yuan's fate afterward.

  Detected by other races, and then subjected to frenzied assassination.

  "I've already kept a low profile enough."

  Lin Yuan rubbed his brow.

  From just becoming an evolutionist to the current peak of the fifth stage, Lin Yuan has not left Canglan Star and has tried not to cause trouble.

  You know, a normal fifth-stage evolutionist, which one hasn't traveled through half the galaxy or several galaxies?

  While fifth-stage evolutionists cannot survive in space, human civilization's technology is powerful enough to travel through the stars using spacecraft.

  Even many sixth-stage evolutionists primarily travel by warships and spacecraft.

  This is also the current mainstream mode of transportation in human civilization.

  But Lin Yuan, to this day, has not even left the planet.

  Even so, Black Prison Pincers still came knocking at his door.

  If it were just an invitation from an ordinary financial and influential force, Lin Yuan's refusal would be the end of it. But Black Prison Pincers came from the Black Prison Family, and the Black Prison Family is one of the five major forces in the Red Kun Star Domain.

  "Actually, even if I reject Black Prison Pincers, there probably won't be any consequences. Black Prison Pincers, even if he has a lot of guts, can't possibly take action in reality."

  Lin Yuan thought silently in his heart.

  Many laws and regulations in the cosmic human civilization strictly prohibit high-level evolutionists from taking action against other citizens without reason.

  If violated, severe punishment awaits.

  If Black Prison Pincers dares to secretly take action against Lin Yuan, it will be challenging to escape the investigation of the three goddesses afterwards. At that time, even if Black Prison Pincers doesn't die, he will have to pay a heavy price, and it may even implicate the Black Prison Family.

  However—

  It's not afraid of ten thousand.

  Just afraid of one.

  What if Black Prison Pincers really goes crazy?

  Lin Yuan considered the situation comprehensively.

  Realizing that he had completely offended Black Prison Pincers.

He then began to contact his senior martial brother.

  As for why it wasn't his teacher—if Lin Yuan offended Black Prison Mo, the seventh-stage evolutionist of the Black Prison Family, he might seek help from his teacher.

  But Black Prison Pincers? It's not worth his teacher's intervention at all.

  His teacher, the Red Kun Star Lord, has already given Lin Yuan enough help. For such a small matter, Lin Yuan doesn't want to trouble his teacher.

  In the virtual world,

  Lin Yuan arrived at his senior martial brother's personal space.

  His senior martial brother was the earliest disciple taken in by the Red Kun Star Lord.

  At the same time, he is the strongest disciple, having entered the seventh stage early on, and has always been the object of study for the various peak lords.

  "Younger junior brother?"

  "Why do you have time to come to me?"

  The senior martial brother's tone was gentle as he looked at Lin Yuan, with a hint of joy on his face.

  Having accompanied the Red Kun Star Lord for the longest time, he naturally understood the Star Lord's importance to Lin Yuan.

  For the senior martial brother, Lin Yuan taking the initiative to find him was a good thing. It could strengthen the relationship between senior and junior brothers.

  "Senior martial brother, there's something I need your help with."

  Lin Yuan spoke up.

Lin Yuan briefly explained the situation between him and Black Prison Pincers to his senior martial brother.

  "That son of Black Prison Mo, how dare he?" The senior martial brother shook his head. Even Black Prison Mo would behave respectfully in front of him, but his son?

  "Younger junior brother."

  "How do you want to handle this matter?"

  The senior martial brother casually asked.

  For him, this matter was indeed not difficult.

  Even extremely easy.

  The simplest way would be for him to personally contact Black Prison Mo.

  Let him handle his own son.

  With the senior martial brother's status, a single word would be enough to shake the Black Prison Family.

  It's estimated that the next day, Black Prison Pincers would be brought back to the family, and he might even be bound to the Red Kun Main Star to plead guilty.

  The senior martial brother knew Black Prison Mo too well, adept at weighing pros and cons and judging the situation.

  Of course.

  This approach also had its risks.

  That would be the high probability of exposing Lin Yuan's true identity.

  If Lin Yuan chose this method, the senior martial brother would advise him to have his true body go to the Red Kun Main Star before contacting Black Prison Mo.

  "Senior martial brother, I still want to stay in Canglan for a few more years."

  After some thought, Lin Yuan said in a low voice.

  Before reaching the sixth stage, Lin Yuan wasn't eager to go to the Red Kun Main Star.

  There were too many strong individuals there, and some were even under the watchful eyes of the Red Kun Star Lord.

  Lin Yuan had many secrets.

  Such as the Gate of Myriad Realms.

  Such as the Martial Dao Evolutionary System.

  Before reaching the sixth stage, the soul of an evolutionist hadn't fully integrated with the fundamental evolutionary path of the Martial Dao, making it easy for secrets to be glimpsed.

  Lin Yuan wasn't worried about the Gate of Myriad Realms; even the virtual world couldn't replicate it, and it was likely that the Red Kun Star Lord couldn't perceive the reality of the Gate of Myriad Realms.

  It was just that the Martial Dao Evolutionary System was currently at a critical moment as Lin Yuan's soul was slowly aligning with the Martial Dao Evolutionary Path.

  If the strong individuals on the Red Kun Main Star were to perceive anything, it would be a significant risk.

  Given the potential of the Martial Dao Evolutionary System at present,

  Once the founder's identity was exposed, it would be far more serious than Lin Yuan revealing the identity of the Thirteenth Peak Lord of the Red Kun Lineage.

  "Don't want to leave Canglan Star?"

  The senior martial brother rubbed his chin.

  This meant he couldn't openly warn the Black Prison Family.

  "I know what to do now."

  The senior martial brother nodded and looked at Lin Yuan, saying, "Younger junior brother, rest assured, that Black Prison Pincers won't have any chance to harm you."

  "He won't even be able to capture any information about Younger junior brother's true identity from those 'divination' type evolutionary paths."

  The senior martial brother's expression became slightly serious.

  Evolutionists of the 'divination' type evolutionary paths, individually weak, but they wielded considerable influence over the overall situation.

  In the history of human civilization, there were many top-tier diviners who used the cosmic sky as a chessboard, laying out moves with various peak groups as chess pieces.

  However, top-tier diviners were extremely rare, and the current top-tier diviners in human civilization all resided in the central star domain of humanity, thousands of light-years away, laying out moves for other groups.

  "Then, thank you, senior martial brother."

  Lin Yuan said earnestly.

At the senior martial brother's level, being able to readily agree to Lin Yuan's request was already quite rare.

Even if other seventh-stage evolutionists wanted the senior martial brother to do something, it might not necessarily happen.

"Between martial brothers, no need for thanks," the senior martial brother said casually. "I'm still looking forward to the day when you reach the sixth stage, and we can have a drink together."

Canglan Star, Central Continent Manor.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, feeling a sense of certainty.

Although he was almost certain that Black Prison Pincers wouldn't act recklessly, considering extreme possibilities, Lin Yuan felt relieved after getting the senior martial brother's assurance.

"The sixth stage."

"As long as I can step into the sixth stage."

"My soul fully aligns with the Martial Dao Evolutionary Path."

"No one will be able to discover which evolutionary path I am practicing."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

The sixth stage was a significant transformation for Lin Yuan.

This transformation wasn't just in terms of strength but also in terms of identity.

As long as he reached the sixth stage, his survival ability would greatly increase, and he could openly reveal the identity of the Thirteenth Peak Lord to everyone.

No need for secrecy as it was now.

Personal space.

Black Prison Pincers sat on the throne with a gloomy expression.

"Young Master."

An elderly man in a black suit, Bei Zhao, appeared and bowed to Black Prison Pincers on the throne.

"That Lin Yuan rejected me."

Black Prison Pincers looked down at Bei Zhao.

"He even rejected Young Master's personal invitation?"

Bei Zhao looked astonished.

The personal invitation from a direct descendant of the Black Prison Family was a great honor. How could Lin Yuan dare to refuse?

"So, Young Master, what's the plan?"

Bei Zhao, in a black suit, asked tentatively.

"What's the plan?"

"How do you think I should handle this?"

Black Prison Pincers asked.

"Merely a genius from a backward intermediate life planet, and he dares to refuse Young Master's invitation? It's his loss, Young Master need not care. Just continue recruiting other evolutionists," Bei Zhao suggested.

His implication was to avoid unnecessary trouble and not waste time on someone like Lin Yuan.

"No."

"How should I handle it?"

"What do you think I should do?"

Black Prison Pincers asked.

"He's just a genius from a mediocre life planet. He refused Young Master's invitation; it's his loss. Young Master doesn't need to worry about it. Just continue recruiting other evolutionists," Bei Zhao suggested.

His meaning was to let go of this matter and not waste time on someone like Lin Yuan.

"No."

"He's not an ordinary genius."

"Shao Ye," Black Prison Pincers roared.

Lin Yuan was part of the 'Think Tank' of the Black Prison Family, designated as one of the 223 evolutionists. He had the potential to shine in the interstellar-level arena, earning massive wealth for Black Prison Pincers. Such a genius had to be under his control.

"Must it be that Lin Yuan, Young Master?" Bei Zhao continued to ask.

"Yes," Black Prison Pincers nodded.

"It's not difficult, but it's a bit troublesome," Bei Zhao pondered for a moment.

"Speak quickly," Black Prison Pincers urged.

"Since Lin Yuan is unwilling to join Young Master, then force him to become part of Young Master's command," Bei Zhao suggested.

"Force?" Black Prison Pincers frowned. "But we can't violate alliance laws and regulations."

Violating alliance laws and regulations came with a hefty cost. Black Prison Pincers might consider violating them, but only at crucial moments, like when vying for the position of the family head. It wasn't worth it to violate them for Lin Yuan.

"That's natural," Bei Zhao nodded.

He had no intention of violating laws and regulations.

"The reason Lin Yuan doesn't want to join Young Master is probably due to his sentiment and nostalgia for Canglan Star, his hometown," Bei Zhao suggested.

The hometown held a special place in the hearts of many evolutionists. Powerful evolutionists roamed the vast universe, witnessing planets with different customs, but there was only one hometown.

"Go on," Black Prison Pincers looked at Bei Zhao.

"In that case, we can start from Canglan Star," Bei Zhao paused for a moment and continued, "If I remember correctly, Black Prison Family had quite a bit of trade with Canglan Star in previous years."

As one of the five major forces in the Red Kun Star Region, Black Prison Family, given its vast scale, engaged in interstellar trade with nearly half the planets in the star region. This was quite normal. Rare ores and materials from Canglan Star needed the Black Prison Family's trading company for quick liquidation. Some shopping channels were also managed by Black Prison Family.

"Your point being?" Black Prison Pincers' eyes lit up.

"With Young Master's identity, you have the ability to completely cut off the trade between the family and Canglan Star," Bei Zhao said.

"By then, Young Master, when making a statement, can say that the reason the family no longer trades with Canglan Star is solely because Lin Yuan doesn't know what's good for him."

"True, true," Black Prison Pincers smiled.

Cutting off trade with Canglan Star wouldn't violate alliance laws and regulations. After all, human civilization advocated free trade. If one party didn't want to trade, would the Three Goddesses force them? "This method may consume some of Young Master's connections, as cutting off interstellar trade with Canglan Star is a mutually damaging method," Bei Zhao cautiously asked.

Black Prison Pincers are currently still in the family's trial phase, with limited resources at their disposal.

"No problem. It's not a big deal," Black Prison Pincers said, shaking his head.

Cutting off trade with Canglan Star is an option; they can choose other planets, albeit with increased costs. As a high-status individual, Black Prison Pincers still had some authority.

"You may go," Black Prison Pincers looked down at Bei Zhao.

"Yes," Bei Zhao, the old man in black attire, disappeared into the distance.

On the throne, Black Prison Pincers contemplated for a while before contacting a senior.

After a moment, a holographic screen appeared in front of Black Prison Pincers.

A man in loose robes looked at Black Prison Pincers. "Little Pincers, what brings you to me?"

"Second Uncle," Black Prison Pincers had already stood up from the throne, respectfully saluting.

"Second Uncle, I want to cut off all trade between the family and Canglan Star," Black Prison Pincers directly stated his idea.

"Canglan Star?" The man in loose robes brought up information about the planet and frowned. "It's just an average life-bearing planet. How did it offend you, Little Pincers?"

The man in loose robes was a high-ranking member of the Black Prison Family, responsible for all trades in the Dawn System. If he wished, severing trade with Canglan Star would be a simple matter.

"I want to recruit a talented evolutionist from Canglan Star to participate in the interstellar-level arena for me, but he refused," Black Prison Pincers said.

"Just this?" The man in loose robes furrowed his brows.

If using the family's influence to suppress someone who failed to recruit the desired person was the only reason, the man in loose robes would be disappointed in Black Prison Pincers.

"Second Uncle, this person is essential to me," Black Prison Pincers gritted his teeth and revealed the involvement of the family's 'Think Tank.'

"So, it's the genius chosen by the 'Think Tank,'" the man in loose robes said with a stern expression.

Over the past hundreds of thousands of years, the 'Think Tank' of the Black Prison Family had achieved countless merits. The chief of the 'Think Tank' had advised Black Prison Mo to migrate the entire family to the Red Kun Star Region, laying the foundation for the current prominent Black Prison Family.

"I will cut off trade with Canglan Star. Little Pincers, you must work hard and show it to those in the family," the man in loose robes said, concluding the call with Black Prison Pincers.

"Mr. Lin, by rejecting Black Prison Pincers' recruitment, he will likely take subsequent actions, most probably tampering with the interstellar trade of Canglan Star," Captain Hou Ming analyzed within the main building of the estate.

"I also think so."

Lin Yuan nodded.

His parents and sister were all in the estate, and the entire family was protected by the planetary defense system of Canglan Star, not to mention the surveillance of the Goddess of Wisdom. Black Prison Pincers couldn't find any place that could threaten Lin Yuan.

With the power of the Black Prison Family, all they could do was cut off trade with Canglan Star and then put pressure on Lin Yuan.

"That Black Prison Pincers thinks I highly value Canglan Star and am unwilling to leave," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

"Even if trade with Canglan Star is canceled, and all the blame is placed on Mr. Lin, at most, it will only cause some opinions among the other citizens of Canglan Star."

"As long as Mr. Lin doesn't mind, it won't have any impact."

The captain of the security team stole a glance at Lin Yuan.

In fact, he simplified things, but when an endless stream of public opinion descends upon oneself, those at the center of public opinion experience a different situation.

"I won't mind," Lin Yuan said, shaking his head.

Even when becoming the despised overlord Xiahou Yuan during the fourth traversal, Lin Yuan didn't care, let alone now.

"What we need to pay attention to now is whether, after Black Prison Pincers cuts off trade with Canglan Star, he will take any other extreme actions that may not affect Mr. Lin," Captain Hou Ming expressed concern.

Humans are not intelligent, they have emotions, desires, and naturally, they can act impulsively.

Hou Ming was worried that Black Prison Pincers, in a fit of desperation, might do something reckless, even if the probability was extremely low.

"No problem," Lin Yuan said calmly.

He had already met the senior brother and informed him of Black Prison Pincers' actions. The senior brother also assured him that nothing unexpected would happen.

"I wonder what method the senior brother plans to use to guard against Black Prison Pincers?" Lin Yuan suddenly felt curious.

Canglan Star's spaceship landing area.

A bald man walked out.

"Wow, is this Canglan Star? The place where my little junior grew up?" The bald man took a deep breath, closing his eyes in a comfortable manner.

"If my little junior wants to cultivate quietly on Canglan Star and doesn't want to be disturbed by Black Prison Pincers, the most reliable method is for me to personally come and guard Canglan Star."

"With me on Canglan Star, even Black Prison Mo has to roll away," the bald man left the spaceship landing area and settled down randomly.

With his strength, a single thought was enough to envelop the entire Canglan Star. Even the planetary defense system didn't detect his presence.

"With this clone recently condensed, unknown to the outside world, the main body is stationed on the Red Kun Main Star. Those 'divination' type evolutionists are unaware of the existence of this clone, so it's impossible for them to divine any useful information."

The bald man looked towards the direction of the central continent.

He only slightly sensed the aura of the central continent and didn't deeply investigate, so Lin Yuan wouldn't notice.

"Just a few decades; as long as I can leave a good impression on my little junior, it's completely worth it."

The bald man now hoped that Black Prison Pincers would act impulsively.

At least it would allow him to showcase his value, not for nothing had he made the trip.

End of two updates.