With a shift in topic, Lin Yuan asked,
"Yuan Yi, you've worked with Han Feng for a long time. Did Han Feng ever ask you to search for or pay attention to information regarding Heavenly Flames?"
Yuan Yi pondered briefly before replying,
"That is indeed the case. Han Feng did mention Heavenly Flames before, and he seemed extremely concerned about them. According to him, as long as someone could provide him with accurate information about a Heavenly Flame, he would not hesitate to give out a Sixth-Grade pill as a reward."
Hearing this, a strange glint flashed through Lin Yuan's eyes as realization dawned on him.
'As expected. Han Feng's desire for Heavenly Flames is no less than Xiao Yan's. Establishing power in the Black Corner Region, drawing in all sides, raising his prestige, and collecting treasures—everything he does is in preparation for searching for and seizing a Heavenly Flame.'
'A fixation that others are aware of becomes a weakness. His strength isn't particularly great, yet his obsession runs this deep—dealing with him shouldn't be difficult. I already have one Heavenly Flame and a Heavenly Flame sub-fire as bait. Luring him out will be easy. I'll just need to be cautious of his connection with Soul Hall when the time comes.'
He did not ask further about Han Feng. Instead, he took a notebook out of his storage ring and handed it to Yuan Yi, saying calmly, "Since you acknowledge me as your master, you are now qualified. Take this."
Yuan Yi respectfully accepted the notebook. Written on its cover were the words:
Seven Stars Subordinate · Heavenly Pivot Star Subordinate Regulations
He glanced at Lin Yuan. After Lin Yuan nodded, he began flipping through the notebook on the spot.
Not long after, Yuan Yi closed the notebook and let out a long breath. When he looked at Lin Yuan again, his gaze had grown even more respectful. He now understood, this man before him was a core member of a powerful and highly secretive organization known as Seven Stars, and through acknowledging his master, both he and the Eight Gates had become an outer subordinate force of this organization.
The notebook in his hands detailed a concealed system for identity verification and the transmission of information and orders. From it, he could clearly sense the organization's strict structure and rigor.
Looking at the notebook, Yuan Yi saw a path—one that led upward. Becoming an affiliate of such a hidden yet powerful organization was, without question, an extraordinarily rare opportunity for him. He bowed deeply to Lin Yuan.
"Thank you, Master, for granting me this opportunity."
Lin Yuan nodded and said with a light chuckle.
"In that case, I won't say much more. Just remember this, if anyone in the future comes to you carrying the corresponding token listed in the notebook, or using the designated code phrases, you must receive them properly and act according to their orders. Some members of the organization are extremely powerful, but their temperaments aren't very good. Do not be disrespectful."
"Yes! This subordinate understands," Yuan Yi replied respectfully, his admiration for Lin Yuan growing even stronger.
"Work diligently. If you handle matters well, the rewards you receive will far exceed your imagination."
As his words fell, Lin Yuan's figure vanished from the room.
In the days that followed, Yuan Yi threw himself wholeheartedly into working for Lin Yuan—gathering the items listed, watching closely for the appearance of the tokens described in the notebook, and secretly observing the situation in the Black Corner Region. He hoped to provide Lin Yuan with more valuable information and demonstrate his worth.
After obtaining the Demonic Flame Fragment Map and Three Thousand Lightning Movement, and subduing Yuan Yi and the Eight Gates, Lin Yuan headed back toward Jia Nan Academy. He planned to return to the academy first and cultivate Three Thousand Lightning Movement to compensate for the speed limitations of the Cloud Dragon Movement Technique.
Additionally, Lin Yuan planned to refine some pills. He had discovered several medicinal ingredients he lacked within Yuan Yi's storage ring. With these materials combined with those he already possessed, he would finally be able to refine several pills that had previously been impossible for him.
As he flew, his thoughts surged endlessly. He continuously envisioned the future blueprint of the Seven Stars organization, his heart filled with excitement.
"After brewing for so long, the Seven Stars organization has finally taken its first step."
The Seven Stars organization was not something Lin Yuan had fabricated on a whim to deceive Yuan Yi, it was an organization he genuinely intended to establish.
Lin Yuan clearly understood both the advantages and drawbacks of fighting alone. He also knew that on the path of cultivation, having a force he could mobilize would save him countless amounts of time and energy, allowing him to focus solely on cultivation instead of being distracted by tasks such as searching for medicinal ingredients, conducting transactions, or gathering intelligence.
However, Lin Yuan had no intention of establishing a traditional sect. That would require an enormous investment of time and effort, with little short-term return. For him, cultivation was fundamental, he was unwilling to devote excessive attention to organizational management.
Thus, he chose another path, integrating existing forces to construct a flexible resource network. Under this concept, the uniquely structured Seven Stars organization came into being.
In Lin Yuan's vision, the Seven Stars organization would revolve around seven Star Lords—Heavenly Pivot Star, Heavenly Rotation Star, Heavenly Mechanism Star, Heavenly Authority Star, Jade Balance Star, Open Yang Star, and Shaking Radiance Star. Each Star Lord would possess a certain sphere of influence, or even be the representative of a major power. Together, they would form an enormous network of resources and information.
The Seven Stars would operate independently, addressing one another only by code names. Most members would not know each other's true identities. They would communicate remotely through the Heaven Vault Network, with Qing Lin as its core, ensuring the concealment of their identities. This network would also serve as the main platform for exchanging resources and sharing intelligence, allowing each Star Lord to obtain what they needed.
The selection of Star Lords would be decided by Lin Yuan himself, who possessed the advantage of foreknowledge. At present, he had already determined two—Heavenly Pivot Star Lord Lin Yuan and Shaking Radiance Star Lord Qing Lin. These two knew all members and secrets of the Seven Stars organization and formed its absolute core. Aside from them, the remaining Star Lords could be adjusted with ease.
Between the two, Qing Lin, who possessed the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils was unquestionably the core pillar of the organization. The Heaven Vault Network she controlled was the very foundation that allowed the Seven Stars organization to function. As for Lin Yuan, with his foreknowledge, he served as the founder and decision-maker, responsible for planning the organization's development and selecting suitable individuals to join.
At the same time, Lin Yuan was also responsible for integrating resources from the Jia Ma Empire, Jia Nan Academy, and the Black Corner Region. He himself was an elder of Jia Nan Academy. In the Jia Ma Empire, his current peripheral force was the Miter Family, while in the Black Corner Region, his peripheral force was the Eight Gates.
In addition, Lin Yuan had temporarily designated the Little Fairy Doctor and Queen Medusa as members of the Seven Stars organization. Once Queen Medusa joined, she could integrate the resources of the Snake-People Tribe and the Mulan Empire. If the Little Fairy Doctor were able to rise in the Chu Yun Empire, she could integrate its resources as well.
Moreover, membership in the Seven Stars organization was not fixed. As the organization grew and expanded, Lin Yuan would timely promote expansion and renewal of its members.
Lin Yuan was confident that if his vision could be realized, the Seven Stars organization would rapidly accumulate vast resources and a profound foundation for him. With these massive resources supplemented by his alchemy, not only would his own cultivation advance swiftly, but those around him would also experience rapid growth.
At this thought, Lin Yuan revealed an expectant smile. His wings beat powerfully, his speed increasing once more as he streaked toward Jia Nan Academy like a cyan ray of light.
Upon returning to the academy, Lin Yuan headed straight toward Zi Yan's seclusion area, planning to first check on her condition before entering closed-door pill refinement.
Following the route map provided by the First Elder, he passed through several layers of mysterious spatial barriers and finally arrived at a deep and secluded valley within the Inner Academy. The moment he stepped inside, he felt the dense energy permeating the space, making even the air feel heavy. He surveyed his surroundings, raised an eyebrow slightly, and thought to himself,
"Could this be the First Elder's cultivation sanctuary? No wonder the energy here is so abundant."
"The old man truly dotes on Zi Yan, he even gave up his own cultivation ground for her advancement." Lin Yuan sighed softly as his gaze pierced through the valley's mist and settled upon the source of brilliant purple light. His figure flashed as he flew toward it.
Deep within the valley, where the energy was at its richest, stood a purple cocoon of light nearly a zhang wide, quietly suspended within the dense radiance. This was Zi Yan's cocoon. Numerous glowing, mysterious runes covered its surface, making it appear exceptionally wondrous.
The purple cocoon resembled the center of a massive vortex, continuously drawing in the surrounding heaven and earth energy. At the same time, the purple light on its surface brightened and dimmed rhythmically, like a beating heart. With each transition between light and darkness, the cocoon absorbed vast amounts of energy at an astonishing speed. A tremendously powerful aura was being nurtured within, awaiting the moment of emergence.
Lin Yuan's powerful soul force spread outward from between his brows, scanning the surroundings. After confirming that no powerful magical beasts were lurking nearby, he let out a breath of relief.
"It seems the First Elder already cleared out the surrounding magical beasts. As expected—meticulous as always."
He then extended his soul force toward the purple cocoon. With his exceptional soul perception, he could clearly sense a powerful life rapidly taking shape within. It was not far from fully forming.
"It looks like Zi Yan will emerge in less than a month."
At that moment, as if sensing Lin Yuan's familiar soul fluctuations, the life within the cocoon seemed to awaken, releasing a joyful soul ripple. Simultaneously, the cocoon's attraction to the surrounding heaven and earth energy surged dramatically, devouring the dense energy at an alarming rate.
Lin Yuan stepped forward and gently patted the purple cocoon, smiling as he said,
"Little girl, no need to rush. We still have plenty of time."
However, the moment Lin Yuan made contact with the cocoon, the purple dragon qi within his Natal Blood Pill seemed to respond to a call, struggling to fly out. At the same time, the purple cocoon emitted a fluctuation, as if transmitting some form of message to him.
After receiving the information, Lin Yuan froze slightly. After thinking for a moment, he said solemnly, "This won't have any negative effect on you, will it? You and your advancement are the most important things, nothing can be allowed to interfere with that."
The purple cocoon of light flickered several times, and a wave of soul fluctuation spread out, as if responding to Lin Yuan's words.
After receiving Zi Yan's reply, Lin Yuan finally felt at ease. With a thought, he released the purple dragon qi from within his Natal Blood Pill. The purple dragon qi left his body and directly flew into the purple cocoon of light. As the dragon qi departed, the Natal Blood Pill seemed to lose a bit of its spirituality, dimming slightly.
Half an hour later, a far more majestic strand of purple dragon qi than before flew out from the purple cocoon of light and shot toward Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan absorbed this dragon qi into his body, and it once again returned to the Natal Blood Pill.
He inspected his body internally and discovered that within the Natal Blood Pill, a clear dragon shadow was swimming about, far more vivid than before. The blood pill radiated a rich purple glow. At the same time, he sensed that the Natal Blood Pill's speed in tempering his qi and blood and strengthening his physical body had increased by roughly fifty percent. Moreover, it seemed that a much deeper connection had been established between himself and Zi Yan.
Lin Yuan opened his eyes, patted the purple cocoon of light, and said softly, "Thank you, Zi Yan."
The purple cocoon of light flickered again, and at the same time, some information was transmitted through a wave of soul fluctuation.
After receiving the information, Lin Yuan revealed a helpless yet amused expression. "Alright, alright, alright. You little glutton, ten meals of medicinal cuisine, right? I'll remember it."
"I still have some matters to deal with, so I'll take my leave first." Lin Yuan planned to return to the alchemy room to complete his alchemy plans. However, the light of the cocoon suddenly brightened a little, and a wave of soul fluctuation was transmitted, as if the little fellow inside were acting spoiled.
Sensing the emotions coming from Zi Yan, Lin Yuan thought for a moment, then nodded. "Alright then. I'll stay here with you for a while, until the moment you break out of the cocoon."
Upon hearing Lin Yuan's words, the purple cocoon of light settled down and continued to devour the surrounding energy.
Lin Yuan rubbed his forehead and thought to himself, 'Since Zi Yan's emergence from the cocoon isn't far off, I'll temporarily put alchemy aside and cultivate Three Thousand Lightning Movement here instead. At the same time, I'll also continue to deduce and refine the combined technique of the Sun Radiance Seal and the Mountains and Rivers Seal.'
After that, Lin Yuan split off several clones, each handling its own learning and research tasks. As for his main body, he flew to a cliff not far from the cocoon of light, preparing to cultivate Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
As for being hunted down by the Wind Lightning Pavilion for cultivating Three Thousand Lightning Movement, Lin Yuan did not care at all. He had already planned to make a trip to the Wind Lightning Pavilion after arriving in the Central Plains to obtain the Three Thousand Lightning Illusionary Body. A Dou Technique that could produce clones with combat strength equal to the main body was something Lin Yuan was extremely interested in.
Lin Yuan took out the scroll of Three Thousand Lightning Movement. With his eyes gently closed, soul power slowly flowed out from between his brows, enveloping the scroll as he read the soul information contained within it. The information stored in the scroll was rapidly absorbed and digested by Lin Yuan. Before long, he had gained a thorough understanding of how to cultivate Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
Lin Yuan opened his eyes, a hint of admiration appearing within them. "Three Thousand Lightning Movement—an excellent Dou Technique. It's time to begin cultivating it. The first step: absorbing wind and lightning power."
Each scroll of Three Thousand Lightning Movement contained a trace of wind and lightning power sealed into it by the Pavilion Master of the Wind Lightning Pavilion. Only by absorbing and assimilating this trace of wind and lightning power could one truly master Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
Absorbing wind and lightning power was extremely dangerous for ordinary people, but for Lin Yuan, who had subdued a Heavenly Flame and possessed an extremely high level of body refinement, it posed no difficulty at all.
Lin Yuan spread the scroll open and guided it with his soul power. A dazzling silver radiance suddenly burst forth from the scroll, transforming into a thick silver energy pillar that shot straight into the sky. However, due to the First Elder's spatial barrier, no one noticed what was happening here.
Very quickly, the silver pillar of light rapidly shrank, once again retracting into the scroll. At this moment, the silver scroll was enveloped in a faint layer of silver radiance. On the surface of the radiance, strange images faintly appeared. As time passed, the silver glow on the scroll grew stronger and stronger. Suddenly, one after another energy figures wrapped in arcs of lightning violently broke free from the radiance and shot toward the distance.
"Condense!"
With a single shout, powerful soul energy erupted, freezing the energy figures that were about to rush into the sky.
"Retrieve!"
With another shout, the energy figures seemed to be pulled by a tremendous force, following Lin Yuan's retracting soul power as they poured into his mind.
"Void Clarity!"
Lin Yuan instantly entered a state of void clarity. His lofty gaze shimmered with the light of wisdom as the mysterious figures' movements were etched into his mind one by one.
After the images of the figures vanished, Lin Yuan exited the state of void clarity.
Next, Lin Yuan sank his consciousness into his body, observing the trace of silver energy darting about within his meridians. This was the wind and lightning power. However, he did not rush to refine it, instead quietly observing it.
Under Lin Yuan's indulgence, the wind and lightning power rampaged freely through his body, swiftly sweeping through his meridians and flesh, attempting to destroy them. Threads of numbness were transmitted to Lin Yuan's mind, yet at the same time, the meridians and flesh stimulated by the wind and lightning power seemed to be activated, releasing a different kind of vitality.
"As expected, it's effective. Wind and lightning power can provide special stimulation to the physical body. It seems that using wind and lightning power to assist in body refinement is indeed feasible."
Having seen the result he wanted, Lin Yuan did not hesitate. The Green Lotus Core Flame surged out from within his body, directly pouncing toward the wind and lightning power. Under the suppression of the Heavenly Flame, the wind and lightning power was quickly refined and absorbed by Lin Yuan.
Not long after, the meditating Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, a trace of lightning flashing across his deep pupils.
He stood up, recalling the images engraved in his mind and heart. "Wind and lightning power is ready, and the essentials are firmly in mind. Next comes practical application and practice. Let's begin!"
"Turn the body into lightning, control it with the mind!"
A key formula flashed through his heart. With a thought from Lin Yuan, the refined strand of wind and lightning power began to seep out from within his body, quickly gathering beneath his feet. Recalling the images in his mind, he soon reproduced them one by one. For Lin Yuan, who was already adept at movement Dou Techniques, this was not difficult.
"Three Thousand Lightning Movement isn't that hard. It seems that reaching mastery won't take too much time."
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