Brainpower, nourished by a mysterious power, resulted in a slight increase in mental strength. Thinking became much faster, and control over every cell in the body became stronger!

“A comprehensive transformation.”

Xu Jingming picked up a spear in the training room and began practicing his spearmanship.

His mind and consciousness completely enveloped the entire training room. He could observe even the smallest speck of dust, and his perception of the power within the spear was even clearer.

“My perception is much clearer, and my spearmanship is more perfect. Although I haven't tested it in the virtual world network, I'm sure… after taking the Ice Flower Spirit Liquid, my combat bonus has definitely increased,” Xu Jingming guessed. “According to the Yuanchu Research Institute's information, the Ice Flower Spirit Liquid is a cosmic wonder! It’s the best cosmic treasure to assist the evolution of cosmic lifeforms. After taking it, it can improve a human's body and mind as a whole, and greatly improve the efficiency of cultivation of evolution methods and research of scientific knowledge.”

Holding the spear, Xu Jingming practiced the weapon techniques in the Light Beam Chapter. After taking the Ice Flower Spirit Liquid, his condition greatly improved, and he had a new understanding of the Light Beam Chapter.

After practicing spearmanship for more than three hours, he began practicing visualization.

“The visualization effect is much better too,” Xu Jingming happily discovered that he could outline a more detailed image of the Primordial Star in his mind. “It won't be long before I can break through to the third level of visualization.”

“The efficiency of evolution has indeed greatly improved,” Xu Jingming marveled.

“No wonder the peripheral members of the Primordial Star Conjecture lineage can generally become ninth-order source lifeforms within a thousand years. Besides top talent and the best inheritance, this Ice Flower Spirit Liquid is also key. The research institute provides a maximum of 90 drops,” Xu Jingming thought to himself. “Each drop's effect lasts for about 3.3 years, so a quota of 90 drops… can maintain super-high efficiency for 300 years!”

A peerless genius, taking the Ice Flower Spirit Liquid, might spend two thousand years to become a ninth-order source lifeform.

But without the help of the Ice Flower Spirit Liquid, they might not be able to break through to the ninth order within their 'ten thousand year' lifespan and could only die regretfully.

This is why advanced cosmic civilizations and top forces have a higher probability of cultivating 'source lifeforms'. They have resources in all aspects to improve efficiency.

Xu Jingming, a genius from a weak civilization, had the opportunity to obtain such a chance through the selection of the mysterious land.

Without various resources, Xu Jingming's progress would naturally be much slower.

“Among the three major resources, the Yuanchu battle suit and the spaceship are for saving lives,” Xu Jingming understood after experiencing them. “This Ice Flower Spirit Liquid is the reliance for improving evolution efficiency.”

The Ice Flower Spirit Liquid can't be bought anywhere.

Xu Jingming and the other peripheral members can only sell it back to the Yuanchu Research Institute. This is obviously a strategic resource of the entire cosmic human race and must be used on top geniuses.

Liu Hai, Zhang Qing, and Tu Ling arrived together, and Xu Jingming got up to greet them: “Master, Sister Zhang, and Sister Tu Ling, please sit down.”

“The exploration of the mysterious land is over?” Liu Hai asked with a smile as he sat down.

“It just ended. It was quite difficult,” Xu Jingming said.

“Brother Xu,” Tu Ling asked curiously, “If we can earn a billion cosmic dollars in the future, is it worth going to the mysterious land?”

Xu Jingming thought for a moment and said, “After becoming a seventh-order cosmic lifeform, you can try to enter! Otherwise, there's no need.”

Liu Hai, Tu Ling, and Zhang Qing were all thoughtful. They also had pursuits on the path of evolution. After all, ordinary cosmic lifeforms also have a three-thousand-year lifespan, and their future is still long.

“Jingming,” Liu Hai said with a smile, “You said before that the exploration period of the mysterious land is 330 days, and you can't be disturbed during the exploration process, so there are many things we didn't tell you.”

“What is it?” Xu Jingming asked.

When exploring, he had told his master that unless it was a major event, he was unwilling to be distracted by anything else.

“It's all about the Blood Rain World,” Liu Hai said. “In the past year, several new cosmic lifeforms have broken through in our Xia country. We're helping each other, and everyone has entered the Blood Rain World.”

“Everyone has entered?” Xu Jingming asked with a smile, "How many people from our Xia country are in the Blood Rain World?"

“Including you, there are 12 people,” Liu Hai said. “Besides the four of us, there are also Fang Yu, Zhou Yi, Zhao Fan, Lei Yunfang, Wang Yi, Tie Lianyun, Hao Ganyun, and Wu Sai.”

“Wu Sai has also broken through?” Xu Jingming was surprised.

The others were all expected. Although Tie Lianyun seemed unlucky, she had always been in the top ten or so in Xia country. Moreover, Xu Jingming knew how crazy Tie Lianyun was in cultivation, practically dedicating everything to it, so it was expected that she would become a cosmic lifeform.

Wang Yi was also the best archer in the country, second only to Zhou Yi.

Xu Jingming felt that Hao Ganyun was a young man with extraordinary talent when he first met him.

But Wu Sai? Xu Jingming encountered Wu Sai in his first virtual world battle, and Wu Sai's ranking in the country had never been high. “Now, many people on the entire Blue Star are trapped at the fourth-order limit," Liu Hai explained. "A quasi-breakthrough is possible.”

Xu Jingming nodded.

Many people who were more talented than Wu Sai in the past were stuck at the fourth-order limit and couldn't break through. Wu Sai's ability to break through naturally had its merits.

“Our Blue Star, because everyone can enter the virtual world, cultivates evolution methods,” Xu Jingming said. "According to the ratio, our Blue Star should have at least a thousand cosmic lifeforms."

“Of course, those who rely on external forces to improve don't count,” Xu Jingming said. “And those who can become cosmic lifeforms in the first three years of the popularization of evolution methods! They are definitely the most talented group in our Xia country.”

Zhang Qing said: “Globally, a total of 39 cosmic lifeforms have broken through in the past three years.”

Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

“These are the most outstanding seeds on the path of evolution of the entire Blue Star civilization. The 39 people also have differences,” Tu Ling said. “Compared to Brother Xu… we are far behind. Brother Xu, you became a seventh-order after cultivating the evolution method for more than a year.”

“It would be nice if we could become seventh-order in our lifetime,” Zhang Qing said. "After becoming a sixth-order, I feel that the improvement is getting slower and slower."

“According to the data of many civilizations in the universe, the breakthrough ratio from sixth-order to seventh-order is less than 1%," Liu Hai said. "So, you must have great determination and go all out to fight for it! If you don't have faith in yourself, then you will never have hope of breaking through.”

Xu Jingming sighed inwardly at the sight.

Among the three people in front of him, he could feel that Master Liu Hai's fighting spirit was the strongest, and it could even affect others.

“In terms of mental willpower, Master shouldn't be weak either,” Xu Jingming thought to himself. He still hoped that other experts on the path of evolution could emerge from Blue Star.

“Tell me about the Blood Rain World. What has happened in the past year?” Xu Jingming asked.

Liu Hai nodded: “Because of your help, the three of us entered the Blood Rain Guards in the Imperial Capital. The Blood Rain World is a relatively rare world suitable for 'making money' without delaying actual combat training. So, the other cosmic lifeforms in our Xia country were also introduced one by one.”

Xu Jingming nodded.

The old ones lead the new ones, and the newcomers can easily gain a foothold in the Blood Rain World.

Liu Hai said: “With Lord Fei Qing's secret care, Fang Yu, Zhao Fan, Zhou Yi, Lei Yunfang, and Wang Yi also entered the Imperial Capital Blood Rain Guards and made a fortune. Tie Lianyun, Hao Ganyun, and Wu Sai, who came the latest, were unlucky and didn't earn much money because at that time, Lord Fei Qing had already died, and even we were expelled from the Blood Rain Guards.”

“By the way, Brother Xu, you were also expelled from the Blood Rain Guards,” Tu Ling said.

“Lord Fei Qing died?” Xu Jingming was shocked.

He no longer cared about his identity as a Blood Rain Guard, but Lord Fei Qing? This man came from a remote small city, helped the right person, and even became the commander-in-chief of the Blood Rain Guards in the Eastern Region. Under his management, the Eastern Region was the only relatively orderly place among the four regions of the empire, and the Eastern Region Blood Rain Guards were also the most powerful army in the entire empire.

Now, he's dead?

He hadn't had time to repay the kindness he owed him.

Liu Hai said: “Last year, you went to the mysterious land. At that time, General Wang Jiuyan led troops to conquer the Western Region and won six battles in a row, defeating the main force of the Western Region rebels. Of the eighteen warlords, six were killed, and nine were captured alive! Only three escaped. At that time, the Western Region rebels were doomed.”

Xu Jingming nodded. He knew this news.

“Later, the Emperor ordered the general to return to the Imperial Capital,” Liu Hai said. “The general didn't return, saying that it was the most critical period and he had to take the opportunity to wipe out the rebels so that they wouldn't have a chance to make a comeback. But the Emperor issued consecutive orders. Within a month, six batches of messengers were sent. After all, General Wang Jiuyan's entire family lived in the Imperial Capital, so he finally returned to the Imperial Capital.”

“On the third day after he returned to the Imperial Capital, he was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison!” Liu Hai sighed. "He was said to be plotting a rebellion, wanting to occupy the Western Region with his troops and seize the world.”

“General Wang Jiuyan wants to rebel?” Xu Jingming shook his head. "If he wants to rebel, why did he return to the Imperial Capital?"

“I see through it,” Tu Ling said. “The emperor of the Blood Rain World is too petty. At first, because Fei Qing commanded the Eastern Region Blood Rain Guards too well, he confined Fei Qing in the Imperial Capital and didn't let him return to the Eastern Region. Now that the general is good at leading troops in battle, the Emperor immediately recalled him and even put him in the Heavenly Prison. Such an Emperor is a fool.”

Xu Jingming sighed inwardly.

He had met Wang Jiuyan.

When escorting the Fei family to the Imperial Capital, Wang Jiuyan led people to rescue them. "It is said that in the Heavenly Prison, General Wang Jiuyan suffered all kinds of torture, and his children and family members were even tortured to death. Not long after the news spread, several forces, led by the Blood Clothes Tower and the Flower Queen Palace, directly attacked the Heavenly Prison, wanting to rescue General Wang Jiuyan!”

“Perhaps there were too many people involved, and the news was leaked. The Emperor had made arrangements in advance, and the Heavenly Prison was as impregnable as a copper wall. In the end, the prison break failed.”

Tu Ling snorted from the side: “Later, it was proven that General Wang Jiuyan's strategy was correct! The Emperor recalled the general and sent his confidant Gao Song to lead the troops to pursue the remaining rebels in the Western Region.”

“Changing generals also gave the rebels a chance to breathe! Moreover, the three warlords, King Wei, King Fu, and King Qing, who escaped from General Wang's hands, were all extraordinary枭雄 figures.”

“General Gao was responsible for pursuing the rebels, and various reports of victory were frequently sent. But five months later! The Emperor realized the true situation in the Western Region! In these five months, the rebels snowballed and continued to grow, nearly occupying the entire Western Region. General Gao finally led tens of thousands of remnant troops and fled from the Western Region in a panic.”

“The rebels are powerful!”

Liu Hai said, “The Eastern Region had already transferred a large number of troops to raise an army to conquer the Western Region.”

“At this time, people were panicking! The Emperor then asked Lord Fei Qing to come forward and return to the Eastern Region! Then, an army could be scraped together from the Eastern Region, just to protect the safety of the Imperial Capital,” Liu Hai said. "Lord Fei Qing has a very high reputation in the Eastern Region Blood Rain Guards, and many high-level officials were promoted by him.”

“However, Lord Fei Qing and his guard team were ambushed on the way, just three days after they set off! The entire team, including Lord Fei Qing, died on the spot.”

Liu Hai shook his head. “No one knows who the murderer is. The blame was placed on the Black Lotus Sect.”

“Fei Qing is dead?” Xu Jingming asked, "What about Miss Fei Xinlan and Master Fei?"

“Master Fei is missing,” Liu Hai said. “Don't worry, Master Fei sent someone to contact us. After all, we are also from Lord Fei Qing's faction! Master Fei is just hiding because many people want to catch Master Fei.”

“What's going on?” Xu Jingming asked, “Catch Master Fei?”

Tu Ling said: “Lord Fei Qing is dead, and the Eastern Region Blood Rain Guards have rebelled! The entire Eastern Region Blood Rain Guards have instantly become the largest rebel force in the world!”

“What about Miss Fei Xinlan?” Xu Jingming asked.

“She has been living in the Imperial Martial Academy,” Liu Hai said. “As Dean Ming's disciple, Miss Fei Xinlan is still very safe in the Martial Academy.”

Xu Jingming nodded.

“Master Fei sent someone to contact us, but he doesn't trust us very much. Instead, he trusts you,” Liu Hai said. “When you go back, Master Fei will send someone to see you.”

Xu Jingming nodded slightly: “I didn't expect the Blood Rain World to become like this in less than a year.”

“Now, the Imperial Capital is in a state of panic. It can be said with certainty that the world will be in complete chaos in the future," Liu Hai said. "The eleven of us are also hesitating about what to do next? Everyone is waiting for your opinion.”

Xu Jingming nodded.

Among the cosmic lifeforms in Xia country, Xu Jingming is the strongest, and he laid the foundation in the Blood Rain Guards, so everyone is naturally willing to listen to him.

“I will definitely return to the Blood Rain World,” Xu Jingming said. "But after dealing with the Blood Rain World, I will leave! At most, I will occasionally go back."

“Leave?” Liu Hai, Tu Ling, and Zhang Qing were stunned.

The cosmic lifeforms in Xia country all take the Blood Rain World as their foundation. Xu Jingming wants to leave?

“Although I have become a seventh-order cosmic lifeform, my mental awareness is relatively weak,” Xu Jingming said. “Master also knows that I reached the realm of a first-rate expert before becoming a seventh-order! Obviously, my mental aspect is too weak.”

“Yes,” Liu Hai nodded. “Compared to those seventh-order cosmic lifeforms who have lived for hundreds or thousands of years, it is normal for your mental awareness to be weak. After all, your 32nd birthday is next month.”

“So, I need to focus on improving my mental strength,” Xu Jingming said. “However, Lord Fei Qing was kind to us," Xu Jingming said. "We have to repay this kindness and decide what our Xia country's cosmic lifeforms will do next in the Blood Rain World.”

Repaying kindness is only one aspect.

The main thing is to lay the foundation for the cosmic lifeforms in his hometown!

“When are you going to the Blood Rain World?” Liu Hai asked.

“Right now,” Xu Jingming said. It's time to end everything in the Blood Rain World.