“Of course, relying on external forces to improve doesn’t count,” Xu Jingming said. “To become a cosmic lifeform in the first three years of the evolutionary method’s popularization, they are definitely the most talented batch in China.”
Zhang Qing said, “There are a total of 39 cosmic lifeforms who have broken through in the past three years worldwide.”
Xu Jingming nodded slightly.
These were the most outstanding seeds on Earth’s evolutionary path.
“There are gaps between these 39 people,” Tu Ling said. “Compared to you… we’re far inferior. Brother Xu, you reached Lv. 7 after cultivating the evolutionary method in just over a year.”
“It’s already not bad for us to reach Lv. 7 in our lives,” Zhang Qing commented. “After I reached Lv. 6, I found my improvement getting slower and slower.”
“According to the data of many civilizations in the universe, the ratio of Lv. 6 to Lv. 7 breakthroughs is less than 1%,” Liu Hai said. “Therefore, you have to be determined and give it your all! If you don’t have the faith, you will never have the chance to break through.”
Xu Jingming sighed inwardly when he saw this.
Of the three people in front of him, he could sense that his master’s fighting spirit was the strongest—it even had an effect on the others.
In terms of willpower, Master shouldn’t be weak, Xu Jingming thought to himself. He still looked forward to the appearance of other Earthling experts on the evolutionary path.
“Tell me what happened in Blood Rain World in the past year,” Xu Jingming said.
Liu Hai nodded. “Because of your help, the three of us joined the Blood Rain Guard in the capital. Blood Rain World is a rare world that’s suitable for earning money, and it doesn’t delay our actual combat cultivation. Therefore, the other cosmic lifeforms in China were also brought in one after another.”
Xu Jingming nodded.
It was easy for newbies to gain a foothold in Blood Rain World with the help of the established ones.
Liu Hai said, “With Lord Fei Qing secretly providing his assistance, Fang Yu, Zhao Fan, Zhou Yi, Lei Yunfang, and Wang Yi joined the capital’s Blood Rain Guard afterward. They also made a killing. Tie Lianyun, Hao Qianyun, and Wu Sai—who arrived the latest—were unlucky and didn’t earn much. This is because Lord Fei Qing was already dead by then. Even we were expelled from the Blood Rain Guard.”
“Oh right, Brother Xu, you were also expelled from the Blood Rain Guard,” Tu Ling remarked.
“Lord Fei Qing is dead?” Xu Jingming was surprised.
He no longer cared about his identity as a Blood Rain Guard, but Lord Fei Qing?
Lord Fei Qing had contributed greatly to the eastern region’s Blood Rain Guard despite coming from a remote city. Under his management, the eastern region was the only place in the empire’s four regions that remained orderly. The eastern region’s Blood Rain Guard was also the empire’s strongest army.
Now, he was dead?
Xu Jingming had yet to repay the favor he owed him.
Liu Hai said, “When you went to the mysterious land last year, General Wang Jiuyan had led an army to fight in the western region. He won six battles and defeated the main force of the western rebels. Of the 18 Bandit Chiefs, six were killed, and nine were captured alive! Only three escaped. At that time, the western rebels lost their momentum.”
Xu Jingming nodded. He knew this information.
“Later on, the emperor ordered the general to return to the capital,” Liu Hai said. “The general didn’t return, claiming that it was the most critical period, so he had to seize the opportunity to wipe out the rebels and not give them a chance to rise again. However, the emperor kept sending decrees. In a month, six batches of messengers were sent. General Wang Jiuyan’s entire family lived in the capital after all, so he eventually returned.”
“He was imprisoned three days after his return to the capital!” Liu Hai sighed. “He was charged under the conspiracy to rebel and seize the western region with his troops.”
“General Wang Jiuyan wanted to rebel?” Xu Jingming shook his head. “If he wanted to rebel, why would he have returned to the capital?”
“I guess I’ve seen everything.” Tu Ling said, “The emperor of Blood Rain World is too petty. Back then, because Fei Qing was too amazing leading the eastern region’s Blood Rain Guard, the emperor kept Fei Qing in the capital and forbade him from returning to the eastern region. Now that the general proved himself to be a military strategist, the emperor immediately summoned him back and even imprisoned him. Such an emperor is truly incompetent.”
Liu Hai said, “Back then, many people—including Lord Fei Qing—pleaded for mercy on General Wang Jiuyan’s behalf! However, it was useless. As he had committed the major crime of rebellion, he implicated his entire clan! The entire clan was imprisoned!”
Xu Jingming sighed inwardly.
He had met Wang Jiuyan. When he escorted the Fei family to the capital, Wang Jiuyan had led men to save them.
“I heard that General Wang Jiuyan was tortured in prison, and his children and family were tortured to death. Not long after the news spread, several factions led by Bloodcloth Tower and Courtesan Belle Palace attacked the prison one night in a bid to save General Wang Jiuyan!”
“Perhaps it was because there were too many people involved that the news leaked. The emperor had long made arrangements, and the prison was impenetrable. In the end, the prison break failed.”
To the side, Tu Ling snorted and said, “Later on, it was proven that General Wang Jiuyan’s strategy was right! The emperor recalled the general and sent his trusted aide, Gao Song, to lead the troops to pursue the remnants of the rebels in the western region.”
“The change of generals gave rebels a chance to catch their breath! Moreover, those three—King Wei, King Zhou, and King Qing—were all formidable figures who escaped from General Wang.”
“General Gao was in charge of hunting down the rebels and sent back all kinds of good news. But five months later, the emperor finally understood the true situation in the western region! In the past five months, the number of rebels kept snowballing, almost occupying the entire western region. General Gao finally fled the western region in a sorry state with tens of thousands of remaining troops.”
“The rebel army was powerful!”
Liu Hai said, “The eastern region had mobilized a large number of troops to fight the western region.”
“Everyone was panicking at this moment! It was only then that the emperor requested Lord Fei Qing to return to the eastern region! He needed to amass an army from the eastern region in order to protect the capital,” Liu Hai continued. “Lord Fei Qing had a very high reputation in the eastern region’s Blood Rain Guard. Many of the upper echelons were groomed by him.”
“But three days after Lord Fei Qing’s departure, he and his team of guards were intercepted on the way! The entire team, including Lord Fei Qing, died on the spot.” Liu Hai shook his head. “Nobody knows who the murderer is. The higher-ups pushed the blame to the Black Lotus Sect.”
“Fei Qing is dead?” Xu Jingming asked, “What about Miss Fei Xinlan and Old Master Fei?”
“Old Master Fei is missing,” Liu Hai answered. “Don’t worry. Old Master Fei has sent people to contact us. After all, we are from Lord Fei Qing’s faction! Old Master Fei is only hiding because many people want to capture him.”
“What’s going on?” Xu Jingming asked. “Capture Old Master Fei?”
Tu Ling said, “Lord Fei Qing is dead, and the Blood Rain Guard of the eastern region has rebelled! The entire eastern region’s Blood Rain Guard has instantly become the largest rebel force in the world!”
“Where’s Miss Fei Xinlan?” Xu Jingming asked.
“She’s been in the empire’s Martial Arts Academy all this while,” Liu Hai replied. “As Dean Ming’s disciple, Miss Fei Xinlan is very safe in the academy.”
Xu Jingming nodded.
“Old Master Fei sent someone to contact us, but he doesn’t trust us too much. He trusts you,” Liu Hai said. “When you return, Old Master Fei will send someone to meet you.”
Xu Jingming nodded slightly. I never expected Blood Rain World to be reduced to this state in less than a year.
“Everyone in the capital is panicking now. We are sure that the world will definitely be in chaos in the future. The 11 of us are also hesitating—what should we do next? Everyone is waiting for your opinion,” said Liu Hai.
Xu Jingming nodded.
He was the strongest among the Chinese cosmic lifeforms, and he had laid the foundation in the Blood Rain Guard. Everyone was naturally willing to listen to him.
“I’ll definitely make a trip back to Blood Rain World,” Xu Jingming said, “but I’ll be leaving after settling matters in the Blood Rain World! I’ll only return occasionally.”
“Leaving?” Liu Hai, Tu Ling, and Zhang Qing were stunned.
All the cosmic lifeforms in China used Blood Rain World as their foundation, yet Xu Jingming wanted to leave?
“Although I’ve become a Lv. 7 cosmic lifeform, my mind and consciousness are relatively weak,” Xu Jingming said. “Master, you also know that I only reached Lv. 7 after becoming a super expert! It’s obvious that my mind is too weak.”
“Yes.” Liu Hai nodded. “It’s normal for your mind and consciousness to be weak compared to those Lv. 7 cosmic lifeforms that have lived for hundreds or thousands of years. After all, your 32nd birthday is just next month.”
“That’s why I need to focus on improving my mental strength,” Xu Jingming said.
“However, we owe our success to Lord Fei Qing,” Xu Jingming added. “We have to repay this favor. Moreover, we have to decide what China’s cosmic lifeforms will do in Blood Rain World next.”
Repaying the favor was only one aspect. It was mainly to lay the foundation for the cosmic lifeforms back home!
“When are you planning on going to Blood Rain World?” Liu Hai asked.
“Let’s do it now,” Xu Jingming answered. It was time to end everything in Blood Rain World.