Triangle Eye

And so, six months passed.

Within six months, Li Shiwei used her own power to construct a complete set of ruins, ancient texts, and clues after a perfect forgery, creating a long-standing ancient legend.

In this ancient legend, there is a mysterious organization called the 'Triangle Eye', which has been passed down from the most ancient times to the present day.

Of course, the name was made up by Li Shiwei.

In the story she wrote, many important figures of this world are hidden in this Triangle Eye. Although the Triangle Eye is not in the public eye, it is secretly manipulating this world behind the scenes. Many high-level mentors and even higher beings have secretly joined this Triangle Eye.

However, the organization has not yet started to publicize itself, so only Li Shiwei and Shi Tou know that all kinds of clues, traces, ancient ruins, lost books, secret knowledge and the like are still stored in the ruins' warehouse and have not been taken out.

However, Li Shiwei has already prepared the publicity work and is now just waiting for the first wave of official members to join.

The first wave of official members were naturally those working on Stone's side.

She's got everything planned out. Once a group of official members arrives, she'll start showing her face to the world!

We're just waiting for the stones.

At this moment, Stone is teaching the local youths how to tame the energy within their bodies.

To be honest... this level of difficulty is beyond what I could have imagined.

In Shi Tou's mind, everyone should have their own way, regardless of where this "way" comes from—whether it's something they think of themselves, something they learn from their parents and teachers, or something they are instilled with by their surroundings. It doesn't matter; they all definitely have it.

Therefore, when a practitioner begins their practice, their initial energy must have a fundamental principle to follow, preventing it from running rampant and causing the body to explode.

However, this refers to the whole world.

People throughout the world can easily enter the path of cultivation because the world is a place close to the Dao, and is the base and headquarters of various Dao Lineage.

But in this Seventh Rank World... Stone finally understood why they didn't like using the human body as a miniature world.

The people in this world do not have a usable 'Tao' at all. Their own world is difficult to reconcile, and it is divided into seven levels, each of which cannot be unified.

In other words, people in this world are born with a natural tendency to struggle.

This is going to be difficult.

No wonder their cultivation path is like this: forcibly tempering their soul, then using their soul to collect energy from the environment, temporarily assembling it into their specially made Technique Method, which they call 'Technique Method'.

This method allows one to perform very good Technique Method without accumulating a lot of cultivation, but the problem is that it requires a long wind-up and chanting.

Ordinary fireballs and ice spears require several seconds of chanting. For the 'Forbidden Spell level Great Sorcery' that only high-level instructors can master, the chanting and preparation can take more than ten days. Some even require setting up formations in advance to gather environmental energy. It is said that the most terrifying forbidden spells require a hundred years of preparation.

By then, the daylilies would be cold.

Cultivators in the world don't need this. Even for extremely powerful large-scale Technique Method, they can prepare and perfect them within their own small world, hitting exactly where they want without any delay. It just puts a certain burden on their bodies and cultivation.

Therefore, for the past six months, Shi Tou has been teaching the other party how to break through the Dao struggle, how to establish their own 'Dao', how to establish a solid understanding of the world, and how to use this understanding to guide their actions and cultivation.

However, after more than half a year, it was fortunate that it successfully condensed its first wisp of energy.

Lu De felt the heat flowing through his body, then entered a state of introspection, examining his own inner world.

He never imagined that a world was hidden within his own flesh and blood, and that he could actually mobilize the power of this world.

What incredible power this is!

Although he could only mobilize a very small portion of it, and his world was very weak, he felt that with just these few wisps of energy, he could instantly kill all the apprentices.

The reason is simple: the apprentices' chanting time is too long, and only a very few apprentices who have mastered the 'instant release' technique can release it instantly.

However, instantaneous spells are generally less powerful, while he can instantly unleash attacks far exceeding the strength of ordinary spells.

Combat ability is a minor matter; the most crucial thing is... he felt that he had touched upon the 'truth'.

The 'truth' that all the research institutes and their high-ranking mentors are pursuing.

He could feel that what he had gathered was docilely revolving around 'truth'.

At this moment, truth resides within him.

"Alright, you've finally gotten the hang of it. I'm exhausted... Also, what's inside you isn't the real truth, but what you think is the truth. You'll need to correct it and gradually bring it closer to the truth. Don't be complacent." Stone sighed and gave this advice.

"Understood, thank you so much, mentor. I'll give you new energy right away." Lu De immediately got up, preparing to crush the crystals and feed the stone.

Lu De now fully believes that Stone is a high-level mentor.

As we all know, the most fervent seekers of knowledge in the world are those research institutes of all sizes, and among these institutes, senior mentors are the highest level of guidance.

Therefore, in this world, besides truly high-level mentors, who else could know such profound knowledge?

In half a year, the knowledge and profound philosophy that Stone had shown had deeply attracted him, and he even vaguely regarded Stone as a real teacher in his heart.

Stone did not hold back, and trained Lu De to be someone close to the level of a ragtag cultivator in the world, roughly equivalent to the leader of the Mighty Gang. In the Baiyue region of the world, he could even achieve the status of a leader of a grassroots gang.

In other words, within this world and among all the apprentice levels, he is extremely strong, almost... invincible.

And all of this happened in just six months.

"Are you going hunting again this month?" Stone asked Lu De while absorbing the crystals around him.

"I'm not going. I've already secretly hunted a lot of crystals, enough to last until next month. This month I plan to take the exam for a position in the Royal Guard," Lu De said, shaking his head.

In the past six months, in order to maintain Stone's motivation and lucidity... or at least he thought it was to maintain Stone's motivation, Lu De started working hard to earn money after getting out of bed.

But he's just an apprentice, how much can he earn?

However, Stone couldn't say no, because Stone initially asked for the crystal's energy to motivate and spur on the young man; pressure is what drives motivation.

Of course, pressure alone is not enough. You need to have a sense of urgency chasing you from behind, and a carrot dangling from the front. With one in front and one behind, you will run faster.

Therefore, using money as a form of coercion, and then offering knowledge as a incentive, is the only way to make him progress quickly.

Therefore, Lu De had to find a way to earn money on his own. In the end, the best solution he could come up with was to hunt those naturally evolved creatures in the wild...

Oh, no, it should be called Crystal Beast.

But in Shi Tou's eyes, they were simply a group of civilized beings practicing the Way of Evolution.

At first, Lu De relied on his knowledge to set traps by exploiting the weaknesses of the Crystal Beast, and earned his first money.

However, as he grows stronger, he can now hunt Crystal Beast without any preparation!

He hasn't let up for a single day in the past six months.

However, he was a little disappointed... he never saw that platinum-blonde nobleman again, because the other party had gone to participate in the advanced mentor program.

The thought that the other person also had a high-level mentor guiding them meant that their progress would be no less than his own motivated Lu De to work even harder.

"A position in the guard? Good, as long as you have plans." Stone nodded and said.

The conversation didn't last long. Soon, Lu De had finished packing, hung the stone around his neck, and left for the research institute.

Upon arriving at the research institute, he went straight to Teacher Jin's office.

After knocking on the door and hearing Teacher Jin say "Come in," Lu De pushed the door open.

Then, his pupils trembled slightly.

Because there was another student in the office.

It was that handsome, platinum-haired nobleman who had beaten him so badly he couldn't take care of himself.

Unfortunately, he didn't know the name. The other party never told Lu De his name. To this noble person, Lu De was just a passerby.

Lu De lowered his head slightly, walked in, pretending not to see the other person, and said to Teacher Jin, "Teacher Jin, this is the record for this time. Through further analysis of the equipment, I have found traces left by the soul on the equipment. There are a total of thirty-nine places, and I have recorded them all."

Unexpectedly, the handsome nobleman with platinum hair smiled upon hearing this, "Oh, so this is what we need this time? I was just about to ask Teacher Jin for it. I was saying that you hadn't delivered it yet, that you were a little late this time. I didn't expect you to come here so soon. What a coincidence. Just give it to me, and I'll send it to the senior instructor."

As he spoke, he reached out and naturally tried to take the document from his hand.

However, when he tugged at it, he found that Lu De did not let go, and did not even move his eyes.

This caused the handsome, platinum-haired nobleman to frown slightly.

Teacher Jin reacted quickly. He immediately stood up, placed his hand on the paper, took the documents, and smiled as he tried to smooth things over, "I'm sorry, Young Master Walon, Lu De is rather rigid and stubborn. He insists on handing them over to me."

As she spoke, Teacher Jin deftly took the documents, aligned them on the table, and handed them to the platinum-haired nobleman.

The nobleman, known as Walon, relaxed his brow and smiled, "It's nothing, just doing my duty. Honesty is a good quality, after all, my orders were to come to you, Teacher Jin, to retrieve some materials."

Then, he nodded to Lu De and said, "You did a good job. That's exactly how it should be done. You give it to Teacher Jin, and then I'll go to Teacher Jin to get it. That's the most appropriate way. You did a good job. I believe that your data must be very detailed, which will be of great help to the work of senior mentors. Thank you."

After saying that, he turned and left, remaining polite throughout.

But... they are high and mighty.

Although the other party's words were very polite, the implied meaning was quite clear.

You're just doing odd jobs, doing data-related manual labor. All your work results will be sent to me and the senior mentors to become the fuel needed for truly creative work.

The other person may not have meant it that way when they said it, but the feeling conveyed in their words is enough to make you sense that they were saying it that way.

Watching the man from Walon leave, Lu De sighed.

At this moment, Teacher Jin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Hey, why are you taking him so seriously? He's just back to check something. Let's all just let things pass peacefully. Why bother?"

"It's nothing, I just think rules are important. By the way, Teacher Jin, you said he came back to look something up? Wasn't he just here to get some documents? What does he need to look up?" Lu De asked curiously.

Teacher Jin replied, "It is said that it is because of the strange things that have happened in the capital recently. A large number of Crystal Beast in the surrounding forests have died, seemingly because they have been hunted by a secret person. But the problem is that after all the crystals were dug up, they never entered the market. It's as if they evaporated into thin air."

"This is very strange. Walon has been assigned to investigate this matter, but it has nothing to do with us anymore. Let him handle it himself." Teacher Jin smiled. "There's nothing else here, so you can leave now. I've noticed you've been quite busy lately. Have you made any progress?"

"As for what I've gained..." Lu De was about to answer when Teacher Jin interrupted him.

The old man said, "There's no need to tell me all this. Keep your gains to yourself and don't tell others. The competition among apprentices is quite fierce. By the way, you can take a look at this. I think it's a good job for you."

As he spoke, he took out a letter of introduction. "Go back and read it yourself, don't open it here."

"..." Lu De was silent for a moment, then nodded and took the envelope. "Thank you, Teacher Jin."

"I brought you out of the mine, so I have to take responsibility for you. Go on, do what you're supposed to do, and don't get into any conflicts with Walon. You can't afford to mess with him. Fortunately, half a year has passed, and he has defeated too many people. He might not even remember you," Teacher Jin instructed.

"Yes, I understand." Lu De nodded, then said goodbye to Teacher Jin and turned to leave.

However, just as he left the research institute and was still at the entrance, Lu De was surprised to find that Walon was standing there, seemingly waiting for him.

"Hmm?" Lu De stopped in his tracks.

Walon then walked up and sniffed Lu De's scent.

This sent a chill down Lu De's spine, and he took a step back.

However, what Walon said next sent chills down Lu De's spine!

But then the nobleman said, "You... smell of many different kinds of Crystal Beast. Do you often hunt Crystal Beast?"

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