Waste?

Buzz buzz buzz!

The communicator vibrated incessantly, messages popping up one after another.

Yu Feng composed himself, his eyes fixed on the screen, not willing to miss a single detail.

After a moment, Yu Feng's gaze paused, focusing on a few lines of text.

[Ziying Calendar 5626, Cao Shaoyu and Li Qingshan met in a gymnasium...]

[Ziying Calendar... underground arena... Li Qingshan rescued Cao Shaoyu...]

[...Cao Ya collected the Crimson Blaze Fire Lotus and gifted it to Li Qingshan...]

[...Li Qingshan destroyed a Meteor-Class Battleship, saving the Cao Family's passenger starship...]

"Li Qingshan and the Cao Family had dealings early on?"

Yu Feng frowned, becoming uncertain.

Li Qingshan was the target he was most worried about from the start.

Although the Black Gold VIP's words implied that they were only targeting the Cao Family.

But according to the information, Li Qingshan had a close relationship with the Cao Family long ago, yet the other party said they had only heard of Li Qingshan's name?

"No! No matter what his purpose is, all I need to do is target the Cao Family; everything else is irrelevant to me!"

Yu Feng shook his head sharply, his gaze returning to the screen, the following information detailing all of the Cao Family's recent movements.

As lines of information imprinted themselves in his mind, the previous doubts gradually found their answers.

It was clear that the Chaotic Star Sea was targeting the Cao Family, and that the Cao Family's ability to hold on for decades was definitely not simple.

The Black Gold VIP was likely the force behind the Chaotic Star Sea.

"The right opportunity, and a justifiable kick when they're down."

The corners of Yu Feng's mouth slowly rose, finally putting his mind at ease.

He was a professional when it came to these things.

Moreover, the previous worries about Li Qingshan could also be put aside.

Even if Li Qingshan was a peerless genius, he was only at the Fourth Order, and still far from being involved in this level of struggle!

"Thinking too fast isn't good; it's easy to overthink."

Yu Feng lightly rubbed his temples, chuckling self-deprecatingly, his gaze glancing at the latest message that had popped up on the screen.

[Li Qingshan has left the Violet Radiance Star Region and is heading to the Frost Leaf Star Region.]

"Eager to earn fame again?"

Self-deprecation turned into mockery, Yu Feng shaking his head and sneering.

"Talent that isn't realized is ultimately just talent!"

"Wasting time, meaningless!"

Time passed day by day.

The vast information network under the Coiling Dragon Auction House operated, and more and more information about the Crimson Rainbow Star Region and the Cao Family gathered. Yu Feng also began to take action.

There was no deliberate obstruction, nor any head-on confrontation, just two trans-regional companies under the auction house were selected to infiltrate the Crimson Rainbow Star Region.

The business scopes of these two companies highly overlapped with that of the Cao Family, so "friction" was naturally unavoidable.

Along with them came a message from the new resource area manager.

The Heaven's Pride Tournament team had finished their mission, dispersed, and embarked on their journey to find "opportunities."

And Li Qingshan was still traveling from one star region to another.

After reading the message, Yu Feng completely relaxed and casually deleted it into the trash.

"For someone so greedy for superficial fame, it's unknown whether he can even perfect his 'Dao' in his lifetime, so how could he be taken seriously by the Black Gold VIP?"

Azure Dragon Calendar 8930, November 1st.

Crimson Rainbow Star Region, Dick Star System.

Buzz!

A long crack tore through space, ripping open a circular hole, and a silver-white starship slowly sailed out.

Inside the bridge, a young man sat cross-legged, slowly opening his eyes and looking at the star system outside the porthole.

After a full three years, traveling through more than thirty star regions, he had finally returned to Dick Star once again.

"If you guys were more competitive, I wouldn't have had to come back so early."

Li Qingshan sighed regretfully, recalling the last two guarding experiences that yielded less than 50,000 experience points.

It was precisely because the alien races had ceased their activities too quickly that he had no choice but to end this "business trip" early.

The starship entered the star system, and Li Qingshan got up and walked to the porthole, gazing at the approaching Dick Primary Star.

At the same time, a thought flickered in his mind, and the panel appeared before his eyes.

[Li Qingshan]

[Realm: Inner World Realm 827/1000]

[Cultivation Method: Star River Cosmos Sutra827/1000 (Inner World Realm), Omitted]

[Martial Skill: Polar Night Star Sword216,854/600,000 (Sixth Layer), Omitted]

[Secret Art: Blood Ignition Sacred Art (Perfected)]

[Function: Martial Dao Space Lv4 (27,432,631/100,000,000)]

[Available Time: 26,683,921 years, 112 days]

[Time Flow Rate: 1:]

His gaze focused on the Available Time column, the regret in his eyes faded, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

When he set off, he only had a little over 7 million experience points and a little over 6 million years of available time.

This "business trip" had yielded a full 20 million experience points and 20 million years of available time!

"26.6 million years can support 266 hours of ten-thousand-fold starlight infusion, which is equivalent to 266 hours of ten-thousand-fold cultivation speed, equivalent to..."

Li Qingshan looked down at the communicator, his fingers tapping.

Soon, the answer appeared on the screen.

[303.65]

"300 years of arduous cultivation, and ceaselessly drawing in starlight, should be enough to quickly pass through the Outer World, right?"

Li Qingshan murmured softly, his smile widening.

Although he couldn't be certain, this was already the best he could do at the moment.

The next step was up to time.

Once he broke through to the Outer World, he would naturally know the answer.

Buzz!

The communicator vibrated, and a name appeared on the screen.

[Dean Noon Sun—Fu Yang]

His finger tapped, and a projection screen popped up.

In the picture, Fu Yang looked nervous and asked anxiously:

"Have you arrived at Dick Star?"

Li Qingshan shook his head and smiled, "Dean, don't worry, I've already returned."

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!"

Fu Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a red glow began to appear on his face.

"You don't know, our Star Academy has been quite lively recently. Those fellows who came to 'study' even wanted to go to your Dick Star to learn from your advanced experience..."

"Dean, please block them for me!"

Li Qingshan interrupted, speaking seriously:

"I plan to use the next six years of my term for closed-door cultivation. I don't have time to deal with them."

"I already turned them down." Fu Yang nodded with a smile, "The trivial matters are over, it's time to seize the time to cultivate, especially for you."

"Inner World Realm, Outer World, whether it's the accumulation of 'reason' or the construction of the Dharma Form prototype, both require years of accumulation."

"Back then, Feng Boyong spent nine hundred years leaving the Crimson Rainbow Star Region and reaching the top of the Heaven's Pride Tournament."

"I hope that in five hundred years, you can let the name of our 'Crimson Rainbow' resonate throughout the Horn Sector once again."

"Dean, don't worry, it won't be too long."

Li Qingshan responded with a light laugh, and hung up the call.

The light screen went out, and his gaze turned to the outside of the porthole. The blue planet was slowly rotating.

The starship had already docked in a distant orbit, and a figure broke through the atmosphere, flying to greet him.

It was Gao Nianren, whom he hadn't seen in three years.

Li Qingshan's figure moved, and he instantly flew out of the ship and appeared in front of Gao Nianren.

"Dean!" Gao Nianren's face was excited, and he clicked on the projection screen, popping up a pile of documents.

"These three years..."

Li Qingshan immediately had a headache and interrupted:

"No need to report to me, you're a mature Vice Dean now. Learn to make your own decisions!"

"Uh..." Gao Nianren paused slightly, then hesitated, "Then what about you, Dean...?"

"As Dean, my responsibility is naturally to enter secluded cultivation as soon as possible!"

Li Qingshan said solemnly, lightly patting Gao Nianren's shoulder.

"Only by being strong enough can I be your backer, your support!"

As soon as the words fell, his figure instantly disappeared without a trace.

Gao Nianren stared blankly at the screen full of documents, stunned in place.