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Still not satisfied with this?

Blair was surprised, but she couldn't help but feel ashamed. No wonder the master could possess such strength; he must have always been this strict with himself.

How could she have gotten carried away just because she had achieved a little success?

"Of these seven Universe Level powerhouses, how many were trained by the academy?" Li Yilin asked. When the academy was first established, many in the clan were dissatisfied with the two prerequisites he set: under five hundred years old and not yet at Star Level.

Many people were just over the age limit or had just broken through to Star Level, meaning they missed out on the academy and, consequently, the teachers with Universe Level strength.

Blair had sent him a message at the time, and after some thought, he had set aside one hundred of them to teach the other clansmen.

Although the academy had many teachers, the students' ages were limited, so he assumed not many could have broken through to Universe Level in just over a decade.

Sure enough.

"Only two, and one of them realized a domain just after breaking through to Universe Level," Blair said softly, her tone no longer carrying the excitement from before.

Of these seven Universe Level powerhouses, only two came from Tuoxing Academy. The remaining five were clansmen whose ages far exceeded five hundred and whose strength was generally at the eighth or ninth rank of Star Level; they had only managed to break through successfully with the help of cultivation resources and the teachers' guidance.

However, the fact that the one who realized a domain at Universe Level was a student of Tuoxing Academy was good news to Blair.

Being a student of the academy meant he was young, and being able to realize a domain before everyone else despite his youth showed great aptitude—provided there was no shortage of cultivation resources, it would be easier for him to grow.

For a race, the more geniuses that appear, the more it signifies the continuation of their inherited bloodline.

The more powerhouses that emerge within a group, the more favorable it is for the group's development in the universe.

Otherwise, given that the Wutuo Clan originally only had two Domain Lords and fewer than ten Universe Level powerhouses, it would have been very difficult to develop and grow.

No matter how many Universe Level powerhouses there are, they are far less useful than a single Domain Lord, but having only one Domain Lord without numerous Universe Level powerhouses would only make the race's ability to resist risks even weaker—

Complementing and achieving one another, that is exactly what this is.

"Oh?" Hearing that the one who realized a domain was a student of the academy, Li Yilin became interested. "Bring him here for me to see."

"Yes, master."

Blair nodded and tapped a few times on the Smart Optical Computer worn on her wrist.

After a while, the palace gates opened, and a deep blue figure walked in slowly from outside.

He had long, light blue hair and eyes of the same color, with delicate features. If one didn't look at his overall appearance as a man, just looking at his face, some might even believe he was a girl.

Evan walked to the area below the palace and knelt respectfully before Li Yilin, who was sitting on the throne above. "Junior Evan pays respects to the Clan Ancestor."

Clan Ancestor?

Li Yilin widened his eyes and looked at Blair.

Blair covered her mouth and chuckled, explaining, "It's a coincidence, actually. Evan is a descendant of Duose, about a hundred generations removed. He calls Duose his old ancestor, so naturally, he calls you Clan Ancestor." There were only two Clan Ancestors in the clan: Li Yilin and Hilda. Everyone else, no matter how high their seniority, could only be called ancestor.

Mentioning Duose, Li Yilin immediately thought of the petite, cute-looking woman whose personality was as fierce as Guan Gong.

"Fifteen years ago, after Duose received the cultivation resources, she went into seclusion. There has been no news of her coming out until now," Blair said, without much worry on her face.

The stronger one's strength, the more seclusion time is measured in years. At the Universe Level, it is not impossible for a single seclusion to last for hundreds or even thousands of years.

If she weren't the clan leader, she would have gone into seclusion for such a long time as well.

Ever since the master brought back a large amount of cultivation resources from the Aoduo Universe Kingdom, the Wutuo Clan had been in a stage of rapid development. As the clan leader, she couldn't even guarantee her daily cultivation time, let alone go into seclusion.

Li Yilin also understood her dedication. After thinking for a moment, he took out two units, totaling two hundred Lanke Fruit, and handed them to her.

"I remember you are cultivating a plant lifeform. These two hundred Lanke Fruit should be of great help," Li Yilin said.

To gestate his Clone, his ring was equipped with nearly a million Hunyuan Units worth of precious resources. The high-priced ones included Life Fruit, Luo Ke Divine Water, and Thunder Road—and the lower-priced ones included Wood Crystal and Lanke Fruit.

Looking at the two large boxes placed on the ground, Blair hesitated for a moment before opening one. Inside were neatly stacked, crystalline boxes.

She opened one again to reveal a delicate fruit with dew still on its surface—a Lanke Fruit, exactly the same as what she had seen in the Virtual Universe.

She was both surprised and delighted. "Lanke Fruit? This is far too precious."

Although Lanke Fruit is not as precious as the legendary life planets, a single one is worth a thousand life planets.

Two hundred of them could purchase a decent galaxy. Even the Leimai Galaxy, where the Wutuo Clan currently resides, is far less precious than these two hundred Lanke Fruit.

"This is a reward for your years of handling clan affairs without error as the clan leader," Li Yilin said with a faint smile. "The stronger you are, the easier it will be for you to manage the clan's affairs. This is a good thing for both you and everyone else."

Over the years, he seemed to have squandered a lot of money, and even the expenses for training his disciples were calculated in Hunyuan Units, but even so, he still had nearly a million Hunyuan Units in his account.

To him, money had become just a number. Before he reached the Immortal level, he would not have to worry about cultivation resources. Once he reached the Immortal level, with his strength, he wouldn't have to worry about a lack of resources either.

While ensuring his own abundance, providing timely help to those around him was perfectly fine.

"Master." Blair's eyes turned slightly red. "Blair is not worthy of such generosity from the master. A hundred years ago, if it hadn't been for Blair's dereliction of duty and inadequate supervision of Wunuo Star, the clansmen would not have suffered such losses."

A century had passed, and the Wutuo Clan had only just managed to break through eight million people. If it hadn't been for that catastrophe, there would have been at least ten million clansmen by now.

The Wutuo clansmen were different from other humans in the universe; they were too focused on loyalty. Regardless of gender, they would only recognize one partner in their lifetime. If their partner died, they would never marry again, and even if they did, they would likely not conceive children.

Furthermore, due to the Wutuo Clan's unique life structure, conceiving life was not as simple as it was for ordinary humans in the universe.

For a pair of Planetary Level Wutuo clansmen, being able to conceive one life in a hundred years was already an extremely excellent reproductive ability. Within their thousand-year lifespan, if they could conceive more than three children, the clan would even bestow heavy rewards upon them.

If they could conceive life while also having decent cultivation talent, the clan would even grant them opportunities to break through to Star Level, extending their lifespan so they could contribute more strength to the group.

If a pair of twins could be conceived carrying the bloodline of the Wutuo Clan, it would be considered a miracle on the level of a goddess of fertility in the eyes of the Wutuo people.

Among the more than eight million members of the Wutuo Clan today, there are fewer than five sets of twins, which goes to show just how difficult it is for the Wutuo people to conceive life.

The reason Blair rarely allowed the unmarried young women of the clan to interact with Li Yilin was not only because he knew Li Yilin's temperament would never allow him to accept a woman arranged by the clan, but also because once a Wutuo person sets their heart on someone, they generally will not change their mind, unless they encounter someone better, more outstanding, or more to their liking before their partner status is confirmed.

As for someone more outstanding than Li Yilin, there are none within the Wutuo Clan, and very few among other races outside the Wutuo Clan.

Viewed in this light, keeping contact to a minimum is for the best.