Passing on the Family Line

Who leaked the information?

Ma Zhenhe?

Or are they other forces that dislike the Heavenly Human Pavilion?

Lin Zichen's thoughts were in turmoil.

After thinking about it for a while, I decided that it wasn't important.

The most urgent thing to do is to delete this news article as soon as possible.

Thinking it over, Lin Zichen scrolled to the bottom of the news page and found the reporting portal to submit a report.

This news report is being reported for violating regulations and infringing on the privacy of the individuals involved.

Afterwards, they called the relevant internet authorities to file a complaint.

After a series of actions, the news article that exposed the test taker's personal privacy was finally deleted by the news app at 10:00 AM.

However, it was too late.

In the hours leading up to its deletion, related public opinion had already taken off, generating numerous articles on social media and circulating across various online platforms.

Almost everyone in the country knows that the Top Scholar of College Entrance Exam in Nanjiang Province has joined the Heavenly Human Pavilion and chosen to pursue the Pure-Blood Human Path.

Some unprincipled bloggers, in pursuit of traffic, have even fabricated various conspiracy theories, claiming that Lin Zichen's joining Heavenly Human Pavilion was not his own intention, but rather that he was threatened, or that there was some unknown deal between the two parties.

During this time, many students and teachers asked Lin Zichen on WeChat what was going on.

Lin Zichen didn't explain much, only replying that it was inconvenient to disclose, and then ignored these WeChat friends.

By the afternoon...

The controversy surrounding the Top Scholar of College Entrance Exam is escalating.

Someone posted a photo of Lin Zichen, claiming that this boy was the Top Scholar of College Entrance Exam in Nanjiang Province.

Because he's so handsome, at first netizens thought it was a male internet celebrity trying to ride his coattails.

After it was confirmed that it was indeed Lin Zichen, public opinion intensified further.

Many female netizens, seeing that Lin Zichen is incredibly handsome, have been calling him their husband in the comments section.

Some extreme cases even said they wanted to have his children.

Many professional fan leaders sensed a business opportunity and began privately messaging these female netizens in the comments section, inviting them to form fan clubs in an attempt to profit from them.

As public opinion intensified, Lin Zichen frowned more and more, feeling very troubled but helpless.

He didn't want to be famous at all, and he didn't want to be exposed to the public eye.

He just wanted to be a genius in his own little corner of the world, evolving quietly.

After all, with so many people watching, it's not a good thing to be scrutinized by too many eyes.

Especially for a transmigrator like him, who is full of secrets, being watched by too many people before he grows up and develops is too risky, and he could easily be attacked by Heretic Cult at any moment.

It was almost evening.

Several well-known influencer incubation companies contacted Lin Yansheng and Zhang Wanxin via mobile phone.

They said they could package Lin Zichen, using a handsome and capable genius persona to create an internet celebrity on par with the genius girls from Capital University or Mechanical Genius Girl.

It was also said that in this era where women have a higher willingness to consume, the persona of being both handsome and capable is definitely more lucrative than the genius from Capital University or the Mechanical Genius Girl.

Lin Yansheng and Zhang Wanxin were both very rational and rejected these influencer incubation companies without even thinking about it.

Making money is always a good thing.

But if earning this money requires frequent exposure in public, which could interfere with my studies, then I'd rather not.

After dinner.

The two families sat down together to discuss how to handle Lin Zichen's situation.

Lin Zichen is currently very popular, which will inevitably affect his normal life.

The two sets of parents discussed it for a long time, but were unable to come up with a good solution.

As ordinary people, they have no money and no connections, so they have no way to solve this kind of problem.

After much discussion, the solution reached by both sets of parents was to ignore it.

While many people believe there are many interesting things happening on the internet, most are simply joining in the fun.

Once the novelty wears off, it will likely lose its appeal.

11 PM.

Lin Zichen took a shower, put on his pajamas, lay in bed looking at his phone, constantly following news related to himself.

As the public discussion surrounding the topic intensified, his brow furrowed even more.

Not long after, Shen Qinghan's voice came from outside the room.

"Xiao Chen, I want to sleep here tonight."

"The door's unlocked, come in."

"Creak--"

As the door opened, Shen Qinghan, wearing a nightgown, gracefully walked in carrying a bag of daily necessities.

At this moment, she smelled of a pleasant shower gel, indicating that she had just finished showering.

Place the bag on the table.

Take off your slippers.

Shen Qinghan climbed onto the bed and sat down next to Lin Zichen, leaning her shoulder against his and looking at his phone screen.

Seeing Lin Zichen searching for news about her joining the Heavenly Human Pavilion, she couldn't help but say:

"Those people are so wicked. They'd use an innocent test-taker as a weapon; they have absolutely no principles."

"That's how the struggle works: sticking to principles puts you at a disadvantage, while being unprincipled gives you an advantage."

Lin Zichen said calmly.

Shen Qinghan suddenly remembered her cheap master.

My cheap master, Yuan Dongzhi, is the Vice Principal of Shanhai University, the head of the teaching headquarters, and also a young lady from the Yuan Family.

Each of these three identities seems to carry considerable power.

If I ask a cheap, unqualified mentor for help, could you please delete all the news articles about Xiao Chen?

Thinking it over, Shen Qinghan said to Lin Zichen:

"Xiao Chen, my cheap master seems quite powerful. Do you think she could help you get rid of this trouble if you ask her for help?"

"Most likely not."

Lin Zichen shook his head and explained, "This factional struggle is, without a doubt, the Gene Fusionist Faction suppressing the Pure-Blood Human Faction, and your cheap master is from the Gene Fusionist Faction, so there's no reason for him to help with this."

Shen Qinghan thought it made sense.

But then I thought, there's no harm in trying, so I might as well give it a shot.

So he took out his phone and sent several messages to Yuan Dongzhi on WeChat.

Explain Lin Zichen's situation to her.

Ask her if she can help solve this problem.

About half an hour passed.

Yuan Dongzhi replied to the message.

He only replied with one word: Okay.

Seeing this, Shen Qinghan was pleasantly surprised and said, "Xiao Chen, take a look! Master said she will help you handle this matter!"

Lin Zichen glanced at his phone; Yuan Dongzhi had only replied with a single "okay" in the chat box, which seemed rather perfunctory.

He had no hope for this and did not expect Yuan Dongzhi to help him solve this problem.

However, less than half an hour later, Shen Qinghan said to him with a happy expression, "Xiao Chen, Master replied and said the problem has been solved!"

"Resolved?"

Lin Zichen was a little stunned.

Shen Qinghan said, "I'm not sure if it's been resolved or not. My master only replied with three short words, 'Resolved.' Quickly search for news related to you and see if you can still find anything."

Lin Zichen immediately opened the news app and entered his name in the search box.

Then, click search.

The result displayed is: None.

Searching on major social media platforms again yielded the same result: none.

Finally, after searching for those bloggers who deliberately spread rumors about him to attract traffic, I found that none of them could be found, and they were suspected of being banned by the platform.

Meanwhile, the same news story was pinned to the top of the charts on multiple popular news apps and social media platforms.

Shocking! Top male celebrity arrested at the Shanhai First Club! One-third of those involved are celebrities!

This news is incredibly popular; within just five minutes of being posted, there were already tens of thousands of comments in the comment section.

Lin Zichen opened the comments section and took a look.

As expected, there were many paid accounts spamming the comments section, creating a chain of posts.

"Xiao Chen, it's really solved! I can't find any news about you anymore!"

Shen Qinghan was very surprised. She didn't expect her cheap master to have such great power. He resolved the matter in less than half an hour without any delay.

Lin Zichen was also surprised, not expecting Yuan Dongzhi to help him resolve this matter.

Is he spoiling his apprentice?

Or is it because of her past relationship with Liu Chuanwu that she chose to help Heavenly Human Pavilion?

Regardless, at least I benefited.

Lin Zichen steadied himself and looked at Shen Qinghan beside him, saying, "Hanhan, please thank your master for me. I am very grateful for her help."

"I'll go and pass on your message right away."

After Shen Qinghan finished speaking, she sent a thank-you message to Yuan Dongzhi on WeChat, expressing her own gratitude as well as Lin Zichen's.

After thanking Yuan Dongzhi, Shen Qinghan looked at Lin Zichen and smiled, "Xiao Chen, you were able to solve this problem thanks to me. How do you plan to repay me?"

"How do you intend to repay me?"

"It's nothing, just give me a kiss."

Shen Qinghan extended her fair, jade-like finger and pointed to her alluring cherry lips.

Lin Zichen smiled silently, then kissed her cherry lips.

It was just a light kiss.

It wasn't that I didn't want to kiss her more deeply, but I was mainly afraid that Shen Qinghan would wet herself.

After several days of adjustment, Shen Qinghan is no longer as sensitive as she was at the beginning.

After dealing with this news controversy.

Lin Zichen's life quickly returned to normal.

There are three main things to do every day: first, exercise to strengthen the body; second, temper the body through Blood Tempering Technique; and third, research Shen Qinghan's superpowers.

Three days later.

In the room.

Lin Zichen opened his eyes, slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and a smile appeared on his face.

The skin has finally been fully tempered.

Moreover, the moment the tempering was completed, the Biological Rank evolved to the Ordinary Rank 7.

It was a pleasant surprise.

Soon, Lin Zichen had an idea and brought up the panel to check the attributes.

[Name: Lin Zichen]

[Age: 18]

[Biological Rank: Common (Tier 7)]

[Biological Attribute: Use-Disuse Evolution, Heavenly Human Wisdom Root, survival of the Survival of the Fittest, the Water Fusion Fortune, Natural Selection, the Eye of the Sky, Gregarious Animal, Natural Camouflage, Danger Perception]

[Body Tempering: Skin Tempering (1 time), Muscle Tempering (0 times), Bone Tempering (0 times)]

Before I knew it, I already possessed nine Biological Attribute, which is basically equivalent to a ten-time Gene Fusionist, right?

Yes, that's five more times than the Capital University genius who broke the school's record with four Gene Fusionist.

Two words: crushing!

Lin Zichen subconsciously compared himself to the genius from Capital University.

There was no way around it; he had grown up reading news about this genius from Capital University, and subconsciously he had already started using the other person as a unit of measurement.

In terms of Gene Fusion, he is now essentially equivalent to 2.2 Capital University geniuses.

I thought about these things for a while, some things and some things.

Lin Zichen quickly regained his composure and carefully touched his skin to feel and see if there was any difference compared to before.

After touching it for a while, it felt more resilient.

However, he thought it was probably just psychological.

After all, you can only feel the toughness by gently squeezing it; you can't feel it by touching it.

"Xiao Chen, may I come in?"

Shen Qinghan's voice could be heard from outside the room.

Since she got a cell phone in high school and learned some knowledge about relationships, she would always knock on the door before coming to see Lin Zichen, instead of just turning the doorknob and going in.

After all, teenage boys often do things that are hard to describe in their rooms, and barging in unannounced could easily lead to an embarrassing situation.

Hearing Shen Qinghan's call, Lin Zichen got out of bed and opened the door for her.

As soon as the door opened, Shen Qinghan, dressed in a dress, handed Lin Zichen a cup of lemon tea, smiling sweetly as she said:

"It's just out of the fridge, ice-cold, and so refreshing to drink."

"I'll try it."

Lin Zichen reached out and took the lemon tea, taking a sip with anticipation. Savoring the sweet and sour flavor that burst on his taste buds, he couldn't help but exclaim, "It tastes great! Much better than the ones that cost over ten yuan outside!"

"Definitely."

Shen Qinghan said with a hint of smugness.

After saying that, she noticed that Lin Zichen's skin seemed a little different and asked in surprise, "Xiao Chen, why does your skin look firmer?"

"You could tell that?"

Lin Zichen was somewhat surprised, not expecting Shen Qinghan to be so sharp-eyed.

Shen Qinghan reached out and touched his arm, saying as she did so, "Of course! I've been sharing a bed with you for days now, I know your body very well."

After touching her skin for a while, she noticed that Lin Zichen's skin had indeed become much firmer. Curious, she asked, "So, why has your skin become firmer?"

"It's the effect of the Blood Tempering Technique."

"The Body Tempering Method that the Heavenly Human Pavilion gave you?"

"Right."

"The effect is so good, it makes me want to start practicing too."

Shen Qinghan said with a look of envy.

Lin Zichen smiled and said, "Forget about it. If you can pursue Gene Fusion Path, there's no need to pursue the Pure-Blood Human Path."

Shen Qinghan asked curiously, "By the way, what's your current Biological Rank? I haven't asked you yet."

She had been curious about this for a long time, but had never asked.

Now that they've both decided to get married after graduating from university, they're a close-knit couple and can ask each other a few little secrets.

Lin Zichen didn't hide anything from her and answered honestly, "Ordinary Rank 7."

"They're all at the Ordinary Rank 7 now?"

Shen Qinghan said helplessly, "I'm only at the ordinary Tier 2."

She felt powerless, not surprised, at Lin Zichen's level of Ordinary Rank 7 Biological Rank.

After all, back in elementary school, she had personally witnessed Lin Zichen unleash terrifying strength far beyond his peers, and knew that he usually kept his strength hidden and didn't reveal much of it.

"You're different. Your Gene Fusion compatibility is as high as 21%. Once you get to university, you can easily fuse with some Exotic Beast genes and evolve into Advanced Being."

Lin Zichen smiled and offered a reassuring remark.

"That's true." Shen Qinghan smiled, her beautiful eyes crinkling slightly. "Then let's have a competition and see who evolves into Advanced Being first."

Lin Zichen: "Okay, let's see who's faster."

Shen Qinghan: "By the way, Xiao Chen, my cheap master has never contacted me on his own initiative. It feels like I've been left to my own devices."

Lin Zichen: "There's nothing wrong with letting them roam freely; at least they have freedom."

Just then, Shen Qinghan's phone vibrated; someone had sent her a message on WeChat.

She opened WeChat and found that it was a message from Li Chuxin.

[Chu Xin: Hanhan, I'm planning to have my eggs retrieved next Monday, do you want to come along?]

[Hanhan: Are you getting it so quickly?]

After replying to the message, Shen Qinghan looked at Lin Zichen and asked, "Xiao Chen, Chu Xin asked me to go get my eggs retrieved next Monday. Do you think I should go?"

Candidates who decide to pursue the Gene Fusion Path will have their sperm or eggs retrieved and preserved at a specialized hospital before undergoing their first Gene Fusion.

Because after Gene Fusion, the human body will most likely lose its fertility.

If you want to have children in the future, you need to retrieve and preserve your sperm or eggs in advance so you can use them when you want to have children later.

Lin Zichen suggested, "Since Chu Xin asked you to pick it up, then go ahead. The sooner you get it, the better, so you don't have something weighing on your mind."

"Then I'll pick it up next Monday."

After saying that, Shen Qinghan replied to Li Chuxin, agreeing to go with her to retrieve eggs next Monday.

In the time that follows.

Lin Zichen sat back on the bed, holding the translated version of "Blood Tempering Technique" and studying it diligently, preparing to begin the next stage of body tempering— Muscle Tempering.

Shen Qinghan sat beside her for a while, but couldn't understand it at all, so she took out her phone to entertain herself.

I don't know how much time passed.

Shen Qinghan, who was scrolling through short videos on her phone, looked up at Lin Zichen, hesitated for a moment, and then asked with a slightly flushed face, "Um... do you know any study websites that guys often use? I haven't looked at them yet, and I'm a little curious to check them out."

"You haven't seen it?"

Lin Zichen was somewhat surprised.

He figured that in this era where everyone has a mobile phone, you should be able to find whatever you want to see online, and there shouldn't be any situation where you want to see something but can't find it.

He suspected that Shen Qinghan was lying.

I haven't seen it.

Shen Qinghan shook her head in reply, then her cheeks flushed even more as she said, "Do you have one? If so, could you recommend one to me?"

Lin Zichen took out his phone, opened the video cache list in a browser, and handed it to Shen Qinghan, saying, "Forget about the websites, I have a few downloaded on my phone, all anime-related. If you're curious, you can take a look."

"Oh, let me see."

Shen Qinghan blushed as she took the phone from Lin Zichen and randomly picked a study video to watch.

The next second, the room was filled with the passionate lecture of a cute anime girl teacher.

Shen Qinghan was startled and quickly turned the volume down to the lowest setting.

Lin Zichen thought she was adorably silly, and chuckled as he handed her a pair of headphones, saying, "It's no fun without sound. Put these on and watch it slowly."

Shen Qinghan awkwardly took the headphones, feeling incredibly stupid.

She was thinking to herself that she hoped her future children would inherit more of Lin Zichen's intelligence and less of her own clumsiness.

The underground of Shanhai City.

20,000 meters deep.

The Earth Tunnel inside are crisscrossed, like an anthill.

Six months ago, all these Earth Tunnel were emitting wisps of heat, and the temperature was extremely high.

Now, the temperature has dropped to the same level as the Earth's surface.

The reason is that the walls of the Earth Tunnel are inlaid with many dark blue crystals.

These deep blue crystals constantly emit a chill, maintaining the temperature inside the Earth Tunnel at the same level as the surface.

In addition to the deep blue crystals, the walls were covered with the roots of a large number of unknown plants.

These root systems firmly anchor the Earth Tunnel, making it incredibly stable, so stable that it's impossible for it to collapse.

At the center of the confluence of countless Earth Tunnel, there was a vast and empty underground Underground Palace.

At this moment, two humanoid beings were talking inside the Underground Palace.

One was Three-Eyed Giant that was over 4 meters tall.

One was a mysterious person who looked only 1.7 meters tall, holding a wooden cane and wearing a mask.

"My Divine Envoy, all 108 Earth Tunnel have now been dug. We would appreciate it if you could establish a coordinate for this creature here."

The Three-Eyed Giant, who was arrogant and domineering in front of the Rat King six months ago, now behaved unusually humbly in front of the masked man, his hideous and terrifying face constantly trying to put on a fawning smile.

The masked man didn't speak, he just nodded.

Then, he forcefully slammed his cane into the ground, cut his wrist, and poured his blood onto the cane.

The blood was quickly absorbed by the cane, and then a large number of blood-red roots grew from the base of the cane, filling the bottom of the entire Underground Palace.

Having done all this, the masked man said in a hoarse voice, "I've already set the biological coordinates here. All we need to do is wait for the source Origin Land to find the same boundary point, set up the same biological coordinates there, and then wait for the coordinates to sense each other, and we can connect the Earth Tunnel to the Origin Land."

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