Ji Qingcang had mentioned promotion before. Different Sequences naturally had different ways of advancing.
Lin Yi's [Criminal] pathway required him to commit crimes to advance.
Murder was unquestionably one of the most heinous crimes.
And Lin Yi's success proved that Ji Qingcang's information was correct.
By the same logic, everyone else's advancement was closely tied to their own Sequence pathway.
Liu Chuan explained the advancement methods for Ji Qingcang, Wang Meng, Shen Qingqing, and Shen Chuchu one by one, telling them to pay close attention to them from now on.
To advance in his [Beastman · Bear] pathway, Ji Qingcang had to remain in bear form for seven days. If he failed to hold out, he would have to start all over again.
But Ji Qingcang knew perfectly well what price he would have to pay.
He didn't want to become someone without emotional responses, which was why he had deliberately acted reluctant to transform.
Now, it seemed his worries had been somewhat unnecessary.
He could freely turn into a great white bear without worrying about being forced to advance.
As long as he didn't want to advance and didn't drink anything like a Promotion Potion, he wouldn't lose his emotions.
Even remaining at Sequence Nine for his entire life would be fine.
Lin Yi understood Ji Qingcang's situation well enough. He smiled and said, "Old Ji, you can finally stop worrying now, right? We'll be leaving our logistics to you from now on."
"No problem!"
For the first time in a long while, a relaxed smile appeared on Ji Qingcang's face.
To him, this news was even better than making it to those human settlements alive.
Wang Meng and the two sisters had also learned how to advance. They eagerly left to try it out.
They weren't stupid, either.