"What? An SSS-class genius?"

  "That's an exaggeration."

  "A genius like that, the entire Seven-Star human civilization might not have one in a year." The conference room suddenly erupted into waves of discussion, with two Yuanwu practitioners not quite convinced.

  In their cognition, the SSS-level genius of the Seven-Star human civilization and the "Holy Son" in the Tianliang clan are roughly equal in status.

  "Quiet."

  Leisurely attire figure frowned and said: "Everyone, I know you have many thoughts in your mind."

  "What we need to do is just report to our superiors, and the rest is beyond our control."

  "To be honest, we know very little about this seven-star human genius. We don't even know his name, experience, specific abilities... nothing at all. Not even his appearance is accurately confirmed, only that he uses a long spear and seems to have reached the level of unity with heaven and man." The figure in casual attire said: "With such strength, he definitely won't stay in the Mingyu Star Realm for long. Our forward base here can't handle it."

  The other several sources of Wu nodded in agreement.

  No need to say more.

  Just seeing him and Mori clash and easily dodge made several of the Genryu users feel their scalps tingle.

  "But from his appearance, and the fact that he came to Mingyu Xingjie... it can be inferred that the possibility of him coming from the Seven-Star Human Civilization 'Xia Guo' is very high." The casual clothes figure said: "Then, in the future when he becomes a Yuan Wu Zhe, or even a Fei Tian Jing, the possibility of going to 'Wan Han Xingjie' will be extremely high."

  "It won't be wrong for the higher-ups of civilization to make early preparations."

  "Moreover, if we can really investigate who he is, perhaps we can initiate the 'assassination' plan ahead of time in the Seven-Star Human Civilization." The figure in casual clothes said.

  "That makes sense."

  "Hayden is right."

  "We can't kill him now, but if we can defeat him in the future at 'Wan Han Xing Jie', then as the original contributors, we will also have made a contribution."

  "Sign it, report it." Several Yuanwu practitioners thoroughly acknowledged the casual clothes figure's words.

  Ten Thousand Cold Star Boundary

  It is the only Tier 3 star domain in Blue Star, and also the main battlefield of the fierce confrontation between the Seven-Star Human Civilization and the Tianliang Civilization... Gathering many strong men from the two civilizations.

  They even sent strong men to infiltrate each other's civilizations.

  Due to World War I, two major civilizations had a very poor understanding of each other.

  Ming Xiu Starfield? For the two major civilizations, it's just a very inconspicuous place, with few resources and strong people invested... However, now that the source crystal mine has been discovered, it will naturally lead to both sides investing more resources in contention.

  ……

  Six hours later, Li Yuan returned to the long-lost No. 3 outpost base with a large amount of spoils of war.

  In front of the base in the square.

  "Xu An, little brother, welcome back." A young man in white robes with a smile on his face, as if he had been waiting for a long time, took the initiative to greet him.

  "Is it Senior Han Chong?" Li Yuan smiled and said, having already guessed who the other person was, and he used his Divine Palace to probe.

  "Target organism, life level 22.5 grade"

  Han Chong, ranked third among the three military commanders at the No. 3 outpost base, a primary Yuan Wu warrior, with considerable strength.

  "Don't call me senior anymore, I'm not much older than you, just... a decade or so."

  "Haha, this is our first meeting, Liu Lao and Miao Wei have given me a lot of praise about you." Han Chong was extremely enthusiastic: "Let's go, I've already set up a banquet in the base to celebrate your success."

  Han Chong has some small thoughts.

  But he was also extremely meticulous, and from the small amount of information revealed by Liu Jing and Miao Wei, he had already guessed that this young man named 'Xu An' had a huge background.

  "Let's get down to business, Senior Han." Li Yuan said, pointing at his large backpack and the bloodstains on his body.

  "My fault, my fault." Han Chong patted his own head and smiled: "Alright, Xu An brothers, let's go to the appraisal room first. I've already invited an appraiser from the acquisitions department... The price will definitely be fair."

  Li Yuan nodded slightly, how could he be unfair?

  This spoils of war, not only his own, but also includes Liu Jing and Miao Wei's two people.

  "Come over here." Han Chong said with a smile.

  ……

  Inside the appraisal room.

  The digital appraiser was busy checking each of the spoils brought by Li Yuan with various instruments.

  "Two pieces of Genesis War Clothing, both damaged, with a total value of approximately 82 million Blue Star Coins."

  "This battle sword..."

  "This long spear is a special alloy weapon, with a small amount of third-order metal that our blue star has never had..." The oldest appraiser continued to quote prices to Li Yuan.

  "The final total price." The old appraiser looked up and gazed at Li Yuan: "The Xuanwu Sword, a total of 1.6 billion Blue Star Coins, what do you think?"

  "Alright." Li Yuan nodded.

  This price is much higher than what Liu Jing budgeted for, and he's already very satisfied.

  "What about the four pieces of Dan medicine?" Li Yuan asked.

  "Preliminary identification suggests that it is a type of healing pill from the Tianliang clan, second-tier, not very valuable, but they are quite special, the alliance has been studying its formula all along." The old appraiser said cautiously: "So, for the four pills, I can offer a purchase price of 80 million Blue Star Coins."

  Li Yuan immediately understood.

  If we're just talking about the value of the dan medicine itself, these four dan medicines probably aren't that high... but because they have research value, their significance is completely different.

  "Alright, okay." Li Yuan nodded in agreement, 800 million Blue Star coins was no small sum.

  "The price we can offer for this second-order flying snake horn you brought alone is 30 million Blue Star Coins." The old appraiser pointed to the horn placed separately.

  "No problem." Li Yuan smiled.

  Dan medicine and Yuanli war clothes are spoils of war that belong to me, Liu Jing and Miao Wei.

  But flying snakes have a single horn, which is unique to themselves.

  Finally, all the spoils of war brought back by Li Yuan from Flying Snake Valley were packed away by these appraisers, and they would soon be sent back to Blue Star via the interstellar entrance, then reprocessed and resold... At the same time, Li Yuan also received 2.16 billion Blue Star coins.

  Subject to tax.

  In the Seven Star Alliance, there is a regulation that all gains from transactions in the starry sky are subject to a 20% tax... Therefore, this transaction with a total price of 270 million Blue Star Coins requires a tax payment of 54 million Blue Star Coins.

  Li Yuan also had no opinion on this matter.

  The more Li Yuan saw, the more he realized that the greatness of a civilization depends on individual contributions... The stronger one is, the greater contribution they must make to make the entire civilization even stronger.

  Moreover, as Li Yuan knew, for some powerful warriors, if they wanted to learn some formidable secret techniques from the Martial Temple, or if they wanted to obtain some special privileges from the Alliance... all of these had a 'merit value' check.

  This is an invisible standard.

  Paying taxes is one way to increase your contribution value.

  The more taxes you pay, the greater your contribution to the entire civilization, which is equivalent to making a meritorious achievement.

  Like a flying warrior, if the tax payment is '0'... the merit value will not be high anywhere, and naturally will not be valued.

  No matter how strong an individual's abilities are, if they can't make any contribution at all, then what significance is there to the entire civilization?

  After receiving the money.

  Li Yuan directly dialed a call to Liu Jing: "Senior Liu Jing, the spoils of war have all been sold out. In the end, each of us can get 64 million."

  "No problem." Liu Jing smiled: "You can transfer the money to Miao Wei, and I don't need that one transferred to me. Last time I said I would compensate you 10 billion Blue Star Coins... There are still 9.36 billion Blue Star Coins, and I will transfer them to you soon."

  "I'm busy on this end, I'll hang up first." With that, Liu Jing hung up the communication.

  Li Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then helplessly smiled and quickly transferred the remaining 64 million Blue Star coins to Miao Wei's account.

  Before returning to the base, the three had already confirmed each other's bank accounts, and Li Yuan immediately shut down the smart ring's light screen.

  Li Yuan made a quick judgment in his heart.

  "Count it up."

  "This time in the Flying Snake Valley, I lost a 'Source Purple Longevity Pill'. Li Yuan thought silently: 'In total, I obtained 1.088 billion Blue Star Coins and two Soul Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruits'."

  "After consuming a Soul-Infusing Ancient Spirit Fruit, my spiritual power broke through the 30th level and my strength greatly increased. This is the greatest gain."

  "With this remaining Soul Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit, according to what Liu Jing said earlier, it's best if I go back to school and ask for Li Yang teacher's help. He has a channel to help me sell it and get a good price." Li Yuan thought to himself.

  That's right, Li Yuan had already thought it through, and as soon as he returned to Blue Star, he would sell the last Soul Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit.

  "Taking the second one would be much less effective, it's not worth it." Li Yuan thought to himself: "It's better to exchange it for cash and buy other suitable treasures instead."

  "When I become a Yuanwu warrior, I will need to buy some life-saving items, cultivate the secrets of yuan power and physical secrets, all of which require a large amount of treasure and a huge fortune." Liyuan was very clear about this.

  The strong will be the source of all things, and many cultivation resources will have to rely on their own efforts.

  This is also why all major martial arts schools allow the source of Wu to 'apply for graduation'.

  Because after becoming a martial artist, schools can no longer provide large-scale free cultivation resources.

  Must rely on oneself to strive and venture out.

  "Rushing through the starry sky, it's exhilarating to earn wealth by oneself." Li Yuan revealed a hint of a smile: "It's also more liberating."

  "After returning home, he still had to buy a 'Longling Heart Fruit' for his uncle." Li Yuan was always worried about this matter.

  Longling Heart Fruit is a heavenly material and earthly treasure mentioned by Hai Yangzong.

  The value of Longling Heart Fruit is extremely high, it can restore Uncle's body to its peak, and the normal price is between 1-2 billion Blue Star Coins.

  ……

  Settle the spoils of war clearly.

  Li Yuan first went to the base's rest room and took a refreshing bath.

  Then he went to attend Han Chong's 'banquet', and this face should still be given to Han Chong.

  The banquet ended soon.

  "Your account... has received 936 million Blue Star Coins." Li Yuan receives a transfer from Liu Jing.

  At this point, Li Yuan's wealth surged, directly exceeding 1.2 billion Blue Star Coins.

  ……

  The banquet ended, and Han Chong, as the only Yuanwu left in the vanguard base, still had a lot of work to do.

  Li Yuan then returned to the residence arranged by Han Chong.

  A huge martial arts room, a rest room, a physiotherapy room... everything is available.

  Standing in the martial arts room, Li Yuan still felt a bit dazed, as if he had returned to Kunlun Wu University once again.

  "Comfortable and at ease." Li Yuan revealed a hint of a smile.

  Rushing about in the wilderness, even when resting, one must always be on high alert, with their spirit tense for a long time; only upon returning to the forward outpost base can they relax somewhat.

  "On the orders of Teacher Li and Principal Hai."

  "The Star Boundary will last for another month, and there are still more than ten days left." Li Yuan thought silently: "First, quietly meditate in the base for a few days to calm my mind completely."

  "Go out and kill some foreigners again, accumulate some spiritual awakening degree, and it will be almost time to return to Xia Guo."

  ……

  Time is passing day by day.

  Li Yuan stayed in the base for quiet meditation. Although he was focused on his practice, he could also feel the restless atmosphere of the entire base.

  Even on his third day back at the base.

  He saw a large mechanical legion emerging from the 'Stellar Passage' at the core of the front outpost base, and they began to pour into the wilderness in an endless stream.

  There are also many transport vehicles.

  At the same time, a large number of factories began to be built next to the base... Without a doubt, the Alliance is pouring a lot of resources into the Ming Xuan Star Territory.

  "It seems like there's going to be a big move, is Fei She Gu worth that much?" A thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind.

  Li Yuan immediately stopped thinking and returned to his own room.

  Inside the martial arts hall.

  "Gun Technique: Stellar Intent"

  "The second heavy star dust is fine." Li Yuan felt it silently in his heart, the long spear in his hand danced, as if it had come to life.

  "Whoosh!" "Rumble rumble!" The long spear transformed and changed, one after another, a continuous stream of spears.

  Every stab was like a star bursting, with countless starlight flickering vaguely.

  "Superior mental power."

  "May I be in harmony with heaven and earth, whether I am walking, sitting, or lying down." Li Yuan silently thought to himself: "The more I comprehend the heavens and the earth, the more I can feel the vast and mighty power of nature."

  "Compared with heaven and earth, an individual's power is really insignificant. Even if one is a top-notch expert, compared to the starry sky measured in light-years... it's like dust."

  "This is the subtlety of stardust."

  "But life is the most wonderful creation of heaven and earth's evolution." Li Yuan's eyes had a glimmer: "A single star in the starry sky is like dust, but what about when billions of stars gather?"

  "So, heaven and earth are also starry seas."

  ……

  In the starry sky of Mingxu, after several killings and battles to hone his gun skills, and the life-and-death battle in Feixue Valley, Li Yuan was already deeply moved.

  The essence of spiritual power has undergone a metamorphosis.

  It was even more so that his foundation soared several times, and under the state of re-practicing gun practice, his heart became more peaceful, and countless epiphanies emerged like spring bamboo shoots after rain.

  When time came to January 26th, nearly ten days after Li Yuan returned to the forward base.

  Inside the base's martial arts room.

  "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" A burst of gunfire erupted, and Li Yuan wielded it freely, opening and closing with a wide range.

  His physical strength was clearly less than second-rate, but his shooting skills were so mysterious and swift that even a martial arts expert watching from the side would be shocked.

  "Boom!"

  When the last shot burst forth, the gun's trajectory cut across the sky, like a dazzling galaxy, leaving people dazed and bewildered.

  "Finally, there's a hint of 'Stellar Convergence' flavor." Li Yuan revealed a faint smile, subconsciously glancing at the Divine Palace panel.

  ——

  Life Rank: 19.4 (First Class)

  Punching force: 58,600 kilograms

  Speed: 106.6 m/s

  Spiritual Power: Level 30.1

  Willpower: Level 31

  Spiritual Awakening Degree: 30.3% (Current Upper Limit 40%)

  Stellar Vein: Level 10

  Mastery Boundary: Gun Technique (5th stage 21%), Body Technique (5th stage 22%), Fist Technique (Perfection)

  ……

  "There are still a few days left, it's time to go out and hunt down some aliens."

  "Then I can go back home." Li Yuan's state of mind: "The virtual battle of the Global University Wushu Championship is approaching, and my marksmanship can still continue to improve."

  "Can freshmen, sophomores and juniors all participate in the battle?"

  "I want to see how far I can go this time, top 20? Top 10?"