Chapter 139: 133, Three Purities above, disciples have realized (seeking subscription and monthly tickets)
Blue Star, a secret base.
Secretary Hou lived in a small, sunless room, wanting to cry but unable to shed tears.
"God, please save me."
"I’m not an exotic beast, nor am I a member of the Alien Race."
"I have a clear and accurate birth record, I have parents, I’m not just someone who appeared out of nowhere."
"Who is it!"
"Who reported me as an alien spy? Damn them!"
"If you have the guts, try proving you’re human yourself!"
Secretary Hou howled towards the sky, distraught and desperate.
Originally, he served as Secretary for Song Qianjun. Song Qianjun was due to be assigned to Alien as the commander of an army at the end of the month. Secretary Hou had already handled his personal affairs and property, preparing to go with him.
However, after a meeting, he was taken to this place by the Star Martial Team.
Although he hadn’t been abused, people interrogated him three to five times a day. They tried to find out who was behind him and which alien race or exotic beast had sent him.
Secretary Hou felt like he was going crazy from the torture; he repeatedly stated that he was a genuine human.
It was impossible for him to be a spy sent by an exotic beast.
Truth be told, he had only entered the Exotic Battlefield to practice once during university under his teacher’s guidance. As he was not adept at fighting, he later specialized in administrative work.
How could he possibly be a spy for the Alien Race?
But how could Hou Jin prove he was a person?
Birth certificate, Student ID, identity card, Biological Chip—he had all of them. He was a complete human being; why did he need to prove it?
No matter how he explained, the interrogations still occurred multiple times every day without fail.
"What’s all the shouting about? Just confess your problems and stop wailing here all day."
The stern voice of the guard came from outside the door.
"Officer, please let me out. I’ve had my blood tested and my genes examined. How else am I supposed to prove myself?
"I am truly a human.
"Please, I beg you, I beg the federation, let me go.
"I haven’t contacted my family for several days; they must be worried about me."
"Stop the nonsense. You don’t need to worry about contacting your family. Before the federation confirms your charges, no information about you will be leaked.
"Just behave and reflect on your own issues. Don’t just cry here every day. I’m telling you, we are just guards; we don’t have the authority to let you out."
Hou Jin leaned powerlessly against the large iron door and collapsed to the ground.
When would this kind of life ever end?
At that moment, three vehicles belonging directly to the Blue Star Governor’s Mansion arrived outside the base. After completing the procedures to enter the secret base, a middle-aged man with glasses quickly ran from one of the vehicles.
"Order from the Blue Star Governor, ’Suspect Hou Jin has been cleared of all charges. Release him immediately.’"
"Yes, sir."
The iron door opened. Hou Jin thought he was about to face another round of interrogation. However, a middle-aged man with glasses suddenly appeared before him, took his hand, and said, "Comrade Hou Jin, I apologize. It was our mistake; we didn’t do our job properly."
"You have been wronged."
Only then did Hou Jin see someone beside the middle-aged man holding up a certificate of exoneration for him to see.
"I’m exonerated?"
"I’m being released?"
"Yes, Comrade Hou Jin. Your compensation will be issued later."
"By the way, we’ve also informed your former boss, Song Qianjun, about this. He’s currently at North Capital University International Airport, preparing to board a starship to Alien. Upon hearing the news, he asked us to convey a message to you."
"Hmm? What message..."
"He wants you to hurry to North Capital. He’s waiting for you."
"Waiting for me? The City Lord is actually willing to wait for me?"
Secretary Hou cried painfully, overcome with sadness and a deep sense of grievance.
「...」
After speaking with Bai Jingwei, Lu Lin hung up the phone. He noticed that Bai Jingwei was currently in a meeting.
He turned and walked back into Room 1.
At this moment, the golden light around Gao Shan had completely dissipated. His figure had grown noticeably taller, and his appearance had changed from that of an older child to a young man.
It seemed that after his level promotion, his control over Life Energy had deepened considerably.
"Lu Lin, thank you, thank you so much!"
Seeing Lu Lin enter, Gao Shan rushed up and gave him a big hug.
Lu Lin was already accustomed to this.
Helping others and receiving their gratitude was a very pleasant experience, but as such occurrences became more frequent, he was able to remain unfazed.
The remaining Gao Feng and Gao Ling also looked at him with burning intensity in their eyes.
Our big brother has been promoted, so what about us?
Lu Lin signaled for Gao Feng to be second. Gao Feng sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and Lu Lin guided him into the Star Power Domain.
Gao Feng’s Talent was deduction, so his Star Skills were not easily showcased.
He currently knew four Star Skills: Pursue Good Fortune, Avoid Misfortune, Heaven’s Mechanism, and Change Fate.
Pursue Good Fortune and Avoid Misfortune were relatively easy to understand; they allowed him to anticipate good and bad events.
Heaven’s Mechanism could make certain predictions about the future. However, this skill had always been somewhat useless for Gao Feng because he could only see 10 seconds into the future.
Moreover, it could not be used for prediction during combat.
Thus, the predictive effect of Heaven’s Mechanism was severely limited.
As for the last Star Skill, Change Fate.
It allowed one to alter a person’s destiny through some profound, mysterious means.
This was an incredibly powerful Star Skill.
However, using it consumed one’s own lifespan.
It meant sacrificing one’s own lifespan to alter another person’s fate.
Since obtaining this Star Skill, Gao Feng had only changed his younger brother Gao Ling’s fate once, which resulted in Gao Ling’s current appearance of grey hair and a young face.
Lu Lin was curious about what kind of fate Gao Feng had changed for Gao Ling.
Gao Feng replied with only four words, "He won’t die violently."
Lu Lin couldn’t help but marvel silently. No wonder he had to use his own life to compensate.
Gao Ling was covered in scars; in battle, he would often trade his own injuries to counter an opponent’s Star Skill, constantly walking the line of death.
For him, a violent death could result from a single mistake or moment of carelessness.
Gao Feng truly cherished his younger brother, willing to exchange his own life for his. Such brotherly devotion was truly exceptional.
Lu Lin really had no idea what to do about Gao Feng’s situation.
He could only try his best to show Gao Feng various scenes of rapid changes and the unpredictability of fate within the domain.
However, despite being shown such scenes repeatedly, Gao Feng showed no reaction.
To develop his deductive Talent, Gao Feng had traveled throughout the federation, witnessing all sorts of strange phenomena and wonders.
Seeing that Gao Feng was still not comprehending any Star Skills, Lu Lin also began to feel anxious.
The Five Elements Transformation.
The Tai Chi Diagram.
The Eight Trigrams Formation.
Lu Lin demonstrated all sorts of profound scenes and Formations one by one within the domain.
Ten minutes passed, then twenty.
In the blink of an eye, half an hour had gone by. This was likely the longest Guiding session Lu Lin had conducted since becoming a Star Guide.
Despite trying various scenes and landscapes, Gao Feng still showed no sign of comprehending any Star Skills. Lu Lin was at a loss.
He then directly conjured statues of three Daoist Old Ancestors and placed them before Gao Feng:
Jade Clear Primordial Heavenly Venerable.
Upper Clear Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable.
Grand Pure Moral Heavenly Venerable.
These three were grandmasters of Daoism who had achieved great mastery in their practice. I hope Gao Feng can gain some insight after seeing them, Lu Lin mused.
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly saw Gao Feng burst into loud laughter three times within the Star Power Domain. A horsetail whisk appeared in his hand, and his clothes transformed into a set of blue-green Daoist robes.
"HAHAHA!"
"Three Purities above, today, your disciple has finally comprehended!"