Use first and repay later: Advance the future cultivation fruits

Lin Qing's frown grew deeper.

"However, after the Three-eyed Clan's original host dies, this eye will also solidify and can't grow any further."

Irenado said with a hint of mockery: "In order for the eye in the forehead to continue growing, the Intelligent Star People also keep the Three-eyed Clan in captivity, ensuring their survival and that they continue to elevate their life level, but they never teach any Combat Skill or secret technique to avoid a counterattack from the Three-eyed Clan."

Lin Qing understood her meaning.

Pure life level is just a foundation.

Even if the Original Life has physical qualities thousands of times higher than ordinary people, that's still all it is.

If there are no Combat Skills or secret techniques to amplify combat power, even Original Life isn't a match for some elite patrols, not to mention Inspectors.

Any Basic Divine Position holder has physical qualities far inferior to Original Life, but they can at least unleash terrifying strength in the tens of thousands of tons, thanks to the combat power amplification from their Divine Position.

But the strength of telekinesis and life level has nothing to do with Combat Skills or Divine Positions, there's just no combat power amplification, life force and telekinesis remain equally strong, perfect for nourishing the third eye.

Having only strong life levels but no combat power means they can't resist and can only be cultivated as resources.

It reminded him of an animal on Earth.

Elephants.

They appear huge, but when faced with human hunters and various hunting tools and drugs, they can still only be captured, kept in captivity, and, when grown, provide beautiful ivory.

"This is too strange."

Lin Qing took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Is the Three-eyed Clan a race that exists solely for that eye?"

Irenado sighed.

"Based on my research, it seems so."

Chu Hongjun suddenly spoke up: "The third eye of the Three-eyed Clan is not their innate talent, but rather a special parasitic entity resembling a concept or virus."

He pondered for a moment and then said: "Based on my research of the Three-eyed Clan and combining it with their history, I think that the Three-eyed Clan of the past may not have had the so-called third eye. It's likely because of their innate powerful talents that they were targeted by some powerful civilization in the universe, thus implanting this special concept-virus-like parasitic entity."

"Concept virus..." Lin Qing stood silent.

Chu Hongjun pushed the glasses on his nose and said: "Even the spirits of the Three-eyed Clan are influenced by this parasite, causing their thoughts to lean toward selfless devotion, clearly to make them willingly offer up their third eye and become nourishment."

"Moreover, the Three-eyed Clan can see each other's emotions, facilitating internal communication and understanding, clearly to prevent internal strife from reducing their birth rate."

"Additionally, the Three-eyed Clan is born with a special genetic disease, preventing them from getting too close to individuals outside their own race, unless the person meets the condition for eye transplantation."

"The combined characteristics show too many artificial traces."

Chu Hongjun said: "Therefore, it can be concluded that... before being discovered and kept in captivity by the Intelligent Star People, the Three-eyed Clan was clearly once a race kept by a powerful civilization."

Lin Qing nodded silently at these words.

Zhao Jiayi and her father were indeed selfless people. Zhao Jiayi only wanted to befriend him and was fully focused on helping him, without regard to her own depletion, even daring to take out Starry Sky Source Stone.

This kind of mindset is clearly different from normal people.

"I suspect..."

Chu Hongjun said expressionlessly: "The branch of the Three-eyed Clan kept by the Intelligent Star People might just be one branch, or maybe the civilization that once targeted the Three-eyed Clan has already been destroyed, so the remaining Three-eyed Clan were discovered by the Intelligent Star People."

He glanced at Lin Qing, "The talent of the Intelligent Star People lies in their inherently strong souls. Zhao Jiayi and her father didn't want to contribute to the Intelligent Star People, so they chose Irenado and you."

Lin Qing remained silent.

After a while, he said: "The Three-eyed Clan was kept by the Intelligent Star People, how did Jiayi and her father escape?"

"I rescued them."

Qi Lingxiao, standing by, said: "I once had a chance encounter that took me to the Emperor Star of the Yuan Chen Civilization. I happened to find Zhao Jiayi's father by the roadside. At that time, he was still a young boy; I didn't know he was from the Three-eyed Clan or how he escaped and just brought him to Earth."

Before Lin Qing could speak, he received a telekinesis transmission from Irenado:

"Jiayi's father escaped because he is an Innate Power Awakened, do not mention it."

Lin Qing knew Irenado was guarding against Chu Hongjun and didn't want him to know that Jiayi's father was an Innate Power Awakened.

His expression remained unchanged, and he simply asked: "What about Jiayi?"

"The transplantation of the Three-eyed Clan's eye requires the most intimate act between the opposite genders." Irenado softly said: "Jiayi is my daughter."

Lin Qing couldn't help but look at Irenado and then gently nodded, saying: "So it is..."

"You guessed it long ago?" Irenado asked.

"Just a guess."

Lin Qing said: "You treated her so well, and although you don't look very much alike, your eye color is exactly the same, so I naturally guessed."

He asked with some doubt: "Jiayi doesn't know you are her mother. Why don't you recognize her?"

Irenado was silent for a moment, a slightly bitter smile forming at the corner of her mouth, "I let her father down and caused her and her father to be imprisoned in Chu Hongjun's research institute, living in that small cage for so many years."