"I've already embarked on the Purity Evolution path, do you think I would abandon my own evolution path for your elusive promises and become a monstrous mutant?"

Lin Feng spoke calmly, refusing without hesitation.

In the shadows, Zong Shiyue nodded, unsurprised by Lin Feng's rejection.

After all, this was a Tier Two Purified Evolver, who had paid such a high price to come this far, all in pursuit of creating his own evolutionary path, a figure who aims to establish his own sect.

What might attract such people would be an advancement method above Tier Three, like the Shepherd's Method, or the orthodox transformation that most Tier Three Evolvers used in the past.

Why would they be willing to live under someone else's roof, becoming a Shepherd Saint and working for others for a lifetime, always worrying about being absorbed and sacrificed like livestock one day?

But Zong Shiyue was not angry; he had been waiting thousands of years, so he wasn't concerned about this short moment.

Moreover, the man before him held many secrets and had immense potential to become a strong person among Tier Three Evolvers, potentially aiding his future return to the surface for revenge...

Considering this, Zong Shiyue chose to step back and settle:

"No problem, even if you don't want to become my Shepherd Leader, you can continue this collaboration."

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes:

"You want me to help you find candidates?"

"Don't even think about it, your genes have already been polluted, reduced to a lump of grotesque, terrifying mutant flesh; any normal Evolver wouldn't choose to assimilate with it."

"Not only would they turn into monsters externally, but also endure endless spiritual babbles and physical torments. Even if they ascend to Tier Three, they would become a Mad King. The organization lacks a stable upper structure, how could it widely recruit believers?"

Zong Shiyue sneered twice, indifferent:

"True, you are right. But when have I ever needed normal human believers? Their potential is too low, requiring one to expend part of the energy and Source Material first to convert them into mutants. The cost-effectiveness of assimilating them is far too low."

"From the memory of a Corruptor's brain, I've understood that nowadays on the wasteland…"

Hearing this, Lin Feng's pupils contracted slightly, immediately guessing the other party's target.

"Refugees!"

"That large group of refugees, they are like carrion animals clustered together in the wasteland like locusts, consuming everything in their path, feeding on the frail and elderly within, and the Evolvers within are naturally mutated, deeply polluted."

Zong Shiyue continued wildly:

"There's nothing better suited than wasteland refugees to be my believers…"

Lin Feng nodded, showing agreement:

"So, you want me to take part of your flesh and throw it among the refugees? But won't they be cleansed by the Scorching Sun?"

Seeing that Lin Feng seemed inclined to agree, Zong Shiyue relaxed and offered a solution:

"No worries, at the bottom of the relic, I have prepared several sealed Black Boxes, never exposed to surface sunlight, storing part of my original flesh."

"Mutants in the relic fear sunlight, as they've been exposed to the Scorching Sun for millennia; hiding in the shelter still offers my protection, but once they leave, even the faintest Fiery Sun Energy can trigger spontaneous combustion on their surface."

"And once you take these sealed Black Boxes away, you only need to place them among the refugees, leaving the rest to me, it's that simple."

Lin Feng began to consider the benefits of agreeing.

Seeing that he hadn't responded explicitly and that his own body was gradually dissipating under sunlight, Zong Shiyue quickly added:

"You can state your conditions directly, however, I don't currently have Tier Two Desolate Wolf's Source Crystals in hand. They would deepen mutation and alienation, I'd rather hope you surface Evolvers can eradicate them."

"Regarding some weaponry and equipment stored from years ago, they've mostly decayed, becoming scrap. What's well-preserved has largely been stolen and taken away, so I can't meet you on that."

"If really needed, you can go to the shelter in Lai City on the eastern side; there should still be plenty of weapons there, although it seems to have become ruins, quite dangerous."

After finishing his thoughts, Lin Feng slowly extended two fingers:

"First, I need to know the true advancement method for Late-stage Tier Three Evolvers in the past, and the causes and effects of the battles inside the relic back then."

"These are merely old stories; you don't need to sacrifice anything for them."

"Secondly, once I help you accomplish this, upon my next visit, I need access to all weapons and ammunition production equipment inside the relic's negative eighth layer; you also have the obligation to preserve them until I return."

"But this is a post-condition, it activates only after I complete the task."

Zong Shiyue thought about it; what Lin Feng said was indeed correct. If this collaboration can be achieved, he wouldn't lose anything, and Lin Feng does have the ability to help him fulfill his goal.

Actually, it wasn't that Zong Shiyue didn't want to find other collaborators; it's just that only a Purity Evolver, and a Tier Two one at that, could maintain some sanity under his pollution.

The Hunter Squad that had entered the relic's bottom layer previously got infected and immediately turned into Corruptors.

If the infection level is too light, it can't form spiritual consciousness to influence control over their behaviors; too heavy, multiple genetic influences might either lead to madness or severe physical mutation.

Hunters with Alien Evolutions in the Guild have already lost the chance to change evolution paths, while Fusion Evolvers of the Church or other major forces have higher-evolved beings' parasitic shelter...

Thus, apart from Purity Evolution, it's hard to find suitable uses.

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