Chapter 132: Mentor, the Harvest of a Hundred Thousand Years

Virtual Universe, Lei Ting Island, before the gates of Lei Huanwang's mansion.

Whoosh!

Not long after Lu Qingshan left Lei Huanwang's mansion, a figure suddenly appeared outside the mansion gates.

He had a tall, burly physique, and behind him was a dragon tail over a meter long — he was none other than Jing Lei Wang, one of the super-strong experts of the Dragonfolk race.

"Lei Huan!"

The tall, burly Jing Lei Wang stood before Lei Huanwang's mansion and called out softly; his voice quickly reached Lei Huanwang's ears.

"Hahaha!"

Lei Huanwang's voice soon came from inside the mansion: "Jing Lei, since you've already arrived at my gates, why don't you come in?"

At the same time, the great gates of Lei Huanwang's mansion quickly swung open, and Lei Huanwang, clad in a purple-gold long robe, walked out from within.

"Without your nod, I wouldn't dare barge in uninvited!"

The tall, burly Jing Lei Wang said with a smile: "Last time I barged in here, you blasted me right back out!"

"That was over a thousand years ago — you fellow still hold grudges like this!"

Lei Huanwang gestured to invite Jing Lei Wang into the mansion as he said with a smile: "Who told you to come with 'ill intentions' that time? My bottle of 'Nine-Turn Spirit Liquid' wasn't much to begin with, and you still wanted half of it — if I didn't blast you out, who would I blast?"

"Lei Huan, you fellow are just too stingy!"

Jing Lei Wang's voice was exceedingly deep and resonant; he followed Lei Huanwang into the mansion as he said with a smile: "Last time you came to my place, you swiped a bottle of my 'Ever-Right Spirit Spring,' and I didn't even quibble with you over it!"

As they spoke, the two had already reached the parlor inside the mansion, and then took their seats as host and guest respectively.

"How can your Ever-Right Spirit Spring compare with my Nine-Turn Spirit Liquid!"

Lei Huanwang took out fine wine and delicacies to entertain Jing Lei Wang as he said with a smile: "Jing Lei, what brings you to me this time?"

"Actually, it's nothing major!"

Jing Lei Wang gave a slight sigh, then said helplessly: "Do you still remember Luo Gen, who once took me as his master?"

"Of course I remember!"

Lei Huanwang's movements paused for a moment, then he said in a disgruntled tone: "That was a genius our Heavenly Thunder lineage might not see even once in tens of millions of years. Back then, several of us competed for him, and in the end that bastard you got the bargain! Why are you sighing — could it be that something happened to that little fellow?"

"That's not it!"

Jing Lei Wang sighed, then said with a smile: "It's just that Luo Gen has now broken through to the Realm Lord level, and has cleared the sixteenth level of the Sky-Reaching Bridge, re-entering the Primordial Secret Realm through the Realm Lord qualification battle just held!"

"Isn't that good news?"

Lei Huanwang's movements of fetching fine wine and delicacies came to an abrupt halt, then he laughed and cursed: "I get it — you bastard came here this time just to show off in front of me. Hurry up and get lost, go show off to Feng Yanwang and the others; not a single drop of my fine wine is for you!"

In fact, Lei Huanwang and Jing Lei Wang were on extremely good terms, so saying this was naturally just a joke.

In truth, if Jing Lei Wang hadn't come to find Lei Huanwang, he would probably have gone to Jing Lei Wang's place in a while to show off his disciple Lu Qingshan's creation of a top-tier soul attack secret art.

"What good news!"

Jing Lei Wang couldn't help but sigh, then shook his head and said: "The reason Luo Gen was able to clear the sixteenth level of the Heavenly Thunder Sky-Reaching Bridge so quickly is entirely because he gave up on the path of analyzing the essence of the Time origin law!"

"Gave up on the path of analyzing the essence of the origin law?"

Lei Huanwang was slightly stunned, then couldn't help but sigh as well: "That really is quite a pity! I remember Luo Gen should have had some talent in analyzing the essence of the Time origin law — why did he suddenly give up?"

"Isn't it just because he got anxious seeing his companions surpass him one after another!"

Jing Lei Wang said helplessly: "And on top of that, this era produced a dazzling figure like Tian Shi Zifeng Zunzhe, so naturally he couldn't sit still any longer!"

"That is true!"

Lei Huanwang nodded, then sighed: "Living in the same era as an absolute figure like Tian Shi Zifeng Zunzhe, even the greatest genius would inevitably be reduced to a foil! Your disciple, unwilling to be reduced to a foil, chose to give up the path of analyzing the essence of laws. Rapidly raising his realm is a perfectly normal thing to do — it's just a pity that crossing into the Fengwang tier will be considerably harder for him in the future!"

"Ain't that the truth!"

Jing Lei Wang shook his head and sighed: "There are so many peak Fenghou-tier experts in our human race, but how many of them can successfully cross into the Fengwang tier?"

"Can't be helped — these are all their own choices!"

Lei Huanwang waved his hand and quickly filled a cup of fruit wine for Jing Lei Wang, then raised his cup in invitation: "Enough, let's not think about these things — let's drink!"

"Good!"

Jing Lei Wang nodded slightly, then likewise raised his cup and drained it in one gulp.

But just as this cup of fruit wine went down, a look of surprise inevitably appeared on Jing Lei Wang's face.

"Qi Yun Qing Lu?"

Jing Lei Wang quickly said: "Lei Huan, how could you fellow bear to bring out this wine to entertain me? Surely you don't have something you need my help with?"

"Jing Lei, what could you bastard help me with?"

Lei Huanwang said with a smile: "I just happened to encounter something worth being happy about, so I wanted to celebrate a little — you just happened to catch the moment, that's all!"

"What could make you, this miser, bring out Qi Yun Qing Lu to celebrate?"

Jing Lei Wang couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that you've once again created a peak secret art?"

One must know that a bottle of Qi Yun Qing Lu is worth several billion Hunyuan units in reality, and even purchasing it in the Virtual Universe costs tens of millions of Hunyuan units.

Although tens of millions of Hunyuan units mean nothing to peak Fengwang-tier experts like him and Lei Huanwang, spending it on such luxuries still hurts a bit!

So ordinarily, unless something extremely happy happened, even they would at most drink some fine wine costing tens of thousands, or at most hundreds of thousands, of Hunyuan units.

"That's not it, but it's close enough!"

Lei Huanwang quickly said with a smile: "Just now, my newly accepted disciple Lu Qingshan, under my guidance, has already created a top-tier soul attack technique!"

"A top-tier soul attack technique?"

After hearing Lei Huanwang's words, a trace of shock soon appeared on Jing Lei Wang's face as well: "Lei Huan, I remember you said before that your disciple had no intention of creating a soul attack technique, and only changed his mind over a hundred thousand years ago — could it be that he…"

"That's right!"

Seeing the shock on Jing Lei Wang's face, Lei Huanwang was also quite pleased, then said with a smile: "My disciple used only a hundred thousand years to create a top-tier soul attack technique! How about it — aren't you envious!"

"Envious? Of course I'm envious!"

Seeing the smugness on Lei Huanwang's face, Jing Lei Wang couldn't help but tease: "I remember it took you several hundred thousand years to create your top-tier soul attack technique — your disciple is far stronger than you!"

Unexpectedly, Lei Huanwang was not annoyed, but continued, "Qingshan does indeed have quite the talent for creating soul attack techniques on his own. If in the future he can create a peak-level soul attack technique, then no matter what I will find a way to help him apply for a Demonic Sound Divine General inheritance, or a Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance. By then, relying on a peak secret technique and a perfected soul amplification secret technique, even if he only clears the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, he would probably possess strength comparable to a peak Hei Fengwang!"

"Divine General inheritance?"

After hearing Lei Huanwang's words, Jing Lei Wang could not help but be slightly stunned: "That is no easy matter. Even if you throw in a huge pile of favors, it still costs several billion Hunyuan units to apply for a quota! Although thirty billion Hunyuan units is not a crippling blow for a guy like you, it still hurts quite a bit, doesn't it!"

"Besides, if you spend that many resources on that Lu Qingshan, aren't you afraid other disciples will feel it's unfair?"

"What would they find unfair?"

Lei Huanwang immediately said: "As long as they are my disciples, no matter who it is that can create a peak-level soul attack technique, I will find a way to give them a hand!"

"Your demands are quite outrageous!"

Jing Lei Wang could not help but say: "Creating a peak-level secret technique is already extremely difficult to begin with. Even many peak Hei Fengwang powerhouses have failed to create one, and you still demand that it be a soul attack technique — that makes it even harder!"

"But then again, obtaining a Divine General inheritance quota is not easy either. Back when I applied for a Four Directions Divine General inheritance quota, I also spent quite a bit of effort!"

"Then it all depends on whether Qingshan can create a peak-level soul attack technique!" Lei Huanwang continued.

"Right, I recall your disciple had previously created a top-tier sword technique, didn't he!"

A thought suddenly flashed through Jing Lei Wang's mind, and he quickly said: "Luo Gen has only just returned to the Primordial Secret Realm, so logically he can invite a teacher to give him guidance. How about letting your disciple go help guide my disciple?"

"This…"

Lei Huanwang was slightly stunned, then said somewhat hesitantly: "Qingshan has only just cleared the sixteenth level of the Heavenly Thunder Tongtian Bridge, which is about the same as your disciple. How could he possibly guide the other?"

"How could that be the same?"

Jing Lei Wang, who had drained the wine in his cup in one gulp, raised his cup to signal Lei Huanwang to fill it for him, then continued: "Although both are at the sixteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, your disciple long ago thoroughly comprehended the essence of the origin law of time, and he created a top-tier sword technique, so he can certainly give my disciple some guidance on secret techniques!"

"Well then…"

Lei Huanwang glared at Jing Lei Wang, but in the end still poured him another cup of Qiyun Clear Dew, then said: "How about this — I'll call Qingshan over, and you can talk to him yourself. See if he's willing to go guide your disciple!"

"Deal!" Jing Lei Wang quickly nodded and said, then once again drained the fine wine in his cup in one gulp.

……

On the other side, after Lu Qingshan left his teacher Lei Huanwang's residence, his main consciousness quickly returned to a temporary dwelling on the Black Bee Continent — a rather dangerous combat zone within the dispersal range of Barracks Base 045 on the Fifth Extraterritorial Battlefield.

Over the past hundred-plus thousand years, besides continuously creating his own soul attack techniques under teacher Lei Huanwang's guidance, Lu Qingshan's second avatar had also been constantly adventuring on the extraterritorial battlefields.

And during these hundred-plus thousand years, Lu Qingshan's second avatar had once again perished five times.

The first time was after he had spent over ten thousand years adventuring in the Snowfield Star River on the Third Extraterritorial Battlefield, when he happened to encounter an extremely powerful Machine Race Hei Fengwang-level Undying.

The opponent's detector functions far exceeded Lu Qingshan's, so before Lu Qingshan had even detected the opponent's whereabouts, he was attacked by the opponent.

The Machine Race was extremely skilled at using all kinds of powerful mechanical weapons, and among cultivators of the same level they could often gain a tremendous advantage — let alone the fact that the opponent's strength still exceeded Lu Qingshan's by a notch.

Moreover, those mechanical puppets and weapons had no souls at all, and the Nine Nether Soul-Eroding Water had no great effect on them either, so all of Lu Qingshan's many methods were completely useless against it.

Under such circumstances, before that Machine Race powerhouse had even shown himself, Lu Qingshan had already been driven into a desperate situation by him.

Fortunately, Lu Qingshan's strength was still passable, so during the desperate struggle he forced the opponent to employ a method with extremely distinctive hallmarks, and this allowed Lu Qingshan to confirm the opponent's identity — a Machine Race Hei Fengwang high-tier powerhouse whose strength rivaled a peak Hei Fengwang: Jin Ming Wang!

With Jin Ming Wang's strength, even many peak Hei Fengwang powerhouses were unwilling to provoke him, so even if Lu Qingshan wanted to call for help, it was not certain he could succeed, and it would definitely cost a massive amount of resources — far exceeding the many treasures Lu Qingshan carried on him.

So in the end, Lu Qingshan simply gave up on calling for help and chose to self-detonate directly.

And after the self-detonation, Lu Qingshan did not choose to return to the Snowfield Star River, but just like the last time he left the Flame Sacrifice Continent, he left the Third Extraterritorial Battlefield and headed for the Red Lotus Sea on the Sixth Extraterritorial Battlefield.

The Red Lotus Sea was likewise a rather high-tier combat zone on the Sixth Extraterritorial Battlefield, somewhat more dangerous than the Flame Sacrifice Continent, but not as dangerous as the Snowfield Star River.

Lu Qingshan ultimately spent over twenty thousand years adventuring there, and in the end, probably because he had killed too many powerhouses, he finally drew out an Undying-level Insect Race Mother Empress from the Insect Race faction.

And that encounter could be considered the greatest crisis Lu Qingshan had faced on the extraterritorial battlefields, because the moment that Undying-level Insect Race Mother Empress appeared, she attempted to use soul attacks to enslave Lu Qingshan.

Fortunately, Lu Qingshan's willpower was inherently extremely strong, and at the time he had been continuously creating soul attack techniques under Lei Huanwang's guidance, so naturally he was extremely skilled in soul defense.

And in the end, he successfully withstood that Undying-level Insect Race Mother Empress's soul enslavement and attacks, and then furiously self-detonated!

After self-detonating once again, Lu Qingshan naturally, just as before, switched to another extraterritorial battlefield, heading for the Crimson Flame Belt on the Ninth Extraterritorial Battlefield.

The environment of the Crimson Flame Belt was incomparably harsh — warriors below World Lord level simply could not survive there — so those who appeared there were all kinds of elite squads, with no cosmic armies at all.

When Lu Qingshan was adventuring in the Crimson Flame Belt, things went relatively smoothly, but over twenty thousand years later he encountered a squad of Meng Yao Zu powerhouses that did not appear particularly strong.

According to the information Lu Qingshan had queried, the strongest members of that Meng Yao Zu powerhouse squad were only two high-tier Marquis Undying, so Lu Qingshan chose to make a move against them.

But after Lu Qingshan made his move, a peak Marquis-level Ziqian Ziqian Wanshe suddenly emerged from within that squad.

Originally this was no big deal — after all, Lu Qingshan had already slain quite a few peak Marquis powerhouses. Although the Ziqian Ziqian Wanshe's divine body was rather large, if Lu Qingshan wanted to retreat, he could do so at any time.

But just after Lu Qingshan used soul attacks to slay two Meng Yao Zu Undying, that peak Marquis-level Ziqian Ziqian Wanshe seemed to go mad and pursued him relentlessly, and then a peak Hei Fengwang-level Ziqian Ziqian Wanshe capable of teleportation arrived as well, so in the end Lu Qingshan could naturally only choose to self-detonate once again!

As for after that, Lu Qingshan naturally switched to yet another new extraterritorial battlefield to continue tempering himself.

Just like that, a hundred thousand years passed. Including the time he was forced to self-detonate by Feng Yanwang on the Flame Sacrifice Continent, Lu Qingshan had now perished six times in succession, and this was already his seventh appearance on the extraterritorial battlefields since becoming Undying.

Of course, although Lu Qingshan had perished multiple times in succession over this period, he had likewise slain a massive number of foreign-race powerhouses.

Just peak Marquis-level foreign-race Undying deities numbered over two hundred, high-tier Marquis foreign-race over five hundred, and as for initial-tier Marquis and Undying army commanders — there were even more!

Moreover, after every battle ended, Lu Qingshan would send all the spoils he obtained to his divine kingdom, to avoid losing too much from his own demise.

Therefore, the fall of these foreign-race powerhouses successively brought Lu Qingshan spoils worth over eighteen billion Hunyuan units, as well as over three hundred trillion in military merit quota.

This rate of wealth accumulation was something even peak Hei Fengwang, or even extreme Hei Fengwang powerhouses, could not compare to!

Although an extreme Hei Fengwang could easily slay peak Marquis, or even initial-tier Hei Fengwang Undying deities, if they killed too many, it would certainly provoke the wrath of powerhouses from other factions. Once surrounded and attacked, even if they could escape, they would lose a massive amount of divine power.

And if a peak Hei Fengwang powerhouse wanted to use treasures to rapidly recover their strength, the cost would be terrifyingly greater.

In the original work, in order to help the Heavy Arrow King — whom he had enslaved after the latter was gravely wounded — recover, Luo Feng spent precious resources worth over a hundred billion points!

And the main reason Lu Qingshan was able to accumulate, in the short span of a hundred thousand years, a fortune exceeding the entire net worth of most high-tier Hei Fengwang powerhouses, was primarily because he possessed an avatar — and an Endless Divine Sea avatar with a rather large divine body.

Having an avatar meant he did not have to worry about killing too many powerhouses and drawing collective wrath — at worst he could self-detonate and head to another extraterritorial battlefield to start over;

And having an Endless Divine Sea avatar with a relatively large size was also enough to grant him a comparatively faster divine power recovery speed, allowing him to sustain occasional battles by burning Undying divine power without having to spend massive resources to restore his divine power.

After all, even when Lu Qingshan's second avatar was reborn after self-detonating, the divine power it needed from the Endless Divine Sea avatar was relatively small, and when the proportion of divine power lost was small, the recovery speed was still fairly fast!

"Feng Yanwang, Jin Ming Wang, the Insect Race Queen 'Queen Hongyu', Qingyu Wang, Thorn Heaven King, Xuanfeng Wang!" Several names of powerhouses quickly flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind.

These six powerhouses were the six enemies who had previously forced Lu Qingshan to self-detonate, and he had long since firmly committed them to memory.

Once his strength was sufficient, he would naturally go back and take revenge on these people one by one!

"Of course, it's still too early to talk about revenge now!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself: "The most important thing for me right now is to first find a peak Marquis-rank Immortal to test the might of my soul-attack method that has reached the top-tier level!"

In fact, ever since Lu Qingshan had used the *God-Slaying Sword* to defeat the 390th opponent Lei Huanwang had arranged for him, the might of the *Soul-Slaying Sword* in Lu Qingshan's hands had already surpassed those peak-tier soul-attack secret arts within the *Lei Huan Secret Art*.

It's just that up until now, Lu Qingshan had never single-handedly killed a peak Marquis-rank powerful member of the foreign race using the *Soul-Slaying Sword* alone.

And now that the *Soul-Slaying Sword* had smoothly stepped into the top tier, Lu Qingshan naturally had to go test its might!

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan was about to leave his temporary residence to seek a suitable target, but just at that moment, he received another communication request from Lei Huanwang.

(End of this chapter)