Chapter 143: Secluded Cultivation for a Million Years, Breaking Through Once More

Domain Beyond Battlefield Ten, Ginza Bay!

Watching the heavily wounded Blood Kill King being rescued by a peak Hei Fengwang powerhouse capable of teleportation, Lu Qingshan could not help but sigh inwardly.

By now he had been roaming this Ginza Bay for over a hundred years, and after much difficulty he had finally encountered a suitable target, only to fail at the very last moment!

This Blood Kill King's strength was quite ordinary among early-stage Hei Fengwang, yet under the joint assault of both him and Kleist burning their immortal divine power, he was still able to hold out until other powerhouses from the same faction arrived, ultimately leaving Lu Qingshan with nothing to show for it.

"No wonder becoming an Hei Fengwang immortal makes one the backbone of an entire race, even qualifying to be resurrected through the reversal of time and space!"

As Lu Qingshan rode a cosmic spaceship rapidly away from the battlefield, he could not help but sigh: "Every powerhouse who can become an Hei Fengwang immortal is already extremely formidable, especially those Hei Fengwang immortals who dare to roam this Domain Beyond battlefield — they all have hidden trump cards, making it truly difficult to kill them!"

"Master!"

The mechanical puppet controlled by Kleist, standing beside him, spoke as well: "My immortal divine power has already lost 0.5%. If we keep fighting like this, once my divine body loses too much, recovering it will likely take a much longer time!"

"Actually, you could completely go deal with those high-stage Feng Hou. With your strength, even without burning immortal divine power, handling those high-stage Feng Hou would be very easy!"

"Moreover, if we really keep fighting like this, we might attract the attention of the higher-ups of the Meng Yao Tribe faction on the Domain Beyond battlefield, and that would be troublesome!"

In truth, regarding Lu Qingshan's plan to make a move against Hei Fengwang immortals, Kleist was completely opposed!

After all, with their current strength, even burning immortal divine power would find it very hard to pose a lethal threat to an Hei Fengwang immortal, and once too much immortal divine power was burned, recovering it in a short time would be extremely difficult.

Moreover, once they attracted the attention of the higher-ups of the Meng Yao Tribe faction, the Meng Yao Tribe higher-ups might very well send super powerhouses to kill this traitor.

By then, even if Lu Qingshan relied on his avatar ability to escape the calamity, he still could not truly escape!

It's just that Lu Qingshan insisted on this, and as a soul servant who had submitted to him from the bottom of his heart, Kleist naturally could not object!

Yet after hearing Kleist's words, Lu Qingshan merely cast a faint glance at him.

Kleist's inner thoughts were naturally crystal clear to Lu Qingshan, but he did not pay them much mind.

Because with Kleist's breakthrough, he had discovered that the other party was actually not of much help to him anymore.

Even though Kleist's current strength was somewhat greater than his, once they burned immortal divine power in battle, it was very hard to recover immediately.

Right now the divine power loss was relatively small and not very obvious, but once the other party lost more than ten percent of his divine power, as long as he did not use treasures to recover immediately, his strength would noticeably decline!

And the Reincarnation Cong-Eye Serpent bloodline was born with an enormous divine body, so recovering divine power naturally required even more resources!

Thus, helping the other party recover divine power would consume many precious resources, while not helping him recover would reduce combat power.

Therefore, what Lu Qingshan had been thinking all along was to team up with Kleist to kill an Hei Fengwang immortal, thereby gaining the chance to join the Hong Alliance.

Even if this attracted the attention of the Meng Yao Tribe higher-ups, prompting them to send powerhouses to hunt him down, he would not hesitate.

After all, for Lu Qingshan, who possessed the avatar ability, the Meng Yao Zu powerhouses' pursuit would at most cost him some treasures.

As for Kleist's safety, Lu Qingshan actually did not pay it much mind.

After all, the other party was merely a soul servant of his; if he could help Lu Qingshan join the Hong Alliance as soon as possible, what did it matter even if he perished?

At worst, once he broke through to the Lord Realm in the future, he could just resurrect him!

But regrettably, it now appeared that even with Kleist added in, killing an Hei Fengwang immortal was still quite difficult for him!

"Enough!"

Lu Qingshan sighed inwardly, then said: "I'll continue to settle down and cultivate for a while, striving to break through the eighteenth level of the Connecting-Tianqiao as soon as possible!"

In truth, Lu Qingshan had previously also considered the possibility of using certain special potions to annihilate Hei Fengwang immortals!

But the Nine Nether Soul-Eroding Water he had purchased earlier already caused negligible damage to Hei Fengwang immortals.

And any potion capable of inflicting lethal damage on Hei Fengwang immortals was invariably an extremely precious treasure!

Like the Femo Venom that once appeared in the original work — one gram cost three hundred million Hun Yuan units, and what was more, that Femo Venom was sold only by the vial, with each vial containing a hundred grams, meaning three hundred billion Hun Yuan units in total!

Although there were some slightly inferior potions, any capable of inflicting lethal damage on Hei Fengwang immortals had a minimum starting price of three billion Hun Yuan units!

Although the wealth in Lu Qingshan's hands was enough to purchase such a potion, he did not want to squander it in this manner.

After all, the astonishing wealth he had previously acquired was basically all dependent on burning immortal divine power in battle.

Yet now, as his strength continued to break through, the volume of his Endless Divine Sea avatar had actually been growing smaller and smaller!

"Perhaps I don't need to be too impatient!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself: "I'll continue secluded cultivation for a while longer, and once my law comprehension reaches the Hei Fengwang level, it will be better to join the Hong Alliance then! And by then I will likely have accumulated even more wealth, making it more convenient whether purchasing weapons and equipment or applying for a Divine General inheritance quota!"

"Of course, what's even more important is making the volume of the Endless Divine Sea avatar larger, so that even when my strength breaks through and divine power restructures, I can still rely on the advantage of the Endless Divine Sea avatar to keep fighting!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan immediately made up his mind.

In the days that followed, Lu Qingshan first left Ginza Bay, then chose a region that was safer for Hei Fengwang immortals, and began his honing journey on the Domain Beyond battlefield.

Only this time, Lu Qingshan had fully blended into the Domain Beyond battlefield, and no longer burned immortal divine power during ordinary combat.

He basically only sought out early-stage Feng Hou or high-stage Feng Hou to fight, and Kleist never made a move again either.

The only difference from other Hei Fengwang immortals was that whenever Lu Qingshan encountered other Hei Fengwang immortals, he would proactively seek them out to exchange blows.

But without burning immortal divine power, such combat was essentially no different from sparring — perhaps gaining a slight advantage, but very hard to truly harm the other party.

And through these continuous battles with those Hei Fengwang immortals, Lu Qingshan also gained quite a bit of fame on the Tenth Domain Beyond battlefield.

……

"Not good! It's the Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang from the human faction! Everyone, run!"

"Quickly call for help, everyone scatter and flee!"

A small Insect Race faction team led by three Feng Hou immortals was fleeing frantically under Lu Qingshan's pursuit, and an early-stage Feng Hou, about to be caught up by Lu Qingshan, immediately showed despair on his face and attempted to self-destruct.

But just at this moment…

Hum!

Lu Qingshan instantly channeled a wisp of virtualized immortal divine power into the opponent's body, then instantly executed the top-tier soul attack method "Soul-Slaying Sword," immediately destroying this early-stage Feng Hou immortal's soul.

For Lu Qingshan, who could already rival Hei Fengwang immortals, even without burning immortal divine power, using a soul attack to annihilate an early-stage Feng Hou was a very simple matter.

"No wonder illusionists are the wealthiest among powerhouses of the same level!"

Lu Qingshan waved his hand to release immortal divine power and collect the immortal divine spirit corpse that had lost its soul imprint, then could not help but sigh: "When the strength gap is relatively large, even if these Feng Hou immortals want to self-destruct, they can't. The spoils can be preserved to the maximum extent, so the speed of wealth accumulation is naturally much faster!"

……

"Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang!"

In the boundless void, a Black Wind King Immortal looked at Lu Qingshan: "You fought me thirty thousand years ago. Do you intend to fight me again this time?"

"Of course!"

Lu Qingshan, clad in purple-gold battle armor, gazed at the opponent from afar, then smiled and said: "Fire Huo Huangwang, I have made great progress in recent years. Do not let yourself be defeated by me!"

"Truly laughable!"

The Fire Huo Huangwang, clad in golden battle armor, sneered coldly: "Soul Ling Ling Jian Wang, thirty thousand years ago I was able to trample you; naturally, I can trample you now as well!"

"Enough nonsense. Take this!"

The words had barely fallen when Lu Qingshan instantly transformed into a streak of light and charged at the Fire Huo Huangwang!

Thus, time continued to pass; in the blink of an eye, more than a million years had gone by.

During these more than a million years, Lu Qingshan basically rarely fought by burning Immortal Divine Power.

Yet even so, due to the advantage of soul attacks, the speed at which he accumulated wealth on the Foreign Battlefield completely surpassed most High-Level Kings, and could even compare with some weaker Peak-Level Kings.

Under normal circumstances, every time Lu Qingshan stayed on the Foreign Battlefield for about ten thousand years, he was able to accumulate wealth of around three hundred million Hunyuan Units.

As for ordinary Peak-Level Kings, roaming the Foreign Battlefield for ten thousand years, they could only accumulate wealth of three to five hundred million Hunyuan Units at most.

And the reason Lu Qingshan was able to possess such a fast wealth accumulation speed...

First, was because he excelled at soul attacks; even without burning Divine Power, many Marquis-Level Immortals with relatively weak wills could not withstand his soul attacks;

Second, was that the spoils left behind by experts annihilated by soul attacks were much greater;

Third, was that the frequency with which Lu Qingshan killed alien experts exceeded that of other Low-Level Kings. Although this was somewhat excessive on the Foreign Battlefield, it did not reach the level of indiscriminate slaughter, so he was not targeted by alien experts.

Precisely because of this, Lu Qingshan was able to maintain a considerable wealth accumulation speed without fighting by burning Divine Power.

Of course, during these more than a million years, Lu Qingshan did encounter danger a few times.

The most dangerous time was when he killed a Marquis-Level Immortal who appeared ordinary within the Meng Yao Zu camp on the Tenth Foreign Battlefield; unexpectedly, the opponent had a very deep relationship with a Peak-Level King Immortal of the Meng Yao Zu.

So not long after, Lu Qingshan was pursued by that Peak-Level King Immortal; fortunately, with the massive Divine Body of Clarest by his side, he was ultimately able to escape the danger safely.

And after that battle, worried that Clarest's information might be leaked, Lu Qingshan simply left the Tenth Foreign Battlefield directly and ran to the First Foreign Battlefield, which he had never visited before.

Thus, over the course of more than a million years, although Lu Qingshan experienced multiple crises, he never ventured into dangerous High-Level Combat Zones, nor was he as reckless as before; with the massive Divine Body of Clarest as his trump card, he never perished even once!

And although he did not kill many Peak-Level Marquis aliens during this period, the number of Low-Level Marquis, and even High-Level Marquis aliens who perished in his hands was considerable.

After more than a million years, Lu Qingshan had once again accumulated wealth of over thirty billion Hunyuan Units; adding his military merit quota and the wealth previously accumulated in his hands, his total wealth directly broke through the barrier of fifty billion Hunyuan Units!

Even many Peak-Level Kings did not necessarily possess wealth that could compare to his!

Initial Universe, Chaos City.

On the terrace of a cultivation residence, Lu Qingshan, clad in a purple-gold robe, sat cross-legged on the ground.

During this past period, besides keeping his Second Clone fighting on the Foreign Battlefield, his Original Body also frequently came to this Chaos City to cultivate during rest periods.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan was not observing the externalized laws of universe operation in the distant sky, nor was he observing the recorded secret patterns left by cultivation seniors on the terrace; instead, he was staring at a purple plant growing slowly before him.

This plant was named the Time-Illusion Flower; although it appeared ordinary, it was actually purchased by Lu Qingshan at the cost of over one hundred million Hunyuan Units!

The life cycle of the Time-Illusion Flower was only a single day; within this one day, it would sprout, grow, bloom, and bear fruit...

And each time the Time-Illusion Flower bore fruit, it would only produce a single fruit, which was also the seed of the Time-Illusion Flower, before starting the process of sprouting, growing, blooming, and bearing fruit again!

And within this endless cycle, it was able to bring some stimulation to experts comprehending the Time Origin Law!

But just at this moment...

The growth speed of the Time-Illusion Flower suddenly accelerated; the Time-Illusion Flower, which originally required a full day to go from sprouting to bearing fruit, had actually grown to the blooming stage within just half an hour.

And this time, after the Time-Illusion Flower bloomed, it did not continue to bear fruit; instead, after withering, it directly turned into flying ash and completely vanished.

And after seeing the Time-Illusion Flower, worth over one hundred million Hunyuan Units, completely dissipate, Lu Qingshan felt no pain whatsoever; instead, a trace of excitement appeared on his face.

Because the growth process of the Time-Illusion Flower was incredibly stable; to make it grow unnaturally, one must use the Time Origin Law to exert influence!

And only once one truly manages to influence the growth of the Time-Illusion Flower with the Time Origin Law will the Time-Illusion Flower turn into flying ash!

"Hahaha, this 'Time Zone Pause' has finally been completely mastered by me!"

Lu Qingshan slowly rose, the excitement on his face still not fading: "After cultivating bitterly for over a million years, I have finally mastered a major branch under 'Time Pause'!"

You must know, once one masters Time Pause, it is equivalent to the law comprehension of the Twentieth Layer of the Bridge to Heaven.

And Time Zone Pause is a major branch under 'Time Pause'; now that Lu Qingshan has mastered Time Zone Pause, his comprehension of the Time Origin Law has naturally reached the level of the Eighteenth Layer of the Bridge to Heaven!

"Now that my law comprehension has risen again, I can use this Time Zone Pause as a foundation to reconstruct my Divine Power!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan shifted his mind, and very quickly began to reconstruct his own Divine Power: "Divine Power, reorganize!"

Splash!

The Immortal Divine Power within Lu Qingshan's body instantly became boiling; with the Time Origin Law as the main element and the Lightning Origin Law as the auxiliary, the two Origin Laws crossed within, continuously enhancing the foundational power of every fraction of Divine Power in his body.

After a moment, the Immortal Divine Power within Lu Qingshan's body finally stabilized.

"This power..."

Lu Qingshan carefully sensed: "Finally, the foundation has been raised to ten thousand times the power of a Domain Master! From today on, I have finally truly entered the Immortal King level!"

However, after the foundational power increased, the Divine Power reserves within Lu Qingshan's body decreased.

After all, originally he only had six thousand times the power of a Domain Master; now raised to ten thousand times the power of a Domain Master, his Divine Body should theoretically shrink by a small half!

But this time Lu Qingshan was not overly worried, because during this past period, he not only did not continue to consume Divine Power, but also frequently provided ordinary treasures that restored Divine Power to his Endless Divine Sea Clone.

Now, after more than a million years had passed, the diameter of the Endless Divine Sea Clone had already exceeded ten kilometers; although it was far inferior to the twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Giants, it had already surpassed most Wang Zu bloodlines, and even Huang Zu bloodlines, within the Meng Yao Zu!

"There are still two clones; it is time to reorganize their Divine Bodies as well!"

At this moment, Lu Qingshan's Second Clone on the Foreign Battlefield was also resting in a temporary residence, so with a shift of Lu Qingshan's mind, the Second Clone and the Endless Divine Sea Clone simultaneously began to reorganize!

Once all reorganization was complete, although the volume of the Endless Divine Sea Clone had shrunk by a small half, its diameter still exceeded ten kilometers!

"Replenish!"

Lu Qingshan's will stirred, and the temporary divine kingdom teleportation channel instantly opened. The divine power within his second avatar was immediately topped off by his Endless Divine Sea avatar.

"As for the true body's divine power, that can only be replenished after leaving the Primordial Universe!" Lu Qingshan thought to himself.

The Primordial Universe is another cosmos independent of the Original Universe, so naturally Lu Qingshan could not open a temporary divine kingdom teleportation channel here.

"But before that, it's time to challenge the Tongtian Bridge!"

"Once I clear the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge this time, my status and authority within humanity will definitely receive a tremendous boost!"

Thinking this, Lu Qingshan's will stirred. He immediately connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe, then hurried off to the Tongtian Bridge plane.

(End of chapter)