Chapter 150: Lei Huanwang's Guidance: The Level of Life Genes

"Shadow!"

After Lu Qingshan and Lei Huanwang, master and disciple, departed, Venerable Yao Guang soon turned to the Shadow Junzhu beside him and said, "Do you think my grand-disciple will have a chance in the future to step into the Venerable Realm?"

Hearing this, the Shadow Junzhu beside him also felt a stir in his heart.

Human experts who possess clones are indeed formidable, but Lu Qingshan has only just broken through the eighteenth layer of the Heavenly Bridge; even if everything else were perfected, at most he would barely possess the strength of a High Hei Fengwang or a Peak Hei Fengwang.

In the eyes of us Venerables, it would at most make us blink with surprise at the method of clones, but strictly speaking, it is not a major matter.

However, if Lu Qingshan can truly break through to the Venerable Realm in the future, that would be far more formidable; even for us cosmic overlords, he would be an excellent assistant.

It is just that Lu Qingshan's talent, compared to those true top geniuses, is always lacking quite a bit; the possibility of him becoming a Venerable in the future is indeed very low!

"For this little fellow, breaking through to become a Venerable is estimated to be very difficult!"

The Shadow Junzhu shook his head and said, "However, with his talent, there is still some hope for him to break through the twentieth layer of the Heavenly Bridge in the future; at that time, with a clone present, reaching the level of an Invincible Hei Fengwang is very possible!"

"Sigh, let us hope so!" Venerable Yao Guang nodded slightly, acknowledging the Shadow Junzhu's words.

In his view, as long as Lu Qingshan's comprehension of laws can break through to the Peak Hei Fengwang level, at that time, relying on the advantage of the clone, he can completely accumulate enough wealth over a long time to purchase heavy treasures for protection; at that time, if everything else is perfected, reaching the level of an Invincible Hei Fengwang is indeed not too difficult!

"If only this little fellow's talent were a bit stronger!" Venerable Yao Guang couldn't help but think silently in his heart.

You must know, in the universe, the master-disciple relationship is the most reliable.

Although he is only Lu Qingshan's grand-master, in the future Lu Qingshan will also cultivate under his guidance; this relationship is not much different from that of master and disciple.

If Lu Qingshan's talent were a bit stronger, and he successfully broke through to the Venerable Realm in the future, at that time, relying on the advantage of the clone, he would absolutely be able to become a good assistant for him to roam the universe!

On the other side, after leading Lu Qingshan out of Venerable Yao Guang's residence, Lei Huanwang was still somewhat dazed.

"Disciple!"

On the way back to the residence at the foot of the mountain, Lei Huanwang finally couldn't help but speak: "Do you really possess a clone method like the Golden Horned Giant Beast, and has your clone already gone to that Outer Realm Battlefield to roam?"

Although Starry Sky Giant Beasts are extremely rare, Lei Huanwang has already cultivated for endless eons and naturally has seen many Starry Sky Giant Beasts.

Moreover, his status within the Virtual Universe Company lineage is extremely high, so he naturally can learn some simple information about Starry Sky Giant Beasts; the clone method of the Golden Horned Giant Beast is extremely famous in the universe, so he naturally knows of it.

"Yes, Master!"

Lu Qingshan quickly said respectfully, "Disciple concealed this matter before because..."

Lu Qingshan had not finished speaking before he was waved off and interrupted by Lei Huanwang.

"Disciple, you do not need to explain these matters to your master!"

Lei Huanwang's voice held a touch of boldness: "In the universe, among those who can become experts, which one does not have some special encounters? That you can possess a clone is naturally your opportunity!"

"If Master and the Shadow Junzhu had not exposed this matter this time, your master truly would not have wanted to know! But rest assured, they certainly will not spread this matter outside, and your master naturally will not tell anyone else!"

For Lei Huanwang, everyone has secrets; he naturally did not intend to make every detail of his disciple's affairs perfectly clear. As long as the disciple's actions do not touch his bottom line, he will not interfere much in daily matters!

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan sighed again in his heart.

It must be said that most experts in the Human Race are very tolerant towards talented juniors!

Just like Zhen Yanwang and Hun Dun Chengzhu in the original work, they had long guessed that Luo Feng possessed many opportunities, yet they never dug to the root; and now Lei Huanwang, and even Venerable Yao Guang and others, are the same...

Actually, for these super experts, they only need to confirm that Lu Qingshan has not been possessed or enslaved by alien races; as for Lu Qingshan's opportunities, they might even hope for more and more!

After all, if Lu Qingshan's strength becomes powerful, it is a great good thing whether for the Human Race or for us close ones!

"However, disciple, there is one thing you must pay extra attention to!" Lei Huanwang suddenly said solemnly.

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan quickly said, "Please instruct me, Master!"

"Although the clone talent is very formidable, it is not invincible; if you encounter experts skilled in soul attacks, you could be annihilated or even enslaved by soul attacks!"

Lei Huanwang said very seriously: "Our Human Race's 'Thousand Illusion King' once annihilated a Peak Hei Fengwang Golden Horned Giant Beast through soul attacks; at that time, all the clones of that Golden Horned Giant Beast were infiltrated and annihilated by the Thousand Illusion King!"

"Even your master once annihilated a Peak Hei Hou Molten Rock Giant Elephant through soul attacks! Therefore, even though you possess the clone method, you must always maintain a heart of awe towards the universe!"

"Disciple understands!" Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said respectfully.

The Thousand Illusion King is a Grandmaster-level expert of the Nine Universes lineage; his strength should be comparable to Lei Huanwang's, and even superior in illusion arts; it is said that the opponent once even enslaved an alien race expert at the limit of the Hei Fengwang level!

And the Molten Rock Giant Elephant is one of the sixteen royal bloodlines of the Meng Yao Zu; it naturally possesses an innate clone method.

Precisely because of this, every expert of the Molten Rock Giant Elephant lineage is an extremely difficult existence!

"Of course!"

Lei Huanwang looked at Lu Qingshan and said again with a smile: "Qingshan, your willpower is already extremely strong; now that you have broken through the eighteenth layer of the Heavenly Bridge, even if your master and the Thousand Illusion King act, at most we can only annihilate one of your clones!"

"Your clone roaming the Outer Realm Battlefield will basically rarely encounter fatal dangers; even if you are killed by someone, at most you will only lose some divine power and resources!"

"Disciple will definitely be careful!" Lu Qingshan quickly said.

"This time you refused the Shadow Junzhu's recruitment; that is still very good!"

Lei Huanwang continued nodding and said: "Although the treatment of the intelligence department is very good, as Master said, it is very unsuitable for you!"

"Disciple understands!" Lu Qingshan nodded and said.

Even if the treatment of the intelligence department were better, he had never thought of joining it.

After all, with the help of the Dao Elder Gan Wu Boost function within the Chat Group, he is destined to become a super expert in the future; naturally, there is no need to put himself in a dangerous situation for those relatively good treatments.

"I never expected to receive a disciple who possesses a clone!"

After finishing instructing Lu Qingshan, Lei Huanwang couldn't help but sigh: "Qingshan, to be honest, your master is now even a bit envious of you!"

"Although you have just broken through the eighteenth layer of the Heavenly Bridge, relying solely on this clone method, you can rank among the top among many Hei Fengwang Immortals in our Human Race!"

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan also couldn't help but nod silently in his heart.

The clone method is indeed quite rare in the universe, especially within the Human Race.

If it were a low realm, it would be fine, but once reaching the Hei Fengwang Immortal, Venerable Realm, or even the Universe Master level, the advantage possessed by experts with clones naturally becomes greater and greater!

Just like Qian Wu Guozhu and the Undead Venerable who appeared in the original work.

Qian Wu Guozhu, because he had no clone, after falling several times, owed the race and his friends a huge amount of Treasure Points; if Luo Feng had not risen and helped him, he might not have been able to repay the huge debt even when the universe was destroyed;

But the Undead Venerable of the Giant Axe Martial Arena, relying on the ability of clones, could roam and take risks in the vast universe without any concerns, and could even preserve his life in the hands of a Universe Master, eventually carving out the name 'Undead'!

Just like that, as Lu Qingshan and Lei Huanwang chatted idly as master and disciple, they once again returned to Lei Huanwang's residence.

At this time, Jidian Wang, Tongye Wang, and Qinglin Wang had also not yet left.

After all, they were somewhat curious that Lu Qingshan had been able to be summoned by Venerable Yao Guang on his own initiative.

It's just that Lei Huanwang only mentioned to them that Venerable Yao Guang intended to personally guide Lu Qingshan because of his talent in self-created soul attack secret techniques, and did not mention Yin Ying Junzhu, nor the fact that Lu Qingshan possessed a clone technique.

Then Lu Qingshan and his master and disciples once again began to enjoy the fine wine and delicacies.

When this small banquet ended, Lu Qingshan and a few disciples including Jidian Wang prepared to take their leave.

"Qingshan, wait a moment!" Lei Huanwang quickly spoke up.

Seeing this, Jidian Wang and the other two knew that their teacher had something he wanted to say to their junior disciple alone, so they took their leave first, leaving only Lu Qingshan and Lei Huanwang to remain in the residence.

"Teacher!"

After Jidian Wang and the other two left, Lu Qingshan looked at his teacher Lei Huanwang with considerable puzzlement.

Lei Huanwang looked at Lu Qingshan with a smile.

Originally, the fact that Lu Qingshan had been able to pass the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge so quickly had already made him quite delighted, but what he hadn't expected was that Lu Qingshan actually also possessed a clone — this was truly too incredible!

But for Lei Huanwang, the more outstanding his disciple was, the happier he naturally was.

Thinking of this, Lei Huanwang immediately said: "Qingshan, what are your plans going forward?"

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan was slightly surprised.

He knew that Lei Huanwang had already asked him this question before!

But even so, Lu Qingshan still quickly replied: "Teacher, this disciple plans to first go into closed-door cultivation within Chaos City! Then see if, under the guidance of my Grandmaster, I can create a peak-level secret technique as soon as possible!"

"That's not what I'm asking about!"

Lei Huanwang looked at Lu Qingshan, then said with a smile: "Even if you go into closed-door cultivation within Chaos City, it should be your true body going, right? So what about your clone? Are you still planning to roam the Extraterrestrial Battlefield?"

"Yes, Teacher!"

After hearing Lei Huanwang's words, Lu Qingshan quickly replied: "In recent years, this disciple's clone has been roaming the Extraterrestrial Battlefield the whole time. Although it has accidentally fallen a few times, the gains have still been considerable!"

"Not only have I accumulated a bit of wealth, but I've also greatly accelerated my cultivation speed in comprehending the Origin Laws and creating my own secret techniques!"

"Hahaha!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Lei Huanwang quickly said with a laugh: "Your teacher had previously thought that you, my disciple, were merely staying in the Transportation Department in closed-door cultivation and yet still able to keep improving! But even though your clone has been roaming the Extraterrestrial Battlefield the whole time, the speed at which you comprehend the Origin Laws and create your own secret techniques is already quite astonishing!"

"Although your teacher's cultivation speed before becoming Immortal was a bit faster than yours, when it comes to cultivation speed after becoming Immortal, I'm far inferior to you!"

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan sighed inwardly.

Actually, what Lei Huanwang said wasn't wrong at all — with the help of the enlightenment-boosting function within the chat group, he could indeed keep improving even while staying in the Transportation Department the whole time; it was just that it wasn't as fast as going to the Extraterrestrial Battlefield to temper himself.

"Alright, let's not talk about this for now!"

Lei Huanwang continued with a smile: "The reason your teacher has kept you back alone this time is to ask whether you have any plan to raise your own strength in the short term!"

"You've just passed the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge. From here on out, whether it's in comprehending the Laws or in creating your own secret techniques, you'll need to go through a long period of accumulation before you can make any breakthrough!"

"And your clone roaming the Extraterrestrial Battlefield — naturally, the stronger its strength, the better. That's why your teacher kept you back!"

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan immediately said respectfully: "Please give me your guidance, Teacher!"

Although he had long since had some plans in his heart, Lei Huanwang was after all a veteran Fengwang-level Immortal, and naturally understood the methods for Fengwang-level powerhouses to raise their strength far better than he did!

"Hahaha!"

Seeing this, Lei Huanwang immediately said with a laugh: "Actually, for a Fengwang-level Immortal to raise their strength — it's hard to say it's hard, and it's hard to say it's easy!"

"The most common method, naturally, is comprehending the Laws and creating combat secret techniques, which I just mentioned to you!"

"Having cultivated from a low-level Military Lord all the way to your current initial Fengwang, you must certainly understand the importance of Law comprehension to Immortal Gods. A breakthrough in Law comprehension, apart from its own enhancement, will also raise the foundation of your own divine power!"

"For instance, you've now passed the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, so the foundation of your divine power is generally only ten thousand times a Realm Lord's strength. But if you could pass the twentieth level of the Tongtian Bridge, your foundational strength could directly rise to a hundred thousand times a Realm Lord's strength!"

"And beyond that, you could also gain the acknowledgment of the Origin Law of Time, obtaining special abilities like Time Stop, Time Acceleration, or Time Deceleration!"

"However, comprehending the Origin Laws, like creating combat secret techniques, both require a long period of accumulation. No matter how outstanding your talent, it's impossible to improve rapidly in the short term!"

"Beyond that, the simplest and most convenient method is all sorts of treasures!"

"Treasures?" Lu Qingshan was slightly taken aback.

"That's right!"

Lei Huanwang said with a smile: "If you could obtain some special treasures, you could absolutely raise your strength in the short term!"

"For example, a suitable Heavy Treasure could absolutely boost your strength by a large margin in an instant! However, treasures of that level are generally only usable by beings at the level of a Universe Venerable. Your teacher, having cultivated for endless years, has never obtained a single true Heavy Treasure!"

"Beyond that, there are also potions that have a strong erosive effect on Immortal divine power, as well as special treasures and the like!"

"Actually, your teacher does feel that there is one kind of treasure especially suited to you!"

Lei Huanwang waved his hand, and the introduction of a treasure immediately appeared in midair: "Venerable Huoshen Source Crystals, which can rival the self-detonation of an Immortal God — especially this strongest Venerable Huoshen Source Crystal!"

"You possess a clone. If, under spatial lockdown, you held such a strongest Venerable Huoshen Source Crystal in your hand and detonated it, even if you encountered an ordinary peak Fengwang-level powerhouse, you'd have a chance to perish together with them!"

"It's just that the price is truly too great. Even within my Virtual Universe Company, this strongest Venerable Huoshen Source Crystal costs thirty billion Hunyuan units to purchase!"

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan couldn't help feeling a bit speechless.

All the wealth he currently had in hand, added together, was only a little over fifty billion Hunyuan units. Was he supposed to spend the majority of it just to kill a peak Fengwang-level powerhouse?

Rather than doing that, he might as well just let the other party kill him, and seek revenge later once his strength had grown!

"Of course, although treasures of this kind are immensely powerful, they are all single-use, and aren't really suitable for you — they can only serve as a final trump card!"

Lei Huanwang continued: "Beyond that, there's raising your Life Gene Level!"

"I recall that you, my disciple, had previously mentioned to me wanting to purchase Blood Luo Crystals. Those Blood Luo Crystals are actually treasures used to raise our own Life Gene Level!"

"Now that you've broken through to the Fengwang level, you already qualify to purchase Blood Luo Crystals!"

"It's just that fusing with a Blood Luo Crystal is extremely difficult, so it must be used together with the Beast God Blood refined from a hundred Blood Luo Crystals!"

"Blood Luo Crystals and Beast God Blood are controlled items within our Human Race. Although we Fengwang-level Immortals already have the authority to apply for and purchase them, they likewise require an astonishing price!"

"For instance, when your teacher and your several senior brothers and sisters became Fengwang-level Immortals, we only received a free quota of a little over ten Blood Luo Crystals. If we wanted to apply for Beast God Blood, we'd need to spend a large sum of points to exchange for it!"

"Back then, your master once fused four Blood Luo Crystals, then spent fifty billion points to exchange for five drops of Beast God Blood from the company's vault, and later spent over ten billion Hun Yuan units at an auction within the Hong Alliance to snatch one more drop of Beast God Blood. Only then did I raise my life-gene level to ten times that of an ordinary life in the universe — enough to rival the twelve peak bloodlines of the starry-sky behemoths!"

"And although your senior brothers and sisters have each fused a few Blood Luo Crystals, the points they have are far from enough to exchange for Beast God Blood, so their life-gene levels haven't improved much!"

"Among them, Lei Sike and Qing Lin's life-gene levels are both twice that of an ordinary life in the universe. Tong Ye only fused two Blood Luo Crystals, so her life-gene level hasn't shown any obvious improvement!"

After hearing Lei Huanwang's words, Lu Qingshan quickly recalled a plotline from the original work.

At that time, Luo Feng had just completed the recognition of master for the Star Tower, and in a conversation with Hun Dun Chengzhu he mentioned that he had become a Black Warrior, which drew repeated praise from Hun Dun Chengzhu.

Even later, before Luo Feng broke through to become Immortal, Hun Dun Chengzhu believed that he, having become a Black Warrior, had a chance to raise his life-gene level to a hundred times that of an ordinary life in the universe!

"It seems that becoming a Blood Warrior or a Black Warrior solely by fusing Blood Luo Crystals should have some effect on the subsequent fusion of Beast God Blood!" Lu Qingshan thought to himself.

At this moment, however, Lei Huanwang continued: "But my disciple, you have a clone, so you'll definitely get more free quotas — you might even get a free quota of Beast God Blood!"

"Once you are officially ennobled as a Wang, you can apply through the company for quotas of Blood Luo Crystals and Beast God Blood. As long as you can fuse three Blood Luo Crystals, you'll have a chance to use Beast God Blood to raise your life-gene level to ten times that of an ordinary life in the universe! And even if your free quota of Beast God Blood isn't enough, your master can apply for a few drops for you!"

"Teacher, this disciple has money!" Lu Qingshan hurriedly said.

"What good is that little bit of money of yours?"

Lei Huanwang immediately said: "Your master knows your clone has already been out battling in the Extraterrestrial Battlefield for some time, but with your strength, even if you fought on the Extraterrestrial Battlefield for several million years, how much wealth could you possibly accumulate?"

"One drop of Beast God Blood costs ten billion points — what good is that little bit of money on you?"

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan felt another wave of gratitude in his heart.

Although Lei Huanwang knew about his having a clone, he did not know how wildly his clone had been fighting on the Extraterrestrial Battlefield.

If it were an ordinary peak Hou, or even an early-stage Wang-tier Immortal, accumulating a wealth of ten billion Hun Yuan units in just over a million years would truly be a rather difficult thing.

(End of this chapter)