Chapter 159: Plans, The Passage of Time

After leaving Lei Huanwang's residence, Lu Qingshan quickly returned to his own residence.

Shortly after, he sent messages to the more than ten senior brothers and sisters still in Hun Dun Cheng, as well as several close friends cultivating in secret within the city, inviting them to his residence for a banquet.

Only after the banquet concluded smoothly and he had seen off his senior brothers, senior sisters, and several friends did Lu Qingshan return to the quiet chamber within his residence to ponder his upcoming plans.

"According to the information I have gathered, there should still be over twelve hundred years before the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance opens!"

Lu Qingshan lifted a cup of clear tea and took a sip, then secretly planned in his heart: "If measured by the time within Hun Dun Cheng, that is only over four hundred years!"

"Time is still quite tight, so it is not a good idea to contemplate the Heaven Thunder Chaos Stele during this period!"

It must be known that after Lu Qingshan joined the Myriad Heavens Chat Group, every time he contemplated the Chaos Stele, he would activate the Dao Comprehension Bonus function, which was one of the fundamental reasons he could continuously break through in such a short time with merely ordinary talent.

However, since not much time remains before the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance opens, Lu Qingshan naturally needs to accumulate more points to comprehend the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance.

After all, in his plans, although he does not intend to accept the complete Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance, naturally, the higher he can raise his Soul Amplitude on this basis, the better; thus, he cannot do without the help of the Dao Comprehension Bonus function!

Due to the difference in time flow between the various worlds within the Chat Group, although millions of years have passed in the Swallowed Star World, very little time has actually passed within the Chat Group and in other worlds.

Just like in the world where Meng Huan resides, less than a year has even passed.

Of course, this refers to the time flow within the Mingyao Great World; if placed in the Frost World before Meng Huan ascended, a relatively long period of time should have passed by now.

Precisely because of this, the points the people within the Chat Group can obtain are not particularly many.

Even though Lu Qingshan, as the group owner, receives a certain bonus when obtaining reward points and can trade points with others in the Chat Group, the points he can obtain are still quite limited.

In fact, since joining the Chat Group, the total Chat Group points he has obtained through various means amount to only over one million, yet activating the Dao Comprehension Bonus function once requires a full eighty thousand points.

Therefore, over these long years, he has only activated the Dao Comprehension Bonus function within the Chat Group at critical moments.

For instance, when contemplating the Chaos Stele, or when being guided by the Elder Clemens of the Golden Horn Clan back then, and so on...

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan could not help but look at his point balance within the Chat Group: 137,568!

Compared to others in the Chat Group, these thirteen-plus thousand points are already considered quite substantial.

But for Lu Qingshan, these thirteen-plus thousand points are not even enough for him to activate the Dao Comprehension Bonus function twice!

"If only some new members would join the Chat Group!"

Looking at his point balance within the Chat Group, Lu Qingshan secretly thought in his heart: "Ideally, they would be low-level world members like Yue Buqun and Cao Cao!"

It must be known that among the many members currently in the Chat Group, the one who has helped Lu Qingshan the most is undoubtedly Han Li from the A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality World.

The reason he can now successfully enter the King-Sealing realm is, besides the help of the Dao Comprehension Bonus function, also inseparable from the Can Tian Zao Hua Lu he traded from Han Li.

Otherwise, even with the help of the Dao Comprehension Bonus function, he could at most only enter the Marquis-Sealing Immortal realm right now.

And besides Han Li, those who have helped Lu Qingshan the most are not Pang Bo from the Covering Heaven World, nor Xiao Yan from the Battle Breakthrough World, and certainly not Meng Huan from the Sword Inquiry World or Ye Chen from the Sword Dao Alone World; instead, it is Cao Cao from the Three Kingdoms World, Yue Buqun from the Martial World, and Tianmeng Bingcan from the Soul Land World!

People like Pang Bo and Xiao Yan, although they sometimes spend points to trade resources with Lu Qingshan, mostly use the points in their hands to activate the Dao Comprehension Bonus function to improve their own strength;

whereas Cao Cao and Yue Buqun mostly use the points in their hands to trade various resources with Lu Qingshan, after all, for the two of them who are at relatively low realms and extremely lacking in cultivation resources, the help of the Dao Comprehension Bonus function is far inferior to the help of the resources in Lu Qingshan's hands!

As for Tianmeng Bingcan, he has long since given up; since the Dao Comprehension Bonus function cannot be used by others, the points in Tianmeng Bingcan's hands are mostly used to trade with Lu Qingshan for various treasures that improve his own spiritual power and aid Huo Yuhao's cultivation!

Precisely because of this, Lu Qingshan feels that the help Pang Bo and others provide him now is not as great as the help provided by Yue Buqun and the others.

"Never mind, let's not think about these things for now!"

Lu Qingshan put down the tea cup in his hand, then secretly thought in his heart: "When I accept the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance, perhaps using the Dao Comprehension Bonus function just once will be enough! Even if it is not enough, I can temporarily go and exchange some points with others in the Chat Group!"

"As for this upcoming period, I will just cultivate slowly within Hun Dun Cheng, and I can also take this opportunity to try creating a second secret technique!"

It must be known that after one's law comprehension has improved significantly, one must also create higher-level secret techniques based on this higher law comprehension.

For most King-Sealing Immortals, they are able to create two to three combat secret techniques.

Under normal circumstances, the first secret technique corresponds to the law comprehension of the Marquis-Sealing realm, which is equivalent to the several sets of combat secret techniques Lu Qingshan created previously;

the second secret technique corresponds to the law comprehension of the King-Sealing realm; while the third secret technique corresponds to the law comprehension of the peak King-Sealing realm, which is the law comprehension of the twentieth layer of the Bridge to Heaven!

Lu Qingshan's current law comprehension has successfully entered the King-Sealing realm, so he naturally should create a second combat secret technique!

"Actually, since I am about to accept the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance, I should create a set of mental weapon control secret techniques!" Lu Qingshan secretly thought in his heart.

In fact, this is actually a very common phenomenon in the universe.

For example, even if a peak King-Sealing expert who originally specialized in martial arts methods luckily obtains a heavy treasure mental weapon, in the absence of a suitable way to exchange it for a heavy treasure suitable for themselves, choosing to create their own mental weapon control secret technique to better unleash the power of the heavy treasure is a very common occurrence!

Even Luo Feng in the original work once switched to cultivating mental weapon control secret techniques after obtaining the 'Star Map of the Dao', and even pushed all three of his secret techniques to the Ultimate realm before breaking through to Immortal!

Moreover, even if one exchanges for a relatively suitable heavy treasure, one's original secret techniques cannot perfectly match the heavy treasure, requiring some time to adapt and slightly modify the self-created secret technique.

Of course, this situation is much simpler than creating a new combat secret technique!

By the same logic, the Divine General inheritance is naturally the same!

For example, if an expert specializing in close-quarters combat accidentally obtains a Soul Amplitude secret technique, then switching to cultivating mental weapon control methods is perfectly normal!

"However... since I began cultivating until now, I have always specialized in close-combat methods; creating mental weapon control methods would likely be very troublesome!"

Lu Qingshan secretly thought in his heart: "Moreover, in the original work, when Luo Feng created mental weapon control methods in the Ice Prison, he was opposed by Hun Dun Chengzhu; this is enough to show that cultivating both martial arts methods and controller methods simultaneously is a very unwise choice!"

"Luo Feng's success in the original work was entirely because his comprehension was heaven-defying, but I definitely cannot do that! Even if I barely succeed relying on the help of the Dao Comprehension Bonus function, in the end, it would just be a waste of points!"

"Moreover, with my current strength and status, it will be relatively easy to accept a Divine General inheritance in the future that can improve body-type amplitude secret techniques, so there is naturally no need to distract myself by creating mental weapon control secret techniques!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly abandoned the idea of creating mental weapon control secret techniques and decided to continue studying close-combat secret techniques and soul attack methods.

"Huff... never mind these things for now!"

Lu Qingshan exhaled a long breath: "Let's just cultivate with peace of mind first!"

Afterwards, Lu Qingshan began his journey of secret cultivation within Hun Dun Cheng.

The Infinite Divine Sea Avatar, on one hand, diverted a wisp of consciousness to continue chatting in the group to earn points, and on the other hand, cultivated within the Divine Kingdom;

while the Original Body cultivated through combat on the Outer Battlefield, simultaneously hunting down alien experts to accumulate wealth;

as for the Second Avatar, it stayed within Hun Dun Cheng to cultivate in secret, while also connecting its consciousness to the Virtual Universe to create a second sword technique, movement technique, and soul attack method under the guidance of its grand-uncle, Venerable Yao Guang!

The three avatars each performed their own duties while maintaining close connections with one another.

For instance, the tempering on the Outer Battlefield can accelerate Lu Qingshan's cultivation speed, and when creating secret techniques, they can be directly applied on the Outer Battlefield.

Just like that, time continued to pass, and in the blink of an eye, over a thousand years had passed.

Over these thousand-plus years, Lu Qingshan's three avatars, working in concert, have been constantly improving themselves.

But unfortunately, during this period, Lu Qingshan has been striving to accumulate points, so he has not used the Dao-Comprehension Boost function within the chat group again.

As a result, his rate of progress naturally cannot compare to when he was using the Dao-Comprehension Boost function before.

Virtual Universe, Lei Ting Island, halfway up the mountain.

Inside a cultivation hall within the luxurious residence belonging to Venerable Yao Guang.

At this moment, the scene within the cultivation hall has been transformed into a vast starry sky, and within that vast starry sky, a figure clad in purple-gold battle armor stands facing a giant beast that resembles a lizard from a distance.

These two figures are precisely the hundredth opponent set up by Lu Qingshan and Venerable Yao Guang for his self-created second sword technique.

"Roar!!"

The giant beast resembling a lizard, bathed in endless flames, coiled within the starry sky, breathing fire from its mouth, and roaring madly towards Lu Qingshan's direction.

"Xuan Lei Tian Ren!"

Lu Qingshan saw endless purple threads quickly emanate from the Lei Yin Po Kong Sword in his hand, then gather together in the void, vaguely forming an incredibly solid giant sword phantom.

This giant sword phantom, while still a sword technique, already differs greatly from the "Tian Lei Po" Lu Qingshan had previously unleashed.

After all, "Tian Lei Po" was created by Lu Qingshan based on the law comprehension from the fifteenth layer of the Tongtian Bridge, whereas the "Xuan Lei Tian Ren" he is now unleashing was created based on the law comprehension from the eighteenth layer of the Tongtian Bridge; even though it is still immature, its power is extremely formidable!

"Roar!!"

The lizard giant beast shrouded in flames far away flashed its form, instantly crossing a distance of hundreds of thousands of kilometers, then directly lunged to kill Lu Qingshan; its tail, covered in scales, struck towards Lu Qingshan like a bolt of lightning.

"Go!"

With a mere thought from Lu Qingshan, that incredibly solid giant sword phantom immediately rushed to meet it.

Bang!

The giant sword phantom and the lizard giant beast's tail collided fiercely in mid-air.

In previous battles, after the two collided, the lizard giant beast would be instantly blasted back, and the giant sword phantom would also collapse.

But this time...

Slash!

Accompanied by a light sound, the giant sword phantom actually severed the lizard giant beast's tail directly, then instantly slashed towards the opponent's neck.

Hum!

Even after severing the lizard giant beast's tail, the giant sword phantom remained impossibly fast; it merely traced a curved trajectory through the void before striking fiercely upon the lizard giant beast's neck.

Splash!

The lizard giant beast's head was directly severed by Lu Qingshan; in an instant, body and head separated, blood splattered everywhere, and the lizard giant beast completely lost its life force!

"Hahaha! This level has stalled me for over thirty years; now I have finally slain this Fire Lizard Giant Beast!"

Seeing the lizard giant beast ahead completely lose its life force, a smile quickly appeared on Lu Qingshan's face.

The Fire Lizard Giant Beast is a member of the Starry Sky Beasts; although it cannot compare to the Flame Star Giant Beast among the twelve supreme bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts, upon reaching adulthood, it can attain the peak of Domain Master, not at all inferior to the royal bloodlines of the Meng Yao Zu!

"Now, my 'Xuan Lei Tian Ren' should be considered to have entered the ordinary level!"

Feeling the power of this self-created sword technique, Lu Qingshan thought silently: "Although its power still cannot compare to the 'Tian Lei Po' which has now defeated over seven hundred opponents, it is slightly superior in subtlety!"

After Lu Qingshan rested briefly, a new opponent quickly appeared before him.

Even as Lu Qingshan was creating secret techniques within Venerable Yao Guang's residence, Lei Huanwang also arrived at Venerable Yao Guang's residence.

"Teacher!"

Inside the living room, Lei Huanwang respectfully bowed to Venerable Yao Guang.

Venerable Yao Guang waved his hand to signal Lei Huanwang to rise, then asked with a smile: "Lei Huan, what made you think to come to your teacher's place?"

"This disciple came primarily to ask Teacher about the news regarding the Star Glory Secret Realm!" Lei Huanwang replied quickly.

"Star Glory Secret Realm?"

Venerable Yao Guang was slightly stunned, then asked in confusion: "Lei Huan, haven't you been cultivating in seclusion within the Chaos City? Why suddenly think to ask about this?"

"It is like this!"

Lei Huanwang quickly said: "My friend, Feng Yan Wang, is currently exploring within that Star Glory Secret Realm. According to him, many precious treasures have already been discovered within the Star Glory Secret Realm, including even two heavy treasures!"

"However, Feng Yan Wang's strength is slightly weak, and he has only one teammate, making it very difficult to seize precious treasures, so he intends to invite me and Jing Lei Wang to go together!"

"So that is how it is!"

Venerable Yao Guang nodded slightly, then said: "That Star Glory Secret Realm is relatively safe; if you wish to go, you may give it a try!"

"With your strength, Jing Lei Wang's, and Feng Yan Wang's, as long as you do not encounter great danger, you should be able to withdraw unharmed; if luck is good, you might truly obtain one or two heavy treasures!"

"Your teacher has already sent you all the data on that Star Glory Secret Realm; you must study it carefully before going!"

"This disciple understands!"

Lei Huanwang nodded slightly, then asked again: "Teacher, I wonder how Qingshan is doing in his cultivation here?"

"That little fellow!"

After hearing Lei Huanwang's words, Venerable Yao Guang couldn't help but shake his head slightly: "How to put it? Your disciple's performance can only be described as standard; the speed of his self-created secret techniques ranks only in the upper-middle tier among the Hei Fengwang Immortals, far from being as stunning as you told your teacher!"

"Impossible?"

Lei Huanwang couldn't help but say: "Back then, when Qingshan was creating his soul-attack secret technique, he elevated it to the top tier within one hundred thousand years!"

"Then your teacher does not know!"

Venerable Yao Guang quickly said: "Currently, the second soul-attack secret technique your disciple created has only defeated the eighty-seventh opponent set up by your teacher, still a distance away from entering the ordinary level!"

"However, the speed of creating sword techniques is relatively fast; it must be because his avatar has been exploring the Outer Battlefield. Just now, his self-created second sword technique defeated the hundredth opponent set up by your teacher, entering the ordinary level!"

"At this cultivation speed, it will take him at least over a million years to elevate his second sword technique to the top tier; as for the soul-attack secret technique, it is estimated to take several million years!"

"This shouldn't be!"

Lei Huanwang could not help but ask in confusion, "Could it be that my disciple's primary focus has been on comprehending the time origin law?"

"Perhaps."

Venerable Yao Guang nodded slightly, then said, "However, this disciple of yours possesses a clone, and his speed of accumulating wealth is far faster than even yours!"

"I see he has already raised his life gene level to ten times that of ordinary cosmic life. Now that the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance is about to open, once he completes the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance, his soul amplitude is estimated to reach sixty or seventy times. At that time, even if he is somewhat lacking in creating his own secret techniques and comprehending laws, he will still be able to rival a typical peak-level Immortal of the King-Sealing realm!"

"That Lu Qingshan is indeed very lucky to possess a clone!" Lei Huanwang could not help but sigh.

"Indeed."

Venerable Yao Guang sighed as well: "The method of creating clones is truly enviable! Very well, you may go."

"This disciple takes his leave!" Lei Huanwang said respectfully and quickly, then withdrew from Venerable Yao Guang's residence.

(End of this chapter)