Chapter 161: Inheritance Realm

On the other side, after Lu Qingshan's main body returned to the Divine Realm, his second avatar within the Chaos City also ceased cultivation immediately.

Although Lu Qingshan could directly send his main body to receive the Spirit Wind Divine General's inheritance, while letting his second avatar continue deep cultivation within the Chaos City.

But doing so would inevitably expose the fact that he possessed an avatar, which was certainly inappropriate.

Moreover, according to data Lu Qingshan retrieved from the Virtual Universe, historically, even the most fortunate crowned immortals who received Divine General inheritances spent no more than three hundred years in the Inheritance Realm.

Such a brief span meant nothing to crowned immortals with eternal lifespans, so there was no need to risk exposing his possession of an avatar for this reason.

"Finally, the Spirit Wind Divine General's inheritance has opened!"

Lu Qingshan, awakening from cultivation, rose slowly: "But before leaving the Chaos City, I should first pay my teacher a visit!"

Thinking this, Lu Qingshan immediately left his residence and headed toward Lei Huanwang's estate nearby.

When Lu Qingshan arrived at the entrance of Lei Huanwang's estate, though the gates stood open, the courtyard within was completely empty.

Recall that Lei Huanwang was the patriarch of the Thunder Lineage, and his estate was usually filled with students coming to attend lectures.

Even when Lei Huanwang wasn't teaching, Lu Qingshan's senior and junior disciples would still cultivate in the courtyard of his estate.

Now, the courtyard was utterly vacant—this was indeed highly unusual.

As Lu Qingshan stepped into the hall, he quickly spotted Lei Huanwang and Jing Lei Wang, both fully armed.

"Teacher!"

Lu Qingshan first bowed respectfully to Lei Huanwang, then greeted Jing Lei Wang: "Jing Lei Wang!"

"Hahaha…"

Lei Huanwang laughed and said: "Disciple, what brings you to me?"

"Teacher, the Spirit Wind Divine General's inheritance is about to open!"

Lu Qingshan replied promptly and respectfully: "I've come to inform you I'm leaving the Chaos City to receive the inheritance!"

"Spirit Wind Divine General's inheritance?"

Upon hearing this, Jing Lei Wang turned to Lei Huanwang, eyes wide with astonishment: "Lei Huan, your disciple just broke through to the Crowned Immortal level—and you've already applied for him to receive a Divine General inheritance?"

Lei Huanwang and Jing Lei Wang had deep ties, so upon seeing his expression, Lei Huanwang knew he had misunderstood, and chuckled: "I didn't apply for Qingshan's Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance. The reason will become clear to you someday."

Though Lei Huanwang and Jing Lei Wang were close, he had no intention of revealing that his disciple possessed an avatar.

Hearing Lei Huanwang's explanation, Jing Lei Wang was deeply surprised.

After all, in his eyes, Lu Qingshan had only just broken through—he should never have secured a Divine General inheritance slot without Lei Huanwang's help!

But since Lei Huanwang had already explained, he naturally wouldn't press further.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan spoke up: "Without your help, Teacher, I would have found it extremely difficult to obtain the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance."

"Enough with such formalities!"

Lei Huanwang waved his hand: "But Qingshan, you must hurry to the Spirit Wind Divine General's inheritance site—otherwise, something unexpected might happen."

"Unexpected?" Lu Qingshan blinked in surprise.

"Exactly!"

Lei Huanwang nodded: "I recall the last time the Spirit Wind Divine General's inheritance opened, one of the thirty-two slots was occupied, forcing a crowned immortal to wait over ten thousand eons!"

"Later, they discovered the slot had been taken by a cosmic-level brat from the core of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance—by sheer coincidence."

Hearing Lei Huanwang's words, Lu Qingshan immediately thought of Luo Feng from the original novel.

Long ago, Luo Feng, while undertaking a Perilous-Level mission, had, due to sabotage by Mo Luo of the Primordial Secret Realm and aided by his Moshai Clan avatar, accidentally seized a Divine General inheritance slot originally meant for the crowned immortal 'Meng Cangwang.'

It was precisely this astonishing opportunity that allowed Luo Feng to defeat numerous rivals in his first qualification battle and enter the Primordial Secret Realm!

"So Luo Feng's opportunity in the original novel wasn't an isolated case!"

Lu Qingshan thought inwardly: "But that makes sense—after all, the five major human factions deliberately designated the Divine General inheritance sites as task zones for cosmic-level geniuses precisely because they permit cosmic-level geniuses to receive Divine General inheritances!"

"Otherwise, the five factions could have easily isolated these inheritance sites entirely."

"And while Luo Feng's many opportunities before obtaining the Nine Tribulations Scripture were impressive, they weren't top-tier—since he could seize the Demon Sound Divine General inheritance at the cosmic level, other cosmic-level geniuses could certainly seize the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance too."

Thinking this, Lu Qingshan bowed respectfully: "Thank you for the warning, Teacher—I'll hurry to the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance site immediately."

"Hmm."

Lei Huanwang nodded slightly, then continued: "Good—I've already submitted my application to leave the Initial Universe. The interdimensional ship will arrive shortly. You can depart with us."

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan was slightly surprised: "Teacher, you're leaving the Chaos City too?"

"Correct."

Lei Huanwang nodded, then smiled: "I've cultivated in the Chaos City for countless eons—it's time to venture out. Coincidentally, Feng Yanwang is exploring a Cosmic Secret Realm and has invited me and Jing Lei. We're heading there now."

"Cosmic Secret Realm?" Lu Qingshan was greatly surprised upon hearing Lei Huanwang's reply.

"Indeed."

Lei Huanwang smiled: "Too bad your current strength is still weak—if it weren't, you could join us on the expedition."

In Lei Huanwang's eyes, Lu Qingshan—with his avatar—would be an excellent ally if his strength improved further.

But unfortunately, Lu Qingshan's current strength was too low to coordinate perfectly with them.

Afterward, Lu Qingshan conversed briefly with Lei Huanwang and Jing Lei Wang, learning some insights on receiving Divine General inheritances.

Soon, the interdimensional transport ship arrived at the Chaos City.

Normally, one must apply in advance to board an interdimensional transport ship to leave the Chaos City.

But since Lu Qingshan now held permanent residency in the Chaos City, he was entitled to a temporary priority slot.

This particular spaceship was under the command of Lord Heifeng; upon seeing Lu Qingshan preparing to leave the Chaos City, Lord Heifeng was notably surprised.

But upon learning Lu Qingshan was departing to receive the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance, he was even more astonished.

After the other travelers boarding the ship had taken their places, Lord Heifeng promptly steered the cosmic vessel toward the spatial passage.

After traversing the time-flow-disordered cosmic passage, Lu Qingshan and the others soon arrived at the Virtual Universe Corporation's universal headquarters continent.

After bidding farewell to Lord Heifeng, Lu Qingshan quickly departed the cosmic vessel alongside Lei Huanwang and Jing Lei Wang.

After arriving at Space Channel No. 3 Distribution Cluster on the Headquarters Continent, Lei Huanwang quickly looked at Lu Qingshan and said, "Lu Qingshan, let us part ways here!"

"Yes!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then continued, "Teacher, you must also be careful when venturing into the Cosmic Secret Realm!"

"Rest assured!"

Lei Huanwang said with a smile, "This time, six of us at the King-level Limit are acting together; even if we encounter a true Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe, we still have a chance to escape unharmed!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan did not refute.

Although the gap between a Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe and an Undying King is enormous, it depends on what kind of Undying King and what kind of Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe we are talking about.

For instance, an Undying King Invincible is fully capable of preserving his life in the hands of a low-level Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe; otherwise, he could not be called an Undying King Invincible!

Although Lei Huanwang's strength is still somewhat short of an Undying King Invincible, the difference is not too great, and with Jing Lei Wang and others of the same level, there is indeed a chance to preserve their lives in the hands of a low-level Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe!

After Lei Huanwang and Jing Lei Wang stepped into the space transmission channel, Lu Qingshan quickly arrived at the transmission channel leading to the Qingguang Branch of the Virtual Universe Company under the guidance of the staff.

The Qingguang Branch is located within the Qingguang Universe Nation, and the Glory Secret Realm of the Universe Mercenary Alliance is also located within the Qingguang Universe Nation.

Through the Qingguang Branch, Lu Qingshan can naturally reach the Glory Secret Realm in a short time, and then proceed to the inheritance place of the Divine General Ling Feng.

Stepping into the space channel and passing through a transfer station in a Divine Kingdom, Lu Qingshan quickly arrived at the Qingguang Branch, which is incredibly far from the Headquarters Continent of the Virtual Universe Company's entire universe, and then he boarded a universe spaceship to head for the Glory Secret Realm of the Universe Mercenary Alliance.

Time continued to pass.

While the spaceship flew through the Dark Universe, Lu Qingshan was also gathering information regarding the Divine General inheritance.

Just like that, three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Voom!

Accompanied by a slight vibration of space, a triangular universe spaceship, entirely blood-red, appeared in the core area of the Glory Secret Realm of the Universe Mercenary Alliance, and then quickly flew towards a vast continent in the distant void.

This universe spaceship was the work spaceship issued to Lu Qingshan by the Virtual Universe Company immediately after he broke through to Undying, the Blood Red No. 3.

However, after Lu Qingshan previously broke through to become an Undying Marquis, the Blood Red No. 3 had already become entirely his own, so even though he had left the transportation department, the spaceship was not repossessed.

Of course, for an Undying King, a mere Class F universe spaceship counts for nothing!

"Ahead should be the Ling Feng Continent!"

In the spaceship's control room, Lu Qingshan looked remotely towards the massive landmass with a diameter of over one hundred billion kilometers through the external scene simulation: "According to the email message I received earlier, the inheritance place of the Divine General Ling Feng is in the core area of that Ling Feng Continent!"

"However, before proceeding to the inheritance place of the Divine General Ling Feng, we must first gather at the location of King King Fengying Wang above the Ling Feng Continent!"

King King Fengying Wang's strength is even greater than that of Lu Qingshan's teacher, Lei Huanwang, and he is also one of the extremely rare Undying King Invincible experts in the human race, who has been stationed above the Ling Feng Continent for endless ages.

At this time, the inheritance of the Divine General Ling Feng has not yet opened; under normal circumstances, one must proceed to the location where King King Fengying Wang is to gather.

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly arrived in the Blood Red No. 3 before a towering palace located above the Ling Feng Continent.

Splash!

The cabin door opened, and Lu Qingshan, wearing a suit of purple-gold battle armor, walked out of the spaceship.

At this moment, an Undying Deity who had been waiting outside quickly came forward to greet him: "My Lord Master Wanjie Wang, please follow me!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, and after retracting the spaceship, he quickly followed the other person into the Divine Temple.

After Lu Qingshan walked into a spacious hall, he quickly saw more than ten Undying Kings drinking heartily inside the hall; sitting in the main seat was none other than King King Fengying Wang, the Undying King Invincible expert of the Universe Mercenary Alliance!

"Hahaha!"

Seeing Lu Qingshan appear, King King Fengying Wang on the main seat quickly stood up to welcome him: "I have long heard that a new Undying King has recently emerged in our human race; today I finally get to meet you, My Lord Master Wanjie Wang!"

"King King Fengying Wang!" Lu Qingshan bowed slightly in greeting.

It must be known that King King Fengying Wang has already moved into the Inner City of Hong Alliance City, and his status is even sufficient to rival some Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe!

The other dozen or so Undying Kings, upon seeing Lu Qingshan, also quickly stood up to exchange greetings.

Among these Undying Kings, most were Undying Kings from the five major powers of the human race; only one belonged to Hong Alliance but had not joined the five major powers of the human race, and there was also one alien Undying King within Hong Alliance.

Lu Qingshan naturally smiled and greeted everyone one by one, then sat down with Mo Long Wang from the Virtual Universe Company faction.

Mo Long Wang has been cultivating for over ten thousand eras; he was once a peerless genius, and ultimately broke through as the number one person at the Realm Master level of the Primordial Secret Realm, with his comprehension of the laws on the eighteenth layer of the Bridge to Heaven, breaking through directly to Undying King upon his breakthrough.

Having cultivated to this day, Mo Long Wang's strength has advanced further; he has even passed the nineteenth layer of the Bridge to Heaven, and his strength is now no weaker than that of an Undying King Peak expert!

When Lu Qingshan held the Undying King banquet, Mo Long Wang personally attended, so Lu Qingshan and he are quite familiar with each other.

"My Lord Master Wanjie Wang!"

Mo Long Wang looked at Lu Qingshan, raised his cup in invitation, and then said with considerable emotion: "I didn't expect you to come to accept the inheritance of the Divine General Ling Feng immediately after breaking through to the Undying King level!"

"Actually, I just happened to catch the timing!"

Lu Qingshan looked at Mo Long Wang and then said with a smile: "If the inheritance of the Divine General Ling Feng had opened a bit earlier, I'm afraid I would have had to wait for a very long time!"

Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Mo Long Wang felt somewhat speechless in his heart.

Did he mean that when he said those words?

It must be known that even among the many Undying Kings of the human race, not everyone has the opportunity to accept a Divine General inheritance!

Just like Mo Long Wang; he actually accumulated enough resources tens of millions of years ago, yet he still failed to apply for the previously opened inheritance of the Divine General Mo Yin!

Fortunately, his teacher made multiple efforts on his behalf regarding the matter of accepting the Divine General inheritance, which helped him apply for this inheritance of the Divine General Ling Feng!

And Lu Qingshan had only just broken through; yet he was able to obtain a slot for the Divine General inheritance so quickly. In Mo Long Wang's eyes, this was naturally an incredibly unbelievable thing!

Lu Qingshan could naturally guess the thoughts in Mo Long Wang's heart.

But what could he say?

Should he tell Mo Long Wang that he had killed more alien experts on the Foreign Battlefield than the other party?

Just like that, the group attended the banquet while chatting idly.

Time continued to pass, and the many Undying Kings who had obtained slots for the inheritance of the Divine General Ling Feng arrived one after another.

After more than two years, over twenty Undying Kings had gathered in the hall.

"Everyone!"

King King Fengying Wang suddenly stood up, then raised his cup in invitation: "The inheritance of the Divine General Ling Feng is about to open; everyone may proceed to accept the inheritance. Here, I wish everyone smooth sailing and a great increase in strength when accepting the inheritance!"

"Thank you, King King Fengying Wang!" Lu Qingshan and the others also rose, raised their cups, and drank together.

Shortly after, King King Fengying Wang quickly led Lu Qingshan and his group aboard a starship, heading for the core of the Ling Feng Continent.

This was a vast basin shrouded in mist, filled with countless strange beasts, some of whose strength had even reached the Feng Hou level!

"Everyone!"

After disembarking from the starship, King King Fengying Wang pointed to the floating palaces surrounded by those countless strange beasts and said, "Those floating palaces are the Succession Temples of the Ling Feng Divine Generals!"

"There are thirty-two such Succession Temples in total. Each one can allow a powerful figure to receive a succession. Currently, all the palaces are empty; everyone may choose any palace to receive their succession!"

Lu Qingshan gazed from afar and saw that each palace covered an area of dozens of kilometers, and each one emitted a hazy Jin Guang.

Faintly, invisible soul fluctuations also emanated from those floating palaces, making people feel their souls refreshed while simultaneously drawing everyone toward them.

"Thank you, King King Fengying Wang!"

After hearing King King Fengying Wang's introduction, several Hei Fengwang Immortals who had long been unable to hold back immediately flew toward those floating palaces emitting Jin Guang.

The strange beasts surrounding those floating palaces, upon seeing the figures of those Hei Fengwang Immortals, all roared and charged forward.

Yet, the strongest among these strange beasts had only barely crossed into the Feng Hou level; how could they possibly stop these Hei Fengwang Immortals!

"Get out of my way!"

One Hei Fengwang Immortal threw a punch, directly blasting apart dozens of strange beasts ahead, then flashed his figure and rushed into one of the floating palaces.

And as soon as this Hei Fengwang Immortal rushed in, that palace instantly released boundless, brilliant Jin Guang.

Subsequently, countless beams of light gathered around that palace, forming mysterious and profound secret pattern designs; immediately after, these secret pattern designs completely solidified, directly transforming into a white light shield that entirely enveloped the whole temple!

(End of this chapter)