Chapter 172: The Fall and Resurrection of the Hei Fengwang

"This..."

After a moment of silence, Lei Huanwang could not help but ask: "I remember Fengyanwang has already perished three times, right? How can he still be so impulsive?"

Long before Lei Huanwang took Lei Huan as his master, Fengyanwang had already been Lei Huan's close friend, so Lei Huan was quite familiar with Fengyanwang's affairs.

Over countless eons, Fengyanwang had perished three times, but each time the clan's high-ups reversed time to revive him—he was quite lucky indeed.

"Our teacher probably wants to repay the clan's resources as quickly as possible!"

Binghunwang quickly replied: "But we never expected that even with our six Lei Huanwang-level masters acting together, they still perished!"

Hearing this, Lei Huanwang was left speechless.

After all, after he himself had perished before, he dared not take risks until he repaid the clan's resources.

And Fengyanwang's recklessness—even if he avoided disaster this time, he'd surely encounter it next time!

Still, Fengyanwang was Lei Huan's close friend, so Lei Huan spoke up: "I recall Fengyanwang's master is Tengyun Zunzhe—why don't you go ask Tengyun Zunzhe?"

Hearing Lei Huan's words, Binghunwang's expression grew even more bitter.

"After our teacher's last death, it was our ancestral master who spent resources to revive him!"

Binghunwang sighed helplessly: "So this time, our teacher went on the mission hoping to repay both the clan and our ancestral master's debts as soon as possible—yet now this has happened!"

"This..."

Hearing this, Lei Huanwang was stunned once again.

Meanwhile, Yinhewang's disciple also spoke up: "Actually, not just Fengyanwang—just now we checked, and our teacher's debt to the clan remains unpaid too!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

He had just checked the human clan's records regarding the reversal of time to revive Hei Fengwang.

Generally, once a human clan warrior crosses the Eighteenth Level of the Tongtian Bridge, they gain one chance to be revived by the clan's high-ups—but after revival, they must work for the clan to repay their debt!

And if they perish again before repaying the clan's debt, unless someone pays off all their prior debts to the clan, the clan's high-ups will never revive them a second time!

"Sigh!"

Lei Huanwang sighed, then exchanged a few more words with Binghunwang and the others, before returning with Lu Qingshan and the two others to his estate.

Once Lu Qingshan and the three others had taken their seats, Lei Huanwang promptly waved his hand and summoned a variety of teas and snacks.

But since their master Lei Huan had just perished, none of them had any appetite to enjoy them.

"Qinglin, Qingshan!"

After a moment of silence, Lei Huanwang spoke again: "We've now determined the cause of our master's death. Since he didn't perish after being soul-subjugated, you two needn't worry too much!"

"When the clan's high-ups revive our Hei Fengwang again, our master will certainly be on the list!"

Hearing this, Qinglinwang couldn't help but ask: "Brother, how long will we have to wait before our master is revived?"

"Don't worry—it won't take long!"

Lei Huanwang replied quickly: "At least ten million years, at most tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of years!"

Hearing Lei Huanwang's words, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but feel speechless.

He had already lived over ten million years himself, and had thought that was an incredibly long time—yet now he realized ten million years meant nothing.

Then again, compared to the time Lei Huan had spent cultivating, even hundreds of millions of years were negligible!

After all, one of Lu Qingshan's former senior brothers had been taken in by Lei Huan over two hundred million years ago!

"That's still a very long wait!" Qinglinwang couldn't help but sigh.

Though he had cultivated for an extremely long time, hundreds of millions of years still felt like an eternity to him.

"Actually, this is already quite good!"

Lei Huanwang lifted his teacup, took a small sip, then continued: "The worst off this time are Fengyanwang and Yinhewang—after their deaths this time, they likely won't get another chance to be revived by the clan!"

"That can't be right?" Qinglinwang asked in disbelief.

In his eyes, Fengyanwang and Yinhewang were both Hei Fengwang-limit warriors who had crossed the Twentieth Level of the Tongtian Bridge—how could they be permanently dead?

"Why not?"

Lei Huanwang explained quickly: "Fengyanwang is Tengyun Zunzhe's disciple, but Tengyun Zunzhe already paid the cost to revive him once! Now Fengyanwang hasn't even repaid his debt to the clan, let alone the resources Tengyun Zunzhe spent on him before!"

"Reviving a Hei Fengwang might be trivial to Tengyun Zunzhe, but he has many disciples—so he was already generous to revive Fengyanwang once; a second revival is highly unlikely!"

"As for Yinhewang, among all his masters, the strongest was only a Hei Fengwang—and that master had already perished long ago, so no one can pay off his debt to the clan!"

Hearing this, Qinglinwang quickly asked: "What about their disciples? Won't they try to gather resources to revive their own master?"

"Perhaps there's a chance,"

Lei Huanwang nodded slightly, then continued: "But Fengyanwang and Yinhewang are both Hei Fengwang-limit warriors—after their previous revivals, their debts to the clan must have been enormous!"

"That kind of sum is hard even for Hei Fengwang-limit warriors to accumulate, let alone their few disciples!"

"Among Binghunwang and the others, the strongest has only Hei Fengwang-high combat power—they'd need an incredibly long time even if they risked their lives in the Outer Battlefield to gather such resources!"

"And during that time, they'll need to spend resources on treasures to strengthen themselves! By the time they finally gather enough to revive their master, it'll be countless eons later—and by then, they may no longer be willing to sacrifice their own accumulated wealth to revive Fengyanwang and Yinhewang!"

"Actually, this is quite common among our human clan's Hei Fengwang!"

Tangyewang added: "After all, Hei Fengwang possess eternal lifespans—over their endless lives, their loved ones have all died one by one, so they rarely fear death, and instead pursue the path of strength, fighting for honor!"

"That's why many Hei Fengwang continue venturing into the cosmos even when they haven't repaid their clan debts—some manage to break through, some repay their debts, but most end up perishing like Fengyanwang and Yinhewang, never to be revived again by the clan's high-ups!"

"There are still exceptions,"

Lei Huanwang shook his head: "For example, if a disciple or descendant suddenly achieves a massive breakthrough and can easily pay the cost to revive their master... but such cases are extremely rare!"

Hearing Lei Huanwang and Tangyewang's words, Lu Qingshan finally understood why the human clan now had fewer than one hundred thousand Hei Fengwang.

Every generation, the human clan produces nearly a hundred world-lord-level geniuses who cross the Seventeenth or Eighteenth Level of the Tongtian Bridge.

Even if only one among them breaks through to the Hei Fengwang level, the human clan gains one new Hei Fengwang every ten million years.

And in truth, it's even more than that—over countless eons, many Feng Hou Wang have steadily cultivated upward to reach the Hei Fengwang level, just as Lu Qingshan once did!

Generally, every ten million years, the human clan produces several newly emerged Hei Fengwang.

And how many tens of billions of eras has it been since the human race became the supreme race?

Over such an immense span of time, how many million Hei Fengwang immortals has the human race produced?

With the race's high elders capable of reversing time and space to resurrect a Hei Fengwang immortal, even if the majority cannot be resurrected for various reasons, the human race absolutely should have far more than ninety thousand Hei Fengwang immortals!

And now it seems, most Hei Fengwang immortals likely perished due to accidents like Feng Yanwang and others, and because they owed the race vast resources, they could not be resurrected again!

Of course, perhaps there are some other reasons among these, but these are not things Lu Qingshan can understand at present!

Lu Qingshan's previous understanding of the original work was mostly from the perspective of Luo Feng, that peerless genius.

Cultivating for a few thousand years to kill a Hei Fengwang immortal while still a Domain Lord; cultivating for less than a hundred thousand years to create three Ultimate Secret Arts and cross into the Immortal Spirit realm with perfect gene levels:

Creating a Universe Master Ultimate Secret Art during the Immortal Spirit stage to kill a Universe Hegemon; during the Zifeng Zunzhe stage, killing a Universe Master, suppressing countless geniuses across three reincarnation eras, and winning the Duan Donghe inheritance;

During the Universe Master stage, dominating billions of races across the Universe Sea, learning the "Lie Yuan Art," and being hailed as the strongest in the Universe Sea; after crossing into the True God realm, he single-handedly eradicated the Beast of the Boundary crisis capable of destroying the Primitive Universe...

Each of these deeds is truly legendary, but they are not something others can achieve!

And in the current Primitive Universe, even Ji Dianwang, Tongyewang, and others are already extremely dazzling geniuses, let alone those lofty Universe Zifeng Zunzhe or even Universe Masters!

Yet even Universe Zifeng Zunzhe and even Universe Masters can perish; the probability of a Hei Fengwang immortal perishing is even higher!

As Hei Fengwang immortals of the human race, being resurrected once by the race's high elders is already quite good; some with talent and background can even be resurrected twice, three times...

But what if they keep perishing?

And just as numerous thoughts flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind...

"Enough!"

Ji Dianwang suddenly spoke again: "Let's leave this matter here. Whether Feng Yanwang and Yin Hewang can be resurrected in the future has little to do with us; we only need to confirm that the Master can be resurrected by the race's high elders through reversing time and space!"

"Now, let us first discuss matters regarding the Master during this time before his resurrection!"

"Senior Brother, just give your orders!" Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said.

"Yes, Senior Brother, you are experienced; just tell us what to do!" Qinglinwang said likewise.

"Hahaha, actually it's not a big deal!"

Ji Dianwang immediately said: "I arranged things after the Master's last demise, so I have some experience!"

"However, at that time, there were only Tongye and myself, two Hei Fengwang immortals under the Master, and I was working in the Interstellar Prison, so some things were not handled very properly. Now with two junior brothers, our response will be much easier!"

"The Master belongs to the Bernar clan of the Fox Race lineage. Including the Master, the Bernar clan has only two Hei Fengwang immortals!"

"The Fox Race lineage has twenty-seven races. With the Master leading the Bernar clan, they ranked in the top five within the Fox Race lineage, naturally securing many benefits for the Fox Race lineage. However, during the time of the Master's demise, the Bernar clan will likely face many troubles, so we need someone to hold the fort for a while!"

"Senior Brother, why don't I go?"

After hearing Ji Dianwang's words, Tongyewang nearby quickly said: "Last time after the Master's demise, it was me who went, so I am quite familiar with the situation of the Fox Race lineage!"

"No need!"

Ji Dianwang quickly waved his hand and said: "Tongye, last time Senior Brother I was working in the Interstellar Prison and couldn't leave, so I could only send you. This time, I naturally cannot let you go again to suffer insults!"

"Moreover, this time we have two junior brothers to help, so our manpower is sufficient. You can rest assured and continue to venture in the Outer Realm Battlefield. However, you must remember, absolutely do not go to places that are too dangerous, or you might perish like the Master!"

"I understand!" Tongyewang quickly nodded and said.

At this moment, Ji Dianwang quickly turned to look at Qinglinwang nearby: "Junior Brother Qinglin, I see you have no urgent matters recently. How about you and Senior Brother go to the Master's hometown and stay for a while?"

"No problem!"

After hearing Ji Dianwang's words, Qinglinwang quickly nodded and said: "I am currently traveling in the Ancient Wheel Universe Country. I will rush over immediately!"

"Hmm!"

Ji Dianwang nodded slightly, then quickly looked at Lu Qingshan: "Junior Brother Qingshan, I heard the Master say you plan to cultivate in seclusion within Chaos City for the coming period?"

"That is correct!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then continued: "However, if Senior Brother has any tasks for me to do, I certainly have no problem!"

Since becoming a disciple, Lei Huanwang has always been very concerned about Lu Qingshan, so Lu Qingshan was willing to lend a hand.

"Actually, there isn't much of a task!"

Ji Dianwang said with a smile: "It is just that for the junior brothers and sisters cultivating within Chaos City, after you enter Chaos City, you must help the Master take care of them!"

"With your current strength, guiding them should be no problem!"

"No problem!"

Lu Qingshan hurriedly said: "Leave this matter to me. I will definitely take good care of those senior brothers and sisters!"

"Then let it be so!"

Ji Dianwang nodded slightly, then warned again: "This time the Master perished; some of his previous opponents might seek trouble with us, so everyone must be careful and cautious in the coming days!"

"Everyone must pay special attention to the 'Red-Eyed Wang' of the Universe Star River Bank. The opponent once had a significant grudge with the Master, has a powerful background, and possesses great strength. Be careful of him seeking trouble!"

"Rest assured, Senior Brother!" The three of Lu Qingshan all nodded and said.

"However, everyone need not be too nervous!"

Ji Dianwang said again: "Although the Master had some grievances with that Red-Eyed Wang, after all, they are both of the human race. Even if they fight, they will not completely tear off the face; the opponent will at most secretly set some traps for us!"

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan suddenly realized.

The relationship between Lei Huanwang and Red-Eyed Wang was probably similar to that between Zhenyanwang and that Yanzhuwang in the original work, or perhaps even lighter.

That Yanzhuwang, as the only son of Shi Hu Zifeng Zunzhe, did not dare to completely tear off the face with Zhenyanwang, let alone that Red-Eyed Wang!

Afterwards, the four of Lu Qingshan chatted for a while in Ji Dianwang's residence, then dispersed separately, and Lu Qingshan quickly returned to his own residence on Lei Ting Island.

"Truly unexpected that Master Lei Huanwang perished, and also Jing Lei Wang and the others!"

Inside the residence's living hall, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Pity my current strength is not strong enough, and I possess no treasures on my person; otherwise, I could have asked Great-Great-Grandfather to reverse time and space to resurrect the two Masters!"

Yes, two Masters!

Lu Qingshan has cultivated until now, and the Masters he has bowed to are naturally more than two.

But he has now cultivated for over ten million years; those who can be resurrected by reversing time and space are naturally only the two who have crossed into the Immortal Spirit realm and possess eternal lifespans.

One of them was naturally the recently fallen Lei Huanwang, and the other was an ordinary immortal teacher he had taken as his master when he was cultivating within the Yanfeng Holy Land — Moris!

Back then, if Teacher Moris had not taken him as a disciple because he found his talent decent, and had not taught him seriously, his path of cultivation would likely have been far more arduous.

And in the end, he did not disappoint Teacher Moris either. Even back then, without the help of the All Heavens Chat Group, he had still relied on his own efforts to step into the immortal god tier!

"Forget it, let's not think about this for now!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself: "I'd better raise my own strength as quickly as possible!"

"Right now I can't just go ask the Grand Ancestor to resurrect the two teachers — it's simply because my own strength is insufficient! Once my strength is strong enough, naturally I'll be able to ask the Grand Ancestor!"

"In fact, once I step into the Lord Realm, I can even resurrect the two teachers with my own hands!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly submitted his application to go to the Primordial Universe once again.

(End of chapter)