Chapter 19: Family

Lei Guang Hai Star Domain, Tianlei Star.

For endless ages, as the Lu family's power within the Lei Guang Hai Star Domain grew ever greater, the status of Tianlei Star throughout the entire Lei Guang Hai Star Domain naturally rose higher and higher.

Until not long ago, news arrived that Tianlei Star's master, Lu Qingshan, had broken through to become an Immortal Deity; the status of Tianlei Star within the Lei Guang Hai Star Domain rose even further, almost comparable to the Capital Star.

In the core area of Tianlei Star, within the luxurious castle where the Lu family resides.

At the very outer perimeter of this luxurious castle, vast numbers of guards in uniform patrol at all times; among these guards, even the weakest are at the peak of the Star Level, and they must all be members of the Lu clan; the leading squad captain is even a Universe-level powerhouse capable of traversing star systems.

"Many great figures have come to visit recently, haven't they!"

"Indeed! A few days ago, the Emperor of the Lei Guang Hai Empire came with people to visit! At that time, I was on duty; so many great figures all had to be polite and friendly to me, a mere Universe-level!"

"Hahaha... who would say otherwise! The Ancestor has now become a true Immortal Deity; in the future, our Lu family will surely grow even more prosperous!"

"Since the Ancestor has become an Immortal Deity this time, he should return to the family very soon!"

"Of course! I heard that Lord Lu Hongguang, who was cultivating within the Yanfeng Sacred Land, has already rushed back!"

"That's right! My father is the steward of Lord Qinghe; this time he also rushed back from the Wusi Star Domain together with Lord Qinghe!"

Several Universe-level guard captains gathered together, discussing in low voices.

As a great family that has inherited for endless ages, the Lu family's descendants can be said to be spread across dozens of star domains surrounding the Lei Guang Hai Star Domain; usually, only a very small number of people remain on Tianlei Star.

However, in recent years, important figures within the family have been rushing back to Tianlei Star rapidly from all corners of the universe.

The root cause of all this is that Lu Qingshan, the greatest genius in the history of the Lu family and master of Tianlei Star, has become a true Immortal Deity!

In the core area of the luxurious castle, within a quiet courtyard.

This courtyard holds a very special status within the Lu family, for it is the residence of Lu Qingshan's third son, Lu Hongwen, who is now the actual ruler of the Lu family.

At this moment, Lu Hongwen was handling some family affairs, but he suddenly felt something in his heart, then immediately released World Power to spread outward.

Whoosh!

Only to see the space within the courtyard ripple slightly; subsequently, a figure clad in dark golden battle armor appeared in the courtyard; it was Lu Qingshan, who had just returned to Tianlei Star.

"Third son!"

"Father!"

Seeing Lu Qingshan suddenly appear, Lu Hongwen hurriedly pushed the door open and stepped out, shouting with great joy.

"Third son, we father and son have not met in reality for over a thousand years this time, have we!"

Lu Qingshan smiled and praised: "You have done well these years; the family has been managed very well by you!"

Although Lu Qingshan stayed in the Initial Universe for only three hundred years this time, due to the difference in time flow, a thousand years had already passed in the Primitive Universe.

"Father, these are all things I ought to do!" Lu Hongwen hurriedly said respectfully.

"Has there been any problem over at the Virtual Universe Company?" Lu Qingshan continued to ask.

"No!"

Lu Hongwen hurriedly replied: "Following your arrangements, Father, every year I send seventy percent of the Lei Guang Hai Star Domain's revenue to Lord Malthus!"

"However, after news arrived of your breakthrough to Immortal, Lord Malthus only collected fifty percent of the revenue; the remainder was allowed to be brought back by me. Now, several years have passed, and over eight billion Universe Coins have already been accumulated!"

"Hmm!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly: "From now on, you only need to send fifty percent of the revenue to Malthus!"

For Malthus, the previous thirty percent revenue was merely a reward for Lu Qingshan working for him; but now, the fifty percent revenue represents a cooperation between the two!

This is the change in identity and status brought about by breaking through to Immortal.

However, with the work in the Transport Department, Lu Qingshan naturally looked down upon these meager revenues of the Lei Guang Hai Branch.

"By the way!"

Lu Hongwen continued: "Father, Lord Malthus has now rushed to the Lei Guang Hai Star Domain; however, since he contacted you earlier and received no response, he wishes for me to inform you upon your return to the family so he can congratulate you on your successful breakthrough to Immortal!"

"Hmm, I already know about this matter!"

Lu Qingshan nodded and said: "Previously, I was cultivating, so I shut off the Virtual Network reception; I have already replied to Malthus just now, and I will visit him shortly! Besides this, has anything important happened in the family recently?"

"Actually, there is nothing major in the family!"

Lu Hongwen said with a smile: "It is just that, since Father broke through to Immortal this time, royal families from dozens of surrounding star domains have all sent envoys to offer congratulations!"

"That is nothing!"

Lu Qingshan said casually: "When the time comes, I will hold a banquet and invite these envoys!"

"It's just..." Lu Hongwen seemed about to speak but stopped.

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan immediately asked: "What? Do these envoys have some impropriety?"

Could it be that someone is looking for trouble with him just after he broke through to Immortal?

"That is not the case!"

Lu Hongwen then said: "It is just that many of the leaders among those envoys are the current Imperial Princes of those royal families; after arriving at Tianlei Star, they often seek opportunities to meet with Seventh Sister!"

"Wenxuan?" Lu Qingshan suddenly understood.

The seventh daughter, Lu Wenxuan, is now less than ten thousand years old; she is currently just a Universe-level little one, and also the only one among Lu Qingshan's many children who has not yet married.

Now that Lu Qingshan has broken through to Immortal and his body has transformed into Immortal Deity Power, the probability of him continuing to bear children in the future is truly too low.

And as his youngest daughter, Lu Wenxuan's status has likewise risen, so it is quite natural for Imperial Princes from surrounding star domains to pursue her.

Regarding this, Lu Qingshan felt no aversion; instead, he directly asked: "Does Wenxuan have anyone she favors?"

"I do not know that!"

Seeing that Lu Qingshan did not oppose, Lu Hongwen quickly continued: "However, in the past year, Seventh Sister has been getting quite close to the Sixth Imperial Prince of the Xingyao Empire!"

"Later, I investigated slightly; the Sixth Imperial Prince of the Xingyao Empire has a grandfather who is a Domain Master-level powerhouse in the Xingyao Star Domain, and he himself has only cultivated for eleven thousand years; not only is his age similar to Seventh Sister's, but his talent is also quite good; he is currently at Domain Lord Third Stage, and it is said he has already crossed into the Third Layer of the Wind Domain; in the future, he should have the opportunity to Break through to the Boundary!"

"Oh?"

Lu Qingshan smiled and said: "Sounds quite good! However, as for the outcome in the future, it depends on Wenxuan's own choice; just let nature take its course!"

"Yes, Father!" Lu Hongwen said hurriedly.

After chatting with his third son Lu Hongwen for a while, Lu Qingshan met with his wife and several other children separately before returning to his room to rest briefly.

At this time, all the important figures of the Lu family had returned from across the universe, so on the second day after Lu Qingshan returned to Thunder Star, a grand banquet was held within the Lu family castle.

After the banquet began, the important figures of the family gathered together.

"Pay respects to the Family Head!"

Led by Lu Hongwen and others, over ten thousand people in the entire hall knelt down respectfully.

"Hahaha..."

Lu Qingshan sat in the main seat, smiling as he looked at the over ten thousand family members below.

Among these ten thousand people, excluding a small number of powerful figures from other branches, the rest were all his direct bloodline.

Among them, there were four World Master-level experts alone: besides his third son Lu Hongwen, fifth son Lu Hongtu, and fourth daughter Lu Wenxiu, there was also an outstanding descendant from the lineage of his fourth son Lu Hongwu named Lu Qinghe; as for Domain Master-level experts, there were fully over one hundred.

"Alright, everyone rise!" Lu Qingshan ordered.

"Yes, Family Head!" Over ten thousand people all stood up.

"Now that I have broken through to become Immortal, our Lu family can be said to have a certain foundation, but..."

Lu Qingshan looked at the group below, his expression suddenly becoming serious: "What I must warn you of now is that no one in the family may use the family's power to cause trouble; otherwise, the family law will show no mercy. Do you all understand?"

Lu Qingshan had now broken through to become an Immortal with eternal life, yet within the entire human race, he could still only be considered a insignificant small figure!

Although the existence of the Myriad Heavens Chat Group meant his strength could continue to improve endlessly, all of this required a very long time!

What worried him most now was that family descendants might, due to being too arrogant, provoke some existence he could not afford to offend!

Fortunately, since Lu Qingshan began leading the family, he had continuously perfected the family laws and regulations; over the past eight million years, they had basically encountered no major troubles.

However, now that he had broken through to become Immortal, the Lu family's strength and status had undergone a fundamental change, so it was naturally better to prevent trouble before it happened!

"We understand!" The over ten thousand people below replied respectfully and hurriedly.

For them, Lu Qingshan who had broken through to become Immortal was the greatest backing behind them, and also the person they admired and respected most in their hearts; naturally, there would not be the slightest disrespect!

"Zhiwu!"

Lu Qingshan looked at the only son of his seventh son Lu Hongyuan, beckoned, and said, "Come here!"

Seeing Lu Qingshan call out to him, Lu Zhiwu was somewhat stunned.

Before his father passed away, he had indeed followed his father to see his grandfather Lu Qingshan a few times, but with over two hundred grandchildren under his grandfather's knees, and still dozens of them alive now, he had previously only managed to make his face familiar to his grandfather.

Now that his father had already perished, the fact that his grandfather would call out to him first thing at the banquet naturally left him slightly stunned.

However, although somewhat stunned in his heart, Lu Zhiwu still quickly walked to Lu Qingshan's side, then respectfully greeted, "Grandfather!"

"Zhiwu, you need not be too nervous!"

Seeing the restraint on Lu Zhiwu's face, Lu Qingshan quickly said, "Before your father perished, he entrusted me to take good care of your lineage! From now on, you shall cultivate by my side; only leave Thunder Star when you break through to the World Master level!"

"This..." Lu Zhiwu was slightly stunned.

His grandfather's favor was naturally a good thing for him, but his talent was actually not too strong!

Previously, with the help of his father Lu Hongyuan, he had successfully broken through to the Domain Master level.

But now he was already over six hundred thousand years old, yet his Flame Domain had only just broken through to the Seventh Layer; wanting to cross the threshold of laws to become a World Master was truly too difficult.

Of course, Lu Zhiwu naturally dared not oppose Lu Qingshan's order, so he could only nod and respectfully thank, "Thank you, Grandfather!"

"Alright, you may go down!" Lu Qingshan casually ordered.

After the banquet ended, Lu Qingshan quickly returned to his own cultivation chamber.

This time upon returning, he clearly felt that the family members had become even more respectful and awestruck towards him!

It was not just the younger generation; even the disciples, his several children, and even his wife were the same!

However, what had actually changed was not him, but his identity and status!

In fact, except for true Immortal Gods, who else could interact on equal terms with an Immortal God?

For an Immortal God with eternal life, sometimes even a single seclusion was enough for those close by to perish due to the limit of their lifespan arriving!

"Whether it is Karina or Hongwen and the others, their talents are not too strong!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart: "The World Master level is already their limit; as time passes, they will soon reach the limit of their lifespan!"

Although his wife and children had passed away one after another before, at that time Lu Qingshan was only at the World Master level, so his feelings regarding this were naturally not very intense.

But now that he had become Immortal, his feelings were naturally completely different!

"I finally understand now why those super experts in the universe all like to take disciples!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart: "Besides cultivating experts for the human race, it is also to have a few more close people around!"

After all, compared to family descendants, when choosing disciples one could completely select those with relatively high talent and comprehension; naturally, their probability of becoming Immortal Gods would be higher!

Lu Qingshan had also considered whether to find a way to help his current children break through to become Immortal, but even a Hei Fengwang Invincible expert would find it very difficult to achieve this, let alone the current Lu Qingshan.

Although he would have the opportunity in the future to surpass a Hei Fengwang Invincible, that was absolutely not something achievable within ten million years; by then, his children would naturally have long since perished.

"I have only just broken through now, so I am not too lonely yet."

Thinking of the scene in the future where his children would pass away one after another until none remained, Lu Qingshan could not help but slowly shake his head.

"By the way, several years have passed; I wonder how the others in the chat are doing?"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan immediately connected his consciousness into the Myriad Heavens Chat Group.

Although the strength of the others in the chat group was far inferior to his, they might still catch up to or even surpass him in the future.

Moreover, everyone in the chat group came from different worlds, their status within the chat group could be considered relatively equal, and getting along was more comfortable!

(End of this chapter)