Chapter 198: Borrowing a Supreme Treasure

"Lu Qingshan!"

Coming to his senses, Venerable Yao Guang looked at Lu Qingshan with a face full of shock, then continued asking: "Are you saying that when you accepted the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance, you raised your soul amplitude to eighty-eight times?"

Not only Venerable Yao Guang, but even Yin Ying Junzhu beside him couldn't help but ask: "Ten Thousand Worlds King, do you mean you previously stepped onto the 8800th inheritance stair of that Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance?"

"Yes!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then continued speaking: "I was at the time contemplating the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance on the 8888th inheritance stair, but suddenly the entire Spirit Wind inheritance place collapsed. Later I learned it was because Zifeng Zunzhe had accepted the complete Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance!"

The 8888th stair?

Venerable Yao Guang and Yin Ying Junzhu exchanged glances, their eyes full of awe and regret.

"It is truly a pity!"

Yin Ying Junzhu shook his head and said: "I remember when Zifeng held a banquet back then, he even invited you. He must have known you had reached the 8888th inheritance stair!"

"Yes, it is truly a pity!"

Venerable Yao Guang similarly sighed: "If not for that Zifeng, perhaps the person who would become the reserve Divine General now would be you, Lu Qingshan!"

For the entire human race, as long as someone could become a reserve Divine General, it mattered little who it was!

However, under the premise that the entire human race united against external foes, competitive relationships existed among the five major powers within the human race.

For instance, the Universe Peak Warrior Battle and the Genius Battle were alternately hosted by Virtual Universe Company and the Giant Axe Martial Arena; the Universe Mercenary Alliance and the other two major powers could only recruit geniuses through other channels;

There was also the control over various universe nations, and so on...

Regarding the many resources within the human race, competitive relationships absolutely existed among the five major powers!

Therefore, compared to Zifeng Zunzhe of the Universe Mercenary Alliance, Venerable Yao Guang and Yin Ying Junzhu naturally hoped even more that the person who obtained the complete Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance would be Lu Qingshan of the Virtual Universe Company lineage!

Especially since Lu Qingshan had contemplated his way to the 8888th inheritance stair within just a few short years; if Zifeng Zunzhe had not seized the opportunity first, such a contemplation speed absolutely had the chance to obtain the complete Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance!

You must know, back then when Zifeng Zunzhe first obtained the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance, he directly leaped to become a Seven-Star Dominator at their same level!

Furthermore, the Master of Desolation of the Universe Mercenary Alliance treated his subordinates very well, directly bestowing several supreme treasures upon that Zifeng Zunzhe, which immediately raised Zifeng Zunzhe's strength by another notch!

After hearing the sighs of Venerable Yao Guang and Yin Ying Junzhu, Lu Qingshan felt no loss in his heart whatsoever.

After all, previously when contemplating the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance, after the second Dao-Comprehension Boost function ended, he had no points left to activate a new Dao-Comprehension Boost function!

Judging from his previous experience contemplating the Four Divine Generals' inheritances, even if Zifeng Zunzhe had not appeared back then, it would have been an extremely difficult matter for him to ascend to the 8900th inheritance stair.

Therefore, Zifeng Zunzhe's appearance had absolutely no impact on him!

"A soul amplitude of over eighty times, a will at the Universe Zifu level; being able to annihilate a Hei Fengwang limit through soul attacks is also quite normal!"

Coming to his senses, Yin Ying Junzhu sighed: "I truly did not expect that such two rare situations would appear simultaneously in a single Hei Fengwang Immortal; it is indeed quite surprising!"

In fact, as Universe Dominators, Yin Ying Junzhu and Venerable Yao Guang naturally had very high standards!

It was just that the two things Lu Qingshan had accomplished now were truly too surprising, so they had previously guessed that Lu Qingshan had obtained a precious top-tier soul-type supreme treasure...

After all, possessing a Universe Zifu-level will at the Immortal stage was very difficult; among the over ninety thousand Hei Fengwang Immortals of the human race now, only a few dozen could achieve this point!

As for stepping onto the 8888th inheritance stair of the Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance within a few years, that was even rarer; in the human race's past history, besides Zifeng Zunzhe and another Universe Dominator who obtained the complete inheritance, absolutely no one else could achieve this point!

Precisely for this reason, Venerable Yao Guang and Yin Ying Junzhu felt that if Lu Qingshan had not happened to encounter Zifeng Zunzhe, he absolutely would have had the chance to obtain the complete Spirit Wind Divine General inheritance!

After sighing slightly, Yin Ying Junzhu encouraged Lu Qingshan once more, then left Venerable Yao Guang's residence.

Venerable Yao Guang also instructed Lu Qingshan to act cautiously, striving to comprehend Time Suspension, or even the complete Time Origin Law, as soon as possible, before letting Lu Qingshan depart.

On the mid-slope of Lei Ting Island, a waterfall like Jianghe rushed ceaselessly, directly crashing into the lake below.

In the center of this lake, there was a small island several kilometers in diameter; at this moment, more than ten figures were conversing on the small island.

"Venerable Huoshen, I heard you recently forged a top-tier supreme treasure armor?" A stunning woman draped in a purple robe looked at a burly strongman, then asked with a smile.

"Indeed!"

That burly strongman named 'Venerable Huoshen' had wisps of black flames swirling around him; then he laughed heartily: "After the Primordial Star opened this time, everyone's pockets are much fuller; I also took this opportunity to open the furnace a few more times!"

"Just over two hundred years ago, I refined another water-attribute top-tier supreme treasure armor!"

"Water attribute?"

After hearing Venerable Huoshen's words, the stunning woman in the purple robe immediately exclaimed with delight: "Venerable Huoshen, I wonder how many supreme treasure points this top-tier supreme treasure armor of yours costs; can you let me have it?"

"That is definitely no problem; I forged this treasure to sell!"

The burly Venerable Huoshen immediately said with a smile: "How about this, Xuan Yue! Previously when I tried contributing the treasure to the race, the Treasury offered a purchase price of one hundred eighty supreme treasure points; if you want to exchange for this supreme treasure from the race's Treasury, it would probably cost two hundred supreme treasure points!"

"Now, let's split it down the middle; I'll charge you one hundred ninety supreme treasure points, how about that?"

"This..."

Xuan Yue Zunzhe immediately said softly: "Venerable Huoshen, we have known each other for so long; can't you give me a little more discount?"

"Yes, Venerable Huoshen!"

"Venerable Huoshen, you fellow have already refined who knows how many supreme treasures; your wealth is simply overflowing; just exchange it to Xuan Yue for one hundred eighty supreme treasure points!"

Several other Universe Zifus nearby immediately spoke up.

They were actually not speaking up for Xuan Yue Zunzhe; rather, if Venerable Huoshen gave Xuan Yue Zunzhe a discount, then they would have an easier time speaking up in the future!

"Go, go, go!"

Venerable Huoshen naturally knew what dirty tricks the others were plotting, so he directly spoke: "Do you think refining supreme treasures doesn't require precious materials? Moreover, I cannot refine a treasure every time I open the furnace!"

"Besides, my treasures have always been exchanged at this rate; if you spend a little less, I earn a little more!"

"If I really sold them at the price exchanged to the race's Treasury, I might as well contribute them directly to the race's Treasury!"

After saying this, Venerable Huoshen quickly looked at Xuan Yue Zunzhe again: "Xuan Yue, recently I have been staying inside Chaos City refining treasures; if you have any needs, come to Chaos City to find me!"

"Good!" Xuan Yue Zunzhe nodded slightly.

The other Universe Zifus nearby also knew Venerable Huoshen's temperament, so they did not continue speaking; instead, they chatted about other matters.

"This time the Primordial Star has been closed for so long; I see the people who fell in other factions have already been resurrected; why haven't the high-ups of our Virtual Universe Company lineage resurrected the people who fell before?"

"I actually know a bit about this matter!"

Another cosmic lord with six arms immediately said: "This time, the matter of reviving the fallen ones for our Virtual Universe Company lineage has been entrusted to Lord Youhou, but Lord Youhou is currently in seclusion, so he hasn't begun reviving the fallen yet!"

"How much longer will we have to wait?" asked a newly elevated cosmic lord.

"Don't worry—it won't take long!"

The six-armed cosmic lord continued: "At most, it'll take ten thousand eons. If Lord Youhou hasn't emerged from seclusion by then, this matter will certainly be taken over by another cosmic lord!"

But at that moment, a streak of light suddenly shot toward the group's location!

"Venerable Yao Guang!"

"It's Venerable Yao Guang!"

More than a dozen cosmic lords looked up and immediately saw Venerable Yao Guang flying toward them as a streak of light; they all rose to greet him.

Thunder Island is the gathering place for strong ones of the Virtual Universe Company lineage.

Yet, just as immortal-level strong ones choose friends based on rank, so too do cosmic lords.

Among these dozen or so, the strongest was merely a high-tier cosmic lord like Venerable Huoshen, with many mid-tier cosmic lords among them.

Venerable Yao Guang is a Seven-Star Overlord, and moreover, his master is Master Bingfeng Zhi—his status naturally surpasses theirs.

"Yao Guang!"

"Venerable Yao Guang!"

"Yao Guang, I heard you slew the Nine-Lives Lord of the Meng Yao Tribe during the recent Primordial Star opening—truly a great relief!"

Seeing Venerable Yao Guang appear, all these cosmic lords became extremely enthusiastic.

"Hahaha!"

Venerable Yao Guang laughed and said: "I was just lucky—I happened to counter the Nine-Lives Lord, and others helped me hold off the other Meng Yao Tribe strong ones!"

The Nine-Lives Lord was a high-tier cosmic lord of the Meng Yao Tribe; slaying him on the Primordial Star was certainly worthy of praise!

After greeting everyone, Venerable Yao Guang quickly turned to the burly Venerable Huoshen: "Huoshen, I came here specifically to find you."

"Find me?" asked the burly Venerable Huoshen, puzzled.

"Let's go to your palace to speak," Venerable Yao Guang smiled at Venerable Huoshen.

"Alright!" Venerable Huoshen nodded quickly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'll be right back!" Venerable Huoshen drained his cup and left with Venerable Yao Guang.

……

Inside Venerable Huoshen's divine palace.

The figures of Venerable Yao Guang and Venerable Huoshen suddenly appeared.

"Yao Guang, what brings you here?" Venerable Huoshen asked with a smile.

"I've come to exchange for a heavy treasure armor," Venerable Yao Guang smiled.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Venerable Huoshen immediately laughed: "So your underlings must be gaining another capable aide—tell me, which young one has earned your favor?"

After all, for a cosmic overlord like Venerable Yao Guang, even top-tier heavy treasure armors were beneath notice, let alone ordinary ones.

Venerable Yao Guang coming here to exchange for a heavy treasure armor likely means he intends to bestow it upon one of his king-sealing immortals.

A heavy treasure armor means little to a cosmic overlord like Venerable Yao Guang, yet it's still quite precious; he would never give such a valuable artifact unless he truly valued the recipient.

"It's my disciple's disciple—Wanjie Wang Lu Qingshan!"

Venerable Yao Guang said casually: "So the armor's attribute should preferably be Thunder."

"Wanjie Wang?"

Upon hearing Venerable Yao Guang's words, Venerable Huoshen paused slightly, then quickly retrieved all information regarding Lu Qingshan.

But after seeing these details, he grew even more puzzled—because the information was utterly ordinary!

Still, he didn't press further, and instead smiled: "Venerable Yao Guang, I happen to have a Thunder-attribute heavy treasure armor, though it's slightly more expensive than usual—I need nineteen heavy treasure points to exchange it for you."

In the Human Clan's treasure vault, the most basic heavy treasure armor costs only a dozen heavy treasure points; an armor worth nineteen heavy treasure points is indeed quite expensive.

Though nineteen heavy treasure points mean little to Venerable Yao Guang, since this is meant for the Wanjie Wang, he naturally mentioned the price.

"Nineteen heavy treasure points? Not expensive at all! But…"

Venerable Yao Guang paused slightly, then continued: "Huoshen, I've already contributed all my resources to the clan to exchange for other treasures, so now I only have five heavy treasure points."

"How about this: I give you five now, and pay the rest within ten million eons?"

In truth, Venerable Yao Guang came to Venerable Huoshen for the armor because he'd previously contributed many treasures to the clan vault to exchange for a top-tier domain heavy treasure.

Thus, he only had five heavy treasure points left—first, because the clan vault doesn't allow credit, and second, because exchanging here is slightly cheaper!

"This…"

Hearing Venerable Yao Guang's words, Venerable Huoshen was momentarily stunned.

He rarely allowed anyone to go into debt!

After all, if someone who owed him died, even if resurrected by reversed time-space, repaying the debt might never happen!

But now, the debtor was Venerable Yao Guang—a Seven-Star Overlord—and the debt was only a dozen or so heavy treasure points, with a promise to repay within ten million eons!

After a moment's hesitation, Venerable Huoshen said: "Fine, I'll grant Venerable Yao Guang this favor—take the armor."

"But Yao Guang, don't tell anyone about this, or I'll be in trouble!"

"Don't worry!"

Venerable Yao Guang immediately said: "If I hadn't just exchanged treasures, I wouldn't have come here to go into debt—I won't tell anyone."

"Rest assured, within ten million eons, I'll repay you the remaining fourteen heavy treasure points."

"No problem!"

Venerable Huoshen immediately said: "I'm currently refining treasures in the Chaos City—do you come to collect it, or shall I send someone to deliver it?"

"I'll come to you," Venerable Yao Guang said at once.

This time, he exchanged the treasure specifically to bestow it upon Lu Qingshan, and Lu Qingshan's true body was currently in secluded cultivation within Chaos City; going there to retrieve the treasure was perfectly on his way.

Thus, after Venerable Yao Guang and Venerable Huoshen agreed on the time to retrieve the treasure, Venerable Yao Guang departed directly.

And after Venerable Yao Guang left, Venerable Huoshen once again opened the extensive data concerning Lu Qingshan in the void ahead.

"What exactly is so special about the Lord of Ten Thousand Worlds?"

Venerable Huoshen pondered silently in his heart: "How could he make Venerable Yao Guang pay such a huge price to exchange a heavy treasure armor for him?"

Yes!

Nineteen Heavy Treasure Points indeed meant nothing to a cosmic hegemon like Venerable Yao Guang, but that was only from their own perspective!

And just now, Venerable Yao Guang did not merely exchange a heavy treasure armor worth nineteen Heavy Treasure Points with him; he even ran up a tab here for it!

If Venerable Yao Guang did not truly value that Lord of Ten Thousand Worlds very highly, he would only need to casually take out one or two Heavy Treasure Points to exchange for a heavy treasure weapon; it would be sufficient, and it would be impossible to go this far!

Moreover, do not think that because cosmic hegemons possess immense strength, accumulating wealth is easy if they do not take risks and fight for their lives in their daily lives; it is actually very difficult.

Under normal circumstances, even a department head, such as the former head of the Virtual Universe Company's Transport Department, Zifeng Zunzhe, could only obtain one Heavy Treasure Point after working for the company for tens of millions of epochs.

And even such a job made numerous cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe in the clan envious.

After all, such a job only required dividing a portion of one's energy to be responsible for it; although the gains seemed small, with the accumulation of time, it would absolutely be a staggering fortune.

After Zifeng Venerable was dismissed by the company's high-level executives due to the Meng Yao Tribe spy incident, who knows how many cosmic lords Zifeng Venerable fought to the death to vie for this position!

But after Venerable Huoshen reviewed the data concerning Lu Qingshan several times, and even queried the Virtual Universe using his own permissions, he still found no special aspect of Lu Qingshan.

"Having no special aspect is the most special thing of all!"

Venerable Huoshen thought silently in his heart: "It seems this little fellow still has some secrets, but that has no impact on me!"

"Since I cannot find it, then let it be! Anyway, after some time passes, everything will become clear!"

Venerable Huoshen, who had already lived for an extremely long age, trusted the magic of time very much!

Just like those super geniuses who rose alongside him back then, with the passage of time, one by one they either perished at the Immortal stage, and after being resurrected by the clan's high-level executives reversing time and space, perished again because they owed massive resources and lost the qualification for resurrection; or they successfully cultivated to the cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe realm, but also perished and owed the clan huge debts due to their death, which they had not yet repaid until now...

Only he, since becoming a cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe, had always devoted himself to studying the art of forging, and now he could be said to have achieved some small success.

Now, his total assets combined exceed those of an ordinary cosmic hegemon!

He cannot currently uncover the secret of the Lord of Ten Thousand Worlds, but perhaps after some time passes, it will no longer be a secret!

(End of this chapter)