Chapter 205: Dual Breakthroughs

Inside Lu Qingshan's divine kingdom within the Starry Sky World.

Lu Qingshan, who had already returned from the Flying Sword Asking Dao World, naturally did not know that his departure had caused extreme shock among the Heavenly Dao Realm experts of that world, but even if he knew, he would not care too much.

After all, to the Flying Sword Asking Dao World, he was merely a passerby.

His true foundation still lay within this Starry Sky World; only here could he continuously cultivate and grow stronger.

"The gains from this Secondary inter-realm travel were quite significant!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart: "Not only did I fight the experts of the Flying Sword Asking Dao World, but more importantly, I gained 120,000 points!"

"Although this Secondary inter-realm travel consumed over 10,000 of my points, after deducting the costs, I still have over 100,000 points remaining!"

"With so many points, I have enough to activate the Dao-Elder Gan Wu Boost function one more time!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly looked into the chat group.

At this moment, Meng Huan had already ended the livestream, while everyone in the chat group was still sighing over Lu Qingshan's previous killing of the Star-Extinguishing Great Venerable.

And just at this moment...

【System Notification: Lu Qingshan has claimed Meng Huan's 120,000 points!】

Flying Sword Asking Dao World.

At this time, the Buddhist Arhats and the Heavenly Court Divine Generals had already dispersed; although many experts knew there might be secrets within the Dachang World, both Qin Yun and Grandmaster Zhang now possessed power comparable to Jin Xian experts.

Combined with the Great Protection Array within the Dachang World, apart from the already fallen Star-Extinguishing Great Venerable, even if all 108 Heavenly Court Divine Generals joined forces, they would be unable to break it, let alone anyone else.

Even Bojia Old Ancestor had by now abandoned the idea of seizing the Star Stone.

After all, since the Star-Extinguishing Great Venerable had been killed, as long as the people of the Dachang World did not come out, he was fundamentally unable to do anything to them.

And after everyone dispersed, Meng Huan's troubles had only just begun.

After all, he had previously sent a telepathic message to Qin Yun, so Qin Yun naturally understood that Lu Qingshan was the one he had invited.

Although the crisis had now been resolved, Qin Yun still wanted to inquire about the details.

Fortunately, the bond between Meng Huan and Qin Yun, father and son, was extremely strong and they shared great understanding; so Meng Huan only needed to explain briefly, and Qin Yun asked no more.

And after seeing Lu Qingshan claim the points he had previously promised, Meng Huan also acted quickly.

【System Notification: Meng Huan has uploaded a specified red packet: one corpse arm!】

【Meng Huan: Group Owner, these are the spoils of war you left behind!】

【Meng Huan: However, these spoils of war are extremely precious; especially the Great Yin Plate and the Mo Yun Sky-Locking Chain. Sending even one item requires paying a large amount of extra points, so I cannot send them all to you at once!】

【Meng Huan: I have no points left in my hand now, so I can only send you one arm of the Star-Extinguishing Great Venerable for now; as for the next arm, I will have to wait a month before I can send it to you!】

Back then, Meng Huan had also traveled to the Sword Dao Supreme World; at that time, even wanting to bring some Dragon Vein Qi back to his original world required a large amount of points.

So he knew clearly in his heart that the reason Lu Qingshan left all the spoils of war remaining after the Star-Extinguishing Great Venerable's death to him was entirely because bringing them back to the original world required spending a huge amount of points.

Although Lu Qingshan had said at the time that he left these spoils of war for him, he could not keep them with a clear conscience!

Precisely for this reason, he wanted to send all these treasures to Lu Qingshan via red packet.

But unfortunately, these treasures left behind after the Star-Extinguishing Great Venerable's death were so precious that even those Buddhist Arhats and Heavenly Court Divine Generals desperately desired to obtain even one of them.

Even if he wanted to send one of these treasures to Lu Qingshan via red packet, it would require paying a large amount of extra points.

But most of the points in his hand had already been sent to Lu Qingshan, so he could temporarily only send the arm left behind after the Star-Extinguishing Great Venerable's death to Lu Qingshan, and could only send one arm at a time.

【Lu Qingshan: @Meng Huan, you are far too polite! The points you transferred to me earlier have already been of great help to me; as for these treasures, forget it!】

【Meng Huan: Group Owner, I know these treasures might mean nothing to you, but they are after all your spoils of war; I definitely cannot accept them!】

【Meng Huan: Moreover, with my current strength, even if these treasures were given to me, I would not dare to use them!】

【Lu Qingshan: In that case, you only need to send me the two arms of the Star-Extinguishing Great Venerable; as for the Great Yin Plate and the Mo Yun Sky-Locking Chain, do not send them!】

【Lu Qingshan: Currently, obtaining points is still very troublesome for everyone, and everyone needs points to improve their strength; wasting points on this is undoubtedly unwise!】

"This..."

After reading Lu Qingshan's words, Meng Huan could not help but nod slightly in his heart.

If he sent both the Great Yin Plate and the Mo Yun Sky-Locking Chain to Lu Qingshan, even if sent separately, the points required would be enough for him to activate the Dao-Elder Gan Wu Boost function twice.

"But these are originally the Group Owner's spoils of war; I definitely cannot claim them as my own!"

Meng Huan thought silently in his heart: "Right! I can completely exchange the Great Yin Plate and the Mo Yun Sky-Locking Chain for Star Stones, and then send them to the Group Owner in batches!"

Thinking of this, Meng Huan immediately had an idea.

【Meng Huan: Thank you, Group Owner, for the reminder; I will definitely handle this matter properly!】

【System Notification: Lu Qingshan has claimed Meng Huan's red packet!】

With a thought from Lu Qingshan, one arm of the Star-Extinguishing Great Venerable quickly appeared in his hand.

Back when he exchanged the Can Tian Zao Hua Dew from Han Li, he had already understood that treasures from other worlds received via the chat group would not attract the attention of the Primordial Universe's Original Will like the strange objects in the original story, but would instead merge perfectly and directly into the Starry Sky World.

So Lu Qingshan did not worry that the Star-Extinguishing Great Venerable's arm appearing in his divine kingdom would attract the attention of the Original Will, but instead began to consider the function of this arm.

"The material of this arm looks far superior to G-grade metal!"

Looking at the red arm in his hand, Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart: "Judging solely by the material, it should be equivalent to a heavy treasure-level material; it is highly likely usable for forging a heavy treasure!"

"Although it is of no use to me, I can later contribute it to the race or trade it with those experts skilled in refining treasures!"

After these few thoughts flashed through his mind, Lu Qingshan no longer paid attention to this arm of the Star-Extinguishing Great Venerable.

Next, Lu Qingshan chatted idly with the group members for a while, and also exchanged some points from everyone, thereby pushing his total point count past 160,000.

After exchanging for points from the group members, Lu Qingshan then allocated only a sliver of his energy to the group chat, while focusing his main energy on cultivation in reality.

In the mansion within Chaos City, Lu Qingshan was alone in his cultivation secret chamber.

"Gaining so many points at once means I can activate the Dao-Elder Gan Wu Boost function twice more!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart: "However, judging from my previous experience of activating the Dao-Elder Gan Wu Boost function to comprehend the Heavenly Thunder Chaos Stele, the effect of the Chaos Stele on me is becoming weaker and weaker!"

"But this is also very normal; if the Chaos Stele could truly produce very good effects on the Hei Fengwang realm, then the Hei Fengwang immortals would not have been stuck in one realm for endless ages!"

"Moreover, I am now very close to fully comprehending Time Suspension; what I lack now is only accumulation, not sudden enlightenment!"

"In that case, the next time I use the Dao Elder Gan Wu Boost function, I will set the effect duration to within one thousand years. This way, I can increase my accumulation in understanding the laws while also researching my own created secret technique!"

Thinking this, Lu Qingshan quickly began preparing numerous treasures to assist his cultivation.

With his current wealth, he could purchase most treasures within the human race's territory that were helpful for comprehending the Time Origin Law.

However, these external aids are merely supplementary; to truly improve one's understanding of the laws, the most important thing is to rely on one's own efforts.

After preparing numerous treasures to assist his cultivation, Lu Qingshan quickly adjusted his state and then spent eighty thousand points to activate the Dao Elder Gan Wu Boost function once more.

The duration of this Dao Elder Gan Wu Boost was set by him to one thousand years, and during these one thousand years, Lu Qingshan dared not waste a single moment.

Even the second clone, which had always been active on the Outer Battlefield, became much more low-key, cultivating in seclusion most of the time, only seeking out alien experts to spar with when breakthroughs were made in his self-created secret technique.

Just like that, Lu Qingshan quickly became completely immersed in cultivation, utterly unable to perceive the passage of time.

One day, two days, three days...

One year, two years, ten years...

Until a thousand years later, Lu Qingshan's understanding of the Time Origin Law grew deeper and deeper, and even his second sword technique, 'Xuan Lei Tian Ren', had defeated its nine-hundredth opponent!

Such a terrifying speed of progress even surprised his grandmaster who guided him, Venerable Yao Guang.

However, after exchanging words with Lu Qingshan, Venerable Yao Guang attributed his astonishing speed to his willpower, which rivaled that of a Universe Venerable, and the foundation of having created a peak-level first sword technique!

Of course, although this speed of progress was already considered very astonishing in the eyes of Venerable Yao Guang, Lu Qingshan was not entirely satisfied.

Therefore, immediately after the continuous effect of the first Dao Elder Gan Wu Boost ended, he quickly activated the second Dao Elder Gan Wu Boost!

Just like that, time continued to pass, and in the blink of an eye, more than eight hundred years had gone by.

Virtual Universe, Lei Ting Island.

Inside a training ground within the temple where Venerable Yao Guang resided.

At this moment, the training ground had been simulated into a vast starry sky.

"Voom..."

Accompanied by spatial fluctuations, a blurry shadow quickly appeared in the vast starry sky; as a storm of lightning whistled past, this blurry shadow gradually took shape.

This was a figure hundreds of kilometers tall, with a pair of silver curved horns, a pair of purple eyes, his entire body shrouded in a layer of gray scales, and a tail like a scorpion behind him.

He merely stood there, yet one could feel a domineering, bloody, and terrifying aura; this was the Purple Cocoon Beast, one of the twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts.

Starry Sky Beasts come in various forms; this Purple Cocoon Beast was one similar to a humanoid form, yet in essence, it differed greatly from humans.

It was vicious by nature and famous throughout the universe for its bloodthirstiness.

Of course, among the Starry Sky Beasts, the vast majority were extremely bloodthirsty!

"Woo!"

The Purple Cocoon Beast's purple eyes contained an overwhelming killing intent that chilled the heart; it then immediately lowered its head to look down at the tiny human figure ahead, who was Lu Qingshan, fully armed.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan likewise looked at the Purple Cocoon Beast coiled before him.

The number of Starry Sky Beasts was already very scarce; some Domain Master-level Starry Sky Beasts might cultivate until their lifespan was exhausted and still never encounter another Starry Sky Beast.

Yet even so, they could only receive the summons of the Starry Sky Beast Alliance, one of the eight peak powers of the Primitive Universe, and become a member after breaking through to the Immortal Deity realm.

And this Purple Cocoon Beast was one of the twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts; combined with its powerful innate secret technique, its strength even surpassed that of some special lifeforms of the same rank.

At the same time, this Purple Cocoon Beast was also the thousandth opponent Lu Qingshan encountered while creating his second peak-level secret technique!

Even with the help of the Dao Elder Gan Wu Boost function, this was a powerful opponent who had blocked him for several decades!

"Begin!"

Lu Qingshan stood in the void, gazing far ahead at the Purple Cocoon Beast, and then the purple long sword in his hand instantly unsheathed!

"Roar!"

Seeing this, the Purple Cocoon Beast instantly roared madly and charged toward Lu Qingshan's location.

The tail behind it, resembling a scorpion's, instantly tore through layers of space and stabbed directly at Lu Qingshan's head.

Slash!

Lu Qingshan merely flicked the purple long sword in his hand lightly, yet the Purple Cocoon Beast's tail was severed directly.

However, there was no sign of relaxation on Lu Qingshan's face, for although this attack seemed to possess endless power, it was actually just the simplest attack method in the Purple Cocoon Beast's arsenal.

If he could not even block the attack of the scorpion tail, there was no need to say more.

But if he blocked this attack, he would face even more ferocious attacks from the Purple Cocoon Beast!

Indeed...

Sharp claws emitting endless dark light appeared on the Purple Cocoon Beast's hands, and it immediately reached out toward Lu Qingshan's location.

With just this single claw strike, the surrounding space, which had been extremely stable, instantly shattered inch by inch; spatial turbulence surged, and countless spatial fragments flew in all directions. Lu Qingshan felt an unstoppable, terrifying aura sweeping toward him.

"Come!"

Facing the Purple Cocoon Beast's fierce and violent attack, Lu Qingshan was already used to it.

Although he had been defeated by this Purple Cocoon Beast when he first encountered it, as time passed, the power of his sword technique continuously increased, and he could already match the opponent evenly in battle.

What Lu Qingshan had on his mind now was always how to kill the opponent using his second sword technique, 'Xuan Lei Tian Ren'!

He saw the purple long sword in his hand swing violently, instantly unleashing countless brilliant and dazzling sword beams.

Endless Lei Ting roared around these sword beams; the surrounding universe space completely shattered, and then the sword beams, carrying endless, overwhelming power, completely submerged the massive Purple Cocoon Beast!

Boom-boom-boom!

At the moment the sword beams collided with the sharp claws in the Purple Cocoon Beast's hands, the gray scales on the Purple Cocoon Beast's body instantly turned purple-black, and even the silver curved horns on its head were dyed purple-black.

Beams of purple-black light emanated from within the Purple Cocoon Beast, continuously annihilating the sword beams that were surrounded by endless Lei Ting.

But unfortunately, the terrifying sword beams unleashed by Lu Qingshan seemed to be inexhaustible; while being annihilated by the Purple Cocoon Beast, they continuously spawned more brilliant sword beams, as if they were endless.

When the endless sword beams completely submerged the Purple Cocoon Beast, it finally could no longer hold on!

Pfft!

The massive divine body of the purple cocoon beast merely held for a moment before, like a bubble pierced by steel needles, it completely turned to ash and vanished!

"Hahaha... Finally, it succeeded!"

In the boundless starry sky, Lu Qingshan's face finally showed a long-lost smile: "After battling this purple cocoon beast bitterly for decades, I have finally slain him!"

In fact, if this were a real battle, this purple cocoon beast might not have withstood his soul attack, which was capable of easily annihilating even the strongest Hei Fengwang-level experts.

Even if it could withstand it, its strength would be greatly affected, making it naturally difficult to exert its full power when fighting him again.

However, this purple cocoon beast was an opponent carefully arranged by Venerable Yao Guang for him to create the second sword technique; to defeat the opponent, he could only rely on the power of the sword technique, which is why it took so long.

Nevertheless, this was well worth it; after defeating the purple cocoon beast, the thousandth opponent, it also marked that his second sword technique, 'Xuan Lei Tian Ren', had officially entered the peak realm!

And just at this moment...

Buzz!

Accompanied by a slight fluctuation in space, a figure emitting extremely strong pressure instantly appeared before Lu Qingshan.

Seeing the visitor, Lu Qingshan immediately respectfully greeted: "Grand-Grandmaster!"

"Lu Qingshan, I truly did not expect you to elevate this second sword technique to the peak realm in just over a thousand years!"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan, Venerable Yao Guang said with a face full of smiles: "Previously, your master told me that you possess great talent in researching self-created secret techniques!"

"Originally, seeing that your speed in creating self-created secret techniques previously was not very fast, I did not quite believe this claim, but now it seems you were merely accumulating strength to burst forth in the past; thus, it is clear you indeed possess considerable talent in creating self-created secret techniques!"

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan felt somewhat embarrassed in his heart.

In fact, spending millions of years to create the first peak-level secret technique was the normal speed; being able to create the second secret technique so quickly now, while partly due to his will reaching the Zifeng Zunzhe realm, was more because he had consecutively used the Dao Elder Gan Wu Boost function twice!

If not for this, to create this second peak-level secret technique, he probably would not have known how long a time would be required!

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly said: "The disciple's current progress is mainly due to Grand-Grandmaster's help!"

What Lu Qingshan said was naturally the truth!

If Venerable Yao Guang had not always set the most suitable opponents for him, even with the help of the Dao Elder Gan Wu Boost function, he absolutely could not have created a second peak-level sword technique in such a short time.

"In fact, it is mainly because your talent is high enough!"

Venerable Yao Guang said with a smile: "Among my subordinates, there are so many Hei Fengwang Immortals; I give serious guidance to each one, yet most stop at the top-tier secret technique realm, and truly only a few can create peak-level secret techniques!"

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan quickly humbly said: "Grand-Grandmaster, you overpraise me; compared with all the Junior Grandmasters, the disciple's current strength still falls far short!"

"Enough, do not speak such polite words in front of me!"

Venerable Yao Guang immediately waved his hand and said: "Your current strength is enough to rank within the top hundred among all Hei Fengwang Immortals in our human race!"

"Once your comprehension of the laws breaks through to the level of the twentieth layer of the Bridge to Heaven, and after you create the third peak-level secret technique, your strength will be counted among the top few even among those Hei Fengwang Invincibles in our human race!"

"Therefore, the most important thing for you next is to comprehend Time Stop as soon as possible!"

"The disciple understands!" Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said.

Although comprehending Time Stop is extremely difficult, after using the Dao Elder Gan Wu Boost function twice, he was already very close to mastering true Time Stop.

Especially after creating the second peak-level secret technique, Lu Qingshan could even feel that he was only one layer of window paper away from comprehending Time Stop.

Thus, Lu Qingshan continued to begin serious cultivation.

Three years later...

In the Second Battlefield of the Outer Regions, on a remote small island within the Wu Wang Hai area.

Buzz!

An immense, dense aura of the Time Law instantly enveloped this remote small island; purple, green, and white secret patterns instantly covered the island, and for a moment, light radiated in all directions.

Accompanied by the arrival of the intense aura of the Time Origin Law, this remote island, with a diameter of over ten thousand kilometers, became incredibly dazzling.

At this moment, in the central area of this remote island, a figure clad in purple-gold battle armor sat cross-legged in meditation; it was Lu Qingshan, who was in a state of cultivation.

Boom-Boom-Boom!!

The surrounding space constantly trembled; subsequently, a drop of three-colored water actually appeared out of thin air above Lu Qingshan's head, and then fell directly down.

Drip!

This drop of three-colored water landed directly on Lu Qingshan's head, then completely ignored Lu Qingshan's physical body, penetrated directly inside, and perfectly merged with every bit of divine power within Lu Qingshan's body.

Hiss-Hiss!

As the three-colored water merged with every bit of divine power within Lu Qingshan's body, a three-colored mark soon appeared at Lu Qingshan's Marquis Meixin position, faintly containing a heart-pounding fluctuation of the Time Origin Law; this was a mark granted after receiving the acknowledgment of the Time Origin Law.

Thus, Lu Qingshan finally comprehended Time Stop, thereby elevating his comprehension of the laws to the level of the twentieth layer of the Bridge to Heaven!

(End of this chapter)