Chapter 22: Differences in Cultivation Systems

【Pang Bo: Group owner, I don’t know what your world’s cultivation system is like?】

【Lu Qing: In my world, the realms are Apprentice, Planetary, Stellar, Cosmic, Domain Lord, World Lord, Immortal, and so on… If you cultivate my system, those thousand-year spirit marrow I gave you can at most get you to Planetary Realm!】

【Lu Qing: Moreover, the later you progress in my cultivation system, the more resources and energy you need!】

【System Prompt: Lu Qing uploaded a memory fragment; anyone can view it!】

Lu Qing directly uploaded the memory fragment of his breakthrough from World Lord peak to Immortal into the chat group, though he blocked out everyone else around him during the upload.

“Boom!”

The descent of the universe’s primordial laws was immense, with the supreme aura of cosmic law filling the boundless space around.

In the universe-devouring world, Cao Cao and others at their realms would struggle to endure the overwhelming pressure emitted during the descent of primordial laws.

But due to the chat group, they now remained unharmed and could clearly see the scene of the boundless ocean of primordial laws descending.

Beneath the boundless ocean of laws, a lone figure stood in the cosmic void, absorbing an endless torrent of divine power.

That figure was naturally Lu Qing—he had blocked out others during his breakthrough, so now Cao Cao and the others could only see him alone beneath the boundless ocean of laws.

As the universe’s primordial laws gradually faded, Lu Qing emitted a terrifying aura.

Had it not been for the chat group, Cao Cao and the others would surely have been forced to kneel on the ground!

Though the memory fragment ended here, Cao Cao and the others were left in stunned silence.

…

In the Huashan Grand Hall.

“I never imagined the group owner’s power could be so terrifying!”

Yue Buqun stared in disbelief at the scenes playing in the chat group, his heart trembling with awe.

He had long realized Lu Qing’s terrifying strength, since Lu Qing had casually produced hundreds of thousands of jin of thousand-year spirit marrow.

But only now did he finally understand he had vastly underestimated this group owner.

“If we were in the same world, even the natural aura radiating from the group owner alone would be enough to reduce me to ashes!”

Yue Buqun secretly thought: “Being in the same chat group as the group owner is undoubtedly the greatest fortune of my life—I must hold onto it tightly, and hope one day I can become as strong as the group owner!”

…

In Luoyangcheng, Cao Cao’s military tent.

“Unbelievable!”

Cao Cao stared fixedly at the memory fragment in the chat group, a look of yearning crossing his face: “There exist beings of such greatness in this world!”

“Compared to the group owner’s boundless power, conquering the world, founding a dynasty—all are utterly insignificant!”

“I recall the group owner once said he had lived over eight million years; clearly, he wasn’t boasting!”

“I wonder if I’ll ever have the chance to reach such a terrifying realm!”

Thinking this, Cao Cao’s gaze turned to the “Purple Sky Guidance Art” in the chat group store, priced at 200 points.

…

【Pang Bo: Group owner, invincible divine might!】

【Han Li: Group owner, invincible divine might!】

【Yue Buqun: Group owner, invincible divine might!】

【Cao Cao: Today I finally understand how vast the world is—there are beings like the group owner, and I was once a frog in a well!】

Though they had all read the plots of “Zhe Tian” and “A Record of a Mortal’s Immortal Cultivation,” they had never witnessed a supreme powerhouse like Lu Qing firsthand.

【Lu Qing: You flatter me—I’m merely an ordinary Immortal in my world, a mere nobody!】

【Lu Qing: Even in Pang Bo’s world, there are countless beings stronger than me!】

【Lu Qing: I showed you this memory fragment to illustrate the unique nature of my world’s cultivation system!】

【Lu Qing: Forget the terrifying resources needed to reach World Lord peak—every breakthrough after Immortal requires the descent of cosmic primordial laws, flooding the cultivator with vast energy!】

【Lu Qing: Your worlds likely have no such thing as a cosmic primordial source. If you tried to cultivate my system, you’d need to spend endless eons slowly accumulating energy—it’s simply not worth it!】

【Lu Qing: So you’re better off cultivating Pang Bo’s system. It still requires resources, but far fewer than mine!】

【Cao Cao: Thank you for the warning, group owner—I’ll give it serious thought!】

【Lu Qing: Yue Buqun’s martial arts system is also quite good. Though the path ahead isn’t clear yet, it consumes far fewer resources. If you can forge your own way, your future achievements won’t be inferior!】

【Lu Qing: Or you can wait a while longer—more group members will surely join the chat group in the future; perhaps a more suitable cultivation system will appear!】

【Yue Buqun: Thank you for the advice, group owner!】

【System Prompt: Lu Qing uploaded a designated red packet: a sealed bottle.】

【Lu Qing: @Han Li, Brother Han Li, this sealed bottle should preserve the Heaven-Transforming Dew for a while. Please save all future Heaven-Transforming Dew for me—I’ll pay the points, and if you need anything in return, just tell me!】

【Lu Qing: I know you need the Heaven-Transforming Dew to accelerate spirit herb growth. Here are some resources I collected earlier—see if they’re useful. If not, let me know.】

【System Prompt: Lu Qing uploaded a designated red packet: ten portions of ten-thousand-year lingzhi, ten portions of ten-thousand-year ginseng…】

In Huangfeng Valley, Han Li stared at the resources Lu Qing sent him, momentarily stunned.

The lowest-tier resources here were all ten-thousand-year lingzhi—this was terrifying!

Even with his Master Sky Vessel, it took him a long time to ripen just one portion of ten-thousand-year lingzhi.

Yet now, such precious resources were given to him without a second thought by the group owner.

But he didn’t know that to Lu Qing, these resources were utterly insignificant.

The lingzhi and ginseng were labeled ten-thousand-year only because in the universe-devouring world, lingzhi and ginseng rarely lived beyond ten thousand years.

Otherwise, even a hundred thousand or a million years made no real difference to Lu Qing!

【Han Li: Group owner, rest assured—I’ll save all future Heaven-Transforming Dew for you!】

【Yue Buqun: Group owner, are you going to close yourself off for cultivation again?】

【Lu Qing: Yes. This chat group upgrade granted me an increase in insight—I’ll use this chance to cultivate for a while. If you need me, just @ me in the group!】

【Lu Qing: I’m signing off now, everyone!】

【Cao Cao: Goodbye, group owner!】

【Yue Buqun: Goodbye, group owner!】

【Pang Bo: Goodbye, group owner!】

【Han Li: Goodbye, group owner—I hope your power surges forward!】

…

After Lu Qing left, Yue Buqun and the others did not log off immediately.

【Pang Bo: I never thought the group owner’s power was already so great, yet he’s still so eager to close himself off for cultivation!】

【Cao Cao: The group owner must want to become even stronger. He just said there are many beings in his world stronger than him!】

【Han Li: Perhaps the group owner is facing some crisis in his world. I’m just too weak to help!】

【Yue Buqun: Brother Han Li, your Heaven-Transforming Dew is still very helpful to the group owner—it’s we who can’t help at all!】

【Pang Bo: Forget it, I’m going to cultivate too. I got a bloodline transformation reward from the chat group—I need to fully absorb it. Goodbye, everyone!】

【Han Li: I’m going to cultivate too. Goodbye, everyone!】

(End of chapter)