Chapter 258: Partners Depart

Although the Qing Kong Secret Realm lies within human territory, it is actually situated in the "Wuchen Cosmic Nation," which borders the Meng Yao Zu territory.

Of course, although the Wuchen Cosmic Nation is said to border the Meng Yao Zu territory, there is still a large buffer zone between them.

Under normal circumstances, powerful beings of the Meng Yao Zu do not cross the buffer zone to enter human territory.

But Cosmic Venerables are the exception!

Once one reaches the Cosmic Venerable realm, as long as one does not engage in massive slaughter, exploring Cosmic Secret Realms in the territories of other races is a very common occurrence.

In the original work, before the Peak Genius Tournament of Luo Feng's generation, Zifeng Zunzhe was already exploring a Cosmic Secret Realm within the Mechanical Race territory.

If human Cosmic Venerables can explore Cosmic Secret Realms in the territories of other races, then naturally, Cosmic Venerables of other races can also come to explore Cosmic Secret Realms within human territory.

Of course, the Cosmic Secret Realms that these alien powerful beings can enter are basically those that have not yet been fully developed and occupied.

For example, the Primordial Secret Realm and the Giant Axe Secret Realm of the human race, and the Demon Ancestor Secret Realm of the Meng Yao Zu, are all absolutely forbidden for alien powerful beings to explore.

If an alien powerful being truly breaks in, they will certainly encounter a thunderous strike from the supreme powers of the various races!

In the Qing Kong Secret Realm selected by Lu Qingshan this time, several ordinary races originally lived there, the most powerful of which was the "Qing Kong" race led by a Cosmic Overlord.

Later, when human territory expanded to this area, the ordinary races living within the Secret Realm, except for the Qing Kong race which chose to establish themselves in a remote corner of the universe, were naturally exterminated by the human race.

But neither the Qing Kong race, nor those ordinary races exterminated by the human race, nor the subsequent human race, were able to fully explore the entire Qing Kong Secret Realm.

Furthermore, with dangers lurking on all sides within the Qing Kong Secret Realm and the difficulty of development being extremely high, the human race naturally abandoned the idea of completely occupying this Cosmic Secret Realm.

Over time, the Qing Kong Secret Realm became a well-known Cosmic Secret Realm in the universe, with powerful beings from billions of races in the universe occasionally traveling to the Qing Kong Secret Realm to explore.

After selecting the Qing Kong Secret Realm as his first target for exploration, Lu Qingshan quickly began planning again.

"Those who explore this Qing Kong Secret Realm are generally Low-Level Cosmic Venerables and Mid-Level Cosmic Venerables; with my strength, it is relatively safe!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself: "However, since this is my first time exploring a Secret Realm, it would be best to act together with other Cosmic Venerables of the human race!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly used the Virtual Universe to query information about powerful beings of the human race exploring the Qing Kong Secret Realm.

A moment later...

"There are currently two teams of Cosmic Venerable-level members of our human race exploring that Qing Kong Secret Realm!"

"One team consists of Xin Feng Zunzhe and two others from the Universal Mercenary Alliance; Xin Feng Zunzhe, the leader, is a High-Level Cosmic Venerable, while the other two are Mid-Level Cosmic Venerables;"

"The other team consists of Tie Ying Zunzhe from the Giant Axe Martial Arena and Kuang Dao Zun Zhe from my Virtual Universe Company faction; both of them are Mid-Level Cosmic Venerables!"

After finishing reading the information gathered from the Virtual Universe, Lu Qingshan quickly made his plan: "Although the three of Xin Feng Zunzhe are slightly stronger in terms of power, I have only met them once and have no real connection with them!"

"Although the strength of the two of Tie Ying Zunzhe is slightly weaker, I am quite familiar with Kuang Dao Zun Zhe, and when I first broke through, Kuang Dao invited me to explore a Cosmic Secret Realm together!"

"I'll ask Kuang Dao first! If they are willing, I will explore the Qing Kong Secret Realm with them for a while!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe and then rushed to Kuang Dao Zunzhe's residence on the mid-slope of Lei Ting Island.

"Hahaha, Wan Jie, it is rare for you to come to my place!"

Just after Lu Qingshan appeared at the entrance of Kuang Dao Zunzhe's mansion, accompanied by a hearty laugh, a middle-aged man wearing green battle armor quickly walked out.

"Long time no see, so I came to visit you, Kuang Dao!" Lu Qingshan said quickly with a smile.

Subsequently, under the guidance of Kuang Dao Zunzhe, Lu Qingshan quickly followed the other person into the living room of the mansion.

After the two sat down as host and guest, Kuang Dao Zunzhe quickly served Lu Qingshan fine wine and delicacies, then asked with a smile: "Wan Jie, I heard you have already started presiding over the Peak Genius Tournament; how do you suddenly have time to come to my place?"

"For us, presiding over the Genius Tournament is just a trivial matter!"

Lu Qingshan raised his cup to invite, then said with a smile: "The main reason I came to find you, Kuang Dao, is that I want to go explore the Qing Kong Secret Realm!"

"And when I was querying information in the Virtual Universe, I happened to discover that you, Kuang Dao, and Tie Ying Zunzhe are currently exploring that Qing Kong Secret Realm, so I came to see if we could act together!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, a hint of joy quickly appeared on Kuang Dao Zunzhe's face.

In fact, long before Lu Qingshan broke through to the Cosmic Venerable realm, he had already invited Lu Qingshan to explore Cosmic Secret Realms together.

After all, before Lu Qingshan broke through, he already possessed the strength of a Hei Fengwang; once he broke through, he would be able to possess the strength of a Mid-Level Cosmic Venerable;

More importantly, Lu Qingshan possesses a clone, which gives him a huge advantage whether scouting the path or covering the rear.

Thinking of this, Kuang Dao Zunzhe quickly said: "Of course, that is allowed!"

"Actually, Tie Ying and I wanted to invite you, Wan Jie, to explore Cosmic Secret Realms together long ago, but since you have been cultivating in seclusion within the Chaos City recently, we did not want to disturb you!"

"Now that you, Wan Jie, are willing to go explore that Qing Kong Secret Realm with us, it is naturally the best outcome!"

"Tie Ying and I are currently exploring the Qing Kong Secret Realm; I have just told him about this, and he is equally welcoming of you, Wan Jie!"

"How about this! Let us go to Tie Ying's residence within the Hong Meng City right now, and then discuss the matter of exploring the Qing Kong Secret Realm in detail, how about that?"

"No problem!" Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.

Since Tie Ying Zunzhe belongs to the Giant Axe Martial Arena faction, he naturally has no residence on Lei Ting Island, so if they want to discuss matters, the most convenient method is to go directly to the other party's residence within Hong Meng City.

Subsequently, the figures of Lu Qingshan and Kuang Dao Zunzhe instantly vanished from their original spot.

Before long, Lu Qingshan and Kuang Dao Zunzhe had already appeared in Tie Ying Zunzhe's residence in Hong Meng City.

At this time, Tie Ying Zunzhe had long been waiting in the living room of the mansion; after Lu Qingshan and Kuang Dao Zunzhe appeared, various fine wines and delicacies had already been laid out in the living room.

"Wan Jie!"

After the three sat down in their respective places, Tie Ying Zunzhe raised a cup of fruit wine, his voice full of sincerity: "We haven't seen each other for a long time; having the opportunity to explore a Cosmic Secret Realm together this time is truly delightful!"

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan also sighed deeply in his heart.

In fact, he is not very familiar with Tie Ying Zunzhe; after all, Lu Qingshan only recently broke through to the Cosmic Venerable realm, and Tie Ying Zunzhe belongs to the Giant Axe Martial Arena faction.

Since Lu Qingshan broke through to the Cosmic Venerable realm, he has only met Tie Ying Zunzhe twice.

Once was at his Venerable banquet, and the other time was at a large gathering within Hong Meng City.

However, Lu Qingshan still smiled and raised his cup, saying: "Being able to have the opportunity to explore a Cosmic Secret Realm with you, Tie Ying, makes me very happy as well!"

"Hahaha!"

Kuang Dao Zunzhe, who was standing nearby, was even happier at this moment: "With your addition this time, Wan Jie, our exploration of the Qing Kong Secret Realm next will definitely go more smoothly!"

Just like that, after a lively conversation, the three of Lu Qingshan quickly came to the issue of distributing the spoils.

"The three of us have roughly equal strength!"

Kuang Dao Zun Zhe looked at Lu Qingshan and Tie Ying Zunzhe, then said, "If this operation goes smoothly, we will split the spoils into three parts and divide them equally among the three of us, how about that?"

In Kuang Dao Zun Zhe's eyes, although Lu Qingshan possessed the invincible strength of a Hei Fengwang before his breakthrough, he had only recently broken through to the Venerable Realm, so his strength should be considered mid-to-low among medium-level Venerables;

whereas he and Tie Ying Zunzhe had possessed medium-level Venerable strength for a very long time, so naturally, their strength was slightly superior to Lu Qingshan's.

But then again, all three of them possessed medium-level Venerable strength, so even if there was some gap, it was not very obvious;

moreover, Lu Qingshan possessed a clone, so in some special situations, the role he played would definitely be far greater than that of him and Tie Ying Zunzhe!

The things Kuang Dao Zun Zhe could think of, Tie Ying Zunzhe could naturally think of as well, so he quickly nodded and said, "I agree!"

"I have no objection either!" Lu Qingshan also nodded and said.

The reason he wanted to act together with Kuang Dao Zun Zhe and the other this time was simply to familiarize himself with the situation of venturing into Secret Realms.

As for the spoils, they were not that important.

"However..."

A hint of hesitation flashed across Kuang Dao Zun Zhe's face, but he quickly looked at Lu Qingshan and said, "Wan Jie, if we encounter some major trouble while the three of us are acting, do you think you could take responsibility for covering our retreat?"

"I suppose Wan Jie you also know that although human clan Venerables can be resurrected by the clan's high-level authorities reversing time and space after their demise, the price of resurrection must be borne by us ourselves!"

"And Wan Jie you possess the ability of a clone; even if you perish, you can still re-incubate the perished clone!"

Speaking to this point, Kuang Dao Zun Zhe quickly assured, "However, Wan Jie, do not worry; the probability of such a special situation occurring is still very small! Once such a situation truly occurs, the loss caused by your covering the retreat, Tie Ying and I will definitely share the burden!"

As soon as Kuang Dao Zun Zhe finished speaking, Tie Ying Zunzhe on the side quickly looked at Lu Qingshan with expectation.

You must know that compared to the treasures lost after demise, the price of being resurrected by reversing time and space is the greatest.

Like many Venerables in the human clan, after being resurrected by the clan's high-level authorities, they are unable to repay the resources owed to the clan for a very long time.

"No problem!"

Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said, "I possess the ability of a clone; if we truly encounter a special situation, covering the retreat is also a very normal thing!"

Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Kuang Dao Zun Zhe and Tie Ying Zunzhe quickly showed smiles on their faces.

"By the way!"

Kuang Dao Zun Zhe quickly spoke again, "Wan Jie, I wonder what level your armor is at now?"

"I do not wish to pry into your secrets, but the level of the armor concerns the life-saving ability of us Venerables!"

"Like ordinary heavy treasure armors, they can indeed weaken an enemy's attack power to one percent of the original, but the tolerance of such level of armor is at most the level of a low-level Venerable!"

"As for medium-level Venerables, their strength is even greater, and they all use top-tier heavy treasure weapons; if one merely uses an ordinary heavy treasure armor, once the opponent burns divine power to fight, it is very difficult to weaken the attack power to one-tenth of the original!"

"That's right!"

Tie Ying Zunzhe on the side also said, "Generally, medium-level Venerables all use top-tier heavy treasure armors; this way, even if they encounter a high-level Venerable, as long as the opponent is not using a supreme treasure weapon, they can weaken the opponent's attack power to one percent, or even one-thousandth, of the original!"

"If Wan Jie you do not currently have a top-tier heavy treasure armor, I can actually lend you some heavy treasure points to first exchange for a top-tier heavy treasure armor from the clan treasury to use!"

"That is not necessary!"

Lu Qingshan quickly said with a smile, "The armor I am currently using has also reached the top-tier heavy treasure level, so it is not to the extent that I would drag everyone down in battle!"

"That is good!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Kuang Dao Zun Zhe nodded slightly, then continued, "Wan Jie, when do you plan to go to the Qing Kong Secret Realm?"

"How about in three days?"

Lu Qingshan thought for a moment, then quickly said, "I will prepare for a period of time first, then set off to head to the Qing Kong Secret Realm and rendezvous with you!"

"So soon?"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's reply, Tie Ying Zunzhe on the side quickly said, "Wan Jie, the genius tournament you are hosting, those little ones just arrived at Chaos City..."

"Tie Ying!"

Kuang Dao Zun Zhe quickly said with a smile, "Wan Jie has a clone; these small matters cannot affect him!"

Hearing this, Tie Ying Zunzhe also laughed.

The ability of a clone, besides possessing powerful life-saving capabilities, can also appear in different places simultaneously to do different things.

Afterwards, Tie Ying Zunzhe couldn't help but sigh, "The ability of a clone is truly enviable! If I could return to the past, I would definitely go and possess a body that has the ability of a clone!"

"Who says otherwise!"

Kuang Dao Zun Zhe also sighed, "Pity that we are already Venerables; it is definitely impossible to possess a clone anymore!"

"Wan Jie, when you are ready, just notify me directly; at that time, I will go directly to the Company Headquarters Continent to pick you up!"

"No problem!" Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said.

Next, the three of them chatted idly for a short while before parting ways within Hong Alliance City.

After consciousness returned to reality, Lu Qingshan gathered some more information about the Qing Kong Secret Realm, then quickly had his second clone, which possessed the strongest strength, carry the various heavy treasures he had previously exchanged from the human clan treasury and leave the Initial Universe.

And at this time, Kuang Dao Zun Zhe, having received his notification, quickly returned to the Virtual Universe Company's All-Universe Headquarters Continent through the God Realm teleportation channel activated by the auxiliary life form he carried.

Although they were all Venerables of the human clan, the God Realm is the location of one's own lifeline, so naturally it cannot be easily shown to others.

Just like that, through the temporary God Realm teleportation channel activated by Kuang Dao Zun Zhe's auxiliary life form, Lu Qingshan quickly arrived at the Qing Kong Secret Realm and reunited with Kuang Dao Zun Zhe and Tie Ying Zunzhe.

(End of this chapter)