Chapter 276: A New Path

After completely storing away several heavy treasures like the Sun-Moon Universe Sword, Lu Qingshan was about to leave the Human Race Treasury when he suddenly saw the Beast God Inheritance Token among the special resources.

"Beast God Inheritance Token?"

Upon seeing the Beast God Inheritance Token, Lu Qingshan's heart could not help but stir slightly.

The disciple he had taken in the past, Stretch, had become a Black Warrior, an extremely rare type among the Human Race, and then used the Beast God's Blood to elevate his life gene level to a hundred times the limit of ordinary life in the universe, even surpassing ordinary special life forms; only then, despite not having strong comprehension, was he granted a Beast God Inheritance Token of the Thunder-Time attribute by the Human Race.

Back then, after Stretch cultivated in the Zushen Sect for over twenty million years, he broke through the nineteenth layer of the Heavenly Thunder Tianqiao, yet he has not broken through the twentieth layer to this day.

Previously, Lu Qingshan had also paid attention to some of Stretch's situations; his ability to quickly break through the nineteenth layer of the Tianqiao back then was entirely because he had received a third-level Beast God Inheritance within that Zushen Sect.

However, in the subsequent years, for Stretch to receive another Beast God Inheritance, he would need to defeat numerous Beast God inheritors of the same level within the Glory World of that Zushen Sect and accumulate one hundred Glory Points.

But to this day, Stretch has only accumulated six Glory Points in total; reaching the one hundred Glory Points required to receive a Beast God Inheritance is still a long way off.

"The effect of the Beast God Inheritance Guidance is absolutely far superior to comprehending the Chaos Stele!"

At this moment, Lu Qingshan could not help but recall something he had thought of before: "My comprehension of the Shi Shi Jian Ben Yuan Law is very slow now; perhaps I can try cultivating the Beast God Dao!"

"I remember that in the original work, Jin Fu Zunzhe, the ninth disciple of the Chaos City Lord, once cultivated Xiluo Duo's 'Seven Transformations of the Divine Origin', but now that Xiluo Duo has not yet perished, the 'Seven Transformations of the Divine Origin' has not yet fallen into the hands of the Human Race, so naturally Jin Fu Zunzhe had no way to cultivate it!"

"With the help of the Dao-Elder Gan Wu Buff function in the Chat Group, when I receive the Beast God Dao Inheritance within the Zushen Sect, I will definitely gain even more; perhaps I can use this opportunity to rapidly increase my strength!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan's gaze quickly settled on the 'Thunder-Time' Beast God Inheritance Token in the treasury: "Moreover, the cost of five hundred Heavy Treasure Points is not unbearable for me; even if I fail, it doesn't matter!"

But just as Lu Qingshan was about to directly exchange for a 'Thunder Beast God Inheritance Token', he suddenly discovered that exchanging such special resources required submitting an application to the Race first, and only after passing an assessment could one exchange it.

After all, treasures like the Beast God Inheritance Token are relatively rare even within the Human Race Treasury, so naturally the Human Race must prioritize supplying those with talent in the Beast God Dao.

"An application is required?"

After reading the information regarding the application for the Beast God Inheritance Token, Lu Qingshan quickly thought: "I have not cultivated the Beast God Dao before; wanting to exchange for this Beast God Inheritance Token is still quite troublesome; it seems I must go find Master Bing Feng Zhi Zhu!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly left the Race Treasury.

But just as he was preparing to rush to the residence of Bing Feng Zhi Zhu...

"Lu Qingshan!"

Venerable Yao Guang, clad in silver-white armor, quickly arrived at Lu Qingshan's residence on the mid-slope of Lei Ting Island.

"Senior Brother Yao Guang?"

Sensing the arrival of the visitor, Lu Qingshan quickly rose and went out to welcome him with a smile.

【23】 "Senior Brother!"

"Senior Brother!"

Standing at the gate to welcome Venerable Yao Guang, Lu Qingshan invited the other into the residence while smiling and saying: "It's been a while since you came to my place; why do you have time to come here today?"

"Hahaha!"

Walking into the living room of the residence alongside Lu Qingshan, Venerable Yao Guang said with a laugh: "Lu Qingshan, seeing your relaxed demeanor, it seems you didn't lose too many treasures when you perished at the hands of Suo Jin Zunzhe of the Meng Yao Zu!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan's expression could not help but freeze slightly, then he quickly said: "Senior Brother, I didn't expect you to hear about this so soon!"

"I only just heard about this matter from Master Ningshuang!"

Venerable Yao Guang quickly said: "She said that you, Tian Feng Zunzhe, and Lord Lord Tiequan Zunzhe all perished at the hands of Suo Jin Zunzhe of the Meng Yao Zu; she, Gui Yi Zunzhe, and Tu Shen Zunzhe rushed over, yet Suo Jin Zunzhe still withdrew safely!"

"After I heard about this matter, I immediately rushed here to your place!"

As a disciple of Bing Feng Zhi Zhu, Venerable Yao Guang naturally knew that Bing Feng Zhi Zhu would prepare a treasure for every disciple.

If Lu Qingshan had lost the treasure bestowed by Bing Feng Zhi Zhu due to this death, the loss would be huge, and it might not be recoverable even over the coming vast years.

Venerable Yao Guang was precisely worried about such a thing happening, so upon learning of this matter, he rushed over quickly.

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother!"

At this moment, Lu Qingshan and Venerable Yao Guang had arrived in the living room of the residence; after the two took their seats as host and guest, Lu Qingshan first waved his hand to serve Venerable Yao Guang fine wine and delicacies, then raised his cup and said: "My loss this time was not too great; I merely put all my accumulations from the past period into it!"

"That is good then!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Venerable Yao Guang quickly nodded and said: "Since the loss is not great, then Junior Brother, relying on your ability to create clones, you probably won't need much time to make up for this loss!"

"Mm!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then could not help but sigh: "Actually, the greatest loss this time was suffered by Tian Feng Zunzhe and Lord Lord Tiequan Zunzhe; their deaths this time not only cost them many treasures, but their future resurrection by the Race's high-level reversing of time and space will also require a huge price! Especially Lord Lord Tiequan Zunzhe; he lost the Tu Shen Hall he borrowed from Tu Shen Zunzhe, and it will likely take an extremely long period of years in the future to repay that debt!"

"Yes!"

Venerable Yao Guang raised his wine cup and drank it down in one gulp, then sighed similarly: "I also heard about this matter! However, the relationship between Tu Shen Zunzhe and Lord Lord Tiequan Zunzhe is quite good; in fact, Lord Lord Tiequan Zunzhe once saved Tu Shen Zunzhe's life before he rose to power; plus, Tu Shen Zunzhe is quite wealthy, so he wouldn't chase after Lord Lord Tiequan Zunzhe to demand repayment!"

"Furthermore, venturing into the universe is naturally full of various uncertainties; whether danger or opportunity, anything could appear at any time!"

"If Suo Jin Zunzhe of the Meng Yao Zu had not possessed a Palace-Class Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao and a Domain-Class Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao, the three of you might have escaped this calamity this time! Unfortunately, Suo Jin Zunzhe somehow obtained so many precious treasures; he will likely be even more difficult to deal with in the future; even if I encountered him, I would have to retreat!"

"Does no one have the ability to deal with Suo Jin Zunzhe?" Lu Qingshan could not help but ask.

Although he knew it would be very difficult for him to seek revenge on Suo Jin Zunzhe in the short term, he still felt somewhat unwilling to accept it.

"Very difficult!"

Venerable Yao Guang quickly said: "Since Suo Jin Zunzhe obtained a Palace-Class Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao this time, there are only two methods to deal with him in the short term: one is Soul Attack, and the other is a higher-level Suppression-Class Treasure!"

"But since he can possess such astonishing wealth, he must have at least exchanged for a top-tier Soul-Class Heavy Treasure; plus, his own will is very strong; among the many Universe Zifeng Zunzhe of our Human Race, no one should be able to kill him via Soul Attack!"

"In this case, once Suo Jin Zunzhe hides inside a Palace-Class Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao, only suppression remains! And to suppress a Palace-Class Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao, an even more precious Suppression-Class Treasure is required!"

"Among the Universe Zifeng Zunzhe of our Human Race who possess Suppression-Class Treasures of this level, there are absolutely no more than twenty; among them, those who can suppress one-on-one, or even force Suo Jin Zunzhe to hide inside a Palace-Class Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao, are probably only the three top Universe Overlords like Zushu Zunzhe!"

"Perhaps in the future, when the Tian Shi Palace Master's strength becomes powerful, he will also have the opportunity to achieve this!"

"As for others, the only way to deal with Suo Jin Zunzhe is to besiege him! But Suo Jin Zunzhe is not a fool; once he encounters danger, he will quickly call for help from powerful members of his own race!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan's heart also sighed deeply.

In this vast universe, killing a Universe Overlord is already an extremely difficult task; let alone killing an outstanding one like Suo Jin Zunzhe among Universe Overlords.

Although Luo Feng in the original work easily killed many Universe Overlords, at that time he already possessed strength at the level of a top Universe Overlord, and he was killing those Universe Overlords who had very small Divine Bodies and no Palace-Class Supreme Treasures to protect them.

"Lu Qingshan, you don't need to be too depressed!"

Noticing Lu Qingshan's expression, Venerable Yao Guang quickly said: "Although it is difficult for us to kill Suo Jin Zunzhe, his strength is not the absolute peak in the vast universe!"

"Not to mention the Universe Masters who sit high above; even those top Universe Overlords can casually trample or even kill him! Moreover, there are various dangerous environments in the universe; perhaps Suo Jin Zunzhe will perish on his own at some point!"

"And once he perishes, and the treasures on his body are lost, his strength will naturally not be that strong anymore!"

"I understand!" Lu Qingshan nodded quickly and said.

Next, Lu Qingshan chatted with Venerable Yao Guang and Wang Erren for a while, after which Venerable Yao Guang took his leave.

Just as Lu Qingshan was about to rush to Master Bingfeng Zhi, his disciple Huo Gesi suddenly walked in.

"Teacher!" Huo Gesi greeted respectfully.

"Hmm?" Seeing Huo Gesi appear, Lu Qingshan was also slightly stunned.

It was one thing for Venerable Yao Guang to know that his avatar had perished in the hands of Suo Jin Zunzhe, but it was impossible for Huo Gesi to have heard about it as well.

"Huo Gesi, is there something you need from your teacher?" Although Lu Qingshan was quite puzzled in his heart, he quickly asked.

"Teacher, it is like this!"

Huo Gesi answered quickly: "Luo Tianwang and Lady Luoxia, leading a group of junior brothers and sisters at the Hei Fengwang level, have found me and wish to request an audience with you, Teacher!"

Hearing Huo Gesi's words, Lu Qingshan quickly realized the situation.

Luo Tianwang and Lady Luoxia are both Hei Fengwang-limit experts of the Virtual Universe Company lineage, and also the strongest disciples under Tianfeng Zunzhe and Lord Lord Tiequan Zunzhe.

This time, both Tianfeng Zunzhe and Lord Lord Tiequan Zunzhe perished in the hands of Meng Yao Zu's Suo Jin Zunzhe, so the divine power aura in the tokens they left on these disciples would naturally dissipate.

And since Tianfeng Zunzhe and the other had been adventuring with Lu Qingshan for some time, someone among their disciples must have known about this.

Now that both Tianfeng Zunzhe and Lord Lord Tiequan Zunzhe have perished, and only Lu Qingshan remains alive, they naturally wish to come to Lu Qingshan to understand the situation.

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly sighed and said: "Very well! Huo Gesi, have them all come over now!"

"Yes, Teacher!" Huo Gesi nodded and agreed quickly.

Afterwards, Huo Gesi quickly sent a message to Lady Luoxia and Luo Tianwang, and after receiving the message, the two of them quickly led a group of junior brothers and sisters to Lu Qingshan's residence.

"Greetings to Wan Jie Zunzhe!"

As soon as they arrived at Lu Qingshan's residence, Luo Tianwang and Lady Luoxia led the group of junior brothers and sisters in bowing and paying their respects.

Lu Qingshan looked at the dozen or so figures before him and felt quite emotional in his heart.

Tianfeng Zunzhe and Lord Lord Tiequan Zunzhe cultivated for an extremely long time, so naturally they had many disciples; these dozen or so figures were only a part of them, and Clement, who had recently become a disciple of Tianfeng Zunzhe, was naturally among them.

"Hmm!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then said: "Everyone, take a seat!"

Hearing this, Luo Tianwang, Lady Luoxia, and the others rose, then sat respectfully before Lu Qingshan.

"I already understand your purpose for coming here!"

Lu Qingshan quickly spoke: "Tianfeng and Lord Lord Tiequan indeed perished while adventuring in the Cosmic Secret Realm with me; my avatar also perished, but I survived only because of the abilities of an avatar!"

Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Luo Tianwang and Lady Luoxia, who led the dozen or so people, were not too surprised.

The two of them also cultivated for an extremely long time; long before Lu Qingshan became an Immortal, they had already possessed combat power at the Hei Fengwang-limit level.

Later, when Lu Qingshan made a name for himself as an undefeated Hei Fengwang on the Outer Battlefield, they naturally heard about it, so they also knew that Lu Qingshan possessed the ability of an avatar.

"May I ask, Venerable..."

Luo Tianwang, who led them, suddenly respectfully asked: "We do not know who it was that killed our teachers?"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan did not answer immediately, but shook his head and said: "These matters are not for you to be involved in; even if you knew, it would only add unnecessary trouble!"

"I think you should return and wait for your teachers to be resurrected by the clan's high-level reversal of time and space. If Tianfeng and Lord Lord Tiequan feel they can tell you, they will certainly tell you after being resurrected!"

After saying this, Lu Qingshan quickly waved his hand and said: "Very well, you may withdraw!"

"Yes, Venerable!" Luo Tianwang and Lady Luoxia respectfully replied quickly, then, under Huo Gesi's guidance, led the group of junior brothers and sisters at the Hei Fengwang level toward the outside of the residence.

Clement, who was following behind Luo Tianwang, seeing this scene, also felt endless emotion in his heart.

Over one hundred thousand eras ago, he performed amazingly in the Cosmic Human Peak Genius Tournament hosted by Lu Qingshan, even attracting the appearance of Lu Qingshan and Tianfeng Zunzhe, two Cosmic Venerables, to take him as a disciple.

After much deliberation, he still refused Lu Qingshan, who wanted to take him as a disciple, and instead became a disciple of Tianfeng Zunzhe.

Originally, he thought that relying on his talent, under Tianfeng Zunzhe's guidance in the future, he would definitely be able to smoothly enter the Cosmic Venerable level, just like those shining geniuses in human clan history.

But what Clement did not expect was that the cultivation path becomes increasingly difficult the further one goes.

Because he comprehended the essence of all the laws of the Time Origin at the very beginning, breaking through the eighteenth layer of the Bridge to Heaven and raising his law comprehension to the Hei Fengwang level was relatively simple.

But after raising his law comprehension to the Hei Fengwang level, his cultivation speed, which he had taken pride in, became extremely ordinary.

After all, those who can become Hei Fengwang Immortals mostly comprehended the essence of all the laws of Space or Time Origin before becoming Immortals.

Clement's talent, placed against that tournament of geniuses back then, or even against the many geniuses of his own era, was naturally outstanding.

But compared to all Hei Fengwang Immortals in human clan history, he appeared relatively ordinary.

Until now, he had only just broken through the nineteenth layer of the Bridge to Heaven.

Moreover, after becoming an Immortal Spirit, this Clement had also perished once during his adventures on the Outer Battlefield.

However, as a Hei Fengwang Immortal, he could naturally be resurrected by the human clan's high-level reversal of time and space, but he also owed the clan a huge debt because of it; even now, he has not yet repaid one-tenth of this huge debt.

So Clement knew clearly in his heart that even if his teacher, Tianfeng Zunzhe, could be resurrected by the human clan's high-level reversal of time and space, he would certainly owe a large debt due to the resurrection.

But Lu Qingshan, who possesses the ability of an avatar, only lost some treasures!

Now Lu Qingshan merely sent away Luo Tianwang and Lady Luoxia, whose strength was far greater than his, with a few casual words; seeing this scene, Clement also felt some strange sensations in his heart.

He did not regret not becoming a disciple of Lu Qingshan back then, but felt that his consideration back then was not comprehensive enough.

Originally, he thought that since Lu Qingshan had cultivated for too short a time, his strength and status should be inferior to Tianfeng Zunzhe's.

But now, after cultivating for over one hundred thousand eras and understanding many internal matters of the Virtual Universe Company, Clement had a completely different view on these things.

"Wan Jie Zunzhe is a disciple of the great Master Bingfeng Zhi, and his status within the company is even higher than that of my teacher!"

Clement could not help but think silently in his heart: "Moreover, Wan Jie Zunzhe possesses the ability of an avatar, and at the same time has very few disciples; if I had become a disciple of his back then, I would have received more attention!"

Thinking of this, Clement could not help but look forward at Huo Gesi, who was guiding their group to leave.

According to the information he learned from several senior brothers, this Huo Gesi, when he first broke through to become an Immortal, was merely an Immortal Army Lord, not even possessing the Undying Body that one could have at the Hei Hou level.

Such talent, compared to his own, who became a Hei Fengwang Immortal upon his first breakthrough, was simply tens of thousands of light-years apart.

But now, Huo Gesi, judging solely by strength, is not much inferior to him; in status, he is far higher than him; even Hei Fengwang-limit experts like Luo Tianwang and Lady Luoxia treat him with courtesy.

Faced with such a vast disparity, he naturally felt a pang of unease in his heart.

(End of Chapter)