Chapter 290: Nirvana Slash, Lu Zixuan

Virtual Universe, Lei Ting Island, mountain peak.

Inside a training ground within the palace of Lord Bingfeng Zhi, Lu Qingshan's figure suddenly appeared out of thin air.

At this moment, the scene inside the training ground had been simulated into a vast grassland, and in front of Lu Qingshan, there was now a terrifying giant beast nearly two hundred meters long, similar in build to a black bear, but covered entirely in black scales.

This terrifying giant beast, which looked extremely oppressive to behold, was the two-thousandth opponent set up by Lord Bingfeng Zhi for Lu Qingshan to create the fifth ultimate technique: Zifeng Zunzhe!

Zifeng Zunzhe was the leader of the ordinary race's Demon Ape lineage, possessed the strength of a Universe Dominator, and had also created the ultimate secret technique of a Universe Dominator; his power after fully unleashing it even surpassed Lu Qingshan's senior brother, Venerable Yao Guang, by a margin.

Of course, the Zifeng Zunzhe that Lu Qingshan faced only employed the fifth ultimate secret technique in battle during normal times.

Even so, this Zifeng Zunzhe was not someone Lu Qingshan could easily defeat.

Over the past eighty million epochs, Lu Qingshan had been creating the fifth sword technique.

But he had already been stuck at this final hurdle, this Zifeng Zunzhe, more than twenty million epochs ago, and had been unable to defeat the opponent ever since.

Later, Lu Qingshan asked his teacher, Lord Bingfeng Zhi, and only then learned it was because he had not yet fully comprehended the fifth realm of the Beast God Dao.

So raising the fifth sword technique to the peak level was not too difficult for Lu Qingshan, but raising the secret technique to the ultimate level was completely impossible.

After learning this, Lu Qingshan focused all his main efforts on improving his comprehension of the Beast God Dao.

Now that he had fully comprehended the fifth realm of the Beast God Dao, naturally he needed to find a way to raise this fifth sword technique to the ultimate level.

"Roar!!"

Seeing the Zifeng Zunzhe, whose body was surrounded by endless black mist, suddenly hammer his chest with both fists, he then transformed into a streak of black light and rushed rapidly toward Lu Qingshan's location.

"Come on!"

Facing the crazed Zifeng Zunzhe, Lu Qingshan, who had already experienced this scene countless times, felt no fear whatsoever; instead, he held his long sword and charged forward to meet him.

"Nirvana Slash!"

Lu Qingshan saw that a large amount of purple threads quickly emanated from the purple-gold long sword in his hand, then gathered together in the void, directly manifesting a terrifying Beast God phantom.

This technique, 'Nirvana Slash', was the fifth sword technique Lu Qingshan had originally created based on his comprehension of the laws of the fifth realm of the Beast God Dao.

However, at that time he had not fully comprehended the fifth realm of the Beast God Dao, so this sword technique had been stuck at the final step, unable to break through to the ultimate level.

Now that Lu Qingshan had fully comprehended the fifth realm of the Beast God Dao, taking this final step naturally became relatively simple.

"Roar!!"

Seeing Lu Qingshan unleash his ultimate move, the Zifeng Zunzhe, whose body surface was covered in countless black mists, flashed his figure, instantly crossing endless space; then, the iron fist radiating a dim light struck fiercely toward Lu Qingshan.

But just at this moment...

With a thought from Lu Qingshan, the terrifying Beast God phantom in mid-air quickly swung its sharp claws.

Whoosh!

The claws swung out, and immediately a dazzling sword light directly spanned the long sky, carrying unimaginable power as it flew rapidly toward the Zifeng Zunzhe's location.

Under this terrifying sword light, the Zifeng Zunzhe's body was directly split in two, and immediately lost all signs of life completely.

"Hahaha! After endless ages, I have finally raised this fifth sword technique to the ultimate level!"

Seeing the Zifeng Zunzhe in front of him annihilated by his single sword strike, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but think inwardly: "With my current strength, if combined with a supreme treasure weapon, I should not be much weaker than existences at the level of Xiluo Duo!"

It must be known that Lord Bingfeng Zhi had once told him that, purely in terms of power, the fifth ultimate secret technique should be able to rival the sixth peak secret technique that defeated twelve hundred opponents.

And the sixth technique of the 'Beast God Divine Weapon' created by Xiluo Duo was at this very level.

Of course, Xiluo Duo was a leader of an ordinary race; even after becoming an outer member of the Zushen Sect, there was usually no one to guide him.

If it were high-level Universe Venerables of the same level within the human race, as well as Universe Dominators, they could generally raise their secret techniques to the level of defeating between fifteen hundred and eighteen hundred opponents.

As for the ultimate secret technique that defeated two thousand opponents, it was extremely difficult even for Universe Venerables; even the strongest secret techniques employed by many Universe Dominators were merely relatively close to the ultimate level.

Just at this moment...

The surrounding space trembled slightly, and then a figure radiating a cold aura appeared before Lu Qingshan; it was his teacher, Lord Bingfeng Zhi.

Seeing Lord Bingfeng Zhi appear, Lu Qingshan immediately bowed respectfully and greeted: "Teacher!"

"Excellent!"

Seeing Lu Qingshan defeat the two-thousandth opponent, Lord Bingfeng Zhi could not help but show a smile on his face: "Qingshan, being able to defeat this Zifeng Zunzhe shows that you have fully comprehended that fifth realm of the Beast God Dao!"

"Yes!"

Lu Qingshan nodded quickly and said: "This disciple has indeed fully comprehended the fifth realm of the Beast God Dao, and the Zushen Sect has also accepted this disciple as an outer member!"

"The Zushen Sect is the spokesperson of the Original Universe's Primordial Will; the status of an outer member is still very useful to you!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Lord Bingfeng Zhi nodded slightly, then continued: "Currently, there are more than three hundred people from our human race who have joined that Zushen Sect; among them, only sixty-something are Universe Venerables, and those who have become outer members of the Zushen Sect are even fewer; including you, there are only eleven people in total!"

"Qingshan, now that you have become an outer member of the Zushen Sect, the Zushen Sect will surely assign you some tasks in the future; perhaps you will even be able to help our human race!"

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan quickly replied: "Yes, Teacher!"

He had already stayed in the Zushen Sect for eighty million epochs, so naturally he was very familiar with the powerful ones in the human race who had joined the Zushen Sect.

As for the outer members of the Zushen Sect, they indeed would occasionally receive some tasks issued by the Zushen Sect; some of these tasks could obtain special rewards, and could even cause the Original Universe's Primordial Will to favor the human race for a short time, and so on...

Just like when Luo Feng discovered the Lord of Yuan Ao in the original work; if Luo Feng could have known the information about the strange object in advance, perhaps he could have gathered many Universe Masters of the human race to suppress the Lord of Yuan Ao together; at that time, the human race could also have obtained a strange object slightly inferior only to the supreme supreme treasure!

Of course, the 'Pulling Silk Map', claimed to be a remnant of Xuan Yuan, held by the Lord of Yuan Ao, was a scheme by Long Xingzhu and others; ultimately, it caused the strongest of the Giant Axe to perish, which was naturally something no one had expected.

Fortunately, the time point when this event occurred was still very far away; since Lu Qingshan already knew about it long ago, naturally he would not let this event happen again.

"By the way!"

Lord Bingfeng Zhi quickly asked again: "Qingshan, when you became an outer member of the Zushen Sect this time, under which Divine Lord protecting the sect did you join?"

"Replying to Teacher!"

Lu Qingshan quickly replied: "This disciple joined under the Nine Nether Divine Lord!"

"Hmm!"

Lord Bingfeng Zhi nodded slightly, then said with a smile: "The Nine Nether Lord's relationship with our human race is still quite good, and his methods are quite special; serving under him is also quite good for you!"

"If that Nine Nether Lord orders you to do something, as long as it does not involve the interests of our human race and will not put you in danger, then you might as well agree!"

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

"Done!"

Lord Bingfeng Zhi continued, "Lu Qingshan, you have now created the fifth ultimate secret technique. Although your comprehension of the laws is still slightly lacking, your strength is already quite excellent!"

"I recall you obtained a high-grade supreme treasure armor within the Zushen Sect; it should not be lost, right!"

Although Lord Bingfeng Zhi would occasionally pay attention to his disciples, his greater focus remained on improving his own strength.

Therefore, he was not clear whether Lu Qingshan had lost any clones during this past period, nor whether that high-grade supreme treasure armor had been lost.

"No!" Lu Qingshan answered quickly, "Disciple did not previously activate the Nine Dragons Conquer Heaven Armor to the third level, so the armor used while roaming the universe has always been a top-grade heavy treasure armor."

"That is good!"

Lord Bingfeng Zhi nodded slightly, then continued, "Now that your comprehension of the laws has continued to improve, I imagine it will not be long before you can activate the third form of that supreme treasure armor. At that time, if you exchange a supreme treasure weapon from the clan treasury, your strength should be able to rival that of an ordinary Cosmic Overlord!"

"Disciple understands!" Lu Qingshan nodded quickly and said, "However, disciple still wishes to continue perfecting his movement technique and soul attack method; please, Master, continue to instruct me!"

"That is natural!"

Lord Bingfeng Zhi nodded, then spoke, "Very well, you may go down now!"

"Yes, Master!"

Lu Qingshan immediately bowed respectfully, then vanished from the spot.

Watching Lu Qingshan's vanishing figure, Lord Bingfeng Zhi could not help but reveal a smile on his face: "Qingshan's talent and comprehension are far stronger than I imagined!"

"Combined with the many honor points he obtained within the Zushen Sect, there is absolutely no problem for him to comprehend the Sixth Layer of the Beast God Dao in the future!"

It must be known that the Human Race has several thousand Cosmic Venerables, yet the number of Cosmic Overlords is only a little over two hundred.

And among the many disciples under Lord Bingfeng Zhi, only three possess strength at the Cosmic Overlord level.

When Lord Bingfeng Zhi originally accepted Lu Qingshan as a nominal disciple, it was first because of the recommendation of disciple Venerable Yao Guang; second, because he had once seen Lu Qingshan when he reversed time and space to resurrect Lu Hongyuan, leaving him with some impression of Lu Qingshan; and third, because Lu Qingshan possessed the ability to create clones.

Thus, Lord Bingfeng Zhi accepted Lu Qingshan as a nominal disciple.

But he did not expect that shortly after Lu Qingshan bowed at his gate, he successfully broke through to the Cosmic Venerable level, becoming a Cosmic Venerable with the ability to create clones.

It must be known that even a single ordinary Cosmic Venerable counts as a backbone force for the Human Race, fully capable of undertaking missions to guard key locations, let alone a Cosmic Venerable with the ability to create clones.

Therefore, at that time, when Lord Bingfeng Zhi accepted Lu Qingshan as a direct disciple, he bestowed upon Lu Qingshan a fortune exceeding that of other disciples.

However, at that time he only hoped Lu Qingshan could use this fortune to quickly attain the strength of a high-grade Cosmic Venerable; as for the Cosmic Overlord level, he had no great expectations.

But unexpectedly, only eighty million eras have passed, and Lu Qingshan's strength has advanced further, becoming the fourth Cosmic Overlord under his gate.

"Let us see how far Qingshan can go in the future!"

Lord Bingfeng Zhi thought silently in his heart: "Anyway, he possesses clones; even if he occasionally encounters some setbacks, it will not have any major impact!"

And just after Lu Qingshan left Lord Bingfeng Zhi's residence, he was about to begin continuing his cultivation when he suddenly received a message from his third son, Lu Hongwen.

"Third Brother?"

Lu Qingshan moved his mind, and very quickly appeared within his exclusive plane in the Virtual Universe.

Possessing an exclusive plane within the Virtual Universe is a privilege for every Cosmic Venerable of the Human Race.

By the time Lu Qingshan appeared in the luxurious palace of his exclusive plane, his third son Lu Hongwen had already been waiting in the palace living room.

"Father!"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan's figure, Lu Hongwen quickly stepped forward two paces and respectfully greeted him.

"Mm!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then directly asked, "Third Brother, did you seek me this time because Zixuan has broken through?"

"Yes, Father!"

Lu Hongwen said very excitedly, "Just now, after Zixuan completed the mission assigned by the Virtual Universe Company to members of the Primordial Secret Realm on the Outer Battlefield and returned, she chose to break through!"

"Zixuan has now cleared the sixteenth layer of the Sky Green Chaos Stele; upon breaking through, she reached the high-grade Marquis level. Combined with the many treasures and secret techniques Father prepared for Zixuan previously, her current strength can already rival that of an ordinary low-grade King!"

"Not bad!" Lu Qingshan nodded slightly and said.

In this Devouring Starry Sky, below the Immortal Spirit and above the Immortal Spirit are completely two different concepts.

Among them, powerful beings below the Immortal Spirit in the Human Race can live at most ten million years, while Immortal Spirits possess eternal lifespans.

At this moment, eighty million eras have passed since Lu Qingshan went to the Zushen Sect to cultivate.

For a Cosmic Master or Cosmic Venerable, this period is naturally extremely short; unless encountering special opportunities, such as suddenly obtaining precious treasures, it is very difficult for obvious strength improvements to appear.

But for ordinary Immortal Spirits, this period is already considered relatively long; especially for geniuses among Immortal Spirits, clearing one or two layers of the Sky-Ascending Bridge is possible.

For example, Lu Qingshan's disciple Stretch, and Venerable Tianfeng's disciple Clement, and others, have now all cleared the twentieth layer of the Sky-Ascending Bridge.

It is worth mentioning that Stretch, who has now raised his life gene level to the hundredfold limit allowed by the universe by merging the Blood Luo Crystal talent, has, with the help of the protective heavy treasure bestowed by Qingshan, become the most powerful invincible King in the Human Race; even fighting against some Cosmic Venerables with relatively ordinary strength, he only suffers a slight disadvantage.

As for those geniuses below the Immortal Spirit, their cultivation speed is even more terrifying.

After eighty million eras passed, the number of newly appeared King Immortals in the Human Race reached nearly twenty thousand.

But unfortunately, the number of King Immortals in the Human Race has not grown much, because while new King Immortals appear, many King Immortals, like Feng Yanwang who went to the Cosmic Secret Realm to adventure with Lei Huanwang back then, have lost their qualification for the clan elders to reverse time and space to resurrect them after dying multiple times.

As for ordinary Immortals and Marquis Immortals, the number of births and deaths is even greater!

Lu Qingshan's main body has been guarding the Eleventh Outer Battlefield for the past eighty million eras; he has seen countless brilliant geniuses born and died, losing count.

And this Lu Zixuan is the most outstanding among the descendants of Lu Qingshan's family in these endless ages.

Actually, over the long ages, the Lu family has produced some outstanding talents; among them, twenty-one relied on family assistance to break through and become Immortal Spirits.

If these twenty-one Immortals were born in a family containing a King Immortal, breaking through to become an Immortal Spirit would absolutely be an extremely difficult matter; but they were born in the Lu family, and since the Lu family head Lu Qingshan is relatively wealthy and powerful even among Cosmic Venerables, they naturally relied on the family's assistance to break through and become Immortals.

However, among these twenty-one Immortal Spirits, the one with the strongest strength today has only just cleared the fourteenth layer of the Sky-Ascending Bridge and, through family assistance, possesses strength comparable to a Marquis Immortal (without immortality).

But Lu Zixuan is different!

Although Lu Zixuan is a member of the Lu family, her father is merely a very inconspicuous Universe-level member of the Lu family.

Although this branch is a direct descendant of Lu Qingshan, there are simply too many people in the Lu family, so due to their own strength issues, they have very little status within the family.

But Lu Zixuan cultivated for only twenty years, comprehended the Domain of Wind, and then clan members immediately transmitted her news back to the family headquarters.

With Lu Hongwen managing the Lu family, they absolutely gave their all to cultivate the geniuses within the clan.

Thus, under the family's cultivation, Lu Zixuan quickly displayed astonishing potential; in merely eighty years of cultivation, she raised her Wind Domain to the ninth layer, crossed the threshold into the Wind Origin Law after a hundred years, and crossed the threshold into the Time Origin Law after two hundred years.

After two hundred and twenty years of cultivation, Lu Zixuan participated in the Peak Genius Tournament hosted by the Virtual Universe Company lineage and, as the number one genius of the tournament, surged into the Primordial Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company.

Although the Lu family had previously had members surge into the core layers of the Virtual Universe Company, they were all End Times Secret Realm members; none had surged into the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.

Now that a genius who had surged into the Primordial Secret Realm had finally appeared, Lu Hongwen naturally informed Lu Qingshan of the news.

With Lu Qingshan's attention, Lu Zixuan's cultivation path from then on naturally became a bit simpler.

First, upon just arriving at Chaos City and choosing to cultivate the Azure Chaos Stele, Lu Qingshan invited a Grandmaster of the Azure lineage to take Lu Zixuan as a disciple; later, when she reached the Universe Level, Lu Qingshan also arranged for Lu Zixuan to go to the Blood Luo Continent, and ultimately Lu Zixuan fused three Blood Luo Crystals to become a Blood Warrior.

Now, after several million years have passed, Lu Zixuan has finally broken through to the Immortal Deity realm with the law comprehension of the sixteenth layer of the Bridge to Heaven.

(End of this chapter)