Chapter 306: The Task of the Ancestral God Sect

After leaving the mansion, Lu Qingshan and his group quickly headed to the residence of Zunzhe Qingping, who had just broken through to the Cosmic Venerable Realm.

Zunzhe Qingping, standing at the mansion's entrance to greet guests, immediately stepped forward with his most outstanding clan members and disciples upon seeing Lu Qingshan's party arrive.

"Venerable Wanjie, Venerable Lei Ying, Lei Huanwang…"

Zunzhe Qingping smiled warmly and greeted: "Welcome to my banquet!"

"Hahaha!"

Leading the group, Lu Qingshan returned with a broad smile: "Qingping, congratulations on breaking through to the Cosmic Venerable Realm. From now on, just call me Wanjie as before!"

"Wanjie!"

Zunzhe Qingping nodded slightly, then continued: "Actually, your contribution played a part in my breakthrough to the Cosmic Venerable Realm."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan was puzzled, then asked with mild confusion: "Qingping, exactly how did I help you?"

Nearby, Lei Huanwang listened intently.

Though he usually avoided burdening his disciples, if Lu Qingshan truly could aid others in breaking through to the Cosmic Venerable Realm, he would swallow his pride and beg for help.

"Of course—it was the heavy treasure armor you sold me at a low price!"

Zunzhe Qingping replied quickly: "If you hadn't sold me that heavy treasure armor back then, I would have perished in the Cosmic Secret Realm long ago—how could I have broken through to the Cosmic Venerable Realm?"

"So that's it!" After hearing Zunzhe Qingping's words, Lu Qingshan suddenly understood.

He had indeed sold Zunzhe Qingping a heavy treasure armor at a low price—even lower than the price for contributing it to the Human Clan's treasure vault.

But back then, a heavy treasure armor worth six or seven heavy treasure points meant little to him, and Zunzhe Qingping had lent him a large sum without hesitation during the Hong Alliance auction to bid for treasures.

Nearby, Lei Huanwang felt a pang of disappointment—he had long ago equipped Lu Qingshan with numerous protective heavy treasures.

"Heavy treasure armor merely enhances survival ability!"

Lu Qingshan smiled quickly: "Your breakthrough to Cosmic Venerable Realm came mostly from your own efforts, Qingping."

After chatting a few more moments, Lu Qingshan noticed more guests arriving and said: "Qingping, attend to the others first—I'll go in with my teacher and the rest."

"Alright!"

Zunzhe Qingping nodded slightly, then gestured for his disciples to guide Lu Qingshan's group to the banquet hall.

Undeniably, Zunzhe Qingping had put great effort into preparing this banquet—the wine and delicacies were rare treasures gathered from across the cosmos.

Over the past hundred billion cycles, including the newly elevated Zunzhe Qingping, the Human Clan had produced fifty-nine Cosmic Venerables.

Lu Qingshan possessed the ability to create clones, making time convenient for him, so he personally attended every banquet invitation he received.

The scale of Zunzhe Qingping's banquet ranked among the top ten among all Cosmic Venerable breakthrough celebrations.

But this was normal—Zunzhe Qingping had served in intelligence for eons and had indeed met many powerful figures; Lu Qingshan even spotted several non-human powerhouses from the Hong Alliance inside the banquet hall.

After entering the banquet hall, Lu Qingshan's group dispersed.

Huo Gesi and others followed Lei Huanwang into the circle below Cosmic Venerable Realm, while Lu Qingshan sat with Laurence and other Cosmic Venerables.

After all, Cosmic Venerables and Hei Fengwang Immortals held vastly different statuses—if Lei Huanwang and the others insisted on sitting with Lu Qingshan and the Cosmic Venerables, it would offend other guests and discomfort even themselves.

"Venerable Yao Guang!" Lu Qingshan sat beside his senior brother, Venerable Yao Guang, bringing Laurence with him.

"Qingshan!"

Venerable Yao Guang's eyes filled with awe upon seeing Lu Qingshan: "I heard from our teacher that you've created the Ultimate Cosmic Overlord Technique?"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly: "Yes, I just created it recently—thanks entirely to our teacher's guidance."

"You're still so modest!"

Hearing this, Venerable Yao Guang grumbled: "Every disciple under our teacher received his guidance—but only you and Venerable Zifeng have created an Ultimate Cosmic Overlord Technique!"

"I always knew you had great talent for crafting techniques, but I never expected you to create an Ultimate Cosmic Overlord Technique so quickly—I've only just completed the fifth form of my own Ultimate Technique!"

"Senior brother, you'll surely create an Ultimate Cosmic Overlord Technique too!"

Lu Qingshan smiled quickly: "And with your strength and realm, you might even fully comprehend the complete Space Origin Law and ascend to the Lord Realm at any moment!"

"You're bold to say that!"

Venerable Yao Guang immediately replied: "But I dare say it—I won't dare believe it! Among our Human Clan's hundreds of Cosmic Venerables who've pushed their Law comprehension to its limit, who among them has real confidence to break into the Lord Realm?"

…

As Lu Qingshan chatted with Venerable Yao Guang, one after another supreme powerhouses arrived at the banquet hall.

Not only did powerful figures from the Human Clan come, but many non-human powerhouses from the Hong Alliance arrived too—even a non-Hong Alliance alien team showed up.

Once all guests who could attend had arrived, the banquet finally began.

Zunzhe Qingping welcomed everyone, then promptly ordered his subordinates to serve wine and delicacies.

But for guests like Lu Qingshan, eating was secondary—conversation was the real purpose!

Especially for the Immortal Gods—without this banquet, they'd never have such an opportunity to gather.

Thus, the banquet lasted ten full days.

During this time, Lu Qingshan not only conversed with Human Clan Cosmic Venerables but also exchanged words with other alien powerhouses.

Especially the non-Hong Alliance alien team.

They hailed from the powerful clan "Yan Ya Zu," which was a member of the secondary power "Sanshan Alliance."

Though Sanshan Alliance couldn't match the Hong Alliance or Meng Yao Zu, it was the largest power below the superpowers.

Moreover, its members merely banded together for mutual protection and rarely clashed with other factions, so relations with cosmic powers remained relatively harmonious.

The Yan Ya Zu team came to Zunzhe Qingping's banquet because their leader had once forged a life-or-death bond with Zunzhe Qingping on the Outer Battlefield. Over the past hundred billion cycles, Lu Qingshan's reputation across the vast cosmos had grown steadily.

Thus, when Lu Qingshan approached them proactively, the Yan Ya Zu team responded with great enthusiasm.

After the banquet ended, Lu Qingshan bid farewell to Zunzhe Qingping and quickly departed with Lu Hongwen's group.

He gave Lu Hongwen and the others a few final instructions before letting them disperse.

But just as Lu Qingshan was about to return to his divine realm to study the newly acquired high-grade divine weapon sword, he suddenly received a message.

……

On a small island within the range of the Five-Colored Ultimate Light Lake of the Zushen Sect.

On this island stood a magnificent palace, nearly identical to the palace Lu Qingshan had in the headquarters continent of the Virtual Universe Corporation, and his second avatar was currently cultivating in secret within this palace.

After all, he had now fully comprehended the Sixth Layer of the Beast God Dao and become a Seventh-Layer inheritor, something extremely rare within the entire Zushen Sect.

Thus, he had no need to reside with the lower-level Beast God inheritors on Zi Jing Island, and instead possessed his own island within the range of the Five-Colored Ultimate Light Lake.

"Wan Jie!" A majestic voice directly transmitted into Lu Qingshan's mind through the Zushen Talisman he carried.

"Jiu You Zhuzhu!" Lu Qingshan promptly responded through the Zushen Talisman.

The voice appearing in his mind was that of Jiu You Zhuzhu, the protective deity lord of the Zushen Sect, who was also his direct superior within the sect.

"Wan Jie, come to me!" Jiu You Zhuzhu's voice sounded again.

Lu Qingshan quickly left his residence and flew toward Jiu You Zhuzhu's palace.

Moments later, Lu Qingshan landed on a vast square before a towering palace, where six guards clad in blood-red battle armor stood before it, each radiating immense power, clearly having reached the level of Cosmic Zunzhe.

"Wan Jie, enter!" Jiu You Zhuzhu's voice echoed from within the great hall.

"Yes!" Lu Qingshan replied respectfully, then stepped into the hall.

……

Inside the towering hall stood countless pillars stretching endlessly upward, each carved with extraordinarily complex secret patterns.

Upon the massive Wang Zuo at the front, Jiu You Zhuzhu sat high above, gazing down at Lu Qingshan.

"Wan Jie Zunzhe, you have been an outer member of the Zushen Sect for nearly ten billion cycles!"

Jiu You Zhuzhu's voice was solemn: "During these nearly ten billion cycles, the Zushen Sect has entrusted you with eleven tasks, all of which you completed excellently. Today, I summon you to assign you the twelfth task!"

"Your Divine Lord, command!"

Hearing there was a task, Lu Qingshan did not feel burdened—he was delighted, and immediately pledged: "Your servant will spare no effort to complete this task!"

"Actually, it's not a big deal!"

Jiu You Zhuzhu quickly said: "The Qiu Jia Hou clan's 'Bi Feng Zunzhe' has provoked the Zushen Sect. The Ancestral God has ordered that he be slain at once!"

"Bi Feng Zunzhe's strength is weak—merely at the mid-level Zunzhe tier—but he has gone into hiding and is no longer within the Qiu Jia Hou clan's territory!"

"Your human race controls the Virtual Universe and possesses the most extensive intelligence network in the cosmos. Thus, I wish to assign this task to you!"

Jiu You Zhuzhu immediately said: "If you complete this task, you will receive one hundred Glory Points. Are you willing?"

"Your servant is willing!" Lu Qingshan immediately replied.

Although he had originally secured nearly ten thousand Glory Points upon first arriving at the Zushen Sect, after a hundred billion cycles of high-frequency expenditure, his remaining Glory Points were no longer sufficient—likely insufficient to support his full comprehension of the Beast God Dao.

Now that an opportunity to gain Glory Points had arisen, he would not let it slip away.

Moreover, although the Qiu Jia Hou clan was a powerful race, the entire clan possessed only one Cosmic Lord.

Lu Qingshan himself was already extremely powerful, and he was backed by the human race and the Zushen Sect; the Qiu Jia Lord would certainly not dare act against him over this matter.

Therefore, the most critical point for Lu Qingshan to complete this task was to locate Bi Feng Zunzhe's whereabouts.

As Jiu You Zhuzhu had said, the human race controlled the Virtual Universe and possessed unmatched intelligence—finding Bi Feng Zunzhe would be difficult, but far easier than for anyone else.

Huah!

Seeing Lu Qingshan accept the task, Jiu You Zhuzhu swiftly waved his hand, sending a streak of Jin Guang into Lu Qingshan's Zushen Talisman.

"Your Zushen Talisman now contains the full details of this task!"

Jiu You Zhuzhu looked down at Lu Qingshan and said: "Once you kill Bi Feng Zunzhe, the Zushen Talisman will sense it and automatically grant you the reward!"

"If you locate Bi Feng Zunzhe but refuse to act, you may directly send me a message—I will then dispatch another to handle it, but you will receive only fifty Glory Points as reward!"

"Your servant understands!" Lu Qingshan nodded promptly.

"Go!"

Jiu You Zhuzhu commanded again: "For the dignity of the Zushen Sect, find Bi Feng Zunzhe and kill him!"

"Yes!"

Lu Qingshan bowed deeply once more, then respectfully withdrew from Jiu You Zhuzhu's palace.

……

"With my strength, killing Bi Feng Zunzhe is effortless!"

After leaving Jiu You Zhuzhu's palace, Lu Qingshan flew toward his residence, thinking inwardly: "But the difficulty lies in finding Bi Feng Zunzhe's whereabouts!"

"Still, professional matters should be left to professionals—surely the intelligence division has special methods to track him down!"

Thinking this, Lu Qingshan quickly connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe and headed toward the residence of the intelligence division's head, Yin Ying Junzhu.

(End of Chapter)