Chapter 371: The Calm Huo Gesi, Zifeng Zunzhe

The cultivation times of the Star Prison Xingyu Mozhu and the Ancestral Tree Zunzhe were both longer than that of the Qingluan Zhuzhu, and both possessed avatars; thus, before Qingluan Zhuzhu broke through, their combined strength surpassed hers.

But they never expected that Qingluan Zhuzhu, whose cultivation time was shorter than theirs, was the first to break through into the Lord Realm!

Thus, the three of them—Star Prison Xingyu Mozhu, Ancestral Tree Zunzhe, and Tianchi Princess—chatted idly while drinking heartily.

Suddenly, they all received an email from Huidi Zunzhe.

"An email from Huidi?"

The three—Ancestral Tree Zunzhe, Star Prison Xingyu Mozhu, and Tianchi Princess—paused in surprise, then opened the email one by one.

But after reading it, they all froze, for the email detailed everything that had occurred after Lu Qingshan broke through into the Lord Realm.

"This… this is impossible?"

Recovering his composure, Star Prison Xingyu Mozhu could not help exclaiming: "How little time has passed? Wan Jie Zunzhe has already broken through into the Lord Realm?"

"This matter is indeed astonishing!"

The ancestor Zunzhe quickly sighed: "But now it seems Wan Jie Zhuzhu must have broken through before entering the God-Slaying Hall, and only then had the chance to slay Xuetian Princess and seize the final God-Slaying Formation Diagram!"

"Indeed!"

Star Prison Xingyu Mozhu lifted his cup and drained it in one gulp, then sighed: "I never imagined that among us three, it would be Wan Jie Zhuzhu—not any of us—who broke through after Qingluan Zhuzhu. This is utterly unbelievable!"

Hearing the sighs of Star Prison Xingyu Mozhu and Ancestral Tree Zunzhe, Tianchi Princess's emotions were deeply complex.

First, as Lu Qingshan's friend, Tianchi Princess was genuinely happy that Lu Qingshan had broken through into the Lord Realm.

But as he recalled the past, his emotions grew even more tangled.

When he first met Lu Qingshan, he had just won first place in the Peak Genius Tournament, and Lu Qingshan, as a member of the Virtual Universe Company's transport division, was assigned to escort him to the company's universal headquarters continent.

At that time, although Lu Qingshan was already an Immortal God, Tianchi Princess, as a member of the Primordial Secret Realm, had not feared him much—only showing due respect.

It was this experience that forged a bond between them.

Later, after thousands of years of cultivation, he surpassed Lu Qingshan in his comprehension of the Laws, and even as a Realm Lord, he could easily kill Lu Qingshan, who was then an Immortal God.

In the years that followed, Tianchi Princess broke through into an Immortal God after tens of thousands of years, instantly reaching the peak of a King Immortal, and then, after several hundred thousand years, broke through into a Venerable Realm.

At the banquets celebrating his breakthroughs into King Immortal and Venerable Realm, he had invited Lu Qingshan—who had since grown stronger—and even intended to guide and elevate him.

But Lu Qingshan declined to serve under him, and after that, Tianchi Princess paid him little mind.

After all, as his own power surged forward relentlessly, he believed that over time, Lu Qingshan would simply vanish from his sight.

But Tianchi Princess never expected that shortly after becoming a Venerable Realm, he began hearing Lu Qingshan's name again and again.

First, Lu Qingshan became a King Immortal, titled Wan Jie Wang;

then, he became an invincible King Immortal, renowned across the Outer Battlefield;

soon after, Lu Qingshan directly broke through into the Venerable Realm;

and as time passed, the Venerable Realm Lu Qingshan grew ever stronger—even in realm alone, he was now nearly equal to Tianchi Princess.

Now, Lu Qingshan had broken through into the Lord Realm before him.

Such a shocking event delivered a tremendous blow to Tianchi Princess.

For he and Lu Qingshan were contemporaries, and his own talent far surpassed Lu Qingshan's.

Yet now Lu Qingshan had broken through into the Lord Realm, while he remained stuck in the Venerable Realm.

"I never imagined Wan Jie had already broken through into the Lord Realm!"

Tianchi Princess lifted his cup and drained it, then looked at Star Prison Xingyu Mozhu and Ancestral Tree Zunzhe and said: "Star Prison, Ancestral Tree—if Qingluan Zhuzhu and Wan Jie Zhuzhu can break through, so can we!"

"As long as we keep striving in our cultivation, I believe the day will come when we too cross into the Lord Realm!"

"Tianchi, you speak wisely!"

Star Prison Xingyu Mozhu raised his cup again: "All three of us will break through someday! But for now, let us raise our cups—to Wan Jie Zhuzhu, and to the greater strength of our human race!"

"Yes!"

"To the addition of another supreme powerhouse to our human race!"

Tianchi Princess and Ancestral Tree Zunzhe nodded in unison, then all raised their cups in celebration.

Yet after the celebration ended, Tianchi Princess and the other two quickly broke up the gathering and returned to their respective cultivation sites.

After all, Lu Qingshan's talent and comprehension were inferior to theirs—yet he had broken through into the Lord Realm before them, and this served as a powerful spur.

…

Inside a majestic divine palace on Lu Qingshan's exclusive virtual universe plane.

"According to intelligence from our Virtual Universe Company's intelligence division, the Fishman Hou has been enslaved by Meng Yao Zu warriors, and his three Immortal Gods have all become his accomplices!"

"Fortunately, the head of the intelligence division, Yin Ying Junzhu, has a good relationship with our master, so this matter has been entrusted to us to handle!"

At this moment, Huo Gesi looked at the King Immortal before him and said: "Longxin Wang, you will handle this matter."

"I have already sent you the specific intelligence from the division—kill the Fishman Hou and all his underlings. If necessary, you may mobilize the military forces within the Wan Jie Universe Nation's territory for assistance."

"I understand!"

Longxin Wang nodded swiftly: "I will depart immediately to organize operations within the Wan Jie Universe Nation."

"Good." Huo Gesi gave a slight nod, then, after watching Longxin Wang leave the hall, began preparing to handle the next trivial matter.

After all, he was now responsible for managing Lu Qingshan's daily affairs, and he was usually quite busy.

But just then…

"Senior brother!"

A towering figure suddenly appeared in the hall.

Huo Gesi looked up and quickly recognized the visitor: it was Lawrence, Lu Qingshan's first Venerable Realm disciple, now a high-level Venerable Realm.

"Lawrence!"

Seeing Lawrence appear so suddenly, Huo Gesi was slightly surprised: "Didn't our master say you've been busy exploring a dangerous place? Why are you here all of a sudden?"

"Senior brother, great news!"

After hearing Huo Gesi's words, Laurence immediately said excitedly, "Just now, our teacher has stepped into the Lord Realm, becoming one of the most powerful beings in the vast universe!"

"Moreover, teacher also slew another Lord of the Universe. Although it was only a clone, it is still something many Lords of the Universe cannot accomplish!"

"This matter just happened, so currently only the Venerables of our human race can know of it!"

"After I learned of this matter, I immediately came to inform you. As for the teacher's family side, it is Junior Brother Mingrui who went to notify them!"

"So that's how it is!"

After hearing Laurence's words, Huo Gesi nodded slightly.

At this moment, although a smile also appeared on his face, it was not as excited as Laurence's.

Then Huo Gesi quickly said, "I will immediately gather the junior brothers and sisters under the teacher, and then share this good news with everyone!"

"This..."

After seeing Huo Gesi's expression, Laurence could not help but feel a bit surprised, then could not help but ask, "Senior Brother Huo Gesi, the teacher's breakthrough to the Lord Realm this time is definitely a major event, but you don't seem too excited!"

"Of course I'm happy that the teacher broke through!"

Huo Gesi quickly said with a smile, "However, Junior Brother Laurence, if I told you that I had long known the teacher would break through to the Lord Realm, would you believe it?"

"How could that be possible?"

Laurence quickly shook his head and said, "The teacher must have just broken through. How could you, Senior Brother, have known in advance?"

"I'm not saying I knew about the teacher's breakthrough!"

Huo Gesi quickly continued, "Rather, I felt that the teacher would definitely be able to become a Lord of the Universe!"

"This..."

After hearing Huo Gesi's words, Laurence could not help but be stunned. He truly had not expected Huo Gesi to think this way in his heart.

"Junior Brother, you have still experienced too little!"

Huo Gesi quickly said with a smile, "When the teacher breaks through again in the future, you might believe what I said!"

"Think back to the beginning, when the teacher was still at the Realm Lord level, I had already taken the teacher as my master!"

"In the days that followed, I personally witnessed the teacher break through from Realm Lord to become Undying, then be ennobled as a Marquis, then Hei Fengwang, and even step into the Venerable Realm!"