Chapter 483: The Butterfly

In a virtual universe, a specific plane specially created for Lu Qingshan.

At the center of this plane lies a vast continent, surrounded by numerous islands.

Inside a majestic temple at the very center of the vast continent, a figure radiating an aura of solemnity suddenly appeared out of thin air—it was Lu Qingshan, whose consciousness was linked to the virtual universe.

"Father!"

"Teacher!"

"Ancestor!"

Seeing Lu Qingshan appear, Lu Hongwen, Huo Gesi, and others who had long been waiting in the grand hall quickly bowed respectfully.

"Hmm!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then directly ordered: "All of you, rise!"

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly stood up and respectfully stood to one side.

Lu Qingshan looked down at the many figures below, among whom the foremost were his disciples and family members like Lu Hongwen.

The strongest among them was naturally Lawrence, who had usurped a special lifeform; he had now created the Ultimate Secret Art of a Cosmic Overlord, and with the treasures bestowed by Lu Qingshan and those he had acquired himself, he fully possessed the power of a top-tier Cosmic Overlord, one of the four such beings in the human race today.

Following closely in strength were five others: Strech, Lu Mingrui, Kemodi Ma, Alfred, and Liu Qi—all possessing the power of Cosmic Venerables.

Strech was originally a Black Warrior and had trained for an extremely long time, now possessing the power of a Cosmic Overlord;

Lu Mingrui was the current Cosmic Sovereign of the Wan Jie Cosmic Nation; with numerous protective treasures, he too possessed the power of a Cosmic Overlord;

Alfred was the first genius to join Lu Qingshan's sect among the Wan Jie lineage, and now he was merely at the High Venerable level;

Kemodi Ma was also one of Lu Qingshan's disciples, having joined even earlier than Lawrence; he had long remained at the peak of the Cosmic King realm until a hundred billion eons ago, when he broke through to the Cosmic Venerable realm, and now, with the treasures bestowed by Lu Qingshan, he too possessed the power of a High Venerable;

As for Liu Qi, he was the most astonishing genius among the Wan Jie lineage in the past three hundred billion eons—his talent and comprehension were even more terrifying than Lu Yunshan's newly achieved breakthrough; after careful evaluation, Lu Qingshan ultimately took him as a disciple, and now he too possessed the power of a High Venerable!

Below these Cosmic Venerables were Huo Gesi, Skripes, Lu Zixuan, Lu Ping'an, and Lu Yuhua—all Cosmic Kings who had Reached the Immortal Realm.

Notably, over the past three hundred billion eons, Lu Qingshan had taken only three disciples: besides Liu Qi and Lu Yunshan, there was also Qian Siming, who had only passed the nineteenth level of the Nine Cosmic Tianqiao, making him the weakest among Lu Qingshan's current disciples.

Logically, with Qian Siming's talent, even joining a Cosmic Venerable as a disciple would have been barely possible, let alone becoming a disciple of Lu Qingshan, a supreme being at the pinnacle of the human race.

Yet Qian Siming's chance to become Lu Qingshan's disciple was indeed a matter of extraordinary coincidence.

At the time, Qian Siming was merely a Cosmic-level youngster who had taken on a mission in the Mysterious Star System.

During the completion of this desperate mission in the Mysterious Star System, Qian Siming was betrayed by another Cosmic-level genius from the Primordial Secret Realm and accidentally fell into peril.

Just as Qian Siming was about to perish, a spatial wormhole suddenly appeared at his location, and the other end led precisely to the special region where Lu Qingshan's infinite divine sea avatar resided.

In his final desperation, Qian Siming, without any hesitation, leapt into the wormhole and emerged in Lu Qingshan's special region.

At that time, Lu Qingshan was in seclusion, and initially paid no attention to the matter.

Trapped in this special region, Qian Siming could still connect his consciousness to the virtual universe, but could obtain no information whatsoever about this region.

Even when he begged his Cosmic King Immortal master and his Cosmic Venerable grandmaster for help, he received no useful information.

With no other options, Qian Siming could only continuously cultivate within this special region.

He advanced from Cosmic-level to Domain-level, from Domain-level to World Lord-level, and even directly broke through to become a Cosmic King Immortal!

During his cultivation in this special region, he perfectly avoided all Domain-level external missions and World Lord-level life-or-death trials, ultimately becoming a Cosmic King Immortal.

Only when Qian Siming broke through to the Immortal Realm and drew the descent of primordial laws did Lu Qingshan notice this little one.

Moved by the stranger-than-fiction nature of this youngster's experience, Lu Qingshan appeared in person, intending to grant him a boon—but Qian Siming refused the resources, instead requesting to become Lu Qingshan's disciple.

Later, finding it amusing, Lu Qingshan directly accepted him as a disciple.

Thus, Qian Siming rose from an insignificant Cosmic King Immortal to become one of Lu Qingshan's disciples—the disciple of a supreme being at the pinnacle of the human race.

"Father!"

As Lu Qingshan's thoughts drifted, Lu Hongwen, standing at the front of the group, quickly spoke: "Yunshan has finally broken through to the Cosmic Venerable realm—please grant her more treasures for her protection!"

Hearing Lu Hongwen's words, everyone present sighed inwardly.

Although Lu Qingshan, as their teacher (ancestor), had always treated them well, with his power and status constantly rising, the only one bold enough to directly ask him for treasures was likely Lu Hongwen alone.

Even Huo Gesi, Lawrence, Lu Mingrui, and even Lu Hongyuan were less daring.

Standing respectfully beside Lu Hongwen, Lu Yunshan felt even more moved upon hearing these words.

Throughout her journey, Lu Qingshan, her teacher (ancestor), had indeed helped her greatly—but without the elder's assistance, she would never have had the chance to become Lu Qingshan's disciple.

Now, after her breakthrough to the Cosmic Venerable realm, the elder had once again spoken up to beg treasures for her—how could she not be moved?

"You fellow…"

Upon hearing Lu Hongwen's words, Lu Qingshan smiled and said: "Rest assured!"

"You've followed me for so long and never once asked for anything for yourself—now that you finally do, I will certainly grant it!"

"Thank you, Father!"

Upon receiving Lu Qingshan's reply, Lu Hongwen quickly bowed and smiled respectfully.

Though Lu Hongwen's strength was not great, as the one who had followed Lu Qingshan the longest among them all, he understood Lu Qingshan's character well.

So before speaking, he already knew Lu Qingshan would agree.

Though such a request was somewhat inappropriate, Lu Yunshan was the most outstanding descendant of his lineage—he naturally had to plan for her.

On the other side, Lu Qingshan directly turned to his youngest disciple, Lu Yunshan.

"Yunshan!"

Lu Qingshan smiled and said: "You broke through to the Cosmic Venerable realm after merely one million years of cultivation—your talent is clearly quite impressive!"

Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Lu Yunshan quickly replied respectfully: "I have reached this point and successfully broken through to the Cosmic Venerable realm thanks entirely to your guidance and the elder's help!"

Originally, when she first passed the twentieth level of the Tianqiao and was hailed as a once-in-a-million-eons genius of the human race, Lu Yunshan had believed herself a true supreme talent.

Family support, to her, had merely been icing on the cake.

Only after remaining at the Cosmic King Immortal level for over a million years did Lu Yunshan realize how absurd her earlier assumptions had been!

After all, among the human race, Cosmic King Immortals at the peak were countless; even without considering powerful artifacts, there were still many stronger than her.

And during this past period, she finally understood how ridiculous her previous thoughts had been.

Just like on that cruel Outer Domain Battlefield, sometimes merely the scene of a supreme treasure emerging would cause tens of thousands of Hei Fengwang Immortals to perish.

But those supreme treasures that drove countless Immortal Gods mad were nothing compared to the treasure she received after successfully becoming a disciple!

Precisely for this reason, she felt deeply grateful in her heart to Lu Hongwen for having just asked her master on her behalf to obtain the treasure.

Because she now understood that Lu Hongwen's mere words were enough to grant her astonishing resources that she could never accumulate over the endless years of her future.

"Hahaha!"

After hearing Lu Yunshan's words, Lu Qingshan immediately smiled and said, "The family has never wronged any promising junior!"

"Over the long ages, countless members of our Lu family have appeared! That you have become the third Universe Zifeng Zunzhe within the family is not only due to the family's help, but also inseparable from your own talent and effort!"

"Although you have now stepped into the Universe Venerable Realm, there is still a very long road ahead for you!"

"This disciple understands!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Lu Yunshan quickly nodded and said.