Chapter 486: Invitation

Meanwhile, after the Human Clan's Axe Council ended, Lu Qingshan did not leave immediately but invited Xingyu Mozhu to his mansion atop Thunder Island's peak.

Once the two took their seats, Lu Qingshan swiftly waved his hand and presented Xingyu Mozhu with fine wines and delicacies, then invited him to drink together.

Xingyu Mozhu raised his cup and drained it in one gulp, then said seriously: "Wanjie, do you know why you asked me here?"

"If there's anything I can help with, I will give it my all!"

To Xingyu Mozhu, Lu Qingshan's earlier contribution of the Beast God Dao heritage to the Human Clan's treasury had been crucial for his breakthrough into the Lord Realm, so he was deeply grateful to Lu Qingshan.

"The reason I invited you, Xingyu, is actually not for any urgent matter!"

Lu Qingshan waved again to refill Xingyu Mozhu's cup, then smiled: "It's simply because among the Human Clan, you and I are the only two Lord Realm cultivators who broke through via the Beast God Dao, so I wanted to invite you over for some exchange!"

"You've comprehended the Fire-Air Beast God Dao—I'm sharing with you my insights and the secret techniques I've created on this path, hoping they'll help you develop even stronger techniques faster!"

With that, Lu Qingshan swiftly sent a streak of light toward Xingyu Mozhu—inside it were his many insights and secret techniques on the Fire-Air Beast God Dao.

"This…"

As the streak of light surged into Xingyu Mozhu's mind, he froze slightly; after absorbing all the information within, he said with deep gratitude: "Thank you, Lord Wanjie!"

"Hahaha, Xingyu, you're too polite!"

Lu Qingshan raised his cup again to invite Xingyu Mozhu to drink, then continued: "Xingyu, among the heritage I gave you, part of it was left behind by an extraordinary supreme being—the Fire-Air Beast God 'Fen Kong'!"

"Fen Kong was a primordial Beast God from countless reincarnation eras ago—by all logic, he should never have reached the level of the universe's strongest!"

"Yet he ultimately shattered the limits of the Fire-Air Beast God Dao, achieved breakthrough within the complete path, and successfully entered the universe's strongest realm!"

"The heritage I gave you includes the full progression—from low to high—of the teachings left by this Fire-Air Beast God!"

"You yourself have comprehended the Fire-Air Fusion Law—these cultivation guides will surely help you."

That's right!

Lu Qingshan invited Xingyu Mozhu here for two reasons: one, to exchange insights; two, to find a worthy successor for the legacy left by the Fire-Air Beast God 'Fen Kong'.

After all, Lu Qingshan now walks the path of fusing eight Beast God Daos—and even more laws—making his cultivation method incompatible with Fen Kong's.

He originally intended to find a suitable successor among the new geniuses born in the Human Clan, but over the past few years, no outstanding talent in the Fire-Air Beast God Dao had emerged; the best among them was stuck at the Fourth Layer of the Fire-Air Beast God Dao.

But Xingyu Mozhu's breakthrough drew Lu Qingshan's attention to him.

Lu Qingshan was also familiar with Xingyu Mozhu's past experiences.

At the start of his cultivation, he comprehended only the pure Shi Shi Jian Ben Yuan Law, and swiftly broke through to the Venerable Realm;

yet Xingyu Mozhu had no talent whatsoever for the Time Origin Law—he spent eons without mastering even one of its three branches, which led him to turn toward the Zushen Sect's Beast God Dao.

After cultivating the Beast God Dao, his power began rising again, until he fully comprehended the Sixth Layer of the Beast God Dao, created a Supreme Secret Technique of the Lord Realm, and, thanks to his extremely high life gene level, attained top-tier Lord Realm power.

Comprehending the Time Origin Law is extremely difficult, yet he possesses extraordinary talent in the Fire-Air Beast God Dao—isn't he the perfect heir for Fen Kong's legacy?

That's precisely why Lu Qingshan chose to entrust Fen Kong's heritage to Xingyu Mozhu.

On the other side, after hearing Lu Qingshan's introduction, Xingyu Mozhu held immense admiration for the deceased Fire-Air Beast God 'Fen Kong'.

"As a primordial Beast God, to shatter the shackles and enter the universe's strongest realm—unheard of!"

Xingyu Mozhu quickly exclaimed: "The legacy left by such a being is undoubtedly priceless—thank you again, Wanjie, for giving me such a precious heritage!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan made no further formalities but raised his cup again to invite Xingyu Mozhu to drink.

Afterward, Lu Qingshan exchanged further insights on the Beast God Dao with Xingyu Mozhu, who then took his leave.

"Now I've finally found a worthy successor for the Fire-Air Beast God 'Fen Kong'!"

After Xingyu Mozhu departed, Lu Qingshan immediately turned his thoughts to his own cultivation direction.

"To progress more smoothly, I still need to find a suitable heritage!"

Lu Qingshan thought inwardly: "Relying solely on self-cultivation, though still capable of steady progress, is undeniably a waste of time!"

"Too bad my path differs from that of the Fire-Air Beast God 'Fen Kong'—his heritage can at most serve as a reference for me!"

"My current cultivation path is divided into Law and Divine Power lines. Over the past years, on the Law line, I've had the Zushen Sect's heritage sites and Fen Kong's Beast God statue to draw from—but the Divine Power line is different!"

"Zuo Shanke surely has guidance for the Divine Power line, but I'm neither of the Yan Clan nor of Earth lineage—my current power is too weak to attract his attention!"

You should know that, over the past three hundred billion cycles, Lu Qingshan had sought out Zuo Shanke for exchange.

But bound by the Supreme Rules and the Original Universe's primordial will, he could only hint at simple matters during their exchanges.

Yet no matter what Lu Qingshan did, Zuo Shanke always appeared utterly indifferent.

But such behavior from Zuo Shanke was unsurprising—his goal was simply too difficult.

In the Sea of Universes, even those who truly passed through reincarnation were merely Void True Gods with some talent; reaching the Eternal True God realm was already extremely difficult!

The two elder ancestors of the Dong Emperor Holy Land Universe and the Purple Moon Holy Land Universe were such cases—they had spent endless eons without entering the Eternal True God realm.

Yet Zuo Shanke's goal was to slay three Divine King-level beings, including Tiankun Guozhu, who had reached Divine King Second Layer—this was a hundred times harder than an ordinary person in the Original Universe reaching the universe's strongest realm.

Zuo Shanke spent endless effort nurturing the Yan Clan and Earth lineage—not merely for revenge, but as a desperate attempt; even he likely never believed success was possible.

But Zuo Shanke never imagined that a miracle would truly appear!

Luo Feng, leader of the Earth lineage, rose powerfully, claimed the Star Tower, reached a life gene level of 100,000, passed through reincarnation, reached the Divine King realm, and even after slaying Tiankun Guozhu, deprived him of the chance to reincarnate and re-cultivate!

Lu Qingshan's current power and talent are still decent in the Original Universe and even the Sea of Universes, but he still lags behind the two Holy Land Universe lords, let alone fulfilling Zuo Shanke's wish.

That's precisely why Zuo Shanke ignored Lu Qingshan's overtures—because in his eyes, they held zero significance!

"Enough!"

Lu Qingshan thought inwardly: "I'll just keep cultivating harder!"

"As long as I keep progressing, I'll eventually catch the attention of Zuo Shanke, this reincarnated Divine King! When that time comes, it will be he who needs me!"

Thinking this, Lu Qingshan's mind gradually calmed.

But just then…

"Hmm?"

In reality, Lu Qingshan's mind stirred, and he quickly retrieved a token from his personal World Ring.

This token was a token of his friend Lord Haoshan, who had once helped him collect one major component of the God-Slaying Formation Diagram.

Pity that, during his later wanderings through the Sea of the Universe, he encountered danger in a perilous place, and ultimately the Supreme Domain Treasure, the God-Slaying Array Diagram, was lost.

Of course, with Lu Qingshan's current strength, the God-Slaying Array Diagram was nothing to him anymore.

"A message from Lord Haoshan?"

Sensing the token's disturbance, Lu Qingshan shifted his mind, and a stream of information quickly surged into his brain: "Lord Haoshan has an urgent matter and invites me to meet?"

"Could it be that he encountered some trouble while wandering the Sea of the Universe?"

Although Lord Haoshan possessed no ability to create avatars, he had created the strongest secret technique of the Universe Lords; even if he was somewhat lacking in life-gene levels and protective treasures, he still possessed top-tier Third-Order strength.