Chapter 60: Family, Entering the Chaos City

"After my Infinite Divine Sea avatar appeared, I should revise my original plans!"

After becoming familiar with his Infinite Divine Sea avatar, Lu Qingshan quickly calmed down, sitting cross-legged in the meditation chamber, then began planning his next steps.

In Lu Qingshan’s original plan, he intended to use his accumulated points to exploit as many bugs in the Original Universe’s operational laws as possible, thereby creating more avatars.

But now, the appearance of the Infinite Divine Sea avatar had rendered this plan obsolete.

Although he still had plenty of points left, even if he converted all of them into precious resources to restore divine power, it likely wouldn’t significantly increase the diameter of his Infinite Divine Sea avatar!

"The expansion of the Infinite Divine Sea avatar is bound to be an extremely lengthy process!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself: "As for the points I hold, I must reconsider how best to use them."

With that, Lu Qingshan immediately teleported his Infinite Divine Sea avatar into his divine realm, then had another avatar continuously infuse divine power into the Infinite Divine Sea avatar to expand its diameter.

After completing this, his main body returned to the meditation chamber on Thunder Star to re-plan how to use his remaining points.

"There’s no need to rush cultivating auxiliary lifeforms or forging weapons and armor!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself: "My current work is still very safe—I rarely encounter danger, and with avatars at my disposal, if I face mortal peril, I can simply abandon one avatar."

"What I most need to do now is to enhance my own strength as much as possible! Once my power grows, accumulating points will naturally become easier."

"If so, spending some time in seclusion within the Chaos City would be an excellent choice."

Lu Qingshan silently planned: "I still have time left on my leave—I can enter the Original Universe and cultivate for two hundred years. During that time, I can contemplate the Thunder Chaos Stele, and if I encounter doubts, I can directly consult my Master."

With that thought, Lu Qingshan immediately rose and began handling the numerous minor tasks before departing for the Original Universe.

…

Six months later, Thunder Star, outside the luxurious castle of the Lu family!

Over a million years had passed; although the Lu family had not expanded its influence within the Thunderlight Sea region, it had gained twelve new Realm Lords.

Among these twelve Realm Lords, Lu Qingshan’s wife Karina, his sixth daughter Lu Wenyun, his eighth son Lu Hongguang, his seventh daughter Lu Wenxuan, and the only son of his seventh son, Lu Zhiwu, all had average talent and insight—they had reached Realm Lord rank solely due to Lu Qingshan’s substantial assistance.

To help these five reach Realm Lord rank, Lu Qingshan had spent thousands of Huan Yuan units of wealth!

Only because he had successfully become an Immortal Spirit and had ample resources could he afford this; had he still been a Realm Lord himself, he could never have done this.

Of the other seven, one was a talented younger generation of the Lu family, two were disciples of Lu Qingshan who had broken through through their own efforts, and the remaining four were Realm Lords who had voluntarily pledged allegiance to the Lu family.

Of course, during this time, two of Lu Qingshan’s Realm Lord disciples had perished while venturing into the Outer Battlefields.

Thus, these twelve newly elevated Realm Lords, combined with the original ones like Lu Hongwen, brought the total number of Realm Lords in the Lu family to a staggering twenty-four!

At this moment, all twenty-four Realm Lords had gathered on Thunder Star to see off Lu Qingshan.

This was not Lu Qingshan’s first departure from Thunder Star, but the large turnout was because he was taking Lu Hongwen and others with him.

Since Lu Qingshan still had ample points, he had applied for six slots for contemplation in the Original Universe.

His own Immortal Spirit contemplation slot, for two hundred years, cost one hundred thousand points; the five Realm Lord slots for his third son Lu Hongwen, fifth son Lu Hongtu, fourth daughter Lu Wenshu, second disciple Blake, and fifth disciple Aina cost one hundred fifty thousand points!

Lu Hongwen, Lu Hongtu, and Lu Wenshu—his children—needed no explanation; they were his closest kin, and now that he had sufficient resources, he naturally wanted to give them this opportunity;

As for his second disciple Blake and fifth disciple Aina, they had followed him for a long time and had already received recognition from the Primordial Laws—there was a real chance they could break through upon entering the Original Universe, so Lu Qingshan decided to give them this opportunity too!

At this moment, everyone around was focused on Lu Hongwen and the others standing behind Lu Qingshan.

Among them, Karina and Lu Wenyun, who had only recently reached Realm Lord rank, were fine—they had already been promised by Lu Qingshan that once they accumulated more experience as Realm Lords, they would receive a chance for Original Universe contemplation;

but the gazes of the other Realm Lords toward Lu Hongwen and the others were far more complex!

Many of them had been carefully selected disciples of Lu Qingshan, possessing far greater talent and insight than Lu Hongwen and the others; yet this time, aside from Blake and Aina—who had received Primordial Law recognition—none of them had been granted an Original Universe contemplation slot!

Still, though they envied them, none of them harbored any resentment toward Lu Qingshan.

After all, even if they were in his place, they would have prioritized their closest kin first upon acquiring resources.

Moreover, even after becoming a lofty Immortal Spirit, Lu Qingshan still diligently guided their cultivation—what more could they ask for?

"Karina!"

Lu Qingshan looked at his wife Karina: "After I leave with Hongwen and the others, I entrust all family affairs to you! If you encounter any problems you can’t resolve, seek help from Lei Guang, the Ancestor!"

"Qingshan, don’t worry—I’ll take good care of the family!" Karina quickly replied.

Karina was undoubtedly the luckiest of Lu Qingshan’s six wives: not only had her status soared after Lu Qingshan became an Immortal Spirit, but he had also used vast quantities of precious resources to elevate her to Realm Lord rank, even promising her a future chance for Original Universe contemplation!

When she had first chosen to marry Lu Qingshan, her greatest hope had been merely to be elevated to Domain Lord rank, like his previous wives.

After settling matters with his wife, Lu Qingshan turned to Lu Wenyun and the others: "You all must also strive in your cultivation—otherwise, even if you get a chance to enter the Original Universe later, you’ll likely struggle to break through to Immortal Spirit."

"Father (Grandfather), rest assured!"

Lu Wenyun and the others quickly promised: "We will cultivate diligently!"

"And you all—do not abandon your cultivation!"

Lu Qingshan turned again to his disciples: "I promise you this: if any one of you gains recognition from the Primordial Laws before reaching five million years of age, I will grant you a chance to enter the Original Universe for contemplation!"

"Yes, Master!" His disciples bowed respectfully in unison.

"Enough. Time’s up—I must depart."

No sooner had he spoken than Lu Qingshan gazed ahead into the endless void, his body radiating intense Thunder Law energy.

Instantly, blinding light erupted from his body, spreading rapidly to envelop himself and those behind him.

Hum!

With a faint spatial ripple, Lu Qingshan and the others vanished along a beam of light into his divine realm.

Normally, Immortal Spirits like Lu Qingshan rarely traveled via divine realm teleportation.

But now, with ample resources and wanting to catch a nearby ship to the Original Universe, he had resorted to this extremely resource-intensive method.

…

Inside Lu Qingshan’s divine realm.

"Father!" Lu Hongwen, following behind, gazed at the beautiful scenery of the divine realm and exclaimed: "Is this your divine realm?"

"Mm." Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.

Lu Hongwen added: "Father, I heard many Immortal Spirits build fixed teleportation channels between their homeworlds and their divine realms—what do you think about that?"

"We’ll discuss that later."

Lu Qingshan waved his hand: "Right now, your priority is to adjust your mindset quickly and focus on contemplation and cultivation within the Original Universe. Don’t concern yourself with other matters."

"Yes, Father!" Lu Hongwen replied respectfully at once.

"Alright, we’re heading to the Virtual Universe Corporation’s headquarters now!"

No sooner had he spoken than Lu Qingshan’s body once again radiated mysterious Law energy, and the divine palace above his realm began emitting boundless light, coalescing into a pillar.

With a wave of his hand, the group was enveloped by the pillar and vanished from the divine realm.

…

On a barren planet tens of light-years from the Virtual Universe Corporation’s universal headquarters, a dazzling light suddenly appeared on its lifeless surface, followed by several figures materializing—Lu Qingshan and his group, having teleported via divine realm.

"We’re currently on a mineral planet sixty-nine light-years from the Virtual Universe Corporation’s headquarters!"

Lu Qingshan waved his hand, and Blood Red No. 3 materialized before them: "Everyone, board the ship."

Hearing this, Lu Hongwen and the others quickly followed him into the spaceship’s lounge.

After two consecutive interstellar jumps, they could see through the external simulation the Virtual Universe Corporation’s universal headquarters nestled within a dreamlike starfield!

Blood Red No. 3, being an official transport vessel of the Virtual Universe Corporation, docked without hindrance at the transport department’s exclusive landing pad.

Whoosh!

The hatch opened, and Lu Qingshan led Lu Hongwen and the others out of the ship.

At that moment, a stunningly beautiful young girl approached upon seeing Lu Qingshan: "Lu Qingshan, you’ve finally arrived!"

This stunning girl was Karista, one of the Realm Lords who had entered the Original Universe alongside Lu Qingshan and later broken through to Immortal Spirit.

But Karista was the granddisciple of Heifeng Wang, a director of the transport department, so she had remained by Heifeng Wang’s side, responsible for guiding cultivators to the Original Universe.

Lu Qingshan had secured this priority slot through Karista’s connection; otherwise, he would have had to wait over a decade to take Lu Hongwen and the others to the Original Universe.

"Karista!" Lu Qingshan smiled in greeting: "I didn’t miss the departure, did I?"

"Not at all!"

Karista smiled: "Grandmaster’s ship won’t depart for the Original Universe until two days from now."

"Good!"

Seeing the ship still had two days before departure, Lu Qingshan exhaled in relief, then pointed to Karista and introduced her to Lu Hongwen and the others: "This is Karista, a close friend within the Virtual Universe Corporation."

"Greetings, Lady Karista!" Lu Hongwen and the others, having been forewarned by Lu Qingshan, bowed respectfully.

"Mm."

Karista nodded slightly, then privately transmitted to Lu Qingshan: "Lu Qingshan, are these the promising Realm Lord juniors you mentioned who purchased Original Universe contemplation slots?"

"Yes." Lu Qingshan nodded.

"This…"

Hearing Lu Qingshan’s reply, Karista was momentarily speechless.

After a brief silence, she continued transmitting: "Lu Qingshan, I know you just cleared the Heavenly Bridge’s twelfth level and earned many points—but even with all those points, you can’t waste them like this!"

"Those two who gained Primordial Law recognition are fine, but the other three won’t gain much even if they enter the Chaos City—your points are being thrown away!"

Clearly, Karista was unaware that Lu Qingshan had cleared the Illusion Sea’s seventeenth level, so she assumed he had spent his hard-earned points from clearing the Heavenly Bridge’s twelfth level to secure these slots for Lu Hongwen and the others.

"Let’s see how lucky they are."

Sensing Karista’s sincerity, Lu Qingshan could only smile and transmit back: "Those two who gained Primordial Law recognition are my long-time disciples—I now have the means, so I naturally give them this chance. As for the other three, they’re my own children—I must give them this opportunity too!"

"This…"

Hearing Lu Qingshan’s words, Karista fell silent.

Though she thought his actions were overly sentimental, their relationship wasn’t deep enough for her to press further.

After some light chatter, Karista led Lu Qingshan and the others into the grand hall of a spaceship over ten thousand meters in diameter.

"Alright, everyone, wait here for now!"

Calista continued, “When the time comes, our ancestral master will come to lead us to the Prime Universe!”

……

Two days later, Black Peak King appeared on schedule inside the spaceship and led Lu Qingshan and his group toward the Prime Universe.

“Boom… boom… boom…”

After a surge of spacetime transformation, the spaceship swiftly entered the boundless chaos of the Prime Universe, and Black Peak King promptly activated the external scene simulation function.

Even though Lu Hongwen and the others had already heard of the Prime Universe’s wonders from Lu Qingshan, they now gazed curiously at everything around them.

Soon, the spaceship halted above Chaos City.

Whoosh!

The spaceship’s cargo door opened, and powerful beings from humanity’s many races quickly flew out.

As they appeared above Chaos City, a figure clad in black robes swiftly flew over from nearby.

“Greetings, everyone. I am the Chaos City guide. Those familiar with the city’s rules may act freely; those visiting for the first time, follow me!” the black-robed figure said with a smile.

“Father (Master)!” Lu Hongwen and the others immediately turned to Lu Qingshan.

“Follow the guide. He will lead you through Chaos City’s rules,” Lu Qingshan instructed promptly.

“Yes!” Lu Hongwen and the others nodded and departed with the others under the guide’s lead.

……

After Lu Hongwen and the others left, Lu Qingshan quickly looked down at Chaos City, shrouded in endless chaotic currents.

Over a million years had passed, yet the ancient city seemed unchanged.

Hundreds of powerful ascetics sat cross-legged on the rooftops of their cultivation dwellings, radiating immense energy—most were stronger than Immortal Gods.

“Now, I will continue cultivating in this Chaos City for a while.”

Lu Qingshan swiftly descended and landed on the silent street: “But before I begin, I must find a suitable dwelling. I might as well return to the place I stayed before!”

His last visit to this Chaos City allowed him to fully master the complete Lightning Origin Law—he still cherished those memories!

Moments later, Lu Qingshan appeared above the rooftop of his former dwelling, only to find it already occupied by a young Cosmic-level cultivator.

“Even a Cosmic-level cultivator can come here to train in the Prime Universe!”

Lu Qingshan regarded the young man with interest: “Good luck, kid.”

Lu Qingshan did not disturb the cultivator’s meditation; the dwelling meant nothing to him beyond nostalgia.

In the end, Lu Qingshan chose a cultivation dwelling not far from his Master Lei Huanwang’s residence.

Standing before the pale-white dwelling, Lu Qingshan gently placed his palm against the door.

“Beep!”

The recognition system activated; the door gradually shifted color, turning deep gray within moments—signifying Lu Qingshan as its new master.

(End of Chapter)