Chapter 65

On the Central Island of the Skybridge Dimension.

After witnessing Lu Qingshan successfully pass the fourteenth level of the Skybridge, all the Immortal Military Lords watching his trial were stunned.

Although they lacked the eyesight of the King-Sealed Immortals to discern that Lu Qingshan had chosen the path of analyzing the fundamental essence of time's law,

as Military Lord-level Immortals, they were among the Immortals who best understood the vast gap between the tenth and fourteenth levels of the Skybridge.

Though both passing the tenth and fourteenth levels made one a Military Lord Immortal, the base divine power alone differed by eightfold, let alone the enormous disparity in law comprehension.

Passing the tenth level of the Skybridge was easily achievable by any Immortal deity; such Immortals were merely the weakest among Immortal deities.

But passing the fourteenth level meant one stood just one step away from mastering the immortal body of a Marquis-Sealed Immortal!

Many Immortal deities considered only those who had mastered the immortal body to be true Immortal deities.

Ordinary Military Lord Immortals could be gravely wounded even after their divine bodies were shattered several times, and faced mortal danger if confronted by two opponents of comparable strength.

But once one possessed the immortal body, even if the divine body was utterly shattered, it could instantly fully regenerate; even a peak Marquis-Sealed powerhouse would find it extremely difficult to kill a low-rank Marquis-Sealed Immortal without burning their Immortal divine power in desperation.

"How long has it been since Lu Qingshan became an Immortal, and he's already passed the fourteenth level of the Skybridge?"

"Kerimo, wasn't Lu Qingshan originally with you when you entered the Initial Universe, and then both became Immortal deities together?"

"Yes! This is truly unbelievable! Our cultivation speed after becoming Immortals is already much slower than Boundary Lords, yet Lu Qingshan's progress is utterly astonishing!"

"Kerimo, I heard you're close friends with Lu Qingshan, and you both serve in the Transport Division—tell us, how does he cultivate?"

At this moment, Kerimo was also somewhat dazed.

In his eyes, Lu Qingshan passing the thirteenth level of the Thunder Skybridge was already incredible, yet he never expected Lu Qingshan would ultimately pass the fourteenth level!

"My brother Qingshan…"

While Kerimo felt joy for Lu Qingshan in his heart, his emotions grew extremely complex.

After all, Piger, a fellow werewolf, had attracted the attention of many super-strong werewolf elders precisely because he passed the fourteenth level of the Skybridge!

Although Kerimo had never abandoned cultivation after becoming an Immortal, his progress in spatial fundamental law was excruciatingly slow—after over a million years of cultivation, his comprehension of spatial fundamental law barely matched the level of the third level of the Skybridge; he had no idea how long it would take to catch up to his comprehension of Jin Zhi's fundamental law!

…

"The illusionary attack of the fourteenth level's guardian didn't affect him at all!"

Beside Lei Huanwang, a King-Sealed Immortal couldn't help exclaiming: "Lei Huanwang, I didn't expect your disciple not only has exceptional talent in law comprehension, but also incredibly strong willpower!"

Hearing this, Lei Huanwang couldn't help but smile slightly.

Indeed.

Strictly speaking, the reason he had originally noticed Lu Qingshan was because of Lu Qingshan's willpower, which had allowed him to pass the seventeenth island of the Illusion Sea.

But he never expected that Lu Qingshan's foundation in law comprehension was equally astonishing, no weaker than his willpower talent!

Thus, for Lei Huanwang, taking Lu Qingshan as a disciple was truly a lucky find.

"Just now his speed surged—he must have cultivated the 'Lei Ting Huan Shen'!"

"The 'Lei Ting Huan Shen' is quite excellent among body-secret techniques; though its cultivation conditions are strict, they're purely based on law comprehension, requiring few precious resources."

"Correct! If this young man can eventually pass the eighteenth level of the Skybridge through pure law comprehension alone, he should be able to reach the third layer of the 'Lei Ting Huan Shen,' at which point his strength could rival that of an ordinary King-Sealed High Rank!"

"But that depends on whether Lei Huanwang is willing to exert great effort to help his disciple! If Lei Huanwang is willing to spend several tens of billions of Huan Yuan units to secure a transmission slot for the Four-Sided Divine General, his disciple's physical output could potentially multiply by dozens of times—his strength might even rival a weak King-Sealed Peak!"

"Feng Yanwang, don't talk about Lei Huanwang yet—I recall your ninth disciple passed the eighteenth level of the Wind Shadow Chaos Stele over ten million years ago—why didn't you apply for him a Four-Sided Divine General transmission slot?"

"I certainly can't compare with Lei Huanwang!"

Feng Yanwang sighed helplessly: "Though we all count as King-Sealed Limits, Lei Huanwang created a Peak Ultimate Technique—his strength far exceeds mine. Several tens of billions of Huan Yuan units would cripple me, but for Lei Huanwang, it's merely a trip to the Outer Battlefield."

"Moreover, our Human Clan controls only a handful of Divine General transmission sites, and among them, only the Four-Sided Divine General and Purple Light Divine General transmissions enhance physical amplification—slots are extremely scarce, especially since powerful figures often assign them to weak Marquis-Sealed or Military Lord Immortals who are close to them, making the slots even rarer!"

"Even when I received my transmission, my master fought for years to secure it—how much less likely is it for my disciple? But Lei Huanwang is different—his master is a Six-Star entity, among the strongest in the Hong Alliance's many Cosmic Revered Ones—once he gives a simple order, securing a slot would be effortless!"

Hearing Feng Yanwang's words, Lei Huanwang's heart stirred.

To be honest, since Lu Qingshan had already become an Immortal deity when he became his disciple, Lei Huanwang had offered him the least assistance possible!

In fact, during this period, Lei Huanwang had considered finding opportunities to help his new disciple.

Feng Yanwang's words, though spoken casually, had given him a new idea.

Yet the Four-Sided Divine General transmission was still too precious—Lei Huanwang couldn't yet make up his mind.

He wasn't unwilling to spend several tens of billions of Huan Yuan units; after all, at his level, though such resources were still precious, he could still afford them.

The main issue was that he had never before spent so lavishly on any disciple—even his three disciples who had already entered the King-Sealed Realm had received at most hundreds of millions of points during their cultivation. Spending several tens of billions of points on Lu Qingshan alone would inevitably make his other disciples feel it was unfair.

"Forget it! My disciple still doesn't know how long it will take to become a King-Sealed Immortal—I'll wait until he reaches King-Sealed Realm before considering this matter!" Lei Huanwang thought inwardly.

…

Of course, aside from Kerimo and other Military Lord Immortals, and a few King-Sealed Immortals like Lei Huanwang…

For most others on the Skybridge Dimension, their focus remained entirely on Yarvis, who had passed the eighth level of the Skybridge.

Even if Lu Qingshan had fully comprehended the fundamental essence of time's law, compared to Yarvis—who had passed the eighth level of the Skybridge after only a hundred years of cultivation and could rival the greatest geniuses in Human Clan history—it was utterly insignificant!

A genius like Yarvis, if he didn't perish by accident, would at minimum pass the twentieth level of the Skybridge, and had a strong chance of breaking through to become a Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe!

Of course, Lu Qingshan, whose consciousness had already left the Skybridge Dimension, paid no attention to any of this.

After all, for him, having already become an Immortal deity, even if his luck remained the worst, he could still wait until Luo Feng's era to cling to a powerful leg.

Moreover, with the infinitely potent Heaven's Chat Group at his disposal, given enough time, he still had a high chance of becoming a supreme powerhouse!

Thus, after his consciousness returned to reality, Lu Qingshan quickly resumed meditating cross-legged on the rooftop of his cultivation residence.

"This time, by luck, I passed the fourteenth level of the Skybridge and gained some new insights! Next, I'll organize these insights thoroughly, then visit the City Lord's Mansion to observe the Thunder Chaos Stele, and finally leave the Chaos City with fresh understanding!"

…

Several hours later, Lu Qingshan returned to the corridor of meditation chambers in the City Lord's Mansion.

"Elder Kandeli!" Lu Qingshan bowed respectfully to the guardian before the Thunder Chaos Stele.

"Young man, you're quite impressive!"

The three-eyed elder Kandeli smiled: "After becoming an Immortal, your cultivation speed is still so fast—this is rare even within our Human Clan!"

Facing Elder Kandeli's praise, Lu Qingshan did not know what to say and could only look at the other with even greater respect.

Boom—!

Elder Kandeli waved his hand, and the door to the cultivation chamber opened directly: "Now that no one is comprehending the Thunder Chaos Stele, go in. Remember to come out on time in seven days!"

"Yes!" Lu Qingshan nodded respectfully and immediately walked into the cultivation chamber where the Thunder Chaos Stele was located.

After instructing Deep Blue to shut off the virtual universe network reception, Lu Qingshan began his final comprehension of the Chaos Stele before leaving Chaos City.

Seven days later, Chaos City.

Lu Qingshan slowly walked out of the City Lord's Mansion, yet the many insights from his previous comprehension of the "Thunder Chaos Stele" continued to constantly surface in his mind.

However, what he was comprehending now was the fifth image of the Thunder Chaos Stele; even with the essence of all Time Origin Laws as a foundation, improvement was still a very difficult matter.

Therefore, although Lu Qingshan had made some progress after comprehending the Thunder Chaos Stele, there was still a small distance between him and fully understanding the fifth image.

"Less than two days remain before I leave Chaos City!" Lu Qingshan felt quite emotional in his heart at this moment.

For most people in the vast universe, Chaos City was naturally an supreme treasure land; cultivating here was much faster than in the Primitive Universe.

But for Lu Qingshan, who possessed the help of the Myriad Heavens Chat Group, this Chaos City could at most be considered icing on the cake.

The Can Tian Zao Hua Dew obtained from Han Li, and the Dao-Comprehension Enhancement function within the Myriad Heavens Chat Group, were the greatest confidence behind his becoming a strong one.

By comparison, even the Thunder Chaos Stele could only be considered of average attraction to him.

"Forget it, let's not think about so much for now! I just finished comprehending the 'Thunder Chaos Stele'; I should hurry and firmly memorize my insights on the fifth image so I can continue comprehending it over the next period of time!"

Thinking of this...

Swish!

Lu Qingshan directly transformed into a streak of light and flew toward the cultivation residence where he had lived for a long time previously.

In no time, Lu Qingshan landed on the rooftop of the cultivation residence, then sat cross-legged and began to sort out the gains from his previous comprehension of the "Thunder Chaos Stele"!

Occasionally, Lu Qingshan would also look up to see the universe's operating laws manifesting in the distant sky, comparing them with the law insights in his mind.

Two days later, within the residence of Lei Huanwang in Chaos City.

"Disciple, you are about to leave Chaos City very soon!"

Lei Huanwang looked at Lu Qingshan with a smile: "Do you feel reluctant to part?"

"Master!" Lu Qingshan replied with a smile: "Cultivating within Chaos City, the disciple's progress has indeed been very fast!"

"There is no way around it!"

Lei Huanwang waved his hand and said: "Even for one of my realm, occasionally one must complete various tasks according to company regulations!"

"After all, you are a member of the Transportation Department. Although I spoke with Lord Heifeng last time, securing two thousand years of cultivation time for you was already very good! But Lord Heifeng is only one of the supervisors of your Transportation Department; if you do not leave Chaos City, he will have a hard time explaining it!"

"However, since your strength has increased significantly this time, I imagine your benefits within the Transportation Department will improve accordingly! Moreover, I have also spoken with Lord Heifeng; he will allow you, as a special talent, to combine your future holidays, so that you can stay in Chaos City for an extended period then!"

"The disciple understands!" Lu Qingshan nodded quickly and said.

"Mm!"

Lei Huanwang nodded in satisfaction; regarding this disciple of his, he was very satisfied in his heart: "Disciple, you have comprehended all the essences of the Time Origin Law; becoming a Hei Fengwang Immortal should not be too difficult for you!"

"However, there are simply too many various crises in the universe; even I dare not say that I am absolutely safe when roaming the universe, so you must always be careful and cautious. If you perish due to an accident, it will be too late to regret!"

"The disciple will strictly remember the master's teachings!" Lu Qingshan bowed respectfully once again.

"Go!" Lei Huanwang laughed heroically.

Lu Qingshan knelt on the ground once more: "The disciple thanks the master for two thousand years of earnest teaching!"

In fact, Lei Huanwang's teaching of Lu Qingshan in recent years had indeed been very earnest.

If not for Lei Huanwang's teaching, even with the help of the Can Tian Zao Hua Dew, it would have been fundamentally impossible for him to break through the fourteenth layer of the Thunder Heaven-Ascending Bridge so quickly!

"Get up!" Lei Huanwang shook his head and laughed.

After leaving Lei Huanwang's residence, Lu Qingshan quickly rushed to a fixed assembly point.

By now, dozens of strong ones were already waiting here; most were Immortal Spirits, only three were Realm Lord-level strong ones, and besides them, there was one Domain Lord.

However, apart from that Domain Lord-level strong one who was waiting for the spaceship with boredom, everyone else was seriously observing the universe's operating laws constantly manifesting on the distant horizon; Lu Qingshan's arrival did not attract any of their attention at all.

In no time, a massive-sized universe spaceship broke through the endless chaotic air currents and flew over.

Buzz!

The spaceship stopped steadily in front of Lu Qingshan and the others.

Splash!

The spaceship's cabin door opened, and then several hundred figures flew out from inside the ship; most were Realm Lord-level strong ones who had received the acknowledgment of the Origin Laws, with only a few Immortal Spirits mixed among them.

Whoosh!

A streak of light landed before Lu Qingshan, transforming into the figure of a stunningly beautiful young girl; it was none other than the Immortal Spirit Kalista!

"Lu Qingshan!"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan, Kalista said very enthusiastically: "Last time you made me search for you in vain! If Elder Lei Huanwang had not found my grandmaster to request leave for you, I probably still would not have known you took Elder Lei Huanwang as your master!"

"I was just fortunate enough to enter the master's door!" Lu Qingshan said with a smile.

"Look, being modest again, aren't you?"

Kalista continued: "Lu Qingshan, I heard from my grandmaster that the reason you were able to enter Elder Lei Huanwang's door was because you broke through the seventeenth island of the Illusion Realm Sea! I am not asking to borrow points from you; was it necessary to hide it from me?"

"Moreover, the news that you broke through the fourteenth layer of the Thunder Heaven-Ascending Bridge a few days ago has already spread among us Immortal Army Lord circles by Kelimo and the others; now many people say you will be able to become a Marquis Immortal in the future!"

"Who can say for sure about such things!" Lu Qingshan continued to say with a smile.

"You are just too modest!"

Kalista said quickly: "If I had broken through the fourteenth layer of the Heaven-Ascending Bridge, I would have wished for everyone to know! Especially my master; he once promised that if I could become a High Army Lord, he would reward me with a precious Class F universe spaceship!"

"It's a pity that although I spent a long time contemplating the spatial primordial law when I was at the Domain Lord level, I'm now only comparable to the ninth level of the Passage of Heaven—I have no idea how long it will take to become a High Military Lord!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but smile and encourage: "Kalistra, I believe you will succeed!"

"Of course!"

Kalistra smiled and said: "I've already chosen my Class-F starship—I'm just waiting for my master to pay after I break through! By the way, how are those few Domain Lord disciples and children you sent into the Chaos City now?"

"What do you expect?"

Lu Qingshan said helplessly: "They trained inside the Chaos City for three hundred years. Though their strength improved a bit, they're still far from comprehending the complete lower primordial law. I've given up hope on them now!"

"It's simply too hard for an ordinary person to become immortal!"

Kalistra quickly turned her gaze toward the Domain Lord strength nearby, then whispered mysteriously to Lu Qingshan: "Did you see that little Domain Lord?"

"What about him?" Lu Qingshan asked, puzzled.

"Do you know why you just happened to catch the ship leaving the Chaos City?" Kalistra asked softly.

"It's not because of that Domain Lord, is it?" Lu Qingshan asked immediately.

Normally, entering or exiting the Chaos City required waiting for ships that traveled between the two realms.

If a ship was delayed, someone like Lu Qingshan had no choice but to either catch an earlier ship or spend extra points to apply for extended stay time.

"It's him!"

Kalistra whispered quickly: "He's the only grandson of 'Dream Moon Zifeng Zunzhe'—Marcellus! When he first came to the Chaos City, my master made a special trip just for him—and now she's come again specifically to pick him up!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred.

Dream Moon Zifeng Zunzhe was the youngest Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe in the human race, having cultivated for only seven million years—much younger than Lu Qingshan himself.

Back then, Dream Moon Zifeng Zunzhe joined the Giant Axe Combat Arena as the top-ranked contestant in the Peak Genius Tournament, but his performance wasn't remarkable at all—no different from any other top-ranked genius in history.

Yet Dream Moon Zifeng Zunzhe steadily cultivated, and after tens of thousands of years, he broke through to the Immortal realm—and upon breaking through, he became a Peak Sovereign Immortal at the initial level.

Later, like many Peak Sovereign Immortals, Dream Moon Zifeng Zunzhe continued roaming the Outer Battlefield, and without realizing it, he reached the peak of Peak Sovereign Immortal.

Over a million years ago, news spread that a Peak Sovereign Immortal at the initial level on the Outer Third Battlefield possessed a great treasure—and countless Peak Sovereign Immortals rushed there!

In that brutal battle, over ten Peak Sovereign Limit powerhouses perished. Dream Moon Zifeng Zunzhe, due to his considerable strength, became the target of several alien Peak Sovereign Immortals.

Just as he was trapped in crisis, Dream Moon Zifeng Zunzhe suddenly broke through into the Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe realm—killing all the alien Peak Sovereign Immortals who attacked him, and even claiming the great treasure for himself.

Only when Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe from the four races arrived on the Outer Battlefield did they drive Dream Moon Zifeng Zunzhe away!

At this moment, Kalistra continued whispering: "I heard from my master that Dream Moon Zifeng Zunzhe's only son was originally just an ordinary Domain Lord, but now he has become an Immortal Spirit—and Marcellus came to the Chaos City to cultivate precisely to break through the Domain Lord realm!"

"It's said Dream Moon Zifeng Zunzhe has prepared for Marcellus a true Cosmic Wonder—once he becomes a Domain Lord and consumes it, there's a high probability he will directly break through into an Immortal Spirit!"

"This..."

Hearing Kalistra's words, Lu Qingshan immediately thought of his own children and disciples.

In the cosmos, there were many natural wonders capable of helping one break through into Immortality.

Like the Cosmic Wonder "Ice-Fire Fruit" nurtured in the Zushen Sect's Secret Realm—just one fruit gave a Domain Lord a fifty percent chance of becoming an Immortal!

But such Cosmic Wonders were far beyond Lu Qingshan's reach—even his master, Lei Huanwang, could not obtain one!

Only after entering the Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe realm, with a massive leap in strength, could one have such confidence!

(End of Chapter)