Chapter 83: Zifeng Zunzhe, Breakthrough Treasure

"This is..."

Seeing that pitch-black treasure hovering in the void not far away, Lu Qingshan could not help but be slightly stunned.

The spatial fluctuation just now was clearly the fluctuation of traveling from the Dark Universe back to the Original Universe; Lu Qingshan had already experienced it countless times by spaceship, so naturally he would not mistake it.

And precisely because of this, that strange treasure was directly suspended in mid-air.

"A treasure, this is absolutely a treasure!"

After discovering that even the intelligent lifeform Hearing Shenlan could not identify that strange treasure, a thought quickly flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind.

After all, after breaking through the fourteenth layer of the Tongtian Bridge, his permissions within the Virtual Universe Company were still very high, and the intelligent lifeform Hearing Shenlan had long collected information on countless treasures from the company's treasury.

"This treasure traveled from the Dark Universe back to the Original Universe; perhaps it was dropped when Yan Di and Master Lord Lord Bingfeng Zhi Zhu fought!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan immediately became even more excited.

You must know, those were Universe Lords standing at the very peak of the vast universe; anything they casually dropped would be enough for a small Marquis-level Immortal like him to benefit from endlessly.

Thinking of this...

Whoosh!

Lu Qingshan's figure instantly shifted, and he very quickly took that strange treasure into his hand.

This was a black cube about ten-plus centimeters wide, engraved with incredibly complex law secret patterns, faintly emitting a faint pressure.

"Is it a heavy treasure, or an even more precious supreme treasure?"

Lu Qingshan had a faint expectation in his heart, then quickly separated a wisp of divine power to penetrate it, wanting to claim ownership of this strange treasure in his hand.

But after Lu Qingshan's mental imprint penetrated inside the black cube, it seemed to hit a wall of copper and iron, completely unable to complete the claiming of ownership.

"It has already been branded with a life imprint by someone else!"

Lu Qingshan could not help but sigh in his heart: "Moreover, the will of the person who branded the life imprint far surpasses mine; I'm afraid even spending tens of thousands of years might not be enough to erase the other party's mental imprint!"

You must know, Lu Qingshan's current will could already rival that of a Hei Fengwang Immortal; even if it were the life brand of a peak Hei Fengwang expert, spending half a day would be enough for him to overcome it.

But the brand inside this black cube made him feel a strong sense of powerlessness.

"Even the brand left by a Universe Zifeng Zunzhe couldn't be this strong, could it? Could it be left by a Universe Lord?" Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart.

Although he could not temporarily break the brand left by the original owner of this black cube, Lu Qingshan was actually quite happy in his heart.

After all, the stronger the brand left by the original owner of this black cube, the more precious the black cube itself would be.

As for the soul brand within, no matter how strong it is, it is merely water without roots; as long as Lu Qingshan keeps using divine power to冲击 and destroy it, one day he will completely crack the brand!

Just at this moment, a streak of flowing light actually flew over from not far away.

"Not good!"

Lu Qingshan was just planning to put away the black cube when that streak of flowing light already appeared before him.

This person wore a purple long robe and looked like there was nothing special about him, but after Lu Qingshan felt the powerful aura emanating from the other party, he dared not show any disrespect.

Because the aura emanating from this person was like an abyss or a sea, a hundred times stronger than Lu Qingshan's teacher Lei Huanwang, clearly a powerful Universe Zifeng Zunzhe.

"Greetings, Zifeng Zunzhe!" Lu Qingshan hurriedly bowed respectfully.

And this person wearing the purple long robe was none other than Zifeng Zunzhe, who had accompanied Master Lord Lord Bingfeng Zhi Zhu here.

Actually, Zifeng Zunzhe originally just wanted his teacher to step forward and negotiate with Yan Di, but he did not expect Master Lord Lord Bingfeng Zhi Zhu to be so supportive, directly bringing him to kill to Yan Di's old nest.

Now that Master Lord Lord Bingfeng Zhi Zhu and Yan Di had entered the Dark Universe to fight, Zifeng Zunzhe, to avoid being affected by the aftermath of their battle, did not follow them in, but stayed near Yan Shen Star to guard against other experts of the Yan Shen Clan.

But just at this moment, he suddenly sensed a treasure traveling from the Dark Universe back to the Original Universe, and moreover, it was a treasure that originally belonged to him.

So he acted quickly, wanting to retrieve this treasure.

However, the space around was still in a state of blockade; even though he was a Universe Zifeng Zunzhe, he could not teleport, and could only fly slowly.

But what he did not expect was that the treasure had actually fallen near a Marquis-level Immortal, and the other party had instantly taken the treasure into hand.

"Hmm!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's greeting, Zifeng Zunzhe nodded slightly: "Are you an Immortal of my Virtual Universe Company?"

"Yes!"

Hearing that the person before him belonged to the same Virtual Universe Company lineage, Lu Qingshan felt much more at ease in his heart, then hurriedly replied: "This subordinate is a member of the Transportation Department; Lei Huanwang is this subordinate's teacher!"

"So you are the grand-disciple of junior brother Yao Guang Zunzhe!"

Zifeng Zunzhe nodded slightly, and in his heart immediately felt that the Lu Qingshan before him was much more familiar.

Regarding Lu Qingshan's teacher Lei Huanwang, he still had some impression.

First, Lei Huanwang's teacher Yao Guang Zunzhe and he were both disciples of Master Lord Lord Bingfeng Zhi Zhu;

Second, the peak Hei Fengwang experts of the Human Race were not particularly numerous to begin with, and Lei Huanwang had not only accepted a Divine General inheritance suitable for himself, but also created a peak secret technique suitable for himself, ranking in the upper-middle among the peak Hei Fengwang experts of the Human Race.

"Little one!"

Zifeng Zunzhe looked at Lu Qingshan again and said: "I am Zifeng Zunzhe; this treasure in your hand..."

Before Zifeng Zunzhe could finish speaking, Lu Qingshan immediately presented the black cube with both hands, and respectfully said: "This subordinate is willing to offer this treasure to the Zifeng Zunzhe!"

As the saying goes, 'A common man is not guilty, but possessing jade makes him guilty!'

You must know, in the original work, even after Luo Feng killed more than ten Marquis-level Immortals and established the reputation of Dao River King, there were still experts in the Outer Battlefield coveting the heavy treasure in his hand; only after he fought Hei Ti Wang to a draw did this coveting disappear.

And Lu Qingshan is now just a small Marquis-level Immortal, and the black cube in his hand is at least a heavy treasure; if no one had seen him obtain such a treasure, it would have been fine, but now that someone has seen it, he naturally cannot keep it!

It is better to actively offer it to this Universe Zifeng Zunzhe before him; perhaps the other party, in a good mood, might even give him some compensation.

"Hahaha..."

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Zifeng Zunzhe said with a smile: "Little one, rest assured; I am not to the extent of robbing the treasure from your hand! However, this treasure originally belonged to me; it just fell into the hands of other experts due to some reasons!"

What Zifeng Zunzhe said was not false!

As a Universe hegemon of the Human Race, although he only had three supreme treasures on his person, he also had quite a few other auxiliary heavy treasures!

This black cube was a top-tier heavy treasure of the sealing type, which he had originally exchanged for 250 heavy treasure points from the Human Race treasury, always carried with him to deal with some special situations.

And previously, when he was killed by Yan Di on the Primitive Star, the treasures on his person naturally fell into Yan Di's hands.

And the reason this treasure now appears here is that, after Yan Di fell behind in his battle with Lord Lord Bingfeng Zhi Zhu, he accidentally dropped it.

Moreover, no stationary objects can exist within the Dark Universe; once the aftermath of Yan Di and Lord Lord Bingfeng Zhi Zhu's battle dissipated, this treasure naturally shuttled back to the Original Universe and happened to land beside Lu Qingshan.

"Very well!"

Zifeng Zunzhe continued, "Return the treasure to me, and I will compensate you with two hundred..."

Before Zifeng Zunzhe could finish speaking, a sudden fluctuation came from the distant void.

"It is my master and Yan Di!"

Zifeng Zunzhe gazed far into the distant void: "They must have returned from the Dark Universe to the Original Universe to fight again; however, the distance is great enough that it should not affect this place!"

Thinking this, Zifeng Zunzhe intended to continue speaking with Lu Qingshan to negotiate the ownership of the treasure, but suddenly he froze.

Indeed!

Two hundred billion Hunyuan units are, for a mere Marquis-level Immortal like Lu Qingshan, naturally an unimaginable and staggering fortune; yet compared to the value of this top-tier sealing treasure worth 250 Heavy Treasure Points right before his eyes, it does not even amount to a single hair on a nine oxen!

If he exchanged treasures with Lu Qingshan in this manner, would he not be the same as Yan Di, who previously used an ordinary Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao to exchange for the Liuguang Zhiyi in his hand?

Moreover, the value gap between an ordinary Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao and the Liuguang Zhiyi is far smaller than the value gap between two hundred billion Hunyuan units and this top-tier sealing treasure worth 250 Heavy Treasure Points!

Does that not mean he is even worse than Yan Di?

Yan Di did this, and then provoked his master, Lord Lord Bingfeng Zhi Zhu, to personally intervene on his behalf; if he were to do the same, what then?

Furthermore, this Lu Qingshan before him is the granddisciple of Venerable Yao Guang; although both Venerable Yao Guang and Lei Huanwang have numerous disciples, strictly speaking, this Lu Qingshan also belongs to the same lineage as Lord Lord Bingfeng Zhi Zhu.

Although Lord Lord Bingfeng Zhi Zhu is currently battling Yan Di, he might still notice the exchange between him and Lu Qingshan.

If he acts too excessively, he might provoke his master's displeasure!

Moreover, 250 Heavy Treasure Points are not overly precious to a Universe Dominator like him, so there is even less need to resort to the cunning seizure and forceful taking that Yan Di employed!

"Very well, let us consider this little fellow lucky!"

Thinking this, Zifeng Zunzhe quickly continued, "Return the treasure to me, and I can compensate you with resources and treasures worth two hundred Heavy Treasure Points!"

"Two hundred Heavy Treasure Points?"

Upon hearing Zifeng Zunzhe's compensation proposal, Lu Qingshan could not help but be slightly stunned.

For he, familiar with the original work, was not an ordinary Marquis-level Immortal who knew nothing at all about Heavy Treasure Points or Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao Points.

Just as in the original work, when the Virtual Universe Company purchased half the ownership of Earth from Luo Feng, it only gave Luo Feng five hundred billion Hunyuan units, and even then required Luo Feng to acquire it in three stages.

At that time, Luo Feng was already a member of the Primordial Secret Realm, and his status within the Virtual Universe Company was in no way inferior to that of a Marquis-level Immortal like Lu Qingshan!

Zifeng Zunzhe did not appear in the original work; at most, he was merely a Universe Dominator; even if the treasures on his person were extremely precious, they were far inferior compared to Earth.

Therefore, Lu Qingshan originally thought that Zifeng Zunzhe being willing to compensate him with several billion Hunyuan units would already be quite good, yet now the other party was actually offering to compensate him with two hundred Heavy Treasure Points?

Could it be that this Zifeng Zunzhe has gone mad?

Seeing Lu Qingshan stunned, Zifeng Zunzhe thought he did not know what Heavy Treasure Points were, so he quickly began to explain.

"Heavy Treasure Points are a unit frequently used by existences at the Universe Venerable level!"

Zifeng Zunzhe looked at Lu Qingshan and said with a smile, "If one must convert it into Hunyuan units, one Heavy Treasure Point can roughly be exchanged for one hundred trillion Hunyuan units! Even the entire fortune of your master, Lei Huanwang, I'm afraid would not equal a single Heavy Treasure Point!"

"Of course, when I originally exchanged this top-tier sealing treasure from the Clan Treasury, I spent 250 Heavy Treasure Points; however, this treasure is certainly useless to you, and there is a ten percent price difference between directly contributing treasures to the Clan Treasury and exchanging treasures from the Clan Treasury; moreover, even Lei Huanwang is not qualified to visit the Clan Treasury, so you have even less qualification!"

"As long as you are willing to hand the treasure over to me, I can help you exchange the treasures you need from the Clan Treasury, and I will not inform others that you possess this treasure!"

Zifeng Zunzhe joked with a smile, "As for the missing 25 Heavy Treasure Points, consider them my running fee and hush money; how about that?"

Hearing Zifeng Zunzhe's words, Lu Qingshan immediately respectfully said, "I leave everything to your discretion, Venerable One!"

What a joke?

A treasure worth 250 Heavy Treasure Points, and Zifeng Zunzhe was actually willing to help him exchange it for the most suitable treasure for him, worth 200 Heavy Treasure Points!

In Lu Qingshan's eyes now, how could Zifeng Zunzhe be considered mad?

He was clearly the most selfless person in the Human Race; even Hun Dun Chengzhu would have to step aside!

Therefore, Lu Qingshan immediately agreed, as if fearing Zifeng Zunzhe might change his mind.

"Hahaha, you little fellow are quite interesting!"

Zifeng Zunzhe said with a smile, "Speak; what do you wish to exchange? Is it a life-saving item? Or a treasure that greatly increases your strength? Or perhaps some special resources?"

Speaking thus, Zifeng Zunzhe waved his hand, and vague introductions to some treasures immediately appeared before Lu Qingshan.

"According to Clan regulations, the information on these treasures is not something you are allowed to know!"

Zifeng Zunzhe continued, "However, even these vague introductions are sufficient for you to select the type of treasure suitable for yourself; at that time, I will naturally help you exchange the most appropriate treasure!"

"I think you had best exchange for more life-saving items; after all, your strength is relatively weak; even if you obtain some treasures with immense power, once the news leaks, it will surely attract the covetousness of countless powerful beings!"

"Thank you for the reminder, Venerable One!" Lu Qingshan immediately respectfully replied.

Afterwards, Lu Qingshan, while viewing the treasure introductions on the screen, silently pondered in his heart what treasure he should exchange for.

The first thing he thought of was his third son, Lu Hongwen, who was about to perish due to the limit of his lifespan!

Previously, he lacked sufficient ability; now, by a stroke of luck, he had obtained this precious treasure, and the Zifeng Zunzhe before him was willing to help him exchange for a suitable treasure; naturally, he must find a way to give Lu Hongwen another chance.

Thinking this, Lu Qingshan quickly respectfully said, "Venerable One, I wonder if there are any treasures in the Clan Treasury that can help a Domain Master-level powerful being break through to become an Immortal?"

Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Zifeng Zunzhe's expression showed slight surprise: "Prepared for a relative?"

"Yes!" Lu Qingshan immediately nodded and said.

"It seems you little fellow are still quite young!" Zifeng Zunzhe said with a smile, "To become a Marquis-level Immortal at such a young age, there is still opportunity in the future to further increase your strength!"

Lu Qingshan still had close relatives alive, meaning he had cultivated for at most ten million years or so; in Zifeng Zunzhe's eyes, he was naturally very young!

Afterwards, Zifeng Zunzhe waved his hand again, and information on various treasures appeared once more on the screen: "These are the treasures available for you to exchange within our Human Race that can help a Domain Master break through to become an Immortal; look for yourself and decide which one you wish to exchange for!"

Hearing these words, Lu Qingshan quickly looked at the screen.

Fire Dragon Fruit: After a Domain Master peak powerful being who has received the acknowledgment of the Flame Origin Law consumes it, there is a ten percent probability of comprehending the complete Flame Origin Law; price: 0.2 Heavy Treasure Points;

Ice Heart Fruit: After a Domain Master peak powerful being who has received the acknowledgment of the Water Origin Law consumes it, there is a ten percent probability of comprehending the complete Water Origin Law; price: 0.2 Heavy Treasure Points;

Azure Sky Fruit: Consuming just one gives a ninth-stage World Lord who has comprehended the origin law of metal, wood, water, earth, or fire a fifty percent chance of becoming an Immortal. Price: 9 treasure points.

Ice-Fire Fruit: Consuming just one gives a ninth-stage World Lord who has cultivated the origin law of fire or water a fifty percent chance of becoming an Immortal. Price: 9 treasure points.

……

Seven-Colored Immortal Fruit: Consuming just one gives a World Lord-level expert an eighty percent chance of fully mastering the origin law they are most adept at, and breaking through to become an Immortal God. Price: 100 treasure points.

Looking at the many treasures on the screen before him, Lu Qingshan sighed inwardly.

Among the many treasures, the only one he knew even a little about was the Ice-Fire Fruit.

It was a rare treasure nurtured within the Zushen Sect only once every ten thousand epochs. After the Giant Axe fell and the human race and the allied forces fought a bloody battle and emerged victorious, the Two-Faced Ancestor God had once used fine wine refined from one hundred twenty-eight thousand Ice-Fire Fruits to entertain Luo Feng.

As for the other treasures, he had never even heard of them!

But this was only natural — if the Zushen Sect could have Ice-Fire Fruits, then naturally other rare treasures could exist elsewhere in the vast universe.

And among these treasures that could help World Lords break through to become Immortals, some were for World Lords who had received the acknowledgment of an origin law, while others were for ordinary World Lord experts. If the breakthrough probability was the same, the prices of these two types differed by roughly three times;

And the higher the breakthrough probability, the higher the price, naturally!

After thinking carefully for a moment, Lu Qingshan quickly said, "Revered Zifeng Zunzhe, I wish to exchange for one Heavenly Pivot Fruit (for World Lord-level experts who have received the acknowledgment of the origin law of metal, wood, water, earth, or fire; sixty percent breakthrough probability; price: 15 treasure points), six Azure Sky Fruits, and three stalks of Flash Spirit Grass (for World Lord-level experts who have received the acknowledgment of the origin law of thunder and lightning; thirty percent chance of breaking through to become Immortal; price: 1 treasure point)!"

The Heavenly Pivot Fruit was naturally for his third son Lu Hongwen, who had received the acknowledgment of the origin law of metal; the Azure Sky Fruits, with a breakthrough probability ten percent lower, were for his wife and other children who had not received the acknowledgment of an origin law; as for the final three stalks of Flash Spirit Grass, they were prepared for his three favorite disciples!

Of course, although he had prepared treasures for them, unless the great limit of their lifespans arrived, Lu Qingshan would not possibly hand the treasures over for them to use.

First, if several Immortals were born in the Lei Guang Hai starfield within a short period, it would certainly attract the attention of those with ulterior motives, and someone might guess that he held precious treasures in his hands;

Second, many of his wife and children still had very long lifespans, and could continue to raise their strength in the future. If any of them could receive the acknowledgment of an origin law, or even break through directly to become Immortals, wouldn't that be a chance to save him a large sum of resources?

(End of this chapter)