Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 201 The Demon Ancestor's Recruitment and Return of the Outsider
"Hahaha, a top-tier expert comparable to a Universe Venerable has fallen at my hands!"

Looking at the two remaining arms of the Great Venerable Star Destroyer after his fall, Lu Qingshan was quite happy.

If the timing weren't so bad, he'd probably be throwing a celebration right now.

It's important to understand that there are two completely different levels between a Cosmic Venerable and a King-level Immortal!

Even a powerful figure like the True King in the original work, who was invincible and had been granted the title of King, could only barely save his life in the hands of a Universe Venerable!

Of course, in the vast universe, there are always a very few immortal kings who can suppress or even defeat cosmic lords.

For example, there were characters like the King of Barking Mirrors and the King of Insect Chasing who appeared in the original work...

However, those who are crowned as kings and immortals are undoubtedly extremely special life forms, whose life gene level is thousands of times higher than that of ordinary life forms in the universe, and they even possess extremely powerful innate secret techniques!
Aside from those special life forms, in the original work, only Luo Feng, who was able to create the ultimate secret technique of the universe master at the immortal stage, dared to say that he could kill a true universe venerable or even a universe overlord at the immortal realm.

Of course, Luo Feng's life gene level had also been raised to an extremely astonishing level at that time, otherwise he would not have been able to kill the universe overlord.

And what about Lu Qingshan?
Along the way, he may have had some special qualities, such as a strong will, and the ability to elevate both his physical and spiritual amplification to extremely high levels with the help of the enlightenment enhancement function within the chat group, etc.

However, while these advantages give him a certain edge at the Immortal God stage, they are not enough for him to defeat a Universe Venerable who is beyond his level!

However, the overall strength of the Star Destroyer was weaker than that of a true Universe Venerable, which gave him the opportunity to kill someone of a higher level.

In fact, judging by their true strength, the Star Destroyer was completely equal to the Universe Venerable, and even slightly stronger in terms of divine body.

However, his biggest weakness is that he doesn't have any powerful armor to protect him, and he can't increase his strength by burning divine power.

Lu Qingshan, on the other hand, could enhance himself by burning immortal divine power. Given this disparity, it was reasonable for him to be able to kill his opponent!

However, if the opponent were a true cosmic venerable from within the Swallowed Star World, even one who had just broken through from the peak of the King-Sealing Realm and had no powerful treasures to protect him, Lu Qingshan would have no choice but to turn tail and run!
After all, once he amplifies his strength by burning immortal divine power, his opponent will also burn divine power!
After seeing Lu Qingshan quickly kill the Star Destroyer, the people in the chat group started discussing it.

[Xiao Yan: The group owner's strength is truly formidable! Even the terrifying Star Destroyer Grand Venerable was swiftly annihilated by the group owner!]

[Pang Bo: Yeah! I wonder when I'll reach the level of the group leader!]

[Han Li: I told you long ago, the group leader planned his move carefully before acting. Didn't he successfully kill that Star Destroyer Grand Venerable as soon as he made his move?]

While everyone was exchanging ideas in the chat group, the Heavenly Dao of the Flying Sword Asks the Way world quickly bestowed the merit of eliminating the demon.

Wow!

The entire Great Chang World was bathed in golden light, and even the vast starry sky outside was tinged with it.

The Buddhist Arhats and celestial deities in the outer starry sky were all shocked upon witnessing such a massive act of merit.

"A blessing from heaven?"

"How much merit will be gained from such a grand commotion?"

"This Star Destroyer Demon Lord relies on his powerful strength to devour small worlds. In terms of the depth of his sins, he could probably rank among the top five in the Three Realms."

"That's right! Killing this Star Destroyer Demon will naturally bring immeasurable merit!"

Hua Hua Hua...

Merit is like rain, like the sea, endless and boundless.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan, who had killed the Star Destroyer, was standing in front of everyone, but the endless merit seemed to have no target and remained in the sky above the Great Chang World.

After a while...

This massive amount of merit was divided into two parts. A small portion rushed directly outside the Great Chang World, enveloping a group of Buddhist Arhats, celestial generals, and others; while the other large portion rushed to Zhang Zushi and Qin Yun, enveloping them.

The merit of killing the Star Destroyer Venerable is immense. Even a small portion of it was distributed among many Arhats and Divine Generals, which was enough to benefit them greatly.

As for Master Zhang and Qin Yun, who were enveloped by most of the merit, they were now protected by golden light of merit, and even the excess merit was injected into their natal flying swords and other special treasures.

In the original story, Qin Yun transformed his natal flying sword into a merit treasure by relying on the merit of killing the Star Destroyer on his own.
However, now that the massive amount of merit has been divided into multiple parts, the merit he has obtained is roughly equivalent to that of Master Zhang, so naturally he cannot refine merit-based spiritual treasures as in the original story.

However, since Qin Yun is not currently threatened by the tribulation of becoming a Loose Immortal, it doesn't matter that he can't refine the merit treasure for the time being.

Anyway, given Qin Yun's nature of hating evil as if it were his enemy, once his strength greatly improves, he will definitely take action against the demonic path, and at that time he will naturally be able to refine merit-based spiritual treasures!

A moment later, the golden light dissipated from the sky and earth.

And at this time...

"Ok?"

The Buddhist Arhats and celestial generals above were all greatly surprised when they saw this scene of merit descending.

"How could this be?"

"How could someone who personally killed the Star Destroyer Grand Venerable not gain any merit?"

"I see neither merit nor sin in him; it's really strange!"

While these Buddhist Arhats and celestial generals were puzzled, the most powerful beings in the Three Realms communicated through divine thought.

"This is……"

In Nuwa's Palace, Nuwa stood gazing at Lu Qingshan in the Great Chang World, then transmitted her voice, "Laojun, Yuanshi, Lingbao, Tathagata, what do you think this person's true identity is?"

"They must be an alien race from beyond the boundary!"

In the Eight Views Palace, the white-bearded and white-haired Supreme Lord Laozi also looked at Lu Qingshan from afar, and then said, "However, judging from what he said before, he should have been hiding in the Great Chang World for a long time. This time, he should have encountered that Star Destroyer Venerable who wanted to destroy the Great Chang World, so he took action!"

"Humph!"

Yuanshi Tianzun snorted coldly, then said, "The alien races from beyond the realms are lurking in our Three Realms, surely they have some schemes. We should find a way to eliminate them!"

"Yuanshi, don't think of everything as so sinister!"

Lingbao Tianzun immediately transmitted his voice, saying, "This person is extremely powerful, and has no rivals in the small world! Yet he has been hiding in the Great Chang World for many years without ever doing anything evil, so he is probably not an evil person!"

"Moreover, given this person's strength, if he stays in the small world, we simply won't be able to deal with him!"

"Actually, what I'm worried about is Black Lotus!"

On the Western Paradise, Buddha Tathagata sat high on a lotus, then smiled slightly: "Although that Star Destroyer has been killed, if this person is recruited by the Black Lotus, the future danger he will face will likely be even greater than that of the Star Destroyer!"

"That's right!"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable transmitted his voice again, saying, "The Black Lotus is the Demon Ancestor, the source of the demonic path. If we try to recruit him, he might just side with us!"

While Yuanshi Tianzun and others were exchanging telepathic messages...

Inside the Dark Abyss, after witnessing the death of the Star Destroyer, the Demon Ancestor Black Lotus quickly had many thoughts flash through his mind.

"I initially thought he was a member of the Taoist lineage, but now it seems that even the Heavenly Dao and its merits do not recognize him. He must be someone from outside the realm!"

"However, this is actually a good thing for my demonic path!"

"With this person's strength, if we could recruit him to our demonic path, he would be far more useful than the Star Destroyer. I might even be able to obtain his cultivation method!"

"Let's go and see him!"

After this thought flashed through her mind, Demon Ancestor Black Lotus quickly took action.

……

Within the Great Chang World.

call!
With a wave of his hand, Lu Qingshan instantly summoned the many treasures left behind by the Great Venerable of Extinction Star to his side.

These include a pair of red rock arms, the innate spiritual treasure 'Taiyin Plate', the innate spiritual treasure 'Moyun Locking Heaven Chain', and many other treasures.

These treasures were so precious that they even aroused the envy of many Buddhist Arhats and celestial generals above, since most of them did not even possess a single innate spiritual treasure.

However, even if they were somewhat greedy, they dared not make a move to seize the treasure.

After all, Lu Qingshan had just killed even the Star Destroyer Venerable, let alone them!
But at this moment...

"Ok?"

Lu Qingshan suddenly sensed something and looked directly into the starry sky. There, he saw an incomparably majestic female figure, so large that even the surrounding star world was no bigger than one of her feet.

At this moment, she was dressed in white, with long purple hair, and was smiling as she looked down at Lu Qingshan in the small world.

Behind the woman in white, an endless and vast dark phantom appeared, filled with great terror, darkness, and ferocity.

Even though the Buddhist Arhats and celestial generals around them knew that the woman in white could not make a move in the Great World, they still showed signs of panic upon seeing her.

"The Demon Ancestor?"

After seeing the expressions of the Arhats and Divine Generals around him, Lu Qingshan quickly guessed the other party's identity.

The Demon Ancestor of the Dark Abyss, the Flying Sword Asks the Way: The Source of Demonic Path in the World!
The Demon Ancestor Black Lotus has three incarnations: a female incarnation, a male incarnation, and a destructive incarnation.

The one appearing here now is naturally the other party's female form, possessing endless allure and capable of bewitching the Dao hearts of countless powerful individuals.

According to Lu Qingshan's speculation, the Heavenly Dao Realm experts in this world should be comparable to the Universe Lords of the Swallowed Star World. Naturally, he is far from being a match for this Demon Ancestor.

However, he is currently within the small world, and according to the rules of the Flying Sword Asks the Way world, no matter how powerful the Demon Ancestor is, he cannot cause any harm to him within the small world.

"Little friend!"

A majestic woman in white sat atop a giant rock, her flowing white robes exuding an alluring charm.

She smiled at Lu Qingshan, and that smile alone was enough to make Lu Qingshan feel a great deal of goodwill towards her.

"Young friend, you must be from beyond this realm!"

The Demon Ancestor's female form smiled and said, "Although I don't know how you secretly appeared in this Great Chang World, you should know that these so-called righteous forces will definitely try to kill someone like you who is from outside the world, unless you stay in the small world and never come out!"

"But if you are willing to join my demonic path, I will protect you. Even Lingbao, Nuwa, and others will not be able to harm you!"

"Moreover, our demonic path possesses numerous precious treasures and a vast amount of inheritance. As long as you can make sufficient contributions to our demonic path, you can freely obtain any treasure and inheritance, which will undoubtedly greatly enhance your strength!"

"Make your choice: join my demonic path and roam freely across the three realms, or choose to hide in this small world and eke out a living!"

On the other side, after hearing what the Demon Ancestor Black Lotus said, the expressions of many Buddhist Arhats and Heavenly Generals in the starry sky all changed.

In particular, Master Zhang, Qin Yun, and others within the Great Chang World became extremely vigilant.

If Lu Qingshan were to actually side with the demonic path, the harm he would cause would far exceed that of the previous Star Destroyer Venerable.

Given the terrifying power the opponent had previously displayed, they could probably break through the defensive array of the Great Chang World with a single casual strike, and then completely annihilate all living beings within the Great Chang World.

Thinking of this, Qin Yun couldn't help but secretly transmit his voice to his adopted son, Meng Huan, saying, "Huan'er, this one..."

"Don't worry, father!"

Meng Huan quickly replied telepathically, "This senior will definitely not agree to the Demon Ancestor's conditions!"

Hearing Meng Huan's reply, Qin Yun felt much more at ease, but he did not completely let his guard down.

And on the other side...

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing the words of the Demon Ancestor Black Lotus, Lu Qingshan immediately laughed loudly: "A mere Initial Realm cultivator dares to try and recruit me?"

"What, you think I'd be afraid of someone as insignificant as you, a mere beginner?"

For Lu Qingshan, although he is far from being a match for the Demon Ancestor Black Lotus, when he is out in the world, his identity is something he has given himself!

As long as he doesn't leave the small world, the Demon Ancestor Black Lotus can't do anything to him.

Moreover, apart from Meng Huan, no one knows his background, so why not make him even more mysterious?

With the help of the Enlightenment Enhancement function, his strength can continue to improve, and he will eventually surpass the Demon Ancestor Black Lotus!
"A mere initial realm?"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Demon Ancestor Black Lotus also felt somewhat surprised and uncertain.

Over the long years, some people from the demonic path have naturally ventured into the spacetime tides. From the words of the powerful beings in those spacetime tides, they learned that the Initial Realm is equivalent to the Heavenly Dao Realm within the Three Realms.

"Is this person just putting on an act, or is he truly fearless?" the Demon Ancestor couldn't help but wonder to himself.

After a series of thoughts flashed through his mind, the Demon Ancestor Black Lotus spoke again: "Young friend, I am not here to recruit you, but to work with you to accomplish great things!"

"As long as you can join my demonic path, we can be completely equals!"

For Demon Ancestor Black Lotus, what he wants to do most right now is to find out Lu Qingshan's background!
As for the so-called equal footing, that depends on how powerful Lu Qingshan's background is!
If Lu Qingshan has a powerful background, it's acceptable for him to be temporarily overshadowed by the other party.

But if Lu Qingshan is just putting on a show, he will naturally make the other party pay the price!

Upon hearing the Demon Ancestor's words, Lu Qingshan also spoke up in the chat group.

[Lu Qingshan: @Meng Huan, I've already killed the Star Destroyer Grand Venerable. You should be able to handle the rest yourselves, right?]

[Meng Huan: Thank you so much, group leader! I will always remember your kindness!]

[Lu Qingshan: Alright, I should be going now! As for the treasures on the Star Destroyer Grand Venerable, you can keep them!]

When using the interdimensional teleportation channel, it is not possible to directly bring otherworldly treasures back to the original world.

Just as Lu Qingshan was having this thought, he received a notification from the chat group that he would need to spend at least hundreds of thousands of points to bring the Taiyin Disc, the Moyun Locking Chain, and other treasures to the Swallowed Star World!

Even if Lu Qingshan didn't have that many points right now, he wouldn't waste them like that!
Although the Taiyin Plate and other treasures sound powerful, in Lu Qingshan's eyes they were just treasures at the level of minor treasures!

Once Lu Qingshan's strength improves, obtaining it in the original world will be very simple, so there's no need to waste a lot of points.

Moreover, it's still a question whether these treasures will even be usable properly once they're brought back to the Swallowed Star world!

After explaining these matters, Lu Qingshan quickly looked again at the figure of the Demon Ancestor Black Lotus in the starry sky outside.

"All right!"

Lu Qingshan casually said, "I can see right through your thoughts, so don't waste your time!"

"Now that you've discovered this place, I should leave. If you want to recruit me, wait until you find me!"

After saying this, Lu Qingshan activated the interdimensional teleportation channel again, and then disappeared instantly.

"This……"

Seeing Lu Qingshan's figure vanish without a trace before his eyes, Demon Ancestor Black Lotus was instantly stunned: "How is this possible?"

In an instant, the Black Lotus Demon Ancestor's divine sense swept across every inch of space within the Great Chang World.

No matter how hard he searched, he still couldn't find any trace of Lu Qingshan.

Not only the Demon Ancestor Black Lotus, but also the consciousnesses of Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, Taishang Laojun, Nuwa Niangniang, and others all descended upon the Great Chang World from afar.

Although they did not personally descend to stop the Demon Ancestor's Black Lotus, they were still paying attention to the Great Chang World.

For them, no matter what choice Lu Qingshan makes, they will find a way to deal with it.

But now, Lu Qingshan's figure has completely disappeared from the spot, without even a trace of cause and effect, as if he had never appeared at all.

It should be noted that, as beings at the Heavenly Dao Realm, they have never encountered anything incomprehensible to them within the Three Realms.

But now that such a bizarre thing is happening right before their eyes, it naturally makes each of them feel extremely frightened!

Meanwhile, in the chat group, everyone was still watching Meng Huan's live stream.

[Pang Bo: The group owner is really too cunning; he even left that Demon Ancestor Black Lotus with a psychological scar before leaving!]

[Xiao Yan: Yes! I'm afraid even if that Demon Ancestor Black Lotus racked his brains, he would never have guessed that the group leader was actually from another world!]

[Han Li: Of course they wouldn't have guessed! At most, they could only think of things beyond the Three Realms, how could they possibly know the group leader's identity?]

……

　Writing storylines from other worlds is too difficult, far less so than Devouring Familiarity. I also have to do research, so this should be the only update for today...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)