Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 235 Current Status Within the Banquet Group
After leaving Lei Huanwang's residence, Lu Qingshan quickly began preparations for the banquet.

After all, this banquet is different from the past. This time, he has successfully entered the realm of the Universe Venerable. Among the many guests, there will definitely be many Universe Venerables, and these are the people he needs to personally invite.

And just like that, six months later, the banquet was about to begin.

It has to be said that organizing a banquet is a very troublesome matter. He put a lot of thought into organizing this banquet, and even purchased a lot of rare delicacies from all over the human territory and even from other races within the Hong Alliance.

Especially since Lu Hongwen and Hoggs are relatively weak, it's quite troublesome for them to do certain things given their limited authority.

Fortunately, with the help of Streich, Lu Qingshan's situation became much easier.

During this time, Lu Qingshan also gave his discarded Purple Thunder Wing Sword to Straitch, who also used a longsword.

Although he valued Hoggs more among his many disciples, Hoggs' weapon was a battle axe, and he was only at the initial level of a marquis, so he was unable to unleash the full power of the treasure.

On the day of the banquet, Lu Qingshan, along with his wife, children, and disciples, waited at the entrance.

As for the staff inside the mansion, they were naturally drawn from the transportation department of the Virtual Universe Company, including many immortal military lords and even marquis immortals.

As time went by, guests invited by Lu Qingshan arrived one after another.

Among them were Krimo, Kalista, Malthus, and others whom Lu Qingshan had known since he was still a Realm Lord...

Among them were 'Purple Light' Ross and others who had participated in the same batch of genius battles as Lu Qingshan, and whom he later reconnected with after becoming an immortal...

Among them are the illusionist 'Nightmare' and Flash King of the Demon Clan, whom he met while adventuring on the battlefields beyond the realms...

There's King Tawen of the Golden Horn Clan, Qingcanghou and Black Peak King of the Transportation Department, Qingping King of the Intelligence Department, and many senior brothers and sisters under King Leihuan, etc...

There's Teacher Lei Huanwang, Teacher's friend Jing Leiwang, and so on...

For this banquet, Lu Qingshan invited almost every friend he could contact.

For Lu Qingshan, this banquet was both an opportunity for him to reunite with his less powerful friends and a farewell.

After all, he has now broken through to the realm of the Universe Venerable, and when he is with his former friends, he can clearly feel their restraint.

Of course, this phenomenon is extremely common in the universe.

Let alone close friends, even fellow disciples will become increasingly reserved with each other as the gap in strength widens, unless they spend a lot of time together.

After breaking through to become a Universe Venerable, Lu Qingshan will definitely have fewer and fewer opportunities to spend time with his weaker friends.

Now that such an opportunity was rare, Lu Qingshan naturally invited everyone he could think of.

Before long, three stunningly beautiful women from the Chimei clan, dressed in purple gauze robes, with long purple hair, purple eyes, and fluffy purple tails, flew over from a distance.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Lu Qingshan quickly led his entourage to greet him, and then warmly said, "Venerable Demon, welcome to my banquet!"

The Demon Venerable is the only Cosmic Venerable of the Demon Clan, and also one of the few illusionists in the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance. Among her soul servants is even an alien Cosmic Venerable who broke through after being enslaved by her, which is something that many Cosmic Venerables of the human race greatly envy.

"The Venerable One of All Realms!"

After sensing Lu Qingshan's enthusiasm, the Demon Venerable quickly said softly, "You have cultivated for thousands of epochs and yet you have broken through to the Universe Venerable realm. That is truly astonishing!"

"I was just lucky!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly to the Demon Venerable, then turned to look at another Demon Clan member who was only at the Military Lord level: "Nightmare, long time no see!"

Upon hearing this, the illusionist 'Nightmare' of the demon race quickly replied, "Lei... Venerable One of the Myriad Realms, I am truly honored to receive your invitation!"

This illusionist from the Demon Clan, who was at the level of an Immortal Army Lord, was none other than Nightmare, a member of the Xuan Kong Squad that Lu Qingshan joined when he first went to the outer battlefield after becoming an Immortal.

Of the original members of the Xuan Kong team, only Nightmare survived besides Lu Qingshan. As for Xuan Kong Hou, Tie Xue Hou, and the others, they had all perished at the hands of the Ci Ya Clan's 'Spirit Fox King'.

When Nightmare received Lu Qingshan's invitation email, she was completely stunned.

She had long suspected that Lu Qingshan's identity was rather special, but she never expected that 'Thunderstorm,' who had teamed up with her to venture into the outer battlefields, would become the renowned King of Myriad Realms and now even the Venerable of Myriad Realms.

It was for this reason that Nightmare, having confirmed the authenticity of the email, quickly informed her teacher, the peak-level Marquis of the Demon Clan, 'Marquis Tianxin'.

Marquis Tianxin then informed the leader of the Chimei Clan, Venerable Chimei, which allowed her to attend the banquet with Venerable Chimei. Even her teacher, Marquis Tianxin, was able to accompany Venerable Chimei to this banquet, which she would normally never be able to attend.

"Hahaha!"

The Demon Lord beside him quickly smiled gently and said, "Venerable One of the Myriad Realms, I never expected that my Demon Clan's descendant would have such a connection with you, so I came here with this little fellow this time!"

Lu Qingshan then chatted with the Demon Venerable for a couple more minutes before having Lu Wenxuan, the seventh woman, personally lead the Demon Venerable and the others to the banquet hall.

……

And so, one guest after another arrived, and Lu Qingshan, along with his three sons Lu Hongwen and others, continuously greeted each guest.

It must be said that Lu Qingshan's banquet this time was even larger in scale than the banquet of Venerable Beihai a thousand years ago, and there were also more Universe Venerables present.

In fact, once Venerable Beihai broke through, he reached the strength of a mid-level Venerable. Moreover, he was a personal disciple of the Lord of the Universe. Logically speaking, his strength and status should be comparable to Lu Qingshan's.

However, Lu Qingshan's ability to create clones is enough to make him receive more attention from many cosmic venerables.

A moment later, a streak of light flew in from afar; it was none other than the Yanfeng Kingdom's ruler.

To be honest, although Lu Qingshan also came from Yanfeng Universe Kingdom, this was the first time he had seen the ruler of Yanfeng Kingdom in reality.

The ruler of Yanfeng Kingdom is also a powerful figure from the Virtual Universe Company lineage, possessing the strength of a high-level universe venerable. When Lu Qingshan previously established his invincible reputation as a king, the ruler of Yanfeng Kingdom also sent his subordinates to deliver a gift to him.

Later, Lu Qingshan had met the King of Yanfeng twice in the virtual universe, but this was the first time they had met in reality.

"Your Majesty, welcome to the banquet!" Lu Qingshan quickly and warmly welcomed him.

"Hahaha!"

The King of Yanfeng quickly smiled and said, "Myriad Realms, I didn't expect you to break through so quickly!"

"In this way, our Yanfeng Universe Kingdom will have three Universe Venerables, which is quite a lot among many Universe Kingdoms!"

Upon hearing what the King of Yanfeng said, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but smile.

Currently, there are only a little over three thousand Cosmic Sovereigns among the human race. When some of these Cosmic Sovereigns were born, the concept of a Cosmic Nation did not yet exist among the human race.

As for the cosmic venerables who appeared after the birth of the Cosmic Kingdom, there were only a little over two thousand of them.

Besides the Yanfeng Kingdom Lord, the Yanfeng Universe Kingdom once had a 'Nine Li Venerable'. Now, with Lu Qingshan added to the mix, it is considered quite good among the many universe kingdoms.

"My breakthrough was mainly due to good luck!"

Lu Qingshan quickly smiled and said, "Yanfeng, Jiuli has arrived. The three of us can have a good drink later!"

"That would be the best!"

The King of Yanfeng quickly nodded and said, "You go ahead with your work, I'll go in and chat with Jiuli for a while!"

"Hmm!" Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then instructed his third son, Lu Hongwen, to lead the King of Yanfeng toward the banquet hall.

And so, guests arrived in batches.

Once all the guests who were able to come had arrived, the banquet finally began.

After welcoming everyone, Lu Qingshan quickly instructed his men to serve various fine wines and delicacies.

However, for the guests, eating is just an excuse; chatting is the real purpose!

Especially those powerful individuals below the level of Cosmic Venerables, if it weren't for Lu Qingshan's invitation, they probably would never have been able to witness such a grand occasion where thousands of Cosmic Venerables gathered.

And so the banquet lasted for ten days.

During this time, Lu Qingshan spent most of his time chatting with the Cosmic Venerables who were attending the banquet, except for greeting his old friends one by one.

After the banquet, Lu Qingshan became quite familiar with the cosmic venerables of the human race.

Of course, at this banquet, many cosmic venerables also wanted to invite Lu Qingshan to adventure in the secret realm.

However, among these cosmic venerables, there are no longer any novice cosmic venerables like Venerable Mengyue; most are mid-level cosmic venerables, and there are also some high-level cosmic venerables.

As for beings at the level of cosmic overlords, Lu Qingshan has not been invited yet.

After all, the difference between his current strength and that of the universe's overlord is too great. Even with the ability to create clones, he has no advantage whatsoever.

After all, some dangers that could bring him down might be easily resisted by a cosmic overlord.

Of course, he had just broken through to the next level and hadn't even created sword techniques, movement techniques, or soul attack methods based on the complete laws of time. Naturally, he couldn't accept any invitation from a cosmic venerable. In any case, he still had plenty of resources at hand, and the most important thing was to improve his strength as much as possible.

After the banquet concluded smoothly, many guests departed, leaving only Venerable Radiant Light behind.

……

In a quiet room inside the mansion, Lu Qingshan and Venerable Yaoguang sat together.

"Qingshan!"

At this moment, Venerable Yaoguang looked at Lu Qingshan with a smile on his face: "You gave that Thunder Dragon Sky-Shaking Armor to Lei Huan?"

It should be noted that the Thunder Dragon Sky-Shaking Armor is worth over ten treasure points, which is quite precious even for a Universe Venerable.

Lu Qingshan has only recently broken through to the next level, yet he is willing to give such a precious treasure to Lei Huanwang. Isn't this a sign of respecting one's teacher?
Although Venerable Yaoguang was not Lu Qingshan's teacher, he had helped Lu Qingshan a lot in the past.

Therefore, the more Lu Qingshan respected his teacher and was grateful for his kindness, the happier he was.

"Brother, this..."

At this moment, Lu Qingshan did not guess what Venerable Yaoguang was thinking, so he was a little embarrassed, after all, the Thunder Dragon Heaven-Shaking Armor was given to him by Venerable Yaoguang for protection.

Seeing Lu Qingshan's expression, Venerable Yaoguang quickly said, "Qingshan, don't overthink it. Actually, this is a good thing!"

"Lei Huan's strength is already quite good. I had thought about bestowing another great treasure upon him before, but I hadn't found the right opportunity yet!"

"If you give him the Thunder Dragon Sky-Shaking Armor now, he will have a stronger ability to protect himself when he travels through the universe. Maybe if he trains for a while longer, he can break through to the Universe Venerable Realm!"

"Definitely!"

Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said, "Teacher's accumulation is already deep enough. In the future, there is definitely a chance to break through to the realm of the Universe Venerable!"

"correct!"

Venerable Yaoguang looked at Lu Qingshan and then asked, "So many people approached you before, quite a few must have invited you to adventure in some secret realms of the universe, right?"

"Yes!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then continued, "However, I have just broken through, so I want to cultivate in seclusion for a while before continuing!"

"It's right to spend some time in seclusion!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's answer, Venerable Yaoguang nodded slightly: "Although your strength is not weak after this breakthrough, it would be better if you could at least create a new combat technique with the complete laws of time before venturing out!"

"You were already able to create peak-level combat techniques during the Immortal stage, so it shouldn't be long before you break through to the Venerable realm!"

"However, when you venture into the secret realms of the universe in the future, Qingshan, you must be extra careful and never take too many risks just because of your ability to create clones!"

“I understand!” Lu Qingshan nodded quickly.

……

After seeing Venerable Yaoguang off, Lu Qingshan dealt with some trivial matters and then prepared to begin his secluded cultivation to study the fourth form of the sword technique.

But at this moment...

In the chat group.

[System notification: Han Li has uploaded the designated red envelope, containing fifty drops of the Dew of Creation.]

[Han Li: @Lu Qingshan, group owner, I've collected another fifty drops of the Heavenly Creation Dew. I hope it can be of some help to you!]

Since learning that there is a limit to the monthly free red envelope amount, Han Li has been accumulating fifty drops of the Heavenly Creation Dew before sending it to Lu Qingshan.

This way, you can naturally save some of the red envelope amount.

Meanwhile, in the quiet room of the mansion, Lu Qingshan quickly noticed Han Li's message to him.

"The Dew of Creation that Reaches the Heavens?"

Lu Qingshan was slightly taken aback when he saw the red envelope Han Li sent.

It should be noted that his ability to comprehend the complete laws of time over thousands of epochs was not only due to the help of the Enlightenment Enhancement function, but also greatly aided by the Heavenly Creation Dew.

If it weren't for the help of this Heavenly Creation Dew, even if he were to break through to the Universe Venerable Realm, it would probably take him ten or a hundred times longer than it does now.

However, now that he has broken through to the realm of the Universe Venerable, this Heavenly Creation Dew has no effect on him anymore.

Of course, although the Dew of Creation was no longer useful to Lu Qingshan, he had no intention of stopping the exchange.

Firstly, the cultivation resources that Han Li needed were not even a drop in the ocean for Lu Qingshan.
Secondly, although the Dew of Creation was useless to him, it could be used to cultivate future geniuses of the human race.

[System notification: Lu Qingshan has received Han Li's red envelope.]

[Lu Qingshan: Hahaha, thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Han! What resources do you want to exchange this time?]

[Han Li: Group owner, the Void Refinement potions you gave me last time were very effective. If possible, could you please send me some more?]

Yes!

Han Li has already reached the Void Refinement Realm, and he is still cultivating in the lower realm, not yet ascending to immortality.

As for the cultivation technique that Han Li is currently practicing, it was created directly by him through the enlightenment enhancement function in the chat group.

However, after entering the Void Refinement Realm, his cultivation became more difficult.

Fortunately, he could exchange the Dew of Creation from Lu Qingshan for many cultivation resources, so he was not greatly affected.

[Lu Qingshan: No problem!]

[System Notification: Lu Qingshan has uploaded a designated red envelope containing 1,000 doses of cultivation potions for the Void Refinement stage and a quantity of spiritual herbs!]

[Lu Qingshan: @Han Li, these potions should last you for a while!]

These cultivation potions were naturally made by the pharmacists under Lu Qingshan's orders.

Of course, as Han Li's cultivation level increased, the refining of these potions became increasingly complicated.

Fortunately, time flows extremely fast in the Swallowed Star World, giving Lu Qingshan's pharmacists enough time to experiment with various potions. Therefore, they were able to develop a potion suitable for Han Li's current stage of cultivation.

With the cultivation system of the Swallowed Star world, once an effective potion is developed, mass production becomes much simpler.

[Han Li: Thank you, group owner!]

[System notification: Han Li has received Lu Qingshan's designated red envelope!]

While Lu Qingshan and Han Li were exchanging resources, the people who were chatting in the group naturally remained silent.

After they finished their trade, the others quickly began trading as well.

[System notification: Cao Cao transferred 2000 points to Lu Qingshan.]

[Cao Cao: Group Leader, this time I'd like to exchange for some infrastructure products, such as railways, trains, cement, etc. If possible, it would be even better if I could also add some body-strengthening potions and some elixirs!]

[Lu Qingshan: Oh? Mengde, your basic education has been successful?]

[System Notification: Lu Qingshan has uploaded the designated red envelopes, including one infrastructure gift pack, one food gift pack, one thousand doses of body-tempering potions, and a number of spiritual herbs!]

[System notification: Cao Cao has received Lu Qingshan's designated red envelope!]

[Cao Cao: Yes, group leader! In the past year, Wenruo and others have popularized basic education throughout the entire Han Dynasty!]

[Cao Cao: Although many people within the Han territory are not very literate, they have a basic understanding of common sense!]

[Cao Cao: With this infrastructure-building gift package from you, group leader, I estimate that it will take one to two years to complete the infrastructure within the Han Dynasty's territory.]

[Cao Cao: By then, there will definitely be more literate people, and we can begin to expand outwards!]

[Lu Qingshan: It seems your progress is quite fast!]

[Cao Cao: It's alright! My main focus right now is on cultivation; Wenruo and Fengxiao are handling these matters! I estimate that if things continue like this, within ten years, the Han Dynasty's territory will span the entire world!]

　I rushed to finish a chapter.

　　Also, I've read most of the worlds everyone mentioned. I will write *Mang Huang Ji*, but not now. *Xue Ying* will be mentioned later, but I won't write about it, otherwise it would be a mix-up. As for *Panlong*, that's the main world I'll be writing about next. As for the other worlds mentioned that are only briefly mentioned, I haven't read many of them. Feel free to offer your opinions. I'll be joining the group tomorrow.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)