Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 248 The Difficulty of Cultivation and the News of the Genius Battle
"Hahaha!"

Seeing that the Triangular Poisonous Scale Beast in front of him had completely lost its life force, Lu Qingshan quickly smiled and said, "After more than ten million years of hard work, I have finally created this peak level fourth form of sword technique!"

"This fourth sword technique is created based on the complete fundamental laws of time, and its power is simply too great!"

Feeling the power of this self-created sword technique, Lu Qingshan thought to himself, "Although my basic strength hasn't increased, this sword technique alone should be enough to increase my strength more than tenfold!"

And just then...

hum!
As the surrounding space rippled slightly, a figure radiating a powerful aura instantly appeared before Lu Qingshan. It was none other than the Ice Peak Lord, a super strong figure from the Virtual Universe Company lineage.

Upon seeing the Lord of Ice Peak appear, Lu Qingshan immediately greeted him respectfully, "Teacher!"

"Qingshan, I never expected that you would be able to elevate this sword technique to its peak level within a thousand epochs!"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan kill the Triangular Poisonous Scale Beast, the Lord of Ice Peak sighed with admiration, "It seems you have a certain talent for creating your own secret techniques!"

"If I continue to cultivate diligently, I might be able to create an ultimate level combat technique in the future!"

Hearing the words of the Lord of Ice Peak, Lu Qingshan felt somewhat embarrassed.

In fact, the speed of his self-created combat techniques can only be described as relatively ordinary, even slightly slower than that of ordinary cosmic venerables.

The reason he was able to create the fourth peak level sword technique so quickly was entirely because he had previously spent a lot of points to activate the enlightenment enhancement function in the chat group.

Otherwise, it would probably take him more than ten times longer to create this fourth peak-level sword technique.

As various thoughts flashed through his mind, Lu Qingshan quickly spoke up, "The main reason I have made such progress is because of your guidance, Master!"

Lu Qingshan was speaking from the heart.

In fact, although he had broken through to the realm of the Universe Venerable, when he first started creating secret techniques, he went to the residence of his senior brother, Venerable Yaoguang.

It was only after being reminded by Venerable Yaoguang that he came here to seek guidance from the Lord of Ice Peak.

Although Venerable Radiant Light is a cosmic overlord, he has not yet been able to create the ultimate secret technique;
However, the Lord of Ice Peak is the Lord of the Universe. While creating ultimate secret techniques cannot be said to be effortless, it is quite simple for him. Moreover, the Lord of Ice Peak's realm is much higher than that of Venerable Radiant Light, so he is naturally more at ease when instructing Lu Qingshan.

Under the guidance of the Ice Peak Lord, Lu Qingshan's research into self-created secret techniques was much faster than before. Otherwise, even with the help of the enlightenment enhancement function in the chat group, it would have been difficult for him to create this fourth peak-level sword technique in such a short time.

"Actually, it mainly depends on your own hard work!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks smiled and said, "Over the countless years, I have seen many powerful individuals! Whether they are exceptionally talented or late bloomers, there are many! But many of them become lax in their cultivation once they reach the realm of the Universe Venerable and possess great strength!"

"After all, for a Cosmic Venerable, it is already extremely difficult to improve their strength! Once they see no hope of progress, they will become complacent and content with the status quo!"

"Some strong individuals wanted to take risks, and even perished multiple times as a result, owing the clan a large amount of resources!"

"But you, Qingshan, are different!"

The Lord of Ice Peak looked at Lu Qingshan with admiration: "For the past ten million years, you have never slacked off in your cultivation here with me!"

"I believe that as long as you continue to cultivate diligently, your future achievements will definitely not be limited to this!"

"Teacher, you flatter me!"

Lu Qingshan quickly and modestly replied, "This disciple merely did what he was supposed to do!"

In fact, he could completely understand what the Lord of Ice Peak was saying. After all, many powerful individuals, once they hit a bottleneck, simply couldn't see a way forward.

But he's different!

With the help of the All-Heavens Chat Group and the ability to use the Enlightenment Enhancement function, if he were to slack off in his cultivation, he would not be worthy of walking the path of the strong!

"Alright, don't use such polite words in front of your teacher!"

The Lord of Ice Peak quickly waved his hand and said, "Green Mountain, does your secret technique have a name?"

"name?"

Lu Qingshan was slightly taken aback, then quickly said, "This secret technique of mine already has a name, but the entire ultimate skill does not yet have a name!"

"What's your name?" the Lord of Ice Peaks asked curiously.

“This sword technique is what I call ‘The Slash of Time’!” Lu Qingshan quickly replied.

"not bad!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks chuckled and said, "You should think of a name for your ultimate technique! After all, you've already reached the level of a Universe Venerable. It wouldn't be appropriate if you didn't even have a single ultimate technique!"

"Although you have only created the fourth sword technique, you have some advantages in the level of life genes and in the amplitude secret technique. This set of secret techniques will surely become famous among billions of races in the universe along with you, so it naturally needs to be named!"

“Name…” Lu Qingshan quickly began to think.

His cultivation will definitely continue step by step, and in the future, this unique skill will naturally continue to create a fifth, and even a sixth or seventh secret technique. It really should be given a good name.

"What should we call him?"

In an instant, various names flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind.

Since his arrival in this world, he has been diligently cultivating himself.

Before achieving immortality, the goal was to break through to immortality and thus gain eternal life, so that when Luo Feng rose to power, the goal would be to curry favor with him.
After achieving immortality, he gained the incredible opportunity of accessing the All-Heavens Chat Group, so he naturally worked even harder to cultivate, all for the sake of becoming stronger and seeing the scenery at the end!

Seeing Lu Qingshan deep in thought, the Ice Peak Lord simply watched silently from the side.

A supreme martial arts technique is naturally a testament to the rise of a super strong person. Even if this strong person falls, his supreme martial arts technique will be passed down!

Therefore, every powerful person takes the naming of their unique skill very seriously, as it is also an affirmation of their long years of cultivation.

After a series of thoughts flashed through his mind, Lu Qingshan finally made a decision.

"Let's call it 'The Origin of All Realms'!"

The Origin of Myriad Realms signifies that this secret technique is the starting point of his cultivation path as the 'Venerable One of Myriad Realms,' and also serves as a reminder that his future lies in the Origin Continent, or even the Endless Chaotic Origin Space!

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly said, "Teacher, the entire set of unique skills that I created is called 'The Origin of Myriad Realms'!"

"The Origin of All Realms?"

The Lord of Ice Peak nodded slightly, then continued, "I hope that you, Green Mountain, can make this 'Origin of Myriad Realms' shock, covet, and even terrify billions of races in the universe!"

"This disciple will certainly strive to do my best!" Lu Qingshan quickly replied respectfully.

"Ok!"

The Lord of Ice Peak nodded slightly, then continued, "With your current strength, Qingshan, you are already among the top in the mid-level universe!"

"Even among the many cosmic venerables of my human race, your strength is enough to rank you in the top thousand!"

"Furthermore, you possess the ability to create clones, so you must also shoulder some corresponding responsibilities and contribute your own strength to our human race!"

“Disciple understands!” Lu Qingshan quickly nodded in response.

He is now stronger than ordinary cosmic venerables in terms of life gene level and amplitude secret techniques.

However, he is still far behind high-level Venerables in terms of understanding of laws and combat techniques. Therefore, considering all aspects, he can only be considered a relatively strong mid-level Universe Venerable.

Of course, among the thousands of Universe Venerables in the human race today, there are less than a thousand people with the strength of a High Venerable, so Lu Qingshan's strength is already quite good.

In particular, he also possesses the ability to create clones, making his overall strength comparable to, or even surpassing, that of a high-level cosmic venerable.

"Of course, the Primal Star has only been closed for a short time now, and all the forces in the universe are still digesting the gains from its opening. Nothing major has happened yet!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks continued, "You can now continue your secluded cultivation, or you can go and explore some cosmic secret realms with the other Venerables!"

"While exploring the mysteries of the universe, I believe you will gain even more experience!"

"If the tribe assigns you an important task, someone will definitely inform you!"

"Disciple understands!"

Lu Qingshan nodded quickly, then continued, "However, this disciple still wants to continue exploring and see if I can create an ultimate secret technique. I hope that Master can continue to guide me!"

"Haha, since you have such ambition, your master will naturally continue to target the weaknesses of your unique skills and arrange opponents for you one after another!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks chuckled and said, "However, if you want to create the ultimate level of combat techniques, you must continue from the very first move!"

“Just like your Senior Brother Yaoguang, he has already raised the fourth form of the combat secret technique to the ultimate level and is researching the fifth form. However, his current realm is extremely high, and only when he creates the sixth ultimate form of the secret technique can he be considered to have truly achieved something!”

"Disciple understands!" Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said. Just like Luo Feng in the original work, after being unable to break through to immortality, he once upgraded all three secret techniques of his "Myriad Stars Preaching Diagram" to the ultimate level.

However, after breaking through to the Immortal Realm, he quickly adopted the Secret Pattern School and directly created a combat secret technique at the level of the Lord of the Universe.

Otherwise, Luo Feng's "Myriad Stars Preaching Diagram" would surely have created fourth and fifth forms of combat secret techniques, just like the "Seven Transformations of Divine Evolution"...

"Then I'll see just how far you can go in the future!"

After the Lord of Ice Peak finished speaking, he quickly disappeared.

……

After the Lord of Ice Peak left, Lu Qingshan's consciousness quickly returned to reality.

“Cultivation at the level of a Cosmic Venerable is simply too slow!”

Thinking about his progress in comprehending the fundamental laws of space, Lu Qingshan, whose consciousness had returned to reality, couldn't help but sigh. The smile on his face, which had been a result of creating the fourth peak secret technique, had disappeared.

He had already guessed that it would be difficult to comprehend the fundamental laws of space at the Venerable stage, but he did not expect it to be this difficult.

Now, nearly ten million years have passed, and his progress in understanding the fundamental laws of space is pitifully slow.

If we only consider the Tongtian Bridge realm, his current comprehension of the fundamental laws of space is only equivalent to the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge.

Of course, during this period of time, Lu Qingshan also obtained some treasures from other people in the chat group that could accelerate cultivation, but the effect was still not very good.

On the contrary, his understanding of other lower-level fundamental laws progressed much more rapidly.

Among the fundamental laws of light, lightning, and wind under the fundamental law of time, he had only fully comprehended the fundamental law of lightning. However, with the help of the divine power of light and wind, Lu Qingshan has now fully comprehended these two lower fundamental laws.

As for the five lower-level fundamental laws of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth under the fundamental law of space, he has already gained the recognition of the fundamental laws of earth, fire, and water with the help of the three attribute gods of earth, water, and fire. His progress on the fundamental laws of metal and wood is a little slower, but it is already equivalent to the enlightenment of the seventh level of the Bridge to Heaven!

Unfortunately, his comprehension of the fundamental laws of space was interfered with by the complete fundamental laws of time, which meant that even with the assistance of many treasures and the help of enlightenment enhancement, his progress was extremely slow.

"At this rate, I'm afraid it will take me an extremely long time to break through in my understanding of the laws!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself, "In this way, if I want to continue to improve my strength in a short period of time, I can either replace the top-tier treasure weapon I'm currently using with an ordinary treasure, or create an ultimate-level combat technique!"

"My strength is still relatively weak right now, and my treasures are easily stolen. I should focus on researching the ultimate secret techniques!"

"This period of time is perfect for me to continue exploring the secret realms of the universe, just like I did when I was in the Immortal stage, and accumulate more wealth!"

"In this way, once my strength has increased, I will have enough wealth to exchange for many precious treasures!"

Of course, it is foreseeable that this will be an extremely long process.

Just as Lu Qingshan was about to research which cosmic secret realms were suitable for him to explore...

"Myriad Realms!"

A figure dressed in a fiery red robe suddenly appeared outside Lu Qingshan's mansion in Chaos City.

"It is Venerable Guiyi!"

Upon sensing the presence of the newcomer, Lu Qingshan quickly got up and went out to greet them.

"Hahaha!"

As Lu Qingshan greeted Guiyi at the gate, he invited Guiyi Venerable into the mansion, saying with a smile, "Guiyi, it's been quite a while since you've been here! The last time we met was over a million years ago!"

It should be noted that Lu Qingshan's true form has been cultivating in seclusion within Chaos City, and Venerable Guiyi has also been following the Lord of Chaos City during this period, so he is naturally also within Chaos City.

Although Lu Qingshan's strength is now somewhat inferior to that of Venerable Guiyi, his ability to create clones is quite unique.

Besides, one of them is a disciple of the Lord of Chaos City, and the other is a disciple of the Lord of Ice Peak, so they are quite close.

So, over the course of nearly ten million years, Lu Qingshan and Venerable Guiyi were both in Chaos City, and naturally they met several times, eventually becoming familiar with each other.

"Isn't it because you were busy cultivating, myriad realms?"

As Venerable Guiyi followed Lu Qingshan into the mansion, he said with a smile, "Two hundred thousand years ago, Venerable Canglang of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance came to Chaos City to exchange for treasures. Originally, everyone wanted to invite you to a gathering, but you were cultivating at the time!"

"I just had some realization at the time, so I turned off the virtual network receiver!" Lu Qingshan quickly explained.

At that time, he was in the process of activating the Enlightenment Blessing function, so time was naturally very precious.

At the level of the Cosmic Venerable, a gathering can sometimes last for months or even years. Although Lu Qingshan has other avatars, he is unwilling to waste time like this while maintaining the Enlightenment Blessing function.

"I know you've just broken through to the Myriad Realms and are quite busy!"

Venerable Guiyi smiled and said, "So after everyone saw that you had turned off the virtual network, they didn't bother you anymore. Anyway, we have unlimited lifespans, so we can wait for the next opportunity!"

"That's true!"

Lu Qingshan and Venerable Guiyi had already arrived at the living room of the mansion. After the two were seated as host and guest, Lu Qingshan first waved for fine wine and delicacies to be served, and then raised his glass to invite them, saying, "By the way, Guiyi, what brings you here today?"

"I did come to see you, Wan Jie, this time because I have a small matter to discuss!"

Venerable Guiyi picked up his wine cup and drank it all in one gulp. Then he smiled and said, "Wanjie, you just broke through to the Venerable realm not long ago, and you don't have many capable people under your command, do you? I've come here to solve this problem for you!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred.

It should be noted that, as a newly ascended cosmic master, he indeed had few capable subordinates.

Under the command of other Venerable Ones, not to mention the powerful Marquis Immortals and King Immortals, there are also a large number of Immortal Army Lords;
In particular, each mansion's entrance is guarded by immortal deities.

Lu Qingshan only has a handful of people under his command, such as Hoggs and Aina. As for Streich, his strength is already quite good, and he has a lot of room for growth in the future. Lu Qingshan naturally cannot let him handle trivial matters.

Most of the guards at the entrance of Lu Qingshan's mansion are currently on loan from the transportation department of the Virtual Universe Company.

Although these guards would love to serve under him, he couldn't possibly borrow them from the transportation department every time he needed them!
Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly asked, "Is it a battle of geniuses or a battle of the strong?"

"It seems you already guessed it, Myriad Realms!"

Venerable Guiyi quickly smiled and said, "This time, we've arranged a battle of geniuses for you!"

"Actually, the main reason is that our human race has had too many breakthroughs to become Cosmic Venerables recently. First, there was Mengyue, then Tianshi, Jiufeng, Beihai, and now Wanjieni!"

"The emergence of five cosmic venerables in just tens of millions of years is unprecedented in the history of our human race!"

"Moreover, this time, the Heavenly Eclipse, the Monument, and the Myriad Realms are all on our Virtual Universe Company's side, and we all need to arrange available people under your command. In addition, other powerful figures from my Virtual Universe Company have also applied, so the arrangements are naturally a bit tight!"

"According to the rules of my Virtual Universe Company, a newly promoted Universe Venerable is usually assigned to preside over 10,000 Genius Battles or Strongest Battles within 100,000 epochs!"

"In this way, even if the mortality rate is higher when those little guys grow up, we can still ensure that these newly breakthrough Cosmic Venerables have people under their command!"

Upon hearing what Venerable Guiyi said, Lu Qingshan nodded in agreement.

The Virtual Universe Company's arrangement is definitely flawless. Even if the mortality rate of those geniuses is higher in the 10,000th Genius Battle or the Strongest Battle, there is still a chance to produce several King-level Immortals, thousands of Marquis-level Immortals, and tens of thousands of Immortal Military Lords.

Having such people serving under a cosmic sovereign is certainly a sign of having capable individuals.

“Recently, the battle of the strongest in my Virtual Universe Company has been presided over by Venerable Monument, who broke through before you! He doesn’t have any capable people under his command, so it’s naturally not appropriate for him to give the opportunity to you, Myriad Realms!”

Venerable Guiyi continued, "However, you mentioned this to me before, so I recently discussed it with Venerable Purple Fox, who had originally applied to host the Genius Battle. She is willing to give you her opportunity to host the next 3,000 Genius Battles!"

"Venerable Purple Fox?"

Upon hearing what Venerable Guiyi said, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred.

The Purple Fox Venerable is a high-level cosmic venerable of the Virtual Universe Company lineage, and also the strongest member of the fox-human clan, to which his teacher, Thunder Illusion King, belongs.

However, since Venerable Purple Fox did not become a disciple of any universe master, his status within the Virtual Universe Company was naturally somewhat lower.

Lu Qingshan had met the Purple Fox Venerable once before when he hosted the Venerable Banquet, but they hadn't had any contact since. He never expected that the other party would give him the opportunity to host the Genius Battle.

"Purple Fox isn't in Chaos City, so I came to let you know first!"

Venerable Guiyi continued, "If you, Wanjie, also agree, then let's go to Zihu's residence to finalize this matter!"

“No problem!” Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said.

Immediately, Lu Qingshan and Venerable Guiyi connected their consciousness to the virtual universe and headed to Venerable Zihu's residence.

(End of this chapter)