Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 254 The Tragedy of Special Life: Tens of Thousands of Years of Harvest
The Azure Phoenix Secret Realm has a maximum diameter of 37 light-years, which is considered small among the many cosmic secret realms in the vast universe.

After all, the cosmic wonders in the vast universe range in size from tens of thousands of light-years in diameter to millions of light-years in diameter, and some even have diameters of hundreds of millions of light-years.

Of course, apart from specially treated areas, it is very difficult for other areas within the secret realm to be accelerated to the speed of light and enter the dark universe.

Leaving aside those super cosmic secret realms with diameters of hundreds of millions of light-years, even those medium-sized secret realms with diameters of millions of years would take millions of years just to traverse them once at sub-light speed, let alone to completely explore the entire secret realm.

To fully explore such a cosmic secret, one would need to fly through billions of times.

Moreover, flying at sub-light speed makes it difficult to detect the special dangers of certain special places.

This is why even the four most powerful races rarely completely occupy a single cosmic secret realm.

The Azure Phoenix Secret Realm is not particularly dangerous; even immortal gods occasionally venture into it.

Apart from the ten most dangerous areas, the other areas of the Azure Phoenix Secret Realm are not very dangerous. Even ordinary King-level Immortals may be able to gain something from them.

Only the ten most dangerous areas are filled with extreme danger. If an immortal king were to force his way in, he would almost certainly perish. Even cosmic venerables are not absolutely safe.

Of course, the greater the danger, the greater the reward.

Ordinary areas that can be explored by those who have achieved the title of King and Immortal, even if they encounter great gains, may only be worth a few billion Chaos Units at most.

In the ten most dangerous areas, treasures of the highest level frequently appear, and even a supreme treasure has been found there.

Of course, that treasure appeared hundreds of billions of years ago, so it cannot be regarded as a normal occurrence.

Generally speaking, the treasures that appear in the ten most dangerous areas are only at the level of major treasures. Some of the most precious ones can even reach the level of top-tier major treasure weapons and top-tier major treasure armor, but these are extremely rare.

For this reason, the strongest beings venturing into the Azure Phoenix Secret Realm are only at the level of intermediate or advanced universe venerables. As for universe overlords, they generally do not appear here unless there are special circumstances.

In one of the dangerous areas of the Azure Phoenix Secret Realm, there is the 'Moonlight Galaxy'.

On one of the meteorite fragments, tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter, a middle-aged man with a pair of wings on his back, eyes as sharp as an eagle's, and a hooked nose is quietly waiting.

This person is none other than one of the seven strongest individuals of the Winged Human race, a mid-level universe Venerable, the Iron Eagle Venerable!
The Winged Race is a relatively large branch of the human race, with many powerful individuals among them, including seven Universe Venerables, one of whom is the Iron Eagle Venerable.

Just then, a hazy blue light suddenly appeared not far in front of the Iron Eagle Venerable, and then two figures walked out from the hazy blue light.

One of them was wearing cyan armor and carrying a dark cyan sword on his back; he looked quite heroic.

The other person was dressed in purple-gold armor, with a purple-gold longsword on his back, and a resolute face!
These two were naturally Lu Qingshan and Mad Blade Venerable who had arrived via teleportation from the Divine Kingdom.

As soon as Lu Qingshan appeared, he immediately began to observe the surrounding environment.

"Don't worry about the myriad realms!"

Seeing this, Mad Blade Venerable quickly smiled and said, "Iron Eagle and I have already thoroughly explored this place; there is no danger here!"

"It's not that I don't trust you, Mad Blade!"

Lu Qingshan quickly smiled and said, "It's just that after years of wandering in those extraterrestrial battlefields, it's become a habit!"

"The extraterrestrial battlefield is a dangerous place, as it is home to powerful individuals from billions of races across the universe!"

The Iron Eagle Venerable, standing to the side, also smiled and explained, "However, this cosmic secret realm is different from the extraterrestrial battlefield. Most of the dangers here come from dangerous places, and the chances of encountering powerful alien races are not high!"

"Furthermore, even if they encounter powerful alien beings from the opposing faction, they rarely engage in combat unless there is a significant conflict of interest!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan quickly nodded slightly and said, "I understand!"

On the battlefields beyond the borders, the powerful warriors of various races fight each other, partly to hone their skills and partly to accumulate wealth.
Even if the enemy doesn't carry many treasures, you can still earn military merits by defeating them!
Most of the powerful individuals who venture into this cosmic secret realm are searching for treasures, and they generally do not easily engage in combat when they encounter powerful individuals from opposing factions!
After exchanging pleasantries with Mad Saber Venerable and Iron Eagle Venerable, Lu Qingshan and the other Venerable Iron Eagle Venerable gave him some information about the situation within the Azure Roc Secret Realm, and then the three of them prepared to set off.

However, spaceships travel too fast and are too large, which can cause space oscillations.
As for direct teleportation, firstly, it would cause special spatial fluctuations, and secondly, it would be easy to miss some special places.

Therefore, after Lu Qingshan and his two companions set off, they relied on their own slow flight to minimize the impact on space and carefully observe the surrounding environment so as not to miss any treasures that might appear.

Of course, while flying, Lu Qingshan and his two companions also activated the miniature and large detectors they carried with them.

These detectors were originally designed to explore the secret realms of the universe, not to roam the battlefields beyond our domain.

Large detectors are mainly used for rapid travel in the secret realms of the universe. Powerful individuals can use large detectors to detect celestial bodies, meteorites, etc., in advance on their path. Regardless of whether they will encounter danger, they can avoid them in advance and choose to travel through the void, which is safer.

As for the miniature detector, it is used for careful exploration after entering certain dangerous places, and it also has the effect of concealing itself.

However, at the level of Cosmic Venerables, everyone uses similar detectors, all of which have the effect of concealing themselves. Therefore, it is difficult to detect the approach of enemies by relying solely on detectors. Only by relying on spatial fluctuations and divine power detection can the traces of enemies be accurately discovered.

Lu Qingshan and his two companions maintained a speed of about 100,000 kilometers per second, which is one-third the speed of light.

This way, we can maintain our speed while also using the detector to explore the surrounding environment, ensuring we don't miss any scenes of treasures being discovered.

The natural landscape within the Azure Phoenix Secret Realm is incredibly diverse, quite different from the fully developed Qianwu Secret Realm, Taichu Secret Realm, and Primordial Secret Realm that Lu Qingshan had visited before.

In the universe, most celestial bodies are spherical, such as stars, planets, satellites, and white dwarfs. However, in this Azure Unicorn Secret Realm, some special irregular celestial bodies appear from time to time.

Sometimes, a vast landmass, a huge lake floating in the void, or a massive, undulating mountain range will appear out of nowhere...

The lake contains various islands, and the mountains have waterfalls, which seem beautiful and magical, but in reality, there may be huge dangers.

Of course, most of the dangers involved were nothing to Lu Qingshan and his companions.

However, many of these places have already been explored, making it difficult to find any special treasures.

For example, a lake that Lu Qingshan and his group passed by originally contained dozens of special creatures called 'Tai Sui Chi Wen'.

Normally, these Tai Sui Chiwen never leave that lake, so even the people from the various clans who originally lived in the Qing Que Secret Realm did not discover these Tai Sui Chiwen.

However, the area where the Azure Phoenix Secret Realm was located later became the territory of the human race. When the strong members of the human race explored the Azure Phoenix Secret Realm, they quickly discovered the dozens of Tai Sui Chiwen hidden in the lake.

Among them, the strongest of the Tai Sui Chiwen have already entered the level of the Universe Venerable. However, the life gene level of the Tai Sui Chiwen is not very high, only three hundred times that of ordinary life in the universe.

The Tai Sui Chiwens at the level of Cosmic Venerables did not have a strong understanding of the laws, so they were quickly killed by the strong members of the human race. Even those Tai Sui Chiwens at the Immortal level and World Lord level were no exception.

This is the tragedy of being a special life form!
They cannot reproduce; they can only be born naturally from the universe. They are born special and possess extremely powerful strength as soon as they are conceived.

For ordinary life forms in the universe, even those with the twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts, it would be very difficult to defeat an immortal god at the World Lord stage.

But for these special life forms, such things are extremely common.

Some extraordinary life forms are even capable of defeating or even killing cosmic venerables at the immortal stage!
But it is precisely because they are born strong and special that they are coveted by countless ordinary people who are also strong.

These special life forms, whether their physical remains or their secret techniques, are all materials worthy of study.
Especially those special life forms that have not yet broken through to the level of immortal gods are excellent targets for possession!

In the early universe, before ordinary life forms had matured, these special life forms lived quite comfortably. However, after a large number of ordinary life forms matured, these special life forms became prey, and even the most powerful special life forms, the eight innate beast gods with the strength of universe masters, were no exception.

Of course, this is also because the bodies of the eight innate beast gods are too precious, so even the Ancestral God Sect cannot protect them.

As for other special life forms, they are naturally far inferior to the eight innate beast gods. Generally, having the background of a cosmic master is enough to protect themselves.

However, these Tai Sui Chiwen in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm had no background, so after being discovered by the human race's powerful members, they naturally all became spoils of war for the human race.

Among them, the Tai Sui Chiwen at the World Lord level fell into a deep sleep, left for future geniuses of the human race to possess. As for the Tai Sui Chiwen at the Immortal level and the Universe Venerable level, they were directly annihilated and became special materials.

After the Tai Sui Chiwen, which was hidden in the lake, was destroyed by the powerful human race, the lake naturally became extremely ordinary.

that's it……

Lu Qingshan, Mad Saber Venerable, and Iron Eagle Venerable traveled along the way, and one by one, the special locations in this Moonlight Star River region came into view.

Like the outermost 'galaxy'...

And they passed by a 'Sea of ​​Divine Corpses' filled with the floating corpses of powerful figures, etc...

However, the corpses of those powerful figures in this Sea of ​​Divine Corpses are of little value, so naturally no one would collect them.

Three years later, in front of a massive mountain range stretching for light-years within the Moonlight Galaxy region.

The three streaks of light suddenly stopped, and then three figures appeared: Lu Qingshan, Mad Saber Venerable, and Iron Eagle Venerable.

"Ahead lies the mountain range numbered 0745 within the Azure Phoenix Secret Realm!"

The Mad Blade Venerable looked at the massive mountain range ahead, then smiled and said, "According to the information I found in the virtual universe, the strong of our human race haven't explored this mountain range much yet. Perhaps we can gain something here!"

"I hope so!"

The Iron Eagle Venerable, who was standing to the side, quickly sighed, "When we explored that lake numbered 7643 before, didn't we also find nothing?"

After hearing what Mad Saber Venerable and Iron Eagle Venerable said, Lu Qingshan was deeply moved.

In fact, this is the unique and uncertain nature of exploring the mysteries of the universe.

In this unexplored, hidden realm of the universe, anything can happen.

Even in areas that have already been explored by powerful individuals, new treasures may still appear.

Therefore, Lu Qingshan and his two companions never used teleportation to travel, but instead flew directly and used probes to observe the situation along the way.

Of course, compared to areas that have been explored, the probability of finding treasures in these unexplored areas is much higher.

For this reason, when Lu Qingshan and his companions passed through areas that had already been explored, they generally moved quite quickly and did not explore them in great detail.
As for unexplored areas, the exploration process will be slower and more meticulous.

However, the claim that it has not been explored is only a suspicion.

After all, some powerful individuals, once they have explored a region, would naturally not leak the information if there were any special circumstances within that region, such as a treasure that has not yet been fully revealed.

Even among the strongest members of their own clan, this is no exception!

Therefore, Lu Qingshan and the other two could not be completely certain that the mountain range numbered 9745 had not been explored by the strong members of the human race.

Besides, powerful beings from other races in the universe may also have explored this mountain range.

In short, exploring the mysteries of the universe is somewhat like taking a chance.

If you're lucky, you might find something after only a few days of exploration;

If you're unlucky, you might explore for ten or even a hundred years and still not find anything.

Of course, the higher the level of danger, the higher the probability of finding something, since fewer people usually venture into areas with higher levels of danger.

Correspondingly, the higher the level of danger, the greater the probability of encountering danger or even perishing as a result.

And so, Lu Qingshan, along with Mad Saber Venerable and Iron Eagle Venerable, ventured together into the Azure Roc Secret Realm.

Time keeps flowing by, and in the blink of an eye, more than 100,000 years have passed.

During this period, Lu Qingshan also presided over more than ten sessions of the Virtual Universe Company's Ultimate Genius Battle for Humanity.

However, in the subsequent ten or so Genius Battles, there were no outstanding geniuses. The best performers were comparable to those in the original work, such as Uka, Jiang Mo, and Qian Shui. Naturally, Lu Qingshan had no intention of taking on any disciples.

Of course, even if he doesn't take on disciples, these people will still serve under him after they break through to become immortals, even if they become disciples of a king-level immortal.

However, only 100,000 years have passed since Lu Qingshan presided over the first Genius Battle. Even if those geniuses cultivate very quickly, it will be difficult for them to break through to the Immortal God realm.

It's worth mentioning that Clement, who became a disciple of Venerable Tianfeng, cultivated quite quickly.

Not long after the Virtual Universe Company's core layer world lord level qualification battle was held, Clement broke through to the world lord level.

Later, after cultivating at the Realm Lord level for only a little over ten thousand years, he passed the fifteenth level of the Universe Bridge to Heaven. It seems that he has a great chance of passing the sixteenth level of the Universe Bridge to Heaven before the next Realm Lord qualification battle begins.

There shouldn't be any problem staying in the Primal Secret Realm, and we might even get a good ranking.

However, Lu Qingshan didn't care about these things and continued to explore the Azure Phoenix Secret Realm with Mad Saber Venerable and Iron Eagle Venerable.

……

Within the 'Moonlight Galaxy,' one of the ten most dangerous areas in the Azure Phoenix Secret Realm, in the mountain range numbered 0745!

"Hahaha!"

Mad Blade Venerable exuded divine power and collected a newly matured flower and grass that glowed with purple light in front of him. He then carefully placed it into an exquisite box made of G-grade metal: "We have waited here for more than 10,000 years. Now this Purple Cloud Heart Grass has finally matured!"

"Waiting for over ten thousand years for this Purple Cloud Heart Grass is worth it!"

The Iron Eagle Venerable quickly said, "I remember that the Purple Cloud Heart Grass is worth fifty treasure points in the clan's treasury. Even if we contribute it directly to the clan's treasury, we can still get 45 treasure points. The three of us can each get fifteen treasure points!"

"Don't rush to contribute it to the tribe!"

The Mad Blade Venerable quickly said, "Anyway, we'll be adventuring in this Azure Phoenix Secret Realm for a long time. During this time, I'll contact other Universe Venerables to see if anyone needs this Purple Ling Cloud Heart Grass. Maybe we can get more Treasure Points that way. It would be good if everyone could get an extra Treasure Point!"

After saying this, Mad Blade Venerable seemed worried that Lu Qingshan wouldn't understand the reason, so he quickly said to Lu Qingshan, "Myriad Realms, don't be fooled by the fact that when we first broke through to the Universe Venerable level, our race would bestow upon each of us a hundred treasure points of resources!"

"But besides these 100 treasure points, it will be much more difficult for us to obtain another 100 treasure points!"

(End of this chapter)