Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 439 Opportunities and Treasures

"Now I have created the strongest secret technique for the fusion of the universe's masters, and my strength has reached the fifth level!"

Sensing his own condition, Lu Qingshan thought to himself, "With my current strength, unless I encounter some particularly dangerous places among the three forbidden zones, or powerful figures like the First True Lord of the Divine Eye Clan or the Nine-Headed Demon Lord whose attack power has reached the ninth level, it will definitely be difficult for me to be killed in one blow!"

"Especially that time when I was besieged by the five Universe Lords of the Skeleton Clan, if I had already stepped into the fifth level, it wouldn't have been so easy for them to suppress me!"

"Therefore, when venturing into the cosmic sea in the future, we should prioritize survival and not be as impulsive as before!"

It should be noted that when Lu Qingshan first ventured into the three forbidden lands, he carried many treasures, including the God-Slaying Array Diagram, the total value of which was estimated to be over 40,000 treasure points.

It was only after his first fall that he realized that the cosmic sea was full of dangers, and that having more or more precious treasures did not necessarily make him safer.

Therefore, during his subsequent adventures in the three forbidden lands, he only carried the best of the pinnacle treasure weapons to ensure his combat strength, and top-tier domain-type treasures to ensure that he would not be at a disadvantage when competing with alien races for treasures due to his domain. As for other treasure armors, soul-type treasures, flight-aiding treasures, etc., they were all a level lower than before.

Because the treasures he carried were no longer as precious as before, he had fewer concerns when he ventured into the three forbidden lands.

That's why he fell three times in a short period of billions of epochs!

It should be noted that among the many universe lords of the human race, those without avatars are naturally very cautious when venturing into the cosmic sea, and some even dare not venture into it.
Even the universe lords who possess avatars, such as the Lord of Desolate Mirror and the Lord of Chaos City, rarely perish when venturing into the cosmic sea. They typically only perish once every few hundred billion epochs.

Of course, the fact that the Chaos City Lord and others rarely perished in the cosmic sea is also related to the fact that the treasures they carried were quite precious.

Lu Qingshan had indeed perished three times before, but if he had a top-tier palace-level treasure to protect him, he would have been able to avoid those three demises.

Even the Demon Heart Saint Lord, whose strength is extremely terrifying and who possesses two supreme treasures, one for offense and one for defense, cannot break through Lu Qingshan's hiding place inside a peak palace-type treasure. He can only try to suppress him using his own peak palace-type treasure.

Moreover, Lu Qingshan had indeed fallen three times before, but apart from the first accidental fall which resulted in heavy losses, the gains he made before the fall in the other two falls were greater than the losses he suffered afterward.

Therefore, even though he has already fallen three times, the resources he controls are far greater than when he had never fallen.

"My strength has greatly improved this time, and my wealth is also considerable. I am now qualified to exchange for a treasure of the peak soul level!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself, "Among the treasures of the soul, domain, and palace types, the soul type treasures are probably the least necessary for me right now!"

"Firstly, my will is quite strong. Although I have not yet reached the level of the strongest in the universe, I have almost reached the limit of the level of the Lord of the Universe. Even if I only have a high-level soul treasure to protect me, it is enough to withstand the soul attacks of most of the strongest in the universe."
Even if I encounter those strongest beings in the universe who are extremely skilled in soul attacks, I can still maintain my senses for a moment and self-destruct.

Secondly, although I have created a soul attack technique at the level of the strongest secret technique of the universe's ruler, the human race's treasury currently only possesses one peak-level soul-type treasure, and it excels only in soul defense, offering no support for attacks whatsoever. It's simply too useless for me!

"As for the top-tier domain-level treasures, they are of great help to me! Now that my strength has increased a lot, the opponents I will encounter in the cosmic sea in the future will definitely be fifth-tier! Those fifth-tier universe lords have cultivated for a long time and basically carry top-tier domain-level treasures. If I continue to use top-tier domain-level treasures, I will be at a disadvantage before the battle even begins!"

"Of course, what I need most is a supreme palace-type treasure!"

"A supreme palace-type treasure is definitely the most life-saving treasure below the supreme treasure! Even the first true lord of the Divine Eye Clan cannot break through its defenses when hiding inside a supreme palace-type treasure. At most, he can only suppress it or directly bombard it into some extremely dangerous areas of the three forbidden zones!"

"Moreover, if I could have a top-tier palace-type treasure to protect me, I could try to explore that special area I discovered earlier!"

Yes!

Although Lu Qingshan perished three times in the past billions of years due to his recklessness, he also encountered some opportunities.

He has seized most of the opportunities he has encountered. The most precious one was obtaining a top-grade version of a supreme treasure armor, which earned him 12,000 treasure points when he contributed it to his clan.

Besides that, there was another opportunity that he has yet to obtain.

That was a special area that Lu Qingshan discovered in a dangerous area within the inner domain of the spaceship.

At that time, Lu Qingshan's strength was only at the peak of the fourth rank. Even though he had a strong ability to protect himself, he did not dare to venture into areas that were too dangerous.

Therefore, even after entering the inner domain of the spaceship, he only wandered in a dangerous area called the 'Azure Wave Sea'.

The Azure Sea is relatively ordinary among the many dangerous areas within the inner domain of the cosmic vessel. It is usually frequented by fourth- and fifth-order universe lords, while the strongest beings in the universe rarely appear there.

While Lu Qingshan was adventuring in the vast blue sea, he unexpectedly entered a special space.

Unlike the boundless, seawater-like energy that filled the Azure Sea, the energy in that special space was like a blazing fire, even more concentrated and terrifying.

Just by appearing on its periphery, Lu Qingshan, wearing the supreme treasure armor, already felt his divine power being constantly depleted, so he had no choice but to retreat temporarily.

Later, Lu Qingshan exchanged for a top-tier palace-type treasure in the human race's treasure vault, and then rode that palace-type treasure toward that special area.

However, after advancing a certain distance, the power of the endless flames around them continued to increase, and even the top-level palace-type treasures showed signs of collapse. Therefore, Lu Qingshan had no choice but to give up exploring.

Later, after Lu Qingshan had accumulated enough resources to exchange for a top-tier palace-type treasure, he also considered exchanging for one to give it another try.

Unfortunately, the supreme palace-type treasure that was originally in the human race's treasury had already been exchanged by the Lord of Qingdong of the Universe's First Bank, so Lu Qingshan could only patiently wait for a new opportunity to appear.

"How about I exchange for a top-tier domain-level treasure first? The 'Thunder Scepter' in the clan's treasury is quite suitable for me!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself, "As for the opportunity in the Azure Sea, I'll wait a while longer. If I still haven't obtained a top-tier palace-type treasure after some time, then I'll invite the other universe lords of my human race to go there together!"

Just as various thoughts were flashing through Lu Qingshan's mind, he suddenly received a new email.

"Hmm? An email from the Human Race Treasury?"

Upon seeing the email, Lu Qingshan was slightly taken aback, then thought to himself, "I wonder what kind of treasures have been added to the treasure trove of my human race this time?"

Once a new and precious treasure appears in the human race's treasury, such as a top-grade weapon (armor) of the pinnacle, or a treasure of the pinnacle domain level, the news is usually sent to the powerful individuals who are qualified to exchange for these treasures.

Upon receiving this information, these powerful individuals will immediately travel to the human race's treasury to exchange for treasures and enhance their own strength if needed.

Since Lu Qingshan amassed more than 10,000 Treasure Points, he has received such messages several times.

Even after he obtained the finest piece of that supreme treasure armor and contributed it to the human race's treasury, the news was immediately sent to other powerful members of the human race.

After casually opening the email, Lu Qingshan was quickly stunned.

"It's actually a top-tier palace-level treasure?"

After reading the message in the email, Lu Qingshan was quickly tempted.

It should be noted that the pinnacle palace-type treasures, as the most precious life-saving treasures below the supreme treasures, have always been in short supply in the human race's treasure trove, and only one such treasure appears occasionally.

Moreover, each time they appear, they are exchanged for by the strong members of the human race not long afterward.

After all, many universe lords among the human race have cultivated for countless years. Even if their speed of accumulating wealth is much slower than Lu Qingshan's, it is still not a problem for them to accumulate enough wealth to exchange for a top-tier palace-type treasure over the long years.

Currently, there are only eight powerful individuals in the human race who are known to possess top-tier palace-type treasures.

These eight powerful figures, apart from the founder of the Giant Axe, are the three strongest: the Lord of Chaos City, the Lord of Darkness, and the Lord of Penggong; the Lord of Dragon Journey, who has cultivated for an extremely long time and is skilled in refining treasures; the Lord of Ice Peak, the disciple of the Primordial Ancestor; the Lord of Void Gold, from the Giant Axe Arena lineage; and the Lord of Qingdong, the head of the Universe's First Bank.

As for the others, some never possessed a supreme palace-type treasure, while others lost it after exchanging for one, such as the Lord of Desolate Mirror, the leader of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance lineage...

"A new supreme treasure of the pinnacle palace category..."

Lu Qingshan thought to himself, "It seems that the giant axe was just contributed to the human race's treasure trove!"

After all, the Giant Axe Founder had indeed been adventuring in the cosmic sea for a considerable period of time. Moreover, after encountering the Dream Demon Ancestor and the Tremor Demon Ancestor of the demon race, the Giant Axe Founder mentioned during a meeting that he was about to return to the primordial universe to recuperate.

The precious treasures in humanity's treasury were largely accumulated by the giant axe over countless years. It must be said that humanity today is essentially sustained by the giant axe's creator alone.

People like Lu Qingshan are still using many ordinary treasures to exchange for treasures of the same level as the peak domain, but the founder of the giant axe is constantly contributing incomparably precious treasures to the human race's treasury for free.

Of course, the most precious treasures of the human race were all reserved for the use of the giant axe-wielding founder.

For example, the top-tier boots of the ultimate treasure currently used by the founder of the giant axe were obtained by the Lord of Chaos City in a dangerous place.

Because its power was several times stronger than the treasure boots previously used by the Giant Axe Founder, it was given to the Giant Axe Founder to use.

"No matter what!"

Looking at the virtual screen in front of him, Lu Qingshan thought to himself, "Now the human race's treasure trove has gained another top-tier palace-type treasure, which I can exchange for. I just don't know if I have enough resources!"

"Never mind! Let's go check out the human race's treasure vault first. If we don't have enough treasure points, we can borrow some from Master Ice Peak!"

"As long as I can get my hands on the resources in that special area of ​​the Azure Sea, I'll definitely have enough to return the treasure points!"

With this in mind, Lu Qingshan quickly set off for the Virtual Universe Company's global headquarters, and then traveled to the Chaos City of the Initial Universe through the interdimensional teleportation channel.

……

In the primordial universe, within the city of chaos.

"The last time I came to this Chaos City was thirty million epochs ago!"

As Lu Qingshan shrunk in size, he walked down the streets of Chaos City and thought to himself, "I remember that little guy Titus is currently cultivating in seclusion in Chaos City. I wonder how his cultivation is going and whether he has a chance to break through to the Universe Venerable realm?"

Over the past billions of epochs, more than ten new Kings and Immortals have emerged under Lu Qingshan's command, but none of them have broken through to the Universe Venerable realm.

This is quite normal, because in the past billions of epochs, the human race has only produced a little over twenty new Cosmic Venerables.

As for Titus, he was a junior disciple that Lu Qingshan took in more than 20 million years ago. Like Streich back then, he once fused ten Blood Luo Crystals in the Blood Luo Continent and had a high talent in the Path of the Beast God.

Moreover, Thales cultivates the Way of the Wind God, which is also one of the Ways of the Beast God that Lu Qingshan comprehended.

Therefore, after Lu Qingshan had his disciple Hoggs examine Thales and confirmed that there were no problems with the other party's character and personality, he took him under his wing and made him his junior disciple.

Thales also cultivated diligently, and in just over six million years he passed the twentieth level of the Heavenly Bridge. With the help of some treasures bestowed by Lu Qingshan, he gained the strength to be an invincible king.

Subsequently, Lu Qingshan sensed Thales, who was currently in seclusion in the mansion, with just a slight sense of his surroundings.

Because Thales was in seclusion, Lu Qingshan did not disturb him. Instead, he sent him an email, suggesting that he try to establish a sect in Chaos City and recruit a few disciples, which might have a positive effect on his cultivation.

After finishing these tasks, Lu Qingshan quickly headed to a side hall next to the city lord's mansion.

But just as he arrived at the door of that side hall, he suddenly received an email from Lord Huangjian, the leader of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

Lu Qingshan immediately connected his consciousness to the virtual universe and then rushed to the mansion of the Lord of Huangjian in Hongmeng City.

"Huang Jian!" Lu Qingshan called out from the entrance of the mansion.

"Myriad Realms!"

Lord Huangjian took the initiative to walk to the entrance of the mansion to greet him, and then led Lu Qingshan into the mansion's living room.

"A warning!"

After both sides took their seats as host and guest, and the Lord of Huangjian waved to serve fine wine and delicacies, Lu Qingshan quickly asked, "Why did you come to see me in such a hurry? Is there something you need?"

"Is such that!"

Lord of the Desolate Realm quickly said, "Myriad Realms, Giant Axe just contributed a top-tier palace-type treasure to the clan's treasury. I was just about to exchange it when I saw that you also submitted an application to exchange for a treasure?"

Upon hearing Lord Huangjian's words, Lu Qingshan was slightly taken aback.

Could it be that the Lord of the Desolate Mirror has already exchanged for that top-tier palace-type treasure before him?

Of course, as the thought flashed through his mind, Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said, "That's right! Could it be that you, Huang Jian, are also planning to exchange for that top-tier palace-type treasure?"

"Yes!"

Lord of the Desolate Mirror quickly spoke up, saying, "Back then, I also exchanged for a supreme treasure of the pinnacle palace type, but I ultimately lost it in a dangerous place within the Peak Realm!"

"Last time, the two of us explored the spaceship together for a while, and I finally managed to accumulate enough resources to exchange for a top-tier palace-type treasure. However, Qing Dong has already exchanged for that 'Floating Tower' first!"

"This time, the Giant Axe has added a new pinnacle palace-type treasure to the human race's treasury, so I naturally came to exchange for it immediately!"

"So that's how it is!" Lu Qingshan suddenly realized.

He had traveled back from the cosmic sea to contribute some of his treasures to the clan's treasury.

Lord of the Wilderness Mirror had come from the headquarters of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance on the continent, so he was naturally faster than him.

"However, I am currently creating a new secret technique, and I am not in a hurry to use the supreme palace-type treasure I have exchanged for!"

Lord of the Desolate Realm smiled and said, "Since you, Myriad Realms, have also submitted an application to exchange for this supreme palace-type treasure, then I'll give you this opportunity. However, when I need it, I might have to borrow a treasure from you, Myriad Realms!"

"no problem!"

Lu Qingshan quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "Then thank you very much, Huang Jian!"

"Haha, it's nothing!" Lord of the Wilderness Mirror said with a quick laugh.

On the other side, the bronze gate in front of Lu Qingshan opened with a bang, and then the fully armed Lord of the Wilderness slowly walked out of the human race's treasure vault.

"Hahaha!"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan waiting outside the door, the Lord of the Desolate Realm quickly smiled and said, "Myriad Realms, you arrived quite quickly!"

"Even if you're faster, you still beat me to it, Huang Jian?"

Lu Qingshan also smiled and said, "If it weren't for Huang Jian's leniency, I would definitely have left empty-handed this time!"

"Myriad Realms, you are far too kind!"

Lord of the Desolate Mirror quickly smiled and said, "My main concern is that I won't be venturing into the Cosmic Sea for a while, while you've been constantly exploring it, so naturally you need this supreme palace-type treasure more than I do!"

"Moreover, you've encountered several dangers during your previous adventures. With this supreme palace-type treasure protecting you, you'll find it much easier to deal with dangers in the future!"

"Alright, you'd better go and redeem the treasure!"

"it is good!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan first arranged to visit the residence of the Lord of the Wilderness later, and then stepped into the human race's treasure vault ahead.

(End of this chapter)