Swallowing the Stars: Ten Thousand Times Return for Taking on Disciples

Chapter 212 Harvest, Another Period of Secluded Cultivation!
"Soldier Lu Qingshan, you have completed your military merit quota and have left the army. You now have two choices: retire or continue fighting."

In the silent starry sky, the 'Void Ship' disguised as an E-class spaceship was traveling at high speed. When Lu Qingshan entered the virtual universe again, he received an email notification.

"keep fighting!"

It's called a choice, but there really isn't one.

He had only completed the 10 billion military merits required for him in the extraterritorial battlefield, but he was still far from achieving the 100 trillion military merits required in the virtual universe.

Such a massive military achievement would require him to independently kill at least one high-level King-rank expert, or ten low-level King-rank experts, to accomplish quickly.

However, you can also slowly accumulate merit by killing immortal gods and becoming a marquis immortal in low-risk areas, but that would take a long time.

This is the main purpose of the Virtual Universe Company.

After making a choice, the system displayed two more options.

Fight alone, or lead an army into battle.

Lu Qingshan chose to fight alone without hesitation.

Leading an army into battle can earn you military merit bonuses, but with a bunch of burdens, it's impossible to enter high-level combat zones. It would probably take forever to accumulate enough military merits to leave the extraterritorial battlefield.

Lu Qingshan already had a detailed plan for what he should do next.

First, hunt down some immortal gods who have been granted titles, cultivate the Body of Time, and continue cultivating until the limit is reached.

After that, try to go to the higher-level areas, kill one high-level King or ten low-level Kings, and then leave the outer battlefield directly.

As for the Star Tower or the treasure that seals the stars, Lu Qingshan had no interest in them whatsoever.

He knew better than anyone else that it was a treasure left by the Mountain Dweller to the leader of the Earth lineage, something that no one else could obtain. Even the Giant Axe and the Lord of Chaos City did not have that opportunity.

He wasn't from the Earth lineage, so going there would be pointless. Moreover, his will was far from meeting the standards for the Star Tower to recognize him as its master. His son, Lu Lingxiao, could barely be considered from the Earth lineage, since he was born on Earth, but in terms of both talent and will, they were worlds apart.

This thing will die if you touch it; let's leave it for Luo Feng to recognize as his master in the future.

Lu Qingshan took out the last bottle of Star River Dream and poured himself a glass to savor.

Even on the battlefields beyond the borders, he had to be careful and dared not drink too much strong liquor.

He is not a true immortal god; he does not possess a divine body governed by laws, and he will still get drunk if he drinks too much fine wine.

The reason he could be so comfortable in such a dangerous place was thanks to the two high-level detectors given to him by the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom.

This not only allows him to spot the enemy first, but also shields him from the enemy's perception.

"Nasus, activate the detector at full power. Remind me if there is any danger."

After slowly finishing the wine.

Lu Qingshan examined the spoils of the previous battle. In the Shattered Star Belt, he killed three Mechanical Race Marquis Immortals in one battle, and naturally obtained a lot of treasures.

Although he gave the smallest portion to Qingyu Hou, he still kept the lion's share.

He first inspected the storage containers of the newly appointed marquis.

"Not bad! There are quite a few metal puppets, and they're all intact. If these were packaged and sold to the Virtual Universe Company, they could fetch at least a million Chaos Units."

Metal golems were just one example; there were many other things that Lu Qingshan had never even seen before.

He had Nasus do a simple assessment based on the acquisition price of the Virtual Universe Company, and the income he would receive from this title was about 1500 million Mixed Yuan Units.

As expected of a Marquis-level expert from the Mechanical Race, his title is more valuable than that of a human... In the outer battlefield, dangers abound. Apart from things that help their combat power, many experts keep important treasures in their divine kingdoms. Treasures that can be obtained in one go for tens of millions of Chaos Units are extremely rare.

It can only be said that the mechanical race are all big spenders, and their mechanical equipment generally commands a premium among the human race.

Within the Mech race, it wouldn't actually be worth that much.

Among these treasures are 1000 E-class peak-level mechanical spaceships.

At the human race's internal auction, one of these items would cost at least 2000 Chaos Yuan units, which is two million Chaos Yuan units.

There are also D-class mechanical spaceships. When he left Qiulong Star, his father-in-law Kevin gave him one. These things are not expensive; even a strong domain lord could afford them. However, they are numerous. There are more than ten thousand of them in the storage space that Lu Qingshan obtained.

In extraterrestrial battlefields, spaceships are consumables. They had fought for a long time in the Thunder Islands, and these spaceships were probably meant for backup.

Some powerful human beings even directly order C9-class spaceships, which are much cheaper. Since they are basically disposable, whether they are C-class, D-class, or even E-class, they can be destroyed in one hit.

After taking stock of the initial gains from being granted the title of Marquis, Lu Qingshan turned his attention to the treasures of the Marquis of Light Sword.

The Light Sword Marquis detonated the Vulcan Source Crystal and then self-destructed his divine body. Most of his ordinary treasures were destroyed, such as the detector worth tens of millions of Yu Lan units, as well as many spaceships and puppets. However, what remained were all exquisite items.

"This lightsaber is one of the high-tech weapons of the Mechanical Race. Its power is comparable to the divine weapons used by King-level experts, and it has a lower threshold for operation... Its value is approximately 2500 million Chaos Units."

As soon as Lu Qingshan took out the lightsaber, Nasus gave it a rough assessment of its value.

Having followed Lu Qingshan for so long, Nasus's permissions and database have improved considerably, and his knowledge is far beyond that of ordinary intelligent life forms. If it were Babata, he probably wouldn't be able to judge the value of this lightsaber, since it's a treasure that even his master, Huyanbo, couldn't access.

"These mechanical puppet wrecks are made of F-grade metal and still have recycling value. The recycling price will be much lower than the original price, probably only a few million Chaos Units. As for those F-grade mechanical race spaceship wrecks... they should also be able to sell some."

"The most expensive item is the Mechanical Race weapon, the Four Directions Thunder Prison. Unfortunately, a small part of it was damaged, so we can only set up the Thunder Prison." Nasus concluded that all the treasures Lu Qingshan possessed would be worth approximately 4000 million Chaos Units if sold.

This is a figure that even someone like Qingyu Hou, who was granted the title of Marquis, could never reach even after a lifetime of striving.

For Lu Qingshan, it was nothing special...

He came to the extraterritorial battlefield mainly because it was arranged by the company. The spoils of war were nothing to him, far less than the income from the rebates he received from his disciples. However, it wasn't without its surprises; at least he discovered the secret of the Time Compass.

This gave him another opportunity to cultivate the Time Body.

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

"Master, we are about to reach our destination."

Upon hearing Nasus's reminder, Lu Qingshan opened the nearby star map to check. The green dots indicated the spaceship's current location, and not far in front of him, a massive celestial body almost completely occupied the map.

On that massive celestial body, its name was marked: Yanji Continent!

The highest-level combat zone is located near Base 026 in the Seventh Battlefield.

Here, it is difficult to survive without immortal gods who possess an immortal body, and even immortal gods who have been granted titles of nobility and are immortal are in great danger.

Here, powerful figures who have reached the highest level of the King realm are quite common, and occasionally even those who have reached the limit of the King realm will appear.

Lu Qingshan's goal is not the Yanji Continent; his current objective is simply to hunt down those who have been granted titles.

Therefore, there is absolutely no need to go to a dangerous region like the Yanji Continent. You only need to find a place to secretly hide among the star fragments surrounding the Yanji Continent.

These star fragments are also battlefields for many powerful individuals, and it is generally safe for him to avoid the appearance of kings.

While they're called continental fragments, they're actually quite exaggerated. For example, the continental fragment Nasus recommended has a diameter of a full trillion kilometers.

"Fragment No. 017 of the Yanji Continent, also known as Misty Island, is mostly mountainous, and many places are shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, which is why it was given this name by the strong in the outer battlefield."

Before even approaching the island, red dots appeared on Lu Qingshan's large probe, which has a detection range of 10 billion kilometers.

Those represent other races, and there are also some green dots, but they are few in number; those are humans or teammates of the human alliance.

On Misty Island, the number of alien races is countless times that of the human alliance.

Lu Qingshan randomly clicked on the most recent one and took a look.

An immortal god, like a phantom shadow, was drinking and enjoying himself, completely unaware that he had fallen into the sight of others.

"This is the Star Clan, which is very rare. They are energy life forms, born without souls, and are not afraid of soul attacks!"

Information about this alien race also surfaced before Lu Qingshan.

"They're similar to the Demon Slayers, a lower-tier version of the Demon Slayers? The Starlight Clan belongs to the Zerg faction. Sure enough, the Zerg are troublesome no matter where they are."

Lu Qingshan then looked at the others.

The Kawu tribe, one of the rock-based life forms, stands a full 20 meters tall, more than ten times the height of Lu Qingshan. Its body, gleaming with golden light, seems to be made of alloy. Even from the images, Lu Qingshan could tell that this guy was incredibly tough. If someone lacked the strength to actually clash with it, they might just break a few of their teeth.

The Kawitch Clan is also part of the Zerg faction. Although the number of Zerg Queens is small, they have a large number of subordinate races, each of which is unique and many are very difficult to deal with.

Both of them possess the strength of a low-level Marquis and have already condensed an immortal body. On this Misty Island, they can already be considered powerful figures.

Before coming here, Lu Qingshan had checked the information of the alien powerhouses here through the military merit system. The strongest of them was only at the peak of the Marquis level.

This is the range of the detector, and it can only detect two powerful figures who have reached the rank of Marquis. Judging from their positions, they should still be helping each other. After all, they are on the same side, so it's normal for them to cooperate when faced with danger.

As for the immortal gods, there are many; some are lone wolves, but most have formed teams.

Some immortals are also fighting here with their armies.

The demon race, the insect race, the mechanical race... the small Misty Island is merely a fragment of the Yanji Continent. The immortal gods of these major races are hostile to each other and secretly plot against each other, which shows just how tense the relationship between the major races in the extraterrestrial battlefield is.

On Misty Island, Lu Qingshan chose to set up camp in an area with a large number of human alliance members.

He plunged into the ground, tens of thousands of kilometers underground, and created a cultivation space.

The Time Compass has been successfully recharged, and he no longer needs to kill for immortality, so he naturally won't make a move easily.

"Moyun Teng and Star-Eating Grass, you two keep an eye on the house. Nasus, keep a close watch and alert me if there's any danger."

Although Lu Qingshan was in almost no danger on Misty Island where there was no chance of being crowned an immortal king, he was still very careful. Anything could happen on the extraterritorial battlefield, and only by being cautious could he survive longer.

After arranging everything, Lu Qingshan took out the Time Compass and many other treasures.

Before leaving the initial universe, he exchanged all of his points—approximately several billion—for treasures to aid his cultivation, all for this day.

The Time Compass emitted a faint white light. Lu Qingshan, with a serious expression, entered a meditative state...

In the blink of an eye, a century has passed!

(End of this chapter)