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

Chapter 9 Future Plans
After leaving Qibao Store, Lu Qingshan arrived in front of a magnificent ancient castle.

The castle covers a vast area, with a length and width of over 100 kilometers. Although it has been uninhabited for a long time, it has been well maintained and shows no signs of decay.

Inside the garden, all sorts of exotic flowers and plants bloom in dazzling splendor.

The most eye-catching of them all is a giant ice-blue flower vine that is tens of meters tall.

Its giant, ice-blue flowers spread out, almost obscuring half the sky, emitting a cool and dreamlike halo.

Looking at the ice-blue flower, Lu Qingshan thought of his wife, Catherine.

His wife, Catherine, wasn't particularly interested in spiritual practice, but she was passionate about gardening. Most of the plants in the garden were planted by her own hands.

This ice-blue flower was planted by her own hands and carefully cultivated by generations of her family. Now it has reached the perfect form she once dreamed of.

Sadly, he has passed away and will never return, so we will never be able to appreciate the beautiful scenery he created with his own hands.

A bitter feeling welled up in Lu Qingshan's heart. Back then, he and his father-in-law Kevin had planned to spare no expense in trying to push Catherine into the cosmic level.

After all, a cosmic-level being is not a domain lord, and a domain is not a necessity.

With the two domain lords offering their full assistance, there is still hope.

But Catherine refused.

She even secretly gave away the cultivation resources that her father and husband had prepared for her to her son, Lu Lingxiao.

Upon learning of this, Lu Qingshan and Kevin ultimately chose to respect her wishes.

During the last century of Catherine's life, Lu Qingshan gave up everything to live with her in this ancient castle on the planet Qiulong. On her deathbed, she said that it was the happiest time of her life.

After a brief pause in the garden, Lu Qingshan pushed open the heavy gate of the ancient castle.

A huge wedding photo still hangs on the living room wall.

The photograph is made of a special material that will last for millennia.

In the photo, Catherine has long, fiery red hair and a radiant smile. Beside her, Lu Qingshan is dressed in black, handsome, but his brows bear the aloofness and coldness left by the painful experience of his slave life.

At that time, Lu Qingshan was cold and aloof.

It was Catherine who, with her millennia of tenderness, gradually melted that frozen heart.

His mindset is no longer the same as before. The past wounds and shadows are like fleeting clouds, no longer lingering in his heart.

"Since you've come to Qiulong Star, why don't you come and sit at my place?" A gentle voice sounded at the door.

Lu Qingshan turned around and smiled: "Father."

The newcomer was Kevin, dressed in a red robe, the master of the Dragon Star.

"I'm just afraid you'll come knocking on my door to collect the debt."

Lu Qingshan said half-jokingly.

“Hehe…” Kevin chuckled, his gaze carefully scrutinizing Lu Qingshan, filled with undisguised admiration and surprise. “You really succeeded… When I married Catherine to you back then, I never dared to imagine that you could go this far.”

As a seasoned Domain Lord, Kevin could naturally see that Lu Qingshan had broken through to the Domain Lord level. He sighed, "If Catherine knew, she would be so happy for you."

“Yes.” Lu Qingshan sighed softly, “Back then, in order not to be a burden to me, she even gave up the opportunity to step into the cosmic realm.”

"Don't be sad," Kevin comforted her. "Catherine will be proud of you."

His approval was also given to the decision to give up back then, so he naturally wouldn't blame his son-in-law for it. Lu Qingshan's ability to break through to the Domain Lord level before his lifespan ran out precisely proves the correctness of their choice.

"You've broken through to the Domain Lord level. What are your plans? Will you stay on Maple Leaf Star as an ancestor, or do you have other plans?" Kevin asked.

"I'm not very interested in being the ancestor of a rudimentary cosmic nation," Lu Qingshan said frankly. "I plan to find a powerful force to join, and while I'm at it, I'll also look for and train a few promising talents to be my disciples."

"Oh?" Kevin was somewhat surprised.

Given Lu Qingshan's early adventures as a giant axe warrior, and the fact that he had been holding back for so many years before breaking through to the Domain Lord level, he originally thought his son-in-law would rekindle his adventurous spirit, but unexpectedly he chose a more stable path.

“If you are willing to stay on Qiulong Star,” Kevin tentatively asked, his tone serious, “I can transfer half of Qiulong Star’s shares to you.”

"So generous?" Lu Qingshan smiled, realizing that his father-in-law was not joking.

The value of Qilong Star far surpasses that of the Maple Leaf Empire; half of its shares are worth an astronomical sum. The real estate alone is staggering; for example, the castle he stands on is worth more than a habitable planet.

Not to mention the staggering profits generated by those ultra-high-rise residential complexes, as well as the bustling shops and commercial ports.

Kevin, that old guy, went to great lengths to keep his son-in-law by his side.

"Let's leave Qiulongxing to Kaili," Lu Qingshan politely declined. "With his talent, he has a great chance of breaking through to the Domain Lord level, and he can inherit the businesses here."

Kelly is the son of Kevin and a concubine after Catherine's death, and Lu Qingshan's brother-in-law.

Although the siblings had never met, Kerry had visited Maple Leaf Star several times after he came of age and was quite familiar with his brother-in-law, Lu Qingshan.

Kevin had a son late in life, and he cherished this youngest son, who was already a sixth-order cosmic being before he was even ten thousand years old.

When Kevin mentioned Kerry, his tone was tinged with helplessness and resentment: "After that kid passed the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance's assessment, he went crazy, venturing into secret realms everywhere. Who knows when he'll run into trouble in some remote corner!"

Sensing his father-in-law's worry, Lu Qingshan smiled and said, "If I have the chance to see him in the future, I will definitely give him some advice."

"Great!" Kevin's eyes lit up, and he patted his son-in-law's shoulder hard. "If he doesn't listen to reason, you beat him up for me. That kid deserves to be taught a lesson!"

Seeing that Lu Qingshan had made his decision, he stopped dwelling on trying to persuade him to stay and instead asked, "Do you have a specific goal for joining a major power?"

“I have a rough plan.” Lu Qingshan was still hoping his father-in-law could help him make connections, so he naturally didn’t hide anything. He said, “The threshold for the five giants is too high. Even if I find a way in for now, it will be difficult to join them. I plan to try the Qianwu Dojo first, and then move up if I have the opportunity later.”

“The Qianwu Dojo is a good choice.” Kevin nodded in agreement. “With your strength as a domain lord, joining would make you a two-leaf Qianwu. With that status, ordinary realm lords wouldn’t dare to easily touch you. Besides, didn’t you want to take on disciples?”

Kevin chuckled: "Qianwu Dojo is the only official dojo in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. More importantly, the Qianwu Secret Realm gathers the most outstanding geniuses in the Universe Kingdom. If you can enter the core level, you may be able to take on a top genius as your disciple."

He became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he could see the future: "If you really cultivate an immortal disciple... haha! At that time, not to mention the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region, even the God Lord of Black Dragon Mountain would have to treat you with respect."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan gasped and looked at his father-in-law in surprise: "Immortal disciple, you really dare to think this way!"

(End of this chapter)