"Oh? One of my descendants passed the Virtual Universe Company's internal qualification battles, entered the Primal Secret Realm, and became a universe level member of the Primal Secret Realm!" Reading the contents of the email, Lian Luo could not help but smile. "This little fellow is quite impressive!"
He remembered that the last time he returned to Blood God Star, Lian Qingzhu had told him that a young genius from the Lian Clan had been recruited into the Doomsday Secret Realm!
In just over five thousand years, he had risen step by step from the Doomsday Secret Realm and advanced to the Primal Secret Realm through the qualification battles. This descendant of his could be considered a super genius. If he did not fall, he might have a chance of becoming a Marquis-level Immortal God in the future!
"Does he want to see me?" At the end of the message, Lian Luo saw the little fellow's request to pay respects to him, his ancestor.
He smiled. "Then let's meet."
With that thought, he replied to Lian Qingzhu's email and granted her permission to teleport to his Thunder Island temple.
The residences of ordinary Virtual Universe Company members in the Virtual Universe were all located on Rain Mountain. Immortal Gods and above, however, each had a temple on Thunder Island. This counted as the private space of the powerful.
Without permission, no one could enter.
For example, the staff who appraised Lian Luo's spoils of war or delivered secret techniques to him could only teleport outside the temple after receiving his authorization.
Likewise, if Lian Qingzhu wanted to teleport to his temple, she needed Lian Luo's approval and permission.
The difference was that the permissions Lian Luo gave those staff members were one-time only, while the permission he granted Lian Qingzhu was permanent. With permanent permission, she could teleport to Lian Luo's temple on Thunder Island whenever she wished.
"Wonderful! Our ancestor wants to see me!" The bald young man, Lian Chi Tong, shouted excitedly.
Lian Qingzhu nodded with a smile. "To avoid making our ancestor wait, let's go now!"
"Yes, Great Elder!"
On the plaza before a magnificent temple on Thunder Island, two figures suddenly appeared.
Other than the temple before them, everything around them was concealed by mist. Both of them looked up in unspoken accord. "So this is our ancestor's temple!"
"Qingzhu and Chi Tong, come in!"
At that moment, a warm, gentle voice sounded directly in their ears.
"It's our ancestor!"
Filled with anticipation, Lian Chi Tong followed behind the Great Elder and entered the palace.
The moment he entered, his gaze was involuntarily drawn to the white-robed figure seated at the very top of the hall. The figure was not especially tall, only about two meters, yet simply sitting there, he seemed vaster and deeper than the entire temple!
Lian Qingzhu respectfully bowed. "Ancestor!"
Lian Chi Tong directly dropped to his knees. "Greetings, Ancestor!"
"Rise." Lian Luo smiled. Then, two cushions appeared out of thin air not far in front of him. "Sit and speak."
Lian Qingzhu and the other respectfully sat down. "Yes, Ancestor!"
"You did well to enter the Primal Secret Realm." Lian Luo looked at Lian Chi Tong with approval in his eyes. "I read your records. You rose rapidly only after a Desperate Level Mission. Did you obtain some great harvest during that mission?"
The bald young man, Lian Chi Tong, chuckled foolishly. "Nothing can escape Ancestor's eyes. While carrying out the Desperate Level Mission 'Demon Mountain,' I accidentally fell into an abyss. At the time, I thought I was going to die. Who would have thought that I would stumble into an inheritance called the 'Ice God General'? Inside the inheritance hall, I accepted the inheritance and raised my body amplitude to 1,600!"
As he spoke, he sighed regretfully. "It's just that the inheritance was too profound. I wasn't able to accept the complete inheritance!"
"As expected..." Lian Luo nodded slightly, though he was speechless inside. You really dared to dream of the complete inheritance...
This was a Divine General Inheritance! If one could accept the complete Divine General Inheritance and inherit the Ancestor God Cult's title of Ice God General, one could become one of the invincible beings beneath Universe Masters.
But even a fragment of the Divine General Inheritance was enough to benefit him endlessly. After all, excluding the basic 100 units of force exertion, Lian Luo's true divine body amplitude was only twofold, while Lian Chi Tong's had reached sixteenfold. His body amplitude was far stronger than that of most King-level Invincibles.
With that in mind, Lian Luo continued, "You were fortunate. In truth, every cultivation mission of the Virtual Universe Company conceals great secrets and great opportunities. Even Immortal Gods dream of such opportunities! Take the Ice God General Inheritance you received, for example. Even Universe Venerables must pay a certain price to obtain a single inheritance slot!"
"Universe Venerables? They have to pay a price?" Lian Chi Tong was greatly startled.
As a core member of the Virtual Universe Company, he naturally understood what Universe Venerables represented. They were super experts capable of founding a high-level Universe Nation!
Even they had to pay a price, so the inheritance's value was obvious!
But after his shock faded, excitement and eagerness gleamed in Lian Chi Tong's eyes again. "Ancestor said every cultivation mission hides great secrets. If I..."
Seeing the change in his expression, how could Lian Luo not know what he was thinking? Risk-taking and greed were human nature, but excessive risk could leave one dead without a burial place. He needed to offer this descendant some advice.
With that thought, he said sternly, "Chi Tong, I do not know how you avoided the dangers outside the Divine General Inheritance Hall and entered it, but I must remind you that while these cultivation missions hold great secrets, they also contain great dangers. Many of those dangers can even threaten Immortal Gods. You must act within your limits!"
Hearing this, Lian Chi Tong abruptly came to his senses. His expression changed slightly, and beads of cold sweat formed on his forehead. "Ancestor is right. Those cultivation missions themselves are extremely dangerous. If I keep thinking of probing the secrets behind them while carrying out missions, then I probably won't be far from falling!"
Seeing the change in his expression, Lian Luo knew that he had taken the advice to heart. Only then did he look toward Lian Qingzhu beside him. "Qingzhu, do you have any questions?"
Unlike Lian Chi Tong, ever since entering the temple, Lian Qingzhu had been secretly looking at Lian Luo, her eyes filled with an odd, hesitant expression.
Lian Luo had noticed her behavior long ago, which was why he asked.
"I feel... Ancestor, you seem a little different from the last time we met!" Lian Qingzhu said hesitantly.
It was far more than merely a little different!
Five thousand years ago, Lian Luo had been like the sharpest blade, his edge fully exposed. From head to toe, he radiated a bloodthirsty, murderous aura as overwhelming as a Blood Sea.
But now, to her senses, her ancestor's aura had become much gentler. That terrifying murderous aura had almost vanished entirely, as though he had become a different person.
If not for the fact that the Virtual Universe could not make mistakes, she would have suspected whether the person before her was truly her ancestor.
"Your feeling is correct." Lian Luo nodded. "Over these five thousand years, I made a breakthrough in cultivating my heart, which is why my aura changed."
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