I'm Back

Finally, Lian Qingzhu consulted her teacher, Phantom Spirit King, and only then confirmed—

Her old ancestor had truly come back to life!

In the temple, Lian Luo and Lian Qingzhu sat across from each other with a table between them.

Lian Qingzhu's expression was somewhat awkward: "Ancestor, please forgive Qingzhu's earlier rudeness!"

But in her heart, she was grumbling: Oh my god! Who could have known that their ancestor, who had fallen for endless ages, would suddenly flip open his coffin lid!

"No matter!" Lian Luo waved his hand casually.

Even if he were the real Lian Luo, he probably wouldn't care about Lian Qingzhu's attitude. After all, Lian Luo had been dead for so many years that the current members of the Lian Clan were descendants countless generations removed.

He didn't know a single one of them, nor did he share any emotional bond with them.

What's more, the soul inside this body wasn't the original—it was a transmigrator.

His reason for coming to Blood God Star was mostly curiosity, mixed with a trace of nostalgia influenced by the original's memories.

"By the way, Ancestor! Our Lian Clan has produced quite a few geniuses over the years." Lian Qingzhu said cheerfully: "Among them is a little Universe Level fellow who, just like you, Ancestor, entered the Virtual Universe Company's core secret realm. Though he's not as outstanding as you—he only made it into the Doomsday Secret Realm!"

"Oh? That's indeed not bad!" Hearing this, Lian Luo was somewhat surprised.

The Five Great Powers recruited geniuses from across the universe not only through the 'Universe Talent Battle' and 'Universe Strongest Battle'—their branches in various universe countries also invited exceptional talents to join, then invested resources to train and temper them.

If these geniuses performed well, they too had a chance to enter the core secret realms.

For instance, 'Hong' and 'Moro' from the original story entered the core secret realms through this tiered selection process, and Moro even advanced step by step into the Primal Secret Realm.

The genius Lian Qingzhu mentioned had clearly entered the Doomsday Secret Realm through this method!

A Universe Level genius in the Doomsday Secret Realm, if they didn't fall, had a high chance of becoming an Invincible Realm Master who had gained recognition from the laws. Such a Realm Master might not count for much in the vast universe, but within the Ganwu Universe Country, they were already a major figure and could help the Lian Clan continue to thrive!

That was why Lian Luo said: Not bad!

After understanding the clan's situation, Lian Luo spoke slowly: "Qingzhu, I came back this time just to check on the clan. Since the clan is developing well under your leadership, I can rest assured!"

Hearing Lian Luo's praise, Lian Qingzhu's face lit up with a smile: "Ancestor, you flatter me! With you here to hold things down, the Lian Clan will truly usher in great development!"

Lian Luo nodded. He knew Lian Qingzhu's words were sincere and also true.

He was a Marquis Immortal from one of the two strongest factions among the Five Great Powers. In terms of status and strength, he was comparable to those wild King Immortals. What's more, he was a disciple of the Dry Witch Universe Master. In the Ganwu Universe Country's little corner, who would dare to refuse him face?

If he focused on developing the clan, the Lian Clan could immediately rise to become one of the top families in the Ganwu Universe Country.

If not for the Mysterious Blind Box in his mind, he really would have considered it.

Develop, expand the clan, wait for City Lord Luo to rise, and then cling to his coattails in time... But now, he naturally couldn't do that. He was heading to the Outer Domain Battlefield to fight—how could he have time to care about clan affairs?

Lian Luo smiled at Lian Qingzhu: "The clan didn't resurrect me for free. I still have to go out and take risks to repay the clan's debts. After this visit, I'll set out for the Outer Domain Battlefield. I won't interfere in clan matters—it'll stay the same as before!"

"Ancestor, you've only just been resurrected... this?" Hearing Lian Luo's words, Lian Qingzhu was startled.

Her expression seemed to say: Just resurrected, and you're going to get yourself killed again?

Lian Qingzhu said urgently: "Ancestor, since you've finally come back, why not stay a while longer? The other clan members will be overjoyed to know you've returned to life!"

"No need!" Lian Luo shook his head.

What meaning was there in meeting clan members below the Immortal level? By the time he finished a closed-door session, those people might have been dead for who knows how many years.

The universe was cruel. Without becoming an Immortal, one couldn't achieve eternity and was destined to turn to ashes.

Lian Luo smiled gently: "From now on, you'll still lead the clan's development. Note down my Virtual Universe Network ID. If you encounter a problem you can't solve, you can contact me!"

Knowing Lian Luo's mind was made up, Lian Qingzhu didn't try to persuade him further. After adding Lian Luo as a friend in the Virtual Universe Network, she began to recount the story of how she became Phantom Spirit King's disciple.

Lian Luo listened with interest, nodding from time to time.

This experience was quite amusing.

In her youth, Lian Qingzhu had been deceived in an online romance, so she angrily went offline to personally kill the scammer. But who would have guessed that the scammer was a core member of one of the three hundred marquis families in the Ganwu Universe Country? After she killed him, his family naturally refused to let it go.

They threatened to make her pay, but the Lian Clan wasn't to be trifled with either. With that thread of goodwill from the Dry Witch Universe Master, they didn't back down against the three hundred marquis families.

The conflict escalated to a fever pitch, nearly erupting into full-scale war. At the time, the whole affair caused a huge stir across the Ganwu Universe Country. But just then, Phantom Spirit King suddenly ordered the three hundred marquis families to retreat and personally stepped in to take Lian Qingzhu as her disciple!

After that, under Phantom Spirit King's guidance and with the resources she provided, combined with her own diligent cultivation, Lian Qingzhu finally broke through to become an Immortal God.

In truth, even now, Lian Qingzhu still didn't understand why Phantom Spirit King had done all this.

At the time, the Lian Clan's upper echelons had even speculated whether it had something to do with Lian Luo—whether the Phantom Spirit King owed the ancestor a favor.

"Heh..." Faced with Lian Qingzhu's confusion, Lian Luo smiled and shook his head: "Phantom Spirit King is a King Immortal of the Universe Mercenary Alliance. I'm not familiar with her, and she doesn't owe me any favors. As for why she took you as her disciple, it might be that she saw potential in your talent!"

"Oh, I see!" Lian Qingzhu nodded thoughtfully.

But though he said that, Lian Luo had a rough guess in his mind about why Phantom Spirit King had taken Lian Qingzhu as her disciple.

In the original story, Phantom Spirit King's disciple Ji Qing fell in love with Hong, but she vehemently opposed it and forbade Ji Qing from being with him.

When Hong and Luo Feng went to see her, they learned that Phantom Spirit King had suffered heartbreak in her youth. As a result, she utterly detested romantic relationships between men and women, even strictly forbidding her disciples from dating or marrying!

Anyone who disobeyed would be immediately expelled from her tutelage.

Clearly, Lian Qingzhu's act of killing her love scammer had earned her admiration. That was why she stepped in, made the three hundred marquis families retreat, and took Lian Qingzhu as her disciple.

Of course, this was just his speculation—no need to voice it.