Returning Home in Finery

The genius Domain Lord of the Primal Secret Realm, the sole Personal Disciple of Palace Master Tianshi, a Top Universe Overlord, Zhou Lin was about to assume the position of Supervisory Envoy for the Luojin branch of the Virtual Universe Company.

The news sent shockwaves through the upper echelons of the Luojin Universe Nation.

To the lofty Universe Venerables, this was naturally a minor matter, but to those branch leaders, it felt as though the sky had collapsed.

It was difficult for an ordinary Universe Country to encounter a Supervisory Envoy.

Look at the Ganwu Universe Country. It took great difficulty for it to produce someone ranked in the top thousand overall, let alone someone who could enter the Primal Secret Realm.

Domain Lords from the Primal Secret Realm were exceedingly rare.

In this era, including Zhou Lin and Kedi, there were only seven of them.

"It's a pity I've never been to the Luojin Universe Nation. Otherwise, I could have arrived instantly through Divine Kingdom Teleportation."

On the spaceship, Aido said solemnly, "Your Highness, once you arrive in the Luojin Universe Nation, certain people won't be able to sleep or eat in peace."

"I know." Zhou Lin replied indifferently, "My teacher, King Fengyan, gave me some pointers. She told me to simply follow my heart in how I conduct myself and handle matters."

King Fengyan had a cold temperament and rarely interacted with others.

When Zhou Lin had previously advanced to the Primal Secret Realm, he could, according to common practice, have chosen a Marquis Immortal to follow him long-term, someone he could ask questions of at any time.

If King Zhenyan had been the one involved, he probably would have found Zhou Lin a suitable teacher long ago.

But King Fengyan had no acquaintances to speak of.

She was just as wholeheartedly immersed in cultivation. She was not particularly conspicuous, but in later generations, she would already become a Universe Venerable.

"Follow your heart?" Aido was slightly dazed. It seemed as though something from the past had come to mind in those silver-gold eyes, but his expression soon returned to normal.

During the spaceship's journey, Zhou Lin did not cultivate the Chaotic Void Technique. He only occasionally connected to the Virtual Universe.

He was rather looking forward to taking some strange and unusual missions. Long-term cultivation could be tiring, after all, and he had not truly lived for very long.

The Primal Secret Realm was extremely far from the Luojin Universe Nation. Even traveling aboard a spaceship belonging to the Virtual Universe Company would take nearly three years.

Zhou Lin's law comprehension had advanced tremendously. With a Marquis Immortal selected by the Virtual Universe Company at his side, he could occasionally even visit Palace Master Tianshi.

After mastering the First Grade True Meaning, his innate talent had transformed into that of a top-tier genius, making him considerably stronger than Kedi.

After all, there was no one like that in the Primordial Universe—someone who could claim, based solely on talent, to be guaranteed advancement to Universe Venerable.

"Your Highness Zhou Lin, please prepare yourself. We are about to exit the Dark Universe and arrive at Imperial Capital Star of the Luojin Universe Nation."

The Artificial Intelligence piloting the spaceship spoke softly.

The pitch-black space ahead suddenly shifted. As the spaceship gradually slowed to a stop, they returned to the Original Universe.

Whoosh~

The external scene was activated at one hundred percent virtualization.

The starry sky of the universe was incomparably bright, dazzling to the extreme. Directly ahead of Zhou Lin was the legendary Imperial Capital Star of Luojin.

The planet had a diameter of several million kilometers, many times larger than an ordinary star, and more than a dozen enormous cities stood upon it.

Countless small spacecraft floated through the surrounding starry sky.

"Oh my god, that spaceship actually dares to fly directly into the sky above Imperial Capital Star?!"

"Didn't you see the Virtual Universe Company's insignia?"

The residents below all looked up. They rarely saw a spaceship dare to bypass the docking port and charge directly into the sky above the planet.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Dozens of streaks of light flashed out from within the city and arrived directly before the spacecraft.

"Your Highness Zhou Lin, why didn't you notify us in advance that you were coming?"

The man standing at the front was 1.8 meters tall. His appearance was not much different from that of an Earthling, but he had three eyes.

Boom!

The cabin door opened, and Zhou Lin slowly walked out. His face was filled with an extremely enthusiastic smile as he repeatedly said, "I've long admired King Wuxing's great name. Today, I've finally had the honor of meeting you."

The Luojin branch of the Virtual Universe Company was completely different from the branch in the Ganwu Universe Country.

The leader of an ordinary Universe Country's branch would never be a Marquis Immortal. The interests involved were simply too enormous.

The Ganwu Universe Country was too poor. Its ruler himself was a member of the Virtual Universe Company, so the leader of the Ganwu branch naturally belonged to his faction as well.

This was also part of the rules.

King Wuxing thought that this young man knew how to conduct himself, and the smile on his face grew even brighter. He walked over and took Zhou Lin's hand.

More and more figures gathered behind them. At first, there had only been dozens of mid- and high-level company executives, but now the entire sky was densely packed with people.

It was an overwhelming sight that blotted out the sky and sun.

"Let us warmly welcome Mr. Zhou Lin, the Supervisory Envoy!"

King Wuxing held Zhou Lin's hand and shouted loudly toward the crowd behind him.

In an instant, countless people knelt on the ground. Even the Immortal Spirits had to bow slightly as they shouted in unison, "Greetings, Your Highness Zhou Lin!"

Their voices resounded through the heavens and could be heard clearly for tens of thousands of kilometers!

Immortal Spirits saluted while Realm Lords and Domain Lords knelt. How many times could such a grand occasion occur in a thousand years? Even the branch leaders themselves had never enjoyed such treatment.

Every member of the Virtual Universe Company had come out.

Other than Venerable Luojin, Zhou Lin had now received the highest treatment in the entire nation.

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Hearing the system's notifications, Zhou Lin felt incomparably refreshed.

Unfortunately, although Imperial Capital Star had many residents, they were still somewhat lacking compared to the Virtual Universe Company's upper echelons.

Although the company's mid- and high-level executives sounded sacred, that included many Immortal Spirits, as well as the members of the guard squads.

The things Zhou Lin had done on his missions and his climb of Tongtian Mountain had spread among the many guard squads.

Some of the older guard squad members would even praise Zhou Lin a few times when they had nothing to do. That was why he received Prestige Value every few days.

"King Hongming and King Liuxu aren't on this planet. They'll need a little more time before they can come," King Wuxing said softly. "This isn't the place to talk. Shall we go sit in your manor first?"

"Sure. Just make the arrangements, big brother," Zhou Lin said with a smile.

They had begun preparing Zhou Lin's residence as soon as his appointment had been issued. It was located in the most prosperous city on Imperial Capital Star.

Just as Earth's cities were divided into several rings, the cities on Imperial Capital Star were similarly divided into different levels.

The most luxurious city, with the highest concentration of upper-class figures, was naturally Luojin City.

The streets of this city were particularly beautiful. They were made entirely from a strange mineral, gray with faint red glimmers, and their value was astonishingly high.

"Is this the legendary Luojin Stone?" Zhou Lin asked curiously.

King Wuxing smiled and explained, "That's right. Our nation master loves this mineral, so even his honorific title is based on it."

"It's beautiful."

Zhou Lin examined it carefully and praised it again.

"Just paving the streets of the entire city must have cost tens of millions of mixed yuan units, right?"

Aido was even more shaken. With so much Luojin Stone, many Marquis Immortals would be unable to afford it even if they bankrupted their entire families.