Parting

"Li Ze, we're about to depart. Gather at the garrison plaza!" Lairui'er's voice sounded from the Intelligent Optical Computer.

"Received!"

After replying, Li Ze rose and left the castle. His figure flashed as he flew toward the garrison plaza.

When he arrived at the plaza, besides the members of the Tongfeng Team, there were eight other Universe level soldiers from the First Brigade who had also obtained Sacred Mountain Baptism Quotas.

After landing, he walked over and stood with the group.

"Captain, have all of you finished taking masters? What are your plans from here on?" Li Ze directly transmitted his voice to them.

"Yes. Mengqian was the last among us, and even she was accepted as a disciple by a King-level Immortal a few days ago!" Jirui Yu's crisp voice rang in Li Ze's mind.

"Only after taking a master did I realize that without a teacher's guidance, our cultivation speed used to be noticeably slower," Lairui'er said.

The others nodded as well.

"Brothers and sisters." Li Ze looked at everyone.

"During the Sacred Mountain Battle, the impact of my slaughter of the Demon Race and Mechanical Race was too great. My teacher has informed me that I am now on the Kill List of the Demon Race and Mechanical Race in the Fourth Outer Domain Battlefield," Li Ze said.

"You mean?" Lairui'er froze slightly.

"You're leaving?" Han Fu asked in a deep voice.

"You're going?" Jirui Yu seemed to want to say something, but ultimately did not.

The team members all looked at Li Ze.

Li Ze nodded gently. "Yes, I'm leaving."

Lairui'er, Jirui Yu, Han Fu, Mengqian, and Lan Kun exchanged glances, their expressions complicated. Every one of them was reluctant to part with Li Ze, but it was absolutely impossible for them to ask him to stay. Knowing that Li Ze would very likely be hunted down by alien races if he remained in the Fourth Outer Domain Battlefield, they did not want him to die on the battlefield.

"I'm sorry," Li Ze said softly.

"You don't need to apologize," Lairui'er said. "Being able to fight alongside you and complete this Sacred Mountain Battle together has already made us very happy. If that led to you dying on the Outer Domain Battlefield, that isn't what we want. Besides, it's not like we'll never meet again."

"Haha, no matter what, Li Ze... we've been teammates for quite a long time," Han Fu said with a chuckle.

Jirui Yu looked at Li Ze with her bright eyes. "Li Ze, when you become a powerhouse in the future, don't forget us!"

"Perhaps we'll meet again tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years from now. I hope that by then, we'll all have become powerhouses capable of controlling our own destinies." Since Lan Teng's death, Lan Kun had become quiet and reticent. It was rare for him to speak this time. "I look forward to that day. Of course, I'll have to survive and leave the Outer Domain Battlefield first."

"Don't be so sad, everyone. I haven't left yet. My teacher will only take me away from the Fourth Outer Domain Battlefield after the Sacred Mountain Baptism ends," Li Ze said with a light smile.

Boom!

Legion Commander Xizes appeared in the garrison plaza, carrying his formidable aura.

"Since everyone is here, let's depart!"

After sweeping his gaze over the Universe level soldiers in the plaza, Xizes directly collected them all into his World Ring, then turned and vanished from the garrison plaza.

This time, Li Ze and the others did not wait long within the World Ring.

Whoosh!

The scene before them changed, and Li Ze and the others appeared directly in a military base plaza similar to Barracks Base No. 7.

At this time, many Universe level soldiers who had ranked among the top thousand in the previous Individual Points Ranking were already waiting in the plaza.

Li Ze looked around and saw many members of other teams who had fought alongside him in the previous decisive battle.

When those members sensed Li Ze's gaze and saw that it was him, they also nodded in greeting.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

As time passed, one Immortal Legion Commander after another gradually flew over, teleporting the soldiers from their legions who had obtained Sacred Mountain Baptism Quotas into the plaza. Soon, all one thousand Universe level soldiers had gathered.

Boom!

King Huilei appeared in the plaza, a single horn flickering with traces of lightning growing from his head. He wore blue battle armor and radiated an overwhelming aura.

"Greetings, King Huilei!" Everyone in the plaza, including the Legion Commanders, gave a military salute.

Whoosh!

King Huilei said nothing. With a wave of his hand, he released a spaceship beside him.

It was a Battle Sword-shaped spaceship around a thousand meters long, one hundred and fifty meters wide, and nearly one hundred meters thick. Its entire body was a deep blue. Even facing this spaceship, one could faintly sense an ancient aura from it, as though it had existed in the river of time for an incomparably long period.

"Time Ice... this is an F9 class spaceship forged from Time Ice," a Universe level warrior beside them whispered in surprise.

"All Legion Commanders, return. All Universe level soldiers receiving the Sacred Mountain Baptism, enter the spaceship!" King Huilei's authoritative voice rang beside everyone's ears.

"Yes!" everyone responded.

Then, all the Universe level soldiers began walking toward the spaceship hatch in an orderly manner.

After entering the spaceship, they found that its internal space was immense. The guard position of the Battle Sword Spaceship was its engine compartment, while other functional compartments were distributed through the hilt. The entire blade was an exceptionally spacious and luxurious hall six hundred meters long and one hundred meters wide. After boarding, all the Universe level soldiers waited within the hall.

"Walli, do you have any information on spaceships made from F9-grade materials?" Li Ze asked Walli directly, looking at the enormous spaceship with envy.

"Master, spaceships made of F9-grade materials are generally custom-built. This spaceship is entirely composed of the F9-grade material Time Ice, with Origin Law Mystic Patterns inscribed by spaceship manufacturing masters. Its defenses have reached an astonishing level. Even a King-level Immortal God would find it extremely, extremely difficult to break through this spaceship."

Li Ze nodded at the introduction, wondering when he would be able to own such a spaceship himself.

After the many Universe level soldiers entered the spaceship, King Huilei also boarded and headed for the core Control Room.

The spaceship hatch closed. The entire spaceship shook lightly before returning to stillness.

"Master, a message has arrived from your teacher, King Yuchi, asking you to meet him. Would you like to enter the Virtual Universe?" Walli's voice suddenly appeared in Li Ze's mind.

"Enter the Virtual Universe!"

"Received. Connecting to the Virtual Universe."

Li Ze sat on the sofa, and then his consciousness entered the Virtual Universe Network.

Since Li Ze had already become King Yuchi's disciple, the virtual assistant Walli had obtained permission to automatically teleport him near King Yuchi's space. Thus, as soon as he appeared this time, Li Ze was directly teleported into King Yuchi's personal space.

Within a vast starry sky, a towering black mountain floated above the Star River. Its height stretched for an unknown number of tens of thousands of miles. Threads of red and white mist drifted around it, while faintly visible planets circled the distant surroundings of the towering mountain.

Li Ze's figure appeared directly outside a crimson palace at the mountain peak.

"Teacher, your disciple Li Ze requests an audience!" Li Ze stood outside the main hall and bowed.

Rumble!

The palace doors, dozens of meters tall, opened directly.

"Li Ze, come in!" A hearty voice came from within the hall.

Upon hearing it, Li Ze stepped into the hall.

Inside the hall.

It was still as spacious and empty as ever. Only his teacher, King Yuchi, sat upon the lofty throne, looking down at Li Ze with a gentle smile.

"You're already on your way to the Sacred Mountain on Yulan Continent, aren't you?"

On my way? Li Ze's heart stirred.

"Teacher, are you also at the Sacred Mountain on Yulan Continent?"

"Hahaha!" King Yuchi was not angered when Li Ze ignored his question and instead questioned him back. He laughed directly. "That's right. I've long been waiting for you at the Sacred Mountain on Yulan Continent!"

The moment Li Ze asked, he regretted it, feeling that he had acted rashly. After all, he had only met King Yuchi once and had no idea what his temperament was like. Immortal-level beings had lived for endless ages, and many Immortals possessed extremely strange personalities. It was entirely possible that a single sentence from him could anger his teacher.

Hearing his teacher's laughter, Li Ze also let out a sigh of relief. It seemed his newly accepted teacher was not someone who fussed over minor matters.

"Li Ze, I said last time that I would prepare a cultivation plan for you, but something suddenly came up, so I never sent it to you," King Yuchi said with a smile.

"This time, I'm waiting for you at the Sacred Mountain because I intend to take you directly away from the Fourth Outer Domain Battlefield after this Sacred Mountain Baptism ends. I've already decided where you will cultivate next. That place will definitely provide tremendous help for your future path!" King Yuchi looked at Li Ze with eyes like lightning.

"Yes, Teacher!" Li Ze stood solemnly.

"Oh, right. There's another matter I called you here for!" King Yuchi abruptly changed the subject.

"Didn't you obtain one opportunity to exchange for items from the Universe Level Special Army Treasury? Have you exchanged anything yet?"

"Not yet. This disciple planned to make the exchange after the Sacred Mountain Baptism ends!" Li Ze did not understand King Yuchi's intent, but he answered honestly.

"Good. Wait a moment!" King Yuchi nodded upon hearing that Li Ze had not made an exchange yet.

Ding!

"Master, you have received a transfer email from Cosmic River Bank!"

Li Ze immediately opened the email.

Dear Customer,

Your consciousness-bound account with our bank has received a remittance of 200,000 Hun Yuan units. Your account balance has reached 215,761.45 Hun Yuan units and has automatically been upgraded to a 'Four-Star Account.'

You have also automatically become a distinguished Four-Star customer of Cosmic River Bank. As a Four-Star customer, you possess many special privileges.

Attached below is a list and explanation of several special privileges.

Cosmic River Bank

Seeing the enormous bank balance, Li Ze was startled and immediately looked toward King Yuchi on the throne.

"Li Ze, the items within the Special Army Treasury are exceptionally precious. Many of them are things that have already gone extinct in the universe, so their exchange prices are also extremely high. With that little wealth of yours, if you encounter something good, I'm afraid you'll only be able to stare helplessly!" King Yuchi watched Li Ze's expression with a smile.

"Based on the past exchange records of the Universe Level Special Army Treasury, the wealth I transferred to you is enough to exchange for some items that will be of tremendous help to you. When the time comes, think carefully about what you want to exchange for. If there's anything you don't understand, send me a message directly!"

"Teacher..." A warm current surged through Li Ze's heart. He had not expected his newly accepted teacher to be so thoughtful, to have considered even this matter in advance and given him such a vast sum of wealth.

Even Immortal Army Lords rarely possessed such a large fortune, yet his teacher had handed it to him without hesitation, even though he was merely Universe level.

"No need for that. You're my only disciple now! This little bit of wealth is but a drop in the bucket to me!" King Yuchi saw Li Ze's expression, knew what he was thinking, and directly interrupted what Li Ze was about to say.

"Alright, there's nothing else I need to tell you. Once you've used your Universe Level Special Army Treasury privileges, I'll take you away," King Yuchi said.

Without waiting for any further reaction from Li Ze, his figure slowly vanished from the Virtual Universe.

Looking at the place where King Yuchi had disappeared, Li Ze smiled and vanished from the Virtual Universe as well.

To be continued