The Ancestor's Thigh Is So Thick

After filling in the address for his pickup, Ling Xuan left the Virtual Universe.

Zhulong King had sent an email, telling him to come find him in a little while.

Taking the Crimson Flame back to Manlong Planet, Ling Xuan first returned home to share the good news with his family, then arranged his schedule to prepare for his departure.

As for the fact that Ling Xuan would be away for over a hundred years, his family had already mentally prepared themselves ten years ago.

Or rather, these cosmic humans took such partings quite lightly; after all, they could meet at any time within the Virtual Universe, and with their long lifespans, they were fond of adventure.

Returning to the palace of Zhulong in the Virtual Universe, the place was already packed to the point of being impenetrable.

All sorts of people had surrounded Zhulong King in the center, and a silent smoke of gunpowder permeated the hall.

"Old man Zhulong, let me tell you, I am here representing the Gulun Universe Master!" An immortal clad in dark-patterned battle armor stepped forward half a step, his eyes full of arrogance. "As the oldest universe master, he rarely takes on disciples. Don't be ungrateful, you old codger."

"Ancestor Tree Venerable also holds Ling Xuan in high regard," another green-faced, fanged king-level immortal sneered, interrupting him. "And he is also of our Giant Axe Martial Arena lineage..."

The moment Ling Xuan stepped into the hall, dozens of gazes, as tangible as reality, shot toward him.

These powerhouses, who were usually high and mighty and controlled vast territories, now had burning desires in their eyes—the potential to clear the Trial Tower was enough to make these universe venerables flock to him.

Zhulong King waved his robe sharply, his tone full of impatience: "Alright, alright, stop arguing! Ling Xuan already has a teacher; it is a supreme existence from our Giant Axe Martial Arena!"

I have a teacher? Ling Xuan was filled with confusion. When did I take on a master, and why don't I know about it?

The powerhouses present began to clamor: "Zhulong, I think the older you get, the bolder you become. You dare to fool so many universe venerables?"

"You don't believe me? In a moment, the existences behind you will receive an email notification," Zhulong King waved his hand, pushed through the crowd to Ling Xuan's side, and pulled him along, ready to leave. "Alright, stop blocking my way. I'm planning to take this kid to see his teacher; don't keep the person waiting."

"Zhulong, can you tell us exactly which great existence it is, so we can report back to our venerables?" one king-level immortal asked, unwilling to give up.

"I already said, you will receive an email in a moment, and the existences behind you will definitely have no objections." Zhulong King was truly impatient. As soon as he finished speaking, he initiated a teleportation, leaving a group of immortal powerhouses behind, staring blankly.

"Everyone, do you think what that old man Zhulong said is true or false?" someone broke the silence first. "He wouldn't be fooling us, waiting to sell to the highest bidder, would he?"

"I think so too. Although this Ling Xuan took first place in the genius competition, he relied on a miraculous secret technique comparable to a king-level immortal. In terms of talent and law comprehension, he is at most at the level of the first or second floor of the seventh Trial Tower. It's not enough to make the existences behind us scramble like this."

"I don't think so. Old Zhulong has lived for an immeasurable amount of time. It's normal for him to know some super existences. Perhaps he even had some old ties when one of the great universe masters was young."

"That's right. I heard that this Zhulong King has fallen many times, but every time he falls, he is immediately resurrected. It's faster than the resurrection speed of some universe venerables; it's completely not the treatment a king-level immortal should have."

"Ask yourself, if it were you or me, if we had fallen so many times, we would have long been forgotten by our race. Ordinary king-level powerhouses, unless they fall while executing high-level missions, don't have that many free resurrection opportunities."

"In that case, does Zhulong King really have deep friendships with some great existences? They are actually willing to spare divine power to resurrect him?"

"Then, were our voices a bit too loud just now?" Someone suddenly felt a lingering fear, worried that their previous words and actions had offended the other party and would lead to a reckoning by a universe master.

"Not necessarily, not necessarily. So many years have passed, and I've never seen the old man Zhulong hold a grudge against anyone for such impolite matters." Although the person said this, he had unconsciously switched to an honorific.

"Then shall we go back to report?" a king-level powerhouse in green armor suggested.

"Didn't the old man Zhulong say we would receive an email in a moment? We might as well wait a bit longer. Once the email arrives, we will have something to report back."

"Well said." This group of king-level immortals quietly remained in Zhulong King's palace to wait.

As for Ling Xuan, Zhulong King was leading him from the palace complex at the bottom of Tianzhou Island, flying upward.

"Ancestor, when did I take on a teacher, and why don't I know about it?" Ling Xuan asked curiously. "Hahaha, didn't I tell you? As long as you, kid, could take first place in the genius competition, even if I had to throw away this old face, I would beg that supreme existence to take you as a disciple."

Zhulong King explained with a smile, "Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I went over to visit."

Is this reliable? Ling Xuan was filled with doubt. Aside from being old, his ancestor didn't seem to have anything particularly special about him.

In the long lives of humans in the universe, friendships were the least reliable things. After not visiting for so long and with such a massive gap in strength, would the other party still remember the friendship of the past?

Carrying his doubts, Ling Xuan followed Zhulong King to the summit of Tianzhou Island.

Here stood palaces built by the universe masters, each one countless times larger than the king-level palaces at the foot of the mountain.

"We're here." Zhulong King brought Ling Xuan before a palace that was rugged in style yet extremely magnificent.

"This is?" Ling Xuan looked at the palace gate, where the two characters "Giant Axe" were carved in a rugged and bold style, as if chiseled by a giant axe. His heart shook violently. Isn't this the palace of the Giant Axe Founder?

His heart was churning. He secretly complained about his ancestor: If your connections are this strong, why didn't you say so earlier? You made me keep a low profile the whole way, and Cao Benqi almost stole all the spotlight of the genius competition. If I had known you knew the Giant Axe Founder, I could have acted even more arrogant than him!

The next scene exceeded Ling Xuan's understanding even further.

Zhulong King led him straight toward the gate. The two powerful guards at the entrance merely glanced at Zhulong King and then shifted their gazes away, with no intention of stopping them.

Not only that, the palace gates automatically opened slowly to let them in.

One had to know that when he and Manlong Marquis came to visit Zhulong King, they had waited for a long time at the entrance of his palace before they were allowed to enter.

Now, when Zhulong King came to visit the Giant Axe Founder, he could actually just "show his face" and walk right in?

Seeing Ling Xuan's look of disbelief, Zhulong King's mouth curled up involuntarily: "What's this? If it weren't for the fact that you don't have the clearance, I would have just teleported us directly inside."

The more Ling Xuan heard, the more wrong it felt, and he blurted out: "Ancestor, you wouldn't happen to be the son of this great existence, would you?"

"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting?" Zhulong King scolded him with dissatisfaction, as if he had been taken advantage of in a huge way.

"Hahaha, if you, Zhulong, are willing to call me that, I would certainly agree. Feel free to call me that."

At this moment, a heroic laugh suddenly rang out from within the palace. Immediately after, the two felt the surrounding space-time twist and shift.

In the next second, the two appeared inside the palace. Sitting above was a wild giant with disheveled hair and thick fingers. His clothing style was similar to that of the Zhulong clan, only the design was more archaic and ancient.

"Get lost, don't try to take advantage of me," Zhulong King retorted loudly, refusing to accept it.