Arrangements Before Departure, Meeting

After celebrating with his teacher Jinguang Marquis and his son, Yang Wu's consciousness returned to reality.

Upon returning to reality, Yang Wu's somewhat dizzy consciousness immediately cleared up.

Yang Wu then pushed open the door and walked out. This was inside Yang Wu's family castle on Earth.

Although the Virtual Universe Company gave him plenty of time, Yang Wu couldn't waste too much time, since it would take more than twenty days to travel from Earth to Laiyin Planet.

Yang Wu walked in the courtyard, chatting with his family, while also sending a sliver of his consciousness into the Virtual Universe to get down to business.

Virtual Universe, Black Dragon Mountain Island, Nine Star Bay Residential Area, Yang Wu's home.

"I need to make some preparations before leaving Earth!" Yang Wu sat at his desk, deep in thought.

Leaving Earth this time is not as simple as going to Laiyin Planet before.

Based on Luo Feng's experiences in the original novel, and considering the plan provided by the Virtual Universe Company, Yang Wu will be away from Earth for at least several hundred years before he can return.

"Having won first place in the Genius Battle this time, plus the 10,000 Hunyuan Unit given by my teacher, I'm quite well-off now. I can definitely leave some more precious treasures for my family! Perhaps, I can try to cultivate a World Lord Level plant to protect my family," Yang Wu thought to himself.

Once in Chaos City, Yang Wu can continue to cross the Heavenly Bridge to earn points, so the need for Hunyuan Unit is not too great in the short term.

Ordinary ninth-tier plant life forms of ordinary World Lord certainly cannot compare with the Shaluo Flower and Mo Yun Vine that Yang Wu has carefully cultivated; they could probably be cultivated with just a thousand Hunyuan Unit.

As for Immortal Level plant life, that's beyond Yang Wu's current capabilities.

"And those Star Level slaves we bought before, who are nearing the end of their lifespan, should also be set free!"

Yang Wu kept thinking.

Although only a little over ten years have passed, there is still a long way to go before the hundred-year period agreed upon by Yang Wu and the group of Star Level slaves.

However, these slaves have been diligently completing the various tasks assigned by Yang Wu over the years, and Yang Wu now has a large number of Universe Level slaves under his command, so there is no need to continue to exploit these people, and it is time to set them free.

After thinking everything through, Yang Wu's consciousness returned to reality, and he began to gather the Star Level slaves he had purchased.

Of the 30 elderly slaves of the eighth and ninth Star Level that Yang Wu purchased, 29 are still alive today, one of whom died due to the exhaustion of his lifespan.

After Yang Wu announced the restoration of their freedom and the destruction of the smart chips that controlled them, all the slaves became incredibly excited.

Although they were treated quite well on Earth during this period, they were still slaves, and subconsciously they felt inferior to others.

But now, they are free!

To Yang Wu's surprise, only three of these slaves decided to leave Earth and return to their homelands, while the other 26 decided to stay on Earth and serve Yang Wu.

This is not surprising, as these Star Level slaves are already facing the end of their lifespan.

In other words, if their relatives and friends hadn't broken through to the Star Level, they probably would have perished long ago.

Therefore, they are essentially homeless.

A Star Level martial artist facing the end of their lifespan is utterly insignificant in the vast universe. In fact, without Yang Wu's help, they wouldn't even have been able to leave the Milky Way Galaxy!

As for Yang Wu, he had already become a prince in the Core Layer of the Virtual Universe Company, with a bright future ahead of him. These people naturally knew how to choose.

After dealing with the slaves, Yang Wu then faced the most troublesome issue—his family.

"What? A-Wu, you're going to be gone for so long?" Mother Liu Yuhua couldn't help but ask.

Several hundred years—how long is the entire Huaxia Calendar?

"Yes, it's been too long!" Father Yang Yuande couldn't help but sigh.

"Dad, Mom!" Yang Wu felt a pang of sadness, but he still said slowly, "You can't look at things the same way you did before! You're all at the Star Level now, with at least a lifespan of ten thousand years! And as long as you continue to soak in the Nutrient Pod I left behind, evolving to the Universe Level is no problem at all, which is a lifespan of one hundred thousand years."

Helping his family members reach the Universe Level is Yang Wu's current limit.

As for treasures that directly evolve to the Domain Lord Level, even the Jinguang Marquis probably couldn't afford them!

"Besides, this isn't as serious as you think. We can still meet in the Virtual Universe!" Yang Wu calmly advised, "In the Virtual Universe, everything can be 100% simulated; it's no different from reality!"

"Second Brother, even though it's said to be 100% simulated, there are still differences!" Yang Fan couldn't help but say from the side, "You've been gone for far too long this time!"

"Xiao Fan! I've chosen this path of the strong, so leaving is inevitable!" Yang Wu said solemnly. "Besides, my departure now is for a better reunion with everyone in the future!"

As for how they would meet, Yang Wu didn't elaborate.

If Yang Wu were to say now that he would evolve all his parents and relatives to the Immortal Level in the future, everyone would probably think he's crazy!

"Second Brother, I understand!" Yang Fan nodded solemnly.

"Take good care of Mom and Dad and my eldest sister after I'm gone!" Yang Wu instructed Yang Fan.

"I will!" Yang Fan quickly assured him.

Yang Wu then turned his gaze to the others, and suddenly asked his sister Yang Yun, "Sister, why didn't brother-in-law come today?"

At this moment, the entire family related to Yang Wu was present, including Yang Fan's wife, Chen Lan, but his brother-in-law Lu Hongfei, was not there.

"Brother-in-law?" Yang Fan said with dissatisfaction, "He's still busy with his career!"

"Ah Wu!" Yang Yun said apologetically from the side, "Hongfei is still busy working at the company and can't leave!"

"I see!" Yang Wu said with a smile, "It's alright, it's only right that my brother-in-law is busy with work. Anyway, we can all meet in the Virtual Universe anytime, there's no need to rush!"

After comforting his parents, Yang Wu handed over all the things he had prepared to his younger brother, Yang Fan, and then prepared to leave.

November 13, 2071.

Yang Wu, the champion of this year's Genius Battle, has left his hometown in a spaceship. It is unknown how many years will pass before he returns.

Just as Yang Wu was flying through the Dark Universe in his spaceship, the voice of the Auxiliary AI, Chi Yan, suddenly rang in his mind.

"Master, there's a communication request. It's from your teacher, Jinguang Marquis!"

"Teacher Jinguang Marquis?" Yang Wu was very surprised, as he had only just parted ways with his teacher.

However, Yang Wu quickly answered the communication request.

"Teacher!" Yang Wu greeted respectfully.

"Yang Wu, come immediately to my palace on Jinguang Island!"

"Yes, teacher!"

Although Yang Wu didn't know what had happened, he immediately connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe and rushed to Jinguang Island.

Virtual Universe, Jinguang Island.

At this moment, Yang Wu's senior brother Natie, was waiting outside the hall.

"Junior brother, come quickly! Father and the others are waiting for you in the hall!" Natie called out as soon as he saw Yang Wu appear.

"Disciple, come in quickly!" Jinguang Marquis's hearty laughter echoed from inside the hall.

Yang Wu immediately stepped inside.

At a glance, four powerful figures were sitting around a square table, conversing. One of them was Jinguang Marquis, but the other three exuded an even stronger aura than Jinguang Marquis, and their attire was also more magnificent.

One of them was a powerful Ape-man Race dressed in purple robes, another had three golden feathers on his head, and the last one was a girl draped in black veil.

"Teacher!" Yang Wu called out respectfully as he entered the palace.

"Haha..." Jinguang Marquis said with a laugh, "Disciple, let me introduce you."

"These three are all very famous figures in our Ganwu Universe Country! This is Marquis Zidian, this is Marquis Jinyu, and this is Marquis Heiyan!" Jinguang Marquis pointed to the three powerful figures and introduced them to Yang Wu.

When Marquis Zidian and the other two saw Yang Wu, they were all smiles. Marquis Heiyan even laughed and said, "Yang Wu, I sent you an email to congratulate you on winning first place in this year's Genius Battle!"

"Jinguang Marquis, you don't need to introduce your disciple. The Genius Battle has just ended, and Yang Wu's reputation is quite high in the Ganwu Universe Country!"

"Hmm!" Marquis Zidian and Marquis Jinyu nodded slightly beside them.

"So it was them!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

Yang Wu knew the identities of these three people, but he didn't know Wei He they had come to him.