Leaving the Luo Family

On Earth, at the Luo Family castle, the family members were gathered together in a heavy atmosphere. Luo Feng had already informed his family that Luo Zhiyuan was leaving Earth. Luo's father and mother both had tears in their eyes, each holding one of Luo Zhiyuan's hands and stroking them incessantly, their eyes fixed on him as if they wanted to imprint his image into their very souls.

Xu Xin hugged Luo Feng, burying her face in his shoulder as she sobbed aloud.

After a while, the grandparents finally let go of Luo Zhiyuan and led him to the side of Xu Xin and Luo Feng. The two elders said nothing, simply turning and walking out, leaving the family of three together.

Luo Zhiyuan hugged Xu Xin's waist from behind and said softly, "Mom, don't be too sad. We can still meet in the Virtual Universe anytime. If you miss me, you can come find me there whenever you want.

Bulieni says I will probably spend a lot of time in the Virtual Universe, as he discovered a great place for cultivation there. Meeting in the Virtual Universe is basically no different from reality."

Luo Feng also patted Xu Xin's shoulder, helped her stand up, and pressed his forehead against hers, comforting her: "Wife, Zhiyuan is about to leave Earth; don't make it harder for him because of us. We humans of Earth don't have the strength to protect ourselves in the universe. Now that he has a chance to become a powerhouse, we must cherish it and not let it slip away.

As the first generation of pioneers to step out of Earth, we have to make great sacrifices. Your husband didn't manage to do well enough, so now it's our son's turn to strive. We should feel proud, shouldn't we?"

Xu Xin nodded through her sobs: "I know, I know all of that. I just feel that Little Zhiyuan is still so young, and he has to leave our side. I'm so worried. Without family to accompany him in the universe, will he be lonely? I'm so afraid that he will encounter difficulties in the future and we won't be by his side—what will he do then?

Besides, I blame myself; I haven't fulfilled my duties as a mother well enough. I've spent too little time with him!"

Luo Zhiyuan's eyes also grew moist. In the few years since he transmigrated to Earth, the Luo family had given him meticulous care and love. He had long since integrated himself into the Luo family, and now, to rectify the history he had inadvertently altered, he had to leave them, which he found deeply painful.

Bulieni couldn't stand this atmosphere and said to Luo Zhiyuan: "Kid, there is no better way. If you keep staying by Luo Feng's side, who knows when you might influence him again? It's better to repair his original trajectory early and leave.

Besides, the universe is so vast; you should go and see it, then grow rapidly in the universe so you can better provide protection for Earth."

Luo Zhiyuan knew Bulieni was right. After composing himself, he switched to his persuasive mode: "Mom, you don't need to blame yourself. Look at how well you've taken care of me; I'm much bigger than other children my age, haha! Oh, right Mom, Dad has already promised me one thing, and I want to ask you for one thing too. Can you promise me?"

Xu Xin turned her tear-streaked face, crouched down, and hugged Luo Zhiyuan: "Zhiyuan, tell me. I'll do whatever you want, Mom."

Luo Zhiyuan smiled, pursing his lips in Xu Xin's embrace: "Mom, you and Dad should have another child. That way, you won't be lonely when I'm not around. I've already inquired; in the universe, you can choose how to conceive. You and Dad should have a pair of twin boys, and name them Luo Ping and Luo Hai.

These two names are great. That way, it can make up for the regrets from when I was born, and they can take my place in serving you both. When I return, our big family will be even livelier, okay? Promise me, Mom~"

Hearing Luo Zhiyuan's words, Xu Xin was deeply moved. Even as her son was leaving, he was still thinking about whether his mother would be lonely—he had truly grown up. Then, thinking about the plan to have twins, she felt a little shy and looked up at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng nodded at Xu Xin, signaling that he indeed agreed. Thus, Xu Xin nodded and agreed to the arrangement, though she still said to Luo Zhiyuan: "Zhiyuan, if Mom gives birth to two more brothers for you, aren't you afraid they will take away the care and attention your father and I give you?"

Seeing that Xu Xin also agreed to the idea, Luo Zhiyuan grinned: "How could I have such worries? We are all one family; they will be my dearest brothers. And I believe Mom and Dad won't care about me any less, after all, we can meet in the Virtual Universe often. So, Mom, you agree? Then let's set off quickly to Biyan Planet; we can do it there."

Luo Feng also added from the side: "Right, let's go early and return early. The place Zhiyuan is going might be very far; if he leaves earlier, he can return earlier, and we also need to return early to deal with the invasion Earth is facing. Besides, Xu Xin, you haven't left Earth yet. This time, our whole family will set off together; consider it a trip."

Luo Zhiyuan looked at Xu Xin with expectant eyes. Thinking that a trip sounded nice, Xu Xin happily agreed. Soon, Luo Zhiyuan, Luo Feng, Xu Xin, and Luo's father and mother all set off together for a short cosmic journey, leaving only Luo Hua behind at the Luo Family castle on Earth.

In January 2063, after more than five days of space travel, the five members of the Luo family arrived at Biyan Planet. During this time, Luo Zhiyuan consumed another Azure Fruit, becoming a Planet-level 8 spirit reader, with his spiritual force amplitude subsequently reaching 31.

On Biyan Planet, although Xu Xin and Luo's parents had not reached the Planet-level and were not protected by cosmic civilization, they were not bullied because Luo Feng led several Star-level 9 slaves and Silver Flow Guards he had just purchased.

The Embryo Cultivation Technique was completed very smoothly, and Xu Xin successfully conceived the twin boys. Luo Zhiyuan was finally completely relieved.

After Luo Feng, Xu Xin, and Luo's parents had a look around the alien scenery on Biyan Planet, Luo Zhiyuan and his family prepared to part ways.

Luo Feng didn't indulge in excessive sentimentality. He instructed Luo Zhiyuan to take care of his own safety, not to take risks, and to keep in touch via the Virtual Universe, before taking his family back to Earth, leaving Luo Zhiyuan behind alone.

After parting with his family, Luo Zhiyuan felt a sense of loss. He returned to the L-1 spaceship alone, sat cross-legged in the middle of the main control room, and zoned out.

Seeing Luo Zhiyuan staring blankly, Bulieni knew this was his first time away from his familiar family and that he must be feeling somewhat uneasy, so he tried to distract him: "Kid, now that it's just you, we can safely and boldly arrange our own affairs.

I think the first thing should be to see what treasures that old charlatan stored in the bank. Maybe there are some snacks he left behind that you can use.

Speaking of which, that old charlatan was too wasteful. Just counting what I remember, he ate over a dozen treasures that could allow an ordinary person to directly reach the Undying level. If those had been saved until now, it would have saved you a lot of trouble."

Hearing Bulieni say this, Luo Zhiyuan perked up: "Bulieni, there shouldn't be many treasures that can allow an ordinary person to directly advance to the Undying level, right? How did Senior Chenxi find so many?"

"Heh, that old charlatan was a gluttonous foodie. He was a loner who, once fed, didn't worry about the rest of the family. He wandered the universe for countless epochs and broke into many cosmic secret realms, so he encountered plenty of good things.

But he ate most of them. For treasures useful to those below the Undying level, unless they had a unique flavor, he wouldn't bother keeping them as snacks; otherwise, he wouldn't even care.

Let me tell you, back in the day, that old charlatan and the old drunkard—oh, that's the Wind Beast God Chengfeng—those two were famous in the universe. One was a foodie, the other a drunkard. The treasures they squandered back then were truly countless, making the major races of the universe gnash their teeth in hatred.

These two had quite eccentric personalities. If other races wanted to trade for treasures to cultivate their juniors, they would only trade for delicious food or fine wine; they wouldn't even pay attention to anything else. Plus, their strength was quite decent—even one or two Universe Masters couldn't handle them if they came looking for trouble—so they were almost on the blacklist of those races, haha!"

Luo Zhiyuan hadn't expected these natural beast gods to have such a vivid side; he had previously thought they were all cold and aloof. This seemed quite interesting. It was a pity they had been hunted down by the joint efforts of many powerful beings in the universe; after all, a natural beast god was a treasure from head to toe—a case of "a man's wealth is his own ruin."

After chatting with Bulieni for a while and hearing some cosmic anecdotes, Luo Zhiyuan's mood was no longer low. He left the spaceship and went to the Universe First Bank on Biyan Planet to see what treasures Senior Chenxi had stored inside, preparing to have his eyes opened.

In the lobby on the first floor of the Biyan Planet branch of the Universe First Bank, there weren't many people when Luo Zhiyuan entered, so a staff member led him directly into a reception room.

The staff member in the reception room smiled and said: "Hello, sir. What business do you need to handle?"

"I need to check the contents of an account."

"Very well, sir. May I ask which account number you wish to check?"

Bulieni gave Luo Zhiyuan a string of account numbers. After sitting down, he told the receptionist. As the receptionist operated the terminal, she smiled and said: "Please wait a moment."

However, the receptionist's expression changed immediately. A look of shock appeared on her face, and her speech became stuttered: "I... I'm sorry, respected... guest, I do not have the authority... to handle... business for this account. Please... please wait a moment, I will go ask the branch manager."

The receptionist swallowed hard and hurried out. Luo Zhiyuan inexplicably felt a sense of déjà vu, as if it were very familiar. Then he realized it must be because this account had a very high star rating, so he asked Bulieni: "Bulieni, what star-level account is Senior Chenxi's? Is it five-star? Look, you scared the receptionist away."

"Oh? You figured it out again? I was going to see how you'd react; you're such a buzzkill! Hmph, even if that old charlatan just threw some random things in there, it would be enough to satisfy a five-star account, no need to ask!"

Luo Zhiyuan was truly speechless. He couldn't adapt to the feeling of holding onto a massive golden thigh at any moment. He hadn't even adjusted yet, and he was getting surprises everywhere. A five-star account—this branch probably hadn't hosted such a high-level client before; who knew how panicked they were right now. Forget it, he would just let things take their course.

After waiting for a full ten minutes, a capable-looking three-eyed man suddenly ran in, with a prominent badge on his chest reading "Branch Manager of Universe First Bank, Biyan Planet Branch."

The manager said, both respectfully and nervously: "Respected guest, it is an honor to meet you. However, since my authority is insufficient, please move to another room; we have specialized reception robots."

Luo Zhiyuan stood up and, without a word, followed the manager to the top floor of the Universe First Bank. A robot with an appearance close to that of a human from Earth took over the task of guiding Luo Zhiyuan and led him to a luxuriously decorated reception room.

After arranging for Luo Zhiyuan to sit, the robot said respectfully: "Respected guest, hello. I will now handle the relevant business for you. Please give your instructions."

Luo Zhiyuan repeated the account number and said, "I want to perform an inquiry first to see the status of this account."

The robot extended its hand, revealing a depression in its palm, and said, "Very well, sir. Please place your key into the verification slot in my palm. Once verified, please state your password."

Following Bulieni's instructions, Luo Zhiyuan used his spiritual power to remove the World Ring from his hand and placed it into the robot's palm. After a ripple of energy, a cubic projection appeared before the robot. The six faces of the cube had different unlocking requirements, and Luo Zhiyuan had to decrypt them in the correct sequence.

After all six sets of passwords were verified, the robot returned the World Ring and smiled, saying, "Greetings, respected guest. Your account currently holds a balance of approximately 52.782 billion Hunyuan units, in addition to one World Ring. Is there any other business you would like to conduct?" A detailed breakdown of the deposit was displayed before Luo Zhiyuan.

Luo Zhiyuan was shocked by the amount of the deposit. Although he knew a five-star account would contain significant funds, he had not expected over 50 billion Hunyuan units. To him, this was a truly astronomical sum.

One had to realize that those 50 billion-plus units were in Hunyuan. The Hunyuan was a unit used for large-scale transactions in the universe; 1 Hunyuan was equal to 1 trillion Universe Coins, while 1 Universe Coin was worth over 3,000 Ganwu Coins, and 1 Ganwu Coin was worth approximately 1,000 Black Dragon Coins. For Luo Zhiyuan, who had been using Black Dragon Coins as his currency for purchases only a short while ago, this jump was simply too massive.

How could one compare it? Put it this way: in the universe, the price of an entire galaxy was only between 100 billion and 1 trillion Universe Coins. This meant that Luo Zhiyuan's current wealth could purchase hundreds or even thousands of galaxies!

This sudden windfall of wealth left Luo Zhiyuan dazed. He stared at the long string of numbers before him, unable to collect his thoughts for a long time.

Unable to watch any longer, Bulieni mocked Luo Zhiyuan, "Kid Luo, are you stunned by such a small deposit? How ignorant can you be? Hahaha! I think you've forgotten the most important thing, haven't you? That World Ring! That is what is truly valuable. The pocket money that old swindler left behind can't compare to what's inside that World Ring!"

Luo Zhiyuan took a deep breath, feeling embarrassed in front of Bulieni. However, he really couldn't be blamed; the money he had seen across both his lifetimes combined didn't even amount to a fraction of this.

Having regained his composure, Luo Zhiyuan said to the robot, "I want to transfer the money in the account to the account bound to my spiritual imprint, and I also want to retrieve that World Ring."

"I apologize, respected client. Since the World Ring is not stored on this planet, you will need to wait approximately seven days if you wish to retrieve it. However, I can process the transfer for you now. Please wait a moment."

Luo Zhiyuan knew the ring certainly wouldn't be on Biyan Planet, so he wasn't surprised by the wait and agreed to the robot's proposal.

Soon, the robot notified him that the transfer was complete and congratulated Luo Zhiyuan on becoming a five-star client of the Universe First Bank, then asked for a delivery address for the ring.

Luo Zhiyuan was only staying on Biyan Planet temporarily and had no suitable delivery address. The robot suggested that he could wait in this reception room for the next few days, with all his needs provided for free, and proceeded to introduce him to some of the privileges of a five-star client.

Since Luo Zhiyuan had nowhere else he wanted to go for the time being, he decided to stay at the Universe First Bank. He prepared to wait for the arrival of the ring while continuing his cultivation.

PS: I still have to work during the day, so that's all for now. I'll continue when I get back tonight. Thank you all for your votes; don't stop, I still want more! Many thanks!