Settling Down on Qingyu Planet

After continuing to study the Shadow Race clone for a while, Bulieni reminded Luo Zhiyuan that they were about to arrive at their destination: Qingyu Planet in the Xuanyi Universe Kingdom.

Luo Zhiyuan's thoughts stirred, and the Shadow Race clone abruptly vanished, entering the soul space within his sea of consciousness.

Emerging from the World Ring, the spaceship arrived at Luo Zhiyuan's destination.

This was a massive planet roughly 100 times the diameter of Earth. Viewed from space, the landmass far exceeded the ocean area, and the planet was orbited by a dark red ring and three satellites of varying sizes.

Thanks to the privileges of his five-star account, the spaceship did not head to the planet's unified docking port, but instead flew directly to the private docking port of the property Bulieni had purchased.

Once Bulieni and the local control intelligence confirmed the information, the spaceship descended.

Stepping off the ship and ignoring it as it departed, Luo Zhiyuan began to survey his new home.

Before him lay a vast docking port where over a dozen ships of various shapes and sizes were parked; he had no idea what the specific details of these vessels were.

Behind the docking port stood several rolling hills and forests. The highest peak was steep and precipitous, towering into the clouds, while the other sides of the docking port were surrounded by dense, unbroken forests.

Luo Zhiyuan was a bit dazed. Where was the house?

"Bulieni, didn't you say you bought a property on Qingyu Planet? Why don't I see a house? Why is it just mountains and trees here?"

"Haha, you silly boy, you are already inside your property. Fly up and take a look!"

Luo Zhiyuan took flight, and only when he ascended into mid-air did he realize what this so-called property actually was.

It was a square, super-sized estate covering a massive area, with those mountains situated right in the center. Bulieni said, "How about it? As our future home, it doesn't look small, does it?"

"Because Qingyu Planet doesn't allow for larger estates, this one is only 10 kilometers long and wide. The entire estate was excavated and transported directly from a primordial planet. The mountain forest in the center is our living area, consisting of nine peaks in total."

"The main peak is over 13,000 meters high, and the other eight are all over 5,000 meters. The interiors of these peaks have been retrofitted with defensive weapons. Under the control of the intelligent program, they can ensure that even peak World Lord level brats cannot break in."

"As for the house, it's all located inside the mountains. The exterior is fused with the mountain using E9-grade materials, capable of defending against attacks from ordinary peak World Lords. The master's room uses F5-grade materials, which can safely withstand attacks from ordinary Immortal level beings."

"Oh, I also bought some slave servants to handle daily management and maintenance. Your living quarters are arranged at the top of the main peak, and the servants' quarters are distributed throughout these mountains. Of course, their rooms are only made of E9-grade materials. Look, they're coming over."

A large group of people emerged from a ship in the docking port, led by someone wearing green armor. It was a Qingyu Planet native; they all possessed a pair of cyan bat wings, bodies covered in green scales, and stood about 2 meters tall.

Seeing them emerge, Luo Zhiyuan descended to the ground.

The Qingyu Planet native walked over, bowed slightly to match Luo Zhiyuan's height, and said with a professional smile, "Respected client, I am your handover agent, Fuke. The 100 Universe level 9 slaves you ordered are all here: 50 warriors and 50 spirit readers."

"Additionally, you originally ordered 1,000 Star level 9 spirit reader slaves. Our company has decided to provide these as a complimentary gift, so we will not charge you for them. We are also gifting you our top-tier membership card, which will grant you a 11% discount on future purchases."

Fuke took a yellow metal box from his storage equipment, with a transparent card of unknown material resting on top.

Handing the box and card to Luo Zhiyuan, Fuke said, "Inside are the control chips for this estate and these slaves. I will now transfer the control permissions to you; please wait a moment."

He operated his auxiliary light brain for a few moments. The eyes of the slaves behind him glazed over for a second before they regained clarity. They all knelt toward Luo Zhiyuan and said in unison, "Greetings, Master."

After completing the transfer of authority, Fuke exchanged a few more pleasantries with Luo Zhiyuan, swapped communication numbers, and then turned to board a ship and fly away from the estate.

Luo Zhiyuan approached the slaves. The ones Bulieni had bought were of a race that closely resembled humans, which was more pleasing to his eyes.

He had Bulieni scan for the top-ranked spirit reader and warrior, then asked them to step forward. After questioning them, he learned the warrior was named Aoxiu and the spirit reader was named Dongji.

Facing all the slaves, Luo Zhiyuan said, "To me, you are not slaves, but my guards. You can treat this as just a job. After two hundred years, I will return your freedom. At that time, those who wish to stay will be welcomed, and those who do not wish to stay may leave freely."

The slaves whispered among themselves, finding it hard to believe such good fortune had fallen upon them. However, they felt this master was incredibly benevolent and all wanted to perform well.

Luo Zhiyuan knew this was the tragedy of controlled slaves; they would feel from the bottom of their hearts that everything their master did was good and would never disobey any order.

He was powerless to change this now, nor did he want to. Two hundred years—he believed that by then, he certainly wouldn't need these guards to protect his safety. When the time came, the truth would be revealed. He continued, "But for now, I have a few orders. From now on, Aoxiu is the leader of all warriors, and Dongji is the leader of all spirit readers."

"The two of you will each select nine Universe level 9 companions to form a team as my personal guards, to protect my safety at all times."

"The remaining Universe level 9 guards will be mixed with the Star level 9 teammates to serve as the estate's security, handling patrols, guard duty, and various daily chores. Start selecting your team members now. Aoxiu and Dongji, you two go first."

Aoxiu and Dongji went into the crowd and selected people they were familiar with as future teammates. Afterward, Luo Zhiyuan led them away, leaving the guards to choose their own pairings.

Luo Zhiyuan led these twenty personal guards toward his living quarters at the peak of the main mountain.

About 100 meters from the top of the main peak, as Luo Zhiyuan approached, the mountain face opened to reveal a passage. Luo Zhiyuan led his guards into the 500-meter-long winding tunnel, passing many different rooms—which Bulieni said were quarters and training grounds for the guards—before finally entering his own room.

Luo Zhiyuan's room was not large, featuring a two-room layout: a 100-square-meter bedroom and a training room that was 100 meters in length, width, and height.

Luo Zhiyuan felt it was a bit strange and asked, "Bulieni, the training room is only 100 meters in length, width, and height; I can't move around in there at all, can I?"

With a scoff, Bulieni replied, "Of course. Do you think this is actually a place for you to train? This is just a spot to place the Time Room. The Old Mystic fused a space fragment into the Time Room; it's larger inside than your World Ring. That is your real training ground."

So that was it. Luo Zhiyuan understood. It seemed his primary training ground in the future would still be the Time Room his teacher had prepared.

Returning to his bedroom, Luo Zhiyuan entered the World Ring once more. There was one planned task he hadn't had time to complete on the way to Qingyu Planet, and he needed to prioritize it now because it would improve his safety: binding and cultivating the Star-Eating Grass.

Inside the World Ring, next to the Secret Realm Spirit Marrow, Luo Zhiyuan carefully opened a metal box under Bulieni's instructions.

Inside the box were two 60-centimeter-tall white blades of grass with silver-white roots. This was the Star-Eating Grass, known as the "toughest offensive plant life" one could buy.

After Bulieni explained the cultivation steps, Luo Zhiyuan decided to cultivate one Star-Eating Grass first, leaving the other in the metal box untouched.

He took out one Star-Eating Grass with his right hand, used a blade separated from his Lightning Shuttle to cut a slit in his left wrist, and let his blood drip onto the entire plant.

The leaves of the Star-Eating Grass trembled continuously, absorbing all the spilled blood into its body. Luo Zhiyuan then wrapped the plant in his spirit energy, constantly comforting and communicating with it.

Slowly, a feeling of warmth and dependence reached Luo Zhiyuan's consciousness. The Star-Eating Grass had been successfully bound!

Luo Zhiyuan placed the Star-Eating Grass against his chest. The grass began to fuse with his skin from its roots, and soon, it had completely merged with him.

A wave of warmth enveloped Luo Zhiyuan's entire body, feeling like putting on a set of thermal underwear in his past life. He felt the waves of dependence coming from the Star-Eating Grass, much like a clever pet, completely attached to its master.

With a flick of his intent, the Star-Eating Grass, linked to Luo Zhiyuan's mind, immediately grasped his meaning, floating up from his body and dropping into the Secret Realm Spirit Marrow beside him.

Luo Zhiyuan watched the Star-Eating Grass and noticed that the part submerged beneath the liquid surface was rapidly changing color, shifting from its original white to a deep blue. Then, its entire color transformed accordingly, and the little plant slowly shivered, sprouting vine after vine. In the end, its whole body even carried a shimmering, faint glow, as if it were a patch of the starry sky.

Seeing that the Star-Eating Grass had no further changes and its energy was constantly rising, Luo Zhiyuan submerged himself back into the Secret Realm Spirit Marrow to continue boosting his own physical energy and spiritual force.

After sinking beneath the liquid surface this time, Luo Zhiyuan did not fall into a stupor but instead remained conscious. Feeling somewhat puzzled, he asked Bulieni, "Bulieni, why didn't I fall into a soul-induced stupor like last time while soaking in the Evolution Fluid? Could it be that it only works once?"

"Of course it doesn't only work once. Before you reach the Immortal level, every time you soak in this Secret Realm Spirit Marrow, it can enhance your soul strength as your physical energy grows."

"Then why am I still able to remain conscious now?"

"You're such a blockhead! It's obviously because your soul strength and consciousness have already reached the seventh level of the Universe stage! Last time, your soul strength was still very weak and couldn't handle the stimulation during the enhancement, which is why you fell into a stupor. Now that you can withstand it, you remain conscious."

"Uh... alright. Since that's the case, let's continue training in the Virtual Universe. Didn't you say there was still room for improvement with the Lightning Shuttle? Let's get to it."

Having said that, Luo Zhiyuan logged into the Virtual Universe and entered the Killing Field to continue his training with Bulieni.

PS: You brothers are amazing! I snuck a peek at the new author book rankings this morning, and we actually reached tenth place in the Light Novel category and 22nd on the overall list!

My god, I'm so excited! It's made me too distracted to work, so I rushed to write a chapter to reward you all.

I've said before that I'm the type of person who is never satisfied with what I have, uh... gentlemen, could we push a little harder and try to get onto the first page of the overall rankings? Many thanks!