Descendants

Within the grand hall, Su Heng and Su Luo sat high above, looking down at the two people below.

"Greetings, Ancestors." Su Yu and Su Zhuo bowed together.

"Congratulations, Ancestor Su Heng, on successfully breaking through to immortality!" After paying their respects, Su Yu excitedly congratulated Su Heng.

During those thirty years in the Initial Universe, without this ancestor's guidance, it would have been impossible for him to make such tremendous progress.

Not to mention his subsequent promotion to the Primordial Secret Realm.

"Mm, you're not bad either. To reach your current position in just ten thousand years—cultivate well. There are quite a few opportunities in an external posting."

Su Heng smiled and nodded, then offered him a word of advice.

As a former core member of the Virtual Universe Company, he naturally understood the general procedures for postings to universe kingdoms.

The kind of bullying suffered by core members posted to other universe kingdoms would never happen to Su Yu.

Su Luo, on the other hand, was rather concerned about this talented descendant.

After all, as long as a genius who entered the Virtual Universe core echelon did not perish amid the many dangers along the way, the odds of becoming immortal in the future were quite high.

After the conversation ended, Su Heng guided the two of them for a while, then greeted Su Luo before leaving the divine hall.

Whoosh.

Above a massive technological city, Su Heng's figure suddenly appeared.

After sensing the auras, he flew toward an estate in the center of the city.

The estate stretched for over a thousand kilometers. From the auras Su Heng could sense alone, there were more than several hundred thousand people within it.

However, only a few dozen of them felt familiar to Su Heng.

An energy barrier protected the outside of the estate.

Yet before Su Heng, the barrier might as well not have existed. It did not hinder him in the slightest as he flew inside.

Inside a six-story building somewhere in the estate, four figures sat in the main hall.

"Little sister, it's been tens of thousands of years since we last met. Your aura has grown even stronger. It feels like you're about to break through to immortality!" One of them, a dignified middle-aged man in battle armor, smiled at the beautiful woman beside him.

"Big Brother, you flatter me. I merely made a slight breakthrough in the secret technique Father gave me. As for breaking through to immortality..." Hearing this, the beautiful woman replied with a bitter smile.

Breaking through to immortality—even a genius like their father had been stuck at that stage for several million years.

"Hey, hey, don't talk about things like that. Father finally broke through to immortality and gathered us here. It wasn't so you could all feel miserable," a handsome young man beside them interjected.

"Third Brother is right. Father did not gather us together to discuss such things," the last middle-aged man said with a slight nod.

"Haha, you're right. Now that Father has finally broken through to immortality, we should be happier." The dignified man chuckled and set the subject aside.

They were all descendants Su Heng had fathered during his Cosmic-level and Domain Lord stages, only tens of thousands or a little over a hundred thousand years younger than him.

Although they were all World Masters, they were nearing the end of their lifespans.

Sigh.

The four of them stopped talking and looked joyfully at the figure that had suddenly appeared in the center of the hall.

"Father!" The beautiful woman was the first to cry out, rushing into the figure's embrace.

Though the other three were not as excited as she was, they all smiled and softly called out, "Father."

"Xiao Yun." The one who had appeared in the center of the hall was Su Heng. As he gently stroked the woman who was hugging him, a small figure appeared in his eyes.

She had been a petite, adorable little girl, and back then, she had been quite mischievous.

Several million years had passed. The little girl from back then had already grown up.

Su Heng felt somewhat emotional.

Over these tens of millions of years, he had not actually had many interactions with his children, especially after their mother passed away.

Su Heng had then focused on cultivation, always staying either with Mother Ancestor or at the Virtual Universe Company.

Most of his meetings and conversations with his children had taken place in the Virtual Universe.

"Alright, Xiao Yun, go sit with your brothers. Next, I have some matters to discuss." Su Heng patted his daughter's head and spoke gently.

"Mm." Su Yun nodded vigorously, then composed herself and sat with her three brothers.

"Xiao An, how far has your comprehension of the laws progressed?" Setting aside some of his melancholy, Su Heng asked his eldest son.

Naturally, he had not gathered his children merely to celebrate his breakthrough to immortality.

"Reporting to Father, my comprehension of the Law of Lightning has reached nearly ninety percent," Su An hurriedly answered.

Nearly ninety percent comprehension. That was normal. After all, his eldest son was only a little over sixty thousand years younger than him. Over such a long span of time, even ordinary accumulation would have brought him this far.

Though he thought this, Su Heng did not say anything. Instead, he continued questioning the remaining three.

"What about your comprehension of the laws?"

"Ninety percent of the Law of Wood."

"Ninety percent of the Law of Metal."

"Ninety percent of the Law of Water."

All of them were at ninety percent. In other words, their comprehension of the laws had all been stuck at the final bottleneck.

After thinking for a moment, Su Heng said to them, "As soon as possible, hand over the authority and responsibilities in your hands to your descendants. Then prepare to go to the Initial Universe. I will do my best to arrange for Immortal Gods of the corresponding laws to guide you.

"As for whether you can ultimately break through to immortality, that will depend on yourselves."

Obtaining qualifications for the Initial Universe would not be difficult. With his current status, providing some assets in exchange for four slots would be fairly easy.

What would be difficult was finding Immortal Gods of the corresponding laws.

If he wanted to raise their chances of breaking through, he could not seek out ordinary Immortal Military Lords. At the very least, they would need Marquis-level Immortals to teach them.

However, the four of them were Su Heng's biological children. He could not bear to watch them perish when their lifespans ran out.

"Thank you, Father!" All four of them spoke with joyful expressions.

The Initial Universe and guidance from Immortals—with so many favorable conditions, it would be far easier than trying to figure out a breakthrough on their own!

"Mm. Next, relax a little. Let's talk about family matters." Su Heng smiled faintly and sat before the four of them.

Ever since breaking through to immortality, he had been able to sense a degree of estrangement in each of them. It might have been related to their breakthroughs, but he himself was also partly responsible.

That conversation lasted several months.

Writing about descendants was also to set up a later plot point, but the author does not have children, so it may have come out rather stiffly.