Family

Thunderlight Sea Starfield, Thunder Star.

For countless ages, as the Lu Family's influence within the Thunderlight Sea Starfield had grown greater and greater, Thunder Star's status throughout the entire starfield had naturally risen as well.

Until recently, news arrived that Lu Qingshan, lord of Thunder Star, had broken through to become an immortal god. Thunder Star's status within the Thunderlight Sea Starfield soared even higher, to the point where it could nearly rival Imperial Capital Star.

In the core region of Thunder Star, within the luxurious castle where the Lu Family resided.

At the outermost perimeter of the luxurious castle, large numbers of uniformed guards patrolled at all times. Among them, even the weakest were peak stellar-level, and they had to be members of the Lu Family. The squad leaders were all universe-level experts capable of roaming freely through star systems.

"Quite a lot of important figures have come to pay their respects lately, haven't they?"

"Of course! A few days ago, even the emperor of the Lightning Sea Empire came with his people to visit! I was on duty then. So many big shots had to treat a mere universe-level like me politely!"

"Hahaha... isn't that so? The ancestor has now become a true immortal god. Our Lu Family will certainly become even more prosperous in the future!"

"Now that the ancestor has become an immortal god, he should be returning to the family soon, right?"

"Of course! I heard that Lord Hongguang, who had been cultivating in Yanfeng Holy Land, rushed back too!"

"That's right! My father is Lord Qinghe's steward, and he also returned from the Wusi Starfield with Lord Qinghe this time!"

Several universe-level guard captains gathered together and discussed the matter in low voices.

As a great family that had endured for countless ages, the Lu Family's descendants were spread across dozens of starfields around the Thunderlight Sea Starfield. Usually, only a very small number remained on Thunder Star.

Yet over the past few years, the family's important figures had hurried back to Thunder Star from all corners of the universe.

The root cause of all this was that the greatest genius in the Lu Family's history, Lu Qingshan, lord of Thunder Star, had become a true immortal god!

In the core area of the luxurious castle, within a quiet courtyard.

This courtyard held a special position within the Lu Family, because it was the residence of Lu Hongwen, Lu Qingshan's third son and the current true wielder of power in the Lu Family.

At that moment, Lu Hongwen was handling some family affairs when he suddenly sensed something. He immediately released his world energy, letting it spread outward.

Whoosh!

The space within the courtyard rippled slightly, and then a figure clad in dark golden battle armor appeared within it. It was Lu Qingshan, who had just returned to Thunder Star.

"Third."

"Father!"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan suddenly appear, Lu Hongwen hurriedly pushed open the door and stepped out, calling out in delight.

"Third, it has been over a thousand years since father and son last met in reality, hasn't it?"

Lu Qingshan smiled and praised him. "You've done well these years. You've managed the family very well."

Although Lu Qingshan had only spent three hundred years in the Initial Universe this time, due to the differing flow of time, a thousand years had already passed in the Primal Universe.

"Father, it was only my duty," Lu Hongwen said respectfully.

"Nothing went wrong on the Virtual Universe Company's side, did it?" Lu Qingshan continued.

"No!"

Lu Hongwen quickly replied, "Following your arrangements, Father, I sent seventy percent of the Thunderlight Sea Starfield's annual profits to Lord Malthus every year!"

"However, after news of your breakthrough to immortality arrived, Lord Malthus only took fifty percent of the profits. He had me bring back the remainder. In the past few years, more than eight billion universe coins have already accumulated!"

"Mm."

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly. "From now on, only send fifty percent of the profits to Malthus."

For Malthus, the previous thirty percent share had merely been a reward for Lu Qingshan's work. But the current fifty percent share was cooperation between equals!

This was the change in Lu Qingshan's identity and status after breaking through to immortality.

However, now that Lu Qingshan had obtained a job in the transportation department, he naturally had no interest in the meager profits of the Lightning Sea branch.

"Oh, right!"

Lu Hongwen continued, "Father, Lord Malthus has already arrived in the Thunderlight Sea Starfield. He contacted you earlier but received no response, so he asked me to notify him once you returned to the family. He wishes to celebrate your successful breakthrough to immortality!"

"Mm, I already know about that."

Lu Qingshan nodded. "I was cultivating earlier, so I turned off virtual network reception. I have already replied to Malthus. I'll visit him later. Other than that, has anything important happened in the family recently?"

"There hasn't really been anything major in the family."

Lu Hongwen smiled. "It's just that because you broke through to immortality this time, the royal families from dozens of surrounding starfields have sent envoys to offer their congratulations!"

"That's nothing."

Lu Qingshan said casually, "I'll hold a banquet when the time comes and invite those envoys."

"Only..." Lu Hongwen seemed hesitant to speak.

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan asked, "What is it? Is there something improper about those envoys?"

Could it be that someone was already looking to cause trouble for him just after he had broken through to immortality?

"Not at all!"

Lu Hongwen immediately said, "It's just that many of the leaders among those envoys are current princes of those royal families. Since arriving on Thunder Star, they've often sought opportunities to meet Seventh Sister!"

"Wenxuan?" Lu Qingshan suddenly understood.

His seventh daughter, Lu Wenxuan, was not yet ten thousand years old and was only a universe-level youngster. She was also the only one among Lu Qingshan's many children who had not yet married.

Now that Lu Qingshan had broken through to immortality and his body had transformed into immortal divine power, the chances of him continuing to have children in the future were extremely low.

As his youngest daughter, Lu Wenxuan's status had likewise risen rapidly. It was only natural that princes from the royal families of surrounding starfields would pursue her.

Lu Qingshan did not dislike this at all and simply asked, "Has Wenxuan taken a liking to anyone?"

"I don't know about that!"

Seeing that Lu Qingshan did not object, Lu Hongwen quickly continued, "But over the past year, Seventh Sister has been quite close to the sixth prince of the Starglow Empire!"

"Later, I looked into him a little. This sixth prince of the Starglow Empire has a maternal grandfather who is a world lord-level expert in the Starglow Starfield. He himself has cultivated for just over eleven thousand years. Not only is he about the same age as Seventh Sister, but his talent is also fairly good. He is currently a third-stage domain lord and has reportedly entered the third level of the wind domain. He should have a chance to break through to world lord-level in the future!"

"Oh?"

Lu Qingshan smiled. "He sounds quite good. But how things turn out in the future will depend on Wenxuan's own choice. Let nature take its course."

"Yes, Father," Lu Hongwen quickly replied.

After chatting with his third son, Lu Hongwen, for a while, Lu Qingshan met with his wife and several other children before finally returning to his room to rest briefly.

At this time, all the Lu Family's important figures had returned from across the universe. Thus, on the day after Lu Qingshan returned to Thunder Star, a grand banquet was held within the Lu Family castle.

After the banquet began, all the important figures in the family gathered together.

"Greetings, Family Head!"

Led by Lu Hongwen and the others, over ten thousand people throughout the hall all respectfully knelt down.

"Hahaha..."

Lu Qingshan sat in the seat of honor, smiling as he looked at the more than ten thousand family members below.

Among these more than ten thousand people, apart from a small number of experts from other branches, all the rest were his direct descendants.

Among them, there were four world lord-level experts alone. Aside from his third son Lu Hongwen, fifth son Lu Hongtu, and fourth daughter Lu Wenxiu, there was also Lu Qinghe, an outstanding descendant from the line of his fourth son, Lu Hongwu. As for domain lord-level experts, there were more than a hundred.

"Alright, rise," Lu Qingshan ordered.

"Yes, Family Head!" All ten thousand people stood.

"Now that I have broken through to immortality, our Lu Family can be said to have gained a certain foundation. However..."

Lu Qingshan looked at the crowd below, and his expression suddenly became serious. "What I must warn you all is that no one in the family may use the family's power to stir up trouble. Otherwise, the family laws will show no mercy. Do you all understand?"

Lu Qingshan had now broken through to become an immortal with an eternal lifespan, but among the entire human race, he could still only be considered an insignificant minor figure!

Although the Myriad Heavens Chat Group would allow his strength to continue increasing, that would require a long time!

What he worried about most now was that the family's younger generation would become too overbearing and provoke beings he could not afford to offend!

Fortunately, ever since Lu Qingshan took charge of the family, he had continuously improved its laws and rules. Over the past more than eight million years, they had basically never encountered any major trouble.

However, now that he had broken through to immortality, the Lu Family's strength and status had undergone fundamental changes. It was naturally best to prepare for danger before it arose!

"We understand!" The more than ten thousand people below immediately responded respectfully.

To them, Lu Qingshan, who had broken through to immortality, was their greatest support and the person they admired and respected most. Naturally, they would not dare show even the slightest disrespect!

"Zhiwu!"

Lu Qingshan looked toward Lu Zhiwu, the only son of his seventh son Lu Hongyuan, and beckoned. "Come here!"

Lu Zhiwu was somewhat stunned when he saw Lu Qingshan calling for him.

When his father had still been alive, he had indeed followed him to meet his grandfather, Lu Qingshan, a few times. But his grandfather had more than two hundred grandchildren, with dozens still alive even now. Previously, he had only managed to become vaguely familiar to his grandfather.

Now that even his father had fallen, his grandfather was actually calling for him first at the banquet. Naturally, this left him somewhat bewildered.

Still, despite his confusion, Lu Zhiwu quickly walked to Lu Qingshan's side and respectfully greeted him, "Grandfather!"

"Zhiwu, there is no need to be so nervous!"

Seeing Lu Zhiwu's restrained expression, Lu Qingshan quickly said, "Before your father fell, he entrusted me to take good care of your branch. From now on, cultivate by my side. You may leave Thunder Star only after you break through to world lord-level!"

"This..." Lu Zhiwu was slightly stunned.

His grandfather's favor was naturally a good thing for him, but his talent was not particularly strong.

Only with the help of his father, Lu Hongyuan, had he managed to break through to domain lord-level.

Yet he was already more than six hundred thousand years old, while his flame domain had only just broken through to the seventh level. Crossing the threshold of the laws and becoming a world lord was simply far too difficult.

Of course, he did not dare oppose Lu Qingshan's orders. He could only nod and thank him respectfully. "Thank you, Grandfather!"

"Alright, go back," Lu Qingshan instructed casually.

After the banquet ended, Lu Qingshan soon returned to his cultivation room.

This time, upon returning, he could clearly sense that everyone in the family had become more respectful and reverent toward him!

It was not only the younger descendants. Even his disciples, several children, and even his wife were the same!

Yet what had truly changed was not him, but his identity and status!

In truth, aside from genuine immortal gods, who else could interact with an immortal god as an equal?

For immortal gods with eternal lifespans, sometimes a single period of seclusion was enough for those close to them to fall when their lifespans ran out!

"Neither Karina nor Hongwen and the others possess particularly strong talent!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself, World lord-level is already their limit. As time passes, they will soon reach the end of their lifespans!

Although his wives and children had passed away one after another before, Lu Qingshan had only been world lord-level at the time. Naturally, he had not felt it so strongly.

But now that he had become immortal, the feeling was entirely different!

Now I finally understand why those super experts in the universe enjoy taking disciples!

Lu Qingshan thought to himself, Besides nurturing experts for the human race, it is also so they can have more people close to them by their side!

After all, unlike family descendants, when choosing disciples, one could completely select those with relatively high talent and comprehension. Their chances of becoming immortal gods would naturally be greater!

Lu Qingshan had also considered whether he should find a way to help his current children break through to immortality, but even invincible king-level experts found that extremely difficult, much less Lu Qingshan as he was now.

Although he might have a chance to surpass invincible king-level in the future, that was absolutely not something he could achieve within ten million years. By then, his children would naturally have long since fallen.

I've only just broken through, so I'm not too lonely yet.

Thinking of the future scene where his children passed away one after another until none remained, Lu Qingshan could not help slowly shaking his head.

"Oh, right. Several years have passed. I wonder how everyone else in the chat group is doing?"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan immediately connected his consciousness to the Myriad Heavens Chat Group.

Although the others in the chat group were far weaker than him, they might still catch up to or even surpass him in the future.

Moreover, everyone in the chat group came from different worlds. Their status within the chat group was relatively equal, making their interactions more comfortable as well!