Star Stone, Infusion! Hundreds of Billions of Energy Points!

"Fifth, stop sleeping. Didn't you keep going on about how that little fatty had left and you were bored to death?"

"Come take a look at what I've brought you. This little freak's skin is far thicker than that little fatty's—he can withstand your training!"

In a small world, above a mountain range of overlapping peaks, the Sixth Ancestor of the Lu Family held the Ling Jue Hall in his hand and shouted loudly.

"What are you making such a racket for? It hasn't been that long, and you've already woken me up. Didn't I say before that Lu Fusheng is my final disciple? He possesses the strongest constitution of my Devouring Lineage. Having that one disciple is enough."

A gruff voice rang out, exceptionally muffled, as though it had passed through an immensely thick barrier.

Rumble—

The boundless mountain range began to churn. Boulders tumbled down as the earth shook and the mountains swayed!

A jet-black, razor-sharp object like a rhinoceros horn thrust out from the earth. That single horn alone was a hundred zhang long.

One could well imagine just how colossal the body hidden beneath the ground had to be!

"Oh? You still won't teach someone who has cultivated the Gui Xu Yin to the third layer?"

The Sixth Ancestor of the Lu Family tossed out the Ling Jue Hall in his hand. It floated above that horn as a smile curled his lips.

At those words, the gruff voice paused before saying uncertainly, "The third layer of the Gui Xu Yin? Someone actually managed to cultivate that heretical technique? Let me have a look first. Mm... not bad indeed. This little thing is the current Thirteenth Sequence, right?"

The voice brimmed with interest in the third layer of the Gui Xu Yin, but then suddenly changed course.

"So what if it's the third layer of the Gui Xu Yin? It merely rivals the Devouring Saint Body in certain aspects. The little fatty may not compare now, but that might not be the case in the future. That alone isn't enough to move me. Still... since he is a Lu Family Sequence, I'll lend a hand and let him obtain a stroke of fortune through this loss of control over his technique."

Hearing this, the Sixth Ancestor of the Lu Family was somewhat displeased.

But he understood the Fifth Ancestor of the Lu Family's personality better than anyone. Once he decided on something, no one else's opinion could change it.

So be it. It was not bad for Lu Qingyun to gain a stroke of fortune from this.

Without further words, a point of violet light shot from the tip of that horn and entered Lu Qingyun's body within the Ling Jue Hall.

At the same time, a palm-sized stone of irregular shape, with specks of fluorescent light floating within it like the boundless stars in the night sky, entered Lu Qingyun's palm.

In an instant, the devouring power remained unchanged, but endless vital essence flowed out from that fluorescent stone and poured into Lu Qingyun's body!

"A Star Stone? This is the stroke of fortune you spoke of?"

Watching from the side, the Sixth Ancestor of the Lu Family's face immediately darkened at the sight.

Though a Star Stone was a resource Lu Qingyun ordinarily had no chance of coming into contact with, to supreme beings like them, it was merely an ordinary cultivation resource.

The dignified Fifth Ancestor of the Lu Family was giving this to a junior as a stroke of fortune?

If that was the case, then I could give it too!

"Heh, if this isn't a stroke of fortune, then what is? Going by your idea, were you planning to seal the vital essence around him because you feared he'd devour himself until he exploded? Not only would that method bring him no benefit whatsoever, it could even damage his origin, making it difficult for him to advance any further!"

"I am protecting his body at all times with my divine sense, pouring in the purest power of the stars so that he can obtain the greatest amount of vital essence during this period. He can also use the power of the stars to cleanse his marrow and body, improving his innate talent. Now, he merely needs to familiarize himself with the technique and bring it under control, and all will be well."

As someone who had attained supremacy through devouring, the Fifth Ancestor of the Lu Family had far more experience than the Sixth Ancestor of the Lu Family in dealing with this kind of situation.

"What are you going on and on about? He's been absorbing for so long already—are you sure there won't be a problem?"

"With this much energy being poured into him, even a Saint should have burst apart by now, shouldn't he?"

The Sixth Ancestor of the Lu Family frowned and asked.

But he received only one response.

"Something's wrong! There's something strange about this boy!"

The Fifth Ancestor of the Lu Family cried out, then fell silent, seemingly examining the situation carefully.

By his estimation, Lu Qingyun should have awakened after the time it took to burn one incense stick.

Yet three incense sticks had already burned out, and Lu Qingyun still showed not the slightest sign of waking!

This defied all reason!

But there clearly weren't any other problems!

After exhausting every thought to no avail, the Fifth Ancestor of the Lu Family looked at the smile that had somehow appeared on Lu Qingyun's lips and suddenly thought of one possibility.

That was... this brat simply didn't want to stop!

[Fortune Points +1, +2, +1...]

The notification chimes that sounded by his ear from time to time were exceptionally pleasing.

They made it impossible for Lu Qingyun to suppress the curl of his lips!

In truth, his consciousness had been clear from the very beginning.

Even the loss of control over the technique had been deliberately caused by him!

After all, it had been obtained through the system's point allocation. Its foundation was incomparably solid, far beyond what ordinary people could build up through time spent cultivating.

So there had never been any possibility of him being unable to control it!

Lu Qingyun had merely taken advantage of the technique's breakthrough to stage this scene, hoping to absorb energy more efficiently and gain Fortune Points.

Yet he had never expected the Sixth Ancestor of the Lu Family to come directly because of the commotion he created.

At that time, he had no way to speak and explain himself, nor could he voluntarily recover and forcibly cut off this one and only opportunity.

Thus, he could only passively accept the infusion of energy from these Star Stones!

And once he had tasted the sweetness of it, there was simply no stopping.

Whatever. His cultivation technique really had gone out of control—it wasn't as though he was deliberately trying to fool anyone.

Unfortunately, the greatly increased devouring power caused by the technique going out of control had a time limit.

It could not be maintained forever.

So, as he neared his limit, Lu Qingyun finally regained consciousness.

The moment he opened his eyes, he saw the Sixth Ancestor of the Lu Family staring at him as though he were a monster.

"Awake?"

A voice full of bitter resentment rang out—it was the Fifth Ancestor of the Lu Family.

Only then did Lu Qingyun realize that there were no fewer than thirteen Star Stones of varying shapes around him!

Most of these Star Stones had dimmed, their light nearly extinguished.

The power of the stars contained within them had also been almost completely depleted.

Seeing those Star Stones, Lu Qingyun glanced at his Fortune Points.

His heart instantly jolted!

[Fortune Points: 1682]

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