Mother

While the current Peak Genius Battle was in full swing, Li Che had not been idle in the real universe either.

While he met with Venerable Luan Mo of the Giant Axe Battle Arena in the Virtual Universe, his physical body was conducting a transaction at a branch of the Universe Galaxy Bank in the real universe.

"Esteemed four-star client of the Universe Galaxy Bank, the notarization and sale services for the galaxy ownership documents you submitted have been completed. Both parties, please provide your final confirmation."

The young woman manifested by the bank's AI wore a flawless smile as she spoke softly.

"I have no objections." Li Che lounged comfortably on the reception room sofa and nodded slightly.

Across from Li Che, a human man with pale green skin and two long, soft feelers on his head hurriedly spoke:

"I have no objections either."

At their answers, light flickered through the eyes of the young woman manifested by the AI, and she smiled.

"Transaction complete. Congratulations, Mr. Li Che. You have successfully acquired ownership of the Meyer Galaxy in the Rongbing Starfield!"

Li Che remained reclining on the reception room sofa without saying anything more.

He had just purchased ownership of a large galaxy for twenty thousand eras. It was a galaxy on par with the Milky Way Galaxy, where Earth lay, containing over three hundred billion stars and a considerable number of inhabited planets.

One of them was the large planet Li Che was currently on, Cliffwater Star. It was a thriving commercial and tourist planet within the Rongbing Empire, ranking among the top three thousand planets in the starfield for prosperity.

By comparison, it was a civilized planet much like Horned Dragon Star in the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield.

Now, this planet and the entire galaxy it belonged to had become Li Che's private property.

"Congratulations, esteemed Mr. Li Che!"

Across from Li Che, the pale-green-skinned human man also rose to his feet, his voice tinged with respect.

He was the previous owner of this galaxy, a lone eighth-stage World Lord whose combat strength barely reached the average standard of ordinary World Lord Warriors on the Extraterrestrial Battlefield.

Before Li Che, this high-stage World Lord, who already counted as an important figure in the Rongbing Starfield, was so deferential that he hardly dared breathe. This was not merely because of Li Che's strength, but also because Li Che had paid him an enormous sum of universe coins.

"Mm."

Li Che did not continue exchanging pleasantries with this weak World Lord. He waved a hand, and the eighth-stage World Lord immediately departed respectfully. Li Che then left the Universe Galaxy Bank himself and arrived at a magnificent World Castle on Cliffwater Star.

This was the residence Li Che had purchased specifically for his parents, both of whom he had already brought here:

"Father, Mother, the transaction is complete. I now hold the management rights to the Meyer Galaxy for twenty thousand eras. Our family can gradually relocate to this galaxy in the future."

This was a safeguard Li Che had prepared specifically for his parents and family before departing for the Initial Universe.

Although his father's branch descended from the imperial family of the Rongbing Holy Land, over the long years, the Rongbing imperial family had grown to an astonishing size. It was better to split off and live independently.

Li Che's mother was no ordinary interstellar citizen either. She came from the minor nobility of the Bugu Empire, a basic-level cosmic civilization, and also had a small family behind her.

"You've gone to a great deal of trouble for us, son."

Li Hong was deeply moved as he watched Li Che hand him a contract shimmering with the faint light of laws.

Although he was now a Domain Lord, he understood perfectly well that his current status and achievements owed much to Li Che. Now that Li Che was still spending money to provide for the family, he could not help feeling touched.

"Che, this must have cost you quite a bit. Something the size of a galaxy brings in an enormous income every year from taxes alone."

Li Che's mother was deeply moved as well.

She was a beautiful woman who looked only in her thirties, with pointed ears. She came from a small branch of the human Elf Race and was now a Universe Level expert working as an instructor at the Ganwu Dojo branch on Cliffwater Star.

"At my current level, this is only a small expense." Li Che shook his head.

His original plan had been to take this opportunity to purchase the Milky Way Galaxy, where Earth was located, from the Silver-Blue Empire. After considering it, however, he abandoned the idea.

A peak World Lord traveling halfway across a star sector to send his family to an utterly unremarkable planet to have children would look suspicious to anyone.

Under the present circumstances, he felt that leaving things as they were was actually quite good.

After giving his parents a few more instructions and transferring another sum of universe coins into their account, Li Che set out again. He boarded his spaceship, preparing to head straight for the foremost administrative planet of the Ganwu Universe Country.

"Sir, an email just arrived. Your Universe Galaxy Bank account has received a transfer of 2.9 million Hunyuan Units. The sender is the Divine Master Rongbing."

At that moment, Li Che suddenly heard his AI assistant Bai Yue's clear, pleasant voice, and raised his eyebrows.

He immediately called the Rong Bing Army Master through virtual communications. The Immortal Military Lord seemed to have anticipated this and accepted almost instantly.

"Divine Master, has Marquis Yuchen's inheritance been sold?"

Li Che spoke with a smile. He felt that his usually cold Divine Master seemed unexpectedly relaxed today, evidently in quite a good mood.

"Yes. Marquis Aurora of the Universe Mercenary Alliance purchased the inheritance in a private capacity. He is one of the Universe Mercenary Alliance's leaders in the Ganwu Universe Country, and he offered us a very good price," the Divine Master Rongbing explained.

Li Che nodded. Although the requirements for Marquis Yuchen's inheritance seemed extremely demanding, the Universe Mercenary Alliance had plenty of Universe Level geniuses who had comprehended the Origin Laws of time and light. Claiming the inheritance was merely a matter of time.

Suddenly, as though remembering something, the Divine Master Rongbing continued:

"Also, I haven't had any luck finding information about Pansi World Lord of the Cuilang Starfield, whom you asked me to investigate. I asked several friends in the neighboring starfields, but none of them had any information about Pansi World Lord of the Fire Phoenix Group."

Hearing this, Li Che could not help letting out a soft sigh.

Naturally, he had sought information about Pansi World Lord of the Fire Phoenix Group to rid the people of a scourge and, along the way, swallow the immense quantity of Rock Divine Water Pansi possessed. That was no small fortune-it was enough to tempt even a King-level undying deity.

Unfortunately, Luo Feng's era was still more than eighty eras away, and Pansi apparently had not even been born yet.

"Let's leave it at that. Perhaps my information was mistaken."

Understanding the situation, he smiled at the Divine Master Rongbing.

"Divine Master, I'll be leaving for a while. A great being from the Giant Axe Battle Arena has invited me, and I'll probably join them."

At his words, the relaxed smile on the Rong Bing Army Master's face briefly froze before he nodded.

"I understand. A genius World Lord like you would only be wasting your talent in this little Rongbing Starfield."

Even by her most conservative estimate, she understood that Li Che's comprehension of the Origin Laws had long surpassed that of ordinary Marquis-level undying deities. Once Li Che became an Immortal, that comprehension would instantly grant him unparalleled combat strength and status.

When that happened, Li Che would become the greatest backer she and the Divine Master Qiyao had.

Naturally, she did not want Li Che's talent to go to waste.

In fact, this Immortal Divine Master was even somewhat worried that Li Che lacked sufficient funds:

"Do you still have enough money? If you need any, Qi Yao and I can put together five million Hunyuan Units in cash right now."

"There's no need for now. I'll be spending many years in the Initial Universe, and there aren't many things there that require Hunyuan Units." Li Che shook his head.

Including the proceeds from selling his spoils earlier, Li Che's current assets had already reached over nine million Hunyuan Units, putting him on the level of a top-tier undying deity.

P.S. I noticed that readers in the Swallowed Star section have a completely different attitude toward having children than readers over in the Shrouding the Heavens section, so I'll drop it. Forcing a trip to Earth really wouldn't make much sense either.