"Yunshang!"
After waking up, Lu Qingshan soon noticed everyone in the room.
Among them, Li Yunshang, Zhao Gang, and the others were people close to him, but Weilusi and his companions clearly looked different from the people of Xuanhuang Star.
Lu Qingshan already had a guess, but he still quickly asked his wife, Li Yunshang, "Who are these people...?"
"Brother Qingshan!"
Li Yunshang was naturally delighted to see Lu Qingshan awake, but she quickly explained, "These gentlemen are adventurers from other civilizations in the universe. Every one of them is far stronger than Demon God Meng Qi. In fact, you only woke up because Mr. Weilusi brought out an extremely precious Green Mulberry Fruit!"
"Universe Adventurers?"
Although Lu Qingshan had been somewhat prepared, he still felt quite excited after hearing Li Yunshang's words.
After all, ever since coming to this world, he had made countless efforts to establish contact with cosmic civilization, and now he had finally succeeded.
Moreover, this team of Universe Adventurers seemed quite friendly, far more so than the Nuolanshan Family's adventurer team that had discovered Earth in the original story.
Although Lu Qingshan did not yet know why, that did not stop him from communicating with these Universe Adventurers.
"Thank you all for saving my life!"
Lu Qingshan quickly bowed to the adventurer team in thanks. "If you ever need my help in the future, I won't refuse, even if it means dying ten thousand deaths!"
"Brother Qingshan, you're far too polite!"
Weilusi, their leader, quickly said, "I'm the captain of this adventurer team. You can call me Weilusi!"
"Strictly speaking, we were only able to reach your planet because we discovered a spacecraft you launched in another star system, then followed its route here!"
"So that's what happened!"
After hearing Weilusi's explanation, Lu Qingshan felt even more thankful that he had vigorously developed technology.
Familiar with the original story, he knew very well that if they missed an opportunity like this, there was no telling how many tens of thousands of years would pass before another adventurer team discovered Xuanhuang Star.
In addition, the way Weilusi addressed him reassured him considerably about Weilusi and his companions.
After all, if Weilusi and his companions harbored ill intentions toward Xuanhuang Star, they would never have called him their brother.
"Mr. Weilusi, everyone!"
As various thoughts flashed through his mind, Lu Qingshan quickly invited Weilusi and his companions, "Let's take a seat in the reception room first. Although the food on our Xuanhuang Star can't compare with the cuisine of the universe, it should have its own distinctive flavor. You can all give it a try shortly!"
"All right!"
Weilusi nodded slightly, then continued, "Brother Qingshan, just call me Big Brother Weilusi from now on!"
"All right, Big Brother Weilusi!"
Sensing Weilusi's goodwill, Lu Qingshan quickly nodded, then began leading Weilusi and the others toward the reception room.
But just then, Li Yunshang suddenly said to Lu Qingshan from beside him, "Brother Qingshan, I've already received messages from the leaders of many factions. They're all asking what happened here. What should we do now?"
Lu Qingshan was not particularly surprised to hear Li Yunshang say this.
After all, even while he had been in a deep sleep, the Lu Family remained a towering behemoth on Xuanhuang Star. The various factions on Xuanhuang Star were bound to have informants stationed near the Lu Family.
Weilusi and his companions had caused quite a stir with their arrival, so those informants would naturally have noticed.
However, Lu Qingshan did not make the decision on his own. Instead, he quickly asked Weilusi, "Big Brother Weilusi, does the news of your arrival here need to be kept secret?"
"That's entirely up to you, Brother Qingshan!"
Weilusi quickly said with a smile, "If you think it should be kept secret, Qingshan, I can cooperate and have our spaceship conceal its tracks. With your level of technology, it should be very difficult to detect!"
"That won't be necessary!"
After hearing Weilusi's words, Lu Qingshan first acknowledged him, then said to his wife, Li Yunshang, "Yunshang, take care of this. Just tell them the whole story, but don't let them come to our Lu Family and disturb our honored guests for now!"
"No problem!"
Li Yunshang quickly said, "Brother Qingshan, don't worry. I'll make sure everything is arranged!"
With that, Li Yunshang hurried away.
After all, aside from handling these matters, she also needed to arrange plenty of fine wine and delicious dishes as soon as possible so that Lu Qingshan could entertain these honored guests who had traveled from distant civilizations in the universe.
A short while later, Lu Qingshan led Weilusi and his companions into the spacious reception room, where the hosts and guests took their respective seats.
This time, however, Lu Qingshan did not sit in the seat of honor as before. Instead, he sat opposite Weilusi and his companions with Lu Wenye, Zhao Gang, and the others.
Before long, the Lu Family's servants, led by Xu Zhong, brought Lu Qingshan and the others plenty of fine wine and delicious dishes.
"Big Brother Weilusi!"
Lu Qingshan quickly raised his glass and invited Weilusi and his companions to drink together, then thanked him solemnly. "Thank you for saving my life!"
"Brother Qingshan, you're far too polite!"
Weilusi picked up the wineglass beside him and drained it, then said with a smile, "Actually, you had only fallen into a deep sleep. Even without me, you probably would have woken up after a few years, or a few decades!"
"But you don't seem particularly surprised by our appearance, Brother Qingshan. Were you prepared for this?"
"What preparations could I have made?"
Lu Qingshan immediately said with a smile, "I simply thought that the universe was so vast that other civilizations were bound to exist!"
"Big Brother Weilusi, since you've come from another civilization, could you tell us about the other civilizations in the universe?"
Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Zhao Gang, Lu Wenye, and the others sitting beside him could not help pricking up their ears.
They were also very interested in the arrival of Weilusi and his companions, but had not yet had an opportunity to join the conversation.
Now that Lu Qingshan was asking about the universe, they were naturally very interested.
Meanwhile, after hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Weilusi inwardly marveled at his composure and sophistication.
However, he had come precisely to befriend Lu Qingshan, so he quickly said, "Brother Qingshan, your thinking is indeed correct!"
"There truly are many super-civilizations in this vast universe!"
"For example, the galaxy we're in is the Scorpio System, ruled by the Purple River Empire! Within the Scorpio System, the life planets that have been explored alone number over two hundred thousand!"
"The Purple River Empire rules six galaxies like the Scorpio System, with more than a million life planets in total!"
"But even the entire Purple River Empire is merely a low-level cosmic civilization nation, as well as one of the vassal states of a mid-level cosmic civilization nation, the Golden Lion Empire!"
"And above the Golden Lion Empire is a high-level cosmic civilization nation, the Heavenly Star Universe Country!"
After hearing Weilusi's introduction, Zhao Gang and the others sitting beside Lu Qingshan were completely dumbfounded.
In their view, even if other civilizations existed in the universe, there certainly could not be many.
But after hearing Weilusi's introduction, they discovered that the entirety of Xuanhuang Star was nothing more than an insignificant speck of dust in the vast universe.
By contrast, Lu Qingshan, who was familiar with the original story, was not particularly shocked by Weilusi's introduction, because he had long known just how vast this universe was.
The Heavenly Star Universe Country was roughly equivalent to the Ganwu Universe Country in the original story, while the Golden Lion Empire and the Purple River Empire naturally corresponded to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and the Silver Blue Empire.
Meanwhile, seeing the calm expression on Lu Qingshan's face, Weilusi was even more surprised.
Precisely because of this, Weilusi went on to introduce Lu Qingshan to more aspects of the universe.
A short while later...
"Big Brother Weilusi!"
Lu Qingshan quickly asked the question that concerned him most. "According to what you said, after discovering a new life planet, Universe Adventurers generally hand it over to the Golden Lion Empire or the Purple River Empire!"
"Now that you've discovered Xuanhuang Star, Big Brother Weilusi, how do you intend to handle it? What will become of us people of Xuanhuang Star?"
Hearing this, Zhao Gang, Lu Wenye, and the others beside him could not help growing nervous.
"Brother Qingshan, you don't need to worry too much!"
Weilusi quickly said, "After discovering a new life planet, we Universe Adventurers generally have several options. Aside from handing it over to the Golden Lion Empire or the Purple River Empire, we can also pay a sum to purchase the life planet, or manage it jointly with those empires!"
Lu Qingshan was not at all surprised to hear this. After all, Luo Feng had faced the same issue when he wanted to become the Earth Lord in the original story.
If Weilusi handed Xuanhuang Star over to the Golden Lion Empire, he would not be too worried. After all, at most, the Golden Lion Empire would turn the people of Xuanhuang Star into tools of production. Once he became powerful in the future, he could reclaim Xuanhuang Star at any time.
Just as various thoughts flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind, Weilusi, who was sitting opposite him, spoke again. "Brother Qingshan, I'm actually from the Kanuo Family of the Purple River Empire. Our Kanuo Family's ancestor is a powerful Universe Level expert who holds an extremely high position even within the entire Purple River Empire!"
"We handed the life planet we discovered last time directly over to our family. By rights, we should hand your life planet over to the family as well. However, I see that your talent is excellent, Brother Qingshan. You actually entered the Domain Realm at the Planetary Level, the level you call Martial Saint. So I'd like to recommend you to our ancestor as a disciple. What do you think, Brother Qingshan?"
He understood!
He understood everything!
After hearing Weilusi's words, Lu Qingshan, who was familiar with the original story, quickly understood why Weilusi and the others were treating him so kindly!
It was because he possessed an Earth Domain at the Planetary Level!
In the original story, when Hong and Thunder God entered the Domain Realm, even Babata, who had followed the Immortal God Hu Yanbo, had been extremely surprised, even declaring them the very embodiment of genius!
Possessing a domain at the Planetary Level had astonished even Babata, let alone Weilusi, who was only at the Star Level!
In the original story, the Nuolanshan Family had constantly targeted Luo Feng and his two brothers mainly because the stakes involved with Earth were simply too great. Whether it was the Golden Horned Beast's corpse or the Machine Race spaceship, both were riches Nuolanshan craved intensely, which was why he would only be satisfied once Luo Feng and his two brothers were eliminated.
But what about the other cosmic experts who did not know Earth's value?
After Luo Feng and his two brothers began to distinguish themselves in the Killing Field, the major superpowers of the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield had all tried to recruit them. Even Ming Yu, an external deacon of the Virtual Universe Company and a Domain Lord Level expert, had appeared in person.
That was the treatment geniuses deserved!
And now, Lu Qingshan possessed an Earth Domain at the Planetary Level. Although he had cultivated for more than three hundred years and fell far short of Luo Feng and his two brothers in the original story, he was still an exceptionally rare genius in the universe, especially within the Purple River Empire!
That was precisely why Weilusi treated him so kindly and wanted to recommend him as a disciple to his family's ancestor!
At this thought, Lu Qingshan even began to feel somewhat thankful for Demon God Meng Qi's appearance.
Had Demon God Meng Qi not suddenly appeared, he might not have entered the Domain Realm so quickly. In that case, after arriving on Xuanhuang Star, Weilusi and his companions might not have treated him as kindly as they did now!
Although he had figured everything out, Lu Qingshan was still deeply grateful to Weilusi.
After all, he already possessed an Earth Domain, and after arriving on Xuanhuang Star, Weilusi and his companions had first awakened him from his deep sleep, then introduced him to the vast universe, and now wanted to recommend him as a disciple to their family's ancestor. They had been an enormous help to him!
At this thought, Lu Qingshan quickly said, "Big Brother Weilusi, it would be my honor to become the ancestor's disciple. How could I possibly object?"
"Besides, whether or not I become the ancestor's disciple, I certainly won't forget that you saved my life, Big Brother Weilusi!"
Although Weilusi already knew what kind of person Lu Qingshan was, he was still delighted to hear these words.
"Brother Qingshan, rest assured!"
Weilusi quickly gave a solemn assurance. "I've already reported your situation to the ancestor. He's on his way here now, so he definitely intends to take you as his disciple!"
"As for your Xuanhuang Star, as long as you truly become the ancestor's disciple, according to our Kanuo Family's rules, he's very likely to place it under your name. Then you'll be the lord of a life planet, Brother Qingshan!"
Hearing Weilusi's words, Enstan and the others sitting beside him showed flashes of envy on their faces.
The lord of a life planet was already an important figure in the eyes of most Star Level cultivators.
However, compared with Lu Qingshan's ability to enter the Domain Realm at the Planetary Level, becoming the lord of a life planet could only be considered ordinary.
Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan felt greatly reassured after hearing Weilusi's words. "Then I'll have to trouble you with all of this, Big Brother Weilusi!"
"Hahaha, just leave it to me, Brother Qingshan!"
Weilusi laughed heartily, then continued introducing Lu Qingshan to other aspects of the universe.
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