Meanwhile, after Lu Qingshan and Weilusi reached the spaceship port, they soon met Li Yunshang, Zhao Gang, Lu Wenyuan, Chu Zhongtian, and the others who had arrived aboard Weilusi's spaceship.
Thanks to the explanations from the other members of Weilusi's adventurer team along the way, Li Yunshang and the others had gained some understanding of cosmic civilization.
So after Lu Qingshan arrived, he quickly explained the various arrangements he had made to them.
In Lu Qingshan's plans, Xuanhuang Star's development for the foreseeable future would involve raising demonic beasts in its seas while sending people to mine the nearby planets rich in mineral resources!
Of course, this was only a broad outline. The Auxiliary Intelligence could devise and refine all the specific details.
Over the next two days, Lu Qingshan and Weilusi took Li Yunshang and the others sightseeing around Purple Water Star.
As for the other members of Weilusi's adventurer team, they all went their separate ways after receiving substantial resources from Weilusi.
Under Lu Qingshan's guidance, Li Yunshang and the others also gained a deeper understanding of cosmic civilization.
Meanwhile, based on their strength and how close they were to him, Lu Qingshan provided Li Yunshang and the others with cultivation resources and some funds.
However, the funds Lu Qingshan gave them only amounted to one hundred million Golden Lion Currency altogether. This was already quite generous for Li Yunshang and the others, whose highest cultivation was only Planetary Level. After all, a Planetary Level Nine spirit reader slave cost only one hundred thousand Golden Lion Currency.
One hundred million Golden Lion Currency could buy a thousand Planetary Level Nine spirit reader slaves.
Inside a casual restaurant in Purple Water City, Lu Qingshan was having a meal with the others from Xuanhuang Star.
"Brother Qingshan!"
Li Yunshang looked at Lu Qingshan with eyes full of reluctance to part. "Are you really not going back to Xuanhuang Star?"
"Only for a while!"
Lu Qingshan quickly said, "After these past two days, I'm sure you've realized just how cruel cosmic civilization is!"
"Many inhabited planets in the universe are reduced to slave planets as soon as they join cosmic civilization!"
"Our Xuanhuang Star was relatively lucky this time. Both Brother Weilusi and Teacher have looked after us, which is why Xuanhuang Star has a chance to develop!"
"But if Xuanhuang Star wants to gain a foothold in this vast universe in the future, we'll need sufficient strength of our own!"
"Besides, I've already submitted an application to the Purple River Empire to build a signal base station on Xuanhuang Star. It probably won't be long before we can contact each other through the Purple River Empire's communications network!"
At this point, Lu Qingshan soon thought of the Virtual Universe from the original story.
The Virtual Universe could be accessed from anywhere in the universe, and communicating within it was no different from doing so in reality. It was extremely convenient.
By comparison, the Purple River Empire's communications system was pitifully crude.
Meanwhile, after hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Li Yunshang soon understood his decision.
After all, they had been husband and wife for hundreds of years, so Li Yunshang knew very well how much Lu Qingshan yearned to grow stronger.
So she quickly asked, "Brother Qingshan, can I stay here with you, then?"
"I'll be heading to another inhabited planet with Teacher shortly, and then I'll be focusing entirely on cultivation!"
Lu Qingshan quickly continued, "Besides, you'll need to oversee Xuanhuang Star's development from here on. I certainly wouldn't feel at ease leaving it in anyone else's hands!"
Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Li Yunshang felt a little better. What she actually feared was not a brief separation from Lu Qingshan, but that she would never be able to help him again.
Now that Lu Qingshan had entrusted all of Xuanhuang Star's future development to her, it was also a great test for her.
But no matter how many difficulties there were, Li Yunshang soon nodded and said, "Brother Qingshan, don't worry. I'll definitely help you safeguard Xuanhuang Star!"
"Yunshang, you don't need to worry too much, either!"
Lu Qingshan immediately said with a smile, "Teacher has already dispatched a fleet to be stationed near Xuanhuang Star. You'll be able to return to Xuanhuang Star with that fleet shortly. If any problems come up then, you can go to them!"
"All right!" Seeing that Lu Qingshan had already made so many arrangements, Li Yunshang felt considerably more at ease.
"And you lot!"
Lu Qingshan soon turned to his children. "Now that you have enough resources, you'll need to work hard at cultivating!"
"Especially you, Wenxuan. You must break through to Planetary Level. I don't want to be a white-haired parent burying a black-haired child someday!"
Lu Wenxuan was Lu Qingshan's second daughter. She had never been good at cultivation and was still only at Apprentice Level 7 despite being over seventy.
If Lu Qingshan had not entered cosmic civilization and obtained the many resources bestowed by his teacher, Lu Wenxuan would have had virtually no chance of breaking through to Planetary Level before reaching the end of her lifespan.
"Yes, Father!"
Hearing Lu Qingshan's admonition, Lu Wenyuan, Lu Wenxuan, and his other children all nodded seriously as they replied.
Next, Lu Qingshan also spoke with his disciple Zhao Gang, Chu State's ancestor Chu Zhongtian, and the others.
After finishing the meal, Lu Qingshan soon led everyone to the spaceship port again.
During this time, some had wanted to stay on Purple Water Star and make their way in the world, but after learning how difficult it was to make a living there, they all abandoned the idea.
After all, Planetary Level warriors were extremely common in the universe, and making one's way in the universe was still very difficult. On a prosperous planet like Purple Water Star, they could only work in various shops.
If they returned to Xuanhuang Star, however, their status and strength would surely secure them some important positions in its future development. That would definitely be better than working in those shops on Purple Water Star.
After arriving at the spaceship port, Lu Qingshan soon introduced Li Yunshang and the others to Nielsen, the commander of the Kanuo Family's fleet.
Nielsen himself was a Star Level Ninth Stage warrior and commanded one of the Kanuo Family's interstellar fleets. He could be considered extremely formidable among Star Level warriors.
Even Weilusi's previous standing in the Kanuo Family had been lower than Nielsen's.
Now, however, because Weilusi had discovered Xuanhuang Star and introduced Lu Qingshan to Kanuo as a disciple, he had become a core member of the Kanuo Family, placing his status slightly above Nielsen's.
Having been transferred to Xuanhuang Star this time, Nielsen naturally knew of Lu Qingshan's identity.
Kanuo's previous disciples had only succeeded in becoming his disciples after undergoing countless trials at Star Level.
Yet Lu Qingshan had not undergone any trials at all, and immediately upon becoming Kanuo's disciple, he had been granted an inhabited planet. Even the family fleet Nielsen commanded had been dispatched there...
With so much having happened, even a fool could tell how highly Kanuo valued Lu Qingshan.
For precisely this reason, Nielsen treated Lu Qingshan with tremendous warmth. Even Li Yunshang and the others, most of whom were only at Planetary Level One or Two, received a warm reception from Nielsen.
After a brief conversation, Li Yunshang and the others left Purple Water Star aboard the interstellar fleet commanded by Nielsen, heading toward the region where Xuanhuang Star was located.
Lu Qingshan returned once more to his teacher Kanuo's manor, then accompanied his teacher Kanuo to Pastoral Song Star, a vital core stronghold of the Kanuo Family.
As for Weilusi, after reporting back to Kanuo, the family ancestor, he led his team members on another adventure!