However, Lu Qingshan, who was familiar with the original story, knew very well that the universe's truly peerless geniuses could soak in a Nutrient Pod and advance directly from stellar level one to star level ninth stage.
The same was true even at the universe level, domain lord level, and world lord level!
That was precisely why Lu Qingshan felt that spending eight hundred years advancing from stellar level one to star level ninth stage was a waste of time.
"It looks like I'll still have to join a superpower if I want to save more time on accumulating energy!"
Lu Qingshan silently planned to himself, Except that, of the five great superpowers in the original story, only the Universe First Bank exists right now, and it never recruits geniuses!
Without those five great powers, the strongest forces for nurturing geniuses right now are probably the holy lands of the various Universe Countries!
Those holy lands would definitely provide geniuses with Nutrient Pods to evolve their bodies. It's just that, with my current strength, I should still be a long way from joining the Heavenly Star Universe Country's holy land!
After all, in the original story, those invited to join the Ganwu Secret Realm were, at the very least, super geniuses who had crossed the threshold of an Origin Law. Lu Qingshan was currently only at earth domain first level, and he was far, far away from crossing the threshold of the Earth Origin Law.
Still, even if I can't join the Heavenly Star Holy Land right now, I can join another major power!
Lu Qingshan silently considered, Those major powers must have all kinds of precious cultivation resources. As long as I can join one and perform very well, I'll definitely be rewarded with plenty of precious cultivation resources!
After all, even the elites nurtured by the Kanuo Family were divided into different ranks.
After every assessment, the Kanuo Family divided those elites into several tiers. Those near the top received numerous rewards, and the highest-ranked star level elites could even receive Blue Stone Powder or even Silver Light Marrow as rewards.
If the Kanuo Family, which had only one universe level expert, could be so generous, there was even less need to mention the major powers led by domain lord level experts, world lord level experts, or even Immortal Gods.
As long as he could join one and perform exceptionally well, he would definitely be able to obtain Star Essence, or even more precious cultivation resources.
When that time came, he would be able to save a great deal of the time he spent accumulating energy.
However...
After those thoughts flashed through his mind, Lu Qingshan soon began making plans. If I want to join those major powers, I still need to tell Teacher in advance. I imagine Teacher won't refuse!
That was simply how things worked in the universe.
If Lu Qingshan chose to join a family or faction led by another universe level expert, it would certainly be a betrayal as far as Kanuo was concerned;
but if Lu Qingshan joined a faction led by a world lord level expert or even an Immortal God, even Kanuo would be happy to see it happen.
After all, even Nuolanshan, who was far stronger than Kanuo in the original story, had joined the Hundred Tiger Tower, one of Black Dragon Mountain's Four Great Organizations;
external members of the Virtual Universe Company in the original story could also join factions such as the Ganwu Dojo.
Thus, if Lu Qingshan could now join a major power within the Golden Lion Empire, Kanuo would absolutely be happy to see it happen.
With that thought, Lu Qingshan soon rose slowly, then left the gravity cultivation chamber and entered the hall outside.
Many star level elites were waiting in the spacious hall at that moment, clearly taking part in an assessment. The person overseeing this assessment was Lu Qingshan's third senior brother, Huang Ziwei.
"Junior Brother!" Seeing Lu Qingshan suddenly appear, Huang Ziwei quickly came forward to greet him warmly.
When Lu Qingshan first arrived on Pastoral Song Star, although Huang Ziwei had been courteous to him, it had been nothing more than courtesy, and he had even been somewhat distant.
After all, Huang Ziwei had followed Kanuo for nearly eight thousand years and could be said to have rendered many meritorious services to the Kanuo Family in the past. He was also considered the Kanuo Family's strongest expert apart from Kanuo himself, and was quite well-known even throughout the Purple River Empire.
Yet the moment Lu Qingshan became Kanuo's disciple, the treatment he enjoyed surpassed Huang Ziwei's. How could Huang Ziwei remain calm about that?
However, after Lu Qingshan later "inadvertently" displayed his Earth Domain once in front of Huang Ziwei, Huang Ziwei's attitude toward him became incredibly warm.
"Senior Brother!"
Seeing Huang Ziwei approaching him, Lu Qingshan likewise smiled and greeted him.
"Hmm? Junior Brother, you've actually broken through to star level second stage!"
After noticing Lu Qingshan's aura, Huang Ziwei quickly said, "You broke through from stellar level one to the second stage in just over ten years. Your cultivation speed can be considered fairly fast!"
"Senior Brother, don't tease me!"
Lu Qingshan soon said with a wry smile, "I know my own situation best. I cultivate with Silver Light Marrow every day, and I have all the cultivation-support facilities here helping me, yet I've only reached star level second stage now. I'm probably not even a match for the best of those elites under you!"
"How could they compare with you, Junior Brother?"
After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Huang Ziwei immediately said, "They only cultivate faster because their bloodline grades are relatively high. Although your bloodline grade is a little lower, Junior Brother, you're a super genius who comprehended the Earth Domain at the planetary level!"
"With your talent, Junior Brother, you'll only need to spend a few hundred years cultivating to star level eighth stage, or even stellar level seven, to become our Kanuo Family's second-strongest expert. If your domain can break through again, perhaps even stellar level six will be enough!"
"Then may your auspicious words come true, Senior Brother!"
Lu Qingshan soon said with a smile, "Still, comprehending and cultivating a domain is extremely difficult, so I don't know when I'll be able to reach earth domain second level!"
After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Huang Ziwei no longer knew what to say!
After all, in the entire Kanuo Family, Lu Qingshan was currently the only person who had entered the domain realm.
And now, Lu Qingshan was no longer even satisfied with earth domain first level, and wanted to reach earth domain second level!
If he could enter the domain realm like Lu Qingshan, the bottleneck at star level ninth stage would certainly no longer be able to stop him.
Unfortunately, possessing a domain at the star level was also extremely difficult, no easier than breaking through to the universe level!
"Junior Brother!"
As all manner of thoughts flashed through his mind, Huang Ziwei continued speaking to Lu Qingshan. "You've finally come out of the cultivation chamber for once. Would you like to give these youngsters some pointers?"
"I'll leave that to you, Senior Brother!"
Lu Qingshan quickly shook his head and said, "I've always just buried my head in arduous cultivation and have no experience at all. I'd better not lead the students astray!"
"Junior Brother, you really are..."
Before Huang Ziwei could finish speaking, he suddenly stopped.
Seeing this, Lu Qingshan hurriedly asked, "Senior Brother, what's wrong?"
"Teacher is contacting me through the Golden Lion Empire's communications system!"
Huang Ziwei gave that brief explanation, then immediately connected the call.
Lu Qingshan was also rather puzzled. After all, the Golden Lion Empire's communications system charged quite expensive fees. Even though Kanuo could afford them, he mostly used the Purple River Empire's communications network in everyday life. He only used the Golden Lion Empire's communications network when he was in another galaxy and also had something relatively important to discuss.