"Special Grade Elite?"
After seeing the final reward, Lu Qingshan could not help but pause in surprise.
As the saying went, "a soldier who doesn't want to become a general isn't a good soldier." Now that Lu Qingshan had joined Heavenly Pillar Mountain, he naturally wanted to become one of its Special Grade Elites.
With that in mind, Lu Qingshan quickly began looking up how to become a Special Grade Elite of Heavenly Pillar Mountain.
After searching for a while, Lu Qingshan discovered that there were two ways to become a Special Grade Elite of Heavenly Pillar Mountain:
The first was to hold first place in the overall First Grade Elite rankings for one hundred consecutive years. This was an extremely difficult condition to fulfill;
The second was to clear the Thirteenth Floor of the Trial Tower!
After all, even the First Grade Elite with the best Trial Tower record had only reached the eleventh floor.
Anyone who could clear the Thirteenth Floor of the Trial Tower would stand a sheer cliff above the other First Grade Elites in strength and would naturally be able to hold first place overall for one hundred consecutive years. There was therefore no need to delay becoming a Special Grade Elite by another hundred years.
As for the life-bearing planets and Universe Level slaves awarded to those who ranked first overall among the First Grade Elites, those were even less worth mentioning to Heavenly Pillar Mountain's Special Grade Elites.
"Clear the Thirteenth Floor of the Trial Tower?"
Thinking of this requirement, Lu Qingshan felt considerable pressure.
After all, he could not even clear the eighth floor of the Trial Tower at present.
The difficulty of the Trial Tower soared with every floor. To clear the Thirteenth Floor, Lu Qingshan would probably have to raise his Earth Domain to at least the third layer, or even the fourth layer!
"But all of that is still rather far off for me right now!"
After reading through the rights and obligations of Heavenly Pillar Mountain's First Grade Elites, Lu Qingshan could not help thinking to himself, "For now, I should get into the top one hundred First Grade Elites as quickly as possible!"
"That way, I'll be able to receive Moon God Tears as a reward and greatly reduce the time I need to accumulate energy and advance my cultivation level!"
"According to what I've learned, most First Grade Elites are only at the first layer of their domains. No more than thirty First Grade Elites have reached the domain second layer!"
"So, to get into the top one hundred overall right now, my first option is to improve my Trial Tower level and mission results; the second is to comprehend the earth domain second level as soon as possible!"
After some thought, Lu Qingshan quickly set his sights on improving his Earth Domain.
For one thing, he was currently only at Star Level Second Stage. Even if missions were assigned according to each First Grade Elite's own cultivation level, the other elites had already completed countless missions, so it would still be difficult for him to stand out in this regard;
For another, back on Xuanhuang Star, he had taken only a little over three hundred years to reach the earth domain first level without any guidance. Now that he had joined Heavenly Pillar Mountain, he could not only exchange for many precious legacies but also receive guidance from other powerhouses who had comprehended the Earth Domain. Reaching the earth domain second level would certainly be somewhat easier for him.
Once his Earth Domain broke through to the second layer, his Trial Tower level would also improve considerably. By then, placing in the top one hundred overall among the First Grade Elites would be much easier!
With that in mind, Lu Qingshan quickly began looking up Heavenly Pillar Mountain's many resources that could assist him in comprehending the Earth Domain.
Ordinary resources, such as explanations of Earth Domain cultivation by powerhouses who possessed an Earth Domain, were available to all First Grade Elites;
More precious resources, such as valuable secret techniques and cultivation grounds specially built by Heavenly Pillar Mountain to help its powerhouses comprehend the Earth Domain, could also be obtained and used by First Grade Elites, but required points to exchange for them.
"Coming to Heavenly Pillar Mountain really was the right choice!"
Looking at the many cultivation resources he had found, Lu Qingshan could not help thinking to himself, "If I'd stayed with the Kanuo Family, even if Teacher emptied his entire fortune, he couldn't possibly have provided me with so many cultivation resources!"
"Yet here in Heavenly Pillar Mountain, these precious cultivation resources are within easy reach. The Star Essence, in particular, is even handed out for free!"
Of course, one had to become at least a First Grade Elite to qualify for such benefits!
However, Lu Qingshan did not set his sights on the Star Essence. He did not even intend to absorb energy to improve his physical cultivation level for some time to come.
He knew very well that once he entered the top one hundred overall among the First Grade Elites, or even the top ten, the resources he could obtain would be even more precious. Continuing to improve his physical attributes then would yield twice the results with half the effort and take less time.
With that in mind, Lu Qingshan quickly began browsing videos of powerhouses explaining the Earth Domain.
After all, he had only just become a First Grade Elite and naturally had no points, so the cultivation resources he could use were still extremely limited.
These videos were free for all First Grade Elites to watch, making them naturally the best choice for him.
Watching these explanatory videos certainly would not be as effective as receiving personal guidance from a powerhouse, but to Lu Qingshan, they were already incomparably precious.
After all, he had never encountered any explanations concerning the Earth Domain before. The only thing that had offered him any help in comprehending it was the Thick Coating Secret Canon that his teacher, Kanuo, had exchanged for him.
Under these circumstances, Lu Qingshan was already able to gain a great deal simply by watching these explanatory videos.
After watching the explanatory videos for half a day, Lu Qingshan finally received a reminder from his auxiliary intelligence, Deep Blue, to attend a welcome banquet.
This welcome banquet had been prepared specifically for him and Terrance. Its host was Wang Chen, a First Grade Elite who had long maintained a place in the top twenty overall.
It was worth mentioning that Wang Chen's grandfather was a World Lord Level powerhouse within Heavenly Pillar Mountain.
After all, even across the entire Golden Lion Empire, World Lord Level powerhouses enjoyed extremely high status;
Each of the eight great families that dominated their own territories within the Golden Lion Starfield had only one or two World Lord Level powerhouses.
Heavenly Pillar Mountain's assessments for First Grade Elites were also extremely strict. Even the direct child of a World Lord Level powerhouse could, at most, become a Second Grade Elite through their status and background. They could not become a First Grade Elite that way, much less enter the top twenty overall.
For Wang Chen to rank among the top twenty of so many First Grade Elites, he could be called a supreme genius with both background and talent.
Whenever a new First Grade Elite joined, Wang Chen would always hold a welcome banquet. Most First Grade Elites would also give him face; unless they truly had something keeping them away, they would certainly attend.
Since Wang Chen had specially held this welcome banquet for Lu Qingshan and Terrance, Lu Qingshan naturally had to attend.