Chapter 68 Lu Qingshan's Talent
Lu Qingshan, engrossed in his cultivation, was completely unaware that Terrance had become Special Grade Elite.
At this moment, Lu Qingshan was completely immersed in his own cultivation world, and all the disturbances in the outside world were irrelevant to him.
Whether it's Special Grade Elite or First Grade Elite, those names and rankings that come and go are nothing but fleeting clouds to him at this moment.
After all, apart from him, the most talented Star Level elite in Heavenly Pillar Mountain is only at the Fourth-Level Domain.
Therefore, his primary focus now is on his own spiritual cultivation.
Lu Qingshan knew very well that in this dog-eat-dog world, only one's own strength was the most reliable reliance.
At the same time that Terrance arrived at his Special Grade Elite mansion, Lu Qingshan was also cultivating in the training ground of his own mansion.
This training ground covers a vast area, and the ground is paved with a special alloy, making it difficult for even a Yu Shen-level expert to easily destroy.
At this moment, Lu Qingshan held a dark gold staff and hovered in mid-air about ten meters above the ground, gazing ahead.
" Wind and Rain from Eight Directions!"
With a low shout from Lu Qingshan, strands of earthy yellow silk began to appear on the dark golden staff in his hand. These threads were as thin as hair, but they all contained an incomparably profound and heavy aura.
The densely packed threads converged, constantly connecting and intertwining under Lu Qingshan's skillful manipulation of abundant Origin Force.
Intertwined and entwined, they finally converged at the tip of the dark gold staff, forming a strange and Secret Pattern Diagram.
"Go!"
Lu Qingshan held a dark gold staff and pointed it forward. Then, the strange Secret Pattern Diagram began to emit streams of earthy yellow Flowing Light.
These earthy yellow Flowing Light quickly transformed into countless stick shadows, layer upon layer, densely packed, crisscrossing freely in the surrounding space.
In an instant, the entire training ground was filled with the shadows of staffs, as if thousands of long staffs were dancing simultaneously, completely enveloping the space around Lu Qingshan.
Wherever the countless shadows of the sticks passed, even the air itself seemed to roar.
Even if a group of Star Level Ninth Stage warriors rushed into this sea of staff shadows, they would be instantly blasted to pieces, leaving not even a trace.
"It seems I've pushed the second level of this Heaven-Splitting Staff technique to its limit!"
Feeling the terrifying power carried by the countless shadows of the staffs, Lu Qingshan was quite satisfied.
Although he spent 500 million Golden Lion Currency to purchase the Second-Order Origin Force Weapon " Mountain Suppression ", as his strength continued to improve, he had already pushed the power of the Mountain Suppression staff to its limit, and it could no longer satisfy his needs.
That is why, hundreds of years ago, he spent four hundred billion Golden Lion to purchase the Heaven-Splitting Staff he now possesses.
This Heaven-Splitting Staff is Tier 3 Force Weapon, and it is the most exquisite among them. Not only is it powerful, but it is also quite simple to use.
Of course, the stronger the user, the greater the power unleashed by the Heaven-Splitting Staff.
The Heaven-Splitting Staff has three forms. Theoretically, Planetary Level can use the first form, Star Level can use the second form, and Universe Level user is required to use the third form.
Each form is more complex and profound than the previous one, placing extremely high demands on the user's Origin Force, physical strength, and combat skills.
The "Wind and Rain from Eight Directions " that Lu Qingshan is currently unleashing is the second form of the Heaven-Splitting Staff.
The key to this form lies in its versatility and adaptability. It can overwhelm opponents with a barrage of staff strikes, leaving them nowhere to escape, and it is also extremely adept at one-on-many group battles.
If an ordinary Star Level Ninth Stage could barely unleash this form, they would be considered Second Grade Elite even within Heavenly Pillar Mountain.
However, when Lu Qingshan unleashed this form, its power had reached its limit.
Even if hundreds of Second Grade Elite at the Star Level Ninth Stage rushed towards him at this moment, they would be blasted to pieces by the surrounding barrage of staff shadows.
"However, that's not enough!"
With a thought, Lu Qingshan quickly began to activate the third layer of secret runes on the Heaven-Splitting Staff.
Those secret patterns were many times more complex than those of the second level, densely covering the entire staff.
Under normal circumstances, the third form of the Heaven-Splitting Staff can only be used by a Universe Level powerhouse. It is almost impossible to use it at the Star Level- level.
But Origin Force isn't enough, the Domain will make up for it!
The stronger a user's domain, the less their own Origin Force is consumed when activating the third layer of secret runes on the Heaven-Splitting Staff.
Now that Lu Qingshan has mastered the Earth Domain Seventh Layer, he is theoretically able to unleash the third level of the Heaven-Splitting Staff. However, he had tried many times before but had not succeeded.
But this time----
Whoosh!
Under Lu Qingshan's full power, countless earth-yellow rays of light shot out directly from the dark gold staff in Lu Qingshan's hand.
In an instant, the entire surrounding space was shimmering with an earthy yellow light, as if the entire training ground was enveloped in a sea of earthy yellow light.
The overwhelming yellowish-brown light caused the surrounding space to tremble slightly. Then, countless yellowish-brown rays converged, intertwined, and merged, quickly transforming into an even more complex Secret Pattern Diagram.
The Secret Pattern Diagram Secret Pattern Diagram countless times more complex than the second form, and it looked incredibly mysterious and powerful. It was the third form of the Heaven-Splitting Staff, Heaven-Splitting Strike!
Immediately afterwards, Lu Qingshan swung the dark gold staff in his hand, and the mysterious Secret Pattern Diagram instantly transformed into a huge staff-shaped phantom, which, with the power to sweep away everything, slammed directly into a metal pillar made of C-Grade Alloy in front of him.
Bang!
With a muffled thud, the entire training ground seemed to tremble under the impact of the attack.
The once incredibly sturdy metal pillar instantly twisted and contorted, as if it had been pressed into noodles by a machine, and its internal structure was completely destroyed.
Keep in mind that it was a metal pillar made of C-Grade Alloy, and its sturdiness far exceeded that of Alloy Battle Suit of the same level. Even if an ordinary Star Level fighter tried their best, they wouldn't be able to leave any mark on its surface.
But now, this metal pillar has been twisted into a pretzel by Lu Qingshan with a single blow; such power is simply terrifying.
After unleashing this attack, Lu Qingshan's internal Origin Force was depleted by more than 30%!
"The third form of this Heaven-Splitting Staff is indeed incredibly powerful!"
Looking at the completely twisted C-grade metal pillar in front of him, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but show a satisfied expression. "Now, with this attack, I should be able to threaten most Universe Level First Stage powerhouses!"
In fact, after Lu Qingshan entered the Earth Domain First Level at the Planetary Level level, he was already considered invincible at the Planetary Level. He even had the opportunity to kill a first-level stellar level martial artist with his Planetary Level Eight Stellar Level One Origin Force.
The improvement from the Planetary Level Nine Stellar Level One level is actually the same as the improvement from the Star Level Ninth Stage to the Universe Level First Stage; the basic power that can be unleashed is increased tenfold.
Logically speaking, Lu Qingshan is now at the Star Level Ninth Stage and has also entered the Earth Domain Seventh Layer, so he should be able to threaten powerful experts at the Cosmic Level Third Order.
But that's not the case!
In battles between strong individuals, while one's own realm is important, it is not absolute. The outcome of a battle also depends on factors such as the exertion of physical strength, Law Comprehension, and combat skills.
Every powerful individual who has broken through to the Universe Level has undergone countless trials and tribulations; every one of them has been honed through countless battles.
Their foundation is far more solid than that of Star Level powerhouse!
Regardless of whether these Universe Level powerhouses have reached the Domain Realm, their physical strength and combat skills alone are not weak.
Even though Lu Qingshan's physical strength is currently stronger than that of an average Yu Shen-level expert, the gap between them is not as astonishing as that Planetary Level and Star Level.
This is why, as one's cultivation level increases, the difficulty of fighting opponents of higher levels also increases.
This explains why it's relatively easy to fight opponents of higher levels at lower realms, but becomes increasingly difficult at higher realms.
In this situation, Lu Qingshan would naturally need a higher Law Comprehension in order to have a chance to continue fighting beyond his level.
Of course, if it's the kind of Universe Level that's forcibly boosted by relying on Nutrient Pod, even if it's boosted to the Cosmic Level Third Order...
Even at the fourth rank, he would definitely be no match for Lu Qingshan in his current state!
Although those people were forcibly elevated to the Universe Level, their combat experience and skills were severely lacking. They were like infants holding sharp blades, possessing power but not knowing how to use it, so naturally they were no match for Lu Qingshan.
"Unfortunately, my cultivation speed is still too slow!" Lu Qingshan thought to himself again.
For other geniuses, advancing from the Domain First Layer to the Seventh-Level Domain in just over six hundred years is already an incredibly fast pace, but Lu Qingshan himself still felt it wasn't fast enough.
Because his goal is to be among the most powerful geniuses in the vast universe, or even the super-strong individuals who stand at the pinnacle of the universe.
"If I were to now cross the threshold of the Earth Origin Law and unleash the third form of this Heaven-Splitting Staff, its power would be far more terrifying!"
Lu Qingshan pondered to himself, "However, I've only recently entered the Earth Domain Seventh Layer, and it will probably take some time before I can enter the Earth Domain Eighth Layer, let alone cross the threshold of the Earth Origin Law!"
It's important to understand that breakthroughs in a field become increasingly difficult as you progress.
Don't be fooled by the fact that he reached the Seventh-Level Domain after cultivating for over two hundred years. To reach the Eighth-Level Domain, it would take at least three hundred years, and that's assuming he doesn't encounter any bottlenecks.
More than 600 years have passed since Lu Qingshan joined Heavenly Pillar Mountain, and he is now 980 years old.
After all, he was already over three hundred years old when he left Xuanhuang Star.
He later spent fifteen years in the Kanuo Family's Pastoral Song Star, at which time he was already three hundred and fifty years old; adding the more than six hundred years he spent after joining Heavenly Pillar Mountain, he was naturally close to a thousand years old.
In his nearly thousand-year cultivation career, he has grown from a native of a primitive planet into a peerless genius who appears only once every million years in the entire Golden Lion Starfield, which is quite remarkable.
But he also put in countless efforts for this.
Whether it was developing technology on the native planet, attempting to connect with extraterrestrial civilizations, or desperately cultivating after leaving Xuanhuang Star—
"Based on my current talent and comprehension, I should be qualified to break into the top 1,000 in the Universe Country in the Cosmic Humans Peak Genius Tournament in the original work!" Such a thought suddenly flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind.
Although he is much older than Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God who participated in the Genius Battle, he is not considered old among Star Level.
Star Level expert has a lifespan of ten thousand years. Being less than a thousand years old is equivalent to an ordinary person being less than ten years old, still in the early stages of their cultivation journey.
Moreover, if he hadn't wasted over three hundred years on Xuanhuang Star, he would definitely have already reached the Eighth-Level Domain.
Back when Luo Feng participated in the Cosmic Humans Peak Genius Tournament, only a few hundred geniuses in the Ganwu Universe Country had crossed the threshold of the Origin Law. The Eighth-Level Domain was already qualified to break into the top one thousand in the Universe Country.
"But----"
Lu Qingshan quickly thought to himself, "According to my estimation, those geniuses who can break into the top 1,000 in the entire universe have probably only cultivated for a little over a thousand years at most! Even if there are some older ones, there certainly won't be many!"
The top thousand in the entire universe are the most outstanding geniuses in the entire Human Race. Those who can enter that ranks are all exceptionally talented.
If someone is too old, they might initially gain an advantage due to their age, but as time goes by, they will inevitably be knocked out of the ranks of geniuses.
"Based on this situation, my current talent and comprehension are still quite far from those geniuses who can break into the top 1,000 in the entire universe!"
At this moment, Lu Qingshan calmly analyzed his talent and comprehension, without the slightest bit of complacency.
He was well aware of the vastness of the universe. Although he was hailed as a once-in-a-million-year genius in the Golden Lion Starfield, his talent was nothing compared to the vastness of the universe and the passage of time.
However, Lu Qingshan was not discouraged at all, because he was blessed with the Late Bloomer Destiny in life. Although he was still far behind those geniuses, as time went by, his comprehension would continue to increase, and sooner or later he would be able to surpass those geniuses.
This is his biggest trump card, and also the source of his unwavering confidence.
As long as he perseveres, one day he will be able to become the most supreme being in this vast universe.