Ch. 1Lu Qingshan
Lu Qingshan reflected on his rise from a Martial Apprentice to the strongest man on Xuanhuang Star and his efforts to advance the planet’s technology so he could eventually reach cosmic civilization. He left his chamber with Xu Zhong to attend his third son’s Martial Saint banquet.
- Xu Zhong told Lu Qingshan that the third young master's Martial Saint banquet was about to begin.
- Lu Qingshan recalled how his late-bloomer destiny accompanied extraordinary cultivation talent, making him a Martial Saint by age twenty and revealing that Xuanhuang Star was part of the Swallowed Star World.
- Lu Qingshan remembered leading technological advances in Qin and Xuanhuang Star, while recognizing that the planet still lacked the spacecraft and cosmic coordinates needed to reach other civilizations.
- Lu Qingshan considered his Planetary Level eight cultivation and hoped to reach higher realms as technology developed, despite Xuanhuang Star's scarcity of resources.
- Xu Zhong confirmed that the guests had arrived, and Lu Qingshan left his chamber to go to the banquet hall.