Within Lu Qingshan's true Divine Kingdom.
Little Ling Xi is betraying her master and ancestors, committing a heinous act.
Ding ding ding!!
A crisp sound rang out.
High up on a branch of the World Tree, Ling Xi held Bone Blade and was struggling to chop off a branch.
However, no matter how much effort she exerted, the World Tree branches remained as stable as Mount Tai; they were not even scratched, let alone cut off.
This left Ling Xi somewhat bewildered. She had used this knife to process countless ingredients before, and had never encountered such a situation before. She then tried a thinner twig, but still couldn't find a solution.
Finally, she lowered her focus again, setting her sights on the leaves—and still—no matter how she tried to cut or chop, it had no effect; she couldn't even remove a single leaf.
"What kind of tree is this? It's so hard!"
Ling Xi stomped her foot in anger.
Finally, she took out a huge Fire God Source Crystal —a gift from her sister for self-defense, but in recent years, she had been either in the Initial Universe or in her teacher's Divine Kingdom, so she had no use for it.
" Ling Xi, what are you doing?"
Just as Ling Xi was about to detonate the Fire God Source Crystal, Lu Qingshan appeared!
"Teacher!"
Ling Xi's eyes lit up, then she put away the Fire God Source Crystal, flew down from the tree, and said.
"Teacher, what kind of tree is this in your Divine Kingdom? It's so hard—no matter how I try to cut it, I can't break it."
Ling Xi said with a somewhat aggrieved expression.
Lu Qingshan looked up at his World Tree Clone, feeling somewhat speechless.
This is the World Tree, Universe Master level, the most powerful plant life in the Primal Universe. It would be laughable if it were cut down by a mere Bone Blade.
The worst part is that a disciple tried to kill his master with a knife; wouldn't that be a sin deserving of divine retribution?
Lu Qingshan said with a stern face, "Why are you cutting down trees?"
"Teacher, I've recently been researching a food, and one of its rare ingredients is somewhat similar to this tree. I'm planning to get some to try, but this tree is really—"
Ling Xi looked up at the towering tree that Shrouding the Heavens.
Although she had never seen such a large tree before, a tree is still a tree, and she never expected it to be harder than bones.
"This tree won't do." Lu Qingshan shook his head. No matter how much Ling Xi needed it, he couldn't let his disciple use him as food.
"Why, teacher? This tree is so big. Even if you cut off a large section, it's only a drop in the ocean."
Ling Xi was somewhat puzzled.
"Alright, if you need this kind of tree for cooking, I can provide you with some, but you'd better not try to use this tree."
With a wave of his hand, Lu Qingshan removed a small section of the World Tree branch.
This is the World Tree, which is at the World Lord Level.
Although it was only at the World Lord Level, its size was still enormous, and removing a small branch had no effect on it at all.
Lu Qingshan was very supportive of his disciple Ling Xi's culinary career! After all, he had never seen a disciple who was so easy to manage and whose progress was so rapid.
Ling Xi quickly took the small section of the World Tree, then discovered that she could easily break the branch with a gentle snap.
She blinked.
"Teacher, is this a fake?"
What are you thinking about?
Lu Qingshan flicked her on the forehead and then said, "These are World Lord Level items, so they're naturally a bit fragile, but they shouldn't make much difference when cooking. These are enough for you."
"Okay, teacher, I understand."
Although she didn't feel any pain, Ling Xi still habitually rubbed her head.
Lu Qingshan looked his disciple over and noticed that Ling Xi was only at the tenth Gene Level. He asked curiously, "Didn't I give you a hundred drops of Beast God Blood before? Logically, you should be at a hundred times Gene Multiplier now. How come you're only at ten?"
While ten times is a significant improvement over before, it's still far from a hundred times.
"Teacher—" Ling Xi said somewhat embarrassedly, "Did I use all that Beast God Blood to make dishes?"
Cooking?
Lu Qingshan was somewhat curious.
"Yes." Ling Xi nodded. " The Beast God Blood was just enough to make a side dish, and I couldn't resist making it—once it's done, it will double the effect of the Beast God Blood."
"The effect is doubled? Then why is it only ten times more effective?"
Lu Qingshan was not surprised that Ling Xi had such methods.
Ling Xi gave an awkward smile and said, "This disciple tried one hundred times, failed ninety-seven times, and succeeded three times."
"Oh."
Lu Qingshan nodded, then comforted him, "Failure is the mother of success. It's okay to fail a lot at the beginning. As you become more skilled, the probability of success will increase."
As they spoke, Lu Qingshan took out another hundred drops of Beast God Blood and said, "You can take this Beast God Blood as well. Whether you use it for cooking or to enhance your Gene Multiplier, I won't interfere."
"Teacher, you are so kind."
Ling Xi was overjoyed. She thought that her teacher would be angry because she had used the Beast God Blood to cook without permission. Unexpectedly, her teacher not only did not blame her, but also gave her another hundred drops of the Beast God Blood.
These past few days, she had talked with her sister, and from her sister she learned just how precious the Beast God Blood was. She had been a little apprehensive, but now she was completely at ease.
The teacher is so kind to her.
Ling Xi is incredibly fortunate to have such a teacher; it's like she was blessed in her past life.
Will Lu Qingshan be angry?
Of course not!
Given Ling Xi's situation, bestowing a hundred drops of Beast God Blood would have been the limit, since Ling Xi doesn't have Clone and is different from Luo Feng. However, Ling Xi used that Beast God Blood to cook, which meant that there was no longer a limit to bestowing Beast God Blood upon her—since cooking was something she needed herself, she could naturally keep giving it to her.
Ling Xi is still First-Class Genius —this gift of cashback is still of considerable help to him.
His Human Main Body Gene Multiplier is only 3999 times. Among the Universe Master, this Gene Multiplier is nothing. Perhaps Ling Xi's return alone could push him to the Perfect Gene Level.
[You have bestowed one hundred drops of the Gold Beast God Blood upon your disciple Ling Xi, receiving a ten-thousand-fold return. You have also obtained the Purple Jade Ice Crystal Flower.]
The cashback offer came soon after.
Including the cashback he received from bestowing the Beast God Blood upon Ling Xi last time, he now possesses a total of two Purple Jade Ice Crystal Flower.
Ling Xi not only obtained the ingredients she wanted, but also acquired one hundred drops of Beast God Blood. Satisfied, she returned to the Time Temple to continue her research.
Lu Qingshan walked to the trunk of the World Tree Clone and sat down. He then transformed a Purple Jade Ice Crystal Flower into a life mist and inhaled it.
His own Life Gene Level began to rise rapidly.
Stars and rivers flow, time flies, and fifty years have passed.
Over the course of fifty years, Lu Qingshan used up both Purple Jade Ice Crystal Flower, and his Gene Multiplier reached 8100 times!
This Gene Multiplier, while not comparable to the World Tree Clone and the Xue You Clone, is still incredibly high. Many third- or fourth-order Universe Master probably only have this Gene Multiplier, or even less.
The key point is that this is only an improvement over fifty years.
Although the Purple Jade Ice Crystal Flower also experienced some reduction, it was significantly weaker than traditional treasures like the Void Spirit Marrow that enhance Gene Multiplier. Next time, using another Purple Jade Ice Crystal Flower might be enough to increase the Gene Multiplier to around ten thousand times.
Lu Qingshan slowly stood up—then glanced in slight surprise at the direction of the Time Temple.
Fifty years pass in the outside world, but half a million years pass in the Time Temple.
At this moment, a faint Sea of Laws is forming above the Time Temple, covering an area of less than one kilometer.
"Is Ling Xi about to break through?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Lu Qingshan's eyes.
"However, the commotion from this breakthrough is far too small—" Lu Qingshan didn't know how to describe it. When the Bug Chasing King broke through, the Sea of Laws covered hundreds of millions of kilometers, forming terrifying vortexes of law. When the Mirror King broke through, it covered tens of millions of kilometers, but for Ling Xi, it was less than a kilometer?
Moreover, there wasn't even a ripple, let alone a vortex of divine power.
The Sea of Laws arrived quickly and left even faster; in less than a second, the Sea of Laws, which had not yet been exhausted, vanished into thin air.
After seeing that his disciple had completed his breakthrough, Lu Qingshan entered the Time Temple.
Then I saw Ling Xi's excited expression.
"Master, your disciple has broken through to the Universe Venerable."
"Okay, I understand."
"Master, your divine power has been converted to one hundred percent."
"Hmm, that's impressive."
In a brief exchange, Lu Qingshan learned why his disciple had broken through; Ling Xi had actually used the branches and leaves of that World Lord Level World Tree to make a dish.
The moment she succeeded in making this dish, she naturally broke through the limitations and successfully comprehended the Space Origin Law.
Adhering to the principle of splitting the spoils upon meeting, Lu Qingshan took half of Ling Xi's breakthrough to the Universe Venerable.
I plan to research its specific effects.
A distant Outer Domain Battlefield, on the Yanji Continent.
The battlefield was a scene of devastation, with piles of Metal Puppet corpses lying on the ground, and the ground itself was ravaged by the battle, littered with ruins and ravines.
Luo Feng carefully collected the Metal Puppet, but his expression was not good.
He hadn't expected it.
The Fallen Gold King actually escaped from his grasp.
" Luo Feng —don't be sad, they've run away, so be it—these Metal Puppet, though of average value, are numerous."
That adds up to 100 million Hunyuan Unit. We didn't lose out this time.
Babata appeared beside them and offered words of comfort.
This time, a bounty of 100 million Hunyuan Unit was offered before Luo Feng finally located the Fallen Gold King. He initially thought it would be a foregone conclusion, a guaranteed kill. However, to his surprise, the Fallen Gold King, knowing he was outmatched, used Mechanical Puppet to stall for time and managed to escape unscathed.
"It's not about the money—that Fallen Gold King was just a High King, and I can't even kill a High King!"
Luo Feng frowned slightly as he spoke.
"It's obvious that the Fallen Gold King isn't just any ordinary High King. Ordinary High King don't have his wealth. His three enormous mechanical Vajra puppets are probably each worth tens of billions. With those three Vajra puppets combined, plus these ordinary puppets, it's normal that you couldn't get close to him. If it were any other High King, you would have killed them long ago."
" Babata, I know! Although we lost this battle, I also found my weakness: movement technique—my movement technique is too weak. If I can get close to the Fallen Gold King, I am absolutely confident that I can kill him!"
"I remember you still have over a hundred years of use left in the trial space. Why don't you give it a try and see if you can improve your movement technique?"
Babata suggested.
"That's what I was thinking too. Let's go back to the barracks first."
"Receive!"
The modified Yunmo Star Ship appeared out of thin air, and Luo Feng's figure disappeared from the battlefield.
soon.
News of the Fallen Gold King's defeat spread throughout the Yanji Continent.
Blade River King, who was originally thought to have only the strength of High King, almost killed Fallen Gold King, shocking many people.
Many powerful figures agree that Blade River King has already reached the Peak King!
Another super strong person has emerged in the Hongmeng Alliance faction of the Yanji Continent!