Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 421 Special Rules for Obtaining Treasure

After inspecting all of Venerable Baiyu's personal storage spaces, Lu Qingshan waved for him to leave.

When Venerable Baiyu saw Lu Qingshan ask him to leave, a look of surprise quickly appeared on his face, and he then swiftly disappeared from Lu Qingshan's sight.

"Judging from what Venerable Baiyu gained, the True Spirit Palace should remain open for quite some time!"

After Venerable Baiyu left, Lu Qingshan continued traveling at near-light speed while secretly thinking, "Although obtaining the treasure this time relied more on luck, as long as I travel through more areas, I will always have a chance to obtain precious treasures!"

So, for the next period of time, Lu Qingshan continued to wander in this endless maze.

During this time, he also encountered a cosmic overlord and a cosmic master once again.

Needless to say, that cosmic overlord had no choice but to obediently hand over his personal storage space after encountering Lu Qingshan, allowing Lu Qingshan to explore it.
Unfortunately, the other party did not obtain any special treasures either; the most valuable item was just an ordinary supreme treasure weapon. Therefore, Lu Qingshan did not make things difficult for the other party and simply returned the storage space to them.

As for the Lord of the Universe that Lu Qingshan encountered, he was the Lord of Hailan of the Zerg.

Lord Hailan was extremely powerful and possessed a supreme palace-level treasure for protection. He and Lu Qingshan were evenly matched, so after their brief exchange, they immediately parted ways.

More than half a month after entering the True Spirit Hall, Lu Qingshan triggered a trap and soon discovered a tall figure.

This burly figure had a body similar to that of an ordinary human, with dense scales on his forehead, but his body was covered in long golden fur, and his eyes emitted a faint red glow. At this moment, he was staring intently at Lu Qingshan.

"This is?"

The moment he saw this imposing figure, a corresponding message quickly came from the True Spirit Palace token in Lu Qingshan's hand.

Now all he has to do is keep fighting this burly figure. As long as he can keep defeating him, he can obtain precious treasures.

"This is……"

Upon sensing the message emanating from the True Spirit Palace token in his hand, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred slightly: "Have I encountered a special opportunity?"

Similar situations have been recorded in the records of human races. These opponents are usually automatically conceived in these challenge temples on the original planet, and sometimes they can even unleash power greater than the strongest beings in the universe (who are limited by the original universe).

Of course, such opponents generally do not pose a fatal threat to the challengers.

If a challenger fails to defeat their opponent within the allotted time, the opponent will disappear, and the assessment will end immediately.

boom!
As various thoughts flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind, the burly figure exuding endless ferocity in the trap in front of him quickly stood up, his cold eyes looking directly at Lu Qingshan.

Roar!
The burly figure let out an angry roar and charged rapidly toward Lu Qingshan's location.

Upon seeing this, Lu Qingshan quickly sprang into action.

This was the first time he had encountered such a special opponent. Although similar situations had been recorded in human records, he still dared not be careless.

As soon as he arrived, Lu Qingshan burned his own divine power, and then the Purple Thunder Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand instantly slashed towards his opponent.

boom!
The burly figure in front was struck hard by Lu Qingshan's Purple Thunder Demon-Slaying Sword, and was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground of the maze passage.

"Just the strength of an ordinary Universe Lord?"

Lu Qingshan, who defeated his opponent with a single blow, was slightly taken aback: "He's not even a second-tier universe master. It seems that this is an opponent whose strength can continue to improve. I wonder what his limit of strength will be!"

Because he dared not be careless, Lu Qingshan unleashed his strongest power right from the start, but the result was that he defeated his opponent in an instant.

Of course, if it were truly some newly ascended Universe Lords, they would at least be injured after taking Lu Qingshan's attack, but this opponent's figure was extremely resilient and suffered no damage whatsoever.

boom!
Just as Lu Qingshan was pondering, the burly figure he had defeated charged towards him again.

This time, the burly figure's explosive speed and imposing presence were significantly enhanced compared to before.

Wow!

The Purple Thunder Demon-Slaying Sword was swung out again, striking the burly figure hard and sending him flying backward once more.

However, this time the opponent's strength had reached the limit of the second tier. Although he was still directly defeated by Lu Qingshan, he was no longer as miserable as last time.

boom!boom!boom……

And so, Lu Qingshan and the burly figure continued to exchange blows, and the opponent's strength continued to increase.

Second-order, third-order, fourth-order...

After the burly figure's strength increased to the third tier, Lu Qingshan still managed to defeat him after spending some time.
However, after the opponent's strength increased to the fourth level, it was no longer so easy for Lu Qingshan to defeat him, so they quickly fell into a stalemate.

And so, Lu Qingshan fought the figure whose strength had increased to the fourth level for about ten minutes before the opponent finally quieted down again.

After ceasing its attack, the burly figure quickly merged into the ground of the maze passage and then disappeared completely.

"Gone?"

Watching his opponent disappear, Lu Qingshan looked puzzled: "The test is over just like that? It seems that's why I didn't defeat him within the allotted time!"

"However, according to the records in my human race's database, defeating such an opponent should yield some rewards!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly looked around expectantly: "I wonder where the reward will be?"

Just then, a hazy light suddenly appeared where the burly figure had disappeared, followed by the sudden appearance of a vortex emitting strange fluctuations.

“That is…” Lu Qingshan looked directly at the location of the vortex.

Then, three streaks of light flew out and quickly appeared in front of Lu Qingshan.

These are three treasures of different shapes. The first treasure is a silver longsword, the second treasure is a golden halberd, and the third treasure is a blue flame that emits strange fluctuations and seems to be tangible.

hum!
Lu Qingshan directly released a wisp of divine power that permeated into the three treasures, and soon learned about their information.

The information about the silver longsword and the golden halberd was rather ordinary; they were simply two treasure weapons, with the silver longsword being an ordinary treasure and the golden halberd being a high-grade treasure.

This would be quite precious to some cosmic venerables, but it's nothing to a powerful cosmic lord like Lu Qingshan.

The third flame, however, is the most precious treasure in the True Spirit Palace, and one of the components of the True Spirit Heart Lamp!

According to the records outside the True Spirit Hall, the True Spirit Heart Lamp is divided into a core component called the "lamp body" and nine "lamp flames". The flame that Lu Qingshan has obtained now is one of the nine lamp flames, which is as solid as a physical flame.

Just after Lu Qingshan recognized the blue flame as his master, a huge spherical phantom quickly appeared in his mind.

Within this spherical phantom, there are also ten points of light, one large and nine small.

At the same time, a new message automatically surfaced in Lu Qingshan's mind.

It turns out that these ten points of light, one large and nine small, actually represent the core body of the True Spirit Lamp and its nine flames.

The reason these points of light appeared in Lu Qingshan's mind at this moment was because Lu Qingshan had obtained a kind of lamp flame.

Inside the True Spirit Palace, the core lamp body of the True Spirit Heart Lamp and the nine lamp flames will appear simultaneously. Once they are all obtained, the True Spirit Palace will automatically shut down.

Once a powerful individual obtains the core lamp body or one of the nine lamp flames, they will be able to sense the location of the other components, making it easier to search for the other lamp flames.

However, this perception message is only valid within the Spirit Temple. Once you leave the Spirit Temple, you will no longer be able to perceive this message.

"I never imagined that all the components of the True Spirit Lamp would be born in this True Spirit Palace!" Lu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh after sensing this information.

It's important to understand that most top-tier soul-type treasures are not complete when they are created, and not all components appear simultaneously. For example, the God-Slaying Array Diagram in Lu Qingshan's possession was only shown its core components and four array artifacts in the God-Slaying Hall; the other array artifacts appeared randomly on the 10081 primordial stars.

However, now, all the components of the True Spirit Lamp will be born in the True Spirit Palace. Although it is still difficult to collect them all in a short period of time, it is still much simpler than collecting all the components of the God-Slaying Array Diagram.

After a brief moment of reflection, Lu Qingshan quickly turned his attention to the spherical phantom that displayed the core lamp body and the nine lamp flames.

At this moment, three points of light were already moving, while the other seven points of light remained stationary.

Lu Qingshan moved slightly, and immediately identified the point of light representing the blue flame in his hand.

"These three moving points of light must be the flames that have already been obtained by others!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself, "As for the core lamp body and the other five lamp flames, they should not have been obtained by anyone yet!"

"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that someone might have obtained the flame or the lamp body and then stayed where they were, waiting for others to come looking for them!"

"But in any case, with the illusory image displaying the information, finding the other lamp bodies and flames will be easier!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan quickly set off, rushing towards the light spot that represented the core of the lamp body.

But after flying for more than ten minutes, he felt a sense of helplessness again.

Although the enormous spherical phantom marked the location of the core lamp body and the nine flames of the True Spirit Heart Lamp, it did not mark a map of the maze environment.

The labyrinthine passages within the True Spirit Palace are intricate and restrict the explorers' ability to search, making it extremely difficult to find the correct path.

This means that even if Lu Qingshan knew the location of the core lamp body, it would still be extremely difficult for him to get there.

"The rules within the True Spirit Palace really don't give anyone any loopholes!"

As Lu Qingshan continued flying at sub-light speed, he couldn't help but sigh, "But this is quite normal! If this spherical phantom really has a map of the maze passage, then it would be far too easy for a powerful person who has obtained the True Spirit Heart Lamp component to collect the other components!"

"This way, it's fairer to those weaker challengers!"

"But no matter what, with the light spots displayed on this spherical phantom, I'm much better off now than before, when I was just bumping around like a headless fly!"

For the next period of time, Lu Qingshan followed the positions of the light spots shown on the spherical phantom, exploring the maze passages while moving closer to the location of the core lamp body.

However, the environment inside the maze was too complicated. Even with the spherical phantom as a reminder, it was still very difficult for Lu Qingshan to find the location of the core lamp. Sometimes, after entering a passage, he would get further and further away from the location of the core lamp.

Fortunately, with the guidance of the spherical phantom, Lu Qingshan was able to make timely adjustments when encountering situations where the distance was increasing.

During this time, Lu Qingshan also happened to get quite close to a moving point of light representing the flame.

At that time, Lu Qingshan wanted to search the past and see if there was a chance to get another flame from the other party, but the other party should have also discovered his location through the spherical phantom.

Perhaps the challenger who obtained the flame was relatively weak, because after discovering Lu Qingshan approaching him, he quickly chose to flee in the opposite direction.

Within the labyrinthine passages, neither the Supreme Beings of the Universe nor the Lords of the Universe can reach speeds exceeding sub-light speed.

Therefore, after seeing that the other party was actively distancing themselves from him, Lu Qingshan immediately chose to give up.

After all, the other party could discover his location through the spherical phantom. Since he chose to flee, even if he appeared in the same maze passage as the other party, it would be virtually impossible for him to catch up.

After choosing to give up, Lu Qingshan continued heading towards the location of the core lamp body.

And so, time continued to pass.

One month, two months, three months, six months...

As time passed, the points of light displayed on the spherical phantom gradually began to move, clearly indicating that they had been obtained by other powerful individuals.

A year later, the only remaining light spot on the spherical phantom that hadn't moved was the large light spot representing the core lamp body, and two smaller light spots representing the lamp flame.

Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan, who was constantly making his way through the maze, suddenly realized that he was getting closer and closer to one of the fixed points of light that represented the flame.

"This……"

Looking at the light spot that was already very close to him, Lu Qingshan quickly began to make a plan in his mind: "I have traveled for so long, but I am still far away from the core of the lamp!"

"On the contrary, the core flame that is closest to me is easier to obtain. It looks like I can get there in a few days!"

"As for the core lamp body, by the time I arrive, it might already be in the hands of someone else!"

"Since that's the case, we might as well get our hands on this flame first, and then head to the core lamp body! That way, even if we don't get the core lamp body, we can still use these two flames to exchange with the powerful person who has obtained the core lamp body!"

With that in mind, Lu Qingshan quickly adjusted his direction and headed towards the nearest fixed flame.

……

As Lu Qingshan was on his way, near the location of the flames of his target, a huge, jet-black wolf surrounded by endless flames was fighting another burly figure.

If Lu Qingshan were here, he would immediately recognize the identity of that giant wolf figure as the Lord of the Heavenly Wolf, one of the universe's rulers and the one who holds the final piece of the God-Slaying Array Diagram.

The phantom that fought against the Lord of Sirius was very similar to the burly figure that Lu Qingshan had encountered before obtaining the True Spirit Heart Lamp Flame, except that it was weaker in strength.

A few minutes later, the battle between the Lord of Sirius and the burly figure also ended.

"This opponent is too tough to deal with!"

After the battle, the Lord of Sirius couldn't help but sigh, "My divine body has lost more than one percent. If I don't gain anything good, this will be a huge loss!"

As various thoughts flashed through the mind of the Lord of Sirius, the burly figure quickly merged into the ground of the passage below.

Then, a vortex emitting strange fluctuations appeared where the burly figure had disappeared. Two streams of light then flew out of the vortex and hovered in front of the Lord of Sirius.

Of the two streaks of light, one was a silver spear, and the other was a purple flame that emitted strange fluctuations and seemed almost tangible.

"This is……"

The Lord of Sirius casually diverted a wisp of divine power into the two treasures, and soon received a stream of information as well.

That almost tangible purple flame was one of the nine flames of the True Spirit Heart Lamp.

It was precisely for this reason that after the Lord of Sirius recognized these purple lamp flames as his master, a spherical phantom image of the core lamp body of the True Spirit Heart Lamp and the nine lamp flames also appeared in his mind.

"Ok?"

After learning this information, the Lord of Sirius quickly spotted a point of light rapidly approaching him.

"Someone is approaching me; it should be the owner of a flame!"

The Lord of Sirius thought to himself, "I haven't moved this purple flame since I obtained it, so the other challengers who obtained the True Spirit Heart Lamp components should not know that someone else has obtained this flame!"

"In that case, I might as well just wait here for the owner of that flame to come to me!"

"If it's some nobody at the level of a Cosmic Venerable, wouldn't I be able to get a Flame of Light for free?"

Thinking of this, the Lord of Sirius quickly stopped in his tracks and waited quietly.

(End of this chapter)