Swallowing the Stars: Ten Thousand Times Return for Taking on Disciples

Chapter 176 Deserters on the Extraterritorial Battlefield
Lu Qingshan would not criticize his disciples' choices.

Because he himself is that kind of person.

If his only son, Lu Lingxiao, made a mistake, he would certainly punish him, but there was no need to put aside family ties for the greater good.

Take Venerable Fire Erosion, for example. He is already a high-ranking member of the Giant Axe Arena, yet he still shows the same inexplicable favoritism towards his only son.

Of course, Lu Qingshan wouldn't follow his example of indulgence; he understood the principle that spoiling a child is like killing him.

Moreover, his tolerance is very limited. Apart from Lu Lingxiao, his father-in-law, and the first few disciples he took in, he would not pay any attention to his descendants if they made mistakes and sought his protection.

The following days were peaceful.

Lingyu settled down in the small building next to Lu Qingshan, and she will spend the next three hundred years cultivating in Chaos City.

Moreover, Lingyu's analysis of the essence of the fundamental laws of time has reached its most crucial moment. He only needs three more essences to fully comprehend it, a feat that has caught up with Jinjian, who is also analyzing the essence of the fundamental laws.

Settling down next to Lu Qingshan was partly to spend more time with his teacher, but also to make it easier to seek his guidance.

Lu Qingshan was naturally generous with his guidance to Ling Yu, since he would receive a cashback reward for Ling Yu's progress, and guiding Ling Yu was equivalent to him cultivating himself.

However, this made Lingyu a little embarrassed, feeling that she had delayed her teacher's time for comprehension. After solving a few problems, she went into seclusion to study the secret technique on her own, according to Lu Qingshan's annotations.

However, their peaceful life was soon shattered by a piece of news.

The virtual universe of Qianwu City, the Star River Oasis community.

Paris stood in front of Lu Qingshan with a guilty look on his face.

"Teacher, I'm so sorry, I've caused you a lot of trouble again."

“Troublesome…heh…” A cold glint flashed in Lu Qingshan’s eyes: “It is indeed troublesome. My second disciple, a warrior of the Blade Clan, has actually become a deserter on the battlefield outside the domain.”

When he received the news, Lu Qingshan could hardly believe it.

He would believe anyone who said they were a deserter, but Paris?

This guy is a battle maniac. He fought a thousand battles as a giant axe warrior, but chose not to break through to the next level in order to advance to the cosmic level. After advancing to the Domain Lord level, he took the initiative to go to the outer domain battlefield for training. Would someone like this become a deserter?
"Tell me, what's going on?"

Lu Qingshan took out a bottle of "Starry River Dreams" and poured himself a glass.

In reality, only half a bottle of wine remains, but in the virtual universe, it can be simulated at will.

“That’s how it is, teacher.” Paris sorted out his thoughts before saying, “Since I went to the extraterrestrial battlefield five thousand years ago, I have been fighting on the eighth battlefield, the Thunder Islands… Because of my weakness, I joined the army. The mortality rate on the extraterrestrial battlefield is very high. Our squad would be reorganized every so often because of too many deaths. Over the years, I have changed countless squads and followed many immortal gods.”

"Everything was going smoothly at first. Although the battlefield was dangerous, my strength improved rapidly through repeated battles. But I never expected that a hundred years ago, my team would suffer heavy losses again. This time, I was assigned to the command of an immortal god called Mad Blade."

A flash of hatred crossed Paris's eyes.

"This Mad Blade is an immortal deity of our Blade Clan. He was also the uncle of that spoiled young master I killed back then. Because of the monitoring of the military merit system, he dared not attack me casually. However, over the past hundred years, he has repeatedly led alien races to besiege me in battle. If it weren't for the nameless secret technique that my teacher bestowed upon me, Paris would probably have died many times over."

As my strength grew and my agility on the battlefield increased, that immortal god actually planned to go to one of the main islands of the Thunder Islands... He intended to take us all there to our deaths. To prevent others from being implicated, I turned off the military merit system and went into hiding during one battle..."

"Originally, I planned to hide for a while and then explain that I had to go into seclusion to recuperate due to my injuries. But I didn't expect that when I received the news again, I had become a deserter from the extraterritorial battlefield. It must be Mad Blade! My hiding prevented him from achieving his goal, so he resorted to such despicable means!"

……

Hearing Paris's explanation, Lu Qingshan nodded.

He trusted his disciple, Paris, very well.

For an immortal god, dealing with a realm lord, especially one in their own squad, is far too easy.

Take Nolan Mountain for example. When he encountered Luo Feng on the extraterritorial battlefield, he thought the military merit system could protect him and prevent Luo Feng from attacking him. However, in a single battle, a mere aftershock created by Luo Feng easily took his life, and without anyone noticing. Even the system couldn't determine that Luo Feng had deliberately attacked him.

Paris's experience was similar to that of Nolan Mountain.

However, he was luckier and stronger, escaping assassination attempts time and again. Little did he expect that the immortal god named Mad Blade would intend to take his entire team to their deaths. According to Paris, the main island of the Thunder Islands was mostly in teams of immortal gods. If they encountered any team of immortal gods, aside from Mad Blade, the others would almost certainly not survive.

“Your choice was not wrong.” Lu Qingshan put down his wine glass and sighed. “Your only mistake was telling me now. What if you had died from the repeated attacks of that Blade Clan immortal?”

Paris turned pale.

"It was my fault, Master!"

Lu Qingshan waved his hand: "You have been training in the outer battlefield for thousands of years, which is about enough. Tell me your coordinates, and then continue to hide. I will find a way to bring you out of the outer battlefield. Next, you can come to the Initial Universe to cultivate. I will help you exchange for a spot to comprehend the Initial Universe."

“Teacher…” Paris stood there, stunned.

Whether it was taking him out of the extraterrestrial battlefield or giving him a spot to comprehend the primordial universe, it was an extremely shocking thing for him.

Having spent so many years on the battlefields beyond the realms, he had accumulated a great deal of military merit, and naturally knew how enormous the number of slots for comprehending the initial universe was; even if his military merits were multiplied ten thousand times, he still wouldn't be able to gather enough.

But the teacher's words made him prepare to go to the initial universe to comprehend it, and he even asked someone to take him away from the outer battlefield.

"Don't worry about anything else... Just hide well, then send me your coordinates. Once everything is safe, we can talk to the teacher in detail."

"Yes, teacher. I'm on island ASD324 of the Thunder Islands. My exact coordinates are..."

……

As his consciousness returned to reality, Lu Qingshan reappeared in the small building in Chaos City.

He began to think about Paris.

With his current authority, it wouldn't be easy for him to resolve Paris's deserter status, but simply taking him out of the extraterritorial battlefield wouldn't be too difficult.

……

"However, with my limited authority, it's difficult to know which immortal gods are venturing into the Thunder Islands in the Eighth Battlefield, as well as their virtual universe numbers. It seems I'll have to trouble the Dragon Whale King."

Lu Qingshan found his second senior brother, Dragon Whale King, and told him about the matter.

After hearing this, the Dragon Whale King laughed and said that the matter was very simple.

Soon, the Dragon Whale King obtained information about the immortal gods who were roaming near the Thunder Islands through his friends, and gave Lu Qingshan a few options.

The immortal deities roaming near the Thunder Islands are not of high rank; they are mostly below the rank of Marquis.

"This one will do, Marquis Qingyu."

Lu Qingshan glanced at the information of these people and quickly selected an immortal god who had just been granted the title of Marquis.

This person's title contains the character "羽" (feather), which gives the impression that he must be very fast.

"I'll send the message."

"The Dragon Whale King said."

"Yes, thank you, senior brother."

Lu Qingshan did not refuse.

He may have some fame in Chaos City now, but the immortal gods who roam the outer battlefields may not know him.

The second senior brother, Dragon Whale King, has lived for countless years and is an invincible king. The fact that he personally sent the message carries immense weight.

Soon, Lu Qingshan edited a message, which the Dragon Whale King sent using his account to Qingyu Hou, who was far away on the Thunder Islands in the Eighth Battlefield...

(End of this chapter)