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

Chapter 272 The Venerable One's Reward, Lu Qingshan's Request

Chapter 272 The Venerable One's Reward, Lu Qingshan's Request
What gift would you like?
Lu Qingshan hadn't expected Venerable Qingou Kou to be so direct, which made it difficult for him to speak.

If the things I want are too cheap, I will lose money; if they are too expensive, I might offend the Venerable One.

However, Lu Qingshan quickly came up with a solution.

He bowed and said, "Thank you, Senior Venerable Qingou Kou. I don't lack treasures for now, but I've been cultivating in the Initial Universe and lack experience. I've heard that Ice Prison Star has a huge ice prison that imprisons countless powerful figures from various races. I'd like to go to that ice prison to train for a while. Would you be so kind as to grant my request?"

Asking for treasures is too vulgar.

Even if he asked, the Azure Fist Venerable would only give him one precious treasure at most; he might as well go directly to the Ice Prison and get it himself.

Lu Qingshan knew that there were many treasures in that Ice Prison, and getting seven or eight of them would not be a problem at all. The key was that there was a genius of the Sky Wolf Clan in that Ice Prison who had a Beast God Inheritance Token from Tu Kong. This thing was more valuable than most treasures, and it was not a cashback from the system, so it could be given again.

After some consideration, Lu Qingshan decided that if he wanted to maximize his profits, he might as well go to the Ice Prison.

This way, you'll gain the most and won't waste the teacher's favor.

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, both Qingou Kou Zun and Teacher Tarasha, who was standing to the side, showed a hint of surprise.

"Qingshan, no!"

Talassa spoke.

“Qingshan, you may not know much about the leader’s Ice Prison. The strongest people imprisoned in that Ice Prison are at least King-level experts. Over countless eras, there have been more than 12,000 King-level experts from various races imprisoned there. But now, after countless years of fighting, there are less than 1,000 left. These alien race experts are all exceptionally strong and ruthless… Even your human race’s peak King-level experts probably wouldn’t survive long inside.”

Venerable Qingou Kou nodded and said, "What Tarasha said is all true. The Ice Prison is too dangerous for you. You are my old friend's disciple, and I don't want you to go in and risk your life. If you die inside, how can I explain it to Qianwu..."

"Why don't we ask the teacher? I think the teacher will agree."

Lu Qingshan said with a smile.

Then he dialed the phone with the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom.

"Qingshan, where are you? Have you delivered the supplies?"

The voice of the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom rang out.

Lu Qingshan inwardly complained that his background was clearly from Ice Prison Star, so how could his teacher not know? He must be confused and that's why he said that on purpose!
“Master, I am on Ice Prison Star, and Senior Venerable Qingou Kou is right beside me. I want to go to Ice Prison Star for training, but Venerable Qingou Kou is a little worried about my safety.”

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Qianwu understood the reason for the call and immediately said, "Qingkou, this isn't like you. Why are you always so hesitant and indecisive?"

"Heh, you cunning Qian Wu, I'm thinking of your disciple, and you not only don't appreciate it, but you're also blaming me first. What if your disciple dies in the Ice Prison?"

The Venerable Qingou Kou glared and puffed out his beard.

Qianwu chuckled: "Qingkou Kou, you old codger, can't you say something nice? Let me put it this way, you old codger die in your own ice prison, but my disciple won't die there."

"You're so confident in him, aren't you afraid he'll die?"

Venerable Qingdou Kou glanced at Lu Qingshan, somewhat surprised.

He remembered that the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom was not good at teaching disciples, and currently only had one disciple who was invincible and had been granted the title of King.

Lu Qingshan was only his youngest disciple. In the eyes of Venerable Qingou Kou, being able to be granted the title of king was already quite an achievement.

Could it be that I thought wrongly?

"I won't blame you even if you die!"

The voice of the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom came.

"Fine, since that's the case, I'll send him to the Ice Prison for training. I want to see what makes you so confident, old man!"

……

"Teacher, I'll leave now and we can talk again when I have time."

Having achieved his goal, Lu Qingshan hung up the phone, worried that his teacher and Venerable Qingou Kou would get into an argument.

Having already spoken with the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, Venerable Qingdou had no reason to refuse. He then took out a piece of Ice Prison Star Stone and said, "Although you requested to go to the Ice Prison for training, I will still give you this gift. You can accept this piece of Ice Prison Star Stone... Although you may not need it, you can exchange it for many good things in your human race's treasury."

Lu Qingshan was slightly startled when he saw the fist-sized Ice Prison Star Stone.

In addition, at high-level auctions, a fingernail-sized Ice Prison Star Stone is worth two trillion Chaos Units. A stone that big would probably be worth dozens of Heavy Treasure Points.

This is a wonderful gift!

Lu Qingshan was once again impressed by the wisdom of his teacher, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom. If his teacher hadn't sent him, how could he have obtained these benefits?

"Thank you, Venerable Qingou Kou."

Lu Qingshan bowed respectfully before accepting the gift.

Venerable Qingdou Kou nodded, then took out another token and said, "This is my communication token. If you want to leave the Ice Prison, crush the token. Or if you encounter an insurmountable danger, you can crush the token and I will take you away. However, you only have one chance. Once you crush the token, you will not be able to enter the Ice Prison again."

Lu Qingshan expressed his gratitude once again.

It must be admitted that Venerable Qingou Kou's arrangement was perfect. He insisted on entering the Ice Prison, but the other party still gave him a life-saving token. Although it was because of his teacher, it also shows that Venerable Qingou Kou is a person who values loyalty and righteousness.

“Tarasha, take him to the Ice Prison.”

After handing the token to Lu Qingshan, Venerable Qingdou gave instructions.

"Yes, Qingshan, please follow me."

"Tarasha said."

"Thank you." Lu Qingshan followed Tarasha out of the Ice Prison Star through the passage. The real Ice Prison was still quite far away, and he and Tarasha still needed to travel a distance.

……

The two had just left.

Venerable Qingou looked up at the sky, and seemed to have discovered something. He spoke with some surprise.

"How did you come."

As they were talking, a woman with a perfect figure, dressed in a light purple gauze dress, appeared beside Venerable Qing Gou Kou. This person was the only one of the two overlords of Ice Prison Star, and also the strongest of the Gou Kou clan, Venerable Zi Gou Kou!
"What, can't I come here?"

The Venerable Zidou Kou rolled his eyes at him.

"You can come, you can come, it was Tarasha who told you that, wasn't it?"

"I can't help but say," Venerable Qingou Kou said helplessly.

“Tarasha, why would I tell you such a small thing? It’s just that an old friend of mine bought some resources from the Human Alliance and had his disciple deliver them to me. Then his disciple said he was going to Ice Prison Star for training.”

Venerable Zidou Kou looked up: "No need to say such things. I'm not new here. I've heard everything you've said. Besides, it wasn't Tarasa who told me about this."

"Didn't you just arrive?"

Venerable Qingou was not surprised. After all, his old friend was much stronger than him and was good at hiding, so it was normal that he hadn't discovered him.

Venerable Zidou Kou glanced at the Hall of All Things and explained, "I left a trace of my spiritual imprint on the metal plate left by the Mountain-Sitting Guest. I noticed that the black metal block had moved slightly, so I came to take a look..."

"You, didn't that Mountain Dweller say he'd leave the metal block here for others to steal? If it was stolen, we'd pretend we didn't know anything; if it wasn't stolen, we'd throw it into the Ice Hell. Why did you leave a mental imprint? Isn't that cheating?"

Venerable Qingou Kou was somewhat anxious.

"What's wrong? Is it not allowed? I like it."

Venerable Zidou Kou snorted, like a spoiled woman.

Venerable Qingou said helplessly, "Even our Ancestral God Sect doesn't want to provoke that mountain-sitting guest, let alone you and me. Besides, he has given us enough rewards, so why should we interfere with his arrangements?"

"Hmph, I'm just satisfying my curiosity, what's the problem? I didn't say I had to interfere."

"I am not bothered," said Venerable Zidou Kou.

"However, your friend, the disciple of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler, is no ordinary person."

"Not simple? What's so simple about it?" Venerable Qingou asked with some surprise.

"That genius named Lu Qingshan is just a Realm Lord."

A hint of interest flashed in Venerable Zidou's eyes.

"Lord of the Realm, no way..." Venerable Qingou Kou was a little confused. He originally thought that Lu Qingshan was a King-level Immortal, but his old friend said that he was the Lord of the Realm.

Why would a realm lord go to the Ice Prison? Isn't that just suicide?
"That's right. Although he hid it very well, using his precious armor and the plant life on his body to conceal his aura, don't forget, I have a special talent. I can clearly sense that he has a human soul, which means that he does not have a perfect combination of body and soul and is not a body of immortal gods."

The Venerable Zidou Kou tilted his head, tidying up his long purple braids.

"No, I have to go and keep an eye on things. Although that old bastard Qianwu doesn't care about the life or death of his disciple, I can't let him really die in the Ice Prison."

Venerable Qingou Kou was somewhat anxious.

If Lu Qingshan were a King-level Immortal, he might still have a chance to ask me for help. But if he is just a Realm Lord, I'm afraid that once he enters the Ice Prison, any powerful expert could easily kill him.

Lord of the Realm!

What a weak level.

Even with powerful defensive treasures, what good would it do?

Even if they were the world lords of the special life form, the Kou clan, were to enter that icy prison, they would face certain death!
……

Beyond a massive planet deep within the Ice Prison Belt.

Teacher Tarasha reminded him again: "Qingshan, you still have a chance to regret it."

“No! Talassa, thank you for reminding me, but this is my choice.”

Lu Qingshan's tone was firm.

"Alright, hopefully you'll be able to use the distress token the leader gave you."

Talassa stopped trying to persuade her.

With a wave of her hand, a passage appeared on Ice Prison Star. Without saying a word, Lu Qingshan went straight inside after the passage opened.

Moments later, they landed in an endless world of ice and snow.