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

Chapter 308 The Snow Demon Flower, Granting a Choice
The Snow Demons have their own way of communicating.

They quickly confirmed the authenticity of the news.

"It's Kakaro."

"It really is Kakaro, the genius disciple that the elders have been talking about all along."

"It's unbelievable that Kakaro is still alive. He's been gone for countless epochs. The elders will be very happy to know this."

"Kakaro, wait here, we'll inform the elders right now..."

A group of icy creatures surrounded the virtual universe sensor, looking at the snowman opposite them with great excitement.

It was as if they had discovered something unusual.

As for Lu Qingshan standing to the side, they completely ignored him.

Lu Qingshan naturally overheard their conversation.

Kakaro!
So that's the name of that Snow Demon. And he seems to be quite famous among the Snow Demons. Could he be Kodi of the Snow Demon Clan?

The Snow Demon Clan all thought he was dead, and the elders of the Snow Demon Clan kept mentioning him, which filled the young people of the Snow Demon Clan with curiosity.

This is not surprising.

The Snow Demon Clan is, after all, a race without a ruler of the universe, and like the Demon Slayer Clan, it has not joined any race as a vassal. Instead, it has remained in its own territory and rarely clashes with other races.

Major powers rarely provoke them, since wherever there is ice and snow, there may be Snow Demons. Their clones are extremely troublesome, and if they cannot be completely wiped out, it would be a disaster for their race.

Without a cosmic ruler, resurrection is impossible. Kakaro hasn't appeared for hundreds of millions of epochs, so it's not surprising that the elders of the Snow Demon Clan thought he was dead.

Lu Qingshan waited for a moment.

A hundred-meter-tall, ape-like creature with white fur appeared in an instant.

"Greetings, Elder."

"Elder, it's Kakaro, the Kakaro you've been talking about."

"Elder, Kakaro is not dead."

A group of snow demon creatures started chattering.

"I know."

The white-furred ape glanced at Kakaro inside the virtual universe sensor and laughed: "Kakaro, you seem to be trapped somewhere?"

“Yes, teacher… Countless eons ago, I came to the Wuhua Secret Realm to explore, and accidentally ended up in the Ice Prison Star Belt. Then I was captured by a powerful being and imprisoned on Ice Prison Star. Countless eons have passed since then. This time, I was able to contact you with the help of a human friend. Teacher, please save me… I want to leave this hellish place!”

Kakaro was overjoyed to see his teacher.

His snowman clone disappeared, transforming into a white ape-like figure. This was his original form, a form he had never shown before.

"Kakaro...you're really stupid. How could an ordinary person go to the Ice Prison Star of the Wuhua Secret Realm? You probably didn't just wander in by mistake."

“Teacher… Indeed, I heard that the Ice Prison Star Stone and Ice Prison Dew are extremely precious. I was thinking of using my clone technique to steal some. I chose a very ordinary Ice Prison Star, but I was discovered as soon as I entered the palace… I had already escaped, but I didn’t expect to run into a powerful Cosmic Venerable.”

Kakaro looked somewhat embarrassed.

After all, it was a little embarrassing to admit to being caught stealing in front of a group of younger people, and I didn't expect to be exposed by my own teacher.

"Foolish!" The Snow Demon Elder glared at him and said, "It's thanks to you, our human friend, that the message has been delivered. I thought you had already perished. Over the years, I've gathered countless resources, hoping to ask a Universe Lord from the Northern Frontier Alliance to revive you... If we wait until then, all those enormous resources will have been wasted. After all, a great Universe Lord certainly won't act for nothing. If he can't revive you, he won't return the money either."

"Teacher...it's my fault for making you worry." Kakaro showed a hint of shame.

"You're lucky... If we really handed over these resources, it would be very difficult to raise the money to redeem you in a short time. Now... consider yourself lucky. I'll go to Ice Prison Star and hope that those two Venerable Scoundrels will let you go for the sake of these resources."

"Thank you, teacher. I will definitely take good care of you after I get out."

"Well, you can wait a few more days."

……

The two chatted for a long time before hanging up.

The Snow Demon elder looked at the mechanical puppet beside him and realized that it was actually being controlled by a human.

"Human friend, thank you for delivering the message."

"It's nothing... I was entrusted with this task, and I'm just doing my duty. I've delivered the message to you, and my mission is complete... Keep this anonymous virtual universe sensor; you can use it to communicate with Kakaro."

The virtual universe sensor is extremely valuable in the Ice Prison, but it's nothing special in the outside world, and Lu Qingshan didn't intend to accept any reward.

Just as his consciousness was about to fade, he suddenly heard the Snow Demon Clan elder speak.

"Wait a moment."

"Ok?"

Lu Qingshan's consciousness paused briefly.

The Snow Demon Elder waved his hand, and a snow flower resembling a snow lotus appeared in his hand, except that the petals were all folded together.

He said, "You've traveled a long way to our Snow Demon Clan to deliver a message, allowing me to see my disciple again. I'll give you this Snow Demon Flower. Your human race's virtual universe should be able to find out its uses."

"The Snow Demon Flower?"

Lu Qingshan, hundreds of millions of light-years away, searched for the name of this treasure.

"The Snow Demon Flower originates from the Snow Demon Secret Realm... It can only be nurtured in extremely rare places within the Snow Demon Secret Realm, and it takes millions of epochs to mature. Once mature, it is entirely white, with its petals closed... Once it comes into contact with external stimuli, the petals will open, revealing its magical effects. When the Snow Demon Flower's petals unfold, it emits a magical substance that greatly enhances the user's comprehension for a short period of time! The exchange price in the Human Race Treasure Vault is 10000 trillion points per flower!"

This Snow Demon Elder is so magnanimous?
Lu Qingshan was somewhat surprised. His first thought was to be wary, but then he thought that he was just a mechanical puppet clone, so even if the other party destroyed it, it would not affect him at all. Moreover, this thing... once he got his hands on it, the other party would never be able to see him again.

The Snow Demon Flower seems to be even more effective than the Silver Soul Fruit we used before.

Whether it's studying the fifth level of the Time Body, comprehending time slowing down, or cultivating the Path of the Beast God, its effects are extremely significant.

The key point is that the threshold for granting cashback on these cultivation-aid treasures is relatively low.

He could easily bestow this upon a disciple who is a second-rate genius, granting him a thousandfold return. What he would receive then would undoubtedly be even more terrifying!
"Thank you, elder."

Lu Qingshan did not refuse and accepted the Snow Demon Flower.

"Hmm, may I visit my Snow Demon Clan?"

"I am merely a puppet, so I will not disturb the elder any further. Thank you for your gift, elder."

Lu Qingshan smiled and declined, but the other party was just being polite.

After a while.

A plant life form, the Cloud Vine, teleported in, taking away the puppet life and the Snow Demon Flower. It then teleported back to the vicinity of the Human Race Virtual Universe Company headquarters.

Even if this elder had left some tracking methods within the Snow Demon Flower, he wouldn't dare come here.

As for the exposure of the divine realm of the Moyun Vine, it doesn't matter; it's just a plant life...

The value of that Snow Demon Flower is enough to cultivate 100,000 plant lives of equal value.

In the Snow Demon Secret Realm, the Snow Demon Clan elders gazed in the direction where the Divine Kingdom's teleportation had disappeared.

"Human geniuses are indeed incredibly cautious..."

Although he hadn't done anything wrong, he still nodded in approval at the other party's cautious manner.

The Snow Demon Clan survives in this universe by being low-key and cautious.

Only a fool like Kakaro would think of stealing the Ice Prison Star Stone and Ice Prison Dew, which is why he was imprisoned for countless years.

That was a disgrace to their Snow Demon Clan.

“Elder, the Snow Demon Flower is an extremely precious treasure in our Snow Demon Clan. It can be exchanged with the Northern Frontier Alliance for many resources that we use. That human was just delivering a message. There is no need to give him such a precious treasure.”

The ice bird that had been leading the way flew to the side of the Snow Demon Elder.

“Kakalai, this human is not simple... I have communicated with Kakaro in secret. This human had the strength of an invincible king on Ice Prison Star, and he also knew Venerable Qingou Kou. He was not imprisoned on Ice Prison Star, but went there for training.”

The Snow Demon Clan elder looked in the direction where the Mo Yun Vine had disappeared: "Our Snow Demon Clan is weak, with only me as a cosmic overlord. We are no match for the Kou Clan. The strength of the Kou Clan's Purple Kou Kou far surpasses mine! If you want to redeem Kakaro from Ice Prison Star, besides paying the ransom, you also need to have a good attitude. This human has a friendly relationship with the Kou Clan, so we don't need him to speak on our behalf. As long as he doesn't secretly obstruct us, that will suffice!"

"He helped Kakaro deliver the message, yet he secretly hindered him?" Ice Bird said in surprise.

"You can know a person's face but not their heart... A mere Snow Demon Flower is nothing to our Snow Demon Clan. Being able to eliminate such an unknown risk and gain the friendship of that human is already a great deal."

"It's an elder, I understand."

"Okay, get ready. Prepare all the resources I'm going to use to revive Kakaro. I'm going to Ice Prison Star myself. After I leave, you'll be in charge of managing the Snow Demon Secret Realm."

"It's an elder!"

……

The heartland of humanity.

Within Lu Qingshan's divine kingdom, looking at the Snow Demon Flower he had finally obtained, Lu Qingshan revealed a hint of excitement.

Behind him was a colossal World Tree avatar, which occupied almost half of the divine kingdom.

If Luo's divine kingdom, stabilized by the Tree of Life, can suppress ordinary kings and immortals, then even a cosmic overlord might not be able to escape Lu Qingshan's divine kingdom.

The power of the divine kingdom is more than ten thousand times greater than before, combined with the World Tree's control over space and time.

Here, Lu Qingshan is almost comparable to a half-finished universe master!
"It seems I was really judging a gentleman by my own petty standards; the Snow Demon Clan is truly generous!"

The Snow Demon Flower is very beautiful.

It's like a natural work of art.

Who will use this thing?
Lu Qingshan pondered for a moment.

Son Lu Lingxiao?
Lu Lingxiao had just possessed the special life form Huan Jinling, and was currently in a period of explosive growth in strength, making rapid progress... Moreover, he was still some distance from fully comprehending the laws of metal, and had only just begun to understand the laws of space ("Green Mountain - Basic Space Chapter"). Using the Snow Demon Flower would be a waste of its potential.

Neither Lei Ming nor Paris has mastered the advanced laws. It would be most reasonable for them to steadily break through to immortality using the lightning law. Being third-rate geniuses, they certainly cannot succeed.

Blue... never mind.

Luo just bestowed upon him the Tree of Life to suppress the divine kingdom and also gave him a boot treasure, so there's no need to rush.

Nan Hui and Wu Man were also not very suitable, as neither of them had reached the threshold, and their cultivation progressed very quickly.

gold……

Think about it.

Lu Qingshan decided to bestow the feather upon Lingyu.

Lingyu's Path of the Beast God has reached the peak of the first level. Using this Snow Demon Flower, she might be able to break through to the perfection of the first level, and even have a chance to break through to the second level. This would allow her to once again bring back the Path of the Beast God to the Ghost King's clone, making it a win-win situation.

After making the decision, Lu Qingshan returned to the Virtual Universe Company headquarters on the mainland and sent a message to Ling Yu, who was still in the Primal Secret Realm!
(End of this chapter)