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

Chapter 335 Demon King, A Sense of Danger
Lu Qingshan was not surprised at all by this situation.

His overwhelming strength overwhelmed the True King, mainly due to his genetic multiplier and physical amplification. Of course, he also created the ultimate secret technique.

However, when it comes to understanding the principles, they are not always the best approach.

The True King's understanding of the laws of space has reached the final stage, the most crucial moment of fusion. However, he has only fully mastered two major branches. The True King's Path of the Beast God is already at the fourth level of entry, while he is only at the third level of perfection.

In terms of understanding the laws, True King Yan surpasses him to some extent, so it is to be expected that he cannot accept disciples under such circumstances.

He might have the opportunity to take on some disciples at the initial or advanced levels of the King rank, but for someone like the True King, he probably needs to break through to the Universe Venerable realm before he can take on a disciple.

This is also normal.

According to the laws of the True King of Derivation, if one becomes his disciple, one can immediately obtain the Beast God Inheritance Token to go to the Ancestral God Sect to receive the inheritance, and then break through to the Universe Venerable Realm.

That disciple's strength surpassed his teacher's by an entire major realm!
“True King, don’t be impatient. With your talent, you will one day become a cosmic venerable one.”

He said with a smile.

“King of Ten Thousand Dharmas, thank you for your praise. No matter how small the chance, I will not give up.”

King Zhenyan's gaze was firm.

After understanding Lu Qingshan's true strength, he did not insist on continuing the fight. The difference between the two was too great, and unless Lu Qingshan deliberately suppressed his strength, the fight would be meaningless.

After finishing the meal, King Zhenyan rose to take his leave and departed from Qingshan Residence.

Lu Qingshan did not see him off, but simply looked in the direction where Zhenyan King disappeared. Today, he had rewarded Nanhui, which had left Zhenyan King with the impression that he was a wealthy and generous person who valued his disciples. Even if he took out the inheritance token in the future, Zhenyan King would not be too shocked.

"Let's wait a little longer, there's no rush..."

Lu Qingshan took out another bottle of Thunderstorm Wine and took a sip.

Then he checked the cashback he had just received.

[You bestow upon your disciple Nanhui the Azure Glass Armor of Kingship, receiving a thousandfold return; you, in return, obtain the Flying Wind Armor.]

Lu Qingshan did not take out the armor, but just glanced at it and judged that it should be a treasured piece of armor.

The reason he bestowed armor upon Nanhui instead of a weapon was twofold: firstly, Nanhui already possessed an immortal weapon that had been previously granted to him as a marquis; secondly, the value of the precious armor was far greater.

The armor obtained through the "golden finger" cashback program is bound to be of high quality; even if it's just a regular treasure, it's probably worth at least dozens of treasure points.

That's equivalent to a dozen or so ordinary high-level weapons.

The stars have flown by, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye!

With the assistance of Nan Hui, an immortal deity with extensive experience working in the Universe Kingdom, Bru's work in banning the slave trade in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom went very smoothly.

In the past three years, he has basically eradicated the slave trade within the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. All those large multinational slave trading groups have been driven out of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, and the companies that produce slave chips have basically all gone bankrupt.

As for the trade zones of those commercial planets, they were all wiped out, and it was no longer possible to see scenes of slave trading in the commercial areas of a planet.

Not only that……

Within the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, certain protections were provided to indigenous planets that had not yet come into contact with cosmic civilizations, and the policies were more conciliatory. In the past few years, hundreds of indigenous planets have come into contact with cosmic civilizations, and the transition has been relatively smooth.

With the help of a team of strategists from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom and the guarantee of strong military force, no problem is a problem.

Everything seemed to be developing in the direction expected.

However, some minor problems still arose.

……

Virtual universe, Qianwu Continent, Star River Oasis Community.

Lu Qingshan met his two disciples, Bulu and Nanhui, here.

Nan Hui was fine, and everything seemed normal. However, Bru looked listless, and even in the virtual universe, Lu Qingshan could sense that he was in a very bad state.

"Bruce, are you alright?"

Lu Qingshan looked at Bru.

"Master, I'm not seriously injured. I've just taken the Fruit of Life and some other healing medicines."

Bru looked ashamed.

Lu Qingshan looked at Nan Hui beside him.

Nan Hui quickly said, "Disciple is fine. That Demon King knew we were your disciples, so he didn't dare to kill us. I was protected by the armor bestowed upon me by the master, so I was almost unharmed. However, Senior Brother Bru is not in good condition... His soul has also been damaged, and even the Fruit of Life cannot heal it."

At the Realm Lord level, the soul and body are separated. No matter how severe the injury to the body, as long as it doesn't affect one's lifespan, it can be healed with the Fruit of Life. But the soul is different... The soul is mysterious and peculiar, and cannot be healed by the Fruit of Life. "It's not as serious as Junior Brother Nanhui said. I have returned to the Qianwu Secret Realm, and Marquis Mingguang helped me exchange for treasures to nourish my soul. I only need to recuperate for a few years, and the damage to my soul should be able to recover."

"Bruce said quickly."

"Hmm." Lu Qingshan simply nodded: "Tell me what exactly happened, and why that Demon King attacked you!"

The Demon Heart King!
After receiving the message about this person from the emails of his two disciples, Lu Qingshan inquired about the other party's information.

He is an official member of the Human Race Universe Mercenary Alliance and a disciple of a Universe Venerable in the Mercenary Alliance. He can be considered a very powerful genius. Moreover, Demon Heart King does not belong to the royal family within the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. Instead, he is a member of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom, which is adjacent to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. However, the territory of Demon Heart King's family is adjacent to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, which is the border area between the two universe kingdoms.

Logically, there shouldn't be any conflict between them, but the other party disregarded his status and injured his disciple, which puzzled him.

"Teacher... it's like this... According to my investigation, although the Demon King's family belongs to the Golden Wave Universe Kingdom, they have also purchased several star systems in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. During the days when I prohibited the slave trade, the Demon King's family quietly received a large number of slaves from our Qianwu Universe Kingdom, at least trillions..."

“I am representing the Qianwu Universe Kingdom in banning the slave trade, which has angered the interests of some slave owners. Although they dare not openly resist, they are unwilling to let us buy back their slaves at half price. Even at the same price, they will sell them to the Demon Heart King family. There are also some slave merchants with unclean backgrounds who are afraid of being investigated and liquidated, so they dare not go through the official recycling channels and also sell their slaves at low prices.”

"After learning the news, Junior Brother Nan Hui and I went to the Cloud Vortex Star Region to investigate. We found that there were indeed countless slaves controlled by slave chips there, probably in the hundreds of billions... Since the official recall period had passed, I dealt with the world lords and an immortal god in the Cloud Vortex Star Region according to the law... Who knew that in the process, I provoked the Demon Heart King to personally take action and injure me. Those slaves have probably been transferred to the Golden Wave Universe Kingdom now."

Bru recounted the situation in detail, some of which was accompanied by video footage, such as the number of slaves controlled by chips in the Cloud Vortex Starfield, and evidence that members of the Demon Heart King family continued to trade slaves in large quantities even after the Qianwu Universe Kingdom banned the slave trade.

Lu Qingshan glanced at it and then put it aside.

Since the Demon King has already intervened in this matter, the evidence is practically useless.

"The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance... a disciple of the Cosmic Venerable... no wonder they don't care about my orders or the attitude of the Virtual Universe Qianwu Branch, but this matter..."

Lu Qingshan pondered for a moment, and with his sharp mind, he still felt that there seemed to be some problems.

As a titled immortal god, Demon King held a lofty position. Even if Bru and Nan Hui executed an immortal god and several realm lords, it wouldn't warrant Demon King directly intervening.

Especially knowing that they were Lu Qingshan's disciples.

The immortal kings of the human race are basically all members of the Hong Alliance. Their way of interacting is different from others. Especially when it comes to other immortal kings, they rarely get involved personally, nor do they care about the life or death of some immortal military lords and realm lords.

Generally, it's a power struggle among subordinates, which is resolved through negotiations between the immortal gods who are enfeoffed as kings.

"Could they be after me?"

If a disciple is injured, one must step in; otherwise, not only will the disciple feel disheartened, but the other immortal gods who have been granted the title of King will also laugh at one's actions.

The Demon King's move seemed reasonable, but Lu Qingshan always felt it was too deliberate.

"A disciple of a cosmic venerable shouldn't be able to be controlled, right? Perhaps I'm just overthinking it."

After thinking for a long time, Lu Qingshan looked at his two disciples and said, "You don't need to worry about this matter anymore. I will take care of it personally. You should manage the other places within the Qianwu Universe Kingdom well. It's nothing to temporarily stop the slave trade. What I want is to stop it permanently. That requires corresponding laws and strategies. You should communicate more with Marquis Mingguang and those strategists."

"Yes, teacher, I understand."

The two bowed and then slowly disappeared.

Lu Qingshan's consciousness also returned to Qingshan Residence.

This matter certainly cannot be ignored.

If not handled properly, it will inevitably affect the Qianwu Universe Kingdom's ban on the slave trade. Although the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler does not have any kings under his command, there are still kings and immortal gods in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. They also have backgrounds. If the matter of seeing the Demon Heart King is left unresolved, then naturally they will not have any respect for the ban on the slave trade in the future, and their family members may also follow suit.

After all, the law does not apply to royal families, so naturally, they wouldn't care.

"I have the double protection of the Soul Bead and the Time Overlord Armor, and the Soul Palace has recently made a breakthrough. Even if I were to encounter a Universe Lord, they wouldn't be able to control me for a while! But if it were a Universe Lord who specializes in souls, or even the strongest being in the universe, it would still be very dangerous... If only I had a supreme treasure for soul defense!"

Lu Qingshan frowned slightly.

Although the Demon King incident might only have a one in a billion chance of being dangerous, he was unwilling to take the risk.

The Thousand Vine Star-Eating Grass could solve the problem, but Maple Leaf Star was still within the divine realm of the Thousand Vine Star-Eating Grass, and Lu Qingshan didn't want him to take any risks.

There's no time to cultivate another Thousand-Vine Star-Eating Grass.

Let's get someone to handle it first.

Lu Qingshan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Regardless of whether this was deliberately aimed at him, he had absolutely no need to risk his life.

In terms of assets, not to mention Demon King, even his teacher, the Universe Venerable, is far inferior to me.

Moreover, acquiring resources yourself is a thousand times, ten thousand times easier than them, so why bother doing it yourself!
The disciples of the True King are all poor bastards...

Let that bloodthirsty king make his move!

(End of this chapter)