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

Chapter 357 The Birth of a New Tree of Life
Not long after Lu Qingshan left, several demon race universe venerables appeared in the sky above the withered tree island.

The scene of devastation told them that a major battle had just taken place here.

"Blood Ghost King! That damned Blood Ghost King!!"

The Venerable Burning Annihilation's expression was twisted to the extreme.

This time, the demon race's inheritors suffered a great loss.

The deaths of the three inheritors, the loss of precious treasures, and most importantly, the opportunity to inherit the Beast God's legacy.

Once the inheritor dies, the Beast God Inheritance Token will lose its effect. Even if the inheritor sells all three Beast God Inheritance Tokens, he still can't afford to lose them.

This whole thing started because of him, and he can't completely escape responsibility.

In particular, the death of that Golden-Eyed King will inevitably attract the attention of the Lord of the Universe.

"Damn it!"

At this moment, Venerable Burning Annihilation wished he could devour Blood Nether King alive.

This guy not only made him lose face in front of the inheritor, but also left a very bad impression on the higher-ups of the demon race.

"Burning Venerable, issue a bounty. If you want to kill Blood Nether King and take revenge, you must find his location."

A demon race cosmic venerable with a rhinoceros head spoke up.

The petite, fox-like female Universe Venerable also said, "Venerable Lingxi is right. We must find the Blood Nether King's location, and then we must take action ourselves. We cannot give him any chance! This matter arose because of Venerable Burning Annihilation, and the resources offered as a bounty..."

"I'm out!"

Venerable Burning Away spoke angrily.

"I will offer a great treasure to anyone who can find the coordinates of the Blood Nether King outside the Five-Colored Aurora Lake."

"Okay, let's send out the message like that."

“Other inheritors may not dare to offend the Blood Nether King, but passing on a coordinate is a very simple matter. As for a treasure, many people would be tempted.”

……

The news of the deaths of three inheritors of the demon race, including the Golden-Eyed King, could not be kept secret.

Especially after the bounty was issued by the demon race, the matter has become common knowledge in the world of Glory.

Countless inheritors were shocked.

Blood Nether King was indeed brutal, and his strength was terrifying. Even Golden-Eyed King, who had a chance to escape from the hands of the Universe Venerable, unexpectedly died at the hands of Blood Nether King. None of the three inheritors escaped.

Many people were glad that they had not offended the Blood King.

This Blood Nether King is not only powerful, but also extremely vengeful! The demon race has really messed up by provoking him.

Some smaller factions within the Ancestral God Cult also spread the word, urging their respective successors not to offend the Blood Nether King.

They are not a top-tier race like the demon race. Obtaining a inheritance token is already an immense stroke of luck for them, and they cannot withstand the torment of the Blood Nether King.

Of course, many inheritors also coveted the bounty offered for the demon race's treasures...

They certainly wouldn't dare to confront the Blood Nether King, but since they only gave him a coordinate, it's nothing. The demon race certainly wouldn't tell anyone who leaked the information.

The Glorious World, the gathering place of the Human Race's Great Alliance.

A group of people are drinking and celebrating.

"Haha, the demon race thought my Blood Nether brother was easy to bully. They're dumbfounded now. That Golden-Eyed King, I didn't dare to offend him easily when I was at the King level. I never expected him to die so miserably, without even the chance to inherit his legacy."

The Dragon Whale Venerable picked up a wine jar and poured countless bottles of fine wine into his mouth, as if swallowing a whale whole.

He was in an exceptionally good mood.

Within the Ancestral God Sect, their major peak clans were actually quite restrained and dared not act rashly.

After all, if you kill the inheritors of other races, those races will also kill your inheritors. This cycle of killing weakens your own power and benefits other top forces like the Northern Frontier Alliance, the Prison Clan, and the Crystal Clan.

But if Blood King makes a move, that's a different story.

Even if the demon race suffers great losses, they can only go to the Blood Nether King and cannot implicate others.

Unable to capture the Blood King, the demon race could only swallow their pride and suffer the consequences. Not only humans, but also the inheritors of the insectoid and mechanical races watched the spectacle with amusement.

"That demon bastard deserved it. Wasn't it all for the sake of the Void King? The Void King was the one who provoked the Blood Nether King. He was killed and that was enough. Why did he have to offend the Blood Nether King? Now look what's happened. Even the Golden-Eyed King is dead. I bet a lot of people are cursing that Burning Annihilation Venerable in their hearts."

"I heard that the most valuable treasure offered for this bounty was found by Venerable Burning Annihilation. Venerable Burning Annihilation is probably furious."

"Our Hongmeng must not be greedy for a precious treasure and reveal the information about the Blood Nether King."

"Rest assured, Venerable Dragon Whale, Blood Nether King is a friend of our Hong Alliance. How could the inheritor of our Hong Alliance do such a disgusting thing?"

"That being said, I should still remind others that some inheritors of small clans are not immune to the temptation of great treasures."

……

In the human realm, amidst a silent starry sky.

Lu Qingshan, wanted by the demon race, appears on a desolate planet.

He was naturally aware of the news from the Glory World. During the last gathering, he exchanged contact information with many people from the Hongmeng. He himself also had an anonymous sensor for the virtual universe.

After the news of the bounty offered by the demon race appeared.

Venerable Dragon Whale and Venerable Bloodwing both sent him messages.

"Demon scum!"

The Ghost King's clone snorted coldly. If he hadn't known that the demon race's universe venerables would mobilize as a group, he wouldn't have left so quickly. With his current strength, if he encountered Venerable Burning Annihilation alone, he would still have a chance to kill him.

Although even the Demon Race Universe Venerables couldn't do anything to him, Lu Qingshan didn't want to reveal his trump card so soon.

Once your hand is revealed, the enemy will be on guard, which is a loss. Revealing your hand before you can achieve your desired results is an unwise choice.

"It should be right here."

Lu Qingshan walked up to a mountain peak.

This planet is unsuitable for any life; apart from brown rocks, there are no other plants to be seen on the mountains.

He raised his hand.

Boom.

The mountain peak was shaken open, and a world ring slowly flew out from it.

Holding the World Ring in his hand, the Ghost King's clone teleported directly back to his own divine realm.

The divine kingdom of the Ghost King's avatar is still in a very primitive state of life reproduction. Although he also sprinkled some springs of life in the rivers and mountains to accelerate the process, it will still take at least countless years to nurture life other than plants.

Here, Lu Qingshan began to examine the spoils from killing the three demon clan inheritors.

First, there was the Beast King's world ring, which was completely empty except for some fruits unique to the demon race and some low-value ores and weapons.

Lu Qingshan was not surprised.

When venturing into the Ancestral Mystic Realm, every inheritor is prepared for the risk of death, so it's not surprising that they wouldn't bring all their valuables with them.

Although he didn't have many other things, he definitely carried important treasures with him. The Beast King had a treasure that looked like a gauntlet, which didn't seem to be the most ordinary kind of important weapon.

The Black Crow King was similar; his storage space didn't contain anything particularly valuable, but he did possess a powerful weapon resembling a spear, and all his other equipment consisted of top-tier king-level weapons.

However, Lu Qingshan was somewhat surprised when he opened the Golden-Eyed King's storage space.

The Golden-Eyed King's storage space contained a vast amount of treasures, making the Black Crow King and the Beast King seem like beggars in comparison.

Aside from their most prized treasures, the value of all their other possessions, including their own equipment, averaged less than a hundred billion Chaos Units per person.

Aside from the bone spurs and armor, the Golden-Eyed King possesses other treasures whose value is estimated to exceed one treasure point.

The Wind Spirit Profound Iron was similar to the Myriad Star Meteorite Iron that Lu Qingshan bought from the Hong Alliance. It was one of the ores commonly used by Universe Venerables to build spaceships, and it was quite valuable, so it was piled up like mountains here.

It's likely that the Golden-Eyed King also intends to upgrade his spaceship; otherwise, there would be no need to store so much Wind Spirit Black Iron in his storage space at once.

In addition, there are countless precious treasures and specialties unique to the demon race.

There was also a treasure that Lu Qingshan found extremely unexpected.

"Silver Soul Fruit!"

Lu Qingshan glanced at the familiar fruit and then carefully closed the specially made jade box.

This thing is very valuable.

Even if it can't compare to the Snow Demon Flower, it's probably not far off. Back then, the Ghost King's clone was able to pass through 500 palaces in one go and increase his body's amplitude by 50 times with the help of the Silver Soul Fruit.

This is a good thing. Most importantly, it doesn't come from a cashback program, so it's eligible for cashback.

After checking all the other resources and finding no surprise like the Silver Soul Fruit, Lu Qingshan gathered all the treasures together.

Then he took out the world ring he had retrieved from that desolate planet.

There are only two things inside the ring.

One was a treasured armor gleaming with green light, the 'Flying Wind Armor', a return gift he bestowed upon Nanhui Qingli Armor.

This armor is much better than the one that the Ghost King's clone obtained from Silver Eyes.

Moreover, it was obtained through a cashback program and cannot be further bestowed.

He planned to use this Flying Wind Armor to replace the precious armor he had previously obtained from Silver Eyes.

After removing his armor and erasing the spiritual imprint, Lu Qingshan's Flying Wind Armor recognized him as its master and put it on.

After the two suits of armor were recognized, the difference between them became apparent. In terms of defense alone, the Flying Wind Armor was far superior to the other. Moreover, this armor provided special assistance in using movement techniques when worn.

Sure enough, the treasures obtained through the "golden finger" were at least top-tier items among those of the same level.

Lu Qingshan placed the precious armor he had taken down with other treasures, and then took out another treasure.

This is a small branch of the World Tree, which naturally comes from Lu Qingshan's World Tree clone. As for the sleeping World Tree, Lu Qingshan did not touch it. The World Lord level gene level is not high, and it may not have the ability to cultivate the Tree of Life.

The World Tree's clone is so enormous that this small branch is merely a tiny speck of dust, having no effect whatsoever on it; the soul imprint within has already dissipated on its own.

Lu Qingshan took off such a small section of the World Tree branch, naturally wanting to see if he could replicate the experience of the God of Mantuo and cultivate a Tree of Life in the divine kingdom.

The Ghost King's clone got up and walked outside the temple.

Plant the World Tree branch in the soil.

Then he took out a bottle of Fountain of Life and poured it on the plants.

The once barren ground was instantly filled with the vitality of life, and countless green vines began to grow wildly, soon turning the surrounding tens of thousands of meters into a green ocean.

The grass, which was originally only about ten centimeters tall, has now grown to tens of meters tall, with its thick leaves swaying in the wind.

The World Tree, which absorbed the most of the Fountain of Life, also underwent some minor changes.

The branches and trunks emitted a faint, luminous green glow.

Under Lu Qingshan's gaze.

A tender bud, no bigger than a little finger, quietly emerged from the branch. The leaves were initially closed, but after growing, they slowly opened up. The emerald green bud resembled a baby's little hand, announcing its arrival into the world.

"It's really done!"

Looking at the changes in the tree branches, Lu Qingshan's face lit up with joy.

Logically speaking, after breaking through to immortality, divine bodies are all bodies of laws, and the World Tree clone is no exception.

But he still didn't quite understand the reason why a new life could be born from a body governed by laws.

However, there's no need to understand all of this; just seeing hope is enough.

Then, Lu Qingshan poured all of his life essence into the area where the branches and soil met.

The tree branches absorbed the rich life force from the Fountain of Life and began to change continuously.

The buds started as one, then two, three... and soon the entire branch was covered with buds.

About ten years later, a faint aura of soul energy emerged from the tree trunk of the World Tree. Lu Qingshan could feel the intimacy of this soul energy; the other party regarded him as a father.

Now that the soul has been conceived, the Tree of Life will soon be able to communicate with it.

Lu Qingshan felt a sense of anticipation.

I don't know what the initial gene multiplier was of the Tree of Life that my clone cultivated.
If it were a relatively tall tree, wouldn't a World Tree be able to create a special plant-based life form?

About ten years later, under Lu Qingshan's careful guidance...

The Tree of Life has finally learned how to communicate.

"Father... Father."

What is your gene ratio?

"6...60..."

Sixty times?
Lu Qingshan thought of the Tree of Life Xiao Jiu that he had exchanged with the God of Mantuo before, which seemed to only have a 30-fold genetic level.

"What kind of junk did that Mandala God give me?!"

(End of this chapter)