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

Chapter 83 The Battle of Geniuses Begins

Lu Qingshan has a Dragon Soul Jade that is nearly half-used.

However, he did not intend to give the incomplete Dragon Soul Jade to his father-in-law. He said that simply because he did not want to put his father-in-law under any psychological pressure.

"Nasus, help me search which shop in Qianwu City sells Dragon Soul Jade."

Just for a moment.

“Master, there are about twelve shops in Qianwu City that sell Dragon Soul Jade. I have already sent them inquiry notices.”

"Good, well done. In a bit, place an order with the lowest price provider for me, use bank guarantee, and have them ship the goods to the Black Dragon God Lord in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region."

“Nasus understands…”

This simple maneuver was no match for Nasus, the intelligent being.

The Dragon Soul Jade is worth more than one Chaos Yuan, a fortune that a Domain Lord could hardly accumulate in a lifetime, but for Lu Qingshan now, it's nothing...

In the past three years, the Ghost King's clone has targeted the Treasure Pavilion, robbing eleven stores in a row and making a profit of about three hundred Hunyuan units.

This directly crippled all the treasure pavilions in various places. Even those shops he hadn't visited are now all closed, their goods hidden so well that Lu Qingshan couldn't find them at all.

Also.

In the stock market, Lu Qingshan earned more than 200 Hunyuan from the Treasure Pavilion. Including the Obsidian Mother he had previously plundered, he had probably obtained 600 Hunyuan units from the Treasure Pavilion.

Lu Qingshan is currently quite wealthy, possessing 260 units of mixed-element cash and 200 units of mixed-element goods.

Those items are still in the hands of the Ghost King's clone, and there is no way to ship them out yet.

Lu Qingshan wasn't in a hurry. The goods wouldn't depreciate just by sitting there. Once he dealt with Kunsala, or once the Ghost King's clone went to other advanced universes, those things could be easily converted into cash.

In the following months, Lu Qingshan received news from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

His son, Lu Lingxiao, successfully became a disciple of World Lord Ward and cultivated alongside him, raising his strength to the eighth level of the Universe.

After receiving the Dragon Soul Jade from Lu Qingshan, his father-in-law Kevin gave him a good scolding. How could a domain lord who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years not be able to distinguish whether a treasure was intact or damaged? However, with Lu Qingshan's comfort, he went into seclusion to focus on nurturing his soul. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before he could break through the limitations and reach the realm of a world lord.

Of course... more importantly... the battle of geniuses has begun!

"Teacher, hurry to the virtual universe, the world has changed!"

The little apprentice, Lingxi, ran over in a startled manner, carrying a plate of pastries in her hands.

She didn't make these herself; she bought them from Suyuefang. She heard that these pastries were quite valuable, costing several million Qianwu coins per kilogram.

Lingxi was very poor. If she hadn't listened to Lu Qingshan and made a fortune in the stock market last time, she wouldn't have been able to afford these pastries...

Lu Qingshan had absolutely no interest in pastries, and despite her repeated recommendations, he remained unmoved.

"Has it started yet?"

Counting the days, it's about time.

Upon entering the virtual universe, the two appeared in the Star River Oasis residential area. At this moment, the sky was covered by a huge, glowing banner, and in the middle of the black banner were large, glittering characters!
"—A Battle of the Ultimate Human Geniuses in the Universe!"

Once every ten thousand years

—It's about to begin!

Are you a genius, one in a million? If you can't find an opponent in reality, come and participate in the Genius Battle! Here you'll find geniuses from every nation in the entire universe, so you won't have trouble finding an opponent.

If you want to prove yourself, come and participate in the Genius Battle!
Want to join Virtual Universe Company? Then participate in the Genius Battle!
For details, please visit the official website of the Virtual Universe, 'Peak Genius Battle'. Registration address...

……

...At this moment, no matter which country or corner of the virtual universe you are in, as long as you can connect to the virtual universe, you can see this huge notice.

In the Xinghe Oasis residential community in Qianwu City, the usually low-key residents have all come out of their homes and started chatting with each other.

"Time flies, it's already five thousand years. I remember the last time was when the Giant Axe Arena held a genius battle. My youngest son even participated, but unfortunately he was too young at the time and was eliminated in the preliminaries."

"Haha, back in the day I was also a contestant in the Genius Battle. At that time, I was in my middle-level universe country and had no rivals of my level. I thought I could win easily, but I didn't expect to get beaten so badly in the arena."

"I wasn't as lucky as you guys. I broke through to the cosmic stage before the Genius Battle, otherwise I would definitely have gotten a ranking."

"You're just bragging. With your level, you'd be a complete failure even if you participated. Let alone the entire universe, there are countless geniuses in our Qianwu Universe Kingdom alone. Have you even comprehended the fundamental laws at the stellar level?"

"That's not true..."

"Then what kind of bullshit ranking did you get!"

Even in the virtual universe, the circles in each community are different. Those who can live in this Galaxy Oasis community are basically at the cosmic level or above. Others can't afford such expensive houses.

"Teacher, this genius competition is too strong. The advertising is so aggressive. How much does it cost?"

Lingxi stood beside Lu Qingshan, still chewing her food.

This little apprentice eats in real life and also in the virtual universe. Lu Qingshan noticed that she seemed to have gained a lot of weight in the past few years.

"Why would Virtual Universe Company need money for its own advertising?"

Lu Qingshan said irritably.

"Teacher, can I participate?"

"You?" Lu Qingshan looked at his youngest disciple and shook his head: "You should give up, lest you be discouraged. At most, you can pass the preliminary rounds of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom."

Although Lingxi and Lingyu are sisters, their attitudes toward cultivation are worlds apart.

Lingyu is diligent, while Lingxi is lazy. She even copied her sister's domain back then, which almost caused a disaster.

Despite Lingxi's advanced level eight in the Domain, she lacks practical combat experience. Back in the Secret Realm Qualification Battle, she relied on her movement techniques to cheat and narrowly secured her qualification.

Are there any rewards for passing the preliminary rounds?

Lingxi's focus is never the same.

"No."

"Never mind then, I won't participate. I'll watch my sister's performance with the teacher."

Hearing that there would be no reward, Lingxi lost all interest in participating in the Genius Battle.

Anyway, she has a great older sister. As long as her sister wins a prize, she gets a small share of the prize money, which is enough for her to eat pastries from Suyuefang every day.

……

The secret realm of dry witches.

A deep, majestic voice clearly reached everyone's ears.

“You are the most outstanding geniuses in my Qianwu Universe Kingdom. I hope that you will occupy at least 90% of the final 1,000 spots.”

In the Qianwu Secret Realm, almost all the stellar geniuses knelt on the ground, for they had already received a notification from the great immortal god—the voice of the greatest ruler of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom…

"Go, child..."

The sound disappeared, and the enormous, indistinct phantom in the sky slowly vanished.

(End of this chapter)