Swallowing the Stars: Starting from Late Bloomers

In a part of the cosmic sky within the Golden Lion Starfield, there exists a planet that appears to be forged from an alloy.

This is Tianmu Star, one of the nine branches of Tianzhu Mountain within the Golden Lion Empire.

Tianmu Star is said to be a planet, but it is actually a large planetary fortress.

Tianmu Star shimmers with a bright silver light, and there are deep passages on the planet that lead directly into its interior.

On the surface of this planet are incredibly large, menacing cannons, powerful enough to blast a D9-class spaceship to pieces.

In addition, there are many other technological weapons such as magnetic field railguns and large laser cannons.

At this moment, spaceships of various shapes and sizes covered the sky, like countless locusts, either flying out of those deep passages or flying into those deep passages from afar!

Among these spaceships, the most common are Class C, there are quite a few Class D spaceships, and even a very small number of Class E spaceships!

It should be noted that E-class spaceships are generally standard equipment for World Lord level powerhouses, and some Domain Lord level powerhouses also travel on spaceships of this level. However, even within the entire Golden Lion Empire, there are not many E-class spaceships.

At this moment, these spaceships were like countless locusts, constantly being swallowed up and swallowed by the behemoth that is Tianmu Star.

In fact, Tianmu Star was originally just a mineral planet. Although there were no life-bearing planets nearby, it still had high mining value because it had rich ice gold deposits.

Ice Gold is a C6 grade metal. When mining it, there is also a high chance of mining D6 grade Ice Gold Essence, or even E6 grade Ice Gold Mother.

For this reason, Tianmu Star is quite important throughout the Golden Lion Empire, and is considered one of the more important assets under the Golden Lion Empire.

Millions of years ago, the super power Tianzhu Mountain purchased this Tianmu Star from the royal family of the Golden Lion Empire, and then spent an astonishing amount of money to transform it into one of the nine branches of Tianzhu Mountain.

At this moment, even if a World Lord-level expert were to attack Tianmu Star, it would be able to withstand the attack for a very long time.

If a domain lord-level expert were to try to force his way into Tianmu Star, he would probably be instantly blasted to pieces by those massive, ferocious cannons.

Just then, in the distant cosmos.

Suddenly, ripples appeared in outer space, but the monitoring system of Tianmu Star paid no attention to them.

Because this is a special fluctuation that travels back to the original universe from the dark universe, there are countless such special fluctuations that occur every day in the cosmic sky near Tianmu Star.

Then...

hum!

A silver, saucer-shaped spaceship with a diameter of over 300 meters suddenly appeared in this cosmic space.

After a brief pause, the spaceship, like the others, sped off toward Tianmu Star, which was not far away.

Inside the main hall of the spaceship, two figures were talking; they were Lu Qingshan and his apprentice, Cano.

"Green Mountain!"

After commanding the spaceship's AI to activate the exterior simulation, Kano quickly spoke up, "Ahead lies one of the nine branches of Tianzhu Mountain!"

Lu Qingshan gazed ahead, and even though he was prepared, he was still shocked by the huge, ferocious planet in front of him.

Although he already knew about the vastness and power of this world, he was still incredibly shocked when he actually saw a planet armed to the teeth.

"If even major powers within intermediate-level civilizations possess such immense power, what about the true elites of the human race?"

Lu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "I wonder how magnificent the headquarters of the five major human powers will be in the future?"

"Qingshan, do you see those menacing cannon barrels ahead?"

Once the spaceship reached an area not far from Tianmu Star, Kano couldn't help but exclaim, "Those are extremely terrifying technological weapons! Even if I were hit by one of those shots, I would instantly perish!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan quickly nodded slightly.

Immediately afterward, the spaceship's AI voice rang in the ears of Lu Qingshan and his apprentice, Kano: "Master, we have received the guidance signal from Tianmu Star. We need to enter passage number 473 and then proceed to the D-class spaceship docking port!"

"no problem!"

Kano quickly instructed, "Just follow the instructions of the guiding signal!"

After flying for more than ten minutes in their spaceship, Lu Qingshan and his apprentice Kano soon entered a wide passage on Tianmu Star.

It flew for more than a minute in the tunnel before gradually slowing down and finally coming to a stop.

Whoosh!

The hatch opened, and Lu Qingshan followed Kano out.

A middle-aged man in a blue robe was already waiting outside. Upon seeing Lu Qingshan and his disciple, the man in the blue robe quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Hahaha, Kano, this must be your disciple who has already comprehended the Earth Domain!"

"That's right!"

Kano quickly nodded and said so, then looked at Lu Qingshan and introduced, "Qingshan, this is Deacon Spencer from Tianzhu Mountain!"

"Deacon Spencer was a great help in getting you into Tianmu Mountain this time; you should thank him properly!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan quickly said to Spencer, "Thank you, Deacon Spencer!"

On the way to Tianmu Star, Kano had already introduced him to some information about Tianzhu Mountain.

In Tianzhu Mountain, those wearing green robes are all cosmic-level powerhouses;

The one wearing the blue robe is a domain lord-level expert, considered a backbone force of Tianzhu Mountain;

As for those wearing white robes, they are Realm Lord level experts, which are rare even within the entire Tianzhu Mountain.

Spencer, dressed in a blue robe, is a cosmic-level deacon within Tianzhu Mountain. Kano recommended Lu Qingshan to join Tianzhu Mountain this time, relying on his connections with Kano.

"No need to thank me!"

Spencer quickly smiled and said, "It's because this little guy has enough talent that he got this opportunity!"

"But before that, I need to confirm something again!"

Spencer quickly turned to Lu Qingshan again: "Little guy, show me your Earth Domain!"

"yes!"

Lu Qingshan respectfully responded, and then unleashed his Earth Domain.

A hazy, earthy-yellow light instantly enveloped his body, as if he were wearing a layer of earthy-yellow armor.

"As expected, it's the first level of the Earth Domain!"

Seeing that Lu Qingshan had actually unleashed his Earth Domain, Spencer smiled again: "Little guy, you're pretty good!"

"A mere second-tier Star-level cultivator can possess a domain, which would at least qualify them as a second-tier elite within my Tianzhu Mountain!"

"Level 2 Elite?" Lu Qingshan was slightly taken aback.

"That's right!"

Spencer quickly spoke up, saying, "Our Tianzhu Mountain primarily cultivates the younger generation at the Hengxing level!"

"All the eternal-star geniuses who join my Tianzhu Mountain will be divided into four levels based on their talent. The lowest is Level 3 Elite, followed by Level 2 Elite, Level 1 Elite, and then the elite with the highest talent—Special Skill Elite!"

"The fact that you possess a domain at the second tier of the Hengxing level means you can at least be classified as a second-tier elite. If you are very skilled in using your domain, you could even be rated as a first-tier elite!"

"Within my Tianzhu Mountain, the status of a Level One Elite is already comparable to that of a typical Universe-level powerhouse, and as for a Top-Tier Elite, their status surpasses that of most Universe-level powerhouses!"

Upon hearing Spencer's words, Lu Qingshan quickly asked, "Deacon Spencer, may I ask how many top-tier elites are currently in Tianzhu Mountain?"

"Three people!"

Spencer quickly smiled and said, "They are all at the ninth level of the Constant Star realm, two of them possessing the fourth level of their domains; the other, although only at the third level, has cultivated for a shorter time, less than a thousand years!"

"What? Little one, do you also want to become a top-tier elite of my Tianzhu Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan quickly replied, "This junior will work hard!"

"Oh?"

Seeing that Lu Qingshan had agreed, Spencer's face showed surprise, then he smiled and said, "Then I'll be watching closely!"

"alright!"

Spencer looked at Lu Qingshan again, then solemnly asked, "Lu Qingshan, would you be willing to join my Tianzhu Mountain?"

"Once you join, you will immediately be designated a Level 2 Elite, and you will also be eligible to participate in the assessment for Level 1 Elite!"

"I'm willing!" Lu Qingshan quickly agreed.

"good!"

Spencer nodded slightly, then said, "Since you're willing to join my Tianzhu Mountain, little one, then come with me!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan quickly looked in the direction where his teacher, Cano, was.

"Go, Green Mountain!"

Cano quickly replied, "With Deacon Spencer's help, there won't be any trouble!"

"If you need anything, you can contact your master through the virtual universe!"

"Yes, teacher!" Lu Qingshan quickly nodded in response, and then followed Spencer out of the spaceship docking port.

After watching Lu Qingshan's figure slowly disappear, Kano, who remained where he was, returned to the spaceship's main hall and then boarded the spaceship to leave Tianmu Star.

Meanwhile, Spencer quickly led Lu Qingshan into an oval-shaped hall.

Meanwhile, dozens of figures were quietly waiting in the hall.

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan appear, everyone else turned their attention to him, but they didn't pay him much attention.

"Little one, you wait here for a while!"

Spencer quickly replied, "I'll take you to headquarters once we have enough people!"

"Yes!" Lu Qingshan nodded quickly.

On the other side, after hearing Spencer's words, several figures not far away quickly turned their gazes to Lu Qingshan.

After Spencer left, a Star-level fox-person quickly approached Lu Qingshan.

Hey, how are you?

Upon reaching Lu Qingshan's vicinity, the fox-human genius quickly spoke, "I am Molik from the Notta Galaxy. May I ask your name?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan quickly looked at the other person with great interest.

It should be noted that among the more than 8,000 star systems within the Golden Lion Empire, the Notta Star System can be considered one of the most powerful star systems controlled by the Golden Lion Empire's royal family.

However, instead of joining the more powerful Golden Lion Empire royal family, Molik chose to join Tianzhu Mountain.

"I am Lu Qingshan from the Scorpio Galaxy!" Lu Qingshan replied softly.

"You've also been designated a Level 2 elite by Tianzhu Mountain?"

After saying this, seemingly noticing the doubt in Lu Qingshan's eyes, Molik quickly added, "Within Tianzhu Mountain, level three elites generally cultivate at branches like Tianmu Star. Only level two and above elites are sent to headquarters for cultivation!"

"So that's how it is!" Lu Qingshan suddenly realized.

But Molik quickly spoke up again, saying, "I've also been designated a Level Two Elite by Tianzhu Mountain. Once we get to headquarters, we can have a lot of exchanges!"

"No problem!" Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, without mentioning that he was going to participate in the assessment for promotion to the first-level elite.

And so, after more than a day, hundreds of geniuses had gathered in the hall.

At that moment, Spencer and several other powerful figures from Tianzhu Mountain quickly arrived in the hall.

The leader of these people was a domain lord-level powerhouse wearing a blue robe, with Spencer and several other powerhouses following behind him.

After these powerful figures appeared, the many Star-level geniuses who were exchanging ideas immediately fell silent.

Welcome to Tianzhu Mountain!

The leading domain lord-level expert quickly spoke, "Next, I will explain the rules of my Tianzhu Mountain lineage. I hope you will listen carefully! If anyone violates these rules in the future, it will be considered a betrayal of Tianzhu Mountain, and they will certainly be hunted down by the experts of Tianzhu Mountain!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan and the others all showed solemn expressions, and then listened quietly.

The rules of Tianzhu Mountain aren't actually that many. Besides respecting one's teachers and not betraying them, the most important rule is that one cannot join forces at the same level as Tianzhu Mountain, such as the royal family of the Golden Lion Empire, etc.

As for behemoths like the Tianxing Dojo, they can join at will.

However, most Tianxing Dojos only provide guidance from renowned teachers, but rarely offer cultivation resources. Therefore, Lu Qingshan did not choose to join the more powerful Tianxing Dojos before.

After explaining all the rules of Tianzhu Mountain, the domain lord-level expert quickly spoke again: "Third-level elites, stay where you are. Follow the one on my left later!"

"As for the elites at level two and above, they will accompany these few to headquarters!"

After speaking, Lu Qingshan and the other geniuses quickly walked over to Spencer and several other universe-level powerhouses.

Among the hundreds of elites present, only about twenty were at the level two or above.

Soon, Lu Qingshan and his group, along with Spencer and several other cosmic-level powerhouses, arrived at the spaceship docking port and then boarded an E-class spaceship to head to the Tianzhu Mountain headquarters.