Swallowing the Stars: Starting from Late Bloomers

Chapter 75 Returning Home in Glory

The Zi Chuan Empire, in outer space where the planet Mu Ge is located.

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As the universe trembled slightly, a silver triangular spaceship suddenly appeared in the cosmic sky, clearly a spaceship that had traveled back from the dark universe.

As soon as the spaceship appeared in this cosmic sky, it quickly flew towards the planet Pastoral.

Meanwhile, the defense system of the planet Pastoral quickly sent out a signal to intercept the spaceship after detecting it.

Under normal circumstances, any spacecraft that enters the gravitational range of the planet should follow the guidance of this signal, fly along the prescribed route, and proceed to the designated docking port for inspection.

However, the spaceship completely ignored the guidance signal from the planet Shepherd and instead plunged straight down toward a private estate in the core area of ​​Shepherd, as if the guidance signal did not exist at all.

Upon seeing this situation, the staff responsible for managing the Shepherd Star defense system immediately became tense.

Generally speaking, ignoring the planet's guidance signals is a provocation to the planet's inhabitants.

Either they came with ill intentions, or they simply didn't take the owner of Pastoral Star seriously.

But in either case, it means big trouble for those of them who are responsible for the defense system.

Just as they were about to report this news to the higher-ups of Muge Star, the defense system received a message from the spaceship.

"Don't be nervous, it's me!"

Along with this message came a projection of a young man.

The projection hovered above the monitoring screen, and the familiar face and steady voice made all the staff present instantly recognize his identity.

"It's His Highness Lu Qingshan!"

"It's actually His Highness Lu Qingshan who's returned!"

Upon seeing the projection of the young man, the staff members finally felt relieved.

The person who arrived on Pastoral Star this time in an unfamiliar spaceship was none other than Lu Qingshan, the personal disciple of Carno, the master of Pastoral Star. Although Lu Qingshan had left Pastoral Star for hundreds of years, his name and appearance were still known to everyone on Pastoral Star.

He was Teacher Kano's most prized disciple, the pride of the Pastoral Star, and a legendary figure in the entire Zichuan Empire.

Lu Qingshan is about to go to the Tianxing Holy Land to cultivate. The Tianxing Holy Land is located in the core area of ​​the Tianxing Universe Kingdom. He doesn't know how many years it will take for him to return. Maybe hundreds of years, maybe thousands of years, or even longer.

So before leaving, he needed to return to his hometown to visit his teacher, Cano, arrange family affairs, and say goodbye to his relatives and friends.

Therefore, after returning to the Tianzhu Mountain headquarters with Ormons and others, Lu Qingshan did not stay at Tianzhu Mountain for long. Instead, he simply packed his things and set off with his guard team on a spaceship.

When Lu Qingshan landed in his manor in his spaceship, his senior brother Huang Ziwei was already waiting there.

"A Class D spaceship!"

Looking at the silver triangular spaceship with a diameter of over three hundred meters in front of him, Huang Ziwei was filled with awe.

It's worth noting that a Class D spaceship is worth at least hundreds of billions of gold lion coins.

Although his total net worth exceeds 100 billion gold lion coins, he still has a family to support and disciples to train, so it is simply impossible for him to spend all his money on a single spaceship.

Prior to this, among the entire Kano family, only his teacher Kano was able to travel on a Class D spaceship.

Moreover, the spaceship in front of him looked even more valuable than Cano's spaceship.

Just then—

Whoosh!

The spaceship hatch opened, and a figure dressed in blood-red battle armor stepped out of the spaceship.

He was tall and steady, and it was Lu Qingshan who had come all the way from the Tianzhu Mountain headquarters.

His blood-red battle suit shimmered faintly with a light, clearly indicating that it was not an ordinary battle suit, but rather the Cloud-Piercing Battle Suit, which had already reached the cosmic level under his tutelage!

Behind Lu Qingshan was another werewolf warrior dressed in dark gold armor.

Upon seeing this werewolf powerhouse, Huang Ziwei was immediately shocked, for this werewolf powerhouse was actually a seventh-level cosmic-level expert.

It should be noted that even his teacher, Kano, had only just broken through to the sixth level of the cosmic level.

Kano has cultivated for tens of thousands of years to reach his current level, and is already a well-known figure in the Zichuan Empire.

This werewolf powerhouse looked even younger than Kano, yet he was already at the seventh level of the cosmic realm. How could Huang Ziwei not be shocked?

Just then, Lu Qingshan quickly stepped forward and greeted him, "Senior brother, it's been hundreds of years since we last met in reality. How have you been these past few decades?"

"While I can't compare to you, junior brother, I'm still quite content!"

Huang Ziwei immediately nodded slightly to Lu Qingshan, then couldn't help but look at the werewolf expert behind Lu Qingshan and ask, "Junior brother, may I ask who this senior is?"

"This is Mr. Oliver!"

Lu Qingshan quickly smiled and explained, "For the past few hundred years, Mr. Oliver has been protecting my safety!"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Huang Ziwei was once again startled.

He had already realized that his junior brother Lu Qingshan had achieved an astonishing status, but he still didn't expect that Lu Qingshan would have a seventh-level cosmic-level bodyguard!

You have to understand, that's a supreme cosmic-level powerhouse!

There are only a few dozen such powerful individuals throughout the entire Zichuan Empire.

Of course, while various thoughts flashed through his mind, Huang Ziwei also bowed slightly to Oliver and greeted him, "Mr. Oliver!"

"Young friend, no need for such formalities!" Oliver quickly waved his hand in greeting.

Although the person in front of him was only a minor Hengxing-level cultivator, he was still Lu Qingshan's senior brother, so he naturally had to be polite to him.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan quickly spoke up and asked, "Senior brother, shouldn't our teacher be on this Pastoral Star right now?"

His main purpose in coming to Pastoral Star this time was to visit his teacher, Cano.

"Knowing you were coming back, junior brother, of course your teacher was here!"

Huang Ziwei quickly spoke up, "But Junior Brother, weren't you in seclusion at Tianzhu Mountain? Why have you suddenly come back? Is there something you need to take care of?"

"There are indeed some things that need to be taken care of!"

Lu Qingshan quickly spoke up, "Senior brother, let's go see our teacher first!"

The affairs of the Heavenly Star Holy Land cannot be explained in a few words, and this is not the place to talk about them.

"good!"

Huang Ziwei nodded slightly, and then quickly led Lu Qingshan toward Cano's mansion.

Before long, Lu Qingshan and his group arrived at Kano's residence, where Kano was waiting for Lu Qingshan in the living room.

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan and his group appear, Kano quickly stood up to greet them.

Upon seeing this, Lu Qingshan quickly stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Kano, saying, "Disciple greets Master!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

Kano quickly and happily exclaimed, "Get up!"

At this moment, Kano was undoubtedly very happy. After all, Lu Qingshan had already become a disciple of a World Lord-level expert and even held a very high position in Tianzhu Mountain, yet he still treated him with such respect. How could he not truly respect him from the bottom of his heart?

After standing up, Lu Qingshan quickly pointed to Oliver behind him and introduced him: "Teacher, this is Mr. Oliver, a cosmic-level powerhouse from my Tianzhu Mountain, who has been protecting my safety for the past few hundred years!"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's introduction, Cano quickly greeted him with a smile, "Mr. Oliver!"

"Mr. Cano!" Oliver quickly greeted him with a smile.

He knew that the person in front of him was Lu Qingshan's teacher and held a special place in Lu Qingshan's heart, so he was very polite.

After that, everyone quickly took their seats as hosts and guests, at Cano's invitation.

Kano sat in the main seat, Lu Qingshan sat to his right, Huang Ziwei sat to his left, and Oliver sat to Lu Qingshan's left.

After the servants in the mansion served everyone various fine wines and delicacies, Kano then turned to Lu Qingshan and asked, "Qingshan, did you suddenly return this time because there's something you need to take care of?"

He knew that Lu Qingshan had been practicing as a slave in Tianzhu Mountain and would not leave easily. His sudden return must be for important matters.

"That's right!"

Lu Qingshan quickly replied, "This disciple is about to depart for the Heavenly Star Holy Land to cultivate, so I returned to my hometown to take care of some trivial matters before leaving!"

"Celestial Star Holy Land?"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Kano was slightly taken aback.

There are also many Tianxing Dojos within the Zichuan Empire, so he naturally knows the status of the Tianxing Holy Land within the Tianxing Universe.

That is a sacred place in the hearts of countless powerful people. Those who can enter the Heavenly Star Sacred Land to cultivate are all the top geniuses in the entire Heavenly Star Universe Kingdom.

"It's because of that four-star Celestial Being!"

Knowing that Kano hadn't attended the open lecture, Lu Qingshan patiently explained, "Previously, I broke through to the eighth level of the Domain during the open lecture of that four-star Celestial Star Master, Alfred, so Alfred recruited me into the Celestial Star Holy Land!"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, a deep sense of regret appeared on Cano's face.

You should know that when Lord Alfred arrived in the Golden Lion Starfield, he was in seclusion in a remote place, breaking through to the sixth level of the cosmic level.

Breaking through in seclusion is a major event in cultivation, requiring complete focus and freedom from external distractions.

Therefore, he cut off all contact with the outside world, including receiving information from the virtual universe.

So although Lu Qingshan sent a message to Cano, he was unable to receive it.

By the time he successfully broke through, Alfred's open class was already coming to an end, and even if he rushed to the capital of the Golden Lion Empire, he wouldn't have a chance to listen to the lecture.

That's why Kano felt so regretful after learning from other experts that many powerful individuals had successfully broken through their bottlenecks during this open class.

After all, for him, comprehending the Earth Domain would be infinitely more important than breaking through to the sixth level of the Universe Realm.

Breaking through to the sixth level of the cosmic level is only a small increase in strength and will not have a significant impact on his cultivation path.

However, comprehending the Earth Domain could open the door for him to reach the Domain Lord level, which was a qualitative leap and a crucial step that would determine his future destiny.

Lu Qingshan spoke again, saying, "I've returned this time to handle some trivial matters within the family, so I can then peacefully proceed to the Heavenly Star Holy Land for cultivation!"

"The reason I came to you first is twofold: firstly, to pay my respects, and secondly, to ask you to look after my hometown!"

"Don't worry, Aoyama!"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Kano immediately replied, "Your wife is quite capable. In the last few hundred years, your territories have developed very well under her management, and your income has increased compared to hundreds of years ago. It's quite impressive!"

"As for security, you don't need to worry. With the protection of the Zi Chuan Empire's royal family, your territories are perfectly safe!"

It's important to know that space pirates are selective about their targets when plundering in space.

Although they were ruthless, they were not stupid. Looting an ordinary merchant ship and looting a territory with a World Lord-level powerhouse are two completely different things.

Behind Lu Qingshan are Tianzhu Mountain, the Realm Lord-level powerhouse Wells, and the entire Zichuan Empire royal family.

Even if those space pirates had the greatest courage, they wouldn't dare to provoke such an existence.

"Thank you, teacher!" Lu Qingshan quickly expressed his gratitude.

In fact, given Lu Qingshan's current status, arranging things in his hometown would be quite simple.

The main reason he came was to visit Cano, the teacher who had helped him a lot, before he left.

After all, he had been away at Tianzhu Mountain for hundreds of years before, so who knows when he will be able to return from this trip to Tianxing Holy Land.

After spending a day in Tianzhu Mountain and having a good talk with his teacher, Kano, Lu Qingshan quickly set off for his hometown, Xuanhuang Star.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the spaceship's control room, Lu Qingshan and Oliver, the leader of the escort team, were waiting quietly.

"Master, the spaceship is about to embark on a space shuttle!"

A moment later, the voice of the AI ​​assistant Deep Blue rang in Lu Qingshan's mind: "Countdown, 3, 2, ..."

1! "

Lu Qingshan felt the spaceship shudder slightly, and then he quickly saw a familiar starry sky through the external simulation.

In the central region is a blazing star, the main star of the Xuanhuang Galaxy, which emits scorching light and energy, illuminating the entire galaxy.

Surrounding it are numerous planets, some enormous, some colorful, and some dark and gloomy.

They moved quietly in their respective orbits, slowly revolving around that blazing star, creating a still scene—

A tranquil yet magnificent scene.

One of these planets is Lu Qingshan's hometown, Xuanhuang Star!

That was where Lu Qingshan was born, the starting point of his cultivation journey.

Now, he's back.