Swallowing the Stars: Starting from Late Bloomers

Chapter 81 Treatment and Secluded Cultivation

"Your Highness Lu Qingshan!"

The beautiful demon Avril smiled, then quickly spoke again, "This is Phils, your butler. He knows everything about this manor. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

"Of course, Your Highness, you can contact me anytime if you need anything."

As the manager of the minutiae in this area, her job is to solve all sorts of problems for these geniuses.

"Okay!" Lu Qingshan quickly smiled and nodded.

Avril then transformed into a streak of light and flew away into the distance.

She moved incredibly fast, disappearing in the blink of an eye from Lu Qingshan's sight as just a tiny point of light on the horizon.

"Your Highness, please come with me."

Phils said respectfully and then led the way, with Lu Qingshan following him into his manor.

Fels knew every corner of the manor like the back of his hand. He led Lu Qingshan through the main building, the side buildings, the training grounds, and...

The garden, pond, and other facilities were explained to Lu Qingshan in detail, along with the purpose and precautions for each location.

"Phils!"

As Lu Qingshan followed Phils to familiarize himself with the manor, he quickly began to talk to the butler: "Have you been serving the Hengxing genius here all this time?"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Fels spoke calmly, as if recounting something perfectly ordinary: "My talent for cultivation isn't particularly high. I only reached the cosmic level thanks to the help of my family and the considerable resources they provided!"

"Under such circumstances, I had no chance of reaching the Domain Lord level! Later, in order to contribute to my family, I came to this Heavenly Star Holy Land to serve the many princes, and it has been more than 80,000 years since then!"

"More than 80,000 years?"

Upon hearing Fils' words, Lu Qingshan was also taken aback.

It should be noted that the lifespan of a cosmic-level powerhouse is only about 100,000 years.

Fels has served here for over 80,000 years, which means he has spent most of his life here, which Lu Qingshan thinks is a great pity.

Then, Lu Qingshan quickly spoke again, asking, "Fiers, you've been here for such a long time, I wonder how many Star-level geniuses you've served in total?"

"If we don't count Your Highness, there are 104 in total!" Fils said quickly, his tone tinged with reminiscence.

As a steward, he clearly remembered every prince he had served, their names, appearances, and personalities.

"So many?"

Upon hearing Fils' words, Lu Qingshan was also taken aback.

More than a hundred star-level geniuses—this number may not seem like much, but Fels has only worked here for over 80,000 years.

On average, each genius only has a few hundred years to live.

It should be noted that a star system has a lifespan of ten thousand years, so a few hundred years is simply too short a time.

A genius at the Hengxing level, barring any unforeseen circumstances, could cultivate in the Tianxing Holy Land for thousands of years. How could he only live here for a few hundred years?

"Yes!"

Fils seemed to sense Lu Qingshan's confusion, so he quickly continued to explain, "The princes I've served have lived here for varying lengths of time; some have stayed for thousands of years, while others have only stayed for a few decades!"

"I see!" Lu Qingshan nodded quickly, then continued, "I wonder what happened to those Heng-level geniuses afterward?"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Fels quickly replied, "Your Highness, among the many princes I have served in the past, some directly broke through to the cosmic level and went to other regions to continue their cultivation; others crossed the threshold of the Origin Laws and thus went to the right region to cultivate—"

"As for the remaining princes, they have all perished in various cultivation missions!"

At this point, Fils hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke up, "Your Highness, although the Heavenly Star Holy Land is very safe, cultivation missions are quite dangerous. You must be extra careful when accepting missions in the future!"

"Of the princes I've served in the past, a full 50 perished during their cultivation missions!"

"50 people?" Lu Qingshan was also taken aback after hearing what Fils said.

With a mortality rate of nearly 50%, the mortality rate in this Heavenly Star Holy Land is far too high!

He originally thought that although the mortality rate in the Heavenly Star Holy Land was high, it wouldn't be this high. Now it seems that he underestimated the cruelty here.

You should know that this is only the Hengxing level, which can only be considered the starting point of the cultivation path!

If the mortality rate is already so high at the Stellar level, what about at the Cosmic level or even the Domain Lord level?

However, upon further reflection, Lu Qingshan realized that it was not surprising.

After all, a large number of geniuses at the Hengxing level emerge every ten thousand years, so the Tianxing Holy Land naturally doesn't care too much.

Moreover, the cultivation missions in the Heavenly Star Holy Land certainly vary in their level of danger. If someone is not strong enough to take on those dangerous missions, it would be strange if they could complete them successfully.

Those fallen geniuses likely overestimated their abilities or underestimated the difficulty of the missions, choosing tasks beyond their capabilities and ultimately paying the price with their lives.

With this in mind, Lu Qingshan quickly made up his mind that when he took on cultivation missions in the future, he would prioritize his own safety, just as he had done in Tianzhu Mountain!

Immediately, Lu Qingshan thanked Fils, saying, "Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Fils. I will definitely be more careful when accepting missions in the future!"

In this way, under the guidance of Fils, Lu Qingshan quickly became familiar with his manor.

After that, Lu Qingshan quickly returned to his own quiet room.

Immediately, Lu Qingshan's consciousness connected to the virtual universe. Just as he was preparing to learn about the various situations within the Heavenly Star Holy Land, he suddenly received an email from the Heavenly Star Holy Land—

Lu Qingshan:

Congratulations on becoming a formal member of my Heavenly Star Holy Land! My Heavenly Star Holy Land is the most prestigious cultivation holy land in the Heavenly Star Universe. Here, you can access countless resources, guidance, and formidable opponents.

What you need to do most is to keep becoming stronger!

All resources within my Heavenly Star Holy Land can be exchanged using contribution points. The higher your contribution points, the more resources you can exchange for.

and also!

Just a heads up, there's no need to waste time cultivating primal energy or telekinesis.

The progression from the first to the ninth level of the Hengxing realm represents an accumulation of quantity, while the breakthrough from the ninth level of the Hengxing realm to the first level of the cosmic realm represents a leap in the life's genes.

This includes the first to ninth levels of the cosmic level, the first to ninth levels of the domain lord level, and the first to ninth levels of the world lord level; all of these are accumulations of quantity!

Breakthroughs at major levels all involve leaps in the genes of life, which are qualitative breakthroughs.

My Heavenly Star Holy Land will spend precious resources to strengthen the bodies of each of you official members free of charge, improve your primal energy and mental power, and enable you to advance from the first rank to the ninth rank in a short period of time, bringing your bodies to a saturated state.

As for the "leap of life genes" and qualitative breakthroughs, you will need to work hard to achieve those breakthroughs yourselves.

My Heavenly Star Holy Land will not let you official members waste time accumulating energy, so you can have more time to improve your combat power, comprehend the fundamental laws, and learn secret techniques!

Celestial Sacred Land.

After reading the email, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh, "Coming to Tianxing Holy Land this time was definitely the right decision!"

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"Having joined this Heavenly Star Sacred Land, even if the human race doesn't hold the Peak Genius Battle and Peak Powerhouse Battle in the future, I'll still be able to enjoy many cultivation resources here!"

In the original storyline, the Battle of the Peak Geniuses and the Battle of the Peak Strongest were only held after the emergence of the virtual universe.

Before this, places like the Celestial Sacred Land were the main way for humankind to cultivate geniuses.

"Especially during the energy accumulation phase, it can save a lot of time, which is already quite good!"

This is something Lu Qingshan cares about very much, since many powerful individuals get stuck at this step.

Like Lu Qingshan's senior brothers and sisters, many of them have cultivated for a long time, but still have not yet reached the peak of their current realm by absorbing cosmic energy.

Now that he has joined the Heavenly Star Holy Land, he no longer needs to spend time and effort accumulating energy.

Next, Lu Qingshan began to study other aspects of the Tianxing Holy Land.

It must be said that the rules within the Heavenly Star Holy Land are relatively simple.

Generally speaking, these geniuses only need to compete with geniuses of the same level.

The Hengxing star system is mainly divided into two parts —

One group consists of super geniuses who have crossed the threshold of the fundamental laws. Although there are only about three hundred of them, each one of them is a true prodigy within the Heavenly Star Holy Land, and they usually enjoy the best treatment.

The other group consists of geniuses who have entered the realm of domains but have not yet crossed the threshold of the fundamental laws.

This group has the largest number of people and the most intense competition.

Any genius at the Eternal Star level who joins the Heavenly Star Sacred Land must at least reach the sixth level of the Domain. This is the minimum threshold for the Heavenly Star Sacred Land, and these geniuses must also have sufficient potential.

There are more than 10,000 such geniuses in the Heavenly Star Holy Land.

With limited resources and numerous geniuses, a reasonable allocation mechanism is necessary to ensure that the most outstanding individuals receive the best training and the most promising individuals receive the greatest support.

In order to allocate resources to these celestial geniuses, the Celestial Star Holy Land naturally set many rules.

First, these Hengxing-level geniuses can use and participate in many basic resources within the Tianxing Holy Land, such as cultivation facilities and public lectures held by powerful figures.

This is the most basic guarantee, ensuring that every member has basic conditions for cultivation and learning opportunities.

Secondly, every hundred years, these celestial geniuses are ranked through assessments, and resources are allocated based on these rankings.

The higher the ranking, the more resources you get; the lower the ranking, the fewer resources you get.

The player ranked first will receive 200 contribution points.

The top ten will receive 100 contribution points;

The top 100 will receive 50 contribution points;

The top 1,000 will receive 20 contribution points;

The top 10,000 will receive 10 contribution points;

As for those ranked 10,000th and below, they will only receive one contribution point!

It's important to know that contribution points are incredibly important within the Heavenly Star Holy Land. If converted to cosmic currency, one contribution point is equivalent to one hundred million cosmic coins!

Even the geniuses ranked after 1,000 in the Eternal Star system can gain a contribution point every hundred years, which is 100 million cosmic coins.

One hundred million cosmic coins in a hundred years—this speed of resource acquisition would be the envy of most domain lord-level powerhouses.

Many domain lord-level powerhouses risk their lives to venture into the universe, and they still can't earn this many universe coins in a hundred years.

These celestial geniuses can obtain such abundant resources simply by participating in the assessment and ranking.

It is precisely for this reason that many geniuses are willing to join this Heavenly Star Holy Land.

Although it is dangerous and the competition is fierce here, the opportunities and resources here are unparalleled outside.

Third, all star-level geniuses can accept various cultivation tasks, and they can obtain a lot of contribution points after completing the tasks, depending on the difficulty of these tasks.

The more difficult and dangerous the training mission, the more contribution points you will receive upon completion.

Some particularly dangerous cultivation missions can earn you hundreds of contribution points upon completion, which is equivalent to hundreds of billions of universe coins. Even many domain lord-level powerhouses may not be able to possess such wealth!

After understanding these circumstances, Lu Qingshan finally understood why the probability of a star-level genius falling from grace was so high.

It's nothing more than some geniuses who ranked lower wanting to gain more contribution points, so they chose some extremely dangerous training missions, and ultimately perished in those dangerous missions!

Their initial intentions were good; they wanted to improve, become stronger, and acquire more resources.

But their choice was wrong; living within one's means is the way to survive.

For this reason, Lu Qingshan has made up his mind to rely solely on the resources within the Heavenly Star Holy Land for cultivation in the future. As for cultivation tasks, he will only choose those with lower levels of danger and will absolutely not accept high-risk cultivation tasks for the sake of contribution points.

After becoming familiar with the basics of the Heavenly Star Sacred Land, Lu Qingshan quickly began to cultivate diligently within it.

It must be said that the cultivation resources within the Heavenly Star Holy Land far surpass those within the Golden Lion Starfield.

In the Golden Lion Starfield, world lord-level powerhouses are already top-tier existences; immortal gods are simply impossible to encounter.

However, there are many immortal gods in the Celestial Star Holy Land. They hold open classes, guide geniuses, impart their experience, and provide these geniuses with unparalleled learning opportunities.

In particular, Lu Qingshan is now living in a good time, with the existence of a virtual universe, and even occasionally, more powerful immortal gods will hold some public lectures in the virtual universe.

With the help of the cultivation resources within the Heavenly Star Holy Land, Lu Qingshan quickly began to improve himself at an alarming pace.

He eagerly studied all kinds of knowledge, comprehended various secret techniques, and honed his combat skills.