Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Chapter 130 Thirty Years

late at night.

A shooting star streaked across the sky above Heilongshan Island.

Although it is a virtual universe, the exterior sky is no different from the starry sky.

Inside the spacious room of the residential complex.

Several panting sounds rose and fell.

Soon.

An Xueyi, Brolin, Li Yuewei, and Su Yin lay naked on the bed, their faces flushed, some alluring, some heroic, and some cute.

But they recovered completely very quickly.

An Xueyi pressed her alluring cheek against Shen Ping's chest and whispered, "Honey, when did you get back from the Virtual Universe Company headquarters?"

Shen Ping sighed, "It will take at least a hundred years."

With the help of Locke's Divine Water and other precious resources, his World Tree clone is improving very quickly. However, it will take hundreds of years to break through from the Universe level to the Domain Lord level. Even if his main body can be immersed in a nutrient capsule and can be upgraded to the ninth level of the Universe level in a short time, it will still take time to cross the threshold of the Domain Lord.

This is something that cannot be accomplished overnight.

"Just bear with it a little longer. When I get back, we're going to have a seven-day, seven-night battle!"

An Xueyi chuckled and said, "Seven days isn't enough. We're going to completely drain our husbands, just like the younger generation in the clan, spending every day in the castle and partying every night..."

Shen Ping pinched her waist, "I'm fine, but can you, this little slut, take it?"

An Xueyi puffed out her ample bosom and said, "Husband, don't underestimate me. I'm already at the fifth level of the Universe level. Besides, there's still Lorraine and the others. If all else fails, husband, just marry a few more to set an example for the continuation of our family."

Li Yuewei, Su Yin, and Brolin all covered their mouths and laughed.

these years.

The family's population and offspring have indeed grown rapidly, leaving the Luo family, Thor's family, and Hong's family in awe. They even jokingly called the Shen family a breeding pig family, saying, "Who has ever seen a family that works 365 days a year without rest, focusing solely on making babies?"

Six months later in the primordial universe.

The Shen family's assets have officially exceeded 10 mixed units.

If such assets were to join the Virtual Universe Company, they could become a second-tier subsidiary. However, An Xueyi and the others did not do so. The reason why Xu Xin's Pinghai Company was so eager to become a subsidiary of the Virtual Universe Company was mainly because she wanted to meet Luo Feng at Yuxiang Mountain. But Shen Ping was different; he returned to Jiuxing Bay every few days, so there was no need for them to meet.

In fact, most geniuses rarely take care of their families.

Putting aside the vast universe, even in our previous life on Earth, ordinary office workers were too busy to go back to their hometowns.

Chaos City.

The rooftop of a residence.

Shen Ping opened the virtual window.

The evaluation of family businesses has reached a new level of prosperity, while the rewards have remained largely unchanged, and the types of spatial essence analysis have increased from 92 to 102.

In other words.

With the final six spatial essences, he will be able to fully comprehend the essence of space.

If it were before...

He must be very happy.

But now, with his ever-improving understanding of the essence of space, he has raised his standards for himself to the point of creating his own secret techniques.

Therefore, simply understanding the 108 essential principles is far from enough.

After all, compared to other geniuses, and even the strongest geniuses of the human race.

Shen Ping was very clear about the law system of the entire Swallowed Star world. In this primordial universe, although the laws of chaos were not manifest, various fusion laws could be comprehended. For example, the law patterns of the ultimate path contained multiple fusions.

He had never thought about it before, nor did he have such ambition, but now that he had various law talent rewards in terms of prestige, as well as comprehension rewards, it would be a waste not to give it a try.

of course.

He also understood the principle that specialization is worse than dabbling in many things.

Therefore, his primary focus is on the path of fire cultivation and the fusion of emptiness and space. He will not spend time studying other laws for the time being.

However, it's about solidifying one's own foundation.

The more solid the better.

"My current understanding of the essence of space seems to be focused on improving my swordsmanship, my ability to create secret techniques, and my comprehension of laws... This direction cannot be neglected; I must continue to strengthen it without hindering my improvement in understanding the laws!"

After receiving the reward.

As Shen Ping pondered, he leaped off the rooftop and headed towards the City Lord's Mansion.

We arrived at the secret chamber of the Chaos Stele.

He said respectfully, "Greetings, Lord Kandri."

The three-eyed old man laughed and said, "The person who is studying the Nine Universe Chaos Stele will be out soon. Just wait a moment."

"Yes."

A short while later.

The person inside the secret room then came out.

"Alright, you can go in now."

"Yes."

Step into the depths of the Chaos Monument.

Shen Ping's gaze fell on the "Rainstorm Picture". This third picture mainly explains the 108 kinds of profound artistic conceptions. Although there is no analysis of the essence of space, if one can understand these 108 artistic conceptions, one's understanding of the fundamental laws of space will be greatly improved.

He passed the ninth level and had nine additional chances, which he used up five times in the past 21 years, mainly to comprehend the profound meaning on the Chaos Stele.

Especially after digesting and absorbing the essence and improving his cognitive comprehension, his understanding of the profound meaning of the artistic conception reached a higher level. When he looked at the first three pictures again, it naturally had a great promoting effect.

As his consciousness became completely immersed in the images and text of the Chaos Monument.

Shen Ping felt as if he were on Earth, his surroundings sometimes transforming into a vast university campus, sometimes into an endless ocean, and sometimes into a desolate desert…

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

A voice echoed in my mind.

Step out of the secret chamber of the Chaos Stele.

He was somewhat reluctant to part ways, as if he wanted to use up another opportunity.

It seems they could see through Shen Ping's thoughts.

The three-eyed old man reminded him, "Although the Chaos Stele is excellent at aiding cultivation, every opportunity is extremely precious. It is best to use it at the most crucial moment. You have just finished comprehending it and need time to digest it. It is best to wait a while longer."

Shen Ping immediately calmed down and quickly bowed, saying, "Thank you for the reminder, Lord Kander."

The three-eyed old man laughed, "You have outstanding talent and are a promising junior in our human race. It is not too much for me to say a few more words."

After saying that, he closed his eyes.

Shen Ping then quickly left the city lord's mansion.

He did not return to his residence.

Instead, he went to his own residence and closed his eyes to process the information.

have to say.

The comprehension effect of the Chaos Stele's secret chamber was truly remarkable; each time he visited, he felt enlightened.

"If we could observe the Chaos Stele daily, our progress would be incredibly rapid!"

He couldn't help but feel emotional.

The reason why cultivation in Chaos City is ten times more effective than in the primordial universe is mainly due to the 52 Chaos Steles left behind by the powerful beings of the human race. Even the alien races know this. As for the manifestation of the fundamental laws of the universe, to be honest, it only accelerates the geniuses' comprehension of the fundamental laws.

But it is precisely because it is precious.

Therefore, opportunities for enlightenment are very few.

"There are still nine years left. Use the remaining three chances once every three years!"

Most geniuses only get one or two chances.

But he did it nine times.

That's the advantage.

……

Time flies when you are completely absorbed in cultivation and enlightenment.

In the 25th year of Chaos City, Long Yun and Galesi passed through the third level of the Bridge to Heaven. In the same year, Luo Feng comprehended the 11th set of sword techniques, and Shen Ping also completely digested and absorbed the 10 spatial essence analyses that were awarded this time.

speedy.

It took three thousand years to refine it back then.

In the 25 years since he entered Chaos City, he has directly comprehended 40 types of spatial essence analysis, from 62 to 102 types.

To know.

There are 108 types of spatial essences. The first 9 are the easiest, the middle 27 are increasingly difficult, and the last 72 are the most difficult. The reason why Lian Luo spent three thousand years in Chaos City was mainly because he wasted time on the last 72 types. Even Luo Feng in the original work, when he settled in Chaos City, found that his research on the later spatial essences became slower and slower.

"Thankfully, there were family rewards; otherwise, relying solely on my own comprehension, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made much progress in ages!"

This is not Shen Ping being self-deprecating. With the continuous accumulation of family rewards, his spatial talent has long surpassed that of Bolan. But the key is that the essence of space cannot be comprehended by talent alone; it also requires temperament and perseverance.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary office worker. Even if he transmigrated, he could not become like Luo Feng. He could only improve himself through auxiliary means in the future.

In this regard.

He knew in his heart that he needed to hone his character, perseverance, and willpower. This wasn't to say that he had to hone them in order to become a top expert, but rather to ensure that he could walk a more secure path in the future.

in these area.

He doesn't have to be strong, nor does he need to be at the top, but at the very least, he can't be weak.

Weakness means a shortcoming.

If a strong person has too obvious weaknesses, then no matter how extraordinary they are in other aspects, it is meaningless.

"Based on previous predictions, the population and offspring will receive another prosperity bonus by next year at the latest, at which point the remaining six types will also be secured!"

Thinking of this.

Shen Ping felt completely relaxed.

Since the teacher has expectations of him, he certainly cannot let him down.

"I have some questions, so I'll go see the teacher!"

Since becoming an apprentice.

He rarely went to the Nine Swords Venerable's exclusive plane. When Longyu King came to Chaos City last time, he specifically told him not to hold back his doubts and to ask questions if he had any.

Virtual universe.

Rain Mountain, Thunder Island.

Inside the palace of the Nine Swords Venerable.

Shen Ping arrived here directly through a private passage.

"Your disciple greets your master."

The Nine Swords Venerable is currently preparing to enter a new cosmic secret realm, and has plenty of time. When he saw Shen Ping coming over, he smiled and said, "Disciple, you don't usually come here to ask questions. It seems you've encountered a problem this time. Speak."

Shen Ping hurriedly said, "I can't hide it from the teacher..."

He immediately voiced his doubts and questions.

I heard it refers to the art of swordsmanship.

The Nine Swords Venerable glanced at Shen Ping with surprise, but didn't say anything. Instead, he earnestly explained to Shen Ping, personally demonstrating the different artistic conceptions of the first three images of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele.

They were very serious about it.

After Shen Ping left.

When the Jade King appeared in the main hall, he couldn't help but say, "My lord is truly devoted to Shen Ping."

Pointing out a universe-level concept.

Even a casual demonstration can be incredibly beneficial, and he even personally practiced the essence of swordsmanship, showing how much he cares about it.

The Nine Swords Venerable laughed and said, "My disciple has exceptional talent. Looking at the entire human race, he ranks among the top in terms of talent. His character is also quite good so far, so I will teach him well."

Longyu Wang flattered, "With such guidance from Your Excellency, I believe Shen Ping will definitely become the strongest among your disciples in the future!"

"It's too early to say, too early to say... Longyu, there are only five years left in the 30-year period of comprehension in Chaos City. Do you think my disciple can comprehend the essence of the entire space?"

The Nine Swords Venerable looked at Longyu.

Longyu King did not rush to reply, but pondered for a moment, then gently shook his head, "I'm afraid it will be very difficult. The further one goes into the essence of space, the more difficult it becomes to comprehend. Comprehending 108 kinds of spatial origin laws is equivalent to the level of the 12th level of the Bridge to Heaven. If he has more time, he will definitely be able to comprehend them, but 30 years is simply too short!"

"Among all the geniuses of our human race in the past, the fastest to cross the cosmic-level Tongtian Mountain was within fifty years of leaving Chaos City."

Longyu King was well aware of why the Nine Swords Venerable expected Shen Ping to comprehend the essence of space within thirty years in Chaos City. It was simply because of Tongtian Mountain. Only those geniuses who could conquer Tongtian Mountain could be considered the strongest geniuses of the human race.

Although a cosmic-level being cannot compare to a realm lord-level being, a cosmic-level being who has conquered the Tongtian Mountain is still the strongest at that level.

Nine Swords Venerable nodded, "30 years is a bit short, but we still need to put some pressure on him."

……

The 26th year of Chaos City.

Through the tireless efforts of their children and grandchildren, the Shen family finally grew to over 20,000 members, which would be considered a large family on Earth. However, in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region, compared to other families, this number of members was insignificant, let alone compared to a world-lord family like the An family.

Heilongshan Island.

Jiuxingwan Residential Area.

Inside the pavilion.

Luo Feng and Lei Shen both offered their congratulations.

"Haha, Shen Ping, we have a saying on Earth, 'a house full of descendants,' but you don't just have a house full of descendants, you have descendants all over the street!"

Listening to Thor's jokes.

Shen Ping said irritably, "Thor, with your big mouth, you always call my Shen family studs. Isn't your family the same? I've heard that one of your great-grandsons has married more wives than my Shen family—more than three hundred, I bet!"

Thor said awkwardly, "No way, it's only just over three hundred!"

Luo Feng was astonished. "My God, over three hundred wives! How can they possibly take care of all that?"

Thor glared and said, "Luo Feng, don't make fun of my family. Hmph, your Luo family will produce someone like that sooner or later."

"right."

"If you ask me, the Luo family will definitely surpass them in the future!"

Shen Ping said with a smile.

Luo Feng was speechless, shook his head and sighed, "Since our Earth connected with the universe, the reproduction of our family has indeed been of paramount importance. We can't blame the younger generation for this. Whether in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region or the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, doing business requires people. Although most of the catering business of my Pinghai Company is in the virtual universe, we still need family members to be in charge in the virtual universe."

Thor nodded seriously, "That makes sense. The larger the family, the more it needs to reproduce and develop, so that the chances of producing geniuses will be higher. I have been in the Qianwu Dojo for many years and have had more contact with you two than you two. With the number of people in our family, any universe-level family in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region can leave us far behind."

"Let's drink! Let's drink!"

The three of them drank freely.

I drank for a while.

Shen Ping asked, "Where's Hong? I haven't seen him for quite some time now."

Luo Feng also looked at Thor.

On relationships.

Thor and Hong are the closest.

"He's in seclusion cultivating with that Time Realm Master teacher. He doesn't log into the virtual universe, and he's not answering emails or phone calls. Apparently, he's preparing to enter the core of the Giant Axe Arena. I wonder if he'll be able to make it in. I hope everything goes well for him!"

Thor said, taking a sip of his drink.

Luo Feng's expression shifted. "A core member of the Giant Axe Arena? That's good news!"

"That's a good thing."

"It's very difficult."

Thor shook his head. "Even with his teacher's help, getting into the core will probably be no easier than it was for you and Shen Ping in the Genius Battle."

The five giants, including the Giant Axe Arena and the Virtual Universe Company, all place great importance on cultivating geniuses. In fact, it's not just these five giants; all 1008 universes within the human race value this aspect, the only difference being the amount of resources allocated.

"Let's not talk about Big Brother anymore. After we finish drinking, let's go to the killing arena. Without you two, there are far fewer experts in the killing arena in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region lately. It's really boring. If it weren't for my personal space, I would be too lazy to go."

The killing field is undoubtedly a good place.

However, after Shen Ping and Luo Feng entered the core of the virtual universe, the training grounds in the manor were better than the killing field, so they basically stopped going there.

But for a genius like Thor, the killing field is the best place to train and improve.

Soon.

The three arrived at the killing field.

I have seen Man fall behind.

They sparred with each other in the killing arena for a while, then came out and sat in the hall.

Looking at the sparse crowd around them, and the occasional mercenary from space, the three of them couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

Shen Ping said, "If it weren't for the Genius Battle, we would probably have ended up as cosmic mercenaries, living a life of constant danger."

Luo Feng couldn't help but say, "Yes, the trainee mercenary assessment was incredibly brutal back then. It's hard to imagine how brutal the assessments for one-star and two-star mercenaries must be!"

Thor said in a low voice, "I've checked. The mortality rate for cosmic-level participants in the one-star assessment is over 80%. The mortality rate is slightly lower for domain lord-level participants, but it's still over 60%. Those who can pass the mercenary assessment and undergo life-or-death trials are all strong individuals."

"That's why I entered the Qianwu Dojo to cultivate. It's not because I'm afraid, but because without you trustworthy partners, going to take the mercenary exam would be pure suicide."

Shen Ping nodded. "Thor, you did the right thing."

The saying that there is great terror and great opportunity between life and death applies to ordinary martial artists, spiritual masters, and general elite geniuses. For law geniuses, comprehending the fundamental laws is the ultimate path.

Adventure, trials, and venturing out are necessary, but not the main thing.

The three chatted for a while longer in the killing field before parting ways. They were all at a critical stage of their cultivation, especially Shen Ping and Luo Feng, who dared not waste a single second in Chaos City. It was truly remarkable that they could spare so much time to come here.

Consciousness disconnected.

The rooftop of a residence.

Look at the new font that appears in the virtual box.

He breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

The spatial essence analysis reward has finally reached 108 types!

"Four years is enough!"

(End of this chapter)