Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Virtual universe.

Rain falls on the mountain.

The palace on the mountainside of Thunder Island.

Shen Ping sat in the pavilion, deep in thought. Serving him were outstanding members of the Shen family, all of whom had reached the level of Realm Lord. However, they had not yet been recognized by the Origin Laws. Those who could be recognized as Realm Lords would generally be sent to the Inquiry Platform for further training.

"I'll take a few years to relax."

Intensive study of secret techniques and laws, especially those involving the ultimate level of the Lord of the Universe and the sword techniques of the Eternal True God, consumes a tremendous amount of mental and physical energy.

Even though his willpower has now reached the peak of the universe's overlord level, he still feels overwhelmed.

The way of cultivation is to balance tension and relaxation.

I will no longer think about spiritual practice.

He then summoned his eldest son, Shen Yu, and inquired about family matters.

After the wives successively broke through to the Immortal realm, the original plan was to have them leave the extraterrestrial battlefield and return to Earth to manage the family. However, the wives still wanted to hone their skills and adventures in the extraterrestrial battlefield, and seemed to have come to like that kind of life.

In this regard.

Shen Ping didn't insist. Anyway, they had the peak-level King-rank servants he had arranged around them, as well as precious treasures and soul treasures. In addition, they had cultivated immortal auxiliary life forms at the King-rank level, and various trump cards. There was no way they could be in danger on the battlefield outside the domain.

If we really encounter a powerful enemy that is difficult to withstand.

At worst, his divine kingdom can be teleported there.

If you really can't hold on any longer, then self-destruct.

He can just shamelessly ask his teacher, the Lord of Ice Peak, to revive him.

"Father."

"Today, the number of registered bloodline members in the family has reached 1432 billion, living on 300 inhabited planets. Even those who are not doing well are provided with the most basic living security by the family."

"Regarding outstanding juniors, there are 32 geniuses at the Eternal Star level who have entered the Origin Laws, and 127 at the Planetary Star level who have entered the Domain level. They are all cultivating on the Inquiry Platform, and have also been arranged to hone their will and mindset in the Flowing Light Diagram... As for the bloodline juniors, there are already 10 who have broken through to the Universe level, 7210 at the Domain Lord level, 81 at the World Lord level, and none at the Immortal level yet..."

Listening to the report from the eldest son.

Shen Ping nodded silently. Under his tireless efforts in nurturing, the number of strong individuals produced by his family had indeed grown faster than that of other families, especially in terms of geniuses. Since the establishment of the Dao Asking Platform, the number of geniuses had increased linearly, and it was no longer an isolated case for a Hengxing-level individual to enter the Origin Law.

However, no one has yet crossed over into two fundamental laws.

As for immortality, only the wives have broken through so far. Among the younger generation, even the eldest son, second son, and eldest daughter are still stuck at the realm master level.

This was his requirement; he needed to cultivate under the Realm Lord for a longer period of time, to properly comprehend the fundamental laws, and at the very least, to comprehend one aspect of space.

Otherwise, even if you break through to immortality in the future, you will only be an ordinary immortal, which will be meaningless.

In fact, he did not feel happy when his wives broke through to the Immortal realm in the outer battlefield. Whether it was An Xueyi, Li Yuewei, or the talented Qi Yue'er, they were all relatively average in terms of the fundamental laws of space. It would be difficult for them to break through to the Venerable realm on their own in the future, so he could only help them.

The eldest son was still giving his report.

There are so many things to discuss: family assets, business, foundation, development direction, etc. It would take several days just to report on them, and this is only the most important part.

"My Shen family has a long way to go if it wants to become a truly ancient family!"

Shen Ping pondered to himself.

Despite receiving two rewards from ancient families, he understands that these are merely enhancements he has received. With his family's current strength and foundation, it is roughly equivalent to the Marquis-level Immortal Families of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, perhaps even surpassing them in terms of resources.

There are many realm lords.

But none of them are capable of standing on their own.

In fact, this is normal.

With such a freak in the family, the chances of the next generation producing prodigies are very small. After all, with his protection, those younger generations don't feel much pressure at all.

Throughout Earth's ancient history, few of the descendants of powerful and tyrannical rulers were capable of achieving great things.

This is why environmental education is so important.

Like Luo Zhenni, the prodigy born from the Luo Feng family, who also had a very low status and went through many hardships.

Nowadays, even the worst members of the Shen family are guaranteed a livelihood, so there is no need to worry about their living conditions. Under such circumstances, the chances of a genius emerging are very low. Fortunately, there is the Dao Asking Platform, which can forcibly cultivate outstanding juniors into geniuses.

In addition, with the complete inheritance of the Void True God level from the Origin Continent, the potential for growth of these geniuses from the Shen family will be very high.

To know.

Humanity received systematic training through the Duan Donghe lineage, resulting in a massive explosion of talent within the first ten billion epochs, with over thirty True Gods being born.

The outstanding descendants of the Shen family are all born from Earth, and under such nurturing, their potential is naturally extraordinary.

That concludes the report.

Shen Ping instructed, "Yu'er, keep a close eye on the conduct of those outstanding juniors. If they don't meet the standards, don't be lenient at all. Deal with them as appropriate. Also, have the family's chaotic situations improved?"

The eldest son hurriedly said, "It has improved. After dealing with a group of them, the remaining bloodline descendants dare not cause trouble anymore. Moreover, every registered bloodline descendant of the Shen family must keep the family traditions and rules firmly in mind."

When a family grows large, it is indeed easy for chaos to arise.

Especially in terms of bloodline reproduction, some descendants are indeed extremely beautiful and alluring, and can also cultivate illusion techniques, so they are naturally more likely to charm other descendants.

We hadn't paid attention before, which allowed some guys to run wild, but now, after some rectification, we've finally curbed this trend.

"If you don't have time, then make arrangements for the enforcement team at home to conduct spot checks every now and then. Three hundred inhabited planets aren't many; we can't miss any. We must crack down on this malpractice severely!"

"Furthermore, the growth of the younger generation in the clan cannot be suppressed by others. I will create a place for you in your own exclusive dimension. Any member of the clan who feels that something is unfair can come here to file a complaint!"

Shen Ping said seriously.

Although he is an immortal god, his strength is so great that he can not only live on the mountainside of Thunder Island, but also create his own exclusive plane.

Family members can bind their virtual universe connection to this plane.

The eldest son replied, "Yes, Father, this is for the best. Sometimes it is difficult for me to take care of everything. Even the law enforcement team may miss some things."

Shen Ping was certainly aware of this. Some domineering juniors could deceive their superiors and subordinates. For example, those outstanding juniors on the Asking Platform might act recklessly because of his attention. And those juniors who were bullied would inevitably suffer unfair treatment and dare not appeal. If such situations became more frequent, it would damage the foundation of the family.

Therefore, he wanted to give every junior colleague an opportunity to appeal.

After handling family affairs.

He returned to Purple Thorn Island via the divine kingdom teleportation, his consciousness connecting to the world of glory, where he chatted with King Chaman, King Li Shuo, the Seven Swords King, and other immortal kings.

"Nine-Ring King, we're all in the same boat!"

"Even if we challenge them, they won't accept the challenge if there are no other races to challenge us."

"Nine-Ring King is alright. He still accepts challenges from those alien universe venerables, but Nine-Ring King rarely takes on any challenges."

Shen Ping smiled and said, "I still have many insights to gain at the fourth level of the Beast God realm, and my understanding is still shallow. I don't need to accept the inheritance. As for the challenge, it's not too late to accept it when I'm more confident."

No one doubted the other titles of kings and immortals.

They generally believed that the Nine-Ring King was so strong because of his supreme treasure, and that he was definitely not strong in the Path of the Beast God, let alone being at the fourth level of the Beast God. If he truly had a deep understanding, he would be even stronger than the Universe Venerable in his comprehension of the laws.

Chatted for a while.

The group then began discussing recent events in the universe, primarily concerning cosmic secret realms, such as which cosmic venerable obtained a powerful treasure, which cosmic venerable fought a fierce battle, and the formation of the Hong Alliance team.

Whether it's the Hongmeng or the Ancestral God Sect, something always happens every now and then. With so many inheritors gathered together on Zijing Island, how could things possibly be peaceful? Conflicts and battles are common occurrences.

Where there are people, there is conflict.

The conflicts among billions of ethnic groups are even more intense.

"By the way, King Nine Rings, not long ago that King Barking Mirror was clamoring to fight you in the Ancestral Mystic Realm. King Barking Mirror is a special life form with a special innate technique. Even some Universe Venerables on Purple Thorn Island wouldn't dare to provoke him."

"Seven Swords King said."

Shen Ping shrugged. "The King of the Barking Mirror? He killed a Universe Venerable?"

The other immortal kings burst into laughter. This was the Nine-Ring King they knew—arrogant and high-profile.

"This Barking Mirror King is indeed overestimating himself. He is a special life form with the combat power of a Universe Venerable, but he is far inferior to you, Nine-Ring King."

"Yes, it relies on innate secret techniques."

"If I were to actually fight the Nine-Ring King in the Ancestral Mystic Realm, the probability of my death would be extremely high. However, its arrogance suggests it's a trap."

"Yeah, there might be a cosmic overlord lying in ambush, waiting for you to take the bait."

This speculation is indeed highly probable.

King Barking Mirror isn't stupid. He knows Shen Ping can kill a high-level cosmic Venerable, yet he still clamors with him. It's obviously abnormal. For over a thousand years, those cosmic overlords have been coveting Shen Ping. Domain-level treasures and high-level treasures—obtaining any of them would greatly boost their strength.

If a cosmic overlord obtains a high-grade armor treasure, their survivability will become very strong, and they will not be killed even when facing a top-tier cosmic overlord.

If I had another domain-specific treasure, I could roam freely.

Unfortunately, Shen Ping did not appear.

Those cosmic overlords can only wait idly by.

Leave the world of glory.

Shen Ping walked towards the Zijing Island Square. As soon as he left the garden mansion, he was immediately watched by many inheritors, and a lot of information was reported to him.

"Nine-Ring King leaves the mansion!"

"Nine-Ring King is heading to the square."

The title of Nine-Ring King is now widely known among billions of races, with an astonishing reputation. He achieved his power by killing more than a dozen Universe Venerables, although he relied on a supreme treasure. Perhaps the supreme treasure is also part of his strength.

There are many inheritors of this tradition in the square.

Traveling between lands of heritage, lands of treasure, and the mysterious realms of ancestral temples.

Among them, the number of those who were granted the title of King and Immortal was the largest. When they saw Shen Ping, they all subconsciously avoided him and dared not approach him at all. This is the power of a person's reputation to influence a tree's influence.

Even some cosmic venerables would unconsciously make way for him.

Such power made many inheritors envious.

"The Nine-Ring King has already established his power. Even if the demon race, mechanical race, insect race, and other races arrange assassinations, they would need a cosmic overlord to do so."

"Yes, the universe overlords are not so easy to manage. Putting aside how precious the inheritors are, just getting them to take action requires giving them supreme treasures, since killing them within Purple Thorn Island will definitely result in their demise."

"I reckon the demon race and other races are waiting. This Nine-Ring King is arrogant and high-profile, he definitely won't stay obediently on Purple Thorn Island."

The Insect King looked at the purple-armored youth beside him and said with a smile, "Venerable Purple Rain, aren't you tempted?"

The Purple Rain Venerable is also a special life form, and its life gene level is even higher than that of the unique Insect King. The Universe Venerable possesses the combat power of a Universe Overlord. "Domain-type treasures and high-level treasures, who wouldn't be tempted? But we always need to find a reason."

"Moreover, although the King of Nine Rings may seem arrogant, he is not stupid at all. Look at him, he has been cultivating in seclusion all these years and has never even left the gate of his mansion."

King of Insects nodded, "Hmm, now that you mention it, it seems everyone has underestimated him."

They were talking.

Shen Ping stepped into the treasure land. He hadn't found any treasures here last time, so he decided to try his luck this time while he was relaxed. Although he had a lot of treasures that he couldn't use up, the rewarded treasures were different from the treasures he had obtained, so he couldn't accumulate any assets.

"Look, it's the King of Nine Rings!"

"He actually decided to leave that mansion."

"It took them over a thousand years to emerge, humph, they're certainly cautious!"

"How can we not be cautious? Countless cosmic overlords are watching him."

Upon arriving at one of the 108 highest peaks, many inheritors whispered among themselves.

The Mirror King happened to be there as well. Upon seeing Shen Ping, he flew directly over and said, "Human Nine-Ring King, do you dare to come with me to the Ancestral Mystic Realm to fight?"

This scene excited many inheritors.

King Nine Rings was notoriously arrogant, and so was King Barking Mirror—both were arrogant, domineering, and greedy.

These two guys are going head-to-head.

Shen Ping glanced at the Barking Mirror King. This special immortal life form, whom Luo Feng had used as a stepping stone to fame, was also brainless, though it was also possible that he was deliberately provoking him.

Who are you?

The Mirror King's face darkened with anger. It was a special life form, ranked among the top ten immortal-level inheritors, yet this person had ignored it. "I, the Mirror King, challenge you, Nine-Ring King! Are you perhaps too afraid to accept the challenge?!"

Shen Ping sneered, "So eager to die? Fine, I'll grant your wish. And let's not set a time, let's do it today, how about it?"

The sound faded.

This immediately caused an uproar.

Many inheritors were excited. They knew that the Nine-Ring King was arrogant, but they did not expect him to be so reckless as to agree so readily, and even today.

But the most exciting part is yet to come.

The Nine-Ring King's figure swept away, saying, "A mere Barking Mirror King is not even worth my attention. To the cosmic overlords who desire domain-type treasures, I'll give you half a day to prepare. Oh, and I forgot to mention, I also possess a soul-type treasure!"

What?!

There are also Soul-type treasures!

day.

All the inheritors were stunned.

Each item in the domain and soul is a special treasure, absolutely capable of driving the overlords of the universe mad.

Is this King of Nine Rings truly fearless of death?! (End of Chapter)