Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

It is said that spiritual practice knows no time.

For immortals with long lifespans, they have plenty of time to squander, unlike in other worlds where even the strong must fight and struggle for resources that can increase their lifespan.

Once the Devouring Star World breaks through to immortality, then there's basically no need to worry about lifespan anymore.

However, even if one lives too long, without the talent for enlightenment, one still cannot break through to the level of a Cosmic Venerable. This is also different from other worlds. Many worlds believe that living a long time can lead to continuous strength, and that living a long life without dying is a sign of becoming a demon. But in Devouring Stars, living a long time is completely useless.

Take Zhenyan Wang, for example. He stayed in Chaos City to cultivate diligently. If it weren't for his disciple Luo Feng giving him the Beast God Inheritance Token, he would never have become a Universe Venerable.

If you lack potential and talent, you simply won't succeed.

Unless relying on external things.

Therefore, many strong people are not afraid of death at all.

Shen Ping, however, had no such worries. He had the family's rewards, and as long as he absorbed and digested them, he could automatically comprehend the fundamental laws. There were also various secret techniques, which would only take some time to sort out. Even if he created his own secret techniques, with so many rewards, it wouldn't be too difficult.

Especially after obtaining the Eternal True God-level sword technique, although he could not comprehend anything above the True God level, nor did he understand how to digest and absorb it, the lofty realm he possessed made him very adept at creating his own sword techniques.

By combining the basic sword techniques of the Law Patterns, the Fire Beast God statue of the Beast God Realm, and many other fortuitous opportunities such as the Secret Pattern Diagram, he created two ultimate secret techniques at the level of a cosmic overlord in just a thousand years.

These are "Fire Blade" and "Black Fire".

The name of the secret technique is rather arbitrary, but its power is extremely strong.

However, Shen Ping was not satisfied. During his time as a Realm Lord, he created the strongest secret technique at the King level. Now that he has broken through to Immortality, he naturally wants to create a secret technique at the level of the Universe Lord.

However, the secret techniques at the level of the Lord of the Universe are indeed very difficult. Fortunately, he possessed the Chaos Body and had access to numerous resources. It took him a full 3 years, and with the five-fold time acceleration from the Dao Asking Platform, a total of 5 years, he finally created the ultimate secret technique of the Lord of the Universe, "Flame Light Void." From then on, his combat power soared rapidly. Although he was still at the level of a King-level Immortal, with the ultimate secret technique of the Lord of the Universe and his powerful divine body, his combat power was already comparable to that of a top-tier cosmic overlord.

Inside the Ask the Question Platform.

Shen Ping slowly opened his eyes, his consciousness breaking free from the state of creating his own secret technique. A smile naturally rose on his face. Luo Feng had spent 180 million years creating the ultimate secret technique of the universe master, but that was in the Beast God Realm. In reality, it had taken less than 20,000 years outside. He, on the other hand, had spent 150,000 years to create it, which was equivalent to 30,000 years outside. That was quite remarkable.

After all, Luo Feng relied entirely on luck, constantly imitating and then creating his own techniques, without understanding the essence of the secret methods.

But he's different.

He relied on his own understanding of the laws, the various secret techniques, the Beast God statue, and the secret pattern diagram to create it himself. Once he created it, it meant that the ultimate secret technique of the Lord of the Universe was no longer a secret to him.

If Shen Ping wanted to, he could still create other ultimate secret techniques for the Lord of the Universe if he spent more time.

In other words.

Now, apart from his divine body and his understanding of the laws not yet reaching the level of a universe master, in other aspects, his supreme treasures and secret techniques are already on par with those of a universe master.

"My four avatars, with nearly 30,000 times the life genes of my original human body on Earth, are the strongest main combat avatars. Combined with the top-tier treasured battle blade, if I were to unleash the 'Flame Light Void' technique, I would already be comparable to an ordinary universe lord!"

"The other clones possess top-tier cosmic overlord combat power: the World Tree guards the Divine Kingdom, the Frost Whale clone guards the Milky Way, and the remaining Fire Beasts are carried by them as auxiliary combat forces!"

"Considering the acceleration of time, I have been cultivating for nearly 200,000 years. Although I have not yet reached the pinnacle of the universe, I already possess sufficient strength."

He glanced at the outstanding younger generation of the family meditating on the meditation cushion at the Dao Asking Platform.

Shen Ping was in a very good mood.

He left the platform of inquiry and went to the old castle of the Shen family. He summoned his eldest son, Shen Yu, and asked about the family's situation over the years.

For the past 30,000 years, apart from research and discussion meetings, he has not asked about anything else, focusing on digesting, absorbing and sorting out his insights, and creating his own techniques. He has not even had much time to study the fundamental laws of the universe. It can be said that all the energy of his four avatars has been devoted to creating his own secret techniques.

The results are also encouraging.

Without this focus, he could not have created the ultimate secret technique of the Lord of the Universe in just 150,000 years under the five-fold time acceleration of the Asking Platform.

To know.

Many cosmic masters would take a very long time to create their own ultimate secret techniques.

After years of cultivation, the eldest son, Shen Yu, though spending most of his time handling family affairs, still managed to break through to the Immortal realm. He reported as usual, "Father, to date, the number of registered descendants of the family has reached 6321 billion, living on tens of thousands of inhabited planets, distributed across three star regions. These three star regions are also the core star regions of our Shen family..."

"Among the younger generation, three have broken through to the Immortal realm, 87 have been recognized by the fundamental laws, there are over 700 ordinary realm lords, over 100,000 domain lords, and over a million cosmic lords... 127 at the Eternal level have entered the fundamental laws, 7 have crossed the threshold of two fundamental laws, and over 600 at the Planetary level have entered the domains!"

"Our family's assets and businesses have expanded to cover twelve cosmic kingdoms. There are over a hundred conglomerates affiliated with the Shen family, with a scale exceeding 2 trillion Chaos Units. We directly control nearly two thousand star domains within the family, and indirectly influence over ten thousand star domains across the twelve cosmic kingdoms!"

Speaking of which...

The eldest son, Shen Yu, glanced at Shen Ping and continued his report, "As per your request, all those who have reached the level of World Lord will be sent to the outer battlefield for training. In recent years, more than two hundred World Lords have fallen. In addition, our Shen family also sent Hengxing-level experts to participate in the Genius Battle held by the Virtual Universe Company. In order to keep a low profile, those who are outstanding did not go."

Shen Ping nodded occasionally as he listened. Thirty thousand years was undoubtedly a very long time, especially for a family like the Shen family that had only recently risen to prominence. It was a necessary period of reflection and growth. Although thirty thousand years might not be enough to cultivate a Domain Lord or World Lord in the universe, the Shen family had a very deep foundation and incredibly abundant resources.

In addition, there are the Dao Asking Platform, which allows one to directly comprehend the fundamental laws, the Flowing Light Diagram, which tempers one's will and mind, and various rare treasures that can give birth to laws and talents, etc.

This is why, in just 30,000 years, hundreds of realm lords have emerged, with nearly a hundred of them being recognized by the fundamental laws.

"Where are your aunts and the others?"

He asked a question.

Shen Yu replied honestly, "My aunts returned to the clan a few times a thousand years ago, but then went to the outer battlefield. They mainly led the younger generation of the clan to help them adapt to the environment of the outer battlefield in the early stages. However, Aunt Hu Ling has already returned to her clan territory to compete for the position of clan elder. Several aunts went with her to help."

An Xueyi and Li Yuewei's growth over the past 30,000 years has been relatively average, mainly in terms of combat strength. They have barely reached the level of a high-level Immortal Military Lord. If they were to combine some techniques and treasures, they could be comparable to a high-level Immortal Marquis.

They encountered danger several times on the battlefield outside the domain, but they overcame it all by relying on the treasures. After all, when it comes to survival, with the things bestowed by Shen Ping, none of them are afraid of being granted the title of King or Immortal.

So Shen Ping let them have their way.

That concludes the report.

After the eldest son left.

He then opened the virtual window.

Over the past 30,000 years, the family rewards have mainly focused on the number of descendants. Once the family reached a scale of 500 billion, it was rewarded once. There were also two more rewards when the number of outstanding descendants reached a certain level, for a total of three rewards at the ancient level.

These three events brought his life gene level to a cumulative level of 29081. The remaining treasures and secret techniques did not change much, but he did not obtain any more special treasures.

As for Void True God-level Mechanical Treasures, I have now exchanged four fragments, one of which is a Domain type and one of which is a Palace type. As for ordinary supreme treasures, which are at the True God level, I have six.

In other words, he has now obtained 10 items at the Supreme Treasure level.

Then there's family prestige, the three or four rewards I received from research and discussion meetings, various law talents, as well as the Beast God Statue and the foundation of law runes, etc.

There were no rewards for the remaining assets, reputation, or foundation.

The family has entered an ancient stage.

It's definitely not as easy as it used to be to improve your chances of getting rewards.

"Once we break through to the Universe Venerable realm and truly possess the combat power of a Universe Lord, we will completely release the family's constraints and allow those outstanding younger generations to compete with other geniuses and roam the universe!"

The family has a rich heritage.

There is also the inheritance of the Origin Continent. Under the cultivation of this system, the number of strong people emerging from the younger generation is naturally large. However, if strong people do not experience blood and fire, do not experience competition, and do not venture out, they are just flowers in a greenhouse. They can only scare people or handle family affairs. It is impossible for them to face difficulties and dangers.

to be honest.

They can only win when they're winning; they'll definitely surrender when they're losing.

Some things can't be learned by reasoning alone; they require the harsh realities of life to mature. If you tell someone they can't do something, is that helpful? No. Let them experience it firsthand, and they'll gain experience without you having to say a word.

And that's the current situation for our family.

Furthermore, in terms of rewards for offspring, the number of descendants is unlikely to surge and will likely enter a period of slow growth. This is because once the population reaches a certain level, it will stagnate. Therefore, it is necessary to streamline the quality to ensure that outstanding talents are continuously born into the family.

"There are still over 20,000 years until the primordial star opens... Hmm, in the meantime, I'll delve into the fundamental laws of the universe, and also continue to refine my swordsmanship, seeing if I can create the strongest secret technique of my own!"

A spiritual practice plan was formulated.

Shen Ping did not rush into seclusion to cultivate, but instead came from Earth to the Ancestral God Sect's Purple Thorn Island.

Cultivate a balance of tension and relaxation.

Unlike ascetics who constantly cultivate, he enjoys life when he should. This 30,000-year period of asceticism is a very long period of cultivation for him.

Consciousness is connected to the world of glory.

soon.

The hundreds of millions of inheritors of the Purple Thorn Island knew that the Nine-Ring King, who had been dormant for tens of thousands of years, had come online.

"King Chaman".

"The Seven Sword Kings"

"Prince Li Shuo".

Shen Ping greeted several of his close associates who had been granted the title of King or Immortal.

The Seven Swords King laughed and said, "Nine Rings King, your sudden disappearance and silence for 30,000 years has really worried those cosmic overlords on Purple Thorn Island. The Barking King has been clamoring for many years, and other immortal inheritors, even cosmic venerable inheritors, have all challenged you, but you haven't responded. Many inheritors say that you went into seclusion to break through to the cosmic venerable realm!"

Both King Chaman and King Lishuo looked at Shen Ping.

They all guessed that Shen Ping must be cultivating diligently in an attempt to break through to the Universe Venerable level. After all, he was already at the fourth level of the Beast God realm, and breaking through to the Universe Venerable level would be much easier for him than for them, the third-level inheritors.

Shen Ping shook his head. "Becoming a Universe Venerable is not easy. I have spent the last 30,000 years researching cultivation secrets."

The three who were granted the title of King suddenly realized their immortality.

The topic was not pursued further; the title of "Cosmic Venerable" truly represents a formidable hurdle that stands before many geniuses.

They have all been silent at this threshold for many years, so silent that they have become numb.

Then they began to talk about some events that had occurred in the last 30,000 years, most of which were related to Luo Feng, the King of the Knife River.

"Tsk tsk, many inheritors were shocked after the rise of the Blade River King. It was already quite remarkable for our human race to have one Nine-Ring King, and now the Blade River King has appeared!"

"Therefore, many inheritors challenged the Blade River King, and the alien races even attempted to assassinate him. However, the Blade River King had an avatar, which greatly angered the alien races. Furthermore, the Blade River King had just broken through to the Immortal realm, but immediately after breaking through, he challenged the Barking Mirror King to a duel, forcing him to self-destruct!"

"Right now, the most prominent figure on Zijing Island is Daohe Wang. He also possesses a supreme treasure, and many inheritors compare you to Daohe Wang, saying that Daohe Wang is stronger than you."

Shen Ping chuckled. Of course he knew about this. Moreover, when Luo Feng built the palace on Thunder Island, he even took the time to visit him. Compared to the original story, Luo Feng broke through to immortality more than 20,000 years earlier.

The group of people were talking.

Luo Feng arrived.

"Knife River".

"King of the Blade River!"

"Daohe is here too."

Many people from the Hongmeng Group greeted him warmly, just like when they faced Shen Ping. He was already this strong at the Immortal level. Once he broke through to the Universe Venerable level in the future, he would definitely become the overlord of the universe.

Shen Ping and Luo Feng exchanged a glance and addressed each other by their respective titles.

We chatted for a few minutes.

He then left the world of Glory and arrived in the virtual universe, on the mountainside of Rain Mountain and Thunder Island.

The pavilion in the palace corridor.

The two sat facing each other, and members of the Luo family brought out fine wines and delicacies one by one.

"Luo Feng, your name is much more famous than mine now, you're the King of the Knife River."

Shen Ping took a sip of the wine and joked.

Luo Feng made no attempt to hide anything from Shen Ping, chuckling, "To be more renowned than the Master's name is my goal, but I know I'm still far from being as good as the Master."

Shen Ping shook his head. "No need to be modest. Although the Barking Mirror King's strength was average, it was still a special life form. The fact that you were able to kill it clearly shows that your strength was not low. At the level of a Universe Venerable, secret techniques and supreme treasures are the most important." (End of this chapter)