Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

The universe is vast.

The territory of humankind is vast and boundless.

Countless geniuses emerged during this period. The number of geniuses cultivated by the five major powers alone was like leeks sprouting out in batches, but very few of them could actually grow up. Immortality was a threshold, and becoming a Cosmic Venerable was a huge hurdle. These two hurdles blocked countless geniuses.

It can be said.

Below the Venerable Ones, corpses littered the ground.

Back when the universe was at its peak, a genius once said that the entire Primordial Zone, the Primordial Zone, and the other three zones were a giant tomb, and that statement is accurate.

Despite the extraordinary talent and unparalleled genius of Shen Ping, Luo Feng, and the others, they are all remarkable.

But they are geniuses at the very top of the pyramid, one is overpowered, and the other is being nurtured by a god-king.

How could other geniuses possibly catch up?

Under normal circumstances.

In hundreds of millions of epochs, it's already quite remarkable if one peerless genius emerges and grows up; the rest are all just supporting characters.

So in the world of Swallowed Star, without extraordinary opportunities, how can you become a powerful being?!

It's as difficult as climbing to heaven.

It's harder than any other world.

In other worlds, exceptional geniuses might cultivate for tens of thousands, or at most a million, years to reach the pinnacle. But here in Devouring World, without hundreds of millions of years, one wouldn't even dare to say they've cultivated.

I talked with Luo Feng for several hours.

The two then separated.

After Luo Feng left, no other Venerable Ones came to visit him.

Shen Ping disconnected from the virtual universe and then, carrying the wine, traveled through the divine kingdom to the Primal Secret Realm. He did not go to the Ice Peak Lord's side, but instead went to the palace where the Nine Swords Venerable resided.

A while ago.

The Nine Swords Venerable returned from the secret realm with only moderate gains, but his greatest gain was that he did not perish.

He hadn't been able to find the time until today.

"Teacher, your disciple has come to see you!"

Nine Swords Venerable smiled, and Jade King beside him was also very happy. Shen Ping was now a well-known figure among the human race, and even the Venerables were affected by him. Every now and then, other Venerables would come to visit.

"You disciple, you've come all this way, and you even brought things with you."

In terms of strength, the Nine Swords Venerable is not weak, but he is not particularly outstanding among the Venerables of the human race. But now it's different. He has a monstrous disciple like Shen Ping, which many Venerables secretly envy. Even when it comes to taking charge of the Genius Battle, many Venerables volunteer to accept the task.

Shen Ping chuckled and said, "Teacher, this is fine wine. Even the universe overlord can't usually afford to drink it."

Nine Swords Venerable's eyes lit up. "Quick, quickly pour your master a cup."

Shen Ping quickly poured himself a glass of wine.

The Jade King beside him joked, "To have the Nine-Ring Venerable, whose name is known throughout the universe, pour wine, is an honor that not everyone can enjoy."

Nine Swords Venerable laughed heartily. He was indeed proud to have such a disciple. Since Shen Ping made a name for himself on the battlefield outside the domain, his relationship with Shen Ping was no longer as restrictive as that of a master and disciple, but more like that of friends.

"It's only natural for a disciple to pour wine for his master."

Shen Ping smiled.

The Nine Swords Venerable smiled and said, "Truly a good disciple of yours."

I drank some wine.

Shen Ping then discussed the research and discussion meeting with the Nine Swords Venerable. They planned to hold it every ten years. Nowadays, the research and discussion meeting mainly rewards law talent and the basics of sword techniques based on law patterns. Occasionally, there will be beast god statues and other items, but in general, it cannot compare to the rewards from ancient families.

However, the evolution of the Law Pattern, the ultimate law, has made his foundation incredibly solid. This solid foundation is what has enabled him to make progress in secret techniques over the years and even create the ultimate secret technique of the Lord of the Universe.

Apart from that.

The research and discussion sessions can also help accelerate the absorption and digestion of various secret techniques and rewards. For example, he can quickly digest the content of True God and below True God contained in the sword techniques at the level of Eternal True God.

This is also the main reason why it has been retained and its scope has been continuously expanded.

In addition, there is the cultivation of the next generation of the family bloodline, and the research and discussion meetings complement each other with the Asking Platform.

"Now that you are a Venerable One, the research and discussion meetings don't really need to be held like before. Once every ten years is fine. You should manage your time well."

The Nine Swords Venerable always helped to preside over the research and discussion meetings, except for the one at Black Dragon Mountain, which was presided over by a member of the Shen family.

Before leaving.

Shen Ping left three supreme treasures for the Nine Swords Venerable: an armor, a domain, and a palace. These ordinary treasures were beneath his notice, but in the eyes of the Nine Swords Venerable, they were incredibly precious and of immense value.

The Nine Swords Venerable immediately emailed Shen Ping, telling him to take the treasures back, as Shen Ping needed them more than himself.

"Master, I have something even better, please accept it without worry."

In the early years of the research and discussion conference, the Nine Swords Venerable did indeed help him avoid a lot of trouble and gave him guidance, so it was not excessive for him to give him some treasures.

Return to Earth in the Milky Way galaxy.

He opened the virtual window.

A new font has appeared above.

[Your Fire Beast clone injured Lord Bai'e in the Heavenly Light Secret Realm, making you famous throughout the universe and taking a step closer to becoming an ancient family with profound heritage.]

[Rewards include a top-tier palace-class treasure, a Beast God statue from the Beast God Realm, two top-tier special-class treasures, ten high-level treasures, thirty common treasures, and a set of the strongest secret techniques of the Lord of the Universe...]

【额外奖励虚空真神级束缚类至宝碎片x20（60/100），地球人类本体生命基因层次提升1000（32081倍）……】

His gaze swept over the entire area.

Shen Ping's expression was calm. In terms of reputation, they were initially ahead, but later they were gradually surpassed by assets and descendants. Now, they have finally reached the ancient level, and all three of the family's main aspects have been recognized as ancient.

The number of supreme treasures awarded in the future will gradually increase.

Regarding these...

He wasn't too excited, after all, once the corpse of the God King of Jin arrived, the number of supreme treasures in the Cosmic Sea would increase significantly, and the Void True God Mechanical Stream treasures would no longer be rare items.

And to be honest...

So far, the treasures rewarded by the family, apart from the supreme treasures and the treasures at the level of the Void True God, are only about the same number as, or even less than, the treasures left by the top-tier tenth-order expert, Universe Sea Jie Fanzi.

So there's nothing to be excited about.

The Cosmic Sea resembles two sacred lands, the Eastern Emperor and the Purple Moon. Having gone through countless cycles of reincarnation, the treasures they have accumulated are immense.

If we're really comparing our foundations...

The Shen family is far inferior!

Not to mention the quantity and quality of their bloodline descendants, even a single universe-master family among the human race could leave the Shen family far behind.

"There's still a long way to go before we can truly become an ancient family!"

A soft sigh escaped her lips.

Shen Ping continued his cultivation, while also mentoring younger members of his clan every so often.

Time slips away quietly in these years.

Twenty thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period.

He created two ultimate secret techniques for the Lord of the Universe, as well as several peak secret techniques for the Lord of the Universe. The ultimate level of the Lord of the Universe was no longer difficult for him. All that was left was to create the strongest secret technique himself.

Fortunately, thanks to the reward of the Law Runes, he wasn't completely clueless; he already had a clue, and all that was left was time.

In fact, "Flame Light Void" is a secret technique created in the direction of the strongest secret technique. Because whether it is the strongest secret technique or a secret technique at the level of the strongest in the universe, it is all derived from laws into a small chaotic universe, into a void world, and then into a true void universe...

With a single thought, emptiness is created.

The universe is born with just one thought.

This is the advantage of having a commanding viewpoint. Shen Ping will not go astray on the general direction, unlike other universe masters who are feeling their way across the river, sometimes wasting a lot of energy and going astray.

He came out of the platform for asking questions.

As usual, he summoned his eldest son and asked him about the family's situation.

Shen Yu was already used to it and reported truthfully, "Father, in the past 20,000 years, the number of registered members and offspring of the family has reached 891 billion. There are 215 people at the Hengxing level who have entered the Origin Law, 32 people who have entered two Origin Laws, and 1327 people at the Planetary level who have entered the Domain level..."

There were no new family members or offspring rewards displayed on the virtual frame.

Clearly, these accumulated strengths are not enough to warrant evaluation.

In particular, the number of offspring has slowed down considerably over the past 20,000 years, seemingly reaching a bottleneck. However, the number of star-level and planetary-level geniuses has been steadily increasing. It should be noted that even the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom cannot cultivate so many law geniuses.

The birth of geniuses is related to the geographical scope.

The more fertile the land, the more geniuses will be born, and the higher the probability of producing unparalleled geniuses.

Otherwise, the top races such as humans, demons, insectoids, and machines wouldn't be fighting to the death.

The number of star systems occupied by the Shen family is still less than that of the Universe Kingdom.

So many have emerged.

The main resources are the Dao Asking Platform, research and discussion meetings, and rare and exotic fruits that can give birth to law talents. Otherwise, even with a powerful figure like Shen Ping supporting the family, it would be a pleasant surprise if a law genius could emerge.

"Father."

Shen Yu hesitated before saying, "Those geniuses in the family should also participate in the Genius Battle and enter the Virtual Universe Company, the Giant Axe Arena, or be trained by the other three major forces. Although our Shen family has abundant resources, we are far inferior to the five major forces in cultivating geniuses. There are also such voices within the family."

nowadays.

In addition to Shen Ping, the head of the family, the Shen family also selected 10 stewards to assist the eldest son in managing family affairs.

Below the 10 heads, there are also many managers. After all, the family is too large and must be managed scientifically and systematically, otherwise problems will arise.

The kind of unethical procreation that happened before was caused by mismanagement.

Shen Ping hummed in agreement. He had had this idea for a long time, but he thought he should wait a little longer. Now it seems that he really can't restrain himself any longer. Clan training really can't produce strong people. These law geniuses have good talents, but they are all hothouse flowers that have never experienced blood fire and competition.

Only the realm lords within the clan performed reasonably well on the battlefield outside the domain.

"Alright, you can arrange this. How much time is left until the next Genius Battle and Strongest Battle?"

Shen Yu replied, "In less than a thousand years, the next one will be the Genius Battle held by the Virtual Universe Company. If our Shen family participates, we should be able to sweep at least half of the spots in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. That might attract some attention. As for Father..."

A genius at the Eternal Star level is almost guaranteed to be among the top 1,000 in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. There are also many Eternal Star level cultivators at the sixth or seventh level, or even the ninth level. There are quite a few of these juniors.

Shen Ping glanced at his eldest son, "Let them display their talents; there won't be any other problems!"

After breaking through to the level of a Universe Venerable, he became the Lord of the Universe.

In addition to his mastery of secret techniques, he has also made considerable progress in researching the secret runes of supreme treasures over the past 20,000 years, and is now able to activate two supreme treasures of the True God level.

The main reason is that there was no fighting.

Relying solely on arduous practice will still result in somewhat slow progress.

"Yes, Father!"

Shen Yu seemed somewhat excited. He had always managed family affairs, and he felt a little regretful that the geniuses in the clan could only grow up within the clan and could not go on adventures in the universe or join the five major powers. However, he also understood why his father did this.

After the eldest son passed away.

Shen Ping shook his head. "I hope that the geniuses of a thousand years from now will have grown a bit."

The Asking Platform and the Flowing Light Diagram are merely the foundation for cultivating geniuses.

To become a true strong person, one must undergo many trials and tribulations.

……

The news that the family had allowed participation in the Genius Battle spread quickly.

Many outstanding younger generations were very excited.

"After all these years, I'm finally able to join one of the five major powers. Back then, the patriarch made his way up from within the Virtual Universe Company... I want to go to the Virtual Universe Company too! I want to conquer the Sky Bridge!"

"Just wait, I, Shen Tianyu, will surely make a name for myself and be accepted as a disciple by the family head!"

"Father, Mother, your child will make you proud!"

"My son, this is your greatest opportunity. Whether you can break into the Virtual Universe Company depends on your cultivation over these thousand years. If you can break in, I believe the family will spare no effort in providing you with resources so that you can break through to Immortality and become a King!"

"Grandson, it's time to settle down. Although you're at the seventh level of the Domain Realm, there are many more outstanding women in the family than you. Spending all your time playing with women and procreation will make it difficult to gain the family's resources. You must be outstanding enough, talented enough, so that you can see better and more outstanding women in the future!"

The descendants of the family, whose bloodlines are worth hundreds of billions, are all excited.

Those who missed this opportunity are now busy raising their children and grandchildren. The Shen family now has bloodline descendants, which are inherited from above and engraved in their genes. They will go to Earth to reproduce as soon as they reach adulthood.

However, only outstanding descendants are now allowed to reproduce on Earth.

Shen Ping had indeed felt the vitality within the clan during this period. Although there was a competition mechanism and resource rewards before, the clan's enthusiasm was not very strong. However, as the news of being able to participate in the Genius Battle spread, this enthusiasm became very obvious!

After all, the younger generation also wants to stand out, to become famous throughout the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, and to be admired by hundreds of millions of people. Especially those geniuses of the laws, every time they watch the Genius Battle, they feel why they can't do it. If they were to go, they would definitely become number one!

"Although I haven't revealed my Fire Beast clone, I am already a Universe Venerable, recognized as possessing the strength of a Universe Overlord, and I also have many supreme treasures. Even if geniuses emerge within the family, Giant Axe should at least inform me beforehand if he wants to come to Earth..." (End of Chapter)