Ling Yu's Ambition

Over the next few years, Lu Qingshan poured ninety-nine percent of his time into comprehending and understanding the starry sky diagram. He did not visit Ling Yu even once. Yet no one took issue with such a passive attitude toward teaching. Even White Eyebrows, who served as a fellow instructor, was actually grateful to Lu Qingshan for granting him more instructional time. All of this was premised on the fact that Lu Qingshan had fulfilled his teaching assignments ahead of schedule. When someone completed their duties early, even if they received no extra reward, who would carp and claim they lacked dedication in their instruction? Thus, Lu Qingshan could remain peacefully in the Qianwu Secret Realm, and his status as Ling Yu's instructor would be preserved for over a decade, right until Ling Yu joined the Virtual Universe Company following the Genius Battle. As for where Lu Qingshan would go after that—whether he would stay in the Qianwu Secret Realm or return to the Qianwu Dojo—that would depend on the attitude of the three Undying overseers, including Silver Moon Marquis. "Five years have passed so quickly!" Throughout these five years, Lu Qingshan had not stepped beyond his front door even once. He had not even specially prepared for the precious once-a-year rebate, choosing instead to convert it into insights on the Lightning Law. In other words, all the progress Ling Yu, Lei Ming, and Paris made over these years in their lightning domains or laws had been channeled into Lu Qingshan himself through system returns. "Nesethes, open my panel." "Yes, Master." A panel slowly materialized before Lu Qingshan. [Name: Lu Qingshan] [Cultivation Realm: Domain Master Ninth Stage Peak] [Laws: Lightning Law 13%, Light Law 1.3%, Time Law 0.25%] Below it were the subpanels. Beneath Lu Qingshan's panel lay the subpanels of his three disciples. However, their cultivation realms and law comprehension were still frozen at where they had been five years ago, requiring Lu Qingshan to personally confirm and manually update them. Over these five years, his gains had been substantial. Although the Time Origin Law was overwhelmingly difficult, Lu Qingshan could meditate on those nine stars at any moment. He had forcefully gained a thorough comprehension of the first star and even developed a blade technique. Fleeting Epiphyllum!! This was a blade technique Lu Qingshan had created with the essence of time as its core, used to record the origin law essence he had mastered from the first star. The epiphyllum bloomed for but a fleeting instant. It represented ultimate speed! This blade technique could accelerate the speed of swinging a blade by thousands, even tens of thousands of times... Facing enemies in battle, a single strike to sever the throat!! Having created this technique, Lu Qingshan knew what it signified: on the path of dissecting the essence of the Time Origin Law, he had taken a firm first step. Out of the 108 essences of the Time Origin Law, Lu Qingshan had spent five years mastering the simplest among them. To achieve this within a mere five years was certainly not due to extraordinary personal talent, but rather the effect of being able to contemplate the starry sky diagram without limit, so long as his soul could endure the strain. To him, that starry sky diagram was no less valuable than an invaluable treasure. Lu Qingshan took a deep breath, fully aware that this secret could never be exposed under any circumstances. Before possessing absolute strength, it was best not to reveal even the fourth layer of Thunderlight Flash to anyone. There was no telling whether an almighty expert proficient in the Time Origin Law might reverse-engineer something beyond his detection from that movement technique. When facing the unknown, one could never be too cautious; this was an indispensable survival skill. Rising from a slave to a Giant Axe Martial Arts Practitioner, and then to the founding emperor of an empire, Lu Qingshan's success was inseparable from his vigilance and care. "The third layer of Thunderlight Flash no longer poses any difficulty for me." With Lu Qingshan's current discernment, he could naturally see through all the variations of Thunderlight Flash's third layer. In the third layer, very little of the Time Origin Law was used, and none of it touched upon the law's essence, being merely a rudimentary application. Only the fourth layer of Thunderlight Flash truly reached toward that path to the heavens. "I wonder how Ling Yu's cultivation has progressed over these past few years. Has she crossed the threshold of the Time Law?" Lu Qingshan rose and looked toward the massive manor at the foot of Wind Thunder Mountain, where Ling Yu cultivated. *** "Highness Ling Yu!" In the manor's training ground, White Eyebrows raised his voice slightly. "You need to adjust your cultivation plan." "Teacher White Eyebrows, do you still wish for me to temporarily set aside my movement technique?" Ling Yu's voice carried a cool, detached tone. "Your Highness!" White Eyebrows said with heartfelt gravity. "Your Highness's movement technique has truly reached a point where further progress is virtually impossible. Forget Star Level geniuses—even Cosmic Level experts, or certain Domain Masters, cannot match you in movement technique! "The arena battles do not take place in infinite space. Movement techniques can only keep you safe; they cannot kill the enemy and seize victory. If Your Highness's movement technique were used across an entire planet's surface, even geniuses from previous Primal Secret Realms would be unable to subdue you. But the tournament takes place on an arena—an arena that gradually shrinks! "Only by advancing your Wind Thunder Sword and completely mastering its second layer can Your Highness defeat opponents while maintaining an invincible footing! Otherwise, once the arena shrinks to the point where movement techniques lose their efficacy, Your Highness might be struck down instantly!" White Eyebrows did not know what sort of bewitching pill that instructor named Lu Qingshan had secretly fed Her Highness to leave her so utterly captivated by the movement technique he had created, to the point of neglecting other aspects of her cultivation. He also had to admit that this movement technique was indeed astonishing. Over the span of five years, Her Highness's movement technique had reached a level that left even him marveling in awe. If the objective were not the tournament, he would never have raised any objection. After all, another primary function of movement techniques was survival, and only a living genius was a true genius! "Teacher White Eyebrows, what goal did Teacher Silver Moon Marquis set for me?" Ling Yu suddenly asked. White Eyebrows blinked in surprise. "Within the universe's top one thousand, entering the core secret realms of the Virtual Universe Company." "Then with my current strength, can I achieve that goal?" she pressed. "It should... not be much of an issue, but..." White Eyebrows was momentarily at a loss for words. Indeed, even if she focused exclusively on movement technique, as long as no major mishaps occurred, securing a spot in the top one thousand posed no difficulty for Highness Ling Yu. "So, is there any difference for me between rank one thousand, rank eight hundred, rank five hundred, or even rank two hundred?" Ling Yu sighed softly. "Aren't they all just the lowest-tier Last Phase Secret Realm..." "The lowest-tier Last Phase Secret Realm? What are you saying..." White Eyebrows was left utterly speechless. That was a core secret realm of one of the universe's Five Great Hegemons, a superpower far above their Qianwu Universe Kingdom! What was wrong with the Last Phase Secret Realm?! Could it be that Her Highness's goal was not the Last Phase Secret Realm? White Eyebrows shuddered, struck by this incredible realization. If not the Last Phase Secret Realm, even the tier above it—the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm—required placing within the universe's top one hundred! Ling Yu continued, "Does Teacher think Ling Yu is being arrogant, indulging in foolish delusions simply because my movement technique is slightly superior to others? No... if Ling Yu can cross the threshold of the Time Law, none of this will be a mere wishful dream!" "Boom..." Ling Yu's soft, gentle voice struck White Eyebrows' ears like a thunderclap. Ti... Time Law... Even as a World Master who had lived for millions of years and earned the recognition of the Wind Origin Law, he dared not harbor any ambitions toward the superior Time Law. To him, that was poison... If he tainted himself with even a fraction of it, causing the slightest wavering in his Wind Law, he would completely lose all hope of breaking through to Undying! Yet Highness Ling Yu actually harbored such towering ambition! Could what she relied upon be that secret method? White Eyebrows dared not hesitate. Submerging his consciousness into the Virtual Universe, he immediately reported this news to Silver Moon Marquis!