Swallowing the Stars: The Rise of Emperor Wei

Half a day is spent sparring with someone at the Qianwu Dojo, and the other half honing skills in the Killing Space. Back in the castle, he still has to cultivate his Force and telekinesis. Gao Sheng is very busy.

On the third day, while Gao Sheng was training hard in the killing field, he received an email that the ancestor of the Gaoduo tribe wanted to see him.

Gao Sheng immediately logged off, then logged back on and returned to the Rhodes Peninsula community, heading towards Gao Erduo's large villa.

Upon entering, there were two people sitting in the lobby.

Gao Sheng bowed deeply: "Clan Chief, Ancestor of the Gao Erduo Clan."

I didn't expect the clan chief to be there too.

Clan Chief Pero Weidi, a ninth-tier Domain Lord, usually resides on the Black Dragon Mountain Imperial Star. Gao Sheng has only ever seen his portrait; he has never met him in either the real or virtual universe.

As for Gordo, I've seen him a few times in the virtual universe.

Pero looked at Gao Sheng carefully and said, "Gao Sheng? Not bad. Come with me to pay our respects to the Ancestor."

"You still want to see the patriarch?" Gao Sheng honestly replied, "Yes."

Following the two, they went out to the community teleportation point, teleported, and instantly appeared in another community on Black Dragon Mountain Island.

"This is the Nine Star Bay community. My ancestors and I both lived here," Chief Pero explained.

Gao Sheng nodded: "Yes."

As Pero walked, he said, "Gao Sheng, after today, you should also buy a house here. That way, it will be easier for you to see me and the Ancestor in the virtual universe."

"Yes."

Soon the three arrived at a luxurious villa and entered the hall.

In the lobby, a middle-aged man sat on a sofa drinking tea.

"Ancestor!" Pero, along with Galdo and Gao Sheng, knelt down to pay their respects.

"Yes, get up, everyone, sit down," the man said with a smile.

Gao Sheng sat upright on the opposite sofa, looking at his ancestor, Emperor Wei.

Just like in the portrait, Emperor Wei was tall with a square face that exuded authority even without anger. He also had two purple markings on his face, which was Emperor Wei's original appearance. As for the purple markings on the faces of Gao Sheng and the clan leader, they were actually drawn on; they were the "battle markings" of Emperor Wei's family.

Although everyone in the virtual universe has an apprentice-level body, the feeling of facing a peak Realm Lord is clearly different from that of other people. Gao Sheng felt that his entire body had been seen through by the Ancestor Wei Di.

"I never imagined that my Wei Di family would produce such a genius in this generation. You've already achieved a domain at the planetary level. You're quite impressive," Wei Di said slowly, observing Gao Sheng.

Gao Sheng was embarrassed and said, "You flatter me, Ancestor. I dare not accept such praise."

"No, I'm not flattering you. It won't be difficult for you to become a domain lord in the future. You might even become the next clan leader, or even reach my level," Emperor Wei said.

"I will definitely work hard," Gao Sheng said.

"However, talent alone is not enough. No matter how high your talent, without cultivation, you can't even reach the cosmic level." Emperor Wei's tone changed. "As far as I know, you don't put your heart into cultivation, nor do you work hard. This will only waste your talent, do you understand?"

"I understand," Gao Sheng said, sweating.

"Of course, it's not your fault, nor is it your father's fault. After all, you haven't shown much talent in all these years since you were born. It's not wrong for your father to want you to develop in the business direction." Wei Di nodded.

"Comprehension of domains generally depends on one's realm, but it's also related to the affinity between the body and the universe. Your realm isn't high, yet you can comprehend domains, which means your body has a very high affinity with the universe! It's normal that it didn't manifest before. This kind of talent only appears when the body reaches the planetary level, which is an extremely rare talent. I guess you only reached the planetary level in terms of mental power before, and your physical breakthrough is a recent event? Is that right?"

Gao Sheng nodded in agreement.

"Therefore you must focus on your cultivation and not waste the talent the universe has given you. Do you understand?" Emperor Wei said solemnly.

"Yes, this junior will definitely work hard in my cultivation," Gao Sheng replied.

"Okay." Emperor Wei got up, took out a small box, opened it, and inside were several books.

"These two books are the Soul Defense Secret Technique 'Cage of Eight Directions,' which can only be viewed in the virtual universe. You can keep them for now," Emperor Wei said, picking up the two golden books.

Gao Sheng was overjoyed and accepted the gift with both hands, saying, "Thank you, Ancestor."

Xiao Ai, who was on Gao Sheng's shoulder, jumped down and tried to look through the pages, but she couldn't open them at all.

"Huh? You're an intelligent life form?" Wei Di and Pero then noticed Xiao Ai's difference.

Gao Sheng said, "Yes, I have had some fortunate encounters."

Emperor Wei smiled. There are too many encounters in the universe. Having an encounter is a good thing, and he wouldn't ask any further questions.

"The secret techniques exchanged in the virtual universe can only be viewed in the virtual universe; the AI ​​cannot read or save them," Wei Di said. "Pero, you can keep this for now and come back to collect it after Gao Sheng buys a house here."

"Yes." Perot took the two books.

"Remember, this is something I obtained from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance. It can only be used by one person for cultivation and cannot be passed on to others. Otherwise, it would violate the rules of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, and the price would be unbearable for me, let alone you," Emperor Wei said solemnly.

"Yes."

Wei Di then pointed to the black book, "As for this soul attack technique 'Soul Thorn,' I obtained it at great risk. It can be passed on, but the technique is precious. This technique has been included in the core inheritance of my Wei Di family, so you cannot pass it on indiscriminately. You can have the AI ​​read this."

"Yes."

Xiao Ai took it again, and this time she was able to browse and read it.

Emperor Wei continued, "There are also some advanced inheritances in the family, which are generally only obtained by outstanding Eternal Star level cultivators. You can obtain them first, but they must not be passed on to others. Pero, I'm leaving this matter to you."

"Yes," Pero said, bowing.

"As for other aspects, your priority now is basic cultivation. You already have the secret techniques. Since the family has produced a genius like you, I should have gone back to guide you for a while, but I can't spare the time right now. I can't say for sure when, maybe more than ten years from now. Besides, I don't have time to guide you in the virtual universe. So, I'll give you 1 million universe coins first. Remember, you won't have an easy time in the future," Emperor Wei said with a smile in his eyes.

"Thank you, Ancestor." Gao Sheng's face lit up with joy, but he was inwardly shocked. 1 million universe coins? Was that too much?

100 million cosmic coins is equivalent to 1 billion Qianwu coins. For someone at the planetary level, or even the future Heng level, it is an enormous sum of money. Even Luo Feng only received 3300 billion Qianwu coins when he was at the Heng level.

There must be a reason why so many were given out. Gao Sheng immediately understood; these were probably mainly for cultivating subsidiary life forms. Human bodies simply wouldn't need so many before reaching the cosmic level, and Luo Feng's plant life forms didn't require his cultivation.

One hundred million cosmic coins are more than enough to cultivate a high-level Brahma Flower to the ninth level of the Eternal Star, but to reach the cosmic level, it still needs to be cultivated well and is not enough.

"Logically, the elite descendants of the family would go to the training camp on Weihu Star, but your situation exceeds the scope of 'elite,' and the training methods there are not suitable for you," Emperor Wei said with a smile. "Since you want to cultivate on Qiulong Star, that's fine with you. I'll make arrangements when I return. The most important thing you should do with this money is to cultivate a plant life. As for the spaceship, weapons, and servants, plan that yourself and focus on your cultivation."

"I will certainly work hard," Gao Sheng said respectfully.

In fact, with Wei Di's experience, he has seen too many geniuses, but those who truly rise to prominence are often accompanied by many fortunate encounters.

A genius shouldn't be restricted too much; that's why he didn't let Gao Sheng go to the family training camp.

Wei Di nodded slightly: "Pero, you will elevate Gao Sheng's status to the second level, making him an honorary elder of the family, and inform the family management. Honorary elders are not required to attend elder meetings or participate in management, but all family briefings will be copied to him."

"Yes," Pero said.

This is to be expected. Under normal circumstances, those in the family who are at the constant star level and have a domain will be honorary elders. It is even more expected that they will have a domain when they are promoted to the planetary star level.

Because of the lineage of the Wei Di family, those who can possess a domain at the Hengxing level are almost certainly destined for the cosmic level.

Second level? A promotion indeed. The Wei Di family has nearly 100,000 direct descendants, and their resources and power are also tiered, with a total of six levels. The first level is for Domain Lords and above, who are Grand Elders—a rare achievement even since the Wei Di family's inception. The second level is for Elders, generally requiring a cosmic level or significant contributions. The third and fourth levels are typically for important Constant-level individuals or highly talented Planetary-level individuals. The fifth level is for ordinary Constant-level individuals, and the sixth level is for ordinary Planetary-level individuals.

Before Xiang was promoted, he was at level six, while the old fat man was only at level four.

"Okay, you can go ahead." With that, Wei Di disappeared.

Gao Sheng looked at Pero: "Patriarch."

Pero laughed and said, "Promotion, I've given you the virtual universe number. I'll send you the secret technique soon. If you have any problems with your cultivation while you're on Qiulong Star, you can come to me. I know you bought a castle outside Qiulong City, but the area outside the city isn't very safe."

Gao Sheng thought to himself, "Is the clan leader going to send a cosmic-level bodyguard to be my bodyguard? That wouldn't be very convenient."

"Clan leader, I have a group of bodyguards, including two at the ninth level of the Eternal Star level," Gao Sheng said.

Perrault shook his head: "That's not enough. I think we should send a guest elder to stay at your castle for a few years."

"There's really no need to trouble the clan leader. After all, Qiulong Star is the administrative star of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire." Gao Sheng had a secret and naturally didn't want any guards from the clan.

"Oh?" Pero looked at Gao Sheng and thought for a while. Since the ancestor had instructed not to interfere too much, then so be it.

"Fine, it's only a few years anyway. Be careful. I'm leaving. Email me if you need anything." Pero also disappeared.

Gao Sheng looked helplessly at Gao Erduo: "Ancestor."

Gordo, who hadn't spoken until now, laughed and said, "Don't call me clan ancestor, just call me Gordo. You are also a second-level member of the clan, an honorary elder, and have the same status as me."

"this……"

"These things don't matter in the universe. Your father is still your father. For people like us who are separated by many generations, only strength and status matter," Gordo laughed.

That's certainly true in the universe, and Gao Sheng could only nod in agreement.

"Come with me."

Gao Erduo took Gao Sheng back to the Rhodes Peninsula community.

"Cultivate well, I'm proud of you." Gordo patted Gao Sheng on the shoulder. "Also, I heard from your father that you are now a planetary lord, which means you've come of age and established yourself. As for me, I don't have much to offer, so I'll give you 100 billion Qianwu coins as a coming-of-age gift."

Gao Sheng looked troubled: "Elder Gao Erduo, this is too much."

Gao Erduo laughed and said, "Resources are very important for cultivation. After all, you are from my lineage. The ancestor has already rewarded me, much more than this one. Just take it and don't complain that it's too little."