He spoke earnestly, attempting to make Qing Yu understand the cruelty of competition:
"Your talent is excellent; you've reached the ninth level of Space Domain at the Stellar Level. But... you've cultivated for too short a time! Your accumulation is too shallow! Those equally talented individuals have cultivated for hundreds, even thousands of years. In just ten years... how easy do you think it is to catch up to their hundreds, or even thousands, of years of foundation at the Stellar Level?"
He feared that Qing Yu might become conceited due to his talent, underestimating the difficulties ahead.
As a World Master, he was all too clear about the difficulty of comprehending laws. Domain at the ninth level seemed only a step away from the true threshold of laws... but this step was a chasm!
How many astonishingly brilliant individuals were stuck before this threshold for decades, even centuries. Therefore, he did not believe Qing Yu could step into the Space Law threshold within ten years.
"It is already excellent that you can make it into the top thousand of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom in this genius battle, make a name for yourself, be noticed by an immortal being and taken as a disciple, thus winning honor and a breathing room for our Qinglin Clan!"
Facing World Master Qing Ming's earnest, almost 'cold water' pouring, realistic analysis, Qing Yu's expression remained as calm as water.
Others needed painstaking effort and time to accumulate insights into the profound mysteries of laws.
But he now had a fourfold talent bonus, and his comprehension of laws was advancing by leaps and bounds. He was confident he could step into the law threshold within ten years!
He did not refute World Master Qing Ming's conservative expectations, nor did he need to prove anything with impassioned words.
"This disciple will engrave the ancestor's teachings in his heart. The universe is vast, and geniuses are as numerous as clouds. This disciple will naturally guard against arrogance and impetuosity."
World Master Qing Ming looked at Qing Yu with satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, a blue light flickered, and a token engraved with the ancient Qinglin Clan emblem instantly appeared before Qing Yu.
"This is the 'Qinglin Order'. With this token, all family resources are yours for the taking! Cultivation techniques and secret arts? All open to you! For these ten years, you can cultivate with peace of mind, utilizing all the family's resources to maximize your strength!"
"Qing Yu, respectfully obeys the ancestor's command!"
"Good, go!"
Three days later!
Using the Virtual Universe to broadcast to all Qinglin Clan members, and under the shocked gazes of countless clansmen, Qing Yue himself and several core confidants involved in his scheme were executed on the spot.
His direct bloodline, regardless of age, had their clan registration revoked, slave control chips implanted, and were immediately exiled to the harshest mining planet under the family's control, to serve as slaves for generations.
The disposal was complete, and the dust settled.
Qing Yu did not hesitate. Holding the "Qinglin Order", he immediately activated the highest-level resource allocation.
First, he purchased a large quantity of nutrient solutions. In about a month, Qing Yu climbed from Stellar Level Level 6 to the peak of Level 9.
A World Master family would normally never use nutrient solutions to cultivate family disciples; that would be too luxurious.
Then, on the virtual network, using the family's three-star account at the Universe Galaxy Bank, he purchased a fifth-tier mental power weapon—the Flowing Light Disc.
This was a flying mental power weapon. Qing Yu had previously been flying in a relatively crude manner. With this Flowing Light Disc, his strength would greatly increase.
Moreover, the Flowing Light Disc was also an excellent carrier for cultivating the movement secret art "Myriad Threads Stream". Myriad Threads Stream was a widely circulated secret art among various major forces, and the Qinglin Clan also possessed it, which saved him from having to buy it again.
Qing Yu began to cultivate the Myriad Threads Stream secret art. Myriad Threads Stream had four layers in total: Single Thread Stream, Nine Thread Stream, Hundred Thread Stream, and Myriad Threads Stream, as well as the legendary highest layer, "Teleportation", but this final layer was not circulated externally.
Although this spatial secret art was widely known, it was actually very difficult to cultivate. Even the first layer, "Single Thread Stream", required one to step into the Space Law threshold to successfully cultivate it.
Qing Yu currently only had comprehension of the ninth level of Space Domain, so Qing Yu was not directly cultivating Myriad Threads Stream, but rather conducting basic movement training to prepare for subsequent cultivation.
As for offensive secret arts, Qing Yu did not cultivate them. He was confident that within ten years, or even five years, he would achieve mastery in both Space and Time Laws.
And the mental power offensive secret art most suitable for Space and Time Laws was the 'Qiankun Ninefold Tribulation', which was ranked alongside the 'Ninefold Chaotic Heaven Evolution' used by Luo Feng in the original work as one of the nine great divine weapons of a Controller!
Also known as the 'Tribulation Divine Weapon'!
Given this, Qing Yu felt there was no need for him to cultivate other mental power secret arts. It would be better to use that time to strive to step into the law threshold earlier.
The family was also attempting to purchase the "Qiankun Ninefold Tribulation" for him.
However, Qing Yu did not completely abandon the cultivation of offensive secret arts. Perhaps due to the mysterious influence of his transmigration, his soul power was extraordinarily strong.
And his mental power characteristics leaned more towards an Illusionist rather than a Controller. However, an Illusionist's abilities in direct combat were indeed slightly inferior to a Controller's.
Qing Yu neither wanted to give up the direct offensive power of a Controller nor waste his innate talent, so he planned to cultivate both the Controller and Illusionist branches.
In the early stage, he would focus on Controller cultivation, with the Illusionist direction as a supplement. As for how it would develop later, he would consider it in the future. Once his talent stacking multiplier increased, he might be able to advance both simultaneously.
Thus, while concentrating on movement training and law comprehension, he also invested some energy in studying Illusionist secret arts.
Illusionists also had their advantages. Illusion attacks were formless and intangible, serving as a hidden trump card for him.
When an opponent assumed he was a Controller, a sudden illusion attack might throw them into disarray, allowing him to gain the upper hand.
One year later!
The door to Qing Yu's cultivation room was knocked.
"Young Master Qing Yu, we have news about the 'Tribulation Divine Weapon'!" An old voice sounded from outside.
"Speak!"
"At the Jinlan Auction three days from now, all nine great divine weapons will be auctioned, but there is only one Tribulation Divine Weapon!"
In a blink of an eye, three days passed, and the Jinlan Auction commenced as scheduled.
In the Virtual Universe, on an incredibly elegant floating land, a massive building—the auction hall—was where primary auctions like the Jinlan Auction were held every time.
The auction hall was packed with people, over a million, most of whom were World Masters. Qing Yu, accompanied by a Domain Master family executive, stood out.
However, although the Jinlan Auction's name contained "Jinlan", it was actually organized by the Virtual Universe Corporation, and no one dared to cause trouble at the auction house.
Qing Yu walked to his designated seat and sat down. Soon, the auction began.
A red-skinned old man appeared in the center of the auction hall and began to preside over the auction.
"Without further ado! This session of the Jinlan Auction officially begins!"
The first half of the auction was uneventful, mostly featuring rare minerals, unique life forms, technological creations, or treasures useful to World Masters and immortal beings.
Qing Yu closed his eyes, resting, as if detached from the proceedings.
"Everyone! The fifth batch of auction items is about to begin. You can see the detailed information on your auction token and prepare in advance!"