Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 128 An unexpected reunion

Red Leaf Star.

Over a hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. Now, the major transformation of the Liuquan Galaxy has been basically completed, and the entire Liuquan Galaxy has begun to radiate with unparalleled vitality.

As the 'capital star' of the entire Liuquan Galaxy, Hongye Star presents an unimaginable prosperity.

Especially as news of Qi Yuan's breakthrough to the Realm Lord level and his recognition by the Origin Law gradually spread, this prosperity reached an almost extreme level throughout the entire Blue Bay Starfield.

It's important to understand that in an ordinary star field, a new immortal god might not appear for tens or even millions of epochs.

Currently, there are only two immortal gods from the Blue Bay Star Region who are confirmed to be alive, and both of them have joined the army of the Lanting Universe Kingdom and do not usually reside in the Blue Bay Star Region.

Therefore, the peak Realm Lord who has gained the recognition of the Origin Law is already considered the highest combat power in the entire Blue Bay Starfield.

The planet where such a powerful figure resides and governs naturally becomes a highly coveted place of residence and business for many nobles and wealthy individuals in the Blue Bay Star Region.

Imagine if you could buy a residence on Red Leaf Star and live there permanently. It would be equivalent to having the protection of a peak Realm Lord, and your safety would be greatly guaranteed!

Moreover, Qi Yuan also holds the position of Director of the Martial Arts Department of the Blue Bay Branch of the Virtual Universe Company. Although his official rank is not high, he is considered to have considerable influence in the Blue Bay Star Region. It is through this position that he has established good relationships and trade relations with some local world lord families and forces.

Therefore, Red Leaf Star can be considered a place where business opportunities converge in the Blue Bay Starfield, attracting many business groups from other places to seek cooperation.

Red Leaf Star Space Dock.

An E6-class alloy spaceship slowly docked at the port berth.

The spaceship hatch opened, and two figures walked out one after the other.

Leading the group was an elderly man in a silver robe with a third eye between his eyebrows, followed by a young man in black armor with a dark red horn on his forehead.

"Red Leaf Star, a rapidly rising power in the last hundred years. Tsk tsk, I hope this meeting with Chairman Longji will yield some good results."

The two flew for a while and soon met a blond young man with a unicorn horn in a luxurious building in Red Leaf City.

"Haha, President Wu Ke, welcome to our Willow Spring Galaxy for inspection and exchange!"

The blond-haired young man with the unicorn horn began to talk to the other person enthusiastically.

This blond youth was none other than Long Ji, the disciple Qi Yuan had taken in a hundred years ago who had possessed the Time-Swept Insect.

Interestingly, this disciple also demonstrated remarkable talent in business management in addition to his spiritual practice.

After more than a century of experience and growth, Longji has gradually taken over the commercial activities of the entire territory under Qiyuan's authorization.

In any case, given the special abilities of the Time-Swept Insect, he could easily create several 'subsidiaries' that could move around outside.

Allowing individual entities to operate outside and manage the territories' businesses does not hinder his main body's cultivation progress in the slightest.

"It is our honor to be able to come to such a prosperous place as Red Leaf Star!"

The three-eyed old man responded warmly, and the two quickly began a lively conversation.
Meanwhile, inside the Red Leaf Star God Temple.

Qi Yuan, who had just finished answering the questions of several disciples, had a slight change in his gaze and unconsciously revealed a hint of surprise.

As a powerful realm master, his consciousness could easily cover the entire Red Leaf Star in an instant.

Just now, with a casual glance, he instantly spotted a familiar figure that had almost been forgotten.
"Hehe, fate is truly wondrous."

Qi Yuan's consciousness spread, and he quickly transmitted a few words telepathically.

In the reception room of that luxurious mansion in Red Leaf City.

Longji, who was discussing cooperation matters with the three-eyed old man, blinked. After quickly finalizing the general details, he casually asked, as if in conversation:
"Brother Wu Ke, is this the bodyguard your family arranged for you? Tsk tsk, a ninth-level cosmic-level being your bodyguard, it seems your family values ​​you quite a bit!"

"Haha, yes, this is a cosmic-level slave guard that the family arranged for me. However, there is one thing that Guild Master Longji is wrong about. Although this was arranged for me by the family, he was not a cosmic-level ninth-order when he was with me."

The three-eyed old man said with a smile.

“So that’s how it is”

Longji nodded, but then reminded him with feigned concern, "Brother Wuke, since he is a slave guard, isn't it too risky for him to reach the ninth level of the Universe level? Why don't you resell him and buy an eighth-level Universe level one instead? Wouldn't that be safer?"

"Thank you for the reminder, Chairman Longji."

The three-eyed old man smiled and then explained, "I do have the idea of ​​making a move, but this slave has good talent. It would be a pity to sell him directly to those slave traders. I plan to send him to the nearby Giant Axe Arena in a while and let him participate in the life-or-death battle to see if I can earn a little more."

"Oh?"

Longji's gaze shifted slightly, as if he were somewhat tempted, and he said, "Hehe, brother, to be honest, I'm also a bit interested in the life-or-death battle at the Giant Axe Arena, but I haven't had a suitable candidate under my command. What do you think?"

After some conversation, Longji bought the ninth-level cosmic slave youth from the three-eyed old man for an exorbitant price of 200 billion cosmic coins, plus some preferential terms.

After dismissing the three-eyed old man, Long Ji did not linger and immediately led the young slave to Qi Yuan's secluded cultivation place.

Inside the Red Leaf Star God Temple.

Qi Yuan sat high on the throne.

His gaze swept lightly over the somewhat familiar face of the young slave, and a sense of déjà vu rose in his heart.

The slave youth before him was none other than Hugo Ortega, one of the first 'locals' Qi Yuan encountered after transmigrating to this world, and the former lord of Thunderstorm Star.

When he returned to the Eternal Starfield to resolve the troubles of the Thunder Source Clan, he learned that the original Thunderstorm Star Lord had been missing for a long time, and even Thunderstorm Star had been occupied by his mortal enemy.

Unexpectedly, after more than a hundred years, the two sides met again in this way.

It was a scene similar to their first meeting, except that their identities were completely reversed.

Now Qi Yuan sits in a high position, while the once spirited young lord of Thunderstorm Star has been reduced to a cosmic slave whose freedom is restricted.

To be fair, aside from buying him and Cang Fan and other members of the Thunder Source Clan from slave traders, this former Lord of Thunderstorm Star did not treat them particularly harshly. Therefore, Qi Yuan did not harbor any strong hatred towards him.

If he doesn't reappear, Qi Yuan will probably forget about him completely.

However, this unexpected encounter did bring him quite a surprise.

Firstly, I never expected to meet him so coincidentally in a foreign land after more than a hundred years.

Secondly, I was also surprised that Hu Ge's aptitude had experienced such an exaggerated surge!

If Qi Yuan remembers correctly, when the two first met, Hu Ge's base return multiplier was only around 30 times.

However, looking at it now, his base return rate has reached an astonishing 50 times, which has already exceeded the 'immortal qualification threshold' he had guessed!
The increase from more than 30 times to 50 times is astonishing!
Once you reach a certain level of qualification, it becomes increasingly difficult to improve further.

For example, the Dragon Essence he once used on his disciples. A single drop of Dragon Essence could cause Cang Fan, whose base return rate was only 8 times, to surge to 20 times. However, when Liao Li, whose base return rate was 33 times, used it, it only increased by 3 times, reaching 36 times.

This shows just how exaggerated Hugo's improvement was.

Such an exaggerated improvement must represent a tremendous opportunity beyond the imagination of ordinary people!
In particular, for Qi Yuan, who has a huge need to improve his disciples' aptitude, the attraction of this opportunity is even greater!
"I wonder what kind of serendipity led to this?"

(End of this chapter)