Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 139 Successfully Accepting a Disciple, A Surge in Spatial Acuity (Part Two)

Noah looked at the mysterious 'Senior Lingbao' in front of him and listened to his words, his face showing extreme surprise and disbelief.

Qi Yuan guessed correctly; Noah did not come from any powerful force, nor did he have any powerful lone wolf as his teacher.

Even due to certain special reasons, he spent an extremely long period of his cultivation in remote parts of the universe, rarely logging into the virtual universe, let alone contacting the outside world.

It was only a little over a hundred years ago that he left his previous residence and, after several twists and turns, arrived at this battlefield outside the region.

Therefore, compared to his other veteran teammates, Noah seemed somewhat 'naive' in some ways.

However, even if he were naive, he would definitely understand the significance of the words "immortal god". Even the geniuses cultivated by the powerful forces he knew could not say for sure that they could become immortal!
And right now, judging from what this senior Lingbao said, as long as I become his disciple, it seems that he has a sure chance of cultivating me to the level of an immortal god.
Faced with this unexpected 'opportunity,' he was momentarily at a loss for what to do.
"What, you don't believe in my abilities?"

The Shangqing clone smiled and continued speaking.
"I consider myself fairly good at teaching apprentices. You've been asking me for advice quite a bit lately, so I don't need to elaborate on how much you've learned, right? As for resources, you don't need to worry about them either. Even if you can't compare to the core geniuses of those super powers, you certainly won't be too far behind."

"Hehe, as long as you're not the kind of person who just loafs around and waits to die, I'm more than 90% confident that I can train you to the immortal level."

"More than 90% certain!"

Noah's eyes widened slightly, somewhat unable to believe that he held such weight in the eyes of this senior Lingbao.

"A powerful teacher whose understanding of the laws rivals that of a marquis, a powerful sect with a hidden presence, and resources comparable to those of a core genius of a super power."

Based on his limited 'life experience', he quickly analyzed the situation, and the more he analyzed it, the more he felt that what was happening before his eyes seemed to be a huge opportunity that he absolutely could not miss.
"The past is over. From now on, I should live for myself."

At that moment, he suddenly became extremely decisive—

"Teacher, I, Noah Lanswell, am willing to become your disciple. I will serve you for life and never betray you!"

Perhaps thanks to some prior planning, Qi Yuan's first apprenticeship went unexpectedly smoothly.

Without wasting much of his breath, Noah, who looked like a 'naive young man,' readily became his disciple.
When the other members of the team learned of this, they all showed expressions of extreme surprise.

"Huh? Noah has become Master Lingbao's apprentice?"

"Damn, you're something else! You look so honest and unassuming, but you've already secretly latched onto a powerful figure!"

"Amazing, I'm envious!"

Although they all expressed envy and jealousy, when Shangqing's clone jokingly suggested that he wouldn't mind taking on a few more disciples, these veteran members subtly changed the subject.

Only the illusionist 'Nightmare,' who had a low profile, showed a slight hint of interest, but after some thought, he suppressed his restless thoughts again.

Qi Yuan didn't express any particular eagerness about this. Everyone's circumstances and pursuits are different. What he might think is very attractive to others might not actually be what they want.
Besides, to have received a disciple of such high caliber as Noah so easily was already an extremely pleasant surprise.
Next, when Qi Yuan began to try to use the system to return cultivation experience to this newly accepted disciple, this unexpected joy quickly turned into an immense ecstasy!

The reason is that the cultivation experience returned by disciples at the realm master level, especially those with good aptitude, is simply too rich!

The sum was so generous that even Qi Yuan himself felt it was somewhat exaggerated!

Qi Yuan's progress in the laws of time has always far surpassed that of the laws of space, thanks to the complete "Array of Time" and the incomplete "True Explanation of the Dao of Arrays" as well as the experience return provided by his disciple Long Ji!

Even after obtaining the 'Zhuan Kong Wang Space Enlightenment Notes', the gap in the progress of cultivating the two laws was still enormous.

However, now, thanks to the feedback from his new disciple Noah, Qi Yuan's progress in spatial laws has begun to soar rapidly, showing a trend of catching up quickly!

The Realm Lord level is the stage where a cultivator's laws improve the fastest. The faster Noah improves, the faster he can digest the content taught by Qi Yuan, and the greater his gains will be. As a result, Qi Yuan will naturally receive more experience back!
After all, even with the same return rate, the feedback obtained from imparting experience to World Lord-level disciples and Domain Lord-level disciples is absolutely worlds apart!

Even among disciples at the same realm lord level, some are just beginning to understand the laws, while others have reached a relatively advanced level. Naturally, the gains they receive during instruction will also differ.

In short, the higher the disciple's level of attainment, the more profound the content imparted, and the greater the gains.

For someone like Noah, whose base return rate is 52 times and whose spatial laws have reached the level of being able to unleash the eighth level of the Divine Weapon, the experience return gained when teaching him is naturally astonishing!

Time passed month by month.
Qi Yuan suppressed his thoughts of leaving the team and stayed with them for the time being.

Among them, Yuqing's clone continues to adventure and experience with everyone under the identity of 'Yuan'.

Shangqing's clone wholeheartedly played the role of 'teacher'. In addition to training, especially after the return of a new month's number of times resumed, he would immediately pull his newly accepted disciple Noah aside and give him a thorough lesson. The content of the lesson naturally focused mainly on the laws of space.

After each instruction, the disciple would suddenly understand and gain a lot, while Qi Yuan's own spatial comprehension would also increase significantly!

And so it went, with each lesson taught, and each level soaring higher.

Soon, ten years had quietly passed.
Over the course of ten years, Qi Yuan used the vast majority of his return opportunities on Noah.

Over the course of ten years, with a total of over a hundred experience returns, his progress in comprehending the laws of space has skyrocketed, and he has already caught up with his previous level in the laws of time!

Now, Qi Yuan has comprehended the laws of time and space to the level of a Marquis, and his strength has made great progress.

However, just as he was immersed in this rapid ascent and unable to extricate himself, wanting to use this momentum to further advance his understanding of the laws towards the King-level—

Noah, the disciple he had only recently taken on, appeared before him somewhat hesitantly.
"You want to return to the human territory?"

Qi Yuan's Shangqing clone looked at the blond boy in front of him with some surprise.

"There are some matters to attend to back home, and I must return," Noah replied respectfully.

Qi Yuan could clearly sense that his mood was unusually low at the moment.

"Ah."

The Shangqing clone nodded, but then casually asked another question.
"But what trouble have you encountered? Do you need my help?" "Thank you for your concern, teacher. I can handle it myself, so please don't trouble yourself."

Noah shook his head slightly, "It's just that this time, it might take me a little longer to leave, almost several decades."

"Decades?"

Shangqing's clone frowned slightly. He had finally managed to acquire such a useful "experience point baby," and he hadn't even had his fill of "experience" with him yet. But then the other party suddenly said that he was leaving, and that he would be gone for decades. This really caught him off guard.

However, seeing the other person's somber yet unusually determined expression, he didn't say anything more.

After all, he wasn't the kind of heartless old pervert who would completely tie someone to his side after they became his apprentice.

Besides, it's only a few decades. At worst, we can focus our energy on the laws of time, or have Lahugo take over temporarily. Although the overall efficiency will be slightly lower, it won't have too much of an impact on him.

"Then you should go back as soon as possible. I'll escort you to the nearest shuttle point in a bit."

As he spoke, Shangqing's clone took out a spatial ring and handed it to him.
"There are a thousand cubic meters of Heavenly Ice Spirit Marrow in here. Heavenly Ice Spirit Marrow has good effects on cultivating plant life, healing injuries, and promoting evolution. Keep it safe, you never know when you might need it."

"By the way, here's an address and contact number for you. You can contact him anytime if you need any help."

"Yes, thank you, teacher!"

Noah left in a hurry on the same day he spoke with Qi Yuan.

After they had all transported him to the nearest Dark Universe travel point, Qi Yuan took the opportunity to bid them farewell.

Noah left, and since none of his teammates showed any interest in becoming his apprentices, he naturally saw no need to stay in the team any longer.

"Everyone, I have other matters to attend to in this extraterritorial battlefield, and my nephew, in addition to completing his military mission, also has to pass the internal tests of our sect. Therefore, I'm afraid we cannot continue to travel with you all."

Hearing Shangqing's clone's words, the team members were slightly surprised, but it was also somewhat expected.

"Hehe, I knew that day would come, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."

The immortal god Balin smiled and touched his head.

He naturally understood that a powerhouse of 'Lingbao' level couldn't possibly follow them around indefinitely in the dangerous area of ​​Island 2800. His opponent must be a top-tier peak Immortal Military Lord, or even a Marquis-level powerhouse!
Even if it's 'Yuan', he understands that with the other party's astonishing growth rate, he will leave the team sooner or later, it's just that that day may have come a little earlier.

Not only him, but all the other team members had also guessed about this scene and had even discussed it in secret.

Therefore, when this scene actually came, although everyone was somewhat disappointed, they did not show too much sadness.

"It has been a great honor to fight alongside you two in the same squad!"

With a solemn expression, Balin addressed Qi Yuan and 'Lingbao' earnestly, "I won't say anything to persuade you to stay. I just wish you both continued progress in your cultivation on the battlefield beyond the realm, and eternal life!"

"With advanced cultivation, one's lifespan will be eternal!"

Each team member offered their blessings.

"Haha, Captain, everyone, take care too!"

Looking at these familiar comrades-in-arms, Qi Yuan felt a little sentimental.

He has been in this world for less than two hundred years, and he spent more than a hundred of those years with his comrades.

Over the course of more than a hundred years, they went through countless life-and-death battles together, naturally forging a deep friendship.

"Everyone, without further ado, I'll be waiting for the day you all retire, and then we'll have a drink together!"

As he spoke, he took out a world ring, wrapped it with the power of the world, and presented it to Bahrain.

Inside this world ring are 1 cubic meters of Heavenly Ice Spirit Essence, as well as the Mechanical Race Technology Detector that Qi Yuan bought at the auction for 2 Mixed Yuan Units.

"Captain, everyone, this is a small gift for you all. I hope it will be of some help. I'll be leaving now. Goodbye, everyone!"

Goodbye, everyone!

Qi Yuan and his Shangqing clone, who was using the alias Lingbao, waved to the crowd. Then, they quickly took out a silver-white E9-class spaceship and boarded it to leave.

Only after their spaceship completely disappeared from sight did Bahrain and the others turn their gaze away.

"Well, both recruits have run away. Looks like we'll have to recruit again!"

"Let's go. We've gained quite a bit these past two years. Let's head back to the barracks to sort through the spoils and see if there are any suitable new recruits."

"Captain, let me see what good stuff Brother Yuan left us! Holy crap!"

"I've changed my mind. I want to become Uncle Lingbao's disciple now. If all else fails, I'll become Brother Yuan's disciple."

"Haha, you'll have to wait until your next life."

A group of companions laughed and joked, but in their hearts they were also silently wishing their companions well on their long journey.

"Brother, you must retire alive."

(End of this chapter)