Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 143 The Heart of Laws: An Early Breakthrough Opportunity
Red Leaf Star.

After thousands of years of development, Red Leaf Star has now reached its peak of prosperity.

Over the course of a thousand years, while focusing on his own cultivation, Qi Yuan naturally also spared some attention to the development of his territory and his disciples.

Over the years, Qi Yuan has bestowed upon his disciples streams of Xuan Yuan Divine Light, greatly improving their aptitude.

For Qi Yuan, the improvement in qualifications is directly reflected in an increase in the basic return rate.

Among them, the eldest disciple, Cang Fan, increased by 46 times;
The second disciple, Liao Li, increased his skill from 36 times to 50 times;
The third disciple, Yuan Mu, increased his speed from 30 times to 49 times.
The fourth disciple, Mireya, increased her multiplier from 53 to 56.
The fifth disciple, Xue Lan Changfeng, increased his speed from 32 times to 49 times, but was also stopped by the 50 times mark.

However, the effect of the sixth disciple, Longji, was somewhat disappointing. After possessing the Time-Swept Insect, his base return rate was already as high as 58 times, and at this point, it seemed to have exceeded the limit that Xuan Yuan Divine Light could improve.

In the end, he wasted a wisp of Xuan Yuan Divine Light, but his base return rate remained fixed at 58 times.

The remaining two disciples, Hu Ge and Noah, are both affected. Hu Ge has already undergone a transformation by the Xuan Yuan Divine Light, so continuing to use it will also render it ineffective.

As for Noah, it was only in recent years, after he gradually gained Qi Yuan's full trust, that Qi Yuan, in the name of 'Uncle Lingbao,' also bestowed upon him a wisp of Xuan Yuan Divine Light, which increased his aptitude by 56 times.

Of the eight early disciples, five received returns of over 50 times, with the highest reaching 58 times, while the other three received returns of at least 46 times.

With their enhanced aptitude, each disciple's cultivation speed has also increased significantly.

Now, a thousand years have passed, and apart from the eldest disciple Cang Fan and the third disciple Yuan Mu, who are still at the Domain Lord level, the others have all broken through to the Realm Lord level one by one under the long-term and subtle influence of Qi Yuan Taiqing's avatar's 'education' ability.

If these eight disciples continue to grow, they may one day become a powerful force comparable to a marquisate or even a kingship, a powerful and immortal clan!
Besides the eight direct disciples he had taught in the early years, Qi Yuan's disciple expansion plan, which he had formulated in earlier years, has finally begun to show results.

Of all the 'external elites' recruited by the Blue Bay branch of the Virtual Universe Company over the past ten thousand years, he hasn't found any suitable targets yet.

However, in recent years, as the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce has continued to expand its business routes, its reach has gradually extended to most of the Lanting Universe Kingdom.

Through the trials at the Qiyuan Tower, he gradually discovered a group of outstanding disciples with considerable talent in formations.

These outstanding candidates have all passed at least the seventh level of the Wonderful Fate Tower test.

However, after getting to know them, only 6 of them were willing to join the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce and follow them to Red Leaf Star for development.

The six people, with basic return rates ranging from 30 to 42 times, were temporarily assigned to the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce to serve under Longji.

After a long period of secret observation and testing, Qi Yuan successively selected three suitable candidates to be taken as disciples.

Today is the day Qi Yuan is preparing to formally accept these three as his disciples.
In a small world connected to the Red Leaf Star God Temple.

Longji, a blond, one-horned youth, quickly led the three of them to Qi Yuan.

"Teacher, the person has been brought over." Longji bowed slightly.

"Ah."

Qi Yuan nodded, but his gaze fell on the three figures who were bowing along with Long Ji.

The three figures, two men and one woman, all possessed cosmic-level cultivation and had all passed the eighth level of the Wonderful Fate Tower's test. Moreover, their respective return multipliers reached 34 times, 36 times, and 39 times.

However, the reason why these three were chosen was not only because of their outstanding talent in array formations, but also because of their character and temperament.

The three individuals were either ordinary subjects under a lord, having risen from humble beginnings, or they came from relatively privileged backgrounds.

However, all three of them share a common characteristic: they are all extremely determined and have a very resilient and kind nature.

Of course, this kindness does not refer to an excessive sense of compassion; it simply means that they do not place themselves above ordinary lives simply because of their own strength or status.

And this is precisely one of the criteria Qi Yuan has used to select disciples over the years.

The fact that these three people are now standing before Qi Yuan means that they have passed Qi Yuan's secret test.

"You should already know why we are here."

Qi Yuan smiled at the three of them, "Now, I will ask you one last time, are you willing to become my personal disciples? If not, you can leave as soon as possible. If you betray me after becoming my disciples, you will not be able to get away so easily."

The three knew the purpose of their trip before they arrived, and had already made up their minds.

Therefore, after Qi Yuan asked the question, all three of them knelt down without hesitation and respectfully bowed, saying:

"Disciples Yuanlu/Salomon/Yunlan are willing to become Master's disciples. We pay our respects to Master!"

"Haha, good, good, you guys..."

Qi Yuan was about to offer a few words of encouragement with a smile when a system notification suddenly caught his attention—[Congratulations, host, for collecting ten attribute-specific disciples and obtaining the special reward, the Heart of Law. The reward has been sent to your system space and can be claimed at any time.]

"Special reward?"

Qi Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, but he first smiled and instructed his three newly accepted disciples:
"Once you have entered my tutelage, you must restrain yourselves, diligently cultivate yourselves, and refrain from arrogance and boasting to outsiders, lest you cause trouble. Otherwise, don't blame me for taking action to clean up your sect."

"Yes, teacher! We disciples will remember your teachings!"

All three disciples responded respectfully.

"Well, you may all step back now. Follow your sixth senior brother to arrange your daily cultivation quarters. You can ask him if you have any questions." Qi Yuan smiled and waved his hand.

After the three respectfully withdrew under Long Ji's guidance, Qi Yuan's consciousness shifted slightly, and he quickly began to examine the special reward he had just received.

[Heart of Laws: A special talent. Upon receiving and using it, one's consciousness can permanently connect to the origin of the universe, and one will not be affected by the rejection of the divine body when comprehending the laws.]

"This reward"

Qi Yuan was slightly taken aback as soon as he took a look.

The reason why the Realm Lord level is called the fastest stage of law cultivation is that at the Realm Lord level, one can use the resonance of the power of the world to allow consciousness to enter the origin of the universe. In an extremely close state, one can more clearly perceive the fluctuations of the origin laws.

It is precisely because the power of the world is special that consciousness can enter the origin of the universe.

Once immortality is achieved, the energy level changes again, possessing even greater immortal power, but the consciousness can no longer be merged with the origin of the universe.

Being stronger isn't necessarily better; what's suitable is best.

Moreover, possessing the power of the world grants one the opportunity to quickly comprehend various laws!

Once one steps into the realm of immortal gods, it may take tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years to fully comprehend the laws of space. This is because the laws of space become increasingly difficult as one progresses, reaching an extreme level of difficulty. Furthermore, the level of comprehension at the immortal level is not as luxurious as that at the realm lord level.

Some unparalleled geniuses, after only tens of thousands of years of cultivation at the World Lord level, can rival the immortal gods at the King level in their understanding of the laws.

But for an ordinary immortal god, even with continuous breakthroughs, it would be impossible to reach the King level in a hundred million years!

That's the advantage!
This is also why many ambitious geniuses are unwilling to become immortal gods too quickly.

However, according to the description of the special reward 'Heart of Law' that I just obtained, it can enable my consciousness to permanently communicate with the origin of the universe after use, and it is not affected by the rejection of the divine body!
In other words, with this 'Heart of Law', even if Qi Yuan breaks through to the Immortal level, he can still maintain the terrifying cultivation speed he had during his World Lord era!

In this way, perhaps he will no longer need to pursue staying at the realm master level for a long time like other realm master geniuses!
This is absolutely fantastic news for him!
After all, the difference in basic power between a peak Realm Lord and an Immortal is too great. At the same level of understanding of the laws, the strength that a peak Realm Lord and an Immortal God can exert is completely incomparable!

In the battlefield outside the domain, even though his understanding of the laws far surpasses that of those who have been granted titles and become immortals, he was completely overwhelmed when the battle began. Even when he fought back, he could not cause any real damage to his opponents.

This is the fundamental difference!
However, if he were to break through to immortality, with his current understanding of the laws, coupled with a hundredfold increase in genetic level, his divine body would become incredibly powerful once he broke through!

When the time comes, if we face those who have been granted titles and immortalities, we'll be able to slap them one by one, if not one!

Breaking through to the level of an immortal god is a tremendous leap in strength!

The leap in strength means that Qi Yuan can more recklessly use the system to quickly accumulate wealth and enhance his strength!

"This reward truly resonates with me."

A sharp glint flashed in Qi Yuan's eyes.

He originally planned to advance to immortality only after all the laws of time and space were recognized by the fundamental laws. Now it seems that this time can be brought forward quite a bit!
After all, he had no other avatars to cultivate, and the Heart of Law had already resolved his worries; there was no point in remaining at the Realm Lord level any longer.
"immortal."

Qi Yuan looked on with anticipation. Only after breaking through to the Immortal level could he truly come into contact with the magnificence of the universe!
"There's no need to delay any longer. Yuqing and Shangqing clones, set off immediately to return to the human territory. The main body and Taiqing clone, push the lightning law to the limit of near breakthrough as soon as possible. Once all the bodies are reunited, find a safe place and immediately begin preparations to break through to immortality!"

Qi Yuan's mind raced, and he quickly made a decision!

It will take about a year and a half for the two clones to return from the extraterritorial battlefield.

In the past year and a half, the main body and the Taiqing clone have only made a little effort to comprehend the laws of lightning to the point of breaking through the limit.

After that, he dared not continue to comprehend it, and waited patiently for his clone to return.

Meanwhile, the new Lanting Auction was launched during this period.

As a regular guest at the auction, Qi Yuan naturally attended as scheduled.

However, to his surprise, this auction featured an item that caught his attention quite unexpectedly—

Making up for the missing Chapter 1~~
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