Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 148 System Upgrade
Inside the silver spaceship.

Qi Yuan simply sat casually in the chair, yet his divine power naturally permeated the entire rest cabin, causing everyone in the cabin to tremble.

Even Prince Sauti, who had just completed his breakthrough and already possessed the strength to be granted the title of Marquis, was filled with trepidation at this moment.

Not to mention the ordinary realm lords and the cosmic-level elites from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance... especially the young elites who were only at the cosmic level, their souls trembled at this moment, almost to the point of wanting to prostrate themselves.

Fortunately, this state did not last long. As Qi Yuan gradually adapted to his divine body after the surge in power, the uncontrollable and diffused pressure began to weaken and subside.

Qi Yuan's consciousness partially continued to familiarize itself with the power of his divine body after the breakthrough, while the majority of his consciousness quickly logged into the virtual universe.

The moment he logged in, the virtual universe system naturally sensed through his connection device that he had reached the immortal level.

Suddenly——

"drop!"

"Ding"

……

Two notifications rang in his mind one after the other.

The first notification was an email from the internal system of Virtual Universe Company.

"Qi Yuan, member of Lanting Branch, the virtual universe system has detected that you have broken through to the level of Immortal God. A company representative will contact you shortly to conduct a real-world test. If the test is successful, your privileges will be upgraded to the level of a core member of the company. Please keep the virtual universe signal reception uninterrupted until the testing personnel arrive."

Whether it's a consciousness-sensing helmet or a smart optical brain, most devices equipped with network connectivity also come with a 'body check' device.

Therefore, as soon as Qi Yuan logged into the virtual universe, the detection equipment uploaded his physical information after the breakthrough, which was naturally perceived by the virtual universe system.

However, such accompanying testing equipment is generally quite ordinary and cannot guarantee complete accuracy. In addition, the core member-level permissions are very important to the Virtual Universe Company and cannot be granted easily. Therefore, they all need to be further verified in reality.

Qi Yuan could understand this.

However, his consciousness was quickly drawn to another prompt.

That was a notification from the return system—

[Host has been detected to have broken through to the level of an Immortal God. System functions have been upgraded.]

Upgrade 1: The system has been connected to the virtual universe, and all system functions can now be used in the virtual universe.

Upgrade 2: The system adds a 'Preaching' function. This function can be used once per era and can be applied to groups. During a preaching session, the probability of the target group experiencing a sudden enlightenment and breaking through bottlenecks is greatly increased.

"System function upgrade... It can be used in the virtual universe now? A sermon function has also been added..."

Qi Yuan looked at the system notification that had just appeared with some interest, his eyes lighting up slightly.

These two system upgrades are a real and substantial enhancement to the system's functionality!

The first upgrade alone, connecting to the virtual universe function, will bring Qi Yuan immense benefits!
Although he has clones that can be stationed in multiple locations, he can't keep all his disciples by his side all the time.

Especially when he recruits core geniuses from virtual universe companies, they will inevitably have to carry out the company's training missions, and he won't be able to keep them even if he wants to.

This upgrade connects the system to the virtual universe, allowing users to use the system's functions within the virtual universe, thus perfectly solving his problem!
Even if his disciples are not by his side in the future, he can still teach them in the virtual universe, and even bestow secret techniques upon them in the virtual universe.

At most, he couldn't give away physical gifts, and he might not be able to enjoy the blessing of Taiqing's clone's 'educational' abilities. Overall, it had already reached a level that made him extremely satisfied!
The second upgrade, the newly added 'sermon' function, also appears to be extremely useful.

Preaching can be seen as an enhanced version of Taiqing's 'educating' ability. It can be used directly on groups of people, and during the preaching, there is a chance that the target will enter a state of enlightenment and break through the bottleneck directly!

This was practically tailor-made for him!
In the future, as his realm gradually advances, eventually reaching the level of a Universe Venerable, Universe Lord, or even the strongest being in the universe, he can't keep going around finding ways to take on Immortals, Universe Venerables, or Universe Lords as his disciples, can he?
While it's not entirely impossible, the difficulty is absolutely immense.

Immortals and cosmic sovereigns might be easier to talk about, but which of those cosmic lords wasn't once a protagonist who dominated an era?

To expect someone like that to willingly become an apprentice halfway through their journey, even the strongest being in the universe probably wouldn't have the audacity to do so!

After all, even an extremely powerful universe master like the Lord of Chaos City is only a hair's breadth away from becoming the strongest in the universe. The path taken by an ordinary strongest in the universe may not be useful to him, so why would he bother with you?

Besides, there are only a handful of human universe masters in total. And each of them is now a powerful figure in their own right, making it virtually impossible for them to be taken as disciples.

To plan ahead, he must continuously cultivate batches of outstanding disciples. While making progress himself, he must also strive to help his disciples grow together, so that they can provide him with sufficient support in the future.

This 'preaching' function, combined with the 'educating' ability of the Taiqing clone, will undoubtedly provide him with sufficient assistance in this regard!
"Haha, this system upgrade came just in time! It solved two major problems that have been bothering me!"

Qi Yuan silently observed, a surge of heroic spirit gradually rising within him.

After breaking through to immortality, his strength soared dramatically. Not only did he have the confidence to guard an even greater amount of wealth, but he also only needed the virtual universe company's personnel to verify his identity and grant him core member privileges before he could directly challenge the Bridge to Heaven.

With his current understanding of the laws, passing through the 18th floor of the Heavenly Bridge should be a piece of cake.
Once he passes the 18th level of the Sky Bridge, he can easily obtain a permanent residence permit in Chaos City and the right to establish his own sect!

At that time, he will be able to freely siphon talent from the core secret realm of the virtual universe company into his own pocket!
With the system upgrade and the addition of two new features, the obstacles that had been hindering the system's functionality have been completely removed.

Now that he has the strength, he can more confidently use the system to convert vast amounts of wealth. His status will soon be secured, making it much easier to find outstanding disciples.

The system functions have been optimized, making it more convenient to use!
All of this is like a complete release from his shackles, and his future development will be even smoother and faster!

"what?"

Suddenly, Qi Yuan's consciousness stirred slightly; a message had just been sent to his virtual universe account—

"Qi Yuan, a member of the Lanting branch, we are ordered to verify your identity and grant you permissions. We are currently outside the spaceship, please come out."

"Hmm? The identity verification process came so quickly? But then again, this is the headquarters of Virtual Universe Company, so it's quite convenient to assign personnel here."

Qi Yuan sighed slightly, then stood up from his seat.

Boom~
As he stood up, an invisible pressure instantly spread, turning the faces of everyone else in the cabin pale.

Qi Yuan did not deliberately exude power; this was simply the oppressive feeling that naturally came from his extremely high divine body level.

His gaze swept over everyone in the cabin, he smiled and nodded, and then quickly rushed out of the spaceship through the hatch that had just opened after he stood up.

"Phew~ Finally they're gone. Wow, that was powerful! That person had such a strong aura!"

"I could barely breathe just now!"

"If I'm not mistaken, he was a Realm Lord when he first boarded the spaceship, but just now, I felt that he was even more powerful than the Whirlwind King."

"The key point is that he just smiled at us, while Teacher Wang is usually very cold to us!"

Inside the spaceship's rest cabin, the cosmic elites were all excitedly discussing among themselves.

at this time--

Call ~
In the rest cabin, a middle-aged man shrouded in a black robe, with blood-red lines on his exposed cheeks and an extremely cold expression, suddenly appeared.

The middle-aged man glanced indifferently at the two cosmic-level elites who had just spoken, then coldly said:

"No one is allowed to discuss or spread information about today's events; otherwise, they will be severely punished by the alliance!"

"Yes!"

"understand!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Deer King!"

Each of the cosmic-level elites responded with trepidation.

The cold-faced middle-aged man then looked at Sauti and the others:

"There are a few more people who have already returned to the original universe. We will soon return to the Space Mercenary Alliance's Lanhu Secret Realm. Please leave now."

"Yes, thank you for the ride on the Deer King spaceship."

"Thank you, Deer King!"

After each of them respectfully expressed their gratitude, Sauti and the others quickly flew out of the spaceship.

"that person"

Prince Sauti's gaze fell on a figure in the distance.

At this moment, the other party was boarding a blood-red triangular spaceship bearing the internal logo of the Virtual Universe Company.

Beside him were several immortal deities dressed in silver-white robes.

"He's stronger than me, probably stronger than most people in the Primal Secret Realm. I was a bit too arrogant and complacent before. I need to keep going, keep working hard."

On the other side, Qi Yuan, guided by several white-robed immortal deity staff members, boarded a blood-red triangular spaceship and flew rapidly towards a teleportation channel leading to the central region of the vast continent.

Inside the spaceship, Qi Yuan looked at the staff members and asked with a puzzled expression:
"It's just a physical exam, why do we need to go to headquarters?"

"Mr. Qi Yuan, your physical examination is complete, and we have entered you into the virtual universe system. We believe your core member privileges will be activated soon."

The red-haired immortal woman at the head of the group smiled and explained, "The reason we are going to the headquarters now is because Venerable Lan Hong wants to see you!"

"Your Excellency? You summon me?"

Qi Yuan was slightly surprised.

Chapter Two: Making Up for Debts
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