Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 156 Hongmeng City, Dazzling...
The cultivation of laws becomes increasingly difficult and obscure as one progresses to the final stages.

Especially the two supreme laws of time and space, even these masters of the cosmic chaos monument lineage, some of them had long ago comprehended a certain branch and reached a level comparable to the 20th level of the Tongtian Bridge.

However, even after millions of years of arduous cultivation, there is still an insurmountable gap between fully mastering the laws of time or space and passing through the 21st level of the Heavenly Bridge.

The difficulty of going from the 20th to the 21st level of the Sky Bridge is even more exaggerated than going from the 1st to the 20th level combined!

Therefore, these masters often gather together to discuss and exchange ideas. After all, each master has different areas of expertise, and through their exchanges and interactions, they may gain some wonderful insights.

However, it is extremely rare for a scene like this, where almost all the grandmasters of the Chaos Monument lineage of the entire universe have gathered together.

In an ancient mansion, inside a spacious hall.

The grandmasters sat casually, sipping fine wine and engaging in lively discussions. Occasionally, they would casually construct 'secret technique models' without any laws or power, engaging in small-scale contests.

The atmosphere in the entire hall was quite lively.

Qi Yuan only grasped the branch of the law of time: 'pause'.

Regarding the laws of space, during the period of preparing to open his mansion, he used up two more opportunities to comprehend the Chaos Monument of the Universe, and in one fell swoop, he completely mastered the 'seal' that was originally somewhat vague.

He only comprehended one of the three major branches of the two laws. In terms of a single law, he was indeed inferior to these veteran masters who had cultivated for hundreds of millions of years and were only one step away from fully mastering the three major branches.

However, because he cultivates in time and space simultaneously, and has mastered the two branches of 'time stop' and 'space blockade' that can generate great fusion power respectively, he also has a very unique understanding of the combination of time and space.

His arguments often resonated deeply with other masters.

Qi Yuan was frequently inspired by the unique insights of those veteran masters.

The exchange of ideas was a pleasant one for both host and guests.

The entire exchange of ideas lasted for ten days. After ten days, the masters, still somewhat reluctant to part ways, dispersed.

At this point, Qi Yuan's process of establishing his residence in Chaos City was completely complete...

From now on, he will be free to preach and teach in Chaos City and recruit disciples!

"Haha, we won't stay any longer. We're all in Chaos City, so there will be plenty of time to get together in the future."

The last few, including Jue Kun Wang and other Grandmasters from the Virtual Universe Company lineage, also bid farewell to Qi Yuan.

"Hehe, I must thank you all for helping me deal with those three gluttons. I'll host a banquet for you all later." Qi Yuan said with a smile.

Upon hearing his words, King Juekun and the others all smiled.

"You mean those three guys? Those three are notorious throughout Chaos City. Relying on their long cultivation time, they've honed their strength to the point where they're almost at the threshold of the Venerable Realm. Yet, they've often put on airs and act arrogantly in front of some new cultivators."
Few of us aren't annoyed by them, but this is Chaos City, so even if we're annoyed, we can't just take action directly."

King Jueshen, the Golden-Scaled Dragon Man, grinned.
"However, I didn't expect that you would use the defense authority of the Chaos City Mansion without saying a word and throw them out..."

I still laugh when I think about their expressions back then. Hahaha, after all these years, I've finally seen them get their comeuppance!

"Well done!" the silver-haired youth, Sword King, said with a faint smile.

These two were among the later riseers in the lineage of the Cosmic Chaos Monument. They had encountered those three people earlier and suffered a lot of sarcastic remarks from them.

Seeing the three gluttons get their comeuppance this time naturally brought a sense of satisfaction.

“A newly emerging young master has to go through such a stage, and most of us have also gone through this stage.”

The purple-robed man, King Juekun, spoke with a smile.
"You haven't been at the breakthrough for long and don't have any particularly outstanding achievements yet, so it's inevitable that some people will have doubts. When you have the chance later, kill a few king-level alien race members to prove your strength, and those doubts will naturally disappear."

"Battle record?"

Qi Yuan nodded, "Once I'm settled in Chaos City, I might take some time to test out the secret technique in the outer battlefield. I might as well kill a few alien races and make them kings while I'm at it."

"You think you can just casually slaughter a few kings? Haha, you seem pretty confident."

King Juekun laughed heartily, but then added a reminder.
"If you really go to the extraterritorial battlefield, be careful. There are quite a few alien races at the peak of the King-level or the limit of the King-level in those high-level battlegrounds. Being surrounded and attacked would be troublesome."
Especially since some of them possess extraordinary luck and control powerful treasures, making them powerful kings whose strength might not be much weaker than mine.

"Understood, thank you for the reminder, Prince Juekun," Qi Yuan replied with a smile.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

King Juekun spoke again, "Although you have established your own residence, the timing is not close to the Genius Battle or the Strongest Battle. Most of the good talents in Chaos City have already become disciples. Your residence is rather deserted. How about we recommend a few nominal disciples to you to help you with some mundane affairs?"

Qi Yuan shook his head this time: "That's not necessary. I've taken in a few decent disciples before. I'll exchange some initial universe cultivation slots for them and let them serve me for a while."

"In that case, we won't interfere. Haha, we'll take our leave now."

Qi Yuan had just watched Jue Kun and the others leave when he heard a reminder from the AI ​​assistant, Xiao Ai—

"Master, guests have visited the Thunder Island Palace in the virtual universe."

Besides the main space containing the continents and islands corresponding to the 1008 Universe Kingdom and its affiliated nations, the virtual universe also includes several special dimensional spaces. The Hongmeng Space is the highest-level dimensional space in the entire virtual universe, where the most powerful individuals gather.

In the boundless starry sky, surrounded by stars, an ancient and majestic city floats—this is Hongmeng City.

The universe is vast, and there are billions of species. In order to better survive in the perilous universe, these species will naturally form alliances and factions.

Even a powerful race like the 'human race', a pinnacle of the universe, has managed to gather a large number of allies from other races throughout the cosmos.

The vast alliance formed by the entire human race and its allies from other races was called the 'Hong Alliance'.

To facilitate communication and exchange among the powerful individuals from various races within the Hongmeng Alliance, the Hongmeng Space and Hongmeng City were created.

Those who can join the Hongmeng all possess at least the strength of a King Immortal!

Here, almost all the powerful kings from the entire human race and even allies from other races have gathered!
"Buzz!"

Among the countless stars surrounding Hongmeng City, one shone faintly.

The next moment, Qi Yuan appeared in a space resembling a living room outside Hongmeng City.

After exchanging ideas with the masters of the various cosmic lineages, Qi Yuan officially received an invitation to join the Hongmeng.

After a brief exchange, he teleported over directly.

"Is this my residence in Hongmeng City?"

Qi Yuan glanced around. The entire living room was less than a thousand square meters, which seemed rather 'simple' compared to the towering buildings that stretched for tens of thousands of miles in other parts of the virtual universe.

"Let's go out and take a look. According to the original description, Hongmeng City has quite a few good things!"

Qi Yuan strode out of his residence.

……

Hongmeng City is divided into the outer city, the inner city, and the Hongmeng Palace.

Among them, the total number of Kings and Immortals, including humans and alien allies, is about three million, and they mostly live in the outer city of Hongmeng City.

Those who are invincible and have been granted the title of King Juekun, as well as most of the universe venerables, reside in the inner city.

At the very heart of the entire Hongmeng City—

It is a magnificent and mysterious palace millions of kilometers high, the entire palace resembling a giant sword piercing the starry sky. This is the 'Hongmeng Palace', the residence of those powerful cosmic overlords and cosmic masters.

More than 3 million Kings reside in the outer city of Hongmeng City. These people are directly assigned to individual communities, each with a fixed maximum of 10,000 residents.

Qi Yuan came out of a two-story building where he lived, and chatted with some of his neighbors from the same community who greeted him warmly. Soon he left the community and entered the real bustling area of ​​the city!
Hongmeng City is a city where even the lowest-ranking residents possess the strength of a king. As a city where countless powerful individuals gather, it is naturally very developed, and scenes that are rarely seen in ordinary times can be seen everywhere here.

Large spaceship trade.

Plant life, metal life trading.

The strong hire business.

Special items treasure appraisal business.

Large auction houses.

New gambling business.

Qi Yuan strolled around Hongmeng City at his leisure, looking at each shop and merchant guild with awe.

Every treasure that appears in Hongmeng City is of an extremely high trading level!
Transactions involving a few million Hunyuan units are considered the lowest level of transactions here. Normal transactions are often in the hundreds of millions of Hunyuan units, and transactions involving hundreds of billions or even trillions are commonplace!
Even some extremely precious treasures can only be exchanged for other items; only items of the same level and of sufficiently rare quality can be traded!
Qi Yuan watched intently, his heart filled with a subtle excitement.

Hongmeng City is an absolute treasure for him!

Here, there are countless rare and precious treasures, many of which are difficult to find even in the internal vaults of the Virtual Universe Company.

Here, the most powerful individuals from all races within the entire human 'Hongmeng' camp gather. The wealth controlled by these powerful individuals is enormous, and abundant wealth naturally translates to astonishing purchasing power!
With the Hongmeng City channel, it will be extremely convenient for Qi Yuan to purchase suitable 'gifts' or handle some treasures that have been returned after being given away!

"The matter of establishing a government in Chaos City is now settled. From now on, we can quickly find suitable disciples by leveraging the entire Virtual Universe Company's training system."

"With the Hongmeng channel, I can quickly buy or dispose of some treasures."

"Next, it's time to take advantage of the newly granted privileges and channels to strengthen myself and my disciples!"

Qi Yuan kept thinking, his eyes flashing with excitement.

(End of this chapter)