Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 157 Accepting a Disciple
Qi Yuan began to seriously consider various directions for further enhancing his strength.

Firstly, regarding oneself, the understanding of the laws remains an unshakable foundation.

The laws of time and space—if one comprehends even one of them, one can become a cosmic venerable being, and one's divine power will soar a hundredfold.

Once he fully masters the laws of time and space and becomes the master of the universe, his strength will undergo a fundamental transformation!
At that time, not only will the level of divine power itself increase a hundredfold, but the limitations of the level of life genes will also be broken. With the help of various treasures, life genes can be directly pushed to the perfect gene level of 10081 times!

Coupled with the power to control a region of space and time, their combat strength has experienced an unimaginable surge.

Only then will he have the confidence to truly stand firm in this world!

The cultivation of laws becomes increasingly difficult and obscure towards the end. Even some peak-level Kings and Universe Venerables who have reached the current limit in their understanding of laws may not be able to take the next step even after spending billions of years.

However, Qi Yuan has two great avatars, Yuqing and Shangqing, as well as an even more powerful return system, so he has nothing to worry about in terms of future breakthroughs.

With the powerful talents of his two clones and the system's experience return, breaking through to the level of the Universe Master shouldn't be too difficult; at most, it will just take a little more time.

"At this point, the Zhuan Kong King's Spatial Enlightenment Notes are no longer of much help to me. If I want to continue improving in terms of spatial abilities, I need to collect the complete 'Spatial Array' as soon as possible. With my Grandmaster status, this shouldn't be too difficult."

While enhancing your understanding of the laws, you should also try to learn or create an amplitude-based secret technique that suits you.

His life genes have reached the limit of a hundredfold, and his divine body is much stronger than that of ordinary people of the same level. However, even with a strong foundation, he still needs a secret technique to unleash his power.

Those who reached the pinnacle of the King realm, those invincible King realm experts, all cultivated secret techniques for amplification.

However, both divine body amplitude and soul amplitude secret techniques are extremely precious and rare, so he will need to put in more effort into this.

In addition to improving one's own strength, external assistance is also indispensable.

Armor, weapons, special treasures, and so on—these are all aspects that can instantly enhance combat power.

Ideally, one should try to acquire a few powerful treasures. According to the original novel, powerful and supreme treasures have a huge impact on one's strength.

Whether or not you have a treasure in hand makes a world of difference in strength.
"The means to obtain such a treasure are probably beyond the reach of ordinary money."

"Other places where there is a better chance of obtaining such treasures include the Ancestral God Cult and hunting down alien kings who might possess them in extraterrestrial battlefields or special secret realms."

"However, I am not a cultivator of the Beast God path, so going to the Ancestral God Sect is probably not an option. My only recourse is to hunt down those alien kings and try my luck."

For Qi Yuan, who possesses a return system, as long as he can easily acquire a few treasures of this level, he can immediately increase their value significantly.

Then, by circulating the treasures through the human race's treasury, he shouldn't have to worry about finding treasures of the same level anymore.

Of course, before that, he would prefer to make a breakthrough in his strength.
"Logically speaking, a treasure specially created and crafted according to one's own circumstances should be the most suitable for oneself. However, there are only a handful of famous 'blacksmiths' in this world, and the threshold for commissioning a treasure from them is not low."

"Speaking of array (secret rune) practitioners, they do have quite a talent for becoming 'blacksmiths.' In the future, we could consider training a few disciples with talent in this area."

Enlightenment through laws, amplification techniques, and supreme treasures—these are the main aspects that Qi Yuan could think of that could significantly enhance his strength.

As for other support methods such as plant life and Zerg hives, which were highly anticipated in the early stages, they have become somewhat useless to him.

However, continuing to nurture them and having them guard the territory and the mysterious space where the Xuan Yuan Divine Light is born would also be a good choice.
Qi Yuan quickly made arrangements for his various clones based on his plan.

"Taiqing's avatar is stationed in Chaos City, where he is engaged in meditation, lecturing, and seeking more new disciples."

"The main body is secretly overseeing the territory. Now that the system has been upgraded, those disciples can decide for themselves whether they want to join any of the major forces or venture out to explore."

"As for Yuqing and Shangqing's clones, they can continue to go to the outer battlefield to cultivate and test their secret techniques, while also trying to hunt down alien kings to obtain valuable treasures. Other resources they acquire can be used to quickly accumulate wealth through the return system and the Hongmeng channels, and then exchange for the resources they need."

Nearly two years have passed since the newly appointed grandmaster of the Cosmic Chaos Monument lineage, 'King of Extraordinary Fate,' opened his residence and began teaching in Chaos City.

For two years, this "King of Miracles" maintained a frequency of giving lectures about once a month.

During this period, all the cultivators of the Chaos Monument lineage in Chaos City showed great enthusiasm for the teachings of the Miraculous Fate King!
Firstly, most of these cultivators had participated in the first lesson taught by the King of Miracles.

When that lecture ended, nearly half of the practitioners who attended broke through the cultivation bottlenecks that had troubled them for a long time, and many even experienced a state of 'enlightenment' during the lecture.

Such incredible gains naturally filled these cultivators with immense anticipation for the King of Miracles' subsequent lectures.

Even in the subsequent lectures, they did not encounter the same shocking scene as before.

However, a new master's lectures and new teaching style can bring many novel inspirations to these practitioners, thus successfully attracting the audience.

Secondly, besides the appeal of the Qiyuan King's lectures themselves, these cultivators were also drawn in by a very interesting challenge within the Qiyuan King's mansion.
Inside the ancient mansion.

In the plaza, which is tens of kilometers long and wide, no fewer than a thousand cultivators gathered.

On one side of the square, three black towers, each a hundred meters tall, stand side by side.

Each black tower bears inscriptions in a universal language—

'The Pavilion of Destiny - Universe' 'The Pavilion of Destiny - Domain Lord' 'The Pavilion of Destiny - World Lord'

At the entrance of each tower, figures can be seen coming and going from time to time.

"Brother Minglu, you come here to try every time you attend a class. You haven't given up yet?" A familiar cultivator teased the young man in blue robes who had just emerged from a black tower.

"Why not give it a try? It won't waste much time. Maybe I'll even get lucky and pass the ninth level. Then I'll become Lord Qiyuan's personal disciple. Don't be envious of me!"

"Come on, I know your skill level all too well. You'd be lucky to get past the third level, let alone dream of passing the ninth." His companion mocked.

"Passing the third level is fine too; that way, I'll also get a chance to receive personal guidance from Lord Qiyuan."

The young man sighed, "But speaking of which, the tests here are really complex. Just looking at them makes me feel like I'm trying to decipher the essence of the laws of space. Each of those questions would take me a hundred years to figure out. I wonder how that person who passed the ninth level last time did it."

"You mean that realm lord from last time? I think he was a rune master from the logistics department. He only recently came to cultivate after exchanging for a spot. Speaking of which, rune masters seem to have an advantage when it comes to those kinds of questions."

"It seems we don't know when the next person who can pass the ninth level will appear."

In the square, some of those waiting to attend the lecture were chatting casually.

soon--

Boom~~~~
An invisible pressure instantly covered the entire square, and the thousands of cultivators gathered there all fell silent to show their respect for the Grandmaster.

A black-haired youth dressed in an ancient white robe walked towards the square. Each step seemed to be a step in the river of time, and in the blink of an eye, he covered several kilometers. Behind him were four cultivators.

"The King of Miracles has arrived, be quiet."

"The King of Miracles has reached an incredible level in the realm of time."

Quiet murmurs rose from below, but the voices were extremely faint.

"Aren't those following behind King Qiyuan his personal disciples? Isn't that young man in white the one who successfully became his disciple last time?"

"Um...it seems so. I wish we could also successfully become apprentices."

"Then you should also try the Wonderful Tower! Once you pass the ninth floor, you can successfully become an apprentice!"

"What are you saying? If I could get past the ninth level, would I still be sitting here with you?"

"Listen to the lesson, listen to the lesson!"

In front of the square, Qi Yuan, dressed in a simple white robe, sat cross-legged.

Sitting on either side of him were Liao Li, Mireya, Long Ji, and a disciple named Fan Yu whom he had just taken in from Chaos City a few months ago.

Grandmasters who establish their own academies and teach in Chaos City are given several free spots to enter the initial universe for cultivation each era. This is considered a preferential treatment for grandmasters who have contributed to the cultivation of future generations of the human race.

After Qi Yuan finished establishing his residence, he summoned all his disciples and asked them for their opinions.

To his great surprise, only his second disciple Liao Li, fourth disciple Mi Lei Ya, and sixth disciple Long Ji chose to pass the test of the Virtual Universe Company and join the Doomsday Secret Realm, coming to Chaos City with him.

With the addition of his newly accepted disciple 'Fan Yu', he now has these four personal disciples by his side in Chaos City.

"Today I'm going to explain in detail the first three diagrams of the 'Cosmic Chaos Monument,' these three diagrams are the foundation."

Qi Yuan raised his hand and outlined a series of secret patterns. The patterns flowed and conveyed a mysterious and unpredictable power of law.

"How amazing." The cultivators below listened intently.

……

three days later.

"Okay, that concludes today's lecture."

Qi Yuan spoke calmly.

"Thank you, teacher!"

Thousands of cultivators bowed respectfully and then began to retreat in an orderly manner.

Qi Yuan also led his disciples to stand up, but as he did so, his gaze swept towards one of the three black towers standing on one side of the square.

hiss hiss hiss~~~
At that moment, a dazzling golden light suddenly shone from the black tower bearing the mark of 'Qiyuan Tower - Universe'.

"That is."

The cultivators who were walking out all looked on in astonishment—

"The Wonderful Pavilion? Someone was trying to break into the Wonderful Pavilion while we were having class?"

"This scene...this...this means someone else has made it to the ninth floor!"

"Ah, someone else wants to become my apprentice!"

(End of this chapter)