Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 66 Cultivation Improvement, the Auction Arrives
After arranging the cultivation of his newly accepted disciple, Qi Yuan once again immersed himself in his own cultivation.

The transformation plan for Red Leaf Star and its territories is in full swing.

With Samonka, a professional from the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, overseeing things, Qi Yuan hardly had to worry about these trivial matters.

On weekdays, he would stay in the cultivation space of the Heavenly Craft Tower, where he would sense the laws and cultivate while also diverting a wisp of his consciousness to continue studying the inheritance of the lightning element in the "Eight Formations" manual.

With the assistance of the Heavenly Crafting Tower and the Chaos Crystal that contained the fragments of "True Explanation of Array Formation," he encountered almost no bottlenecks in his initial stage of understanding array formations, and his progress was remarkable.

It's no exaggeration to say that if he applied for a 'Mystic Rune Master' position in the logistics department of the Virtual Universe Company right now, he would pass the test with ease!

Time passes by quietly like running water.

Month after month.
In the days that followed, Qi Yuan used almost all of the return opportunities to impart his cultivation experience.

After the second disciple, Liao Li, reached the peak of the Stellar level, his consciousness and comprehension abilities improved significantly. When imparting cultivation experience to him, he also received many more insights into the laws.

Through his persistent study and the repeated experience returns from the system, Qi Yuan made rapid progress in his understanding of the fundamental laws.

Qi Yuan's days are busy yet fulfilling. He comprehends the laws of nature, studies formations, occasionally teaches disciples, and resolves troubles during the territory's transformation.

In the blink of an eye, two years have quietly passed.

Virtual universe, the killing field, the killing space.

This is a vast and incomparably dark starry sky.

Qi Yuan stood amidst the boundless starry sky.

Around him appeared a thousand black-armored figures at the ninth level of the universe.

"The simulation of one thousand ninth-tier cosmic-level enemies is complete. Their strength is all comparable to the ninth level of the Domain, and they have initially stepped into the threshold of the Law. Master, keep it up!"

As Xiao Ai's sweet voice faded, a strong killing intent erupted from the thousand black-armored enemies around them!
"kill!"

"Kill him!"

A vast army of black-armored warriors, their eyes bloodshot, charged toward Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan, however, wore a confident smile.

"Chi chi chi~~~"

Thin, shimmering strands of lightning twisted and danced across his body.

Some intertwined beneath his boots, forming unique symbols resembling lightning bolts; others coiled around his body, transforming into a dazzling suit of armor adorned with lightning runes; still others meandered directly toward the black battle blade in his hand, staining its blade with a faint purple glow.

"Boom~~~"

The sheer force of 1000 ninth-tier enemies at the cosmic level, each at the ninth level of their respective domains and having crossed the threshold of the fundamental laws, launching an attack simultaneously was as if they were about to destroy the heavens and the earth!
Streaks of sword energy, torrents of laws, and psychic weapons enveloped Qi Yuan like a blanket covering the sky.

However, at that moment, Qi Yuan moved!
"boom!"

Like a bolt of lightning exploding on the spot, Qi Yuan's figure instantly appeared in the black-armored crowd in front of him!

"Chi~"

"puff!"

Surrounded by strands of lightning, Qi Yuan seemed to have truly transformed into a bolt of lightning, flashing through the crowd in an instant.

The Force Blade, imbued with a purple glow, swung continuously, easily taking the life of black-armored enemies with almost every swing!
The entire black-armored enemy army was instantly engulfed in a bloodbath. However, these enemies, simulated by the killing field space, showed no fear whatsoever, and simply frantically chased after Qi Yuan! Time passed second by second, and blood blossoms continued to bloom in the starry sky.

The battle finally came to an end when the last black-armored enemy fell from the sky as a shower of blood.

"Whoo~"

Qi Yuan stood amidst the endless starry sky, the lightning around him gradually receding until it completely disappeared.
Two years have passed, and his comprehension of the fundamental laws of thunder has progressed at an astonishing pace. He is now probably much stronger than many elite domain lords.

At the same time, research on formations has also made great strides, and has now reached the third stage, beginning to touch upon the application of laws.

To his disappointment, however, he made very little progress in the area of ​​the Time Law, which he had been eagerly anticipating.

It wasn't until recently that he began to have a vague, almost imperceptible feeling.

However, every time I try to truly grasp it, I miss that mysterious connection.

Qi Yuan understood that this was largely due to his lack of guidance on the laws of time.

In the original work, Luo Feng possessed the "Absolute Space" he inherited from the Golden Horned Beast's memories, as well as the "Spatial Secret Technique" of the Meteorite Star lineage. It was only after his Demon Slayer Clan clone was successfully conceived that he truly entered the realm of spatial laws and rapidly advanced in them.

However, I had no guidance to draw upon in this area, so my progress was naturally slow.

"It's almost time. I can sense that it won't be long before I cross the threshold of the Time Law. Once I cross that threshold, I might be able to try using the Return System to quickly improve my understanding of the Time Law."

Just as Qi Yuan was slightly lost in thought, he suddenly received a notification email from Virtual Universe Company.

"Dear guest, the next 'Lanting Auction' will be held in 10 days. Interested participants are requested to prepare in advance and arrive on time."

A moment later, at the Red Leaf Star Temple.

Qi Yuan stared blankly at the email he had just received.

The Lanting Auction, held every three years, is a grand event organized by Virtual Universe Company.

In the universe, there are many things that are restricted, and some truly precious things are even monopolized by major powers, and cannot be bought even with money.

The Lanting Auction, however, provides a chance for cultivators to purchase such treasures.

However, the threshold for participating in the Lanting Auction is extremely high; only customers who are at least three-star clients of the Universe First Bank or the Universe Galaxy Bank are eligible to participate.

The three-star clients of the two super banks are generally powerful figures at the realm lord level, or at the very least, super-rich individuals backed by powerful forces.

Qi Yuan, thanks to the ten Hunyuan points he received as a reward for contributing his soul secret technique to the Virtual Universe Company last time, just happened to qualify to participate in this grand event.

"Without joining the core of the five major powers, it's really hard to obtain some restricted resources. This auction is definitely worth checking out!"

"However, every item at the auction is incredibly expensive; I need to raise more funds."

Since leaving Taiyue Star, Qi Yuan has purchased territory, a large number of valuable resources such as nutrient tanks, hired the Samonka team, and purchased a large number of resources and defense systems for territory renovation. He has already spent most of his cash.

To avoid the situation where you want a treasure but don't have the money to buy it, it's essential to have extra funds on hand.

Qi Yuan pondered for a moment, but ultimately connected directly with Samonka's communication.

"Hello, Mr. Samonka, I'd like to discuss a small business opportunity with you."

(End of this chapter)