Swallowing the Stars: Ten Thousand Times Return for Taking on Disciples

Chapter 6 The Fundamental Laws of Lightning, Star-Eating Grass
"Youth is wonderful!"

Feeling his frail body regain its vitality, Lu Qingshan's mind also seemed to be infused with energy.

For a domain lord with a lifespan of one hundred epochs, he, who is less than one hundred thousand years old, can indeed only be considered a child.

He did not rush to leave seclusion, but instead calmed his mind and carefully experienced the transformation brought about by the breakthrough in his realm.

After his foundation was repaired, he was captivated by the surging power within his body and his clearer understanding of the laws.

Half a month later, he went into seclusion in the grotto.

A blade of light crackling with blinding purple lightning tore through the air and slammed into the metal stone wall in front of it.

boom! !

Amidst a deafening roar, the stone wall, forged from D5 grade metal, emitted a painful groan. This domineering and unparalleled strike had left a shocking, irreparable, deep crack on its surface.

"Nine Thunderstrikes, a supreme technique of the Realm Lord... The power of the seventh strike has increased so dramatically!"

A glint of light flashed in Lu Qingshan's eyes.

D5 metal is incredibly sturdy, strong enough to withstand the full force of a fifth-tier Domain Lord's attack without sustaining any damage.

He had just left a deep crater on it with only the seventh move of the Thunderclap Nine Blades. This meant that, in terms of offensive power alone, he was already comparable to a Domain Lord of the fifth rank or higher. Compared to before, when he could only contend with Domain Lords of the first or second rank without defeat, his strength had increased more than tenfold.

But that's not the point.

Lu Qingshan's gaze was fixed on the depths of the crack.

The attack had long ended, but a destructive force continued to erode and destroy the crack, and even the special metal with self-healing properties was completely unable to repair it at this moment.

Within the crack, a faint yet incredibly refined purple light, radiating an aura of eternal immortality, flickered eerily.

"The power of laws!" A surge of emotion welled up in Lu Qingshan's heart.

With his foundation repaired and his accumulated strength finally unleashed, he managed to touch upon and master a trace of the laws of lightning.

This is the standard for top star disciples from various holy lands and secret realms in the Cosmic Genius Battle. However, Lu Qingshan, a domain lord who has lived for 90,000 years, has only just touched the threshold of the laws.

Lu Qingshan himself is also a genius, a galaxy-level genius, but the gap between geniuses is greater than the gap between a person and a dog.

Ha ha.

Lu Qingshan smiled faintly.

With his cheat ability, the gap between him and top geniuses has been bridged; geniuses are merely the threshold to meet him.

He was sensing the changes brought about by the laws.

Comprehending the laws signifies entering a completely new level; laws are the hallmark of a Realm Lord. A Realm Lord who gains the recognition of the Origin Law is the elite of the elite. Mastering the laws at the Domain Lord stage is akin to comprehending a domain at the cosmic level—a passport to even higher realms.

Of course, there are many conditions for breaking through to the realm master level, and the degree of mastery of the laws is only one of them.

Just like him back then, even though both of his domains had reached the ninth level, he was still stuck at the cosmic level and could not make any further progress.

I need to quickly digest the remaining life fruit energy within my body and continue to improve my strength. I also need to make arrangements for the remaining nine life fruits as soon as possible.

He planned to keep only one for future use, either as a gift to his disciples or to sell at auction, while using the remaining eight. With his current strength as a domain lord, keeping one fruit of life wouldn't attract excessive covetousness.

As for how to use it, Lu Qingshan already had his own plan. Lu Qingshan got up and walked deeper into the cave.

After traversing a long corridor, he stopped at a spacious platform ten kilometers inland. Before him lay mountains of various metal ores, and in the middle of the ores, a peculiar plant, over ten meters long, was slowly swaying its branches and leaves.

Its dark brown, narrow leaves are edged with sharp, serrated notches. Sensing Lu Qingshan's approach, the plant immediately began to sway its vines joyfully.

This is a Star-Eating Grass of the fifth rank, whose origins were damaged. Lu Qingshan obtained it many years ago on a desolate and remote mineral planet. At that time, the Star-Eating Grass had devoured almost all the minerals on the planet, but it could not break through to the stellar level and was almost trapped and died in that barren place. It was Lu Qingshan who discovered it and saved it.

He originally intended to nurture it himself, but found that the resources required for its growth were terrifying. He exhausted most of his wealth to barely nurture it to the fifth level of the Stellar Realm, and then he was completely unable to support it.

The Star-Eating Grass at the fifth rank of the Stellar Realm was of almost no help to Lu Qingshan at the time, and the resources required to cultivate it to the cosmic level might not be enough even if the entire Maple Leaf Empire were sold.

Moreover, this thing is too precious, and Lu Qingshan doesn't dare to use it in battle.

Thus, this malnourished star-eating grass became a useless but indispensable tool for guarding the secluded grotto.

Although it is only a fifth-order star-level plant with only nine vines, this Star-Eating Grass is enough to devour any intruder below the cosmic level. If someone were to enter while Lu Qingshan was not here, they would become food for the Star-Eating Grass.

The surrounding ore was of low grade, mostly A and B grade. This ore could not help the Star-Eating Grass evolve and grow; it could only maintain its basic vitality and prevent it from withering.

"You've suffered these past years," Lu Qingshan said with a self-deprecating smile. He took it away back then intending to raise it properly, but who knew it would turn out like this.

"Fortunately, the hard times are over." Ignoring the Star-Eating Grass's affectionate vines, Lu Qingshan flipped his hand and took out a Life Fruit from his spatial ring.

As soon as the fruit, brimming with the essence of life, appeared, the Star-Eating Grass's somewhat thin body began to sway violently, conveying an extreme desire. It instinctively sensed that this treasure was extremely important to it.

Several vines cautiously reached out, like a small dog crawling forward, gently touching the ground at Lu Qingshan's feet, and then climbing upwards little by little, their posture humble yet yearning.

"Alright, stop pretending to be pitiful. It was meant for you anyway." Lu Qingshan tossed it away casually.

The nine main vines of the Star-Eating Grass instantly opened like giant pythons, forming a gaping maw that precisely devoured the fruit of life.

boom!
A surge of immense life energy erupted within him, causing the once withered branches of the Star-Eating Grassland to expand and grow wildly, becoming even more resilient and substantial.

The vines began to split and grow from the branches, from nine to eighteen, thirty-six... eventually settling on a total of seventy-two. The energy contained in each vine also increased steadily, breaking through the bottleneck from the fifth level of the stellar order all the way to the first level of the cosmic order.

"Cosmic First Rank, Seventy-Two Vine Star-Eating Grass!" Lu Qingshan's eyes blazed. "Even I, who was once at the Cosmic Ninth Rank, might not be able to defeat it with certainty."

With the help of the Fruit of Life, the Star-Eating Grass completed a leap in its life level, instantly becoming incredibly powerful.

Two fruits of life: one repaired his foundation, and the other saved the Star-Eating Grass!
"Universe First Order... just a little bit short."

Before he broke through to the Domain Lord level, the first-tier Universe Star-Eating Grass could have been an aid to him. Now that his strength is comparable to the fifth-tier Domain Lord, the Star-Eating Grass can only offer limited help.

However, this is easy to solve; what he lacks least right now is the fruit of life.

Lu Qingshan was generous and took out another Fruit of Life. "Don't be impatient. Wait until you have completely digested this one before using the second one."

He gave the second fruit to the Star-Eating Grass, which was still undergoing metamorphosis.

After settling the Star-Eating Grass, Lu Qingshan returned to his secluded meditation room. The Star-Eating Grass needed time to evolve further, and he also needed to calmly comprehend the lightning laws he had just mastered.

Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)