Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 16 Breakthrough in Sword Technique, Return to Thunderstorm Star
Seeing the exorbitant daily cost of the Killing Arena, Qi Yuan couldn't help but hesitate.

Not only the killing field, but in this virtual universe, any function related to cultivation costs an enormous amount.

A beginner-level domain course video recorded by a domain lord-level powerhouse costs one billion Eternal Coins to watch once.

In the world of treasures, a secret technique that can only slightly enhance the power of the Thunder Domain can easily cost hundreds of billions of Lanting coins!

As for wanting to join a cultivation center and receive specialized guidance from a teacher, the amount of money required is unimaginable!
The 500 million Eternal Coins annual spending limit that Hu Ge granted Qi Yuan is probably only enough for him to pay internet fees and enjoy some basic services.
He couldn't afford to use any of the functions that were truly related to cultivation.

"It's a pity Cang Fan isn't around, otherwise, he could easily have made at least eight times the profit by simply changing hands through him."

Qi Yuan sighed helplessly.

Of course, this idea of ​​his was just a thought.

Giving Cang Fan resources like 'Earth Soul Liquid' is one thing, since it can be explained as being saved from his own 'rations'.

If you just give him money, even a fool would see the problem.

Not to mention, Cangfan doesn't even have a bank account to receive transfers right now.
"We can't linger on Thunderstorm Star any longer; we must find a way to escape as soon as possible!"

At this moment, Qi Yuan's desire to escape became even stronger.

On the one hand, during this trip to Lanka Star, he was forced to get involved in the conflict in the martial arts arena.

If it weren't for the system's help in obtaining the domain earlier, this time the odds would most likely have been against me.

As long as I remain under Hugo's 'control,' this kind of thing will happen countless more times.

On the other hand, if we continue to stay on Thunderstorm Star...

Under the surveillance of his 'master' Hugo, it will become extremely difficult for him to collect different 'gifts' or process the 'rewards' returned by the system.

In this way, it becomes difficult to maximize the utilization of the system, which ultimately severely slows down its development speed!

Moreover, the only disciple he is currently bound to, 'Cang Fan,' has a rather low cultivation level and basic return rate.

To fully realize the system's potential, one must continuously seek out disciples with higher return rates.
"Now that Luo Feng has begun to undergo the Star Tower's trials, his progress will accelerate, and the original story's pace will also speed up considerably."

"If I can't rise to prominence quickly with the help of the system, I'm afraid I'll miss out on many exciting moments!"

Time passed day by day
Amidst the day and night anticipation of countless people.

The Ortega family's 'World Lord's Feast,' which they had been preparing for nearly a year, finally began in a colossal cloud palace above Galon City.

Countless distinguished guests from various powerful forces in the Eternal Starfield, as well as a large number of direct descendants and core members of the Ortega family, departed from their residences and gathered in the magnificent Cloud Palace.

As a direct descendant of the Ortega family, Hugo naturally qualified to enter the Heavenly Palace.

"You shall stay in the manor and are not allowed to go out at will!"

Dressed in a magnificent suit, Hu Ge gave instructions to Qi Yuan and the others before flying directly towards the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top.

Only after his figure disappeared at the main gate of the Heavenly Palace did Qi Yuan, Lao Wu, and the other guards turn their attention away and return to their posts.

"It is estimated that most of the top forces in the Eternal Empire have sent representatives to this World Lord Gathering, and it is rumored that other World Lord-level powerhouses will also be present!"

Old Wu, walking alongside Qi Yuan, looked regretful. "What a pity! Such a grand event is so close, yet we have no chance to witness it. What a shame!"

Seeing him with a rare look of worry on his face, Qi Yuan couldn't help but tease him:

"What's a pity? You should also work hard in your cultivation. When you break through to the Realm Lord level, hold an even grander celebration than this. Just don't stop me from entering then!"

"Breakthrough my ass!"

Old Wu, who was usually very mild-mannered, surprisingly uttered a curse.

"With my comprehension, whether I can even break through to the Universe level is another matter entirely, let alone the World Lord level!" "Moreover..."

As he spoke, his gaze suddenly dimmed.
"Moreover, even if slaves like us, controlled by biochips, were to break through to the realm lord level one day, we would probably be controlled by some special means long ago."

"Sigh, it's all fate."

In addition to the usual banquet, the entire banquet also includes discussions, lectures, and the transmission of teachings, and will last for nearly a month.

Qi Yuan didn't waste this time; instead, he returned to his training room and took the opportunity to continue studying the power generation techniques of the 'Nine Luminaries Heavenly Blade'.

However, his focus at this time was not only on improving the 'amplitude of force', but also on figuring out how to apply it more flexibly in actual combat.

His last battle against Mengshan of the Natiegao tribe in the martial arts arena completely exposed his weaknesses.

He had only practiced the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Blade for a short time, and had almost no practical combat experience.

Although he had mastered the power exertion techniques of the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Blade to the seventh level, barely reaching the 'passing grade' of the Stellar level.

However, its ability to react to the enemy and its practical application in combat are extremely crude.

If it weren't for the support of the domain, he would most likely have been defeated by Meng Shan last time.

Who is Mengshan?

An ordinary, fourth-tier stellar slave that you could find in abundance on any slightly prosperous planet!

The thought that he was a transmigrator, and a transmigrator with cheat codes at that, yet he couldn't even beat such an ordinary slave warrior filled him with a sense of defeat.

Feeling frustrated, he naturally had to train himself even harder.
Above Galon City, the banquet for the Lord of the Realm was in full swing in the Cloud Palace.

Meanwhile, in the manor within the city, in the secret cultivation chamber, Qi Yuan seized every opportunity to improve himself.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
In the training chamber, Qi Yuan held the Force Battle Blade and swung it continuously using only the strength of his physical body.

With each swing, a surge of hidden energy gathers and explodes from the arm, making the strike even more powerful!
Moreover, during this process, Qi Yuan consciously began to incorporate movement techniques and defensive methods to make them more suitable for actual combat scenarios.

With such full force in swinging his sword, coupled with the training of movement techniques and defensive methods, his physical strength declined rapidly, and he soon entered a period of fatigue.

And whenever this happens, he takes the opportunity to wander into the virtual universe.

Although he can't afford those expensive cultivation features now, there are some sections in the virtual universe that are similar to 'online forums' on Earth.

Many cultivators with a strong desire to share often share their adventures, cultivation insights, and other experiences on various forums.

There are even 'enthusiastic netizens' who occasionally answer other people's questions about spiritual practice for free.

Qi Yuan often frequented various 'forums', and thus managed to glean a considerable amount of useful knowledge for free.

In this way, Qi Yuan practiced his swordsmanship while simultaneously making up for his missing basic knowledge in the virtual universe, and his progress was remarkably rapid.

In just over half a month, he successfully mastered the power generation technique of the eighth level of "Nine Luminaries Heavenly Blade", increasing the power generation amplitude to 24 times!
And all of this was accomplished without the help of a system!

Encouraged by this experience, Qi Yuan began to immerse himself in even more intense cultivation.

However, peaceful days are always short-lived.

While Qi Yuan was engrossed in cultivating the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Blade, Hu Ge, who was originally attending the Realm Lord's Banquet, suddenly returned to the manor.

Hu Ge's face looked rather grim, as if he had just been in an argument.

Without further ado, upon returning, he immediately had Old Wu summon all his personal guards.

"Let's go, back to Thunderstorm Star!"

(End of this chapter)