Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 226 Disciple's Breakthrough, the Complete Set of Supreme Treasures

On this day, news arrived—

Qi Yuan's sixth disciple, Long Ji, successfully comprehended the entire Law of Time and advanced to the realm of a Universe Venerable!
Even Qi Yuan was somewhat surprised when he received the report.

Now, only a little over five thousand years have passed since Longji broke through to become an immortal god.

Even though he had already passed through the Heavenly Mountain of the Realm Lord level when he broke through to immortality, his understanding of the laws was comparable to that of a peak Immortal King.

However, it is still somewhat unbelievable that in just five thousand years, he has made further progress on this basis and directly broken through to the realm of the Universe Venerable.

Throughout human history, there have been many who, after cultivating for only tens of thousands of years, have reached the level of an immortal king in every era.

However, it is not uncommon for someone to reach the realm of a Universe Venerable in less than 100,000 years of cultivation, but they are extremely rare. Those who can achieve this level must have not only outstanding talent but also extremely special circumstances.

After all, not everyone is like Qi Yuan, who has access to a massive amount of experience points provided by the system.

Normal geniuses can only rely on their own efforts to gradually study and comprehend the laws of time or space.

How difficult it is to fully comprehend the laws of time and space!
Just by looking at how many Grandmasters are stuck at the last step in Chaos City and can't make any progress, and by looking at how many Immortal Gods and Universe Venerables the human race has, one can get a glimpse of the situation.

Even the most outstanding geniuses of the human race, such as Venerable Fiery Erosion, would normally need to spend hundreds of thousands of years to cultivate to the level of a Universe Venerable.

Without extremely special circumstances, even for a peerless genius like this, who appears only once every ten million epochs, it is extremely difficult to break through to the Universe Venerable realm within 100,000 years!

"In terms of talent, my disciple might be slightly better than other peerless geniuses of the same period, except for his genetic level. In other aspects, he is not necessarily stronger than them. Is his breakthrough so fast because of the Time-Scraping Insect?"

Qi Yuan had some guesses.

The Time-Swept Insect is an extremely rare and unique life form in the universe. It can parasitize various 'child bodies' to continuously absorb the soul essence of other life forms to strengthen itself. It can even cultivate together with the 'child body's' parasitic target to a certain extent, thereby increasing its own cultivation speed.

The stronger the target of the parasitism, the more powerful the effect of soul strengthening and cultivation enhancement.

Like Longji, when he was training and adventuring in the outer battlefields and the secret realms of the universe, he had parasitized and controlled countless world lord-level and immortal-level elites from billions of races.

Some of them had their soul essence directly absorbed by him to strengthen himself, while a few extremely powerful alien geniuses used them as special 'avatars' to assist in cultivation, so their cultivation speed was naturally extraordinarily fast.

The appearance of the Time-Swept Insect in human history records is extremely rare. And when it does appear, it is either killed directly to avoid causing cholera, or captured and studied by some powerful individuals. Therefore, Time-Swept Insects that can grow up are very rare.

Not to mention the Time-Swept Insect like Longji, whose genetic level has reached the limit of a hundredfold, which is an existence that would never exist in theory!
However, due to Qi Yuan's relentless supply, such a special existence that should never have appeared was born under his control.

And it is precisely for this reason that, in the short span of tens of thousands of years since its birth, it has demonstrated its extremely powerful and outstanding qualities.
In the tranquil courtyard of Qi Yuan's daily cultivation in Chaos City, at the Qi Yuan Mansion.

Longji, who had just finished handing over with the newly dispatched members of the Virtual Universe Company, was summoned to pay his respects.

"teacher."

Longji, dressed in a dark gold robe, stood respectfully.

A very special and blurry wave seemed to constantly surround him, making his figure almost illusory.

Those eyes seemed to contain a vast starry sky, incredibly deep and mysterious.

"Indeed, the speed at which you broke through to the Venerable Realm has somewhat exceeded my expectations."

Qi Yuan looked at the disciples in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

To break through to the Universe Venerable level in less than 100,000 years—that's quite impressive!

After his breakthrough, Longji, with his powerful divine body at a hundred times the genetic level and the amplification secret technique previously granted by Qi Yuan, and by simply adding a few supreme treasures, will immediately possess extremely formidable combat power.

As long as his secret techniques level can be rapidly improved, his strength can easily reach the level of a cosmic overlord!

More importantly, the benefits that such a disciple, who has reached the level of a cosmic venerable and whom he has personally trained and who completely trusts, can bring him are considerable.

For example, with Longji's current strength, he can recognize and activate most of the supreme treasures.

Based on past experience, disciples like Longji, who are personally trained and mentored, can generally achieve a return rate of several thousand times or more.

With an increase of thousands of times, even the most ordinary treasure can become at least a powerful peak treasure.

If the gifted item is of slightly better quality, returning it as an extremely powerful item should be a breeze.

This exaggerated return efficiency is far superior to that of the Lord of Tongling, who was forced to become an apprentice halfway through his journey.

"Now that you've broken through to the Cosmic Venerable realm, you can barely be considered one of the people closest to the pinnacle of the universe."

Qi Yuan smiled at the disciple in front of him and asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

"Reply, teacher."

Longji seemed to have planned this all along, and respectfully said, "This disciple plans to go to that Primordial Star to explore. I heard that when that Primordial Star opens, a vast number of universe venerables from billions of races gather there. Fighting and killing with those powerful beings should help me improve my strength faster."

After breaking through to the realm of the Cosmic Venerable, Longji's status was elevated, and he was absorbed into the highest council of the human race, so he naturally learned about the news about the Primordial Star.

For beings like the Time-Swept Insects, which need to grow through endless slaughter, the chaotic battlefields of the Primordial Star are naturally places they yearn for.

"Primordial Star"

Qi Yuan's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, but he simply reminded him in a low voice, "The Primordial Star is home to the most powerful individuals from billions of races in the universe. Even the weakest among them possess the strength of a high-level universe venerable. Although your foundation is good, your cultivation years have been short, and the level of your secret techniques is quite different from those old guys who have cultivated and honed their skills for billions of years. Once you enter, your strength will only be at the bottom." "Disciple understands."

Longji respectfully replied, "However, with the Heavenly Craft Tower bestowed upon me by my teacher, even if I cannot win the battle, I will be able to save my life. Moreover, the reason I am going to the Primordial Star is precisely to further refine and perfect my secret techniques by fighting against a large number of powerful individuals."

"The Celestial Craft Tower is not omnipotent. It can still perish if it encounters a cosmic master or a cosmic overlord who is skilled in soul attacks."

Qi Yuan shook his head.

"Lord of the Universe."

Longji smiled wryly, "Teacher, with my current strength, how could I possibly provoke such a powerful figure?"

"Don't underestimate your importance in the eyes of those alien races."

Qi Yuan laughed, "During your World Lord era, you conquered the strongest Primordial Tongtian Mountain and broke through to become a Universe Venerable in less than 100,000 years of cultivation. Your ranking on those alien assassination lists is probably not much worse than that of the Chaos City Lord's prized disciple."

"More importantly..."

After a brief pause, Qi Yuan said with a faint smile, "You are still my disciple."

"The teacher's disciple?" Longji's eyes showed a hint of doubt.

Although the battle between Qi Yuan and the three major races on the Primordial Star had been widely publicized, it mainly circulated within circles such as the Lord of the Universe and the Venerable of the Universe.

Although Longji had heard others mention the teacher's power, he didn't know much about the specifics.

Qi Yuan did not offer any further explanation.

"Here's what we'll do: you stay in Chaos City for a while. During this time, I'll prepare some items for your self-defense. Once you've finished preparing, you can set off for the Primal Star."

Qi Yuan spoke directly, "In addition, you can leave an avatar inside the Azure Mist Palace. I will maintain the time acceleration of the area where your avatar is located by a thousand times, so that you will have more time to comprehend the secret techniques and cultivate the laws."

The Azure Palace, a special time-related treasure that was returned from the top-tier time chamber previously given to the fourth disciple, Mireya.

The speed limit of time-related artifacts is also related to the strength of the target inside them.

As long as the energy supply is sufficient, this Azure Palace can support a powerhouse at the level of a universe lord to enjoy a thousand times the time for accelerated cultivation, or support a powerhouse at the level of the strongest in the universe to enjoy a hundred times the time for accelerated cultivation.

And for a cosmic venerable like Longji, the time acceleration factor can be increased even further, estimated to reach several thousand times.

However, maintaining the highest time acceleration at all times is extremely energy-consuming, and even Qi Yuan cannot maintain it for a long time.

However, if it's just about ensuring that Longji maintains a thousand times the time acceleration, he can barely withstand it.

Under Qi Yuan's arrangement, Long Ji's incarnation began to cultivate in the Bilan Palace.

Over the next period of time, Qi Yuan also gradually bestowed upon him some 'self-defense treasures' that he had prepared—

[Successfully gifted the disciple the high-grade soul-type treasure 'Heavenly Continent'!]

[Base return rate 65x, return begins.]

[The gift gift has brought great joy to the disciple, triggering an 98x critical hit reward, with a final return multiplier of 6370x!]

[Reward returned: The True God-level Soul Treasure 'Primordial Light' has been stored in the system space and can be claimed at any time.]

[Successfully gifted the disciple the 'Mysterious Spirit Pagoda,' a supreme palace-type treasure!]

[Base return rate 65x, return begins.]

[The gift gift has brought great joy to the disciple, triggering an 95x critical hit reward, with a final return multiplier of 6175x!]

[Reward: The True God-level Palace Treasure 'Soul Suppressing Tower' has been stored in the system space and can be claimed at any time.]

[The disciple has successfully acquired the supreme psychic weapon, the treasure 'Void Transformation'!]

[Reward Returned: Void True God-level Psychic Weapon Treasure 'Ten Thousand Dragon Seal']

A series of gifts—weapons, armor, domains, souls, and palaces—completely upgraded Longji's equipment!

Apart from the weapons, which are top-tier treasures, everything else is also at the high-level treasure level.

This set of treasures alone is worth nearly a thousand treasure points in the human treasury, which is comparable to the entire wealth of an ordinary universe lord!

Having such a complete set of supreme equipment would provide an unimaginable boost to Longji.

Especially in terms of survival, the combination of the high-level palace treasure and the high-level soul treasure means that even if the Lord of the Universe takes action, as long as he is not killed immediately and given the opportunity to escape into the treasure palace, he will not be able to perish directly. At most, he will be suppressed and sealed.

This time, however, is enough for Longji to either call for help or self-destruct.

In addition to the improvement of his disciples' strength, Qi Yuan himself also gained a great deal.

A complete set of supreme treasures, if used separately, would be enough to raise the strength of each of his clones to the sixth rank!
If concentrated on a single divine body, it would create an unprecedentedly powerful cosmic ruler's combat force!

"One disciple breaking through to the Universe Venerable realm has brought me such gains, and there are other disciples as well."

(End of this chapter)