Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 35 Bloodline Potion Acquired

In a secluded courtyard in Iron Army City.

Qi Yuan sat cross-legged on the low couch in the room, his consciousness seemingly wandering elsewhere, subtly resonating with some strange fluctuation.

That is a fluctuation of the fundamental laws of the vast universe!
Under normal circumstances, the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of the universe can only be vaguely sensed at the eighth or ninth level of the realm.

However, even with only five realms, Qi Yuan has already vaguely sensed this fluctuation!

Although this strange fluctuation was as if it were covered by layers of gauze, making it very difficult for him to sense, he could definitely sense it!

"Wonderful, so wonderful! Sensing the fluctuations of the fundamental laws is bringing an overwhelming sense of joy to my very soul."

Qi Yuan's consciousness was hazy, as if he had forgotten everything, completely immersed in a pleasant state of subtle resonance with that strange fluctuation.
Virtual Universe Killing Fields.

In the meditation room.

The petite woman with neat short hair was lounging lazily on the soft sofa, but a hint of impatience was showing in her jewel-like green eyes.

"Have we still not been able to contact that little guy named 'Yuan'?"

"Not yet."

A young man in a white robe standing in front of her spoke with some trepidation.
"Lady Soya, that little guy immediately withdrew from the virtual universe after his battle with Diesel last time. For the past month, he's even shut down his virtual universe communication, and he hasn't even replied to my emails."

"Alright, stop with the nonsense!"

The petite woman on the sofa waved her hand impatiently.

"You can go down now. Contact me after you've reached him."

"Yes, my lord."

The young man in white bowed respectfully, then walked out quickly as if relieved.

After he left, the petite woman called Lady Soya suddenly lost her stern expression and instead revealed a sullen look like that of an innocent young girl.

"It's not easy for a 'top-tier elite' to appear in such a remote and remote place as the Eternal Empire. Don't let him slip away!"

Iron Army City, in a courtyard room.

Qi Yuan finally emerged from that special state where he felt as if he were in a trance, constantly resonating with the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of the universe.

"Huh? I feel like I've only been cultivating for a short while, how come a month has already passed!"

A hint of surprise appeared on his face.

In the last battle in the decisive space against the green-haired man with the water domain, he was suppressed throughout and about to be defeated when he was fortunate enough to break through the threshold and sense the fluctuations of the lightning source law.

After turning the tide of battle in an instant and snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, he did not waste a moment and immediately disconnected his consciousness from the virtual universe and returned to his physical body.

Although the fundamental laws of the virtual universe are almost identical to those of the real world, if you can sense the fluctuations of the fundamental laws in the virtual universe, you can normally sense them in reality as well.

However, Qi Yuan still wanted to personally experience the fluctuations of the laws of the real universe before the feeling of enlightenment in his mind dissipated.

He never expected that he would become completely immersed in this feeling.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.
"I actually sensed the fluctuations of the primordial laws on my own without the help of the system. Could it be that the original owner was also a hidden genius whose comprehension was extraordinary but whose talent was buried?" Qi Yuan pondered inwardly.

No, that's unlikely.

He immediately dismissed the idea.

Although he couldn't see his own aptitude through the 'return multiplier', judging from his cultivation during the period immediately after he transmigrated, while the original owner's aptitude could be considered excellent among ordinary people, it was clearly not at the level of being able to comprehend the laws on his own.

"Could it be bloodline?"

Qi Yuan instantly recalled the 'Dragon Essence' he had once consumed—

The system rated the 'Dragon Essence' as a treasure that could greatly enhance bloodline power. After consuming it, his bloodline underwent a tremendous change, and his subsequent cultivation speed increased significantly.

He thought that was all, but he didn't expect there to be a hidden surprise.
Could it be that because of the improvement in bloodline, it has become easier to sense the fluctuations of the fundamental laws?

There are billions of races of humankind in the universe, and the strengths and weaknesses of different races and bloodlines vary.

Those with powerful bloodlines, like the top-tier bloodline of the human race, the 'Manka Clan,' not only find cultivation extremely easy, reaching the Domain Lord level upon adulthood, but also find it much easier to sense the fundamental laws than other races with weaker bloodlines.

If you think about it this way, then everything seems to make a lot more sense.

"Consuming the 'Dragon Essence' greatly enhanced my bloodline, making my foundation much stronger, which is why I was able to sense the fluctuations of the fundamental laws so easily!"

Qi Yuan's eyes gleamed. "The improvement of bloodline is indeed very beneficial. It would be great if I could obtain more treasures like 'Dragon Essence'."

"Oh, right, I left the virtual universe after my fight with that green-haired man. I wonder what the killing field's reaction has been since then."

Qi Yuan seemed to have thought of something, and immediately activated the virtual universe information receiving function.

moment--

"Beep~" "Beep~" "Beep~" "Beep~"
Numerous notification sounds rang wildly in his mind, and a deluge of information flooded in.
Qi Yuan was immediately annoyed by the constant notification sounds in his mind.

"Damn! So many emails? That can't be right, not many people should know my virtual universe ID!"

"No, I must use the system's return function to bring back the entire intelligent life form first, otherwise I'll be driven crazy just dealing with information from the virtual universe."

He forced himself to suppress his inner turmoil and began to review the information he had accumulated over the past month.

But soon a look of surprise appeared on his face.

There are 29 emails in total, which is about one per day on average.

There are also 2 call requests.

The call request and the email were both sent by the same person named 'Bu Chen'.

"Bu Chen? I don't know him. How come he has my virtual universe ID? Could it be..."

Qi Yuan, with some suspicion, opened the emails one by one and began to read them.

Soon, an expression of "I knew it" appeared on his face.

Soon after, the virtual universe killing field.

In the meditation room numbered 023.

Qi Yuan successfully met with the external deacon named 'Bu Chen' from the virtual universe's branch in the Eternal Empire. "Yuan, oh no, Qi Yuan, right? It's really not easy to see you."

Bu Chen was the white-robed youth who had met with 'Lord Soya' in another meditation room earlier.

Seeing Qi Yuan finally appear in front of him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's been a month, and I can finally complete the task assigned by that person.
"I've recently had some insights into my spiritual practice, so I haven't logged into the virtual universe."

Qi Yuan feigned ignorance and looked at the white-robed man before him, "I didn't know you summoned me, sir."

"Hehe, I won't beat around the bush with you."

The white-robed youth laughed loudly, "My name is Bu Chen, and I am an external steward of the Virtual Universe Company's branch in the Eternal Empire. I have seen the video of your fight with Nadiel and I think you have great potential. Therefore, I would like to invite you to join us as a member of the Virtual Universe Company."

"Virtual Universe Company!"

Qi Yuan appropriately displayed a slightly shocked expression.

"My Virtual Universe Company is recruiting geniuses and elites from many universe nations. I saw that when you fought Diesel last time, you must have sensed the fluctuations of the fundamental laws, right?"

The white-robed man, Bu Chen, smiled and said, "Being able to sense the fluctuations of the fundamental laws means you can be rated as a 'top-tier elite.' Once you join my Virtual Universe Company, you will enjoy all sorts of extremely generous resources and benefits."

"For example, if you join, you can directly receive an S-grade bloodline evolution agent for free! There are countless other superior conditions as well."

"So, are you willing to accept my invitation and become a member of my Virtual Universe Company?"

"Um"

Qi Yuan hesitated for a moment, then asked seemingly casually:

"Lord Bu Chen, you just mentioned 'external'. Does the Virtual Universe Company also have 'internal' and 'external' divisions?"

"You mean this?"

Bu Chen explained nonchalantly.

"Our Virtual Universe Company is divided into internal and external members. Internal members have many benefits, and of course, the management is a bit stricter. External members have more freedom, but the benefits are much fewer, far less than those of internal members."

He smiled at Qi Yuan: "For example, the 'S-level gene evolution agent' I just mentioned, if you become an internal member, you can receive one for free. But if you are an external member, you can only buy it with money, and an ordinary external member can only buy a maximum of three."

“So that’s how it is”

Qi Yuan looked like he understood.

He seemed to hesitate slightly before speaking to Bu Chen:
"Lord Bu Chen, I am willing to join the Virtual Universe Company, but I would like to join an external company. I wonder if that is possible?"

"Joining external parties?"

Upon hearing this, Bu Chen frowned slightly and repeatedly advised,

"Qi Yuan, I know that most geniuses like you are proud and arrogant, and don't like being too controlled, but I must remind you that the difference in treatment between 'external' and 'internal' members in the Virtual Universe Company is not small. If you choose to become an 'external' member just because you don't want to be controlled," then the loss will be too great!

"I understand, thank you for the reminder, Lord Bu Chen."

Upon hearing this, Qi Chen gave a slight bow to the man in white robes, "I'm certain that I want to join the external faction. If that's not possible, then I won't join."

This decision wasn't made on a whim; it was something he had already thought about before entering the duel space.

While becoming a member of the Virtual Universe Company offers many benefits, the constraints imposed during the initial, weak phase are also extremely strict.

Before becoming a Domain Lord, one must strictly follow the training plan set by the Virtual Universe Company to learn, cultivate, and carry out training missions.

During this period, it is almost impossible to find time to meet with relatives and friends in real life.

At that point, his greatest advantage in this world—the 'Apprenticeship Return System'—would become nothing more than a decoration!
After all, he can't bring the disciples he recruits from outside into the Virtual Universe Company. As for recruiting a new disciple from among the many geniuses and powerful individuals within the Virtual Universe Company, that's even more unthinkable.

The Virtual Universe Company has a whole bunch of immortal-level teachers, so who would want to become his teacher?

Without the system's assistance, how could he possibly compete with those powerful geniuses from the various human empires and cosmic nations?
Therefore, in his plan, his first step was simply to obtain the identity of an external member of the Virtual Universe Company, to have a powerful figurehead that could be used at crucial moments, and incidentally, to gain access to some of the Virtual Universe Company's internal resource channels. That would be enough.

As for becoming a core member, that will only be considered after he breaks through to the Domain Lord level and can be guaranteed a certain degree of autonomy.

"You'd better think this through, kid. The fact that you can sense the fluctuations of the fundamental laws at the stellar level means that your talent is exceptional even among the internal members. If you receive a series of generous resources from the internal members, you might have a chance to advance to one of the four core secret realms!"

Bu Chen earnestly advised him.

"Thank you, Lord Bu Chen. I've made up my mind. I'll either join the external entity of the Virtual Universe Company or not join at all."

Qi Yuan bowed slightly to Bu Chen in a very polite manner.

After all, Bu Chen is a domain lord-level powerhouse. The fact that he was willing to waste so much time persuading me shows that he thinks highly of me. It is only natural to show him some respect.

"You."

Bu Chen wanted to persuade him again, but he suddenly swallowed his words back.

"Alright, since you've made up your mind, then join the external organization for now. I'll put you under my command later."

"Yes, thank you, Lord Bu Chen."

Qi Yuan said respectfully.

Then, as if he remembered something.

"By the way, Lord Bu Chen, how do I purchase the Bloodline Evolution Agent you mentioned earlier?"

"Evolution agent?"

Bu Chen smiled upon hearing this, "Once I finish entering your information, you will be able to see the entrance to the internal store. Inside, there are not only bloodline evolution agents, but also many other precious resources that can only be purchased by members of the Virtual Universe Company."

As he spoke, his expression paused slightly.

"Hehe, you're really lucky, kid!"

He smiled at Qi Yuan, a strange look appearing on his face.

"I have good news for you. A certain sir watched your last battle video and is very optimistic about you. That sir just sent a message that you can receive an S-grade bloodline evolution agent for free, and the cost will be fully covered by that sir!"

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