Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 38 One and a Half Years, Cosmic Level
After a long time-

"Phew~ Phew~ I'm finally alive!"

Qi Yuan finally let out a long sigh of relief, as if he had been freed from a burden.

The pain, which felt as if his very soul was being crushed, obliterated, and destroyed, receded like a tide, and he finally regained control of his body!
"Let me experience what all this painful ordeal has brought me!"

Qi Yuan's gaze darkened slightly, but a wisp of his consciousness instantly scanned his entire body.

"Looking at the exterior alone, there doesn't seem to be much change. But an improvement in the level of life's genes, that should be..."

Qi Yuan's spiritual power began to penetrate every inch of his flesh and blood, every cell.
"I can feel it, I can feel it!"

"A change has occurred deep within my cells!"

Qi Yuan instantly felt that every cell in his body had become different.

He couldn't describe exactly what changes had occurred, but it was definitely different!

Each cell is full and vigorous, brimming with boundless vitality, as if an extremely vigorous life force is hidden within it.

Qi Yuan felt that if he threw a punch now, the power would probably be more than twice as strong as before!
Even though his cultivation level and cultivation method hadn't changed, he still had this feeling!
This power comes from the deepest level of the body, an elevation of the very essence of life!
It is a leap beyond bloodline, a leap on a higher level of life!
"Hmm, the speed at which I comprehend the laws seems to have increased a bit!"

Qi Yuan attempted to comprehend the laws, and immediately felt that the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of thunder seemed to have become clearer.

The layer of mist that had been obscuring the view seemed to have been gently wiped away. Although it was still very blurry, it was definitely easier to see than before!
"Amazing, truly amazing!"

"His realm hasn't changed, but his perception of the laws, physical vitality, strength, and power have all at least doubled, though clearly not yet three times as much."

Qi Yuan silently sensed the various new experiences brought about by the elevation of his life level.

He cannot currently determine exactly how much his level of life has improved; he can only judge his changes based on these most intuitive feelings.

"So what's my current genetic level? A little over two times, but less than three times... maybe 2.5 times? Hmm, that doesn't feel right."

"Let's see if this doubling effect can be maintained as my cultivation level continues to improve."

In less than two months since arriving on Taiyue Star, Qi Yuan has been busy with various tasks, including obtaining citizenship and finding new disciples.

Later, they went to great lengths to associate themselves with the Virtual Universe Company.

Now that everything was settled, he could finally focus his energy on his cultivation.

After experiencing a leap in his level of life, his perception of the fundamental laws doubled.

With the assistance of the system, progress is naturally incredibly fast.

Time passed quietly, and Qi Yuan gradually immersed himself in a peaceful and joyful life of cultivation.

In his spare time, he either studies the laws of cultivation or absorbs energy to cultivate.

Occasionally, I would go to the killing field to set up opponents and hone my combat skills.

And when the monthly return opportunity returns again, it's his most exciting 'moment of reunion with his apprentice'—

[Successfully imparted stellar-level cultivation experience to disciple!]

[Trigger a 30x critical hit reward.]

[Reward: Cultivation insights related to the Law of Thunder!]

[Successfully imparted stellar-level cultivation experience to disciple!]

[Trigger a 60x critical hit reward.]

[Reward: Cultivation insights related to the Law of Thunder!]

[Successfully gifted one Tier 1 Force Battle Blade to disciple!]

[Trigger a 50x critical hit reward.]

[Reward: One Tier 1 Force Blade 'Silent Soul Blade'!]

[Successfully gifted one intelligent optical computer to my disciple!]

[Trigger a 50x critical hit reward.]

[Reward: 1 Unclaimed Intelligent Lifeform!]

Apart from a few occasions when he used the opportunity to acquire some necessary assets, Qi Yuan used most of the return opportunities to improve his cultivation insights.

To his surprise, when he imparted his cultivation experience to Liao Li, who was at the stellar level, the feedback he received was actually about his cultivation insights regarding laws!
Although Liao Li's own aptitude limits the insights he receives each time, the fact that it's an 'indiscriminate' improvement is undeniable!

It should be noted that Qi Yuan was a rogue cultivator, and when he encountered a bottleneck in comprehending the laws, he could not receive any guidance from a teacher.

If he were to figure it out on his own, it might take him months, or even years, to overcome a bottleneck. However, if he were to utilize the indiscriminate, 'true damage'-like insights returned by the system when encountering a bottleneck, even just a little bit, it could potentially help him break through the obstacle and enter a smoother path of cultivation!

This is an incredibly effective and miraculous aid that surpasses any teacher's guidance!

Moreover, this is even with the base return multiplier of only 33x for Liaoli.

If in the future he could receive a peerless genius like Luo Feng or Bo Lan who could comprehend the laws as easily as drinking water, the return effect would probably make him 'ascend to heaven on the spot'!
Thus, with the system's repeated "assistance," Qi Yuan's progress in comprehending the laws was extremely rapid.

Furthermore, with the large amount of cultivation resources he received through the purposeful use of the system's functions, his cultivation level began to soar at an exaggerated rate.
Within the Eternal Empire, in an extremely desolate and barren remote starry sky.

"Boom~~~"

"Chichi~~"

It was like a beautiful canvas being frantically kneaded and torn apart—

The entire starry sky began to twist and shatter wildly, with huge spatial rifts constantly appearing in the starry sky!
A massive spatial storm swept across the area, instantly tearing nearby uninhabited planets to shreds.
"Whoosh whoosh~~~"

I don’t know how long it took.

The violently erupting spatial storm gradually weakened.

After the entire space finally returned to calm—

The once desolate starry sky has disappeared.

Instead, a shattered continent stretching for hundreds of millions of kilometers floated silently.
Iron Army City.

At this point, a year and a half had passed since Qi Yuan joined the Virtual Universe Company.

In a secluded courtyard in Iron Army City, Qi Yuan's cultivation had reached a crucial moment.

Within his dantian space, nine incredibly hot, enormous fireballs were intertwined with each other along some strange trajectory, forming a peculiar celestial structure.

"Whoosh whoosh~~~"

A massive amount of pure primal energy surged wildly through the outer wall of the dantian space, continuously merging into the nine enormous fireballs.

However, no matter how much it tried to integrate, it could no longer make the fireball expand even slightly.

At a certain moment, it was as if a thunderbolt from the soul, shaking the entire space, suddenly exploded!

"Boom~~~"

It's like a boundary has been broken—

The nine enormous fireballs, which had already reached their limit, began to expand rapidly.

"Whoosh whoosh~~~"

Almost all the pure primal force floating in the entire dantian space was instantly devoured, while the expansion of the nine fireballs slowed down slightly.

Upon seeing this, Qi Yuan immediately popped a bluish-green fruit the size of a walnut into his mouth—

"Click~"

As the fruit peel was bitten through, an immense surge of life energy flooded into the dantian space.

With this replenishment of energy, the nine giant fireballs began to rapidly expand in size, growing dozens of times their original size in just a short moment!
All nine fireballs trembled incessantly, and in a fleeting moment, the largest of them, a stellar fireball, expanded to its limit—

"boom!"

The largest of the stars exploded violently!
boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
As if they had been collectively detonated, the other eight star fireballs exploded one after another!
After stars explode, they break into countless fragments of stars and an almost endless cloud of dust.
Numerous nebulae, star clusters, and dust particles, along with countless tiny planets, moved slowly along certain trajectories, eventually forming a colossal, swirling 'galaxy'—

The galaxy is surrounded by eight spiral arms, while the central part contains a large number of tiny stars.

At the very core of the entire galaxy lies a miniature 'black hole' that has been condensed to its extreme, seemingly capable of swallowing everything!
This miniature black hole continuously devours surrounding stars and dust, while simultaneously, in places unseen by the surroundings, strands of incredibly pure and powerful energy are constantly being generated—

At that moment, an incredibly powerful feeling instantly rose in Qi Yuan's heart!

He has officially entered the cosmic realm!

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