Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 44 Entering the Core Area
Day 25 of entering the Secret Realm Ruins.

"Whoosh~"

Qi Yuan's figure moved rapidly through the void between the two continental fragments.

Since his bountiful harvest in that cave last time, his good luck seemed to have been used up prematurely.

Along the way, apart from accidentally finding a dozen or so pieces of clear sand in a dry river valley that could be used to forge second-tier Force weapons, he gained almost nothing.

This extreme sense of disparity even made him consider turning back immediately.

After all, the chance to get a refund in the new month will be back soon, and getting a refund even once is better than picking up stones here!

"This secret realm is so barren, it doesn't seem like any powerful civilization ever existed here... If that's the case, then what was the identity of the fallen world lord found in the cave? Could he have been an outsider who accidentally perished here?"

Qi Yuan was lost in thought when he arrived above a new continental fragment.

As soon as he arrived, his gaze was drawn to the endless stretch of dilapidated ruins at the far end of his vision!

"ruins!"

For nearly a month after entering the secret realm ruins, all I could see was a dry, dark brown land.

Finally seeing a different view, Qi Yuan felt a surge of excitement.

Ruins indicate that a civilization once existed there, and these are the places where you are most likely to find something!

"Go over and have a look!"

His figure instantly transformed into a streak of lightning, rapidly approaching the ruins at the edge of his vision.

At cosmic speeds, the previously indistinct ruins gradually became clear after only a few minutes.

However, at this moment, Qi Yuan had to slow down.

On that endless black land, countless ruins stretched out from underfoot, extending for at least tens of thousands of kilometers.

Amidst these ruins, more than one figure was moving swiftly.

"Wow~~"

"Boom~~~"

Every now and then, ruins of buildings were violently torn open, and powerful figures swiftly moved through them, sweeping away any remaining treasures that might appear.

As Qi Yuan appeared, the three universe-level powerhouses who were busy in the ruins almost simultaneously stopped what they were doing and looked over.

"Two cosmic-level second-order units, and one cosmic-level third-order unit."

When the other person looked at him, Qi Yuan also looked over curiously.

Among the three people opposite, the lean man with short hair and black armor, who was at the third level of the Universe Realm, wore a badge on his chest that represented his status as a member of the Imperial Sea Pavilion.

The other two, a man and a woman, were at the second level of the cosmic level and did not wear any markings indicating their identities.

Moreover, judging from their close yet subtly wary posture, they clearly do not belong to the same camp.

After a brief exchange of glances, it was the only one among the three—a short-haired, black-armored man at the third level of the cosmic realm—who spoke first:
"Each of you explore your own area without disturbing the others, or you will be attacked by the group!"

He then ignored Qi Yuan and continued his work of searching for treasures in the ruins, clearly not taking Qi Yuan, a first-order cosmic-level being, too seriously.

The other two second-tier cosmic-level beings exchanged a glance, then silently went about their respective tasks.

"Wow~"

"Boom~~~"

The sound of piles of construction debris being blown away rang out again.

Qi Yuan couldn't help but smile faintly upon seeing this.

"It's quite harmonious, that's how it should be. Peace and harmony bring wealth, why resort to violence?"

After all, he was a 'civilized person' who had received higher education in the new era, and naturally he would not want to fight if he could avoid it.

The way these people acted suited him perfectly. "Judging by their impatient manner, they must have made quite a haul here!"

While carefully observing the movements of the other three universe-level powerhouses, Qi Yuan approached a ruined area that appeared to have not yet been searched.

The surrounding area had suffered immense destruction; across thousands of kilometers of land, almost no buildings remained intact.

Even many parts of buildings hundreds of meters underground were destroyed beyond recognition.

What's even more troubling is that these building ruins seem to contain some kind of signal-weakening material, preventing the detector signals from penetrating very far.

This is also why the three cosmic-level powerhouses earlier kept violently tearing up building ruins during their search.

"This is going to be a lot of work to find."

Following suit, Qi Yuan locked his gaze on a sizable area of ​​ruins, and instantly unleashed his immense primal force, blowing away the large swathe of ruins in front of him!
"Wow~~~"

As large swathes of building ruins were blown aside, several passageways leading to the underground parts of the buildings appeared on the ground.

"Whoosh~"

Qi Yuan's figure flashed rapidly, and when he reappeared, there was a slight strangeness on his face.

Without stopping, he immediately moved on to the next area of ​​ruins.

After carrying out the lawful actions in four different areas in succession, the surprise in his eyes could no longer be hidden.

"Holy crap, is the drop rate in this area this high?! We've only cleared a small area and already gotten five or six Tier 3 Force Weapons!"

He first looked at the several weapons of different shapes and special metals lying quietly in the world ring, then looked at the surrounding ruins that stretched for tens of thousands of kilometers, and a blood-red glint appeared in his eyes.

Oh my God!
If every place in such a large area could yield such a harvest, how many treasures would we eventually find!
"No wonder those three cosmic-level beings didn't bother with me at all; they were really busy picking up treasures!"

Qi Yuan dared not hesitate for a moment and rushed towards the next area of ​​ruins.

If it were as he thought, then this ruin would be a blessed place for him!

He's different from others; he has a return system at his disposal. Every treasure he obtains here, after being returned through the system, could potentially generate hundreds or even thousands of times the return!

Putting aside everything else, as long as he can collect hundreds or thousands of treasures of the third-tier Force weapon level, he will definitely become incredibly wealthy in one fell swoop!

"We've struck it rich! Who said this secret realm was barren? It's overflowing with wealth here!"

Just as he excitedly rushed towards the next area of ​​ruins, a strong thought suddenly resounded in his mind.

"I want to eat so much, let me find it."

"Hmm, Bumblebee?"

Qi Yuan's heart stirred slightly. "You want to go out?"

"Yes, Master, it's delicious and plentiful."

The stellar-era metallic life form, Bumblebee, could only transmit extremely vague thoughts, but its desire to break free was exceptionally strong.

"Let's go then. Oh, and take this with you!"

Qi Yuan's face remained calm, but as he landed, a ball of golden liquid containing a spatial ring instantly detached from his feet.

"Whoosh~"

The golden liquid first seeped into the ground, and then, taking advantage of the gaps in the collapsed ruins, it rushed into the distance in an instant!
The speed was so fast that it was even faster than Qi Yuan 'blowing away' the ruins to advance.

Before long, a vague sense of joy came from ahead, and the bumblebee, which looked like golden liquid, had already swallowed a piece of black ore that was emitting a cold aura.

"You've already made some progress?"

"Haha, with Bumblebee's help, it seems my search speed will be at least half again as fast!"

Qi Yuan felt a slight joy in his heart, but he quietly changed direction and walked towards another area of ​​ruins.

Just then, the second-tier cosmic-level woman searching in another area of ​​ruins glanced in this direction as if by chance, and then a telepathic message quietly rang in Qi Yuan's ear.
Dear readers, I would be extremely grateful if you could help me read the latest chapter these next couple of days. Please just turn to the last page of the newest chapter. Each round of recommendations and advancements uses Tuesday's chapter as the reference. Thank you so much for your help! Thank you so much!
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(End of this chapter)