Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 55 Return
After flying for about ten days in the secret world, Qi Yuan finally approached the nearest exit.

"Whoo~"

His figure quickly passed through the exit and arrived directly in the vast starry sky outside.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Almost instantly, three black-armored figures with strength at the sixth and seventh levels of the cosmic realm surrounded them.

In the dark starry sky behind the three, there was a huge silver warship, its D-class railguns all activated, pointing towards them.

"By order of the esteemed realm lords, all those who emerge from the secret realm ruins must first proceed to the nearest assembly point to await the guidance of their respective leaders. Anyone who disobeys orders will be executed on the spot!"

Qi Yuan's gaze swept lightly over the several sixth and seventh-tier cosmic-level black-armored soldiers, but he ultimately nodded slightly.
"Understood. Where is the nearest meeting point?"

"At coordinates T4577, Y12475, the exits nearby are all there. You can fly there yourself."

The leading seventh-tier cosmic-level soldier solemnly reminded them,
"Don't even think about running away. There are at least ten space warships with orbital cannons constantly locking onto this area, and there are also Domain Lord-level figures patrolling at any time. If you fly around recklessly without following orders, you could be killed at any moment!"

"Ah."

Qi Yuan responded calmly, and then flew directly towards the coordinates provided by the soldier.

Before long, he saw a huge black warship floating on the water, and about twenty or thirty cosmic-level cultivators gathered next to it.

"arrive."

As Qi Yuan flew forward, he quickly sent a wisp of his consciousness into the virtual universe to send an email to Bu Chen.

Soon after receiving the message, Bu Chen sent a reply.

"You're out? At the third rendezvous point? Okay, you stay with the people from Yuhai Pavilion for now, I'll be there soon."

More than half an hour later, inside a magnificent, ancient sword-shaped spaceship, entirely silver-white.

The five members of the Imperial Sea Pavilion who were taken away with Qi Yuan have been relocated to other cabins.

In the luxurious lounge of the main cabin, only Qi Yuan and Bu Chen sat facing each other.

"Lord Bu Chen, what's going on outside? Why do we need the domain lords to come and pick us up personally to leave the secret realm?" Qi Yuan asked curiously.

"It was all caused by the royal family!"

Bu Chen shook his head. "According to the intelligence from my subordinates, a powerful treasure that could possibly surpass an immortal divine weapon appeared in a spatially weak zone near the core area of ​​the secret realm. However, this treasure inexplicably disappeared in front of thousands of cosmic-level troops."

"The royal family originally wanted to seal off all entrances and check the storage equipment of everyone who came out of the secret realm, but they gave up after being resisted by the three major organizations and all the world lord families."

"However, the royal family also requires that members of each force must be led by a domain lord-level leader to prevent other cosmic-level or stellar-level individuals from sneaking out."

As Bu Chen explained, he asked with a smile, "What, didn't you see the treasure appear in the secret realm?"

"No."

Qi Yuan shook his head calmly.
"At the beginning, I was lucky enough to snatch a treasure, but because my strength was too low, I was afraid of attracting the covetousness of others, so I retreated with the treasure. I never expected that I would miss the scene of such a powerful treasure appearing."

"I've snatched a treasure!"

Upon hearing this, Bu Chen's attention was immediately diverted, and he eagerly asked, "What kind of treasure is it?"

Qi Yuan's mind stirred, and instantly, a thin sheet of golden paper, about a foot long and more than twenty centimeters wide, appeared before him.

The golden paper was densely covered with lines of twisted text. When you looked at the text, the lines seemed to twist and turn, drawing your attention and making you completely absorbed in it.

This was the golden paper treasure he had seized on his first trip to the weak zone of space.

Several members of the Imperial Sea Pavilion were present when the treasure was seized, one of whom, Dong Yu, claimed to be under the command of Lord Bu Chen. Therefore, Qi Yuan did not intend to hide this matter from the other party.

"Lord Bu Chen, it's this golden paper. It should contain a 'Soul Defense Secret Technique'."

"What! A soul defense technique!"

Upon hearing this, Bu Chen's eyes instantly turned fiery as he stared intently at the golden paper!
Soul-defense techniques are extremely rare and precious throughout the entire universe. Even some ordinary realm lords might not possess a decent set of soul-defense techniques!

And Qi Yuan, that kid, just wandered around this secret realm and managed to snatch a soul defense secret technique?
What incredible luck!

"Qi Yuan, what level of soul defense technique is this? Was it created by a World Lord or an Immortal powerhouse?"

Bu Chen pressed for an answer.

Different levels of secret techniques naturally have different values.

If this were an immortal-level secret technique, its value would be outrageous. Even selling his ninth-level domain lord wouldn't be enough to cover one ten-thousandth of its value.

However, if it is a secret technique at the level of a World Lord, the price may be lower. Of course, even a secret technique at the level of a World Lord is definitely not something that someone of his level can easily come into contact with.

"What level?"

Qi Yuan shook his head, "I haven't examined it carefully yet, and I only have one piece of this golden paper, so I'm not sure if its contents are complete."

"Oh? There's only one?"

Upon hearing this, the burning desire in Bu Chen's eyes subsided slightly. If it were an incomplete secret technique, its value might not be so high.
However, he still asked eagerly:

"Qi Yuan, this...this secret technique...what are you going to do with it?"

Qi Yuan noticed the longing in Bu Chen's eyes, but smiled and spoke:
"I haven't figured out how to handle this either, but if it weren't for Lord Bu Chen recommending me, I wouldn't have been able to snatch this treasure. If Lord Bu Chen needs it, you can scan and copy the contents of this paper first."

"Can I copy this secret technique?"

Upon hearing this, Bu Chen's breathing became slightly heavier.

This is a soul defense secret technique that many ordinary realm lords have never had the chance to witness. How could you just copy it so easily?

If word got out, it would make a whole bunch of realm lords incredibly envious!

"Brother, you're really too honest."

Bu Chen looked at Qi Yuan with a complicated expression, "Do you know how valuable this soul defense technique is?"

"I really didn't know that."

Qi Yuan laughed and said, "However, copying this secret technique won't make much difference. If Lord Bu Chen needs it, he can take it and copy it."

"Brother, you're really generous and bold!"

Bu Chen shook his head, then sighed and said, "I wouldn't dare accept such an expensive gift from you for nothing."

He thought for a moment, "How about this, if you haven't figured out what to do with this secret technique, I'll hand it over to the company for you. If this secret technique isn't included in the records, I'll give you a huge monetary reward!"

"Oh? How huge is it?" Qi Yuan asked curiously upon hearing this.

Bu Chen smiled mysteriously: "Hehe, it's so huge that even a Realm Lord wouldn't be able to resist robbing you!"

More than half an hour later, above the Tibetan starfish.

Qi Yuan bid farewell to the enthusiastic Bu Chen and instantly landed at the interstellar docking port of Canghai Star.

After verifying his identity, he piloted the same dark blue spaceship he had arrived in, quickly flying into space.

"The spaceship is approaching the speed of light and is about to embark on a journey through the dark universe."

With a shift in light and shadow, the entire deep blue spaceship instantly traversed into the dark universe.

Only then did Qi Yuan, sitting in the spaceship's lounge, finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"Phew, finally passed. I didn't expect this bumblebee's 'mimicry' ability to be so powerful; even a ninth-level Domain Lord couldn't see through it."

(End of this chapter)