Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 61 Selecting Disciples

Red Leaf Star.

Small flying saucers shuttled between the various cities of Red Leaf Star.

After receiving specific targets, all the small flying saucers returned one after another to the location of the most central temple on Red Leaf Star.

"They all lined up, waiting for the lord to summon them."

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you might not encounter in several lifetimes, so give it your all!"

"You must be respectful to the lord later, and do not offend him!"

On the land in front of the temple, a large group of young Nawu tribesmen were urged by their elders to quickly form simple lines.

Once everyone has stood still—

"Boom~~~"

The doors of the majestic temple behind them finally opened slowly, and Qi Yuan flew out of the temple accompanied by the elder of the Qishen clan.

He wore dark gold patterned armor, his body was slender and agile, and as he flew, a powerful aura unique to peak ninth-level universe-level experts silently spread in all directions.

The tens of thousands of Nawu tribe members, impacted by this powerful aura, all straightened their gazes and even knelt on one knee to pay their respects to Qi Yuan.

"Greetings, Lord!"

"Well, everyone, get up."

Qi Yuan nodded, but his eyes quickly scanned the crowd.

In just a few seconds, he had made up his mind.

"My lord, as you requested, we have brought the 10,000 most outstanding members of our clan from Red Leaf Star to you. Among them, there are 1500 apprentices, 8500 planetary-level members, and 232 stellar-level members. They are all here."

The elder of the Qishen clan was still carefully introducing things to Qi Yuan, but—

"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"
Under the influence of an invisible force, the young members of the Nawu tribe, who were originally in different parts of the crowd, were swept up and instantly appeared in front of the two.

"These ten people stay; the rest of you may leave."

As Qi Yuan spoke, he gently waved his hand, and an invisible primal force surged forth, instantly enveloping the few members of the Wu Clan and sending them into the rear temple.

"Boom~"

The heavy palace doors slammed shut.

The large group of young Nawu tribesmen standing in front of the temple were taken aback at first, but then instantly became excited.

"What happened? How could it be so fast?"

"Making a decision after just one glance? That's far too hasty!"

"Why? Why was Yuan Mu chosen? Why wasn't I chosen? This isn't fair!"

"I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this!"

These young geniuses of the Nawu Clan, who had traveled from various cities on Red Leaf Star, felt somewhat aggrieved and indignant when they saw Qi Yuan make his choice with just a glance.

Seeing this commotion, the surrounding elders, whose faces were already deep purple, turned almost white with fright. They quickly dispersed and shouted curses:
"What are you doing? Are you trying to get yourself into trouble?!"

"Are they all insane? How dare they question the Lord's decision!"

"You bunch of little brats, get out of here! All of you, get back to your own doghouses!"

Under the combined scolding and shooing of a group of clan elders, the young geniuses of the Nawu tribe who had gathered in front of the temple finally dispersed in a noisy scramble.

Once the area in front of the temple finally quieted down, the elders of the Nawu tribe wiped the sweat from their brows and waited quietly outside the temple gates.

Inside the temple, Qi Yuan sat on the throne above, his gaze sweeping over the ten Na Wu tribesmen standing respectfully below.

Although he had the return system, it was impossible for him to check every single member of the Wu Clan with nearly 10 billion yuan. He could only have the elders bring over the group of people who usually performed the best.

These ten people in front of us are the ten with the highest return rate among the more than ten thousand outstanding members of the Wu Clan.

Of these ten people, only one is a woman, and she is also the only member of the Stellar-level Nawu Clan.

Of the remaining nine male members of the Nawu tribe, two are at the apprentice level and seven are at the planetary level.

Nine out of ten people had a return rate between 15 and 19 times, which was considered top-tier among the large number of stellar-level cultivators Qi Yuan had seen.

The other person gave Qi Yuan a small surprise. It was a somewhat thin-looking boy, one of only two apprentice-level 'child' Nawu tribe members.

His return rate unexpectedly reached 24 times, far exceeding that of the other clansmen.

After years of extensive comparison and verification, Qi Yuan has gained a rough understanding of the qualification level corresponding to the system's return rate.

Like most planetary-level items, their corresponding return multipliers are generally between 3 and 9 times.

For a typical stellar-class star, the return multiplier is approximately 10-19 times.

For a typical cosmic level, the return multiplier is approximately 20-29 times.

Apprentice level, on the other hand, typically earns only a pitiful 1-2 times more.

Of course, there are a few exceptions.

For example, Hugo, whom we met on Thunderstorm Star, was only at the planetary level at the time, but his return rate was as high as 36 times!
For example, his second disciple, Liao Li, was only at the second level of the Stellar level when they first met, but his return rate was already 30 times.

This is the kind of genius among their peers, indicating that they have great potential and will achieve even greater success in the future.

The young man from the Nawu tribe who was only at the seventh level of apprenticeship was clearly one of them.

However, Qi Yuan did not show much interest in him for the time being.

He looked at the ten people below and said with a faint smile:

"Since I have just arrived in the Willow Spring Star System, I need a few disciples to serve me. The ten of you will be my nominal disciples from now on."

"Named disciple?"

The ten young men and women of the Nawu tribe were slightly puzzled, but they all immediately knelt down and respectfully kowtowed to Qi Yuan.

"Disciple pays homage to teacher!"

"Well, get up."

Qi Yuan waved his hand, and a gentle force lifted the ten people below to their feet.

Then he raised his hand and waved it, and a series of red streaks of light fell down.

When the light faded, each of the ten newly recruited disciples of the Wu Clan had a blood-red bead, about the size of an egg, floating quietly in front of them, its surface seemingly covered with flowing lava.

"This item is the essence of the dragon, a rare treasure of heaven and earth that can greatly enhance the power of one's bloodline. Consider it a gift from your master to you."

Qi Yuan smiled and looked down, "You may take it in this main hall."

"A rare treasure of heaven and earth!"

"Significantly enhance bloodline power?"

Upon hearing this, the young men and women of the Nawu tribe all had bright eyes and immediately bowed respectfully to Qi Yuan.

"Thank you, Teacher, for this wonderful gift!"

Long live the teacher!

"Thank you teacher!"

After the ten disciples respectfully thanked Qi Yuan, they all hurriedly swallowed the Dragon Essence in front of them.

Instantly, the entire hall was filled with wails.

The essence of the dragon essence fundamentally transforms one's bloodline, and some pain is inevitable in the process.

Qi Yuan himself had already experienced this kind of pain, and seeing the miserable state of these disciples now, he felt a sense of "that was the path I came from".

Suddenly, his eyes flickered, as if he had remembered something.

"I wonder if the effects of the Dragon Essence and the Bloodline Evolution Agent can be combined?"

Logically speaking, the Bloodline Evolution Agent is a man-made product, while the Dragon Essence is a rare treasure of heaven and earth. The two are different ingredients, so even if there is resistance between them, they should still have some effect, right?
Moreover, based on the return system's multiplier, the value of Dragon Essence is more than ten times that of an S-grade Bloodline Evolution Agent, and its effects should be significantly stronger.
"Really, how could I forget to give Xiao Liaoli a drop of Dragon Essence to try?"

Qi Yuan shook his head in frustration.

Just then, Liao Li's communication came through the virtual universe network.

"Teacher, I have received the enemy fleet and have started heading back."

(End of this chapter)