Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 72 Chaos Crystal

Liao Li followed Qi Yuan into the temple.

During this process, a look of intense anticipation involuntarily appeared on her wild little face.

Over the years she has been following her teacher, she has often received various strange and wonderful treasures from him.

Weapons and armor, cultivation resources, secret manuals and so on, almost everything is available.

Apart from the strange books I received last time that gave me a bit of a headache, almost every other item was extremely useful to me and extremely precious!
Therefore, when she heard that her teacher was going to give her a "big treasure", she was naturally filled with endless anticipation.

"How has your cultivation been lately? Have you mastered the domain?"

After the main hall doors closed, Qi Yuan casually inquired about Liao Li's cultivation progress.

Liao Li blushed slightly upon hearing this, and replied cautiously and somewhat nervously, "Teacher, I have recently gained some insights and should be able to truly master it in the next few months."

She thought Qi Yuan would scold her, but he just smiled as usual and instead took out a strange rhombus-shaped crystal that looked almost transparent.

Within this rhomboid crystal, a faint wisp of bluish-gray airflow can be seen constantly flowing.

"Your foundation may have been a little weak due to the limitations of your previous training environment, but don't be discouraged."

Qi Yuan smiled and handed the rhombus-shaped crystal to Liao Li.

"This is an extremely precious Origin Crystal that I specially purchased for you at the Lanting Auction!"

"The Origin Crystal contains a unique aura that is extremely close to the origin of the universe. After absorbing it, it will allow you to rapidly increase your perception of the laws of origin within a month, reaching a level comparable to that of a World Lord!"

"With the help of this Origin Crystal, not to mention the Domain, you should be able to directly sense the fluctuations of the Origin Law, thus directly stepping into the threshold of the Thunder Origin Law."

Even though Liao Li had received many precious treasures from Qi Yuan, she was still somewhat surprised when she heard his words.

No matter how precious the treasures she received before were, they were still within her comprehension.

But this Origin Crystal... judging from the teacher's words, it might actually allow her to directly cross the threshold of the Origin Law?

This is a bit too exaggerated. Reaching the threshold of the fundamental laws at the stellar level is something only true geniuses can achieve, and she hasn't even truly mastered the domain yet.
And how precious must a treasure with such miraculous effects be!

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and accept it."

Seeing that she was not moving for a long time, Qi Yuan smiled faintly and urged her.

"Ah, yes, disciple, disciple thanks teacher for bestowing this treasure!"

Upon hearing this, Liao Li came to her senses and quickly bowed respectfully in thanks before accepting the precious and strange crystal from Qi Yuan's hand.

At the same time, the system notification that Qi Yuan had been waiting for finally rang in his mind.

[Successfully gifted one Origin Crystal to the disciple!]

[Base return rate 36x, return begins.]

[The gifted item has brought great joy to the disciple, triggering a 100x critical hit reward, with a final return multiplier of 3600x!]

[Return Reward: 3600 Origin Crystals. This return triggered a perfect critical hit, granting a special reward: 1 Chaos Crystal.]

[The reward has been stored in the system space and can be claimed at any time.] "Holy crap, another perfect critical hit! 3600 Origin Crystals!!"

Qi Yuan's eyes widened uncontrollably.

Two years ago, after trying to give Liao Li a drop of Dragon Essence, her bloodline was successfully stimulated to evolve again, and even the base return rate was increased to the current level of 36 times.

However, what concerned him more than that was the return reward—

With a perfect critical hit of 100x, I not only obtained a total of 3600 Origin Crystals, but also a Chaos Crystal that was clearly more precious!
It's important to know that at the Lanting Auction, each Origin Crystal fetched a price exceeding 2.7 trillion Cosmic Coins.

If all 3600 Origin Crystals were sold, that would amount to over 970 trillion Cosmic Coins, nearly 10,000 Chaos Yuan!
Of course, this is the price at the auction. If a large quantity of Origin Crystals were to appear, the price would definitely be slightly lower, but it would still be an outrageous figure!

It should be noted that the total assets of a normal immortal god are only around 10,000 Chaos Yuan units, and some poorer ones may not even have 1,000 Chaos Yuan units.

In other words, based solely on this batch of Origin Crystals returned this time, Qi Yuan's wealth is already comparable to that of an ordinary immortal god!

Of course, he dared not reveal such a large quantity of Origin Crystals at the moment. Otherwise, affecting the market price would be a minor matter. He was afraid that some envious big shot would simply crush him and steal his treasure!

"Until we have sufficient strength, we must not reveal these things. Let's just keep them in the system space for now!"

Qi Yuan silently reminded himself, but then checked the other item in the returned reward list again—

[Chaos Crystal, a rare treasure of heaven and earth, contains a trace of chaotic energy from the beginning of the universe. Absorbing it can increase the compatibility between the soul and the fundamental laws of the universe, permanently enhancing the clarity of the perception of the ten fundamental laws tenfold.]

"Another extraordinary treasure!"

Qi Yuan's eyes widened repeatedly, his inner elation reaching its peak!

The mainstream cultivation system in the world of Swallowed Star is a cultivation system based on laws.

In the later stages, whether it's breaking through realms or creating secret techniques, it all depends on the degree of comprehension of the laws.

The fundamental laws of the universe are vast and mysterious, making them extremely difficult for ordinary people to perceive.

Most cultivators, even if they spend their entire lives, cannot even touch the threshold of the fundamental laws.

The reason for this is naturally due to the limited aptitude of the individual and the poor compatibility with the fundamental laws, which makes it difficult to sense the fluctuations of the fundamental laws.

There may be some rare treasures in the universe that can enhance the compatibility of laws, but those that can directly enhance it tenfold like the Chaos Crystal are extremely rare, and each one is unimaginably precious!

It should be noted that in the original work, Luo Feng's Demon Slayer Clan clone was hailed as the darling of space and known as the strongest assassin clan in the universe, but its increase in compatibility with spatial laws was only about several dozen times.

A single Chaos Crystal can increase the clarity of law perception tenfold, and it increases the clarity of perception of all ten fundamental laws tenfold. Its preciousness is self-evident!

Qi Yuan was overjoyed as he read the system's description of the effects of Chaos Crystal!
"You can leave now. Remember, once you get back, use the Origin Crystal immediately. Don't do anything else for the next month. Focus all your energy on capturing the wondrous fluctuations of the Origin Laws!"

He first waved for Liao Li to leave, then immediately closed the palace gates and entered a cultivation space within the Heavenly Craft Tower.

"Hahaha, this is just the right time! With this Chaos Crystal, it should be much easier for me to cross the threshold of the Time Law!"

He took out the Chaos Crystal, which emitted a hazy, colorful glow, from his system space. He unleashed his primal force from his fingertips, instantly cutting through the crystal's hard outer shell.

Instantly, an ancient, vast, and mysterious aura, seemingly originating from the end of time yet containing the essence of the universe, rapidly spread out from it.
Dear readers, it will be available for purchase tomorrow!
There are too many thanks to express, I can't possibly go through them all~~ I'll post a separate chapter about it later~~~
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