Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 8. Six months later, a sudden summons.

At this moment, in Qi Yuan's perception, it was as if a peerless master was imparting his power to him.

A large amount of unfamiliar yet incredibly profound special knowledge kept flooding into his mind, and then directly integrated into his memory.

In the instant this realization dawned on Qi Yuan, it was as if a layer of fog had been blown away from his heart, and a feeling of sudden enlightenment surged into his mind.

That's a profound understanding of the 'rules'!

"Is this what a domain is?"

Qi Yuan's fingertips unconsciously traced a path in front of him.

"Sizzle~~~"

Streaks of purple lightning danced and appeared at his fingertips, then rapidly flowed and spread outwards.

Electric snakes danced, and lightning flashed everywhere!
In an instant, the entire cultivation cave was transformed into a lightning field filled with destructive energy!
Qi Yuan, standing in the center of the lightning field, opened his eyes, with faint purple lightning flashes appearing in his eyes.

"receive!"

The next second, his five fingers suddenly clenched.

Instantly, the sky full of lightning contracted as if swallowed by a black hole, disappearing in an instant.

Only a few lingering rays of light danced on the tips of his hair, making the purple hue deep in his pupils appear and disappear.

"I never expected this! The system can even return the 'domain'!"

Qi Yuan felt as if he had been hit by a huge pie, and he couldn't help but smile.

He originally just wanted to test another function of the system, but it gave him such a big surprise!
What he taught Cang Fan before was mostly the ordinary content that should be mastered at the planetary level.

As for the laws and domains, they are merely common knowledge that is widely circulated in the universe, with no in-depth content whatsoever.

However, these very things, with a return rate of 400 times, directly transformed into cultivation experience related to the 'Thunder Domain'!

It's no exaggeration to say that they 'eat grass and produce milk'!
"That's more like it! If all you get back after passing on your experience is what you already know, then that option is pretty useless!"

Qi Yuan's gaze shifted, and through the results of these two returns, he had gained some understanding of the system's return patterns.

For example, the first gift was 'Earth Soul Liquid', but what was returned was a higher-quality resource called 'Wood Seed Crystal'.

The second instruction mainly consisted of 'planetary-level cultivation experience', and even directly returned profound knowledge such as the 'Thunder Domain', which even many star-level geniuses might not have mastered.

Therefore, it seems that the items returned by the system are not just a simple increase in quantity, but also involve an improvement in quality.

If that's the case, then the option of 'passing on cultivation experience' might be more worthwhile than giving away items.

It may not be obvious yet.

But when he reaches a higher level, for example, when he gets stuck at the bottleneck of breaking through to become the Lord of the Universe, or even the strongest being in the universe.

Just by preaching to a disciple once, one might suddenly have an epiphany and easily break through the cultivation barriers that had previously trapped them for countless epochs. The benefits of that are insane!
"Whether it's what I think or not, I'll find out after trying it a few more times."

"For now, I should focus on my own cultivation!"

Qi Yuan sat quietly in the cave for a long time before finally calming down the excitement and restlessness in his heart.

He then stopped wasting time and threw himself back into arduous spiritual practice.

To his delight, with the help of the domain, his control over his body improved dramatically!
In this way, when cultivating the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Blade, both the number of bursts of internal energy and the control over the resonance of multiple forces are greatly improved.

His progress in "Nine Luminaries Heavenly Blade" has become increasingly rapid.

In just one month, he completely mastered the power generation technique of the seventh level of "Nine Luminaries Heavenly Blade", directly increasing the power generation amplitude to 21 times!
When the new month's return opportunity arrived, he still chose to give back his experience in cultivation as the gift.

However, this time the result was somewhat disappointing to him. Perhaps the interval was too short, and Cang Fan hadn't even fully digested what he had learned last time, so he didn't ask any new or interesting questions.

Qi Yuan talked at length, but in the end, he didn't even trigger the critical hit reward.

Ultimately, with only an 8x base return rate, he only received a 'skilled planetary-level cultivation insight', which only deepened his understanding of planetary-level cultivation.

This achievement is worlds apart from the previous two huge surprises!
However, this experience also made Qi Yuan realize that the system's critical hit rewards were not so easy to trigger.

The reason why the first two critical hits were triggered was because both 'gifts' brought Cang Fan a great sense of 'novelty'.

After all, neither the Earth Soul Liquid nor the cultivation concepts of domains and laws were unfamiliar topics to Cang Fan.

In this way, it would naturally be easier to evoke a 'great emotion' in him.

However, when the same gift is given again, the recipient has already experienced the initial 'shock' and is unlikely to have a significant reaction.

It seems that to trigger critical hits as often as possible, you either need to keep changing the 'gifts' to keep the other person feeling 'surprised'.

Alternatively, you could change the students, allowing each one to experience a period of "disappointment," so they'll understand that every bit of care from their teacher is hard-won.
"It seems we need to use the two return options of the system in a balanced way."

In the following period, Qi Yuan continued his cultivation while also further testing the system's functions.

The cleaver's forging process absorbed the Wood Crystal to restore its strength.
His days were monotonous yet routine.

When the return opportunity resumed for the new month, he tried to maximize his gains with different 'gifts'.

When the fourth month arrived, Qi Yuan used the Wood Crystal bestowed upon him by the master of Thunderstorm Star as a gift, finally triggering the critical hit reward again and obtaining a Dragon Vein Fruit.

After secretly consuming it, his cultivation level broke through again, directly reaching the fourth level of the Stellar level.

In the fifth month, he used the 3 kilograms of Earth Soul Liquid he had accumulated as a gift, barely triggering a 10x critical hit and obtaining 480 Wood Seed Crystals.

In the sixth month, after a three-month hiatus, he once again chose to trigger the return by 'passing on cultivation experience'.

This time, under Qi Yuan's dedicated instruction, Cang Fan seemed to have made good progress, directly triggering a 50x critical hit, allowing Qi Yuan to once again gain a copy of 'Insights on Cultivation Related to the Thunder Domain'.

After the fusion, Qi Yuan's understanding of the Thunder Domain deepened further, and he was just a little short of breaking through to the second level of the domain.

And it was at this moment that his peaceful cultivation life was interrupted.
In front of the magnificent castle where the master of Thunderstorm Star resides.

Qi Yuan, who had just disembarked from the spaceship, curiously transmitted his voice to Old Wu beside him and asked:

"Lord Wu, does our master have a mission for us this time?"

"It's hardly a mission."

Old Wu replied telepathically, "Master is going back to the family soon, and most of the personal guards will be going with him."

"family?"

Qi Yuan was taken aback upon hearing this, "Are you going to leave Thunderstorm Star?"

"Correct."

Old Wu nodded, his eyes filled with utmost respect.

"The master's ancestral home is on Lanka, where more than half of the Ortega family's elites reside, including more than one Domain Lord-level member. It is a very famous and prosperous planet in the entire Eternal Starfield!"

As Qi Yuan listened to Lao Wu's introduction, a strange glint flashed in his eyes.

"I wonder if there's a chance on Lanka Star."

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