Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 84 Conditions
Virtual universe, Lanting Continent, Guanlan Mansion.

The moment Qi Yuan's consciousness descended, he discovered three figures standing at the door.

Of the three, there were two women and one man. One of the women wore blue armor, had silver hair, and her face was extremely beautiful but had a cold demeanor. The other was a cute girl with short, ear-length hair and jewel-like green eyes.

"what?"

The memories of a Domain Lord are incredibly powerful. In just a moment, he remembered that this was the same waitress who had handled his account binding at the front desk when he first entered the Eternal Island Slaughter Arena.

But why did she come here, and what was her aura like?
A sinister and dark aura, seemingly capable of devouring everything, naturally permeated the girl's surroundings. Qi Yuan felt a sense of dread, as if his entire soul was about to be swallowed up, just by glancing at her!
"Immortal God!"

Upon seeing the energy level detected by the intelligent life form, Qi Yuan was immediately horrified!
The waitress who served me back then turned out to be a powerful immortal deity!

It wasn't just her!

Even the silver-haired woman and the burly man in golden robes beside her were surrounded by powerful will fluctuations no weaker than those of the green-eyed girl!

"Three immortals! They are all standing outside my door."

In the virtual universe, the security of various housing types is beyond question. Even immortal powerhouses cannot force their way into a private residence without the owner's permission.

"Quick, open the door!"

Qi Yuan naturally dared not delay, and hurriedly ordered the mansion's smart gate to open, and personally went forward to greet him.

Upon seeing him appear, the three powerful immortal gods simultaneously looked forward, and their intense gazes converged, causing Qi Yuan to break out in a cold sweat.

"Greetings, sirs. I was just dealing with some matters in the real world, so please forgive my neglect. Please come in!"

Qi Yuan quickly invited the other party into the reception room of the mansion.

"Hehe, I didn't realize you were so rich. This location and such a luxurious property are usually only bought by realm lords."

As soon as they sat down, the cute girl with green eyes spoke first with a smile.

Judging from her sweet appearance alone, she was no different from the lively middle school girls on Earth in my previous life.

However, the other party's true identity is a powerful immortal god!

Qi Yuan looked at the green-eyed girl he had met once before and spoke respectfully:
"Just a little hobby, please excuse my rudeness, adults."

"I wonder what brings you gentlemen here today?"

"Haha, Qi Yuan, let me introduce you first!"

This time, it was the burly man in golden robes with a sword-shaped mark between his eyebrows who took over the conversation.

"I am Xing Zhan, the second-level branch manager of the Lanting branch of the Virtual Universe Company, in charge of affairs in the Blue Bay Star Region. The two people next to me are Suo Ya, the branch manager of the Eternal Star Region of the company, and Cang Yue, the deputy commander of the Tianyu Legion of the Tianyu Region of the Lanting Universe Country."

"Greetings, Lord Xingzhan, Lord Suoya, Lord Cangyue!" Qi Yuan hurriedly bowed respectfully.

"You are Welcome."

The burly man in the golden robe waved his hand and continued, "As for the purpose of our visit, it is naturally for you."

"For me?" Qi Yuan's heart stirred slightly.

"Not bad!"

The burly man in the golden robe nodded with a smile, "With the strength of a first-level Domain Lord, you've managed to kill a well-known peak Domain Lord. You've certainly caused quite a stir in our Blue Bay Star Region these past two days."

What the burly man in the golden robe said was true.

After all, for the vast majority of ordinary cultivators, even opponents of the same level are not necessarily easy to defeat due to factors such as weapons and secret techniques, let alone fighting opponents of higher levels.

Moreover, Qi Yuan was challenging a ninth-level Domain Lord while only being at the first level of the Domain Lord level!

It's easy to imagine the shock that would be caused once the video of his battle with the Dark Lord was circulated!
However, it's still early in the day. Once this event truly spreads, Qi Yuan's territory will likely become much more lively.

“So that’s why.”

Qi Yuan smiled politely, "My lord, I had no choice. That ninth-level domain lord openly broke into my territory and attacked my disciples. I had no choice but to fight him to the death."

"Hehe, you killed someone with just two slashes, that doesn't look like you were fighting for your life," the cute-looking girl, Lady Soya, casually remarked.

Of the three immortals who visited today, Qi Yuan was most familiar with Lady Soya.

Five or six years ago, when she first met Qi Yuan in the Eternal Island Killing Arena, he was just an ordinary kid at the seventh level of the Stellar Realm, and he only suddenly comprehended the laws during the subsequent battle.

However, only a few years have passed, and the other party's realm has not only risen to the Domain Lord level, but also his level of understanding of the laws has soared rapidly!
While advancing in one's cultivation level might involve consuming precious resources or spiritual fruits, comprehending the laws requires genuine, step-by-step understanding!
Even the Chaos Stele, a sacred artifact of the human race in Chaos City, only makes the fundamental laws clearer and easier to understand; ultimately, it still takes time to learn and comprehend them.

However, judging from the level of understanding of the laws that Qi Yuan displayed when he killed that peak Domain Lord, he was no less than some of the core Domain Lord geniuses in the Company's Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.

In just five or six years, he has progressed from merely comprehending the laws to reaching this level today. The speed of his progress is astonishing!

"If he had agreed to join the company's elite ranks back then, he could have easily entered the Apocalypse Secret Realm. After a period of consolidation, he would have had a chance to enter the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm during the next qualifying battle!"

"The reward for discovering and nurturing a genius capable of entering the Heavenly Secret Realm would be substantial. It's a pity that this kid secretly broke through to the Domain Lord level. Even if we added him now, the reward wouldn't be as high. That wretched brat!"

Thinking of this, Soya couldn't help but glare angrily at Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan broke out in a cold sweat under the glare of this immortal powerhouse. Although he was puzzled, he dared not ask anything.

However, the burly man in the golden robe smiled again and eased the atmosphere.

"Haha, let's get down to business, let's get down to business."

As he spoke, he glanced at the cold, silver-haired woman who had remained silent since entering, and gestured with considerable grace, "Commander Cangyue, why don't you go first?" The silver-haired woman frowned slightly upon hearing his words, but after hesitating for a moment, she looked helplessly at Qi Yuan and spoke first:

"Qi Yuan, I am here on behalf of Prince Tianyu of the Lanting Universe Kingdom."

Seeing that Qi Yuan's expression turned slightly serious upon hearing this, she continued, "Our Lanting Universe Kingdom has always attached great importance to the discovery and cultivation of talent. After watching your battle video, Prince Tianyu highly approves of you and has therefore sent me to invite you to join the core Lanting Secret Realm of our Lanting Universe Kingdom."

"The prince promises that if you agree to join, in addition to enjoying all the resources of the core members of the Lanting Secret Realm, he will also grant you the entire Liuquan Star System as your territory. Furthermore, His Highness the prince will personally recommend a powerful immortal teacher with at least the strength of a marquis."

"When you break through to the Realm Lord level in the future, you can directly enter the Tianyu Regional Branch to take up an important position, or you can choose to enter the Tianyu Legion or other important departments. The Prince specifically instructed that you will be given enough autonomy, as long as you do not violate the laws of the Universe Kingdom."

Hearing the silver-haired woman's words, Qi Yuan secretly praised her.

The terms offered by the other party were extremely generous.

Besides the usual procedures of joining the Lanting Secret Realm and bestowing a star system upon him, the other party also promised to recommend a teacher who could be granted the title of Marquis and Immortal.

It is well known that the path of cultivation becomes increasingly difficult in the later stages, and having a teacher with broad knowledge to guide one can undoubtedly make one's cultivation journey smoother.

For a 'wild' domain lord like him, having an immortal teacher at the Marquis level was an extremely high honor!
Moreover, the other party promised that once he broke through to the Realm Lord level, he could immediately enter the Heavenly Revelation Region and other departments to assume important positions, and promised him sufficient autonomy.

To be honest, this offer did tempt him.

After all, compared to behemoths like Virtual Universe Corporation, the core geniuses of the Universe Nation are subject to fewer constraints, and their training period is shorter. As long as they break through to the Realm Lord level, they can assume important positions and have sufficient autonomy, which is indeed more in line with his needs.

The background of the Lanting Universe Kingdom is sufficient for his development needs for a long time to come.

"Haha, now that Commander Cangyue has finished speaking, let me tell you about our conditions."

After the silver-haired woman finished speaking, the burly man in the golden robe didn't give Qi Yuan any chance to express his opinion and directly took over the conversation.

The silver-haired woman was furious, but there was nothing she could do about it.

After all, the other party represents the behemoth that is Virtual Universe Company.

"Qi Yuan".

The burly man in the golden robe smiled at Qi Yuan, "I know that Sister Soya's Eternal Branch once invited you, but it seems that you only became an external member of the company because you didn't want to be bound by anything?"

"Yes, Lord Xingzhan, due to some special reasons, I cannot be under supervision for an extended period of time, so... that's why I declined the invitation from the Eternal Branch at that time."

Qi Yuan replied frankly.

"Hehe, that's really true."

The burly man in the golden robe and the branch manager, who looked like a short-haired girl, exchanged a glance, both showing expressions of "I knew it."

"Yes, the constraints on internal company members are indeed a bit too great."

The burly man in the golden robe nodded, a knowing smile on his face.

"Therefore, after discussing it with Branch Manager Sonja, we've decided to give you two options—"

"Two choices?" Qi Yuan asked, puzzled.

"Yes."

The burly man in the golden robe smiled.
"First, you can still choose to become a member of the company's training program. We will recommend that you join the Apocalypse Realm, one of the company's four core secret realms."

"Although it is the last of the four great secret realms, the resources and benefits that can be enjoyed there far exceed those of any secret realm within the universe."

"For example, you can often hear various immortal teachers giving public lectures in the virtual universe network, including a large number of immortal teachers at the King level. In addition, you can enjoy more discounts on purchasing internal resources, as well as the qualification to be dispatched to a key position at the Domain Lord level."

"If you can advance to a higher-level secret realm through the qualifying battle, the benefits you can enjoy will become even more generous."

"Of course, the core members of the training sequence are also subject to slightly greater constraints. For example, at the Domain Lord level, in addition to fulfilling one's responsibilities, you also have to frequently accept point-based tasks issued by the company. At the World Lord level, you need to undergo life-or-death trials, and so on."

Listening to the words of the burly man in the golden robe, Qi Yuan nodded slightly. These were indeed largely the same as the descriptions he had read in the original work.

However, he soon noticed something unusual in the words of the burly man in the golden robe.

"Lord Xingzhan, what... what does this 'training sequence' mean?"

"Don't worry."

The burly man in the golden robe smiled faintly.
"This is my second point. You have to understand that with such a large company, besides the carefully cultivated core elites, there are still many ordinary employees who really need to do the work."

"Considering your previous attitude, after discussing it with Branch Manager Sonja, I'm giving you a second option—"

"You can choose not to enter the company's training program and directly enter a department under the company to take up a certain position. For example, you can become the director of the military department in my or Soya's branch. Apart from discovering and cultivating talents for the company, there are almost no restrictions."

"Once you break through to the Realm Lord level, you will be able to directly choose a branch to serve as its head, not to mention the rights you will have."

"Of course, this choice is more free, but the resources and rights enjoyed are incomparable to those of the core members in the training sequence."

"Nothing"

The burly man in the golden robe seemed to deliberately slow down his tone, "Hehe, even so, it's still much better than the treatment in the secret realm of the universe. After all, our branches are all powerful departments, holding a large number of elite training slots allocated by the company, and each slot corresponds to a huge amount of resources!"

"As for the teachers, our branch's martial arts department is specifically dedicated to discovering and cultivating talent, so the quality of our teaching staff is naturally excellent. For example, the company often arranges for top-level elites, even those who have been granted the titles of Marquis, Immortal, or King, to teach. As managers, we naturally have some special privileges as well."

"Hehe, two options, each of which should be better than the conditions offered by Commander Cangyue. What do you say, Qi Yuan, have you thought about it?"

Putting aside the grim expression on the face of the Cangyue commander who was repeatedly called out, Qi Yuan couldn't help but show a thoughtful look after hearing the words of the burly man in the golden robe.

(End of this chapter)