Swallowing the Stars: Ten Thousand Times Return for Taking on Disciples

Chapter 163 It's not appropriate to call me Your Highness.
King Anju was in a very good mood when he saw his disciple come to him for help.

"Now you know the pain of not having a mentor, right? Why don't you say something nice and invite that Aurora Marquis back?"

"Teacher, the teacher I want is not Aurora Marquis, but the author of this secret technique." Jin Jian displayed the illusory image of the secret technique that his teacher had just passed on to him: "I searched for secret techniques about analyzing the fundamental laws of space before, but I didn't find this one. It must have been uploaded recently. Don't tell me that this person has fallen."

He had previously considered asking the author of "Bloodstained" to be his mentor, but his teacher told him that the author had passed away, which made him quite depressed.

The white-robed elder, King Anju, glanced at the secret manual and couldn't help but shake his head: "The author of this secret manual hasn't perished, but you shouldn't say such things carelessly in the future. The big shots in Chaos City will be angry if they hear it."

Jin Jian: "What do you mean?"

The white-robed elder did not explain, but said, "If you choose another mentor, even if it is a king, I will risk my reputation to invite him over for you. But this one is not an option."

"Why?" Jin Jian asked, puzzled.

"Hehe, because this person, like you, is also a core genius of the company. He is the Primal Secret Realm Master I mentioned before who cultivates in Chaos City."

The old man's eyes held a hint of admiration.

“This person is a true genius, unlike the rest of you.”

"The Lord of the Primal Secret Realm?" Jin Jian was taken aback. He had originally thought that this secret technique was recently uploaded by some grandmaster.

Does the Lord of the Primordial Secret Realm have such a profound understanding of the laws?

"Teacher, didn't you say last time that the secret technique of the fundamental laws of time was created by this realm lord? Is this spatial secret technique also created by him?"

King Anju's expression was solemn: "This is what makes that prince so terrifying. He cultivates the laws of time and space together and has achieved great success. He is probably already attracting the attention of countless powerful figures in Chaos City. I'm afraid my little bit of face won't be enough."

A hint of caution appeared in Jin Jian's eyes.

The teacher's attitude towards the geniuses of the Primordial Secret Realm was just so-so before, because even if those people broke through to immortality, there was still a big gap between them and the teacher. But he addressed this one as Your Highness.

The implications are self-evident.

However, he was unwilling to give up.

"Teacher, could you please help me apply? Maybe they'll agree because of you?"

"No, no, it would be so embarrassing to be rejected. Teachers still have pride, you know. Even if you want to invite someone, I'll give you a gift first, build a good relationship, and then we can bring it up later."

King Anju quickly shook his head.

"Then I'll apply myself?"

Jin Jian knew he couldn't rely on his teacher, so he gave up hope.

Hearing his disciple say this, King Anju chuckled and said, "That's no problem. Anyway, your pride is worthless, so it doesn't matter if you're rejected."

"Heh." Jin Jian sneered inwardly, but still had his AI send a message to Lu Qingshan through the company's channels. The message was entirely fabricated by the AI, saying that it greatly admired Lu Qingshan, was impressed by Qingshan's secret techniques, and wanted to seek guidance, and so on...

Upon seeing the email his disciple had sent, King Anju narrowed his eyes: "There probably hasn't been a reply yet."

"I'm back."

Jin Jian discovered that he had received an email.

"You were rejected? Don't be sad. It's normal to be rejected. His Highness has a lot of time to spare, he doesn't have time to give you pointers."

"He agreed."

Jin Jian's face showed joy.

"What? What did you say?"

"I said he agreed!"

Jin Jian showed the email, which instructed him to go to the small building where the man lived, and included the coordinates.

“Indeed…” Prince Anju said with a surprised expression, “This prince is truly a kind-hearted person.”

As he spoke, he took out a shimmering jewel from his world ring and said, "This is a treasure I acquired in my early years that helps me comprehend the fundamental laws of time. When you go there, give this gift to him as a token of your acceptance into the master. How can you go empty-handed when you're asking for guidance?"

Jin Jian looked at the precious pearl in his teacher's hand, his expression slightly moved. He knew that this was a very precious treasure of his teacher.

When I was teaching him cultivation, I would often hold it in my hand and play with it, clearly treasuring it very much.

"Thank you teacher."

Jin Jian accepted the gift with a guilty conscience; it wasn't right for him to ask a complete stranger for help for free.

Besides this golden sword, he had nothing of value on him.

"Go ahead, but be polite."

"Disciple understands." Jin Jian bowed respectfully before slowly leaving the small building.

After the golden sword left, King Anju took out another identical jewel from the World Ring and rubbed it in his hand.

Thanks to the 108 Time Origin Pearls I obtained in the Time Tranquil Secret Realm, otherwise I wouldn't have had anything to give as a gift after all these years of not leaving the place.

If that prince senses the wonder of this 'Time Origin Pearl', he will surely buy other pearls from me. Before long, we'll become friends, won't we?

Back then, those old buddies fought to the death one by one, and most of them perished. Of all them, only I managed to reach the Grandmaster level.

……

In the small building where Lu Qingshan lived in Chaos City.

After comprehending the Chaos Stele once, Lu Qingshan had mastered the time freeze under the Time Stop branch.

This was already a level of understanding of the laws that was sufficient to gain the recognition of the fundamental laws of time, but in the initial universe, no unusual phenomena appeared.

Just as Lu Qingshan was about to finish conquering the remaining parts of the Tongtian Bridge, he received an email from Jin Jian.

After staking out the bait for so long, a genius finally took the bait, and Lu Qingshan, of course, wouldn't refuse, immediately agreeing to the other party's request.

This also sets an example for other geniuses, since many geniuses don't dare to really ask him for advice because of his status.

This 'golden sword' is like a benchmark, and Lu Qingshan will naturally not let the other party down.

"Golden sword... golden sword..."

As Lu Qingshan read the name, an expression of interest appeared on his face. It seemed that the pretentious guy in the white robe in the decisive battle space had this name back then.

Lu Qingshan believed this was no coincidence.

After all, he had already determined that the other party was definitely a genius from the core of the five major forces. Although there are many geniuses in these five major forces, it should be rare for them to have the same name.

That would be interesting if it were the golden sword.

Lu Qingshan recalled the scene from back then.

A man dressed in a plain white robe stood with his hands behind his back, his tone indifferent and devoid of any warmth: "One hundred and seventy-five consecutive wins? Not bad. Dying to my new move wouldn't be a disgrace to your record."

However, countless spatial clones appeared, cutting Lu Qingshan into tens of millions of pieces.

But now, this proud genius has taken the initiative to send me a message asking for my advice.

It really is true that fortunes change every thirty years; never underestimate a young person's potential!
Lu Qingshan didn't rush to the Tongtian Bridge dimension, but waited for the arrival of this genius.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

Lu Qingshan asked Nasus to open the door.

Then a young man in white robes carrying a golden sword walked in.

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan, Jin Jian's expression remained unchanged. He couldn't connect this top genius, whom even his teacher called His Highness, with the nobody he had instantly killed over a thousand years ago.

After all, in the decisive battle space, characters can be set up arbitrarily, and they cannot sense the atmosphere of reality. Even if they have an impression, they can only think of them as looking similar.

"Golden Sword, the Domain Lord of the Primordial Secret Realm, greets Your Highness Lu Qingshan."

Logically speaking, only geniuses from the apocalyptic secret realms would address other geniuses from higher-level secret realms as "Your Highness."

But Jin Jian needed someone's help this time, so he naturally adopted the right attitude.

However, Lu Qingshan just chuckled.

"You come to me seeking guidance on the fundamental laws of space, yet you address me as Your Highness. That seems rather inappropriate..."

"Ok?"

Jin Jian was taken aback for a moment, then he understood that the other party was not satisfied with the way he was addressed. Although he was arrogant, he was not stupid. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke again: "Jin Jian, the domain lord of the Primordial Secret Realm, pays respects to my teacher."

"Hehe, that's more like it."

Lu Qingshan had a slight smile on his face.

Although Jin Jian was aloof, he sincerely wanted to become a disciple, which met the requirements of the Golden Finger. Lu Qingshan did not refuse, and the master-disciple relationship was thus established.

It’s that simple!
"Call me teacher, and I will naturally help you. Tell me, what problems have you encountered in your cultivation?"

"Teacher, I don't understand this 98th essence at all. Even with the Green Mountain Secret Method as a reference, I don't know where to start."

"That's easy... Just do as I say..."

(End of this chapter)