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

Chapter 173 Accepting Disciples Again
This fountain of life is so powerful.

Even the Star-Eating Grass with 300 vines can only withstand a single drop of life force.

Lu Qingshan's gaze returned to the small spring within his inner world, no longer finding it too small.

With so many springs of life, how many drops are there? Even Lu Qingshan himself probably couldn't count them all.

"It seems my previous estimate was too conservative."

Lu Qingshan looked at the Star-Eating Grass, which was once again on the verge of evolution.

Having absorbed most of the energy from the drop of life spring that it had just thrown away, the Star-Eating Grass entered a second evolutionary state once again.

This time it will probably evolve directly to 500 vines.

Moreover, with so many Springs of Life, Lu Qingshan could easily cultivate the Star-Eating Grass to a thousand vines.

Lu Qingshan's original plan was to cultivate the 300-vine Star-Eating Grass to the Immortal Realm, so that he would have a helper with an immortal plant life that could be granted the title of Marquis. Now it seems that this plan has to be changed.

Once the Star-Eating Grass evolves to more than 500 vines and breaks through to immortality, it immediately possesses the combat power of a king-level immortal.

Given sufficient resources, breakthroughs in plant life are far less difficult than breakthroughs in human life.

Because plants have limited intelligence, they cannot comprehend laws or create secret methods. But the primordial universe is fair; they have their own unique ways of survival.

The resources required for plant life to achieve immortality are thousands, even tens of thousands of times greater than those required for human breakthroughs. However, once a breakthrough is achieved, one can immediately grasp the corresponding laws and insights—a gift from the primordial universe.

They belong to the resource category.

Another type is the intelligence type.

Humans belong to one type of intelligence, but not to the pinnacle of intelligence. Therefore, by comprehending a lower-level fundamental law, one can directly break through to the realm of immortal gods and obtain a divine body of law and eternal life.

However, if it were a super-intelligent life form like the Zerg Queen, comprehending the lower-level fundamental laws would be futile; even if she comprehended multiple lower-level fundamental laws, it would be the same. For them to break through to immortality, they would need at least a very high level of understanding of the higher-level laws.

It would probably require comprehending the laws of the 18th level of the Heavenly Bridge, which is equivalent to the level of a human king. Breaking through to become an immortal god is more than ten thousand times more difficult than for humans.

However, once the Zerg Queen breaks through, her strength will increase terrifyingly. Humans at the King level are basically no match for her. She can barely be compared with some powerful beings who are close to the King level. If she is one of the best, she is even more terrifying than human King level beings.

Cultivating a Star-Eating Grass with over 500 vines would require assets that could bankrupt even a King-level expert, but for Lu Qingshan, who possesses the Cash-Back Finger and the Fountain of Life, it's nothing.

"Absorb, evolve... let me see where your limits lie!"

Lu Qingshan looked at the Star-Eating Grass lying unconscious on the ground and muttered to himself.

After observing his inner world for a while and finding that the Star-Eating Grass was normal, Lu Qingshan left.

As for the Fountain of Life, its water is restricted by the springhead and cannot permeate freely, so it will not affect the inner world. Moreover, he used the power of the world to create a barrier nearby, so the low-level life forms born in the inner world cannot get close to the Fountain of Life.

After doing all this, he returned to his small apartment building.

"Nasus, order another one Cloudvine seedling, one Star Eater seedling, and some cultivation resources."

"It's the master."

Nasus quickly completed the points redemption.

The value of the Cloud Vine is very low, practically free. The Star-Eating Grass is more expensive, but for Lu Qingshan, it's just a drop in the ocean.

Since the plan is to cultivate the Star-Eating Grass to five hundred vines or even a thousand vines, it is necessary to make further plans.

If you encounter an enemy, release the Thousand Vine Star-Eating Grass. Anyone who isn't a fool will know that he has a lot of wealth on him. The Thousand Vine Star-Eating Grass is a trump card that can only be used at crucial moments. Once it's used, it must be a fatal blow.

Therefore, Lu Qingshan needs to cultivate two more plant life forms. The requirements don't need to be too high. 216 vines of Moyun Teng will suffice, and 300 vines of Shixingcao will be enough.

Using the Cloud Vine as a defensive armor and the Star-Eating Grass as an offensive weapon, they work together to conceal their wealth while ensuring their safety.

Orders placed in Chaos City would only be delivered when the cosmic passage opened again, so Lu Qingshan wasn't in a hurry.

Anyway, there are still more than a thousand years before leaving the initial universe, which is enough time for him to cultivate these two plant life forms.

“Master, Jemin is at the door.”

Nasus reminded him.

"Open the door and let him in."

"Yes."

The door opens.

Jemin walked in, looking excited.

Lu Qingshan stood in the center of the first-floor living room, looking at the ape-man boy with a slight smile on his face. [Name: Jieming]

Age: 300000 cosmic years

[Level: Ninth Rank of Realm Lord]

[Rating: Third-rate genius, can take on apprentices, base return rate 100 times.]

The data is perfect; he's a Realm Lord level expert... only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to Immortality, and still a third-rate genius.

Lu Qingshan slowly spoke: "Jieming, since you have chosen to come here, it means you have thought it through. Are you willing to become my disciple?"

"Disciple Jieming greets Master."

Jemin knelt down with a thud, his head pressed against the ground.

"Haha, get up."

Jemin slowly stood up, his eyes filled with excitement. The ape-men were a major branch of the human race in the universe, and as a genius of his family, Jemin naturally understood what the Primal Secret Realm Master represented.

So when he received an email from Lu Qingshan asking him to consider it, he came here without hesitation after the gathering.

"Jeming, how much longer until you fully comprehend the Earth Element Laws?"

Lu Qingshan asked.

A hint of shame appeared on Jemin's face: "Jemi's aptitude is average, incomparable to Luo's. Currently, I've grasped about 98% of the Earth Element Laws, still far from it... If there are no bottlenecks, I should be able to fully comprehend it in the next thousand years or so. But if there are bottlenecks..."

"Don't worry, since I've chosen to take you as my disciple, I will take responsibility for you. If you can't even break through to the Immortal realm, I won't look good either. I've bought you an Earth Element Fruit, a fruit that enhances your understanding of the Earth element law. It will be delivered to you in about a month. With the help of the Earth Element Fruit, you should be able to comprehend the Earth element law very quickly."

Lu Qingshan smiled and spoke.

"Thank you, teacher, Jemin."

The ape-man boy knelt on the ground again, extremely excited... Although he didn't know what the Earth Element Fruit was, his teacher, as the master of the Primordial Secret Realm, had given such a guarantee, so it must be true.

"You made the right choice in seeking out this teacher."

He was incredibly excited.

“Jieming, don’t be shy around your teacher in the future. Just be yourself as you were before…” Lu Qingshan pointed to a chair and said, “Sit down.”

"is teacher."

Jemin quickly sat down.

"I just finished drinking, so I won't offer you any more alcohol. Just have a drink to help you sober up."

With a wave of his hand, Lu Qingshan presented a pile of pastries and drinks on the table.

Lu Qingshan's attitude eased Jieming's tension considerably, and he returned to his previous demeanor, picking up a piece of pastry and taking a bite.

"Teacher, these pastries are delicious, where did you buy them?"

"You probably can't buy it from Suyuefang on the Qianwu Continent. The shipping cost is thousands or even tens of thousands of times more expensive than the pastry itself."

Lu Qingshan smiled.

Jemin poured Lu Qingshan a glass of juice first, and then poured one for himself.

Then I heard Lu Qingshan say...

"You have a wide circle of friends. Do you know if there are any World Lords among your group who entered the Initial Universe with decent aptitude but haven't yet comprehended the lower-level laws, and who also have good character?"

Lu Qingshan wasn't just having a casual chat with Jemin; he had his own needs.

Taking Jemin as his apprentice was also to set an example and show others his sincerity. Besides, Jemin is a capable young man... he could become an assistant to Jemin after he breaks through to immortality.

"I know a few people like the teacher mentioned. For example, Colin. He's only a hair's breadth away from comprehending the laws of water, but he seems to have hit a bottleneck. He's a friendly person and a friend worth getting to know."

Jieming thought for a moment: "And then there's Bu Kai, Yan Shan... they're all good people, and they're just a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the Immortal Realm."

After introducing these people, he took full advantage of his initiative and said, "Teacher, if you want to take them as your apprentices, I can help persuade them."

Lu Qingshan smiled and said, "I will definitely break through to the Immortal Realm in the future. I just want to recruit a few helpers before I break through. Reliable character is the most important thing... There's no rush. We can talk about this after you have comprehended the laws."

"Disciple understands." Jemin quickly figured out the reason.

(End of this chapter)