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

Chapter 174 Mysterious Jade Glazed Fruit

The Primal Secret Realm Master is a core genius of the Virtual Universe Company. Once he breaks through to Immortality, he will at least be a Marquis or King.

These geniuses, cultivated by the virtual universe company itself, will wield considerable power within the company after becoming immortal gods. Therefore, it's normal for them to need some helpers, and no one can find fault with this.

The only difference is that Lu Qingshan's method was not to win him over, but to take him as a disciple. This was a more reliable method, but it required more resources.

Lu Qingshan is a disciple of the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom, so it's normal for him to have no shortage of resources in the eyes of others.

As for the "Earth Elemental Fruit" intended for Jemin, Nasus had already placed an order using points when Jemin came to visit.

This Earth Element Fruit is extremely valuable. Even if you exchange it with points, it would still cost 30 points. If you were to auction it off, it might cost 50 Mixed Yuan Units to buy it.

The Earth Element Fruit has no other function; it is useless except to help earth-type geniuses comprehend the laws of earth.

With a price tag of 30 points, it exceeds the entire assets of an ordinary Immortal Lord, so its effect should be quite good.

Jieming was a third-rate genius, and after a thousand years of studying in the initial universe, he was just one step away from breaking through to immortality. With this Earth Element Fruit, he should have a high probability of comprehending a lower-level fundamental law, just like Luo.

Lu Qingshan felt a faint sense of anticipation.

Luo's breakthrough brought him a 50% return of the fundamental laws of light. How much would it bring if Jieming broke through?

It might not be 50%, but if you add the usual cashback, it shouldn't be too far off.

A month passed quickly.

Lu Qingshan received the plant seedlings he had purchased, as well as some resources for cultivating plants. As for the earthworm fruit, it was delivered directly to Jieming's residence.

……

Jemin lived in a small building next to the streets of Chaos City. It was a residence he had carefully chosen. On the rooftop, there were some experiences left by a senior who had comprehended the fundamental laws of earth.

After becoming Lu Qingshan's disciple, Jieming dared not slack off in the slightest, and devoted himself to comprehending the laws. He did not attend the two recent gatherings where his friends broke through to new heights.

Their group consisted of nearly three hundred realm lords. Every time someone comprehended a law, they would hold a small gathering. Jieming had many friends and received many invitations.

"call."

Waking up from his cultivation, Jieming looked at the law runes on the ground and couldn't help but rub his forehead.

"No wonder the family records show that many powerful realm lords get stuck at this final step for countless years... Now my understanding of the laws is close to its limit, but I'm still stuck here!"

"What the teacher needs is an immortal god as an assistant. If I can't break through to the immortal realm, then..."

Jemin was under a lot of pressure.

He was the first disciple his teacher took in Chaos City, and was considered the most valued disciple. If he could successfully break through to the Immortal Realm, he would definitely become his teacher's right-hand man in the future, and even gain a certain status in the Virtual Universe Company. In that case... even his own family's ancestor would probably not be as high-ranking as him.

The future is bright.

But all of this is predicated on him being able to break through to the realm of immortal gods; otherwise, everything he has will be replaced by the other disciples his teacher has taken in.

Jemin knew that his teacher needed an immortal deity to help him, and if he wasn't available, he would choose someone else.

"Comprehension of laws is too difficult. Even lower-level laws are this difficult. How terrifying must higher-level laws be!"

Jemin thought of Luo.

This person always looked old. When they first met, he thought the other person liked this special style.

"Although I don't have Luo's talent, I have my teacher's help. Judging from the days, the 'Earth Element Fruit' that my teacher said he would give me should arrive soon."

at this time.

A call request rang, and after answering it, he immediately went to the door.

"Jermin, hello. We are employees of the Virtual Universe Transportation Company. Your order of 'Earth Element Fruit' has been delivered. Would you like to sign for it immediately?"

"Sign for delivery".

Shortly after, Jemin, carrying a white briefcase, watched the immortal deity depart.

He thought to himself.

"Even immortal gods are just deliverymen. This virtual universe company is terrifying. However, the transportation department is a pretty good position. It even gives you the opportunity to enter and leave Chaos City."

Jemin didn't think much of it.

He carried the box back to his cultivation chamber and opened it. Inside, a dusty gray fruit sat quietly; without close inspection, one might mistake it for just a stone.

"This is the Earth Elemental Fruit? It looks quite ordinary. I wonder how to use it?"

Soon, Jemin found the instruction manual in the box. He picked up the dusty earthworm fruit, frowned, and swallowed it directly.

Once inside the body, the fruit instantly transforms into a sweet spring, permeating every cell of the body.

This is……

Jemin's eyes widened.

"The earth elemental laws are so clear, more than a hundred times clearer than before, and... that secret rune..."

As if he had just realized something, Jemin rushed to the rooftop and looked at the earth-elemental rune engraved on the ground.

"That's what it is, that's what it is..."

The Earth Element Fruit enhances one's understanding of the Earth elemental laws, but this is not simply a matter of increasing affinity. It also improves one's comprehension of the laws, although this improvement is only temporary. Once the effects of the Earth Element Fruit wear off, this improvement will also disappear.

"I understand!"

A hint of joy appeared on Jemin's face. The bottleneck that had been agonizing him had vanished, and he seemed to have seen the dawn of the end of the Earth Element Law.

"It seems that this senior must have been stuck on the Earth Element Law for a long time before finally finding this method. However, his method is too complicated, so much so that I couldn't understand it at all before."

Having unlocked the secret rune and broken through his own bottleneck, Jemin dared not waste any more time.

He sat cross-legged on the rooftop, gazing at the mysterious patterns of laws within the void rift, making his final sprint!

Having just read the instructions for using the Earth Elemental Fruit, he knew that this treasure had a time limit. This treasure must be extremely precious, and even wasting a single second would be an astonishing loss.

……

On the other hand, right after Jieming signed for the Earth Elemental Fruit, Lu Qingshan received this rebate.

[You bestowed the 'Earth Element Fruit' upon your disciple Jieming and received a hundredfold return; you have obtained the 'Mysterious Jade Glazed Fruit'.]

Mysterious Jade Glazed Fruit?
Nasus found the fruit.

"The Mysterious Jade Glazed Fruit comes from a secret realm inhabited by a certain race within the Nine Domains Alliance. When used by a peak Realm Lord, it grants a 20% chance of breaking through to the Immortal Realm. It requires 300 billion points to exchange for."

so much?
Lu Qingshan was shocked.

You should know that the Earth Element Fruit he gave to Jemin only cost 300,000 points, and even if you multiply that by a hundred, it would only cost 30 million points.

It wasn't that Lu Qingshan didn't want to bestow higher-level treasures, but the system's limit on bestowing them was fixed there. If he were to bestow higher-level treasures, he would have to pay for them himself, which would be very uneconomical.

However, this Xuan Yu Liu Li fruit actually requires 3000 billion points. Most peak-level King-level experts probably can't afford that many points.

Moreover, the 300 billion points are only because the breakthrough probability is too low and it can only be used once. If the breakthrough probability exceeds 50%, it would probably need to be calculated using treasure points.

After all, while treasure points are precious, many cosmic venerables may not be unable to produce a few. Some venerables are willing to cultivate their descendants into immortal gods with eternal lifespans.

Take the Fire Venerable for example. His son had mediocre talent, yet he managed to reach the Immortal King level. He probably used quite a few of these precious treasures in the process.

Soon, Lu Qingshan roughly figured it out.

A hundredfold increase in system performance may not be the same as a hundredfold increase in price.

The "hundred times" in terms of system performance likely refers to a hundred to a thousand times greater effectiveness, not necessarily a doubling of price.

In reality, there is often a significant difference between the actual effect and the price.

Take, for example, the pastries from Su Yue Fang. A pastry with a taste score of 80 points and a pastry with a taste score of 90 points may only have a difference of a dozen or so points in actual quality, but the price is more than a hundred times higher.

Not to mention 90 points and 95 points. Although the difference is less than 10%, the price is even more outrageous, reaching more than 10,000 times. Those are considered the store's prized possessions and are generally not even sold to the public.

The logic behind the system's cashback is probably based on a combination of various considerations, and not entirely on any one logic.

"This Xuanyu Glazed Fruit is a real thing. If you are short of money, you can sell it."

Lu Qingshan thought of his father-in-law and son, Lu Lingxiao.

They have at least nine million years left to live, which is a very long time. It will be easy for them to obtain better treasures in the future. As for the Xuan Yu Liu Li Fruit, which only has a 20% chance of breaking through and can only be consumed once, let's just forget about it.

(End of this chapter)